The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-05-18
Gertie Kinx,s Reception.

The reception by Miss GERTIE KING, given OF
Thursday evening at the residence OF her father
Mr. S. f. King, on the north bluff, was mos
elegant affar-one Of the finest of the many elab
crate receptions for which Ottawa, during latt
years, has become famous. Indeed our city is be
coming proyerbial for the social qualities of hel
citizens and the elegance of her social events
Her handsome private residences are the admira
ton of visitors as well as the pride of people
and her social capabilities unlimited; but moi
until Thursday were her full powers in that line
displayed.
The coming event had been the interesting
topic of conversation for the preceding fort
night; and when the evening came and the guests
had arrived it was clearly seen that while there
had been an unusually large invitation list but
few had found it possible to send regrets From
Ottawa and neighboring cities and various parts
OF the state the guests poured in; and the large,
beautiful mansion, its deliberately decorated par,
Tors, its handsome sitting rooms and halls, all
showing that beauty and elegance which abund
ant means and the resources OF modern house
hold art only could provide, -werc filled with adj
miring guests.
This guests were received by Miss KING, assist
Jones, and Mrs. White Of Davenport, and so hap
py was the reception that the most difiident must
have felt at home at once. Among the guests
from abroad our reporter noticed Miss Sank OF
Philadelphia, Pa; Miss Kate Jordan, Red Wing,
Mimi; Miss Gertc Cameron, Chicago; Miss Ge-
neva and Virginia Hard, Ruggles, Clark, and
Miles, Aurora; Miss Burrell, Boston; Hon. w.
Bolton, Sioux City, Iowa; r. G. Fuller, Connect
cut Messrs Cameron and Forrest Davenport;
Frank Tyler, Vincennes, Ind. II. Cotton and
Goodrich, Chicago; and Reeves, c. &, Shepherd,
DR.. w. T. Murphy, Jno. Coulter Z. Beaupre and
Chas. Clark Aurora.
1t would be quite an endless task to ''write up
in full the superb display Of dress on the occa-
sion, which had never been surpassed in Ottawa;
and the best description would give but a faint
dea of the brilliancy of the whole under gas
light. Nevertheless, for the qualification of those
who were not present we attempt to give gen
eral idea, as follows: Miss GERTIE KING, white
brocade silk, and satn-very elegant; Mrs.
White, black silk, pointlace Mrs. King and Mrs.
Jones, black silk; Miss Kate Allen, black silk,
point lace pink trimmings; Fannie Osman, pink
colOred silk, cardinal facngs; Miss Gertic Cam
cron, white carleton, pink flower satin waist, dia-
monds; Fannie Hull, light blue silk, square train
Julia Mattocks, queen silk, white lace; Vincie
Bushnell, white ALPACA embroidered in black;
Lilly Bull, black and fawn colorcd silk; Bella
Wallace, buff silk, white overdress Marcia Lc-
land, pink, with white overdrcss; Nellie Haml-
ton, white silk and satin, beautifully embroid-
cred, flowers; Emma Allen, pink silk, black vel
yet, powdered hair; Fannie Hamilton, pink tarle-
off pbi nd
fawn colored organde Carrie Manley, white swiss
trimmed with lace and blue silk; Kate Eldredge
blue silk, white swiss overdress; Miss Basnett,
white carleton, blue silk; Jessie Orr, white swiss
gold colorcd satin bodice and sash; Miss Burrill,
lavender silk and flowers Susie Cushman, brown
black silk; Mabel Cushman, white carleton, black
velvet trimmings; Miss Fisher, seal brown silk
Clara King, ashes of roses silk; Mae Blanchard,
blue and white striped silk Miss Hit, white
carleton and blue silk corsage; Miss Ruggles,
light blue silk, flowers, cameo jewelry; Gcnevc
Hard, white ALPACA silk; Lilly Miles, black silk,
cardinal waist and sash Carrie Clark white far
Teton, black blue silk waist; Virginia Hard, fawn
colored silk; Miss Jordan, black silk, pale blue
trimmings; Miss Sank, light blue brocade silk;
Miss Cole, white swiss, smila1 and flower trim
mings Ida Strawn, black silk, blue trimmings;
Miss Chapman cardinal satin and white carleton;
Miss Taylor, Utica, buff carleton, black lace and
velvet trimmings; Miss Brush, black silk, white
wiss; Miss Shuler, white carleton, black jewel
Mollie Osman light blue silk and black vel
Miss Ruger, white tareton blue silk waist;
ASmith, white tarleton; Miss McNair, purple
lack silk; Miss Chandler black silk and
Tue trimmed with carleton, silver jcwclry;
.,,,ta ut, white carleton; Maggie Spencer,
S,-anoor ton trimmed with flowers Jennie
r., T., no ..c carleton with white satin cmbroid-
Tho retro slor; &c, &c, &c.
,.a,,os c;nts served were in keeping; and
,,od,.;,i, 81, ed a lovely appearance, being
,..,I Vt endeavors Of the confcctOn-
will an abundai "'' wy
At Midnight, usui =. Nv"
,o. "a =. 49,, the company begins to
u, the ball room has vcr-
1o.a. sJ,,, iS,,. -, Moorc's banquet hall
..r. = a., on this occasion, the
,..,,,'..e.ls' at lie perfection,
o' was II Vi, 'o''7 ",I'' Da 1ur and the next be-
0'' "' Sue'' "o"'" ohsehV 20 retire to their
homes and thus bring to close on, & mo-. 80,
pletoly ENJOYABLE evenings ever spent =, ,,o
young people of Ottawa.