The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02
Mrs. Carson's Reception.

& -. nf the handsomest of many eie
rant New Year entertainments Ma
riven Yesterday in the home OF MI go. =. -
s,a,tafrue5 No sl1 West Franklin Street
,a,,,btcr Mrs. j. Preston Carson
X ps MS i 80, IN honor of her sister Mrs.
Carroll H. Montague =.
The house throughout. including hals,
5,s,s dining room and library WIS
3 \. a,,,t,f,,I,v decorated in pink roses,
,,,sEetfu,s of which stood on tna .
tI,st were banked in naiden-halr ie'is'
,s.,,st n grouping of lux,riant palhis,
Mrs. Carson. in an eXduislte toiiet
nat spangled with silver. ana worn i,,os,..
mink taffeta, stood to welcome w. w., ,,,,,o
,,.iti, Mrs. Carroll III. MONTAGUE WIZ
WIN .,traa IN her wedding gown OF
ss,,chess and point lace, and carried ~.
,.a,,n,,nt Of vioets and orchids. IN iiiio
y ,,,.t, Mrs.. Carson and Mrs Mot'taEue
,sa-a Mrs. Rucker Penn and Mrs. WI W..
liam NJ. Lille, Of the UNIVERSITY OF
ginia. n,,oeo
THO n,nch bowls. attractively placed
ana wreathed In pink roses ana 'i.''' W..
Rs hair ferns. We're presided over y, ~,
I",,.nsr r warren. Miss Eugene Iayior'
Mrs. Edgar D. Lafferty and MISS Na'''N
,.ne Rison, of Danville, va.
-rbi,ow,s orchestra played number
II M.ali.selected and brilliant airs DURING
~. AFTERNOON including number VI
,,n,,lar New Year compositions by hich-
mond authors
8s In .he dining-room, a shower OF ,oses
faIl from, q big basket that was p'a.s
In tha centre of the table. anu NC"
,,,,a,nented with an artistic DO" " p'i =,
panze ribbon Smaller candy nashe ... ~
81. Green. with border of pink iosee.
Y ,a,,,,,, rlace grapes and pink bonbons.
-, "a, ,,iIes in antique silver STICKS VIII
Iii, rose shades, further compiheo u
l,.a,,,ca a most charming effect
no a ,.,nr ladies assisting the hostess Wer.
,s,s. Caroline Armistead. Miss hos; a
rSa;i,as Miss Margaret Shields. MISS MIS-.
1a1izsheth Patterson. Miss Elizap ,,.i
T,rander. Miss Maude Morgan. MISS i,a..,
Grant Miss Sue Spilman. MISS sylia' NJ NJ
Miller. Miss Maude Patterson any
pa,,, four hundred invitations had beer
SIS St.,s,,,d nv Mrs. Carson, and the reception
was n revival of delightful way OF W
Il 3 .inn,ne the New Year with hospitapl
entertainment
Mr. and Mrs. Branch at Home.
Mrs. John X. Branch and MISS En-
I Eranch were at home YESTERDAY, III 'e
lcordance with their annual New yea
b ss ,,,,stor, of receiving their friends
A. hnnt seven hundred cards had bee
,an+ out the number of those calm
NJ ~ exchange New Years greetings II
I cluded large contingent of Richinotl
society. which donned its smartest att''
Ia do honor 10 the day, their hostess'
e. and themselves.
The spacious Branch home, spendid
adapted for entertaining. ,.was decorate
IN halls, parlors'and" library, with aihe
ssa lean Beauty roses and palms
In the dining-room pink carnatiol
proved lovely tablt and mantel ador
mont, fringed with maiden-hair al
asparagus ferns. Rauscher, from was
SIX Inrton assisted by Richmonders, produce
fine menu over which New Year toas
were drunk 10 the hostesses and the a
vent of 1907 was celebrated III the happle
fashion.
Il. Luncheon at the Hunt Club.
Among the most distinguished and
s;zssG +raciiye guests at the New Years i
ssst cheon and reception of the Deep r
1Iunt Club yesterday were the memp
If the house party which Is being ent
tained this week at the Executive M
sion.
sslS Mrs Swanson, who assisted in receivi
S y,as at her best; and her guests-A
sssss S James al. Scott, of Lynchburg; Mrs. u
SWANSON. of Danvile; Miss Rather
bison, of lDnnville; Miss Leisa Anders
si Of Alexandria, and Miss Willie Jerdt
OF washington, D. C.-were made near