The herald., 1897-02-18
IN SOCIETY
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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Judge and Mrs. Charles Silent in honor
of the coming out of their charming
daughter Florence. was held yesterday.
The beautiful Silent home was dark
ened from the garish light of day and
Illuminated in soft shadedlightthat shed
a roseate or golden glow on a scene of
much beauty. Under the artistic taste
and skillful touch of Mrs Annie Ban
croft, the spacious rooms were decorated
with profusion of rare and beautiful
flowers, rich with color, heavy with
perfume. Miss Florence's own partic-
ular den" was devoted wholly to esch-
scholtzia and beautiful brake ferns.
The golden flowers were arranged in
Indian baskets and roses and the brake
ferns formed a background throughout
the scheme of color full of artistry and
beauty.
In the hall, where all the light filtered
through yellow shades, acacia bios
somed in great masses amid a pictur
esque setting of palms and potted plants.
In the punch room great branches of
oranges and lemons orramented arch,
corner. mantel and table, the beautiful
fruit glowing in rich, dark glossy foil
age.
The dining room presented little sea
of light, shed from red candles, which
cleaned like my,ads of stars in beds
of brilliant red carnations. that were
used in prodical profuSion throughout
the room Scarlet satin ribbons We're
knotted amid the flowers and smilaX
traile0 in long tendrils around the frieze
III artistic effect The spacious drawing
room was in cloudlike effects of wild
mustard. massed on the mantel and
reflected in the great mirrors. aud was
also banked on the piano. its graceful
effects being most pronounced. Indeed
the suites of rooms We're simply eXqui-
site in general effect and beauty of de-
tail.
The ladies assisting in receiving We're
Miss Silent. Mrs Ed Silent Mrs. Thomas,
Mrs. O. w. Childs and Misses Georgia
Knight. Elizabeth Shankland. Mabel
Garnsey and Gertrude Goodin.
Mrs. Froeich and Mrs. Jack Foster
presided in the punch room. and Mrs.
Dan Mcfarland and Mrs. Granville Mac
Gowan in the dining room. The latter
We're assisted in dispensing ices and
coffee by Misses Georgia Caswell, Mar
ian Jones. Harmon. Spruance. Juliet
Campbell. Louise Mcfarland. Susie Gay
and Gertrude DevereauX
Mrs Silent wore a rich gown OF black
SIN, WIG SiilitoIl anu punt idSc
mings. Miss Silent wore dainty white
organdie gown, over pink silk. Mrs.
Thomas was in white organdie over blue
silk. Mrs. Ed Silent was gowned in
white silk with jeweled yoke.
Mrs o. w. Childs wore white organdie
over robin s-egg blue silk. Mrs. Froelich
was in pink chiffon over pink satin. Mrs.
Foster was gowned in pale pink embroid
cred gauze and point lace, with black
silk skirt. Mrs. Mcfarland wore a gown
of black gauZe over cerise silk. Mrs.
MacGowan was in pale blue silk orna
mented with ostrich tips.
Among the guests were Mines. Shirley
Ward j. w. Shankland. w. r. Neal,
Lewis A Croft. j. H. Braly, A. H. Braly.
R. B. Parsons, Butler, T. H. Shoemaker,
j. d. Hooker. Cornelius Cole, Felix
Howes. ]. c. Merrill William Workman,
Albert Stephens, f. P. Pomeroy. Telfair
Creighton, Henry Hazard Frank VIII
son, W. II. jenkins. ]. j. Mellus, e. f.
C Klokke, Ezra Stimson, William
Niles. Albert Crutcher G. l.. Cole, Char
lotte Monroe. r. w Poindexter, c. ].
Ellis, c. c. Thomas, II. l.. MacNeil, ]. S.
Vosburg, E. H. Fellows, H. T. Lee, C. L.
Strong. Henry Metcalf, Rufus Henry,
William Pridham, c. j. Fox, H. c. Good
ing. G. F. Bugbie. James Slauson, w. e.
Dunn, John OFF. b. C. Whiting. A. c.
Bolch. Charles Monroe, o. P. Posey. j.
Mckinley. D X. Edwards. j T. Owens,
J. A Neal, T. B. Lewis, Cliff Page, c.
H. Hance, T l.. Winder, ]. C. Merrill, W.
L. Valentine, A. Campbell. w. Rodman,
C. w. R. Ford, T. A. Eisen, Messrs.
Shirley Ward. ]. w. Shankland. r. B.
Parsons. Harold Butler. j. D. Hooker,
W. NJ. Caswell, Godfrey Holterhoff, Q.
p Posey, Felix Howes. j. c, Merrill.
William Workman, Judge Stephens, E.
P. Pomeroy, Henry T. Hazard. E. I.
Stimson, Judge Croft, r. W. Poindexter,
C. ]. Ellis, H L. Mcneil, j. s. Vosburg,
T. B. Lewis, Judge Wirder Judge Nc
Lenley. l.. A. Croft, j H. Bra
ly, Misses Lndley. Klokke. Crit
tendon Winder, Landt, Howard, Cole,
Meter. Northern. Hooker. Ellis, Croft,
Howard, Finch. Breyman, Dorsey, Dor
othea Croft, Fox, Workman. Hook, Pin
ney Robinson, Forman, Bugbie, Wills,
Clara Howes, Miss HoweS and many
others.