The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-25
A Chris tr11as Gayeties.S

Christmas Gayeties. RI
The Christmas week is to BIO very gay,
many entertainments md several We'd
}dings appearing OF, 4 its calendar. Mr..
and Mrs. Ashton Starke will keep Chris t.
mas tomorrow in true southern Style
Thy being at home to- their friends IN
the afternoon. Decoi,a tons In Christ mas
&cciors VIII prevail and the Occasion Will
mark the day In truly delig tful fashion
@ Miss Branch's Babes In ToYanG""s
+ PARTY, Il scheduled for the twenty-eighth
is exciting the greatest amount Of In.
y ierested discussion among the younger
Get Of Richmond society Mr.. God win
Il Boykin expects to attend as Buster
"A Brown'Eard bring the house down. Ma
Leslie Jennings has been nj great pains
& 10 arrange becoming pink and white
dolls toilet. finished with blonde curlGd
Il Wig the curls held in place with pink
4 ribbon. The Gold Dust Twins" Will be
ii evidence. and a Jack Horner pie viii Z
Il be feature of the evenings programme.
The party is to be given in honor Of
Miss Martha Bowie, WHO will be assisted
by Miss Louise NIcAdan,s in doing the
e honors. S! B5 " AZ,
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Middleton Cannon
are to&entertain Thursday evening from
& tante sister, Miss Mamie Garland Wad-%
E5dill&wh Isl Il Sdescryediy popular figure
Tor this winters debutante list. III II .5
Mrs. Frederic w. Scntt's hunt break
fast, luncheon and q card par will be /:
y the event of New Years Eve. The Cor
nell Cleo Club will appear at the AGA DENY
Music ~ hnrsd evening ncxt "a under
gtfe anspiecs sof Il he Association for the
~ Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. The
LIST or patronesses5 for the evening is a
brilliant onc. r{regard to tho appear-gg
t5lice ofItlleaclnb, il has been said that
for ightcen years 1t has studied tile nrt
ssoffnmusing big audiences. and the result
Is Is said TO be a conceiI:. that keeps the
auditor on the Gui Yive every instant.
laughing and weeping alternately and
wondering what in he world is coming
next One barely has time to recover
from a side-splitting laugh over some
81 grotcsque ante when he suddenly stinds
1.-The musicians have shifted to a pathetic
little ballad that makes the eye 4sllstcnt
q in sympathy. Perhaps no selections are
e so absolutely Irresistible as the Glee.
Il clubs fantastic medleys arranged cs-$
X peclallY for its own use In these ex-s
tracts of but n line or two from more
than II dozen familiar songs, old and
new. are pierced together with Startling
effect. a difficult change OF key is
3 usually accompanied BY an abrupt
change in theme and sentiment. until
the strain proves too great and the au-
diencc gives wa.A 10 t..teatty burst Of
Miss Lucy Clair Atkinson will be at.
home in honor OF sthe Old Dominion
fSsChapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution, Tuesday next, from 8 TO
r.. M. Nliss Atkinson Will be assisted bys
a the officers OF The chapter and dccora-
tons will be in Revolutionary colors.
Strong Montgomery.
Miss Lima Mccorkle Montgomery, wllose
X marriage 10 Or. William Mason Strong
q will take place Tuesday. in Grace Street
Presbyterian Church will lie attended by
Miss Susie AfcCorkle. Of Lexington, Va.
MS maid OF honor. Or. Madison Maxwell,
of Davidson College, y. c., VIII be best
man, Tho other attendants VIII include
Mr.. T.. G. Burruss, Mr.. IA. 3. Montgom-
cry, OF Richmond; Mr.. $. NJ. Dunlap. of
VI Lexington, and DR. ID. ~. Mcintosh, OF!
3 Granite. IN
Church decorations will be in PAINS and
white flowers. and Mr.. Weitzel will di-
rect tho music The bride Will be sownef
#f&in white chiffon over taffcta. Iier veil
will be caught with orange blossoms. and
4 she will carry Bride roses.
4 Allen-Readin.
The wedding OF Miss Julia. te GauGt-.
OF Mr. and Mrs r. A. Readin. Will he
celebrated Wednesday. December 18th.
u in ST. Peters Cathedral al O'Clock a
NJ.
Downer-Chalkley.
The 1IopkinsWlle. Kentucky, New
Era under date Of December 18th. has
a most interesting mention Of the we'd
y ding Of Mrs, Jeanne Harrison cbalk!ey
20 Mr.. James Waller powner. Mra
loowner IS the sister OF Mrs Howard
I'd Iloge and Mrs. Dana Rncker, Of ttis
S,tcity ape until tho last few years lived
/ IN PiQnmpnd, where she IS still vol res
membercd and has many friends Tbs
account OF her wedding says:
Ar. james Waller Downer and Mrs.