St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
UNDER MISTLETOE BOUGHS
Miss Katherine Gordon's Christmas
Party.
COSY AND ARTISTIC NOOKS.
Society's Favored Ones Surrounded by
Red Berried Holly and Exquisitely
Designed Floral Decorations.

Christmas week began in st. Paul
social circles yesterday with the recep-
ton given by Miss Katherine Gordon,
at her home On Summit avenue, for
Mrs. Richard Stockton and Miss
Alice Forepaugh. The interior of Miss
Gordon's home betrays the hand of the
artist at every turn, and with the charm
ing effects wrought in holly by the deft
fingers of Miss Gordon and Miss Fore
paugh it became wholly ideal. The
mantel in the drawing room was grace
fully DECORATED with punches of cut
flowers and mistletoe. and in the door
way leading to the parlor hung the
bough of mistletoe to disturb with its
sweet suggestiveness the peace of mind
of every man whose eye fell upon 1t.
The grand piano in the parlor was COW
cred with handsome floral pieces. the
fireplace graced with holly and mistle-
toe was
TEMPTATION TO SANTA CLAUS,
and a niche to the left was blooming
with mistletoe, amid which CLEANED
vari-colored lights. Miss GordOn's de-
lightful little study to the rear of the
parlor was transformed into tea room,
and behind screen in the hall, in the
witching light cast by prettily-shaded
lamps, punch was served. Perhaps
the most beautiful effect of all
was produced in the dining room,
where the refreshment table,
with its snowy cover, stood
in exquisite relief against curtain of
the rich green, red-berried holly. A
mirror in the center, bordered by green
tulle, reflected two punches of white
hyacinths in handsome cut glass bowls.
Mrc and Mics StoolytOp rQ-
ceived with Miss Gordon. Miss Alice
Forepaugh served tea, other ladies who
assisted being Mrs. +. B. Clark, Mrs. j.
B. Tarbox and Miss Alice Bigelow.
Miss Gordon wore an artistic gown of
mousse-green mouSselane de sole, CON-
bined with brOcaded silk and
MADE IN THE EMPIRE STYLE;
corSage bouquet of yioletS and no
ornaments; Mrs. Stockton, an Empire
gown of white satin; Miss Forepaugh,
pink mousselane de sole with apple
green ribbons; Mrs. Forepaugh, black
thread lace with diamond ornaments;
Mrs. F. B. Clark, beautiful tea gown
of old rose and white silk with pearl
and diamond ornaments; Mrs. j. b. Tar
box, black and gold net; Miss Bigelow,
pink tulle. The hours of the reception
were from to Z o'clock, gentlemen in
present were Mesdames w. ii. Light
ner, Tompkins, II. p. Upham. Sessions,
w. r. Merriam, Frost, Hardenbrgh. l..
K. Stone, W. S. Morton, Undertake,
Spauldlng, Armstrong, Hall, Becker, A.
Nj. Drake, Selmes, Driscoll, Auerbach,
Stickney. S. d. Sturgis, r. w. Peet,
Perrin, Gardner, Moore, j. III. Morrison.
Ruger, Barnum, Hammond. Ranney,
Washburn, of Minneapolis; j. n. Jack
son, Edmund Rice, E. f. Glenn, j. +.
Fulton; Misses Peabody, Cooke, Spauld-
ing, Nelson, Moore, Mann, Dean,
Katherine Dean, Stickney, Noyes,
Sturgis, Stephenson, Marvel, Goodrich
Marvel, Peet, Bunker, Timberlake,
Smith, Beaumont, Ruger, White, Taylor.
Hammond. Wilson and Washburn, OF
Minneapolis; Gotham, Hill, Dawson.
the Misses Shaw. the Misses Murphy
the Misses Perrin, Messrs. Drisc0ll. j. n,
jackson, Yardley, Lightner, j. r. Knox.
Howe. Tighe, James, McKeever, Pat
terson, Riddle, Bigelow, James, Cary,
Evans, Of New York. Geo. Bigelow,
Selmes, Stockton, Armstrong, Boyle,
Blabon, w. Williams, DR.. ArrOwsmIth,
Maj. Bates, Col, Dudley, Col. Lam
bourne, and Maj. Martin McGuinnis. OF
Montana