Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-08
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be held in the days that immediately
prccedc the Lcntcn season here. All of
the formal uebutantc functions OF the
winter are over. number Of the girls
are visiting in the North or attending
attractive house parties, while stili
others have gone South for tho re-
maindcr of the season. 1t has been
an unusually brilliant winter, and the
entertainments have been the hand
soonest given in Richmond for years.
1t has been very satisfying winter,
too. In that ones ideals OF what girl
really can say and do to be attractive
and still hold her own as a belle with
out giving up one small ideal to gain
1t have triumphed. For il has been
the girls with the most gracious charm
ing manners. with more thought for
others than for themselves. who have
after all quecncd it through the sea-
son.
man. Madame Clemenccau- Jacquemaire,
who was In Richmond last week, fairly
rad!atcd charm and good manners. II
IS ono OF the greatest assets a woman
can have. because IL is SO becoming.
as we'll as enchanting. and after AL no
woman or girl lives who does not de-
Hare both these things. Anybody can
90 snob: almost any one who SO
desires may have rude manners and
cultivate a supercilious air. 1t is sur
prising how little gray matter 1t takes
TO behave In this fashion. but gracious.
lovely ways Of meeting people, or &C
coptins or declining invitations. all OF
these arc sweet flowers upon tho dusty
highway. where all must walk alike.
Tho Governor OF Virginia and b{rs.
Westmoreiand Davis will hold public
reception at the executive mansion on
Monday evening. February Is. from
to II o'clock. II Will be most Inter
citing and charming event. No inv!t.
lions will be issued, all the people OF
Richmond and those here from other
sections Of the state being cordially In
vted to attend. This reception IN
way Is a revival OF the old New Years
eception. which was annually held Mt
the mansion, when the people of the
city went to the Governors house to
offer their good wishes for the season.
Tuesday afternoon OF this week,
from TO o'clock, Mrs. Davis will
hold her usual informal weekly Ut
home, when she will receive all callers
a; the executive mansion. This Tues
day and next Will be Mrs. Davis last
AZ homo for the winter.
Monday evening in the ballroom OF
The Jefferson Hotel the fourth of the
series Of dances TO DC given by the
Richmond German Club will be held.
General 10 Lane stern will lead tho
dance.
Thursday evening, from to /:
o'clock, a Valentine dinner dance will
ue held in tho Westmoreland Club for
members and their guests. Many
;iniauc features have been planned. and
d. number OF parties have already been
iussdc up TO attend 1t
saturday night there vii! be the
usual informal dance at the Country
club OF Virginia following dinner.
There Will also be an informal dance
a, tho Hermitage Country Club Satur-
d,y ,,aninc BRENT WITT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Whitlock Har,
wood announce the engagement and
approaching marriage OF hhelr naIf n-
Ter, s yso R0Sa The yfeddns g viii be very
quietly celebrated on February II. AZ
$50 In the evening, Al tS S-e n9ihS on ~
The Immediate families being present
on account OF mourning in the Srooms
family. ,
GoIdsboro, ~ c., but has been making
his home in Baltimore for the past few
years. After a Northern ~eddins tour
at the JEFFERSON Hotel. in Richmond.
70 Attend iouAe Party. 49,
Tuesday TO attend the Delta Chi house
party during junior week at Corneii
University. NJ SIS Thiermnnn VIII not
return TO Richmond for ten days.
AZ the Woman's Ciuh.
stories of Earl G. Curtis will be read
By Miss Florence Peple and Mrs. WI
noon at the s' WSoman.s Club. Mr.; our,
rs. who is a resident Of Richm mono
and member Of the Se5tG 96,,S C cnna
T n ss,e eaa fse G him. Mss sepie
chairman for the atter rn nno,ra en @ "nd
the hostcsses will include Mrs Junius
Mostly. Mrs Greer Baughman; Mrs
oiiazebrook. Mrs William Forbes and
Mrs. Darlington Williams.
the second Of a series OF very attrac;,
two card parties has been arranged
for members AT the club with Mrs
ston as chairmen. All members are in
vited to play and tables must be re-
day will be
served at the card tables. Those. play,
ing are asked to bring their cards and
TO Attend Junior Prom.
Miss Helena caperton will attend me
week as tho guest Of Wilbur Hub
bard, Jr. She will be chaperoned by
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Hubbard. OF
Washingtond and Eastern Shore, Md.
Lnmh-GrtHln. -.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Griffin an
Dounce the engagement and approach
ing marriage of their daughter. Ann
OF Mrs. Annie c. and the late William
II. Lamb.
Concerning Mrs. Gilpin.
Mrs. Kenneth New v.mcr Gilpin has
been much entertained in Richmond
society. She is an unusually beautiful
young matron. and as Miss Isabella
Tyson. OF Knoxville. was Tennessee
belle. Her marriage TO Kenneth Gill
pin was an. event OF general interest
throughout the South. and the event
was particularly picturesque and ill.,
tercstinG as the groom and each OF his
attendants was in uniform of the
United states Army and the brides
father. General Lawrence d. Tyson,
who gave her away. wore the uniform
Of brigadicr-general. Her brother.
lieutenant McGhee Tyson. who gaze.
This life in the war. was like Lieu
tenant Gilpin In the uniform OF tho
air service. Mrs Gilpin. through her
mother. comes OF the McGhees. Waiies
and Meetings.: all old Tennessee famil-