Evening star., 1909-04-25
Rlcbmono Society.
Special Correspondence Of The Star

SptCidl correspondence OF Inc star.
RICHMOND, Va, April a. 1909
Richmond parties of smart people going
abroad in late spring and early summer
continue to be made up. Among those
who will spend the summer in foreign
travel are Mrs. POrtiaux Robinson, Miss
Martha Robinson. Mrs. John w. Harri-
son, Miss Elsie Harrison, Mrs. Thomas
Leary, Miss Nora Leary, Mrs. James E.
Cannon. Miss Lucy Ford Wortham, Miss
Edith Taylor. Mrs. Edward Christian,
Mrs. Frank Christian, Miss Helen Chris
tian. Miss Julie Osterloh, Misses Matte
and Louisa Purcell, Miss Mary Butler,
Miss Arnita Cussens and Miss Hughes.
A large contingent of Richmond society.
including many relatives of Miss Evelyn
Tucker Mcclure, daughter of DIR. and
Mrs. William p Mcclure of Winchester,
Va, are interested in her wedding to
Lieut. Abney Payne. which will be cele
brated at s p.m. April 2S, in Christ Epis-
copal Church. Winchester. the Rev. Will
liam Smith officiating. Miss Willie Logan
Mcclure. sister of the bride, and maid of
honor, will be gowned in white satin and
carry white lilacs. Mr. Stuart Christian
Of Richmond will be best man, and. the
ribbon girls. Misses Susan Reid Williams
of Winchester and Miss Frances Dana of
Charleston. w. Va. Other attendants will
include Messrs. Randolph Mcclure. Win
chester; Nelson Page, Daniel Conrad and
Brad Beverley. Winchester; Don Cam
eron, Richmond: William Thornton, jr..
University of Virginia; Stuart Hunter.
Baltimore: Henry Payne. Charleston. w.
Va, and George Worthington Of Wash
ingtOn. The bride will come in with her
father, who will give her in marriage.
She will wear duchesse satin with lace
veil. and have bouquet of lilies of the
valley. A reception will be given after
the church ceremony.
Mrs William /. Clopton was the hostess
at bridge yesterday afternoon in honor of
Mrs. Don P. Halsey of Lynchburg. Va,
who is her house guest. A color scheme
of pink and green was prettily carried
out in tally and souvenir cards. Mrs.
Clopton was assisted in the serving of re-
freshments by Miss Lucy Nelson Walden,
Miss Louise Carter Wake, Miss Elsie In
gram. Miss Alice Leigh Penick. Miss Bes-
sic Taylor of Accomac and Miss Wilkin-
son of Chesterfield county.
The Langhorne ante-nuptial house par
ty broke up at Mirador Monday last. Mr..
Langhorne. Miss Langhorne, Mr.. Phipps
and Mrs. Reginald Brooks going straight
to New York city, where Miss Lang
horne's wedding 10 Mr.. Phipps will be
celebrated in. st. James Church at 3:3o
o clock Monday afternoon. Bishop Court
ney will perform the ceremony and re-
ception will follow in the home of Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson, on East 13d street,
New York. Many Richmond friends have
received wedding cards. Mrs. Buck. Miss
Buck. Mrs. Perkins and Miss Nancy Per-
kins left Richmond for New York in the
early part of the week.
beautiful dance was given by the
| Misses Binfind to the juniors in Rich
mond society last evening. Chaperons
for the dance were Mr.. and Mrs. A. {.
Young Mr.. and Mrs Ii. l.. Cabell. Mr..
and Mrs A. Beirne Blair, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. W. Anderson DIR. and Mrs. Armistead
Mr. nd MrS Nnnc1ro pprEinS
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Lepew, Mr. and
Mrs Stuart Bowe. Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Pegram Mr. and Mrs. Stafford Parker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Whitehurst, Mr.. and
Mrs. Corbn Spicer and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Coke, jr
! Mr.. and Mrs Richard Bland Lee have
announced the engagement of their
daughter. Frances Lee, to Mr.. S. Hen
| ley Carter. History repeats itself in sucil
an announcement, relating as 1t does. to
two of the most historic families in the
Old Dominion. The home of the bride
to-be is THE Plains" not far from War
renton, Va. The date of the wedding has
not yet been given out.
Cards have been issued for the ap-
preaching marriage of Miss Helen Mon
tague Parrish of Richmond and Mr.. Rob
ert Craig Triton, also of this city. On
account of recent bereavement. the we'd
ding is to be celebrated very quietly in
avenue.
Mrs James " Williamson. ir.. of Bur-
linston. ~ c., formerly Miss Mary Saun-
ders popular society belle of this city,
is now the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. +. A.
Saunders, jr.. of 6O4 West Franklin street,
and has been most pleasantly welcomed
TO her home city by many of her girl
hood friends. Mr.. and Mrs. w. ii. Fos-
ter and little son are spending week
at the jefferson Hotel. en- route from
Camden, S. c.. to Erie, Pa Several
suppers and card parties have rendered
their stay in Richmond agreeable Miss
Katherine Fontaine of the University of
Virginia. who has been the guest of her
cousin, Miss Lou Catesby Jones, for two
weeks. is now visiting Miss Amy McRae
Werth on Park avenue. Miss Zayde
Branch has now as her guest Miss Bea-
trice Sterling of New York city, and
will remain in Richmond until Miss
SterlinS's return TO New York. Miss
Katherine Banning Of Los Angeles. Cal.
who visited Miss Branch for the Easter
holidays, has returned to school in New
York.