The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-21

/ Virginia No date has been sci for
the wedding.
Tea For Visitors.
Miss Alice Reed will entertain at
tea Tuesday afternoon IN the home
of laA4l4s,- Ar-at4a William
T. Reed. 1909 West Franklin street,
In honor OF her house guest Miss
Ethel Aston Cabeil. and Miss Daw-
son. Of Texas, who is spending the
holidays with Miss Anne RAY John
aton. daughter Of DIR. and Mrs. George
( Ben Johnston.
! Debutante Dinner Party.
! One Of the prettiest affairs Of this
season for tho dehutantes was the
dinner party given last evening at
/ the Country Club Of Virginia by Mrs,
f. o. bertrand In honor Of her debu-
tants ia 1ghter, Miss Mary Bertrand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smart Bowe chaperoned
and covers were laid for twenty-three,
q color scheme Of pink and green be-
/ ing attr actively carried out IN the
decorations. The table was set with
large basket OF pink roses, twined
smtIax And tied with pink gauze rib
bon. Rose shaded lights were used
at each end of the table. and large
/ pink roses marked the places for the
guests who remained for the Satur-
/ day night hop.
Approaching Weddings
| Tho marriage of Miss Liesa boiling
| Archer. daughter of MI William s..
/ Archer, TO Mr.. George Russell Tall
colt, OF Baltimore, will be among the
most interesting weddings OF the hoii-
+ day season. The ceremony will be
soiennized on the afternoon OF We'd
inesday. December sIst. at $3.50 o'clock.
1 in Grace Episcopal church. this city.
Miss Aroher Will havo for her maid
OF honor, her sister. Miss Easie Arch
| er, and there will be two bridesmaids
Little Miss Etta Jonnson will be
flower girl MANY distinguished guests
| from a distance will be In Richmond
for the wedding. which Ia very TIM
| portant social event, AZ both Miss
Archer and Mr. Talcott belong to FAM
flies long prominent IN social cir
cles in Virginia and Baltimore
Richmond society IN deeply inter
estof In the wedding Of Miss Mamie
Bowman Smith. daughter Of DR. and
Mrs Robert Lee Smith, Of Chapel
Hnl, Y C., formerly Of this city. and
Mr. Luther Jarvis Upton, OF Nor
folk which will take place on tho
evening Of December a7th. at 6 o'clock
IN the apartments OF the hr!da'H broth
er-in-law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs
Abner Pope, In Norfolk Many guests
from a distance will attend the wed
ding. which is among the most nota-
BILE of the season
''The Dansant."
Under tho auspices OF the Girls'
club the first ''the dansant" In Rich
mond will he given Friday afternoon,
December actin. from 4 to o'clock,
I'm the ballroom of the Jefferson hotel.
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the ballroom. which will be draped in
running cedar aud festoons of holly
and mistletoe, at which will be seated
beautifully Rowned women who have
dropped Ia FOR q cup OF tea, and to
watch and take part In the dancing,
Prizes will be awarded for the best
dancers. The affair promises 10 be a
brilliant SUCCESS, Officers OF the Girls
club are Mrs. Robert @. Cabell presi-
dert; Miss Evelyn Gordon. treasurer:
Mrs b, Stewart Hume. corresponding
secretary; Miss Nan Lindsey, record
ing secretary. The members include
Mrs. ]. St George Bryan, Mrs. Ed
ward c. Mayo, Mrs. Fl. Goodwin Boy
kin. Mrs Hiram NJ Smith Miss Mel
lie Tornpkins, Miss May Lindsey. Miss
Ella williams Beuk. Miss Marion Har-
ris, Miss Elizabeth Davenport, Miss
Posle Meredith Miss Roberta Well
ford and Miss Gretchen Noting.
At the Woman's Club.
Miss Anne 8. Winston will give an
authors reading before the me mbers
of the Woman's club and their guests
Monday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock
Miss Winston IL an author of no small
note, ana on this occasion will read
several of her charming stories which
have been published In The Century.
and <Aher uen kncuyp a ,tv,os,
Mrs, Christopher Tompkins Is chair
man ~ the afternoon, and immedi-
atsiy following the reading tea will
be served.
Informal Tea
Miss Mary Corhin Spieer was hos
tess yesterday afternoon at her home