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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-11

covers were laid for twelve guests.
Those present included: Mr.. and Mrs.
Wcrnawag, of Philadelphia; MT. and
Mrs. Arthur Ripley. Mr.. and Mrs. I'll
more ID. H~otchkiss. Jr, Mrs. Bruce
Bowc, Mrs. George Mason, Miss Gertle
Camm, Mr.. Cook, of New York; y. =
Potts and Mr.. Walker.
Miss emma Gray White. one OF me
seasons debutantes, entertained a.
dinner Thursday evening. Miss White
will go to Baltimore this week to VISIT
Miss Crcdilla Miller at her home, Soe
Cathedral Street. Miss Miller Will ~
hostess of a luncheon on December ~
in honor of her guest.
Miss ZaTdo Branch entertained ABOUT
twenty of the younger society SCI az
a bridge luncheon Thursday IN honor
of her guests, Miss Ray. OF New fork'
and Miss Phinizy, of Georgia. h lun,
cheon was given at the Country Clnn
and the decorations were in American
Beauty roses.
Miss Lora Crump was also hostess
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John Hays. Mrs. Charles Il. Wortham,
Mrs. Ashton starke, Mrs. Barton III.
Wise, Mrs. James T. Patton, Mrs. Ar
thur P. Ripley, Mrs, Elmo D.. Hotchkiss,
Jr. Mrs. Frank d. Williams. Mrs. Ed
ward c. Mayo and Mrs. Ormona Young,
Tuesday German Invitations.
The Invitations for the Tuesday ger
mans have been issued. and the first
dance will be given on December n.
Patronesses for the germans Will be
Mesdamcs Henry Landon Cabell, r.
Carter Scott, James b. Patton, Henry
H~otchkiss, JoEn Kerr Branch. Fred
Peasants, John RI. Ingram, j. Nelson
Steele, Jr., Horace Hawes. This year
the dances VIII begin promptly at 8
o'clock, instead of $3.50. rs heretofore,
and stop at IL.
Recent Entertainments.
Mrs. Yates Walker. Of New York,
who Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Llmor
IIotchkiss, IT.. was hostess Of a Very
handsome luncheon given at tho Com
lmonwealth Club Thursday. y russo
basket filled with Killarney roses or
namcntcd the centre of the table ana
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OF Miss Zayde Branch and her guests.
ION Thursday evening Miss Efie Brancn
Will be hostess OF a japanese cot,l-
lion. Tho guests will be In costume,
II the ball room of the Masonic Tenn
pie will be "A bower of wonderful lights
and flowers, filed with gay III charm
ing people in their quaint Oriental
dress.
Another tunctio that will be at
tended by fashionabl society this week
is THE musical tea to be given at tho
jefferson %lIotcl, from D to Z O'Clock
Monday afternoon, under the direction
OF Miss Mary w. Lewis, L. IL. But.
%tericls, Mrs. Henry l.andon Caboll,
Misses Lucy Lay and Kathleen Bruce.
some OF the dcbutantes who VIII serve
tea to the guests Will be Misses Fanny
Scott. Edith Donnan, Camilla Wexford.
jamie Eoulware. Dorothy Christian,
Archer Joynes, Emma Gray White,
ZaTdNa Hranch, Mary scarborough.
Elizabeth Cooke, Elsie Harrison. lso-
bel Carter, Mary Chalmers, Alice Mel.
son, Carrie Waddey, Emily Clark. and
others. Misses ELAN lEcirne Scott,
Janet Jones, Carter Ingram, Alice Mum
son and Alice Blair Will also assist in
serving tea,
The list OF :~,atronesses includes Mrs.
john L, Williams, Mrs, j, caskie Cab.
ell, Mrs. w, y. Thomas. Mrs. Scott Par.
