Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28
RicbmonO Societp.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
RICHMOND, June %. 1908.
Country life in the homes near Rich
mond is now in full flow. Gay echoes
come from Gloucester county especially,
where Mr.. A. A. Blow of Bellville, with
his handsome yacht Kosagoras. and his
launch Jiffy, is making life delightful at
weekend and regular house parties. and
Mr.. w. AShby Jones and Mrs. Jones are
entertaining Mr.. W. Ashby Jones, jr., and
his bride. formerly Miss Louise Mitchell
of Denver, Col North Severn and Ware
rivers are full of boating parties, the
Ashby Joneses. with their fast skipjack
Jack Ben, and scores of others helping
to make up a gay and graceful fleet,
whose occupants are on pleasure bent.
Many hospitable homes are thrown wide
to summer guests. among them Church
Hill. where Miss Powers of Clarke county
is being entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
James Lyons Taliaferro. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Dimmock of New York have ar
rived for the summer at Ellington. the
Misses Tabb are dispensing their usual
charming hospitality at Newstead, Miss
l.. L.. Taliaferro has a visitor Miss
Starke of Norfolk at Durham Massie,
Mrs. A A. Johnson at Eastovaf and Mrs.
H. E. Taliaferro at Kenmore are prom-
nent hostesses in promoting the enjoy
ment of their Richmond and county
friends.
Miss Alix Moncheur of Washington. D.
c., the young daughter of the Belgian
minister, arrived Tuesday evening and is
the guest of her friend. Miss Hilda Vain
man. In the home of Mr.. and Mrs H. X.
Franklin on West avenue. The baroness
has been enjoying many auto rides in the
vicinity of Richmond and has been other
wise occupied with luncheons, theater
and card parties Mrs Franklin gave
al fresco dance last evening for her guest.
The guests were Misses Rebecca Walker.
Glazebrook, Phoebe Culingworth, Daisy
Boykin Mary Smith, katherine Robin
son. Louise Warrington. Ethel Evans. Lola
Brown, Willie Crutchfield, Helen Tanner,
Watkins. Cora Harrison. Allene Stokes,
Lillian Binford. Nell Christian. Elizabeth
Wheat, Julia Joynes. Elizabeth Hunter:
Messrs. Edward Mccarthy. Hugh Rose,
Rutherford Rose. Westwood Williams.
James H: Drake. jr.: Lindsay Walker.
Carl Walker, John Christian. Paul Chris
tian, William Grigg. c. Evans. E. b.
Allan. William Forbes. Gordon Smith,
Hiram Smith, John Hobson. Lewis Cutch-
ms. w. H. Toy. Preston Belvin, Dewey
Cooke. Charles Stokes. II. Talbot. Ar
thur Cherry: A. P. Wilmer. John A.
Turner. William Breeder. Frederick Car
rington, Henry Elicit. Wallace Hender-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Walker. Mr.. and
| MIS-. <auOlpuuS Dali, LII dIlu w. IL.
o. McGehee. Mr.. and Mrs Charles Mason.
Mr.. and Mrs Chies Terrell, Messrs.
Leigh R. Page, S. S. P. Patteson and A. H.
Allen.
Mrs. William H. White, one of the best
looking and most popular women socially
in Richmond, was guest of honor at a
dinner party given this week in the
bachelor apartments of her son. Mr.. w.
H. White, jr.. of Pembroke avenue, Nor
folk. The table decorations Of pink and
white roses, mignOnette and maiden hair
ferns were lovely. The mantels were
banked with dwarf palms and the door
ways draped with smilax. Covers were
laid for Mrs. White. Misses Fanny and
Mary Register. Messrs. Ralph H. Riddle
berger. Toy Savage. Clarence Neff and
Bladen Vandeventer.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Todd
Robins, daughter of Mrs. Sally Nelson
Robins and the late William Todd Robins
of this city. to Mr. Maurice Lunn of Pitts
burg, Pa. was celebrated at o'clock
this morning in the home of the brides
mother, 80 East Franklin street. The
Rev. Robert w. Forsyth performed the
ceremony, which took place very quietly.
and was witnessed only by the family
and nearest relatives on account of recent
severe illness of the bride. She suffered
painful injuries from the explosion of
gas stove and has not yet recovered from
the shock suffered at that time. Mr.. Lunn
has proved most devoted. and has taken
his bride away to test the benef1cent eff
feet of entire change as restorative.
The Rev. Harry Bedinger Lee, DID,. of
Christ Church. Charlottesville. will Off
ciate at the wedding of Miss Clara Mary
futile to Mr. William Ramsay Proba SEQ
Of New York, that will be celebrated in
the chapel of the University of Virginia
June 30 Miss Annie Seeley Tuttle of the
university will be maid Of honor. and Mr..
Charles Carpenter Of New York the best
man. The ceremony will be followed
by an entertainment In the home OF the
brides parents. Prof and Mrs. Albert H.
futile. Mr. Probasco Is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs Henry Russell Probas SEQ of Gin
cinnati A number Of Richmond people
will 20 to the wedding.