The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-10

Though the pass week mas not peeh 80
full OF social events as It's predecessor
yet with two large coming out parties
the first Of the week. teas. dinners, musl'
Gales. etc, the week has been sufficiently
eay to chase away all thoughts OF ennui
and 10 keep society busily fiuttering from
one social function TO another popu-
lar centre for society during the past
week and, indeed, during the winter, has
been Mrs. spink's. and on Monday after
noon a large and brilliant throng gath
cred there TO listen TO a charming song
recital or IAN afternoon OF ballads" as II
was characterized. by Mr.. Wilford Rus
sell (baritone) OF London. England.
Included In the large and fashionable
audience were the following: Mrs. VIII
liam Ames, Mrs. Eleanor j. Rocker
Mrs Charles Pitt Robinson. Mrs. George
| IL Corliss Mrs William Gammen, DIR.
and Mrs. James f. Sullivan, Mrs. wal
ter Hidden Mrs. Horatio Nightingale,
Mrs. Susette Won Son Reed Collins. Miss
Isabel Pegram. Miss Georgia Fiske. Mrs
William Penn Mather. Miss Mather Mrs
Rathbone Gardner. Mrs. William D.
Rlanding, Mrs. Charles ID. Owen, Mrs
Samuel p. Colt Mrs. III. Anthony Dyer,
Mrs Clinton R. Weeden, Mrs. Arthur l.
Is ELY. Mrs Charles ID. owen. Mrs. Frank
III. Martin. Mrs. Charles T. Longley,
Mrs Irving p. Irons. Mrs. Theodore w.
Foster, Miss Martha Clarke, Mrs. Georee
w. Parks. Mrs j. Edward Studley, Mrs.
Elery Wilson. Miss Mollie Wilson. Miss
Ellen Weeden, Mrs. Arthur Watson. Miss
Mary Watson. Mrs. Frank NJ. Mathewson,
Mrs A. Tingley Wall, Mrs. A.
Curtis Tingley. Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
diner T. swarts. Mrs. William Allan
Dyer. Mrs. Charles Morris smith. Mrs.
u. D. weeden, Mrs. stephen o. Metcalf.
Mrs. william o. Blanding. Mrs. William
Binney.
Tuesday was marked by two coming
out parties" a thing somewhat unusual
in Providence society. especially when
one followed the other so closely. and
both were attended by practically the
came young people.
Despite tho stormy weather OF Wednes-
day afternoon and early evening the resi-
dence OF MIR. and Mrs. Louis L. Foster
on Olive street. was thronged between
the hours OF and o'clock with a bril-
liant company OF society folk. who gath
cred there 10 congratulate Miss Helen
Foster upon her successful debut into the
world OF society.
The following ladies' poured at intervals
during the afternoon: Mrs J. X. Night
ingale. Mrs. William w. White. Mrs.
Howard o. Sturges. Mrs. George Smith.
Mrs. II. n. Campbell. Mrs. George C.
Nightingale. Mrs. William G. Nightin-
gale, Mrs. j. Herbert Foster. Mrs. Will
liam Grosvenor. Mrs. Charles Heiser.
Mrs. Charles Mason, Mrs William Gam
nell.
Ices were served from tables beauti-
fully decorated with poinsetti and green's.
by the following young ladies': Miss Alice
Grosvenor Miss Rowena Campbell Miss
sallie Allen. Miss Anne Henshaw. Miss
Carolins Abbott. Miss Rosalind Hazard.
Miss Eliza beth Congdon. Miss Mary
Bradley. Miss Mary Greene Nightingale.
Miss Elizabeth Congdon, Miss Mollie
Gardiner.
A noticeable feature Of the tea was the
presence or n large number OF young men
and this was quite generally remarked
upon In view of the fact that the mas
culine element OF society is generally
absent from the function known In so
cial parlanoe as IAN Afternoon Tea"
Among the gentlemen present were the
following friends OF Miss Coke OF Utica,
~ Y. Mr.. Herman, Mr.. Lowney and Mr..
Dooittle.
Others invited from this city were Mr.
Edward NJ. Guild. Mr.. Harry Pearce. Mr..
Lauriston Hazard, Mr.. IL. r. Bancroft.
Mr. John Congdon. the Messrs. Bucklin.
Mr. Charles A. Kilvert Mr.. Louis Bur
rough. MIR. Harold Congdon. Mr.. Stuart
Aldrich. the Messrs. Blanding, Mr.. j..
Manton Bradley. Mr.. Edward Caring
ton Mr.. Edward Corlss. Mr.. Charles
MacKinley. Mr.. II. Il. owen. Mr.. Howard
Richmond. Jr.. Mr. Harry sackett. Mr..
Morris House. Mr. Orray Taft, Mr.. Royal
e.. Taft, Jr., Mr.. Harold II. waterman.
the Messrs. Hunt. Mr. Raymer Weeden.
Mr. Stuart Campbell. Mr.. Stephen Mason.
Bishop McVickar Col. and Mrs. H. An
thony Dyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Rogcoe Stets on
Nashburn. Mr.. and Mrs j. III. X. Night
ingale, Mrs. Charles Pitt Robinson. the
Misses Robinson. Mrs. George Corliss.
Miss Corliss. Mrs. Howard Richmond. the
Misses Abbott Miss Hayes. Mr.. and Mrs.
jeffrey Hazard, Mrs. Charles Briggs.
Miss Marion Briggs. Miss Marion Brown.
Miss Ethel Parks. Miss Ethel Studley.
Miss Mary Watson. Mrs, Arthur p. Wat
son, the Misses Mather. Miss Hope Smith.
Miss Louise Hoppin. Miss Hortense
Weeden. Miss Sackett the Misses War
rem. the Misses Brownell, Miss Bessie
Aldrich, Mrs. George l.. Shepley, Mrs.
Franklin p. Capron. Miss Virginia Gam
nell, the Misses Henshaw. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruce Merriman, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
j.. owen, Jr. Mr.. and Mrs. II A. Wal
dron. Mr. Merwin White. Mr.. Richmond
W mite, Mr.. Walter X. Sturees.
As may be imagined. all this created an
ideal ba background for the receiving party.
while. near by, were vases small TIA
bles containing jars OF violets. lilies OF the
valley and other flowers.
Music was furnished for dancing by
Reeves orchestra, and continued until
long after midnight. but-by special re-
quest--the full details Of this dance will
aots he published.
Quite the most unique. novel and alto
Cethor the funniest thing that has ocour-
red at the Agawam Hunt club I'm many a
day was the Duck party" given there
"Wednesday evening I'm honor OF Miss
Hays of 81. Louis. The chance visitor al
the club did not need TO be reminded,
however. that IL was duck party" for
everything IN the unusual and impossible
decorations, in tho costumes or the
guests, In the menu and in the very air
itself The dinner, which was In entire
keeping with tho AFFAIR was served by
Braman at s and those present were the
following:
Colonel and Mrs. II. Anthony Dyer. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Heiser. Mr. and Mrs.