Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-20
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ruined net made over pale pink crepe
de chino with pink girdle. and a
| wide black hat trimmed in Paradise
| aisrettes. She carried an arm basket
| Of pink and lavender sweet peas caught
with streamers of blue tulle. The rib
bons were held by little Claire Tinsley
| Alsop. in white lingerie frock with
Il pale pink satin sash, and Ben Alison,
Jr., who wore white costume They
| entered from the dining-room and car
| ried the ribbons which formed an aisle
| for the bridal party to the improvised
altar arranged in the bay window OF
the front drawing-rotm.
Later in the afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Alsop left for wedding Journey. They
| Will spend the summer at Laurel
Branch" in Hanover County. and after
| September l Will be at home in their
apartment in the Lombard.
Concerning Mile. de Carron.
People in Richmond are much inter
ested in Mile. Louise de Carron. of
France. who will come to this city in
the autumn to make her home here
Mile. de Carron. who is OF distinguish
Ell French parentage, has been teach
ing at Miss Masters fashionable school
| for girls. Dobb's Ferry-on- the Hudson
y. Y. and comes to Richmond next
fall to be instructor in French at the
| Collegiate School for Girls She is
charming woman and spends a part
of each summer with her brother-in-
law and sister. Major and Mrs Harmon
| Pumpell Read. of Albany. " y, AZ
| their charming country estate. Read
Park" in Warren County. near Lake
| George.
Mrs. Read. was among the prominent
! women who served the reception
| committee when New York entertained
! General Joffre and other members OF
| the French commission. and both Mrs
Read and Mile. de Carron attended the
| functions given for them at Newbury
in the Washington headquarters there
| In Roanoke.
| Miss Virginia Michael OF Roanoke.
who has been visiting Miss Lucille Nell
son Neal, at 927 West Grace street
has returned to her home. Miss Michael
was accompanied by Miss Neal. who
will be her guest in Roanoke for a
short stay.
| Mr.. Parsons to Lecture.
One of the most important events Of
! the late spring season will be the lee
| ture given Tuesday night a, Sis
! o'clock in the auditorium of the Wo-
mans Club. by Frank Alvah Parsons
president Of the New York School Of
! Fine and Applied Arts. The affair.
! which is open to the public. Is under
| the auspices OF the Art Club OF Rich
! mond. the Bureau Of Vacations for
| Women and the Richmond Education
| Association. and all friends of these
! orEanizations are invited to attend.
Mr.. Parsons Is very distinguished
| man. and as head Of one of the first
| schools of the country. his lecture on
! The Place Of Art in Education" will
| be an exceedingly interesting one. He
| Is speaker of great charm and per-
| sonal magnetism. lie steers clear OF
the technical side OF art and gives in
an interesting and entertaining fashion
| "a talk which is both practical and prof
! liable. The great efficiency OF trade
both in France and Germany is due
TO their application of art to COM
merce. and since America has been cut
/ OF from the commerce of. the old world
she has felt the need of producing just
! those things which she depends upon
| through foreign ports. The trend Of
art In all industries makes it a com
/ mercial asset.
| The lecture is free to the public
and all interested are invited 10 attend
| At the Art Club.
| On Tuesday afternoon at the Art Club
OF Richmond the members of the club
viii have the pleasure of meeting. at
an informal reception at 1880 o'clock
| Frank Alvah Parsons, the president of
! the New York School Of Fine and APP
| piled Arts
Miss Ethel NJ. Leeson will preside at
the tea table. assisted by Miss Eliza
beth Williamson and Miss Ellen Ball.
and tea viii be served by the student
committee. including Misses Freeman
| warwick. Montgomery. Lpscomb.
Mercer. Jackson, Smith, Baldwin and
| Osborne.
AppronchisE Wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. John James Cannon. of
New Orleans. have issued invitations
| TO the marriage OF their daughter. Jean
/ Rrevard. TO DR.. Armistcad Crump, of
New York. formerly Of Richmond. and
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Crump, of the Chesterfield The we'd
| ding will take place Wednesday eve
| ming. June 6, at o'clock. at Christ
Church Cathedral. New Orleans and
the ceremony will be followed by a
reception at the brides home. 5000 St
CHARLES Avenue, at $3.50 o'clock. The
marriage is the most important of the
early summer season to Richmond So
| cicty, as Miss Cannon has frequently
visited here as the guest of friends
She was the maid of honor several
years ago at the wedding of Miss Nora
Purcell Leary and J. Haskell Derby. of
| California. DR.. Crump is widely re-
lated to distinguished Virginia fami-
lies. and number Of guests will az
tend the ceremony in the South next
| month.
Engagement Announced.
The engagement and approaching
marriage of Miss Corinne Van Wort
| Samuels. OF this city. and Moses Cohen,
of winnipeg, Canada. has recently been
announced. The wedding will take
place June 6 at the Hotel Jefferson
Beneft Lawn Party.
| \ lawn party will be given Wednes-
day afternoon from to Z o'clock at
| "Whitcombe," the home Of Mrs Hugh
Taylor at Westhampton, under the
auspices Of the Woman's Auxiliary OF
All Saints Church. The affair Is for
the benefit Of the Sallie Stuart me-
mortal at kyoto. Japan. Refreshments
will be served, and the affair promises
i to be one OF the most charming char
ity events Of the late spring. All in
terested are invited to attend.
IutereEttng Exerclses.
| Interesting exercises will be incident
to the laying Of the foundations for
the Virginia Randolph Elicit Country
School for Girls, which will take place
| at Westhampton on the school grounds
| Friday. June /. The school will spend
the day on the grounds. and parents
ard guardians Of the pupils, with the
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