The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-10

The one week in al the year IN which
nothing AZ al! IS expected frosa SOCIETY,"
ends today. The Holy Week az the
Lenien period has been well observed in
Seattle this year. and the members OF
sweildom did not seem 70 mind the in-
activity. They went TO the launch
OF the Rowan Ia numbers. bat
theaters. Many Of the leading So
ciety ladies sven. great deal OF their
time last week n attending church SER
vices or in charitable work. To-day they
viii crowd the CHURCHES OF their choice for
the services OF Easter Sunday. They have
one satisfaction ct leas; III the inactivity
OF the last five weeks They kept Lent
we'll. Tomorrow the giddy wh-ri will ns
taken up again without any religious res
tiictiogs.
The only event in Holy Week that came
near being society affair Was the
launch OF the government torpedo boat
Rowan At Moran Bros. Conpany's snip
yards on the tide fats. Society Is moth
s-g II net loyal 10 Seattle. and was OF
course interested in the launching Of the
first war vessel 20 be bull; in Washing
Ton. Had Ii not been fer the rain nlue-
tentns Of the swell set would have watch
cd the launch from some place or other
In the yards. As II was great many OF
them were there. In true American style.
as To who night be on their right or left.
The artistic invitations issued for the
launch had been quite generously scat
tered among the society people. swell
new gowns were Of course out OF the uues-
lion in the rain and among the lumber
piles. All who saw the sharp little de-
stroyer sip gracefully into she water from
the ways were amply repaid for Their
trouble.
After the launch several small dinner
parties were given. Mrs. Edward Moaie.
Jr.. who started the Rowan down the ways
by cutting a small rope and who so grace
fully chrStened the vessel with q bottle
OF 'Mumms." had the misfortune - bad
~ disiocate the thumb OF her right hand
in throwing the bottle.
Among the society people who saw the
launching may be mentioned Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Il. MeDougali. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Crawford. Mr.. and Mr.. and Mrs, Robert
Moran. MIR. and Mrs. Peter Moran. Mr..
and Mrs. e. s. Reed. MIR. and Mrs. A. r.
Burwell, DIR. and Mrs. Monod. Mr.. and
Mrs. VIII III. Parry. Mayor and Mrs. T.
]. Humes, Mr. and Mrs. G.. j. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs, William Butt, Lieut.. and
Mrs. John l.. Wholly Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Kayer. DIR. and Mrs. +. Nj. Conn. NJ. and
j. A. James DIR. and Mrs. Crichton, Mrs.
Edward Moaie, Mrs. Nugent. Mrs. ). Gard
ner Yerkes. Mrs. Hetherington. Mrs. l..
VI. x,
s Il Clayton, OF Sacramento. Cal; Miss
Ethel Semp,e. Miss Bell Holmss, Miss
Kate MeGraw. Miss Zoe Ssmple. Miss Eta
Nugent, Miss Hayden, Miss Moran. Miss
Lillian Kellogg, Miss Olive Miller. Miss
Ida Smith. Miss Nettie Smith. Miss Mile
Fox, Miss Irene Graham, Miss Mamie
Young, Miss Warren. of centralia. Miss
Leora Conn. Miss Lottie Haley. Miss Har-
ringtou. Miss Miller. Miss Stream. Miss
Essie Fisher, Miss Cleary. Mr.. J. w. Nc
Connaughey, Lieut. L. NJ Walker Naval
Constructor Lawrence Spear. Passed As
sistant Engineer w. W. Bush, Mr.. j. w.
Grambs, DR. William shannon Capt. Phil
lips, of the L. s. cutter Perry, Capt. Car
roll Mr. BeH Snipes, MIR. Harold Smith.
Mr.. Coll Murray, Mr. Adeibert Hicks. Mr..
Phfnn Ammidowu. Mr.. Fred Hicks. AIR.
aJmes Young. Mr.. r. G. McMannus. Mr..
Fred Baxter, Mr.. VIII A. Steel. Mr.. ID. q.
Inverarity, Mr. Ernest Wurteil. Mr.. V. III.
Beckman Mr.. Thomas Navin. Mr.. Robert
Bridges. Mr.. William McArdle and Mr..
Charles Ciary.
The first and perhaps most important
event Of the gay and gsddy week that Is
TO follow Easter Sunday viii he the re-
ception rendered Marion Crawford. the
novelist. by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. r. Eackus.
Al their home on Jefferson street and
Broadway The reception will be given
immediately after Mr.. Crawford's lecture
at the Seattle theater on Monday evening.
When the noveiis;s ceH3x Was FIRST an
nouncef il was intended that he should
deliver two lectures IN this city. In that
event the reception would have been held
In the afternoon and on a larger scale.
As Ii Is. Mr.. Crawford will leave for Vic
toria on the steamer City Of Kingston AZ
| o'clock on Tuesday morning. He II COM
ing here direct from Stanford university.
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before the lecture. The only opportunity
society will have. then, for giving Mr..
Crawford the social recognition that Is his
due will be at the reception late Monday
evening Owing 10 the laieness of the
hour and the s1ze OF the Backus home the
invitations have necessarily been limited.
Had the affair been In the afternoon the
pressure OF a crowd would have been re-
heved by the coming and going Of the
guests. In the evening every ona vii. be
there at on. time. The AFFAIR will he
tirely ftsll dress and very awell. The
| lecture will see one Of the largest gather
| ings OF society and literary people tina,
| has been assembled in this city for long
| time number Of box parties have been
| arranged Full dress wiII pTednm,nate.
| both al the lecture and reception. Mr..
| Crapfori.s lecture viii Toe on Pope Leo
| XIII and the Vatican" Judge Thomas
| Burke will introduce Mr.. Crawford. Ii II
| considered by many his best lecture
| During his engagement in San Francisco
| last week the California thsster was
/ hacked for three nights Ia hear him.
| Everywhere his lectures are made social
affairs and Seattle viii be no exception.
= + !.
/ After Len'en weeks OF peniTence. society
| will tomorrow throw of and forget the re-
| strletions fhay have governed almost rs
/ every action since Ash "Wednesday The
| weeks Immediately following Easter are To
! be given over 20 = round of pleasure
| Dancing parties % various kinds promise
/! TO be very numerous until the warmth Of
summer causes dancing 10 give way
\ 70 less violent entertainment. sso,iiBsns.
/ Agaynp parties. university hops and
1 ''prnms. Nesska and Irene Club dances,
! together with those given by the Queen
4 Anne Dancing Club, will al a number OF
| evenings daring the next four weeks.
| Cards are already passing oti Of favor an
/ their period OF usefulness ebAs for tire
4 Es fat t<x< x.srt,