Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-29
RicbnlonO Society.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

RICHMOND, Va, November g. 1908
The foot ball game played in Richmond
Thursday. between the teams Of the Uni
'versity of Virginia and the University of
North Carolina was the signal for much
entertaining on the part Of the Richmond
girls and the young society and univer-
sity men OF the city. The orange and
dark blue of the Virginia team and the
pale blue and white of the North Caro-
linians, inteTtwined with yellow and
white chrysanthemums, decorated the
whole town, as we'll as the people in it.
Luncheons and dinners, with visitors as
guests Of honor; tally-ho parties to the
ball grounds, with waving pennants and
beribboned and rosetted harness, gave the
young hostesses and hosts of Richmond
any number of graceful opportunities in
the way Of comphmentinS their friends
and the heroes Of the occasion. AS the
day was ideal immense crowd wit
messed the game and cheered the play
ers. In the evening the visiting men
from the two universities and teams oc-
cupied the boxes and choice seats at a
theater as the guests of the University Of
Virginia alumni in Richmond. The debu-
tantes and young girls, escorted by uni
Versity men, were also guests Of honor.
After the play a german, given in the
ballroom of the Jefferson Hotel, crowned
the evening. Mr.. Adolphus Blair led the
dance and the chaperons We're: Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Mordecai. Mr.. and Mrs.
James l. Pritchett of Danville. Mr. and
Mrs. Branch Johnson of Norfolk. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Pegram, Mrs. Pendle-
ton Turner. Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Bowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Benson, Mr.. and
Mrs; John Armistead. Mr.: and Mrs. G: G.
ford, Col. and Mrs. Sidney Buford. jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Bowe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Williamson Talley. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Powers and Mr.. and Mrs. Adolphus Blair.
Yesterday afternoon from ) to o'clock
Miss Willy Crutchf1eld was at home to her
friends and entertained the members of
her receiving party at cards in the even
Ing. The parlors were decorated with
pink and white chrysanthemums and
Crutchf1eld We're Misses Belle Martin of
Petersburg, Lola Brown. Zadie Kemp and
Louise Crump. Assisting the receiving
party were Misses Mary Martin. Jellis
Jennie Strother of Lynchburg. Miss
Mary Chalmers was at the punch bowl
Young gentlemen who came in for cards
during the evening were Messrs George
Denny Wright. Julian Mccarthy. Hamil-
ton Pace, Edward Leake. Hunter Camp.
P. j. Atkins. Henry Powell and Eugene
Sutton.
The debut dance at which Miss Mary
Traylor. daughter of the late Robert Lee
Traylor. was introduced to Richmond
fashion and beauty was a brilliant So
clety event of yesterday evening. 1t
was given at Jefferson Hotel and. on &C
count OF Mrs. Traylor's mourning Miss
Traylor was presented by Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis D. Aylett Standing with these
three were Miss Aylett. Mrs. Claude A.
Swanson and Judge and Mrs. r. Carter
Scott. Assisting the receiving party were
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Christian, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Moncure Perkins. Mr.. and Mrs.
Levin Joynes. Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Mayo,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Willis. Mr.. and Mrs
E. 0. McCabe, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E.
Willard. Mr.. and Mrs J. Jordan Leake.
and Mrs. Coleman Workman.
Richmond society," which has been out
doing Itself In the matter of entertaining
and Mrs. F. A, Edwards of Fort Ogle-
thorpe. Ga. who has been visiting Miss
Polly Nelson Robins of Richmond for
some weeks. was greatly surprised to
hear of Miss Edwards marriage to Lieut..
Francis William Clarke, a student officer
In the artillery school at Fort Monroe.
The marriage took place in Hampton yes
terday. Miss Edwards having just gone
from Richmond to Fort Monroe with the
avoWed purpose Of visiting friends The
young lady's parents knew nothing of her
Intentions. and her Richmond friends were
kept equally in the dark. The wedding
has. therefore. raised more than a little
ripple of excitement.
A pretty entertainment at the Academy
of Music this afternoon and tonight will
be entitled a "Fete in Flowerland," and
will be closed by a two-act comedy in
which Mrs. c. c. Walker. Miss Rebecca
Walker. Mrs. ]. A. c. Chandler Mr.. Ar
thur P. Wilmer and Mr.. Henry Sydnor
mond society, will appear. Miss Julia
Joynes and Mr.. Douglas Gordon will give
an illustrated song, and two juvenile
wonders as vocalists, Misses Ruby Pride
and Eliza beth Paffeo will render