The morning call., 1894-02-12

The past week witnessed the close of the
winter season IN society circles and the COM
mencemeut of Lent. Monday and Tuesday
evenings were made particularly gay with din
.neTs and parte> ana the winter season went
out Ia a burst Of glory.
The members Of the Impromptu Club gave
ball last Monday evening in the maple room at
the Palace Hotel and repeated the success the
club achieved al its ball of last year. The ar
engagements for the affair we, e as nearly per-
feet as possible, ana the attendance was large
about 900 ladies and gentlemen being present.
AS the members arrived they were received in
the large receplion-room by the patronesses,
VINO were Mrs George Davis Boyd, Mrs. j. A.
Don oboe Jr, Mrs. Edward l.. Eyre, Mrs. Hall
McAlister, Mrs John W. Mailliard, Mrs Percy
Moore and Mrs. James Otis. The decorations
were limited 10 potted palms, which graced the
trio OF rooms last fully. 1t was about 10
O'CLOCK "hen The first dance started, and, 10 lie
music OF Hubers Hungarian orchestra, dancing
was continued until O'Clock in the morning.
AT midnight there was an inter mission of an
houf Tor supper, which was served in the large
uIhing haIL 1t was delightful affair through
out and an unqualified success.
LUIS e1ent ere Mr. aud Mrs. CASTOR M.
Ne MRS. Ashe, Lieutenant Almy, Z. S. A,
A. ~ MIS-. L. A. Audenreld, V. ArIsmovich,
u' any, ms, MI. and MRS. George d. Boyd,
- -, .. Aua Baldwin. Rhodes Borden William
i paHneet Lieutenant ii. c. Benson, Z. 5. A.,
MrU Rr Miss Breeze, Mis- Louise Breeze,
ppIss Main Ia, ana Mrs. Borel. The Misses Borel.
~ C ~. Boyd ). ID. Boardman, Harry Bah
c "a, o. MIS- Mss Block, L. L. Brayton. John O..
G p}' hifS Nj. ana Mrs. William B. Bourn,
HD ,, p MI. ana Mrs. A. Page Brown, s.
AZ AZ lSs buWae' Mrs. Lille Colt. j. B. Casserly.
NJ i'' ~ nc Cn leman, Miss Jessie Coleman. W.
T. 's"GTs lilo Carrut, Alexander Camp
S -; O. NJ NJ IND md Mrs. Joseph B. Crockett,
n 4ii cav hay, Mss Clement, W.
B. Collier, Mss Sarah Collier, Miss
Cheesman' Edgar Carolan, Miss Emily Caro-.
Ian. MIR, Cullnean, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A
Dnpohoe, MI and Mrs. Joseph A. Donohoe
.Jr Mr.. and Mrs C. de Guigne. Edward Dono-
Iue dr., Com en- du Pare. Miss Dixon. Miss
Dimond. Miss Mae Dimond' Walter l.; Dean Mr.
and Mr.. r. NJ. DuItOn, Arthur Dexter, Mr.
and Mrs Douglas Dick, Mrs. A. Donohue Mr.
and Mr.. EdwaId j. Eyre, Mr.: and Mrs: Perry
Eyre. r. NJ Eyre, Mis- Eyre, Mr.. and Mrs. 4.
L. Eyre, Miss Eell>. MIR. and Mrs. Z. +. Eells
Mr.. and MIS- h. B. Forman, Mr. ano ~ Al Al
fred b. / ord, Decourcy Forbes of New York.
John Otto Fayre, Francis Francis. William h.
Fisher, T. {. Fredander. Charles n. FELTON,
Jr., {. A. Fernald, Edward NJ. Greenway, vii
Miss NJ 4 Goad j. D. Grant, MIR. and Mrs.
Robert Y. Hayne, Ogden Hoffman, Dun
can Bayne, Perry Hayne, Lieutenant
Huuph U S. N: r. c. Harrison, MIS-. John 5.
Hager. Miss Hager. Jerome A. Hart. Harry
Holbrook. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Head. Miss
Head. Miss Hooper. Miss b: HOOPER. Mr. and
MIS- Basil He thcot-, MISS Aice HOBART ISIS
Howard. c. W. Howard Jr., Winfield scott
Jones, Mrs. Roger Jones. Miss kathaIine Lee
Jones, Lieutenant kilbouine Sunted 3 at-s
amy NJ. A. Kittle. \. u hlttIe, samuel
Knight Mrs Jerome Lincoln, Miss Lincoln,
James B. Lincoln. John LAWSON. A. L. Lough-
borough, M'ltOn s. Lathah L, M LaI ,,a va
Hail McAlli~rer. Miss ID nshaW' MT. ana MRS.
John w Maitland, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Moore,
AIafN "a
OBJ. Macdonough. c. E. Msekey. Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman McLaren. Peter d. Martin, James c.
