St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-24
.SEASONABLE DECORATIONS
Make Beautiful Effects at Hospitabls
Home.
GUESTS FROM THE LAKES.
Toilets Worn by the Leading Society
Queens Of the Sanity
City.

1t was delightful reception, artistic
IN every detail, that was given by Mes
DANES j. B. and Stephen G. Cook at the
home of the latter, 42l Holly avenue,
yesterday afternoon. The floral deco
rations were especially pretty. Instead
OF the stereotyped roses and smilaX pre-
dominating, prominence was given the
seasnable flowers. Golden rod in bas-
kets and combined with ferns, woven in
exquisite designs, filled the house, save
where palms and other exotics lined the
walls. The leading colors of the table
decorations were gold and green, pro-
decing harmonious effect. The
MeSdameS Cook were assisted i'm re-
celylng by Mesdames John Antrobus.
Willis, Horton, James McAfee. Alexan-
der Stone, and Misses Fullgraff and
Provost, of New York. Nine. Flagg
and Mesdames Belote and Fullgraff pre-
sided at the refreshment table. Mrs. J..
Is. COOK wore handsome trained cos
tune OF black velvet with a front of
striped black and white. Her corsage
bouquet was pink roses and her Orna-
ments were diamonds. Mrs. Stephen
COOK wore pretty white toilet. The
body OF the gown was brocaded silk
that was her grandmother's wedding
dress and is
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
1t was combined with silk null and
worn with corsage bouquet of sweet
peas and pearl ornaments. Miss Full
graft'S gown was white MORE combined
striped lace and gold-coIored velvet. Her
ornaments were diamonds and she car
RED bouquet of marigolds. Nine. Flagg
was quaint and charming in black
silk dress. Her face, framed in its
Slivery hair, was Surmounted by a be-
coming cap. Mrs. Belote wore black
brocaded silk, trimmed with lace. Her
ornaments were diamonds. Mrs. Full
grail wore an elegant gown of black
SILK, heavily trimmed with jet. Her
ornaments were diamonds and her
corsage bouquet sweet peas. Mrs.
John AntrObus wore black lace dress.
trimmed with jet, eorsage bouquet of
pink roses and diamond ornaments.
Mrs. Willis wore black silk, with a
corSage bouquet of red roses. Mrs.
Horizons gown was yellow striped
tulle. She carried a bouquet of mari
Colds and wore diamond ornaments.
Mrs. James MeAfee wore a pretty.
simple gown of white cloth, with a
corsage of sweet peas. Miss Provost, of
New York, wore white cashmere, with
diamond ornaments. Mrs. DR.. Stones
gown was black MORE and lace. She
wore cOrSage bouquet of mignonette
and roses and diamond ornaments. The
guests numbered into the hundreds,
many ladies coming in
FROM THE LAKES
for the occasion. Among those present
were Mesdames Col Griggs, Fred Dris-
coll, Wemott, j. NJ. RosSell, w. III. VIII
cox, ClasOn, Hutchinson, Milton Brown.
b. @. Boyle, j. Fl. Burwell, NJ. d.
Flower, A. &. Hawkins. f. q. GuthreZ
F. l.. Goodrich, Reed, Tileston. d. w.
Hand, w. T. Maxield, j. Hayward, G..
q. -Griswold, j. III. Allen, John u.
Prince, W; Rho les, D. c: Shepard, =.
p. Shepard. j. III. Dodge, T. B. Bass, F.
z. Wright, D. L. Curtice, j. P. Num-
ford, Kelly, w. II. Dixon, Banning,
Monfort, James Gilfillan, S. G.
Stickney, II. II. Horton, NJ. E. VIM
ton, E. G. Mason, S. Mason,
Mayo, Chaplin, of Indianapolis, Secor,
}. c. Fitzgerald. Carpenter, W. w.
Ronth, W. r. Bourne, Il. c. Murray, A,
T. Warren, z. J. Mott, D. B. Finch,
Deming, w. P. Murray, j. 81. Skinner,
constants, Cyrus Thompson, III. l.. Will
I, Jams, F. W. Van Slyke, w. A. Van
Slyke, h. Deacon, G. R..Groff, A. b.
Stickney, Pettigrew, Rittenhouse,
Stone; Misses Jessie Dryden, Belote,
Emma Prince, Banning, Como Rad
cliffe, Carpenter, NJ. F. Golfer, Warren
and SticEnav