The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-07
DAY FOR DEBUTANTES
TWO BIG RECEPTIONS GIVEN YES
TERDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE BUDS
ST. PAUL SOCIETY ACTIVE
stormy November Days Are Emily
ened by Dinners, Dances and
Teas Given in Honor of So
ciety's FRvorites.

st. Paul's social circle was yesterday
enriched by the debut of two girls whose
names are not entirely unfamiliar. MISS
Helen Cratsenburg and Miss Elinor Ritz
niger. The reception given by Mrs. All
gustus w. RitZinger yesterday afternoon
at her home on Fairmont avenue to pre-
sent her daughter was one Of the most
elaborate affairs of the season. Miss Ritz
niger was appropriately gowned in white
liberty silk and received amidst a profu-
sion of palms, ferns, roses, chrysanthe-
NUNS, carnations and smilax, which gave
the rooms an almost tropical appearance.
A very pretty scheme of color and form
was carried out in the dining room. Vases
of pink roses filed every corner. ana
formed pretty centerpiece for the table:
the bon bons were tiny rose beds and the
ice cream was in the form Of roses.
The debutante was presented to between
800 and 400 guests during the afternoon.
Mrs. Robert Ho1bert cut the cream:
Mrs. W. G. Strickland poured the coffee,
and Mrs T. p. Kellogg presided at the
punch table
Mrs. Ritzinger was assisted by Mines.
George Powers, M. Saunders. John Lind,
w. H. S. Wright, Hiram Pearce, l.. A.
Robinson; the Misses Wanzer, Mabel
Horn, Rogers, Caroline Saunders, Han
ma, of Manila Wright, Abbie
strong. MeSIeT, CdIIp Noulu, WLll1i Gu
Brill, Mary Smith. McMasters, Corning,
err Beardsley, Kitty Marvin, Margaret
Myers, Nellie Saunders. Redcliff, Of
Brooklyn, N Y, and Sadie Ritzinger, OF
Burlington, Iowa.
Mrs A. A. Cratsenburg, of Laurel ave-
nue., gave reception yesterday afternoon
for the introduction of her daughter, Miss
Helen Cratsenburg, and to announce her
engagement to Charles Stees, son of Nj.
and Mrs. John A. Stees.
The decorations were quite deliberately
carried out in roses, crysanthemums and
ferns.
Mrs Cratsenberg was assisted by Miss
Noe. of Madison, Wis. Mrs. J. A. Stees,
Mrs Denis Follett. Mrs. George Thomp-
son, Mrs. E. M. Prouty, Mrs. j. S. Mac
key, Mrs. C. w Johnson, Miss Hollins,
Mrs. F. E. Mailer, Mrs. w. s. Briggs,
Mrs. John Conley, Mrs. G. d. Taylor,
Mrs. C. E. Stone, Mrs. r. A. Kirk, Mrs.
Andrew Muir, Mrs. F. J. Haynes, Mrs.
G. P. Wilson, of Minneapolis; Mrs. H.
d. Smith, of Winona; Mrs. SWEET, of
Minneapolis; Mrs. Whitney, of DEBORAH,
Iowa; Miss Muir, Miss Brennan, Miss
Kirk, Miss Margaret Davis and Miss
Louise Cochran.
Mrs. ]. DAM. of Tilton street, gave an
Informal coffee" yesterday afternoon
for Miss Aida Fry, whose marriage to
Albert West will take place on the 18th.
Covers were laid for sixteen, the chief
decorative feature of the table being pink
and yellow chrysanthemums. Mrs. Danz
was assisted by Mrs. NJ. E. Deiel and
Mrs w. Lewis Mrs. Elmer Fl. Dearth
will entertain for Miss Fry this after
noon, and Mrs. Theodore Hayes to'nor-
row afternoon.
Miss Sally White, Of the Virginia, will
give an informal euchre this evening.
She will be assisted by Miss Drummond.
Mrs W. II. Mcdonald, of the Premier,
entertained at progressive cinch Tuesday
afternoon.
Mrs A. J. Mairs, of Holly avenue, will