The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21

most prominent families In Virginia,
including the Kennons.. Dawleys. Whit
| ties and Talbots. Mr.. Sinclair is also
| member of tho Maryland. the Junior
Cotillion and the Baltimore Country
Clubs
At the Womrn's Club.
DIR Leon II. Vincent, of Boston. who
viii bc The speaker at the woman's
| Club Tomorrow afternoon, is one of
the best known of American lecturers,
his reputation extending across ting
continent. Those who braved the elc.
mcn:s to Hear him last winter were so
Charmed with his lecture on Thuckcray
that the request for his return WAS
most general Tomorrow he will pur-
sue AN entirely dncrcn; line of thought
dealing with that brilliant period of
French history when Madame de RAM
borllct and her associates added TO
tho elegance of the reign Of the
Grand MonarInc.'' The lecture will
begin promptly 1T half-past o'clock.
On Wednesday, afternoon the Liter
ature Glass will discuss Hawthorne.
under the direction Of Miss q. T. Dan
iol. the typical books chosen being
The Marble Faun' and The Scarlc,
Letter"
interesting lectures.
Professor Fuimor. OF Columbia Uni
rcrsity. viii give Il course OF lectures
on stories and story telling" this
week, beginning Monday afternoon at
half-after i o'clock These lectures
vii be given In the auditorium uf the
Virginia Mechanics institute, and viii
be continued every afternoon during
the week Il, the same hour. They are
'of particular interest and value TO al
workers among little children. both in
day and sunday schools, and will be
very interesting indeed.
Professor Fulmer will trace the orr
gin OF the folk tale, give the history
and meaning OF the popular myth and
fairy stories. and will delight her hear
crs with the telling of characteristic
stories for all cdnca tlonal purposes
Those interested are urged to avail
themselves OF this educational oppor-
tunity.
MISS Harris Wedding.
The marriage of &iss katharine
Coleman Hart. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hart, and Thomas Douglas
ChcnIult will be celebrated on Tues
day evening at o'clock in the home
OF the bride. 100 Floyd Avenue. Nh
Chcnault Is tho son Of the late Thomas
Douglas Ch"nault and Mrs. Carlisle
Chenault, OF Madison county. NY.
Mrs. Thomas IL. Leary, Jr.. will be
her sisters matron of honor, and Miss
Dorothy Hart will be maid OF honor.
The groom viii be attended by his
man. Hiss Katherine Thomas as and
Miss Helen Webb will act as brides
maids. The bride will be given away
by her 10 thcr, with whom she Will
enter the drawing room. A reception
Will follow the ceremony, after which
Mr.. Chcnault and his bride Will leave
Tor wedding trip.
~ Home Wednesday.
Mrs. {. Wallace Saunders will be at
home Informally on Wednesday after
noon from to o'clock ut her home,
705 West Grace Street Mrs. Saunders
receives on "Wednesday afternoons dur
ing .the month of January.
Art Club Notes.
At the Art Club last Tuesday in
spite of the bad weather prevailing,
Miss Florence Peplc presented Il
charming and vivid description OF
, several episodes in the history OF that
historic city. Having lived there for
| long periods, and having written much
concerning tho Paris OF the past. Miss
rcplc was better fitted to go into
the history Of the city than many
more pretentious lecturers.
In the course Of her remarks Miss
| Pcplc took occasion TO touch upon the
/ art Of ancient Paris, and drew puinful
4,
whose inhabitants feel far more ar
listic than Paris rseemed TO in those
tar-off days. She. divided. her dis
course into four general periods, and
treated each period In Its connection
With its predecessor and its successor,
| III that way bringing before her aud
| fence the real continuity of the his
tory OF La Belle Willie. An apprecia-
| tive and large audience greeted the
lecturer and gave the most painstuk-
! ing attention to all the data and In
formation given them BY the talented
| traveller.
| The subject matter for next Tues
! day afternoon has not yet been deter
! mined on, but 1t IS hoped that the
! course So well maintained up to tho
present time will not he Interrupted.
| In connection with the efforts made
by the Art Club for the spread and
| growth Of art as such, an extract from
/ 81 recent article In the American Archi-
tcct Will he of interest: probably one
| OF the most convincing evidences of
| the growth OF appreciation of art Is
! the gradual but none the less certain
| elimination from public life OF those
| characters whose opposition to ana
! ridiculc of architects have. in times
| past been features OF comment so
| that it has become almost IL syllogisnl
that art patronage is coming to he
| regarded as Synonymous. with civic
| pride and city welfare
| Meetings This Week.
There will be an important called