Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
RICHMOND, VA.

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Mrs. Peyton Randolph of Amherst Va,
has sent out cards for the marriage of
her daughter. Kate Whitcomb. to Charles
Langdon Scott. jr.. the ceremony TO be
performed in Ascension Church. Amherst,
December 23. Mrs. Gielow of Washing
ton, who is visiting her. cousin. Mrs. John
Dunlop of Richmond will be entertained
at the Woman's Club Monday afternoon.
The December whist tournament with
compass whist for the game. will be
played at the club next Friday evening
at STA O'Clock. An elaborate supper will
be served after the game. The reception
at Deep Run Hunt Club this afternoon
promises to be one OF the most brilliant
and largely attended of the season. Dec
oratiens are to be in holly. running pine
and. scarlet marsh berries and hostesses
of the afternoon will be Mrs j. Nelson
Steele. jr.. Mrs. B. II. Ellington. Mrs ].
Allison Hodges, Mrs. j. Mason Miller and
Mrs. Charles Workman. jr The hostesses
will be assisted by Miss Page Royal.
Miss Elsie Lindsey. Miss Julie Osterloh.
Miss Julia Joynes. Miss Daisy Boykin and
Miss Helen Adams.
Among the most interesting nlptial an
nouncements for the month is that which
relates to the marriage of Miss Lucy
-
ton, and Mrs. Lucy c. Shelton of 1913
Floyd avenue. this city. to Mr.. Thomas
White of Abingdon. Va. The wedding
will be quietly celebrated. December 20,
and Mr. and Mrs White will spend the
winter and spring in Louisville. Ky. Mr..
and Mrs. j. c. Goolsby have just an
nounced the engagement of their daugh-
ter May to Mr.. Maurice Pilson of Wash
ington, formerly of Richmond. The we'd
ding will take place early in January
The recpnffOn dinner civ
Wednesday afternoon and evening by Mr..
and Mrs. Granville G. Valentine to their
nieces. Misses Resale and Cary Eaen-
tine. was decidedly one of the handsomest
affairs that has taken place in Richmond
since the opening Of the fall and winter
season The entire upper and lower
floors of Mrs. Valentines spacious home
We're thrown open. Palms and smilax
formed a background of greenery. and
sreat bowls and vases of Richmond
American beauty and Killarney roses sup
piled the color tones. Mrs. Valentine
wore white embroidered net and carried
white sardenias. Miss Rosalie and Miss
Cary Valentine had on gowns of white
satin charmeuse and held grandmother's
nosegays of pink and white rosebuds
All the world of smart Richmond society
was present to do honor to the occasion
and give welcome to the young girls
who were the central figures at the re-
ception and dance.
The Tuesday german had its first dance
this week in the ballroom of Masonic
| Temple. Miss Edith Taylor opened the
dance with Mr.. Henry Hotchkiss. In the
| debutante figure Mr.. Hotchkiss and Miss
| Katherine Gum led. Other debutantes
dancing were Miss Gwendolyn Ruther-
| Landingham; Miss Nora Randolph. in en-
| broidered muslin, with Mr. WORKMAN
| Spilman; Miss Mary Saunders. in yellow
| crepe meteo-. with Mr.. William Gillian
H4ce-E -1nA%>
with Mr.. Robert Jeffress: Miss Resale
| Valentine, in cerise chiffon. with Mr. George
| Fitzgerald: Miss Lucy Ford Workman
in pink net. with Mr.. Thomas Atkinson
| and Miss Lettice Woodward i'm green
chiffon. with Mr.. John Elicit Visiting
| girls included Miss Niche of Washing
ton, in pompadour chiffon. with Mr. Ber-
| nard Jones: Miss Sarah Hamilton of Pc
| tersburg, in apricot chiffon, with Mr. Cor
don Smith; Miss May Carmichael of Gin
| cinnati in black net, with Mr. Archer
| Hobson: Hiss Elizabeth Gaines of War
| renton. in blue, with Mr.. Frederick Pol
lard: Miss Mary Cooke Branch of New
| York. with Mr.. Thomas Snead. and Miss
! Mary Harmon Of charlottesville In white
messalne. with Mr.. Lewis Larns
The wedding of Miss Caroline Goodwin
Rison. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Wesley Rison, to Mr.. Russell Christian
| Proctor will be celebrated Wednesday
December d. at IL am. in the Grace
Street Presbyterian Church. Mr. and
| Mrs. Proctor will leave at once for thei,
wedding trip. and on their return vii
| occupy their home on Westhambton road
| At the wedding Tuesday evening of this
| week in st. Paul's Episcopal Church OF
MISS Aline Jennings to Mr. Ernest Camp
| bell Mead the Rev. George Otis Meau
| and the Rev. Robert w. Forsyth Off
ciated Mrs. James Jeffress Pollard the
! rnatron of honor, wore pale pink meteor
crepe and carried violets. The bride
Meredith Jennings. who gave her in mar
| rage. She was gowned in ivory satin
| trimmed with duchesse lace Her flow
ers We're gardenias and lilies of the val
icy. Gov and Mrs. Swanson will leave
next week to attend the dinner at the
| White House. and while in WASHINGTON
| VIII De the guests of Judge and Mrs
HoWry. Mrs Swanson will visit her
| country home, Eldon. during December
| and leave January open for a series of
| brilliant at homes" that will mark the
| closing month of her most successful
regime in the executive mansion
| The Richmond German will give its De.
| cember german Monday evening, Decem.
Der IL. Many visiting girls and a num-
Der of young society women returning
to their home city for the holidays viii
/ ,onspire to render the dance most in,
portant socially. Decorations and favors
will carry out the holiday idea and many
/ of the debutantes will be present. The
wedding OF Miss Maria Temple Bird,
daughter of Mr.. Spottswood Bird of Bal
! t!more. to DR.. Horace Faulkner Hoskins
| Of Richmond will be celebrated Decem-
Der p In the brides home, 1871 Harlem
avenue. Baltimore. Miss Helen Stevens
gave beautiful luncheon Monday of this
| week in honor of Miss Maud Caskie o.
Lynchburg and Miss Nan Goodwin of
Fincastle Table decora tons were in vel
! low orchids and covers were laid for ten.
the guests being Miss Evelyn Gordon
Miss Alice Doyle, Miss Mary Saunders,
Miss Nora Leary, Mrs. Jennings c. Wise
Mrs. James Pritchett. jr.. of Danville:
Misses Mary Moulton, Maud Caskie and
Nan Goodwin. Miss Fanny Scott Bey-
erley, daughter of Mr.. Robert Beverley
Of Blandfield, Essex county, who has been
the house guest OF friends in Fauquier
county, is now visiting In New York and
Boston. Miss Jane rutherford gave a
very pretty tea Thursday afternoon in
her home on West Grace street in honor
of her nieces. Miss Frances and Miss
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