The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-29
IHE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Chronicling Of a Very Few Events OF
a0uiet Week.
EVERYBODY OBSERVING LENT
But for the Cooking School There would
Hsye Been but Little Divcrsion-A
Few Teas and Weddings
Personal Paragraphs.


Lent. with all its church exactments,
and a great many of those intellectual
diversions which are fashionable nee
essarily puts u quietuS on even an
attempt at social pleasure. The quiet
ness does not appear to be unWelcome
TO a host of young and old persons,
who, during and after the holidays,
were kept going at such lively pace
that the more restful occupations Oh
the present season are received with
pleasure.
Mrs. T.. p. Kingsbury and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. ii. +. Simpson, gave delight
ful tea yesterday at the formers nome
corner of Monroe avenue ana OilVe
street. 1t was "A pink and white aifair'
the necessary effect in the dining room
being given by the artistic use ol
tulips and ferns and palms. The DINER
rooms We're tastily arranged WIN CUT
flowers and green plants. Mrs. II. W.
Eingsbury, Mrs. II. II. Watkins, Mrs. r.
l.. Hitchcock. Mrs. II. a. Kingsbury
and Mrs. +. II. I<ingsbury We're about
the rooms and assisted in entertaining.
Mrs. James Archibald and Mrs. L. -.
Simpson presided at the taDle III tle
dining room and We're aided by MISS
Flora Matthews, the Misses kih%SputE
and Miss Simpson. At the frappe taDle
were MISS Elizabeth Howell and MISS
Lizzie Hitchcock. The number of call
ers was exceptionally large and includ-
ed the following from out OF town: MISS
Hudson, of Paterson; Miss Bradley, OF
Newburg; Mrs. Burr and Mrs. w liiS
Manville, of Carbondale; Miss Louise
Jessup, of, Montrose; Mrs. Charles fer-
rim, Mrs. Eummell and MISS Holcoiilpe:
of Pittston. and Miss Noorhes' OF
Brooklyn, N. Y.
"Wednesday was a day of weddings.
Among the marriages on that day were
the following: Miss Margaret Rogers
OF South nyC,, Park avenue to II. y.
Jones. of Adams avenue; Miss Sadie
w. Erballg, of the West Side, To
Henry j. Fraley. of Archbald; Miss
Gwennie Williams. Of Sugar Notch. To
David A. Jones, OF Warrior Kun; MISS
Emma Xeigler, to jacob WalH; Mrs.
Rachel Rosenfeld to- Samuel l.. Gold
stein. of Binghamton: Miss Flora
Driesen TO Jacob Alexander, of London.
The marriage of Miss Haydee Levy
to Louis Oettinger next Tuesday even
irg will be the foremost social event or
the week The ceremony will take
place at o'clock at the Bicycle Gun
house and will be solemniZed by Rabbi
j FeutTllCUt. Az Gov tllt otii5 pN'liN -
reception will be held.
Misses Rose and Millie Wormser en-
tertained u number of their frienuS
Thursday evening with progressive
euchre party at their home on rem
avenue, in honor of their guest. MISS
Flo Simon, of Lock Haven. There were
about forty present. The first prize Tor
ladies' was won by Miss Birdie Oettln-
,r baltimore. the second. by Miss
Bessie Well, of Plymouth. The first
prize for gentlemen was won by Mr.. "A.
b. I.ustwig, of New York: and the Sec
ond prize. by Mr.. Harry Livingstone, or
Wilkes Barre. Others from out or
town present We're Mr.. J. Solomon, OF
New York, and Mr.. Isaac Singer, of
Carbondale.
The Misses Colbert, of South Wash
ington avenue, gave a progressive
euchre party Wednesday night for Miss
Lena Gelbert. OF Honesdale, formerly
OF this city. Those present Were: Mr..
and Mrs G.. S. Gelbert, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Colbert, Miss Lena Colbert, of
Honesdale; Misses Kennedy, Mates,
Emma, Lizzie and Theresa Colbert,
Messrs. j.. II. Shiffer, Charles Crotha-
mel, Charles Farnham, w. a. Raub,
+. w. Zizelman and Fred Gelbert.
The cooking school occupied the at
tention of as many as go ladies, young
and old, each afternoon of the present
week.
Miss Margaret Gould was surprised
Mt the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
A. X. Gould, of Clay avenue, Wednes-
day night by IL party of her friends,
who, with Miss Gould. participated in
the Cinderella dance in Dunmore last
week. Those present Were: Misses
Anna. Marie and May Oliver. Marie
y Bronson, Martha Matthews. May Kelly,
Agnes Morgan, Mabel Christ, Patter-
son and CowleS and MeSsrs. Il. NJ.
Adams, Chamberlain, Smith, Carly,
Urban and Robert and William Gould.
The Excelsior club, the most exclu-
sive, Jewish social organization in the
city, held o. social Wednesday night in
the club rooms on Wyoming avenue.
The music was by Bauer's orchestra.
Among the out-Of-tOwn guests We're:
Miss Oettinger, of Baltimore, Nd: Miss
SimOns, Lock Haven; Mr.. Frederick
Moses. Carbondale, and Mr.. Lustig, of
New York.
Mrs. Rorer was the most conspicuous
guest at Il very small and informal
chafing-dish party Thursday night at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. StOrrs,
on Jefferson avenue.
Miss Eva Brown gave party on
Thursday evening to a select company
of her young friends at her home on
Capouse avenue.
Sir knights II. Frank Penman. a. ].
Colborn, jr., A. II. Holmes and Frank
Moir We're at Easton Thursday night
as guests of Hugh de Payne command
cry, No. 10, and they witnessed the de-
gree of the Knights of Malta conferred
at a special conclave held.
"A surprise party was rendered Miss
Melta Kresky Wednesday afternoon at
her home on Franklin avenue. Those
present Were: Lizzie Rose, Beulah
Bogert, Anna Compton, May Weed,
Anna, George and Mary Frampton,
Mary and Bessie Gadwood. Ruth. Eva
and Eliza Kresky. Howard Rothermel
Charles and Clark Davis.
The following attended birthday
party given at the home of w. II.
Evans, in Richmont Park, Thursday
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Arner
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke, Mrs. Berry. Mr. and
Mrs. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Rodeman,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fluke, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gays, Mr.. and Mrs. Sloat, Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Fidiam. the Misses
Richmond, Augusta Morgan, Anna
Luke. Messrs. Butt Herbert. George
Powell, p. II. Eldred, Master Fidiam.
Thursday evening a party was given
Tor Wilmer Hoffman at his home on