The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-02
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IN SOCIETY

Yet another large and brilliant Coming
| Out Party" WAS given at Mrs Spinks
assembly rooms from until o'clock last
evening 1t WAS that OF Miss Phyllis
| Mather. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
| liam Penn Mat9ner OF Waterman street,
| and was in all respects one of the pret-
| tiest affairs of Its character that has been
given hereabouts OF late years
Miss Mather received her friends in the
| large ball room assisted by her mother
| and Miss Elsie Trowbridge OF New Ha-
| ven. A large bank OF palms formed
| background for the receiving party and
| close by was a great mass OF beautiful
flowers the offerings OF the friends OF
the fair debutante.
Miss Mather was a sweet picture in a
beautiful, though simple gown OF white
| silk muslin over white silk with trim
mngs OF ecru lace. She carried big
boquet OF white roses. Miss Trowbridge
was also charmingly gowned In white and
carried pink roses Mrs Mather wore an
elegant imported gown OF white silk
brilliant with corsage trimming OF an
| tique lace which also adorned the skirt
| of the gown,
Just before the city clocks pealed forth
the hour OF the carriage began to ar
rive and soon there was a scene OF ami
ma tion and of beauty. Dancing began
| just before $50 o'cloCk. admirable music
being furnished by Mrs Spink's orches-
ira. Mr.. William +. Livsey, leader.
The debutants OF this season and last
were nearly all present and there were
many beautiful gowns worn by the young
ladies.
Among the invited guests were the fol-
lowing: Colonel and Mrs. II. Anthony
Dyer. Miss Anne Henshaw, Miss Alice
Grosvenor. Miss Isabel Russell Brown,
Miss Marion Brown. Miss Marguerite
| Thurber, Mr.. and Mrs. f. Fielding Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Horton, Mr.. and
Mrs. b. ]. Horton, Mn and Mrs Albert
! Horton. Mr.. and Mrs. u Edward Studley,
Miss Ethel Studley.
Edith Campbell Miss Ethel Parks, the
| Misses BrowneI. Miss Bessie Aldrich.
| Miss Emily Aldrich. Miss Sallie Miller.
| Miss Anna Stott, Miss Anna Warren.
Miss Bessie Warren, Miss Mary Greene
Nightingale. Miss Janette Nightingale,
Miss Rosaind Hazard. Miss Hortense
Weeden. Miss Bessie Howard. Miss Eliza
beth Day, Miss Alice Bradley, Miss May
Bradley. Miss Martha Hall. Miss Molie
Gardner. Miss Annette Robinson Miss
Marion Briggs. Miss Ruth Ely. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Hinckley, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
j. Miller Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Abram Bar
ker. Miss Harriet Potter. Miss Hope
Fiske Pawtucket, Miss Gertrude Greene.
Miss Ethel Johnson, Miss Alice Comstock,
Miss Helen Cranston, Miss Bessie Rey-
nolds, Mr.. Mellens Burt, Mr. Ralph Ham,
ilton, Mr. Nat Vose, Mr.. Will Horton. Mr..
Howard Gross Mr.. Lewis Baker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Greene. Mr.. Frank Buck
hout, Mr. Thomas owen, Mr.. Royal Taft
Jr., Mr.. Baily Evans, Mr.. George Evans.
Mr.. Earl Landers. Mr.. Carleton Hale.
Mr.. Charles Carpenter, Mr. Kingsley
Lowe Mr. Maurice Cooke.
DR.. George Crooker. Mr.. Harry
Pearce. Mr. Frank Richmond. I'd, Mr..
Frank Hunter, Mr. Frank Cranston, Mr..
Nr Hxvin sod y
Arnold Wilkinson. Mr. Edward Ely. Mr..
Studley Hart. Mr.. Percy Blanding, Mr..
Frank Lisle. Mr.. Maurice Cook. Mr.. q.
L. Buxton, Mr.. Harry Bates. Mr.. IL. w.
Greenough. Mr.. Harris Bucklin. Mr. Har-
old Ostby Mr.. Ralph Ostby, Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton r. weeden. Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Goldman, Mr.. and Mrs Curtis T1ngiey,
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Chase, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Angel. Mr. and Mrs. Mercer
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ely, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. j. Hart.
The following who were present were
house guests OF Mr.. and Mrs Mather.
| Miss Ida May Cooke OF Chicago, Miss
| Helen Capron, daughter OF Senator Ca
prom of saltwater X. I.
Miss Esther Sparks of Taunton. Mass.
| Miss Martha Landers OF Newport r. J.,
Miss Elsie Trowbridge OF New Haven,
| Mr.. and Mrs. John wylde of Boston, Mr.
| Robertson Of Brookline. Mass
Supper was served just before midnight
by Lyman. from a table beautifully dec
| Grated with American Beauty roses, red
| candleabra and Jerusalem cherry plants
Mrs. Abner j. Barnaby has just an
| nounced the engagement OF her daughter,
Jane Wallace Barnaby, to Mr.. Clarence
| Barstow Bartlett, formerly OF this city
and now one OF the rising young business
men OF Detroit. Michigan.
| A literary treat may safely be an
| nounced for the Ladies' Afternoon" at
! the Providence Art club on Thursday,
| when Mr.. Nathan Haskall Dole OF Bos-
ton. author and literary and musical edi-
| tor. will lecture on the "Rubaiyat OF
| Omar Khayyam."
| Mrs. Henry Pearce gives a dinner at her
| residence on George street this evening
Mrs. Frank III. Martin gave charming
dinner party her home. 1876 Hope street.
last evening in honor Of Miss Shepley and
| Mr. Binding whose engagement was an
| nonnced In the early fall
| The decorations for the dinner were
extremely artistic. being OF pink roses and
vioiets.
A box party at the Providence Opera
| House followed the dinner. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Fiero OF Philadelphia.
! Mr.. c. willing Hare Of Philadelphia. Miss
Miss Ethel Chaplin. Miss Ethel studley
and Mr.. Alfred Potter OF Providence, Mr.
Richard Blanding. Miss Mabel Hamilton
Several other young society people were
| invited TO the dinner but because of the
| Coming out Party" Of Miss Mather
were unable 10 be present
Mrs Roscoe Stetson washburn gives a
| luncheon at her home, on Prospect street
tomorrow.
her home. t2s Angel street. on Friday