The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-27
ociety

basement not one room was found that
did not show wealth of good cheer
and iavishness Of arrangement, and
from the hour of the dinner till long
after midnight the rooms were thronged
with the most brilliant assenblage of
{ Salt Lakes society ever gathered to-
gether in one home.
Tables for the dinner were spread in
the drawing room. the music room. the
library and the dining ROOM The guests,
numbering 124. were seated at three
/ large and twenty-one small tables, and
eacn table was decorated with tho
Christmas colors. At the iarre table
IN the drawing room Mrs. Holmes sat.
and surrounding this table were the
more distinguished guests among the
! gentlemen. The ladies Of the same Of
4 fetal rank We're seated with Colonel
| Holmes in the library. IN the music
/ room at one large table which differed
in it's color schere from the others,
were the distinguished guests from out
1 of town. Place cards for the dinner
were dance PROGRAMMES painted in
I holly. and tied with red and green. At
either end of the long dining room We're
tall candlesticks twined with green.
/ holding large red candles with red
shades. On every hard forming most
gorgeous and effective decoration, were
tall vases of American Beauties. while
in the center Of each of the smaller ia
nations.
After the dinner courses were served
dancing was enjoyed in tho dinin"
room. and many merry dancers spent
the entire evening on the canvas co.,
cred floor. Later in the evening a buf-
fet supper was served in the billiard
room.
Mrs, Holmes wore an elaborate gown
of gold spangles over white chantillv
I lace with a girdle Of Roman pearls. 4
| heavy necklace of diamonds with an
immense cluster pendant of the same
jewels hung from this and hair orna-
ment to match was worn. Many ele-
guests, and the asso1Gblage both at dir
ner and later on the dance floor made
most brilliant picture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse 7. Burbidge cele-
brated the twentieth anniversary of
their wedding last Monday evening at
their home al 246 North First West.
/ Refreshments were served and the rest
/ of the evening was spent in music and
an enjoyable time. The guests pres
| ent were Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fisher, Mr..
| and Mrs. John Acorn, Mr.. and Mrs.
| George A Smith. Mr.. Elias A. Smith,
! Mr.. and Mrs. B. Midgley. Mrs. Goforth
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Burbidge, Mr.. and
| Mrs. ]. T. PoultOn, Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ.
| Campbell, Mrs. Sarah Burbidge, Mr.
and Mrs. E. o. Best. Miss Ethyl Best,
Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Wick
/ ems, Miss NJ. Russell, Mr.. Enoch Cast,
/ Mr.. D. Nelson, Mr.. J. II. Nelson, Miss
Hazyl Burbidge, MI and Mrs. j. S.
| Donelson, Miss Emma Bull, Miss J..
NJ. Evans, Mr.. Paul, Miss Minnie Kes-
| Ter, Miss Ella Burbidge, Miss Myrtle
/ Burbidge, Mr.. John 3. Burbidge Mr..
and Mrs. Al Christensen. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. +. Burbidge, Miss Vera Burbidge,
| Mr.. Roy Donelson. Miss Jennie Evarts
was the accompanist for the even
ing.
Tuesday evening last Colonel D. c.
/ Adams. who is spending some time in
] New York, entertained at an informal
| dinner in the dining room at the Wal
! dorf-AStoria. The table was beauti-
fully decorated with a combination of
! red, white and pink roses. Red can
dies with green shades were used. Later
| the party occupied a box at Belasco's
1 theatre. at which place Blanche Bates
were Mr.. and Mrs. Horace C. Burt of
Omaha. Mrs. Josephine Durland Whit
ney and Mrs. Weston of Honesdale, Pa.
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Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Terry gave an ele-
| gantly appointed dinner to sixteen
guests Christmas evening. The guests
| were seated at a large round table in
the center of which was a miniature
Christmas tree, hung with all the dain-
| ty accessories of the day. Surrounding
| the base of the tree was a bed of holly,
and from this extended red ribbons TO
each cover. On investigation it was
found that at the end of each ribbon
was a present for each guest. Much
| merriment was caused by the nature of
the gift.
Mrs. Victor NJ. Clement gave a pleas
ant Christmas party Thursday evening
! at which the chief game of the evening
was keno. Instead of the ordinary Gus
tom in the game. prizes were awarded
the prize winners being Mrs. w. G..
Sharp and DR.. Hepburn.
The large event of the day will be
the dancing party given this evening
by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Walker and
Miss Hague. The affair will take place
in the Ladies' Literary club and about
200 invitations have been issued.
The university dancing party given
at Christensen's hall last evening was
a great success. A large number of
| the students and their young friends
| enjoyed merry time, and the dancing
was kept up till late hour
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Miss Lillian Woodward viii leave on
| Monday with Major and Mrs. George
F. Downey and viii spend some time
| in Denver as their guest.
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Mrs. /. L. Terry and Mrs. Akers viii
leave about the middle of January fol
| Honolulu, where they will spend the
! remainder of the winter.
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Mrs. W. H. Tibbals viii entertain al
a tea this afternoon in honor of her
guests. Miss Elliott of Logan and Miss
Hughes of Springville.
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The Misses Mildred and Bess McMil-
Ian will give large party Monday
evening to about fifty of their young
| friends.
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! Mrs. McCanne will entertain at din
| ner Tuesday evening in honor of Mr.
| f. L. Bagby, who is her guest.
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Miss Payne of Wyoming is in the
city and is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A.
II. Peabody.
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