The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-09
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.


Miss Mary Josephine Wight will give a
piano recital after the holidays.
Mrs. Wallace Davis. of Cincinnati is Wis
iting Mrs. John W. Chapman, on Home av-
enue.
Miss Shipman has issued invitations for
tea Dec. 16 for Miss Holmes and Mrs.
Patton.
Mrs. w. H. Coleman and Mrs. c. H. Wood
will give tea tomorrow for Mrs Middle
ton, of Louisville.
Mr.. John N Baker, of Des Moines. for
merly of this city, who is here, will re-
turn home to-day
Mr.. and Mrs g. N warth entertained in
formally Tuesday evening for Mr.. j. N.
Baker, Of Des Moines.
Mrs. Defrees. of WASHINGTON, D. C., who
is visiting Mr. Morris DefreeS and fam
lily. will return home to-day.
Miss Ida Sweenie will give a song recital
at the residence of Mrs. Edward ScrOggy,
in Frankfort, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Anna j. Comstock will go to, Wash
ington, d. c. Wednesday, to spend the hol-
days with Miss Elizabeth Gapen.
Mrs. John H. Holiday will receive. in
formally this afternoon for her niece, Mrs.
George Burgess. There are no invitations.
Mrs. w. o. De Way entertained last night
for Mr.. and Mrs Henry Ismond and Mr..
and Mrs George L. Bradbury, all of Chi
cago.
Mrs. Rush Miller and Mrs Molsbaugh. of
Richmond, and Mrs. Lackey, of Cambridge
City, are visiting Mrs. r. b. f. PIERCE, at
the Delano.
Miss Adelaide Goetz will return from Vas
sar College Dec. Is. Mrs. Goetz will give a
card company for her daughter the follow
ing Wednesday.
The articles left in the art booth of the
Flower Mission fair will be for sale to-day
at the residence of Mrs. John c. New, who
was at the head of the booth.
Miss Ida Sweenie entertained a few
friends informally last evening with a must
Gale in honor of Mrs Minnie Gage Boyd
Among the participants in the programme
Danforth Brown, Miss Sweenie, Mr.. Frank
V. Steele and Mr.. Joseph Joiner.
Mrs. Frank II. Carter entertained party
of ladies at cards yesterday at her home
by Mrs. Albert EVAN Mrs. George w. Pow
ell and Mrs. Granville Allen The rooms
were tastefully decorated with roses, car
nations and chrysanthemumS for the event,
and handsome prizes were presented. Mrs
Garter will give similar company this
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson Landers have issued
invitations for the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Maud Barton Laycock, and Mr.
Robert Lockerbie McOuat, to take place at
the First Presbyterian Church Wednesday
evening. Dec. 20, at o'clock. A reception
will be held at o'clock at the family resi-
dence, on North Pennsylvania street The
at-home announcement is No. 312 North
Meridian street.
large reception yesterday afternoon, at
which the guest of honor was Mrs c. c.
Lasby. The connecting rooms were taste
fully decorated with palms and flowers.
Pink roses were used in the reception room,
yellow chrysanthemums in the second par
lor and the dining room was attractive with
American Beauty roses in large basket
in the center of the table, and the light
came from candles of corresponding rose
color. Mrs. Cline was assisted in her hos
FATALITIES by Mrs. Braxton Baker, Mrs w
N ~
Dunning, Mrs. David Kahn, Mrs. II. a
Benton and Misses Susan and Margaret
Stevenson. Musicians screened by palms.
in the hall, played during the reception
hours.
An elegant reception was given yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. Alfred Burdsal at her
spacious home. on North Capitol avenue
Mrs. Burdsal received alone in the draw
ing room. Southern Smilax and holly al
most hid the broad mantel, and the mirror
reflected large vase of Bermuda lilies
room fragrant. Holly, with pink carna-
tions, adorned the second parlor and yellow
chrysanthemums the library. In the three
Cortland Van Camp, Mrs. B. r. Riley. Mrs
T. H. Smith, Mrs l.. r. Levey. Mrs L. w
Fletcher, Mrs. j. w. Bryan. Miss Voss and
the Misses Bryan. The dining room was
decorated with pink roses, both in the tall
stem vase, in the center of the table, and
strewn over the embroideries. Branching
candlesticks hello candles with pink rose
shades. and swung from the chandelier by
pink ribbons was a crystal cornucopia. The
room was canopied with garlands of lyco-
podium, Mrs William Burford and Miss
Laura Bryan presided at the table. The
young ladies assisting were Miss Juliette
Bryan, Miss Louise Dryer, Miss Caroline
Ethel Cleland, Miss Gail Smith and Mrs.
Alexander Patton. Several hundred friends
accepted Mrs Burdsals invitations.
MR.. AND MRS. ATKINS'S MUSICALE
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Atkins gave a delight
full. reception and musicale last evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur p Preston.
Mr.. Preston is organist at the First Baptist
Church, and has devoted himself in public
to instrumental music. During Mr.. Charles
Holman-Blacks visit here in the summer
ne urged Mr.. Preston, who has a superior
baritone voice, to sing. Mr.. and Mrs. Atkins
gave a number of their friends an oppor-
tunity to hear Mr.. Preston last evening.
Mr.. Preston has studied in London and New
York, and his voice has been given excellent
cultivation. 1t is of musical quality, and he
artistically controls it in softer passages
and lets its full volume be heard in the
stronger and more dramatic parts. The
guests were seated during the programme
which was presented by Mr.. Preston and
Mr.. Edwin Farmer. pianist Mr.. Preston
was heard in a variety of selections, which
Ilcludeu IL Is Enough, from MendeiS-
sohn's Elijah" Without Thee" by Guy
d Hardelot. one of the best of the French
women composers; a pretty slumber song
by Gerrit Smith; Il Love Thee" by Albert
Mildenberg. For a number requiring
breadth of Interpretation he sang the reel
tative and aria, 20 Thou Sublime. Sweet
Evening Star" from Wagner's ."'Tannhau-
SER" May time by Tosti: an old German
song, The Mil Wheel" and, as a finale
Good Night. Good Night, Beloved" by
Balfe. Mr.. Preston fully proved Mr.. Hoi-
man. Blacks encouragement, and was heart
lily appreciated. Mr. Farmer PLAYED with
great brilIiancy and musicianly feeling a
series of numbers, among them being
"Etude in A Flat" by Chopin Album
Leaf and Melodie in D." by Schehlmann,
and the dashing ''Tarantelle." by Moszkow-
ski. Mr.. Farmer is an acquisition TO the
list of fine pianists now in the city, and
his playing was much complimented.
Mr.. and Mrs Atkins, who always enter
tain handsomely. were assisted by their
daughters, Mrs. Gladding, OF Memphis, Mrs
A. ID. Gates, Mrs IL. c. Atkins and the
Misses Atkins The spacious parlors were
decorated with flowers. and in the dining
room crimson roses predominated After
the musicale the ballroom. the third
floor, was thrown open, and the young peo-
pie danced. The room WAS decorated with
laurel and lyeopodium, and an ante-room
was furnished in Oriental style for tete-