The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-21
SOCIETY EVENTS.

Ata small party given the other even
ing. the hostess introduced very mover
ENTERTAINMENT
E.ch gentleman was provided with
.u.,l branch on which was cut one or
more notches corresponding to the num-
her of men present. Each in turn having
n,s.ea bis stick upon the fire burning
bnrning brightly on the hearth was
obliged in his own way TO entertain the
company while it was burning.
II nroved very enjoyable and VIII no
do,ibt lie eagerly seized upon by the ladies,
az the difficulty OF originating new anu
nlaas;no features with which to provide
amusement must be very great, anu cause
the hostess good deal or anxiety.
Tn .re are many society ladies VINO oo-
;ect from principle TO the present system
~ prize giving at progressive caro- partles,
,s,ia..i,,llv 40 AS the prizes offered are Tor
the most part valuable and the tendency
seems TO be toward extrsyhgahce III thls
direction. very pretty ldea was carried
out by one of these ladies. The winning
counIes at each table were presented with
n single flower, ladies pink ana the gen
tlanen a violet. AT the end OF the play
the leaders had collected very pretty
bontonnieres. a.,
Miss Lizzie Parsons will entertain the
Whist Club, OF which she IS meilper.
Wednesday evening, Marcn %, aI her
home on Bridgha a street.
Miss Washburn of Taunton is visiting
Miss Annie W. Bassett OF this city.
Mr.. n. II. Spragne's Sunday evening
organ recitals. given in Grace Church I'M
mediately after the services, are being
largely attended and thoroughly enjoyed.
Mr.. Sprague is the director Of the Brown
rTniyersity Glee Club, and is at present
rehearsing them in a musical comedy.
nurely local in color, written by one OF
their number, for which he has composed
several very delightful songs and
choruses sinple in style, bright ana melo-
dious The performance VIII be given
about the last of next month at the Provi-
dence Opera House.
The Saturday morning musicals given
by Mrs. II. ID. Cross, at her home on
Angel street, have proved exceedingly
pleasant to those ladies who were fortun-
Ate to be included in her list OF friends.
They are thoroughly informal, the ladies
engaging in fancy work while listening To
the music.
Miss Nellie Fl. Daniels gave very
pleasant ST. Patrick's day party on Thurs
day evening, in honor of her guest. Miss
Entwistle. The game of the evening was
'hearts". and the prizes were decorated
with the colors suitable TO the day.
A birthday reception was rendered to
Henry Slader by Miss Abbie Il. Buc<lin a
few days ago The evening was enlivened
nv whist. peanut hunts and conversational
parties. The first prize in whist, hand
some Russian leather postal card holder,
was won by DR.. f. w. Bowe. The second
prize, an elaborate dressing case set, was
won by Mr.. Slader.
The Saturday night class will close the
season by giving grand ball Easter
Monday evening at the drill hall, Infantry
Building. The dancing will continue
from $50 =. NJ. TO 2 A. NJ, with inter
mission of half an hour. There will be
a number of out-of-towu people present,
among them one or two young ladies from
Smith College. The occasion Will httingly
close very successful series Of dances.
Messrs Robert l.. Barker, of the firm of
Barker, Chadsey & Co., aud William f.
Atwood, of Killingly, Conn, sail from
New York April 2, via North German
Lloyd's Mediterranean service, for Gepoa,
and will remain abroad three or four
months.
w. Curtis Benedict, it is said, will be a
passenger on the same steamer.
The feature of the musical given by
Mrs. Cross last Saturday morning was
the singing of Miss Ruggles, who has a
beautiful contralto voice, and is the SIS
ter of Miss Ruggles, the Boston artist
Mrs. John p. Wyman gave an informal
talk on Russia.
The fourth and probably the last of
Miss Maud Howe Elliots Talks on
American Art" which have proved SO en-
joyable at the Providence Art Club, will
be given this afternoon instead of Thurs
day, as formally.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Steedman have re-
turned TO their home, 100 Hope street,
after spending several weeks in the South.