The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-14
Social Circles
A BUFFET LUNCHEON
Mrs. E. W. Backus Hostess at a
Pretty Affair for Miss
Colclazer.
A Pretty Costume Party Takes Place.
at the University
Armory.

{, Mrs. Edward w. Backus entertained
forty women at a buffet luncheon this
afternoon at her home on Oak Grove
street, in honor of Miss Helen Colcazer.
A profasion of spring flowers were placed
through the rooms and broad leaved palms
and dropping ferns made an effective
background for the fragrant lilac blossoms
and sunny jonquils. The dining room was
all in violet and green. Above the table
hung a lamp shaded in soft folds of green
and violet tulle and below was great
basket filled with yiolets and delicate Law
ender blossoms. The assisting women
were Mines. A. E. Merrill, o. C. Wyman,
Miss Merrill and Miss Brundage. Sey-
mour Backus presided at the punch bowl.
A delightful musical program was given
by a harpist and violinist as the gusts
came and went. ...-...--- ..-
Monday evening Miss Colclazer will be
the guest Of honor at a theater party.
Mrs. e. P. Welles and Mrs. Elbert L.
Carpenter entertained a group of friends
very informally this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Welles on Clifton ayenune for
Miss Mamie Barbee of Danville. Ky. who
is the guest of her cousins. Rev. and Mrs.
Martin D. Hardin. Miss Barbee gave sew
cral of the negro impersonations for which
she is we'll known in the south.
Mrs George w. Gould gave a box party
at the Biiou theater this afternoon for
her guest. Miss Ranous Of Berlin, Wis.
The wedding of Miss Gertrude Gage.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Edward
Gage, and George Wyndham Caplin will
take place Thursday evening, March 26
DR.. and Mrs. c. M. Jordan and Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Schlener have issued invi-
tations for a large dancing party which
will he trjr
25, in Masonic hail. ~ " =%.
Mrs. William Cooper Wood of ST. Pa ul
will give a dinner Wednesday evening for
Miss Alice Wyman and E. w. Underwood.
Thursday morning Miss Hanna Dunwoody
will give a chocolaterie for Miss Wyman.
! Mrs. Joseph Parker will entertain fifty
guests at card party Wednesday after
| noon at her home, 1928 Hennepin avenue
| Mrs F. r. Smith of 2447 Colfax avenue
S will entertain Friday evening in honor
of Willard Patten. The guests will be
Mr.. Patterns pupils.
The Seventeenth Street I1uchre club will
meet on Monday instead of Tuesday with
Mrs. Charles Cooke, $50 F. Eighteenth
street.
| Inc young people VINO LOOK part III llle
| May party and the Hunters party were
entertained by Miss Butner last evening
| in the university armory. 1t was a cos
| tune party and the men all wore colonia
costumes while the girls we're in a. variety
of character gowns. Miss Caroline Sails
bury was Dolly Warden; Miss Corinne Nc
| MILAN, gipsy; Miss Katherine Gunkel,
| Miss Mabel Stevenson, n1ilkmaids; Miss
Marguerite Van Bergen nineteenth cen
tury girl; the Misses Helen Kennedy anC
Hester Torrance, colonial; Miss Grace
LaNayea, seventeenth century costume
the Misses Louise Ray, Eleanor Won Bo-
denstetit, Elizabeth Brown. peasants; Miss
Laura Robb, night: Miss Fay Collins, Mar.
tha Washington; Miss Helen Burbrdge
shepherdess: Miss Pauline Coggeshell, pinl
costume; Miss Butner. hunters costume
The St. Anthony Hill orchestra played fol
dancing and a male quartet. contributed
to the amusement. Cyrus Brown gave {
burlesque of "Zaza.' The Misses Mar
guerite Barbour and Anna De Witt Cool
assisted Miss Butner The men were lie
roy Arnold, Edward Purdy, Henry AL
drich, Albert Hoch, Edward Halves
Charles Hensel. Will Dawson, Earl Nal
ilory, George Gillette. Kenneth Taylor. My
ron Holcomb, Albert Spring, Ralph Brad
ley. Ernest Woodward, Robert Putnam
Arthur French, Walter Litzen, Ea.
Knight, Cyrus Brown. =