The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-25
Social and
Personal

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The expression between seasons"
means a great deal more than the un-
initiated would imagine from seeing or
hearing II. From a social standpoint it
may be interpreted as neither fish flesh
nor good red herring" Everything is at
standstil!, the end OF things having
come to pass and the beginning of things
not yet begun
In weather point Of view, 1t shows it
SELF IN the advent Of winter, or the sem
b!ance of winter, when no one is ready
TO mako 1t welcome. and tho recurrence
OF summer, when white p'ques have gone
into retirement and furs have dissolved
acquaintance with the fragrant moth
ball
In SO far as fashion Is concerned, it Is
her moment of indecision and uncer-
tainty. With her footsteps tending in
one way and her head turned in an
other, the tickle 'arbiter elegantorum"
holds her victims in the thralls OF
anxious anticipation as TO her final Ter-
dict When frost and a crisp biting at
1nosphere render the fire glow n comfort,
she seems quite inclined to issue her
mandate. When belated looks in upon the
world as she passes by. Fashion forgets
her future work and falls 10 playing
pranks a S IT, forsooth, the society woman
has nothing better to do than to humor
her fancies. For Fashion is a spoiled ty-
Tnnt. and the worlds worship has COM
bined TO make her So
Miss IIloise Virginia rIudefns and Mr..
Louis Gibbs Fowler were married at 4:45
p. NJ Yesterday IN the home OF the bride.
at Norfolk. by the Rev William r.
Proctor. Of McKendree Methodist Church.
Hxter the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs Fowler
LEFT by steamer for a Northern bridal
tour.
The wedding Of Miss Grace Minetree.
the daughter of Mrs. S. A. Minetree. to
Mr.. Ralph Frankhouser was soleInnized
by tho Rev. Carey r. Morgan In No 100
South Sixth Street. at o'clock last
night.
Tho bride wore handsome going-away
gown and carried a shower of brides
roses The attendants were Messrs. Henry
Brown. Woodruff Anderson. George
Nugent and Mr. Tolkes. Mr. and Mrs.
F'rankhouser left by the northern train
last evening for a prolonged trip.
Miss Genevievc Brantley Wells and Dr..
George Thornhill Harris will be married
in the Baptist Church at Lgnum. Va,
October sth. at 4 p. NJ. Miss Wells is the
attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.
S. Wells of Culpepcr county The pros
1cCtiVe groom Is n son VI ZIG LIS ~.
II IA Harris, who for many years filled
the chair of Greek at Richmond College.
At ; o'clock this afternoon Miss Susan
Hunter, editor Of the Home Magazine.
Washington, and the Rev. Albert tIhett
Walker. the rector of the Episcopal
churches at Fairfax and Vienna Va.
Will be married in the church OF the
Holy Comforter. at Vienna
A called meeting of the Richmond
Chapter. Daughters of the Confederacy,
was held in Lee Camp Hall yesterday
afternoon. The object of the meeting
was to discuss the question of union
between the two Virginia Divisions of
Daughters. and to elect delegates 10
The Lexington Convention. The chapter
favored the union Of the divisions and
pdoptcd the resolutions and constitution
read by Mrs. ". a. Smoot In the meet
nr of the committee the 9th of last
June On the other hand a unanimous
vote was cast against change of name
for the Grand Division, to which the
rhapter belongs. The opposition was
based on the fact that the name had
hecn adopted in a collective sense. as
auxiliary 10 the Grand Camp. To give
II M would be matter of discourtesE
TO the camp, which could not be con-
sGered
The following ladies were appointed as
delegates to the Lexington Convention
October sth: Mrs. Hugh Taylor. Mrs. j.
n. Timberlake. Mrs. Walter II. Chris
tian, Mrs w. r. Iawter. Miss Lydia
Harris, Mrs. Chiles Ferrall. Miss Sallie
Archer Anderson, Miss Minnie BauGh-
man, Mr. c. w. P. Brock, Mrs George
A. Lyon, Mrs. John Hagan, Mrs. Nor
Alternates chosen Were: Mrs. Bland
snotsweod Smith. Miss Lizzie Townes.
Mics nattie Harris, Miss Rebecca Storrs
Mrr. Thomas Leary, Mrs. Virginius Hall.
Mrs. J. Taylor Ellyson. Miss Julia Lee
Mrs. Charles e. Boiling, Miss Lucy
Claire Atkinson. Miss Margaret VIM
and Mrs T. Crawford Redd The rail.
way fare for the round trip to Lexing-
ton will be one and one-third fares, and
delegates will be entertained by the Lex
lngton Chapter Delegates to the Cen
eral Convention to be held in New Or
leans the second Wednesday in Novem-
ber, will have advantage of the reduced
fare of $3.50 for the trip. but dele
gates TO this assembly Will not be en-
tertained.
The Confederate Memorial Literary
SocletS held their llist idii liicelhs o.
noon yesterday in the Confederate Mu-
scum. After the business session was
over, a communication from Mrs. Susan
Mason Maury Ealsey was read. notify
Eng the Society that a monument erected
by the Dabney II. Maury Chapter OF
Confederate Daughters in Philadelphia,
of which Mrs. Halsey is president, will
De unveiled 81 Hollywood. October 18th.
The monument will be a memorial to the
Confederate dead who are buried IN Phil
adelphia, and the unveiing ceremonies
will be attended with much interest.
Ladies present We're: Mrs. Stephen Put
ney. presiding in Mrs. l3ryan's absence;
Mrs Archer Anderson. Mrs. Edgar
Taylor, Mrs. Hugh Taylor. Miss
Annie Bentley. Mrs. Booton Hill,