The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-21
Society

Mrs. Stuart Bowc has sent out caras !
for a ten on THURSDAY afternoon, No
vember ~, IT O'clock at her home,
1913 West trace street. In honor OF /,
Miss Aus,in Bertrand. one OF the most
prominent debutantes OF this SEASON.
MRS. fsowes gueets will incluoe only
the debusantes.
lnvitstiens Received.
Invitations were received In Rteh-
mond yesterday from MIR. and Mrs-
Franklin Mc,rca WirgmAn. for the
marriage Of their daughter. t6hel
t'ickeu stoker. the wedding TO take
place on Thursday. December I. AT
noon In St James church. Twenty
second and Walnut streets. Phiiadsi-
phia. Following the ceremony. there
win be wedding breakfast at 1880
o'clock, at the home Of the hride
parents 2aes Pine street.
MIR. Stokes IL the only son OF Mrr.
Charles r. atokes. OF THE city. and
lived In Richmond until the past few
years. His wedding win be an event
OF musical interest to Richmond so
ciety, and number of people viii 80
from here to Philadelphia. to attend
the marriage. including his mother,
Mrs. c. p. stokes, and his sisters,
Mre. Randolph Williams and Miss
Aline Stokes.
Miss eeett to Entertain.
Miss IeiIis Scott has issued invita-
tions for reception on Friday after
neon, November -, from TO
o'clock. at her home 1907 Park avenue.
| The invitations are limited to debu-
1 tantcs of this aud last year.
/ Thanksgiving Parties.
Quite Il number of visiting girls will
| be In Richmond. for the Thanksgiving
o,s bar rxf r}, ars,ai n
| little parties viii come from the near.
-hy-tnWna- foI-the- Virginia Carolina
| game, and the theatre party at the
! Bitou and the dance ut the jefferson.
! following the game. Miss Nan Roper,
! OF Petersburg. who will have Miss
| Lillian Weaver. of Asheviile. \. G.,
/ as her house guest Then. VIII bring a
| party of friends to Richmond for the
| football game, rs compliment 70
| Miss Weaver. who will be entertained
! during her visit to Miss Roper at a
dance at the Petersburg Country Club
| and other atsre ctive affairs.
! Wedding Plans.
! The personnel of the bridal party
I TO attend Miss Virginia Means, daugh>
! ter of Mr.. ard Mrs. r. Preston Means,
! and Mr. Valentine Jordan Nesbit,' on
the night of their wedding has been
| completed and includes an interesting
! group of young society people from
! Birmingham, Ala. and elsewhere.
Miss Means. who Is we'll known In
Richmond society and Is Il grand
| daughter of Col. VIM. II. Palmer, OF
this city Is TO be attended by Miss
Marjorie Weatherly, as maid of honor
!, and will have her aunt, Mrs. Ormond
/! Young, Of Richmond, Va, as her ina
| tron of honor. Miss Fannie Dunn.
| Miss Mary Campbell, Miss Dorothea
| Orr, Miss Charlotte Hopkins, Of
| Evansville. Ind. Miss Belle Roberts
and Miss Mary Kirkpatrick will be
her bridesmaids,
! The groonsmen and ushers who
| have been chosen TO attend Mr.. Mes
| bit will be MIR. IL. G. Seibels, MIR.
| William Hazard, MIR. Seab Whatley,
I OF Montgomery, Mr.. Fulton Towers,
! Of Erie. Ind, Mr.. William Dunn and
Mr.. Ryburn Pinckard. His best man
/ will be hts brother, Mr. Ralph Nesbit,
| OF South Carolina.
The wedding will be one of the most
distinguished events OF the winter, 1t
win occur at st. Mary's on the-fIigh-
lands, In Birmingham. on the evening
| OF Saturday. December ,. Miss Means
win be given In marriage by her
father. MIR. r. Preston Means. The
wedding music Will he furnished by
Mrs. William Gusser, and the Off
| ciating minister will ne the Rcv. pr.
| Willoughhy Claybrook, the rector of
the church.
Preceding the nuptial event a num-
Der OF lovely entertainments will be
given In honor OF Miss Means and Mr.
! Nesbit, and Immediately after their
return from u bridal trip they will be
! entertained at a reception to be given
by Judge and Mrs. William l. Grubb
Tho marriage rsrprlrpy v-in not IA,
followed by a reception, but the bridal
party, the relatives and few very
| close friends of the young people
will be entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Means AT their home.
At the Wonian's Club.
Mrs. Julia Pauline Leavens Of New
York. gave delightful talk on the
art OF the Renaissance" before the
members Of the Woman's Club yes
terday afternoon. Defining art as the
manifestation OF the infinite through
the finite, the speaker in few in
troductory remarks on art in general
led up 10 her subject. She spoke of
the religious influence that made the
J art OF the Renaissance possible, and
4 the great legacy the Catholic church
/ Of the middle ages left to future
I generations In the priceless art treas
I ures OF the cathedrals of Italy, where
/ tHt TeissIouS peiicIS ana Ilble stories
I were depicted In art OF the highest
!, quality on the ceilings and walls that
\ the masses. who could not read,
| might learn.
y Mrs. I~.avens ascribed to Michael
| Angelo the foremost rank among the
/ worlds artists. and to his wonderful
i painting of the Last Judgment the
! rank OF the greatest painting In the
world. Comprchensively sketching
/ the period Of the Renaissance. she
I presented in a most charming man
/ ner the distinctive features OF the
! greatness of each OF the great artists
l Of that period. Michael Angelo Leoi.-
ardo De Vinci and Raphael Mrs
14eavens has Travelled extensively and
her lecture was rich In incidents OF
her travels and amusing and delight
ful experiences, and the glamour OF
the Old World. She told a particu-
larly Interesting incident OF her Wait