The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
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Though the season Of Mi-Careme
may bring short period OF social
activity into the forty days OF fasting
in the large Northern cities. II IL not
true of Richmond. With the exception
of 81 few small teas and iuncheona this
week has been as the preceding weeks
Of Lent, and the informal tea at the
Country Club Saturday afternoon will
be the chief event. OF the week, from
the standpoint of members. Mrs. VIII
liam y. Wood. assisted by Mrs. J. Al
lison Hodges, Mrs. W. Gary Bragg.
Mrs. James ID. Crump. Mrs. Cary Ell
lis Stern. and Mrs. r. Miller McCue.
/ Will pour tea--~The tea tables Will be
! arranged with tulipe and jonquils.
Among the dinner hostesses Satur-
day evening will be Hiss Della Daven-
port. who viii entertain a party of
| about fifteen at dinner In the sun
parlor
To Visit in Louisville.
Miss Carrie Pace Neal will ~leaxe
the end of THIS week for Louisville.
KY. where she will ne the guest of
Miss Edmonia Robinson ut her horne
in the Weissin ger Gaulbert. Miss
| Neal spent the greater part of last
summer with frienus in ard near
! Louisville. and was extensively enter
tanned.
Otnner 70 lazy 1rAy.
The following account of @ dinner
given in honor of Lady Gray and Lady
Evelyn Gray will be of much interest
to society here. Many win recall the
large A. p. o. A. excursion TO James
town in 1907. when Earl Gray and Lady
| Evelyn Gray were special guests of
the association. and were members of
I a party in which Governor and Mrs.
Swanson were Included. Lady Evelyn
hn IN In ola NJ
made many friends during the day
among her fellow passengers on the
steamer.
Says the Exchange
Mrs. Benjamin Guinness gave Tues
day evening at her house, Washing
ton square north, q dinner for Lady
Grey, wife OF Earl Grey, the governor
general Of Canada, and her daughter.
Lady Evelyn Grey. who are in New
York for n brief visit.
Il II was one of the series OF dinners
| which Mrs. Guinness has been giving
during the winter. and. like all the
others, was followed by q reception.
The chief feature was the dancing of
Mrs Teresa Cerutti, of Paris. This
dancer was the first 10 reconstruct the
iancient Egyptian and Byzantine dances
under the direction Of the Archeologi-
cal Society of France, and she is the
only one who has danced IN the Musee
de Louvre, OF Paris,
. Her program Tuesday night was in
7 teresting. and she gave, in appropriate
costumes, the dances of Isis, one of
r priestess of Ammon. and a mummy
dance, among the Egyptian numbers.
to the music of Mons. Paul Vidal. She
also gave the Dance of Spring, TO the
music OF Mondelssohn's Spring Song"
ana the Orfeo of Giuck. In addition.
she presented a Byzantine scarf dance
he s,% SsaFv, zta ka mn Of
J Bacchus, and a bacchanale, all to spe-
cial music Of Vidal Mr.. Bernado
Jensen was at the piano.
Mrs. Guinness other dinner guests
: were Prince and Princess Pierre
: Troubetskoy, Miss Rives. the Hon. Mrs
= Lionel Guest, Miss Flora Bigelow
Dodge, Prince Paul Troubetskoy, Capt
J, Buckley, Mr.. Henry Clews. Jr.. Mrs.
Winthrop Chandler, Mr.. Herbert Stone
Mr.. J. Borden Hartman and MIR. Max
Furlaud. Others went from the opera
for the reception.
. Girls viii Attend Track Meet
q For several Years past the Rich
@ mond College track meet has been
a an event OF much interest among the
e younger set, especially the school and
: college element. and the fact that 1t
v liz given in alliance with the Rich
!. mond Blues this year, but enhances
: it's attraction. The events, as the
sporting editors would say. will be
pulled off Friday evening al the Blues
Armory. bevy OF young girls Will
, I'LL the galleries and will cheer their
, respective Lancelots. Among the
n most charming parties at the track
= meets are the several sororities OF the
: Richmond Woman's College, who are
a the guests of the Richmond College
q fraternlties for the occasion.
, May Live In Atlanta.
n Mrs. Andrew j. Gray and her little
son. who have been guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas b. Feldner in Atlanta,
Ga, left on Thursday to return to
their home in this city. In this con-
II nection an Atlanta paper says: n
Mr.. Gray viii remain for several
- days longer on business before join
= ing them. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Gray
- have made a great many friends dur
- ing their short visit, and IL Is of gen.
= eral interest to know that they will
= return later for a short visit and may
make Atlanta their home.
At recent tea at the Atlanta
= Driving Club Mrs. Gray. of Rich
= mond, wore a gown OF black satin
Is crepe. The neck was finished with a
q little collariess yoke of gold net en-
a broidered with gold and steel beads,
and her close fitting hat of rough
! black straw was faced with gold It's
trimmed the nat. She wore corsage
bouquet OF lilies OF the valley.
- Engagement Announced.
II Colonel and Mrs. John NJ. Wash
n ington, of Fauquier county. have an
e nounced the engagement OF their
2 daughter. Mary Welby. to Mr.. George
= s. Clay. of Plainfieid. \. J. The we'd
o ding Will be celebrated at the home
b. OF Mrs. Charles f. Piper, of. Atlanta,
sister of the bride-elect. and will take
place on April 10. Miss Washington
~ Is we'll known In the social life OF
/ Virginia, and is widely related
l. through the State
d Splendid Collection at Art Club.
e The large sized reproductions of
d well known masterpieces OF art adorn-
ing the walls of the Art Club of Rich
mond, at SCI West Grace street. will
, we'll repay inspection. for they are
- OF such ample size as to enable in
=. telligent contrast with the originals
= SO we'll known in the art world. They
are the center Of attraction to all WIS.,
tors at the club. and are a constant
source of pleasure to the artists and
their friends as they discuss the mag
j, ters and masterpieces over the tea
- cups on Tuesday afternoons.
These reproductions were selected