The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-21
TACOMA LADIES TALK.
Reasons Why Society Is at a
Practical Standstill.
BRIDES AT THE CoTILLloN.
Grand Military Ball and Private Min
strcIs Prominent-Pastor Browns
Reception-At the Theatcr.

tertainment and military ball have been
added to the things that are promised for
future enjoyment. Not soul knows just
when these events will come of, but every
one interested is busy specializing just
what will be the striking feature, as both
are to be made q success or failure by
society people.
ANOTHER BRILLIANT CoTILLIoN.
A noticeable feature of the third cotil-
lion of the season, given by the Cotillion
Club last evening at the Tacoma, was the
large number of brides present. IL was
the most brilliant cotillion of the brides
series, the parlors being handsomely dec
Grated, and the costumes worn by the
ladies who participated of the most ex-
quisite beauty. In color and method OF
drapery several of the more striking of
the costumes worn were simply epics in
themselves. There were present, among
others: Mesdames Keane, Best, Hiscock,
Allyn, Foster, Bridges, Manning, Dusen-
berre, Snow, peterborough, Ball,
Schreiver. Ogden, Mouiton and Blanchard;
Misses Dickinson, Dunlap, Woodruff.
Rusher, Rowe, Ouimette, Ferris, Hall,
Effinger, Edmonds, Robinson. Farrelly,
tiriggs; Judge Allyn, Messrs. Hurley,
Griggs, Pritchard. Snow, Sedgwiek. Ogden,
Strouthers, johnson, Foster, Rowe, Best,
hedilt, LdDTisklc, DldDEnhTIs Dun,
Wheeler, Winslow, Alter, Bartlett, Me-
Elroy, Nissan, Ramel, Byrault, Bridges,
Thomas, Bond, Taylor. Mr.. Charles Il.
Hurley led the cotiilion.
CALrsTHENrCs AND RHETORIC.
Wednesday evening the third of the elo-
cutionary entertainments given by the Y.
NJ. c. A. at the First Congregational
church proved pleasant and interesting
event. The programme follows:
PART I.
Selection. .,.................."T be sereuaders -
Recital .'Iow Jane Conquest Rang the Bell''
Club swinging. 49,. Caisthenic Club
Recital "The knight ana the Lady,
Miss Petch.
selection. ...........--........"The serenaders
Recital. ....-.-..----....-..."A Second Trial
PART H.
Recital-"King Henry the Fifth wooing of
the french fria Noes p.,oh Shakespeare
Recital-"Hiawatha Wooing' . Longfellow
With illustrated tableaux.
Miss Peteh
Recitai-"Battie Hymn Of the ReRub,IIos ,
Miss Petch.
WELCOMING NEW MINISTER.
Monday evening the First Congrcga-
flowers and evergreens, and wreaths of
smiles on the faces ofamiable parishioners,
all in honor of the welcome and reception
rendered to the new pastor, the Rev.
Brown and his family, formerly of Du-
buque, la. Selections were furnished by
the University Glee Club, and addresses
were made by w. @. Wheeler and Pastor
Brown. The Rev. George G. Wilding, OF
the First M. e. church, made some appro-
pirate remarks, in responding to repeated
demands for speech from him. The re-
ception was managed by Mrs. Griggs, as
sisted by the following committees:
Refreshmcnt tables: Mesdames Merrell, Hub
the Misses Fitch, Misses Griggs and Confore.
Decorations: Messrs. Fletcher Smith, Os-
good, Hale, Edgerton. Miller, sifey.
Cook, sIr. and Mrs. A. L. Manning, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell, Mr..
and Mrs. Motiitt, Messrs. Fitch and Hewitt.
Among those who dropped in during the
evening, or remained throughout the even
ing were: The Rev. Messrs. Wilding,
Banks, Mcguire, LcLafferty, Thomas
Simms, Dawson. J. w. Maxwell, Atkinson,
barrow, Deity, of Milwaukee, Brown, of
Hillhurst: Mr.. and Mrs. Clancy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Friday, Mr.. and Mrs. Joy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Haskell, Mr.. and Mrs. Manning, Mr..
and Mrs. Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. DIR. KEEL
logg, Mr.. and Mrs. Guthrie, Mr.. and Mrs.
Insted, Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Haywood, Mr.. and Mrs. Gault: Mes
DANES. Griggs, Lowell, Eastman, Bernie,
Kennedy; Misses Icons Larrabee, Kel-
logg, Merrill, Confore, Downing, Griggs,
Reese, Annie Herrick, Carrie Herrick,
Anna Lowell, Louise Kennedy, Reese,
Laura Grace; Messrs. George X. and Harry
Osgood. Earnie Newell Burt Manning,
Fred Merrill Sternberg w. A. Bull, James
lie Barron Johnson, Bodies, Ralph Stacey
Bert Miller, Seward, Croft, Griggs, Shaw,
Smith, barrow.
THE LADIES DISCUSS SOCIETY.
Society for week" an observant femi-
nine leader in society remarked today,
"has been almost at standstill. In u
state of stagnafion would doubtless be too
strong a term" continued the lady, ''for
the satisfaction of many, especially those
wishing TO send glowing account OF their
gaiety in this Western city 10 their still
gayer friends in the PARKWAY 'effete East
But alas in order to render such accounts
as glowing as desirable for a resume of the
social entertainments during the past
week. one would be Obliged 10 draw pretty
heavily on his or her Imagination, and To
anyone not accustomed To this extrava-
ganee ii might prove not only trial, but
a heavy weight upon ones conscience,
which, even in these heartless and indif-
ierent times, is thing not to be desired"
II ALL WOULD UNITE.
"If all would only unite in making their
friends and themselves enjoy life," de-
clared another lady in discussing this sub
ject IS q most charming season might be In
store for the amusement loving people of
this city: but each newcomer assures the
old resident (the same assurance which
the old resident has made on his arrival,
and is, in fact, still making III that he sis
not out here for his health" and he Is APP
parently afraid that gaiety IN any shape,
form or manner would take his thoughts
too much away from business, and from
the desired contemplation of the various
new schemes always arising TO aid the
struggling human being more quickly to
his fortune Tor deStruction). 1t Is true,
that society does not often make a pet of
the man, not at least moderately blessed
with this worlds goods, but in the West
sheraton; leave that TO the mercenary
East! And why need the people of a
Western city exile themselves entirely
from the social world simply, as they
themselves assert, because they have no
time. All live in hopes, however, that
Father Time himself viii remedy this ex-
cuse, and the society here viii be, as it
most assuredly ought, the gayest OF the
gay"
"If it were not for the theater, the third
lady to discuss this vexed question, asked,
chow would some people amuse them
selves in this practical, matter-of-fact
world? For amusement IS certainly essen
tial to mankind. II helps TO carry their
thoughts away from the monotonous rou-
tine of everyday existence into the realms
of pleasure and forgetfulness OF self and