Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-04
ANNUAL A.P.V A. TEA
PLEASANT EVENING FOR MEMBERS
OF THE
NOVEL PARTY TO MISS HOlCHKISS.
Proposals the Order of the Evening
and Prizes Given for the Best Ac-
ceptances and Reflections - Miss

The prestige Of the Association for the
Preservation OF Virginia Antiquities was
increased by tho brilliant birthday"
party given last evening at the elegant
home of Colonel and Mrs Archer Ander-
son. The members OF the association
turned out in goody number, and the
| hours of the entertainment were filed
with charming sociability. The associa-
! ton is now about eleven years old. and
always in January 1t gives delightful
tea to all of it's members This society
has done much work in the few years OF
it's existence. 1t has bought historic
houses. rescued crumbling churches from
decay. preserved jamestown, the gift of
Mr.. e. a. Barney, helped the Virginia
Historical Society. given to the public
most instructive lectures, and once year
IL has a party and gathers its members
TO interchange congratulations and TO en-
| JOY good comradeship.
Receiving with Mrs. Anderson were
Mesdames ]. s Wellfor5; j. Taylor ELY
son, L. r. Crump. II. A. Claiborne, j. -.
/ Iightfoot J. Hoge Tyler and Mrs. Pax
ton. Mrs. Malvern Patterson presided
D
kenship presided over the tea table The
other ladies i'm the dining-room were
Mesdames st. George Anderson, Graham
Hobson. Francis Deane Williams. Frank
| Crump. and Misses Ellyson, Wexford
! Anderson, Coleman. and Hobson Inc
decorations were colonial, pink ana req
and the members of the Association Tor
the Preservation Of Virginia Antiquities
who were present and their irlends' atcr
spending a delightful evening. leit WIN
fresh enthusiasm for their valuable assn
citation.
ono of the. most unique entertainments
] of tba winter was given by Mrs. Il. ID.
uotcbkiss i'm honor Of her daughter. Alice.
last evening from till II. 1t was called
a "proposal party" The many artistic
hooks and corners Of the handsome house
were partially screened TO make sacred
the proposals" 10 be made in them Nlhe-
teen young girls and nineteen young sen
temen were Miss Hotchkiss's guests ana
there were thrty-eight cards circulated
! two of each bearing like number. Inc
two No. zones" would betake themselves
10 a cosey corner and a proposal would
ensue. and so on up 10 nineteen. The pest
proposals and the best replies won
heart: the best TejectiOns won mlt'en'
no the young man or maid holulhs 'he
largest number Of hearts or mittens prizes
were given. TO the one who showed III lio
highest degree the spirit of fun ana VIII
another prize was given. CO
The young men present were nay 90,
fold. Of Washington; Nenable Joll'.1"'
Cary Carr. Willie Bridges, Cari'o. W
ITonnv Julian McKenny, Horace String
fellow. Crenshaw ChamDeriaEhe', ,,iI..,.,.
dow Cary. Blanchard Forbes. Ihoihas
I
cray Noseley. Willie Watkins, Coryuoh
IIobson. 81. George Bryan. Goodwin Boy
kin Carroll Montague, Willie Parker,
Tanes Cowardin. Randolph Cardoza, ana
Tom Leary. ,., rai+h
the Young ladies were Misses Edlth
white Anna Carr: May Haskins, Of Lex
ineton. Va; Florence Parker JahEo
Winpo Ruth Tanner. Rebecca Ben HAT
tie TYLER. Ruth Robins, Lizzie BranueI'
AMY Werth Posie Meredith, BESSIE Eny
son. Mary Waddill, Mary Bu1ord. Anh'e
Drewry. Martha Byrd: Nellie DaWsDn' VI
Scottsville, Va; Miss ElzaDelh mans
berger, of Shenandoah .,...
The young people given Ike huiliog.s
renaired to a charming corner, ana ne
cirl either forced the proposal or gave her
| e,,itor the "mitten." Everybody entereu
heartily into the spirit of the evening,
/ ord much latent wit was evoked. ana
Miss Hotchkiss may be congratulated
upon the success of her clever INSPIRATION
Monday afternoon the Deep-Run Hunt
| ,,ruh entertained their lady friends from
60 The fun opened with a foX-chase'
| and was followed by a drag hunt. Inc
hracine weather seemed TO put new zedl
into the participants Jim washington
gave few steps from the "cake-Waih'
and Mr.. Harvie Savage gave an lhIiilt@-
HE song and dance. Then followed re-
| freshments. --,. iii,
To Mr.. p. A. S. Brine is due much credit
for the success of the entertainment
Among those present were Mesdames
| Tohn Ker Branch. j. A. Welch, ". Ben.
Palmer. r. n. Carter, Levyr Joynes Chi-
| ford CAMERON Thomas Boiling, John End
ore. Misses remnant Montague, Cameron,
navie Triton; Messrs. Boiling, Carter
| remnant. DIR. j. a. White. Dr. Triton
Mr.. Reuger, and many others.
brilliant and appreciative audience
composed of the members OF the woman ,
! Cuh and their invited guests, gathered
AZ the Jefferson ballroom on Monday eve
ning IN listen TO Miss Dora Duty Jones
lecture on Botticelli The speaker was
introduced by Miss Mamie Winston in
| few well-chosen words. Though rather
netite. Miss Jones has good stage pres
| ence. and is the happy possessor OF ihu-
| sjcal 'welI-moduated voice, and clear
enunciation. After some general remarks
| upon art she fixed the position OF Botu-
cell as one of the most important among
| the renaissance painters he being the
exponent of the realism which eliminated
i'm Raphael. Miss Jones has fine collec-
| tion of views Of BOtticellrs best works,
| and as each was thrown upon the screen
If was analysed, the lecturer occasionally
| expressing her own opinion of the artist $
conceptions, notably on his allegorlcal
picture of Spring" which, with the Ma
donna Of the Louvre and "Labela 81
monetta," seemed TO find especial favor
with the audience. The lecture was both
pleasing and instructive, and insures for
Miss Jones a cordial reception whenever
she returns TO Richmond.
Next Monday afternoon at halt-past T.
in the club-rooms. society in the Cen
fury" will be discussed. under the direc-
ton of Miss Virginia NJ. Peasants.
The spectacular rendition Of Ben. Hur
will be one of the prettiest in scenery and
stage settings. strongest in pantomime,
and entertaining in graceful posing and
dancing ever put upon a Richmond stage
II requires a force of fifteen stage-hands
10 handle 1t during the performance. Some
idea of its magnitude may be had from
this fact and also that it requires large
baggage car to transport it. The car has
arrived here from New York. The public
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