El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-18
A Brilliant Society Function
At the Home Of Judge
Dean Last Night
THE FIRST DANCE
Is Also Held, By the Frank.
lin Cotillion Club, At
the Hotel 0rn-
dorf

One of the most brilliant receptions
ever given in Ell Paso marked the open
ing of the social season yesterday
when Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Dean gave
Il reception to over two hundred of the
elite of Ell Paso's society at their beau
tiful residence on Myrtle avenue.
The guests were ushered into the
reception hall where they were met
by Misses Beall. Trumbull, Jones and
Ainsa. who presented them to Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean in the front parlor. Mrs.
Dean was assisted in receiving by
MesdameS \. =. Coles. II. I. White.
Henry Beach and L. >. Stewart in the
front parlor and in the back parlor by
Mesdames Blanco, Buckler, Howe. and
Happier.
In the dining room elaborate re-
freshments were served by Misses
Haggart. Green. White, Falvey, Allen
and Miss Nellie Edwards of San An
tonic. The punch was presided over
by Mesdames J. Magoffin and J. II.
Russell.
Mrs. Dean was dressed in white
tulle over taiTeta trimmed with duch-
esse lace and diamonds.
Mrs. A p. Coles wore a beautiful
gown of cream brocaded satin with ap
pliqued net trimmed with duchesse
lace and diamonds. and carried
bouquet OF white roses.
Mrs. H. T. White was dressed in
handsome fale silk trimmed with
duchesse lace and diamonds.
Mrs. Beach wore white satin over a
dress of white chiffon with diamonds
and natural roses.
Mrs. Stewart wore an exquisite white
gold passamenterie and diamonds.
Mrs. Blanco wore canary colored
crepe de chine which was handsomely
trimmed with lace and velvet. She
wore diamonds.
Mrs. Magofin was dressed in white
liberty silk over satin. trimmed with
real lace and diamonds.
Mrs. Russell wore canary colored
chiffon over taffeta trimmed with gold
passamenterie and flowers.
Mrs. Happier wore yellow brocaded
satin trimmed with lace.
Mrs. Howe was dressed in a beautiful
white organdie over taffeta and wore
diamonds.
Mrs. Buckler was dressed in white
peau de sole with lovely real lace
bertha.
Miss Jones wore canary colored silk
with a net of the same and carried
beautiful arm bouquet of white cos
mos.
Miss Beall was dressed in white or
candle over taffeta and wore pearl
necklace.
Miss Ainsa wore white organdie with
yellow trimmings.
Miss Trumbull wore white appIiuued
organdie trimfned with point lace
bertha and diamonds.
Miss Haggart and Miss White were
dressed aiis" Ih yellow chiffon over
taffeta.
Miss Allen r-rrn 4 daini train canary
colored orsandie and carried natural
flowers.
Miss Green wore orange colored
Miss Edwards was dresser n white
lppliqued liberty silk with a point
ace bertha.
Miss Falvey wore canary colored |
with taffeta lining and car
ried roses.
The house was handsomely decor |
,ted throughout. In the reception hall |
he stairway was solid bank of
palms and other green plants with |
yellow and white chrysanthemums In |
he cosy corner of the hall behind a |
screen of palms a Mexican orchestra |
played characteristic airs.
In the dining room the table. in the |
center. was great mass of yellow and |
white chrysanthemums. from which |
were runners of yellow satin ribbon |
md smilaX to the four corners of the |
able where they We're formed into