The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-10-17

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said Mrs. Methven.
And SO it was arranged. 1t had
/ to be an imprOmptu affair and the in +.
vitations were engraved the dav :
after Christmas and mailed the fol-
| lowing day and on New Years night
the MethVen mansion was in gala
array.
The great ballroom, which had not I
been used In years. had been trans
formed into a green paradise, with
fragrant pine boughs and with holly
i amid whose glistening leaves glowed
/ countless scarlet berries. In the
spacious drawing-room, arrogant
American beauty roses Haunted their
loneliness from tall vases, and deli
: cate ferns and flowers had been |
} twined into beautiful ropes which |
were festooned about the walls, and
lay upon the snowy surface of the
: linen that covered the great round
table in the center of the room. The
; fragrant ropes had been brought In
and out over and about amid the
2 dazzling splendor of cut glass and
FURNISHED gold and silver vessels
with which the table was arranged
l and the scene was one of such mag
nihcence that once sen it would
] never be forgotten.
l Mrs. Methven having been abroad
. SO long. had not much of an idea
whom to invite, but in this she was
assited by her sister, Aunt Hattie"
whose cards were enclosed with the
invitations and whose own young
family, were much sought members
: Of the younger set," which in So
: ciety parlance means those young
5 girls who have not yet finished their
studies, and who have not in conse-
) quence been formally introduced to
!; society, and young men of cor
a responding age.
IS The parents of those asked, were
all old friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Meth
ven, who could scarcely realize that
II girls and boys many of whom they
e remembered In knee skirts and
K trousers were now practically grown
up.
10 There was considerable amazement
in many a family circle when the
Y postman brought cards bidding the
young people of the household to
Is attend a "cotillion" to be given BY
Mr.. and Mrs. James Howard Methve1
K In honor of the Yale Glee Club boys
:: For only few OF them had heard OF
IN the return Of the Methvens from
u Europe.
All were wildly curious to SCI
TO those beautiful Methven girls" o
O. whose loneliness returned traveller
from abroad had spoken so enthusiasts
" tically. Especially were they inter
so ested in Marine, for the romantic
story of her restoration had beer
10 noised about the town when he
III identity was first discovered, ant
the Methvens' friends had even hat
r! glimpse Of the elder daughter.
c That almost everybody came VIII
was asked to attend the beautiful
at dance, 1t is almost needless to say
Ao For besides the reasons heretofor
Ut mentioned it was considerable Of
81 compliment to be honored with a.
ns invitation to the Methven home.
n II suppose there will be lots of en-
lie PERTAINING done by the Methvens nov
as that the elder daughter has bee
ne found and Mrs Methven has re
nu gained her health" was the frequen
comment. THAT Margaret Methve
:" must be almost old enough to b
Ne presented; and then the CON
g menter would start to figure out tn
= probable age Of the elder daughte
er in question as follows: Let N
ne see. Ny Gwendolyn was Just tw
years and three months old whe
~ Margaret Methven was kidnapped
On and Gwendolyn came out last sea
son. Well. perhaps another yea
~ -" and son on until poor Marine
ears must have burned with all tn
0' talking and specializing that was be
!. ing done about her.
And many designing mamma Of
the night of the great party, CAV
her sons gentle hints that 1t nigh
4 be to their interest to be especial.
nice to these Methven girls" Will
~ still others with manageable daugh
1u ters, reminded them that Marshal
Merriweather was the richest younI
" man in the city in his own right. am
40 suggested that he would be yer.
desirable husband.
are But the young people did not nee
this advice, for the Misses MetnYel
Wn 80 1900. A. 1sa-r;e1reather wer