Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-25

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telling, but that there was great
deal OF fun. The place cards were
remarkably well selected quotations
and there was ring, a dime and
thimble in the cake but the names of
the young ladies' who drew them are
a secret only known to fifteen young
women, so of course we shall never
know who they were.
Easter hats must remain because
they are so expensive. Easter poems
because they are SO cheap.
Luther Burbank, the horticultural
wizard, intends, 1t has been intimated,
to planl paper primroses in a wheat
field in the hope that he may grow
an attractive natural straw, self-trim-
med Easter hat for next years mar
ket. Luther is becoming too ambi-
uous. But we digress. We must get
out our sewing basket and put some
new feathers on the following Easter
poem, which we have in a half finish
ed conditions:
Here comes Sir Satan from his den;
Fray note the signs, l beg
The cackling of the Easter hen
Proclaims the Easter egg.
Partisan gardens bloom anew
Where once dull ashes sat
Again the Tempter's talking through
The little Easter hat
Golfers.
Thomas Lawson's novel. Friday,
the 18th" is finished, but it has not
made very great stir and is taken
lightly by Wall street. His hero, Bob
Brownley, smashes the system and
was practicable it is strange that no
one has taken advantage of it since
Mr.. Lawson has shown them how and
since it seems only to require unlimited
nerve in order to be quite successful.
The story is too feverish and tragic
to be pleasant reading. Allowing for
the fact that Mr.. Lawson's utterances
are apt to be rather "frenzied" the
book still leaves one with a vivid i'm
preston Of the excitement of the
stock exchange and its far reaching
effect on the lives and fortunes OF
men.
This Is the season of the year when
the average woman is seen carefully
carrying bulging. bumpy paper bag
or in extreme cases band box. She
goes by devious ways and back streets.
but do not be deceived there is moth
ing in the bag but an ancient hat
frame, three ostrich tips, five colors
of ribbon and seven kinds of flowers
and she is on her way to the milliner
with the vain hope that that long
suffering person is going to evolve
something that will be mistaken for
Gage" at least. Fortunately "hope
springs eternal" for the enternal
springs require much OF 1t.
sss
At the annual meeting of the Ladies'
aid of the Presbyterian church which
was held at the home of Mrs. X. L.
Sloan on Friday afternoon, the follow
ing officers were elected: Mrs. s. e.
Herr, president; Mrs. Pickerill, first
vice president; Mrs. Spangler, second
vice president: Mrs. Rossiter, secre-
tary; Mrs. c. C. Perkins, treasurer.
The Japanese tea, given by the
Presbyterian ladies at the home OF
Mrs. A. p. Camp on Wednesday after
noon, was not only a financial success
but an artistic one as we'll. The rooms
were lighted by candles and colored
lar terms and the ladies serving all
wore the Japanese costume. In the
hall a miniature garden bloomed, filled
with purple iris, which were cunning
ly devised of paper. The candy table
near was presided over by Mrs. Geo.
Lane and was well patronized. In the
parlor a huge Jap umbrella hung
above a large table which was cover
ed with faroy articles for sale. The
dining room was beautifully decorated
with flags. flowers and Japanese china.
The bowls Of pink and white blossoms
were real, though at frst one might
doubt it, and were frcm the orchards
of Mr.. Allen, in Pennington. The
ladies assisting Mrs. Camp and in
costume were Mrs. r. II. Sloan, Mrs.
Joe Woods, Mrs. Clayton Perkins, Mrs.
VIII Pickerill, Mrs. Harry Dixon. Mrs.
Frank Gallotti, Mrs. Howard, Mrs.
Chartrand and Mrs. Hahn.
The Monday Whist club was very
pleasantly entertained by Mrs. Jak-
way this week. Mrs. Driver and Mrs.
C. E. Perkins were guests of the
club.
The Reading club spent a very en-
joyable afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
Reese McCloskey on Thursday after
noon. Mrs. Jakway read very inter
esting paper on Corot and Meissonier
illustrating with copies of their best
known works. The twelve great pic
ture of the world we're discussed and
studied from photographs and engIav-
ings and short description of the
painting and the artist of each given
by different members of the club. The
club will meet next Thursday with
Mrs. NJ. H. Kaufman.
The Denver Post Of March II gives
an illustrated lesson on Bridge and
how to Dlay II right" hy Mrs. Lulu |