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GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 02397 5292
JOHN B. CARY & SON,
1201 Main Street,
· INSURANCE.
Telephone 309.
FIRST-CLASS COMPANIES ONLY.
Lowest rates consistent with absolute safety.
Established 1818 by ABRAHAM LEVY, Śr.
ABRAHAM LEVY. M. M. DAVİS.
LEVY & DAVIS,
Nos. 1, 3, and 5 E. Broad St.,
Goods,
Carpeis,
Shoes.
E have at all times a com- plete assortment of all goods in our lines, and we so- licit the trade of those who wish strictly
First-Class . Goods
AT LOWEST PRICES.
ONE PRICE ONLY. 11
LEVY & DAVIS.
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THE E. B. TAYLOR CO., Direct Importers,
IOII E. Main Street and 9 E. Broad Street, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
Fine China, High-Grade Porcelains, Artistic Pot- tery, Bisque Figures, Rich Gut Glass, Fine Crystal Glass.
ARTISTIC LAMPS AND LAMP GOODS.
We carry the largest and most select stock of fine goods suitable for bridal and anni- versary gifts to be found in this market.
Dinner Sets from open stock patterns a specialty. Large number of beautiful patterns to make up sets from. We handle only reliable goods, and sell at the lowest prices.
We call particular atten- tion to our elegant lines of
French-China Dinner and Tea Sets, Meat Sets, Lunch Sets, Breakfast Sets, Entree Sets, Salad Sets, Ice Cream Sets, Soup Sets, Plates,
Teas, A. D. Coffees, Bone Plates, Olive Dishes, Cake Plates, Fish Sets, Etc., Etc. Cutlery and everything need- ed in housekeeping.
Visitors Always Welcome!
Contents. 1415216
PAGE.
ADDRESSES
25-227
Out of Town .
273-286
Corrections and Additions
287-291 BANDS 257
CLUBS-
Albemarle . 239-240
Commonwealth
235-238
Mercantile. 241-242
Teutonia. 245
Virginia Boat
247-248
Westmoreland
229-233
DIAGRAMS
Mozart .
263-265
Theatre
267-269
ENGRAVED CARDS AND INVITATIONS (STYLES) 293
ETIQUETTE-
Acceptances and Regrets . 6
Ball-Room .
17
Bills a Groom Should Pay
11
Bride and Groom 13
Dining
9
Manners and Usage
5
Stationery-Form.
5
Talk Intelligently
21
Visites .
7
What Attracts Men
19
ETIQUETTE OF CARDS
23
GERMANS-
Arlington
253
Friday ..
252
Richmond
249-250
Tuesday
251
MOZART ASSOCIATION
243
PUBLISHERS' NOTE. .
3
RECEPTION DAYS
259-261
RICHMOND PRESS 255
Messrs. H. M. MOSES CO., Jewelers, 920 MAIN STREET, respectfully request the inspection of their large stock by all in search of fine and artistic goods. Chaste and elegant sterling silver for bridal and other gifts
Special attention to fine watch and jewelry repairing.
RICHMOND
Va.
ELITE DIRECTORY
(BLUE BOOK),
Society and Club Lists.
Published by J. L. HILL PRINTING COMPANY, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.
Copyrighted 1893.
PUBLISHERS' NOTE.
HE addresses in this book have been compiled with the greatest care, and it is believed to be as near correct as it is possible to make it, being the first edition. It is by no means complete or perfect-a perfect book of this kind cannot be made-but we have done our very best, and no one could do more. It is not aimed to be a mere Society Book. It is a list of the addresses of several thousand well-known and well-to-do Richmonders.
As this is the first book of this kind ever gotten out in Rich- mond, some few names have doubtless been omitted, but an honest effort has been made to make this work as complete as possible.
With the above explanations we offer this, Richmond's first Blue Book, to the public, with the hope that it will find a place in every home and prove a winner in the race for public favor.
THE PUBLISHERS.
RESPECTED FRIEND :
When I tell you of an American institution now in its fiftieth year, operated by 36 trustees, solely for the pecuniary benefit of the partnership they represent ;
That its success has been unparalleled by other institutions four times as old ;
That it has grown to twice the size of the Bank of England ;
That its gross income has reached the sum of $550,000,000, and its annual receipts nearly $40,000,000;
That it offers for large and small sums a proportionate share of its handsome profits, reaching 200, 300, 400, and often 500 per cent. of the amount deposited ;
That its foundation principles are sound and based on fixed and known laws --
You will very naturally wish to be included among the fortu- nate partners. To become a participant would be most wise, prudent, and popular, whether for a period of 10, 15, or 20 years, or even the remainder of your life.
