The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-17
Society

Mrs. William Hodges Mann will re-
ceive at the Executive Mansion Tues
day afternoon from 4 10 Z O'Clock. She
will be assisted In entertaining by her
house guests. Miss Caskie and sister.
of ~Lynchburg. Mrs. Robert Thornton
Will pour tea.
Mrs. Mann's Eat homes" have been
charming incidents IN the social life
Of January. II each Tuesday the
drawing-rooms of the mansion are fill
ed with a large coterie OF congenial
friends.
Tuesday German.
The Tuesday German Club will give
its second dance OF the season Tues
day evening in the Masonic Temple.
Memories of the beautiful Tuesday"
during the Christmas season are still
vivid, and the younger set are Eager
for the affair. which comes after a
week of comparative quiet In their gay
life. Mr.. Henry Hotchkiss. president
OF the club, Will lead the german
Palms and ferns. as usual. will be
used IN decoration, and viii be arrang-
q with pink flowers. roses, carnations
and the like, IN both ballroom and din
iHg-reefa Pink shaded lights IN the
dtaing-roorn viii further emit
the color motif of pink.
Virginia Day at the Club.
In the past few years Virginia day
at the Woman's Club has beer cele-
brated in various appropriate and
pleasing ways, but never more SO than
on Monday afternoon. when Miss Mary
Johnston was the guest OF honor at a
brilliant reception at the club and de-
lighted the large contingent of club
members by an authors reading. AS
the heroes Of Virginia have been made
famous by their yalorous deeds. so Miss
Johnston has made vivid and live the
memory of these same deeds by cast
ing about them with the stroke OF a
master per the glamour of fiction and
romance. II was eminently fitting that
one who Is admired by all Virginians
and In known far and wide for her
power In the literary world in the por-
trayal Of Virginia's history should be
chosen to do honor to the famous ons
OF the Old Dominion.
Miss Johnston. who was introduced
by Mrs. Christopher Tompkins. presi-
dent of the club. read a chapter from
the manuscript of her new novel. which
IL just abou to go into the publishers
hands. This selection portrayed n
scene between Stonewall jackson and
n of his aides as the great COM
raander was sending him forth on a
mission to the enemy's lines. Read
with utter simplicity by Its author,
who Is admired by all for her cordial
fIdiiIicE anu sincere JTSTlkIssS, inns ut
tie sketch was most impressive, and
Was appreciated to the fullest by her
interested audience.
Red and white flowers decorated the
parlors. and. with the State flag and
the Confederate flag draped In the rear
of the rostrum. made perfect h pa
triotic setting for the afternoons en-
tertainment.
Mrs. l.. r. Dashiell and Mrs. John
s.. Munce poured chocolate. Mrs.
Charles @. Bosher and Mrs. +. L. Con-
quest served at the tea table.
Attractive Tea.
Mrs. Iussie Lawrence and Mrs.
Theodore Robinson, of st. Paul.
MINI, were the guests OF honor at an
attractive tea given by Mrs. John
Edward Fowiesr in her apartment at
h Hanover Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Fowler, wearing a gown Of white sat
in n carrying pink roses. received
with her honor guests and Mrs. Frank
Grump. Mr.. Lawrence was gowned
In cream satin, with garniture of gold.
and her flowers were fresias. Mrs.
Robinson wore a charming gown OF
lavender silk and chiiTon.
Crimson carnations fasns, and ssrsi~
lax decorated the parlors and dining
room. The carnations were arranged
In crystal cases and bowls on the