Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-14
SOCIAL STRINGS.

| Little more than two weeks remain in
| which ''eat drink and be merry" viii be
the law. Merry-making eliminates in the
mad carnival, aud then on the I'd of March,
Ash Wednesday, the sackcloth, a Ia mode
and ashes of roses How well the young
people of the city will improve the time
| and how rigid is their observance Of church
etiquette in social restriction will be seen
in the jollity of intervening days and the
| after sobriety of pretty penitents.
Last week dainty cards bearing the
words, Miss Nash, at home Wednesday.
February TO-" with the name of Miss Mills
added, called together a great many of Fort
Worth's four hundred at the pleasant home
of Miss Nash TO meet her cousin, Miss
Mills, bright little body, who has come to
our sunny South to escape the cold of
Minnesota.
Daylight was excluded and lamp light
was the order. The whole house was per.
fumed with profusion of violets, grown
in the hostess lawn. Among the ladies'
present were several brides who have been
members of the Marguerites and cooking
club Miss Darlington and Miss Bennett
did the honors of the table, both being eX-
quisitely dressed. Street costumes were
worn by the guests. In the evening Miss
Nash entertained sixteen couples Of her
friends at progressive angling. The Ia
dies prize, a handsome souvenir spoon,
was captured by Miss Fannie Field, and
the gentlemen's, silver book-mark and pa
per cutter, by Mr.. James d. Read. Those
present We're Misses +. Field, L. Adams,
NJ Wilson, S. Terrell, o. Edrington, Laura
Taylor, of st. Louis; Mary Mills of Mime
sofa; Edith Bennett, Minnie Anderson,
Marie Anderson, Dora Rainey and Cora
Lingo of Denison; Norma Sanders, Ella
Hirshfeld, Annie Zook, NJ. Watkins and
Mrs. w. Y. Newlin. Messrs. Read, Col
lett, Tevis, Mayfield, Wilson, Robinson,
: TY.iN
and Winthrop.
The poor we have always with US. has
been strongly impressed upon almost every
one in Fort Worth this winter and the
noble work OF the ladies of the Associated
charities has proved that the call upon them
has not been in vain. On Thursday,
February IS the ladies of the Associated
charities viii give an entertainment at the
Chamber of Commerce. The first part of
the evening viii be devoted TO music and
literature, and the latter part will be given
TO the young people, when they may trip
the light fantastic 10 the wee sma' hours.
Refreshments will be. served during the
whole programme. Such worthy object
will be sure to I'LL the rooms to Overlooking.
The Woman's Wednesday club on Tues
Gay night gave a reception ut their hand
some new club rooms in the Hendricks
building. The list OF fortunate guesgts was
confined to husbands OF the members, and
many bachelor sighed TO be there. In ai-
ditIon to the pleasures of conversation and
the serving of refreshments there were also
some recitations that elected much praise.
The Commercial club reception On last
Tuesday evening was, as all previous re-
ceptions have been, enjoyable. There were,
however, few married ladies present. ow-
ing to thesreception given by the w. W.
c.. The young ladies', however, were
out in full force, most of them being in
ircT aud l. 1fr1f
the time most pleasantly.
Little Miss Anderson, daughter of Mr..
7. G. Anderson, gave 4 valentine party on
Friday night. a want of space prevents
publishing the names Of the guests.
Mr.. and Miss Reeves entertained num-
Der of their friends on Wednesday at their
home, 607 Grove street.
On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. E. H. Carter
invited a number of her daughters young
friends TO meet at her house. The hours Of
pleasure were too short for the happy
guests.
Mrs. T. B. Burbridge invited number
of her friends TO luncheon complimentary
10 Mrs Jones of Denver, who is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Tallant, at Arlington
Heights. There were ten ladies' at the
table, and TO say that the company and table
delights were such as were TO De expected
from so charming 4 hostess and beyy OF
delightful women IS SUFFICIENT. When ID
DIES OF Denver and Fort worth meet, then
pleasure flows apace.
The Indies of the different churches have
contributed 10 social life during the past
week The ladies OF the First Presbyterian
church met socially At the mansc on Thurs
day afternoon On Friday evening there was
valentine party At the taoernaele, Cham
bers avenue. The ladies Of the Catholic
church gave an lee cream and cake social at
Mrs j. y. HaEley's or Wednesday night.
aud on Thursday night, 81 the house Of
Mrs 5ogart, the Young ladies' of the Broad
way Baptist church gave basket sociable-
Ia musical circles, the South Side mnsi-
Gale club gave its first rehearsal on Tues
day night at the residence OF mrs " c.
Smell On Ao1oay uisal tue II. B.