The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-28
SOCIAL. AND
PERSONAL
{ An Old story


IN An Old Story.
a,is}}i " mother toiled as the years wore OH
n n Tor her daughters young and fair,
NJ AID she pvci. would think, us tnothers'wili
LOT the garments that they should wear;
Linen ana lawn, muslin and lnco, Il
Rainbow tints IN each shining fold.
/ rsrnsh And nov from her patient hands
TX While her gowns were shabby and old
AZ And thcy never noted her hnlllnE step,
l n Tho faded check and lines OF care
For each one thought OF her own sweet SWEEP
fA.Bit self 81
n And tho drcsscs that she should ',e"s'
And each orc studied her own fair ace ace
Meath chestnut waves or golden curtis,
8g And each ono followed her own gay VIII =
They wero Just like other. girls.
But n sad day came, and the mother slept
AM Her last, long sleep ns mothers VIII, &
With n strange, wan smile on her cure 'si'
worn face.
And the toll-stancd hands were still.
SCI Then they bought her a STROUD OF costly
4, a silk
With trimmings Of laces dainty ana
rarci li55
\ They placed on her breast her favoritc.
But she did not know IT was there.
\ They went bitter tears in TINT darkencd
Each heart athrob with remorscful dis
trcss;
THEY pressed passionate kisses on cheek
and brow, AZ
3 But she never felt Il caress
REN1CE RADCLIFFE.
Butt-Scott.
At Z O'Clock Thursday evening. July
4 eth, tho wedding of Miss Jonine kirk
patrick Scott daughter OF the late John
& X. Scott and Mrs ]. l., Beck, to Mr..
Cary Wilson Butt, son of Mr.. G.. n. G.
J Butt, Of Charlotte, N. c. was celebrated
IN the homo of the bride, No 1923 Ivy
L Avenue, tho Rev. DR.. FIT . Nlcladen OF
First Presbyterian Church., officiating.
@493 The parlors dining room and halls were
4 fragrant and beautiful with palms smi-
n lax and white roses. a duartettc Of
male voices--Mr. p. Howell Brooke, Mr..
John Reinlnardt, Mr.. Richard Woodbridge
4 and Mr.. Withnm Fostcr-snng the we'd
ding chorus from Lohengrin. and during
tho ceremony 20, Promise Me-" There
were no attendants. the ceremony pre-
senting the effect of a. marriage tabloau
The bride wore a travelling gown of dark
blue Panama cloth and carried white
= roses. |
The honeymoon will be spent at Attain
/ tic City, Washington and New York.
Guests from a. distance who witnessed
tho ceremony and offered congratulations,
were Mr.. and Mrs w. G. Dond. Mr..
IL. b. Johnston and Mr.. and Mrs. G. N.
&c. Butt, OF Charlotte, NJ c.; Mrs Junius
Talman, of Atlanta. Gal; Miss Bessie
n Clarke, of Lynchburg; Mrs. III. G. Flu
81narne, or New Orleans; Mr. and Mrs.
& Chester Il Scott, of Norfolk; Mr.. MILO,
i NJ Dodd OF Norfolk and Mrs. T. J.
. Dams, of Savannah. Ga
Buckroe Euchre Party.
A very pleasant euchre party was
i given Tuesday evening by the gentlemen
4 OF Cape View cottage to the ladies 1T
a Buckroe Beach.
The evening was fine and cool. The
outlook from the broad verandas Nof the
cottage, where tho game was played
Il suggested the lines:
s "O'ers the glad waters OF the dark blue
& Our thoughts as boundless and our souls
as free"
The contest was extremely animated
: the first prize. white silk parasol. fall
: ing to Miss Josephine Elicit of this city.
Other Richmonders playing were Mrs
HenIng Mrs Hardwiclke, Misses steger.
Fleming and Elicit.
@.l Mrs. Bocock Returned,
Mrs. Thomas S. Bocock and Mrs.
Thomas Cary johnson and children. or
Union Theological Seminary, have re-
turned from Cape View cottage, where
they found n delightful company. de-
lightfu fare and life charming from
every point of view. The weeks they
Il. were at tho cottage sped swiftly by in |
boating sailing bathing, yachting and |