Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-11-16

ing cards, with musical program.
Mrs Allen served choice refresh
ments and the midnight hour arrived
only too quick
The Catholic fair has furnished
plenty OF pastlme the past week to
lovers of terpsichore. There has been
the regular patronage each night COM
bined with sprinklings of society peo-
pie on different evenings who drop
ped in" for an hour or So
The young people of the Episcopal
church spent a very pleasant evening
at the rectory last night enjoying
cards and other amusements to late
hour, when refreshments were served
by Mrs. Charles Newman, assisted by
Mrs. II. S. Kent. More than twenty
young people were present during the
evening.
"A charming young woman whom
knew very well told me it was a rule
with her to never make a derogatory
remark about another woman, espec-
tally to man" says a society writer
in the Globe-Democrat. We are ac-
cused," said she. ''of always noting
the worst in one another, we women
and ! never permit myself to agree,
even tacitly. when anything that may
be considered sighting is said hap
pened to know that this girl, who was
not especially handsome, was a tav
orlte with both men and women who
knew her. Other girls had wondered
at her popularity, and. watching to
discover her methods, never though
of this especial one, il method ii could
be called. Rather We're they on the
lookout, so TO say, for some trick OF
manner or speech; some acquired and
cultivated accomplishment, TO find the
charm Ponderhg over her frank
words, 1t seemed TO me a most excel
lent plan you. my dear mother of
sweet and growing daughters, to adopt
If You wish for them The love and af
lection of their companions. You may
not realize 1t. but when in the fuilness
of your wisdom you point out the
something lacking in your pretty
maids chum, you are setting n bad
example Rather ignore these i'm
PROJECTIONS OF voice or manner or
speech or personal pulchritude, and
dwell upon the other side; the good
points; the domestic attributes and
traits to be commended"
A clever idea sometimes too
delicate a joke to be noticed
unless attention is called to
it, is carried out in The dinner menu.
in honor of a newly welded couple.
A rice soup is the first course: chick
en- in jelly, with rice croquettes and
potatoes cooked with rice; rice scenes,
made of ground rice; salad of rice
cooked with spices and served in to-
mato cups rice with cheese; rice pud-
dings in individual cases; every con
ceivable way of serving rice can be
included In the joke dinner and much
merriment results when the joke is
understood
A pretty autumn lunch table
is in purple and gold. The two
colors are so typical of the season, as
one finds in studying the fall flowers
Purple asters and golden rod purple
satin ribbon and gold colored, either
on one long table or several small
ones, this glowing color scheme may
delight the eye. If small tables, have
each laid in white. with a big bunch
of either flower in the center Where
the golden rod flaunts its SNOWY
plumes have purple ribbons from the
base of the bowl to the table corners;
when purple asters rear their stately
heads from the center vase have rib
bons of gold reaching from their
stems. The place cards may be in
petals stained purple with golden let
tiers, or in gold paper, with rich pur-
pie lettering. Indeed, the combination
can be carried out in many ingenious
ways. A suitable menu is oysters.
served on yellow china. with slices of
lemon. Noodle soup. made with the
German paste, which is yellow Chops.
frenched and decorated with paper
frills In the two colors Salad of chick
en- or sweetbreads with yellow may
onnaise served in purple paper rame-
quins. Ices. frozen In aster shape,
with candied violets, and cakes with
orange frosting.