The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-19

l Tennis Clua both Of which events opened
on Wednesday of this week.
The xennis Tournament.
The tennis tournament was begun on
Wednesday. ana on that and the following
afternoons this week the grounds we're gay
with sppiauding spectators. Every dav
tea was served in the club house. andltha
room was more profasegy decorated with
| flowers than usual. in honor Of the ocea-
sion. la fact, the grounds proved 10 DO a
/ most alsnFtng sight. even to the passer-hy,
| who invariably stood for faw minutes
looking over the fence at the playing. Al
/ most as good = view OF the court may 10
/ obtained from this position as from below
/ on the grounds. There was not an an
i usual number of entries from outside this
/ year. but the playing was very interesting
| La the mixed doubles particularly, great
/ deal OF interest Was evinced. among those
/ who played were; Mr.. Foulkes. Mr. Cap
1 page. of Victoria; MIR. Warner. Mr.. Atkin-
son. Mr. q. Hnrd, OF Seattle. Mr. George
| White. Mr.. Clarence Crcsson. Mr.. 4. j.
/ Fransioii. Mr., Tom Fransioii. Mr.. H. \.
| Griggs, Mr.. Theodore Gsiggs. Miss Ander-
| son. Mrs. Frederick Snow, Miss Paddock,
| Mr.. q. Purion, MFR. Phil Anderson. Miss
keown. Mr.. n. :. Bull. Miss Helen Wood
and Miss kershaw. Among those who
served tea on Wednesday we're. Mrs. Harry
| Hurley. Mrs. stephen Holbrook. Mrs, Mar
| garet DarnalI. Miss Mamie Harrington.
| Among those who were seen on the
/ grounds during the tournament were:
| Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cakes, Miss TAYLOR,
/ Mrs. George Browne. Mr. GeoFdie Browne,
| Mr.. Jack Browne. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
i Milliken. Miss GrIggs. Miss Paddock, Miss
| Florence Paddock. Mr.. Gideon Rowe. Mrs.
| Rowe, Miss Rowe, Miss Mabel Rowe, Miss
Delamater. Mr.. Jack Bradford, Mrs. Rich
| ard Gnshec. Mr.. aud Mrs. C. b. Hurley,
| Mrs. Harry Hurley, Mrs. Fannie Bailey,
Miss bailey. Miss Patterson. Mrs. Hans
| G:ese, Miss BENNETT. Miss Edna Durgin.
| Miss Florence Hale, Miss Susie Curl. Miss
| Nellie Bridgman, Mr.. J. NJ. High, Mr..
| George Milliken. Mr. William Little, Mr..
=. v. Caesar. Miss Dickinson, Miss Evans,
| Mrs. Adna Anderson. Miss Anderson. Mrs.
| Otis Sprague, Mrs. e. J. Alter, Miss Mamie
| Harrington. Miss Owens, Mas Darnall.
Miss Margares Darnail. Miss kcrshaw,
| Miss Mabel Kershaw. Mr.. and Mrs. May
! nsrd Tytler. Miss Little. Mr.. w. Burrili,
| Mrs. Leadbetter. Mrs. George Moulton,
| Miss Worden, Miss Gassie blanchard, Mr..
| Stacy. Mr.. Charles Foster. Miss Holhrook,
| Miss Ethel Holbrook, Mrs. Stuart Rice,
| Mrs. III. G. Potter. Miss Price. Mrs. Robert
| Price. Mrs. Frederick Snow, the Misses
! Ksown. Miss Thomas. Mrs. w. II. Eaton,
| Miss Harlowe. Mr.. r. S. Bull, Mrs. A. II.
, Bun, Mrs. Julius Seymour, Miss Beck
| with, Mr. and Mrs. r. 3. Hill, Mrs. Claude
seeley. Mr. and Mrs. +. NJ. Jackson, Mrs.
| J. NJ. Winslow.
Reception for Mr.. aud Mrs. Seymour.
