Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-23
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klT EFT me give you hint for the
complete success of your tea, .
~ said worldly wise woman who
is also an experienced hostess, to a lit
tie matron who was about to have her
first try at the social whirl and was
giving a small and informal afternoon
TO about half hundred friends.
"Oh, 1 wish you would eagerly re-
piled Mrs. Young Wife. with hands
cIasped in alteration of her friends in
exhaustible fund of knowledge. please
tell me-"
ASK a dozen pretty girls-of course
Won know about that-but, my dear,
you will hold a trump hand if you also
invite an equal number of assisting
men. You can't imagine what first
aids to the injured the boys are when
things go a trife slow at first, or later
when the rush is on. They keep things
CAV and jolly at the tea tables and
any we'll bred boy these days knows
all the tricks of a samover as well as
his sister,"
This advice was taken, and moral:
Friends are referring to Mrs. Young
Wife's tea as one of the most enjoyable
of the season.
Miss Ruth Comfort Mitchell, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Mitchell
of st. Paul avenue, who has been in
New York a great part of the winter
is now en- route to Los Angeles, and
is expected to arrive some time next
week.
Miss Mitchell is returning via the
Canadian Pacific with DIR. and Mrs. j.
Allen Patton of Newark, n. j., with
whom she spent much time at their
summer home at Montclair The trio
reached Vancouver and Victoria yes
terday, and Miss Mitchell will visit
friends in Seattle and Portland before
coming home.
Miss Mitchell went east three
months ago TO attend to the first pro-
duction of her sketch, 1.-The Way to the
Heart" which she wrote for Julius
Steger and in which he has just closed
a most successful engagement. The
play is a thirty-five minute sketch,
dealing with questions of labor and
capital, has a plot strung on a thread
of trouble and misunderstanding which
develops between two brothers. and is,
so say the critics, most delightfully."-
handled. Said critics are reported to
have given Miss Mitchell's effort more
recognition and serious attention than
was accorded any other vaudeville
number produced in New York last
year.
Mr.. Steger. who is spending the sum-
mer in Europe, will present 1.-The Way
to the Heart" all next season, and Los
Angeles will see it in December THE
Fifth Commandment" with which Ste
ger was unusually successful, was
shelved for his present medium.
Miss Mitchell has six plays now be-
ing produced.
Mrs John Singleton writes from Lon
don of a delightful four weeks visit
which she is enjoying in the English
capital.
The David Mccartney home on Ard
more street in the Wiltshire district is
nearing completion and the young peo-
pie will soon take possession. The lit
tie daughter who arrived a few weeks
ago, is to be named Barbara Jean.
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Mrs F. B. Sherwood and her sis
ter, Miss Clara Funk, who are enjoy
ing an extensive European tour and
are at present in Paris, recently com
pleted a tour of italy which included
Genoa, Naples and Rome. From Paris
Mrs. Sherwood and Miss Funk will
go to the British isles. Mr.. Silver
wood will join his wife after the
Christmas holidays and the party will
return to Los Angeles in the spring
via Japan and the orient Mrs. Silver
wood and her sister are devoting much
of their time to the study of music
and the languages.
s.
Gen. and Mrs. j. z. Duryea, who
have been spending the winter at Ho-
tel Westmore, will leave Tuesday via
the Canadian Pacific for New York.
Enroute General and Mrs. Duryea will
visit San Francisco, Seattle and other
points of interest.
A. vxr Dobeo,, ,,,7 1,o,. ao,,ot,4o,.
Miss Rachael Robson, returned re-
Gently from a six weeks trip to Homo
lulu and are guests at Hotel West
more.
Mrs. F. o. johnson of Twenty-eghth
street will entertain with a theater
party at the Orpheum tomorrSW night
in compliment to Mrs. Herman Janss
and her house guest Miss Lenore
Herzburg of Chicago. After the pro-
gram supper will be served at one of
the downtown cafes.
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Mr. and Mrs. ]. T. Fitzgerald have
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