Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-22

What VIII the Twentieth Century
Brlng-M. c. Dickson,
\ Game-Conducted by Miss Ella Mertz.
DALLAS.
A veritable Easter lily poem was the
tea Of Mrs. william j. Moroney, given
to meet her sister. Mrs. Rollln W.
Rodgers, of Texarkana. Her pretty
home on the North Side was shrine
to this exquisite tlower In the dainty
reception room. where the reception de
ceremonic took place. these chaste, fra
grant blossoms sported In protusion on
mantel, cabinet and piano-thelr beau
" being accumulated by the delicate
draperies. the beautiful bits OF art, and
bewltching light that was shed
through lily shades on gasolier and
candelabra. The guests were welcomed
by the hostess In copy gown Of the
1880 period OF yellow satin, ileurettcd
In Dresden design; strapped, bowed and
girdled n feru-grecn velvet and poufed
and stocked with chiffon. Her hair was
colifued in touch with her gown, and
she held a huge bunch OF the favorite
snnwballs OF our grandmother's time.
Mrs, Rodgers wore black satin godet
skirt with bodice OF gobolin-blue ana
pink rose-strewn silk and held an i'm
mcnse cluster OF Madame Eticnne
roses. when the usual greeting was
over, the guests were led under a por-
there Of lilies and half-blown roses
into the dinlnF-room, whore a bevy OF
beauty and grace fiuttered about II
table, which was II dream OF dainu-
ness. on an exquisite Assyrlan center
piece, embroidered in gold, placed over
the snowy cloth, stood an ariel vase
filled with ascension lilies, on oppo-
site corners were set n pair Of bsque
candelabra, with their wntcr-llly
shades showcrcd with silver, and over
the table, on HOniton-point and ON
brOidcrod dollles, were set rare pieces
Of china and crystal, filled with crys-
talizcd delicacics. Adding 10 the artIs-
/ tic beauty OF the board and In tune
with East6rtldc, was Il collect-wild-rOso
service, and noddng with La France
roses, Mrs. James Moroney served the
cup that cheers, la Russo while at
| It's companion table, adorned with
| fleur de lys, Mrs. Hunter A. Craycroft
| presided over the chocolate pot and
| cufetlere The guests fnvors with
| tinted egg-shell bOn-bonnicrcs on
| crinltled paper coQuilles. which We're
| distributed 10y Misses Bessie Eagon
and Geneyieye Cannon, IN the library,
which was thrown into a rosy glow.
| Hand-palnted googe-egg shells rest
| per and filed with hon-bons
were the souvenirs Of the hostess 90 her
| serving party. The collation. was ns
| dainty In It's cuisine and serving ns the
| table was IN la decoratlon-thc sherbet
and pistache ice being served with their
| glasses sunk Into Easter lilies that
| We'd with their mates on the table In
naturalness, at n dainty spread tea
table, laid with n lovely cluster of
| crimson lilies and shades de rose. The
| serving party were Mrs. A. j. Pom
| drum, Misses Eunice Campbell, Belle
Bradford, GcnCYicve EagOn, Helen Clark,
I.eta Clark. Minnie Fallon and Agnes
Canon. The affair was given an Easter
gown ovation-fashiun turning out with
zest after the grayness of the penl-
tential season,
The costume concert given by
Miss Jessie Jerome Bartlett. az,
sisted by Miss Corinne Angel
Miss Annie Lee Rodgers and
Mr. Albert Toole, on Thursday
night. at Phoenix hall was pronounced
for its representative attendance and
artistic program. Miss Bartlett ere
ated sensation in the Yodcl Song
made famous by Marie Jansen, and
looked very picturesque as Rosalnd
She did the Spanish dance from Car
men with marltod verve, and smoked
her cigarette with the nonchalancc OF
senortta born. Miss Angels rendi-
tlon Of "FallSn" was an especially
| pretty htHht p'Nbult hNN Il''VNloNs
number, and the recital N Miss Rodg-
ers from "Ouida" drew forth the rapt
attention and applause Of the audience
Mr.. Toolc's makeup Of Orlando was an
excellent bit Of work. In fact, the cos
tuning throughout would have put
to blush many professional company
Following Is the program:
| overture
Fellnn's Gong from Mignon. Thomas
Miss Bnrtlett
scenes from "FaIkn'' Chassaign,
Mics Cnrinno ANGEL
cro,d Air. from Nida verd
Misq partlett,
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