The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-15

corated IN white eicwers anu pale blue
Sauze and covers were laid for ten,
Dances Begin.
All the children in town arc
quite enthusiastic over tho opening
OF their dancing classes. Once or
twice week, as tho case may
be. cunning little people are seen
on the streets IN their soft party
frocks and gay coiored slipper bag
on their way to dancing school,"
Some of them arc accompanied by
maids and nurses. and occasionally a
bashful lad makes bold and escorts
the big, blue-eyer charmer Of his stout
little soul to the dance, where she
promptly drops him for a new one.
They are gay days-duncing school
days. You can dance with girls il you
want to. The boys generally line the
walls. aud when they do venture forth
arc quite awkward and unintcrcsting,
snd tho fuzzy little girls are the CEN
tres of attention and stand or fall n,
social stars In the years to come after,
according to their reign in tire now.
Miss Ella Binford's dancing class
is generally attended by most of the
fashionable little people III Richmond
and her classes every week are very in
terestinE society affairs so far as the
little children are concerned. She has
been in New York most of the summer
studying under professor Duryea, and q
number of new dances will DC intro
duced this year Monday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock the very youngest chill
aren will begin their classes, and on
Friday night from Z to o'clock, the
older ones Will dance. The dances will
be given in Belvidere Hall throughout
The winter.
Returned to Baltimore.
Miss Melvin, who has been a guest
of Mrs. Ben b. Valentine al her home on
Monument Avenue, returned to her
home IN Baltimore yesterday morning.
Miss Melvin spent several days last
week in Richmond.
AIRS. Drewry's Guests.
Mrs. Frank Deford, OF Baltimore.
who has been spending the summer
months at the home of her mother, Mrs
s. D. Drewry. Minneola. in Chesterfield
county. has returned to her home Miss
Austin Bertrand. a granddaughter OF
Mrs. Drewry, who will be one of the
seasons debutantes in Richmond, has
gone to Baltimore with Mrs Dcford,
where she will pay her visit OF some
length.
Mrs Molly MacGnl Rosenberg, of
Galveston. Texas, will be Mrs Drewry's
guest at Minneola during the meeting
of the Daughters OF the Conrederacy
here in November.
Back In Town.
Mr.. and Mrs George Cole Scott haveI
closed their country place in Orange
county and, with their children, have
returned to Richmond for the wintcr
Miss Frances Scott has opened nerI
town house, T12 West Franklin Street,
after several months absence from
Richmond. Miss Scott has been at the
Virginia Hot Springs for some time.
Mrs. Robert G. Scott Mrs. Kitty
Scott McGilvray and little daughter,
Virginia. have returned to Richmond,
after spending the summer at their
cottage on the coast of Maine.
Debutnntes for This Winter.
There is the usual list OF charming
young girls TO be presented to society
in Richmond this season. In other cities
the older girls and the married set are
the centre of all the big entertainments
and the debutante set is a mere incl
dent of the early part OF the winter at
fairs, but here nearly the entire list of
big functions given during the season
Is given over to entertaining girls
making their initial bow to society
They are honored with balls and teas
and receptions galore, and interested
relatives and friends spare no time nor
expense in giving lovely affairs in their
honor. The frst Monday german Isl
entirely "a debutante affair and on a
table is set In the middle of the din
Ing room decorated and arranged es-
pccially for their pleasure and cdifica-
ton. Last winter proved very gay
season so far as handsome entertaining
went, and this year promises to be
quite as interesting.
Some OF their girls making their for
NAL bow here this winter ere: Miss
Louie Johnston, daughter OF Mrs A.
LanGstan Johnston: Miss Emma Con-
quest, daughteE OF Mr.. and Mrs. p. L.
Conquest; Miss Belle" willard, daugh-
ter of Colonel and Mrs. Joseph Il. Will
lard: Miss Katherine caches, grand
daughter of Mrs John Hayes; Miss
Emily rutherford Royal, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Royal; Miss
Mary Johnson. daughter OF Captain
Walliam r. Johnson: Miss Gay Monta-
que. daughter of former Governor and
Mrs. Andrew Jackson Montague: Miss
Genevieve Lathrop. daughter of Charles
=, Lnthrop; Miss Mary Tompkins,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER
Tompkins; Miss Mary Boyd. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. James y. Boyd: Miss
Doris Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Keen Jones, Miss Frances Bcmlss,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs h. l.. Bemiss