The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-06

a costume ball at the end of this
new year.
The School of Domestic Science in
connection with the Young Women's
christian association will open Jan.
| Is, under the direction of Miss Kate
l.. Smith. of the Boston Cooking
| school. This is an innovation for
| Scranton. We have had spasms Of
| cooking here in the shape of lectures
which reacted sometimes fatally on
| the tempers If not the lives of home
victims. We have had amateur cooA-
| ing clubs, where young ladies and
| little girls have compelled their mas
| culine relatives and acquaintances to
| eat what their hostesses prepared, but
as for resident stay-at-home roll
| up-your-sleeves and apron cooking
| school, we never have had one. This
| Is to be the genuine article, twelve
| lessons for So, which includes mem
| bership fee of the Young Women's
| Christian association. Evening class
| es -.
| Speaking of cooking. on Monday Mrs.
S. T. Rover. the famous apostle of
| good things, will lecture at Guernsey :
| hall. under the auspices of the Green
| Ridge Womens club. Her subject Will
| be chiefly on foods for children. Mrs.
| Rover Is sure to be interesting and
| instructive and if there are any chill
| dren to be left alive in this city after
the diphtheria and scarlet fever arc
| through, 1t may be good plan to
know what to feed them.
| The Misses Reynolds gave a de-
| lightful musicale last night at thclI
home on Sanderson avenue, for the
| benefit of the Ladies' Aid society of
| the Presbyterian church. a number of
| guests. representing the culture an
taste Of both Green Ridge and Scran
ton attended the affair. Miss Turn
bull, the fair young Baltimorean. who
has made so many friends in Scranton
during her visits at the home of Mrs.
Chauncey Reynolds. was the vocal So
loist. Miss Glare Reynolds accompan-
| led on the piano and Mr.. Harvey
Blackwood and Miss Mary Dickson
gave "a cello and violin accompani-
| ment to the final number.
Miss Turnbull has a beautiful meZzo
voice full of vibrant life and mag
retic sympathy. She sings with vervo
and animation. and has a distinct
| charm of cnunciation and accent. Hell
repertoire is exceedingly wide and the
| selections of last evening by Bember!
| and other favOrite composers were
| well chosen to a degree. The pro-
| gramme was a distinct satisfaction
At it's conclusion refreshments Were
! served, Mrs. George Rreck and Mrs
James L. Dickson presiding at the
| table. They We're assisted by Miss
| Eleanor Reynolds. Miss Chauncey Rcy-
nolds and Misses Mary and Elizabeth
| Dickson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George y. Smith gave
a card party at their home on Clay
avenue Tuesday night in honor of Miss
| Cornelia Galpin and her guests. Miss
McGee, of Jersey City: Miss Savage, OF
Railway, n. j.. and Miss Johnston, of
South Carolina, who assisted Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith in receiving. Other ladies
who were about the rooms wrra Mrs
a. d. Blackinton. Mrs. ~ Y. l."rt
Mrs. George du Il. Dimmi"k and Mrs
II. II. Brady. jr. The company includ-
ed a hundred or more OF ti, vollno
people of Scranton and their out-of.
town guests.
| Mrs. Thomas Sprngue entertained al
reception on Tuesday, when hcl
| beautiful home was thrown open ioi
the first time since it's OCCUPANCY
She was assisted in receiving by Miss
! Sprague.
Major Montrose Barnard gave q
dinner at the Wyoming Valley hotel
Barre, Tuesday night The
guests were Evan j. Evans, Thomas !
| Williams Reese phiIli,c J;.,r; a,