The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-15
THE POLITE WORLD


The notable event Of the weeks enter
tainments was the charming affair given
last night by Mrs. S. G.. Hubbell at her
spacious home on Boyle Heights, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonso Wigmore as
guests of honor. The decorations were
exceedingly lovely, wealth and variety
of flowers being distributed through the
rooms with artistic discrimination. In
the drawing room the eye was confronted
by a blaze of color, pink and red peoples
stood about in bowls. gladiolis bright
ened the mantel; in one corner was
gorgeous cluster Of amarylis and cab
met to one side of the room was almost
completely covered with sweet peas.
Long stalks of bamboo faced the hallway
with here and there groupings OF gladt-
oils and st. Joseph lilies. The punch
room was brilliant with yellow. and
most effective with yellow columbine.
lilies of the same color and scotch hea-
Their. Much artistic skill was displayed
in the dining room Long branches,
heavy with the burden OF La Marque
roses trailed over the mantel casing and
banked on the shelf was pink begonia
with soft finish of ferns. The room
was presided over by Mines. E. Il. Mil
lar Van Mugs and Brainard. On the
small table, from which the tempting
supper was served, were clusters or pink
and red peoples and pink shaded can
dies The guessing of conundrums con-
were in the form of booklets. the artistic
covers being of cocoa fibre of a delicate
chocolate shade with the hostess mono
gram in large letters of green and gold.
Small pencils were attached with green
silk cord. They were the handiwork Of
Mrs. Annie Bancroft. The ladies first
prize was a cut-glass bowl, the second
silver sewing chatelaine. The highest
score for the gentlemen won cut-glass
inkstand and the second Silver-mount-
two PC
J. S. Owens sang in charming manner.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. A. Wig
more, Mr.. and Mrs. I. n. Van Nuys, Mr.
and Mrs. Ezra T. Stimson. Judge and
Mrs r. NJ. Widney, Mr.. and Mrs. e: b.
Millar, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. c. Klokke, Mr..
and Mrs. j. F. Morton, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Prayer Dr. and Mrs. w. w Ross. Mr..
and Mrs. A. b. Workman, MIS-. John f.
Platter. Mrs. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. n. w.
Vail Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Wigmore, MT.
and Mrs. w S. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
H. F. Peck, DR. and Mrs. MCGOWAN Mr.
and Mrs Chandler, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Hall, DR.. and Mrs. H. G. Brainard, Mr..
and Mrs S. B. Caswell, Mr.. and Mrs. n.
Jevne, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Howes, Dr.
and Mrs ]. s. Owens Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Fairchild. Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Sanderson. Major
Truman, Miss Truman, General Sherman,
Fl. X. Hall, Miss Vail. Mr.. and Mrs: Lar
rabee. Mr. and Mrs. Modini Wood, MIR.
and Mrs, H. Jevne, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.
Francis, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. .Bonsall,
DR.. and Mrs. Jauch, Mrs. L. c. Goodwin,
Mrs. Perry. DR.. and Mrs. Chichester. MT
and Mrs. o. T. johnson. Mr.. Felix Not
man, Miss Kate Spence, Harry Wyman.
StockweiI-Conn Nuptisis
A very pretty wedding occurred last
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs A.
| c. Conner, when their daughter. Miss
MYRTLE Conner, was married to John
| Crosby Stockwell. Rev. Mr.. Mills Of
| Glendale officiated. The house was
| beautifully decorated for the occasion
with a profusion of flowers. In the hall
| the balustrade was converted into a
| mass of white flowers. sweet peas were
| lavishly distributed through the draw
| ing room, with graceful finish of vines
| that were caught at intervals over the
wall. The large folding door was
| framed in ivy, picked out with scarlet
! flowers, and pendent from the center
was a large basket of white roses. Inc
back room was adorned with red now
ers that were arranged on the mantel
| and concealed the fireplace.
At o'clock the wedding march. rem
dered by Miss Richie, announced the
young couple, who stood under the arch
of green during the ceremony.
| The bride was gowned in handsome
white silk, the skirt being walking
| length The high-necked bodice was
finished with a broad fiounce Of lace
that extended across the back and fell
| over the shoulders. The hand bouquet
| was of white carnations and maiden
hair fern held by white satin ribbon, the
ends falling to the end of the skirt.
The wedding supper was enjoyed out
of doors under a canopy of canvas that
was made effective with palms, vines
and Japanese lanterns There was a
quantity of presents that testified to
the high esteem in which the bride and
| groom are held.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stockwell took posses
sion of their home on Darwin and ST.
ohel streets last night. and after June
LIST will be at home to their friends.
Daiton.Dee Wedding
Miss Emma Dee and Harold Dalton