IRISH, Mrs. w. Fl, Cox, Mrs. Fred Pleas.
ants. Mrs. James II. pooley, Miss Paul.
inc Powers, Mrs. John. *. Branch, Miss
jamie Wingo, Mrs. John SHELTON NIL
liams. Miss BETTY Clarke, Mrs. II. Car
ter Scott, Mrs. Philip johnson, Miss
Ellie Branch, Miss Frances Scott. Mrs,
7 L. Moore, Mrs. j. AlstoNiEabell. Mrs.
Faith Talmage Donnan Mrs. .adolph
Williams. Mrs, John r. Anderson, Mrs.
=. NJ Hoadley, Mrs, Thomas Nelson
Garter, Mrs, n. S, Halves, AIRS. w.
Ben Palmer, Mrs. Charles Davenport,
Mrs. Saunders Hobson, MISS Mary W!l-
liains, Mrs. Josiah Ryland, Mrs. George
Bryan, Mrs, Edmund Waddill, Mrs.
Beirnc Blair, Mrs. James Walker, Mrs.
Ewing llaches, Mrs. H.. NJ. cnambers,
Mrs. Melville Peck, Mrs, T., u. Daslliell
MISS Helen stevens, Miss Mary Moul-
ton, Mrs, John ", Harrison, Mrs. John,
Letter. Mrs. Robert pegram, Mrs. c.
Wingp, Mrs. Corydoli sutton, Mrs.
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of a luncheon at the Country Club {

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of a luncheon at the Country Club on
Thursday.
Leave for Fnuauicr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland j.. Clark ana
little son, of Grand Rapids, Mich, VINO
have spent the last few weeks as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pcyton,
Jr., at their home. 1917 Park Avenue,
left Saturday at noon for The Plains.
Fauquier county, Va, where they eX-
pect to spend Christmas with Mrs.
Pcyton, at 'Edenburue." Miss Luz
celia Peyton. who has also been visit
ing relatives in Richmond, left Satur-
day for her home. While in the city
she was guest Of honor at several Very
attractive dinner parties, among them
being n dinner at the Country Club
on Wednesday evening.
Alexandria Wedding.
a pretty home wedding took place
ut noon Thursday at tho residence of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
a.. Marshall, on Wolfe Street, Alex
andria, when their daughter. Miss lnez
II. Marshall, became the wifo of Fred
|erick b. Cook, ~ prominent business
man OF New York. The maid of ono
was the brides sister, Miss Daisy .uar-
shall, and the Sroom's hest man wa
Roy Ball. OF New York. The marriage
ceremony was performed by Rev. ii.
NJ. Cantor. of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. The handsome residence was
[profusely decorated with palms and
Ipoinsettia, the color scheme being
green and red. After the ceremony
refreshments We're served and late.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cook left for a wedding
trip. They will make their home In
New York. Among the out-of-town
guests at the wedding were; Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius lIaggarty, of Phlladel-
Iphia; Mr.. and HRS. j. II. Cook. father
and mother OF the groom; Miss Jennik
cook, of New York; Joseph nlacaleer,
|2of New York Or. and Mrs. n, N. Pease.
OF philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Clark and daughter, OF Washington;
Joseph Chtldress, OF Washington; S, II.
Ricc and son, of Richmond, and others.
Approaching Wedding.
The engagement and approaching
marriage of Mrs. Irene Johnston Parker,
Of this city, and Franklin Pierce Lip
scombe, or Philadelphia, has been an
nounced. and tho ceremony WIN taku
Waco on the morning of December IS,
NM o clock, at ao3 Last Main Street.
AIRS PARKER Is n DAUGHTER of the late
Major r.. Johnston wig was pronai-
.nently idalitincd With tine Nirginia Fire
ana Marine insurance Contrary, Mr,
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THE prllclpal social eyent of thu

~ HE principal social event OF tho
winter gaieti1i in Richmond.
past or present, is the german
given tomorrow evening at half-after
. o'clock in the Masonic Temple by
tho Richmond German Club. For the
past two months society mas been
whirled from one entertainment TO an
other. Beautiful cotili!ons, a.nners
end receptions have engaged the time
of tho debutautes and the list of com
ing affairs is a long and interesting
one, but the FIRST Monday" Will Wit
moss the most brilliant and exclusive
gathering OF the entire reason. and the
score or so OF girls Who VIII be pre-
scented ut this bal represent sons OF
OF the most distinguished families IN
the State.
