The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-25
SOCIAL, AND
PERSONAL

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Tho annual tea OF the Daughters Of the
Confederacy next Monday Will be one of
the social events OF tho week. and will be
held at the Lee Camp Hall flags and
the colors of the Confcderacy and the
portraits Of the famous generals OF the
South will adorn the rooms.
The receiving party will consist OF the
officers OF the society. Mrs N. V. Ran
dolph, Mrs. Edward Valentine, Mrs. Wal
ter Christian, Miss Anne Bentley Miss
Sailie Deane and Mrs. Charles Z. Boiling;
also Governor and Mrs. a. r. Montague.
Mrs. Robert T. Meade, Mrs. James NJ.
Halse5', Miss c. I. Boiling. ars. James
W. Claiborne. Mrs. Herbert Claiborne,
Mrs. Joseph Bryan. Mrs Stephen Bever-
dse, Miss I. Moses, Mrs Virginia Ed
WARDS. O1rs. Charles E. Borden, Miss
Harrison. Mrs. Stewart Woodward, Mrs.
Isaiah White. Miss Lizzie TONNES and
Mrs. Edwin Cox.
The veterans of the Lee and Pickett
Camps are invited to drop in and enjoy
a social cup of tea Hon. John Goode
will be present, and the Daughters extend
a. cordial welcome to the members of the
Constitutional Conventions. The tea is
entirely informal, so that the gentlemen
are expected to come in on their way
from business, between the hours OF
half-past 4 and half-past S.
The tea has always been g. success, and
all visiting Daughters are invited, while
a full attendance of the Richmond Chap
ter is especially desired, to do honor to the
guests. The young Daughters are asked
to come early and help serve the light
refreshments.
Mr.. Walter Mercer. OF the Wednesday
Club, will be present with part of his
children'S chorus
Mrs. Otway Allen gave one of the most
elegant entertainments of the week yes
terday in honor of her guest, Mrs. Ar
thur Middleton Rutledge, OF Louisville,
Kentucky. The entertainment was in
the nature of a. reception luncheon. or
buffet luncheon, as 1t is sometimes called.
and was between the hours Of 2 and 1
| o'clock.
The house was a bower of flowers,
! entirely Illuminated by shaded candles,
| the dining-room being artistically decor
I ated in carnations, mignonettc and mar
| cissus.
The large mahogany table was laid with
| Battcuburg mats, the center Being large
| silver bowl filed with carnations and
,nignonette; alternating at the corners
were silver candelabra and cut-giass
vases filled with uarcissus.
| The parlor was a mass of American
Beauties. and to one corner was the
| punch table, which was presided over by
! Mrs c. A. Davenport.
| Vases OF American Beauties were placed
| in the hall, and during the hours about
| one hundred and fifty people called and
| cartook of Mrs. Aliens hospitality.
The Kate WecIock Whist Club met
| thursday afternoon. at the residence of
| Mrs. Charles Wingo. for the first time
| this season, and was warmly welcomed
| by its old and new members. y spirited
game was played, the highest score be-
ing obtained by Mrs. /. n. Jones and
I Mrs Charles Todd, north and south,
while Mrs Knight and Mrs. James D.
| Crump won the honors, east and west
! Mrs Edmund Waddill will be the charm
| ing hostess next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fairfax Montague, who
! were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
| Gentry, in Atlanta, from Sunday to Thurs
! day were given several elegan. enter
tainments. Besides the banquet at which
theh entire party of Governor Montague
were present. Mrs. Gentry gave an
elegant dinner in their honor; also a
lunch at the himball House. Mrs. Bur
| ton Smith entertained in their honor at
| an elegant breakfast at the Capital City,
to which twenty guests were invited
! while Mr. and Mrs. ". E. Chaplin gave a
luncheon. They were also present at the
large banquet Monday night given in
honor of Governor and Mrs. A. J. Mon
tague.
!. coy cup of tea was enjoyed yester-
| day at the residence of Mrs. James Cas-
kie, who entertained in honor OF Miss
Sue Tunstal! OF Washington, who is her
guest. At the tea table. which was laid
with handsome Battenburg tea cloth
Miss Annie Gray presided. and served
the cup that cheers but not inebriates
Mrs. Caskie was assisted in receiving
by Miss TunstalI and Miss Leila Gray
The Woman's Club will be thronged
this evening, the occasion being the en-,
tertainment of Miss Marie Sheadlock, OF
| England, who will delight her hearers
on The Fun and Philosophy of Hans
Andersons Fairy Tales" Miss Shead
lock is a great friend Of Madame Sarah
! Grand, and has witten several French
poems herself, her motto being Laugh
ter the sign OF highest mental develop
ment. This is her first visit to America,
and she comes highly endorsed by the
| English press, and promises to be one
of the most brilliant entertainments yet
given at the club. Gentlemen escorts are
to be invited and no bonnets worn.
The Silver Tea" at the residence or
| y.
crowd yesterday afternoon between the
hours of and o'clock. The decorations
were of red, consisting of red shaded
/ lamps and candelabra, while center
| piece was extremely attractive of holly.
Those who received the callers VINO
drank for Charity" were: Mesdames w.
R. l.. Smith. J. Taylor EiIyson, Frank 7.
Crump, Thomas StaIke, w. III. Sadier,
Robert Crump and Miss Sye Roberts.
Those in the dining-room were Misses
Bessie ElIyson. Aaude Steele, irene VIM
ston, Alice Hotchkiss. Ruth Tanner. Mira
and Jessie Jones and Brooks Pnlppen-
while candy was sold By Misses Maude
Starke and Rosa Smith.
! At Misses Fishers card party, which
was given Thursday night to her receiv-
ing party, the lucky prize winners were:
Miss Rebecca Bell. who captured g. lovely
chiffon fan Mr.. Emslie uigsinbotham, a
Russian leather coin purse, while MISS
Charlotte Poythress was much envied
when she obtained the bobby, a poster
he roIorS of the University