The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-19
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Mrs. A. K. CarnpbeIl-ParbSer gave
delightful violet tea" on Thursday after
noon from 3 to : for Mrs w. A. .Purdy,
formerly Miss Chrystal The AT Home
was given in the Campbell mansion on
Emma street and despite the inclement
weather a LARGE number of Honolulu
society set were there The shades IN
the reception parlors were drawn and
the interior OF the mansion was softly
Illuminated thus setting off the gowns OF
the guests 10 the best advantage
Mrs. Parker and Mrs Purdy received
IN the rnauka drawing room, the guests
| being met at the entrance by Miss Clara
Cummings while Mrs E K Freeth did
the honors of the house on the lanai.
The guests were late in arriving and
most OF them came shortly before 5. The
strict forrnality of the hours of reception
were overlooked and many did not de
part until nearly g.
The reception rooms and dining hall
were adorned with green potted plants,
and in the low windows of the drawing
rooms maiden mar ferns formed green
carpet for the beautiful statuary pieces
on their marble pedestals.
Delicious refreshments, including
champagne punch. were served on the
lanai. The tea tables were covered with
dainty drawIl-worl1 grass linen cloths
and on each table rested tiny cut glass
bowl or vase filled with exquisite purple
violets. On low table in the drawing
room were a number Of beautiful en-
gagement cups received by Miss Alice
Campbell. which were greatly admired.
The Ellis Brothers Glee Club was in
attendance.
Mrs Fdrdy wore a beautiful creation
OF real lace over tu1le and chiffon and
she also wore handsome black picture
hat and diamond ornaments. Mrs. PARKER
wore an elegant black brocaded satin En-
pire costume with yoke and elbow sleeves
OF. black passamenterie relieved by a
beautiful royal yellow feather wreath.
The Princess Kawananakoa's gown
was fashioned OF lace and pillows of
chiffon over white taffeta and she wore
white picture hat Miss Alice Camp
bell was daintilIy dressed in white with
trimmings of Valenciennes lace.
There were also a number of other
stunning gowns That of Mrs. Percy
Benson was OF soft white silk with
Valenciennes lace trimmings with large
white hat to match Mrs. Helen Noonan
wore very handsome reception gown
OF black with black picture hat. Mrs.
". F. Frear's grey crepe du chine gown,
embroidered with dainty pink sprays
shading into white, was much admired
Mrs. 7. A Mays was gowned in white
peau de sole, with white picture hat to
match her costume Mrs. Henry Along
wore a reception costume of ecru Bru-
xe1les net trimmed with real lace over
taffeta silk She wore corn straw hat
trimmed = ith green tuIle and pink roses.
Miss Jennie Giffard wore chic froek
OF light green just cloth trimmed with
lace, the costume being finished by a
jaunty white hat. Mrs Gerrit P. Wilder,
who accompanied Mrs. George r.
Carter, wore a handsome costume Of
electric blue peau de sole with hat
TO match
Mrs Purdy was cIassnlate of the
Princess Kawananakoa and Miss Camp
bell at Notre Dame, San Jose. Cali
fornia
She spent a year IN Honolulu as the
guest of Mrs Canpbeli-Parl5er, pricr
to her marriage in San Francisco with
Major Purdy.
Among the guests present were Mrs.
George R. Garter, Mrs. Gerrit P. Wilder,
Princess Kawananakoa. Mrs. W F.
Frear Mrs. B. F, Dillingham;, Mrs. c.
B. Cooper. Mrs. Aham Henry Along.
Mrs Fred Macfarlane. Mrs. Admiral
Terry, Mrs. F. NJ Hatch, Mrs. ]. NJ
Dowsett, Mrs. c. 7. Gulick. Mrs. w. +!
c. Monsarrat. Mrs. Alexander Isenberg.
Mrs A F. Judd. Miss Nellie Judd,
Mrs George A Davis, Mrs George D. +
Gear, Mrs. A @. Halves. Mrs. F. Fl. I
Humphris. Mrs. Bernice P Waldbrige. /
Mrs Philip Dodge Mrs C T. Wilder, !
Mrs. C L. Wight Mrs G. c. Beckley, /
Mrs E S Cunfa, Mrs James Dough- !
erty, Mrs. George Angus. Mrs. Z. NJ i
Boyd. Mrs. George Fairchild, Mrs. Caro- (
line Bush, Mrs Clarence Ashford, Mrs 1
7. T. McCrosson. Mrs. Cecil Brown. I
Mrs, Benjamin Baldwin Mrs Will
Lewis Mrs. Walter Hoffman,. Mrs. /
Abram Fernandez, Mrs. Won Hann, !
Mrs. Babbitt Mrs J. 0. Carter. Mrs !
Clifford kimball, Mrs Kiulball Mrs I
c. Jones. Mrs. Alonzo Gartley, Mrs /
Henry E Cooper Mrs. W. Atwater. 4
Mrs. Helen Noonan. Mrs. Percy Benson, I
Mrs John Ena, Mrs. NJ NJ. Scott. Mrs /
T. ]. King. Mrs J. Wright, Mrs. Samuel
Wilder, Mrs Laura Wilder Wight. Mrs +
Chas Chillingworth. Mrs Gaines. Mrs. I
c G. BallentyTle. Mrs. Albert P. Taylor. /
Mrs. T. A HAYS Mrs. George w Mac
farTane Mrs E K Freeth. Mrs. J. A I
Mago5n Mrs James Robertson, Mrs (
James Boyd Mrs Anna Long. Mrs I
Clara Schmidt Mrs Andrew Fuller.
Mrs J n Riggs. Miss Alice Camp /
bell. Miss Alice tones. Miss Heller 4