The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-22

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mo one,,a. ..The Pirates of Penzance.
ciyen on MONDAY and Tuesday nights
at the A DENY, was one of the sociai
events OF The season. and all OF the per-
fo,.nances were artisticaiiy rendered.
The audiences were brilliant
On Monday evening all the lower boxes
were filled and almost every seat in the
Academy occupied.
On Tuesday afternoon the little folks
taxing pattern from their elders, pre-
scented charming little opera, also Tor
sweet charity's sake, at the Jefferson
Roof-Garden, and the little folks ac-.
Quilted themselves with honor End coy
cred themselves with glory
MISS Sophie White gave delightful
card party Tuesday evening in honor OF
her guest, Miss Justine Moran, of Detroit.
Miss Edith Grant Won the lady's first
prize a dainty fan; Mr.. Tom Purcell the
gentleman.s prize. a, silver lead pencil.
The consolation was received by Miss
Lima Shields, a beautiful picture.
After the game delicious supper was
served. Among the guests were Nora
Leary. Bessie Boslier, Lima Shields. Mar
tha Robinson, Mamie Garnet, Edith Sey-
mour. Elise Robinson: Louise Lee, Balti-
more; Addie Bowe. Josephine Tyler,
Edith Grant, Jeanne TAYLOR. Alice Hotcn-
kiss, Mary Lathrop and Elise Stokes;
Messrs. Tom Purcell, Tom Leary, Ran
dolph Cardoza, Charles RargaInin, Wood
ward. of Baltimore: James Drake, Ballard
Smith. Henry and Elmore Hotchkiss,
Claiming Newton, Gilmore Minor, Philip
Bagby, Richard Boyd. Charles and James
Cowardin, John Mason. VIII and Walter
Taylor. Thomas Bryan. Stewart Cooke,
Norman Yarbrough, Thomas Moore.
The rooms of the Womans Club were
weA filled Monday afternoon, and two
delightful and scholarly papers were
greatly enjoyed by the audience. Miss
Augusta Daniels read paper on
"Cavour," and Miss Maria Blair one on
"Gariba1di.s
The chairman's guests were Mrs. w. L.
Guillauleu. Miss Guillaudeu, Miss Ellen
BaGby, Miss Helen Nesbitt, of New York,
and Miss Mtltalie Forrest, of New York.
Miss Mamie D. Hicks entertained her
Sunday-school class most delightfully."-
Monday afternoon. During the early
part of the afternoon Miss Patty Nc
Geehee delighted them with several selec-
tons. Refreshments We're served later ct
the jefferson.
Miss Hicks guests We're: Misses Patty
McGeehee, Carrie Blackwell. Nellie
Womble. Virginia Turner, Maggie Ford,
Ruth Ford. Edith Powell, Lucy Powell,
Vera Harris, Sara Kelly, Inez Clarkson,
Hazel Blunt, Hannah Skinner, Sarah Nell
son. Annie Loving. Grace Horton;
Messrs. j. L. Hawkins. B. J. Pettus,
Charles Bailowsk. Logan Thomas,
John Priddy. Howard Barnum. Henry
Schmidt, Charles Heller and Alfred Fry.
MISS Adair Minor gave an attractive
tea Monday afternoon at the residence Of
her parents on North Fifth Street
Miss Adele Clark poured tea and Miss
Gretchen Noting chocolate. Among those
present We're Misses Lin Shields, Porter
Sands, Lulie Whitlock, Josephine Putney,
Nora Leary, Bessie Bosher, Addie Bowe.
Mary Lathrop, Louise Atkins. Josephine
Tyler, Leila Page, Lily Tyler. Bessie
Tompkins, Nora Houston, Octavia Cren-
shaw, Adele Clark, BERTHE Atkinson, Lucy
Cowardin and Gretchen Noting.
Miss Clements, who is pleasantly re-
membered by many in our city. arrived
Tuesday with a party Of friends on the
yacht Marjorie which is owned by Mrs.
A. S. Van Wicllle, of HaZelton, Pa, who,
With her family physician and several
friends. have been on two-months' cruise
TO Cuba and other adjacent islands.
Mr.. j. c. Knox, Miss Lucet<a and Miss
the Marjorie. Miss Knox accompanied the
party when they left the city.
A number of Miss Clements friends
were entertained at a delightful lunch by
Mrs. Van Wicllle on board the yacht
Tuesday afternoon.
Among the party were: Mr.. and Mrs
R. G. Rennolds, Mrs. B. Il. Abbott Mrs.
Fitzhugh Mayo, Miss Cary Laws and
Miss Matte Harris.
The Woman's Club and its guests filed
the Y. NJ. c. A. Hail on Friday evening
on the occasion of Captain Harrie Web
ster's illustrated lecture on Japan. Like
most naval officers. Captain Webster has
visited the greater part OF the earth, mas
ARTISTIC temperament enabling him TO APP
preciate the beauties of what he has seen,
and he Furthermore possesses the faculty
of imasartins his knowledge in a most
happy manner. A photographer OF no mean
ability, he has gathered unique collec-
tons of views of Oriental countries,
which he had colored by eminent nature
artists, thus forming what are consider
ed the finest collections in this country.
On Friday he exhibited seventy-fiVe
views of Japan. embracing beautiful bits
OF scenery, towns and villages, temples
and cemeteries, collections of gorgeous
flowers, methods of agriculture and in
terror scenes, explaining all in an easy,
converse Ional style, Which deNShteu ms
audience and made them feel we'll ac-
quafnted with THE Land OF the CnI-y-
sauthemum.' AT the close of the lecture
Mr.. Glasgow proposed a vote of thanks
to the lecturer, which some of those pres
emit regretted had not been extended to
| the hostesses as web, who had given this
| treat to their many guests
The Woman's Club has gained an en-
yiable position in Richmond. 1t has long
been recognized as the literary centre OF
| the city and is steadily charging the
| scope of its usefulness. Fridays enter
tadnment marks a new era in its history.
it's meeting having hitherto been confineu
to its members and very few guests,
| but on thts occasion, approaching the eN-
cellence of the entertainment which II
was able to offer through the kindness oil
| CAPTAIN Webster. IL determined to snare
| 1t with as many friends as the hali would
| hold, especially with those VINO from Tune
/ to time have shown it any Kindness.
While the week has Been very gay, the
rush of the rrfd-winter season has mol
characterized these post-Lenten days
I but things have been lively enough tc
make ennui unknown.
Several interesting weddings, the srea1
\ family gathering of The Randolphs a
\ nv q he,