Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-04-03

delightful time, but like all good Mex
leans, are loyal to Mexico and are
glad to be home again.
Mrs. W. E. West Entertained.
Mrs. West entertained about fifty
Of her friends Wednesday afternoon
at her home in west Mexico.
The guests had to not only answer
questions, but hunt for the articles
afterwards, Cain and Abel" meant
a cane and a bell. A city in Ireland,
of course, was a cork. There were
twelve Of these queer things. Mrs.
James Roy was the guest to receive
the prize-a lovely ebony mirror. Mrs
West served a lovely lunch. 1t was a
charming party.
Engagement Announced.
Friday evening Miss Sue Robertson
announced her engagement to Mr..
Fred L. Bronaugh, Of St. Louis, with
the SWEETEST dinner ever given in our
city. Covers were laid for twenty.
The spacious home was a bower Of
roses-bridesmaids roses. A vase with
several dozen greeted your eyes as you
entered the hall. The dining room
was a symphony in pink and green.
The table with pink ribbons laid
diagonally across it with large bows
and streamers. In the center was a
ribbon baskett filed with six dozen
bridesmaid roses and ferns. This ex-
tended To the electrolier, which was
wreathed In smilax; the lights we're
shaded with pink silk rose shades;
here and theh were candles shaded
with the rose shades, also fancy
baskets, ribbon bedecked, holding
pink and green CONNECTIONS. The
guest cards we're very dainty in water
eolors; each had a fair young girl and
long stemmed chrysanthemums; at
the bottom we're the following verses
'Shall / tell you, dearest flowers,
OF the heart ] gave awayY
Shall l tell you, budding beauties
Why ! could not say him, Nay?
'Gather round me then, / pray you,
Secrets like this might be heard;
] am to be a bride next autumn,
And chrysanthe-mums the word"
The sideboard, buffet and mantel
all held candles, carrying out the pink
and green color scheme. A seven
course dinner was served.
The guests included Mesdames and
Messrs. E. s. Wilson, NJ. B. Guthrie;
Mrs. Frank Sanford; Misses Julia and
Anna Belle Arnold, Ruth Lakenan,
Kota Luckie, Rose Porter, Elizabeth
Robertson; Messrs. Orear, Woodbridge,
Frank Robertson, Clarence and Lat
ney Barnes, Major Shaw, Geo. Pearson
and Fred L. Bronaugh, Of St. Louis.
or course, the beaux were all in full
regulation evening dress.
Miss Lakenan was gowned in Vene-
tian lace over pink silk; Miss Luckie,
black taffeta skirt, white liberty silk
waist trimmed in lace; Miss Arnold,
black point de spirit, pink trimmings;
Miss Anna Belle Arnold, white point
de spirit yer Light green silk; Miss
Porter, sage green albatroSs, waist Of
pompad0ur silk, American beauty
roses; Miss Elizabeth Robertson, white
organdy, sweet peas and ferns; Mrs.
Sanford, black satin skirt, pink mousse
line waist trimmed in black lace me-
dalions; Mrs. Wilson, black point de
spirit; Mrs. NJ b. Guthrie, cqfd au TAFT
French novelty, turquoise panne
velvet and white lace trimmed. Miss
Sue Robertson, the fair bride-to-be,
never looked lovelier. She wore a sea
foam green tissue over tatfeta the
same color; the skirt was made with
two ten-inch runies with two tucks
and a hem an inch deepin each. Above
the top me were two roW OF narrow
white ribbon ruled; appliqued just
above this on each side and directly
In front were exquisite embroidered
wneaths Of roses in white silk The waist
had a deep yoke Of lattice work Of
white ribbon; where the ribbons cross
ed they were held in place by coral
nail heads. A very full accordian
pleated deep rufile outlined this yoke.
The sleeves we're laced together on the
outer edge-one with black velvet,
the fother with white ribbon; again
the coral nail heads were used. The
collar vas a dog collar Of pearls; pink
roses were worn in her hair. She car
ried a large bunch OF sweet peas
POSTMASTER was Mr.. Clarence
Barnes Miss Elizabeth Robertson,
a short verse, very prettlly offer
ed a toast ''to my sister and pros
pectiye brother
Mr.. Barnes, $40 Sue"
Mr.. Wilson, "The Lucky Man"
Mr. Pearson, THE Fellows Left
Behind"
Mr.. Robertson, Another Place to
Mr.. Orear, There's Just as Good
10 the Sea as Have Ever Been
Caught
Mr.. Bronaugh, ITO the Girl We
Best"
Mr.. Latney Brrnes gave the follow
good toast: I,
Here's hopin' they will always be
happy,
And never fuss nOr CRY;
And here's hopin' n Fred even crosses
her. 1.
That suem athlm in the eye"
/ would gladly give all had / the
pace.
Then kilograms were read by the
postmaster from the Misses Wiley,
{ 81 Louis; Arthur Crawford, Of
Nevada; Mr.. Lackey, OF ST Louis
they were most appropriate ones.
Mr. Brunaugh viii 90 abroad In two
seeks 70 remain six months. When
e returns be will carry Oh one Of our
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