On Thursday evening Mr.. aud Mrs. Ed
mund Seymour gave reception for Mr..
and Mrs. Julius Seymour. who are visit
| ing them. The house, which is very
| pretty one at any time. cliclfsd most COM >
| piimentary remarks from those present.
| The decorations were principally roses.
| In the dining room the prevailing color
| ON the table was green. Suspended over
| the table was a basket Of roses, and com
! ing from that were light green ribbons,
| which were fastened to the table. which
| was something different from the ordi-
nary decoration. Mrs. q. G. Wagner and
| Mrs. Buell. presided al the table. The
| piazza enclosed and proved a most de-
| lightfnl resort during the evening. Miss
| Anderson served punch at one end Of the
1 piazza. Mr.. aud Mrs. Edmund Seymour
aud Mr. and Mrs Julius Seymour re-
ceived their guests In the reception ROOM
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| In the natural course OF events. some
dancing. Among those who assisted
were: Miss Beckwith. Miss Griggs, Miss
| Patterson. Miss Evans. Miss kershaw,
Miss Darnall. Miss Margaret Darnail and
| MISS Rowe. Among those present we're.
| Mr. and Mrs. X. ). Hin, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Cornwali. Mr.. and Mrs. stephen Hog-
brook, Miss II0lbrook, Miss Ethel
| Holbr0ok, Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard
/ Tytler, Sir. and Mrs. 9. Il.
/ Hurley, Miss Bailey, Mr. Loving. Mr.. At
kinson, OF Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. w. A.
| Rice, Miss Sargent. Mr.. Sargent. Mr. and
| Mrs. c. w. 0fiegs. Mr. II. s. 0riggs, Mr.
| r. g. Griggs. MF. Theodore Griggs, AR. q.
| H. Hurd. Of Seattle, Mr. Foukes. Mr..
| CuppaEe, Of Victoria; Mr. and Mrs. w. III.
| Eaton, Miss HarloSe. Miss Seymour, Mics
| Jessie Seymour Mr.. w. A. Best, Miss
/ Woodruff, Mr. Morton RamsdelI. Mr.. w.
/ Burrill, Mr. and Mrs. IL. l. Wallace, Miss
| Weber. Mr. 7. Is. Wallace. Mr.. Edgar
Wallace. Mr. H. D. Thomas. IT,, Miss
| Helen Woodruff, Mr.. ". IL. Woodruff, IT,,
\ Mr.. G. H. Herald. Miss Taylor. Mr.. Jack
| Browne. Mr.. J. Baker. Mrs. Harrison Fos-
/ ter, Mrs. Addison Foster. Mrs. w. w.
/ Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. X. v. Barto. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Case, Miss Buell., Mrs M.
| Macdonald, Miss Macdonald. Miss Flor
eneo Macdonald, Mr.. George White. Mrs.
/ c. ]. Kershaw, Miss Mabel Karshaw. Miss
Dickinson, Mr.. George MilIiksn. Mr.. and
| Mrs. J. ST. Ninslow. Mrs. Frank and Mrs.
| Turner.
4 Thousands Visited ths Fair.
There has only been an informal OPEN
| ing OF the fair as yet. the formal opening
not taking place until August ~. On
| Wednesday evening the dedication took
place, when an invitation 70 attend Was
| extended to sill. An invitation gratis TO
| il understood, for q is we'll known that
| this has not been the character Of ali the
| invitations delivered here. Ia consequences
| Of the literal nature Of the summons
thousands focked % the grounds 10 hear
The programme which had bssn prepared
for that evening. Very few OF the exhibits
wero open, bat the scenic railroad was ia
full blast and carried many car loads Of
screaming people over the tracks aud
through the tunnel. They always screaaa
What pleasure can TO derived where APP
parent fright and doubtful fun ars com
blned might be considered little hard OF
explanation; bnt such AZ any rate is the
| contrsriaty OF human nature. aud the rail-
road viii doubtless pay better than any,
Ehing else AZ ttae fair. Unsii the formal
opening the admission will only be q