The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-06

The devotees OF society Ia Houston had .
lively time OF It last week. II II OK
tremely doubtful II there have ever been
70 many pleasurablo events crowded into
the same period Of time. the result being
that most OF the members OF the beau
monde have been thoroughly satiated with
social enjoyment and haye given notice 10
NIL concerned that thoy are Tired Of Il
all and intend 10 nuit Notwithstanding
this state Of affairs. however. | am strongly
Of the opinion thai next week viii see
these same people III their accustomed
places nj the different social events. The
fact az tho matter liz that IL Is even harder
for one 10 Ret out OF society than 1t Is to
get in that liz. unless one is frozen cut.
To return 10 The original subject. The
week was commenced In very auspicsnus
manner by the german given at the Capitol
hotel BY Mrs, o, 7. Holt aud Mrs. NJ. 7.
Jones Monday night III honor OF Miss
Graves Of San Antonio. Miss Gibson OF
Dallas, Miss Gresham OF Galveston and
Miss Jones and Miss Roberts OF Houston.
This was one al the pretticRt aiIaifs OF
its Kind given thus FAR this winter and
was largely attended.
Tues1ay WAS q red letter day. Captain
and Mrs. J. c. iinteheson received linm-
Drr OF young people from 80 to in the
afternoon to meet Miss Boxer and Miss
Fanufe Baker OF pllntersyilc Who arr
their gnests. At night Captain ana Mrs
Hntchoson gave the yonns ladies box
+ party at the performances OF The Sere-
nnds,' by the Bostouians. with Mr., George
Kidd. Jr., and Mr. Harris GafroN as cs-
corts
Between tho hours a. { and OF Tho same
afternoon Mrs. Holt and Mrs Jones re-
ceived IN The patlors OF the Capitol hotoi
IN honor OF the same young ladies for whom
the german WIS given he nisat before.
Aooiit iep invitations We're issued aud most
Of the responses were made In person
s "wednesday afternoon at z o'clock Mrs !
w, II. Crabk gave tlfhn nc her homo
on Lamar avenue and Fanniu street com. |
! plimentsry TO Judge and Mrs. r. s. |
MaSey nf Austin, Nhn wore the guests |
OF Mr. end Mrs u chcw during the
week, This was something entirely new
IN Houston and was thoroughly enjoyed By
tbosc preHer,
"Wednesday nighi Miss cafn Root enter
thined the members OF tho Twenty club
and their friends AT her handsome home
with one OF the NEST novel anDils Of tho
season. u Nas In The shape Of a german,
Al which the guests We're invited 20 ppenr
N court costumes and soma very rrotty
effects were displaye.f
On Thursday afternoon Mrs, j. Z MahI |
received her lady friends from I 10 ii
aer homo ON the corner Of Mckinney
avenue and Fanpln street The AFFAIR wa.
IN donor OF hiss Graves III San Antonio.
who was The guest o, Aifo. ~, G. Van
Week during the week and largo number
OF ladies called
Friday nIsh The largest ana nrcitcst
box rarty Of tho yessAn wag given ~ The
performance Of "a AiAn OF IDEAS. chap |
eroped BY Mrs, g, A. Nistrol and urs. O
" holt u wtE complimentary to the
many waiting r'rla nov IN The city and
nfter the performance Supper was served
sndNwo coulipnx weIa danced ~ The tand-
some home 81 M aud Mrs Nistrot
In addition 20 thssr. tho pripcnl events
of the week, there wero numhor OF
smaller and moro informal AFFAIRS. Witch
filled M the time without proving sirh "A
strain on The participants. Aud righi here
want to sHy word about those same
ihcrna AFFAIRS. have bSrn called
down on one or Two ocrnslonK for piih-
lishiis reports Of them bscausc .orsdu,h.
Inc people glytnG them hid not wish them
Ia be generally known. Tho reason usually
given il that In such oaEas 1t is iupOs slhle
10 invite large n,lInber VI ueopic and
ones fricnd9 who are not Invited Rfc apt
10 feel that they have hCen sighted when
they bee report OF an entertainment In
newspaper In which their names 10 rot
figure. THIS Is all wrong. As ny friend |
q. Herbert Brown, OF the Galveston Sat
nrday Review puts II. tongues we're made
inHs arc soon known all over town whether
reports OF them arc published o. npt. such
reports do no harm to the tivegs OF the
entertainments In question and people like
TO read them.
si~akins OF the hoN party g,san comr'I-
fntniafy to tho visiting girls reminds mn
that never before has Houston been hon
cred BY the presence nj such numbp.' OF
CHARMING young ladies' from abroai They
are here from all the points OF the compass
and they added no little TO the pleasures
OF last week.
Next week Mil not bs nearly ca ltve,v
o. vas the one lust past So FAR tho only
formal announcement which has reached
my cars Ia that OF the cotllliou 10 be given
70 the Twenty clu, aud other friends hy
Nr; and Mrs. Alex Erlgsdp aud tho Misses
l,elsAdo at their home on Thursday night.
Souc new features viii he introduced ams
tue well known reputation Of the Dslgados
Tor entertaining makes the affair ono "a
nc looked forward 10 with 1ntlripalions OF
great deal az pleasure, number D,
mher entertainments are ON the tapls for
tho time between nov and Lent when
everybody viii slpp golng 10 balIs and mar.
Ties and VIII repent OF his or her sips In
sackcioth and ashes.
Van 1ibbcr.
Tho Twenty club. social organization
0mpcsed OF young ladies' to the number
sndlcsted In the utle, has done much IN
sAe way % entertaining this winter, and
Intends doing more whgn the club was
erssnased y was decided tina, each mem.
bef SHOULD give a. least one Affalr dur,nc
- season. and several very pleasan,
essoinar have been speut. OF al tho -.
- taanments, however, none have been !
1eetfisr Or more thoroughly enjoyed tnan /,
~ tn ou,,rt cos.6t,u,a ,s,,.,. !. .s.'a. ,.,.