The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
Screens Of Pink, the PREVAILING
E: Color, Soften the Myriad
8. ;: Of Lights.
SOME UNIQUE MENU CARDS
Altar the Banquet Presents Are Dis
T. tr1buted From an Illuminated
Christmas Tree.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Howard
Gould and Miss Katharine CIemmons
gave dinner at the Holland House to-
night in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
hlmble, who were recently married.
The table was set in the gilt room.
Pink was the prevailing color of the
decorations. Screens of pink silk mel
lowed the light from myraids of incan-
descent electric lights, arranged among
the greenery and floral decorations.
" Broad pink ribbons were wound al ound
:: the punches of American beauties that
were placed at the plate of each lady
present
:. The guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. John
i. Il. Ktmble, Mr.. and Mrs. V. P. Snyder
Me: and Mrs. Alden S. Swan. Mr.. and
r: Mrs. G. n. Kirkpatrick, Mr.. and Mrs.
/: Elijah Sells, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy w
Baldwin. Mrs. Robert Marshall Jr., DR..
Arthur S. Vosburgh.
=: -. The table was oval in form and was
!. cFrofusely decorated with American
s Beauty roses and white carnations
:: here were no special floral decorations
E **saepout the room except palms. On each
side. Of the table, near its head and
1.%%fg9t, rose clusters of incandescent
:. lights buried in a profusion of flowers.
::Ehejrcling the edge of the table were
..:scores of tiny incandescent lights.
Howard Gould sat at one end of the
banquet board and Miss Clemmons at
the other.
The menu cards were hand-painted.
the colors used being red and black.
Each OF the cards for the eight gentle
men was designed to typify some fad
Of the diner. Coaching boating and
man wading through the snow to the
hlondike formed subjects for minia-
ture illustration in the corner Of diff
,feFent cards On the upper right-hand
corner of each of the ladies' cards was
painted a pink rosebud.
" .. The menu was in French and elab-
crate.
There was, in addition to the banquet
table. another table in the room, and
this was loaded with fruits Of the
world. Nature had been commanded to
reverse itself for the occasion and give
fruits Of all seasons and all climes. So
there was a platter overlooking with
enormous strawberries and rare grapes,
with many other kinds of fruits
After dinner the party repaired to
Miss ClemmOns' apartments in the
hotel, where Santa Claus had preceded
with yards and yards of pink ribbons
and red berries and ground pine and
holly. In one corner stood a Christ
mas tree tasseled and strung with
fluffy gold and silver moss. 1t was
hidden from view by a curtain Of silk.
Pepper berries, brought ali the way
from California, contributed to the
2. decorations of the chimney place.
=: When Santa Claus drew back the
:. silk curtain the click of an electric
key turned the Christmas tree into a
glow as the light shot out from hun
dreds of incandescent lamps, each no
. larger than a thimble. Then came the
n g ri nj 2
toy coach and six miniature guests on
top, eight-oared gigs made of tin and
3: occupied by tin men, a rag doll and
E -parIor game Of football among the
gifts for the gentlemen.
:: There were toy dogs and horses and
all such things for ladies, and after
each had received these presents Santa
Claus divided equally cornucopias and
stockings filed with popcorn and
sweetmeats-just such sweetmeats as
thsy give on Sunday-school Christmas
trees. And then the men lighted cigars
+ and the evening wore away with fun
and laughter over this unique dinner
and its finale.