The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-22

Lsaten days are much more soctAhle
than those which are 30 crowded with
brilliant functions to which everybody in
the swim is invited and the Interchange of
coarsssies Is painfully formal With the
social right about face intimate and
congen.al friends find time TO meet fnfor-
nsaily and enjoy genuinely happy hours.
unheeded OF the world and its pry.ng re-
corder. Dame Grundy- In this region
season of card parties Is on. and many
artistic prizes are being won by the scien-
ttfic and lucky players. In the East. n
addition to the restful pleasures. the So
Getty bellies and matgons are turning many
OF their social hours TO times Of Industry.
and are to show tangible results by the
time Easter marks the spring days. A
competent woman In employed 20 prepare
work, and congenial lotteries meet and
make garments that are TO be the Easter
offerings for chsldreu's hospitals. A social
cup Of tea follows the labor for charity.
With the revival of all things of the
days agone. from the nounces and frilis
and The POWERED silks 20 real old-fashloned
candles. comes the surprise party. In all
sections IL Is in evidence, from the sub
urbs where the lads and lsssies gather
at . neighbours house and tramp along the
road until they rsaA the vire-ciad cot, to
tbs town house The unexpected socially
Ia usually the most enjoyable. and as hos
for variety, they have adopted, with rel
ish. this easy and informal way OF punct-
uating social morotony.
On wednesday evening. the 18th inst.
Mr.. Dick Hrud and Mr.. Carl z. Rasmus
were entertained al dinner at the Column
bia street club. the following gentlemen
sitting down: Mr.. DICK Hrrd. Mr.. Carl
f. Rasmns. Mr.. Harry Meserve. Mr..
George Hurd. Mr.. c. VI. Austin. DIR. F. S.
Palmer. Mr.. George kitiinger and Mr.. Will
lam b. Goodwin. In the evening the follow
ing were invited 10 meet Mr.. Hurd and
Mr. Rasmus: Mr.. A. j. Ballet. Mr.. Z. w.
Andrews. Mr.. Herman Chaplin. Mr. W. A
Peters. Mr.. E. b. Downing. Mr.. Bernard
Pelly Mr.. josiah Collins and Mr.. George
Folsom. Refreshments were served during
The evening and general good fellowship
reigned. Mr.. Dick Hurd. who formerly
lived in Seattle. is an exceedingly popular
fellow and his many friends enjoyed his
visit.
Miss Nevara Kautx charmlngly enter
tained q number of the younger set at
dinner on Friday evening. The diniud
room was artistically decorated and the
table prettily arranged. Those present
were: Miss Helen Fairfax Mcknight. Miss
ESaine HsRford. Miss Ann Turner. Miss
Spencer. efiss Kellogx Mr.. Charles Turner.
Mr.. orrin Rank. Mr.. Charles Wurtelle.
Mr. Ernest Wurtelle, Mr.. James Murray
and Mr. Mccullough.
Society turned out well TO the perform
snces Of the Tavary grand opera company
last week. On Tuesday night Mrs. ]. y.
Lowman entertained Mr. and Mrs. f. A.
Strout ard Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bell in her
box, and on Wednesday night Miss Emery,
Miss Underwood. Miss Murray. Mrs. r G.
washburn, Mr.. John Savage Mr.. Law
rence Spear and Mr.. and Mrs. Lowman
occupied the Lowrsn box At the Car
men matinee on Wednesday Mrs. James
u Hoge r., entertained the following at n
box party: Mrs. Lownsn. Miss Under
wood, Miss F'urth and Miss Emery. Theirs
wero also a number OF small parties in
the pzrqust during the season.
The young ladies who have been enter
tanned by tie Cotilllon Club during the
winter are making arrangements to give a
return party. which will be a bal poudre.
soon after Easter. II Is a foregone con-
elusion that the affair win be elaborate.
and to insure success the promoters have
interested the following weli-known- lead
ers in the venture: Mrs. A. E. MacCulsky.
Mrs. Charles Power. Mrs. George kittin-
ger and Mrs r. A. Strout.
The French Club met with Miss Mary
Struve yesterday and spent an instructive
and pleasant afternoon. The following
members were present; Mrs. Joseph F..
NcNaught Mrs. ]. n. Lowman. Mrs. Ten
ny. Miss Hopkins. Mrs. A. z. MacCulsky.
Miss Emery and Miss Murray.
Mrs NJ F. Bsckus entertained infor-
mally forty lady friends at luncheon on
Thursday afternoon.
Mss Ann Turner gave a theater party
AT the Third Avenue theater last night TO
several friends.
Miss Furth and Miss Sidonia Furth en-
tcrteined the following guests at the
Furth home on Ninth street az Welsh
rarceit party on Tuesday night after the
performance OF "CavalleriA Rusticana: -
Miss Struve. Miss Murray. Mrs. George B.
KittinSer Mr.. Savage, Mr. F X Strive.
Mr.. James Murray and Mr. George Y. Kilt
finger
Mr.. Ed Sweeney gave n tomale party at
Mrs Kautz's on Thursday evening to Mr..
and Mrs. J. p. MacDougsll, Mrs Ksutz.
Miss Kautx. Miss Murray. Miss Relfe. Mr..
wnl Kennedy. Mr. Lester Turner, Mr..
Spear ana Or. Schoenlc
At the Carmen matinee on ThursS ay
Miss Morgan entertained Miss Helen Fair
fax AfcSausht. Miss Reife. Miss Clark and
MISS waldrcn. Mrs. Morgan ahaperoned
the party.