, 1875-10-31
How the Chicago Fashionables
Have Amused Them
~; selves.
No!es from the Leading Club Parties
- Of The Week.. ,
Weddings, Din
ner-Parties, and Sur
pr1ses.
Society Gossip in Our Suburban
Towns.
CHICAGO MlRTH,
II OLD suYFnaTITInN.

Thera are. many we1l-to:do and re1igiouslY-i1
clined people who atill maintain weak an
waterY opposition to the au.usemants which Ut
nowadays so popular III society. They do nc
absolutely prohibit parties aud balls, The
even lend an unwilling assent to the eDtreatie
OF their own families for occasional enta1tain
ments of that sort At their OVID residences, bu
they neverless feel it their duty TO inveigh a
al times against the sinfulneBs OF pleasure-go
Ing, and are no doubt consoience-ssricken Of
every occasion when their children enjoy them
selves in manner which they themselves hat
| been taught TO consider ungodly. This old
tangled idea ia but tho last surviving relic OF tht
customs which were imported into this country
ut very remote period OF antiquity by ba1bar-
ous tribe Of people called Puritans
That even this feehla "Reminiscences OF q long
psrtahed race should still survive after the lspse
OF 80 many centuries is but striking and in
teresting proof Of the strength and power Of
popular superstitions.
dow to reconcile this antiquntad notion with
the Avelier instincts OF tho present generation ia
question which is well worth considering. It
has been already answered-partially at leest-in
many of the Eastern cities, where the .Ficter
season has been eauvened by balls, ociables,
theatrical aud other entertainments, the pro-
ceeds OF which are devoted to charitable pu--
poaes In this way the religious scruples Of the
less worldly members Of society are readily over
come, on tho ground that the worthy end
justiies the unworthy means. And it has
been found that the most Puritanical ladies' yere
able to enjoy themBelves- q: theae entcrtatp-
ments as heartily as their less acrupuloua slsters
However, the subject need not be enlarged upon
at this time. The suggestion is only thrown out
now IN the hope that eome such measures may
Be taken IN order to give these less sinful crea-
tutes chance to combine their religious feel
1ngs with pleasure.
PLEAsASr RECEPTION.
Last Tuesday evening reception was given ut
the residence Of DR.. and Mrss D. s. Smith, No.
400 Michigan avenue. The attendance compr3sed
tue very best Of the South Side people, and the
saalr passed or With eclat. Under the gui-
dance Of Hands Orchestra, the younger guests
enjoyed themselves in circ1ing the mazes
OF the dance. a supper exceptionally elegant
was served by Ecknardt, In the centre Of the
table MAS miniature Pine tree, On whose
branches we're parched the nsny-colored birds OF
Paradise, all spun from woven sugar. Besides
these there were fantastic shapes Of cream, ele-
CANT charlotte baskets, oysters in fancy papers.
salads, etc.
The toilets we're rich and beautiful Mrs. DR..
oma1 Tore o,ao n'asx ssv sasp r'p "h
New York. wore salmon-oolored aatin point lace,
and diamonds. Mrs, Fernando Jones' was at
tired in light blue silk, embroidered iu
+! p{i5nk, with diamond ornaments. Mrs.
thread-lace trimmings Mrs. B. ". Underwood,
black velvet and elaborate oyerdress, with
trimmings Of paneies aud lilies Of tho valley I
Airs. Sanford Lewis lavender silk, point sr>-
plqne, and diamonds Mrs. L. 4. Hartman.
green silk with white Grape oyerdress, embsoid- !
ered IN colors Mrs. Sharp, light blue silk, crepe
Ia CHEN oEardress Miss a!lx, black velvet car
1laai-colored trimmings; 1liss SuAe Prickett |
blue silk with illusion oyerdress, tea-rose trim
nings; M1ss Spauldipg. sllver-gray silk, with
:armine trimmings Aliss Nellie Henderson,
olue slk, very elaborate.
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs, T, Il |
Willard Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. North the Hon.
nd Mfs. Thomas Hoyne, Mr, D. D. Spencer, |
lr. and Mrs. John B. Drske Mr. and Mrs. T.
!. Shepherd. Mr. and Mrs. ". H. Adams. Mr..
nd Mrs J. C. Day. Mr.. and Mrs. ". H. Tur-
er, mI. and Mrs. Charles Fol1ansbee Gen. Rob
rtaon, Mr. aud Mrs. James Leonard, Mr. and
lrs. Charlas Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. j. r. Gillett,
IT, and Mrs. L. J. Ludlam, DR.. and Mrs. r. l.. !
ldlam, llr. aud Mrs. Nelson Ihomasson, Dr.. |
nd Mrs. Clinton Locke, Mr.. H. 4. Smith, AIr.
. II. Sargent aud daughter, Mr. and Mira. |
gorge Carpenter, Mrs. Dr.. Cook, Mf. and Mira
!. n. Shepherd. Mr. David B. Cooke, Mr.. and |
rs. George Prickett, DR.. and Mrs. Hoyne, Mr.
i'd Mrs: F.: 4: Ray, Mrs. D. 3. Fisk,
r. and Mrs. Hall Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Botsfora, |
rs J. T. Nichols and son, Alr. and Hiss Bick- {
Id, Massre. BRYAN, Gross. Jones, Adams,
lizard, Nudge, Whitehead, Prickett. Wilson, |
Ill, Park. Smith, Bates Shay, Clark, johnson,
ersh, Hoyne, Buckbee, Grant, Assy, Roberts. !
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