The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-13
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4tAis. JOlln IdIlClS Ut lntlT nome, Olo
South Main street. last evening. The
decorations, which were most elaborate
and artistic, were under the direction
of Mrs. Annie Bancroft. In the en-
trance hall, graceful branches of acacias
were bending from either side, and were
also interviewer about the balustrade of
the stairway. The two rooms on the
right of the hall were in the bright and
lovely Spanish colors; the front room was
gorgeous with rich hues of the poinsettia;
heavy branches reached over the walls in
every direction, and the dark red was re-
leved here and there with the green
OF the graceful umbrella plant. The
punch room was dainty in yellow,
long strips of perforated bamboo were ON
walls and in the doorways. In these
perforations were clusters of yellow mar
guerites and at intervals between these
sticks were large fans shaped like palm
leaf and made of bamboo; these were half
encircled with yellow arbutilon. From
over the buffet, on which the punch-bowl
was filled with exceptionally delicious
punch, was placed long bamboo rod ex-
tended more than half way across the
room, and pendant from the end of this
rod was fiat basket filled with yellow
marguerites. The drawing-rooms were a
work of art and beauty. A tennis net
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rooms, and in its meshes were dainty
strands of smilax, and at intervals
most artistic arrangements of pink
carnations. The same flowers
were banked on the mantel, and were par
tally hidden by maiden-hair fern. At
one end OF the mantel was a handsome
Candida Drum, its lights softened by
delicate pink shades. Suspended from
the doorway between the rooms was a
plaque basket holding pink carnations,
and hanging from the arch of the bay
window were three of these baskets in
geniously held together forming one large
basket, this was also filled with pink car
nations and maiden-hair fern; the idea
was extremely unique and artistic. The
dining room was deliciously sweet with
the perfume of white hyacinths and free
STA. These dainty flowers were banked
on the mantel and the large table in the
center of the room. Strands of delicate
running fern were festooned from the
ceiling; and intermingling with this was
a passion vine with pink blossoms. Each
room was lovely in itself and the lights
from the crystal chandeliers softened by
shades of the color scheme of each room,
made beautiful finish for the whole.
Delightful music was furnished during
the evening, and most elaborate refresh
ments served.
Mrs. Francis was assisted in receiving
by Mrs. L. c. Goodwin, Mrs. Cameron Z.
Thorn, Mrs. Alfred Solano and Mrs. H.
G. Brooks of New York The guests were
Capt. and Mrs Cameron E; Thorn, Mr..
E. i NJ, Ross, Mr.. and Mrs Alfred A solano o
Mai and Mrs. Benz. Truman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Prayer, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Pruess, Judge and Mrs. Hubbel Judge
and Mrs. Chas. J. Ellis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Burnett, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Con-
roy, Mr.. and Mrs. George Carson, Mr..
Frederick T. Griffith, Mr.; and Mrs.
Otheman Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl B. Miliar,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Workman, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Caldwell, N. y; Mr.. and
Mrs. William Pridham, Mr. and Mrs. ]. H.
F. Peck, Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Gibbon, Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Glassell, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Kerckhoff, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Graves, Senator and Mrs S. NJ. White,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kerckhoff, Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Glassell, jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Wolfskill, Mr. and Mrs: J. Watson,
Wilmington; Mr.. and Mrs. P. Watson,
Maj. and Mrs. E. F. c. Klokke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ozro W. Childs, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
S. Hicks, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Perry, Gen.
and Mrs. Charles Forman, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. de Barth Shorb, Mr.. and Mrs. George
S. Patton, Mr.. and Mrs. John Foster,
Judge and Mrs. R. M; Widney, Gen. and
Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. slauson, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Carson, DR.. and Mrs. Storemont
Owens, Mr.. and Mrs Henry Wander Leck,
Mrs. and Mrs. James G. Rays, Mr. and
Mrs. W. j.. Broderick, Mr. and Mrs G,
Ducommun, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lee
couvreur, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S: Moore,
Mrs. J.. P. Widney DIR. and Mrs. W. F.
Edg=-, DR.. and Mrs. F. X. Ainsworth,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Hellman, Mr.. and Mrs.
X. Cohn, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Newmark, Mr..
and Mrs. A. Kerckhoff, Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Gaffey, Mr., and Mrs. T. D. stimson, DR..
Mrs. 7. Mott, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mossin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward H. Sanderson, Mr..
and Mrs. John Bradbury, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Banning, Mr.. and Mrs. C. c.
Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Thomas,
Major and Mrs. W. R. Burke and Mr. and
Mrs. John Corson of Redondo, Mines.
R. s. Baker, Emeline Childs, Mary Ban
Carrie Schumacher. Margaret Hughes,
Hayden Mcclellan, Josephine Butler, A.
NJ. Lankershim, Horatio g. Brooks, +.
H. Schumacher, Mary A. Briggs, Annie
Bancroft A. D. de Guyn, John 0. Wheeler,
Misses Marian Patterson, Miss Shank
land, Elvise Forman, Helen Klokke May
Mcclellan, Elizabeth Fla,l,ei Workman, Mary
Childs, Emma Childs, Misses Winston
Belle del Vale, Misses Carson, Frances
Widney, Carrie Waddilove, Susie Patton.
Ramona Short, Frdea Hellman, Mary Ban
ming Misses Hellman, Georgia Truman.
Lily Kirkhoff, Edith Shorb Bessie Ellis
Anna Wilson, Miss Scott, c. NJ. Domin |
guez, l. Woolfskill. Lita Maxwell; Messrs.
Henry Freshman, Will Hicks, l. w. He'll |
man, Jr.. J. H. Shankland, Charles For
man, j. 7. Griffith, f. Schumacher, Viii |
llama Garland. DIR. Carl Kurtz, Milo NJ.
Potter, Chas Caldwell George Carson, |
J: Schumacher, Harry Wyman, ]. Fred !
Blake.
Judge ]. r. Porter and wife celebrated
their tiftieth wedding anniversary last |
night. Their well appointed house at |
the corner of Lincoln and Pearl streets |
was filled to OVERLOOKING with friends !
anxious to congratulate the happy couple. |
and many present were old friends who |
were able to review the journey made by |
the Judge and his wife through the long |
years from 1915 to 1895.
The house was Handsomely and appro- |
priately decorated for the occasion. The |
Railways were wreathed and festooned |
with pepper tree leaves. The parlor.
where Judge and Mrs. Porter received |
their guests, was blaze of golden acacias,
relieved by the vivid green of smilax, |
which was twined among the flowers.
!. The back parlor and drawing room were
decorated with carnation pinks any ivy |
and across the bay window was a spider |
resting in the nest. The dining room |
was as bright as the parlor, only the |
flowers were yellow marigolds and smilax, |
and Il great bank of acaciaS in ono corpar