The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-08

RECEPTION
AT TENNEYS

| One of the largest, most elaborate
and prettily appointed afternoon teas
of the season was that given yesterday
from to 6 o'clock by Mrs. Faward
Davies Tenney in honor of Canon and
Mrs Alexander Macintosh and Miss
Marie Won Holt. who depart shortly
for Europe. The spacious colonial
mansion of the Tenneys was even more
stately than ever with beautiful and
attractively arranged floral decorations
To this haven of pleasure nearly four
hundred ladies came to spend a de-
| lightful afternoon.
Mrs. Tenney, in a beautiful gown of
pink crepe du chine trimmed with white
applique and white chiffon, received her
guests on the reception lanai facing
Pensacola street, and with her We're
Mrs. Macintosh and Miss Won Holt
The FORMER wore a black silk gown with
real lace trimmings. and Miss Won Holt
wore a becoming dress of light blue
peau de sole. Mrs. Tenney received IN
manner which harked back to the
old.time hospitality Of the Makes, the
hostess contributing in every way to
an informal, rather than formal re-
ception.
Assisting the hostess and guests of
honor were Mrs. E. Faxon Bishop. Mrs.
c. Montague Cooke Jr. Mrs. Percy
Benson. Mrs. Charles B. Cooper, Mrs.
Harry Won Holt and Mrs. w. NJ. Gift
fard.
The reception lanai was a bower of
beauty with its decorations of hanging
baskets of pale yellow orchids and
maidenhair ferns suspended above the
receiving party At the entrance was
bank of pink and white gingers. In
the hallway was a beautiful jardi-
eniere filed with white callas, and
in another part of the hall was a jar
diniere filled with white tiger lilies.
The japanese room to the right of
the hall was beautifully decorated with
red carnations and red lilies. The
spacious and beautifully furnished
drawing room was very artistically
decorated in white and green with the
exception of one basket OF purple or
chids. Bowls filed with white carna-
tions and vases containing white lilies
were conspicuous, and long stalks of
green and white bamboo. laid here and
there for background, formed an at |
tractive floral scene.
Small tea tables placed here and
there in the rose-flled dining room and |
upon the makai lanai were favored !
places at which the guests were
regaled with a dainty collation. and a |
refreshing punch. The tables in the |
dining room were covered with the |
daintiest of white tea cloths embroider-
ed in white, some being finished with |
white Battenberg lace. The tea cloths |
upon the lanai tables were Of pale blue |
grass-linen, embroidered in white. On |
each table were tiny vases filed with |
white marguerites.
The punchbowl, presided over by Mrs. |
Helen Noonan and Miss Jennie Gift
fard, was found on the makai lanai |
near the dining room. The table was |
covered with the whitest of linen, the |
center piece being embroidered in white. |
On this rested a large cut-glass punch
bowl from which was served delicious
claret punch.
The tea table was presided over by |
Mrs. George Herbert, was placed in
a corner of the lanai, and looked quite
pretty with a white linen center piece
embroidered with red carnations. On |
this rested a tall glass vase filled with
red carnations. Coffee was poured at
the same table by Mrs. Carl Holloway.
The attractive decorations were the
handiwork of Mrs. c. E. Camp. Mrs.
Gifard and Mrs. Smithies.
During the reception. which was
from to s. the Ellis quintette club
played on the lawn near the reception
lanai Cosy chairs ranged upon the
grass terrace. were in constant demand.
There were scores of beautiful gowns
in evidence and the whole scene was
typical of an old-time garden party.
The large attendance of guests was
of the popularity of the
guests of honor, whose near departure
On the Alameda viii be much regretted
by their hosts of friends.