The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-02
Shields-Page.
Miss Barbee's Recitals.

Miss Mamie Barbee OF Kentucky, Inn
personator In negro and Kentucky noun
tain dialect stories, will give a recital for
Grace Episcopal Church In the Sunday
school room OF tho church Friday even
ingS December 9th. She will appear at
the Woman's Club at 4:S0 O'clock Monday
afternoon, December 18th.
Miss Barbeo Is the daughter Of Colonel
Thomas Barbee and Nancy Speed Frye.
of Daville, KY, and belongs through
them TO the best and most cultured Of
Kentucky people, She is a woman Of the
greatest magnetism. refinement and
charm of manner. Tho New York World,
in referring to a recital given by Miss
Barbee in New York, says:
"a new and happy entertainer is Miss
Mamie Barbee, Of Daville, KY, who tells
negro stories and reads original prose and
rhyme in the dialect OF the colored peo-
pie. Miss Barbee is Irresistible in her
limitations Of the negros pecularities OF
speech and action. Her originals were
Mt first hand and she was reared where
she had the best opportunity for absorb
4 ing the humor. quaintness and philosophy
of the old-time darkey."
While in Richmond, Miss Barbee will
Z be the guest Of Miss Mary W. Lewis. No.
3l3 West Franklin Street.
Shelburne-James.
The wedding of Miss Mary Schoolcraft
James, the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs, G.
Watson James, to Mr.. Victor Balmer
Shelbourne, the son of Mr. and Hrs: Silus
Shebourne, the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Silas
p NJ, December 1st, in Grace Episcopal
Church by the rector, the Rev. Landon
r, Mason.
The clancel was decorated with candles
and white chrysnnthemums and the we'd
A. = ~I&C
from. Lohengrin. Memberships march
was played as the occasional
III Miss Louise Tazewell James was the
maid Of honor and Mr. Louis Randolph
Mayo, Of Roanoke, the best man. The
list of ushers included Mr.. John Quarles
James. Mr.. John B.. Lightfoot, Jr., Mr..
Crump Tucker, Mr.. E. D.. Oakford, of
Philadelphia; Mr. Frederick Cock. Of
Hampton and DR.. Thomas Dcnoval Armi-
stead, Of Roanoke. The groom and This
attendants wore frock coats and carried
their silk hats. Their bou tonneres were
of lily of the valley.
Little Miss Gladys ingalls,. dressed In
white, with white liberty satin sash, was
{ the ribbon girl, and opened the gates
for the bridal party.
The bride wore white orgnIdy over
white satin. Her gown was trimmed with
priceless old faanilyylace, belonging to her
grandmother several times removed, which
made an exluiyite yoke, berthe and fall
for the sleeves. Her veil wns fastened
with sprays Of lily OF the valley, bou-
quet of which str& carried
The maid of .forrtr was In green chif-
fon over green taffeta-- Her flowers were
at the church was followed by, small
reception In the home OF the brides pa
rents for immediate relatives and the
bridal party. The honeymoon will be
spent North. and Mr.. and Mrs. Shelbourne
will return to make their home after Jam
uary LIST, at No. 3l2 East Franklin Street.
Pizzini- Shepardson.
The Right Rev. A. Van Devyver,
Bishop OF Richmond. OBLIGATED at the
wedding OF Mrs. Ella Rawlcy Shepard
son to Mr.. Louis Wercq Pzzin which
was celebrated at $3.50 o'clock P. NJ, De-
q cember LIST In the home OF the bride, No
aos North Lo1nbardy Street.
The ceremony was very quiet and was
witnessed only by the family OF the
groom, Mrs Milton Clark, OF Rochester.
n. y, the brides sister. and a few Of
her Intimate friends. Mr. and Mrs.
Plzzln' went North for bridal tIp
of two weeks after which they will be
at No 4os North Lombardy street The
bride is the daughter OF Judge william
& Chester Rawley and his wife, Lillian
Huntington Rawley OF Rochester, N. Y,
The groom who is the son OF the late
IS Mr.. Juan Pizzini and Mrs. c. r. Pizzini.
y and the brother of Mcssrs Andrew Piz-
Ella, Of this city, and Alfonso Pizzini,
of New York, is the well known manager
OF one of the Oldest musical firms In the
South. that OF Walter D. Moses &. Co
Mr., and Mrs. Frederick C. Braucr have
sent out cards for the marriage of their
daughter Miss Mary Jane Brauer, to
Mr. Joseph Milhiscr The weddp,- vii,