Very few will help you to so safe and profitable an investment, but after 27 years' experience with this institution I will be pleased to advise you or any of your friends about the advan- tages of this grand unlimited partnership and its invested funds, now amounting to $170,000,000.
Very truly yours, HOWARD SWINEFORD, MANAGER AT RICHMOND.
THE MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO. OF NEW YORK.
MANNERS AND USAGE.
ARMORIAL.
ORM,says My Lady, is everything. Society must scrupulously ob- serve form in all of its visible expressions. There must be a harmony and consistency every- where and on all sides-in manners, in dress, in stationery, in cards, in armorial bearings, in everything, in fact. Good breeding requires white or a very
delicate tint of note paper. This always shows a very refined taste. Unmarried ladies are not allowed to use the family crest.
Those who use arms or crests should have them printed as simply as possible.
Married ladies use the arms of their husband's family.
In a republic monograms are considered in better taste than crests and coat of arms.
STATIONERY-FORM.
HE size and shape of note paper and envelopes may change, but the quality must be the best. Envelopes should always conceal the writing. The custom of writing notes in the third person should be confined strictly to notes of invitation.
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The letters of married women should bear their husbands' names, as " Mrs. Alfred Parker."
It is now the custom for a widow to retain her husband's initials or given name in all matters of social courtesy. In matters purely business, as legal, for instance, her baptismal name is used to avoid all mistakes.
The custom of leaving a blank margin on the left hand side of each page is now obsolete.
It is a thing of the past to commence letters with "Sir" or " Madam" when writing to persons in your own class or circle.
Notes should be commenced about the third of the distance from the top of the sheet.
In writing to strangers, give the address in full after signing your letter ; or, if unmarried, the "Miss" should be placed in brackets preceding the signature.
Never write of your children as "Miss Julia" or "Master James." Reserve the "Miss" or "Master " in speaking or writing to inferiors.
It is not permissible to use one's titles in signing notes or let- ters to friends.
In writing to inferiors, use as few words as possible.
Letters of introduction should be brief and carefully worded.
ACCEPTANCES AND REGRETS.
OTES of invitation for evening parties are issued in the name of the lady of the house. It is civil to send an immediate acceptance to an invitation, or regrets if you must decline, and equally civil, when an acceptance has been sent, to follow it with a note of regret before the entertain- ment, if, at the last moment, you are unable to go.
The expression "presents compliments " has been discarded.
The word "polite " is no longer used, but, in its place, the English form of "kind " or "very kind invitation."
· No abbreviation of names is allowed in invitations or in addresses, though initials may be used.
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Invitations of a formal description can be sent out from ten days to two weeks before the party is to take place.
It is not considered good form to enclose one card of invita- tion to several persons.
The least formal of formal invitations is when the lady sends or leaves her own visiting card with the invitation upon it. An invitation of this sort is not to be answered unless R. S. V. P. on the card. If you do not go, you call or leave a card as soon after as is convenient.
A labored apology for non-appearance at an entertainment is not in good taste.
Dinner invitations are written or engraved in the name of the husband and wife,
In answering a dinner invitation use the words "for dinner," or to "dine," not to "dinner."
All answers are to be addressed to the lady who invites, not to Mr. and Mrs. Blank.
Dinner, opera, and theatre party invitations are to be answered as soon as received.
All regrets from persons who are not able to accept invita- tions should contain a reason for regretting.
The initials R. S. V. P. are not used as much as formerly, it being considered unnecessary to remind a person of good breeding that an invitation requires an answer.
In accepting a dinner invitation, repeat the hour named, in order that if any mistake has been made it may be corrected.
You cannot invite people to your house until you have first called upon them in a formal manner, and they have returned the visit.
VISITES.
MONG people of the highest cultivation it is binding to show one's appreciation of a first invitation by a cordial acceptance, if one desires to keep the acquaintance, and by allowing nothing that can be controlled to prevent one from going.
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The letters of married women should bear their husbands' names, as "Mrs. Alfred Parker."
It is now the custom for a widow to retain her husband's initials or given name in all matters of social courtesy. In matters purely business, as legal, for instance, her baptismal name is used to avoid all mistakes.
