Evening star., 1908-01-12
Ricbnlon0 Society
pecial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. January II. 1908.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hayes of S11 Floyd
avenue have announced the engagement Of
their daughter. Eta. to Mr.. John II.
Wight of Baltimore. Md. The wedding
will be celebrated at the Hayes home Feb
ruary :. The prospective bride is now in
New York as the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Louis Buttrick, and will not return to
Richmond until next week. She belongs
to d group of sisters that have always
been noted for their beauty and popular
ity numbering, as they do, Mrs. james
Walker of this city. Mrs. Frank McCul-
Tough of Norfolk. Va, and RS. 'Axel
Matthierson of Trenton, N. j. Another
announcement of this week of great in
terest to Richmond society folk was made
two days ago by Col. and Mrs. Micajah
Woods of Charlottesville. Va, in regard
to the engagement of their daughter.
Mary Watts, to DR.. Frank A. Lupton Of
Birmingham, Ala. Miss Woods is beau
tiful girl. and has been greatly admired
in Birmingham during her visits to her
wedding will be a fashionable event of
February II, and will be celebrated in
Christ Episcopal Church, Charlottesville.
Miss Helen Montague, a first cousin of
Mrs. Basil Gordon, left Wednesday to at
tend the marriage of Mrs. Gordon to
Lieut.. Col. George Barnett. United States
Marine Corps. today. Mrs. Gordon be-
fore her marriage to Mr.. Gordon. Miss
Leila Sinclair Montague, cousin of former
Governor Montague of Virginia and niece
of Mr. John H. Montague of this city. AS
Mrs Barnett she will accompany her
husband as far as San Francisco. Cal.
on his way to the orient. where he has
been recently ordered to command the
troops of the American legation at Peking,
China. The bride will return from San
Francisco. and entertain house party
at her Virginia country home on the
Rappahannock river during the early
spring. In May she and her sister. Mrs.
Muslin. wife of Lieut.. Muslin, .. S. NJ. c.,
will join their husbands in the east.
The wedding of Miss Mamie Heisen of
Chicago, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
C. Heisen, of IS Lake Shore Drive, that
city. to Mr.. Blanchard Forbes. son of Mr.
and Mrs w. S. Forbes, of sO6 Franklin
street, Richmond, was celebrated in the
home of the brides parents. Tuesday last
the Rev. E. Phillips officiating. Owing to
the recent severe illness of the brides
brother. Mr.. Carl Hesen, jr.. the mar
riage took place quietly. Mrs. Elmo d.
Hotchkiss. jr, sister of the groom, was
matron of honor. and Mr.. William p.
Forbes the best man.
fancy dress ball, with leap year
privileges and features, to be given on
the eve of st. Agnes. January 20, in
Masonic Temple, this city, Is occupying
the attention of the young society set
10 the exclusion of everything else. Miss
Rosalie Mines and Miss Lillian Binford.
as an executive committee, Will be as
sisted by the leading young matrons OF
the smart set. Already much excitement
has been aroused by the discussion of
ncty nd a ran nj SnQo12Iiv
arranged dance and musical program.
and of the invitation list, that threatens
to grow out of all bounds.
Weekly Saturday Afternoon dances at the
Hermitage Club, where the mldness OF
the winter season has rendered golfng
and tennis playing unusually attractive.
and series of fortnightly entertain
ments to be given at the Lakeside Coun-
try Club through the rest of the winter
and into the spring, render the promise
for the remainder of the season until
March particularly bright and gay.
Mrs. Swanson is at home to friends
every Tuesday afternoon. and her draw
ing rooms are the centers always of
agreeability and delightful hospitality.
brought to the "at homes" new and cor
daily welcomed element. Judge and
Mrs John Randolph Tucker of Bedford
City. Va. are among the new arrivals.
by many of the Richmond friends who
knew her as Miss Daisy Hampton, Is
being most warmly welcomed here.
Mis- Louisa Tarbell Purcell. pretty
society girl of Richmond. was maid of
honor Wednesday last when Miss Josefa
Allan, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Pres
ton Allan of Lexington Va, was mar
ried to Mr. William Vance Collins of
Hugo, Okla. The ceremony was per-
formed in the home of DR.. and Mrs.
Reid White of Lexington, the Rev. AL
fred II. Graham and the Rev. l.. B.
Turnbull, D. D.. officiating. The bride
wore embroidered batiste and carried
lilies of the valley. Miss Purcell was
gowned in chiffon cloth over taffeta and
held a bouquet Of white roses and maiden
hair ferns. a reception was given after
the wedding. and the bride and groom
received the congratulations of friends
before leaving for their western home.