The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-24
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL

49,
The largest Informal tea of the season
xas that Yesterday of tie ladies of Mrs.
Duvars. who we're at home from $50
to : so O'Clock. The entire lower tioor
was covered with crash wl-iic the house
was lighted 5With red lights ard shadea
! lamps. the centerpiccG III TIE dlninS-Fooin
being composed; OF rcd azaleaS, surround
cd by Shaded silver Candida bra.
| The receiving party were at one end
Of the Iou- drawing-roon. and con-
sisted OF Mrs. Duval, Mrs. Abbott, Mrs.
J. Thompson Brown, of Bedford City;
| Mrs Henry G Stuart. Miss Alice Boiling.
| Of Kentucky; Mrs. Howard Johnson, Mrs.
| George NJ. Harrison. of Stanton: MISS
| Rosa Harrison, of Stauaton: Mrs. Lewis
| Pendleton. Mrs. Matthew T. Maury. Mrs.
Charles Boiling Holiday, Misses Roberta
! and Rebie E,lerson, Miss Elizabeth Swift
OF Delaware. and Miss Prince. These
were charraingly assisted IN the dining
| room by Misses Mamie Cowardin Etla
Riuford, Pauline Powers, Nora Houston
/ and Matte ShcpDerdsoR. Chocolate was
| poured ny Mrs. E;cverl: Crurrp-
The pariors were thronSed by smartly
dressed women, some of the dresses being
/ Unusually elegant. Among tie callers
/ were:
/ Mrs William A. Anderson Miss Anna
| a. Anderson. Miss Bentley Miss l.. Leigh,
| Mrs. j. l.. Cannon. Mrs. w n Sadier.
! Mrs. A. X. Leale, Mrs. Charles L. DAVIS,
| Mrs. r. Lindsay Gordon, Mrs. c. n.
| IJpshur Mrs. Edward Z. Robinson, Misses
Meredith. Miss Joseph Stebbins. Misses
| Matte Harris, Fanny Taylor, and Liia
| Bellamy, Mesdames Stephen Hunter. N.
/ V. Randolph. Miss Ann Mason Lee. Mrs.
| w. r. Richardson, Mrs. James S. CanlFl'
Miss n. Randolph, Mrs. a NJ. Tyler, Mrs.
| n. D. Wertl, Mrs. Richard Maury, miss
t. S. Hunter, Mrs. G. b. Wall, Mesdames
| Thomas Boiling, Murry MCGUIRE. Nlillam
! c. Sproul. of Chester, Pa; G.. l.. L. DAVIS,
Misses Morgan, Mrs. C. P. Montague MISS
C. H. Younge, Mrs. Susan B. HARRISON
| Miss Amelia q. Coalter. Mrs. Charies
Boiling, Miss Fannie Guy. MIS- Z. t.
Borden. Mrs. James Il. Nerth, MIS-.
| Henry st. John Coalter, Miss Gibson, MISS
Julia Ann Grant, Mesdames W. l.. John-
son, John S. Barbour, James <Aih'on
| Hodges, Miss Lily Logan. Mrs. Lewis VI.
Cowardin, Misses Mamie Cowardin and
l.. Morton. Mrs. r. Carter Scott, Mrs. =.
c. McPhail, Misses Brander, NorVeii
Jones. Shields, Mrs. f. D. Barksdale
Misses f. P. Hill. Alice Maude Palmer
Mrs. John Peyton Mcclure. Jr.. MISS
| Marie Archer, Mrs. John Hagan. Mrs.
| Edward v Valentine. Mrs. r. r. Seldom,
Mrs w. G. Miller Miss Towncs. MRS.
waiter Christian. Mrs c. r. Robins,
! Misses TaIcott, Mrs. Henry L. Cabels
| Mrs. Henry Darlington Rely, Miss Viz
ginia Tyler, Mrs T. Elicit Clarke, Mrs.
