The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
HOUSTON DAILY POST SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 20 1901

dows and doors the graceful vine ana
ihe hall the diii green Of The library hqr.
monzcd With the green and red Of the
decorati99ps Here again the mantc was
peoples, and elsewhere about the room were
Empire bows of red and festoons N the
wine. The Wide bay wtadow sent was
were exquisite hanging Baskets OF ferns and
peoples. The dining room adjoining was a
beautiful repetition Of the library, and the
floors made perfect dnncing space BE
tween whles' an opportunity Tor a telS
tote was Afforded out on the galleries,
which were enclosed With canvas and fnr
nlshed with rugs and easy chairs. Jnpa-
nese lanterns gave n soft pretty light. Miss
Hern, looking fair aud sweet Ia her DAINTY
white orgnndy, led the cotilllon with MI.
Arthur Shclley. " was ! iCnrlstmas Inquire
aud the favors from the tree were dispensed
by Miss Elsn schmidt The dance pro,
gILns were In red with gold lettering, ald
several waltz numbers preceded the cotll'
lion. The punch table was on the gallery
aud great howl held delicious beverage
which tho dancers quite appreciated. a
buffet supper of two courses was served
during an intermisslon aud all too soon III
last faint notes OF Home. sweet Home,
trembed on the air. then faded away IKE
an echo of the Joyous evening before VI
had quite passed intb memory, MISE
Fishers guests were Misses Amlec Iiern
| Grace Lindeuberg, MarT Lou Hamblcn,
/ Daphne Palmer Louis Palmer, Chcrrf
! Rohh. Ross Rurkitt, Bettle Tnliaferro, I'D
/ die Atkinson Anna Gnmhatti. luez Gold
! man. Gertrude Paine. Louise Brown. Mar
garet White. Evelyn Umpbel, Vesla Ew-
! Ing, Lucille Scott, Nell McGTarty' Messrs
Brady, Arthur Hamilton, Harry. Gwyn,
Rob Ring Darlington Wecms. Graham Ba-
! ker. De Witt Dunn Marshal Tankersley,
! oliver Fitzgerald. Leonard Fitzgerald, Tom
! Taiafcrro. George Burktt Ed Palmer ana
| Russell Munger.
Little Master Blrdscl Mastcrson invited
n number Of his fricuds for Thursday after.
! noon, and thc word Fun" on the inviin-
tions gave the keynote TO the affair. So
many and such different kinds Of fun are
seldom crowded into one afternoon. At 3
o'clock the small host was at the door to
meet his guests AMI usher them into tbe
house, which was his completely for that
afternoon When the rhrty" was ready
the fun began with "catch the frog" On tue
lawn. Such active little frogs ran arouni
that lawn that but Tor a willingness to be
caught after a certain amount of running
might have resulted in the game mstipg in
definitely, One after another clch one
played the part .nf frog until they were
called into the house to hunt peanuts.
Every one was supplied with a stocking,
made of pretty colOrcd tarleton, In which
~ place the festive COOLERS, which they
luu"u WV Whc~t' ill,t wv 'ub :, nvh'h =
curtains, tnder SOFA cushlchs-eN erywhele.
Then there was a picture of q very fat boy
hung on the wall, which only needed an
aFpie FUiu a. tn ~ .p"f nuu1u " Nv IN,
one could pin a picture apple the nearest
TO the mouth, which was wide open, reilly
esh ms nond smd m sn . hfn lneTf t was
marvellous success No party OF fishermen
ever had better luck, but the FISH Were
my he .n ron thoSe usung proHsn'
nur % o ore s pals sseS' ~ iac,
,tvS. as -, psn. AZ out sInah pulloso
pT Thl, se h as ne wnS showing on ms roy,
when you eat An b, a. ~" COW, ne' ~ t ptt'
t meH Mi pu lo est nSh why IT gone nut th''
'oS Mr' Jus aaAt.,, -. -. - a.. ma,
on go r.o rte nsh,ns MaS over al tne ntt,
t onHS VENT o9u on ine porcn ana lawn e
raih oTer 'neit "onuert4I catch' Dut galdy
dining room for tbot most in,n y" M srt
Of a party the goodies" They marched
~, a., WIN blrasell Masterson and Stuart Nor
nieno niaved nv Nfss W. Sh as,v VI M M
dining room was pretty enough before the,
entered, with Its long table dressed out II
snIts' S 1las roi"rs I'm tue center was .
of crimson satin ribbon reached ONT TO III,
, ends Of the, table Small fairy lamps. cast
were az every cover and silver candelahrn
S Wta g Iri, cappea candles and an azallf
added gion "e ca ad 'eu blossoms gave IN
ehhue ~ EloW OF Color 70 the scene; Whel
on,,h "o,,e VI es we're seated around the table
+ rI1vn III III M'.h FANCY ccp' round In pop
e ihssy had tT no em nnr wa" SIMPLY beautiful
ops m an ~ ~, courses oiI lust IKE grown
"{tcr vbicb ' noo, Wv auIl luSuHe 10 hotn
az Tho Tbric vn NJ Vne WIS Even 2 pretty
went thc,r war re- All =" 'tf nan ann tlel
euests ware MAJ s mnster blrdsell
Sidnnv and aonmtIan,' IN, lic'Vn rergnSon
Robnrt NorrIs III" IIo,.o long, MarRarGi ant
O. Alexander KiTt,on ip" Sau, E2isiIfr william
! petIc"ios Fnrrnn ri nnni n,rkiaAd Jam
, roiiaferro Nfsorr az, n,~I2ctn ana hlchar'
Burns md Iobcrt Wistrnt Mn MI MeSIcott
Rrook and Vnrnor 'i'ot n, Ee,uuuin ryan
I Helen and Rcseic Norseap' tffiuart, DlarN
Pierce Grcgp Erod and D 'inlrt'r ihihe
< James Mar ana Ksthor, a,u"i,S M1Idlhs
I entertaining these yeung foIt IA Wasc'lM u
= son wns assisted Nv Wrs Tor az, Mas H,s eI
Aleen and Kate sharne Nt,ss Pn v' N'i ~, 81
A trrson and Nj. SSm 1917, niSs hoW'he Mas
/ ' "'''' ''''s ''"t",eN'
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1 invitations have been issued for tn
1 Thallan club ball which vim ,oLo L.
I Tuesday evening Dooer,hon ., '""' p'"e
[ hn taIi ,r,ts NOV"'''' 81, ut Assem-
Il Wy Aai' rms new organization has al
i ready won for itself an enviabIe renutatlon
!. | having ouitp ,nnstorcd ~. or, 20 -. 80
u Ing. and Tho hail ~ 49, ~. " v"t'r'"'"
& of the most brilliant social events of IN,
n season. Tho aIgoront a.on,,ott.1a ~ 'I
j follows ''"'"''''ee' are a