The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-15

satisfactory, ard II canvas - eastern
ef4FS acre % b made y would ~ found
taa, there arr hundreds % vogss = u,ea At
present enjoying Tie PLEASURES OF caah life
WHO less tran year agp weuId have been
refused 8svi-t2nce. The Rainier club =
now and always has been the svsell club az
this town. IN fact il Is one % the few CT
gaai1atsofss Ia the csfy that has an air q
exclusive ssssS. From the time CT IT'S
birth. the r3uh membership has seen HIN
tied TO men VITO are entitled 20 associate
themselves wiki such al organization
FOR some tine past there has been fall
IEE Of Of members The peculiar con-
oitton or The money market Tor several
years past WAS largely responsible. Then
came tina klondike jubilee and ex-CsoveF-
nor AcGra~ ard a half dozen or more
members left for the north. Others are
preparing TO- and as Il resagt che clue nnds
iIsef without as many members as IL nee
essary TO keep The club In It's present ex-
csilen1 condition. A. recent gneesiug a
decision VAS reached whereby TIE cluo will
increase its membership. During tl4e next
few months. j, is said. new members that
are taken in Will nos he comEs He'd 20 pay
the usual initiation fee, something ike
SO, IL = Ssid that under the new system
the club proposes TO add forty members 10
lis present isss. The cab has many atvau-
tagts over the other ciubs OF the city. and
10 great difficulty Ia Introducing new
blood 20 take the place Of that which Is
now running il the klonaike country.
A recognition party Is the latest thing
TO grow from the creative mind OF the
.sddist. Mrs. W. L. Benham gave 0ne az
the Queen Anne clubhouse Friday night
and society turned out as IL did 10 no
other affair during the week. The main
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drawing room and scattered over the floor
were Oriental rugs. Easy chairs and
couches graced the corners OF the drawing
and reception rooms. The Dc sorat.ons were
in white and gold On the decorated walls
We're photographs and sngrav.nss OF ia
nous painters. artists. actors and actresses,
statesmen and musicians. The guests
were called ON 10 recognize the faces. Mrs.
Columbus Tyler. Mrs. =. &. NJ. Miller Mr..
II. G. Colver and Mr.. II. +. Eacasus were
awarded prizes. the final result showing
that they were credited with the greatest
number Of recognitlons. United States
Senator and Mrs. John l.. Wilson were
among the guests. VINO numbered about
fifty. Society found genuine pleasure in
the AFFAIR. II was something out Of the
ordinary, The work of the faddist al
ways furnishes society With new things 10
think and talk about True, a fad does
not have long life. II ii did, society
would soon be very tired of X. But the
faddist can be depended upon 10 bring
about a host Of new things and as the
days come and 20 society drops one fad,
only TO take up another.
The sunset party which Mrs. ". H. II.
Green gave Wednesday evening for Miss
Laura Moore Turner. OF Winoua Miss.
who Is az present visiting In the city. the
guest Of Mrs. Green. was one of the pref
test affairs that took place IN this city
last week. II Is seldom that guests are so
charmingly entertained and that the ee-
ments work In such delightful harmony %
stamp an event with such perfect success.
II was shortly after 6 o clock when the
party left this city for Narrow, tho elegant
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. III. a Nohls across
Lake Washington. The half hours ride on
the steamer was very much enjoyed.
When Yarrow was reached. Mrs Green
and her guests were received by Mr.. and