The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-25
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South. that held the interest of der at1-
dlence from beg. ming to end.
One OF the features Of the afternoon was
the rendering of the indian Song by the
quartette Misses Kate and Marianne
!! Meade, Mrs. CABOT and Miss Allen. The,
guests Of the evening were Captain Harrie
| Webster, Mr.. and Mrs. Field, Mrs. A. w.
Patterson, and Miss billiard. The ladies
serving tea were Mrs. J.. Taylor Ellyson,
! assisted by Mrs. Charles Bosher, Mrs.
Pleasanton Conquest and Miss Minnie
Baughnan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer Kirsh were at
home informally to 1neir friends Sunday
evening. in celebration of the tenth annl-
yersary OF Their wedding-day. The house
was artstically decorated. The halls ana
drawing-rooms were fragrant Win roses.
and in the dning-roonls the decorations
We're most unique.
The table appointments and decorations
were all in tin, and fully carried out the
idea of the t:n-weddtnS.
There were a large number OF ca!iers,
and the evening was delightful one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wortley Dicke were ten
oered a delightful surprise on Monday eve
n4ng, which took the form of tackey party
planned by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cure,
Jr.
The cake-walk was danced in an anus.
ing manner, there Delng t.e unree Lilies
between Miss Ferguson and Mr.. Moore,
Mrs. Hardwicle and Mr.. D4ckie, and Miss
Bachelor and Mr. TaMaferro, resulting
in the cake having to be divided between
the three couples. a large apple was pre-
Senteu py Lie uOsl u une IA. n1 ul
the most tackey costume; won by Miss S.
Amen, Judges of me evening We're: Dr
Garcin, Dr. Beasley and Mr. Dtcherson.
Those present were: Dr. and Mrs. Beas-
ley, Dr. and Mrs. Garcin Mr. and Mrs. II
Dickerson. Mr. and Mrs. w. HardWicke
Mr. and Mrs. C. Franklin, Mr.. and Mrs.
e. Moore, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cur
RE Jr; Miss c. Dickerson, Miss NJ. Batch-
elor, Miss B. Walford, Miss Fl. Ferguson
Miss s. Allen, Miss B. Wilson, Mr.. F.
Gray, Mr.. P. Taliaferro and Mr.. j. Jack
son.
a very enthusiastic meeting Of the
patronesses Of the Charity Ball was held
Friday al noon, al the residence of Mrs.
]. Aston Cabell No 40 East Grace Street.
One of the new features, decided on by the
ladies'. will be four quadrilles. to be danced
by some OF the debutantes and pretty
society girls, all wearing fancy dress.
Mrs. Horace Halves, Mrs. John Potts and
Mrs. James Welsh will have charge OF this
part of the programme
Mrs. j. Hoge Tyler kindly offered her
parlors for the rehearsals. The following
committees were appointed:
Supper Commttec-Mrs. Robert NJ.
Blankenship (chairman) Mrs. Thos JEFF
fress anu Mrs. j. Aston Cabeil-
Music--Mrs. F. G. TONNES, Miss Knox.
Executive Commttee-Mrs. ]. Aston Ca
bell chairman, Mrs. George w. Mayo and
Mrs. r. NJ. Bankenship.
Mrs. John Potts VIII attend to the
badges.
Nesdames j. Aston Cabell, James
Branch, j. Hoge Tyler, a. j. Montague
Carter Scott, Decatur Axtell, II. a. C1ai-
borne ]. Adar Peasants, Lancaster
| Williams, T. G. TONNES, Arthur LEROY,
| I, r., Dash ell. Reginald Gillian, Church
| i'll Young, Ashton Starke, James WEIGH,
NIoncure Perkins. Meredith Montague,
| James Werth, B. B. Munford, c. P.
| Stokes, Lucetta Knox, John Potts, James
| Keith, George w Mayo, Robert Blanken-
| ship, NJ. L. Peasants, W. w. Gordon,
Gideon Davenport. A. 3. Camm, George
Ben Johnston, John Shelton Williams,
Thomas Jeffress, James Duoley, Charles
Davenport Horace HAYES, Ellen Nc
Rogers, S. ". Travers, Isaac Davenport,
John Lyons, Thomas Adkins, ST. George
Anderson, Randolph Williams, Stephen
Putney, e. IT. Robinson, Bierne Blair,
Thomas rutherford, Cabell, Rennods
and Miss Efle Branch.
The Thanksgiving german, to be given
at the Masonic Temple on Thursday
evening, will be one Of the seasons
most enjoyable events.
The chaperones for the occasion Will
be Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Blair, Mr.. and
Mrs Graham Hobson, Mr.. and Mrs
| Frank Powers, Mr.. and Mrs. John Potts
Mr. and Mrs. George Elliott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Austin Brockenbrough. Mr.. and
Mrs Allan Potts, Mr.. and Mrs Horace
Halves, Mr. and Mrs. Robert> Slanken-
ship Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Benson, Mrs
Grace Shields and DR.. and Mrs. Joseph
White The Floor Committee will be
composed of:
AL4ssrs. Gessner Harrison, Spencer Car
ter, Julian H Hill, Stuart Michaux,
Charles U. Williams, Jr.. Douglas Cor
don. John Coke Willie Kearn, John Lea
and Berkeley Williams.
On Friday afternoon at the Woman's
Club an apprecative audience enjoyed a
talk on Stephen Phillips and his works by
Mrs Julia r. Tutwier. In her estimate
of the poet Mrs. Tutwiler drew particular
attention to the hunanness Of his writ
ings, to his dramatic force controlled,
directed made subservient to artistic ef-
feet, never overpowering that effect by
the underlying current of passion. parti-
cularly in the sad romance of Paolo and
Francesca Mrs. TutwiTers rendition of
Phillips poems is first of all an tntellec-
tual rendition no slightest thought of the
author is sacrificed or slurred for elocu-
t:onary display; the listener is thrilled by