The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-05
SOCIETY BRIDGE
WHIST FOR F|ANCEE
OF NEWARK MAN
Brilliant Gathering Honors Miss
Elizabeth Krotel at ElberOn
Home of Mrs. Barrett.
MAGNIFICENT GOWNS
FEATURE OF AFFAIR
Novel Favors Awarded After
Games in Which Prominent
Summer Colonists Participate.

Miss Elizabeth Pauline Krotel,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Krotel,
Of New York, and the Gancee of Hugh
Campbell Barrett, of this city, was the
guest OF honor at a bridge party n
; O'Clock tea. given Yesterday afternoon
by Mr.. Barrett's mother, Mrs. Michael
T.. Barrett, of IS Washington place, at
her summer home in Elberon, where
Miss Krotel is q guest.
Those present were members Of the
summer colonies of West End, Allen
hurst, Deal Beach. Elberon, Belmar
and Spring Lake. The rooms We're
handsomely decorated in green II yell
low, with doorways, windows n
chandeliers strung with ropes of
Southern smilax and yellow roses, n
corners banked with palms and ferns.
In the dining room the centrepieces of
the serving tables were formed of clus-
tiers of yellow roses and ferns and the
lights were covered with yellow shades
in the form of tulips. Presiding at the
urns were Mrs. Joseph B. Bissell, a
sister of Mrs. Barrett, who was gowned
in embroidered blue chiffon, and Mrs.
Frank l.. Shepard, who wore a white
summer gown garnished with baby
Irish lace.
In the receiving line were Mrs. Bar
rett, gowned in a beautiful robe of
white chiffon, on which was painted
clusters Of pink roses; Miss Krotel. in
a lacey white embroidered lingerie
gown over a pink taffeta slip; Mrs.
Peter Hauck, In her golden wedding
gown of white satin, heavily embrold-
cred in gold, cut empire fashion; Mrs.
Peter Hauck, jr., In a princess robe
of embroidered white chiffon over silk;
Mrs. Bissell and Mrs. Henry A. Towle,
In a white lingerie princess costume
I'VE pale pink silk.
Eight tables we're in play, and at the
conclusion of the games table prizes
were awarded to Mrs. William Hoff-
man, Miss Maryrose Smith, Miss f.
Drummer. Mrs. M. j. Foley, Miss Mar
garet Ledwith. Miss Rose Ledwitn,
Mrs. Thomas BY rnes and Mrs. Henry
McAllenan. The prizes were dainty
little Dresden china danes. with wide
skirts of Dresden silk in delicate colors,
filled with scented cotton and bristling
with dress pins In various sizes. maxi
ing decidedly useful as we'll as
mental souvenirs.
The great majority of the guests
were in thin white summer gowns, for
the day was perfect. Among those
who were present at the games and at
the tea were Mrs. James Smith, jr., in
white embroidered chiffon: Miss Mary
rose Smith, in pale blue painted chif-
fon; Mrs. William r.. Delehanty. in
white lingerie over pink: Mrs. William
Hoffman. in a white lingerie robe over
pink silk; Mrs. John B. Wade, in gray
and white striped chiffon; Mrs. Joseph
J. O'Donohue. IT.: Ms. car Roebling,
Mrs. John F. Stanley. Mrs. James
Smith Sd, Mrs. William C. Stanley,
Mrs. Bernard NJ. Stanley. Mrs. B.. M.
Stanley. jr., Mrs. Thomas Byrnes, Mrs.
Joseph M. Byrne, Miss f. Drummer.
Mrs. Inglis Uppercu, Mrs. William H.
Brown. Mrs. Edwin Burckhardt, Mrs.
John l.. Kuser, Miss A. Kapp, Mrs.
James 7. Smith, Miss Margaret Agnew,
Miss Susan Agnew, Miss Henrietta
Smith, Mrs. James S.. Smith, Miss An
ME Smith, Miss Lucia Towle, Miss
Katherine Stanley, Mrs. Frank Shan
ley, jr., Mrs. William McCullagh Smith,
Mrs. William T. Plum, Miss Ella Smith,
Mrs. John F. Phelan. Mrs. John F.
Stanley, jr., Mrs. Daniel Elliott. Miss
Katherine Conlon. Miss Helen Slosson
| Miss Ruth Carroll, Miss Mary Tam
many, Mrs. Julia Stanley. Miss May
Mulligan. Mrs. Joseph Clark. Mrs. ]
| Byron Holbrook, Miss Emma Dwyer
| Miss Margaret Reilly, Miss Katherine
| Mcdonald, Miss Ella Delaney, Miss En-
| ma Delaney, Miss Esper Mccormack
Miss Josephine McCabe, Miss Kath'
| crime Mcclure, Miss Seton McCabe
| Miss Mary MacGuire. Miss Jeanne Con
nelly. Mrs. Hugh F.. Smith n Mis-
Maud White.