St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-05
IN SOCIETY CIRCLES.

The past week has been much gayer one
| socially than was Christmas week. both in the
| older ard younger society, circles. New Year s
week was pleasantly opened Monday by Mrs.
| Theodore SchuFmeier'S charming reception
and afternoon tea. Mesdames Squires, Fos-
| ter, Furness, riscoll, Dorr, Gilbert, Eaton,
Adams. Lindeke, Thompson, and Misses Hill,
| Sturgis and Taylor assisted Mrs. Schumacher
| in receiving. The spacious apartments were
| handsomely decorated with Christmas greens,
holly and chrysanthemums. The younger
! members of society were also received, their
| hours being from to T. Mrs. Hill and Mrs.
| Adams presided in the dining room, Mrs.
| Squlres presided in the coffee room, and Mrs.
Scott poured tea. Claude Madden of Min
| neapolis, furnished music during the evening.
Monday evening was the occasion OF a
pretty dancing party at the home of Col. w.
p. Clough on Summit avenue, where the
| Misses Clough and Rogers entertained a
large number of their young friends. "A gay
| round of numbers danced to music fur
| nlshed by Seibert's orchestra.
| most original and charming affair was
| given Wednesday evening at Lifts hall by a
large number Of the young society women:
In which seventy-fve couples participated.
The young women were charming in their
quaint colonial gowns and coiffures,
and additional charm was added by
artistic designs. The favors were
in red white and blue and the decorations
were Messrs.a and Mesdames Theodore l..
Schurmeer, George B. Young, w. R. Mer-
Ram, Cutler, Flandrau, Morton and Mes
danes Bum and Furness. The committee on
floor management comprised Mrs. Luther
Newport, Mrs. Robert Rantoul and the Miss
es Newport, Hill, Finch, Tarbox, Fauntle-
roy, Spaulding, Sturgis and Taylor.
New Years day the revival of an old
custom, but in a somewhat newer light does
1t now make its appearance. The custom re-
ferred to is that of receiving ones friends
entertained. One Of the prettiest affairs was
the buffet breakfast given by Mr.. and Mrs. T.
B. Scott at their residence on Summit ave-
nue.. The handsome apartments were effec-
lively decorated with Christmas green's,
frightened with occasional dashes of red. The
dining room was done in pink, deicately
decoration. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott were assisted
in receiving by Mesdames w. r. Merriam,
]. W. Merriam, Hersey, Roscoe Hersey,
Finch, George r. Finch Tucker, Stone,
Schufeldt, Schurmeier, and Messrs. Hill, Bass,
Cook, Finch, Sturgis and TarboX
A pretty dinner party was given Wednes-
day evening in the parlors OF the Aberdeen
by DR.. and Mrs, Hutchinson for Bishop and
Mrs. Gilbert. The table was beautifully and
artistically adorned with ferns and hyacinths,
green and white being the prevailing colors:
green and white and at either end were
punches of hyacnths and ferns At the plate
of each woman was a souvenir of La France
roses, while buttonieres marked the places
of the men. Covers were laid for Bishop and
Mrs. Gilbert, Judge and Mrs. Flandrau, Judge
and Mrs Sanborn, Dr.: and Mrs: John Wright,
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Drscoll, Mrs. Bar
rows, of Chicago; Mrs. Ansel Oppenheim,
Judge Mitchell and Judge Nelson.
After the New Years day festivities So
ly the latter part of the week was much
quieter socially than was the early part. How
the younger set. Thursday evening Miss Bes-
sic Winters gave very pleasant informal
dancing party at her home, 415 Summit ave
nue. The party was given for her friend,
Wh iS har
holiday vacation at home. Seventy of the
more youthful members of society were pres
ent and danced a, merry prosramme of four
teen numbers. The rooms were prettiy dec
GRATED with palms and smilaX. During the
evening light luncheon was served.
The week was closed by two, teas, dinner
and tea was given Friday afternoon by Mrs.
Stephen Gardner of Portland avenue, 200
guest guests being Ing entertained during the after
4. W. Gardner, Bean, J. ]. Rhodes, w.
Cathie, Mairs ]. c. Morton, schadle ].
sS0qhal 81 A. A A. White Mrs HoTss and Mrs
Chicago, and the Misses Brown, Rhodes,
Southall and White.
A pleasant dinner party was also given at
the Albion Wednesday evening by Messrs.
Shepard and Hobart. Those present were
Misses Finch Fauntleroy Sturgis, Tarbox.
Taylor, Miss Finch, of Milwaukee, and
Messrs. Armstrong, Hewitt Hill Butchin-
son and Mcpherson.
The Misses Undertake, of Arundel street,
gave reception Wednesday afternoon for
Mrs. Walter Cakes. Holly was the chief dec
grafton. In the receiving party were Mes
DANES Finch, Sherman, E. Horsey De For
est and the Misses Horn, Finch and Taylor
Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy Lyons, of Dayton ave-
nue., entertained at a dinner party Friday
evening. Covers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs
John Townsend, Miss Newport, Miss Sturgis
and Messrs. Beacon and Stone.
Francis B. Clarke gave an informal dinner
party Wednesday evening at the Aberdeen
for Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Morton. There
were present also Miss Marguerite Morton and
Master Egbert Clarke
An evening of dancing was given by the