Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-17
Richmond Society

Correspondence
RICHMOND, Va. February 16. 1907.
A special society event Of interest In
Richmond will be the wedding. Wednesday
evening next. Of Miss Dorothea B. Lee,
daughter OF Maj. and Mrs. John Mason
Lee of Stafford county, Va, to Mr.. Joseph
Linwood Antrim Of this city and a member
Of the leading Richmond clubs. The we'd
ding will take place at signal HILL at
Hanover. Va. the fine old country home Of
the brides sister. Mrs. Charles Patterson
Cardweil, that will be decorated with gar
lands of southern .smilax, roses. sweet peas
and carnations, pink and white candles i'll
pink-shaded candeiabra and silver candle
sticks and pink-shaded lamps lending addi-
tional attraction to the spacious salon
where the bridal altar is to be erected. The
Rev. Landon r. Mason of Grace Episcopal
Church. this city. and the Rev. DIR. Jonn
Moncure, also of Richmond. Wal ohcfate,
and Mrs. John Moncure will play the we'd
ding march. Following an old and pretty
Virginia fashion, the bride, accompanied by
her maid of honor. Miss Mamie Mason Lee,
will come down the broad green-wreathed
stairway and cross the wide hall to the
altar, where she will be met by the groom
and his best man. Mr.. Hugh Antrim OF
Richmond. She will be beautifully gowned
in white chiffon cloth and Irish point over
taffeta, a tulle veil and pearl and diamond
valley. A reception will be given iInmedi-
ately after the wedding. and will be at
tended by the most fashionable society OF
this city and of Hanover and STAFFORD
counties. A special train will convey the
guests from Richmond to Signal Hill,
and. in returning, will bring the bride and
groom thus far on their way to New YORK,
from which point they will sail on Febru-
airy % to spend their honeymoon In the
south of France.
Mrs. s. G. McAulay of Louisville, KY, Is
the guest in Richmond of Mrs. Cameron
Johnson. Mrs. McAulay is we'll known in
the literary world She has made a charm
ing social impression in Richmond, where
Mrs Calvin Stewart has been her hostess
at a. tea on Tuesday last. and where she
viii be rendered a reception by the MEM
bers of the Woman's Club on Tuesday af-
ternoon next.
The announcement in Richmond O. the
engagement of Miss Nathalie Contee
Thomas of Baltimore Nd, to Mr.. Gordon
Carlyle Whiting of that city proved all the
moro interesting because Miss Thomas
spent several weeks in January here with
Miss Aylett Royal and was much admired
and entertained at dinners teas and the
alter parties. Being a descendant of Chief
Justice Marshall of Virginia, and connected
with other prominent families in the Old
Dominion. she has many relatives in Rich
mond, who were charmed with her social
grace during her recent visit.
The closing dance of the Richmond ger
man on Monday evening last was rendered
very attractive by the presence of Miss
Weeks of Boston, Mass; Miss Anderson of
Detroit, Miss Nellie Hamilton of Peters,
burg. Va; Miss Grace Anderson of Alex
andria Va; Miss Mary Esser of Pennsyl-
wanna: Miss Katherine Newbill of Norfolk.
Va: Miss Elizabeth McMillen of Maryland.
Miss Leta Goodwin of Danville, Va; Miss
Rachel Hannum of Chester. Pa, and Miss
May Carmichael of Cincinnati
The University Dramatic Club of Wash
ington and Lee University at Lexington,
Va, closed the season with a brilliant bal
in which fifty couples participated.
Capt and Mrs. Samuel B. Walker. repre-
sentng, Gen. George and Mrs. Martha
Washington, led the grand march that was
followed by three sets of lancers, the ball
concluding with Sir Roger de Coverly.
danced with much grace and animation. A
private car party. in which Miss Helen
Stevens was hostess, went to Lexington
from Richmond.
Miss Roberta Ashby Smith. one of the
debutantes of this winter. gave an
extremely pretty valentine bridge party
Tuesday evening, Miss Townsend of Phila-
delphia being the guest of honor. Dainty
valentines were used as tally cards. and the
decorations and a collation. served after
the games carried out the idea Of the
season.