The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-11

Early October days are usually the dog
days in society, as that season is the in
terim during which social leaders are
husily engaged in arranging for the gay
winter season. and also the time for the
formation of card and literary clubs.
which are the medium for passing many
{ delightful evening that would otherwise
pass stupidity along. The charming
weather that prevailed during the greater
portion of the past week gave the gentier
sex an excellent opportunity TO do their
fall shopping. and TO return duty calls
that had lapsed through the summer. The
initial meeting of the Wednesday Card
Club was held at the beautiful. Leary
home on Madison street. between Second
and Third avenues, and was most
suspicious opening. Several luncheons
and outing parties on the Sound took up
the days. the nights being given over to
small thea,er parties.
Last Friday proved the finest OF all the
outing days enjoyed by the Seattle Art
League and School OF Design during the
season. Other days had been as warm
and sunny, but not so clear. From the
hilltop at the corner of Seventh avenue
and Jefferson street, opposite the court
house the view was one of the grandest
upon which mortal eye ever gazed Tow
blue cloId-fiaked Olympics, while upon
the southern horizon was based that
heaven invading monument Mount Rain
Ter. glowing in iridescent spiendor and
snow-crowned solemnity and grandeur
Nearer by stretched the siivered waters of
the Sound, dotted with white-winged
fleets sailing hither and yon- A gem in
this setting was the vine-coverad cottage
which the sketching party had gathered
TO transfer TO their pots, tablets or can
vas. which was done with a success UNI
surpassed by that attending any of the
numerous outings thus far enjoyed by
sketching parties Of the league. This
party included Mrs. F. b. Upton, Mrs. j.
W. Goodwin. Mrs. ID. A Galley, Mrs. ).
r. Chapman, Mrs W. f. Morrison. AIRS.
F. II. Mossman. Mrs. q. n. Miller and
Mr.. r. q. Mcclellan. The lecture on
Tuesday evening Will be on "Phrenology
and Physiognomy," with blackboard IL
Illustrations of character, caricature and
the expression of sentiment and motion.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. W. II. II.
Green held a most charming reunion at
her hospitablc home, the occasion for
which, as she had put on her visiting card,
being ''Une heure de Francois" This hour
OF French was made particularly pleas
ant by the reading of selections from No
liere and La Fontaine by Mrs. A. B. AL
u.
inaugurated this reading as the avant
courier OF many more pleasant hours.
when only French shall be spoken as a
preparation for the pleasure of visit to
Paris in 1900
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Stimson. Miss Beth
Waldron Miss Helen Fairfax McNaught.
Mr.. Orrin Rank and Mr.. Frank Freder-
lex returned on Sunday night from their
wheeling trip 10 Olympia. They report
having had a delightful time at the COM
ing out ball of Miss Bowen at the Hotel
Olympia on Saturday night.
Mrs. F. NJ Conn entertained few of
her friends Wednesday afternoon. Bou-
quets of roses and garlands of smilax
were used as decorations. the roses being
unusually beautiful fo- this season OF the
year. Mrs. r. Il. Corey. Mrs. w. L. Gaz-
zam and Mrs. Benjamin Hazeltine assist
ed Mrs. Conn In receiving.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ 3. Augustine gave a
whist party Friday evening. entertaining
thirty friends. First prizes were won by
Mrs. ". II. White and DR.. $. w. Bragdon,
second by Mrs E. W. Price and Mr.. s.
Aronson. and consolation by Mrs. j. II.
Perkins and MI. F. NJ. Conn.
Miss Anne Turner. one of Seattle's most
popular young society ladies'. left on
Thursday night for New York where she
will pass the winter with her grand
mother A number OF friends were at the
depot to bid Miss Turner farewell.
Mrs. Horace c.. Henry entertained at
dinner Thursday night Mr.. and Mrs. Mag
nus OF New York and Mr.. +. F.
Sweeney. After dinner the company went
to Town Topics" at the Third Avenue
tho alter.
Mr.. w A. Underwood. Miss Underwood,
Miss Virginia Underwood. Miss Tilton and
Mr. q. c. Barnum left Seattle on Tues
day night in Mr.. Underwood's private car
for New York.
Miss Folsom returned on the steamer
City OF Puehia Sunday morning from her
two months visit with friends in Santa
Barbara and san Francisco.
Miss Semple and Miss Ethel Semple re-
tu-red on Thursday from their lengthy
visit in Annapolis. Baltimore. St. Louis
and San Francisco
The Aggie. with Mr. ard Mrs. Magnus.
| Miss Hubbard and Mr.. Ed Sweeney.
| cruisel shout the bay yesterday afternoon
for several hours
Mrs T. II Osgood entertained a party
/ OF Tacoma society people and Miss Furth
| at the Country Club yesterday.
/ Miss Judith Hughes accompanied by her
/ cousin. Mrs Miller. OF San Francisco. ar
rived ffon san Francisco the early part
/ OF last week