The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-20
and
Personal

The social season closed yesterday with
q brilliant reception given by Mrs. J.
TAYLOR Ellyson aud Mrs.sfrrank T. sCrump
at their residence on Franklin Street
The handsome home was a bower OF
beauty with its elaborate and artistic
decorations. TALL. graceful palms were
grouped about the rooms. The nanteis
were banked IN ferns and TestoutS roses,
and the chandeliers and mirrors entwined
IN stnilaS. In the dining-room the note
OF color was pink. The beautiful Batten-
burg lace pieces of flour de lis design
were laid over pink satin, pink candies
were in the silver candeiabra ana large
showers. of TcStout roses were IN the
silver and cut-giass pitchers. The table
appointments were exquisite in cut-giass
and silver.
Receiving with Mrs. 1;liyson and Mrs.
Cru,np were: Mrs. EllysonS, debutante
,,ieces. Miss Alice Hotchfiss and Miss
1cttic Blair Eiiyson. Others receiving
were: Mrs Joseph Z. Willard. Mrs. John
s. Lightfoo,. Mrs. il. Theodore Ellyson,
Mrs WI Wl.;ehurSt, Mrs T. N Jones,
of Isle of Wight: Mrs. John Hunter, Mrs
f. D. Hotchkiss. Mrs. n. c. Larus, Mrs.
William Ellyson and Mrs. j. NJ Cowar-
din Mrs. r. Turner Arlington aud Yrs
Wallace of New York, served the coffee
and Chocolate Mrs. A j. Williams and
Mrs J. e. Jcifress served the ices The
young ladies assisting in the dining-room
were: Misses Bessie Bosher, Sue Spilman,
Annie Dcane, Annie Gray. Caroline 11oi-
liday Elizabeth Martin, OF Norfolk
Among The callers were: MeSdamcs
William C. Bentley. Gushing Small. IL "A
ellis. John w. Harrison, Thomas Boil
ling Lindsey Z. L. Conquest, K. ;.
Boshcr S. w. Travcrs, a. 5. Briggs.
j. n. Upshur. PoitiauN Robinson. Chas..
7. o'10errall. Josiah Ryland, j. I. Free.
man. Jas. Caskie. D. II. Funston, j Z.
Lamb. j. IIoge Tyler, James Is. Pace
S. Elicit, A. L. Gum. c. +. Borden,
J. A Patterson. i. T. Gaines, S c
Mitchell. j. a. Hodges. ~ w Patterson,
A l.. Marcy. II. s. Corey, c. Il. Stern.
w ii. Brown. Terrell, Frank Naile,
jackson Guy, Luther Dawson, Clement
ManIey, i. NJ. Blankenshlp. Culiiaume,
w. s. Forbes, William T. Robins w S.
r. Mayo, T. IL Elicit, r w Powers,
Herbert A Claiborne. y. u. Blair,
Howard D. Hoge, Stephen Putney, John
A Coke, Matthew Gilmore. T. D. Aylett.
T. +. Urquilart, John G. Fariand, c. ID
IanGhorne, J. r. Mcintosh. StoImNelns
Gravesande, A J. LEROY. r. s. Crump,
IT d. Neal, NJ. +. Montague. c. II Ry-
land, James 8. McCaw. Jr., w g. Neal,
w. J. Johnson. L. II. Cloves, Charles J..
Todd. J. w Jcffries. Z. a. Miller. G. NJ.
Ferral. J. s. Jeffress, y. j. Montague,
c. S. Stacy. w. II. Mccarthy. G. y.
Stacy, J. NJ. Miller, J. II Anderson. r.
c. Morton. a. r. Earbrough. Thomas
Boiling. {. p. Boiling. Christophe,
Thonkins. L. X. Ha1nberlin, c. e. Nvinso,
]. G. Trevillian. J. Is. Purcell. c. e.
Doyle T. E. Scott. c. w. Tanner, Austin
Brockenbrough. L. p Valentine. c. T.
Davis. w 7. Broome, Ct. l.. Christian,
L. E. Janey. Z. S. Hewitt. Adolphus
Blair. Z. II. Latferty, ]. ]. Montague. j.
u,
IL N. Smith. .Ir., Norton r. Savage, \.
l.. Holiaday. r. ]. Willinsham. c. ID.
Winefield. ]. W. Gordon, Il. Z. Glover.
J. ii. Blair. J. il. F'itz, r. w. Wise. w.
G. McCabe. Hunt Chirley. L. r. De
Shields. J. NJ. Taylor. Polk Miller, ]. r.
Montgomery, j. NJ Warren. c. r. Rob
ms. f E. lsaacs, f. /. Bodekcr, w A
Glasgow, Ashton Starl1e. c. Z. Workman,
NJ r. l.. Smith. ]. II. Drake, n Frazier,
W. l.. Slater, T. ". PemDerton, c. l..
Campbell. Nm ]. WhithurSt, NJ c.
lanis, Helen Adam, Thos- r Jeffress.
Misses Slater, Ferguson. Waddill- Lillian
Stearns. Mcintire. Helen Montague,
Emily Glasgow, Rebecca Gordon. Annie
Winston. Mary Drewry, Annie Minor,
Mary Randolph. Cooke. Butts. Tanner,
Rood, Pauline Powers. Ella Garrett,
Wilson Carr, Emily Carter. Sallie An
derson, Morton, Agnes Mccarthy, Julia
1.avino Stacy. dickson, Moore, Knowles.
Elizabeth Whitlock. Williams. Rose
Myers, Currin. Morgan, Fndley, Quarles,
Gray. Mary Turpin. Davenport, Jones,
Harris, Carey Laws, Call. Macon. Miller,
Putney. Jennie Iathrop, Jennings, Urqu-
hart Boyd, Robins. Forbes. Parl1e. Gull
1aume. Lee. Hamilton. Bowe. Lightfoot.
Thomas, James. Purcell. Miller, Foster,
Goldsborough, Patterson. Meredith. Pitt,
Phippen. Waddey. De Saussure, Cowar-
din. Jones. Shelton, Tyler, Clarke, end
TowneS Anderson.
Mrs John Shelton Williams gave a din
ner party last evening in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Z. Randolph Williams. that in
its beauty of appointments probably sur
passed anything of the present season.
The table decorations were maidenhair
fern and orchids. A large basket of
growing orchids were suspended above
the mirror. which reflected their delicate
Iints, and surrounding this artistic CEN
te1piece We're many slender vases of the
same beautiful flower. The mats under
the plates and wine-glasses We're en-
broidered orchids and the ices were served
in orchids The table was Illuminated by
pale shaded candles in silver candelabra.
The gentlemen received japonica bou-
ton-,ieres. The company included Mr..
and Mrs f. Randolph Williams, Miss
Tenant, Miss Branch, Miss -Allene
Stokes. Miss Harris. Mrs John Shelton
Williams, Mr.. McGraw, of Lancaster, Pa !;
Mr.. Or1nond Young. Mr.. George Gibson,
Mr. Robert Campbell and Mr.. Morris, of
Charlottesville. Mrs. Williams will be the
hostess at two luncheons during Easter
week.
The Jefferson Club gave most enjoya-
bic card party and informal dance last
evening at the clubhouse The parlors
library and readinG-rooms We're prettily
decorated in palms and growing plants.
There was a. large attendance, many OF
the members engaging in whist and many
participating in the dance. At $50 o'clock
an elegant supper was served
The Kreiger Kurious hompany was to