The herald., 1896-01-26
IN THE POLITE WORLD

The festivities of the week were con.
cluded by brilliant reception and sitter
ary leaves" given by Mrs. T. D. Stimson at
home on Figueroa street Friday afternoon
in honor of Mrs. Chas. Stimson of Seattle.
In every detail the affair was most enjoy
able and artistic. Pretty cards holding
puzzlng questions which were to be an
swered by the names of well-known
authors afforded much amusement and
interest to the guests. Mrs. Carlos Jones
received the first prize, a handsomely
bound book of Hiawatha. Mrs. Frank
Burnett won the second, selection from
Howells. The house was adorned with
most effective arrangements of potted
plants, softened by feathery bamboo,
smilax and pink and yellow carnations.
Baskets overflowing with pink carnations
were pendent from arches and reposed
on the side walls with adjuncts of
long streamers of pink ribbon which
produced an effect that was dainty and
charming. The large mirror in the draw
ing room was yelled with smilax, being
separated at the top by a pink bow from
which hung a basket of the fragrant pink
blossom. In a cosy little room off the
hall Mrs. Vosburgh and Miss Fannie Wills
presided over the refreshing punch bowl,
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placed in the hall. Two of the spacious
rooms were set aside for the serving of
tempting refreshments which were in
charge of Staten; one room was entered
through gay portiere of pink ribbons
which was in pleasing contrast to the other
where curtain of smiiaX divided the room
from the hall. Small baskets holding yell
low carnations. tied with delicate yellow rib
bon graced each of the small tables and the
same flowers were prettily arranged on the
mantel ;sthe second room was ornate with
pink carnations, and conspicuous every
where were graceful bows of ribbons. All
the rooms were finished with artistic fes-
toonings of smilax, and over all was the
soft glow of lights from the chandeliers.
Mrs. Stimson was assisted in receiving by
Mrs. Ezra Stimson, Mrs. Willard Stimson,
Mrs. Blinn and the guests of honor. Among
the guests were: Mines. Dean Mason,
Margaret Hughes, G. M. Severance, f. A.
Gibson, the Misses Fuller, Mines. T. M. G.
Marble, G. L. Strong, Mark B. Lewis. j. C.
Newton, l.. G. GOODMAN, A, l.. Lankershim,
Telfair Creighton, J. A. Osgood, L. c.
Easton, E. B. Millar, C. W. r. Foord, Ira
Q. Smith, NJ. S. Evans. A. S. Robbins. j.
III. Braly, H.G. Bundren, Chas. Ducommun,
W. W. Flagg, A. J. Howard. Miss Alma
Robinson, Miss Olga Gertrude Mark,
Mines. j. j. Mellus, B. C. Whiting, G. H.
Hall, j. M. Stewart, w. W. Ross, Miss
Baker. Mines. c. Z. Thorn, j. A. Anderson
]. f. Ellis, G. W. Pendleton, j. Bond Fran
cisco, Cornelius Cole Jauch, John Wig
more, S. S. Salisbury, Margaret Hobbs, G.
W. Blaisdell, Frank Burnett, j. Il. F. Peck,
]. S. Slauson, Ross Clark, Ed Silent, Sum-
ner P. Hunt, John Corson Haynes Miss
Bloomfield. Miss Cockins, Mines. M. S.
Mccormack, Mckinley, Willoughby, Rod
man, A. Crutcher, Boyle Workman. N. P.
Bailey. W. V. Newlin, A. Fixen, Taylor,
Ridgeway, j. c. Page, W. G. Kerckhoff,
Gilbert E. Overton, Aiken, Claverie, Miss
johnson, Mines. c. M. Baker, Felix C.
Howes, Misses Howes. Mines. Burke, Will
Teed. Henry Vanderleck, Kregelo, Orr
Harrelson, Victoria Harrell, E. T. Earl,
Butler, F. o. P. Posey, John OFF, W. L.
Graves, Jauna Neal, E. F. C. Klokke, J.
+. Francis, George Caswell, Walter Lind
ley. Mcclellan. Miss Mcclellan, w. W. Still
son. Dwight Whiting.