The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-18
VIM. FRANK & co.
IN ENJof4BLE RECEPrION

All else in the social world of New Haven of yesterday was minor to the reception given by Mrs. Jane Hoad- ley for her son, MT. sherman Foote, and his wife, nee Miss Georgie Hardy. Maplehurst, the handsome residence of 1 Mrs Hoadley, was the scene of the event The rooms are admirably adapt ed to entertaining, and though during the festivities there were hosts of call CTS at no time was there a crush. In the decorations quantities of pink car nations and roses were used. The fire place mantles were banked with fern leaves and carnations, and the chande- Hers and newel post were entwined with smilax. The rear drawing room was In pale pink, dozens of la France roses shedding their fragrance from bowls and tall vases. In this room from the depths of the bay window be- hind a tall lattice work of palms, came delightful music, rendered throughout the evening by Robinson's orchestra. It was in the dining room that the the decorations were the most effective. Smilax was draped from the covered chandelier to the corners of the table, with graceful twinings of smilax form ing the net work for masses of pink carnations and roses.
 A bit of outside illumination quite un- 1 looked for and which added much to | the picturesQueness of the scene from an exterior point of view was a huge | fire which burned brightly on West 1 Rock, which is situated back of and in 1 close proximity to the Hoadley resi- 1 dence.
 1 Delicious punch was served from a 1 handsome, costly bowl of silver, the wedding gift of the Providence Bowling l club. of which Mir Foote is an active l member.
 | Mrs. Hoadley received her guests in a gown of black silk with vest of white satin spangled with jet. Assisting in l receiving were Mrs Hardy wearing l black satin with lace trimmings; Miss ] Mary Dana Foote, whose costume re- peated the tone of the decorations, wore 1 organdie over silk; Miss Louise Ban | croft Smithers of New York, wore a fetching gown of black organdie. Mrs Sherman FOote wore a superb | gown of duchesse satin cut princess and i trimmed with pearl passementrie. and carried a huge bunch of English vio- ] letas.
 Mir. Edward Ashbel Foote of New Ha-
 ven. MT Edgar John Hardy, George
 Edward Judd of Waterbury. Mir AL ston Joclyn Bent of New York MT ! George Sinclair Wakefield of Wakefield l Mass. MT. Robert Wellman and MT i Cleveland Blackman of Thompson, N
 
 Among the guests were: Miss Marion i Sparks Miss Daisy Clinton. the Misses ' Bfgelow. Miss Seeley. the Misses Gris-
 world. Rev. and Mrs. J. Lee Mitchell | Miss Courtland of Brooklyn, Miss Will cox. Mrs. A. H. Jackson, MT. George J 1 Hewlett Miss Gilbert, Miss Emma Me Donald. MT and Mrs Arthur DeBussy ! MT. Fred Minor. Mir. and Mrs c. c. An . drews. Miss Lamb. Miss Carrie Baid- ! win. Miss Moss Rose. Miss Sumner. MT ! and Mrs. Johnston, MT. H. P. Dawson Mir. and Mrs. c. r. McNeil, Miss Helen ] Bryan. Mrs. c. F. Bates. Mrs Marsha ' Bryan. Miss Dawson. Rev. Dr. W. L l Phillips. Prof. E. Jepson, Mir. and Mrs i Walter Graham. MT. and Mrs. J. Augur | Miss Fleetwood. MT Punderson. MT
 and Mrs. John Crabb. Mir Stephei Baker. Mir. Harold Danforth, MT Franl
 Cornwall, Mir. and Mrs. Poerson ot l Brooklyn.