The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05
LEAP-1EhR COTlLLION,

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ME- ana Mrs. NJ. T. Jones gave n very
beautiful cotillion party In honor Of moi.
daughter Atiss Ioa,,.,, "
NJ, 'N"'i'otc Jones' ana Miss
wary Masterson, Friday night at their
| elegant residence. l2i5 Main street Thor.
| is no house In the c,tv ho,,o, n,s,,..,
- ia WIS ci'S better adapted for
| "Vu'"i icuurehehts than this. the rooms
and halls being large and lofty and fin
| ished with much slili an, 80, -,
| .,, -, . an" '"Ste' southern
sii'''aN "reathed the balustcr of the stair
| way and was judiciousy used ovcr win
| dows and doors while i,s o,.o,t
dai,,, ra,,, "'' i,s eAo.'c ana
""''s h""esahe gave additional grace
| and delicacy to mirrors and mantels. The
| favors for one npure of III. oo,tn,o,, -
large halls ~, 81. Wv .o'"'ion wore
us '"''' VI punk ART paper and they
were hung by long, narrow ribbons on
| the curtains in the salon win vars, NO,
| ty effect The Other fnvors ,.stat, 49, ,,
| - i"e otheI laNors, Whlch were
| artistlc ana handsome, were arranged on
the mantel and a table beneath II IN tho
same room. The salon. the larre narior
opposite and the broad hail hetusep P" "e .o1
cleared for dancing and i'i rnve room, "9nc
about thirty couplrs III" INC ,i,s, rom G,,r io,
the cotillion was over by IL o'cioclt when
| small tables were set II; ~, iitra, VIII ii
and dining room. and amickiv '" sGnp lea
| with "A dellcions s,,nnar jpiS,ash "i','le ,
was served in imtatlon cse Sbi,s cream an,
pale green cream and white shells har
decorations. Leap year was dtIlv Oh
and it was amusing to watch the men
! eeated demurelv aionp Tho vale ,,a,,tn,
! for an invitation to dance, while the vouns
| ladies. with ewes twinkline m@rrilv w"mi1
| dance with each othcr ali arni,nd 10
| rooms in most tantaiizine foshjnn NJ
i, L. Rushmore led the coIillon Inn in which
some new and pretty figures We're miro.
| duced Miss Jones looked yerv stvIish IN
an, fun q, skirt Of rose pink heavy corded
| velvet trimmed with white lace. Miss
| Mary Masterson looked a veritablc rose
bud girl in n pink silk. trimmed about
the neck and shoulders with naturoI vio.
let's The debutantcs this season affect
flowers a good deal which Is certainly In
heir dnurht , and s snu-i n,.s S' WIN,
Mrs. ]. q. Locke. We're very attentive ana
cordial towards their guests, About mid
t.sm' hasten y. u. h"oks' ~, aroused
down stairs, greatly to the delight Of The
ladies and to his own wonderment. while
ms grandparents regarded MIN with ad-
,i' mi s'niacs o,ners presen, were c9lo-
~, =, an W. D. oo,',s, M, an. sls'
wor,h Wr and Mrs r. NJ yinstead NJ.
W oi'n MI an Misi ~ NJ, w i'I H, MI
ailu MtS. 81 i"shntu' M, aug MIS-. w. j.
,1 ~, ~, o. We y,nnii VIZ,
ME- Ella Srbnidf Mics Iuhhoclt Mis-
McheeTvr' MIS-, LUZ mui - Niiss ,ny
lor OF w aco' Mtss 'owIut u' NJ an,' a Aiss
1rrss i'lCc y. ga" $3.50 auh s''' r, as
GEMS Oh nv, NY 'ctl,,rS,, N''9s ~
tIeVeiand, MISS MAMIE l-uppoch
lor, Miss Lula Bryan, Miss Polly
hnstim iriss pnsbmoTe Miss burton.
Miss Clara Taylor. Miss ella Wiggin, Miss
Elinor Cleveland; JUG" Mn Hs, i,o nr'
Mucg,re parEs =. X birmingham. A. g.
Iockr1li nuse"d N' nnfr,ar perIS,nsoSn'
s r. McIlhennv. s o. Moves, ID. Holt,
l. A. Miller. j. j. Atkinson, j, Mcl.ciiahn,
J, V. Tagkanerry, W., ~ " n 10 Iorcs nf
Moyia Eaipene Hudson. r. w Scott, O.
G. Drew, Jr., s. n. Meyer, VIM. Lubbock
and Tuston,
rho ladies of the First Baptist church.
,,anr ,ho nusn,cos of the Hadley Effort
sac,e,v ,avo delightful reception to
sooie's' So No ,,r, n 1.amkin
their pastors we Mrs' -, =, i I'',,',nn'
~ io,n bcr husband. who has been some
70 'o'r ne' nf ,he church. There was
ilne p attendance Of the church and con-
gregation and several s ,he nss,iers The
DR., Rankin was among he e'', rncention was |
held, was most tasteiuily uecoIauS1' WI" d
Southern smilaN ana mowers, anq VA
licious luncheon was serNeuu aic n,,ontad al
corners. After this an imprornp.nu ~
gramme was presented anu cu m i, -, |
much pleased WIN the pastors wife and
with increased rcsard LOT '"o
,r,,o,.o 10 n marked and gratifying in
- Ia ,ho number of receptions over
49,, Tran twice the number
Nc 49, ,,o,',,,, ono, house this year. |
W '"u ,,, I'll
We VIII DeSil with
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NEl'HAb'hioop W. re- -.
Several married ladies of that charming |
cir,,e Of friends living between LaBranch |
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