, 1906-12-22
THE WEEK
In SOCIETY
Now Christmas is come,

Let us make them such cheer,
AS Will keep out the wind and the
weather.
Thus the old English ballad puts it
and thus Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ivinson
Mrs. Grow and Miss Grow entertained
a large company of friends in good old
English style at the Union Pacific no
tel Wednesday evening, the party be.
ing the most important event of the
holiday season. 1t was a Christmas
party in every sense of the word, all
OF the details and accessories being
carefully planned to emphasize the
coming of the merriest of feasts
Christmas colors were artistically used
for the decorations in the assembly
room, festoons and bells in red and
green transforming the hall. The cut.
flower effects were in mammoth red
carnations Inc trailing smilax was also
prettily utilized. Cosy n were
%cleverly arranged in the vestibule and
liz opai hiShl plOothltu oil applopil
ate and effective setting for the kaIeido-
scope picture presented by the happy
throng, many new and beautiful toll
letes having been donned by fair wea
ers in honor of the occasion. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ivinson, Mrs. Grow and Miss Grow
were assisted by Miss Brown in well
coming their guests during the recep-
ton hour which preceded the dancing.
Neithe's full orchestra furnished splen-
did music for a dancing program of
eighteen numbers, which included such
appropriate and old-time favorites as
the Virginia Reel" paul Jones'" and
Dan Tucker" Several surprises were
~interspersed with the dances, the first
of these being a single file" march
during which each guest received a ia
vor from the hostesses by means of the
good old grab bag method. And then
the fun was on in earnest n a verita-
BILE pandomonium of mirth and mischief
reigned as the guests all became chill
dren for an hour, comparing and dis
playing their Christmas toys and trim
kets. Everything that could be imag-
ined for use on an ov~erburdened Christ
mas tree came out of that plethoric
treasure basket and the combinations,
from the method of distribution were
exceedingly funny. Stately gentlemen
tried to jump with abbreviated skip
ping ropes, pure food experts sported
instruments designed for musicians and
toy stems were carefully carried by
cold water advocates. Educational toys
for kindergarten enthusiasts were en-
inently proper, but when it came to
b~estowing dancing monkeys impartial
ly upon the pulpit and the press, words
fail to do the subject justice. 1t was
with great difficulty that the giddy
children were persuaded to resume
dancing, and some of the frolicers per-
sisted in blowing their horns, etc, dur
ing waltzes and two-steps. A visit
from an expert party of darkey cake
walkers added still further to the
amusement of the evening, and the
efforts of the gifted young amateurs
We're received with much applause, the
dancers being Messrs. Peckenpaugh,
Burrage, DeKay, Spalding, Roach,
Congdon, Cordlner and Langheldt. The
observers experienced considerable diff
ficulty in determining Who's Who"
but showered applause upon all i'm
partially. During tue evening the
''wassail bowl of merrie England's
Christmas was satisfactorily suppressed,
ed by the bowl of delicious punch OF
this country and age. An elaborate
supper was served in courses, begin
ming at 10 o'clock and continuing until
all had partaken. 1t was very iate
when the guests wished their hosts
Merry Christmas" and said farewell,
one and all declaring that the party in
augurated most delightfully."- the happy
Christmastide. The guest list for this
function was as follows: Mr.. and Mrs.
C. P. Arnold, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Atherly,
Miss Amy Abbot, Dean and Mrs. A, G..
H Bode, Miss Bode, Warren Beltz, f.
s Burrage, MI. and Mrs. L.. S. Bartlett,
Ben Bartlett, DR.. and Mrs. j. F. Brown
Mrs. M. C. Brown, Miss Ethel Balch,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Bell, Mr.. and MIS-
II d. Beemer, Mr.. and Mrs. H. R But
Ter. Charles w. Berry, Misses Ethel n
Susan Brown, DR.. and Mrs. &. A. Bal
lard, Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Chaplin, MI
and Mrs. Eli Crumrine, Mr.. and Mrs.
G A. Campbell, Mr.. n Mrs. g. A
Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. William Cordiner,
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Converse, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. W. Conner, Mr.. and Mrs. N. E.
| Corthell. Miss Evelyn Corthell, Morris
| Corthell, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Campbell,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Cordiner, Mr.. Cong
don, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fred Dawson MT
and Mrs. c. w. DeKay, Mrs. Hannah
~Durlacher Mr.. and Mrs. j.. II. Davis,
DIR and Mrs. w. H. Douglas, Miss Jean
Douglas, Mrs D~illenbeck, Miss Eta De
KAY. Miss Grace Drew, Mr.. and Mrs
A. e Erickson, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. En-
mons. Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Ernest
-, - ~, " II EppleStnu Miss