The custom of leaving a blank margin on the left hand side of each page is now obsolete.
It is a thing of the past to commence letters with "Sir" or " Madam" when writing to persons in your own class or circle.
Notes should be commenced about the third of the distance from the top of the sheet.
In writing to strangers, give the address in full after signing your letter ; or, if unmarried, the "Miss" should be placed in brackets preceding the signature.
Never write of your children as "Miss Julia" or "Master James." Reserve the "Miss" or "Master" in speaking or writing to inferiors.
It is not permissible to use one's titles in signing notes or let- ters to friends.
In writing to inferiors, use as few words as possible.
Letters of introduction should be brief and carefully worded.
ACCEPTANCES AND REGRETS.
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OTES of invitation for evening parties are issued in the name of the lady of the house. It is civil to send an immediate acceptance to an invitation, or regrets if you must decline, and equally civil, when an acceptance has been sent, to follow it with a note of regret before the entertain- ment, if, at the last moment, you are unable to go.
The expression "presents compliments " has been discarded.
The word "polite " is no longer used, but, in its place, the English form of "kind " or "very kind invitation."
· No abbreviation of names is allowed in invitations or in addresses, though initials may be used.
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Invitations of a formal description can be sent out from ten days to two weeks before the party is to take place.
It is not considered good form to enclose one card of invita- tion to several persons.
The least formal of formal invitations is when the lady sends or leaves her own visiting card with the invitation upon it. An invitation of this sort is not to be answered unless R. S. V. P. on the card. If you do not go, you call or leave a card as soon after as is convenient.
A labored apology for non-appearance at an entertainment is not in good taste.
Dinner invitations are written or engraved in the name of the husband and wife,
In answering a dinner invitation use the words "for dinner," or to "dine," not to "dinner."
All answers are to be addressed to the lady who invites, not to Mr. and Mrs. Blank.
Dinner, opera, and theatre party invitations are to be answered as soon as received.
All regrets from persons who are not able to accept invita- tions should contain a reason for regretting.
The initials R. S. V. P. are not used as much as formerly, it being considered unnecessary to remind a person of good breeding that an invitation requires an answer.
In accepting a dinner invitation, repeat the hour named, in order that if any mistake has been made it may be corrected.
You cannot invite people to your house until you have first called upon them in a formal manner, and they have returned the visit.
VISITES.
MONG people of the highest cultivation it is binding to show one's appreciation of a first invitation by a cordial acceptance, if one desires to keep the acquaintance, and by allowing nothing that can be controlled to prevent one from going.
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P. P. C. cards are no longer sent out when the absence from home is only for a short time.
The elder lady pays the first call, unless she takes the initia- tive by inviting the younger one to call upon her.
Cards should be left at a house within a week after the enter- tainment to which the person leaving the card has been invited, whether she has been able to accept the invitation or not.
When a lady announces her day at home it is not permissible to leave cards without going in on that day, or to make a formal call upon any other day.
Only calls of pure ceremony are made by handing in cards, nor can a call in person be returned by cards.
When the yearly call due to an elderly person is not made, no invitation for the year can be expected from her.
A gentleman invited by a lady to call upon her, cannot, with- out showing great discourtesy, neglect to pay the call within a week.
When a lady receives weekly, a resident desirous of calling upon her cannot make a first call on the reception day, unless asked to call on that day.
A call upon persons in mourning, and all cards of condolence, should be returned with mourning-cards when the family begin to make their appearance in public.
When admitted upon a call of condolence, care must be had not to allude to the event first.
Until the cards of formal acquaintances have been returned by cards of the bereaved, it is not well to repeat the call.
Cards of congratulation must be left in person.
Calls in person must be made upon the newly married and upon the parents who have invited you to the marriage.
When no wedding-cards are sent you, nor the card of the bridegroom, you cannot call without being considered intrusive.
When a formal announcement is made of a betrothal by friends and relatives on both sides, calls of congratulation follow.
A lady should never keep a visitor waiting without sending down to see if the delay will inconvenience the caller.
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Servants should be instructed to return, in all instances, to announce to the one waiting that the lady will be down imme- diately.
If on making a call you are introduced into a room where you are unknown to those assembled, at once give your name, and mention upon whom your call is made.
