Evening star., 1908-01-26
RicbnlonD Society
Special Correspondence of The Star

Gov. Swanson gave two dinners this
week that We're very handsome affairs.
The first, taking place Thursday even
ing, was in honor of Lieut.. Gov. J. Taylor
| Ellyson, and the state dining room at
| the mansion presented d most attractive
scene. decorations being entirely in Rich
mond roses, maidenhair and asparagus
ferns Covers We're laid for thirty-two
and twelve-course menu was served
At the second dinner, given Friday even
ing to thirty members of the general as
sembiy. Killarney roses developed a
charming color scheme that was alto
gether in pink. Gov Swanson is a splen-
did host, and the spirit of hospitality for
which the executive building has always
been famed has been fully upheld under
his and Mrs. Swanson's regime.
A pleasant social event of Wednesday
was the wedding of Miss Ida Cornelia
Taylor and Judge Julian Minor Quarles
OF Staunton. Va, taking place III the
home of the brides relatives. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Edgar ID. Taylor of No. 1852 Monu-
ment avenue. The Rev. Dr.. Russell Cecil
of the Second Presbyterian Church Of
fciated The bride came in with her
uncle. Mr.. T.. ID. Taylor, and was met at
the altar by the groom and his best man,
Judge 5. IT, ketcher Of Lexington, Va.
She wore a lovely gown of white crepe
lisse. with panels and bertha of duchesse
lace. Her veil was fastened with dla-
mond spray and her flowers were white
orchids and lilies OF the valley. Mrs. Tay
lor, who received with Judge and Mrs.
Quarles after the cere mony. wore white
net embroidered with pink roses over
white satin. and mad a bouquet of Kill
larney rCSeS.
Mrs j. +. f. Stuart of Norfolk, Va, the
widow of the famous Confederate cav
airy leader came to Richmond Tuesday to
be present at the marriage of her niece,
Miss Rachel Cooke. to DR.. Baskerville
Bridgeforth. celebrated that day.
Miss Cooke is the daughter of the late
Gen. John r. Cooke {. S. A., and the
altar be fore which she was welded was
erected in the drawing room of her moth
meath the portrait of her father. She was
given in marriage by her brother, Mr..
Philip ST. George Cooke. and made "A
lovely bride in the trailing folds of her
soft white gown and her veil fastened
with sprays of lilies of the valley. Just
before laaving for her wedding trip she
threw her flowers from a turn IN the
stairway 10 a group of pretty girls stand
ing in the hall beneath. The ring was
found by her maid of honor, Miss Anabel
Jenkins of Norfolk.
The sensation of Thursday evening was
the leap year ball given by number of
society girls in Masonic Temple. The first
snow of the winter fell Thursday. Con-
sequently members of the smart set, or
the female contingent of it, occupied
themselves in engaging carriages to take
their guests TO the dance. After all. it
was a very merry affair Decorations
were in pink and green. Every one came
in dominos except the chaperons, Mr..
and Mrs Fred Peasants. Mr.. and Mrs.
James T. Rutherford, Mr.. and MES.
Thomas Stokes, Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart
Bowie. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hobson and
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Benford. Mr.. Thorn
as Pinckney Bryan led the dance, and
about hundred couples followed his lead,
Among the dancers was MISS Lottie Lewis
Smith of Washington, WHIP is visiting her
uncle, Judge l.. l.. Lewis, at 313 West
Franklin street.
| A large party of members from the Deep
Run Hunt have spent this week at Eagle
Point the country home of Mr.. Joseph
Bryan and have walked the echoes in
Gloucester county by throwing in their
pack with the fox hunters of Gloucester
and chasing poor Reynard from morning
until evening. The hunters were enter
tanned at many of the hospitabie county
homes hunt breakfasts and dinners being
an everyday occurrence. Eagle Point,
where the Richmond members spent the
week is on Severn river and is one of the
| finest of the historic estates of that sec
ton.