The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-08

ceptiOn room, where Well-developed
palms and American beauty roses gave
the color tone Ferns, pink chrysan-
themums and palms were clustered
with taste in the drawing room. Cali
fornia laurel, white chrysanthemums
and handsome ferns prevailed in the
dining room, a centerpiece of white
chrysantheumums and ferns adjoining
the table. In this room Mrs. Dudley
w. Rhodes and Mrs. Denis Follett
served the refreshments. The library
was arranged in yellow and green-the
prettily decorated punch table having
as back ground bank of palms. Miss
Kate Humbird served the guests here
with frozen eggnog. The hostesses were
assisted also by Mrs. Ansel Open
helm, Mrs. Denis Follett, Mrs. Dudley
W. Rhodes, Mrs. E. H. Bailey, Mrs.
r. P. Lewis, Mrs. Maurice Edwards,
Mrs. Harvey officer. Mrs. John A.
Humbird, Mrs. F. A. Fogg, Mrs. NJ. L.
Saunders, Miss Fannie M. Lyon, and
the Misses Humbird. Those who were
introduced as guests of honor were:
Mrs. Richard Marvin, Mrs. D. c. Lyon
and Mrs. Charlotte o. Van Cleve, of
Minneapolis.
Miss Hopkins, of Leavenworth, was the
honored guest at a reception given yester-
day afternoon by Mrs. B. II. Evans, Of Ash
land avenue. The hostess was assisted in
welcoming the guests by Mrs. c. Schune-
man and Mrs. II. T. Black. IN the reception
room, where they stood, generous knots Of
chrysanthemums and stately palms were in
evidence. Mrs. w. A. Topliff Mrs. A. II.
Stem Mrs. George Thompson and Mrs. Nor
val Marchand assisted In the function, stand
ing in the drawing room, where pink roses,
palms and ferns were natures contribution.
White and green prevailed in the dining rooZn
the center-piece being constructed of osrna-
lions and maiden hair ferns. StreRmers Of
white satin ribbon ran from the center to
the corners of the table, Ybcre they were
caught with dainty knots OF asparagus fern
and white roses. The other decorative fea-
lures of the room were the mantel banked
with green and white and the cluster Of
Easter lilies on the sideboard. The table was
presided over by Mrs Albert Schuneman.
Mrs. James Weirick, Mrs. Francis Ford and
Mrs. NJ. Fayette Patterson. The decorations
in the library. where Mrs. G. E. Dickerman
and Mrs. P. W. Owens poured coffee. were
red and green effected with American Beauty
roses, ferns palms and smilax. The punch
was served in the drawing room by Mrs.
Charles Clark and Mrs. George Ranney. The
young ladies who assisted the hostess were:
Miss Cecil White, Miss Kate Chittenden, Miss
Messner, Miss Florence Messner, Miss Grace
Flower, Miss Harriet Johnson and Miss Leila
Marchand.
Miss Harrington, of the Aberdeen, will give
a tea this afternoon for Miss Carey.
Mrs. Darling will entertain at whist Friday.
Miss Batterman, of Chicago. is the guest
of Miss Johnson. of Western avenue.
Mrs Dyer and Miss Dyer, of Grand avenue,
will give a reception Thursday,
Mrs senkler Of the Aberdeen, entertained
at luncheon yesterday for the Misses Bah
cock, of Neenah.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First Uni
versalist Church met yesterday with Mrs.
H. E. Lamb, on Laurel avenue.
The missions class met yesterday after
noon in the guild house of Christ church. The
subject under discussion was ''The Later His
tory of English Missions in Melanasia," and
the programme was in charge of the ladies
of the Good Shepherd parish.
The Sewing Circle of the Peoples Church
held meeting yesterday at the home Of Mrs.
G. T. Warner, Of Western avenue.
A meeting Of the Audubon society will oc-
cur this afternoon at 2:3O in the parlors Of
the Dayton Avenue Presbyterian church.
The soctssy of Colonial Wars will hold a
special court ae>the Ryan Saturday evening,