The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-15


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The weather prevailing during the past
wcek has certainly not been pr3piions
but tho spirits and energies of the iash-
ionahle set seem TO havo withstOod even
This test. Some OF the most elegant cn-
pertaining OF mo winter. os "a matter or
fact, has been done, and beyond question
rho re.ept.on-luncheon given by MIS-
Isaac bavgnport TO- limited number OF
married friends deserves a lcadin5 p.''
ln that category. ihe hours "'.e
o'clock. The house is netIiliul o.-
ordinarily for this occasion IL was itt-
i-h.y omoclished with palms and a4,i,''.
and an orchestra seated lA lne pl..N
slll supplied varied musical p.'-
.erammo. Tho result was One over Whi'h
plrf. Davenport guests arc a" e"''"-
siastlc.
Assisting her in receiving were Mea-
danes Gideon Davenport b. 60 JenhIh So
John vs. Atkinson. christopher Iomp-
tn- anu Nl''''' 800, .,.' ,l.o-1ig+, ana
Miss Leila Myers Che coHeo. ln the haI
DiIs Elise Davenport seite' ti7 ','..-
l0n ON hospi'a'io oA's 'a ,.t
with tho luncheon were Nl7.'
FiNmpkIns. Anan'II' 5.NNi'-'
Myers. Belle Perkins. Virginia iIea7
Gabrielle page. sue @hipWith' NahA'e
I.ar Mary Lyons. Lizzie Meade ana
HicIon Montague.
Among the guests were Mosdames GEO.
W.n Johnston. g.. orb. CoWarim. mere
aim Montague. Arthur LEROY Thomas
5,offne. vs. j.. Meade, 10 a. Lancaster,
~ n povau James A WeIch, G.. j..
1srlI- John Finders. Francis Deane WIZ
1.re IL W Crumn Preston Cooke. john
an Harrison. p. a. Niuor vs.. T. Robins
on. a. Claiborne. Reginald 1ihanl J' IT,
y. Dap.a Allen D01ulu. Henry innfon
.-.-..r ,f..lrra Perkins. AF. D. Walker.
.,i-..t. c ~ 1-ra,ars Ashton
.+.-te I,rlr. Morris. q. j.. Doyle. Vs..
nj .H,..-+ Do " Hazard John Lot-
d, ,-i..,.. 7r-s Mary Thomas.
..- e,.b .f the University.
ei' 'i"- ,.r.... ,r.er9roa- John
,D'' ,r 1-.-,ae John Dun
->,II ,t-.,tt.o,, Z. 2, lewis Thos.
--l, & rrfrre. Edward
,t-tfta Alfred GRAY ana
MAYO. Joseph -A Hi'-.'
u. N. tlehAt'
-.t., of ra Wo-
On MnnN-t ''' ...l.,. g.tiarf-
mans lluo prov .. l.roa ONE.
Sub ANA tnr a.oi''0O az eh.tr-
lI-s Virginia lID.'a''' & 60. tbo
mln. Der subject "0i"7 .. I'D
Century "a large "'' ,.its h.r-
Nertius he.d. HHa ~, Nf,,or
self n presenting lt M,s. p" 1..b'
Airs. LEROY ana MI7' -.''...'-..t-I nv
ien. each of WhoIn "'s 1,,. o,st tsol- as
her subject some of the leading men l- anu ,ll
women of the ume lnllu'.i7 ~
tercstug summary queen u', t,,,.-',.,,..
nndra. of Wales Eeseih'. Il1" II,s,,.,..
WNhe.mina, ot Holland deH, i'''' ''i,,,
1he Duchess of MARLBOROUGH """ '-'+''
Curz0n.
Mrs. LEROY made enle i.,'-.'.l.. p, +,'at
melt upon Manners anu d,,.eT-
laye obtained during 'ue ',"'.. 90 ,.,,.-
iuE at special iensl" WON 1+.- neshfau
toms in the l".'i. ~ the era.
spoke hipNHt "i .t.. ,,,-5orrod
contrasting tacm WIN ''' l,e,.,.-,e
simplicity OF .i' Nl ..--t- ne the
Hhe audience l".4 -... 5i.,eorte
SNalil.an OUTS XIV. f,l,tg Nm ~
hfe D n. ,.,.-.,,,, e-,ii, and Mrs
w Ai ' ~, ,,o- served bv
.lN'i" -.,.,....,.,
VI o.. " r r....,.-,,. %. y,irrini9
iN' q" -,l,-'ls v.ifh tho loval
''', ,,-.1. t,,, rro,~arorne on
.,, $50. ,--..f, .i,rfv upon
,-rr.,,t, +frt BE- the lite
'. ..tl.t. Do. t,, ,.erl, of vireinians
.
',,.,,e c,6n, vir-.nis.n authors. ana
No.. Mo have cnioved his gifts os
r...aar ,,Hl urfcde,ard with what pleas
,,,. ,t,t sorouncement SIS made.
,ce 4,F,vor8 piorrenont and her
,b9rm,r~ vounc granddaughter Miss
Nfav pierropont Bcckwith of New York,
800, tfr.t.i ana ore On route Gov old
pint Thelr STAY in Richmond viii bc
o,f, a few, DAYS iong unfortunately. for
,..,t.t s ma widow of the late Edwards
r,errononf Minister 90 England under
cr.rt ana WIN DE remembered by habl-
she baq enerf many years abr0ndt and
t.e been Al SHINING ulht iu diplomatic
circles ON tho other side of tho water.
monaco by reason of exceptional bcau-