The courier., 1901-05-11
THB COURIER.

tail and altogether enjoyable was never
sesn in Omaha than the reception on
Wednesday evening and the dance on
Thursday. given by Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Joslyn in this beautiful barn.
On Wednesday evening from eight to
eleven. Mr.. and Mrs. Joslyn received
about two hundred of their friends,
principally among the older married
people. The host and hostess. Mr.. and
Mrs. Coutant, and Mr.. and Mrs. Blu.
chanan stood at the left OF the main
doors leading into the coach room,
which was used as the dancing hall on
Thursday. lts finely polished floor and
cleaning walls Of white tiles, with oaken
beams overhead. made ball room set
ting that many palatial homes might
envy. and with the unlimited supply of
plants and flowers from their own green
house, Mr.. and Mrs. Joslyn made it a
bower Of exquisite color and perfume.
The windows were latticed with ropes
Of smilax and in each was a box OF
growing flowers, tulips. lilies Of the val
Icy, pansies, begonias and sweet alyssum
while the three huge radiators were al
most hidden in Easter lilies. pelargoni-
uns and spirea. The stable buckets
bound and monogramed in brass. stood
in rack at one end Of the room filed
with hyacinths and the gorgeous pink
bloom Of the tall bongainvillia, which
also filed one corner of the room, lux
uriant banks Of palms being used in the
other corners and to screen the mando.
lin orchestra from view. Three huge
hanging baskets Of ivy geranium in full
bloom and ssparagus-sprengerii, with
its dropping tendrils, hung from the
ceiling. making one feel literally sur
rounded with flowers. The pictures,
all Of coaches and coaching days, were
surrounded with sprays Of brilliant ia
pan ounce or the pale blossoms Of the
cherry; even the SNOWFALL was forced to
an early appearance in one corner, and
a tall vase Of Golden Gates held sway
near doorway leading into the har-
Messing room, where red carnations
bubbled over from a watering trough
in huge clusters. The harness room
was made the punch room. where Mes.
DANES McWhorter, Bidwell, Ogden and
Brinker presided in turn over table
lighted by pink rose lamps and behind
which were towering palms with several
hanging baskets Of ferns overhead, and
a superb mass Of bridesmaid roses filling
the space between two doors. Supper
was served during the evening in the
box stalls, whose iron gratings we're
twined with southern smilsx and the
feeding troughs filled with candies in
exact imitation Of shelled corn. The
ices were served in form Of ears Of corn.
apples. watermelons and peaches. Up
stairs the ladiss' dressing room was q
dainty mixture of sweet peas, fuchsias.
carnations and the delicate henchera.
The hay loft was utilized as dressing
and smoking room for the men. Moth
ing was forgotten that would add to the
comfort Of the guests. and added to this
was perfect moonlight night outside.
where rustic benches we're scattered
under the trees on the lawn. At the
dance Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Joslyn were assisted in receiving by Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Redick and Mrs. Holt
erhoff, and in the punch room were:
Mrs. NJ. A. Hall. Mrs. Ives. Mrs. Bid
we'll, and Mrs. Harry Knott. Dimick's
full orchestra played the latest and
catchiest music for the dancers, among