The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-02

-fety is the marriage OF MISS EAary
Lamb waddili. daughter of Judge and
Mrs Errnund waddtil, of this city To
Captain Richard Furnival. coast ar
tillery United States army, which viii
be celebrated at the home of the
brides parents, 924 Park avenue, this
evening AZ $3.50 o'clock. The ceremony
will be witnessed by only the Inn
mediate families and intimate friends.
A few additional guests have been IN
vitsd fer the reception following,
Captain Furnival is a graduate Of
the United States Military Academy
at West Point In the class Of 1901, and
formerly resided in Philadelphia, He
is now stationed at old Point Com
fort. whore he and his bride Will make
their home on their return from a
wedding trip.
A stag supper was given Saturday
evening by Mr.. Robert II. Taliey, At
his home IN ST. Andrews lane, West
hampton, ia honor Of Captain Fur
ntvai which was one OF the hand
soonest affairs of the season
At the Womau's C1uh.
1.-THE significance of Art was the
subject OF a very interesting address
given by Miss Leila Mechlin. Of wash
ington. yesterday afternoon before the
members Of the Wonan's club and
thA.r guests. Miss Mechlin was intro
saced by Admiral Harrie Webster
the elah extended to her moot cor
dial wslaofne on this her first Visit.
to Richmond
Miss Mechiin tells us that beauty ID
the foundation Of art and that Il Is
continually reaching out FOR per4ec-
ton. and that art is a necessity for
the thirE that IS needed and suitable
to the time ana place is apt to be art
Art has taught us to see and. as
Barrie has told us, art opens the eyes
Of those VINO are looking TOR beautf-
ful things and beautiful sights; In
other words. art is the open window
In the Workshop Miss Mechlin also
tells US that art is a language. q feel
ing handed down from ages. but that
II must be sincere Language.
Many people think Americans void
Of any artistic feelings but Miss
Mechlin thinks differently, only 1t has
not been cultivated here, We have
great SOL for cultivation and the
seed has been planted, she said. All
IL needs Is water and attention. She
declared that America is an art-loying
nation and that women's clubs have
done & great deal for art, In many
Western towns they have built art
museums and have exhibits every
year. 10 which people Of all stations
In life take deep interest. Miss
Mechlin says there viii come a time
when a town in the United States
without an art museum or art gallery
will be as far behind the time and az
bad off rs town without public
library
She closed by saying that we be-
ieneed 10 an art-loYinR nation. which
through art viii some day look be
You'd the small things AMI will be
raised to higher. finer and more per
manen; things.
MiiIer-Culpcppcr.
The marriage Of Miss Otlyn Virginia
- CnlpLpp1r. daughter Of Mrs NJ. Q,
Culpepper. to Mi William Lee Miller,
Of this city, viii take place very
quietly today tn the Chesterfield apart
nents and will be witnessed by only
immediate families, owing to the re
cent death Of the brides uncle, the
late Colonel John s. Harwood
supper at Westmoreiand.
A very attractive supper was Eiver
al the Westn0reIand club last even
ing at iae conclusion Of the final per
fnrmanCe OF the kirmess. The chap
erons were Mr.. and Mrs. Christian
Clarke and Mr. and Mrs, Joseph =
Fourqurcan. and the guests included
those taking part in the Quaker dance
which were So follows; Misses An
nette Dabuey ELLA FehsenHeld, Mat
tie Fourqurean Elise Garnet Mar
garet Toheu Blanche Cole, Annie Pol
ley, Martha Sutherland. Dora Horner
and McSsra Edgar krouse. John Pope
Marion 81 sseau, Wiibon Sydnor
Roland kershaw, Dan Coleman
George Brothers. Williams Lefew
George Parsons and Or Hopkins.
OF Interest
Says a recent New York exchange
Mrs GFoner. of Richmond, whose
Tea Daosants at the McAlpln IN New
York and the Bellevue STAFFORD II
Philadelphia are among the smart
est affairs of the winter season, wal
hostess ut a charming dinner III th'
blue room al the McAlpin on Friday
evening preceding Miss Flora Noor
hees' dance, at which Mrs. Charles
Dana Gibson was one of the patron
esses Miss Voorhees, has arranged 1
series Of charming and select dance
at the McAlpin TO be held throughou
the season in nc green room on Mon
day "Wednesday and Friday evening"
of each week, where opportunity WI
be given Ia enjoy the modern dances
without the invasion OF professionals
Vt the Art Club.
Members Of the Art club and theil
friends wtlI he interested to learn tina
Miss Sou Belle Jones Will tell some
of her charming stories at the clut
this afternoon at 4:S0 o'clock.
Miss Mechlin, editor Of Art anC
Progress and art critic on number
of magazines ana papers, was tht
guest If honor at a delightful recep
ton at the Art club last evening
Rozers--Shcibnrne.
A pretty wedding Of unusual inter
est was s0lernnzed Saturday after
noon at 4:30 o'clock in Galllee chapel
Virginia Beach when Miss Grace
shelhurne. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
William o SheIburne, and Mr.. Charles
Rogers. son ~ MIR. william S. Rogers
If Orange y. J.. were married.
The bride entered the church with