When an elderly married lady invites a young married one to call upon her, the call must be made within a few days, and returned at once, if both ladies desire the acquaintance.
Gentlemen, as well as ladies, when making calls, send in but one card, no matter how many members of the family they may wish to see.
A gentleman's card bears his direction on the right-hand cor- ner, unless the name of some club, when it is placed in the left- hand corner.
A. lady's reception-day is engraved in the lower left-hand corner.
P. P. C. are the only cards it is considered universally admis- sible to send by post.
Cards bearing the name of the husband and wife together are no longer used.
A first call ought to be returned within three or four days.
A lady who is not in her own house does not rise either on the arrival or departure of ladies, unless there is great difference in age.
When two ladies are introduced it is the younger who is pre- sented to the elder.
DINING.
NVITATIONS to dinner should be answered as soon as received; and, if accepted, the engagement should, on no account, be lightly broken.
Age should take the precedence in proceeding from the draw- ing-room to the dining-room.
The host should offer his right arm to the eldest guest or the greatest stranger, or, if there be a bride present, precedence is
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given to her. The lady whom he escorts should be seated at his right.
The hostess is escorted by the eldest gentleman or the greatest stranger, or some one whom she wishes to place in the seat of honor at her right.
Servants hand the dishes to the left of guests when passing the courses.
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HE PAYS FEW BILLS.
9 HE very best authority says that it is not etiquette for the groom to furnish anything for his own wedding but the ring and a bouquet for the bride, presents for the brides- maids and the best man, and some token to the ushers. He pays the clergyman. He should not pay for the cards, the carriages, the entertainment, or anything connected with the wed- ding. This is decided in the high court of etiquette. That is the province of the family of the bride, and should be insisted upon. If they are not able to do this, there should be no wedding and no cards. It is better for a portion- less girl to go to the altar in a travel- ling dress, and to send out no sort of invitations or wedding cards, than to allow the groom to pay for them. This is not to the disparagement of the rights of the groom. It is simply a proper and universal etiquette. At the altar the groom, if he is a millionaire, makes his wife his equal by saying, "With all my worldly goods I thee endow " ; but until he has uttered these words she has no claim on his purse for clothes, or cards, or household furnishing, or anything but those articles which come under the head of such gifts as it is a lover's province to give.
Kaufmann & Co ., Millinery and Fancy Goods.
W E are receiving daily the latest productions of Northern and Foreign markets in all that is stylish in headgear.
In addition to the above we have constantly on hand a complete variety of GARMENTS for Infants, Misses, and Ladies, as well as
hosiery, handkerchiefs, Gloves, Corsets,
and Pancy Goods.
All goods marked in plain figures. Strictly one price.
Corner 4th and Broad Streets,
RICHMOND, - - - VIRGINIA.
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BRIDE X
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HE groom can only wear one or the other of
two things, a morning or evening dress. Evening dress for gentlemen the world over is pretty much the same.
From time immemorial the bride's gown has been white; and if one could only have a simple muslin frock it seems as if it ought to be of that pure tone, because her own heart is thought to be as clean and white as is her gown. The white gown and the orange blossoms are the privilege of the bride, and even if she has to economize and give up another gown I can quite appreciate the feelings of the girl who insists on the white satin, the blossoms, and the tulle veil. She can never wear this cos-
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tume but once in her life, for, after she has become a wife, roses must take the place of the orange blossoms, and the tulle veil is never again assumed. Heavy, white-corded silk, white velvet, white brocade, white mousseline de soie are all shown for the bride's gown; but the real wedding material is white satin. True, it grows yellow with age, as does ivory ; but, if love is young in the heart, there will be the same delight in looking at the folds in the wedding-gown that there is in recalling the wed- ding-day.
A widow who is being married for the second time, may wear any color she wishes, if she is in travelling costume ; but in full dress she must have either pale gray or mauve; or, if she pre- fers, some other becoming color, but never white; nor should she wear orange blossoms. Roses, daisies, or whatever flower is suited to the shade of her frock, are proper ; but the white, sweet-smelling blossom belongs entirely to the young girl.
Somebody asks how to arrange a veil, and how far it should extend. You cannot buy a veil by the yard ; that is to say, you cannot tell how much you need ; the proper way is to have the storekeeper send a piece of tulle and then drape it on the bride's head. It should fall well over her train, though not beyond it, and should reach the edge of the skirt in front. The orange blossoms are put on so that they are only visible after the veil is thrown back.
