The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-19

preceded Tho bride, who was attlrod In
az tan chiffon cloth tailored suit and
carried a shower Of white sweetpcas,
ana entered the parlors with her IA
ther, who gave her away. They were
met at tho altar by the groom ana
his best man, Percy c, Onohundro.
The bridesmaids, Misses Hazel and
Helen Thompson, sisters of the BRIDE
were gowued In white crepe meteor,
trimmed with Irish lace, and carried
bouquets of lilies of the valley.
Prof p, Stanley BrinkIey, of Nor
iolk, and George White, Of this city,
were the groomsmen.
Little Miss Elizabeth Wall wearing
dainty frock Of white lace, and Mas
ter Townsend Homer acted as ribbon
bearers.
During the ceremony Mendelssohn's
Spring Song" was rendered by Miss
Inez Goddin.
Immediately after the ceremony, Mr..
and Mrs shines left for an extended
tour, which viii, include Atlantic City.
New York, the Adirondack Mountains.
Niagara Falls. Southern Canada and
the west They will be at home at
liz West Grace street after May Is.
Among the guests from a distance
were: Mrs. II. w. Crewc, of washing
ton. D. G., and Mrs. j. McKenney, Of
Petersburg, Va.
Meeting To-Dny.
There Will be a meeting Of the Po-
cahontas Memorial Association this
afternoon at o'clock at the residence
OF Mrs. b. T. Williams, 1919 Park Ave.
nue.. A fun attendance is desired.
Woodley-Binford.
At 0 o'clock last Tuesday morning
at the residence of Mrs. Anna NJ. Bin
ford. Glen Allen. Va, was celebrated
the marriage of her daughter, Ethel
May. to Alton James Woodley. former
Is of South Carolina, but now of Hem
rico county. Va. The ceremony was
performed by Or. II. l.. Quaries, pastor
OF the bride, and only the nearest rela-
tiyes and most intimate friends of the
bride and groom were present. Imne-
diately after tho ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs Woodley left for Washington, and
on their return will mako their home
at Dumbarton. Va.
At the Womnn's Club.
Very charming and clever was the
paper on The Sonnet" read by Mrs.
Landonla Dashiell Yesterday afternoon
at the Woman's Club. Mrs. Dashiell
quoted most OF the different sonnets OF
handled her subject in a very pleasing
that the exact origin OF the sonnet was
unknown, but that It was natural
evolution OF the lyric and decidedly
italian: that there were two kinds OF
sonnetg-legitiuat and ilIegitimate--
the difference being nero matter OF
rhyming the fourteen lines.
Sir Thomas Wyatt, in 1887. tirst in
PRODUCED the sonnet form into Eng
land He had been In the diplomatic
service in italy. and. like Tebo. re-
turning from the East with the Rose
OF Damascus, he brought this form OF
verse home to the English.
Very few authors have used the legit-
innate form, as mighty masters are gen
finds Shakespeare and Milton, Words
worth. Keats and Byron and all the
others modern and otherwise. rarely
conformed TO the rule. Even Dante
the FIRST great sonnet writer, or Petracf
did not violently Insist on the conven.
ton, but both followed the order oil
tho DAY and inlrnortalized their respec'
tive lady loves.
Mrs. Dashicll's easy familiarity with
the verses cited and her own charm
ing personality made Der discussion Of
her subject one OF the most delightful
affairs recently held at the club.
| Miss Daniel being unable TO meet tht
Literature Class this week, the las
meeting of the Literary Round Table
Will be held. End Mrs. Munce will dis
cuss Miss Ellen Glasgow's novel, The
Romance of a Plain Young Man"