The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-12-31
sEpALIAs SOCIETY.
Il uas out en- NGsse TO Mrs Bard's
Reception.

Froz ne setAla cApiaL. Decenber S9h
Mrs. W. Z Bard, IT.. w Of Sedalas
first society ladies, yesterday afternoon
threw open the dO0Ts Of Der eiegant
hone on West Sixth street and Grand
avenue, 10 the ladies Of the city, In
honOT Of her sister. Nus fontAine b
DuVai. Of Lexington, who il visiting
her. The hours were from ? 10 &
The reception was on m elaborate
scale, and IL Que had been transported
sy tie lave Of fairy wand TO the In
terror u the Bard mansion. and had
been awakened By the soft strains Of
music which filed every nook and corner
with its voluptuous sound, there would
have been nothing 10 indicate that it
was daylight outside, that the sun vas
shining and that the air was full OF the
promise Of spring. For inside all was
light and life and color. Immense
eAndelAhrNs, bearing their pyramids Of
nd candles. glowing beneath red shades
shed their softened brilliAnce aboEt the
dining room; the mellow light Of rose
pink globes dinused eftulgence from the
parior chandeliers, which met the bright
yellow rays sent out from the punch
room aud mingled At the threshold
Bright costumes flashed in and out
merry laughter challenged the music Of
Fnemels orchestra, and handsome ladies
were everywhere. In all but fact it was
night, and the nppling voices and smil-
ing faces Of scores Of the most beautiful
women in SedAllA but sdded to the
charm Of their evening costumes.
The Bard reception was most distnc-
lively q dress affair. All Of the two
hundred guests yer arrayed in most
fashionable costumes, and the receiving
party was in full evening dress.
Mrs Bard, the hostess, wore q black
net applique Of lace bow-knOts over
yellow silk; waist of yellow embroidered
mousseliDe de sole with bertha Of point
lace; amber beads.
Mrs. DuVL. the guest OF honor. wore
. silk poplin Of the new blue shade,
with white satin yoke and point lace,
trimmed in green velvet; cut steel
buckles.
Mrs Richard Morey lMayme Mackey)
Of Kansas City, wore her wedding gown
Of white organdie and yalenciennes lace
over white satin; La France roses.
Mn. E. J. MeGrew, Lexington; white
organdie and valenciennss lace over
white tAffetA, with pink velvet girdle.
Miss Chew, Of Lexington; white
tAfeta striped with turquoise blue; white
satin waist trimmed with mousseline de
sole.
Mrs. L. II. Gray; wedding gown Of
white satin, mOusseline de sole and
pearl.
Miss Silver, OF Lexington; embroid-
cred mousseline de sole owe yellow
tafie,A. trimmed with ruchlngs OF white
satin and valenciennes lace; cut steel
buckles
Miss MeGnw, OF Lexington; brOcaded
white satin trimmed In mousseline De
sole; American Beauty shade satin
girdle.
Miss Margaret Johns, white oEEandie
trimmed with YAlenciennes lace over
white silk.
Misses Lucille Brown and Edna Cren-
shaw, who presided at the punch bowls;
light organdie evening gowns.
Besides these costumes OF the receiy.
ing party there were q large number Of
others equally becoming and beautiful
/ From 2 until 0 the hostess and heI
aids were in constant demand-they
were everywhere, taking with every,
body ana taxing Care Of everybody,
Fully two hundred guests called during
] the afternoon, and the unanimous senti
ment was that Mrs. Bard had eclipseC
herself-thst the reception was the mes
elegant Of the season.
The table from which refreshmenti
were served in the dining room wa
9 most exquisitely set. A BattenberI
lace cover yer red silk, ornamental tn
T centre, and on this stood an immens
pyramid Of red roses-roses that 6lleC
0 the room with the odor Of flowers an,
lent q charm and a freshness to thI
table which mother one ornament coult
have impaired. At opposite corner
silver candelabras, each with its cluste
Of red candles, under red shades, adde'
! beauty TO the effect, and a coffee UT
S placed at each end Of the table completes
y the scheme.
All the decorations were tastll
arranged, the color scheme differing il
each room, but the dining room was tn
erowning effort Of the charming hostes
and it was q fitting product Of be
E Aonfn.