Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-25
Society


garments laid away in lavender 10
he smiled or wept over, but these
two frocks, marking the beginning
and the end of neVer-to-pe-re-
peated witchery of years-are IN tne
heart of woman her immortals' NJ
woman who has ever been IldIIle9 =
wonders at the Importance attached
to the wedding gown by brlde' vi
this one wonderful moment at least
she is to be the center of interest 10
all her world-the cynosure OF an eyes.
II is an occasion of such paramount
Importance that no panoply can De Ioo
fine to express it's significance TO nei-
self and to all her world. IL Is 10 Inle
little bride-the number of whose years
has been so pathetically feW-the con-
summation of her career and sucn an
anchantment and mystery enfold II
=. that it demands a garb set apart rum
all ordinary raiment. And so the Weu-
ding gown and all its belongings nave
remained through the centuries type
of raiment sacredly unchanged -
Every bride naturally longs TO pc
married in white, and the June bride Is
fortunate in having choice among less
formidably costly fabrics than the COLI
Ventional white satin. 80
satin wedding gowns this year have
heen more beautiful than any seen III
years. for the new satins are marvel
ouslv soft and supple in texture leilu =,
ing themselves charmingiy TO g raGgfu1
draperv effects. much more beautllul
than the aforetime straightly and Sc
verelv built wedding dress which VeIl-
tablv as the brides relatives proudly
claimed. could stand alone 80
This years wedding gowns-llke all
the lovely satin evening goWns-haVe
had high skirts and little bodices mace
1nn V.
gored wedding basque is one hopes,
a thing forever of the past.-Ihe
Housekeeper..
Mrs. jefferson d. Gibbs, vice presi.,
dent of the National Congress ol
Mothers, and regent of the state pouy,
will receive Wednesday at her nome
on Occidental boulevard in compliment
TO Mrs. Chalmers Smith, state presl-
dent and Mrs. Baker p. Lee, leaders
in the Mothers day movement IN Los
Angeles. .z ..,4
No invitations have been issued, but
all officers and members OF parent
teachers associations are invited TO
be present. Inc hours are iioii
Mrs Gibbs will be assisted by the
following state officers and chairmen
of all the committees who forwarded
the work of Mothers day program;
Mrs. w. w. Murphy, Miss Mary r.
Ledyard, Mrs. D. K. Trask, Mrs a. H.
Hamilton, Mrs. F. NJ. Porter, Mrs w. A.
Varcoe. Mrs. c. c. Noble, Mrs. II. Law.
Twining, Mrs. A. B. Glass, Mrs. Tom
Robertson, Mrs. A. l.. Colby, Mrs.
Frank w Blair Mrs. II. 3. Guthrie,
Mrs. G.. d. Ruddy, Mrs. Frank Stod-
dard. Mrs A. G. Fleck. Mrs. "A. f.
Hawcroft, Mrs. c. A. Schalwitz, Mrs
c. P. Wheat, Mrs. NJ HawklhS, MIS- WIS
c. H. McGonegal, Mrs. j. l.. Harris
DR. Dorothea Moore, Mrs. j. ID. Mon
my Mrs, M. G. Bettinger, Mrs. j. A.
Mrs. Franklin Booth, Mrs. Nicholas
MiIbank. Mrs. e. r. Bradley and Mrs
Lewis Andrews will preside at the tea
tables.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Hardness MIS-
Albert Symington, Mrs ]. ID. McLennan
and f. P, Moore of Cleveland spent last
week at the st. Francis in San FRAN
cisco, making the trip in the Hardness
private car
Mr. and Mrs. George ]. Birkel' who
are occupying their new home on
Figueroa street, entertained nearly lou
guests Yesterday afternoon. They were
assisted in receiving by Mr.. and Mrs
Thilo Becker and Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Clifford Lott.
Mr. and Mrs. George Prick, santa
Monica and Cover Hollywood, are re-
Ceiving congratulations on the presence
in their home of two baby boys VIM
arrived Monday morning
Mrs. ]. H. S. Peck of Long Beach
will he hostess at luncheon to be
given June at Hotel Virginia
Mrs Fielding J. Stilson of Kensing-
-. iec,,a6 invita- tiOOS for the
afternoon of June 10. when she Will re-
roive i'm compliment to Mrs. Minnie
Maddern Fiske. Mrs Fiske is playing
at the Auditorium the week of June :,
Two hundred guests have been asked
to meet Mrs. Fiske..
s.
Mr. and Mrs Eugene Louis Dreyfus
are manning to spend few weeks 1T
tbe santa Cruz mountains some time III
JuIv or August. Mr.. Dreyfus, VINO mas
been confined at home for seVefa
rocks with a severe attack of sciatica
has entirely recovered
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
Johnson on Normandie avenue was the
scene Thursday evening of pretty
wedding, when their daughter MISS
Tulr NAV johnson, became the orlde
~ Malcolm Robb Vandegrift, also OF
A'9 Tbo eeremony, performed by Rev. j
Wood, pastor of Pico Heights Meth,
odist Episcopal church, was attended
only by relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Vandegrift ill return
from a trip through Southern Calltor-
MIA TO make their home in Los Angeles
Where they expect to reside per-
manently &c Nro,,
Harmony, Ind, is foreman of the gen
eral delivery in the postal service OF
Los Angeles. Mrs. Vandegrift for
nerlv resided in Nebraska City, Neb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Fovre are leav,,
ing June 1 for an absence of seVeral
,nonths in Europe. Mrs. Frank I ID
owen of lockwood street entertained
"Wednesday with a farewell Spanish
luncheon for Mrs. Fovre and Mr.. anu
Mrs. Secundo Guasti gave handsome
W. appointed dinner for Mr.. and Mrs.
Fovre Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs Alden w. Skinner of
the Hershey Arms will sail from San
francisco July % for a tour of the
world. and are planning for an absence
Of twelve months
Miss Bessie l. Shrode, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. w. ]. Shrode of Long
Reach. and Clyde C. Hurley city edi-
tor of the Long Beach Press, will be
married today at the home of the
brides parents.
Miss Shrode is a daughter of Califor-
MIA. her father who was a pioneer.
having been the first settler at Willows
and a resident of Long Beach for
twenty three years. Mr.. Hurley is a
former newspaper man of Los An