The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-10

TT is a short season that follows Lent
i'm the society world from now on un-
i til the time comes for leaving thecity
for the various country homes and wa
tcring places at home and abroad. and
the entertainments win be many and
varied although formal entertainments
are rarely given at this time OF the
year. Weddings Will, of course, be the
chief interest, for whoever heard OF a
spring season without weddings? Sew
eral brilliant marriages, with their at
tendant round of less informal affairs,
have already taken place and historic
St Paul's will be the scene of at least
two more before the summer is on.
Last week was, comparatively speak
ing, quite q dull one, and society is
Just at present contenting itself with
arrangements for spending the sum-
mer abroad and rumors OF matrlrnony
for announcements of engagements
continue to stir the social world, and
country places are being opened up
not only for weekend parties. but fol
the rest of the summer. In the trips
abroad. Paris and London are the OBJ
jective points at the moment with ar
after cure. so to speak, of an auto
mobile trip on the Continent.
Going Abroad.
Among the numerous little parties
sailing from New York this summe.
to spend several months in Europe will
be Mrs. Preston Cooke, Miss Bernard
Cooke. Miss Kline, of Philadelphia;
Misses Marian and Kate Meade and
Miss Louise Belle Jones, who Will join
Miss Sallie Deane's party.
They will visit Oberammergau for the
Passion Play, which is one of the chief
attractions to those going abroad this
summer. Oberah'nerga.1 is within
easy mortorng distance of Munich, and
parties who attend the festival Will
only remain overnight in the quaint
little place.
TO Motor Through France.
Mrs. Robert Bosher. Mrs. Charles
Bosher and DR.. Robert Bosher
will sail in Juno on the new steamship
Lapland, of the Red Star Line. from
New York to spend several months
abroad They will motor through the
chateau districts of France and the
Lake country of Wordsworth in Eng
land. Most OF their time viii be spen
in this delightful mode OF travel
stopping several weeks in London AM
Paris. where they will be the guest
of friends.
Visiting in the West.
| Mrs Arthur !. Adamson who ha
& had apartments at the Chesterfield thi
winter. left Thursday for Fort Wayne
Ind, where she will visit her son. Vim
cent Adamson, for several weeks.
Guests at Grafton Hall.
The Misses Eliza and Louisa Whyt
/ of Baltimore, will leave the latte
! part OF next week for Leesburg, Va
where they Will be the guests of Mr.
Harry Morrison, afterwards going t
Ii upperville TO visit Mr. and Mrs. Rich
I, ard H. Dulany, at Grafton Hall, an
attend the wedding of Miss Eva Rar
dolph Dulany TO Or. Archibald Car
Randolph, on April &C.
For AIrs. Gibson.
Mrs. William n. smith, OF 1922 Yves
Grace Street, entertained most attrac
lively on Thursday afternoon from
10 o'clock in honor OF her hou;
guest Mrs. Carlton B. Gibson,
Georgia The parlors were beautiful
j arranged with branches Of dogwoc
( and cherry blossoms with bowls
/. yellow flowers and lighted candles.
! / The dining room q basket of daffodi
caught with pale yellow gauze de
4 Grated The centre OF the table. al
! masses Of yellow flowers were on Il
4 ,nnntels.
( Mrs. Smith received her guests in
handsome gown of pale gray sat
\ trimmed in princess lace and pes
sarniture. Receiving with her W
Mrs, Gibson. WHO wore n gown
\ black crepe meteor trimmed In j
ti Earni;ure, Assisting in doing t