The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
SOCIAL
,AND
PERSONAL
We talk Of solemn Lent:
Iut, no matter how we take 1t,
It's never half so saddening
AS Lenten stories make ii.

Once again that half-inlaginary line be-
tween the gay season. and the 'peniten-
tial period is drawn, and once again
the matinee girl. the O'clock tea girl,
and the golf girl have hidden fond fare
well TO all pleasures of the earth earth
1y, End is enjoying TO the utmost the nov
city of the transition from Eayety to Alb
solute rest-the rest that Door, worn
out Nature needs, to get even with an
.over-worked humanity-the rest that
causes the maiden to step forth from
the disguise of sackcloth and ashes
with renewed freshness, radiance and
beauty.
Tile debutantes who nave been rev.
Cling in American Beauties ana Inn
g,ortance are at last finding time "a
talk 1t over and recount the start
ling episodes that make Vanity Far
SO fair a place to liVe in.
The season has been "a red-letter onet
no end of delightful functions, large
and small. and many have been the
7lostesses and many the guests who
have laid their weary heads on mid
night pillows and turned their thoughts
longingly to the haven Of rest that much
abused Lent would bring.
Miss sa1lie Gordon entertained delight
fully at cuchre Thursday evening, in non
or of her niece. Miss Belle Gordon. and
Mrs. John SteEer Harrison. Those pres
ent were Misses Sallie and Sue Gordon,
Miss Belle Gordon, Mrs. Harrison and
Miss Roddcy, Misses Helen Quarles. Es-
tclle Tayloe. Matte Pollard, Lucy
ouarles, Agnes Mccarthy, and Willie
Bridges. j i'm Pollard. Fairly Cooke. Ben
Tahaferro. John Harrison. Walte- Holli-
day Harrison Blair. and Eddie Quarles.
Miss Tayloc and Mr.. Cooke won the
prizes, which were presented by Mr.. Tai
1eferro.
Mir. and Mrs John Symmetrical enter
tanned at cards Monday evening in honor
OF their sister. Miss Helen Winston. OF
Louisa Those present were Misses Lucy
wor,nley, Mary Elicit, Anne Winston. of
Hanover: hSneS Mccarthy and Janet
Norris Nlessrs. Lewis Lealle, r. Bruce
Palmer 13urweli Harrison, Thomas S.
Winston. Flannery. Pinder and DR.. w
W Dunn.
Mr. Wyndham r. Meredith delivered q
lecture before the members of the JEFF
serson Club and their friends Tuesday on
Thomas jefferson. The company was
large and after the lecture there was an
elegant banquet. followed by dancing.
Altogether, the evening was one OF the
most delightful in the history of the or
gan!zation.
Mr.. Meredith was presented to his au-
dience by Mr.. Henry S. Eutzler.
A pound party was given Tuesday
evening at the residence of DIR. j. a.
White Among those present were Mrs.
J. a White Mrs. Adolplus Blair, Misses
Annie Drcwry. Edyth White. Grace
Shields, Helen and Maria Moseley. Ruth
Tanner, Josephine Robinson, of Alexan-
dria. and Messrs Gus Drewry. Overton
Stcgar. George Lathrop, Joseph Young,
Tyler Brock, Gessner Harrison. William
Taylor, Carlton McKenney, Robert VIII
llams and Henry Darlington.
The Matinee Eucllre Club held dts last
meeting of the season Tuesday afternoon
at the residence of the Misses Quarles.
on Shafer street Among those present
were Misses Halle and Rachel Cooke,
Jennie Cooke and Holiday. of Hanover;
Jones, OF Brunswick; Peyton. of Fau-
quier; Dupuy, OF Roanoke: Bernard Har-
vie. Agnes Mccarthy. Saddle Jeffress.
Annie Ponder Gordon, Grace Swasey.
Bessie Lambert. Mamie Ranghman. FL
lis Glenn, jamie Schoen, Watkins and
Mitchell.
Miss Earle MorTissette entertained de-
lightfully at her home, 2ooS East Grace
Street, recently
The early evening was spent in music
and games and later an elegant supper
was served. Among those present were
Misses Maggie Roach. Lottie DerieuN.
Katie Snead, Robertson. of Manchester:
Ruby and Myrtle BurTuss. Rena Phil
lips, Maude Crawford. Marie Walker, Tlr-
gle pretiow, Estelle Morrssette. and
Mabel Turner; Messrs. Eddie Fraser.
Browning, Paul Gwaltney, Sam DereuX,
Willie Einns, Ernest Turner, Kenneth
woodfin. Richard Styll, John Harwood,
and Kenneth Angus.
Miss Nina Smith gave a progressive
euchre party on Tuesday evening. The
first ladies' prize and the S.rst gentle
mans prize We're the same, a handsome
copy OF The Court of Marie Antoinette.
The successful contestants We're Miss
Elizabeth Fisher and Mr.. Charles Nc
Kcnney. Miss, Rose Morris won the
s,ooby, a Dresden china powder-bo2-
Among the players were Misses Rebe
and Rcherta Ellerson, Elizabeth Fisher,
Rose Morris. Hal Lightfoot. Rebecca
Bell and Smith: Messrs. Eddie Harrison.
A. Reid vcnab.e, laschard Easley, Chas.
Mckinney. Reed and others.
Miss jamie WIngo was the hostess at
q earhre party on Tuesday evening. fol-
lowed by a ch:ati,,ry- dish. The guests were
MISSES soo1nle
Ruth Tanner. Estelle Tayioe, Mamie Ste
gar and Miss rutherford. OF Baltimore;
Messrs. G. w. Hodgson. James Watson.
Albert Tanner. Jack de TreHille, Willie
Jones. Hugh Skapwith. Berkeley Williams.
and Ja;. White Fuller. Miss Ruth Tan
ner won the ladies' prize and Mr.. G. W
liodgson the gentien1an'sS
Mr. and MRS. George L. currie enter
tanned a few friends at whist last Mon
day evening. After the game an elegant
Tepast was served.
Those present We're Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Currfe Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Rich
ardson. Mr.. and Mrs. S. I. Beyeridge
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Landerkin. Mr.. and
Mrs. +. 3. Cra.Eie Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Starke. MI.
and Mrs. J. T. Jackson. Mrs. Hattie Cur
It's. Mr.. Edgar Ferguson. Mr.. II. i. w.
Southern and Mr.. ]. "A. Curtis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wailerstctn gave
q delightful and unique card-party Thurs
day evening at thcir hoIae. South Third
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