El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-16
News of Society.


Miss Belle c. Ferguson of Denver
and Otis Adams Critchett of Mexico
who is well known in Ell Paso. were
married February at Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Times says: Rev.
William Sloan officiated in the pres
ence of a number of friends. The
house was very artistically decorated
with roses. smilax. palms. papyrus
and pepper berries. The couple stood
in a bower of green. beneath true
lovers knot of white carnations and
maidenhair ferns. They were unat-
tended, entering the parlor to the
strains of Mendelssohn's welding
March played by Mrs. Sloan. The
bride wore an elegant costume OF
white mousseline de sole, trimmed with
satin ribbon and applique. She wore
orange blossoms in her hair and car
ried bouquet of white carnations and
maidenhair ferns. tied with white sat
in streamers. During the informal re-
ception which followed the ceremony.
the company was favored by recita-
tons from Mrs. Sloan and Miss Pearl
Penniman. elocutionists. Supper was
served. The bride is an accomplished
young lady and popular primary
teacher of Denver. who resigned her
position last August The groom is
well-known mining man from Mexico.
Numerous and beautiful gifts were re-
ceived, testifying to the esteem in
which the couple is held. They Will
remain in Los Angeles for few
months.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs Frank
Wells Brown gave a Valentine party
to her daughter Ethel, at the family
residence on North Oregon street,
which was attended by about thirty
--ng people.
amusement were introduced. in all of
which hearts were the predominant
feature.
One of the novel features of the
evenings amusement was the onering
of prizes to the boy or girl who should
get the most hearts. Chatham McKie
was the boy winning one prize and
little Miss Carrie Race won the girls
award.
Etach child before leaving was pre-
scented with a beautiful velvet heart
as a souvenir.
The names of those present follow:
Misses Ajara White, Rachel Howard,
HermiOn Hawkins, BERTHE Simmons.
Louise Blumenthal, Lillian Crawford,
Elsie Kohlberg, Helen Newell. Flor
ence Cox Carrie Race, Jennie Blumen-
.
Booth. Johnnie Sweeney, Tom White
Joe Caples, Fred Dickinson, George
Dickinson. Walter Crawford. Mason
Pollard, Milton Newell Myron Lind
say. Cneatham McKie, Bryan Brown.
Mrs. P. B. McNeal assisted with the
refreshments and Miss Mary Milliken
acted as pOStmistress-
Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs. A. |
Solomon gave a most enjoyable dance |
at the Roof Garden. This dance was |
given in honor of Miss l.. Solomon and |
Miss A. Newman. A large crowd was
present and all spent a very pleasant
evening. During the evening delight
full punch and refreshments were serv-
ed. Those participating in the pleas
ures of the evening were. Mesdames
E. B. Fatman, Kayser, w. Fatman, S.
Blumenthal. A. Blumenthal, 1. Blum
enthal. w. Burgess. Kaplan. Calisher.
n. Solomon. A. Goodman. Matthias.
Koihberg. Posener. Sprinz. Moye, Lobe.
Lewis. Newman, Ullman, Levy. S.
Goodman, Aronstein, A. Kline. and H.
Dillon; Misses Ullman. Solomon. New
man. Jameson. Schultz, Irma Schultz.
Fork. Pollard, Straus and the Misses
Jacoby; Messrs. E. B. Fatman. Kay
ser. N. Fatman, s. Blumenthal. A.
|. Blumenthal N Burgess.
Kaplan. Kohlberg, Posener, A. Good
man. Sprinz. Moye, S. Goodman, Aron-
stein, A Kline, A. Dillon. B. Levy. ].
Krakauer, r. Krakauer. E. Straus, H.
Straus. A. Schultz, c. Schultz. E. Levy.
Prudential, c. Blumenthal. Kauf-
man. S. Ullman and Zolanki.
The valentine party given last
Thursday evening. at the residence of
Mrs. B. F. Darbyshire. by the S. A. G.
club, was one of the most enjoyable
events of the week. The house was 1
decorated in the club col
)rs, pink and lavender. Many games /
we're played during the evening and
after refreshments were served the
guests adjourned to the dancing hall t
where they danced till eleven o'clock. +
Two little girls dressed in the club
.oIors served punch between the
lances. AS the guests left they were 1
.ach presented with dainty souvenirs !
# the club. Those partaking of the
.vening's enjoyment We're: Misses
PEARL Berkey. Esther Fraser, Flossie c
Barnes. May Rout, May Bishop, May q
Nellie Mitchell. CarnIelita
Ainsa. Vivian Drummer. Lillian Potter.
Ada Lane. Milda Connolly and Esse f
Messrs. William Lough- a
'orough. Cruger, Chase, Charley Mon
ort. Robert Lockart. Robert Potter.
sydney Haas, Harold Christie. Walter e
,hristie. Albert Wambough, Clarence \
furry, Richard Ainsa, Oliver Darby
hire and Walter Falvey.
Mrs A. Kline entertained most roy
lily last Wednesday afternoon at the
heldon hotel. Cards were played in
he Sheldon dining room and this was I
aintily decorated in smilax and carna-
Il, net the CHESTS