The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-18

Miss Grant. Miss Irene BossicuS, Miss
Stratton, Miss Lula Kidd, Mrs. Wexford
Reed, Miss Mary Chalmers, Miss Elise
Goddin, Mrs. Ben. Valentine, Mrs. FRANK
D. Williams. Mrs. Baylor Hill. Mrs a.
r. Gum. Miss Agnes Edwards and Mrs
D. T. Williams.
The fftielh anniversary of the we'd
ding OF Col. and Mrs. J. b. Tree was eel
ebrated Wednesday evening by a recep-
ton from G to and s to 10
O'Clock. held at their residence, No.
103 west Grace street. The popu-
lar couple were assisted in receiv-
ing by Mr. and Mrs. Gray, Miss Eleanor
Tree and Miss Mary Eleanor Gray. Inc
house was tastefully decorated III pains
and growing plants, and everywhere were
cut flowers, tokens of love of many
friends In the dning-roon the prevail
ing tint was yellow. The centre-pece on
the table was heart of golden jonquils
and all the appointments correspondent.
In the dining-room Mrs. Robert Blanken-
ship and Mrs. Parker Dashiell presided,
being assisted by Misses Mary Elicit.
Mary Florence. Edith White. Margaret
Vim, Maude Rankin. Elise Watkins,
Helen Mcintyre, Ella Jackson and Elise
Exall, of Baltimore.
There we're many who called to con-
happy occasion. and among those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. y. B. Yarbrough.
Judge and Mrs. a. i. Holiday. Mr. and
Mrs. S. r. Martin, Jr., and Mrs. Z. w.
p Brock, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Blanllen-
ship Mrs Blankenshp and Nthe Misses
BlankensEip. Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Elicit,
Mr. J. S. Elicit. Jr., Mr.. j. S. Calvert.
ajor Robert Stiles. Miss Stewart. DIR.
c. a. Blanton. Mr.. f. S. Valentine. Mr..
L, Nv
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Jackson. Mr.. and
Mrs. +. D. Cudip. Mrs. Kate VIM. DR..
and Mrs. Hugh Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Taylor, Mrs. -,orman Randolph,
AIR W. l.. Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs M w.
Tompkins, Mr.. John z. Stith, Mr.. w. j.
Francis, DR.. George Ross, Mrs. a. II.
Reynolds. Miss Adele Mills. Miss Evelyn
Stiles, Rev. J. Y. bowman. Mrs. Mary
May. Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Powers, Mrs
George S. Stcger, Mr.. and Mrs G. II.
Caperton. Many cOngratulatory mes
sages were received from distant points.
The remembranceS were many and hand
some among them being a magnificent
gold lovinE-cup from the officials OF
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
and n beautiful solid silver, gold lined tea
service from the employees OF the First
District, Southern division. of which Ma
jor Tree is superintendent. ~ handsome
cut-glass punch bowl and ladle was the
gift Of the children of Major and Mrs
Tree, and a silver nut bowl, that OF
the grandchildren.
Hon. John T. Bruce, of Cincinnati, eX-
United States District Attorney, compos-
ed a poem in honor of the event, entitled
The Golden Wedding OF the Trees.
This poem was handsomely printed and
framed in gold by Mr.. Adam Gray, Ma
jor Trees son-in-law. and presented by
him.
The New York Mail and Express Of
recent date had the following:
Many of the ephemeral dancing classes
and assemblies of to-day might well take
leaf from the book of the Wednesday
Cotillon, which pursues the even tenor
of its way year after year, with a
dcnifed assurance of success only to
be obtained as the result of careful,
tactful management and rigid drawing
of the lines, outside of which the We'd
nesdays refuse to extend their courte-
sizes 1t is now something like seven
years since representative members OIL
the Southern colony of New York, after
several winters of haphazard entertain
ing at their own houses, concluded that
something more nearly resembling So
cial organization. if properly guided
would attain a desirable object by fur
nishing a gathering point for themselves
their wives and daughters. bit OF DiX!e S
land transplanted to the luxurious do
main of Gotham. Inspired by the idea,
several energetic young bachelors OF the
set Messrs. George Boiling Lee, Heth
LCrton, Richard Francis GoldsborouSh
and Harry c. Adams, undertook the task
in a tentative way and We're more than
surprised at the success. Not only did
all of the best of the Southern set en-
list but such was the almost lndeflnable
charm of the Southern hospitality eNer-
ciSed at these dances, and Sucn me Deau-
ty and charm of the fair daughters OIL
the South who graced them by their
presence, that soon applications for mem
bership began to pour in from OLD conser-
vative Manhattan families. until the
managers We're obliged to choose between
cutting down their lists and sacrificing
the distinctive character of their enter
tainments Time and again has this
pruning process been applied, with mark
ed success for time, but needing repetl-
ton every few years A recent writer
on things polite in our city had this to
saw after abiding to the almost invarla-
BILE tendency of the present dancing
classes, and, in fact, Of the meetings
of the very smart set, to degenerate into
an ungraceful scamper and an unseemly
persons (of the dancing classes) would
attend and closely observe some of the
dances of the Southerners in New York,
in which grace and dignity are never
lost sight of, although the dash and spr-
il are maintained" Naturally then, the
Wednesday Cotillon has been school
for cotillon leaders, and among its pu-
pills or graduates may be mentioned
Messrs. Alexander NJ. Hadden and Wor-
Ellington Whitehouse. as well as Mr..
Thomas Cohesion Kinney. DR.. George Boil
ling Lee Ga grandson of Gen. Robert o..
Leo, Mr. H. Snowden Marshall. Mr..
Richard Francis Goldsborough. Mr. Ar
thur Gouvcneur Morris and Mr.. Mont
gonery Schuyler, Jr.
The Friday german. given at Masonic
Temple, was a most enjoyable affair.
Mrs Robert Blankenship. Mrs Ben
Palmer and Mrs. Byrd Warwick wer'a tthe
chaperones. Among the merry dancers
We're Misses Thon, of California; sara
| Harvie, Helen c. Waddey. Mary James,
Elizabeth Fisher, c. Lay. Rose Morris.
! Trappier, of Raleigh, N. c.; Elizabeth
Jones' Barbara Kean. Carrie Lay, Daisy
Chamberlayne. Louise James. Bessie Ell
! Tyson, L. Bowe. Mabel Marcy, Lily Carey
| and Harrison Messrs. T. NJ. Deitrick,
.apa orv Charles Grant Kelvin James