The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-16


the very king OF numbers.
10 begin With the Jay was the 18th
the month. thcn there were IL dances {
the programme, ana above tho stage
immense letters. the red aud white paints
word Thirteen" stretched clear acros
Then there were thirteen banners OF re
representing tho thirteen original colonle
and each banner bearing the name OF OF
OF them.
The gods themselves must have smile
approvingly upon this unique attempt
Danish the "iS' superstition. FOR the,
were Just thirteen visitors present ut tbi
delightful AMIR.
Dainty little pink badges containing IL
quotation mentioned, we're given to cac
Of the guests. and In one OF the cotlllion,
| the thirteen figure. each OF the thrice
young ladies received pretty little nov
city In china, as a favor: and the thirtccl
gentlemen got tiny silk flags for thei
lspcls
Another place In which thirteen beau
tfully carried out the idea of the evening
was In the dining room, where the tables
| were arranged as near as possible To rep
resent the number 10, and tho center tablt
seated Just thirteen.
The season has thus far never furnished
such pretty and novel ideas as those
promulgated mt this german. and certainly
mono could have been more artistically and
gracefully finished.
Turner Hall never looked better. rhe
1 decorations were not extravagant-@they
were not overionc; but they were hand
Some, exactly appropriate Tor the place
ana the occasion and were made up mostly
OF req, white ana blue bunting and flags,
WIN running vines tWining around the
tall pillars, and very judicious display of
magnolia leaves, and other dark seecn
| plants around the walls and the fro1t OF
the stage. screening the musicians.
inc german was marked Improvement
on any that could be given In n private
mouse. as the floor was perfect, and COM
pincu WIN excellent music, helped to-
mcnt.
Mr.. Hutchins led the cotillion figures In
ms usual inimitable style. with the young
ladies' present who ARE visitors in the city
ana who were; Miss 0chitree OF Orange
Miss Broussard of New Orleans and Miss
Gibson OF Dallas.
The punch bowl stood in one corner Of
the dancing hall under an arbor of white
dnd green, which made a pretty contrast
to It's rich, red contents, consisting of fruit
punch.
The supper was very elaborate ono
and as good MS the caterers art can pro-
ducc.
Quite number OF the married people
were kept away by the bad weather but
almost all OF the younger ones invited
were present. The list OF those INVITED
Includes:
Miss Marian Roberts Miss El.,nor
gado. Miss Effe Jones. Miss Annie Mo
keever, Miss Cora Root. Miss Drewry,
-, insio,s m.as Mhry Eiia taylor, MISS
sehmisit Miss neIIn nto,.'n ,N' MISS Eisa
Knight Miss Dennis. Miss clraud MIS-
Bolts, Miss Kirkland. Miss King, Miss
broussafd OF New Orleans, Miss Burton
Mias lsIin s,n,th ME- ,es ., ,na I,eveiAhu
Miss Mamie Cardwall Mas ui,a We W,ss
frankie Hite, Miss Lloyd, Miss WatIes
MISS birmingham, Miss Gibbons, Miss Dunn,
M Mi clemens, MISS Cargiil, Miss Usher,
miss Rohenca Gihann - 0' na,ie q, orause'
Miss Daisy stuart Misc Man. ns Sa J"a.''
ton, Miss LYDIA Mann of Galveston, Miss
Mattio shelby; Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
hldd, Mr. ana Mrs. a. +. Root, Mr., and
MIS-. Z. 5. Wigg, Mr.. and Mrs. $. ~
Myer, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Cargil, MIR
ana Mrs. w. b. Turner, Mr., and Mrs
mn Carson, MIR. and Mrs, o. T. Holt,
MI. ana Mrs. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. G A .
Mistrot, Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Tyler,