Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-07

mona, Gertrude and Herbert, Mrs. G..
A. Scovill and Henry BerIi.
On Monday evening Mrs. A. l.. Ma
than entertained twelve ladies at az
very pleasant party. AS Mr. NatAa
Is out of town the guests included
those of her friends who were tempo
rary widows, whether their husbands
absence was caused by his being out
OF town. being at lodge or simply ''de-
tained at the Office Ard il he was
in town 1t is about safe to say that he
got home first for once, for Mrs. Ma
than is hostess whose hospitality
is greatly enjoyed. The early part of
the evening was spent in playing
five hundred" Mrs. Rowe Pingrey
won the first prize. beautiful Roy
croft calendar, arranged in tablet
form, with original drawings and
| quotations from Ebert Hubbards
works on each leaf. Mrs. w. G.
| White won the consolation prize, a
very pretty vase. The New Year Vas
ushered in with kindly greetings and
good wishes and then there was mu-
sic and recitations, while Mrs. Nathan
gave practical demonstration with a
new electric chafing dish. TheS Jab
crate little supper included several
unusually good things for which Mrs
Nathan had sent 10 Denver The
evening was every much enjoyed and
he guests departed feeling that the
New Year was well begun. Those
present were Mrs. Chapman, Mrs.
Wingate, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Tiffany,
Mrs. Balcom, Mrs. Chase. Mrs. White.
Mrs. Chartrand, Mrs. Balster, Mrs.
Clements and Mrs. Rowe Pingrey.
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Chapman
and Mrs. Chase gave a very pleasant
little party in honor of Miss Lillian
Petherbridge and Miss Lena Barber.
There were eighteen guests present.
Mrs. Herbert won the first prize, IA
beautiful little Japanese picture. and
Miss Petherbridge the consolation.
Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Chase will
entertain at a series of parties, of
which Thursdays was the first
On Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
John Pearson entertained number of
their friends at duplicate whist
party. After the game, in which Mrs.
Hahn won the ladies' first prize and
Dr. Stillians the gentleman's first,
delicious supper was served in tk
dining room, where the table was
laid for twelve guests. The table was
very pretty silver candelabra and
red candles. and if Mr.. Pearson made
the lobster Newburg that he served
from the chatting dish he is an artist
in that line.
About twenty ladies' left this, morn
ing at 1O:3O for Trimble. They will
enjoy sleigh ride and lunch at the
Springs hotel.
Durango ladies' entertain well -
often, and when some well remember
ed friend spends few days or weeks
In town she is passed from one host
ess to another until she begins to feel
that, as guest in town remarked
the other day. she will have to go to
work again in order to get rested.
: Actlons OF the last age are like
aimanacs of the last year."-John
| Denham
The coming of the New Year was
appropriately celebrated by several
gatherings. dinner parties and other
. entertainments. The quiet citizens
3. VINO retired at the usual time in the
oehef that the New Year would ar
: rive without their assistance were
awakened at midnight with the wild
ciamor of bells. whistles and shog
That ushered in 1907. May the New
: Year be bright and prosperous one
for Durango.
NJ" that 1906 Is finished it is inter-
estlng to look back and read some of.
the prophecies that were made CON
cerning the things that would occur
uurlng the year Some of the predic-
lions have been fulfilled, as for in
stance an American evangelist fore.
eoid earthquakes in all parts of the
world with destructive eruptions of
'esuvius and some volcanoes sup
posed to be extinct. Madame
ihebes, French woman who has
made many wonderful prophecies, such
as foretelling the fall of the second
empire, the Boer war, Paris charity
bazaar fire and number of other
things. prophesied that 1906 would be
mad year." that it would witness
me opening up OF period of great
struggles and immense mishaps. in