The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-21
SOCIETY NEWS.


] Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. Montagu
[ Ferry and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward 5
/ Ferry entertained their friends in
/ most delightful fashion by giving :
[ dance at ChFistensen's and never IL
| the history of Christensen s did the hal
| present so beautiful an appearance. :
/ scheme of decoration had been wrought
/ that transformed the dancing hall int
/ room Of wondrous beauty. Orienta
| effects predOminated, and togethel
/ with the national cOIors. palms and
J shaded lights, the effect produced Was
/ indescribably lovely
/ The musicians stand was drapec
J with rich Oriental hangings, and ths
] floor was covered with Turkish rugs
Tall palms were placed about in ef-
| fective groups and the rear wall was
hung with graceful folds Of the Amer
! lean flag. At either end coy hooks
/ had been arranged with Oriental hang
lngs, touches and comfortable chairs
EtchlngS and cOlOred photographs hung
+ IN artistic groups on the walls and
the lights shone through softly shaded
candelabra.
The dancing floor Immediately in
front of the musicians stand was di-
Nlded from the main dancing floor and
arranged after the fashion of a lux
uriOus Turkish room. Rich Oriental
rugs covered the floor, and the hand
somely carved DavenpoTts. piled high
with pillows, were placed effectively
about. Huge palms added beauty to
the scene, and the light from innumer-
able fairy lamps completed the beau
tiful effect
In the main ball room the walls were
draped with American flags, and at
regular intervals hung large mirrors
that reflected in their depths the ar
tistic beauty of the scene. The chan
deliers were shaded and adorned with
rose colOred crepe paper, and the al
ready beautiful effect was heightened
with groups of stately palms arranged
at intervals down the entire length of
the room.
The reception room was converted
into a dining room, the arrangement
being artistic in the extreme. In the
center of the room stood an oval table
OF highly polished mahogany, adorned
with Battenberg, Mexican drawn work
and crystal Candida bra. shaded in ce-
rise In the center of the table was a
basket of graceful ferns and cerise car
nations Small tables draped in ceTiSe
were scattered about the room and on
them were placed candelabra. shaded
in the same warm color. Around the
large oval mirror, hanging at one end
of the room, was tWined a wreath of
green interviewer with daybreak car
nations, the base being finished with a
beautiful basket OF roses and ferns. In
the corners of the room stood hand
SOmely embroidered Japanese lanterns,
and the lights were shaded in rose.
Dancing began at $50 and was con-
tinued until past midnight. ChTisten-
sens full orchestra was in attendance
the music being of the newest and most
inspiring kind. Light refreshments
were served throughout the evening,
and a punch bowl stood in one of the
coy corners on the musicians stand
Two hundred and fifty guests were
present.
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The wedding of Miss Ida Stewart and
Edwin Peay of Provo occurred in this
city yesterday, the ceremony being per-
formed in the temple. A reception will
be given at the residence of the grooms
father, George Peay, at Provo this
evening,
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Miss May Bryson and Arthur E
Graham were married last evening at
the residence of the grOOms mother,
457 East Second South street. The
bride is one of Bountifuls popular
young ladies. and Mr.. Graham is con-
nected with the Tribune JOB Printing
company.