The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-26
Society

Masses Of Easter liiies and palms
viii decorate Christ Church cathedral.
New Orleans, on Wednesday evening.
when Miss Pccahontas Rust Hendven
FUNd Mr. 5Unn EmD1er Mason, f0rmsr-
| ~ Of Richmond. now OF New York.
vii be married. Rev. william Alex
onder Barr. assisted by Rev. Landon
| Randolph Mason, father Of the groom,
| Will perform the ceremony.
The bride. who ~ daughter Of
| 11r. William Hardy Hendren. 10 one
u thu most beautiful girls in New
Orleans, and has been much enter
4atned and complimented. She was
&uesn Of the Amphictyons' ball at
Mardi Gras. and has been the recipi-
| ont OF much social attention incident
| ~ her wedding. The groom is the son
s0f Rev. and Mrs. Landon Randolph
Mason. OF this city, and belongs TO
| one Of the most distinguished Virginia
families.
Tho bridal party will enter the
|ehurch to the strains Of the wedding
march from Lannhnuser. 20 Thou
Sublime. Sweet Evening star" viii be
fpiayed during the ceremony. and Men
delssohn's march will be played as
| they leave the church.
Miss Ida Oswald Mason, CT Rich.
mond. will attend the bride as her
maid Of honor, and the bridesmaids
viii be Misses Evelyn Drexii. Of New
Orleans; Dorothy Thomson. OF Viz
Etnia: Rebecca McCutcneon, OF New
Orleans. and Miss Laura Hayward. OF
New Orleans. Both the bridesmaids
and maid of honor win wear beautt-
ful gowns of green messannc. with
|Oycrdrapery OF green clinton. trim
med with silk lace and cut In back
and front. with large picture hats AZ
green chiffon. trimmed with valley
lilies. They will carry large clusters
OF Easter lilies.
The ushers will include Messrs.
fHtewart- t3tnnc, or New 0rfeuny:
Henry Leverich, of New Orleans;
Henry George Mccabe. of New Or
leans. and James Madison Thomson.
LOT Virginia. The groom will be at
tended by Mr.. Richard Sperry. OF New
York.
The bride VIII be handsomely gown
led In white satin, with an overdrapery
|os white chiffon. with a panel of real
lace down the front. caught at inter-
walls with clusters of orange blossoms.
Her gown will be cut square in front
and v in back. Her veil of illusion
|witi be caught with natural orange
blossoms and myrtle. and she viii
|carry shower bouquet OF lilies or
1.-THE valley.
Following the ceremony a brilliant
|rsception will be given at the home of
the brides father on Prytania street,
New Orleans, from $40 TO sac. The
house will be decorated with q pro-
fusion OF Easter lilies and palms. The
brides table will be beautiful with
Hts centerpiece In the form of a large
Igreen mound, studded with Easter
&1ilies and eHtwiHed with tatie reach
ting to the four corners.
After the reception Mr.. Mason and
hts bride viii! leave for tour through
the Southern and Eastern States, stop
Iping for while at Richmond, and
residing permanently In New York.
Among the out-of-town guests are
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence ID. Boyd. of
Knoxville. Tenn: Mr.. and Mrs +. c.
Hinnon. OF Flushing. Long Island; Mr..
Marshall Burt. Of Birmingham. Ala;
Rev. and Mrs. L. n. Mason and Miss
Mason. Of Richmond, and others.
At the Woman's Club.
In spite OF the downpour of rain
ION Monday afternoon. large and
enthusiastic audience greeted Miss
Annie Stegar Winston, when she gavs
IAN authors reading At the woman's
Club. Miss Winston's charm OF man
per, her natural grace. and her utter
Ftatnralne make her cha ening
|rpeaker. and the afternoons on which
|she appears at the club are always
|Among the most delightful OF the
season.
Her short stories, number OF
(which have appeared in the Century
and other magazines, are full of loyu
for human nature. with an inlmitable
touch OF humor and pathos. She read
|xeveral OF her stories which have re-
gently appeared In prominent maya
Cairo" a story Of the highminded-
mess" Of an old negro nanny" to-
|eether with her underlying love for
|her spouse. Cairo. eliminating In the
cry upon his return. filled with Joy
and gladness. Cairo she said,
|.swhar you bin7" The Waiting
Room" monologue in doctors
|Ante-room Is humorous recital OF
the woes and views of confirmed
|paetmist. who in her own opinion,
- one OF the cheerlst mcrtals on the
EARTH. and "Me.indy's Exeambrance."
- story OF q little negro girl, VINO
|amuses herself, while her mother Is
|seeking work with visions OF what
bhe should do when she goes to the
Eeret house" brings tears to the most
hardened heart and keener SYM
|pathy for the struggling parents, VINO
have, AZ Meiindy had. an excum-
|brance in the form of a child, were
|eead by their authoress.
Tho hostesses for the afternoon
|were: Mrs. F. A. Hall and Mrs. Jim
|Ffeasants. Tea was poured by Mrs.
Phillip Taliaferrc and Mrs. Arthur
cannon and Mrs. ID. A. Kuyk and
|Nrs. c. b. Wingf,eld served coffee.
Literature Class.
Miss Daniel will be unable to meet
her literature class on wednesday
afternoon. A the class was to have
ended this last week In April. there
will be no further meeting of the
class.
Gill.Tayl0r.
OF much interest here is the mar
xiage Of Miss Ruth Taylor to Mr.. Har-
vey Stracham Gill. which takes place