The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13

The box party given by Mr.. and MRS. |
J. H. Kirby for Allco Neilson 10 "The 4
Singing Girl" Friday night. followed by /
a supper and dance at the Rice hotel. |
was one OF the haudsomcst affairs of the I
kind ever seen in Houston. The boxes
were royalty decorated in honor OF the
queen OF tho festival Miss julia Mae
Morse, for whose pleasure II was given. /
the coiors Of his majesty, King Notice, /
Mr.. j. II. Kir5y, green and white, being
effectively used. The four lower boxes
were hung with pale green satin edged
with gilt fringe. ana caught up win
green and gold dragon flies. whose Jew
eled wings caught and threw back the
light from lneandescent globes Car
lands OF fern vines were festooned on
The walls OF the boxes. fastened with i'm
mense bows OF white satin ribbon, and
formed a crown TO the ratings. which
were covered with green satin and nand-
somely decorated with huge clusters oil
Gala lilies. Bouquets Of those Acautl-
full flowers were also placed IN the sofL
green OF the garlands that decked the
arches overhead that outlined tho boxes.
Seated in these beautiful Jurroundnsa
were the queen and her attendants. with
Mr.. Kirby and his vito chaperoning one
hox M and. Mrs $. f. Is. Morse anOth-
err Mr.. ami Mrs. o. T. Holt another, ana
MIR. and Mrs. Marcellus Foster another
Mr.. Kirby had seen. too. that each lady
IN the party was provided with bouquet
of magnificent white roses tied win
green saIin ribbon.
After the play the party went az once
10 the Rice hotel. where supper was
laid for them In the ordinary And 50
exquisitely laid that II was wen worthy
OF majesty. 1t IS almost impossible to
do tina. table justice so beautifully was
a. sat - a
Il room whose walls we're lined with
palms. and whose ceiling was garlandod
with green. Il ghOuc like a beautiful
gem of purcst ray serene for the pure
tones CT green and white, the glitter OF
glass ana the soft light Of waNen can
dies ali served to give u sheen as OF
some bright jewel. The chandelier was
clothed in white hyacnths ana knots o.
broad ualc green satin ribbon, and from
At hung a crescent Ol fern vines set with
small electric lights That formed the
word "Nottoc' on both Sides. Beneath
this. IN the center OF the table. was
placed a beautiful basket filled to over
aowing with fern v4ses white chry8an-
themums and white hyaclnths, ana from
this were alternating lines OF green satin
ribbon and white byocnths rndiating IN
all directions and reaching everywhere
over the snowy cloth, TWO crystal
candelabra. one a either end. stood in n
with candies with palo greun caps. The
effect of the rays OF green and White.
with the glitter Of glass and silver MAS
simply indescrihahy beautiful. MIR. and
Mrs Kirby completed tho affair 10y pre-
sentinr the ladies' Of the party with jew
eled souvenirs OF tho evening In differ
ert designs hearts. cresceuts, clover
leaves. etc set with precious stones
The Queens souvenir was somewha
hsndsomer than the rest. an ornamcn
OF two gold hearts surmouuted with }
crown set with diamonds and pearls. AZ
ter the supper there was dancing in tn
parlors where the coloi5, green an
white were carried ont in palms set q
stands covered with white In the part
were Mr. and Mrs. Kirhy Mr. ana Mrs
s. f. r. Morse. MIR aud Mrs. O. 7. Holt
Mr.. and Mrs Marcelus Foster. Mis-
Morse Miss TuRge Miss Corinne -er
crombie Miss Gordon Weeks Miss EDIT
Giraud Miss Lillsn Lea Miss Laur
Franklin. Miss Edna Wooltord Nj
Spencer Hutrhlns, Mr.. Frank Jones, Nj
c. ! Crane Ir. Mr. George Tnrrey. Nj
w w Wilson Mr.. w. r. @prth, Nj
Abbott Coekrell. Mr., W. \, Wood, MI
Marry Atwood.
For "The Singing Girl another be
party. taking all four upper boxes, W
made up by number Of the u rs III
chaperoncd by MIR. and Mrs. Sterlil
Myer. Mr.. aud Mrs. n, u. Morris a,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Connor Jr. Aft
the play MIR. and Mrs. Myer gave them
supper at their cozy Nat in the Bull
building In the party besides I
chaperones, were Miss Anna Qninla
Miss Grace Albright Miss Di McFaddo
Misses Cora and Stella Root, MISS Ma
Waldo Miss Minnie Porter, Miss Ru
Finch Miss Belle Menard. Miss Ann
Lou Rogers, Miss Mamie Thompson. n
Messrs James and Richard Giraud Jo
McConlb John H. Dickson, Jr.; Sper
Hunt. George KIDD, Jr.. III. d. Lea +
gene Heyck, w. d. Fraser and Tate
Robertson
MIR. and Mrs. c. r. Cummings e
tertained few of Miss Hazel Gu
mings friends with delicious SUPP
after the play Friday night,
Mrs. J. A. Huston apyited number
the 2 z set and the visiting girls to ms
Miss Nellie Lee and Miss Anne Win
OF Waco, who are her guests Wednesd
evening and play at a game OF hear
and they flied the house with tn
happy presence. having the joiliest Il
of time. such q good time rs Mrs hl
ION always manages 60 give her sue,
They turned the games into a go-as-y'
please frolic, nobody going where q
ought to and puzzllng the two ~
maids. Iecsine Huston and johnnie II
who were trying TO mark the games Y
with tinsel hearts. by helping thcmsel
freely TO the markers, Without the slls
est idea that they We're counting
prizes, SO when the games were o
they said the only just way TO got
prizes was to draw for them In this
Or. Short got a dainty gold pin and \
woolford pretty gold heart. Mr. 0
Kendall carried off ginger cake he
tied UP with pink ribbons TO console
for getting the lowest number. Il
there WIS some music, Miss Lee and }
FRANKIE Dolen singing very swestly y,
of the ballads of the day, and after
Miss Lee delighted her audience =
some excellent recitations, finishing
delightfully."- very pleasant even
Mrs. EIiston was assisted by Mrs. Ma
Culpeper. Mrs Rosine Ryan. Mrs. Be
Bryan, Mrs Willie HutcheSon. Mrs. NJ
Foster and Miss Maud Freeman.
players were Misses Lee Winter, 4
Monroe. Emma Amelia Smith OF Me
Birnie john Lucy Brady. Belle Men