The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-08
SOCIETY

latter part of the week. Governor
and Mrs Stuart have issued invita-
tons for an informal dance TO he
given at the mansion on the cath of
This month. this being the first of
series of dances to be given by them
Mrs. SEMI Honored.
Mrs Charles Senff, of New York,
who Is spending some time at the JEFF
ferson hotel. has been greatly enter
tanned during her stay in the city.
She was the guest of honor at a beau
tifully appointed luncheon given last
week by her sister, Mrs Newton Nc
Weigh, and was also entertained in
formally by Mrs. Austin Broken
brough. who frequently visits Mrs.
Senff at her home in New York.
Spend Weekend in Norfolk.
MIR. and Mrs. William H White. of
this city. spent the weekend IN Nor
folk. as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William II. White, Jr,, at their home
in Warren Crescent Miss Emma
Gray White is the guest of her grand
mother. Mrs. ID. G. Gray, in Norfolk.
In Richmond.
Mrs. Duncan Smith, of New York,
formerly Miss Alice Coleman Nelson.
whose marriage in December was one
of the most brilliant social events of
the winter season, arrived in Rich
mond last evening and is the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hugh Nelson, in West Grace street.
A number Of Informal affairs are
being planned for the bride who is
one of the most popular members of
the young married set
! Leaves for Cincinnati.
4 MrS oyer Walker who bpfarR
| her marriage recently, was Mrs.
/ Sophie White Mason, is leaving for
1 her home In Cincinnati this evening,
accompanied by her small daughter,
! Sophie, after spending week In
/ Richmond as the guest of her father,
DR. Joseph White Several card par
ties, theater parties and informal
teas were given in honor of Mrs.
Walker during her short stay in the
/ city, where she has many friends and
Is greatly admired.
/ At the Woman's Club.
The annual business meeting OF
the Woman's club will be held at the
club Monday afternoon, when the
| election of officers will take place
and other important business will be
transacted. Mrs. Arthur LEROY, the
president. urges all members to be
| present Only members will be ad-
.'Ihe Dark Flower" by Gales
worthy. will be discussed before the
Literary Round Table in the Woman, $
club Wednesday afternoon, when Mrs.
Archer Jones is chairman.
Informal Bridge Parties.
Mrs. George Burdett Wright will
give the second of a series Of informal
bridge parties Wednesday afternoon
at her home in Forest Hill. The af-
&~ay T. lbs .Yralx
three tables of bridge to be played.
Return from Afardi Gras.
Says the Daily Picayune:
Mrs. Chapman Morriss and daugh-
ter. Miss Emma Wilson Morriss, OF
Richmond, Va, have returned 10
their home. after spending some time
in New Orleans with Miss w. G.
Hangar. and attending the Mard
Gras. Miss Morriss received much
social attention at the Boston and
! Chess Checker a.nd-Nhist- clubs, sss
4 we'll as many carnival balls"
. At the Ar: Club.
Mrs. Stafford Phillips will speak
on Art In the Public Schools" al
the Art Club OF Richmond Tuesday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Mrs. Phil
| lips has had wonderful experience II
this line of art, having been head OF
the art department in the Ohio State
university at Columbus. Ohio. and g
large and interesting audience viii
fill the club Tuesday to hear her or
this subject. Her address will bt
mostly on art as applied TO the pub
lie education of children, and will bt
Il one of the most interesting given a.
the club this season. The house com
mittee will serve tea Immediately fol
lowing the talk.
To Repeat Japanese Fete.
BY special request. Mile. Nora White
will repeat the Japanese fete, which
was given in the ballroom of the
Richmond hotel last Wednesday even
ing. The next fete will be giveI
Thursday evening at $50 to o'clock
The affair given last week was huge
| success and the one to be given Thurs
Cay evening will be even more elabor
ate than before; the decorations ant
favors to be very novel and fascinat
ing Richmond society seems to have
caught the dancing fever and these
balls which Mile. White has been Civ
ing are very beautiful in every detail
and quite up-to-date, having distinct
ly New York air about them.
For Virginia Charities.
I'm the Blue Ridge Mountains o.
Virginia" says a New York paper
probably will be one of the most popu
lar tunes at The dance to be given or
Monday evening. March 18th. in tht
Della Robbia room OF the Hotel Van
derbilt. In New York. That is the
date of the ball for the benefit of the
Blue Ridge Industrial home. which II
located In the heart OF the celebrated
mountains.
Among the patronesses are: Mrs
Augustus Milton Anderson, Mrs
Charles Dana Gibson, Mrs. II. Snowder
Marshall. Mrs. George Gordon Battle
and Mrs. Dudley Field Malone.
Great interest is being manifested
in the card party and the dansant t.
he given on Mi -Careme. March %. a.
Rauschers, Washington. The pro
eeeds OF the entertainment will bs
used. to assist the educational work
among the mountain hoy6Sand girls 81
Virginia. There are mGny applica-
tons for tickets and nearlyaall the care
tables already are filled. wAA.
/ The the dansant Is In change of the
dchutantes OF this and last season, al
well as several young matrons anxious
to help SO worthy a charitN4The chair.
man offf tho entertainmkht Is Mrs
Claude gAsieSwanson viQUsGh& rtnSn
Mrs, Harsys Lid Rust: treAAnfef. Mrs
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