The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-17
The familiar couplet,
1T never rains

1T never rains
But It pours" might itly apply to
conditions in the social world during the
past week for Mrs. Ames' dance at Mrs.
spink's on Monday ushered In a week of
unprecedented activity so far as the
present season is concerned.
On "wednesday came the incompatible
Trocadero ball with all the attendant
dinners. etc. and again on Thursday. the
large reception by Gaspee Chapter. ID. A.
r., In honor OF Mrs. Charles Warren
Lippitt These. with many smaller func-
tions have so filled the week that tomor-
row will be literally day of rest.
The Trocadero ball on Wednesday
evening was, as all society knows, n
great succesG surprising in many re-
spects. those which have preceded II.
Previous to the opening of the bail a
large dinner was served In the Empire
pariors Of the Trocadero. Here a bril-
liant company of guests to the number of
1o4 sat down to two long tables. The
decorations here were of the Trocadero
colors. red and green. a large centrepiece
of red carnations and greens intermingled
with smilaX and ferns ornamentng each
table. Red candles with red shades
were also used extensively I'm the table
on the scene.
The Fitchburg Military band OF l6
pieces furnished exceptionally fine music
during the dinner. the program arranged
by Mr.. Guild including the following IA
miliar airs: Melodies from king Dodo,"
Good Old Summer Time" Theodore"
Reuben and the Maid" italian Nights
Waltz" "Ameronse." Excepts from The
Fortune Teller" selections from Foxy
Quiller'
The guests I'm the general order in
which they were seated were as follows
Mrs. William Goddard. Mr.. j. c. Il.
Woods, Miss Virginia Gammell Mr. Cor
don Reed ID. Mr.. Lauriston Hazard, Miss
Bessie Sackett. Mr.. Dan George. Miss
Rosalind Hazard. Mr.. Walter Calendar.
Miss Marian Hazard. Mr.. II. w. Sack
EFT. Miss Anne Abbott. Mr. Charles Al
exander Kilvert. Miss Caroline Abbott.
Mr.. Kenneth Wood. Miss Mollie Wilson.
Mr.. Roscoe Stetson Washburn, Miss
Helen Campbell Mr.. Edward r Ely. Miss
Marian Brown. Mr.. Edward NJ. Guild,
Miss Isabel Coke. Mr. Harold Congdon,
Miss Helen Foster. Mr.. Benjamin Il.
Adams. Miss Pauline Mackny Mr. r. r.
Bancroft, Mr.. Charles H. Merriman. Jr..
Mr.. Francis M. Smith. Mrs. William u.
Waterman. Mr.. II. Anson Richmond.
Miss Louise Hppitt. Mr.. r.. Bruce Merri-
man Miss Ward OF Boston. Mr.. Walter
X. Sturges. Miss Hayes of St Louis.
Nr. Thomas B owen, Jr, Mrs. A. j.
Miller. Jr., Mr.. Charles u. Makinney,
Mrs r. Bruce Merriman. Mr.. william q.
Nightingale. Mrs Howard Richmond.
Mrs Howard o. Sturgess. Miss Mollie
Foster. Mr.. Charles H. Merriman. Mrs.
Rathbone Gardner. Mrs. Henry Pearce.
Second table-Mr. and Mrs Charles
Briggs. Mr.. Orray Taft Mrs. J. X. ".
Nightingale. Mr.. Rathbone Gardner. Mrs.
William q. Nightingale. Mr. Howard o.
eturgtss. MIR. John n. X. Nightingale,
lrs. w. W. Browneii Mr. Baker. Mrs.
stephen o. Metcslf Mr.. w. T.. Mauran,
Mrs. Frederick Hood OF Brookline, Mass,
Mr.. stephen o. Metcalf. Mrs. II. A.
Waldron. Mr.. James III. Phetteplace. Mrs
Charles Morris Smith. Jr.. Mr.. IT, A.
Waldron. Miss Ethel Sfudley.
Mrs. Baker. Mr.. Howard Richmond,
Hrs. Delihant of Baltimore. q guest ~
Mrs. J. X IL .Nightingaie: Mr.. Charles
Morris Smith. Jr.. DIR, Clarence ". oar
diner Mrs james ". Phetteplace, DR.
Charles r. Peckhsm. sffs. Hope Smith.
nr Edwin A. Barr1ones DR.. George II.