Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-26
THE DAY WAS IDEAL.
LARGE CROWDS AT CHURCH AND
on THE STREETS.
CHRISTMAS IN The HOSPITALS.
Flowers and Presents brighten the
Lives of the Inmates, Especially
drcn's Party-SociaI Notes.


Crisp, cold weather with liberal dash
OF bright sunshine. made yesterday an
ideal Christmas-Day The customary
booming Of giant nrecrackers commenced
early on Christmas-Evo and continued
their roaring salutcs until late hour last
night Many an expoctant y0ungster.
awakened by these. early I'm the night
jumped out Of bed to ind TO his great
chagrn. only the moon smiling upon his
empty stocking. But az the first peep Of
dawn. shouts filed the air with exubg-
ant joy, while sleepy parents looked on
with resigned amiability.
By IN O'Clock the streets were alive with
wcii-dressed crowd. huTying 10 church
ana exchanging merry SITUATIONS. Many
carried attractive-lOokng bundles OF an
shapes and sizes, which they stopped 10
deliver on their way. Al l-.O they again
strcamcd from the crowded churches ana
went up The streets IN a good-humorcd
thr0ng.
Many families had bowls OF eggnog and
other good cheer standing I'm the parlor
In true Old Virginia fashion. and stream
OF callers caused an endless current OF
jolliiy The spirit of Christmas seemed
20 penetrate everywhere. The little boot
black. with q wide grin 0n his ebony face
wore "a sprig of holly I'M his rageed coat
and even IN the pemtenuafy Christmas
cheer gave "a faint glow 10 the inmates
sad hearts.
IN the hospitals Of the city packages
and parcels fun of delightful mystery
brought "a smile 20 the tired eyes Of many
an invalid In the children's wards the
plnchcd faces OF the little sufferers glow
ed with delight at The visits Of good old
Father Christmas. who left no one out in
his pilgrimage Many Kind friends sent
exquisite flowers. which changed COM
pletely the aspect OF The sick-rOom with
their fragrant beauty The mlnislcring
angels. the nurses were not forgotten.
They too. had their share of Christina
fostivity and at many Of the hospitals /
they will have during the week big
Christmas tree. on which many q sh
will be hung
Christmas-Day IS the day for reunions
and many u family rejoiced in The pres
encc OF ones long absent. who made the
Iovial Christmas dinner a thng TO be re-
membcrcd long in after years.
Miss Laura rutherford, daughter Of
Mr. Thomas NJ Rutherford. gave
beautiful dancing party 10 about 100 of
her friends on Xmas night. Among those
present were many whose beauty ana .
attractions will make them bellies and J
bcaux Of the city Within the next two or
three years The dancing took place on
the first floor and the supper was served /
from the buffet and az small tables ON the /
lower floor. Those present were Misses /
Carrie Armistead Honningham Lyons I
Bessie Tompkns. Mamie Davenport /
Martha Robinson. Nellie Davenport. Ma /
mic Williams. Louisa Purcell May Moore /
Sophie White May Stcgar, Elizabeth At /
hnsOn. Mamie Bruce, Elizabeth Wheat I
Helen Lathrop. Louisa Price. Leila Blair !
Hesslc Upshur sue Gray Margaret Me- /
CURE. Mildred Hin Fannie HObsOn. Ana /
bel Forbes. Fannie Workman, Cleland /
Randolph. Iavlna Thomas. Marie Isaacs, /
Frances Wheat. Anne donaldson. Evelyn /
Byrd Trigg Mamie McCarty, Elise I
Stokes Edith Grant Emily Wadden. Nee /.
ly Watkins. LcCnora Tinsley Lucy Ftz- /
hugh. Matte Bowie. Elise Parkinson, +
Flora Cameron. Aline COwardin, Nan /
JcNries. Fannie Jenkins. Lima Shields, /
Measrs Charles Talbot Thomas Bryan. /
David Bridges. John Grant Writ Lyons, /
Marion Warren, McCaw Tompkins, /
Charles Whitlock, Pcyre Porcher Pres /
ton Boulware. 1ravors Wood, James Coz /
wardiu. Bradley Johnson. Charles Coz /
q
Willie Upshur. Dan Taiey. Edmund Nad- /
cell. John Mason. Isaac Davenport. Per-
cy Pembort0n. Mann Valentine, james
Wise. Darlington Lancaster Donald /
Blair. George Cooper. Hin Irquhart. J
James Wheat. Richard Boyd. Churchill /
Gibson. Ran CORDOBA. CrOXton Gordon, /
While Hin. Richard Osterlon, Lionel /
skipwith Archer Hobson. Tom Purcell,
James Dunlop. Willie Minor Addison .
.Rennolds. Philip Bagby, Herbert Clai-
borne. Dougall Walker. Robert Daniel,
Charles Watkins. Stewart Christian.
Fred. Cone. Pernet Patterson, Byrd VIII
lis, Richard Baeby, Purcell Gray, and El-
more Hotchkiss
Mr.. and Mrs r. r. ORGAN kept open
house yesterday. especially in honor of
the officers of the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company many of whom called
during the day. The house was beautiful
ly decorated with holly and mist. toe.
and a mammoth bowl of eggnog. rein
forced by other good cheer made the oc-
Casion "a very jolly one Last evening Mt
ORGAN gave am elaborate course dinner
10 many of the members of the company
This week will bee very eay aud the
Christmas spirit and season will Doe OBJ
served In every entertainment given This
u
Christmas dance at the Masonic Temple
This dance is always lho merriost of the
ason.
Miss Edna Forbes viii give an elegant
dinner ON the evening of tine 9Th ON the
18th Miss Pauline Powers. one of the sca-
sons dcbuiantes VIII give tea in honor
OF Miss Puiycar from to o'clock
The Cotillon club win give german on
the evening of the 2Sth at the jefferson
Hotel, and the Jefferson club viii give
smoker" on the 3Olh
Miss Bessie Bosher viii give card
party this evening, and Miss Carrie
Armistcad has ISSUED cards for a party
on Thursday. Mrs. Lancrty has ISSUED inc
10 a large rty. which will be-
given In honor of her sister Miss EugDnia
Taylor, az her residence NO. 10 south
Third street. on the SJth.
Miss lille d'Angclo Bcrgh. the we'll
known vocalist and musical lecturer. of
New York, will give recital before the
Woman's club next Friday evening mt $50
o'clock. This entertainment VIII Doe given
IN the Jefferson ballroom and members
are entitled TO invite gentlemen as es-
corts.
Misses Mamie Jenres and Susie JEFF
fries, OF Warrenton. and Miss Agnes
Chewing of Fredericksburg are spend
ing the holidays with Mrs and Or. Phil.
Taylor.
Mr.. W. H. McLenard. an Old Richmond
boy, and family. Of Roanoke, are spend
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