Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-09
Out of Town Society
PASADENA

The real opening of the winter So
cial season came on Friday evening,
when Mr.. and Mrs. A. Kingsley Ma
comber and Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Kellam
gave a dance on the old Brown home
stead on South Orange Grove avenue,
one of the magnificent properties of L..
v. Hardness of New York and Pasa-
dena. The dance was one of the most
elaborate affairs of recent years, and
great company of over a hundred and
| fifty of the most prominent people So
cially of the east and Southern Cali
fornia attended.
The old Brown mansion Is absolutely
untenanted and so gave elaborate scope
for the arts Of the designer. The great
rooms of the residence, particularly the
main dancing room, in which rows of
palms met over the heads Of the dam
GERS, Stimulating the effect Of an out
door lawn fete. Ferns and tropical
plants banked all of the apartments
and the great doorways made the
ground floor practically one vast apart
ment with sheltered hooks and corners
outlined in foliage.
The guest of honor was Mrs. George
S. Sykes of Hartford, Conn. Mrs.
| Kellam was beautifully gowned in pale
pink mauve liberty satin with rare and
beautiful lace and opalescent applique.
Mrs. Sykes wore a dress of white net
over blush pink silk with effective
| garniture of pink rosebuds on rich lace.
Mrs Macomber had magnificent toilet
Of white crepe de chine, hand embroid-
| cred with golden chrysanthemums and
trimmings of meshes of gold lace.
| On Friday afternoon Mrs. w. d. Nc
Gilvray of Bellefontaine street enter
tanned for a guest company of thirty
| five, cards being the particular form
of entertainment. The tables were set
| in eight groups, and the handsome
apartments were beautifully decorated
with clusters of bride roses and pink
| carnations.
The Shakespeare club held it's regu-
lar literary meeting Saturday after
noon, the occasion being Book Day"
Mrs. 1. j. Reynolds, chairman of the
literary section of the club, had charge
of the meeting. The speaker of the
afternoon was Prof. F. M. C1app of the
university extension board. Mr.. Clapp
delivered a powerful lecture on Shakes
peare and his works.
On Thursday evening Miss Mary A.
Beaton, daughter of Mrs. G.. w. Bea-
ton of West Green street, was quietly
welded to William N. Stevenson. The
pretty service which made the young
people one was said by the Rev. e. H.
Conger, pastor emeritus of the First
Universalist church. Miss Louise
Kinley acted as maid of honor for the
bride, while Harry Sanborn was best
man for Mr.. Stevenson. Both the
young people are Pasadenans of many
years standing, and they will make
| their future home in this city.
| Another interesting wedding of the
week was that which united Miss Ma
rion Pearl Lee of Riverside Me-, and
| Dennis Sawyer Downs, a Harvard man
and formerly resident of Boston, in
marriage on Wednesday. The Rev.
Malcolm James Mcleod, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, said the
service in the study of his church.
Both the young people have been resi-
dents of Pasadena during the past
year.
| George Tupper, son Of Sir Charles
Tupper, Conservative leader of Canada,
is stopping at the Hotel Green Mr.
Tupper is one of the prominent men of
the dominion and is touring Southern
California in leisurely manner.
! Invitations are out for the wedding
of John Westring to Miss Gertrude
Winifred Beecher, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Beecher of 151 South Cata-
| lima avenue. The wedding will take
place on Christmas day at the First
Methodist Episcopal church, of which
both the young people are members
Both have resided in Pasadena since
youth.
On Tuesday evening the Rev and
Mrs. Robert j. Burdette entertained
with pleasant at home. The evening
was spent in literary enjoyment, Miss
Ada Trotter and DR.. Norman Bridge
telling stories of their interesting
| travels.
| Mrs. Walter A. Edwards. wife of the
president of Throop institute, enter
tanned on Saturday afternoon for the
members of the faculty and the girls
of the school at her handsome home on
South Orange Grove avenue.
Mrs. John S. Cravens gave a delight
full bridge whist party at her South Or
ange Grove avenue home Saturday
afternoon.