Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-07

sons-the inspiration OF a spring, the
Joys of a summer, the regrets of an
autumn and the toll of winter.
Monday afternoon Mrs. H. c. Tur-
rell entertained the Sewing club.
On Monday evening of this week
DR.. and Mrs. John Haggart entertained
a large party of theier friends in honor
of st. Andrews day. Nov. 30 is the
day dedicated to the patron saint of
Scotland, Saint Andrew. AS we have
mentioned before. the Reading club OF
which Mrs Haggart is member. is
studying English history and has de-
cided on four open meetings, com
memorating the birthdays of England,
Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Since
DIR. Haggart is of Scotch descent, ana
st. Andrews birthday is also the natal
day of Gilbert, the eldest son OF the
Haggart household, it was natural Tor
Mrs. Haggart to choose Scotland as
the country she wished to represent
The house was beautifully and artis
tically decorated with banners, pen
| nants, insignia and flags-the Union
lack. which is the red, white and blue
flag of the United Kingdom, Great
Britain and Ireland. the Scottish stand
ard, red lion rampant on yellow
field, and the flag of st. Andrew,
| white cross on blue field. Red and
| yellow streamers, the colors in the
| standard were effectively draped from
the Scottish coat Of arms. which is the
! same as the standard unmounted
namely, a red lion on yellow field'
and occupied prominent place on the
front side of the room.
Soon after the guests arrived cups oil
foamy negus we're served.
1t was u very pretty scene. Gay
decorations; quaint and fapciful cos
tunes with the soft tints of the ladies'
evening dresses and the conventional
and sober garments of the gentlemen
made fascinating picture.
Six of the ladies'. including the host
ess, wore the simple but fetching cos
tune OF the Scotch fishwife, namely
Mesdames Jakway, Pickerill, McClos
key, Harry Pearson. West and Hag
gart. Mrs. Egan represented Mary
Queen of Scots, the unhappy lady
whose famous beauty and sad fate
has made her one of the noted charac-
ters of history Mesdames Spangler
and Liesenberg made two splendid
, gypsies. There were several Scotch
, lassies, among them being Misses Ev
: arts, Wall and Hahn.
s Programs were then distributed tc
= the guests. dainty hand made affairs
/. with the Scottish coat of arms upon
= them, the program of the evening be-
ing inside. They made lovely souve.
3 Mrs Of a memorable occasion.
The first number on the program
was Tunes of Scotland" charming
medley of old familiar airs dear to
the Scottish heart. by Mr.. r. p Ray.
| AAoNS' hio was ioHoWbu ny a Spltu-
, did paper on Saint Andrews Day."
: by GUIDE Wife Jakway. Mrs. Jakway
and five other ladies', including the
hostess, wore the quaint costume of
the Scotch fishwife, which gave addi
tional charm to an already fascinating
program. In her paper the author
described. among other things, the fish.
ing villages and the legends peculiar
to the fisher folk. Mrs. Jakway has
gift of language. ana was at her
best Monday night.
GUIDE Wife West then appeared with
her big fish basket, and sang Caller
Herrin' as only Mrs. West can. The
song has one of the sweetest and
most appealing of melodies, with
pathos which grips the listeners
heart.
"Bobbie Burns" sketch of the
plouoghman poet of Ayrshire, by GUIDE
Wife Harry Pearson came next. This
was in rhyme and was a splendid trib.
ute to the gentle singer who has i'm
mortalized homely objects and led
many to see the beauty in common
things
whistle and III Come to You Lad"
was the title of beautiful song by |
GUIDE Wife Spangler, who wore the at
tractive costume of a gypsy lass.
Little Minister Morell then recited
inimitably, Burns "Wf Hundred Pt
pers An A, An A. For his second
number Mr.. Morell gave Green Grow
the Rushes o. from Lady Marine.
Next came Scotch dance in two
divisions. The Highland Fling. danced
by Lassie OVAL. and Laddie O'Hag
gart was very effective. Both were
In Highland costume. Division d. was
scotch reel by Lassie Evarts and
oval. and Ladies' MacLean and y
o'Haggart. This number was gorge.
GUS. The lassies were gay in cap and
plaidie. and the lads were, If anything, !
In drawer array. Gilbert Haggart wore S