Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-22
AT CUPID'S SHRINE.
MR. JOHN SLOAN AND MISS CARRIE
A. WAGNER Welded.
A SUCCESSFUL BOX OF MONKEYS"
hany Southern People I'm New York's
Most Select Social CitcIes--The
Wednesday CotiIIon-GIeanfngs of
Interest from Field of Society.

MT. john Sloan n Miss Carrie An
toinette Wagner were married yesterday
at 6:10 =. NJ. at the residence OF the brides
uncle, Mr.. James Netherwood, No. 26l2
east Grace street. The parIors were taste
fully decorated with palms and cut
flowers. The bride was dressed I'm a blue
tailor-made suit. n carried a large bou-
quet Of brides roses. She had two at
tendants-Niss Elizabeth Mann. in white
organdie with white roses, and Miss Fam
ny Taliaferro, in white organdie with
yellow trimmings and yellow roses
The best man was Mr.. James Sloan.
brother Of the groom, and the two ushers
were Messrs. Morgan Shepherd and f. w.
Bandy. The officiating clergyman was
Rev. DR.. Mastin, Of Trinity Methodist
church.
The bride is the daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnold Wagner, but has lived. snce
a chlld, with her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Netherwood, at whose house
she was married. Mr.. Motherhood gave
his niece some valuable diamonds as a
wedding present.
The groom is the foreman for I. n.
Jones & Son, and is a popular young
man.
The Young couple left for a bridal tour
Of two weeks.
the play, "a Box of Monkeys" present.
ed last Friday night in All-Saints parisb-
house, corner Madison and Grace streets
was repeated last night at the same
place, n with even more success. II IS.
In itselr, a sparkling little comedy and
was acted splendidly. quite a neat sum
was realized. which will be distributed
among the worthy poor.
Inc cast was composed of the follow
ing well-known people: Miss Marianne
u. Meade, Miss Kate Meredith. Mrs. r
Meade, Mr.. H.. x. Terry, Jr., and Mr..
Douglas Gordon.
The Wednesday Cotillon. which IS such
a success in New York city, will give its
second dance of the season at Sherry's ON
the lth or January. This dancing class
was organized in 1894. and each season II
mas become more and more popular. 1t is
lne ohly cotuon In that city that Is man.
aged after the order OF the southern
1ances-the men being strictly the hosts
w nile the majority Of its members are
Workers, there is a large element
u prominent southern people. some of
"hoIn are Hon. and Mrs. Hugh S. Thomp-
SON. hon. and Mrs. William l.. Trenholm
Mrs. Algenon Sidney Sullivan Mr. and
YRS James Gordon Battle, Hon. and Mrs
Iohn ). Wise, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Snen- !
'er, James Lindsey Gordon. Snowden Mar
mai, Cary Selden Rodman, Or. Fielding
Taylor, Lee Boiling. Thomas Kim
icy. and Frank Guest.
Ar. Heth Lorton, who has so MANY
rlends IN Richmond, is secretaSy and
l~easurer, n it is due largely. If nor
vhoIiy' to his untiring efforts that the
y edIesday to-day is so thoroughly en-
Dyed and eagerly anticipated.
MISS Sue Gordon is now with her sister.
Mss "dHy GORDON, on west Grace street.
The Xmas decorations az 81 paurs
hurch are perhaps the most beautifuI
Yer seen in Richmond. The congrepation
urhed out zen masse," probably to ex-
.ress in their efforts to beaaItifv tho
acred edifice their love for their church
ma their love n sympathy for their
lex pastor, who is, however. steadiIv
improving. Bishop Whittle will nreocb
N Amas-Day ard at 4 o'clock in the
tternoon there will be an elaborate chin
service, at which Rev. Mr.. pat
on or Japan, Will address the littIe
mes. "'N
cast for the Midsummer NIGHTS
'ream has almost been made nm ord
ne rehearsals are going on smootbiv
he parts assigned so far are as foIlows. :
.lppalyta, Miss Nellie Mayo: Uelena
llss Meade; Puck, Miss Morgan. Titar'
a. Miss Florence Parker: Theseus Ar !
-ehTy Ierryi Lysander, Mr.. Sam TvIer.
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