Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-26
FLOWERS AND FAVORS.
Introducing Young Bride at q Luncheon
Celebrating Birthday With Laven-
der Notwithstanding the Graves
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Introducing Young Bride at q Luncheon
Celebrating Birthday With a Laven-
der Notwithstanding ths Graves
of Their Dead-Gossip of Society.
Mrs. CHARLES E SPEER, of Craft ave-
nue., gave a luncheon yesterday afternoon
for Mrs. Dawson speer, nee Taylor. There
were 80 guests, representing the most promi-
nent families Of the two cities, and they
were all eager to make the young bride feel
at home in Pittsburg She is one OF the fa-
vorfte society girls of Baltimore, and will
prove a great acquisition to Pittsburg inner
circle. She was the center of attraction mt
the luncheon yesterday. and she made an
excellent impression by her modest grace
and affable manner. The menu was, Of
course, uneXceptionable, and the table ap-
pointments were of an artistic character
that could not fail to please the eye OF the
most tastidious. The flowers we're roses.
Their coors we're red, white, pink and vel
low. and clustered, as they were, with due
regard to their surf oundings, they produced
a beautiful effect. The favors ut each plate
were roses, and vases of the same flowers
were disposed here and there throughout
the rooms-on the mantelpieces. IN cabinets
and on the tables. The parlors . we're were ira ira
ais were everywhere. A. M. and y. b. MUIR
doch we're the decorators.
A PRETTY lavender reception was given
by Mr. and Mrs. W. C. StIllwagen last even
ing, at their residence on Craig street, to
commemorate the birthday of Mrs. Still
wagen. and also as q closing reception to the
"No Name Club, of which Mrs. Stillwagen
is q member. The lavender idea was carried
out in the costume of the hostess, the fnvi-
tations and the ribbons tying the favors at
each plate. The euchre prizes were also
daintily fastened with lavender ribb ons
There were IS guests, among whom were Miss
May and Miss Sallie Cresswell, of Philadel-
phia, and Mrs. Olive Mcdonald James, OF
Washington, d. C. The rest of those present
were welLknown Pittsburg and Allegheny
society people. During the evening there
was vocal music by Mr.. Fred Robertshaw,
Miss Katie Hughes. of Allegheny, and Mr.. T.
Ward. Besides the singing, there were
euchre and dancing while the library was
set apart for such or the gentlemen as did
not care for either, to sit and smoke i'll and
while away the time in conversation Miss
May Stillwagen. q fairy-li1e little damsel of
10, performed severval fancy dances with
charming grace The occasion was a de-
lightful one in every way.
'ON Decoration Day everybody that has
a grave will decorate it-and who is there
that hasn't grave?" remarked one OF the
best known florists in the city yesterday
afternoon. He said that there are more
flowers being prepared for Decoration Day
this year than ever before. The decoration
of graves will not be confined to that of
soldiers, although the desire to honor the
memory of the late war has led to the pretty
custom in the cemetery every 30th of May.
The soldiers resting-places will be decor
ated, as usual. but there will be thousands
of people in the cities OF the dead with flow
ers to strew on graves that are sacred to the
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soldiers remains. Next Monday will be Dec
Grafton Day, but the decorating of graves
has been in progress all the week. Many
like to avoid the rush on the actual Decora-
tion Day, and therefore go the week before
to perform their sad duty, with the inten-
tion of taking part in the exercises that will
be carried on by the various Posts of G.. A.
r. and other organizations on the 30th. The
florists say they are selling plants and cnt
flowers in quantities of five and ten dollars
apiece, and that the amount disposed of this
season is unprecedented. The probabilities
are that the cemeteries will be veritable
gardens next Monday.