The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-30
Society

Douglas Wiggin as she is known IN
| the literary world, was the centrai
| figure OF a brilliant reception gwen IN
| her honor at the Womans Club sat
urday afternoon. when more tnan TWO
| hundred of the most prominent wom-
/ en- OF Richmond had the pleasure OF
meeting the visiting authoress, VINO
/ is spending several days at the JEFF
| ferson Hotel. The anair WAS one OF
| the most delifhtgul of the kind that
| has ever been given at the club. The
| parlors were decorated with vases OF
| lovely yellow chrysan rhemums and
were filled with a representative gath
ering of Handsomely gowned women.
Receiving with the guest or honor
were: Mrs. Moses u. lloge, president
I Of the club. who was gowned in blue
satin. Miss Claire Gulaume in black
satin and pearls. Miss Mary Johnston
| In black chigon over saun with an
| Egyptian scarf. Mrs John y. Munce
lin white lace over satin and diamonds,
/ Mrs. Charles q. Bosher IN black and
silver chiffon over white satin. and
| Miss Annie Stegar Winston in old
rose silk. Mrs. Riggs vas beautifully
tgowned in white Tin, draped In black
chiffon, andtrimmed about the bodice
| with bead embroidery and old rose
velvet and satin. She carried Amer
| lean Beauty roses
| Mrs. Chiles M. Terrell and Mrs.
| r. Z. MaGill served the ices, while
Mrs. G. d. Wingfield and Mrs. ). {.
! Metcalf poured coffee and Miss Kate
! Winston and Mrs. Preston Cooke We're
at the tea table The guests We're
served by a group OF young girls. who
wore charming afternoon frocks. They
were Misses Myrtle Redford. Annie
Louise Reinhardt Hawsie Glazebrook.
Rena Glazebrook. Mary Aylett, Jean
| Field and Mary Day VIM.
! Quite number II social functions
are being given in honor OF MRS.
Riggs who Will remain ia Richmond
until the middle of this week, wnen
I she viii return to her home III New
| ork. Saturday evening dinner
was given for her at the Jefferson
by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ouderluys.
OF Baltimore. who with party OF
friends are spending several days in
Richmond Last night. she attended
social dinner given at the Chester
cid by Miss Ada Van Stone Harris.
| A reception viii be given compli-
mentary to Mrs Riggs this afternoon
at s o'clock by the Richmond Train =
I ing School for kindergartener teach
ers ofthe city Tomorrow afternoon
at 5 o'clock she will he entertained
at a tea at which Mrs. Kate Laughy
Bosher will be hostess.
Dinner at Country Club.
Miss Mary Scarborough was hostess
at ii lovely dinner at the Country
Club on Saturday evening in honor
of Miss Chanvenet, of Reading. Pa,
who Is spending several days in Rich
mond Covers We're laid for eight
guests. and decorations were In yell
low and white chrysathcmums.
Engagement Announced.
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Reinhardt, OF
IL East Grace street announce the
engagement oftheir daughter Gussie
MiIhiser, to MIR. Andrew Jackson
Brent The wedding win tkae place
at 6 O'Clock on the evening OF De-
cember ~ at ST. Pauls church. Miss
Reinhardt belong to family of tai
ented musicians and she has gained
,considera BILE recognition in Richmond
and in Baltimore, where she studied
at the Peabody's Conservatory for
several years. as a vocalist. She Is
well-known in musical and social cir
cles. Mr.. Brent Is son of DIR. and
Mrs. A. M. Brent. OF Heathsville
Va, and is prominently and widely re-
lated in Virginia.
! German Club Disbands.
II will be matter OF general re-
to learn that the Tuesday German
Club has disbanded and there will bs
no Tuesday germans this winter. Fol-
a number of years. these dances have
been very popular. The membership
of the club included the most promi-
nent young men of The city, and tht
germans We're exceedingly attractive
There are - many debutantes to
make their bow this year, that PRIV
ate entertainments viii in some de-
gree compensate the bellies and beaus
for the cost OF the Tuesdays, though
these dances will be generally missed
College German.
The opening german OF the Rich
| mond College German Club was giVer
| Thursday evening at the Hermitage
| Golf Club. The german was chaper-
.oned by Mrs. \. L. Massey, and Mrs
| G. K. Harwood
Among those dancing were; Miss
Fannie Brown with Eugene Desportes
Miss Louise Richardson with c. b
Rinehart, Miss Margaret Harmon with
Robert Serpell, Miss BESSIE Booker
| with John Wicker, Jr., Miss Addis
Erwin with Raymond Massey, Miss
Simmonds with A. j. Chewing. Jr.
| Miss Dallas Lee with Henry Powell
Miss Rosalie HARDWOOD with h. w
kootz. Miss Lucille Massey with Franz
I.outhcn, Miss Bertha Fir with Wal
ter johnson, Miss Margaret Gordon
with Fred Toy, Miss Ethel Boudal
with Frank O'Neii. Miss Tompsy
Brown with Livius Landlord, Miss
| Marie Wallace with Edward Gwarth.
neY Miss Marie Sands with Cabei
TAYLOR. Miss Nancy Wyatt with Russo
| Meredith.
Stages: Frank Corley. Haynie Seay
DR.. Robert stuart and A. r. kershaw
Mrs Taft at Hot Springs.
Says a letter from Hot Springs. Va.
dated Saturday:
Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen Taft ar,
rived at Hot Springs from the White
House this morning, and after having
| breakfast at the Homestead Hotel with
Mrs. Thomas X. Laughlin. Mrs. Taft
i sister they Went &c Fern villa. Wiiicf
has been placed AT their disposal b,
Mrs Archibald NJ. McCrea. Mrs. TAT
considered staying at Barton Lodge
but concluded that il WAS larger thai
they needed for their brief stay here
especially as the plans OF the Presi
dent have been changed so that. in
stead of coming here on Tuesday Il
remain a week. he will go directly t
New. York to review the Atlantic fleet
| Mrs. Taft spent The day quietly a
Fern villa. and this afternoon hat
tea there with Mrs. McCrea, VIII,
called to say goodby before. startin,
to-morrow morning on an automobil,
trip. Miss Taft spent the afternoon
riding with the Misses Gladys ingalls,