The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02

G PftlNG has been rather slow In
#A coming this year. anI that fact
mas rather retarded the society
season. which at he first sign OF
warmer weather proceeds 10 be amused
with charming house parties ana
smaller anairs al the bis ccuntr,
places near town. \ number or peoplt
have cottages At Virginia Bench ana
ihese viii proba bly, be opened up Very
shortly. 1t has been quite. the fashion
OF late in some Of the towns OF IN,
state and. indeed. at Washington not
only for the older women OF society
out me younger girls as well. TO &C
UP the various rivers and creeks at
hand on very interesting nshin.y par.
lies Sometimes hey camp FOR a night
or two and aGain the party only lasts
9 few hours. but they are most charm
Ing affairs md quite in keeping with
the informal entertaining tina, is Just
now the thing.
The only really big society affair
scheduled for this week is the concert
70 be given on Wednesday evening in
the City Auditorium, when Mary Gar
den VIII sing. The entire house VIII
be In fun dress. and Ii will be one of
the most distinctly notable GATHERINGS
OF Fichmond'. fashion;i bic society this
year. The lis, OF patrpnesses is long
and Influential one. and includes tho
most prominent women In the city.
HAat Sunday Is Palm Sunday. and in
tust very short while Easter, with its
avalanche Of smart weddings and ac-
con1panyi2g antc-huptial entertaining.
Will be here. A good many Richmond
people join the crowd at Atlantic City
a. that time. but the town Will be very
gay and the functions given at the
private houses most interesting ar.
ter the long season of dullness, with
only a modest cup o. tea" to enlivcn
things. which, by the way. is n term
by which almost anything from q
large dinner 20 an afternoon reception
may be designated.
At the Woman's Club.
Little Miss Maria Adele Adkins, who
Will give violin recital at the Wo-
mans Club tomorrow afternoon, Is
pupil OF Miss Annie Eeinhardt and bids
fair to make her mark in the musical
world at no Very distant date. She
will be assisted by Mrs. Lawson, OF
Washington, .. @, who. as Miss Fran
ceEka Kaspar. IS we'll known In Rich
mond as a soprano or exceptional tai
emit. and Miss Myrtle BEDFORD Will pre-
side al the piano.
Beginning Tomorrow. and until fur
tier notice, all club meetings will be
ct o'clock instead Of 4 80,
On Wednesday afternoon Miss Daniel
VIII Ineer the literature class 10 dis
SpeHd Easter Hero.
Miss Jennie KnoN, OF Atlanta, Ca.
Who is studying al Gunston Hall in
Washington. y. e. Will spend aster
week with her grand ma Their. Mrs John
8 Knox. In Richmond, where she will
be Joined by her father. Fitzhugh Knox
who VIII also be with his mother for
short visit
C1st for 'Pinafore"
Tho fact that "Pinaforc" Is 10 ~
sung at the Academy OF Music Easter
week and that It lis once more 10 be
given iy q number OF gifted society
usually brilliant epoch in . season that
is generally quite dull! nnd unintcrest-
ms. When the opera was given ri
the old Mozart Hall years ago. Rich
3 mond had never produced more fin
!fshcd amateur affair and along with
all the pretty stories Of the wonder
& fill trumphs Of the beauties and WIS
4 Of that day has come tho description
q OF the cast, which represented come Of
( the best voices IN Virginia, and the
+ audience, which took in all the fash.
ionable members Of Richmond societ,
innd many OF the handsomest matron:
/. OF to-day. were present among the hey.
Of bellies that crowded the boxes and
Josephine was taken By Mrs, Alic,
swain Hunter. who had lovely SO
iprano voice and sang in the ramou.
~ Monumental Church quartet Tn,
other members OF that quartet wer,
Miss 5largie BEDFORD. afterwards Mrs
Eugene Cloves. and hose dnuRite
has since charmed society with vote.
almost sa pleasing as that OF licl