The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23


Where youth and beauty revel In
their prime.
Where life is joyous in its summer
time
Whers virtue rules beside eur gallant
host,
The rhym!ns comes unbtd. like Ban
quo's ghost"
A Ladies' German.
Just year later. in the same
month"; seems altogether certas,
that WTstmorela.nd Club members mas,
recall the date--tliere was a ladies'
H. which had Mrs. Roger Pryor
anu mrs watkins Bruce in the list
VI us cha'eroned. smile is evoked
n'er "a painted bit Of satin contain
ing an announc ement Of a Whit sui
phur lawn party. with the "c:rov-,,,-,
i'en society as entertainers tho hour
. Il. NJ and the day and year Ausust
- 1917. The next August Mrs VIII
Ems bruce. Mrs J. /. Anderson Mre
.No'ert Boykin; Mrs. Thomas n. Car
er MRS. A. A. Campbell. Mrs Dud-
icy DuBose. Mrs T. NJ. CunnIncham
ana Mrs. j. w. Johnson were host
esSfs LOT e j. Guerard. when he gave
coinp llmentary german to the Say,n-
t""'t9. quests Of the White Sui
Phur during that season.
august of 1892 is pleasantly remem.
Dered on account Of n dinner tendered
by Hon. Roger Pryor. or Nm, VI
ana Mr- Speer and by a receptIon and
common TO Governor and Mrs. Fowle
vi -Holtn carolina and Misses Mary
ana mildred Lee, daughters Of Genera,
iNooert r. Ice. j. $. Cunningham. Rennc.
nan cameron. ]. Il Arorehcad and
others being among the hosts.
Presidents Cottage Club
ne Same month. but a. little later
.he iNesidents Cottage Club gave a
nr!lilant cotillion. with Mrs. Clarence
Hhowies' Mrs. G. y. Danghorna, Mrs
.. MARSH Johnston. Mrs. H. K. Gard IN
and Mrs j. NJ Ware. as a. reception
committee, assisted by w. SCOTT car.
rinston. w Andrew Doody. ]. W.
Grant,W. b Sparks. IT. G. stuart.
Nhomas c. Jackson: Henry Fairfax
THOMAS B. Paine and William w. VIII
Hanson.
During the wartime period there
were Intervals in winter when SOL
d!ers and Richmond women snatched
te~ moments RESPITE from the grim
horrors ot war and devoted them to
dances and to private theatrica1s with
decided leaning toward the. latter.
Baiind In Pantomipr.
Inc Taste for theatricals awakened
alresn in Richmond during the late
,os and Gnu strnas week of 1877 was
slsnalized by Ballad in Pantomine.
Inc Mistletoe Bough." given at Mo-
Fart Hall for tho beneft of the Re-
treat for the SICK There were four
taDieanx. beautifully staged. Miss
ward. Of Kentucky. took the leading
part OF "Ginevra." wearing white satin
point d'alencon and pearls. DR.. Pat
toh' OF Richmond. was Lord Lowell.
out MISS wards partner for the min
net from which the bride breaks away
IN the piay and runs to hide. was
AIT Wnipple. who had on a green
feiVet costume embroidered with sill
yer. formerly belonging 10 Lord Fair
IaN' and worn by him at Greenway
court. Other couples in the minuet,
"hcre every one was elegantly attircd,
we're MISS scott and MIR. Davenport,
foote and Mr. Antrim. Miss Whit
como and MI. Bowie, Miss Peasants
and captain Anderson. MISS Tiff and
NJ Crenshaw Miss Webb and Mr..
Palmer. Miss Winston ana Mr.. Barks-
dale.
YRS. Cameron ms the baroness.
ne character OF the baroness was
admlraoly presented by Mrs Alexan-
ger cameron. wearing yellow brocade,
POINT lace and diamonds with velvet
IRAN edged with point lace and en-
"ro'dereo with primroses and dnises.