The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-13

| Inter on the dining room was thrown op
and the young people invited to enter.
| Here as elsewhere, the color scheme was
| carried out TO pcrfection In the center
| Of the table, resting on n bed NJ flowers
| ana ferns was large heart shaped cake,
| from which the guests drew their fortunes
| by pulling n red white and blue ribbon.
| with a silver heart fastened TO one end
| md the fortune In verse to the other, the
| hitter afordiHg much merriment. The cake
| was then cut aud Ices served. One Of the
| interesting features Of the evening was
the preseniaton Of beautifully Illustrated
ny Miss Anna Thnrp on behalf of her class.
mates. TO Mrs Longnecker, The hour was
late when, the Young folk. about fifteen in
| hostess many happy returns Of the day Mr.
ana Mrs Longnecker were ably assisted In
entertaining their guests by their mother
Mrs. ~ I. Davis, and Miss Lydia Cage
~
All Houston ala honor Saturday to Rep
rosent1tlye rhomas II Ban and his gra-
cious wife and daughter. Tho men did their
share during tho day. and did It wen, but
the evening was IN the hands Of the ladies'
and as usual the result was delightful
success. rhe reception last evening in the
parlors OF the Rice hotel from $40 to IL
O'Clock in honor Of Mrs Ban and MESS Bail
was charming opportunity OF meeting
the distinguished guests. A large recep-
ton committee had been appointed WIN
Mrs .. T.. Holt as chairman who with hcr
usual earnestness, spared no pains to make
the occasion all that II should be 'rhe
! ladies' had Eeen busy n good part OF the
morning. aud by afternoon the parlors and
| hall were IN beautiful readiness rne
| long corridors carpetcd with the deep rich
red carpet, ana palm-lned walls, presented
very handsome appearance as the guests
entered from the elevator or stairway
Ihc orchestra was here placed and during
line evening sweet music mIuOip1 wit
hum and buzz Of conversation.
The punch table, In a bower Of palms
md ferns, held bowl Of delicious punch,
served by Mrs. JET Miller and Miss jennie
Lawlor. The first parlor was n symphony
IN varying shades OF green The soft
| moss green carpet, and dclicately tinted
walls and ceiling lent themselves perfectly
| 10 the scheme Of decoration which here
consisted entirely Of palms and ferns. The
cleaning white mantclpiece was banked
with the green, the lower part being or
| maiden hair, which YEAS reflected In the
| mirror above and fell gracefully below.
About the room on pedestals were 1ardl-
ni'rcs of the superb Boston fern and palms
/ rounded out the corners.
The two pnrlors adjoining were beautiful
repetltons of the FIRST, save that before
| the 1icr glass I'm the second was a spread
| ing pedestal holding pink and red blossoms
adding a vivid touch Of gold. The chest
Of silver presented ~ the morning to Con
/ groS man Fan lay upon a table In the
| corner. Tho mantc IN the third parlor
/ held great vase Of various kinds of ucS
! AT one end and at the other q bowl Of How
[ crH of all lines, the coors blending per-
/ fectly together. The bases OF nll the palms
/ nnd ferns were hidden with white and the
! tfcct was wonderfully cool The long win
| dows were thrown open upon the wide
/ galleries. whore more palms waved in tn'
/ hrcc2cs nnd tho guests were at liberty
. TO wander IN and out NJ will.
('ouurp- Rail Mrs Rail
/ Rail, Mayor O. r. Holt and Mrs Holt.
assisted ny n few ladies'. received IN tho
FIRST paror, others assisting I'm the two
| rear parlors and corridor, Many gave
| themselves the pleasure NJ calling. ana
! the handsomely dressed women. the brll-
| liant lights the music -Ne flowers ana
palms made UP picture to remember
with delight.
The members Of the house party VINO
nave taken the McAshan cottage Mt Bay
Ridge for two weeks went down yesterday
| n take possession. Needless to add, they
expect To have the finest time in the word.
| A sail boat has been chartered for the en-
tire time, and rs the moon will he more
glorious every night the boat viii never
lack n crew. one certainly has to he
member OF a house party to fully appre-
ciate the pleasure It holds and the cottage
on the bay shore is well adapatcd for the
purpose. Mrs Giraud and Mrs. Brady VIII
chaperone the party which consists or
/ M'ss Lucy Brady. Miss Alma Miller, Miss
Edith Glraud and Miss Stella Root Miss
Jean Cannon will go down later. inc
mon are MIR, George WeSterhed, MIR. II. ID.
Lea MIR, William Wcstcrhcd of New or
leans, Mr.. Kenneth Womack Mr.. W. $.
Hunt, MIR. Richard Giraud and MIR. James
Giraua, the latter going down FOR pan
of the time.
The ouartctte society were in fine trim
and sang their numbers as n they meant
every word MIR. A. NJ Downies bass solos
displayed excellent taste in the selection
and suited admirably his splendid voice.
The Violin solos of Mcs c. Il, oliver as
| usual charmed her audience. The tenor
solos by Mr.. Fred + Dexter and Mr.. Oil
yer were clear and true and like all the
other numbers met with hearty applause,
Miss Sadie rimmns gave two solos, which
/ showed tho results ~ her years study in
New GCk, and the two Contralto solos ny
Mrs BATHS Allen and Miss Bradburn filled
the hall with exquisite melody. Mr. W. A.
! Cook gave his solo In pleasing manner, aud
the trio composed of Miss Bessie Hughes.
| Miss Bradbmn and Mr.. II. Woodhcad was
sung with much feeling. Last, but by no
means least, the Rotations by Miss BESSIE
| Warner proved her undoubted talent and
were listened TO with delight Her manner
! Is most natural and her selections the
highest. Mr.. Aldridce Kids accompanI-
ments are Ideal and altogether the evening
| was one OF unAlloyeu pleasure.
~
Last Monday afternoon from $50 until
$50 Mrs. NJ. X Culpepper was at home
very informally in honor of the eighty third
birthday of her father. Rev Horace Clark.
| No special Invitations had been issued, mt
during the hours and after. many Of Dr.
| Clarke's friends and former pupils called
to give greetings Of the day. It was an
| afternoon of unusual charm few must
| cal numbers being lntcrspersed with the
/ general conversation; among them were
| some very ENJOYABLE duets sung by Miss
! Carr ana Mrs. GWaud. Miss Sndie Tlmml.s
! also sang Or, Clark received several con
gratuatory kilograms from different parts
| OF the state and beyond from friends and
| pupils showing that absence does not mean
! forgetfulness. Refreshments were served i'm
the dining room, whore a bowl of sweet
| flowers adorned the center table, vases hold.
| Ing clusters ~ other blossoms being in evil
denee In different parts OF the three rooms
and hall
Ne matter II all the rest Of the week be
quiet the members Of the Turnyereln at
least have one evening Of music. color and
gayety 10 look forward to- The Tuesday
night concerts have become one of the chief