The courier., 1903-02-14
SOCIETY NOTES
LIFE'S May WHIRL

Buffet luncheons are at present popu-
lar with society ladies. They COM
bine the good points of a reception and a
luncheon, and are altogether delightful.
Two Of these charming affairs have been
given this week, one by Mrs. Taylor
and Mrs. Barbour on Wednesday, and
one by Mrs. Rhodes this afternoon.
What a wealth of music we are having.
The Steckelberg-Ho Hoover concerts have
been gems. Besides hearing Miss
Hoover, we have had MacDowell re-
Gently and next comes Gabrilowitsch. All
of these good things, besides the bands,
and the Philharmonic. Truly We are
blessed.
But one more week remains before the
ushering in of Lent, and it will be crowd
ed with functions. Among the good
things musical, will be the musicale by
Doctor and Mrs. Ladd Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ladd also give card
party next Friday evening, and ken
sington Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Z. Wettling give a
series of four parties next week. in two
of which they will be assisted by Mr.. and
Mrs. Seth w. Eddy, and an important
event of the week will be the marriage
of Miss Dorothy Griggs, Kappa Kappa
Gamma, to Mr.. Bertrand Buckmaster of
Tacoma, Washington, on Wednesday
evening.
One hundred and fifty ladies attended
the buffet luncheon given on Wednesday
by Mrs. w. G. Langworthy Taylor and
Mrs. Erwin II. Barbour, at the home of
the former. In the drawing room, the
living room and the library, yellow tu-
lips and Easter lilies in profusion de-
lighted the eyes Of the visitors, and filled
the air with their springlike fragrance.
There were tulips also in the dining
room, but they were flame red. A mound
of these lovely flowers was in the center
of the table, and surrounding it were
silver candelabra, with red candles.
Ropes of smilax extended from the cor
ners of the table to the chandelier, and
smilax was festooned on the buffet.
Mrs. C. F. Ladd and Mrs. ]. E. Tuttle
alternated in serving ice cream, and Mrs.
w. F. Kelly and Mrs. 1. M. Raymond
took turns in pouring coffee. An elabo-
rate luncheon was served in three
courses by Misses Helen Welch, Blanche
Hargreaves, Frances Gere, Blanche
Garten, Nelia Cochrane, and Margaret
Honeywell. Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Bar
bour were assisted in receiving their
guests by Mrs. George II. Taylor.
Mrs. Taylor wore a gown of white
crepe de chine with garniture of thread
lace. Mrs. Barbour wore lavender crepe
de chine. with cream lace. Mrs. George
H. Taylor, black grenadine. Mrs. S. H.
Burnham, in a white lace robe over law
ender silk, introduced the guests.
Ladies assisting in the drawing room
were Mesdames E. Benjamin Andrews,
j. L. Teeters, E. l.. Hinman, +. ID. Lev
ering, Willard Kimball, C. H. Morrill,, A.
Ross Hill. Mrs. Andrews wore white
corded silk with lace; Mrs. Teeters, rose
crepe de chine; Mrs. Hinman, white or
candle and lace; Mrs Levering, white
point d'sprit with black dots, and in
sets of black lace in floral designs; Mrs.
Kimball, yellow silk; Mrs. Morrill,, cream
silk with touches of brown; Mrs. Hill,
black lace.
The young ladies in the dining room
were charming in white, or light party
gowns.
Mrs Ladd wore white crepe de chine
with lace; Mrs. Tuttle, blue foulard;
Mrs Kelly, red silk, cream lace; Mrs.
RAYMOND, black lace with jetted bodice.
1T is my opinion said the house
keeper, in the New York Tribune, that
our domestic troubles will never be at
an end until men give little attention