Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-08-15


of fashion in that city and has an elegant
residence on Michigan avenue. All ma
tional STYLES are represented in its apart
ments. There are French drawing rooms,
a Spanish music room, an English dining
room, Moorish hall, Turkish, Japanese
and Greek parlors, and two American
elevators, Mrs. Palmer is members Of
the Chicago Fortnightly Clue and has
written an essay on "Some tendencies OF
modern luxury" The election of Mrs.
Palmer as president of the board has
proved wise selection. She has thrown
her whole energy into the undertaking
and has Just returned from most success
full mission abroad, where she went to
enlist the sympathies of her foreign sisters
in the undertaking. Committees of ladies
in the principal cities of Europe have
been organized to work in cooperation
with the board of managers in Chicago.
She was especially well received in France
and had delightful interview with Nine.
Carno', tit wife of the French president,
and succeeded in ensuing that lady g
sympathy in Americas greatest enter.
prise.
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The supper and sale of fancy articles
which took place last night at the old
palace under the auspices of the ladies of
the church of the Holy Faith, was a
charming social event, largely patronized.
The tables, ladened with all manner OF
good things, were presided over by Mis-
danes Prince, Palen, Bartlett, Clancy and
other ladies of the guild. Mrs. Catron pre-
sided at stand where scented rose
leaves were dispensed Miss Madison
had charge of the fancy work table and
Miss L'Engle attended the apron sales
department. The proceeds of the even
ing figures up $l20.
COL w. T. Sharpe, special agent Of the
general land office with station at Las
Cruces, is in the city on business with D..
age of ex-ReCeiver James Browne, of the
Las Cruces land office, in the public funds
of that office. Col. Sharpe is whole
souled and bright man and very efficient
and competent official. He stops at the
Palace and will remain in the city several
days. He thinks the Santa Fe climate
grand and is enjoying bis stay here very
much.
Col. Henry Milne, of Roswell, N. NJ,
who has been at Manitou, Colo, for sew
eral weeks for the benefit of his health,
has not experienced much relief from the
Manitou mineral waters and is now en-
route to Roswell. He contempates visit
ing the Lithia springs in West Virginia
shortly in order to give them trial.
Col. Milne is valuable and public
spirited citizen of New Mexico, and the
New MEXICAN hopes that he will speedily
recover his usual good health.
Wednesday evening occurred novel
entertainment at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey. 1t was Presbyterian
church social known as "lemon social"
and great deal of fun was had guessing
at and counting the number of seeds in
the lemons brought by each guest. The
counting developed the fact that lemons
contain from one to thirty-one seeds.
Some eighty persons enjoyed the occas
ion.
Messrs. Charlie Way and Clarence
Griffin, who returned from the Vale and
Jemez mountains yesterday, say the val
leys in that region are wonderfully rich
in grass this year. They saw miles of
wild oats higher that mans head.
Last Wednesdays reception at the pal
ace by Governor and Mrs. Prince was
very we'll attended and greatly enjoyed
by those present. These informal .recep-
tons are being looked forward to by the
citizens of Santa Fe as occasions of much
pleasure and true social intercourse.
The Cape May Daily Star of the 10th
inst. reports progressive euchre party at
the Lafayette hotel there wherein Mrs. B.
Seligman, of this city, carried off the fret
ladies' prize. Mrs. Seligman is greatly
enjoying her visit by the sea shore.
Mrs. Catron and children depart for
Europe in about two weeks. They will
take Mediterranean steamer at New
York and sail direct for Barcelona, Spain,
spending the winter there and doing the
Swiss mountains next spring.
Hon. A. Staab writes the New MEXICAN
that his health has greatly improved, that
he expects to leave Hamburg for New
York about the 25th of this month and
will reach Santa Fe about the middle of
September next.
Col. ]. G. De Lany, of Fort Stanton,
who has been in the city for several days
stopping at the Palace, leaves tonight
for Fort Wingate for visit and thence re-
turns to Fort Stanton.
Mrs. w. G. Simmons and Miss Sim
mons depart on Monday for their new
home at st. Louis. May good health and
Joy attend them, is the wish of their
many Santa Fe friends.
Mayor Thornton left last night for So
zorro and will also visit the Stephenson
mine, near Las Cruces, expecting to be
absent about ten days.
Mr.. D. P. Burnham, the gentlemanly
co-proprietor of that excellent hostelrie,
the Palace, has gone to Wyoming on bust
ness; he will be absent couple of weeks.
Mr.. r. Oestrom, British consul at the
Far Der islands, writes from Denver that
he and Mrs Oestrom will soon again seek