The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-12

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The bride looked very lovely in h
wedding dress OF white brocaded sii
made en- demi train, with a flpuncc
mccoy lace edeing the border. The wal
was prettily trimmed with ruchings
nousseline and frils of lace. and 81
wore a long tulle veil fastened on vii
orange blossoms. The maid of honor an
bridesmaids were all dressed In she,
white organdie. trimmed with tiny rui
hes and lace and they looked like
cluster OF Nephitis roses. In the pew
ralied OIL with garlands of evergreen fc
the family and intimate friends. we,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam S. Ashe, Mrs. j. d
Jeter, Mrs. Wilson, the mother of tn
bride, and her adopted daughter. Mr.
Jennie Hagan Jackson OF Grand Rapid:
! Mich, Mr.. and Mrs. CASTOR Ashe, Mr.
and Mrs. G. L. Fitch, Miss Myra Ashe al
Immediately related to the bride or tn
| groom.
After the ceremony the bridal part
drove to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. letter
] where pleasant Informal reception wa
heid. The house was beautifully panelet
| with Southern smilax and adorned Will
magnificent white chrysanthemums. lOi
the table, artisticn1ly decorated. was III,
wedding cake, from which white ribbons
| were pendant These were drawn by tn,
manageable ones present, Miss Mary Ash,
getting the thiinblc Miss MCDANIEL tn,
dime and Judge a. c. Allen the golt
heart, thus marking him out for Hymen'.
next victim. On the cake Mrs. Hagan i'm.
provised poem suitable to the occa.
sion and held her listeners spell bound
while she spoke.
Mr., and Mrs. John b. Ashe went HON,
with his mother and father to remain
until the completion of their own pretty
home, corner OF Hamilton and Lamar.
which was the wedding present OF Mr.. and
Mrs. S. S. Ashe. After the 18th inatani
Mrs. John b. Ashe will be at home with
Mrs. S. s. Ashe and Mrs. C. l.. Fitch on
Thursday at the home of Mrs. S. s Ashe
Mrs. Bette Branch Davis, assisted by
her daughter. Mrs. 1vey Wandless. en-
tertalned very charming Wednesday af-
frightened with flowers and evergreens,
and the two parlors filled with handsomely
gowned women, all delighted 90 gather
again around the little tables and fight
it out with right and left bowers, The
games were reckoned in pretty and orig
inal way Tiny doll babies, dressed in
crinkly paper, were pinned on the corsage,
and then for each game won gold star
was pasted on the skirt of the dress.
lone hand was marked with a green star
so that by the time the games were over
the dollies presented very gay appear
ance. Then the tables We're spread with
dainty white cloths, and after the salad
course was finished, daintily dressed
dolls, with cunning little French hats,
were placed before the guests, the variety
of coloring of the dresses giving bright
and picturesque effect Under the volum-
nous skirts Of the little babies were hid
den tiny buckets of ice cream and cakes
of various colors were served. All these
pretty babies came from France, and Mrs.
Davis also brought the prizes from Eu-
rope. OF these Mrs. Norfleet won a hand
some Dresden China powder bowl; Mrs.
Heard statuette, a perfect reproduction
of the famous Venus of Milo, and Mrs
Presley Ewing a salad fork and spoon.
carved in Switzerland. But each guest
felt that she had a prize in the pretty
dollies, and as, one of the guests said,
they took their dollrags and went home
but by no means in huff with Their
hostess as that expression generally i'm
plies, but in high good humor. They
were Mesdames Presley Ewing Jonnie
NJ. Burton. L. 7. Noyes, Eugene Blake.
NJ L. Garnett, B. A. Everts, George Hun
ter. Frank Andrews, Harris Masterson.
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Butte W. S. Wall, f. A. Atkinson, G. a.
Mistrot, J. E Lester, Thomas Edmonson,
Bryan Heard, NJ. II. Foster and Miss Min
ME Williams Miss Mcmahon of Ontario,
Miss Hennie Price, Miss Edna Key and
Miss Katherine Browne.
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Mrs G. w Stieff gave beautiful lunch
con Wednesday at Glen Kathryn to Miss
7 80 p,a5, ,,d Mice aura Franklin Tho
table was lovely with its bed OF green
leaves. Frightened with bouquets of white
and pink roses. from which arose slender
cut glass vase filled with roses OF the same
tints as those hat formed Its pretty base
glitterng array of glass and silver snone
out in bright relief against the dark pol
ished surface of the table and dainty doy-
lies and pretty bowls of olives, sailed al
monds and pickles, dainties that young
girls delight in, completed the pleasing
effect. Bowls and vases Of flowers aided
the massive furnishing of the room in max
ing It a lovely background for the bright
group of girls about the table with whom
the hostess took her happy part. They had
a royalty good time, as the repeated bursts
of laughter from the table testified. Around
the table were Mrs. Stieff, Miss Franklin.
Miss Brady on her right and left, Miss
Grimke of Charleston. S. c., Miss Lumlan,
Miss Morse. Miss Delgado, Miss Wood,
Miss Ross, Miss Lea and Miss Tuzzle. The
successive courses of dainties kept them
pleasantly occupied from l TO o'clock,
after which they focked about the pretty
grounds like the happy things they We're
After o'clock Mrs. Stieff was at home to
her friends and the carriages began to roll
along the lovely driveway, and every one
felt we'll repaid by the cordial welcome
with which they were received as well as
the lovely drive In the haze OF day OF
Indian summer, for the six miles that they
had TO pass to reach Glen Kathryn. Mrs
Stieff was assisted by Mrs. Stewart, Mrs
w. C. Crane. Mrs NJ. H. Foster and MIR
j. d. Glessin in receiving and entertaining
her guests. Salads and Ice cream, coffee
and chocolate were served on the broad
veranda, and enjoyed with tes keen relish
that long drive gives. Among the call
ers were Mrs. Robert Brewster, Mrs, Nor
man Medium, Mrs j. A. Ross. Mrs NJ =.
Garnett, Mrs. Jennie Hart Mrs, ]. T..
Bogles, Mrs. George Breed, Mrs Presley
X. Ewing, Mrs. John Maxcy, Misses Frances
and Edythe Giraud. Miss Notie Howard,
Miss Hargis, Miss Fife May Jones' Miss
Alma Miller, Miss Minnie Williams. Miss
Burton and Miss Kate Morris,
The musical recital TO be given by Miss
Mary Carson Kidd and Mr.. Aldridge Kidd