The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-04
LECTURE BEFORE
W0MAN'S CLUB.
Miss Jones Makes a Fine Impression
on the Members.
MRS. WEXFORD GIVES A TEA.
A Proposal Party" Given by Miss
Alice Hotchkiss 10 Her Friends
Proves q Success-Personal
and Social Mention.
MRS. WEXFORD GIVES A TEA.

| has ever had. There was ldiEe ana
| responsive audience. representing very
/ nearly the entire club membership, and
/ those present were. almost without eX-
| cepti0n in evening dress. The affair az
spectacle was. therefore. an effective
| one. and Miss Jones. who had been
abroad since her last appearance before
! the club. hello close attention throughout
J The stcro0ptiCOn was am excellent One
| and moro than three dozen views were
| presented IN Illustration OF the lecturers
| statements.
After some general comment upon art
| and the Renaissance she declared Bottl-
| ccIil 10 be-. en- her opinion. one or tho
! foremost figures 0f that era. he being
/ the exponent of the realism which cul-
| minated in Raphael
| Miss Jones expressed her personal
| vicws-those az 20 cultured and very dis
! eliminating young wOman-upon me are
/ lists oncoptions-uotably boz his allie
| e0rical picture Of Spring which. with
| the Madonna Of the Louvre. seemed ~
| find special favor with the audience. II
| was very evident that Miss Jones used
| with wisdom and zeal her exceptional OPP
| portunities as q traveller.
Miss y. B. Winston introduced her 20
! her audience doing 30 happily and allud-
| ing 40 introduction as superhuiiy.
Miss Jones while in Richmond mas
boon Tho guest of her relative Mrs.
| Wexford Reed. 100 south Third street.
| but Will return 20 her home to-day.
Miss virginia ST. Peasants is chair
man for next Monday aftcrnoonh meet
/ ing of the club which will be held as
usual. iu its own parlors at half past 4
o'clock Miss Pleasants will take as her
subject. Society IN the century
Mrs p. D. HotchNss. who has been
quite 800 Of pneumonia, is now able 10
| be out. as her many friends will be graft
| fed 20 learn
pn Monday afternoon from 70
O'Clock n delightful reception was ten
dored the members OF the Deep Run
Hunt Club and their lady friends az
| fbo eofum0dlous clubhouse. Mr.. j. 4.
! s Brine. through whose unurns EFFORTS
tho name of the club base become FL
SYNONYM for lavish hospitality e1erled
| himself particularly on this occasion TOT
the general pleasure, ana ceitaii"'
was never more completely success 1',
lin washington. the celebrated coloreo
/ cake walker. and one of his assoelile7
I o4ye some amusing songs and steps from
| tn.ir ininaftable cake walk Mr. Harvey
| savage won rounds of applause by MS
/ .rou-fue song and dance. There was
| Short fov hunt iu view of the clubhouse
! Couo,,od- low q drag hunt. in which theIe
y-as some fine jumping. Among llp7e
,r.sont were Mrs James a. Welsh. MI3-
! Thomas Boiling Mrs John Enders. Miss
Anne remnant, Mrs. Joseph a. hi'e'
ar. John n Montague Jr, MISS heI'"
Nortapue MIR. and Mrs John Kerr
Branch. Miss Margaret Branch, MIs'
prvdou remnant. Mr. and Mrs. W. Ben
palmer Dr. and Mrs Triton. Miss INT
Ian Mr. William Rueger Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Carter. Mr.. Spencer Gar
tor Mrs Bradley Johnson, Of fhiladel-
min. Mr. and Mrs Levin Joynes. Mrs
Cu0or1 Caperton. Mr. Joe Clay Stiles
No. E.fizabeth Grant Cameron. Mr. Pas
rsI Davfe Miss Davc. Mrs. John Enders,
MIR Thomas Atkinson. DIR. Joseph a.
white and Mr.. John Minor Botts' oil
| Fredericksburg.
Mrs T. Randolph Wexford entertained
,-D ,.o,,0eer society set very delightfully."-
m a tea last evening in honor ~ her
charming niece. Miss Carroll Wexford,
who is now visiting her.
Mrs John Kerr Branch and the Misses
Branch we're Eat home 20 friends yes
tcrday afternoon. Under conditions which
/ those calling found delightful
Mr.. and Mrs George Whittell. OF Cali
f0rnia. have been Mr. Marion Lang
hornc's guests during the holidays
Mr. Buck Langh0rne. who has spent
the Christmas season with his friend
and schoolmate. Mr. Elmore Hotchkiss.
! Jr.. has returned TO his home.
The Younger fashionable set have been
decidedly 20 the fore en- the gaiety Of this
season. and last evening Miss Alice
Hotchkss. the pretty young daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs J.. D. Hotchkiss. added
her name 10 the list Of delightful hosts.
Tho entertainment was an entire nov
city. called a Proposal Party" with
prizes for the most engaging sWtor,
for the least successful sutton. and for
the witticst For each successful pro
posal the first received a heart and 20
the one winning most hearts was given
a handsome souvenir The same course
was pursued in the second case nit
ten being substituted for heart
Laughter long and loud rang through
the parlors as the contest proceeded.
more charming group Of girls or more
satisfactory young gentlemen IL would
have been hard 20 find.
Miss TIotchkiss did the honors with her
characteristic grace.
Those present were: Misses Mary Bu-
ford. Annie Drewry. Martha Byrd Nellie
Dawson. of ScottsviHe Va; Elizabeth
Iarnsberger. of Shenandoah: Edith
White. Anna Carr. May Haskins. Of Lex
ington. Va. Janye Wingo, Ruth Tanner
Rebecca Bell. Hattie Tyler Ruth Robins
Lizzie Brander Amy Werth. Bessie Ely
son Mary WaddHl. Messrs. Gray Nose
lev. william Watkins CorydOn Hopson'
ST George BRYAN. Goodwin BOykn. Car
roll Montague. William Parker James
rowardin. Randolph Carioza, Thomas
Ie9rv Ray SaffOld. OF Washington;
Venable Johnson. cary Carr William
Bridges. Carlton Mckinney, Julian Nc
Kenney Horace StringielloW' trehshdW
Chamberlayne. Hunsden cary, h'anchara
Forbes. Thomas McAdams' John Lesry'
Charles Talbot.
4 recent issue Of the Mail and Express,
| New York. contains the following IN its
society column: The Board Of Governors
~ The wednesday COtHlion-Messrs. Heth
Torton. George H. Sullivan. James l..
Tobnson John c. Breckenridge and their
associates-have fixed the second OF their
dances OF the season for the evening OF
January 4th. at Sherrys Again. as AT
Tho preyious dance. 10 IS expected that
Mr. Arthur SHELTON WHY OF Virginia.
win lead the cotiliOn. and he has in
vited Miss Marie Vernon Brown to be
his partner Mrs AlgernOn Sidney Sulli.
van. Mrs. John Burling Lawrence, Mrs.
oliver Livingston Jones. Mrs William
Barbour and the other patrOne8ses Will