Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-02
q NEW YEARS DAY.
GENEROUS HOSPITALITY EX-
TENDED BY THE LADIES
OF THE CITY. 7slit
The Entertainers Acquit Themselves
With Great Credit and With
Much Pleasure to
the Callers.

TO pleasure and enjoyment.
/ While there were not SO many ladies as
IN the past who kept open houses, yetthost
who choose to overlook the fact that IL
many eastern cities the custom OF calling
was to some extent relegated to the past
and entertained in the good old fashioned
way, and thus bore the blunt of receiving
and entertaining the large number. OF
callers, will certainly be remembered with
great pleasure by the gentlemen of the
city. They were royal entertainers, leay-
| ing nothing undone to make the occasion
enjoyable and to extend that open hearted,
generous hospitality that has always dis
tinguished the good ladies o: Wichita.
| One of the pleasing public receptions of
the day and evening was that at 233 North
| Topeka. On touching the bell, the door
| was instantly opened by Master Lee Cor
| bett and the callers were shown into a
cloak room By Master Roy Cerbett.
! Thence one passed to the drawing room
where he was presented to the charming
hostess, Mrs. w. S. Corbett and her
efficient assistants Mrs. Josie Stanley and
Miss Anna Mckinley. On looking about
one found himself in double room, in
wreath. In front was a motto of welcome,
while suspended from the chandelier and
reaching to the corners of the room were
festoons Of pine and flowers.
The callers were invited to the dining
room which was profusely decorated with
evergreens, ferns and flowers, with table
set with a complete menu of fruits, cakes,
meats and choice edibles. In the center
of the tables was a mirror platter bordered
with evergreen and set with flowers, a
miniture frog pond its edges peopled with
the little croakers apparently in the act of
leaping was near the center The laugh
ter and jollity of the feasters was supple
mented by the tuneful strains of Il music
on the mantle Ingeniously constructed
frogs signaling, perhaps, the closing of
the leap-year, were the favors presented.
Candles furnished the necessary light for
the darkened dining room, and the recep-
ton rooms were enlivened by the pres
ence of blooming house plants.
The toilets of the fair entertainers were
superb ~ t-is sr.+r
Mrs. W. S. Corbett, white nuns yelling,
crystal trimmings, pearl ornaments, nat
ural flowers, diamonds. IT,,
Mrs. Josie Stanley looked lovely in a
cream albatros, with lace overskirt, natur-
al flowers, diamonds. ft= .-..s 4.-.a.
Miss Anna Mckinley wore an elegant
pink satin, oriental lace, diamonds and
Marechal Neil roses. ---s.
Perhaps one of the most unique recep-
lions OF the day was that held at No. 40l
North Topeka avenue. There was pic
tured the hospitality and unrestrained
freedom Of old colonial days. The door
bell was carefully concealed and callers
were admitted by colored servant on the
well known old time knock. Upon enter
ing the parlors one was greeted by genial
entertainers, clad in the various cos
TUNES of century ago. Mrs. II.
her grandmother, brown cotton
delaine, very short WASTED large under
sleeves, reticule ard pockets. Miss Della
Baynam was dressed as an English old
maid of the EliZabethau period, white
skirt, magenta silk. high pulled sleeves
and received gracefully.
Mrs, George c.. Strong in her Gains
borough costume of eighty years ago, with
wig and comb, and wearing necklace of
pearls and r1bies. gave efficient aid
Mrs. A w Mccoy wore bright green
Irish poplin, black velvet train over dress,
real lace draperies, old gold ear rings, a
finger ring $50 years old, diamonds.
Miss Sadie York was dressed in all
wool delalne, red satin bodice, black lace,
fiounees and reticule,. .,.
Miss Sargent, lavender silk, white gimp
white lace shawl over shoulders,
diamonds.
Miss Mile SappenfieId. ashes of roses,
poplin and bow. a
Miss Grace Hibarger, a wedding dress of
olden time, Of white pongee silk, pointed
bodice. -4 -.. l.,
Miss Mildred Morrison wore the costume
of her great grandmother, of balzarine, |
flowers and retieule also of her grand |
mother. o- va e 1884
Mrs. J. H. Todd appeared in neat gray
silk '.,
All the married ladies wore wigs and the !
young ladies powdered hair.
At the blowing of tin horn the guests /
were ushered into an old fashioned dining |
room. Here they were greeted by the in-
spring strains of a fiddle manipulated by /
an old ''colored house servant, and were !
seated at a plain table without cloth and /
served with pumpkin, pie ana .deughnuts |
BY Hattie, the colored waitress, IN full |
plantation apron. The furniture of this /
room consisted OF a rough pine sideboard,
plain wooden chairs. cider key upon box,
! fax reel lG0 years old, a gun $50 years
I'D, a finger bowl and roller towel, a sack
# corn in ear: while the walls We're decor /
tied with dry apples. dried pumpkins,
;orn and red peppers on strings, coon
'kins. Upon the table were.bits of china
ware 200 years old, silver candlelabra with l
allow dips, solid silver spoons, candle
nuffeIs and sugar tongs1 LOO years old, two
,ronged forks horn spoons, brown pitcher.
pewter mugs and bread haskell OF great
lge. a if
The continued rear of laughter by each
ompanyof newcomers told of the sue
essfnl accomplishment OF their unique
Each Gather WAS presented
nsunfson with tins uniqueness theaboye
With aaIitsie brown jug as bis favor i
At is North Ia wTence avenue the fol- 4
owing ladies kept -eeea- laetses = Mrs.
hran : fele,.sa rs. ttae ID. Kirk sissesI
Iiynen Vfe3e. lk1ttie Fahriuue. Belle lex, I
.ufa, Fox. Emma Mc(fee. Eva AfeGee.. 'Lait-i
InawaiF amt 6tara- Nesbau-.-- ---------- -
Tie bright lights cleaning from ont |
his mansion and the ring of merry voices
Old. the eageresper. long before he reached
he gates of the cheer and enjoyment
7ithin. 81 pom ringing the doors were
brown wide-open by Acoiored lady porter
nd the callers directed into spacious
PIPER room, where wxssps were laid aside
preparatory 10 greeting the several. cour- t.
eeus ana ansiabie entertainers or presen- II