The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-10
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tcr WITH the roua.l uf teas. luncheons.
rccertions dances anu theatre parties
given in their honor Tnorc arc tnir-
~ girls making their BOWS this winter.
and they arc coming out with IL tour
isll OF trumpets that bcgyarde dcscrin-
ton-so many flowers. so many lovely
SoWns. so many Suitors such q num-
Der of beautiful parties to attend
everything is as il should be and the
carly winter season is turned over
entirely TO their young ladysnipD.
Three beautiful dances followed each
other IN very attractive succession
this week, and two very charming
girls were introduced NJ cotillions
Tuesday and Wednesday, nights.
Tint the season is really on VAS
confirmed last Monday night with the
opening dance of the Richmond Ger
man Club. Social Gaictics have bcsur:
in earnest. and while the younger set
is enjoying a long list Of festivities
planned in their honor the older set
irc planning and completing arrange.
mcnts for many large entertainments
to follow the Christmas holida vs..
Dancing is popular this season anG
nearly every deputante 10 make her
bow so far has done so al Il big ball
or cotlllion, For the past two or three
years the craze for dancinE-convcn-
tioHal and otherwisc--hns hit the
Town and society women have gone
in largely Tor fancy dancing, which
is regarded as the best kind Of physi-
cal culture, as we'll as a clever accomp- !
iishment and where there were form !
eriy more receptions and at-homcs, !
now dances and co,illions have taken
their place to very great extent. |
There VIII be several important we'd !
dings during December, in which So
ciety Is deeply interested. They Will
be preceded by some very handsome |
entertaining and some very pretty
smaller functions Mt the Country club!
The Saturday night hop at tho Coun
try Club. by the way has become quite
feature OF tho society calendar each
week, and 1t is quite tho thing TO be |
seen dining there that evening ana !,
present al tho hop following. y com
inittee OF married women Is appointed
each week to receive guests and tea Is !
poured in the afternoon. The hunt
club nearly always winds up there
Tor either tea or dinner and the pink |
coats are much In evidence.
Next week will be full of a number,
Of lovely functions and the world Will
was on quito as usual.
Affairs of the Week.
Tuesday evening, Mr.. and Mrs Al /!
fred Ball Carter, of ilOi West Frank !
lin Street, will introduce their daugh-
ter. Miss Gertrude Garter to socict.
ut n large dance to be given in the
ball room of tho jefferson Hotel nj 81
o'clock. II Will be a very handsome
bali and the younger society set has !
been included In the Invitations.
Thursday night December H., Mrs !
Edward peasants Valentine will eli.
terrain at dance at the Country Club I
in honor OF two very much feted de.
butantcs of the winter, Miss Emma
nm Il tbs, H.
On Saturday Miss Belle Willard,
daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Joseph
Willard, will be presented TO society
here. Mrs. Willard Will be at home
from TO O'clock in honor OF her
daughter on Saturday afternoon, and
that evening at . O'clock, Colonel and
Mrs. Willard will receive the unmar-
ried set. Both affairs will be given
In the Willard home on West Frank
Nm Street.
Society Vaudeville.
Early In February the attention of
iashiona BILE society Will be- engaged
with a big society vaudeville 10 be
Stvcn at the Academy OF Music by thu.
Girls Auxiliary 10 the Belle BRYAN
Day Nursery. Smart society le very
much interested In the announcement,
mat the auxiliary vii! give their usual
charity fetc, and 1t will be very I'm
Every year these girls have had some
novel idea on hand 10 nufuso people
ana society Is more than willing to,
attend. Last winter they gave great
big colonial bah at the jefferson
Hotel, which marked the most cxclu-
sivc gathering of Richmond society
uuring the entire season, and the at
fair this February promises 10 be moi
less fashionable and interesting. 81
good many novel features Will be in
iroduced, notable among which viii
be minstrel show. il will be a ycrvi
unique event, and patrons for tho
evening Vail include a long list OF so
vieiy pcopl-.
Those interested in the arrangement
OF the vaudeville are Miss Ella Buck.
MISS Lindsay. Mrs. Douglas Camden
hoof. Miss TrigE and Miss Carter.
Savannah Wedding.
Miss Sarah Hamilton, OF PETERSBURG
was among the out-of-town guests atE
the "hottor- Lawton wedding, wrich!
look place In Savannah, Ga. on We'd
nesday evening at $40 o'clock in
Christ Church of that CITY.
says Savannah exchange: The
ceremony was performed By icy.
francis Allan Brown and tho bcr.dic
zion pronounced by RI. Rev. t,rcdcr,cI.
r. Reese, Bishop OF Georgia.
he chancei OF the church was beau.
TRULY decorated with palms and whit.t
mowers. clusters of white chrvsnrtbc
NUNS and roses being fastened 10 In.
chancel rail-, lcctcrn and pulpit. Thol
'op % 'hc aliar was banked with
n"."eEha'r Terms and white carna
'iohl' anna which numerous candles
shed sole light and Oh the altar ,yaroI
vases full OF white roses ana ,b,,,
snihemuns The galleries mud or,.,
loit were fcstouncd with , ,lci,I,,