The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04

Leonhauser. The patrcnesses whose
names will be announced later, will
number some twenty-five Of the most
prominent of Twin Cities matrons The
other committees are: Patronesses-W.
K. putnam, chairman; H. J. Castle and
Robert Hastings. Refreshments-Prof.
Denton, chairman, and w. B. Roberts.
Arrangements-H. H. Woodman, chair
man; w. c. Keys, J. Foster Smith, and
fred Huxley. Music and programme
H. Fl. Woodman, chairman; G. A. Fin
layson. The treasury Is in charge of
Fred G. Badly.
The reception given yesterday after
noon by Mrs. Marie Greve and daugh-
ter of Summit avenue, in honor of Mrs.
j. N. Rusk and Miss Rusk, wife and
daughter of the former secretary of
agriculture, was the most important
event of the week socially and one of
the most elaborate entertainments of
the opening season. The luxurious
house was beautifully decorated, q
novel arrangement being q table filed
with various fruits and fall foliage,
placed opposite the hall doors, in the
library. The purple Of the grapes with
the pale gold Of the bananas and the
deep red of the leaves, made a vivid
piece of coloring and was very pleas
Ing to the artistically inclined. This
thing In Washington society. In the
dining room, a large center table, pre-
sided over by Mrs. William Wallace
and Mrs. Edward H Ozmun was
covered with large American Beauty
roses and elegant glass ware and china.
Those receiving were: Mrs. Oppenheim,
Mrs. William Wallace, Miss Olive Gull
bertson. Mrs. Edward H. Ozmun and
Mrs and Miss Greve. Some Of the
costumes o1 q ha,- ia
Those of the women receiving merit
description. Mrs. Oppenheim was
charming in pale green silk, white null
and chiffon; Mrs. Wallace wore black
silk with jet trimmings; Mrs gilbert
son, rose silk and cream tulle; Mrs.
Greve, brown brocaded silk with white
Valenciennes lace front; Mrs Ozmun,
black velvet, rose silk and cream lace
trimmings, and Miss Greve, a charm
fngly simple white gown with wide
pink satin ribbons and black velvet.
Musical selections were given during
the afternoon by Master Greve OPP
| penheim. and Mrs. Potter. Of Mime
apOlis About one hundred guests were
present, among whom were: Mesdames
Russell Dorr. e. G. Mason. DR.. Shade,
G. G. De Coster, w. e. Bramhall, c. A.
Lindeke, Arnold Kalman, E. Gheen, C.
J. Backus, e. H. Constans, e. Mon
fort, w. Kenyon, Schulfeldt, Margaret
Muhlenbruch, Weyerhaeuser and
daughter, Mrs. Jewett, w. Peabody and
Mrs. f. Anderson. Misses Josephine
Kalman, Grace Flower, Grace Doran,
Lindeke, Constans, Mason, Nellie
| Saunders. and Misses Waters, Chute
and Bessie Chute, of Minneapolis.
Tiny little Chinese lanterns no bigger
| than an egg and each fitted with
taper to match furnished the motif for
a luncheon which the girl who gave 1t
called Lii Hung Chang affair" There
| were dozens of these little lanterns
| st1 ung across the table, while large
ones hung suspended from the chande-
| lier above. To be sure the progress of
the meal was interrupted occasionally
by the burning up of some of these
paper trifles, but that only added
little excitement to the occasion.
The girls of the freshman class of a
certain well-known Eastern college are
called ducks" to distinguish them
from the men, who are "freshies..
The old time fortune bag which hung
suspended from the ceiling and burst
when eventually struck by q stick in
the hands Of blindfolded person, let
ting it's prizes fall to the ground. il
being played in another way this wear.
The prize hangs In full view. but tbe
person who tries to get 1t is enyelopeti
In big paper bag himself,
The president OF the Rainy day club,