Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-19
A COLONIAL TEA
Given In the Rooms of the Bible House
Prizes for Chrysanthemums-AnA Alumni
ReuuiOU-CossiU of Societv


The Colonial Tea," which was held in
two rooms of the Bible House, on Arch
street, Allegheny, yesterday, under the
!. auspices of the Helping Hand Society, was
a very pretty affair. Yellow was the pre-
vailing tone in flowers, lamp shades, etc. On
the candy table were pretty yellow paper
fringed plates and bonbon boxes tied with
yellow ribbon, while the flower table, de-
parting from the yellow idea, was ablaze
with flowers of all colors, chrysanthemums,
roses and trailing arbutus preponderating.
The tea table was daintily set with glisten-
| ing silver and china on a snowy cloth. while
around it hovered the ladies in white Quaker
shawls and white aprons, which gave them
| fascfnatingly demure appearance. The
| tea was pecuniary, as well as an artistic,
| success.
THIS is the last day of the chrysanthemum
show. The exhibition seems to have given
so much pleasure to those that have visited
1t, that it would be a pity for any admirer of
| nowerS to miss seeing it through not know
| ing that IL will close this evening. There
was larger attendance than ever yester-
! day. The bleak winds outside made many
think with longing for the warm and ira
| grant atmosphere of the Auditorium, and
| the large hall was comfortably fiiled all day
| and fairly crowded in the evening. Wreaths
| and vases were the principal forms in which
| the flowers and their adjuncts were shown
| yesterday. The desire was to see TO what O
| high pitch of excellence the arrangements of
| flowers could be brought, and the judges
were very well satisfied with the result of
| the competition. Robert c. Patterson took
The hrst premium for o wreath OF white and
pink roses, lilies of the valley, orchids and
| maidenhatr ferns Although Robert c.
| PATTERSON took the first p iZe, the exhibits
of John RS A. Murdoch and n. Patterson
| were so early equal to it in artistic
beauty that the judges could hardly de-
Sids Sncb which Which ., was the he best The Muir
| and lilies of the valley. shadowed by
| sprays of maidenhair fern, while that of n.
PATTERSON IVES combination of pink and
| NUNS, held together gracefully by few
| tumn leaves, their deep brown-red brighten
ing up the wreath: and bestowing upon it a
| remarka bic rich effect. The prize vase which
| was shown by n. Patterson. was a tall hand
some vessel of royal Worcester, filled with
yellow, white and dark red chry ysanthe-
NUNS, with few sprigs of witch-hazel
and some dropping autumn leaves, the whole
blending beautifully and being absolutely
bew1tch1ng as whole. The arrangement
| was the conception Of Mr.. Walter Breiten-
stein, young man to whom the artistic
disposition of flowers seems to be second
nature. The second prize was won by Rob-
| ert e. Patterson. It was taken by q vase,
full of loosely gathered yellow, white and
| red chrysanthemums, with tall ferns nod
| ding above them. Ludwig & Richter were
| dWdTuou DOnOraDle menClOn IOr u wreath on
stand. 1t was composed of lilies of-the
| valley, white and pink roses, yiolets and
| delicate matdenhair fern.
! The second dinner under the auspices of
the Ladies' League of st. Peters Episcopal
| Church was given yesterday. The dinner
was well served and the menu consisted of
all the delicacies of the season. The popu-
| larity of the dinner was shown by the way
| in which it was patroniZed by all sorts and
conditions of men, women and children.
The ladies in charge of the tables yesterday
| were Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. James Irwin. Mrs.
| DR.. Martin, Miss Addie Smith, Mrs. W. H
House, Mrs. Arlington and Mrs. W. j. Nc
| Masters. The Supply Committee consists
| of the following ladies: Mrs. Robert Ar
thurs, Miss Nellie Metcalf and Miss Ada
| Smith. There will be good round sum
netted from these dinners and it is to be ap-
| piled to the benefit of the Sunday school.
A PLEASANT place TO spend few hours
last evening was the lecture room of the
| Sixth U. P. Church, East End. An enter
| tainment was given under the auspices of
| the Young Ladies' Society of the church.
| There was a we'll served and tempting sup
per from $50 to P. NJ, followed by "The
| Festival of Mondamin," Il pleasing and
| part OF Longfellow's "Hiawatha," in mu-
sical and dramatic form. The applause OF
the large audience spoke well for the excel
lence Of the entertainments.
The bazaar arranged by the Ladies' Nit
ten Club to raise money for furnishing the
hospital department of the new Newsboys'
Home, at the residence of Mr.. William H.
Brown, Dithridge street, East End, last
night, was q complete success. An idea OF
the varied character of the entertainment
is offered by a recital of the different tables
nm n0fh Tlnnr Tan nlr hfN,-,1e
fancy work, common sense, china, flowers,
homemade candies. dolls reception, cocoa,
ice cream, fish pond, etc. The masters OF
ceremonies were Messrs. HaZlett, Brown
and Eccles. There is a great deal of inter-
est taken in the Home, and the handsomely
decorated pariors at Mr.. Browns home were
full of guests. who were glad of the oppor-
tunity Of doing something for the Home in
this delightful manner.
The alumni and former students of
Eldersridge Academy will hold their second
annual banquet and reunion on the first
Monday of December at Hagan's. All stu
dents of the city and vicinity are invited.
Mayor Gourlev. President of the associa.
tion, will preside and make the opening ad-
dress on "In Politics and Out" The leading
address will be by Hon. Henry Watson, OF
Greenvflle, Congressnan-elect, on saved
From the Wreck" Short addresses will also
be made by Drs. T. D. Davis. IS. Riggs, James
Mccain, Cadwalader Evans and j. W.
SINFUL w. Y. AnueTSOn, ESQ.,, Will speak on |
"How to Make Dictionary Interesting" |
and Prof. I. B. Elder, for over 80 |
years professor in the academy, on |
'Raw Material as 1t Comes to Us" Rev. DR.. |
N. B. Kelly, principal of the Academy. will |
speak on "Our Outlook" Among those ex- |
pected to be present are Rev. DR.. w. W. |
Moorhead, of Greensburg; Rev. DR.. J. D. |
Moorhead, of Beaver Falls; His Honor Judge |
Neill, of Kittanning; III. j. Logan, of Logan's |
Ferry: Rev. w. E. Donaldson, Rev J. d. |
Owens, DR.. C. C. HUFF, Rev. DR.. Gibson;
Rev. Dr. j. S. Elder, DR.. j. w. Elder, J. W.
Elder Esq, j. W. Smith. Esq, Frank Beck
witt, Mrs. DR.. Larimore, Rev. G. w. Hood, |
jefferson Christy, Washington Christy, Levi |
Bird Duff, ESQ, II. S. Floyd, Esq, j.
c. Kuhn. Esq, +. D. Cunningham. Esq,
Lewis E. Marchand, Esq, Drs. H. W. |
Fulton, James McCann, Phil Mowery and
Green. The semicentennial of the acad- |
emy will come next year, the same year
with the Colum bian Exposition, and will be |
appropriately celebrated W. G. Anderson,
Chairman OF the Executive Committee, will |
give the views of the committee on the
subject.
YELLOW and white chrysanthemums, with
ferns and smilax, were arranged in an
artistic wav in the parlors of Mrs. William
Pickersgilrs residence, Western avenue, yes
terdav afternoon, as she received her friends |
with the assistance of her three daughters. |
The reception was one of the pleasantest |
given in the two cities so far this season.
THE bazaar and supper, under the auspices
of the ladies of the Eleventh u. L. Church, |