The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14

\ no the minstrel said the King,
sSing you mournfnl songs OF gnu
t.Nay sire, It's of life sing
Gay to-day, to-morrow sad
t'Minstrol, tell us not of tears
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t.Nay. sire he who sorrow tears
VIII not hear the sweetest SONG.
OR minds are rs different as our in ,e',
,vel r,rc MI travelling to one destf tloh--
lnppincss--but few are going Dy inc s'' 'A =
road. 4,
trhc wheels of nature IRE not maze .
y al, backward. everything presses OIL 10
eternity; from the birth of time an lil'pt /,
t,,cus current has set in, when pears a..
4 the sons Of men toward thnt ihterl' Nl'
ocean. .o,,s
nointedly asks, calmly speaks, coolly an :.
swers, and ceases when there IS no nol '.
4 n say. is In possession of some OF the oesI
4 requisites of humanity. ,,
IDEAS 20 booming through the word
louder than cannon. Thoughts are might,
Ter than armies. Principles nave aclileveu
more victories than horsemen or CHAR
3 lots x,,,
each person his best.
IN Not TIL the fire Is dying in the grate'
look we for any kinship with the stars.
Time deals gently with the face that
Is lighted BY a smiles
It is not rare gifts that mako men anu
women happy. Happiness has It's source,
f ~ thn common. the simple and universal
y gifts. It Is health and the glance OF sun.
shine II the morning; it is the fresh arr
Il is the friend, the lover; II is the Kind
Illness that gives greetings on lie !oul
$ney: 1t may be only q word, snle' y
look. These, and not any variety OF pes
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giving happiness
Lent at Hand.
t6i A gay season Is nearly ended The fes-
Etiyal of the gcntlest sainton the calendar
saint valentine, will be observed to-mor-
row in due form Shrove Tuesday will be
marked by the marriage Of Miss l1llllc
&Lottier upshur to Mr.. Robert 5. Chris
.tian. Jr. Then, on Ash Wednesday, So
8ciety8will fall on its knees, and for time
the echoes of the gay world Will be uh-
heard because miladys prayers Will abb
sorb all her sweet thoughts.
Leap Year Bal Poudre.
The Leap Year Bal Poudrc at the wo-
mans Club tomorrow evening is an event
to which many society folk are looking
toward with eager anticipation.
The grand march, in which every one
who attends is expected to join, VIII take
place promptly III liiISS-t S'NAUNAN'
which the president, Miss Jane Ruther-
foord, will receive the guests. assisted by
Mrs. Chiles NJ. Terrall, Mrs. Horace s.
Halves Mrs Thomas Is. Scott. MIS-
James j. Hickey, Mrs. Alfred Wither-
spoon, Mrs. Christopher Tompkins, Mrs
j. Taylor IGlyson, Mrs. Isaac Davenport,
Mrs. John n. Upshur Mrs b. L. trump,
Mrs. n. II. Savage and Miss Claire Gull
laume, these ladies constituting the COM
mittee Of arrangements.
The receiving party will wear powder
and patches and all ladies attending arc
requested to do likewise, though this IS
not obligatory.
Each member is entitled to invite one.
gentleman, whom she will escort. The
club parlors will be decorated in hearts
and other Valentine conceits, among
which Cupid with his bow will have a
place Quadrles. the Lancers the Vir-
ginia reel and other old-fashioned dances
Will tempt all present into footing a meas:
S,Ire. and the evening promises to one OF
the prettiest In devisement and develop
ment which the Club ladies have yet con-
sidered and carried out.
Mrs. Shepherds Card Party.
Mrs, Emmett A. Shepherd, of Dunbar
ton. entertained at Hearts Thursday
last from to I p. NJ. The parlors were
deliberately decorated with large red
hearts and snilaX, the windows being
screened with red crepe paper.
The first prize. a lovely gold heart. was
won by Mrs. Joseph Bradley; the second.
picture, by Mrs Frederick Smallman,
and the consolation "a heart-shaped BON
bon dish, by Mrs w. 7. Shepherd.
Refreshments were served after the
game, Miss Mamie Waddll and Miss Nit
tie Dodson of Lynchburg being at the
punch table. The refreshment table was
extremely pretty with its red hearts smi-
lax. red and white carnations and red rib
bons drapcd from the chandelier to the
four corners of the table. From o'clock
to $50 the gentlc1cn came in, when Mr..
c. s. Campbell dispen-ed punch, and MI.
Robert II. Palley poured coffee. Those
present were: Mrs. George Lynch. MI.
and Mrs. j. w. Young, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. Hunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Glnn,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Gray, DIR. and Mrs.
herd, Mrs G. c. Walker, Mrs.
N. Lodor, Mrs. c. +. Wingo, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph B. Brady, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert II. Talley, Mr., and Mrs.
A. NJ Cannon, Judge and Mrs. Edmund
7NVaddill, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Waddill.
Miss Emily Waddill. Mrs Frederick
smallman, Mrs d. II. Williams, Mr. and
Mrs. r. D. Beverdge. Mr.. and Mrs. c..
c. Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. It. Ellis Jones,
MIR. French McCaw Miss Mittlc Dobson.
Miss Mamie Waddll, MI Fairfax Jones
and Mr.. Leroy Grant
Forget-Me-Not Circle.
Some three years ago the ladies' of the
St. Johns Circle of Kings Daughters
realizing the worth of chlldrens efforts