As Usual. a number OF small dinners
win precede the german on Monday
among them being n very smart affair
OF which Mrs. Thomas Mc.Adanls vii
be Hostess. 1t viii be given a; ~
Commonwealth Club, and is III honoi
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Llpscombe is a native of Williams
burg. Va. but for many years past has
been a resident of Phi,adelph,a. where
he and mis- bride will make their home
on their return from their wedding
trip.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.
and Mrs, Herbert e. Wetsiger. of 222i
Park Avenue, for the marriage of their
daughter. Madge Iritz Alan Weisigen
to Henry Keeling Ellyson, Jr.. the
ceremony to take place IN the home OF
the bride December 81, at G p. NJ. Only
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the relatives of tae bride and groom
and a few intimate friends Will witness
the ceremony.
Meet To-MorraE,.
There will be a meeting OF the gem
eral board OF the %Sielterins Arms Free.
Hospital on Monday morning at ~
noon at the hospital. All members are
asked to attend this meeting.
AT the Womnn's Club.
Miss Adele Williams, chairman OF tho
art committee. has been fortunate
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Christmas Sale Of Neckwear Now On
Women's Shirtwaists

Here is the unusual news:
Pure Linen, hand embroidered, white and colors, $2.5O.
Just five dozen Waists at this remarkably low price. Couldn't
make this story stronger if we wrote a page about them. But
don't be tardy.
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inch a sportsman. For look at his list
OF activities in that field. He Is
cricketer. an oarsman, skater and a
boxer. Indeed he Is the only represen-
tative for cricket, skating and boxing
in the present cabinet, so far as
know. As to his ability In these sew
eral fields cannot speak at first hand.
/ once heard a story which seriously
impugned his ability, or rather his
willingness, TO handle tho gloves. or
course John Burns has engaged In
many battles In which his hard fists
We're his only weapons but l tell this
story for what II is worth.
II seems that Burns had made
speech referring slightingly TO the
ability Of the members Of the National
Sporting club, England's premier prize
fight organization, declaring that the
members delighted to look on but that
ne. Burns, although small man,
could lick the best OF them. Burns
was handling live wire when he made
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Of contemporary cartoons. ms port
~ form, his full, red face. and white
mutton chop whiskers, might have
served as models for the artist who
originally conceived the figure which
so often appears in political publlca-
tlons In mental characteristics. so far
as one can Judge from eXternals, he Is
the Englishman OF our Imagination.
And in his love for the sport OF kings"
he Is indeed a true Briton.
At one time Chaplin was possessed Of
more money than he could ever spend,
apparently, but at the present time II
Is said that he has to think more than
once before giving the lavish entertain
ments for which he is Justly famous.
And this shrinking Of the family purse
Is said to be due to his passion for
horse racing. II Is to that sport that
the really serious part OF his life has
been devoted. His name is forever
linked with the turf by his OWNERSHIP p
Of the great Hermit, which. as an un-
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bridge university Eight Of 1881 and won
both the grand and Stewards cup at
far-famed Henley. He still pulls a
strong oar as anyone who watches his
early morning practise on the Thames
can tell. McKenna's many contests in
his school days made him pugnacious
and he has Just the position In the
government to display his talents ad-
mirably In that direction. The ad
miralty has been target for big guns
for the past two years. but McKenna
is still on deck, smllingly evading dan
gerous looking shots.
A little further along on the same
bench sits Sir Edward Grey. secretary
for foreign affairs Sir Edwards word.
