Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-03
Here's eood-by TO the old year
Here's regret.
It has done tho best ~ could
let's not forget.

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1t is all we'll enough to poke fun at
the poets, but the habit, which GER
tainly Yields no proof OF high intel
llectuality, is dying out in the best
circles. Mrs. John Jacob Astor Is an
srdent reader not only OF the classics
but Of contemporaneous verse, and MIS-
Edwin Gould has one OF the most COM
plete collections of American poetry In
the United States. OF course, literary
women like Mrs. Van Rensselaer, CRU
ger and Mrs. Clarence Mackay are in-
terested In everything that lows from
worthy pen, but dozens of their
friends who have never attempted TO
ride Pegasus with side saddle are as
earnestly devoted to perusal of really
excellent verse as are the fashionable
authors. Mrs. Burke Roche Is an au-
thority on dialect poems and can re-
peat reams from the volumes of such
men as James Whitcomb Riley, Frank
Stanton and Paul Dunbar. Perhaps
the most ardent admirer of the Ameri-
can school is Mrs. Ogden Goelet-and
she shares her sentiment with the
southern beauty, Mrs. J. w. Henning.
Mrs. Ogden Mills has autographed
books from all the living poets In
America and England
Mrs. Robert Hunter, the young mil-
lionaire philanthropist, believes 1t
would be salutary for New York So
ciety girls to emulate their London
cousins by taking a course as trained
nurses to prepare them for the care
of household. She has money enough
TO hire every hospital staff In MAN.
haitian in the event Of illness in her
own home, but she looks on 1t as a
woman's duty to be able to supervise
the work of those engaged to look
after patients, and thinks that knowl-
edge can be acquired only by expert
ence. Besides, the relief of human
suffering is a task that must deepen
any young woman's nature and teach
her that life even for the wealthiest,
is not all champagne and chiffon.
Hundreds of debutantes in the neigh
boring dominion hold nurses certih-
cates-indeed, many of New York's hos
pitals recruit their forces largely among
Canadians. The London hospital stair
includes among its students or grad
yates Lady Maud Keith -Falconer; Ad-
miral Sir John Dalrymple's daughter,
Mrs. Howard Marsh; Miss Campbell,
daughter of Sir John Campbell; Lady
Hermione Blackwood, one of the chief
workers in the Queen Victoria Institute
for Nurses, and scores of others whose
names are published in the peerage or
barcnetage and who popu1arly are sup
posed 10 devote their lives to unbroken
frivolity.
Miss Florence Judd of 1887 Iowa
street was hostess last evening at a
card party given in honor of her house
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilkinson,
Miss Emma Charlebois, Miss Mabel st.
John, Fred Charles and Norris Wilkin-
son. Hearts was the game of the even
ing, and in the elaborate decorations
arranged throughout the house red
cardboard hearts were used to advanr-
age. Poinsettias, scarlet geranlums
and carnations also appeared in the
scheme, and the walls were outlined
with friezes Of ferns. The dining room
was canopied with greenery and all
the lights were shaded with red Prizes
for the games were awarded and scores
were kept on bell-shaped cards orna-
Il clra afat,. NJ
Dutch figures, the brush work of the
hostess. Refreshments were served
late in the evening, the lunch cloths
used having been embroidered with
red hearts, in keeping with the general
color scheme. Miss Judd was dressed
in red. Those asked to be present
were: DR.. and Mrs. w. e. Hutchinson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Reese, Mr.. and
Mrs. Milo Hannas; the Misses Hazel
Patterson, Helen Salisbury, Eula Smith,
Reba Smith, Elizabeth Fitch, Lena
Reed, Daisy Dalke of Pasadena, Helen
Howry, Helen North, Annie Crow, En-
ma Crow, Mary Currier and Messrs.
Will Nier, Frank Cierulff, Walter Art
man, R. B. Hayes, Edward Currier,
Farnsworth Currier, Robert Howry,
Macdonald, Franklin Tayler, Robert
Grove, Fred Grove, Stewart Salisbury,
John Powers and Thompson.
Miss Grace Mellus entertained with a
watch party on Saturday evening, hav-
ing as her guests about forty friends.
Mrs. John w. Dwight of New York,
who is visiting her mother, Mrs. Eme-
line Childs of West Adams and Arling-
ton streets, was guest of honor at an
informal tea given yesterday afternoon
by Mrs. M. A. Wilcox of Adams and
Hoover streets. The hostess was as
sisted by her daughters, Mrs. Mary
Longstreet and Mrs. Randolph Miner.
Mrs. Mary w. De Van of 745 South
Union avenue entertained a company
of friends with box party at the
Orpheum last evening, the number in