The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
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nota ole weddings That are SchcGGtcd tC
take place this week and next Sep
TENDER has grown In favor as a mar
risge month. and some of the most
brilliant weddings of the past several
years have been celebrated in this
month Some of them have boen very
artistic affairs, celebrated at exclusive
mountain resorts, where the bride rode
co church with her bridesmaids in q
quaint old coach, and n perfect round
of entertaining preceding the cere-
mony. There arc at least three we'd
dinss to take place here this week In
which society is much Interested. and
any number of big church functions TO
be celebrated in different parts of the
state. which wiz also draw large
contingent of smart people from tho
various summer resorts
The Governor OF Virginia and Mrs
William Hodges Mann will be hosts OF
q very handsome reception ut the
Executive Mansion on Tuesday evening.
and the presence Of some six or eight
distinguished Governors of other States
will make it one OF the notable func-
tions of the early fall season. Tho
parlors and reception rooms OF the old
mansion VIII he gay with summer flow
FRS and n prominent company OF guests
from distance wil thronc the homo
of the Chief Executive of tho State be
tween the hours Of $50 and II o'clock
In spite OF tho delay in obtaining
passage back from England, most Of
the Richmond people who went abroad
earlier in the year are on their way
home. and there was long lis; OF Nir-
gtnians travelling In Europe for the
summer Tho rush for accommodations
on hcmeward bound steamers makes
passage difficult TO secure. but most Of
i,n .af. -,,-tlf p,t. 4i,t
try not later than the middle of tho
month. and October will see tho season
we'll on SO far as weddings and dchu
tAntes and all the other affairs, great
and small, that 60 70 make up what
ono calls a society season, may be con
cerned.
Returned To the city.
Colonel and Mrs. John Murphy have
returned 20 their home in Richmond
after spending most Of July end AuGnst
travelling in tho North. Colonel and
Mrs, Murphy spent some time in Allan
tic City, and later Travelled through
parts of Canada They also spent sew
eral weeks with friends Mt the Sweet
Chalyhcate Springs
Attend Wnrrcuton show.
In spite OF the heavy downnour Of
rain there was an unu7uallv largo
crowd of society people In attendance
at the Warrenton Horse Show last
week Probably good many lovely
trocks TINT would otherwise hav.
adorned tho boxes Of prominent ncopIa
were not available on account Of tbo
continued bad weather. but tho amir
proved as usual to be tho leading So
'iety event in Northern Virginia this
summer. Prominent guests noted:
r NJ Lowry, master Of fox hunds
Harkaway Hunt, pittsburg, IA. II. r.
Hobson. ireland: Mr.. and Mrs Il. II
Leach Mitchell Harrison, Miss Texts
camden. w. Va Mrs T. D. Spilmnn. q
I crosby. Miss Holmes pauldine
WnsAington Mrs. r a. Cooper. Ml,r
Mary c. Randolph Mrs Whittlev A1rs
Mllnnr' Miss Price washlnSton: Miss
Marshall. Miss Gaines. Gus Kelly New
YORK; Helen Butts, Miss Pollard 81
Louis; Miss Williamson, AIlss Wert.
heimer. Mrs. Price. Seattle, Wash Nr,
ana MIS-. L. y. Fell and the Misses E'ru
robert Wfnnell. New York: Mr. corh
ran Charlottesville; Miss DUPONT, Nj,
END Mrs. Andrews. Orange: Mrs. G. n
smith Mrs Hooe. Miss Hubbeu. Mr.,
X. Dare, Mr. and Mrs Henry Kelly.
NeW York Mrs. e W. Glib DR.. Rober,
SPliiman' of Norfolk: Lieutenant and
80 'fafton Beall Miss Stone, MISS
haulet Of New York: Miss Ammo Rowan
.Nts Juliet Keith Miss NeuIn pic
Morton. Morson Keith. Mr. and Mrs
J.oseph Bell, all Of Richmond: Misc bud
IeN Powers. Of Flint, Mich. Misscs
katherine Hagan, Camilla Ivcnford
ranny Scott. Mrs. II. Carter Scott ~
Richmond. and others.
Back From tho Springs
Miss Ethel Boudar has returned col
heF home in this city after epcnJin,
me month OF August at the swe.f,
oha!Ebeate Springs Miss Boudar 81,
lehaed number Of lovely AFFAIRS given
at thst reso". during her stay and was
among Those dancing at the german
e-seh mere last week. having as her.
partner Horace Finch Of Norfr,lls wbo
has also been spending so,ne ,,n,c
the Sweet Chalyboatc. Miss nondar
elso visited friends in North Caroiina
earlier in tbs summer.
mrs. George Bebout. Wiilard Peho,t
ana MISS Minnie Wade have returned
10 Richmond after a nonth's stav =,
me White sulphur Blue sulnhi,
springs Lewisburg and Eonceverte "
Va. w. ;"
q W Behont has also returned 10 the
city after spending the past ten dnys
IN tho mountains of Wcs, virginia
leaving for V. NJ !.
MOST Of the boys who return to M
pirsinia Military Institute for tho com
ing session viii leave Richmond some
ing TO Lexington Will bc William /
Royal, Jr who has spent most OF Ar.
gust IN Atlantic city, Foster Witl Inc.
Dalton, Mr. Moore, Mr Bowlrr a,d o,b.
ers Morson Keith who rraduB,ad a.,
the Institute last juno. and has Moo,
IN Warrenton for the month of Aupus,
VIII go Y" the University o. Vnyni,