In all large cities there are hair-dressers who make a business of arranging bride's veils, but in smaller ones these helpful peo- ple are not always to be found ; so just remember in putting it on that while it is light as air it still must be firmly pinned in position, and the orange blossoms well in place, so that when the front part is thrown back they will present a perfectly well- arranged appearance.
If one wished, tulle could be substituted for the pearl deco- ration on the bridal costume, and it would, of course, make it much less expensive. It should always be remembered that no matter how beautiful the neck and arms of a bride are, she is sinning against good form who does not have a high-neck and
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long-sleeved bodice, for it must be remembered that she is not going to a dance or a reception, but to a religious ceremony that means the joy or misery of her future life, and, while everything may be as merry as a marriage bell, in the bride's frock there should be an expression of her_knowledge of that which she is undertaking.
PAUL HUMAN
MINA.
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THE BALL-ROOM.
BALL may be given, but under no circumstances must a host use the word "ball" on her cards of invitations. The cards must conform to established rules.
If the invitations are sent to new acquaintances, or to strangers in town, the card of the gentleman is enclosed to gentlemen ; that of both the gentleman and his wife to ladies and gentlemen, if it is a first invita- tion.
Cards must not indicate in detail the purpose of a party. The form following is correct, thus :
MRS. GEORGE GREEN, AT HOME THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER TWENTY-SECOND, AT NINE O'CLOCK.
COTILLON AT TEN. ADDRESS.
It is proper for intimate friends to ask for invitations for other friends to a ball, particularly for young gentlemen who are "dancing men."
Gentlemen who have not selected partners before the ball come to their hostess and ask to be presented to ladies who will dance with them.
Well-bred young men always say to the hostess that they beg
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of her to introduce them to ladies who may be without partners, as they would gladly make themselves useful to her.
A young lady is not apt to forget her ball-room engagements, but she should be sure not to do so. She must be careful not to offend one gentleman by refusing to dance with him, and then accepting the offer of another.
It is not necessary to take leave of your hostess at a ball. All that she requires of you is to bow to her on entering, and to make yourself as agreeable and happy as you can while in her house.
The first duty of a gentleman on entering a ball-room is to make his bow to the lady of the house and to her daughters ; he should then strive to find his host-a very difficult business sometimes.
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WHAT ATTRACTS MEN.
WOMAN'S smile, for example, attracts a man; but an even temper retains him.
A pretty gown attracts a man ; the knowledge that it was inex- pensive delights him.
A pleasant manner attracts a man ; brightness of brain holds him.
A knowledge of how, when, and where to be a little stately attracts a man ; an appreciation of the folly of frivolity wins his respect.
A respect for the religious belief of every human being at- tracts a man ; irreverence in woman is to him abominable.
A consideration for his comfort attracts a man ; a continuation of this makes him your most humble slave.
A chat in which there is no malice attracts a man ; neither scandal nor evil speaking make a woman seem sweet and lovely to him.
CITY OF RICHMOND DEPOSITORY.
City Bank of Richmond, VIRGINIA.
WM. H. PALMER,
E. B. ADDISON, Vice-President.
President. · J. W. SINTON, Cashier.
CAPITAL, -
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- $400,000 00
SURPLUS, - -
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100,000 00
This Bank does a general Banking Business and respectfully solicits the accounts of individuals, banks, and corporations generally.
DIRECTORS:
WM. H. PALMER, President.
E. B. ADDISON, of Allison & Addison, Manufacturers of Fertilizers. MOSES MILLHISER, of M. Millhiser & Co., Wholesale Dry Goods.
GEO. W. ANDERSON, of Geo. W. Anderson & Sons, Carpets, &c. JAMES T. GRAY, Shipper of Leaf Tobacco. JAMES N. BOYD, Dealer in Leaf Tobacco. S. H. HAWES, Coal Dealer.
A. L. HOLLADAY, Ex-Judge Chancery Court City of Richmond. J. W. BEVERIDGE, Grocer. I. D. CARDOZO, Retired Merchant.
WM. JOSIAH LEAKE, Ex-Judge Chancery Court City of Richmond.
E. T. D. MYERS, President Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac R. R. N. W. NELSON, Retired Merchant. W. R. TRIGG, President Richmond Locomotive & Machine Works. B. B. VALENTINE, Vice-President Valentine Meat-Juice Co.
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