The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-16

their origin. and later they are introduced
in the East as "a rew fad" A wear ago
Pacific coast society was more or less
stirred up over what were known as
when You and Were Young" parties.
They afforded local society much amuse-
ment, and now for the FIRST time they are
occupying the attention OF Eastern society
people On the invitations 10 such a party
the hostess requests that the guest for
ward a picture of herself or himself taken
in infancy On the evening of the party
these pictures are arranged. On a screen
and numbers are attached TO them The
guests receive numbered tablets and are
requested 10 write beside each number
their guess as 10 the identity of a CORE
spending picture Eastern society is all
stirred up over the uniqueness of these
parties and they are attracting even
greater attention than they did wear
ago when they were an interesting feature
of local entertainment. SAYS one Eastern
society magazine: The errors that in
evitably result at such parties create a
delightful amount of ill-feeling among
those dear people who are always think
ing up some new form Of enjoy ment Sly
remarks are made about the woman
whose baby form has been secured by
deguerreotype, for daguerreotyped babies
cannot be very young at this writing.
Miss Slender is very mach offended be-
cause some one doubts that the plump
baby was the beginning of her present
self. Mrs. Playne wakes sore when some
one with kind interest exclaims. oh.
you were pretty then The young man
who is represented by silhouette. which
he has purposely picked out from three
other baby pictures as being the one
which shows that his profile was excellent
from the start. is asked by cutting dame
if IT was taken at a country fair.
THE atmosphere of the baby party is
pretty sure TO grow chilly before the ey-
ening is over. but no such consideration
will alarm the faddist Who has never tried
this mode of entertaining her friends. So
when the poor black donkey which has
figured at so many Entertainments has
had its bray and his numerical tails have
been converted into duster fresh amuse-
ment may be found In this personal ga ne
of portraits of younger days. In many
cases 1t is amusing to observe how child
ish the originals are STILL
Another fad which for some unex-
planned reason is used in killing the time
of Eastern society people who want some
thing new is known to the children of
every nursery as 'schoo-choo cars" What
child has not heard OF the game? Ii has
been played in the nursery for centuries.
Now the game has graduated and is being
taken up by those who should know bet
played II claim that II IL novel scheme
for passing away the. hours. which very
often hang very heavy on ones hands
when out spending the evening. Regard
less of whether one would care to play the
game. II would BE- Interesting 10 be In a
fashionable Eastern home on an evening
when a great "choorchoo carr party is
being given. The guests are invited 10
come and play cards. AS they enter they
dad kofS N
their respective seats and sections. AT
the drawing room door an official in brass
buttons conducts them to their places In
the Pullman. an arrangement OF painted
canvas and electric lights. Up and down
on either side run the sections. each pro-
vided with a card table After all the pas
sengers are seated the whistle blows and
card playing begins. During the game all
the incidents of car travel are drawn In.
Conductors punch the tickets for every
game won or lost the miserable train boy
rushes through the car offering fruits and
lemonade TO the passengers. A redeeming
feature of the game is that the boy is en-
ploycd by the host or hostess. behaves
more gentlemanly than the boy on the
real train, and gives his wares away. At
a given hour twenty minutes for refresh
ments" is announced
An Fastener suggests that good way
to play the game would be to rent Pull
man car and draw ii into the back yard.
Not eince those gloomy Lenten days
came TO an end have strict society people
had such a fine opportunity 10 see one an
other at a single time as they had yester-
day afternoon. when the local tennis sea-
son was formally ushered in al the de-
lightful grounds of the Seattle Tennis
Club on Madison street And they took
Advantage OF the opportunity and reyeled
in the pleasure which came TO them. There
was something about the weather yester-
day afternoon that made society folks
want 10 turn out. There are many days
in the wear when the sun is on dress pa
Tade lust as II was yesterday bat X Is sell
dom that IL causes less annoyance. True,
IL was warm afternoon. but the atrloS-
phere was not so disa greeable that people
were compelled 10 make the rounds and
repeat the WORKOUT remark. Isn't Il
hot2" Those who attended the formal
opening began TO put IN an appearance
about 800 and from that time until
o'clock society was moving in and out and
about the pretty tennis grounds of dhs
club sTher,. were no regular games played.
but from time to time different members
OF the club met on the courts and contest
cd for honors Much interest was taken la
the work of Mr. George Hurd, Mr. l.. Peiiy
and Mr. Sam Russell. who are expected
by the Seattle club to see that It's cosors
are not dragged IN TIE ouS' during she
coming tourna n1eiats.
The clubhouse never looked so pretty as
IT did during the afternoon. and the ladies
bra n..h OF The club Is responsible for ITS
appearance. They have spent time and
money I'm giving il Japanese dress. The
walls and floors were adorned with dainty
brfc-a -brac from rhe Orient. and on the
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chairs and touches were tsesabt CUSHIONS
Tea ard lemonade and other refreshments
were served bv the ladies' Il was a day
for summer gowns and many charming
ones were worn. Those who attended the
opening Included. Miss Furth. Mrs James
n Hore fr Miss Emory. Mr.. ard Mrs. r.
w. Andrews Mr. and Mrs Daniel Keiie-
her. Mrs r. b. AIberfSon Miss Riley. Miss
Burrs<te. Mrs W. 4. shannon Miss Bly,
ant Mr. and Mrs. Henry tarsters. MS
Rollins Mrs. r H osgeoa- AiE- ana MIS-
A. ]. FfSken Mr.. and Mrs Charles Power.
Ms Fraw-n,-ll Of Everest; Miss SSdonia
Furth Miss Thompson. Mrs L. 3. Sted-
man Mis- Allen Miss Arquiit. Mrs. ". A.
Peters Miss Collins. Miss kan0cfph- Mrs
Thomas r. Hardin, Mr.. Ing Mr.. Frank
Bell Mr. 7, PelIy. Mt. B. Peliy, Mr.. Josiah
CollirS Mr. sam Russell Mr. Irving Cole.
Mr.. Crsllf@on. Mr.. Jack ReaGuan, Capt.
Taylor and Mr.. Charles tiarS-
TIE ladies' branch OF the club have just
.s.s,ee~. sh. following officers for the en-
susnr v~ar. President. Mrs. Rollins: vice
president. Mrs. Daussi heiiehers secretary.
Mis-. Henry carsserass treasurer. Mrs. u.
A Peters: executive committee, Airs.
Ta~aes T, Hoge. st.. Mrs l. Y. Ste3mAn.
Ms. A. J. Fisken and Miss Riley.
J,,les p NrrSseider the artist who spent
last winter In Seattle. - now ia Chicago.
Ard the TImss-tisraA % 3 recent s1ate