Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-21
Part III
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Society
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For Brides to Be

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The popular young brldes-to-be are
reignlng supreme in Los Angeles at
present. They are being feted and
showered and dined and how many
other things besides it would be hard
to tell. There have been showers of
every conceivable kind from the veri-
most practical articles for culinary
uses to the daintest of handkerchiefs
and fancy stocks. One of the delight
full affairs for some of these young wo-
men who are soon to bid farewell to
maidenhood was a card party given in
honor of Miss Phila johnson who is
soon to marry Lawrence Burck of
Texas, and Miss Ruth Bosbyshell who
will become the bride of Frank Bates.
Miss Bess Hinton of 1893 West Seventh
street was the hostess.
Pink sweet peas and ferns were used
in the drawing room and red geraniums
were the flower which frightened the
reception hall. Scores were kept on
dainty cards bearing sketches of sweet
peas. The guests of this affair were:
Mesdames Roy Hillman, George Mum
ger, jr., Richard Chapman of Mare
Island, Edmund North, the Misses
Huston Bishop, Adele Brodtbeck, Elsie
Laux, Violet Ball, Eunice Copeland of
Oregon, Zella Fay, Hattie Bradford,
Florence Clute, Evelyn Chapman of
San Gabriel, May Currier, Ray and Vir-
ginia Johnson, Shirley jenkins, Nell
Pelot, Edith Maurice, Helen North,
Belle and Pansy Whitaker, Katharine
Thompson, Pearl Thornton, Louise
Hill Mabel Bowler, Helen and Katha-
rine Kemper, Laura Doran, Jane Lamb,
Byrd McLain, Lois Burns, Mayme
Young, Ruth Sterry, Lucille Walton
and Rena Kane.
Misses Helena Thorpe, Bird Burck
and Helen Hutton were three others
who were honored recently, Mrs. T. w.
T. Richards of 939 Union avenue giving
a card party for them. Roses were the
decoration used by Mrs. Richards and
the brides-elect were showered with
the blossoms. The hostess was as
sisted by Misses Eleanor and May
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danes John Smith, L. ]. Selby, J. F.
Ponder, Horn, F. R. Thorpe, A. w.
Hutton, e. II. Bowers, c. o. Middle
ton, Misses Elizabeth and Mignonette
Hutton, Roberta Smith, Jennie and
Martha Robinson, Exa Kerns, Italia
Bowers, Susie Ponder, Ann and Ethel
Stockard.
Mrs. Robert H. Wilson Of AL Lake
street was hostess at another affair in
honor of Miss Helen Hutton and this
time it was a handkerchief shower.
The dainty bits of linen were deposited
in large white slipper laced with pink
ribbons and the decorations and menu
were carried out in the pink and
white. The slipper was presented by
very dainty miss in the person Of
little Ginger Hutton, the sister of the
bride-elect. Five hundred was the
card game of the afternoon and beau
tiful prizes were awarded the winners.
Miss Hutton, fiancee of Percival Glenn
Winnett, entertained the members of
their bridal party with a box party
at the Belasco Friday evening. After
the theater supper was served at the
home of Mrs. A w. Hutton, 1915 South
Main street. Mrs. Hutton chaperoned
the party.
DR.. Minnie M. Proctor entertained
at her home, 1000 1-2 Brooklyn avenue
Thursday afternoon with a shower in
honor of her sister Miss Inez Stein
hilber who is soon to become the bride
of Charles e. Risley. A dainty lun-
cheon was served at which heart
shaped cards decorated with dancing
girls and pink roses bearing the an
nouncement and date of the wedding,
which is to take place on the last day
OF this month, marked the places.
Strands of asparagus fern and pink
sweet peas were suspended over the
table with pink satin ribbon from
which was hung a chime of tiny pink
crepe paper wedding bells. At the
corners of the table were large rose
satin bows.