San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-10

night. The next meeting will be held
at the home of Miss %Semlinger,
Mr.. Sam l.. Hahn has received o
special invitation to attend the ban.
quet of the New York state League
of Republican clubs, Mt Albany, y. Y.
January 26th. 1897, rs, the guest of
his friend, Hon. 4. b. Calvin, treas
uref of New York state. This annual
banquet promises to he the greatest
feasting and speaking affair ever I'M
dertaken in New York state.
Col, and Mrs. Wade will give a
dance complimentary TO their friends
next Wednesday night at the Post hop
room.
There will he many visiting young
ladies in San Antonio and much gale
ty is expected in the few weeks before
the Lenten days begin, when our mai
dens fair must look demure and wear
soft shades of gray in repentance in
lieu of the sack cloth and ashes but
gray is the fashionable color Just now
you know"
The up-tO-date sailor boasts of feath-
erS and buckles and even flowers.
Fur trimmed evening gowns are dis
tinctive features of the world of fash
ion this winter.
Plain satin and taffeta ribbons. in
all colorS. are used for collars. but
striped ribbons seem to be the most
popular. Violet and white looks en-
tremely well with a gray gown. and
gray is much in vogue now, and is set
down as the color. the is spelled with
a big Il too. for the coming spring.
All white costumes have never been
so much in vogue for evening wear,
as now. White velvet bOdices with
fur or feather trimming are new this
season, and wonderfully elegant.
Bodices that do not match the skirt.
continue as much in vogue as ever,
and are really much more striking
and altogether more to be desired for
very many reasons.
y novelty among the new silk skirts
is the one without lining. 1t is cut
something after the bell pattern and
is trimmed with rows of violet from
hem to hem.
One of the new ideas in feather
trimming that belongs to the moment
is the one of white owl feathers.
\ beautiful all white gown that will
be worn by a fashionable young ma
iron early in the new year at n swell
function is of white MORE. with bod
ice fairly frothing with the rarely
beautiful white owl feathers.
All the evening bOdices for maids
are cut round and are all belted. while
those for matrOnS come over the
waist line in a point at the front and
are usually rounded ut the back.
Purple is one of the leading colOrS
Just now, and will continue far into
the summer. when it will be repro
duced in paler shades in the summer
fabrics. The millinery windows are
filed with pyramids of violetS for the
spring bOnnets. Speaking of viOlets.
if Il fair lady readers wish to have
n complexion that would rival the
MaidPns blush rose. they should battle
their faces in hot sweet milk. poured
into n bowl filed with violets.
The many friends of Mrs. J.. L.
Caldwell, of Augusta street, will he
delighted to hear OF her recovery from
Ia grippe.
At a concert to be given in aid o;
the Temple fund. on Wednesday eve
lllllS. Jan. -Oili. dl c.DO, at Il1llllOlN
hall. the following well known talent
will participate: Mrs. 4. l.. Coleman.
Prof. S%teinfeldt. Mrs. l.. L. Marks.
Pref. Heyman, Miss Gertie Dwyer,
Miss Bessie Bell Andrews, Miss Z.
RiSche, Mrs. Sachs, Mr.. GOldstein.
Prof. Con BOyle's seXtette, Mrs. L.
Hertzberg.
The ladies of the San Antonio Public
Library, and Woman's Exchange,
give one of their popular teas. at their
rooms on LOsoya street, on Thursday,
afternoon, Jan. 2Sth.
The Ladies Dancing club gave Il
most enjoyable kOp at Turner hall
Tuesday night.
The social to have been given at
Mrs. Coyle's. South Heights, Thurs
day night, was postponed until this
week.
Young Mems Hebrew association
gave a delightful dance at the Har-
mOny rooms last night.
Young Ladies' Euchre club will
meet at Mrs. +. Meyers, on GOliad
street, next Tuesday eve.
The Belknap Rifles will entertain
their friends with a plume drill and
one u lutiI utllSlNlui UTILITIES hONt
Monday evening.
Two box parties have been arrang-
ed for Stuart Robson next week.
The elegant banner won by the
Turner Bowling club will be present
ed to them today. League members
especially invited.
Two Home" affairs will he given
this month in the Jewish circles.
The third banquet of the Bachel-
will take place Feb. tn.
The Harmony Bowling club will
have a complimentary bowl to all the
visiting young ladies at Mission al
ley next Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Ike Torch, a former San AntO-
Mo boy. whose wedding takes place
Tuesday. has had several hand
presents forwarded to him.
The Harmony club will give an in
dance Thursday, the 14th. and
they also contemplate giving a fancy
dress ball on st. Valentines day.
Feb. 14th. t
The Glover Leaf club will have a
maetinp Monday morning ut Mrs. |