Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-11
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In honor OF Miss Adeline Nash. whose
marriage to Mr.. George Meyers will take
place February q, Mr.. +. A. Nash gave an
elaborate theater party Tuesday evening. \
special company was brought from Chicago
for the occasion, which charmingly enter
tanned the 600 assembled guests with two
comediettas.
The interior Of Boyd's theater was a veri-
table fairyland with the innumerable lights,
the boxes decorated with protusions of pink
roses and knots Of pink ribbons, with ferns
and smilax artistlcally draped from one box
to another and the elegant toilets OF the
women glistening with jewels.
The guests were greeted by the receiving
party. MIR. +. A. Nash and Mrs. E. w.
Nash and Miss Adeline Nash, in
side the main entrance. The hon
ored guests occupied the boxes and were ar
ranged as follows: In A were Mrs. JCs-
eph Barker, Miss Sellers, Miss Lindsey, Miss
Kountze, Miss Vessels and Miss Swens-
berg; in box "B,' Mrs. Floyd Smith, Miss
Crounse, Miss Edith Smith, Miss Allen, Miss
Towle, Miss Creighton; box &C. contained
Mrs. Nash, Miss Nash, Miss Meyers, Miss
Francis Nash, Miss Esther Nash, Miss
Woodland. Mrs. Barker, Mrs. J. n. II. Pat
rick, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Willard, Mrs.
j. G. Gown occupied box D. In box Re
were Mrs. Cartan, Miss Higginson, Miss
Peck, Miss Elizabeth Allen, Miss Marie
Crounse. Miss Jeanne Brown; box e. Mrs.
George Mercer, Mrs. Downing, Miss Taylor,
Miss Dickinson, Miss Yates, Miss Kennard.
In box &c" we're Mrs. wattles, Mrs. Thomas
Orr, Mrs. Hitchcock, Mrs. Brady. Box H
held Mrs. Yost, Mrs. Gallagher, Mrs. Ly-
man, Mrs. Barton; box *" Mrs. Cudahy,
Miss Willard, Miss Kirkendall; box 49,
Mrs. Peck, Mrs. Chambers, Mrs. Davis, Mrs"
McCord; box M Mrs. Burgess, Mrs. DR..
Allison, Mrs. Daugherty, Mrs. LomaX; box
IN" Mrs. Charles Kountze, Mrs. McCorm-
ack. Mrs. Charles Hull, Mrs. George JOS
Ign.
Some elegant toilets were worn, notable
among them being that of Miss Adeline
Nash. a beautiful Partisan creation of white
silk and lace trimmed in chiffon and black
velvet. She carried a large bunch of violets
and h"acinths.
Mrs. Nash wore a handsome gown of black
lace embroidered in sequins over white SILK
Mrs. Floyd Smith wore a delicate blue
satin wrought with black velvet and white
chiffon.
Miss Allen was charming in white liberty
silk with rose pleatings of lisse.
Miss Edith Smith wore a pink satin
frock with innumerable rufles of mousseline
embroidered in pink rosebuds.
Miss Crounse wore an effective PINK SILK
and chiffon toilet; Miss Towle wore a dainty
organdie ana silk Of apple green shade,
trimmed in real lace.
Miss Creighton appeared in turquoise blue
taffeta, deliberately adorned with point lace.
Mrs. Joseph Barker wore a beautiful frock
of blue crepe du chine. The bevy OF tair
maidens surrounding her were in charming
frocks of white silk and chiffon; Miss Sell
lers. Miss Swensberg, Miss Kountze and
Miss Vessels.
Miss Higginson was beautiful in white
satin covered with spangled net.
Miss Peck was CARRIED in pale green crepe
with a Jacket of black velvet and fur lined
with cream satin.
Miss Brown was in a pretty frock of law
ender silk and lisse.
Miss Elizabeth Allen was dainty in pale
green silk with garniture of chiffon.
Mrs. George Mercer was gorgeously at
tired in heavy cream satin deliberately
trimmed in pearls.
Miss Dickinson wore a lavender brocade,
the bodice OF real lace trimmed in pearls.
Mrs. John n. Baldwin's gown attracted
much attention. 1t was a pink taffeta en-
broidered in rosebuds. The pleating around
the long train and the elaborate bodice were
in three tones of pink with the very popu-
lar bow-knot OF green, which gave the ex-
act dash Of color.
Mrs. Howard Baldrige was gorgeous in a
crimson creation.
Miss Eleanor Montgomery, who has re-
Gently returned from New York, wore a
stunning gown of white brocade trimmed i'll
white fringe. The decollete corsage had a
Nile blue knot of velvet on the left shoulder.