Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-08
RicbmonO Society.

| Special Correspondence of The Star.
! RICHMOND, Va, December T. 1907.
| A marriage of unusual interest will be
celebrated Wednesday next, December IL,
in st. James Episcopal Church, this city,
when Miss Elizabeth Nottingham Upshur.
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. John N. Upshur,
will be married to Mr.. George J. Benson
of Charlottesville, Va. Miss Upshur has
been great favorite since her entrance
into society several years ago. She be-
longs to an old and very aristocratic fam
lily. and will have as her bridesmaids
| twelve of her friends who were debutantes
of the season when she came out. The
usual reception after the ceremony will be
omitted, however, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
son will leave at once for their wedding
tour, and after January l will reside at
1881 West Grace street.
Mrs. Julia Grant Moore gave beautiful
reception and dance at the Jefferson yes
terday afternoon and last evening in honor
of her daughter. Miss Moore. and to intro
duee her, debutante daughter Julia to
ballroom decorations were in green and
white, palms, white chrysanthemums and
white roses being lavishly used. Mrs.
Grant, gowned in black lace and dia-
monds, was assisted in doing the honors
of the afternoon and evening by Miss
Moore and Mrs. S. B. Kicks of Washing
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debutante wearing White chiffon and car
rying white rosebuds, stood with a group
OF her young friends-Misses Elizabeth
+ Wheat, Elizabeth Johnston, Warfield and
and Meta Randolph. Miss Moore was at
tired in pink radium for the afternoon
reception, and for the dance in the even
ing in green and white. An elaborate
supper came after the dance. The debu-
tante dispensed charming hospitality at
table around which We're gathered the
sat at another table with the especial
friends of her set. The Jefferson Orches-
ira played very well-selected program
during entertainment hours, and the
smart set of Richmond were all present in
their smart gowns.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. A. Chambers will en-
terrain at cards on the evening Of De-
cember 10, at their home, 204 West Main
street, in honor of their daughter Miss
Myra Chambers. Decorations will be in
debutante colors, and the guests will be
the young friends of Miss Chambers, who,
like herself, are buds of this season.
A wedding in which many Richmond
relatives and friends feel much interest
will be celebrated today in the home of
Mr.. Stanley j. Lewis of Baltimore, Nd,
when Miss Laura Eugenia Chiffon, daugh-
ter of Mr.. William Chiffon of Lancaster
county, Va. will be married to Mr.. Harry
W. M Nich nSo, Of Easton Nd; the Rev:
Of the Lewis home, where the ceremony
is to be performed, will be decorated with
palms and white chrysanthemums. The
bride will wear a dark blue cloth trave,-
Her sister, Mrs. Clarence H. Dunaway of
Richmond, who attends her. will be gown
ed in pale gray crepe de chine, and carry
pink roses. A select company, including
the families Of the contracting parties
and their nearest friends, will witness the
nuptials. Immediately afterward Mr.. and
Mrs. Nichols will leave by steamer for
Savannah and the Florida resorts. They
will return to keep Christmastide in Vir-
ginia and Maryland and will afterward
live In Baltimore.
Mrs. Franklin W. Fisk of Chicago and
Lake Geneva, Wis, who has been spend
ing the past month in Richmond, and who
will leave on Monday next with her friend
Mrs. John L. Eubank Of Warm Springs,
Va, for Florida. gives a tea this after
noon from to o'clock in the parlors of
the Guerrant as a graceful acknowled SI
ment of much kindly hospitality extended
to her during her first visit here. Mrs. |
Fisk is charming woman. to whom her
Richmond friends will say goodbye with
regret.
Richmond is making ready to greet with
rejoicing the return of many of it's young
girls who have been absent at various ed
ucational institutions in the state and out |
side of it. among them Miss Garlic Minor,
from Bryn Mawr; Miss Martha Bowie,
from Vassar College, where she is pres
ident of the senior class for this year;
Miss Ella Buck. from New York, where
she has been in attendance upon a fash
ionable finish ng school for young ladies. |
and Miss Mary s. Parrish, from Roches- |
ter, N. Y, where she has been spending |
the autumn.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Daniel c. O'Flaherty,
whose wedding was a brilliant social event
Of Thursday evening last in Richmond,
will sail from New York today to spend
their honeymoon in the West Indies. They
will visit the relatives Of the groom In |
ireland and tour the Mediterranean be-
fore returning to occupy their apartments
in the Chesterfield, Richmond. Mr.. |
OF1aherty is a prominent member Of the |
Richmond bar, and occupied a seat in
the constitutional convention that met
here several years ago. His fathers fam
lily reside at Front Royal, Va. About a |
thousand Invita- .ons were issued for his
wedding reception.
To.Make Square Cushion.