The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-19
SOCIAL. AID
PERSONAL

5 SONAL ;
| ..Fiction.-Some Notable New Novels
| was the topic SO interestingly discussed
| ut the Womans Club yesterday after
noon. Mrs. W. S. Copeland and Mrs.
James H. Lindsay. of Charlottesville,
were the speakers. The audience was a
large and peculiarly attentive one.
Mrs. Copeland. who WAS the first to
speak on this subject, aptly spoke. as a
kind OF Introduction, on the different
kinds OF novels, and in passing said the
Ola style, novel OF Simply love story
and nothing more was entirely extinct
Four books were taken up and criticised,
ara the story told; the i!rst two, with
Mrs. Copelend as speaker, were Winston
ChurchilFs Crisis, IN which is COM
! bination OF historic and political, and
THE Making OF Jane by Sarah Barn
well t1lotI, who once GElishIsd Inc
| Womans Club with readings from her
own works, and is more OF sociological
order.
Mr. Lindsay then took up the thread, of
! discussion, and took the romance OF
American politics, as portrayed by
| Frances Churchill Williams in j. Devlin
Boss He took as another OF the most
Mr.. Lindsay said that over two hundred
new novels had been published this fall.
Some of the writer's OF the city and
club who enjoyed this discussion were:
Mrs. Hoge Gillian. Of Philadelphia; Mrs.
William Lewis, Of Sweet Springs, w.
Va; Mrs. C Robinson of Maury Point,
Va; Mrs. Charles S. Morgan, of Baltl-
more; Miss Lewis Nelson, OF Louisville,
Ky; Mrs. John a. Morris. of New York;
Miss May Curtis Lee, Miss Stebbins. OF
South Boston; Miss Davis, Misses Nor
ton. OF South BOSTON; Miss Jeter, OF
Springfield, Mass; Mrs. f. l.. Parrish,
OF Covlngton: Mrs. Holderby. Miss Lee
Peasants and DR.. J. n. Uphsier.
Mrs. Wexford presided at the choco-
late table, and Miss Winston poured tea.
Friday has beer, arranged for the week
ly meeting of the Woman's Clubs Whist
Club This decision was reached at their
meeting yesterday morning. spirited
and interesting game was played, which
ended in a tie between Miss Lee and Miss
Lily Price, east and west, and Mrs.
Glazebrock and Mrs. Webster, east and
west; and Mrs. Charles Meredith and
Mrs. Albert Bruce. north and south. and
Miss Willie Perkins and Mrs. Widemann,
north and south. Though the day Of
meeting has been changed, the hour re-
mains unchanged.
Mr.. F. W. sandman. whose approach
ing marriage has been noticed in the pa
pers, will leave tomorrow for Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, where he will be married
on Thursday to Miss Rhobie Caldwell, of
that city. Among those who will aC-
company him from that city are N1essrs;
5. Pollard Cardoza and Ernest Small
mann, who will be his brothers best
man
Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson viii
talk before ethe Woman's Club next Mon
day night at $50 o'clock. The members
are requested to come without bonnets
and may bring gentlemen escorts only.
The marriage of Miss Rachel Annie
Marks this evening will set the wedding
bells ringing again this week. Mr.. Ed
gar I. Pullian1 is to be the happy groom.
Rev. DR.. Cooper will perform the cere-
mony at the First Baptist Church at !
o'clock. Immediately after the ceremony
the young couple will leave on a northern
tour.
Miss Belle Austin will be the charming
hostess tonight OF the New Century
Club. which has been invited to meet
promptly at O'Clock at the residence
No. 713 North Twenty-third Street.
Mrs. William L. Clay who. with ner
little son has been the guests of her
mother Mrs. Hunter Mcclure, mas re-
turned to her home, in Savannah. Ga.
Mrs. R. L. Parrish, of Covington, Ky,
who is the charming guest of Mrs Cor
don McCabe. was the guest of honor yes
day at a luncheon, given by Miss De-
catur Axtell.
Miss Ann Lee, the striking-looking
daughter of General and Mrs. Fitzhugh
Lee, viii make her debut this winter,
and is it probable will spend quite long
time in this city.
The annual meeting of the Association
for the Preservation OF Virginia Antiqui-
ties for the election OF officers for the
ensuing year will be held in the rooms
of the Virginia Historical society to-day,
Nov. 10Th, at o'clock Z. n. Those or
the public who are interested in the aims
and purposes OF the association are IN
vited to be present.
The approaching marriage of MISS
Mary Agnes Roach, Of this city. to Mr.
Richard Weldon Payne, is announced in
the Alexandria Gazette, the wedding 70
take place Tuesday, Nov. 26th.
Mrs. Thomas Boiling, who went to
Delaware to attend the Swift-hoIle.day
wedding. left yesterday for New York
to be present al the Horse Show.
Mrs. De Almond, of Philadelphia, is
expected here the latter part of the *
on a visit to her parents, Mr.. ana Mrs.
Fleming, on West Grace Street.
The .N1ilton c. Work. Whist Club win
meet t!lisafternocn at O'Clock in the
parors OF the Won,ans Club as usual.
The I. Y. l. will hold their weekly
meeting tonight good programme has
been prepared by the committee.
Mrs. Leftw:ch is the guest of Miss
Mary Fulton for a few days.