The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-27
IN The world OF SOCIETY
Autumn Doings Among Prominent
Leaders of the Seasons Gayety.
PARTIES, WEDDINGS AND TEAS
The Gamut OF the weeks Events Soundeu
in Short Paragraphs Guests and En-
ertainerS-personal Mention ke'
dueed TO Compact Compass.

dueed 10 II Compact Compass.
BY reason Of the many weddings OF
the past week but little opportunity mas
been offered for other pleasantrles OF
the social world. Here and there has
been given very small dinner or even
ing company, but large and formal af-
fairs have been conspicuous only by
their absence. From present indica-
tions society will not enliven itself gem
orally until the eve of the holidays.
1t is a curious fact that no one sign
so clearly gives. evidence Of the pre-
vailing flower than the boutoniere OF
the very proper young man, and' lor
that matter, the frayed lapel OF the OF
dnarily dressed individual is very
much in evidence just now. That thls.
is the season of the tufted chrysanthe-
mum goes without saying. The feath-
cry flower in all its many colored ana
many sized glory is omnipresent ana Is
seen equally often ON the precise frocK
of the matter-of-fact business man,
clasped to the waist of the high heeled
miss or borne in all its cabbage-head
proportions on the fiat chest of the
Charley of cigarette and kid glove in
clnations Everyone is loyal to the
flower and everyone wears it.
If it were believed that the chrysan-
themum craze is the product of a
scheme advanced a few years ago by
New York florists for the sole object Of
1n11apg nd thp GGiOn
for the flower might be somewhat les
sened. These New York florists, know
ing the hardness of the blossom and
the simple process which makes 1t
bloom i'm any desired color brought it
to the public's notice in an ingenious
manner They secured for considera-
tiOn the patronage and assistance of
some of the impecunious New York
swelldom and advertised "chrysan
themum show" to be given in the old
Madison Square garden. The profits
of the first show and that of the year
following We're divided between the
practical florists and needy society.
Each year following, the shows in
creased in splendor, variety and at
tendance until now it costs pretty
penny to gaze at society gazing at
chrysanthemums.
The flower eventually became a fad
ana was even suggested as the nation
al Hover when the rose, lilly-of the-val,
ley and daisy We're set aside that the
graceful and natural golden rod of pie
bian birth should occupy the pinnacle
of national floral worship. The failure
of the florists in this last enterprise
cast no damper on the peoples autumn
fad. In horrid yellow, washed-out
PINK or in purple hue that gives an art.
list the nightmare it mods its feather
custer mead from every conceivable
style of dress and has come to stay.
But with all its misuse and abuse it is
a handsome, graceful flower when q
person of good taste knows how to
wear ii and in what shade of color.
4. Cramer Won Storch and his bride.
nee Miss Jessie Pennypacker. who We're
married oct 4, in St. Luke's and re-
turned from their wedding trip last
week Friday. We're given rec tion
last evening by Mr.. Won Storch', mo-
ther, Mrs. Theodore Won Storch, at the
family homestead, 1909 North Main ave-
nue.. The day also witnessed the ami
Versary of Mr.. Won Storch's birth and
the wedding anniversary Of his sister
Mrs. Frank NJ. CHelen Josephine) Wand
ing. The guests included many well
known Scranton people and friends
from abroad. From 9 o'clock until after
midnight the old mansion was ablaZe
with jovial light and filled with good
cheer and hospitality. Florist musl-
clan and caterer had made every posi-
bic arrangement for the comfort and
entertainment of the guests.
Mrs. Won Storch was assisted i'm re-
ceiving by Mr.. and Mrs. r. Cramer Won
Storch and Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Vand-
ling, and the following young ladies as
sisted In entertaining: Misses Madge
and Alice Won Storch. May Kingsbury,
Ruth Jackson, Gesella Smith, of New
Milford; May Pen Apacker and Jessie
Boice.
The house was decorated by Clark
with palms, ferns and smilaX and roses
and chrysanthemums From the din
ing room chandelier four wreaths of
smilaN We're strung TO the corners of the
table, where they We're entwined in
large clusters of roses. A running sup
per was served by Huntington. Music
was furnished by Bat NJ.
The guests from al Dad were: Mr..
and Mrs. Jerome Deyo and son. Mrs. ].
ID. Cramer and William Booth. of
Poughkeepsie; Mrs Lysander o. Par
ker and Miss Parker. of Boston; Mrs.
Gilbert Craig, Of Albany: Miss Florence
Burr Of Kingston, n. Y; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Miner and Sidney Miner, of
Wilkes Barre.
Several pronounced departures from
the various details of correct society
weddings appeared i'm Thursdays swell
nuptials in Newport when Miss Edith
Norman, of Boston, became Mrs. Will
lam II, Hunter.
The bride wore a cream colored
satin gown, with puff sleeves. and on
the dress, as well as on the long tulla
veil, We're lunches of orange blossoms.
She carried an ivory covered prayer
book. There We're no bridesmaids but
the sister of the bride, Miss Mabel Nor
man, gOwned in white silk, trimmed
with lace, was her maid of honor She
wore a hat trimed with ostrich feathers
and carried bouquet of lilies of the
valley. Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter mapped
out an original wedding trip. They left
late in the Afternoon for Providence.
where they were to find the brides fav-
orite pair of ponies attached to buggy.
In this the newly married couple will
drive through Rhode Island to Connec-
ticut, thence to Stockbridge, Mass, and
expect to so west as far as New York.
n II H
With five weddings of well known
West Side people in one night there
does not appearany dearth ofmarriage-
able Scranton maidens nor an indispo-
sition on the part of young men to
marry them. 'In the spring the young
mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts
of love- might be followed by land in