Mckee, Mr.. and Mrs. D. I; Muppny'
Elliott cAllisfer. Judge McKenna Miss Belle
Mckfnna. +. W. Macondray, Lleutenah! martin
10. s. A., Mr.. and Mrs a. ID. Noore. Mr.. ana
Moore. MIR. and Mrs. McCutchen. Miss Moore,
Miss McCutchen, Latham NcMullin, Miss
Laura eKinstry. Miss Salle ynard. Miss
McNutt. Mrs. E. ". McKinstrv, Mrs. Eleanor
Martin. Mrs J. r. X. Nut All, Mt. aud Mrs.
James OTIS Frank Owen. Mrs. A. NJ. Parrott,
Mr.. and Mrs. john PARROT, Louis P"rrott. MIR.
and Mrs A. II. Payson, L: j. Pringle Jr,. Lieu.
tenant Preston q 5. N. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Page. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Page w. d. Page,
Mr.. and Mrs. Georg A. Pope. Henry POET,
Willis Polk, MIR. Peck. William X. Randel. g.
NJ Richards, T. F. Ruhm. Miss Ralsfon. Thomas
Robbins, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. Richards. c..
C. V. Reeve IT.. Basil n. Rie etts. ISIS Evelyn
Sheppard. Miss Smith. Miss Helen Smith.
Colin NJ Smith, Lieutenant c. 2. Summerall. L.
s. A, A II. Small, Charles Z. Schneelv. Miss
schneeIy, Miss Alice Scott, L. 7 Scott
Ed q. Schmiedell. o. T. Sewell. s. H. Spragua.
Frederick Sharon, Lieutenant Shoemaker. q.
g. W. Spencer. Colonel W. r. Smedbere, Miss
Smedberg, Lieutenant Smedberg. Z. H. Shell
don. Mr.. and Mrs. Percy w. selbv, Mr. and
Mrs Henry T. Scott. Miss Scott. Mr.. and Mrs
J.. II. Strother, Ralph II. Selby. Miss Florence
Selby. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Teyis. Miss frances
Taylor, BenPdic1 TAYLOR, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Tubbs, William Fl: TAYLOR Jr, Miss Carrie Tay-
Tor, Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. TaIlant, Augustus Tay-
Tor. Jo>eph TObin, Miss Celia Tobln. CT ment
Tobin. l. H. Tuck1r; Dr.; Harry Teyis L S.
Wrinkle. Mr.. and Mrs. MoUntford :. Wilson.
Miss Woolrieb, George L. W0olrIch. Alfred A.
VIII eler, HAROLD Wheeler. Miss Wheeler, Lieu
tenant Wilcox. .: S. A.; A: B. Williamson. DR..
Whiting. q. S. N; Z. L. Woods. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert J. Woods Il. Darlington Wilson.
Joseph d: Grant gave an elaborate dinner
party last Monday evening In the red room AT
the Bohemian Club. The bile was Handsomely
decorated with jonQuils md ferns surrounding
the symbol Of the club. After enjoying a dell
cious menu the partv attended the ball OF the
Impromp,u Club. Mr.. Grants guests were:
Downey Harvey, Miss Laura McKinstry. Miss
Emelie Hager, Miss Ella GOad. Miss Mamie
Holbrook, Oscar T. Sewall. Jerome A. Hart. E.
II Sheldon, Francis Francis, Harry NJ HoI-
brook and w. S. McMHrtry.
Mrs. j. Thomas B0yson gave musicale last
Monday evening IN her parlors al the Palace
Hotel, which was attended by about fifty OF her
husband, DR.. Boyson, who left on Thursday to
make three months visit TO Japan. Mrs
Boyson ga hered around her that evening an
array OF talent that is seldom cen at private
musicale and their efforts W re highly apure-
ella I'd. The venerable Chevalier de KOntski
played several selections on the piano in a man
ner that was Thoroughly artistic. and In num-
Der OF soprano solos Mrs. Abbey delighted all
who heard her. Nine. SemnariO and Hired
Wilkie were also head 10 advantage in vocal
solos, the Misses Eisen played selections on
the tiauo and guitat, and Miss Helene Berger
was heard In a whisfIing solo. Much Interest
was conferred uron Miss Mot, the young blind
pianist and vocalist, who favored the company
with several selections that won her much APP
plause. Light refreshments were served dur
Ing HE evening, and everything possible was
done by the hostess TO make the affair pleasur-
able.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Downey Harvey gave a din
her parry last Monday evening AT their resi-
debce, 2262 r. nklin street. after which all at
tehuen the performance at III Baldwin Thea
Ter 1helr guests weie Lieufenan and Mrs.
Charles justin Bailey. u. S A Mr. and Mrs.
James A. Robinson, Miss Laurl McKipstry
MISS Jennie Blair, James D. Pheian and Wal
ter Leonard ID an.
Miss Gould gave an enjoyable dancing party
last MONDAY evening at her home oO4 Van
Ness avenue. In honor Of Miss Smith of chi
cago. She was assisted in receiving nv her
parents, Major aud Mrs. w. O. Gould. and nv
Mrs. j. G. smith and Miss Smith of CHICAGO
Mrs. II. j. Sadler and Miss Sadler