The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-15
Given at the Residence of Mrs.
Jennings.
DANCING IN THE EVENING.
1T WAS A PLEASANT AND LARGELY
ATTENDED AFFAIR.
The Rail- to BE Given at the Theatre
TOniEhf-No Decrease in the At.
tendance Mt the Art Exhibit Yes
terday.
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brilliant social gathering this city has
seen for many, months was in part
designed for charitable purposes is q
comment. and a favorable comment,
on the society of this city Mrs. Will
liam Jennings had intended to extend
invitations to her large circle of friends
for a reception. but as the season adj
vanced and the evidences of suffering
and restitution grew more marked she
decided, as she very felicitously ex
pressed it, to arrange that while en-
joying ourselves we may not forget
others who are less fortunate" To
that end invitations We're issued to
nearly 600 hundred representative peo-
pie for a reception from to b.. m.
yesterday and bearing the significant
legend Sweet Charity and in one COR
ner naming very slight charge for
refreshments
The invitations were very generally
responded TO in person, over 400 guests
being entertained during the evening.
Mrs Jennings mansion is one of the
most elegant In the city and was es-
peclally attractive last evening, the
drawing rorns being artisticaly deco
rated with ported palms. Snlilax and
margurites adorned the dining room,
the long table. being decorated with
floral letters forming the word 'char-
ity."
Mrs. VIM. Jennings and Mrs. Frank
Jennings received, assisted by Mrs.
tarlow- Mrs. William Ritter presided
IN the refreshment room and was
assisted by Mrs. Florence Clawson,
MISS Ritter Miss Alton Young,
Miss Emile Katz, Miss Conklin,
Miss Margaret Park. Miss Emma Nc
eornlck, Miss Cloves, Miss DWyer, Miss
curt Young and Miss Nellie Beattie.
throughout the evening the Weihe
qnlntette dfscoursed exquisite music
from the upper hall, adding much to
the pleasure of the guests. A notable
feature of the reception was the alb
sence o. formality. also the evidence
ef thorough acquaintanceship and con-
genlality on the part of the guests,
features which are too often missing
at @ reception.
Financially as well as socially the
reception was q. great success, few of
me guests continuing themselves to the
stipulated sum for refreshments and
one guest slipping a crisp bank note
INTO the pile of silver found in one of
the dainty boxes used by the treasurer
AT 10 O'Clock the dining room was clear
ed for dancing and an hour was spent
very pleasantly in that pastime, thus
closing one of the most notable events
in the social history of our city.
Mrs William Jennings was hand
someIy atured in black satin elabor-
ately trimmed with jet. Diamonds.
Mrs. Frank Jennings wore a beautiful
Cleopatra gown of cream coIored silk
with trimmings of exquisite pearl and
silver passementerie
Mrs. Ritter was becomingly attired
IN white crepe trimmed with cream col
ored ribbons. She wore a. handsome
pearl necklace.
Miss Nellie Beattie wore a simple
and pretty costume Of white ohiffon
over white silk
Miss Katz was attired in a. handsome
cream-colored brocaded satin.
Miss Curt Young wore black silk and
lace. with carnations.
Miss Riter's costume was pretty and
becoming. being of pale blue silk elab-
orately trimmed with cream-colored
lace ~
Mrs. Florence CIawson wore a pretty
gray striped silk.
Miss Conklin's dress was prettv
White silk, with white chiffon and pearl
trimming. go
Miss Alton Young wore a, becoming
gown of pearl gray crepe.
Miss Dryers costume was striking
and stylish.
Miss Margaret BARK wore nrettv
black and white striped silk trimmed
with white chiffon.
Miss Emma Mccormick was elegantly
attired in pink silk with green velvet
trimming.
There were many other elegant and
becoming costumes