The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-15

sion of palms and ferns were used in all
the, rooms. The Angelo quartet fur
nished a program of music as the guests
came and went.
This evening the assisting women will
be Joined by a corresponding number Of
Later there will be dancing. Tomor-
row evening Mr. and Mrs. Allanson will
entertain forty guests at cards.
Mrs. Mark L. Moulton was hostess at
an informal thimblebee at her home,
1924 Mary place, this afternoon in honor
of Miss Elizabeth Gilmore. The guests
brought their work and spent an hour
in sewing and then games were played
and light refreshments were served.
Mrs. Moulton was assisted by Miss
Helen Ball.
It was Mrs. Charles Wagner of Ninth
street s, and not Mrs. Charles D. Wag-
ner of East Seventeenth street, who en-
tertained at cards this afternoon. The
affair was an informal valentine party
and whist was played with hearts for
trumps.
! Miss Nellie Merrill gave a small in
formal luncheon today at her home on
Harmon place for Miss Katherine Jew
ell Everts, who came from Boston to
read before the Dramatic club this
evening in the Partridge ballroom:
INV iS f Iadys W" Rn a' Fr id sfternoon
at 5 o'clock in the Young Woman s
Christian Association assembly hall.
Miss Everts formerly resided in Min
neapolis and she has host Of friends
who are interested in the two affairs,
while others, who do not know her, but
have heard of her success as a reader,
are anticipating treat.
On Saturday evening there will be a
dinner dance at the Minikahda club.
at Hennepin avenue and Lake street at
$3.50 o'clock and will take them to the
clubhouse. The club will be especially
decorated with flowers, an orchestra
will be present to play from $3.50 until
11:3O, when the sleigh will take the
members back to the cars. Dinner will
be served from $3.50 to O'Clock. The
increased popularity of these dinner
dances and of the club itself Is quite
noticeable. At the last club dinner, two
weeks ago, there were over one hun
dred guests, and plans are being made
for much larger attendance. this Satur-
day. A group Of the debutantes and
the younger men are to have one din
ner party, an number of others have
reserved tables. Bridge is to be played
by the nondancers in the new Longing
. ton to the new officers Of the club has
been the interest which the younger
members have taken this winter. The
toboggan slide, skating rink, coasting
parties and outdoor sports provided by
the entertainment committee have
drawn many of them out. Next Satur'
day and on Washington's birthday there
will be a number OF outdoor sports on
the snow and ice.
Wallace A. Burt led the cotilllioH
,, evening in Elks' hall. It was the last
of the three parties which the club
, gives every winter and was in many
ways the prettiest of the series
for valentine features lend themselves
attractively to both figures and favors
The favor tables were placed on either
side of the stage and were presided ove1
felfnger, Louis B. Newell and Cavou1
S. Langdon. Miss Laura Harrington
in a gown of white chiffon and with
gauzy gold wings fastened on her shout
l ders, distributed the heartshapec
, shields to the women and gilded arrow:
to the men in one figure and the lights
= = were lowered and the men shot thei]
J arrows thru the shield hearts to. fine
= partners. There was! also figure il
. and distributed valentine kilograms t.
. the men, telling them that their part
!, ners would be found in certain cities a
y cards bearing the names of differen
), cities had been given the. girls Their
a was a May pole figure, a hurdle race,
o Sleighbell figure and the favors wer
. . such pretty trifes as Japanese hats
y chiffon bonnets, wands filled with con
8 fetti, cherries and hatchets, parasols TO
:, the girls and cigars for the men. Ros
L siter's orchestra played and about sixt
. couples took part in the cotillion.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Peavey CAV
Il a charmingly appointed valentine dir
q ner last evening at their Park avenu
+ arrow and poised in a mound of red
h roses was most appropriate center
piece and the iplace cards were waller
times. The table was lighted with re
tapers in quaint holders and red rose
and ferns were everywhere. After dir
r ner Mr.. and Mrs. Peavey and thei
. guests attended the cotillion club dane,
a Heffelfnger, Walter Hefelfnge
A Cavour s. Langdon, James S: Bell, NJ
h and Mrs. Frank D. Blakely, Alfred Pill
n bury, John Shaw, Denman johnson, Mr.
D. Louis Newell, Miss Bernadette Kell,,
John Bradstreet, A. L. Rand, Theodo1
- Jordan, John Pillsbury and John Cliff
q. Ian.
Mrs. Amanda Steeft Of 924 Invent,
first avenue S, gave a birthday valel
tine party Monday evening. The room
were gai1y adorned with hearts and ca
nations and in the diningroom a canop
of hearts and ribbons were above til
table, which had a centerpiece of earn;
lions and ferns. Games and music wei
4 the amusements.
Present were Misses Lille Carlson
Jennie Nolander, Adelaide Skoog, ALI
l Dubay, Adelaide Dubay, Esther Verne
/ Olive Carlson, Rhoda Ellingbo, Mir
Fandrew, Louise Fandrew, Edith DISC
of st. Paul, Messrs. Charles P. Brow:
A. Borden. Conrad Nelson, R. Jer,
enson, Ruben Carlson, George Gun,
/ strom, Alfred A. Dubay, Joseph A. Boz
and Mr.. and Mrs j. E. johnson.
A valentine party was given Monda
evening by Philip E. Caldwell, 30l
Stevens avenue. The rooms were hur
with red hearts. The guests numbere
twenty.
Mrs. w. T. Wertman gave lunchec
= of eiaht eaYera Saturday at her home &