The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-12

vailrg Tuesday evening. the energy or
! he fashionable set seemed 10 suher no
J perceptible check, and some OF the most
7 delightful entertaining Of the entire VIM
ter was done one hostess was Mrs.
! James Thomas Patterson. who received
her friend between 3 and o'clock IN
| honor Of a charming visitor Mrs. Porter
/ field of Northport. Long Island Sound.
! The floral decoration was done with pink
roses in profusion and pink carnations.
/ Receiving with Mrs. Patterson and Mrs.
| Porterhe'd were Mrs J. 3. Moore. Misses
| Carrie and Hermine Moore, Mrs. W. W.
| Henry. Mrs. Peyton Darlington Mrs.
| James Lyons, Mrs Ben. Purcell, Mrs.
| VIM y. Thomas, Mrs. A. B. Camm, Mrs.
| John w Harrison Mrs VIM. Mead Mrs.
| Virginius Hall. Mrs. Reginald Gillian,
| Misses Virginia Peasants. Cora Caring
| ton. Margaret and Sall.e Bailey Stokes;
/ WIS GEORGE Wayne Anderson and Mrs.
! George Ainslle served the tea. In the
| dining-room. on hospitabc duty. were
| Misses Anne Grant, Madame English.
| Mamie Meade Marion and Ruth Robins
| Estelle DCSaussure. Amy Werth FLOR
/ cncc Parker. Evelyn Gordon, Stanley
| Atkins, Matte Purcell, and others.
The house was beautiful with whatever
I
! diality could suggest.
Among those who called were Mes
/ DANES Catesby Jones Waller Morton,
/ Hoge Tyler. John Dunlop. o. 4. Cren-
! shaw. Parker, James Werth Mamie
! Werth. T. D. Williams. Charles III. Tai
/ bolt. James Harper Anderson. Charles
! Whltlock Deane. John Taylor, Henry
| Cannon. Cowardn. Worme,ey Abbott
| Osterloh. Lewis. Donnan, sheppard. At
| knson, John LYONS. Cooke, Welch,
/ Meade, Robins. White Mrs Edward
/ Mayo. Mrs. Frank Male Mrs. Cazneau
4 Mcleod. Miss Virginia Mcleod. MISS
| Belle Perkins. Mrs. +. d. Hotchkiss' MIS-
! ST. George Anderson the Misses Boykin,
] Mss Mary Lyons. Mrs LEROY. Mrs. VIM
/ J.. Sheppard. Mrs. Gray Shpwth the
| Misses StrngfclOw. Mrs. Christopher
\ Tomphins. Mrs Chas. Davenport, Mrs
J Gideon Davenport. Mrs. Isaac Daven-
! port. Mrs. John Coke. Mrs. II. y. Carter
> Mrs Levin J0vucs Mrs. Henry Lanion
Cabeu. Mrs. Caskie CabelL Mrs. Join
I.otCcr. Airs Hair Mrs. ]. Aston Cloeh
Mrs Thomas Boiling, Mrs. John Endeis'
DR.. Mrs S. w. Travers. Mrs. Harry
J Hazard. Misses Talbot. GRAY. Ross. String
! fellow. Ferguson Kate Edwards, Iyler
/ Stokes. Blankenehip. Wormeley Beria
! Wexford. Rutherford, Deane, Claudia
; Palmer, Donnan, and others.
DIT. Arthur Caben has returned TO Rich
mond. rs his many friends Will be ex-
/ ceed.ngly glad 10 learn.
J Mrs. George Harrison and Miss Guile
! Harrison, OF Brandon, Mrs BrodnaX ana
/ Miss Nellie BrOdnaX arc az Mrs Duvats.
( Mrs. Bradley y. Johnston and the other
{ ladies Of Mrs. Duvars viii De no home to
/ friends Informally on Thursdays IN
/ February.
| From s 10 o'clock Thursday evening
I Mrs Fitzhugh Mayo received her friends
! bon loaor of Mrs. and Miss McAfec, her
/ sister and niece. and none Of the similar
I functions Of this entire winter has been
more delightful from every standpoint
THE old fashioned courtesy which for
| GELS no guest prevailed. and was one ele-
ment in the success Of the evening. Then
I the beautiful parlors were fresh from The
/ sl,i'lfu hand Of the floral decorator.
Hammond. American Beauty roses and
mink carnations being used in proiusl1n.
Mrs. Fitzhugh Mayo and Mrs. McAfee
: were assisted in receiving hy Mrs. j. II.
M4vo and Mrs. a. S. Buaord Receiving
with Miss McAfee were Miss Kate Bu-
/ ford and the Misses Ross. of Lexington.
: In the dining room on hosri able duty ut
] the table weighted with deicac.es were
Mrs Thomas Nelson Carter Miss sue
Gordon. Misses Adele and Louise VII
+ Jams the Misses Page, of Clarke; Miss
Lon Knox. Miss Sally Roddy. Mrs. Hay
| Thornton and Miss Mary Wallace Com
] way During The hours named the house
WAS visited by many OF the fashionable
contingent. Both Mrs McAfee and her
daughter are genuinely charming and the
hone was expressed in many directions
chat their visit T. Richmond may be a
| long one.
Misses Carrie shafer and Elizabeth
Martin. of Norfolk. are visiting Miss
Gordon and Miss Rebecca Daiugerde'd
Gordon. who on Thursday received their
friends. Informally IN honor Of their
guests Between GO and 70 persons CALI
cd in spite of the severe weather ana
delightful evening was spent. Misses
shafcr and Martin are very attractive
girls and have been much admired here.
on Friday evening. Mrs. Teusier enter
tanned IA their honor
on Monday afternoon at half past
O'Clock Miss Fannie 7. Bell. Of Missouri.
Will give a series Of readings from her
own and other comnosinons and the
evening IS anticipated with peculiar
pleasure owing to her known gifts and
cultivation as an clocuuonist.
A meeting OF The Central Committee OF
the Association for thu Preservation Of
Virginia Antiquities VIII be held to-mor-
row az noon. IN the rooms OF the Virginia
Historical Society.
Mrs Lewis Wheat entertained Few
friends very delightfully."- NJ cards on Fri
day evening from half past until y
o'clock. in honor Of Mrs. George i.
Brown. OF Germantown. Pa. and Mrs
Georgs S. Bernard. of Petersburg.
Her guests upon this occasion were
those ladies and Mesdames l.. l.. Lewis
Montgomery West Land0n Carter Berke-
ley. Howard Hoge. A. J. Montague
Misses Mamie Archer, Mary Lewis Mary
Barksdale. Elizabeth and Martha Har-
vie. and Miss Jane Rutherford.
Al Tuesdays meeting OF the Seven
Hand Euchre Club. Mrs. W. S. Forbes
was the hostess. and in her beautiful
parlors the hours few BY only too quick
~.
The first prlze-a silver tray-was won
by Mrs Alfred Gray.
Miss Precious Moore was the fortunate
winner OF the second-a Wedgewood jar
diniere q
Those present were Mesdames Henry