II Is acknowledged, carries more weight
In the house OF cohlmons than that Of
any other man and IL is said that even
the present king fears him. Yet ne
spends his spare time figuring out the
subtleties Of fiy-hshing and wrttiny
books on the subject. He is still dan
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Abolition of Siberia To Do
Little for Russian Prisoners

the Pavliak. in Warsaw. where he
shared his cell with a criminal. His
bed was an iron rack built out from
the wall, and his food coarse bread and
soup. pre- pared by prisoners who wash
ed their hands once in the "a hours
This IL the kind Of life led by "polit-
icals" and IL will continue, after ST.
berian exile has ceased TO exist, for the
simple reason that there is no money
TO build good prisons or pay competent
officials 10 look after them. All the lat
ter, from the governor to the turnkey,
are miserably paid and housed with the
result that they take minimum inter
est In their work and confscate money
sent TO the prisoners for their own use
SO many cases Of this kind OF theft
have been reported during the past few
weeks that even the reactionary papers
have taken IL in hand and demand a
system OF inspection. In the case of
Heb Koszanskl, governor OF the
"krest' prison-the latest brought to
light-not only the prisoners pocket
money. but their food money a. well,
was stolen with the result that the
unhappy ''politicals' sent TO the
''krest" prison in St. Petersburg be-
fore their trials, were three parts
starved. out OF this system OF theft
Koszanski, who Is a Cossack by birth
made over $4,000 a year. The poor
prisoners had no appeal; but the con-
tractors who used to supply their food
finding that they were getting orders
t. supply one-tenth OF the usual
amount, finally plucked up courage
enough 10 see the minister Of the in
terror about IL. Even this took 50 long
that nearly two years elapsed before
Koszansk was arrested. He IL now
prisoner In his own prison.
POSTED ON JAILs.
"Politicals' who, instead OF going to
Siberia have been sent to the Rus
sian prisons, have told me interesting
things about prison life Most OF the
criminals they are forced TO associate
with have spent so much OF their time
in prisons that they look upon them a.
second home. OF course, IN spite Of
the filtk and ill-treatment accorded TO
many, they have. In n way far more
liberty than men and women serving
their time In American prisons. one
criminal named Israel Lopacin. whom a
friend Of mine met in a Warsaw prison
and whose cell and meals he shared
for over two years knew not only the
prisons OF Russia. but OF England.
Germany France and America as well,
and he said that the New York prison
was the most severe ne had ever been
in.
1T Is funny thing" he remarked
TO hts ccll-mate-who Is a refined man
and would not kill n hy-"but they
make you keep clean In the American
prisons. They clear all the vernih or
your body and take care Il should not
appear again" This is Lopacins deep
est Impression of America II speaks
more strongly against Russian prison
hygiene than a volume OF reports.
REGULAR BROTHERHOOD.
These regular criminals have a broth
erhood. branches OF which are organ
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|, has plenty OF indications of a strons
personality and many OF the oharao'e,
istfcs which go 20 make hostess u
is not merely the smart SET she favo,s
she is especially fond Of the balhy .s
ment in her circle Ambitious 20, sl'
Is cherishing tho idea q starting 4
salon, and in everything she ooS
strikes out a new line, She IS one y
the few really picturesque Ansn,s.
women, and this II why she s'ahds g.,
and commands attention when osn''i
merely claim passing admira,uun.. ~,
think 1 can say without hesatail9n t's.
I have never seen Lady NllolHhU,, ,''
Eresby conventionally dressed, = ~,
in itself amazing. when You recalI -. ~,
before all things the American W''''
"a conventional IN dress .,a
she is an enthusiast suUrasls. So
M her eloduence on the suolec, u.'
converted several hardened eh y. W.,
fraststs Of her husbands family 20 n,,
u,av OF thinking. No end Of anony ~, h
articles have been published py - =.
