, 1879-03-02
SOCIETY CIIIT-CHAT.

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Mrs. L. F. Hodges entertained a select COM
pany Of friends Oh Monday evening with accus-
toned hospitality.
On Tuesday evening select company OF East
Sidcrs, mainly married people, enjoyed sleigh
ride to and dance at Ferny Brac. The party
numbered about fifteen couples, and was COM
posed OF such people as Capt. Edward Ferguson
and wife, Postmaster Payne and wife, hubert
Wolcott and wife, Dr.. Bige1ow and wife, etc,
etc.
An informal dinner and reception was given
to number OF her young friends On Tuesday
evening by Miss Grace Young, at the residence
Of her parents Oh Farwell avenue. Refresh
ments we're served ut o'clock, and the remain
der of the evening was pleasantly spent in dane
ing and card-playing. The guests numbered
about thirty.
On Tuesday evening, also, charming party
was given at the Kirby House in honor OF Miss
Lucr Bell OF Chicago who has been the guest
Of Miss Susie Kirby for fortnight. The cards
of invitation were issued IN the name Of Mrs.
A5ner Kirby, and numbered about fifty. The
dluing-l,au Of the hutel was converted into
ballroom for the OCCASION Miss Bell returned
to Chicago OF, Thursday, and will shortly 70 to
Europe with her parents.
The Young ladies of the T. B. S. Society gave
their first masquerade at the residence Of Mr..
Merkius, M. 543 Jackson strcat, on Monday
evening. The attendance numbered upwards Ut
thirty, and. with 1eT exceptions, the guests ap-
pcared in costume.
Mrs. Valentine Zimmerman gave an elegant
coffee to tifty Indy guests a: her residence On
Park place Tuesday afternoon.
On Monday Mrs. Henry l.. O'Neill gave an
evening entertainment to fifty ladies and gentle
men at her residence No. 3S2 Dane place.
Tie same evening, also, Mrs. j. Cranston
Smith gave an elegant cofce to company nuul-
bering sixty at her residence, No. Gt3 Marshall
street. ..+.
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Hutchinson, at No. 707
Clytourn street, gave m entertainment Wclncs-
dav evening. at which tltty GUESTS enjoyed tne,n-
selves hugely.
Mrs oalnurl Chandler gave young peoples
party on Thursday evening at her residence, No.
GIL Astor street.
This evening, Mrs. E. q. Chandler entertained
fifty invited friends handsomely at the family
mansion, No. es6 Knapp street.
The South-Siders have not been idle, socially
during the present week, rs will be seen from
the record Of cTcuts here given:
On Monday evening the Young people Of
Trinity Episcopal Mission enioycd phantom
party ut the residence OF Mrs Cary, on Grove
street.
On the same evening a s!cich-ride party was
given By young society people in honor Of the
advent among them of Miss Laura Manning.
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Manning, on Han
over street. while Alr. aud Mrs. Emil Durr placed
their handsome residence on the opposite side
Of the street at the disposal Of the merry
makers for dancing purposes Among those
present were the Misses D. Plympton, Nellie
Bentley, Nellie Parker, Addie Wolf, Kitty Shea
Nellie Shea, Mary Marshall, Mary Millard, Car
rie Pailbrook, and Laura Manning. and Messrs-
Fred Eddy, Howard Brooks, Charles Weller,
Fred Milinrtl, Al Miliard, John Meachan,
Thomas Shea, James Dryden, John Ruaee' Jr:'
and Charles Robinson. .
On Wednesday evening parry often couples'>
mainly married peopl5 assembled at the resi-
Deuce OF john nugre, Esq; and took sleigh
ride to Ferny. Brac,1 where several hours were |
spent in dancing. The party WIS one OF the !
joliest ever organized on the South Side. |
Miss Nellie Bentley, daughter Of the Hon. |
john Bentley, was successfully surprised at the |
residence Of her parents, on Hanover street,
Thursday evening, BY a party consisting Of !
Misses Mary Marshall, Mary Buruham, Laura |
kannng, Nellie Parker, D. Pjympton, Carrie |
philbrook, Nellie Collins, Kitty and Nellie She's, |
Ar:e Hays. Jeante sheri1fs, Mary and Nellie
aullard. Addie WOLF, Hutchinson, Dyer, Nellie !