The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-13
WEEK I'M SOClEl'
IN EEIRISbURG
An Elegant Reception in Honor
Of Miss Jeal Irigg.
BEAUTIFUL COSTUMES WORN
Brilliant Gard Parties and Receptions
The Wednesday Music Club Enjoy
a Piano Rec;tal-Be Beautiful
Floral Decorations.
fsnac;a, 1,,spat,.h to The Times,

Especial Dispatch to The Times,
81 PETERSBURG, VA. April 1l.-NIrs. H.
| p. stratton. who is always u gracious
/ hostess, entertained at a delightful tea
! Thursday afternoon a:id evening. Inc
guest OF honor was MISS Jean I ,l;;, %
| the winter here and has won hy neI
charming manner hosts OF friends ana
| admirers. The decorations in nalls, par
/ Tors and dining-roonl. We're OF palms;
! ferns, jonquils and daffodiis. Ihe coiohlal
1nantelpieces were most artistically de
coratcd with lighted tapers and banked
| with ferns and jonquiis.
In the dinins-room the same coior
scheme was carried out, the table having
! lace cover over yellow satin, lighted with
candles in silver candalabra. Festoons OF
| SmiiaX formed an edge around the sapie,
a handsome bunch of jonquils forming the
| center piece. These artistic decorations
We're completed by a graceful draplns
of smlax from the crystal chandelier 70
| the corners of the table, then fastened
| with punches Of jonquilSs with BOWS Oh
S''os = THOSE RECEIVING.
| Receiving with Mrs. Stratton, who wore
an exquisite gown of cream lace over
| yellow silk with touch of turquoise blue
velvet and diamond ornaments, was MISS
| Trigg in a becoming gown of cmbroid-
cred white mousseline de sole with gar
niture OF red panne velvet. Mrs. VIII
| liam Wight, of Baltimore, in tan-colored
satin, renaissance lace and diamonds ana
| pearls. Mrs. Broocils Rogers in her ex-
! qusite wedding gown OF white MORE
with rose pink lace ant Iland embroidery
and pearl necklace. Mrs. John Moyler
| III handsome gown of white satin anu
| and white point de'sprit with black lace
applqued over white diamond ornament
| Mrs. Gordon McCabe in white embroid-
| cred chiffon over pink silk, diamond or
naments; Mrs. Alfred Witherspoon, white
! embroidered muslin over blue silk, dla-
| monds Mrs. Alfred Fried, in white organ
| dy handsomely trimmed with lace, poured
| the tea. Mrs. John Herbert Claiborne, IN
| blue mousseline de sole with blue SATIN
| trimmings, and Mrs. Wilkins, Sowned III
| black silk and welt, wearing PINK roses
graciously dispensed the punch. Inc
| w. A. Bragg, Mrs. Pryor Jones and MIS-.
| E. II. Patterson. Mrs. Bragg wore a
| plated ruffles and trimmings or lace.
/ Mrs. Jones gowned in blue organdy
| with trimmings OF tucks and hand en-.
broidery. Mrs Patterson's gown was of
white organdy with handsome lace trim
mings with blue liber,y satin.
The young ladies serving in the dinins-
room were Misses Lee Booth, May Ellen
Whyte, Susie Whyte, Helen Leavenworth,
| Margaret thinner, Alice Spicer, Bessie
Stratton. Nellie Stratton, Bessie Venable,
! Leiper Venable, Josie French. Josie Nc
Nellie Hamilton, Ophelia -Percival, Julia
| Whytc, Annie Gill.
About three hundred quests called dur
ing the afternoon and evening
| ELEGANT CARD PARTY.
! Mrs. Preston l.. Roper entertained at a
card party Friday afternoon. Four-hand
euchre was played and there were twelve
tables. The rooms and halls We're beau
lilies Among the players We're Mesdames
David Dunlop, H. ?. Stratton, George
Cameron, Jr:, Alexander Hamilton, Nor
Cooper. J. ]. Percival, John Moyler. E. Q.
Patteson, r. c. Scott. Waverly Wilkins,
John ,1 Herbert Claiborne, Brooks Reg
| Clevey, Gordon McCabe, Finch, William
a. Bra go, Walter Jarratt, Drewry. Robert
Whyte Of Baltimore. William l' Hudd, III Il.
| G. Leigh, James Goodman, c.. II. Lassiter.
Alfred Friend, Jr., Robert Hamilton, NJ.
Maxwell DOMAIN; Misses Marie Davis,
Bessie Venable, Helen Leavenworth,
Spiller of Wytheville, Tabb of Gloucester,
Worth Nor X Mary r. Parham, Anna Dunlop,
Frances Reams, Emily Roper, Mary Beas-
Gillian NJ a''D u 'o't'n osfoi'nss' MARY
Mrs. Leroy Roper gave a brilliant re-
ception at her home on South Sycamore
Street Thursday afternoon and evening
n n honor Of her attractive guest. Miss
those. who received with Mrs. Roper We're
her sister, Mrs. Georgia Wilson of Rich
mond; Miss Miss Frances Lewis Roller. Mrs.
David Dunlop, Jr., Misses Martha Collier,
Mary Beasley, Roberta Gill, Beatrice Jones
of Baltimore. Minnie 3. Spiller of Wythe-
vile; Tabb, Emily TONNES, Nan Davis and
Emily Roper. " 49,
The rooms were lastly decorated with
La France roses, palms and pink-snaded
candles, and the table was beautiful with
b BAY lace over pink, and pink satin
RIBBON and La france roses
PiANOLA RECITAL.
MIS- w. y. Jarratts entertained tT1e We'd
nesday Music Club at her home on Mar
snail Street Wednesday evening al a
Pianola recital, given by Mr.. Roger A
pryor Jr, Of Richmond. xii the thirty
members of the club, with escorts. We're
present. This is the second tins f6a1
gentlemen have been permitted to eniov
meeting of the Wednesday Club dnrinoe
It's existence for nearly four Years NJ
Pryore was very flattering in his praise
~ Ollie tie ,ffetersburg people and their knowl
Misses Rebecca and Bessie BOILING 90
Baltimore, are guests Of Miss Lena Mol
tenius. 10 W.
Miss Beatrice Jones, of Baltimore. who
mas oeen5 visiting her aunts, the Misses
Baltimore Friday. '''t ~
Miss Frances Lewis Roller, OF Harrison
in Petersburg. 10y fsoper
Miss Edna Barnes is the guest of Nfiss
Virgie Slater e 49, " MISS
Miss Eliza Wilson Bragg will be morr ,i,1
at 81. EPauiS Church, III this CITY IVeJA
HeSday evening at O'Clock. ~ GU
e.:; Mrs. George Pesram entertained a few
TRENDS tuesday evening. Compliment ~,
to Lieutenant and Mrs. Aston Han
Of West Point. - = sililon,
III nyJ n