The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25

Ctub ENJOYS Folklore.

Club ENJOYS Folklore.
That the subject of Folklore ts
h always OF interest was demonstrated
at the Art Club OF Richmond yester-
4 0ay afternoon when DR. Walter
Montgomery, OF the chair OF Latin
& III Richmond college, cn;hused his au-
dience with scholarly dissection OF
the newly discovered old type OF
literature with entertaining readings
from collections of ballads. Mrs.
Henry Aylett Sampson. with charac-
tcristic wit and ctcverness. introduced
X the speaker ''Introducers arc like
royaltv'' she SAID: they are NOT
pecessary. but they're always therc,
Maybe when this grand democracy
comes about wa can do away with
them, too
Or. Montgomery laid thc end o' tho
productivity OF ballads AT the door OF
the reformation. the printing press,
education and other reforms In the
systems Of society. The ballad -
partly pagan. eXround,pe heather
ethics with no idea Of forgiveness.
FLOATING over suffering. delightiDS IN
the horrors Of death. and making
pronounce use OF wit"hcraft elves
fairies and SO forth.
DR., Montgomery enumerated the
distinctive features - the ballad -
Fl
ing into the middle az q story the
q chorus, recurring use Of numbers. Use
of gold and silver In making conf
snonest things green for women
dresses aud the talking bird To H.
lustrate these features he gave charm
ing readings from Lord Randall BABY
Lon. Barbara Alien. Sir Patrick
Spence, Fair MarEaret and sweet WI
liam and others.
n~ MAnfp.s441Fk'
lions between lines heightened the
interest and ad3ed delightful touch
OF humer
Following th4a lecture, Mrs, T, II,
Elicit poured Tea.
SinrouS---Sands.
one Of the most interesting wed
dings of the spring season was SOL
emnized ri 8 O'Clock last evening IN
the home OF Mr. and Mrs. conway
Robinson Sands. 1925 Hanover ave
nue.. when their daughter Miss Marie
stuart sands and Augustus TaNeau
Smous, Jr of birmingham, Ala,
were married Ms Rev Dr- Frank T.
McFadcn Mrs. Clarence T. o'Net}l,
of Albenarle formerly Miss jennie
warwick attended rs dame OF honor. /
Miss Nancy Green Watson, Of DAN
vile was bridesmaid. MIR. Simons'
brother Holmes Nmons, OF colin-
hia : G. acted a. best man lit
tie Miss Margaret Moncurc and Mas
Ter Alexander sands. Jr, drew The
ribbons 80 form the aisle. A rcCcp-
tfon followed the ceremony. aud later
MIR ana Mrs Simous lcft for the
North They VIII make their home
in Birmingham Ma
BaLtr--t,iibcrt.
A quiet ceremony was peri or med
in Hanoyer-AYcuue Christian church
YESTERDAY morning by Rev Or George
W kcmper when Miss E,na Gilbert
daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. +. II. Gil
bert. became the bride Of william +.
Baker son or Nj and Mrs Fl. r.
Baker Following the ceremony MIR
and Mrs Baker icft for New YORK
Fcar--I;dwartis.
\ t-ctts wedding was celebrated in
the palm powered parior OF Milton
y Edwards. Of gas South Cherry
street. when his daughter, Miss Eva
Nav Edwards. l,ran1e the bride or |
N}tfiam n. Fear The ceremony Wa-
performed ct 10 80 O'Clock hF Rev !.
u Hutson The bride wore hand-
gone blue travelling suit ana n"r
blowers were corsagc of orch"s'
Miss Ruth Y. Nasse> h'" a''enoao'
wore a frocK OF pink iAffeta Vellea
with pink silk lace and she carried
la France roses Little Miss VIM
frpa Edwards the brides niece, TN
white net dress. bore the ring. J. Is.
Martin acted rs best man AFTER a
Northern trip. Mr.. and Mrs. Fear WIZ
he at home 10 their iE>ehds AT -
North spruce street
Anderson-Rector.
Mr. and Mrs. J. " Rector announce
the marriage of their daughter. Ad-
riene Virginia. to William Dan An
der.on. the ceremony having taken
place in Catawba. n g. April IA
After MAY Is Mr. and Mrs Anderson
will be al home at 1924 Hanes ave
nue., Richmond,
Jont-~-iSnniman.
or unusual interest throughout the
state is the wedding solemnized IN
savannah. Ga. last evening at =
O'Clock when Miss Ann Elizabeth
penniman become the bride of Dr
Robert Francis Jones. passed assls-
tant surgeon, L. 5, \. Miss Penni~
man is the daughter OF the late Mr..
and Mrs. William Frederick Penni-
man. OF Savannah. and DR. Jones is
the son OF Walter Nelson Jones, OF
Petersburg Rev. John Durham WIG
Z performed the ceremony in the bride )
home. IS Oglethorpe avenue. Savan-
nah During the ceremony 20 Jhou
sublime Sweet Evening star and
.Meditatlon' from That's were
played,
The 3itaf was dIFAnSNb NJ VIC
southern end OF the drawing room
before background Of palms. The
color scheme Of pink and white WAS
carried out IN Ophelia roses covering
the mantle and fern and smiiax fes-
looming the chandeliers The bride
and her attendants entered from the
adjoining room down an aisle formed
of high wicker baskets filled with Eas-
ter lilies and fern and linked with
white satin ribbons. William Fred
erick Penniman. brother Of the bride.
rave her in marriage Her gown was
an elaborate creation Of satin, crepe,
silver and pearls. The skirt Of white
satin was finished with TWO tiounces
OF tulle edged with silver pcot. The
bodice and giTdle Of silver lace was
yelled with "A Greciani drapery OF
Eeorgette crepe caught al the shout
ders with pearl ornaments. The court
train OF white satin was lined with
sea shell pink finished with tulle.
pearl passamenterle and sprays OF
grange blossoms The Veil fell from
Dutch cap Of lace. The bride =
bouquet was a shaver OF lilies of the
valley, Brides roses and orchids
Miss Elizabeth water. the maid of
]. honor, was gowned In pale pink net