Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-24

Mrs. j. M. Ga1ge ana MTb. r. M.
Gaylord entertained fourteen friends at
their home yesterday afternoon, the
affair being planned in honor Of Mrs.
Louis Peters of Detroit, Mich. a floral
guessing game proved interesting and
entertaining, after which a delightful
collation. was served. on the dining
table pink roses and ferns with scat
tering Of white blossoms formed an at
traotive combination. Mrs. Peters is
the guest for several weeks of her
aunt and niece. Mrs. II. A. zech and
Miss Lillian zech of Eleventh and olive
streets.
Mrs Carter Harrison of Chicago who
with her two children is spending the
winter at, Redondo, has received word
from her husband that he will in all
probability join her here in the spring
and make stay of year in Cal!for-
MIA.
If the windows Of our minds are
thrown wide to the sunlight there is no
place for the dark thoughts.
If they are thrown wide to good
cheer there is no room for sadness.
If they are opened to tranquility and
peace there is no quarter for discon-
tent
If they are bright with hope there Is
no lurking spot for despair.
If they are strong with courage there
is no harborage for fear.
If they are filled with sweet temper
there is no place for anger.
If they are filled with tenderness and
sympathy there is no shelter for sweet
revenge.
If they are filled with gratitude there
is no place for benefits forgot.
Sunshine is alchemy, which works
wonders, makes transformations, per-
forms magic. turns all things base to
finest gold.
Are the windows of our minds small
and peaked and criss cross? The sun
light falls in cramped triangles and dis
tortions.
Are they closely curtained' The
light filters and flickers through with
errant rays.
Are they paned with colored glass?
The light is tinted pink or purple or
gold to correspond.
Do they face the north? Old Soils
loftiest beams find no way thither.
Do they open to the east, to the
souls Jerusalem of truth?
Are they large in their receptivity?
Are they paned in crystal, pure and
free from the colorings Of prejudices?
Are the hangings flung wide-the
hangings of blindness and ignorance?
The first fresh orient splendor pours
through every morning in an untainted
flood OF transparent radiance, annihil-
ating the dark, glorifying the mind IL
MISUNDERSTANDING
One of the delightful affairs of the
week was the luncheon given yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. ]. H. F. Peck at her
apartments in the Baker block. Covers
were laid for thirty guests who were
seated at small tables. Peach blos-
SONS and ferns combined with sprays
of tulle in the various shades of green
formed the decorations. Sprays Of
peach blossoms were used over the
doorways and in the windows, while
the hall was in green, sprays Of aspar-
agus plumosus being formed into a
lattice work. Those who, with Mrs.
Peck, presided as hostesses at the small
tables, were Mesdames John E. Platter,
James Fulton, M. A. Briggs, Granville
MacGowan and William Pridham. This
afternoon Mrs. Peck will entertain
again and will be assisted by Mesdames
Homer Laughlin, w. G. Kerchhoff,
Frank Thomas, Charles Praeger and
T. E. Gibbon.
Mrs. A. Ramish of 1884 South Olive
street chaperoned a party of young
women who attended the matinee per-