The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-27

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much as cents for each blossom In It's
rarest variety during the holidays a bunch
Of 200 will be the smallest. and there Will
be as many as thousand in some uf the
great clusters sent home 10 New York
women this year Among the floral novel;
ties for this Christmas are s,aleas in full
bloom, the pots being oTnamsnted with
crepe rsper and tied with ribbon. Scotch
heather bushes are also handsomely dec
GRATED with ribbon and make a pretty APP
pearance.
The Lyceun continues TO grow In a quiet
way. and the great good Il is accomplish
ing is perceptibly felt throughout this city,
which, as far as the public is concerned, 10
library poor.
Under the management Of Mrs. Margaret
II. Foster, the association was able to add
the following new books this month:
When Nalmoud Came to Pontiac" By
Gilbert Parker.
lion. Peter Stirling" Paul Leicester
Ford.
King Noanett," L. J. stinson.
March Hares" ana "Damnation OF
Theron Ware" Harold Frederic.
Frances Waldeaux," Rebeeca Harding
Davis.
"one Who Looked On" +. r. Montresor
Kate Carnegie" Ian MAclaren-
Limitations" Z. F. Benson.
In the First Person" Marie Louise Pool
al the magazines for the month may be
found.
The library is well supplied with the
older classics and many shelves are fitted
with official reports OF congress and un-
biased histories OF the late war. The
United States uses the Lyceum as a re-
rository for duplicates Of many of its Of
fetal reports AMI. 10 the student of civics
and history, they prove invaluable.
The Misses Taylor and Miss Fowler will
80 to Galveston to receive on New Year
with Miss Gresham.
On Thursday Miss watoon closed her
school with Morning With Whittier"
~ hen the following programme was rem
dered:
Sketch OF his Readings, Grace Dennis.
Sketch OF his verses. Nellie Lee
Winters characteristics, Robbie Crank
In School Days" recitation, Salle Sew
all
Indian Life and Traditions. Mary Nc
Asian.
Friends" Lucy lombard
The Barefoot Boy" Mary McAshan
Harvesting Scenes Of Longfellow. lrv- |
Ing and Whittier" Sallie Sewall, Orriene |
Fuller and Ethel Ford
Winters Love for Children Jennie |
Crank.
Pictures OF Fair Women" Catherine |
AYES. Clare Robinson and Mamie Bolts
paper on His Religion. Lucy lombard.
The TWO Angels" recitation. orriene
Fuller.
Mrs. William Henry Crank has Tor her
at home days the first and second Tues
days Of every month.
Miss orriene Fuller has is. ed cards for
a na7shmallow toas, on Tues,.ay, Decen-
Ter %, a, her home IN Oak Lawn
TIE Houston Post has issued cards for
elmer to be given 10 its employees at Mon
;eiiore hall, Wednesday. December 30.
owing TO the death Of Mr.. William Brady.
brother OF the late Colonel John 7 Brady.
Mrs John r Brady and her neioes. Mrs.
Seth Elliott Tracy and Miss Clara Brady
will not receive with Mrs. T. c.
Dunn. as was intended.
The Ladies' Parish association will have
thdr annual election on the first Monday
e., ror,arv ot their rooms in tbe pnrish
te,,se ~ tho fofio0ing thursday fba
-, 10 ,bCir ,,s,,.1 recer,ion IN tho
,r-,-ro,'s,,o, Of Chris church
'e"''N- -
The tea room OF the ladies OF the shelter
ing Arms continues to prosper. The room
vas 49, N 40
i-a' "'i' ''V' ~"
."
Monday, Mrs. Jesse a. 3ryah' luesuay'
Mrs Horace Reese; Wednesday Mrs. Mary
and Mrs ~ R Robertson; saturday, Mrs.
s. Tracy.
On h"huay heN' me un.ies VI tne .ouil' WI
,l,,es4ay Mrs u r Weems and Mrs pres
leg X Ewing will prepare and serve the
menu. On Wednesday Mrs. l.. 4. Noyes
and Mrs. o. r Holt viii be the hostesses,
On Thursday Mrs. a. e. Taner will pre-
on Tuesday. Mrs. Weems and Mrs. Ew-
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