The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-17
Week IN
Society

The rink bud trees. the first tender
shoots OF green. the fragrant violetS up
lifting their modest heads. and the rare
voices of the twittering birds announce
tho far; That spring is With rs. and 10
titsc who are practically inclined come
thoughts of spring wardrobes and spring
cioaninEs, sufficient to bring on that tired
feeling, SO general about this time
90 year.
Society IS sill on religion bent and
.he daily services INDUCED in. Long
deferred resolutions have had a chance
OF fulnilment and If is seen at this sea
son thai something besides the frivoli-
ties OF life may be ATTENDED to. For
every one If is a time of calm and peace
iexcapt the society rtponter. To her
they are the melancholy days The sad
dest of the year, the days when the
1iniest gathering is followed up with an
eagle eye; when personals. disresarded
in lines Of plenty, are sought and hoard
ed as treasures.
There has seldom been so much travel
ing as this year. 1t might DE termed
she restless season of the year when
the South is calling. and the fortunates
flock te those places where the social
sun shines in the gray DAYS OF Lent.
Aiken has been one of the fashionable
Meccas. and lis said that one of the
greatest bellies at this exclusive resort
IS Miss Phyllis Lanshorne, who seems
20 win popularity wherever she goes
It was her birthday. and her good lus-
band. after worrying for several days
whether he should buy her something
pretty 10 wear or something decorative
for the house, decided neither. He
would give her d surprise She hadn't
seen her mother. who lived in Chicago. for
Twelve years. Every time she had plan
ned to so one thing or another prevent
ed. either the children were sick or ser
1ants were troublesome: at all events,
she hadn't gone, and the mother was
lame and couldn't come to her. So the
husband arranged that at "A certain time
they should talk 10 each other over the
long distance telephone
He walked with her casually to the
phone at the jefferson and said: Here,
any dear is your mother at the other
end
She grssned the receiver and heard
her mothers voice. and could only utter
one word mother. With that she
broke down and those two homesicl1
women wept until the toll was fifteen
dollars In speaking OF il Mrs. c.
ssxs Il was the sweetest experience she
ever HAD.
There was much weeping ana wailing
two weeks ago. One Of the little boys
has a besetting sin-curiosity. Every
bodxfs business is his business. and ii |
keeps him we'll employed nosins around I
shat he is commonly called Rubber /
neck he has a younger sister whose |
idol he is. however, and she had heard
a good deal about the Rubber-Day' to |
be held by the Ladies Auxiliary OF the !
Virginia Hospital. She had heard her |
II, IL hot
coming for all the old rubber to be found, |
and all day long she Wore worried |
3ooil When she and her brother We're |
,,ls wing in "A closet in the nursery. she
locked him in. He kicked and he storm |
ed he cried and he yelled. until the noise
reached the servants quarters. and he |
was liberated Then little Mays reck
oning came and she was all III tears as
she said:
II was So afraid the Virginia Hospital
would want 10 take all the ruhbernecks
too
The Minnesota Legislature has recent
" Introduced d bin TO prohibit the mar
rage OF women after they are forty-tire /
years old. This might he considered one
of the most lnsidious attacks ever made
on the sex if it We're not FOR the TACT that
no unmarried woman ever is over ioify-
supposed to be the privilege OF a. woman
10 marry whenever, wherever and as OIL
sen as she has a suitable opportunity
The purpose Of the bill is hard TO under
STAND, unless the widows Were winning
all the eligibies IN the race out there and
putting toe heavy "a handicap on the
deoutante element OF society But since
ali the unappreciated blessings are much
younger than the age limit, there will
l,s jnl.S al Y
Last week was a week Of meetings.
the most interesting and most important
Was that of the Womans Club, when
The election OF officers took place. Mrs
John Dunlop was elected president First
sice-PreSident, Mrs Charles Davenport:
Second Nice-President, Mrs. J ". Ha1ri-
son: Recording Secretary, Miss Claire
t;uilaumc; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs.
l.cfroy-: Treasurer. Miss rutherford
New members elected TO the Board wer"
Miss Claire t;uiliauinc Mrs. }. w ilar
4,ie,n. Mrs IL Il. Valentine. Mrs. J. I'sy
lor l9Ilyson, Mrs. john Dunlop
The chairman of the meeting MAS Airs.
j. iGnderS Idbinson: Secretary, Miss
Claire GuilIaunle Assistant Secretary,
Miss Y. NJ Peasants; Judge Of Election,
Miss Roberta Alien; Teilers, Mrs. Fam
nix. lSoykin Mrs. Airginius Han and Mrs.
John fIurter Pages. Mas Gerta Wci-
ford, Miss Nellie Tree, Miss Emily Gias-
gov, Miss Sue Wexford and Miss y.
Blanche Morgan
A rising vote OF thanks was rendered
Mrs g. 3. Nunford for the valuable ser
vices rendered by her 10 the club as It's
nreside.lt during her term Of office.
Miss Claire Guillaume, the efficient sec
-etaI.y. also received Il rising vote OF
franks and WAS reelected by acclama-
lion. Mrs. L. g. Minor offered q resclu-
lion TO be sent 40 the Council urging The
i scf.ptan OF The Carnegie library. The
nectins: adjourned until THURSDAY. when
me revised Constitution was read
On Thursday, March 2Sih. the consiitu-
Ion VIII bs acted upon
Next Thursday at 4:So o'clock a meet
as ~ si,e second mortgage bondholders
NIL take place for the purpose OF redeem
ne some OF the bends. AS they MIL
40 drawn by numbers, holders are re-
,ue,ict 10 bring the numbers Of their re
,;,et;ire bonds.
The subject for discussion next Mon
lax afternoon at i.su o'clock will hc our
,ubIic Schools under the direction al