Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-10

II we may be said TO have had such Il
thInS here this year. True, there have
necm reCimcntal balls for the soldiers
ana their friends; there have been
rharity balls for the benefit Of all sorts
and conditions of things. such as
A"catcrs and knitted articles for our
BOYS in camp. war orphans, relief
funds and many other worthy causes;
"nittins teas and some few "debutante"
teas but in the main socicty's calendar
tor the winter has chroniclcd little OF
Importance. No big coming out par
ties aud dances, only gay little. infor-
NAL parties, where the girls who were
10 have made their debut this winter
nave met Washington. carly in the
season. put the ban on large formal
social functions, and most OF the big
cities Of tho country followed the lead
Of tho mistress OF the White House, "a
The majority OF entertaining has been
done for the soldiers. So the approach
of the leutcn season will scarcely tind
aocict? worn out from round OF en-
PERTAINING. 1t Is really a very whole
some thing. one has found GU, al!
unwittinSly that winter is quito
easily made without single dcbutante
ball. meanwhile the work OF the Red
Cross and war relief goes forward un-
der tho direction .f very capable nm
gers.
Shvove Tuesday and Ash wednesday
usher in Lent this week. and the penc-
.cntial curtain Will fall on the social
stase for forty days.
Tucsday morning Mrs. Wcstmorcland
Davis IL entertaining the wives of the
members Of the General Assembly az
" sinar, breakfast 10 be given in the
Governors Mansion. and IN tho after
noon Mrs. Davis will be at home in
formally to callers from 1 TO . O'clock.
Tuesday has been chosen as her day
at home" BY tho wife OF The new
Governor. and number OF prominent
women will assis; in receiving on these
occasions.
Thursday is Valentines Day. The
feast OF ST Valentine. is one dear 20
the hear, OF many. and il you step in
any little shop these days you may ,lnd
busy people bending over tables gay
with rcd hearts ana sugar plum verses
They viii pretend al once they only
came for ball OF Irvine, and merely
happened 20 be passing" but they are
only srown-up children and are JUS,
az ANXIOUS for Valentine as you are
Even though they pretend I, isn't SO.
made Valentines with a big paste 20,
and pink note paper and pictures Gu;
from stcT%-book. That was long be-
fore they got old enough for The sweet
ct r!olcts IN the shop. SO you sec that
PINK note paper and the pictures from
HabcS in The Woodz,' served quite g.
we'll 30 far as the sentiment OF :hc
tang was concerned.
BRENT WITT.
Hheu-Leisb.
NJ. and Mrs. William Leigh. Of Dan
vic announce the enlargement; o: their
daushtcr. Miss Emma Rely Leigh. "a
Albert Haskell! Ehet,. Of New York.
Mrs. Hosher's New hook.
Yesterday was the eighth birthday ot
Mary Carr. perhaps the best
known novel from the pen of
Mrs. Kate Langley Bosher and on. Of
hold it's own aeai!s; the fiction OF COM
ing years. And yesterday "kltty. ca
nary.' the latest book by Mrs. Bosher.
was hrough; on: BY the Harper 60.
AEh,ful and thoroughly human six
teen Ecar-o!d girl who the author says.
wrote herself" right in tho middle
Of another book that was already well
IN the making \ critic has said OF
kitty Canary" that She is the kind OF
girl who would make friends in a
desert. that the publisher is responsible
TO- her d"eutan:c costume and Kate
Langley Eoshcr for her character
The book is truly refreshing and
written In charming fashion full OF the
tGoyant humor and orig inaiity Of "a
hcw!;chinE young girl. ~ rich Mary
Cary some one has called her. and
perhaps that is wha; She IS, bu; with
Individual THIS is Mrs. Eosher's
seventh book in the elsh, years since
MARY Cary was published. and such
pleasing novels as The Man in Lonely
Land" where Love Is and The
House 81 Happiness" are among this
number. Kitty Canary" Is a joyous
bookshelf welcome writing in the
midst or the stern issues OF war and
all that war means.
Diuner Party Last Evening.
Mrs. II. 6. Thornton. OF 1919 Monu-
men. Avenue. entertained Saturday
night az small dinner party in honor
o! Captain and Mrs j. :. Downing, OF
baltimore. covers were laid for eight.
Captain Downing is stationed at Camp
Lee. and Mrs. Downing is the Sucs: OF
friends in richmond
Visiting in birmingham.
Mrs. Calvin Satterdcld. Jr.. who has
been spending tho winter months at
Admission. Ala. where her husband.
Captain Sattcrield. has been stationed
at Camp Mcclellan since last fall is
now tho guest of Miss Beverley Lcakc
at the home Of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Lcake. in Birmingham.
Ala. \ number OF informal parties will
be given Mrs. Sattcrheld incident to
her visit there, and later she will spend
some time with relatives in Athens
Ga Mrs. Sattcriield WAS formerly Miss
Mary Minor Morris. If this city. and
her wedding last October was fash
ionablc event Of the season in lich
mond
A. uor,e Tuesdav