The Interests Of women's votes anu IN
has considerable monetary inieFe 80,
one Of the organs devoted 70 ~, 9,py
on this side bANi
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Especial CORRESPONDENCE


wv WARSAW. Aug. 1,-Siberia's
w es s1 ss' ss,a a: :asn s'.;'' s ;'r
icals. at any rate, are no
longer to be sent there and the awful
procession eastwards and nsrthwards
gradually will cease.
But what Is the substitute for ST.
IBERIA? More prisons when there Is time
to build them and more overcrowding
OF those in existence. Prison inspec-
ton is almost unknown In Russia, with
the result that nine-tenths of the
places TO which politicals must hence
forth go are no better than Siberia
except, of course. as rega rds climate.
Al the present moment there are a.
600 people In exile in Siberia, II is
computed that since the revolution.
the annual average Of those sent out
is 5000. This means that 3 900 men and
women viii be drafted into the exist
ing prisons every year for the next
few years. At present, no new prisons
are building. though several have been
projected and those now standing are
over-crowded 20 a terrible gree. Pris-
ons calculated TO hold 200 are made TO
hold 800 and 400 persons. Cells intend
ed for one man are shared by two and
even three. This Is why governors OF
prisons are In despair at this new
project. and cry out; AT least build
new prisons before you send us more
men and women
40 POLITICAL PRISONS.
And there is another point TO be con-
sidcred. There are no political
prisons Men and women Imprisoned
for writing too candid paragraphs In
a newspaper are set cheek by fowl
with the worst criminals, shade to
share their cells and spend their lives
with vermin-covered, depraved crea-
lures, who are more like beasts than
human beings. In Siberia, il is often
possible for several 'poiiticals" to get
together so that they have some sort
of society; hut under the prison sys-
tenn this is impossible. NJ. Starkmsn.
editor Of "a leading paper has just an
ise,-d "a term Of imprisonment for pub
fishing a certain paragraph In his pa
per. He was sent, like the rest OF his
kind 10 a criminal prison. known as
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gendarmes and their belongings, so
that prisoners have no room. Cases of
cruelty are common on these march,
ing expeditions only a few weeks ago
an old woman was made 10 walk from
a prison in Warsaw 20 one In the
provinces, a distance OF As miles. As
she was over eighty and. OF course,
underfed. she dropped several times
on the way and, on arriving at her
cell, fell down dead.
In many prisons the criminals do
no work at all. In others. as In
Odessa. they work at carpentering,
making capsules and lead paper and
candles. The money they earn goes
10 their account and they receive Il
In al Jump sum when leaving theh pris-
on. In other places the men who
are not chained work In the fields
for neighboring farmers. This labor
Is so cheap that many are glad to
employ IT, The criminals. OF course.
hate It, as they would much rather
play cards In their cells. In some pris-
ons. no matter what their field
labor earns. they get s cents per
day for themselves, while the rest,
varying from 20 to 40 cents, goes to
the up-keep OF the prisons.
PRISON EPICs.
The criminals have a large collection
Of songs, some OF them really beautiful
throughout the empire. Nobody knows
who composed them and they are never
committed TO paper. since those who
sing them can neither read nor write
but they are handed down from genera
ton TO generation OF thieves and muir
derers growing in volume and forming
an epic collection descriptive OF prison
life
'Politcals'' have another class Of NJ
srature They strive TO bring out pris.
on periodicals. most OF which are con-
fiscated before the first number has
made its round. Here. the style Is good
as the articles consist chiefly OF ap-
peals to comrades 10 keep up their
spirits and 10 fight again for liberty
as soon ms they get out Of prison. These
magazines are written on odd scraps
OF paper, sometimes with a pencil, Mt
others with n match soaked in blood,
for a political prisoner who has sonic-
thing 10 say will cut his hand rather
than cease for want OF ink. When writ
ten, the magazine is generally distribut-
ed by the help OF n friendly criminal
who has far more liberty and can 20
where he likes In the prison precincts.
