The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-07
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9E (NSOC1ETY is fast settling down for
~ the lorg sunny days Of May and
~ June that drife SO pleasantly by
with little of Importance to mark their
y passing. but long runs into the coun-
try In bic motor with a conSenial
4 party for luncheon or tee, and these
x small AFFAIRS are concluded each week
L With the usually dancing and dining ut
the Country Club. Just ut present the
weather has permitted a good deal OF
out-of-door entertaining. and the tables
are placed on the terraces almost every
4 afternoon for tea. and it will be only
Very few weeks before the dinn.t
tables. with their snft shaded lights
and flowers, will also be arranged
there. The Hermitage has not failed
III popularity these bright spring at
tcrnoons. and the porci,es and tennis
courts have been gay with society
folk for their tea and a good game
TWO gala days for society Will opon
ON Saturday May 90. with tho annual
K spring races and horse show given
here. Weather permitting. the two
days. Saturday and Monday. Will be
tho most brilliant of the spring season.
and all of Richmond society Will at
tend. Many house parties Will be en-
tortained, and their members Will as
sist in filling the boxes and grand
stand. Another interesting feature OF
the annual horse show here. Is the
fact that a great many of the Rich
nond girls not only own horses. out
ride them themselves, and q great deal
OF handsome entertaining will be
crowded into the week end in honor
of out OF town guests and prominent
people visiting here for the occasion.
The story is told OF Congress in the
early days of me Inst century, when
the races were on at the capital. that
the Senate discovered at once tlsat the
ceiling needed repairing, adjourned
ond Went TO the races. Such is the
resourcefulncss Of man sorcly tried.
In Neu York.
Mrs C. C.. Walker. OF SOC Park Ave-
nue., left town this wecl: for New York.
where she exc pts to spend week
visiting her children In that city. Carl
Walker is making has home in that
city at present. as is Miss Rcbccca
walker, who is in training at st. Lnke's|
Hospital. Lieutenant Lindsay Walker,
United stat; Navy, is In New York
for a brief stay, his ship. the South
Carolina, being stationed at the navy
yard in that place. Mrs. Walker Will
return to Richmond the latter part of
the W eek. l
Week End Mt Old Point.
Nlr. and Mrs. y. j.. Massey. Miss Luz
cilc Massey and Miss Ethel Wedge.
of Baltimore, are at the ChRmberlin
Hotel at Old Pol: for tho week end.
and were among the out-of-town guest
at the hop given In the ball room of
the hotel last night Miss Massey has
recently returned from Atlanta, Ga,
whore she has been q Euest of friends
for several weeks. number OF hand
some entertainments being incident TO
her stay there.
TO Meet Monday.
There will be u meeting of the gem
eral board OF managers of the Shell
tering Arms Free Hospital tomorrow
at IL o'clock. The meeting Will be held
at the hospital. and all members OF the
board are asked TO attend.
Miss Anderson'n Exhibit.
"Exhibited by n Local Artist" has
hitherto had but little meaning to
Richmond readers. but to those who
choose to visit the rooms OF the Art
Club will find. perhaps to their sur
prise. strong reasons for modifying
their ideas. for on the walls of the club
are now hanging an exhibition of pic
lures by Miss Ellen Graham Anderson
which will amply repay the trouble.
Miss Anderson Is daughter Of for
nler Attorney General William a. An
6erson, and began her studies under
the tuition of the Art Club OF Rich
mond. Miss Andcrson's exhibition
comprises twentyeiEht examples of
her work. portion being on Rich
mond subjects and another portion
composed OF New York scenery paint ted
While the artist was studying in the
metropolis. One of the most striking
of the landscapes is The metropolitan
Tower at Dusk n realistic presenta-
ton of ono OF New York's notable sky
scrapcrs.
The portrait study Of Mrs. willian
a. Anderson is composed with great
feeling and bears closest study.
Thumb box sketches" six In River
side Park and two at West Point, In
dicatc the VERSATILITY Of tho stand
reflect credit upon the painter. The
portrait from life OF Mrs. T. DL Logan
is splendid piece OF work and an cx
cellent likeness of charming subject.
'Poplars in April" Is the nearest an
proach to impressionism given. and To-
Eether with "a Pool in the Palisades
Woods" and "In the Ramble. Central
Park" AFFORD ample scope for the
critic. fl'
One scarcely expects to see much AR
tistic sense in view on city street.
but Sixth Street-Aprl" gives an idea
how fraught with possibilities even 4