Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-31
IN THE WORLD
OF SOCIETY.
Last Week Was a Very
Gay One.
FORMAL AFFAIRS AND PARTIES.
The Unique German Clubs First
Dance.
Tho Ancient and Hospitable Custom
of New Year Calling WIN BE
Revived by some of Fort
worth's Leading
Families.
FORMAL AFFAIRS AND PARTIES.

Worth's Leading
Families.
LAST week was merry one, and there
were few prominent families In Fort
Worth society who cid not entertain In
some way, and many did so Informally.
New Years day will be observed to
greater extent than for many years. ana
Is pleasant TO note the revival of The
hospitabe and ancient custom.
MIR aud Mrs. G. II. Sliman are Just
occupying their new rrMdeurc, c9fhrt
ppyas and Penn streets Their furniture
has NOT yet been received, but tuey nave
arranged to informally open me mouse
ON New Years DAY from . 20 10 y. NJ
nl which time they would be pleased to
sec their friends.
A time honnred aud commcndablc oh.
fcrvaurc OF New Years day b. that OF
she opening Of homes 90 gentlemen callers,
ON such nccasi0ns the hostess ir usually
g4dsted by few chosen lady friends Ia
disp, ueiue gracious hospitality tu all gen
tlpmpu who will spare that day FROM
business iu order that they may dis
chnrgr some Of their social duties 10
ladies iu whose houses they have been
frequent guests. The ladies OF tlI- city
utr never rvmiss iu the exercise OF hos
puluy. therefore, nn N1Uduv % number
Of tlcm expect tu receive callers.
Mrs f. W, BAH, whose beautiful homo
On Summit avenue has been the sccuc OF
yomr of the most elegant receptions ever
given 90 this city. and her charming
daughter, Mr.. H. w. Tcmpe, will keep
open house an Now Years day, FROM Z
20 II p M. and die following ladies are
Dlwnutair. f. A. Mcdonald S, s. Me
Cord, Max l'lser. &. W Cuuuery, i. e.
hctarihy. j. C. Pholnu, Dr. w. A.
Adams, Ida l.. Turner Chas. Scheuher,
Misses Lena CLARK. Of Marshall, Tex:
Maggie Wilson. Tommy Adams Dora
Raney, Anna Garner, Alma Turner.
A large party of Young people enjoyed
tacky party Monday evening AZ the resi-
lence of Mrs. Perkins, 32l Louisiana
ivenue. The prize for the "tackiest'
ldy presont was awarded TO Miss Louise
Wells aud Mr. Marvin BOYD was the
'tacldest gentleman. Tho,r present
gere' Misses Louise Mamie and Alice
Wells, jennie Donnelly Nina Snmucls
md Lucille Perkins; Mr. Ia White Bur
Ia Durham. Bud" Wells, Marvin Boyd
Parr and lucieu T. Perkins.
The parlors Of Yc Arlington Inn were
tiveu ny 10 the society patrons Of the no
lel last Friday night 4 most ENJOYABLE
Tern,nn ,y1s dtt,r.I nal 1,., w, ,s, NV i'.s
errr rpBn. mann To, ill., s,,,,, Ii,j ~,
IRE welfare Of The hOspitablc Inn maui
lgers; Tho following were present:
Misses Bessie lglcs Annnbellc Chopper
eI'9ici. M. it'll 'p.,"SS1,, 'nlg
Mn. win H,"i tui, l'rH ~
I,ctctt Ist, 49, NJ 'i'ii.' l"i.,t
Noegin Tittirioh si.nrerS In ,,,elgii,,'
Pn,ff ,i'.,iT,l'nNi oP1,atrL hufr9gEhS,
49, Ni'rttn, NHNH, tN1nklpn Marie
,uv' ~ ~; oS9' ,AH0' H',W n.y.
l4'urS heh ShlW' inh liende rsou, MIN
iSNr, N,slle vaughn May iully,
Ky IsuE. me gentlemen We're y. w.
Jordan Horace Hunter Mr. Ray, Jay
Nhl2, nuulst I9r'W0nI, q, w. u. Nor
vW' WIZ iAudgrk, sam Williams,
NgssrT. Van Iandt, Harold, Craudall.
,mheoIT,, iflrlcIL ltoherron Han
Maddox, Litlciohm. Burke, Blnkeney.
BanuOn, Aiayiicld
One Of tho most onioysble Christr,os
entertainments given ihis srasnn was IA
luncheon. by Mrs. W. NJ. Alexander at
hogselt, on Thursday last to The mem.
hers of the Marguerite club. The guests
assembled at ! p, m. and though they
Ngrn never merrior even IN The polmiest
hSs ol teose present would recognize
Toans adde's Of scyc S years az V aso pGP Sasl
ntIi, Vvg,,hh s .l nHlnly anu buihancy
In chsnsed Wy D v,rSdo Only ,he name
II d;3O and nn eytrnsi,,s, ,,,,,, "', 49,, Nv
irrvcd, consisting Of oVstprs h,rl,,,