When the rules are not too strict and
the governor Is friendly. the 'politi-
Gals" once they have received their
sentences. are allowed to have writing
materials and even books. I know n
prominent statesman who learned Eng
fish while In prison for political reasons
and the editor OF q serious review who,
in the prison Of wroclaff. II now busy
writing n book on sociology. But these
are exceptions, for the reason that few
OF them get a cell TO themselves or
corner sufficiently quiet for work. while
most would not be allowed 10 pass
their time 40 probably.
KAJErAN DUNBAR
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Remarkable American Girls
WhoRetusedRoya1"C Commands

their little games. she says. The truth
is. Miss Dodge, like other very wealthy
women, Is rather too suspicious and Is
consequ emily inclined 10 regard every
man who pays her attention as for-
tune hunter. Mrs. Leeds and others OF
her friends are annoyed with Miss
Dodge because when they present some
man to her she is 50 abrupt In her man
ner as to be almost rude.
scAREs OFF ELIGrBLEs.
"She has frightened of some very de-
sirable acduaintances," remarked ono
of her friends, "men. too. who did not
want her or her money"
Mise Dodge was once asked II she
would marry Lord Kitchener were he
We'll, / might think II over II he did.
I should know that he at least did not
want my money"
She retains her prejudice against
newspaper notorfety Information
about her parties at Warwick House or
elsewhere Is guarded as sacreay rs
state secrets. Were she to marry the
reporters would have all their work
cut out for them Dodge" them she
would with vengeance.
TRICKY CLIMBERS
Some climbers and adventurers have
hit upon a new plan of gaining adrris-
sion 10 the houses OF the aristocracy'
Arrayed I'm their best Sunday 10
meeting attire and as many jewels NJ
possible. they go forth IN an electrio
brouyham attended by two Laboratory
attired fiunlies and call at the door
of a titled woman's house for the char
acter of a servant American women
are said 10 have lift upon TINS urck
and in a few instances II is said 10
have worked extremely wen. On gam
ing access to her ladyship the VISITOR,
a certain Mary Jones who has stateu
that she was upper housemaid mere,
Her lahyship has no recoilectoh W
Mary Jones but rings the Dell TOT ee
housekeeper who, also, can rcl ~.
MARY Zones More apologies, aitef
witch the climber manages TO draw her
hostess into conversation ana some
times. Impressed by the appearance OF
nor Visitors wealth. the trick VI doho
and requests for csliis are maze.
n is rrises OF this order whlcn ea
pl aims the appearance In sVcev
london OF two American clim6ers VINO
wound not be allowed up the servants
stair,as.e in any OF the New YORK man
s,ons owned by the 400 Nevertneless
7 hear they have como ito stay IN the
magic circle here In which they az
actually popular Notwithstanding u
fact that one has an accent wn,un
strong enough TO split the drum OF your
ear.
PICTURESQUE AMERICAN
Lady wilioughby de Eresby Is golns
to do great things at s. ChesterneIo
Gardens. which she has taken troII'
Lord and Lady Islington for two year.
lady wiiloughby de Eresby IL ths
elder of Mrs. HAIRY Higsins's daugn-
ters. the other being Lady Alastair
Innes Ker. No Chesterfield Garuens
is one of the most palatial mansions ~
Mayfair and furnishes great posSp,I-
ties for entertaining. Its new chatea'"e
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known won the Derby of 1857 and
about 500 900 for its owner. But al
though he has won heavily he has spsnt
even more heavily. on the principle OF
easy come. easy go"
Chaplin's passion for horse racing
must indeed be great whom II can drag
him from his duties in the house OF
commons. He Is a member OF the old
regime, one who believes the England
Of today is rapidly hurrying to the bow
vows. And he is continually attempt
ing to stay the mad rush He takes his
legislative duties almost as seriously
az his horse racing and although his
words carry little weight he speaks
with a seriousness and a pomposity
that make his speeches welcome as "a
diversion and an amusement.
JOHN BURNS AT PLAY.
The Rt Hon. John Burns, president
of the local government board. may
not have many inches but he is every