The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-07

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CALENDAR.
MONDAY
Ladies Parish association. a, $40 p. m
W0man's Press association. at il a. M
TUESDAY
Wedding OF Miss Lucille McMilen to Mr.
~ c Newman at 6 o'clock. at l6il La
Branch street.
Ladica' Reading Club
NEnNFSDAN-
Musicale and dance Mt Turnvereir.
Moman's Reading club
Theater-Muuay Mack. Irish come
CLANS.
1HJRspAr-
2 2 german AZ Bryan hall
Theater 49, Baldwin Melville Repertoire
company matinee and evening
ShaseSpeaTe tlpb
FRIDAY
Harvard Quarteite in the Y. NJ c. A.
star course az Turner hall
Theater--''Sd etracked" Comedy Special
~ company
Sketch Grub.
hATtHDAN-
Miss Nellie Lee 4, home, from TO 6
o'clock.
Theater--Baidwin Repertoire company.
matinee and evening.
The very frat OF the week brought. CON
trary TO custom. au event Of grea, political
and social interest. In the form OF Il re-
ception given by Captain and Mrs Joseph
q Hnfrhagp-, ~
Kinney avenue. In honor OF the congress
fional committee and ladies.
Mrs. Hutchinson had expected to enter
tain these same distinguished vlsltors one
day OF the week previous. bu, the weather
had delayed them elsey here aud their pro-
gramne consequently was charged so that
Monday alone remained open. The glorious
old Texas sun seems 10 lake delight in
sending US into the depths OF despair the
day before the one appointed for the en-
terrAinmeut OF Northern visitors. and burst
INK form IA the J0llest sort OF way iast
when everything looks most gloomy.
80 II was On Monday last ard captain
Huichoaou. who brought them here. and
Mrs. liuichcsou. who entertained thel, ana
an the guests and ali the callers ana every
body else we're glad that tho day VAS line
Mrs. Hutchinson had thrown open her
house IN way which made the guests
NN''N'N NA4"A Ahf1 huA lthfE sftl more lp-
nshuul hospitality shown. even Ia Wash
inrton.
\ great number OF invitations were sen,
out some were reached by telephone or
personal invitation and the notice IN the
p"peF brought several friends who were
not able to be reached in any other way.
The house WAS thruugod during ihn Aours
set for the reception and the four large
rooms ana broad hall were none too annie
Tor ihe outburst OF welcome
The steps ana gallery were carpe;pd and
Hned with stately PALMS Within tho deer
way the same idea OF green WAS carried
out. with palms used wherever space per
m'tted~-the crnterpieee OF the hall table
about - N'
The shades were drawn throughout IN.
house and tho soft gaslight. he mus,e
which issued from under the stairway of
,hc nan and tho effective decorations were
In perfect unison.
the sitting room which is on the rlght
SIDE OF the han as the visitor ent.rs was
also decked in dainty groens In tho farther
corner little table bearing a huge cut.
glass punch bowl and glasses and mates of
lady hngefs. was presided over by Mira ia
WARD Muegge daughter Of Captain Nutche-
son, who, gowned In dainty cream. served
the beverage worry graciously
The dining room table was extrarne,v
Preuy' white ana silver heing the chosen
scheme OF color, The large mahogany atm
nS Nhp'e was covered with q robe Of Etaze
suluea WIN silver bands and upon 1t were
ARRANGED honoon dishes filled with silver
ana white confections Of all concelvabie
DESIGNS, III the center was a round ,uirror
pordered with lilies OF the valley and bear
Ing, reflected on Its brilliant surface a
large cutglass vase filled with nnroissus
Roman hyaoinths and lilies Smaller vases
also OF cutglass, were filled with artIstir
ARRANGEMENTS of these sank dainty fInw.rs
with Just faint suggestion OF maiden
hair ferns intermngled Candelahra n,
sparkling glass. with pendants which g,it
tered and threw dancing lightp. burnat
each five white candies. topped with preity
silver shades. Two plates Of rosy crystaI,yed
cherries at either end of the table gave thp
one decided note Of color. which was only
limited e. In the mahogany underneath the
gauzv cloth.
clair Tallaferro. Mrs. p. f. Weems. Mrs.
George l.. Porter, Mrs. W. II. Palmer and
Mrs. While Wilson.
The menu. which was very elegant, was
made up Of salad. oyster pates, cheese
straws. almonds. biscuits. sandwiches, cot
fee and chocolate.
In each OF the rooms the mantels were
covered with ferns and palms and In the
sitting room were noipsetta plants. In the
white drawing room, where the receiving
party stood. the decorations Of sinilax ferns
and palms were most effective, the lrern I
being outlined I'm falry-lik network against |
the perfectly white walls and floor The I
had been removed from this
room. with the exception OF the dozens OF
white skin rugs which covered the floor
ribs room wes very suitable for the purpose
2 which y vas dsvoted Mrs.. Hutchssop