The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-20
Society


Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Glasgow and
their daughter. Miss Margaret GAS
gov, sailed Saturday from Liverpool
on the Lusitania for New York. AS
is their custom. Mr.. and Mrs. Glas-
gov will come to Richmond to spend
Christmas with the latter's father.
Mr.. John +. Branch. Mr.. Glasgow is
president of the Society Of Ameri-
cans in London aand Mrs. Glasgow Is
one of the acknoW ledged leaders in
smart society there.
Sailing on the same ship was Mrs
Charles Dana Gibson whose move
nlents are always of interest to Ntr-
ginia society.
Miss Rose Eatcrtains.
In honor OF her two house guests
Miss Thaiia Masten. OF Pttsburg. Pa.
and Miss WHY Howard Barnes, of
Lexington. Ky. Miss Helen Rose gave
a beautiful reception Saturday after
noon from : to : O'Clock at her home,
933 West Grace street. Palms. au-
tumn leaves and vases Of white chry-
santhemums decorated the drawing
room, where Miss Rose received with
the guests Of honor. and with Miss
Helen Gray Watson. The mantel
was banked with the bright tinted
leaves and ch.ysanthemums, and an
orchestra, screened by palms played
during the calling hours. 'fne deco
Tations in the library were similar
TO those in the drawing room, while
in the dining room. table decorations
and the Ike were charming in pink
and white. A silver basket of pink
ohrysanthemums ornamcnted the
center Of the table, anad the lights
center Of the table. and the lights
were shaded in crystal and rose coll
or.
Miss Masten wore Il lovely gown
Of yellow chiffon over white satin.
and Miss Barnes frock was ii charm
ing afTair of Shaded green chiffon.
made over white satin and trimmed
with crystal beading and fringe. Miss
Watson wore u frock of white mo-
teor EN- broidered in pearls, and MISS
] Rose was gowned in white crepe de
chine. YELLED i'll dewdrop net and or
namented with crystal and pearl
! trimmings Miss Dallas Lee and
! Miss Josephine Clark presided bit
! the punch bowl The guests in
! Guided only young girls and mum
/ bcred about one hundred,
Guest of Miss Wingfield.
! Miss Corinne Hampton of Column
bia. s. G.. Is visiting Miss Eleanor
/ Wingfeld at her home on West
Franklin street. Miss Hampton is a
granddaughter OF General Wade
! Hampton. Of the time Of the Con-
federacy. and has many friends IN
this city, where she has visited be-
fore.
Miss Beatty's Debut.
Before President Taft greets the
official colony for the first time this
season dozen OF more attractive
girls VIII be presented to Washington
! society
So many dehutantrs viii come from
the navy that the past and brilliant
record Of that branch Of the service
promises to tie broken. Conspicuous
in the list are Miss Emily y. Realty
daughter Of the eommandant of thf
Washington navy yard, ana MRS
! Frank Beatty, and Miss Dorothy ray
/ Tor. daughter of Naval Constructor
and Mrs, L. w Taylor. both of whom
viii have the privilege of being in
trodueed in the picturesque atmos
phere of the navy yard and on thf
same day, December g Miss Beatty
: spent some time in Richmond las
/ spring at the time of the nlarfjag'
OF Miss Mary Cooke Branch and MT
Thomas Burton Snead. at which sh'
was a bridesmaid and her debut Il
a matter OF much interest here
Invitatiosas for Monday Germans.
The Richmond German Club ha
j sent out invitations for IA series %
dances to he given in the Masonic
; Temple on alternate Monday evening
Of this winter, beginning on Deem
her 4. Enclosed i'll the invitations j
n card. stating that by a resolution
: nf the club tho germans VIII beEii
promptly at $40 o'clo~k. and vii
end at l2:3o O'Clock. Officers Of tn
: club for l9lf-t912 are; Mr.. Thoma
! Nelson Garter, president Judge L
, Garter Scott vice president. MI
: George Melville Reid. secretary ant
treasurer: Colonel Jo Lane Stern. Nj
William <. r. Mayo. pr. Charles Y
, Darlington. Mr.. Julien II. I'M an
= MIR. Charles +. Workman. Jr.' com
< pose the executive committee.
The patronesses for the season ar
- Mesdames Archibald j. Battle, II
n Carter Scott. Levin Joyues, jhliel
3 ~. HuI, Joseph f. Willard, Wililaf
~. Palmer. Jr., John shelton vii
- Hams William S. +. Mayo, j. j
l.eake. Egheft q. Leigh, Jr. i4orae
$ 4awes. Charles Y. Darlington
Levin Joynes and Thomas Nelso
\ Carter
Patronesses for alice"
4 "Alice in Wonderland which vi
Al
cembar l and 2. by an amateur soclet
east Is most general topic of con
versatlon among the fashionable FOL
of Richmond, these days. II one he
!. self is not numbered among the ira
= matte personae of Alice" she has
daughter a sister q brother and $
on through the list of ones relative
who is one OF this chosen few 10 POI
tray the wonderful characters OF til
favorite tale. or else il superintendent
the rehearsals OF the various feature
= that promise 10 complete artistic an
n ,Iaasing success or. If filing neither
these roles, is perhaps nunbere
among the list Of prominent patron
esses.
The list OF patronesses includes ii
following:
Mrs. MARY 5sssg Ass@TH&. Mrs A.
\ cher Anderson, Mrs, John F. Anderson
Mrs. Thomas Atkinson. Mrs. Arch
. Battle, Mrs. f. j.. Bemlss, Mrs. Lew
Kosher, Mrs. r w, Boatwright. Mr.
Il j. Stewart Bryan. Mrs. John A. Cox
Mrs. St George Bryan. Mrs Thoma
Il Carter, Mrs. j. A. c. Chandler, Mis-
Lucy Singleton Coleman, Mrs. Charlie
| Davenport, Miss Virginia Randolph p
lett, Miss Ada Van Stone Harris. Mr.
Archer TIohson. Mrs. Julien Hill, Mr.
| Albert IT, Hill, Mrs Horace Have
Mrs. John Harrison. Mrs. Levin Joyne
Mrs. George Zen Johnston. Mrs.
| Hughes Lindsey, Mrs. Egbert Letg'
| Mrs. Cotesworth Pinckney. Mrs. Sa'
| lie Nelson Robins, Mrs. Frank Duk'