Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
RlcbmonO Society.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

MOND, december 70. lcOS.
One of the most cordially welcomed
among many Christmas visitors to Rich
mond is Mrs James Brown Potter of
New York, who has returned for her an
nual holiday visit to her home city and
Ito her sister, Mrs. Frank w. Powers Of
West Grace street. Little Margaret
Powers is great favorite with her aunt,
who still retains the prestige she enjoyed
as Miss Mag Handy, OF being the best
gowned and handsomest woman I'm any
society assembly graced by her presence.
Wrapped in sables and carrying her little
brown Pomeranian dog on her arm, Mrs.
Potter has mingled with the procession
of holiday shoppers and has frankly en-
joyed greetings received on all sides from
her Richmond friends.
She will remain over for the holidays,
attend the Christmas dance OF the Mon
day german and be given a number of
dinners. box parties at the theater and
post show suppers afterward.
on New Year day will be followed by a
hunt breakfast, to be given at the club
house a pm. and to be attended by the
ultra smart society contingent whose
tastes turn to outdoor sports. The host
esses will display the club coIors in red
ed with holy. mistletoe and other ever
greens. Hostesses for the reception of this
afternoon will be Mrs. Corydon Hobson.
Mrs. William Hubert Mrs. Adams. Mrs.
James I. Rutherford, Mrs. ]. Mason Mil
Ter. Misses Barbara Trigg. Avis Grant.
Elsie Ingram, Eleanore Lindsey and
Daisy Boykin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dabney Crenshaw of 919
West Franklin street, who are reputed TO
~ ri a In,
city, will give very handsome reception
in honor of their daughters, Misses War
field and Fanny Crenshaw. and of Miss
Stella Moore, on the evening of January
-. The reception will be one Of the most
brilliantly attended of the New Year az
fairs, and is already exciting much inter-
est socially.
Mr.. and Mrs. Writ E. Taylor gave their
debutante daughter Miss Edith Taylor,
cotillon at Masonic Temple Wednesday
evening. The young girls in their white
frocks made pretty picture. Miss Taylor
had rainbow variety of flowers to choose
from. The ballroom and dining room were
gay with palms, Christmas evergreens
and red roses. and the cotillon favors all
embodied some clever Christmas idea or
merry. device.
marriage in which Richmond friends
Tuesday afternoon in st. Thomas Epis-
copal Church, Orange, Va. when Miss
Eleanor W arner Marshall. daughter of the
late Fielding Lewis Marshall. and great
granddaughter of Chief Justice John Mar
shall was welded to Mr.. Harry Tinsley
Taiiaferro of Hot Springs, Va, the Rev.
John s. Hansborough officiating. The
bride was given in marriage by her
brother, Mr.. Richard c. Marshall OF
Portsmouth. Va. Miss Carrie Brown Tai
iaferro and Miss Evelyn Lewis Marshall
were her maids of honor. Other attend
ants were Mr.. Hunter E. Taliaferro. best
man: Messrs. w. w. Marshall, I. Newton
Marshan of New York, T. Garland ITALIA
ferro of CovinSton. Va: Henry A. john
son Of Norfolk and Messrs. M. Clintic
and Stowell of Hot Springs.
The bride wore white satin and carried
bride roses. The maids of honor were in
pink and had pink roses. After re-
ception held in the home of the brides
mother. Mrs. Mary Thomas Marshall. Mr..
and Mrs. Taliaferro left for New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tayloe Thompson,
who have been spending their honeymoon
in Cuba and the south of Florida, have
returned and will be with Mrs Thompson S
brother. Mr.. Frank T. OFerrall Of Park
avenue, until after the New Year Mrs
Thompson was, before her marriage, Miss
Helen w. O'F'errall.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson will be at
home " Wednesdays, beginning with the
new year. until the close OF the season.
Mrs Howry and Miss Howry of Wash
Ington will be members of a New Year
house party to be entertained by her.