The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-30

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Mary Lou S urgis; Will M ION, Miss
r nth Smith; Mrs.rs. Asa w arner'
King; Mr.. and Mrs. Cross; MI
Burroughs, Miss Pace; Mr.. Sears
Mss Gillespie; Mr.. Lee Caruthers'
Miss Sears.
These same Young people are to
have New Years dance At the
residence of Mr.. Caruthers, on
South Fifth street, Monday evening.
OTHER EVENTS.
Miss Raymond entertained at
cards on Wednesday evening. Inc
aft .ir was very informal, but most
delightful.
Several dinner parties were gwen
on Christmas. Mrs. George CLARK
gave a very elegant one with covers
for eleven. Mrs. r, B. Parrott
also gave an elaborate dining.
Mrs. S. l.. Downs opened her
home to the young friends OF MIR.
lyle Downs Friday evening, and
the affair was one Of the most eIao-
crate given the younger act during
the holidays. Dlucing, of course,
was the feature of the evening, and
a, the aft air was birthday fete,
Mr.. LYLE was showered with good
wishes.
The Saturday News acknowl-
edges an invitation to the New
Years ball of Prot. j. K Wheatly's
dancing class, which promises to be
brilliant afr ,ir. The invitation
committee are Messrs. Will Mar
lin, Lee Bailey and Charles Vinson.
Reception committee, Messrs. n sth
Drake, Tom Costello and John
Morgan.
Miss Ray Brinkerhoff gave a
masquerade party to her young
friends at her fathers handsome
residence on Franklin street last
evening. The costumes we're bright
and pretty, and the young people
kept up the festivities it'll a late
hour. Q lite an elaborate supper
was served, which was not the
least pleasant feature of the evening.
Thursday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Caruthers made their debut
az entertainers in the swell set,
giving one of the loveliest cotil.
lions of the season. The decora.
tions were elaborate, as were the
refreshments served, and Mrs. Ca.
ruthers made dainty and gracious
little hostess. The Caruthers home
is spacious and has a ball room, so
dancing was particularly enjoyed,
The following invitation has bee ,
issued to number of the school
} boys and girls.
Banton and Genie Moore
and
Rennie Frazier,
will be pleased to welcome you at
their home
on the evening of January /, 1894.
Ea M lsque.
'AMother Goose"
Character Party.
NEW YEARS.
New Years is upon us, bringing
its usual complement of good reso
lutions; we all make one or mora
each year, keep them for few
:. weeks, then they are forgotten.
But there is nothing like perseyer-
ance and trying again. Mans be
setting sin is interest in his neigh
boris affairs. If few of us could
only resolve to curb this undue and
a oftimes meddlesome curiosity the
n world would certainly be batter
l. "To keep the tongue from evi
e speaking lying and slaadering" is ;
e golden rule to follow. If We only
n could abide by it the death Anell o
!, the gossips would be rung, and they
}. certainly never would be missed.
r We are to have no regular recep
l. tions this year, because the custom
p has become obsolete from the abus
It which is always accorded to gooo
y thing. Many ladies will be a
:. home, in fact all the society maid
If and matrons expect their gentleme
y friends to call informant,
g on Monday. But the bril-
L. liant receptions which hay