Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-02


and laden with lucious fruits, sandwiches
pickles, salted almonds. coffee, chocolate
many kinds of delicious cake and tempt
| ing viands. -s @
| Mrs. syiele wore black with jet trim
| mings. -sfs.r-l so 80
Mrs. Kirk beautiful gray silk
! Miss yiele, ecru satin, blue broeade
pearl trimmed 49, Afr ~
| Miss Fabrique, green satin, black lace
| diamonds
Miss Belle Fox, green silk, white plush
and silk trimmings.
! Miss Lula Fox, red cloth, redingote oyel
white petticoat hair la psyche.
| Miss Eva MCGEE. white albatros, pinh
silk trimmings, natural flowers.
| Miss Emma McGee, white cashmere
natural flowers S =
| Lulu Anawalt white cashmere, natural
| flowers, lace.
| Miss Negbaur, white cashmere, lace rib.
bons and diamonds.
Mrs. Russell Harding, assisted by Mrs
c. P. Moore, Mrs. Ed Vail, Miss Hen
rietta Harding, Miss Jennie Dunbar, from
Norwalk, Ohio, and Miss Rose White
of Brookline, Mass, received at their
| beautiful home, No f136 North Market
street. The grace and ease with which
the hostess received her guests proclaim a
queen in society. Scarcely had the great
doors been swung open by the colored SER
want when she appeared upon the portal
to greet the callers: and during their stay,
be it long or short, no pains were spared to
make that stay agreeable All acknowl-
edged that never had time seemed to fiys
quickly, and departed with many wishes
for the quick return of an occasion to re-
member her again in like manner.
Mrs. Harding was neatly attired in
black and white silk.
Mrs Moore, old gold satin, black lace,
pearls, diamonds.
Mrs Vail, black tulle, diamonds.
Miss Harding, ruby satin, white lace,
diamonds.
Miss Dunbar, first empire dress white
trimmed with picot edged ribbon.
Miss White, mahogany plush, court
train
On retiring each guest was presented
with a beautiful card favor trimmed with
holly.
AT the beautiful mansion of ]. H. Alley
Esq No. 1905 Fairyiew avenue. the follow
ing ladies entertained their friends: Mrs
j. H. Alley, Mrs. F. f. Lewis and Miss
Laura Woodcock. A colored man stood
at the door and ushered in the guests to
receive hearty and open-handed welcome
by the kind ladies. The collation. con-
sisted of rare and delicate dishes.
Mrs. Alley wore terra Gotta henrietta,
combined with striped silk, gloves to
match, diamonds.
Mrs. Lewis, old pink plush and steel
trimmings, gloves to match.
Miss Laura Woodcock, Nile green silk,
fan and gloves to match, roses. pearl neck
lace.
The Misses Skinner at their pleasant
home, No. 635 North Topeka avenue, with
Miss Fannie Lewis, received many of their
friends during the afternoon and evening.
Mr., and Mrs. George p. Dold, assisted
by Miss Mack, received their friends in
oriental style at their elegant mansion,
92l North Topeka. Their souyenier was
very unique and suggestive of good cheer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Zittell, assisted by
Miss Goeatz, received at 9l6 North Law
renee, and the boys will never forget the
reception given them by this weary son of
the desert and his fair assistants.
Among the juvenile receptions may be
noted especially That of Miss Bessie Nc
Coy, at her home, GIG North Lawrence
avenue, assisted by Misses Margaret and
Maria Foster. These received their
friends during the afternoon in pleasing
and courteous manner. Late in the after
noon some of their older friends made bold
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though they were expected and invited
guests. Each guest was served to choco-
late, figs, oranges and nuts and cakes of,
various kinds. The favor here was small
doll imprisoned in the frosting Of the cake
of each guest.
There were many more gentlemen who
took advantage of this pleasant custom to
call upon their lady friends than it was at
first expected that there would be, and
most of the entertainers reported at least
one hundred callers during the afternoon
and evening. One of the parties noticed
were Edward Phillips, Oscer De Long.
Dean Gordon and Frank 4. Curtis. Their
cards were quite unique, and besides the
usual New Year wish contained the legend
Amor Juliae Ducet'
If all We ladies dark and fair will kindly |
us I'D bear in mind .-.
Two pair of gents like unto us beat three |
o., 81. of any kind. -.. -.
Well thank our stars we were not hooked |
the year of IS, l
And trust the gods preserve us for some |
more happy fate.n
They were closely followed by another |
party of their friends, who created no |
little merriment along their route They /
wore red fez, rode in the most dilapidated |
Express which they could find and from
which they alighted by means of step
adler See hem Goanes, Heff Gee !
5tecke, Eye II. Heatingear, Jay H. May
Kali, " was the name of the party as set /
iorth upon a piece of cards board about |
xl0 while further description of their
purpose was told in another of their cards
is follows. a>-f e4 l.s. o.fs
"We,re Shriners all Steek, Ike Mccall, /
SAad Charley Jones so queer:
We've called upon this festive day, .-
Jewish a glad New Year
stessrs.- i. "A. NORTH and J. c. SOUTH /
ormed another party; Grant Hellar and
4. A. Bliss were still another; NJ. c. Veiie
ind VIII Hoffman, Eph. Hoffman and
red Sweet were callers, Joe w. Lewis
ind Howard Mater left very pretty cards
md Sir Knights Oscar Barnes, Lyman
\. Walton, Geo. L. Pratt and Robt. C.
DEAN" were the names upon another card
beneath the Knight Templar's insignia.
Bruce Priddy ard Victor Murdoch took
n the town together, Charles Curtis
travelled around by himself and plain
taste boards bore the of Jacob Pittenger,
Iartin Heller, Andrew Mickey, and upon
he same kind of paper ''It'sIcome TO this
mi stflI with ey-er-y hest wishes xntlrs 4