Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-15

minds one of nothing less than chrysan.
themum garden. We have been marrying
IN chrysaathemums, calling on chrysanthe-
NUNS. buying chrysanthemums and doing
everything but eating chrysanthemums.
I have learned one thing since 1 have
been brought into intimate relations
with this Japanese beauty, and
that is that in one respect they are
entirely different from human beings The
man or woman who grows very big in the
head is undoubtedly neither useful nor
ornamental member of society. With a
chrysanthemum it is totally different. At
the chrysanthem I'm show, 1 believe, if
they could have uttered their thoughts,
there would have gone up one huge
cry of measure me" that had rent
that bower-like ceiling to the four
winds of heaven. As 1t was every
tingle blossom held its head in the best
position for showing off its diameter A
swell-headed man or woman is q nuisance,
but q swell-headed chrysanthemum, well,
we take the swell out of our purses trying
10 buy them, in order to prove ourselves
very swell indeed
The Coming Church Benefit
The dual benefit for the Church Of the
the Ascension and the Children's Hospital
has assumed business proportions, Miss
Pond, to whom belongs the rights Of the
National Pageant, having arrived yester-
day. In the afternoon, with her secretary,
Mr.. Pope, she met in consultation a joint
committee of the hospital and church, and
wn-k began briskly. The tableaux will be
complete in day or so, when Miss Pond
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lished at the Duquesne Hotel, where the
committees or the patrons may confer with
her between 9 and II every morning The
committees in their present state of incom-
pleteness are as follows:
Executive Committee-President, Mrs
D. c. Clapp; Vice President, Mrs s. s.
Pinkerton; Secretary, Miss Mary E. Daw-
son; Treasurer, w. S. Pier, ESQ.,, Mrs.
Joseph r. Dilworth, Mrs. W. j. Holland,
Mrs. Harvey Childs, Jr., Mrs. S. II. kelles
Kelly, Miss Louisa Speer.
Musical Drector-E II. Dermitt
Columbus at the Court of Queen Isabella
Queen Isabella, Mrs Joseph R. Dill
worth; King Ferdinand, Mr.. Joseph Beggs;
Columbus, II. c. Beggs; Chancellor, J. Ross
Snively; Monk, Alan Wood; Lords, Mr..
Richardson, Mr.. Bruce, Mr.. J. R. Dill
worth, Mr. Harry Singer and Mr. c. Rev
mer; Ladies, Mrs. Will Dilworth, Mrs.
Tandegrift, the Misses May and Nellie Nc
Callum; Nun, Mrs. Charles E. Clapp.
Patrons, Mrs. Joseph r Dilworth and
Mrs. Charles Z. Clapp.
The Old Colonial Kitchen, Woman's
Sphere 162O-1S50-Colonial Mother, Mrs.
Coster; Colonial Father, Mr.. Dewitt: Grand
father, Mr.. Robert Bruce. Typical Old
Maid Of the Century, Miss May McCallum
Patrons, Miss Louise Speer and Miss
Mary Speer.
A reception to Wellington and Lafayette
George Washington, n. McClintock;
Martha Washington, Miss Alice Lyon;
John Adams, Walter Lyon; Abigail
Adams, Maidie siebenick, Marquis de Ia
Lafayette, Beatty Orth.
Patrons, Mrs. LIE Moyne, Mira d. Childs,
Jr., and Mrs Clark.
The Declaration of Independence-
America, Miss Cora Scott Pend; Columbia,
Mr.. John Wilcox; young women jumping
for the Is States, Mrs. Wilcox, Mrs Coster,
Miss Reese, Miss Ella Sample and Miss
Jennie Kay.
Patrons, Mrs. W. b. siviter, Mr. c. I.
Magee and Miss Gillespie
The final tableau will be grand ensemble
"a sculpter's studio with the association
professions and various employment of
women IN statuary, representing women's
sphere to-day.
Very Interesting Wedding.
One of the charming marriage ceremon-
les at home this week was that which
solemnized the vows of Mrs. Frederick Nc
KEGS daughter Miss Melissa Stewart Nc
Kee, to Wm. Erwin Carnahan. Mrs. Mckee
had transformed her house into bower of
rcses, exquisite enough for any maiden to
wed her lover in. At 5 O'Clock the bridal
party stood in an alcove, formed of a BAY |
window, and q cleverly constructed arrange |
ment of plants. The path to this place was |
marked out by white ribbons, carried by four |
small relatives, Bessie Carnahan and Agnes |
Grier, the bridegroom's sister and cousin; |
Adelaide Foltz, the brides cousin, and |
II. Grier. The maid of honor was the |
brides sister-in-lsw- elect, Miss Carrie Car |
nahan. Mrs. Mckee brought in her daugh- |
ter and gave her to Mr.. Carnahan. before |
she officiating clergymen, Rev. Cyrus D.
Foss, Rev. c. Y. Wilson and Rev. John II. |
Prugh, Mr. Louis Schmertz waited upon |
the bridegroom as his best man. The BRIDE
was in white armnre, trimmed with lace,
and wore around her throat her lovers gift. |
an exquisite pearl necklace. The bridal
bouquet was orchids.
Among the guests were: Mr.. n. Sellers |
Mckee, Miss Emma Mckee. Mrs. George
o. Morgan, Mr.. Sidney Lorenz Har- |
derson, Mrs. S. W. Cunningham, ].
Scott Ferguson, Esq. and Miss Ferguson,
W. c. Moreland, ESQ.,, Mrs. Moreland and |
Miss Mogela d, Colonel and Mrs Elkins, |
Captain David Briokell, Judge Thomas |
Ewing and Mrs Ewing, DR.. r. w. Nc |
Clelland. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph MCDOWELL. |
"Belvidere," Mrs. McKee's house, stands |
well back from Fifth avenue, Just st its in |
tersection, or half intersection, by High |
land avenue. 1t is here that Mr.. and Mrs.
Carnahan will live upon their return rom
the honeymoon, which is being passed in
the East,
Events Past and Future.
Miss Louise Dilworth's bridal party in |
cludes Miss Florence Dilworth, maid of
honor; Mr.. T. b. Childs, best man; Mr.
Il. Brady wilkins, Jr., Mr.. Marshall |
Childs, Mr.. w. B. Rhodes, Mr.. Robert |
McCook and George Mr.. Dinger.
Mrs. Judge Reed, of Anderson avenue,
has issued invitations for six-handed |
euchre on Tuesday evening, in honor of the
two brides, Mrs. George Sherman Scully and |
Mrs Omar Scott Decker.
The reception given by Mr.. and Mrs. |
Henry A. Davis at their beautiful Sewck- |
lev residence on Friday night was very |
brilliant event. There were probably 800 |
guests present. Mrs. Davis was assisted in |
receiving by her sisters Mrs. r. C. Wren
shall and Miss McCleary. The house, nat :
urallv one Of the most artisticallv decorated
in the valley, was charmingly adorned with
and palms. Toerge's Or /
chestra provided the music, and an exouis-
lite supper was served in the dining room.
Mrs. Davis wore handsome dress of pink
| rocaded silk and black lace. Mrs. Wren