The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-09
TACOMA SOCIETY.
The Last Hop OF the Summer Season
at The Tacoma-Notes.

TACOMA, sept. >
The closing hop of the season took
place at The Tacoma on Tuesday even
ing last Realizing the fact that this
was the last of those popular dances,
nearly every young person who had
received tickets was present. Sew
erai were there from Seattle who took
partsin the dance.
Parlor A looked very pretty and
many tourists who were present ex-
pressed themselves as being greatly
surprised 10 see so many beautiful and
refined faces in the far West as APP
peared at the dance.
A luli Is expected to follow and that
gay young men and fair maidens viii
take a rest. This has been lively
season here and a continuous whirl of
excitement in the way OF parties,
dances and moonlight excursions.
The orchestra which has been giving
MONDAY and evening concerts, with
the semi-weekly hops at the Tacoma all
summer. has gone to San Francisco.
The season is practically ended socially.
IN HONOR OF THEIR SIEcEs.
The most notable private party ever
given in Tacoma took place Thursday
evening at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. George L. Atkinson. The party
was gotten up for Mrs. Atkinson's
nieces, the Misses Ramsdell. Sherman
and Garretson. Nearly 100 persons
attended and danced till morning to
the strains of Pref. Baernstein' S violin
and his wife's piano accom-
paniment. This was the first
Atkinson since their residence on the
l. 4 . s,,.f nsx-an afT
and one which has been quite the
topic OF conversation for the past two
days. During the evening the host
al times upon giving the finest party
of th akind in the city.
NOTES.
Mrs. w. G.. Rowland entertained
quite a large number of her lady
friends at her residence, Friday alter
noon. This was thimble party and
quite new feature in social events in
Tacoma.
Mrs. II. F. Garretson and daughter,
Miss Carrie Garretson, gave
a tea party at their residence
last Wednesday afternoon. About 100
persons attended the tea and were
royalty entertained by the hostess and
her daughter. Tea parties have been
quito the thing this summer.
PERSONAL.
+. NJ. Wade has gone to Colfax for
weeks respite.
Fred c. Smith went to Victoria Fri
dav, tn stay few days.
Mrs. George w. Alexander has gone
TO California for two months trip.
Mr.. Frank Scharff OF New jersey, a
brother of A. +. Scharff, has been in
the city a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. William i. Blackwell
returned early last week from their
trip TO Banff Springs.
Mrs. r. NJ. Reed Of Seattle spent
several days here this week, the guest
OF Mrs. /, W. Anderson.
Ed. Steir lett Friday morning for his
former home in Stockton, Cal. He
will he gone about six weeks.
Miss Grace Campbell, sister OF
Mrs. A. G. Brokaw, who has been in
Tacoma all summer, left Few days
ago for san Diego.
City Treasurer l.. T.. sampson took
his first holiday to-day since assuming
his present duties. He went over to
Seattle with Judge Buck Of Lewiston,
Idaho.
Miss Corts of Washington, II. G.,
who has been the guest of Mrs. c. f.
/ Clancy. and Miss Gussie Marshall. the
guest OF Mrs. Lena Mccoy, left yester-
day Tor Portland. Miss Corts Is en-
route 10 her home.
Miss Julia blanchard was the guest
of Mrs. TYLER this week. The family
of Mr.. Dudley blanchard OF Seattle
are getting ready to remove from that
city 10 Tacoma and Will shortly &c
cupy a house on II street.