Evening star., 1907-11-03
Ricbnlono Society.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

RICHMOND. Va. November 2. 1907.
The approach of the german season in
Richmond is exciting great interest among
| the debutantes especially. whose claims to
popularity for the season usually depend
largely upon the reception accorded them
at the first dance of the Richmond Ger
man, one of the oldest and most exclu-
sive organizations Of its kind. The Rich
mond German will have its first dance
this Sc ason December 16 and before that
date invitations will be sent to the buds
who will thereafter be considered as full
fiedged members of the younger society
who have received a sign manual Of ap-
proval. The lady patronesses of the
Richmond German always feel compli-
mented by an invitation to. act in that
capacity. This year they are Mrs E T.
D. Meyers, jr., Mrs Levin Joynes, Mrs.
Allen Potts. Mrs. w. 8. P. Mayo. Mrs.
Thomas N. Carter. Mrs. Thomas Boiling,
Scott. Mrs. T. Moncure Perkins, Mrs.
John Stewart Bryan. Mrs. Egbert G.
Leigh and Mrs. J. Jordan Leake.
Two of the pretty buds Of this year,
Miss Virginia Whiteley and Miss Frances
Calhoun Myers, were given a delightful
Halloween card party by Mrs. Calvin
Whiteley, jr.. of No. 317 West Franklin
street Thursday evening, October 81.
Charming decorations were In autumn
leaves and wild grapes. Jack-o' lantern
shaded candles and lamps furnished
weird and mysterious illuminate and
great golden pumpkin bowls were heaped
high with flowers and fruit. The game
was scored in apple seeds and prizes were
pretty little pocket mirrors for the girls.
into which they might look to see their
swee thearts' faces. and pincushion apples
for the men. The evening was one of un-
mixed jollity and merriment, guests being
the girls who are about to come out and
those who made their bows to society last
winter
Society was largely in evidence at the
first debutante reception given last Tues
day afternoon at No. 200 East Franklin
Mines, by her sister. Mrs. Robert Bruce
Bowe. assisted by Mrs. Stuart Bowe.
Decorations throughout were n debu-
tante's colors. pink and white. the color
scheme being developed in pink and white
carnations, chrysanthemums, southern
smilax. palms and asparagus fern. Mrs.
Robert Bruce Bowe was gowned in en-
broidered white chiffon over pink; Mrs.
Stuart Bowe in pale pink messaline and
princess lace, and Miss Mines in white
net over white silk.
Mrs. Benjamin B. Taliaferro and Mrs.
Gilbert Weldon poured chocolate. Mrs.
Thomas B. McAdams. Mrs. John Coke
and Miss Sue Spilman presided at the
punch bowl. At the coffee table were
Mrs. Philip Powers and Mrs. James NJ.
Rutherford. Debutantes present in
cluded Misses Susie Mcguire. Warfield
Crenshaw, Elizabeth Kent King, Juliet
Martin, Virginia Whiteley. Meta Ran
dolph. Elizabeth Johnston. Rachel Urqu-
Daisy Boykin, Lucy Parke Taylor. Julia
Moore, Louise Clarke and Frances Myers.
A pleasant feature Of the autumn social
l n H.
weekly receptions held Saturday after
| moons at Deep Run Hunt Club parlofs
when, the meet is over. The hunt meets
this afternoon at the quarry. and ladies
forming the reception committee for the
day will be Mrs. Thomas Pinckney Bryan,
Mrs. William L. noyall Mrs. T. Moncure
Perkins. Misses Alice Doyle, Lillian Bin
ford. Avis Grant. Katie Meredith and Jen-
ME Boyd.
Gen. Fred D. Grant, United States army.
and Mrs. Grant will be guests of the Gov
ernor Of Virginia and Mrs. Swanson on
November 13, at the executive mansion in
this city, and an elegant reception will be
given in their honor on the evening OF the
18th. Both Governor and Mrs. Swanson
feel the greatest friendship and esteem
for Gen. and Mrs. Grant, and propose to
render their visit to Richmond enjoyable
by every means in their power, and to
make it brilliant from social stand
point.
Mrs. Egbert G. Leigh. jr., who Is one of
the handsomest and best liked young
matrons of Richmonds smart set, has
been giving a succession of house parties
during October to her Richmond friends
at her beautiful country home near Rapi-
dan, in the Piedmont section of the state
Mrs. Leigh will not close her home until
about the middle or latter part of this
month, the unprecedented beauty of the
autumn season tempting all who can to
remain in the country as long as possible.