The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-08
Reception and Teas.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Cannon. OF
No. 1GO West Franklin Street. gave
handsome reception last Wednesday eve
ming in honor OF Miss Mabel Young, OF
Raleigh, n. c.. who Is spending Febru-
ary as their guest.
Floral decorations. under Mr.. Ham,
monds direction, showed the rich glow
OF American beauty roses and crimson
carnations in the hall. where hooks and
c4sy corners held clusters Of palms and
chandeliers and lamps were shaded In
rod.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cannon and Miss Young
received, with Miss Augusta Talcott. Mr..
and Mrs. James E. Cannon, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. D. Barksdale. Mr.. and Mrs. G.
E q. Cannon, Miss Carrie Lee Campbell.
Miss Mary Irwin. OF Lexington, Va. and
4 NESS Leila Diinmock.
The hostess was elegantly gowned In
cream embroidered crepe de chine, trim.
med in rose point lace and bands OF mink
FUR. Her flowers were American beau
ties, Miss Young, who is a debWante of
this winter. was girlish and graceful In
white tucked six net worn above pale
blue taffeta, carrying an arnful OF pink
roses.
Mrs. Walter Jones and Miss Charlotte
Jones were at the punch bowl Nantes
In parlors and dining room were massed
in green. VIII vases OF pink roses; eve
ming gowns showed wonderfully well
against the dark green OF plams artistic
taste being especially exerted in table
adornment, where a plaque OF pink roses
and ferns rested on Battenberg lace and
ropes Of smilax depended from the chan
deher. Ptnk-capped silver candelabra.
with silver flagree, displaying silk
IN delicate tracery. enctrcled the rose
plaque.
Mrs. Edmund waddill, Jr., was the
nostess at tea from s to p. NJ.
R2CzMV1ng with / her were Mira.
Arthur NJ Cannon and Mrs. Napoleon
Lodor. assisted by Mrs. James Keith.
Mrs. T. William Pemberton. Mrs. Leland
Rankin, Mrs. Presley NJ. Rixey. Mrs.
Sarah Winder and Miss Bette Clark.
At the punch bowl was Mrs. G. E.
Doyle. Mrs, Basil Spaldng presided at
coffee urn. Young ladies' In the dining
room were Miss Edith Jones, Miss
Pauline Powers. Miss WALLER Jeffress.
Miss Blair Harvie, Miss Elise Watkins.
Miss Ruth Anderson. Miss Emma Bowe,
Miss Bessie Ellyson and Miss slingluff.
The color tones In decorations for par
iors and dining room were in red lamps
and red tapers In silver candelabra be-
Ing additional ornamentation Red carna-
lions and ferns were In the center OF
tho tea table,
Miss Josephine Tyler entertained at a
reception tea Thursday afternoon from
TO In honor OF Miss Lisa Anderson
OF Baltimore, who is her guest. The
pre..y color scheme was In pink and
green. pink roses and carnations show
Ing IN handsome relief against a back
ground Of palms and ferns. Pink-shaded
candelabra were used on the tea table.
where the color idea was carried out In
pink and green minis and Ices.
MISS Tyler was gowned In white chif-
fon above silk, with pink roses and rib
bons: Miss Anderson had ON yellow
mousscllne with violets.
Young ladies' assisting were Miss Mary
Lathrop. Miss Helen o'Ferrall. Miss
Tauauier; Miss Marie LghtGoot, Miss
Evelyn Deltrick. OF Lorraine, and Miss
AdaIr Minor.
Miss Andrew Gray served tea Mrs. A.
J. Montague chocolate and Mrs. B. M.
Anderson Ices.
Valentine Card Party.
The parlors at 'sl,adyhurst," Mrs, j..
C. Skaters handsome home on the Her
mitage Road, were prettily decorated
in pink and green Friday afternoon for
the card party Mrs. shafer gave in hon
pr OF Miss Margaret strudwiok and Miss
markers gave reminders Of Saint Valen-
tine, who gave the color-tone to the en-
tertanment.
Another Valentine card game was given
by Miss Wariield and Miss Fannie Cren-
shaw tho daughters of Mr., and Mrs
Dabney 8. Crenshay, Friday afternoon
to number OF their little friends.
Parlors were decorated In pink roses,
smilax and nlaidenhair ferns. Prizes In.
oluded copy Of Rlleys poem. IAN Old
Eweethoart Of Nflne,,' with heart In
closing q miniature on the cover and a
heart-shaped picture frame.
In Honor Of Miss Borden,
Miss Annabel Borden. OF North Caro-.
Una, was 2 guest Of honor at a card party