The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14
HOUSTON rAlLY FosA SUNDAY AiunS no. IA ls.a

most attractive Of last winters debutautes
ana IL is with deep regret that Houston
gives up 10 Galveston. where the younp
couple will make their home one a. ~
sweetest OF her daughters. The wedains
Will be at the brides homs ana m IN
strictest privacy. No Invitations whateyer
will be issued.
The birthday party" that Mrs. ". q
Van Week arranged for the benefit OF IN,
Tabernacle was success in more wav,
Than one. There was large crowd as.
sembled in the grounds about Mrs. Var
Weeks residence, located under the tree,
before the south veranda and entrance
Headlights that have done service on the
long lines of the Southern Pacific road
lighting the way through broad prairie.
ana over swollen streams now threw their
rays through the leaves OF Grape myrtle
ana liveoak Dougns, bringing out the pic
turesque groups OF the crowds seated be-
meath. In front OF the open hall door a
sort OF stage was arranged, with a piano,
few fauteuils, some rugs, pillows, etc.
with the light from within and OF tail
lamps bringing out those who took part in
the program in bright relief The open
ing number was violin solo, by Miss
Daisy Cox, with plano accompaniment by
MISS Nellie Cox. They gave Berceuse
by Jocelyn, and the vlolinist showed a
wonderful improvement In her playing In
the past year. And that is a great COM
phment for her music was pleasure to
those who heard her more than year ago
In Houston. She plays with feeling and
brings out the tones of her fine instru-
ment with the true love Of q musician.
The accompanist Is rarely accorded any
praise, although he or she often does the
best work, but in this instance the au-
dience noted with much pleasure the SYM
pathetic notes of the piano that completed
the harmonies that fioated out into the soft
night air. The two sisters were encored
and gave Polish dance that was executed
with skill - spirit. Miss Brinsmade
followed with Grlegs Spring Song" a
strange, weird thing, full of mysterious
suggestions-like the remarkable voice OF
the singer A duett by Mrs. John Maxcy
and Miss Reel, "a Night Ia Venice" was
next heard. their voices harmonizing very
delightfully."- In the sweet strains. They
refused an encore, bowling their acknowl-
edgment, and were followeSasv Mrs Glib
bons, who recited "a Russian Christmas
SO satisfactorily to her audience that an
encore was insisted upon, and she gave
success. Mrs. e. A. Peden, who had kind
ly taken the place of her sister, Mrs Baltis
Allen, who was Ill. sang Polly and IT,
and although that song had been heard
very lately by Mr.. Gareissen Of Galveston
Mrs Peden's hne voice carried the pathos
of 1t straight home to the hearts OF all
with as much success as II 1t had never
been heard before. She had to repeat a
portion of It TO satisfy the calls OF the
audience for more. Tho programme was
completed by another duo by the Misses
Cox, and ice cream was served under the
trees Mrs. Van Week may have the
pleasure Of knowing that her audience
thoroughly enjoyed her effort to help her
church, as well as the satisfaction OF turn
ing in goodly sum OF money to the
treasury thereof.
Mrs. Ingham Seward entertained the
Main Street Euchre club at Mrs. Hollis
apartments at the Capitol hotel Tuesday
and the club in its history of pretty after
Moons has nothing pretter to record In
every detail the affair was complete. Each
table was in different color from the
rest, and as the guests entered the rooms
presented the eject OF mower Saroen
walled in by pictures and draperles On
one table bowl OF golden coreopsis had
ITS score understanding contriVances
they were, too--in yellow, and also lta
bowls of yellow CONNECTIONS. Another table
had its cluster of blue larkspurs, with It's
other furnishing in the same hue, and an
other rich cluster OF pink roses, and Sc
on. When the players took their places
the flowers were removed and the score
markers pinned on. These latter were
heads of celluloid with funny little races
fitted out with caps and nantes OIL the
color OF the table furnishing, with DIE
gilt ring, to which was fastened meta
acorn for every game won, and tiny TN
teapot for each lone hand. These markers
being of various colors the brilliant Ell
feet of the collection made by tue torlu-
nate players was very effective. When the
refreshments were served the separate
color scheme was still further carried out
Around each dainty candy boat filled with
ice cream was wreath OF daintiest now
ers of the table color, and the cakes were
iced in the same. The gentle hostess Of
the afternoon was assisted by Mrs. Laura
Seward, Carrie Belle Garnett, lone Roo'
erts and above all by tiny Marian Hol
Seward. whose sweet little face is always
welcomed by her mothers friends MIS-
Stewards guests for the afternoon Cuisine
of the club were Mrs, Sara Garnett Rop'
erts, Mrs. Rosine Ryan, Mrs. NJ. w. Gar
nett. Mrs. Fort Smith, Mrs. J. Fl. Treze
want, Mrs. r. B. Morris, Mrs. NJ. II Fos'
ter. Miss Gibson, Miss Van Alstyne O.
Galveston, Miss Grogan, Miss Matte Gro
gan and Miss Roberts.
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Mrs. e. A. Holland entertained the Met
nv Wives club last Wednesday evening II
very charming and original way. MOI
being member of the club. Mrs. Holland
took the liberty of changing the name fol
that night to that of the Miserable wives
and Merry Husbands and she mado tine
change Of name the source of so mucl
fun as to quite reconcile the members
thereto Her score cards were the mos.
original and amusing things, designed anc
painted by Mrs. B. A. Randolph TO repre-
sent the club under its new name ms
women were given cards representing tneli
sex under the most trying circumstances
and the men were pictured as having the
best kind of time. One was reading INT
Post with much satisfaction: another cele
brating his election to office; another sing
ing I'VE Won't Go Home TIL Morning
and SO on, while their partners wer'
sweeping, busting, going to market, etc
Not an afternoon card party was given
nor even club congress. The games ina
were won by the ladies were marked o.
tiny clothes pins. hatlrons and tubs tie'
on with red and green ribbons and thos
won by their partners by small wnlstle