The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-14
BRIDES OF AUTUMN
HOLD FULL SWAY
aany Events Of Great Interest
% Devotees of Dame Fashion.
HORSE SHOW, TEAS, DINIRGS
Much Entertaining VIII Fill Days from
October Hath to l8,h-Folks Flock
ing Home from Summer Res
sorts and City Filling Up.
HORSE SHOW, TEAS, DINlkGS
Much Entertaining VIII Fill Days from
oc,oher ,4,h to 10 .h-Folks Flock

Fresh from the conduests at seaside and
mountain resort, the coy maiden is re-
turning for a brief respite before the;
Winters social whirl is on. With her as
.rsr right ia wcr and constant companion
r~turns also that invaluable feminine &C
COMPARTMENT fan. Perhaps in all her
playful coquets, she has no more faith
vul abettor and truly considerate OF
friend the maiden allows 1t d share OF her
oiief resting spoil.
The duties OF a fan to its fan owner
RE two-io!d that Of a tried and true ac-
.essory 10 the summer girl making her
trivolitics pass Pleasantly ana as
souvenir. having inscriptions paced
from end to end which in years TO come
will bring forth rccolecuons. Perhaps
haps to an observer the little lni-
nals the word written in a bold hanC
will mean nothing, but TO the owner IL
is the link which connects the past with
the present IL may be only palm-ieaf
fan or one OF the costly ones with ivory
sticks. yet it was acttre in furnishing re-
tresi.ing breezcs in a crowded bathroom
and afterwards was ihscrlbed IN lhe
moonlight.
tn. Gan Is now put away in the corner
oT tho summer girls sanctum and another
will come into play at the germans anu
moro formal debutantc receptions ano
perhaps .s,hen the leaves begin to bud
again. that also may bring back remem-
branches even more fond than these that
that are now laid aside
LITTLE realized as it is by society at
large the winter season is now fast ap-
proacting-though thanks to the country
house party and the atuacuon OIL the
Northern city the vacation time Is by no
means entirely over. Indeed the weather
is at its best these days for sightseeing,
and will be for a month TO come. WAN
MI this. there are ample forerunners OF
,,ir,er tho autumn weeks having now
her-,n 10 map themselves out. Last week
,be weddings of the fall We're noted
and still others have been announced,
and the gossips tell of some moro to
come
Tho engagement was announced to
friends last week OF no less a social
favorite than Miss Anne Grant, of
"Grantlands." and Mr. Thomas Armis-
tead of this city The bride elect is eX-
trcmelv popular here her home being
in the suburbs.
The wedding will probably be in Octo-
Der one of the favorite months of the
wear with brides.
Society will be awfuiIy gay during the
] Horse Show week and in spite Of all the
entertaining which that event will call
forth one OF the largest Of the fall we'd
dincs has been set for the Thursday.
october the 10th being chosen for the
wedding of Miss Mary Lyons Mayo, the
granddaughter of the late Governor Hen
nv A. Wise, of Virginia, and dughter OF
the late William c. Mayo, and Mrs. Ellen
Wise MAYO TO Mr.. Richard Parker Cren-
shaw of Washington. d. G., now resi-
dent Of Martinsburg, w. Va.
Miss MAYO has recently been a resi-
dent of Washington where she has many
friends and is of an unusually bright
6isnosition her writings in several of the
popular and well-known monthly maya
zines showing unusual talent and char
acter. Mr. Crenshaw is connected with
Tho old family Of Admiral CrenShaw.
The wedding will take place at St Paul's
Church at O'Clock and the bride will
he attended by fourteen bridesmaids with
her sister Miss Annie Wise Mayo, as
maid of honor.
The first social event of last week was
the assembling for tea and gossip of the
members OF the Woman's Club in the
Club paror Monday at o'clock. The
tea table. with its attractive furnishings.
was presided over by Mrs. Rolfe Glover.
Callers during the afternoon and early
evening with pleasant greetings and In
ouiries the one for the other. made the
occasion both bright and pleasant.
Among those who called We're Miss
Claire Gullaume. Miss Warren. Mrs.
Warren. Miss Lee. Mrs. B. Taylor Nc
Cue. Mrs. CHRISTOPHER Tompkins, Mrs.
Hunter M1A Glazebrook and Mrs. Chas.
Burgess Ball. The guest OF the afternoon
was Mrs. George 3. Finch Of Boydon,
who came IN with Mrs. Norton Savage
A marriage Of unusual interest last
week was that at the Union Theological
Chapel Tuesday night OF Miss Elsie
Belle Smith the daughter of Rev. DR..
and Mrs. James p. Smith and Mr.. Chas.
Franklin MYERS of Lexington at
o'clock The ceremony was performed
BY the father Of the bride assisted by
Rev. Russell Cecil Immediately after
the ceremony a small reception was
given at BriEhtside, the home of the
brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myers will spend the
coming winter at Princeton University,
where Mir. MYERS goes for special
study in a postgraduate course. Both
young people have a wide circle of
friends in this city, the HAPPY groom be-
ing an alumni of the class CT 1902 at the
Seminary.
A pretty wedding during the past week
was that OF Miss Ida Willis Thomas and
Rev. John X Walker. who We're united
et Centenary "Wednesday night the kew,
w w Lear officiating.
The bridal party was led by the ushers
Dr. L. Pussy. Mr.. William Lear. Mr..
Marvin Tavior and Mr.. Binford Peay'
The bride in blue broadcloth tailor
costume and carrying shower of roses,
entered with her maid of honor. Miss Eva
Burruss. who wore a white organdy and
carried pink carnations. and was met at
the altar by the groom and his best man,
MI Z. Cosby.
Immediately after the ceremony, a re-
ccption was rendered the bridal party
Mt the home of the brides cousin. Mr..
and Mrs. C. II. Talley, on Church Hill.