The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
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Fast ono in the streets. But they were
hiled with merry parties, and they went
on runners Instead of wheels, and +hv
cobwcb& had all been neatly brushed
away. and society went abroad in :,
sleigh. or at least the sonb.Rncc OF
such. over ~ the Capitol the law.
! ma hers arc busy with the affairs of
tho People. and their wives and rcla
tivcs arc amusing themselves in the
nidw'nter society affairs. II has been
. 4 vcry gay season. and the few re.
| naming weeks before Lent will be
| fun Of bright functions and interesting
; events.
Monday night seams To nave beer
| left vacant this week for some un-
known reason, and there is no big AFFAIR
scheduled to take place tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eppa EIunton. j., are en-
tcr,ainng at Il large cycu.nt; reception
at their home, Fest Franklin Street,
on TUESDAY aignt The guest OF honor
! for this occasion viii be Miss Lucy
ilunt"n Cuilett, of stanton WHO Is
! visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Hunton ..iiss
| Irva Payne, oil lIarrlsolburg. II niece
OF Ms. iiunton, will, also b, in the re-
! cciring line on Tuesday night.
Another big function OF the week
VIII he the afternoon reception given by
Mrs. Henry i.andon Cabeli and Mrs.
John l., Lottier at the Commonwealth
Club on Thursday. Guests are invited
| between the hours OF and I O'Clock
| There Will be the usual reception at
tho Country Club Saturday night con-
ciu3eG With number OF small diuucrs
and an informal hop later on.
| Attend Charleston Hall.
| Colonel ana Mrs. Joseph T.. Willard
VIII take Il party OF fr!ends.to Chasles-
I ton : e., on Tuesday to attend the
| -. Cecilia bal! In that place. going
I.lhtcr /" Aiken, ;. G: ST. Augustine and
l'ain 5ench, where they expect 10 spend
| several days The party Will make the
| 'rip IN u private car, and number
! OF entertainments viii he given for
| lheit guests some OF TIC guests IN
/ VIC" are MISS lsaeeilc Garter, Miss
hcllH willard Thomas Atkinson. Jr..
robert Campbell. Charles T. WORKMAN.
~. Addtaoh hchhoids ana william
| lf'sS'
society Vaudeville.
! 'Rchcarsnls for the society raudc-
vile. to be given at the Academy OF
Music on February { and :, are p,o-
! crossing rapidly. and II promises TO be
one Of the most unique charity anGirs
| given here for some time. II Is got
ten up by the Girls Auxiliary 10 the
| Belle Bryan Day Nursery and Free
| Kindergarten, which includes in it's
clnherShlD some oil the most promi-
nent society girls In the city.
! Mrs. Hiram 81. Smith is getting up
! eight pictures, which will he faith
! full reproductions OF old English por
! traits, and in which some OF the beau
| ties of Richmond will take part. Mrs
| James j. Pollard is To give an im;a-
ton of Gnby Deslys. in costume. IN
! Indian dance and chorus is being ar
ranged by Miss Mary Scarborough. II
will be led by Miss Lucy Gwathmey
and Lewis Boyd, and the chorus vii!
include Misses Scarborough. Archer
Joynes Elsie Parrish. Conway Fleming.
Jclis Scott, Frances Wheat, Helen Has
kins. Mary Saunders. Edith Donnan and
Mary Johnston and Eghcrt Giles
| Catcshy Jones. Edward Harris Mat
| rice langhornc. Frank Johnson, Chill
drcy Scott and William Dickson.
Enlargement Announced.
Mrs. willard WifSall Wri&h, an
nonnccs tho enlightenment Of her dauSh-
ter Willard Josephine, TO Icaven BriS-
tor i'lummor, OF Portsmouth. The we'd
ding, which Will take place some time
In March, Is an event OF interest
throughout Virginia, where both bride
and groom arc prominently connected