Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-26

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S' people kept open house yes
.''"'E. Fashionable society in holt
"aS array attended service in tho
'Nious churches in the morning. and
me remainder OF the day was dcyo,.d
!" calling. II has been the custom for
many years in Richmond that ono
nn"ul" pay calls ones friends
ohris'nas Day and on New Years. ANA
we custom Is very happily kept each
''"soh' Gay companies and prouus
80 from house to house with then.
Srer'iigs ana good wishes and the day
Always one Of imforuali,y. Family
3}hin2s are the order OF the doy and
gathered abou, TIL. family board nrn
ie'h'lfcs from Far and near To i,reni
VA. bread OF unity and drink 81 cup OF
'"c'' with ones nearest OF Kin.
~ is very old and beautiful cus,o,,.
'hiS gathering In OF the kith and kin
- Christmas time. IAN observance.
"n"i rs frauSht with low" and friend
ship
Prru! Home Wedding
~ pretty wedding LIBERATED ycster-
"nN afternoon al o'clock was thu,
or Miss Eta Van Wort Satnucls,
laughter of Mrs. Bernard SamuelS. To
AIRY Cohen. OF Philadelphia The
'rcnony took place ut tho home OF
thc bride zoos West c;rac" street. with
h.bbi Mas O. Klein. OF Philadelphia.
"'hcsatinS. Tie wimg-rooms were
arranged witst quantities of palms
H"Wh"rn smiiaN and poinsettias and
IN" n'antclS were banked IN crimson
blossoms. .Iu improviscd altar OF
palms with screen of roses ana s,ni-
IAN was arranged at ono end of tn,
| WON and columns topped with ca
thchr:, caudlcs were used Oh each sii.
The balustrad" was wound with Christ
mas greens and rod flowers and poi,,-
! scttias and ros"s were used "a tho
dining room
The bride descended TIA" stairway
with her brother. Morton - Samucis
or Baltimore who gave her away. Her
wedding gown was au exquisite nhair
OF white satin and tulic embroidered
i'll pearls. and her Welt o. illusion Was
|, fastened with orange blossoms. She
! carried an old fashioned nosegay Of
orchids and lilies Of tho valley. edged
with s. lace rilI aud tied with stream
Us Of ,ullc NJ. 6 Cohen, or Winnipeg.
| Fdanitoha. Canada. was :hc .rooni'S
best man. Miss C"riuue Van Vor,
Samucls. VINO Was maid II honor. VA.
rowucd in pal. pink satiu finished in
silver Sin. carried q shower bouquet
OF Killarney roses. The ush"rs iciud-
ed H.. Copeland Samucls and con
S,Gohcn OF philadelphia
1 Mr.. and Mrs. cohen i.ft late. iu Tie
evening FOR wedding journey FOR
New York ard Hostou. They Viii make
their home in philadelphia ON their re-
turn. 4 number OF guests from Il dis
,rncc were present
Family Ncuni"n.
. Colonel John W Ricnar,isct left
Richmond SaturdaN FOR Saltviil. where
he attended Yesterday Il reunion Of
his immediate family at ;he homo OF
Ills sister. Mrs. Charles VI shannon
49,
George W Richardson aud MISS Ell,
Richardson. OF Miami: Mrs. shannon.
pr. Charles Richardson. % faycttc-
vile, ArIa; Edward u. Richardson. of
Sew York city. ANA Colonel Richard
son. "f Richmond.
M Invitation, Ixsucd
No Invitations Mere issued by Miss
Eleanor Parrish, young daughter ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Parrish Of .ys ,E.s,
Franklin Street for III. dance I'm III.
Womans Club tonight ON accoun; OF
the illness and subsequent death Of
her rrandmothcr. Mrs. Parrish Miss
Parrish has abandoned all plans for
any holiday function.
SpRronchinr MurrinSc.
m. and Mrs, g. 7 Daskorvillc OF
Hoydtor, announce the approaching
marriage OF their daughter. Iulic Her
bert, to Robert Allen Young. Of Ant
lcrs. Tho wedding viii tax, place to-
morrow.
Social Register out.
The 1917 Social Register OF the
Southern cities Is inst out As usual
The members Of the prominsut fami-
lies OF tn. Southern cities. whether
residing in tho city, in the country or
Soroad. arc grouped under tho one adj
dress with the maiden and Christian
names Of tho married women. the names
Of the daughters and sous in the order
OF their age, and the younger children.
from twelve 10 twenty. appcariu. under
The title "f 'JUnioss." The key to the
married names g.! women is still pro-
vidcd through the fundamentally OF
,hc Married NaiJ,rns." and under this
head OF Married Maidcns' also appear
The names OF women OF tn" Southern
cities who have married into families
Of other cities. and the column indi
Gates their present name and the
Social Register OF the city where they
may row he found.
The trend to country life is indi-
Satcd by comparison of the resi-
licences 81 the prominent families in the
three largest cities. New York. 'hila
dclphia and Hoston. in the 1917 So
cial Register as compared with that of
1901 There were A per cent of Phil
adeIphia families then residing in the
country as compared to IL per cent
now In Boston there we're then 80
nor cent. and there are now so per
then IL pc- cent, and there ar" now
s. per cent, showing more rapid ten
dnncv to the country among New York
families than amy OF the other critics
B)nyis-lINnns
quiet but pretty marriage was cell
cbratcd on Monday evening. December z
IS. al o'clock. by Rev Wil!ia.s Lock
hart Fail. pastor OF Tabernacle Bap-
list Church. in his pariors, :el? Han /.
over Avenue. when Miss Carrie Louise
Evans became the bride Of Elvor H. I.
hoavi. Only members Of the immcdi- (
ate families were present. The bride /
wore suit Of midnight blue cloth /
and black hat. with II corsagc b"u
nuct OF lilies OF the valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis Will make their
home at ol0 West Cary Street. with !
tho brides parents. for the present
Dance Fr,dny.
4 Yulct.dc dance was given AT the /
residence or Mr.. and Mrs. William r. /
Cruiks. 1871 Grove Avenue. Friday /,
evening. The rooms were artistically I
decorated with cedar, holly and tinScl. ,
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