The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-25
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMS OF INTEREST CONCERN
 INC KEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And oGhsr People Known in TaIa cits --IntereatluE Social Evsnta Here and Elsewhere.
 at an informal bridge on Tuesday evening last at her home on Crown street. | Dr. Oliver T. Osborn has returned from short visit in New York city.
 Miss Bessie Dickerman Sweet, of Iockport, N. r., is the guest of Mrs E D. Dickerman of the York-WalL
 Mrs. E. C. Stoddard returned on Fri day from Thomasville, Ga, to spend few weeks in town. She will return south later.
 Mrs. Frank Woods Baker of Trun- bull street was the hostess last Wednes- day evening at a card party, at which the guests were members of the young er set. Informal dancing followed the cards.
 New Haven friends of H. ". Dun ming, Yale '94, are greatly intaerested an the book just written by him en- s-tftled "To-day on the Nile" The book. which is most entertainingly written, has just come from the press.
 MT. and Mrs. Seth H. Moseley, who left New Haven a few weeks ago, are now comfortably settled at the College Arms, DeLand, Florida, for the re- mainder of the winter.
 The Old Lyme Inn has been bought by MT. and Mrs. Herbert Caulkins' the proprietors, who have made the house so successful during the past year.
 The engagement has just been an-, nouneed of Miss Rebecca Jennings of Pittsburg, to MT. James M. Magee. Yale, 's9, also of Pittsburg.
 Milton Ballin, who was graduated from the Sheffield Scientific school in ps6. and who while in New Haven was considered by many prominent musi- clans to bethe most talented viofinist in the city.
 Mr and Mrs. Samuel seviere, MT. and Mrs. William J. Reynolds and Miss Madeline. .DeLacey will arrive here from New York to-day to spend Christmas with Mrs. {DeLacey of Exchange street.
 The college girls arrived home the past week for their Christmas recess. Miss Ruth Spalding, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Warren A. Spalding of High street came on Wednesday, from Poughkeapsie, where she is a student at Vassar. Miss Myra Kilborn. came down from Wellesley, where she is at school, and Miss Bertha Niles arrived home on Saturday week from Smith college, as did Miss Helen Offord' Among the Mount Holyoke girls home tor the holidays are Miss Elizabeth Nichols, Miss Charlotte Bishop Miss Lillian Kneringer, Miss Ella Smith, Miss Juliette Burwell, Miss Mildred Finch. Miss Sarah Baldwin and Miss Bessie Clark.
 Mrs. Joseph T. Fitch and son, MT. Nathan Fitch. of Orchard street, are spending the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Fitch's daughter, Mrs. Lemuel Hopton of PIainf1eld, N. J.
 The first of the series of society dances arranged by Miss Gibbons will take place in Harmonic hall some time iii January. There will be dances for the freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors of the university, and most tn- teresting of all, one for the debutantes. The announcement of the series was received with great pleasure by the young members of society.
 MT. and Mrs. Goodwin of Thomaston are spending the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Goodwin's parents, MT. and Mrs. N. Albert Hooker at the York Wall.
 Lieutenant William Whtttemore Law of the United States army, who has been stationed at San Juan, Porto 1ras +Sx1y fnJ I n rn fo spend the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Low, who has been staying with her mother, Mrs. Henry S. Parmelee of Hillhouse avenue for some time Lieutena1lt Low has been granted but a fortnight's leave.
 Mrs. William H. Moseley has opened her summer home in Norfolk and Is entertaining house party for the hol- tIays.
 Mrs. Edwin H. English of Prospect street has issued cards for 8 house dance to be given next Friday even- ing. The guests will be the members of the younger set who are at home from boarding school and college for the holidays.
 Miss Margaret Thompson, younger daughter of MT. and Mrs. H. Grant Thompson of Whitney avenue, with Miss Dorothy Osborn daughter of Col. and Mrs. Norris G. Osborn, both arrived home from Rosemary hall at Greenwich; Miss Dorothy Dexter, daughter of Professor and Mrs. Frank 1yn B. Dexter of Prospect street, came home from Briarcliff, N. Y. and Miss < Doris Newberry, and Miss Elizabeth Reynolds daughter of Professor E.. V. Raynolds, came home from Rye, N. Y. Miss Margaret Trowbridge, Miss Emily Morgan and Miss Ruth Kingsbury all came home from Dobbs Ferry, while Miss Clara Baker, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. F. Woods Baker, and Miss Julia Billings are home from St. Margaret's ir Waterbury.
 Among the younger boarding school boys, Walter Camp, jr., has returned from Dr. Cushings' school at Simsbury, and MT. Piere Bigelow, son of MT. and Mrs. Frank L. Bigelow of Whitney avenue, came home from the Hill school at Pottstown. Mr.. David l.. Daggett and MT. Perrin GalDin got home on Wednesday, from Phi1Iins aca.