El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-17
News Of Society.

The reception given last night by Mr.
and Mrs. w. F. Payne at their resi-
dence on Myrtle avenue was one of the
SWEETEST and most artistic affairs ever
given in this city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Payne were assisted by Miss Allen
Miss Payne, Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson. Mrs
Floyd Payne and Mrs. Will Austin
Mrs. Floyd Payne was beautifully
gowned in white silk organdie over Ia
fetta with real lace trimmings and dia-
monds.
Miss Allen wore pink crepe trimmed
| in duchesse lace and diamonds
Miss Payne was gowned in white or
candle and in her hand she carried a
beautiful bouquet of pink carnations.
Mrs. Hudson's gown was pink silk
null with lace trimmings and dia-
monds.
Mrs. Austin was never so charming
as in the white fluffy dress she wore
last night
On entering the hall the guests were
cordially greeted by Mrs. Will Brown.
Miss Trumbull and Mr.. Owen White.
Mrs. Brown wore white satin with real
lace bertha; Miss TrumbulIs costume
was pink silk null with duchesse lace.
After the guests had greeted the
hostess and those with her, Mrs. Jno.
Dean, Mrs. McPhethridge and Miss
Pace met the guests and took them in
to the punch room.
Mrs. Dean wore white point de esprit
with pearl trimmings.
Mrs. McPhetridge was gowned in
white organdie with lace trimmings
while Miss Pace was gracefully gown
ed in white null with diamonds.
In the dining room was Miss Aus
tin. Miss Willis. Miss Shelton and Miss
Hughes.
Miss Austin's costume was pink swiss
with black velvet trimmings. Miss Will
lis's gown was handsome white organ
die with pink ribbons. Miss Shelton
wore pink organdie trimmed in duch-
esse lace; and Miss Hughes was gown
ed in pink null over taffeta.
The house was beautifully decorated
in the pink and white and the effect
was charming. Smilax was draped in
the two front rooms. from the opposite
corners and gave the room a most ar
tistic look. In different parts of the
rooms were large graceful punches of
pink and white carnations.
One of the prettiest things to be seen
was the round table in the center of
the dining room. This was magnifi-
Gently decorated with smilax and car
nations. In the center was a large
bowl of pink and white carnations and
here and there were lit Moorish lamps.
which reflected a pink light to the ia
BILE, on which sailed almonds and pink
and white candies were tastefully set
around. Encircling the entire table was
wreath of smilaX. Back of the din
ing room in a small arch way was
stationed the Mexican orchestra. and
delightful strains of music were heard
throughout the evening.
no
was the punch room. In one corner
of the room was an embankment of
pink and white carnations above which
stood beautiful arch of smilax Be
hind this was the punch bowl and was
gracefully presided over by Miss Leigh
White, Lena Falsey and Marineaux
Haggart. These young ladies were all
daintily gowned in pink organdie over
taffeta. A very large crowd attended,
about three hundred in all
The following are the names of some
of those present:
Messrs and Mesdames. Austin. John
Aiken, Blanco. Henry Beach. w. III.
Burgess, Richard Burgess, Berrien, Beall.
A p. Coles, II. Carpenter S. Campbell,
Chilberg. M. B. Davis. Waters Davis,
Harry Dillon, J. NJ Dean, J. A. Eddy. p.
Earl. Falvey. Grosvener.
Greet. George Gather. GLASGOW, Hou-
ghton, Z. NJ. Bray, Will Brown,
F. E. Hunter. w. ID.
Howe. DIR. Higgins, Hale, Hadley,
Hartman, Hughes, DR.. Horseley, Har-
land Irwin. o. c. Irwin, Jordan, Jami-
son. A. Krakauer, z. Kneezell, B. j.
Kuhn, Kemp. A. M. Loomis. Will Lat
Ia. Maj. Loughborough, ]. C. Lakeland.
Jack Logan, Leonard. McPhetridge.
MCGOWAN, McCutcheon. Moye. Judge
Magoffin, Jim Magoffin, Myles, McKen-
mel, Murdoch. Mead, Fl. P. Noake, Col.
E. E. Neff, e. S. Newman, Thomas
Newman. Pollard. Pfaff. Payne. Porch
pr. Pomeroy. DR.. Rawlings. ]. p Ram