The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-13
Society

: attractive reception Saturday after
noon at their home on West Grace
street. The drawing rooms and hsll
were arranged with decorations OF
pink flowers, Southern smilax and
. palms. In the dining room the same
! colors characterized the table appoint
. ments, a large rustic basket of pink
v carnations forming the centerpiece'
e Mrs. Rosebro wore a beautiful gown
. of black crepe de chine and Vioiets.
, She received with Miss Watkins IN
pink crepe de chine and violets ana
e Miss Sarah Lee. OF Houston, Va, in
= pink crepe meteor and yiolets
Assisting in the dining room we're
Mrs. William NJ Habliston. Miss Vera
Palmer, Mrs, Amber Johnston. Miss
= Elizabeth Selden. Miss Jean Knox,
3 Miss Katie Hoge and Miss Wise. Lit
7 tie Misses Frances Rosebro. Richie
Mcclure and Rebecca Brockenbrough,
4 wearing dainty lingerie frocks Wit.
I pink ribbons, served the guests.
Delegates Elected.
: Commonwealth Chapter, Daughters
= of the American Revolution, met Sat
urday afternoon at the home OF Mrs,
Allen Chambers. 204 West Main street
J Mrs. r. L. Purcell ana Mrs, Charles
a. Blanton were elected delegates to
the annual d. a. r. convention to
be held in the Continental Hall. Wash
iHgloTs ~. - III April hIs. -. i
Williams and Mrs. NJ. Allen Chambers
, were appointed alternates.
Though the plans for the luncheon
10 be given on Washington's birthday
have not been completed, 1t has been
definitely decided that 1t will tax,
place at the Commonwealth Club.
Additional Patroncsscs.
In addition to the list of patronesses
already published for the concert at
II sI,,h Erid
February II, the following women VIII
also be patronesses: Mesdames John
shelton Williams, John l.. williams,
! Goodwin Boykin, Aston Cabell. Carroll
Montague, Randolph Williams Allan
u Donnan and Chales Bosher.
Tickets for this concert can be
| obtained from all the patronesses.
Misses Netheriand Return.
Misses Alice and Emma NetheFland
have returned to their apartments.
500 East Grace street, after spending
n the winter in Bermuda. where they
k had a most delightful visit. Mrs. Cecil
Fucker, wife OF the postmasterge
'' eral of Hamilton. Bermuda, gave them
n, beautiful luncheon and Miss Rose
It Masters entertained them on several
occasions. The Misses Netherland were
guests OF honor at luncheon given by
Mrs. John Bernhard, of Newark, ~
le j.. during their visit to her on their
~ return.
~ or Interest Here.
Says a Baltimore exchange.
~ Miss Margaret Steele was the guest
~ of honor Saturday evening at hand
y somely appointed dinner given by her
ie father. Mr.. John y. Steele. al Is West
:" Preston street. After dinner the young
hostess and her guests attended the
auditorium to see The Yankee Girl"
Those present included: MIR. and
No.
Juliana h. KeySer. Elizabeth JeHeka
Anita Warfield. Mary Donneil Thigh
man, Isabel r.. Thorn. Rebecca Hickok,
Marguerite Hambleton, Messrs. John
II r.. Semmes, Jr., James \. Gary, Jr.
Y Wallis Giffen. Nelson Steele, of Fitch
n mond, Va; w. F. Johnson. Jr.. Charles
Fisher Hartman Harrison, Harry
Black.
]. Engagement Announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Preston Lank-
: ford, OF stanton, announce the en-
gagement and approaching maria &c
of their daughter. Helena Barrett Ia
the Rev. Benjamin Galloway Jones
E. OF Richmond. the ceremony to take
,r place at the home of the brides pa
rents in stanton on Wednesday morn.
20 ing, Feb. 20.
OF Interesting Box Party at Ball.
Pictures or the recent southern Re
10 lief Bali in Washington have A very
- Hhe photograph OF box party CON
r sisting OF Miss Ruth Wynne. Mrs
Robert Wynne. Captain and Mrs. vii.
" liam Graeme Harvey and Mr.. and
y, Mrs. O'Dell Smith and Miss Smith
MISS Wynne Is one of the most
!" charming debutantes in Washington
: this year and she has been extensiyal,
y" entertained by the Southern contin.
80 gent of the capitals Iociety set She
Va Is a daughter OF the former post.
general IN hpF hal 4,
~ credit of establishing the new debu.
~ tante bouquet In Washington,
- mis- latest -eonceit In flowers /,
Va modelled on the old-time bridal bon.
=. quet OF compact blossoms and per.
- iectiy round shape, with frill of lace
Z r%paaer. except that rdf the debutant,
MOVERS of many colors take the place
Az OF bridal white. Miss Wynne carried
- this new fashioned nosegay at her owr
r. coming out party, also at the Whit.
"a House ball and the Bachelors cotillon
,e .aet-heeaase she was ambitious to es.
,s taolish new fashion but because thi,
- il the kind of bouquet a debuta nts
- carries In France. And In France hi.
native ashangtonian finished nj
education and acquired her knowledge
OF dress
Beautiful Birthday Party.
one Oh the most beautiful Juvenile
parues This winter took place Fri
way 1A1ci from 10 o'clock
I when Mildred Meredith Gates The
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
/ T. Gates, entertained about twenty
I'VE of her little friends at birth
day party In her home. I107 West
Franklin street and made an ideal
re little hostess.
Z The color scheme was red and
white, carrying out the Valentine idea
~ In every detail. Cake, creams. in
* heart shapes, and for place cards
,e tiny Cupids. Those invited were
:, Misses Margaret Brown. Virginia
q Donnan, Edythe Bowe, Jane Bowe,
&c Martha May HeadIey. Ann Benson,
Margaret Chesterman, Elizabeth
Chesterman. Florence Talley, Anna
y Christian Guy. Florence pizztni. Ell
len Scott, Mabel Straus, Virginia Bel
"a win. Charlotte Purcell, Judith Hill,
- Anna Brady. Ellen Gordon. Elizabeth
:. Williams. and Masters Garrett Wall,
= Jr., John Lyons, Jr., Edmund Ben
son, Bernard McRae. Arthur Scrive-
- nor and Alex. Brown and others.
= /, Invitations Issued.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Levin Winder Lane
- Jr. Of Williamsburg. have issued in
+" vitations to the marriage of their
daughter, Martha, to Mr.. Grover Ash
ton Dovell, on Tuesday evening, Feb