The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-04
ClubdOrl1.

The Ladies' Reaching club, instead OF
having its regular meeting last week. was
ento,alne1 by Mns. Il. -. Gushing, one
sf the members, on Friday afternoon. The
pretty new home OF the hostcss was at
tiactivoly decorated, palme,toa besng me
preiomint.iag feature. In the d4ning
room chrysanthnmulns. roses and other
flowers were used very effectively. Tue
dining table bore IN It's center u vase filled
with handsome red chiysanthcmumS an-
olhcr vase OF ralo lavender blooms WAS on
enc corner ard still another full OF roses
ucol,Led another corner. On eulAFscT
table which was covered win Me%liah
u avn work, Was large lefn' Tue s4'S-
hoarA WAS also decorated with chrSsahthc-
NUNS The follImK dooa between the NJ
lrarN and the paG'lor wert Uhgown back
ana the two Compartments made lnto une,
the Stage On which the different numbers
of the programme were presented nelhS
bult In the formeT room. The paamettos
were used worry elleotiyei! IN the li.nS-
Mcri OF the stage
The entertainment was original in lie
rxtreme ANA the Afternoon proved all rae
more enjoyable on that account Neatly
printed programmes, bearing the quota
uou: Present mirth hath present laugh
Ter: whats 10 come is sun insure. weI.
distributed among The guests The first
number. n song with violin sccompani-
lnent. 10 have been givon by Annette and
Converse Cushing. was not presented on
account of thn iliness of one OF tho chill
dreii.
Occasional bursts OF haii-suppresaed
laughter from the chambers ABOVE gave
TO die eXpectant aasentlugo below FAINT
iuiimntion that something rich, rare ana
racy" was being dressed and never
were ant.cipationn more fully reall@eu IMAM
in the preSentatloa OF the chnraae Nus
fortune" which was presented by the TO-
lowing ladies;
Mrs. G4NeD .....,..... MIS-. IL. a. Ho'i@Hu
Serpphiaa her daushter ,;,.;...,r
..............M Mars. II. f, Ma0Grekor
Augustus her son...........,Miss warner
Alphonso, dancing nastcr ...,,..,''t'
................Mr Mrs. j. r. Lochman
Betsy, maid OF all work .'..'.'....,.
...........,...... Mrs =. X Ewin9
Tho violin aud piano duet by Mrs, p
pnrker and Miss Angdi WAS eXqulsiIely
ttln,le, ca 40 were tthe quarlettes Down IN
the Dawey Dell" and 'Lull@by' sung by
NJ as Hughes, M.gS IlmmiDs. Mrs. J q
carr. Mls II. r. Rolf and Mrs n.
Munger .,,,,
nose of summer" or the human mslo-
deon" was a source OF great amusement.
rnost ingenioualy conceived. No de8crsp-
lion can avail. 1ro have been appreciation
II must have been heard ari seen. rs each
no Q from the pipes" was struck from Gia
instrument clear and true. 1.-THE eyes
OF ened and the lower jaw fell.
AS "a graceful compliment 10 pro-
gramme already most delightfully."- carried
out. Mrs Cushing led her guests into a
cosy dining hsll, where the choicest SAL
ads were served on dainty dlshss and
s,aaining chocolate from irLtlest cups, at
the hands of charming young ladies'
The Shakespeare club held us regular
m. citing on THURSDAY. The blia.ncss meet
ing was exclusively gwen TO making ar
rangem snts lor securing Mr.. Merrill Of
Nashville. Tenn, for an evenings reading
Mr. Me1rtil comes with tho most fatLr.ns
Recommendations, and his rcldiDS PROM
iges to BIZ a rare treat 10 Literary ~--ele5,
Many Hons 6laans have enjoyed his
charming readings, aud VIII be glad 10
ece HIM Ia Houston In January.
ON account OF the meeting of the Dsuga-
ters OF the Coafa1eraGy the Women's
club dld rot hold ia regular s1lcn laat
Tuesday Beesdes attcGdtng the convention
ard some OF the recs pilas he'll In eoh-
npction fherewith. the nembsrs % tns
cut assisted at the ~. and concert givea
Dy the ladies OF the EmTnet Rifles auxl-
iary at Temperance hall.