The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13


white blossoms lying on the polished sur
| face of the wood. Gala lilies, carnations
and syringa filled the mantel and side
board with bowls OF delicate ferns to set
off the pure Wilderness OF their blossoms.
The rooms were filed with the pleasant
hum of soft voices and as the guests gave
and received the pleasure Of meeting. Mrs.
| Chew had asked a certain number of her
| friends to be with her all through the
hours of receiving, from 5 to Z, and these
ladies' were In every room making the
guests welcome and assisting in their en-
tertainment. They were Mrs T. w.
House, Mrs. r. S. Loyett, Mrs. James A.
Baker, Mrs. o. T. Holt, Mrs. John 7.
Brady, Mrs. A. X. Taylor, Mrs Fort Smith,
Mrs David Rice Mrs. Mary Bolts Fitz-
gerald, Mrs ]. T. Mahl Mrs G. w. Bein,
MRS u. w. Sewall Mrs. William M.
Mitchell, Mrs. A. p. sauer, Mrs. ]. NJ.
Burton Mrs. II. F. Ring, Mrs,W. C. Crane,
Mrs. A. S. Dyer Mrs. r. L. Collins, Mrs.
II. w. Garrow, Jr., Mrs. Frank Andrews,
Mrs. John Shearn, Mrs. II. w. Knox, Mrs.
Harry Dumble, Mrs. Presley *. Ewing,
Mrs. Mary Clark Culpeper. Mrs. John J,
Cannon, Mrs. Edwin Parker, Mrs. Paul
Tlmpson, Mrs James Bates. Mrs. Ben
Bailey, Miss Bobb. Miss Dumble, Miss
/ Kirkland Miss Bryan, Miss Carglll, Miss
Miller and Miss Fife Jones.
! Mrs. Cobbs goes this afternoon to Mrs.
| T.. A. Reichardt and on Wesnedday to Mrs
| James A. Baker. Her friends are vieing
| with each other in entertaining her, de-
| lighted to have the opportunity.
| ~
The Treble Clef club did admirable work
at their concert Monday night, but the
audience that heard it was. as far as num-
bers went, great disappointment. These
ladies' have from time to time given COM
plimentary concerts and In every instance
when no entrance fee was charged the
house was packed And yet, when they
announce that they wish TO raise money
| for a purpose in which they are working
for the city-as we'll as for Themselves
there is beggarly array of empty benches
that would depress and disgust any CLUB.
1t Is a generally accepted rule in good
society that one should not accept favors
which they are not williag or able TO re-
turn and vet the friends CD OF this club
continually accept favors from them with
out feeling in the slightest degree called
upon to return them. Perhaps they are
not aware that this club exists, and ifsso
1t is time they were learning it. II the
Treble Clef club has to rely upon the re-
turns of Monday nights concert to so to
Dallas they had better find out how the
walking is between this city and that
The clubs work In their numbers was
better than any they have done In the
past two years, I'm the smooth swaying
motion OF sehubert's The Night and The
quick turns and close harmonles OF THE
sailors Xrnasr by Chamirade. they were
equally at home, and in fact down to the
delicate rppling music OF Beach 5
Through the House give Glimmeriug
Light" their performance wac scholarly
and full of life and feeling. The Ave
Maria" OF Marchetti was eXaulsitely sung
by Mrs. Munger, Miss Hughes and Miss
Brinsmade and admirably accompanied hj
Miss Averitt. Mrs. Christian Is always
/ popular and her reading was so enjoyed
that an encore was insisted upon. Miss
Frances Peck, who sang herself into pop
ularlty in one solo in the opera of "Ilr-
mimic" followed up that success with a
: solo In "The Chambcred Nautilus" ant
two other numbers, whether We Live OI
Die" by Allitsen, and "A Drop o Dew b,
|, Sarah Ifadley. Her voice has wonderful
a possibilities in IL; is true, free and full o
o music and the enthusiasm of the audience
9 showed their pleasure In listening TO IL
I Mr.. Munger and Mr.. Dant2ler filled In
I programme that was worthy OF highly
r critical audience Of a big musical center
I and the small audience there were tried Il
] do what they could to make up in sym
: pathy what they lacked in numbers.
o After the programme few dancers oc
Q cupied the floor, while Schrams orchestr;
1 engaged for the occasion, discuursed goo,
$ music, and an indignation meeting wa.
: held at which the audience showed NOR,
, feeling than the club who had taken thei
D poor house IN a brave and cheerful way
It that made It seem all the more ahominable
a AS was said in the society columns las
a sunday the shame rests with Houston
3 ~
Mrs, O. I. Holt gave luncheon fol
lowed by ouchre party on Saturday. al
in honor of Mrs. 4. d. Cobbs OF San An
:, tonic. AZ the luncheon there were twelv
= covers around the table and the poet.
dream OF Fair Women" might have beer
: realized with fairer flowers In masses o
: oolors and perfume-nowers OF palest pinl
4 and white and such sweet profusion! Tn,
7 delicate pea blossoms Sat have taken 81
kindly 10 this climate OF late was tn
, flower regnant OF the occasion and the!
day in masses on the table, filled the cen
D ter piece of lily -shaped vases, made Tn
h chandelier thing of beauty, as It hunl
y oncircled with garlands OF fern vine abov
0 the lovely picture spread on the table
AT each cover bouquet of the pea bios
s somsall in pink and whlte--tiei viii
Q pale green satin ribbon, lay across IN,
. name card, surrounded with shining silvel
s and tall Venetian glasses OF that pale
kitSH NHdte TOT WHICH Tue 0llS OH III,
r Sea Is so famous.
0 About the halls Of Mrs, Hollis beautl.
2 fully furnished parlor were garlands OF the
5 fern vine gracefully draped and extendlng
5 TO a pretty niche formed by opening tn,
Q door on the corridor and framing in por-
{ tion OF X with a Japanese screen, Here
q WAS gilt stand with its shelves Allied
Q with the sweet peas, rising from vase
!. of magnificent magnolia blooms. radiant
: IN their spring freshness and cleaning
d white against their rich dark foliage. An
e other gilt etagere nearer to the table was
Q also mass of pink pea blossoms, from
: which bronze figure OF Psyche rose
} gracefully. In tain vases OF rarest poreu-
!, lain were clusters OF pink and white
Q roses disputing for honorable place with
X their more perlshable sisters. The host
: ess, falrest hover of all, dressed In pure
: white sat at the head of the table with
Q Mrs. Cobbs at her right and Mrs. Mary
< Bolts Fitzgerald facing her. The other
s guests were Mrs. w. b. Chew, Mts James
Z A.. Baker. Mrs Fort Smith Mrs David
d Rice, Mrs. j.. 7. Mail Mrs Presley Fw.
ing, Mrs. p. r. Weems. Mrs, Bryan Heard
! and Mrs, Robert u. Morris.
I The saues Of euchre were played In the