The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-04-24
A Tea.


Some kind spirit must certainly havl
guided and guarded many of the gal
lants of Lexington when they wen
abroad in the world to choose til,
women who were to be their compan
ions and helpmates through life. Suf
flee to say that Lexington has her shar,
of women, talented in many differen
WAYS. Not only has she her musicians
artists, composers and many, very lit
erary, women, but she has numberles!
women gifted in conceiving and execu'
ting pretty and unique ideas for tn,
pleasure and entertainment of theil
friends.
Among the prettiest of the enter
tainments ever given by u Lexington
hostess was the Japanese tea given OF
Thursday afternoon, April %, by Mrs
John Eldridge Burden in honor of the
very popular Mrs. l.. p. Hunt and sis.
ter, Mrs. John b. Mcdonald, of Mon.
tana, with whom Mrs. Hunt shall have
to share the admiration of Lexington's
ladies. Mrs. Burden and the ladies o.
honor were assisted In receiving by
Misses Lesueur, McClelland and Bur.
den. The game, consequences
afforded a good deal of amusement and
matchmaking for some little time and
one must play consequences" to know
Just how much merriment there is in
the game.
Before the guests scarcely realized
That the ''three graces'' had been from
them at all they returned transformed
into Japanese girls. The costumes
were quite becoming and the young
ladies proved themselves quite as much
at home in Japanese quarters as in
their own cozy homes.
The guests were invited into the
dining-room where they were made to
feel that they had stepped into the
heart of Japan. The hard wood table
in the center of the room was resplend-
ant under an mmense Japanese um-
brella that shaded a large fern in a
beautiful jardinier. The center piece
and doylies were of the always pretty,
pure white, done in the battenburg
design and all came from the needle
under the skillful touch of Mrs. Bur-
den. Two cut glass cylinders held the
first flowers of spring, tulips, and on
each of the tour corners of the table
wtr, pretty candle sticks, with yellow,
blue, pink and green, the colors of the
evening, shades. From the four cor
ners oil the umbrella, yer the center
table, Japanese decorations, strung
with small lanterns, were carried to
the corners of the room while smaller
lanterns hung gracefully around the
edge of the umbrella. In one corner
the room was a round tea table on
which was a still larger umbrella while
IA banquet lamp, shaded with yell
low, lighted this very attractive COR
ner. Chrysanthemums In the different
of the decorations, with center
filled with pine apple ice, were served
on dainty Japanese trays for the first
course while salad, oyster patties,
French peas, in dainty green and white
cups, beaten biscuit and a light bread
as the second course and ice
with delicious cakes as a third
were served.
Miss Maud Burden most gracefully
assisted in seeing that the guests were
while at the tea table Miss
Sadie McClelland served the cream
very graciously and Miss Susie Lesueur
dispersed tea and cheese straws in a
most charming Upon each
ray was to be found a japanese SOU
7enir, which will be cherished by each
guest as a token of the enchanting
Japanese tea given by Mrs. Burden.