The herald., 1897-01-03

One Of the most beautiful and artistic
entertainments ever given In Los Ange-
les was the wooden wedding anniversary
celebration by Mr.. and Mrs. John f.
Francis held at their elegant home ON
South Main street. The house was hung
and draped with wooden shavings, cur
tains, lovs-knots and rosettes Of shaw
ings were placed everywhere. the pine,
cedar and redwood being the most pop
ular wood used. The drawing rooms were
in pink carnations and maidenhair ferns;
wooden baskets, suspended by pink sat
In ribbon. adorned the bay-windows.
while q wooden wheelbarrow filled with
violets, and tied with lavender satin
ribbon, made beautiful centerpiece for
the front bay.window. The sitting room
was In green, draped with green satin
ribbon and wooden baskets of scivia, the
walls being hung with love-knots and
rosettes of fine shavings, with redwood
trimmings. The punch room was in
crimson and green. Here the beautiful
poinsetta and smilax reigned supreme,
while shavings of cedar and oak draped
the curtains and walls. In the dining
room were the most tasteful and artistic
decorations. Here Papa Gontier roses
were used with maidenhair ferns in pro-
fusion canopy of pine shavings over
hung the room, and terminated in
large redwood rosette in the center OF the
ceiling. The walls, curtains, doors, buffet
and mantelpiece were encased In shaw
ings. In the bay-window was placed the
table, decorated with green ribbon and
maidenhair ferns, bearing large center
piece of Papa Gontier roses and ferns in
the center of which branching candel-
abra, bearing six red candles, with green
shades, scared high and shed Its soft
light on the beauties of the garden. Re-
fresnments were served on small tables
throughout the house. Those who as
sisted in receiving were Mines. Modini
Wood, William Pridham, L. c. Gooding
and /. Van Nuys. Misses frankie Alex
ander and Alice Khan distributed beau
tiful souvenirs to the guests-orange
wood plques, decorated with hand
painted peppers. to the ladies. and orange
wood pincushions in the shape of hearts,
with hand painted orange blossoms, to
the gentlemen. Each souvenir bore the
dates. '1ss2-1s97.'' Mrs. Francis was
charmingly attired in white corded silk,
trimmed with duchess lace, her orna-
ments being diamonds. Christopher ca
tered. Among those present were MIR.
and Mrs. i. N. Van Nuys, Mr.. and Mrs.
MOdini Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Pridham. Hon. and Mrs E. M. Ross,
Capt. and Mrs. John c. Platter, Mr. and
Mrs. F. X. Rule, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mos
sin. Lieut. and Mrs. Drake, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. s. Slauson, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. vosburg,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Griffith, Major and
Mrs. Ben c. Truman, Mr.. and Mrs. T. j.
Mott, jr. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Prayer.
Hon. and Mrs. T. L. Gibbon, Mr. and Mrs.
James ]. Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
w. Hoyle. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hicks.
AF~ NJ
Mrs. Howard M. Sale. Major and Mrs.
E. r. c. Klokke, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Van
derleck. Judge and Mrs. Stephen c.
Hubbell, Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Hellman
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Patterson.
Colonel and Mrs. ]. o. Wheeler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph W. Wolfskill, Mr..
and Mrs. Mark B. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
H. Howell. Mr.. and Mrs Earl B. Millar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. w. Childs, Mr. and Mrs.
H. Jevne, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burnett,
Mr. and Mrs. E. de Urquiza, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. A. Graves, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Newmark,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dwight Willard,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Duque, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Forman, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Vail, Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Griffith, Mr..
and Mrs. o. T. Johnson. Lieut. and Mrs.
Randolph Miner, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Workman, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Foster
Col. and Mrs. II. G. Otis, Judge w. H.
Clark, Dr. LIE Moyne Wills, Capt. Cam
eron, T.. Tnom, Henry j. Fleishman, Har-
ty Wyman, William M. Garland, w. Fl.
Workman, jr., Louis Vetter, Alfred H.
Wilcox, F. G. Schumacher, DR.. j.. w.
Fleming, Charles Forman, jr., Milo M.
Potter. DR.. Carl Kurtz. Mrs. Wilcox,
Mrs. l.. c. Goodwin, Mrs. Mcclellan,
Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Longstreet, Mrs.
Juana A. Neal, Mrs. Mary Banning, Mrs.
Arcadia B. de Baker, Misses Alexander,
Waddilove, Truman, Wills. Keenan,
Orena, Mcclellan, Patterson. Hellman,
Arguello, Wolfskill Ino Wolfskill
Amelia Carson, Anna Carson, Forman,
Dora Scott, Workman, Mary Workman.