Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-17

The charming home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walton Norwood Moore on Forest ave
nue., was the scene of a brilliant reception
on Wednesday afternoon, when Mrs. Moore
received the brides of the season and her
young lady friends. more than 200 in num-
Der. The whole lower floor of the house
was bower of palms. ferns. smi-
lax and blossoms. In the drawing room
pink was the prevailing color. and roses
ess received, assisted by Mrs. John C.
Gage. Mrs. Moore was most becomingIy
gowned in costume of novelty cloth,
whose prevailing tone was pink revers
belt and collar OF pink velvet with Earni
ture of chiffon, and she carried pink roses.
Mrs. Gage wore a rich toilette of dahlia and
green brocaded silk. with bolero of dahlia
velvet, and her bouquet was of violets.
Miss Edna Jackson and Miss Mary Slo-
yer, in dainty pink gowns. presided at the
rose bedecSed tea tablein the drawing ROOM
The library was decorated with red car
nations and was the appropriate setting in
which Mrs Charles Gill and Miss Spyde
Anderson dispensed claret frappe. Mrs.
Gill wore white and carried American
Beauty roses, while Miss Anderson was
gowned in black and red. accompanied by
the same regal blossoms. The dining room
was in white and green. delicate ferns on
sideboaTd and table, and centeroiece of
white carnations and vioets. in the midst
of the latter. THE guests We're here re-
freshed with coffee and salads by n number
of handsomely gowned ladies, including
Mrs. George Cook, Miss Helen Medsker,
Mrs. Lynn Banks, Mrs. Arthur Grissom
and Miss Kathleen Pierce. Throughout
the receiving hours music was provided
by musicians screened by palms in the
wide hail.
A reception rendered Miss Carrie Pfaelzer.
of Chicago, by her cousins Mr.. and Mrs
5. Grabenheimer. 1900 Tracy avenue, Thurs
day evening. was one of the most pleasant
events. The parlors were decorated with
ferns and white roses, violets and carna-
tlons We're IN every nook. Lunch
con was served at 1880 p. M. while a man
dolin club played the latest airs. Those as
sisting were Mrs. A. Plant and Mrs S
Speyer Among those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. s. Grabenheimer, Mr.. and Mrs. A
Plant. Mr. and Mrs. Simon Speyer, Miss
man. Goldberg. HHney. Carrie Friendlicb
Bertha Ettlinger, Tillie Reach. Bertha Mey-
er, Sadie Ettenson. Greenfield. of St Louis;
Jonas. of Pittshurg. Pa: Jessie and Minnie
Bachrach. Flora Peiser. Blanche Judah.
Hattie Benjamin. Alice Sachs. Rebecca En-
erich. Lucy Ganz; Sadie Hershfleld. Hattie
Obermeyer. Leah Wolff. Messrs. Joe Hirsch
L a. Mendelsohn, l.. H. Ludwig. Ed and
Oscar Shane, Seymour Rice, Charles Sachs
Eugene batavia, Edwin We'll, Maurice Pei
ser. q. Newhouse, l.. Firth, n. Haas. L.
Plant, New York: Charles Meyer. VIII and
Herman Reach, Max and Frank Emerich
c. Ullman, Vic Cohen. DIR. Abels. Dr. Lich-
tenberg. Dave Bachrach. W. H. Levinson
f. y. Marks, Julius Baer.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Alice Chappell
gave reception for her guest, Miss Laugh
lin, of st. Louis. The receiving hours were
fIon' to ;. The large parIors of the Chap-
peli residence, on Pendleton avenue, were
beautifully dressed with palms and poIted
primroses. The dining room was in green
and white, the table being adorned with a
ceuterpiece OF fernr and white narcissus
In this dainty apartment Miss Jessie Burn
ham. Miss Jessie Keith and Miss Frances
NCGee served the refreshments Miss
Chappell was assisted in receiving by Miss
Cara Burnham. Miss Adah Charles Hud-
son, Miss Berenice Scarritt Miss Ashby of
Helena, Mont, Miss Sayde Anderson, Miss