Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-03
GIVEN A FANCY BALL:
MANY CHILDREN ENTERTAINED ny
MIR. AND MRS. oTwAy $. ALLEN.
L GAY TINE IN SOCIETY.
Echoes from Some Of the Pleasant
Features Of Christmas Week.
Movements OF People Who Are on
Holiday Visits.

with a DrlIudnt ciaiorcn ian~s ''''
given last evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Otway
s. Allen TO their nephew, Master RAN
dolph Wexford. The small people. with
happy faces and ingenious costumes
made beautiful picture NJ innocence and
mirth. Among the children present were
Miss Elizabeth Bentley, as klondike'
Master James Allison. HARLEQUIN;
Master william Royal. Little Boy Blue;
Master Robert Rennoids, George WASH
inrton; Master Henry Cowardln. Old KING
Cole; Master Armistead Wexford, Litue
BOY Blue; Master Randolph Wexford
Baker: little Adair Peasants ana MS
brother, the Princes in the Tower niue
Miss Elizabeth Cooke. Undne; niue
Miss Isabelle Carter La Tosta; little MISS
.Ioynes. n Dresden Shepherdess' httle
Mis-, Elsie Harrison. America; little MISS
1Ianr,o,,a Crump. Flower Girl; little Miss
Beatrice Carmichael Fairy; httle MISS
Bernard Meredith. Highlander; little Miss
Helen Daniel. Red Riding Hood; httie
Miss Isabel Daniel. Little Miss Muifett'
There were many others. whose cos
fumes were beautiful and effective Inc
entertainment closed at 10 O'CLOCK, anu
lot OF happy children went nome WIN
fancIes filled with the delight OF hrs'
fancy ball"
Christmas, the love time Tor az
mast "still ever new" has sped away on
,oyous feet: 1889" is come with a new
leaf turned-a white page OF time Is
ours. let US not carelessly soil H.
New-Year's Day has been observed as
a holiday. or feast day, for much
longer period than most or US "ouiu
srnnose' IL was observed as a pubhc
holiday In Rome at the time OF Tug
Julian reformation Of tho CALENDAR,
some fifteen or twenty years ago New
years-Day" was the great reception d9y
of the year in Richmond. Eacn lady ot
social and fashionable distinction KEPT
open house, with choicest refreshments
and bowls OF good cheer, ana lhe seu-
tiemen were the callers lne az
dame who could show the most caius
went 10 the head OF the social scale
All that IS passed nova pity. too, Tor
a was a good thing in its way, ana
though sometimes abused, for the most
mart the custom meant degree OF so-
ciabnity which we do not have noWauay"'
Last week. as is usual with holiday
week" was crowded with festVlty' Inc
Junior Cotillon opened the Christmas sea
son with brilliant german az WHICH
besides Richmond's younger set were
many strangers as well as Rlchmohd
BOYS from the University and other COL
Iegcs. The Tuesday" on the Following
evening was especially brilliant. on wed
nesdav Mrs. Joseph Bryan's evening
dance TO which many had looked WIN
Measure was cancelled on account OF lhe
indisposition of Mrs Bryan and her son,
Robert. on Wednesday afternoon MIS-
Il. #. Robinson gave an elegant tea, the
unique and aesthetic character OF which
bore witness TO the cleverness OF the ere
CANT hostess. On Tuesday MISS hatha-
rine Foster gave a handsome luncheon
Covers were laid for ten, ana the toaslS'
besides being unusually clever, were WIN
the responses all In rhyme
Mrs. Louis Young gave an elegant din
ner at West Brook on December me
9th. That magnificent country home was
glowing with the skilful arrangement OF
light flowers, and gorgeous draperies-
The ladies present were Misses Bessie
Martin. Annie Mcclure, Arents, Edna
Young, Helen Christian, ana Mrs. Young
The gentlemen were Messrs. George Glib
son. Bert. Young. Leigh Page, stewart
Mcclure, watkins Ellerson. and DR.. Call
lard.
A library tea was given On TUESDAY
night at 1914 east Clay street, by Miss A.
X. Saunders, one of the teachers OF the
Woman's College, to the young lady stu
dents, who are spending the holidays III
Richmond. Those present from the col
lege were Misses Una PayseuT. south
Carolina; Maggie Turner and Mary NC
Neil North Carolina; May t1tzseIalu
Bette stone, Eunice Kirk, and Lulu Kirk
Virginia: Eva Dunbar, Marylaudi Belle
Anderson. Martha Glover, Mary swift
West Virginia: Cornelia Merritt and Mary
Wilson. Georgia. Others were Miss Cart
nell. of winchester, and Miss Mcclellan
of Richmond Messrs. Williamson, Scott
Schulken w. o. Brown. Waddy, Sanders
Carr. Edgar and James Bowers, T.. Il
and J. Wayne Saunders, Among the bes
representations OF authors and their books
were: Lowell. by Miss Merritt The Choi
Invisible, Miss Lulu kirki Midulenai Gu
Miss Mary Swift a Pair of Blue Eyes
Miss Martha Glover; Locke on the Under
standing, Miss Cartmell; Near to Nature
Heart. Mr.. Scott: We Two. Mr.. Carr Bow
ers: Watch on the Rhine. Mr. Schulken
Innocents ABROAD, Mr.. Williamson. The
nrize was won by Miss Dunbar. keifesh
ments were served during the evening
Miss Belle Perkins gave delightfuly
informal eggnog party on Friday eve
ming from $50 TO 11:2O. Her guests caught
the fash of Miss Perkins's wit and
pIeasantry. and all combined TO make
the evening charming. The lovely home
Of Mrs. Perkins was decked with christ
mas green. and delicious refreshments
we're served. Mr.. and Mrs Osterloh, Mrs
Betty Mayo. Misses Louise Allan Mayo
Marion Robins, Hunter, Mary Lewis MT
and Mrs. Dabney Crenshaw Messis Al
len OF Pennsylvania, Pat Jeherey, ;. >
y. Patteson, Jim Graves, ana DR.. Mer
rick were present.
Mrs Anne b. camm is spending hel
HOLIDAYS most delightfully."- with MIS-. Ar
thur NJ, Rutledge (nee Rosalie WINSTON
at Louisville, Ky. MIS-. Camm was re
Gently the guest OF honor at reception
given by Mrs. Rutledge 20 the Colonia
Danes at her elegant home, on Ormsb!
avenue The decorations OF the occasion
were holly red roses. and misuetoe. II
the dining-r0om the handsome mahogan!
table uncovered, was adorned with roses
red candles in magnificent candeiabra
handsome silver, AMI RAJ" china. Mrs
Rutledge wore a handsome gown o
crimson satin and duchess lace, and car
ried white roses. MIS-. Camm's gown o
cream satin and old lace was very hand
some She carried red roses The othe
Richmond woman present was MIS-
Ewing caches (nee Somerville Hayes.
Misses Dunlop entertained the Car
Club on Friday evening. Miss Matti
Purcell ad Misses Mary Thompson am
Williams were their guests for the eve