The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-01
SOCIETY

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ney Williamson, of Danville; Mrs. w.
C. Reed and Mrs. F. L. Thurman, of
Keswick: Mrs. Won Mayhoff.
Tea at Country Club.
Miss Jane Wingfield. Of SIS Yves,
Grace street, was hostess at a delight
full tea at the Country club Friday
afternoon In honor Of her Thanksgiv-
ing guests Covers were laid for six
and those present were: Mrs. ]. II
wingfield. Miss Laura Armitage. Miss
Grace Raiiey. Of Charlottesville, Va;
Miss Marshall Buckner, of Gordons-
Vile, Va. and Mr.. Will Garnett. OF
New London.
Reception at "Laburnum-"
Mr.. and Mrs John Stewart Bryar
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Bryan
have issued invitations for recep'
ton from $40 to IL o'clock Friday
evening, December 9Th. at Labur'
num- The reception lis given In
honor of the visiting governors and
their wives.
Woman's Club Notes.
Mrs. James D. Crump Is chairman
OF the afternoon at the Woman's clui
tomorrow, and DR. II. d. c. Maclaeh
Ian will lecture at 4:30 o'clock Hi
subject will be Social Life In Scot
land in the Eighteenth Century.
Hostesses for the afternoon will be
Mrs. Lkweilyn Mcyeigh. Mrs. {. w
p. Brock. Mrs. Alexander II. Sands
and Mrs. Emma Reed Ball.
Friday afternoon the club will ten
der a reception to the wives of tbs
visiting governors. Officers OF tbs
club will receive the guests from
to o'clock. and members OF thu
board and former presidents OF thu
club will assist in doing the honors
There will be several hundred guests
70 meet the prominent visitors. ant
the reception will be a very handsom,
affair. Visitors cards will not be good
on this occasion.
Holiey-Sharp.
The most important event OF thu
week In Norfolk society and one o.
considerable interest was the mar
rage OF Miss Mary Lewis Sharp
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Sharp, OF Redgate avenue. to Mr.
Irvine Britton Hoiley, of Torrington
Conn, which waa solemnixed Wed
nesday in st. Luke's church. Rev
David Howard, rector Of the church
oftictafing+e44e=sa.=s4s
A fashionable audience thronget
St Luke's and promptly at o'clocl
the bridal party entered Miss Etti
Sharp was her sisters maid OF homo
and preceded the bride. She wore. Al
effective costume OF white silk mes
saline with overdress Of gold chry
santhemum crepe, trimmed In SHADOW
lace with garnitures of rhinestones
In her hair was a yellow bird o
Paradise plume, and she carried
shower bouquet OF yiolets.
The bride entered with her fathe,
by whom she was given away Sh
wore a handsome robe OF whit,
japanese silk. hand-embroidered. an
made with train. IL WAS trimmed Il
point lace which belonged to hel
great grandmother, and her veil
which was arranged with a corone
Of orange blossoms. was fastene,
with brooch OF brfliiants which 70
nearly three hundred years has beef
an heirloom In the Sharp family. He
flowers were orchids and lilies OF tn
valley.
The bridesmaids were Miss Carri
Borland. Miss Anna Johnston. Mis-
Caperton Preston and Miss Honori,
wore white charmeuse dresses, witt
tunics OF silver net trimmed in sil
yer fringe. Tuile bows caught witt
rhinestone buckles were worn in tn
hair and all carried arm bouquet
OF yellow chrysanthemums tied will
violet tuIle.
Mr.. Francis n. Holley. Of Connect
cut. was his brothers best man. ant
the ushers were: Paymaster Walter d
Sharp, L. S, N. and Mr.. Tiighmai
sharp. the brides brothers, Mr.
Thomas III. Wilcox, Jr., and Benjamin
Burroughs. OF Norfolk; Mr. Edwars
r. Wilcox. OF the University OF vir
ginia. and MIR. Charles Sharp Grant
Of Philadelphia. now residing in Nor
folk.
Little Evelyn wilioughby Sharp. o
baltimore, and Elizabeth Boriand wer
ribbon ribbon girls: they wore daint.
frocks of white null and lace. Will
yellow ribbons.
A small reception to which only tn
out quests. near relatives. an,
q few close friends were invited, wa
held at the home Of the brides par
ents after the wedding and later Il
the evening MIR. and Mrs. Hoiley lief
for an extended wedding trip. The,
will reside in Torrington, Conn.
Among tho out-of-town guest
were: Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, Cap
tain and Mrs. s. c. Cardwell. OF For
Monroe; Mrs. Henry Sharp and Mis-
Evelyn Willoughhy Sharp. of Balti
more: Mrs. Albert w. Grant, Of Phil
adefphia: Mr.. George Sharp, Of Rich
mond: Mr.. Francis Hoiley. of Con
necticut: Messrs. Edward Wilice,
and Tilghman Sharp, cf the Univer
sity OF Virginia. Mr.. and Mrs, Howar
Saunders and Miss Hudgins. Of Hamp
ton. Va. and Miss Hester Riddle, o
Petersburg.
Wed at Sc. Paui's.
Miss Lucille Doris Miller. Of Colo
RADIO Springs. Col. and Mr. Georg
| Barnett Chase, of louisville, KY, vii
, be married tomorrow at high noon Il
ST. Paufs Episcopal church. TIL
bride 10 the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
| J. Galloway Mansfield Miller. and
sister Of Mrs. F. Travers Wood, q
this city. The Rev. Walter Russo
Bowie viii ofIlciate. and only the i'm
mediate FAMILIES will be present. Mr.
Wood will be her sisters matron Q
honor. Mrs. Howard Warren Hal
will entertain at breakfast for tn
bride In home, 23s3 Park avenue. an
Mr.. and Mrs. Chase will leave tomor
row evening for Hot Springs. Va. an
an extended Southern trip.
Miss Minnigerods Wsds.
A Louisville. KY. exchange has tn
following item OF interest to Richmon
society:
Tn. veddfn~ ~ Miss Eliza Mimi