The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-01

t4 The largest affair of the day is the
reception which Mrs. CaVour Langdon
and Mrs. H.. c. Truesdale are giving
at the home of Mrs. Truesdale on
Tenth street S. Miss Alice Smith
Is the honor guest ana receives With ,
Mrs. Langdon and Mrs. Truesdale. The |
house is a. bower of southern smilax
and ferns and the glossy itendrils trail
over the woodwork and doorways,
While the ferns make green tangles
over the mantels. Dainty spring
flowers are in the drawing-room. mar
cissus, hyacinths and fragrant Easter
lilies. A basket of yellow roses hangs
above a green bank before which the
hostesses stood The hall is, aglow
with poinsettia blossoms framed in
background of palms and ferns, and
the walls. The tlame-bright flowers
III Japanese basket are suspended
from the ceiling in a novel and effec-
tive manner In the dining-room
American Beauty roses fiji the Japan
ese basket in the center of the table
and the same queenly hoWers are IN
the green banked buffet. Frappe is
served from a leafy nook and the
bowl is almost hidden by fruit in all
the beautiful shades Of yellow to pur-
pie. and sprays of holly are scattered
over the table.
E Inc aSSlStlnS Nolllen are MITES.
Philip E. Hunt, w. p. Brooks, Thorn
as S. Roberts, H. j. Moreton, Perry
Harrison. c. G.. Goodrich, H.yAlden
Smith. LOUIS, B. Newell Denman
johnson. w. w. Hodgeman. Frank
Blakeley, John E. shaw, Louis K.
Hull. Gilbert Carpenter Benjamin
Noodworth and John Vanderlip. The
debutantes and the Misses Ann Wells,
Margaret Wclles and Wyman are
serving frappe. The hours are from
4 until s. o'clock and a string orches-
ira plays as. the. guests come and go.
4 For many years Mr.. and. Mrs. W..
d. Washburn have given q large re-
ue pton at Fair Oaks on New Year s
Eve, and last evening about 400 guests
Mere present at one Of the prettiest
of the many holiday parties. The
decorations were Very beautiful and
along the. great. entrance hall We're
tir trees filing the ar with, their
aromatic breath. Southern smilaS
i.amb!ed SCR the woodwork and a
bright red bow was tied to each hol-
~ wreath. The vivid red of the satin
RIBBON was repeated IN the poinsettla
Blossoms which tanned among the
green OF ferns and scnflax banking the
inantel, below which a log fire. burned
brightly. 4SInilaX, Wreathed the stair
sway and the fir trees We're -alsoiin. the
upper hall, while baskets of red roses
Wl,h hauntnis bows on the handles
were on the newell posts.
Nesting in the ferns and vine:
Which wIeathed the tall French mir.
nor II the drawing room were deli.
cate pink ,frimroses, and on the ,cabl
nets ana lIantsls roses and hyaclnth:
FHcl'e placed IN odd bowls and vases
T,oses and h.Eacintns were also in the
scat llFins-roo Y and IN the llora :!
Isle delicate pink gave place to Vivlt
led, most effective against the greer
Fl baL ilg,'ound.5fs In the dining-roon
lpoinsettid blossoms We're on the tabl
sslli the ba. w,n1 low was a tangle o
Green in which the blossoms sglowe'
like ire. I,
n MI. and Mrs. Washburn Were as
sisled in receiving by Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. d. Washburn. IN. At 10 o'cloc
the orchestra began the program Q
Dances, which was Interrupted atmid
hight. when, the quartet from tn
Church Of the Redeemer sang Tenny
Sons greeting to the New Year.
Il. Among the guests We're:
s. Messrs and, Mines Russell Dibble. w
nNinneil, l.. D.. bfelsinson. y. W. Decker, g
;stss. 4; Iarinston; George r. Iart 1di
s5. n: De. i hitt ti " Il Dunwoody. Thomas Dye
Mathews H. W Brown. Franklin Bonner.
lessor. j. II; Burton; J S..Bell, !! ]
5 sal hayins Could tins5y NJ H hsnstt, a.
z. III. " " =
beun. j. J LII St Paul: Moore. st. Paul:
# Y. t'!,ham OF st. Patti w. $. Martin. Arth
I,ale di S,,ntstOuc.. Num-; Il. s. Gillette, q.
ssiettts Ralph hawkins e.. W. Sexton J !
s;nG2rlip., C,a;.$s Deere sVelie, !, Z g. hove
fl inn. st. .,utiCny park Fred Washburn, Il.
Wilson. J. o. l. Wheelwrisht Theodore w
more. briggs: T.. K. Barber. c.. r.. Bracket
d.. {. Bell. T.. r. Baldwin, G.. a Bracket
i. z. Eay. l.. W. Day. John Crosby. Frank Car
ton. Irving Corse. W. H.: Chandler. Frpnk
Commons. \. {. Cook. aEIdridge c. Cook.
u, In Earra. W. \. FEsbic, w; ", Folwe
u .rllw Gale. E., {. G;.le. Russell A.. Folwe
n W. tt:ra.nn i. J. Ilther. Willis Jones.
ri. Kin,l,all Weston King, J.. Il. kingm,an,j
\. jackson, G. = Iames,I5 Deliman Johnson,
~ Keith. Theodore I.nappen. George Rust.
Il. Rand. T. S. Roberts. j. S. Spargo Fred
S$,ler, Harry riiaye:: s S Tnorpe Fre e, r
e. b. Newell. Cyrus Northror. : G..
N,wcn: \. LELAND L. w Underwood, w
I.,ren Stevenson. Willis p.Spring. Thomas Sh,
In. JGln Shall. II. L.. Staples George X. Sha
Mi.r.OI u. Shutter. a. +. Pillsbury, Charles