The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-24

BRIDES chair was marked with a big
satin bow. Earlier in the week Mrs. E. |
A. Hastay of 1872 East Twenty eighth
street gave a towel shower for Miss
Noracon, at which she entertained ten
guests.
The wedding of Miss Louise. Belle
West, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leoni- |
das West, and Charles Frederick McVey
will take place Thursday afternoon,
June l, at the West home.
Friday evening Mrs. w. A. McVey
will entertain for Miss West at her
day afternoon Mrs. Frank Keller gave
a quilting-bee at her home on Broadway
for her sister.
Rev. and Mrs. M. Falk Giertsen an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter Lena Falk to Earl Marsh Barrows.
The wedding will take place next
month. "-.~ 'E" t.-
Mr. and Mrs. William Bontecou of
Spring Valley, Mimi, announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter, Mary
Edith, to J. w. Swinburne of Mime
apolis. The wedding will take place in
June. -
Mrs. Arthur Jewett entertained
group of young women this afternoon
at her home on Clinton avenue for Miss
Jessie McIvor: Lilacs and spring
tion thru the rooms. A guessing con-
test in regard to the contents of
bride s work basket was one Of the
amusements, and was answered in
practical way later in the afternoon,
when Miss McIvor found at her place
at luncheon a beautiful workbasket,
which had been fitted up by the guests.
There were four June brides at the
luncheon which Mrs. William S. Hughes
gave this afternoon at her home on
Third avenue S, for Miss Agnes Girls
Wold. They were Miss Griswold and
Miss Nesbitt, whose weddings will take
place next week; Miss Noracon, a
bride of June IA, and Miss Sadie Steb-
bins, whose marriage to DR.. George
Smith has been set for June 81. The
decorations and appointments were all
in white and pink and Japanese bas-,
ket OF peonies was in the center Of the
table, while flowers were at each cover.
The other guests were the Misses Kin
den and Mabel Smith.
After, luncheon. there was a mock
marriage to show the brides the proper
way to arrange matters. The bride and
her attendants adorned their gowns
with paper ruffes and wore net wells,
the bridegroom, his best man and ush-
ers donned wigs and dress clothes, and
merry scene followed.
For souvenirs Mrs. Hughes gave the
brides dainty aprons Of white dimity
and the other girls received dimity
bags filled with rice, with which the
brides were shoWered. ~ .-.... re-. F.. +
Mrs. Robert Rose gave an informal
| luncheon at Donaldson IS tearooms. this
afternoon for Mrs. Frank Horton Of
Winona. Covers were laid for six and
pink peonles made pretty table deco
ration. Mrs. H orion has been spending
a few days with Mrs. Rose and she
will leave this evening for home.
! About 800 guests attended the en-
| tertainment which the Nous Autres
gave last evening in the parlors Of the
included a group Of French songs by
Miss Gertrude Hale and two one-act
French plays which were exceedingly
we'll given Miss Hale's numbers were
from Massenet's opera, Cinderella -
and she also sang a GODDARD selection.
Miss Margaret Gilmore played her &C
companiments. The. cast for fla Sou
piereN included Miss Hale, Miss He:
for 60, Mon Adelaide,' Mile. Ian
glois, Harry Mitchell and Joseph
F'yans. The actors entered into their
parts with spirit that won frequent
applause. -.....
The Eta Gamma sorority gave dane
ing party in Johnson hall last evening
and the sorority colors, green and white
were used for decorations. Palms
ferns and white peonies with green
shaded lights, were used to carry out
the color scheme. The 200 guests were
received by Misses Claudia Oswald
Harriet Schreyer, Lillian King, Anna
May Mortimer, Lillian Hoyt, Ida Pur
chase, Gertrude Massolt, Viva Chan
ming, Ethel Chase and Margaret King
man. Assisting them were Mines. G. S
White, A., Massolt and 0. F. G. Day.
program Of sixteen numbers was played
by an orchestra.
Mrs. S. G.. Tettis. gave a handkerchief
shower last evening at her home OF
Como avenue for Miss Bertha E. Kan
rar, June bride. Tomorrow Mrs. A
E. Booth Of 1903 Como avenue will Civ
q luncheon at Donaldson 8 tearooms, an
Saturday Mrs. f. E. Creighton Of 49,
East Seventeenth street will give
luncheon and kitchen shower for tn
: bride.
The wedding Of Miss Kamrar, who i
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henri,
Kamrar, and Jay Houtaling will tax
place Tuesday evening, June 6, in tn
Como Avenue Congregational church
Miss Grace Kamrar will be her sister
maid of honor.
The Law club of the university hel
an after-theater banquet last evenin
at the International cafe.
Miss Emma Brown and Charles "
Elliott were married last evening at tn
home Of the officiating minister, Re,
G. L. Morrill,, on Stevens avenue.
Miss Olga Ingebredtsen gave a kitcl
en- shower Monday evening at her HON
on Hillside avenue for Miss Sigur
Olson. Light refreshments were served
T. G. Lee was honor guest at dill
ner which was given Sunday by a grou
of his friends at the home Of Henr
Holmen. MI. Lee left Sunday evenin
OH the Sons of Norway excursion trai
and the guests at the dinner accon
panied him to the station.
Miss Clara Frudenfeld entertaine
last week at her home on Park ayenu
There We're twenty-five guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Kinports ente
tanned the Gardner-Silloway Bird;
4 party at dinner last evening