Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-16
Society

n NE of the delightful affairs of yes
terday was the Japanese TEA
" given by the management OF
blanchard art gallery in connection
with the nriyate view OF Japanese
prints that is being shown there this
week. The prints are from the col
lection of Mary Eleanor Curran, n Los
Angeles artist, with some especially
fine ones imported by Taisuke Uchida
for the Boston Museum of Fine Arts,
and which are being shown mere en-
route as a courtesy to lovers OF jap
anese art
The west end of the long gallery had
been transformed into q fairylike SEM
blance of a bit of the land of the
mfkado. under the slSlllful direction or
the curator. Everett Maxwell, and
here tea and rice cakes were served
at small tables by a group 9f young
women attired in the flowing robes
worn by Japanese women. In this
group were Miss Leta Horlocker, Miss
Royce of New York, Miss Lillian
Drain, Miss Dora Rogers, Miss Rae
Belle Morlan. Miss Marie Louise
Freese. Miss Helen Parker Miss Elsie
Bell. Miss Vivian Duane, Miss Lillian
lie Poids.
Special guests were Mrs. Samuel
Travers Glover, Mrs. Lynn Helm, Mrs.
Scott Helm. Mrs. Willoughby Rodman,
Mrs Horace b. Wing, Miss Caroline
Van Dyke, chaperons for the lndlan
dance at the Kermiss. and the Indians
were out in full force in compliment
to Mr.. Maxwell, who was one of the
dancers. Miss Mollie Adelia Brown,
who had assisted Mr.. Maxwell IN
planning the tea garden, was also
present as special guest.
A fence of bamboo and long stemme6
yellow chrysanthemums separated the
tea room from the gallery where the
prints lined the walls. and the pergola
like interior of big yellow blossoms
and bamboo was dimly lighted by a
few lanterns. Incense burned in the
quaint brass brazier, and there was
gong at the entrance whereWith TO
summon an attendant. One hundred
and fifty invitations were issued Tor
the afternoon.
Mrs. Robert Marsh and Mrs. Louise
Yelverton Pratt entertained yesterday
at Mt Washington hotel with the sec
'ond of series of luncheons Whlch
they are giving this month. and where
the decorations in green .and Whlte
carried out appropriate st. Patrick's
day ideas.
guests: Mrs Wlletts J. Hole. Mrs
John Stearns. Mrs. j. Champion An
derson. Mrs. Fred Flint, Mrs. Edward
/. Doheny, Mrs. Walter Perry story
Mrs. John Raymond Powers Mrs.
Frank Walsh. Mrs. Lyman Farweil
Mrs Viola Kennedy. Mrs. Reu6en
Shelter. Mrs. Leon II. Shelter, Mrs
l.. O. Crenshaw, Mrs. Erasmus VIII
son and Mrs. Charles o. Nourse.
Women of the Emmanuel Presbyte-
rian church will give a farewell recep-
tion tomorrow evening for their pas
tor and his wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
K Walker. who leave soon for the
world tour. over 500 guests will at
tend the affair, which will be given In
the church.
In the receiving line will be DR.. and
Mrs. s. s. Salisbury. Mr.. and Mrs
Giles Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs: w. ~
McVay. Mr.. and Mrs. c. n Nye' MI
and Mrs. w. NJ. Holland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs, eta,N w. MI H.
Frost, Mr.. and Mrs. c. n. Staup' Mr;
and Mrs. ]. NJ. McPherron, DR.. and
Mrs. p A. Rex. Mrs. BENJAMIN L.
Harding, Mrs. F. w Pleas, Mrs j. NJ.
Clute. Mrs. ]. r. Thomas, Mrs. Will
liam ]. chichester, Mrs. John j. Akin,
Mrs. w. c. Patterson and Mrs. Janet
Henderson.
Mrs. Allison Barlow and Mrs. c. c.
Rrock. who will have charge of the
dining room, will be assisted by Mrs.
]. D. Radford, Mrs. Howard Rivers.
Mrs. o. o. Wetherbee, Mrs. William
Bavly. Mrs Fred Johnson. Mrs. Harp
ham, Mrs. Elmer Gardner. Mrs. Allen
Aldrich. Mrs Henderson Haywood,
Mrs. Edwin s. Rowley and Mrs. Fan
ME Shoemaker.
Mrs. c. @. stanton Of Whittier street
left Yesterday morning for a visit of
three months in Virginia and also IN
Washington, d. c..
Miss Lillian Brown celebrated her
eighteenth birthday anniversary FRI
dav evening with a dance.
Guests were Miss Jessie Farnum,
Miss Maude Atwater, Miss Lena Bark
hvde. Miss Alice Moody, Miss Cath
crime Prince Miss Elizabeth Hirsh,
Miss Marion Johnson, Miss Sylvia
Macdonald and Messrs. Charles Spald-
ing, Wesley Harland, Ben Palmer,
Jack Pardee, Donald Mag, Fred
Monroe. Robert Merrythew, Lloyd
Martin, George Leighton.
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Mr.. and Mrs James Williamson or
Normandie avenue left last week in
their machine for a tour of Southern
California and Mexico. on their re
+ha local colony. as we'll as many pro-