The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-11
and the Rev. 81. sidney Peters, Of Trinity

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NJ. e. Church, officiating 8l3 I'M
q Decorations throughout will be in greor
and white Only the bridal party, tmnie:
diate friends and families of the contract
ing parties will be present on account OF
mourning In the! BRIDES family. 3 Misses
Janye and Edna Davidson will be sthc
maids Of honor; Mr.. J Y Fred Ia EN- the
best man, and Messrs. Howard ID Greg
Dry and Otto Brauer, the other attend-
ants. fl. &, asS# n fs 't}t
Out-of- Town Society:
Monday evening, January 9th, was the
date Of Mrs. Asst tors annual ball. Tor
which5her Fifth Avenue home, In CIV
York city, and that of sherlson, Mr.. ohm
Jacob 5Astor, were thrown open, FL Il MI S5 u
Y Mrs. Aston, assisted by Miss Constance
Nnower, fiancee Of her grandson. Mr. II
Coleman Drayton, received the guests in
the drawing room OF her own house. u Size
wore ID superb costume Of royal purple
velvet, over palo blue satin. 4 The bodice
OF velvet was NenlLroider with 8pallettes
Of gold in elaborate design and combined
wit cream lace and pale blue 4tulle. The
petticont, OF Marie Antoinetto effect, was
Of blue satin, and the long train Of purple
velvet. I'LL Sf g II Il h ii 5S s q:
Mrs. Astor wore lnagrll acent jewels, In
Guiding ntstomacnerand corsage ornament
OF diamonds, u Srivcre Of solitaires and q
tiara Of the Same gems. Miss Knower
was charming In q dainty frock Of white
chiffon and lace. iii
The New York Herald Of yesterday
says So s g. sa..ttst ii y
AS might he expected, with the social
prelimlnaries of the evening elsewhere,
the company did not assemble until very
late. After conventional greetings the
ball room, which Is also the picture gall
lery, was sought out, and Ethore dancing
was general until after midnight. Lam
der's orchestra played for dancing and
by Sherry at small tables placed In tho
dining rooms OF both houses. The menu
was as follows: 81
Consomme Moluske.
"a s III Terrnpln. ". Va \. t}
Supreme dc Pousslns Courcel.
Cannrd Canvasbacl<.
HorninY. Geiee.
Pate de Foie Gras en- Croutc.
Salad Oriental 81 .sj "A
Mousse au Frnises frais. .$5
Marrons Glaces.
Petlts 1Tours. Bonbons.
Mandarins Glaces. Fralscs Fondantes.
e Cafe. n tS,sf 8 X 4 Nj
Moot & Chandon Imperial Brut.
I5 Apollnarls.
1t was after supper and after I o clock
that formal dancing began,8withsn spirited
cotillon, N1essrs, Elisha Dyer Tr.. and
Henry s. Lehr leading with Mrs. John
Jacob Astor and Mrs. Orme Wilson from
either end. There was about one hun
drod couples in the dance, and tho favors,
which had been prepared by Mrs. Collins,
were exceptionally attractive. They In
cuded for tho women Drectoire canes,
feather pens, maypoles garlanded with
flowers. bells and ribbons, letter cases,
llgurInes III costumes OF all countries and
tiny jardinieres filled with flowers For
tho men there were combination stamp
boxes and paper weights, pen wlpersfo OF
wrought leather with tho royal English
coors, boutonnieres, automobile horns
attached to- colored ribbons, dog whips
tipped with silver. aud gold pencils. AS
thcro were two leaders for the cotillon It
was danced quickly. Il n nj.
No more dnzzlng display Of superb cos
tunes and jewels has been seen Mt any
private entertainment here than that OF
last evening at Mrs, Astol's ball, Tho