The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
SOCIAL AND,
PERSONAL
Paving the Piper.

I now they pay, uuotf he.
"yVho danced and played from the su
into shade
@&; Now render account to me-"
..tIerc Is one for a year" quoth tho ppo
ai Il year OF loves delight;
"A heart that is dead and n soul uhwcd
Shall cancel n debt so trite!
4, II need not dun" q,ioth the pipcr-al
laughed, but nobody heard,
85 "A chilli In the air, and sliudder some
4 ..They viii render without one word.
..And this for my mnddcst plnying"-ol
he wrote as he cllucklcd AM
laughed
II will make my dole an immortal soul;
S5They shall drain where they onl!
qlafred!" \,
So, he did his sum IN auo'tlon' vi th
rose and the star had met.
Il ant although he tried to thrust 1t aside
ono name lay unchnllengcd yet.
complacently, l,nuve and sinner, appor
toned he each his DUE
But when It was DER there remained ont
And its pattern the piper knew.
s.Rascnl or thief" unused the piper. :"
play for their dancing and smile,
They have their way for little day,
y have mine after while.
IT can score each knnve," quoth the piper
{ in life's ill-sortcd school.
4 For they take and they take their sreeo
to Stake.
But I an, no match for the fool
For l,c pays as he goes" frowned the
piper pain, laughter passion OF
tears
He claims no pelf from life for himself,
But gives his all without tears.
1.-THE rest Of my dancers laugh not, ana
hold each one Us otool, b
But he paws rs he goes be It rapture or
woes,
And I nave no bill for the fool
tIe loves and he lives" frowned the piper,
land such poor returns suffice
For he cries VOLTA lie diable! and gives
himself as the nrice!"
Then, with cha grin and reluctance, as the
star sank into the pool,
+ Tho piper made claim to each separate
name,
z, But receipted in full-for the fool.
i VIRGINIA WOODWARD CLOUD.
At Country Homes.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson Is paying a
short visit to her country home. "Eldon
near Chatham, Va, having taken ndvant-
nge OF the Governors absence at the
University of Virginia, where he de-
liyered an address in the public hall yes
terday, April 18th, when Founders Day
was celebrated at the University.
Governor Swanson Is to be Initiated
into the Delta Chi Law Fraternity be-
fore his return.
Mrs. Swanson Is q great lover OF flow
ers. She has a garden full of them at
Eldon, and as she Is very partial to
country life, her stay there at this sea-
son of tho year will afford her great en-
4 ioyment.
Sultana Cotillon.
Richmond girls at the University of Nr-
* ynia enjoyed immensely the "Sultana
,otillon." given Tuesday evening last by
Z the ELI Bananas Of the University of
Virginia in Faycrweather gymnasium.
Ropes of slnilaX and wlsteria against
Il background Of white bunting, myriads
of Japanese lanterns lighted by cleo
i. .ricty; Japanese pnrasols and panels;
great bunch of yellow bananas sus-
pended from Japanese umbrella in the
renter Of the room and Il Japanese favor
booth rendered the decorations of the
ballroom as attractive rs they were
unique.
The dancing programmes for tho girls
Here inclosed In tan leather card cases,
with the Sultan's head In blue and gold,
Ind the date inscribed In gilt letters.
The men had white engraved cards.
Mr.. Milton Elliott, of Norfolk. Va, led
the cotllon with Miss Lucy Hamilton
Cooke, of the University. Miss Cooke
wore white silk net over pink satin,
trimmed in tiny ruffles edged with blue
and pink satin ribbon, duchcsse lace
berthe and a deep grde OF pale blue
chiffon. All the figures were effective,
that called 'the Japanese" In which the
Ellis wore Japanese costumes and marched
around the ballroom. singing Japanese
songs. wasi especially so.
Among he.danctrs were Miss Spilman,
with Mr. l.. a. Bailey: Miss Brent Witt,
with Mr.. l.. G.. Christian; Miss Katherine
Newbill, with MIR. p. II. Myers; Miss
Josephine Sullivan. with Mr.. H. NJ. Smith;
Miss Nellie Hamilton, with DIR. Gordon
Wilson; Miss Sophia White, with Mr..
+ Thomas 2. Bryant Miss Frances Hob
son. with Mr.. William Gaunt; Miss Nancy
Waddll, with Mr.. C. NJ. Smith; Miss
Elizabeth Frazier, with Mr.. William
Grant; Miss Avis Grant, with Mr.. NJ. c.
y Halle; Miss Flora Mason, with Mr..
Charles Watkins; Miss Louise Atkins.
with Mr.. Samuel Woods: MIR. Addison
Rennods, with Miss Elliott
Thursdays Weddings.
An elegant forenoon wedding of Thurs
day, April 18th. was celebrated at eleven
o'clock In the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Cameron. No. 5l0 East Frank
lin Street, when their daughter, Flora
Macdonald Cameron, was married to Mr..
George linn. son of Mrs. William Du-
Pont, Of Montpelier. Orange county, Va.
The floral decorations Mt the house
were as elaborate and profuse as they
were artistic and beautiful. The entrance
was through an aisle OF green. formed
by palms and ferns. Within. the halls,
loorways and parlors were fcstooned with
Southern smilaX, caught with great
punches of Easter lilies. The altar, ar
ranged in the front drawing room had
u massing of the lilies against the green
Of palms,
Altar candlcstcks on white pedcstal
were wreathcd with green, and ropes o
Bm,lax were held with clusters of lilies