The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-01
Society

Miss Mary Custis Lee. of THE high
lands" Stafford county. Va. who is a
great niece OF General r. e. Lee, was
the guest OF honor at a beautiful re-
ception given by Mrs. Linwood Antrim
At her home in West Grace street yes
terday afternoon. Killarney roses dec
GRATED the parlors and dining room.
The mantels were banked with ferns
and pink roses, and vases OF pink
flowers were placed among palms and
smilax through the rooms. A big bas-
ket Of pink roses, tied with pale pink
tulle. was Nsod on the table In the din
Ing room. and the candles were shaded
In rose color.
Mrs. Antrim. wearing gown OF blue
crepe meteor trimmed In real lace ana
bouquet OF lilies OF the valley and
orchids, received with the guet of
honor. Miss Lee wore a handsome
gown Of cream spangied net over
cream satin and corsage of orchids.
Mrs. Henry Reilly presided at the
punch bowl. and others assisting in
doing the honors we're Mrs. c. p.
Cardwell, OF Hanover county, Miss
Elise Johnston, Miss Anne Mason Lee.
Mrs. Granville q. Valentine and Mrs
George Small. Of York. Pa. About 2So
women called % meet Miss Lee.
In Honor Of Miss Cooke.
Miss Elsie Harrison viii entertain
at q luncheon on Saturday in honor
Of Miss Chloe Tyler Cooke. OF Balti-
more. Miss Cooke has been In Rich
mond for several weeks as the guest
OF Miss Elisabeth Cooke. and has been
entertained extensively. The lun-
cheon on Saturday will be given at
Miss Harrison's home, 212 West Frank
lin street.
Evening Reception.
Miss Mamie Jones, OF ia East
| Franklin street. entertained the youn-
| gef set At . handsome reception last
evening In honor OF Miss Elizabeth
Bentley. whose debut has been marked
| by a series Of lovely parties. Red
! carnations and palms combined with
| garlands of smilax and other vines
! decorated the front and back parlors,
| while q decorative scheme Of pink was
| carried out In the dining roNm, with
large basket OF pink carnations and
| ferns In the centre Of the table, and
pink shaded candeIabra at the cor
! ners.
Miss Jones received with Miss
! Bentley, who wore an imported frock
Of embroidered white marquisette over
pink satin. and bouquet Of PINK
/ roses. Miss Jones was gowned in black
marquisette, and her flowers were
! American Beauty roses. Assisting in
the dining room were Mrs. j. Allison
Hodges Miss Bessie Tompkins. Miss
Annie Honaldson, MRS. douglas Van
derhoof and Misses Leila and Ellen
Jones. The guests iheiadea apout ize
OF the younger set.
Miss Christian at Dinner.
says WASHINGTON ~. -, eAChalse'
Mr.. George Bakhmeteff. the Russian
Ambassador, and Mime Bakhmeteff
were the principal guests at dinner
tonight OF the Assistant secretary Oh
| state ana Mrs. Huntington wilson.
Others were Postmaster General
! Hitchcock, the Minister from Arseh-
Una ana Mtne. Naeh' senator t,saeoh,
Representative ana MIS- oscar
Underwood. Mr.. tohstanuh Ma
hoken, OF the Russian Enpasss airs
Frederick bronson, OF New YORK mrs.
Richard r.. townsend. Mrs Joseph
Hobson. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Knox. MIR.
Thomas Nelson Page and MISS heien
Christian, Of Richmond, Va, who Is
visiting AT. ana Mrs wilson.
Tea at "fiiicrest.
Interest. the nome OF Mrs. Mar
vern c. Patterson, on the Cary Street
road, was decorated with profusion
of lovely pink prirnroses yesterday al
ternoon, when Mrs. Patterson enter
tanned about sixty guests at very
pretty tea in honor Of Miss Edna
Sands Durham. Of New York. Mrs.
Patterson was assisted in receiving
her guests by Miss Durham, Mrs. Ar
cher w. Patterson, Mrs. G. &. Robin
son ana Miss Margaret Robinson. OF
Chicago. Mrs. Oliver j. Sands ana
Mrs. Florence Hequembourg. A num-
Der OF young girls served in the din
Ing room. Among them were Misses
Elise Hinton, Phoebe Warwick. Mary
Massey. OF Pulaski; Miss Poor. and
Miss Louise Crump Of the University
OF Virginia.
Luncheon on Friday.
Mrs. Richard Henry HARDWOOD will
give luncheon at her home on Monu-
ment avenue tomorrow In honor of
Miss Emma Conquest. Covers viii be