The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-07-25
A PLEASANT OCCASION,

A most brilliant entertainment
was given by Dr. and Mrs +. l.,
Wisdom Monday evening, in honor
Of their beautiful guest and cousin,
Miss Lena Stafford, of Pittsburg,
Texas.
The young ladies of the neigh
borhood were invited to 6 o'clock
dinner, while the charming hostess
made the young gentlemen FULLY
understand that they were not eX.
pected until half after eight, The
elegant and spacious parors were 4
bower of potted plants in full bios
som and presented a picture worthy
a Raphaels brush, when grouped
among the flowers were the ten
beautiful debutants.
Mrs. Wisdom was assisted by Mrs.
Paul Jones in receiving the guests,
and ere the clock had chimed in
silver tones the hour Of six, a hap
pier or freer crowd of charming wo-
manhood it would have been hard
to find
After an half hour spent in dis
cussing the coming woman" the
doors leading into the dining room
were thrown open, and we were
ushered, two and two, into a yerit.
able jungle Of roses, Here extend.
ed beautiful snowy table Of deli
cate green and white, the most APP
propriate tints for this hot weather,
On the satin damask glittered cut
glass and silver while the center
arrangement formed a bank of fea-
thery ferns with pure white rose
buds, "a dainty compliment to the
bevy of girls) while proudly rising
above them all stood a cluster Of
pale blush roses. A dinner Of eight
courses was served without a single
flaw, showing how perfectly the
mistress Of the house is queen Of
her domains, 'Tis impossible to
euumerate all the good things plac-
ed before us just allow your mag
nation full sway, and fancy twelve
ladies ut Il table over two hours,
and you may have some slight idea
Of their sumptuous spread, At the
head Of the table sat the smiling
hostess, while at the Tar end her
assistant, Mrs. Jones, did the hon
ors Seated on either side we're the
beautiful girls, like the ten wise
virgins at the weddug feast their
eyes sparkling with pleasure, their
cheeks rosy with youth and rich,
red lips parted in laughter and
wit,
Long before we had finished
drinking to the health Of our hos
tess and beautiful young guest, the
parlors were filed with the expect.
ed beauX for the evening, For once
these ''lords Of creation felt they
were a secondary consideration, yet
fully appreciated the 0atterlng
honor Of being admitted into this
fable bower, even though It were at
the eleventh hour" Never did
our society boys appear to better
advantage than on this occasion
they came like Beau Brummel-thC
'best dressed man in town" like
Beau Fielding the "perlect gen
tleman,' and like Sidney Smith
the author Of witt
The evening was most delightful
ly spent In card playing, with voca
and instrumental music to add theii
charm to the congenial feeling per
vading the hearts Of ALL
AT u o'clock refreshments, boil
delicious and cooling, were served
aud Tor an hour after the rise ant
swell Of the sweetest music attestet
the fact Of how 10th the guest
we're to say The words good bye
So closed this long to be remem
bered evening, IN a fitting swell o
harmony, amid whose strains eoul,
be heard the many words Of prals
to the charming hostess, Mrs, Wis
dom, her daughters and the Lowell
guest Of honor, Miss Stafford
ALICE,