The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-24

lnSociaI Circles
A BRILLIANT EVENT
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The Phoenix CLUB Opens It's Social
Season With an Elaborate
Ball.
Mrs. Sumner 7. Mcknight Enter
tains for Mines. Harrison
and Passmore.


! A brilliant affair was given last even
| Ing by the Phoenix club in it's hand
| some clubrooms on Hennepin avenue. The
ball was the first of three elaborate func-
| lions of the season. The decorations and
appointments were charming. Palms and
ferns were grouped about the stage in the
ballroom, which was Illuminated with col
ored calcium lights. Through the par
| lors. were palms and ferns with great
clusters of heavy-headed chrysanthemums
in all their dainty coors. The rooms with
| their attractive decorat ions furnished a
| most effective background for the many
beautiful gowns worn by the women and
the bright lights deepened. the sheen Of
satin and simmer of silk and gave new
splendor to the jewels that flashed and
sparkled as the women moved graceful
ly in the pretty figures Of the dance.
The guests were received by Sigmund
Abrahams Jonas We'll, Arthur Worth and
| James KantroWitZ. The Bijou orchestra
played program Of popular dances,
which was opened with a grand march
led by Mr.. and Mrs. Kantrowitz Mrs.
kantrowitz wore a handsome gown of
white-corded chiffon over white satin
trimmed with duchesse lace, and her Or.
naments were pearls. The dance cards
were dainty souvenir booklets.
A pleasant feature of the evening was
| the presence of Miss Nonnette Marks of
| Troy, N. Y, who is spending the winter
with her aunt, Mrs. Mikolas, and who
was formally introduced to Minneapolis
people last evening. Miss Marks wore a
| dainty gown Of cream and blue lansdoWn
fashioned with lace applique and cat
stitching and she carried a large cluster
of white roses
An elaborate banquet was served dur
| "a into r1,1iS fhn two
played a concert program. Softly shaded
lights, tapers in silver candelebra and
hanging flower baskets from which ferns
and vines trailed to the cloth beneath,
made the diningroom beautiful. Covers
were laid for 100, and the menu cards
were embossed with the initials of the
club.
Among the many handsomely gowned
women were Mrs. Albert Mikolas, who
| was in black velvet trimmed with crepe
de chine; Mrs Ben Heller, who wore
| black crepe de chine with renaissance
trimming. Mrs. NJ. W. Franks gown
was Of black net over black taffeta, with
spangled lace trimming. Mrs. L. Metzger
wore white French lawn, tucked and
| trimmed with embroidery. Her jewels
were diamonds and pearls. Miss Kayser
was in cream lawn with blue velvet and
| lace applique. Mrs. e. Kuttenauer's
gown was of blue silk tissue, with white
|
Mrs. E. F'urst wore black lace with chit
fon. Mrs. Sadie Stromberg, green silk,
with white lace and pink roses for trim
ming; Miss Eva Rees, pink foulard
| trimmed with black velvet and lace and
with a corsage cluster of Violets. Miss
Ascheim was in gray crepe de chine
| trimmed with blue panne velvet, and she
wore pearls; Miss Carrie Sichers gown
was of white crepe with lace applique;
| Miss Mayne Sicher wore white Paris
muslin with valenciences lace; Miss Mile
Worth, black crepe de chine with black
net and beads; Mrs. Charles Moss, white
dotted chiffon over silk and white roses;
Miss Flora Frankforter white point
d'eSprit with narrow blue velvet ribbons;
Miss Rose Littman, cream net and lace;
Mrs. S. Alexander, black net over white
taffeta silk with a butterfly desig nof lace
applqued. ,~-.-'
Mrs. Sumner T. Mcknight entertained
informally at luncheon to-day at her
| home on Park avenue for Mrs. H. G.
| Harrison and Mrs. r. H. Passnore, who
leave next week for a trip around the
world. Covers were laid for twelve and
chrysanthemums carried out a color
scheme of pink and white. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Mcknight have but recently returned
from months visit in Colorado and New
Mexico.
Mrs. George P. Douglas gave an IN
formal luncheon this afternoon at her
home Second avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett Lamb of Clinton.
, Iowa. and Mr. and Mrs. John Cady Of
Moline ILL.,, will return home Sunday,
after spending a week with Mr.. and Mrs.
c. r. Lamb. They have been much en-
tertained although the affairs given for
them have been, for the most part, of an
IT,, ,S,,<r
David Chute and Louis Watson gave a
handsome dinner at the Minneapolis club
| in their honor. Covers were laid for
, twenty and American Beauty roses fur
} nished the table decorations. Yesterday
" Mrs. Eugene Carpenter gave an informal
luncheon for Mrs. Lamb and Mrs. Cady,
and covers were laid for eight.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J. Moreton will
give a. second oyster roast at the Minikah-
da club this evening for the younger set
Mrs Charles Bintlif of 1901 Emerson
avenue will entertain at cards Thursday
afternoon, Nov 6.
= The marriage Of Miss Mary Griffith
daughter Of Mrs. Hugh Griffith, and Frank
Arthur Meade will take place Wednes'
day evening in Park Avenue Congrega-
tional church. Miss Nellie Griffith will be
maid of honor and the bridesmaids Will be
Misses Nellie B. Hare and Bertha Hanne
= men. William Wishart will act as bes
man and Ralph Kilbourne, Harlan Barry
l. Charles M. Parmalee and Robert Davie:
=. as ushers The flower girl will be LITTLE
e Lenore Morris. The service will be reat
i. by Rev: Maurice B. Morris and will b.
followed by an informal reception at TIN
: home of Mrs. Griffith, 1908 Portland ave
nue. Mr.. and Mrs. Meade will be at hom
at 1924 Park boulevard after Jan. l.
n The committees for the Junior ball hav'
been appointed as follows: Arrange
Il ments, Messrs. Keyes. Fuller, Moves an!
q Bass; patronesses, Messrs. Arnold, Nc
= Grath and Pattee; refreshments, Messrs
Yerxa, Frisbee, Hale and Van Rohr; floor
= Messrs. McMartin, Peters, Taplm AM
4 Penfield; Correspondence, Messrs Collins
=. Covey and Collins; program Messrs
- Leach, Huff, McMartin; printing, Messrs
Welles, King and Kinnard; music, Messrs
Downs, :Ricard and Sheldon; press
II Messrs. Newhall, Ricard and Devereaux
= Among the pleasant affairs Of yesterda.
was the celebration of the golden weddin!
! If Mr. and Mrs Thomas B. Morrill, of 211