The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-28
ssWomen may be pardoned for
lack of common sense. The culprit
in them is the heart. o-Stahl.

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The charity ball has been an event Of
unusual Importance in Minneapolis for
nineteen years, and altho this season it
followed SO closely after the hostesses'
AS in the past, society gathered to aid
its pet charity, the Home for Children
and Aged Women, and to take part in
/ one of the large functions of the year.
| The list Of directors includes the promi-
nent women of the city and they have
! been untiring in their efforts to make
! the nineteenth ball repeat the success Of
its predecessors. u&l
! The Auditorium was ablaze with light
last night, and proved again how perfect
4 lylt lsadapted to q large social function.
The committee followed the plan of the
hostcsses and the large ball room was
I divided by a hedge, Of fir trees into. a
! reception room and ball room. The
decorations were all in green and moth
ing was used but the fir trees, which
filed the air with their aromatic frag-
rance, broad leaved palms and dropping
sword ferns, with smilax to wreath the
balcony and gallery rail and wander in
and out of the white lattice that hid the
corridor walls. Half concealed by
; palms and trailing vines were innumera-
bic recesses and garden seats to beguile
the dancers between the numbers.
AS the guests passed thru the corri-
dor they were met by Charles c. Bovey,
Cavour S. Langdon and Charles S. Pills
bury, who ushered them to the reception
room, where tall palms and ferns in
quaint urns, garden seats and chairs
{ furnished a most attractive setting. On
either side Of the entrance to the dane
! ing floor were pedestals holding high
{ great urns with ferns, whose long
fronds mingled with the branches of the
} tall fir trees. .r.
Mines. H. G. Harrison, Benjamin.
: Woodworth and franklin NJ. Crosby
! formed the reception group. Mrs.
I Harrison wore white brocade, the fig.
ures outlined with gold thread, and
} her jewels were pearls and diamonds;
Mrs. Woodworth g gown was Of white
I net over silk fashioned with white and
) silver ribbons, and she carried clus-
! Mrs. Crosby was in white tulle over
silk with touches of pale blue pane
s red hoses and violets.
! AS the guests arrived and gathered
( in little groups, or roamed under the
) leafy trellis in the corridors. Miss Eu-
I lalle Chenevert gave delightful pro
O. 0res nam9e'S softly Bsrepenyi pnynG
and .fThe Spinning Song The Fort
I Smelling band sounded the: opening
I number of the dance program and the
ball room presented a picture of won
! drous beauty as the dancers moved
light caught the fash, of Jewels, the
simmer Of silk and volvet The dark
I branches of the fir trees that almost
{ encircled the ball room proved most
{ effective background for the beautiful
! gowns worn by the women*- :" L.. ..r~-
The ball room was, in charge of
! Messrs Bovey, Langdon and Pillsbury
! cient committee composed Of Messrs
I George W: Porter, John R. Vanderlip,
s ". Case. A. NJ. Clerihew, Franklin
I Crosby, John Crosby, Edward G. Gale
r5snh F5anhca1 IT. sf Heffelfnsef' & .rt? s Jsll9y
Morrison: Howard Morton, Arthur
I Martin, George W. Peavey, H. Alden
Smith, Charles D. Velie Fred B. Wells
& Benjamin Woodworth, Philip Brooks
8 George K. Belden, John A. Bovey, Hen
! rry l.: Carpenter, @. S. Gale, Robert A
I Hastings, Horace Lowry, David B
4 Tenney and Thomas T.. Wallace. =
s. Supper was served at midnight anl
3 the supper room was given a setting o.
: the pepper tree with it's bright red ber
) ries outlined the beams in the ceilin!
! and clustered about the columns Eac]
Z Of the small tables had red shaded
s silver candelabrnm and the center tabl
I was adorned with foliage, fruit an
Z lighted tapers.
: Mrs. George w. Peavey entertaine
I at luncheon this afternoon at her hom
I on Park avenue for Mss Katherin
s Anderson Of Cincinnati, Ohio, who ha
! been the guest of Miss Marion Part
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{ for her home. Violets and orchids in
& great silver cup furnished beautift
- centerpiece. The guests were Misse
Anderson, Rebecca Semple, Leila VIII
ston, Helen and Marion Partridge. Mis-
Archibald Of Northfeld, the Misse
Wheaton Of st. Paul and Mrs: Charlie
W. Hack. After luncheon bridge wa
played. .."
Miss Adah Blackwell gave luncl
con this afternoon at Donaldson g te;
room for Miss Marion Mccullough, on
of the debutantes. The round tab]
was placed in the Dutch room and We
st almost covered by the mound of ;ye
~ low chrysanthemums in the center. Ye
ur a low tapers in crystal holders were {
Us each of the twenty covers
, A group of tho debutantes of s
Paul were honor guests at the prettil
appointed luncheon that Mrs. Samu
r. Van SAINT gave this afternoon at tt
Hampshire Arms. Covers were place
for twelve, and a basket Of Libert
roses formed handsome centerpiec
while at each cover was long-stemme
r rose and dainty vanity box.
Mrs. Thomas M. Levering and MI
F Winthrop W. Lawrence gave a secol
3 card party this afternoon at their hor
in Kenwood. About fifty women we
present and played six-hand euch1
80; The hostesses were assisted by Nine
*. E.. B. Clements, Brewer Ancher and
' R. Coppage.
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