The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-07
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MI. and Mrs. Frederick b. Wells
gave beautiful midsummer ball last
spacious summer home at Ferndale. Miss
Anna Harries Of Cincinnati and Miss
Patterson of Dayton, Ohio, were the
guests of honor. They are visiting Miss
Semple, and the event last evening was
by far the most elegant of the many.
delightful social affairs which have
been given for them. One hundred and
fifty invitations had been issued the
guests including, the younger sets from
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wells were Mr.. and
Mrs. A. T. Rand, Mr.. and Mrs. f. B.
Hefelfngers and, the Misses Semple,
Harries and Patterson. a
Highcroft g famous flower gardens
had lent their wealth of blossoms to
ornament the house. The great living
room was used for dancing and, it had
woodland spot with shrubbery and
foliage. The dreplacest at either side
We're banked with green and high vases
held brlght-colOred garden flowers. Del
icate maidenhair- ferns were arranged
in the brass urns and jardinieres, which
banked the foot of the stairs, and which
stood at. either side of the fireplace.
IN the dining room long-stemmed Amer
lean Beauty roses banked the sideboard
and formed a mound of pink color in
the center of the table. Feathery ferns
outlined the shelves and gave an ex-
,quisite background for the flowers.
Punch was served in the billiard room
from table decked with summer bios
SONS. Palms and tamarack formed
thick net of green on the stair land
ing +;d oeh5nd Which YIN the orchestra was
their inviting furnishings Of red and
green, were favorite retreats during the
intermlssions. The wall pockets and
hanging baskets held a tangle of green
with white feverfew and honeysuckle,
and on the tables stood vases with deep
blue larkspur and yellow blossoms.
The beautiful evening tempted the
guests, to- come out in their automo-
blles from the city and from st. Paul,
ball suggested fashionable automo-
bile parade. A number of the younger
matrons living in the vicinity Of High
croft entertained at informal house par
ties and some Of the young people will
remain at the lake for over Sunday.
Mrs. w. G.. Northup entertained Miss
Ian. Mrs George Chase Christian cave
dinner for a group of the younger
people, her guests including Miss Cluett
delphia Miss Virginia is Bonn Bonnet Of 6le 11a
4 land, Miss Emma Eells and Miss Susan
Christian, Messrs. T. L. Mitchell of
Franklin, Pa, John Bovey, John Pills
bury, John Gilfllan and Sumner T. Nc
knight, Jr. Miss Semple entertained
a group OF the younger people and a
number of the men were at the Rand
cottage on Ferndale Hill. "a y
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Won Ende entertained
Saturday at luncheon at Hotel Kee-
waydin for Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Hart of
Los Angeles, Cal. T.. . ~ ...s..-
Mrs. G. E. Moore, Miss Edith Moore
A. A. McKechine and son Of st. Paul
Earle Mendel Of Minneapolis and Bur:
dette Mast Of Chicago have registered
at Hotel Keewaydin for the season Mr.
and Mrs. G. c. Mattison of Minneapo.
lis, and DR.. G. Math of Chicago, accom-.
panied by his son, were among the Sun.
day guests. They caught fine string
Of pickerel during the day. Judge and
! Mrs. H. C. Belden entertained Miss Ag-
mes NJ. sBelden, Miss Coleman and Miss
Lulu McGregor at luncheon Sunday, H
K. Kelly, J. F. Snlitstone, Mr.. and Mrs
Is. J. johnson and son, j. L. Robinson
Miss Mabel Miller, Mrs. W. N. Por.
teous Of Minneapolis, G. Adams OF, Kan
sas City, Mr.. and Mrs. R. J. Fisher so1
Minneapolis, the Misses Iva and Mile
Fisher of Canada, Mr.. and Mrs. F.. "A
Serick, Mr.. and Mrs. George Philips
and family Of. Chicago Mr.. and Mrs
B. B. Sifer Of St. Louis, George A
Slifer, Helen M. Slifer and Sarah R
Slifer of st. Louis, registered at the