The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-22
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4 BRILLIANT EVENT
The Hostess Ball Given at the West
Hotel Amid Elal crate Ap- -.
appointments.
a Trio Of Young Ladies of Well
Known Families Assist in
Receiving.

The Hostess ball is to MINNEAPOLIS
what the far-famed Assembly is to Phila-
delphia. the GROWING social event Of the
year. 1t Is marked by the same air of
elegant simplicity and eNclusiveness. for
only the representative men and women
or the city gather at the gracious bidding
or group of prominent women.
Lhe decorations are always beautiful
and always unique. and though the APP
pointments at the West hotel character
lied no particular period last evening"
there was a great charm i'll the leafy
corridors, the fag-draped ballroom and
the flower decked supper room. The cor
ridor was enclosed with tall willow
hedge, and above it. across the archways
and over the walls and ceiling. ran
southern smilaX in a riotous confusion
OF glossy leaves and waving tendrils
Smilax was everywhere 1t Wreathed the
pillars and garlanded the tall rose wood
pedestals which held the quaint urns
filed with long-stemmed American
Beauty roses. No other flowers were
used and the fragrance of the great pink
blossoms filled the air with a seductive
sweetness. In among the green tangle
of vines and foliage were tall candlesticks
holding white Roman candles whose lights
tHinkled like stars The marble floor was
covered with oriental rugs and the same
soft-hued carpets were thrown over the
seats costly arranged in the shadow Of
the green-decked pillars The lights were
shaded to represent great, pink chrysan-
themums. and the soft pink glow envel
oped and enhanced the pretty picture.
In the ballroom American flags draped
the windows and formed background for
the musicians stage, which was screened
with palms, whose broad leaves almost
reached to the ceiling, and ferns and
trailing vines. To the left of the bank
of green was tall candleabra which held
its group Of Roman candles high above
the dancers. Between the windows flags
of every nation were festooned and held
in place with sprays of smilaX and bas-
kets Of ferns stood in the windows
through which came a stream OF SIM
ulated moonlight from the electric lights
skillfuly arranged without. The door
ways leading to the ballroom were hung
with flags and In a leafy corner in the
alcoVe was the punch table with the DOWl
SGT in a green wreath.
The supper room was japan. Japan IN
cherry blossom season, and the walls
were a drift of delicate pink blossoms
against a hedge of deep green pine trees.
The southern smilax ran in network
over the" doorways and mantel and
wreathed the mirrors which reflected the
flower laden branches again and again.
The large round table was placed be-
meath pine trees and cherry trees which
stretched their pink-tipped boughs above
the cloth. In the center of the table
was mound Of feathery ferns and glis-
tening among the fronds were innumer-
able electric lights. like SO many dew
drops. The same effect was used in the
green tangle on the mantel and the pink
tapers on the table were topped with
electric globes with flower shades. The
room sparkled and shone In the Subj
dued brilliancy of the great pink-shaded
Lights like an enormous flower tipped with
dew.
Thomas Lowry, S. T. Mcknight. E. L.
CARPENTER Charles ". Case, William G.
Northup. David P. Jones, Frank B. Sem
pie w. G. Edgar. and Frank w. Forman,
and with them were Misses Marjorie Nor
thup Susanna Christian and Margaret
Weles, debutantes Of the season. Mrs.
George H. Christian is out Of the city and
Mrs Mcknight took her place In the re-
ception group and chaperoned Miss Chris
tan.
Dancing did not begin until 10 o'clock
and the program was most informal. Inc
buffet supper was served at midnight
The hostesses Of the evening were
Mines John Crosby, Thomas Lowry,
James s. Bell, George W. Porter. Alonzo
H. Linton, David F. Simpson, Fendall G.
Winston, Theodore Wetmore. Elder H.
Moulton, Give T. Jaffray, Alden II. Smith,
Thomas G. Winter John B. GiIfllan. Ell
bert L. Carpenter, Frank w. Forman,
Robert B. Langdon, Alfred II. Bright.
Charles T. Thompson Olive G. Wyman,
Frank A. Chamberlain. Frank 2. Semple,
Marion D. Shutter, Clarkson Lindley. VIII
liam G. Northup.s Rufus r. Rand. George
H. Partridge. Sumner T. Mcknight. CAL
vim G. Goodrich, Louis K. Hull. William
c. Whitney. Charles w. Case, w. j. Muir
ply, John w. Kendrick, Hugh G. Harri-
SON. Preston King, Volney s. Ireys, S.
Arthur Harris William c. Edgar
Among the guests were Messrs. and
Mines e. E. Hawkins. Thomas w. Mac
Lean, Lucian Swift. Frank Manner, A. w.
strongA. e. Merrill, c. s. Bracket, w. 8.
Dwinnel Horace D. Mann, "A. e. Martin,
George Fl. Thomas, S. C. Edsall, Albert
Clarke Eddy Frank Blakeley, Lynn Trues-
dell, James Thurstcn. John r. Valderlip.
Denman johnson. F.. H. Moulton, ]. D.
Simpson, Staples, Frederick Paine, Ca
YOUR Langdon, F. B. Kellogg, Douglas A.