The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-14
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MIS- y. o. Warden entertained fifty women
at cards this afternoon at her home. 14l8
Filth avenue s.. The decorations and APP
pontments were suggestive OF Valentine Day,
and strings of red hearts festooned the
rooms. Red and white carnations added fur
ther decoration and the score cards were red
ana white hearts. Mrs Warden was assisted
by Mines f. G. Ball, w. H. Manley and w.
| o. Falk.
| Mrs j.. D. McArdle gave a Valentine card
party TINS atternoon at her home on Portland
avenue. A color scheme Of red and white
was carried out in the decorations with car
| nations. and the score cards were valentines
with the monogram of the hostess in gold.
SlX-hand .euchre was played at seven tables,
and Light luncheon was served after the
games. Mrs. McArdle was assisted by Mines.
T. n Kenyon, E. NJ Young, A. L. Hazer,
{. \. Smith and l. V. Gedney This evening
Mr.. and Mrs. McArdle will give dinner for
the assisting women and their husbands.
! Mrs. Chester Simmons of Park avenue en-
tertained in a unique fashion this afternoon.
The guests were the women who took part
| in the amusing entertainment. The Old
| Maids Convention which was given in the
| Park Avenue Congregational church late in
| the fall, and they carried out the characters
| they represented in most diverting fashion.
It was very informal affair and about thirty
guests were present.
| Mrs. T. N. Kenyon has issued invitations
| for card party to be given Saturday after
noon, Feb. %. at her home. 1919 w Twenty
fourth street.
The annual spelling match of the freshman
and sophomore classes of the university will
be held in the armory this evening. An in
formal program of dances will follow the
| match.
| Mrs F. A. Watson Of 1916 Irving avenue s
will receive this evening.
| Monday evening Misses Eva Reid and Bessie
Wilde will give an Informal dancing party. -
Minneapolis will have American peerless
as visitor this summer, when Lady .Dufferin
comes to see her aunt. Mrs. R. W. Mathews
Of Fremont avenue s. Lady Dufferin is the
wife Of the Marquis of Dufferin, who sue
| ceeded to his fathers titles and estates at his
death, which occurred Wednesday, in Ire
land. Before her marriage Lady Dufferin was
Miss Flora Davis Of New York, and she is
| the daughter of John H. Davis, the we'll
known fnancier Her marriage to Lord Ter
| renee Blackwood took place about ten years
| ago.
Mrs. William MADDEN Marsh gave kitchen
shower yesterday afternoon at her apart
ments in the Holland for Miss Mabel Gooch.
| A pie shelf was arranged in the library
and the guests were invited to inspect the
! pies and guess their contents. Games and
music furnished further amusement A CO.
! nudrum menu served in the diningrooln
| The cards were prettily decorated in water
| colors. Red carnations and ferns formed the
| centerpiece and the lights were shaded in red
! Each guest brought menu for one day in
| the week, with directions for preparing the
! dishes, and these were made into an auto
| graph recipe book. Mrs Marsh was as
I sisted by her sister, Miss Maude Higgins.
| Last evening the Misses Fifeld of III Z
! Fifteenth street, entertained twenty guests
! at cards. Roses. carnations, palms and ferns
decorated the rooms. Light refreshments
were served from the card tables after the
! games.
| Mr.. and Mrs w. o. Clark entertained last
| evening for their sister, Miss Myrtle Sander
I son, and their niece, Miss Florence Sander
| son. Games and music were the amusements
| and refreshments were served
Mr.. and Mrs. W. O. Clark entertained last
| avenue gave dancing party Tuesday eve
| ming in honor of Miss Maude Stacey of Usage
| Iowa. The guests were the members of the
! Mizpah League. This evening lMr. and Mrs
! Gleason will give card party for the club.
Mrs. Pauline Poehlerz Of Highland avenue
! entertained at dinner Tuesday evening fol
! Mrs. Durant of Newark, N. j. The appoint.
! ments and decorations were in yellow anG
! covers were laid for ten