! Alice Palmer. Miss Margaret Chamber
lavne. Mrs. William NJ. Spilman, Miss Re
becca Gordon, Mrs. James CHRISTIAN
| Lamb. Miss L. Knox, Mrs. Luther Ia"-
| son. Mrs. Hugh Mcclure Taylor, Misses
Adair Minor. Harriet Curtis, of Boston;
! Anne NIaury, Mrs. John H. Guy, MISS
Hartman. Miss Sarah Talfrey. Mesdames
/ W RI. Perkins, L. D. Aylett, Gervas
Storrs. Jr., Of Baltimore; S. NJ Wood
ward. Misses Moore, Coralie johnston
/ Mr.. Friedley and Miss Coleman. Miss
! Claire Guillaume. Mrs. James a. Weich'
Miss Sue Wexford. Miss Purcell, Mes
DANES W. c. Bentley. L. Fl. Wise, JOSIAH
Rvland J. B. Wood, ?. L. Conquest, l.
p. Giles. Alexander G. Brown, Jr., ana
Albert Bruce, Miss a. r. Howard, Mes
DANES w. D. Hoge, R. Lindsay Gordon,
John A. Coke, P. P. Taliaferro, ana Johh
/ N Tavlor, Miss Annie Chamberlayne,
Misses 3. T. Patteson. Margaret Leake,
and Miss Guigon, Mrs. W. II. Sadier' MIS-.
z. D. Hotchkiss, Mrs. c. G. Coleman MSS
MARY Harvie, Mrs. James Keith Mrs
Patteson. Mrs. E. r. Lafferty. Mrs.
i r P. Dashiell, Miss L. Warren. Miss NJ
q Laws. Mrs NJ L. Harrison, Miss u.
2 lee Miss Carrie Tmbcrlak~ MISS
Rchacca Storrs. Mrs. ". G. ferguson
Misses Blankcnship, Mrs. S. W. IraVers'
Mrs. I. NJ Macon. Miss Pouitney, Mrs.
w. NJ. Withers, Miss julia Cara"eii' "
Hanover; Mrs. J. e. Warmer: Mrs |.
NJ. rutherford, Mrs Z. Z. "oFtnail,
Miss Mary Ball, Miss T. ?. Gibson. MISS
Halsev. Miss Sara B. Harvie Mrs. K.
Turner Arlington Mrs. B. H. Nash. Mrs
r, Rankin. Mrs. f Moncure perkins
Mrs. W. T. Robins, Miss Darnell. OF Lex
ington. Mrs Alfred May. Miss 1rene
Tirslcy. Miss Matte Haynes.
Later on the parors were thronSed With
gentlemen, who helped end successful
evening.
Mrs. G. L. L. Davis was the delightful
hostess Of the Afternoon Euchre Club
Yesterday. Four hand euchre was played
b. those present, and the lucky winners
of the much coveted prizes were Mrs.
Sproul, of Chester, Pa. winning a. pretty
faIlow field hunting picture: Mrs. Virgin
ius Hail. was also in luck, and had for
her trophy a dainty jewel box Of burnt
wood lined with pink poppy crepe paper
decorated with pink peoples tied with
popp. green ribbons. at the conclusion
of which a dainty collation. was served
on the tables. Those that made up this
charming party We're Mrs. Sproui. OF
Chester, Pa: Mrs John G. Farland. Mrs
May. Mrs r. Carter Scott, Mrs. Austin
Brockenbroug'il. Mrs. Moncure Perkins
Mrs. William c. Bentley. Mrs Mary
Bell Perkins. Mrs Virginius Hall, Mrs,
Bernard Guest, Mrs. Adolp!lus Blair. Miss
Annie Laurie Mayo. Mrs. Henry Williams
Mrs. Murray Macon Mcclure. and Mrs
Thomas Christian Gordon.
The Jefferson CLUB was rendezvous fol-
, snartly dressed women yesterday. When
, at four o'clock Miss Maria Blair lecturcd
on "Florence and Her Great Men,.
OF the many great men which may be
called FIorentine, Miss Blair selected
three as her topic of the afternoon, viz
:, Dante, who loved Florence with an un'
dying love; Fra Angelica. who was di-
rect and simple, leading a sanctiiied life
and Savanoroa, who gave his life and al
ambition to reform Florence.
The Misses Fisher gave delightful "a
bona" yesterday afternoon, followed BY
q card party to the receiving party
The house was beautifully decorated will
pink carnations. y centerpiece was form