The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-13
SPARKLING WIT AND BEAUTY AT
 Q. 6. JENNINGS
Special to The Farmer.)

L CT G. Jennings given by himself and wife, in aid of a fund for installing electric lights in St. Paurs church. There were guests from Bridgeport Greens Farms, Black Rock, South port, and Fairfield. Large numbers came in their own automo piles, while one or two hundred were taken from top of Osborne Hill by automo piles and carriages furnished by MT. Jen- nings. MT. and Mrs. Jennings re- ceived the guests at the entrance of the great gallery which runs along the eastern front of the house and from which open the dining room, the reception room and the drawing room. Mrs. Jennings wore a beauti- full costume of blue satin brocaded in wide stripes of colored flowers, elbow sleeves of lace, a lace corsage with ropes of pearls about the neck. There was lovers knot of diamonds at the top of the corsage, and a large the waist belt. Miss Annie B. Jen- nings wore a beautiful lace dress, with blue satin trimmings and dia
 monds. Miss Curtis, of New York, a house guest, was in black satin with the corsage trimmed with bands of crystal passern entrie and a wide dog collar of the same brilliant material.
 The house was beautifully and ela- borately decorated for the event. Guests first entered the rooms in the north wing of the, chateau, where
 
 left. Then passing down a long cor ridor that crossed a very beautiful billiard room, with a scarlet carpet and richly carved old oak furniture, and entered the long gallery. This room has a tiled floor spread with a green carpet. The east windows were chrysanthemuns, while between the windows were suspended baskets of lovely orchids. A dozen or fifteen large tables were spread in this room 111nnI1o0T all of f11oT77 with sumptuOus linen, and ornament ed with great vases on red dallas. Large palm trees were placed in hooks and corners. Over the door ways leading into the suite of rooms reserved for the musical were the heads of various animals and fowls of a, blackfaced Highland Scotch sheep, of which MT. J Jennings has a large flock. Another was the head of a moose, and two panels contain tended. In the dining room, which is entirely in white, there was spread variety of dainty dishes. The large reception room, in black walnut was set apart for the musical and was filled to overflow1ng with ladies and
 The program began with some very clever, quick artistic sketches by M:'. Moore, of New York, who has given a number of entertainments for Mrs. Vanderbilt. He drew with colored crayons, on brown paper, the heads of men and women, and witE a dex- teriOus turn of the outline of a nose or mouth, would convulse the audi ence with laughter. This was follow ed by very clever Ventriloquism. The first piece of music was a pia no duet, ''Il Symphonic from Beethoven. 1t was to have been played by Miss Car roll and Prof. Swann, but owing to the illness of Prof. Swann Mrs. Kline, sister of Miss Loretta Penny, volun- teered to take his place. The piece is a difficult one to play, but was rem dered with much feeling and expres- prano solo, Loves Sorrow" by Shel- icy, which was delightfully."- rendered. Pemberton Sturgis gave a violin solo, 'Legende," by Wisniaski. which caus- ed a storm of applause. MT. Web ster, of Bridgeport then sang ttThe Dawn,'' by D'Handelet. He has 3 rich tenor voice. A male chorus fol- lowed, composed of Messrs. Webster. Graham, Deyo, Thomas, Brothwell, and Gould, which sang aasbtdt Mogniit of Night Br M Miss Bunham B,,nha from the Boston Conservatory of Music, sang three soprano solos, Flower Rain, Ashes of Roses and 'Sunbeams.'' She has well cultivated and sweet voice, at the same time powerful and penetrating MT. Dawson Glover then played in a masterly manner ''Etude No. 21,'' by Chopin The male chorus concluded the entertainment with '9The Chafer's Wedding
 The dining room was also orna- i mented with tall vases filled with | scarlet dallas, placed on the mantle | piece, the sideboards, and the great | central dining table. This handsome | room contains on the eastern wall a | beautiful portrait of Mrs. Jennings n white satin with a blue satin sash | about the waist. She is represented | cony on the top of which roses have | been strewn. A large painting over | he mantle piece at one end of the 1 'oon is by Wan Mullen and is called | Le groupe de danes ma pas lieu nous. It contains portraits of Mon 'igenieur PArche Due Ferdinand, | MonS1gnl4r rnhg1nhess Arch@ 3ea Due Maximilian. Xavier Comte d'Auenspeiz; Frederique "a andgraf, de Furstenberg, Joseph 5omte de Claif and Wemesles, Comte le Claif. Other pictures in this room Ire beautiful flower pieces and land capes.
 upper was served, consisting Of a treat variety of salads, conserves, andwiches, cold tongue, coffee, cakes -ided with seats and the scene in the ;reat gallery with all the tables filled vas beautiful and aninating. A few were Rev. Allen Beeman, Mrs Bee nan and Darlington Beeman, Harry 4lover. and wife and sons, Mrs. ;amuel ,G GIover and Miss Deborah he Misses Lucille and Grace Perry. 1rs. Jonathan Thorn and Mrs Victor Thorn of Black Rock, NelIts Sher- Eood and wife, MT. Cornwall and yife, Judge and Mrs. Elmore S. Banks h erif Burr, John E.. Boyle, Deacon \. P. Wakeman, Howard Wakeman, Benjamin Betts and Miss Betts, MT 1aviland and wife, MT Hincks of Bridgeport and wife, Mrs. Nethercut 1rs. Mary Mills, Mrs Wn. Taylor os 'equot Farm, Southport, John and frederick Mills, Miss Pierce Supt Sraharn, W. Q. Burr, Miss Emma F. and Miss Hall of Westnort )r. and Mrs. M. V. B. Dunham. I. IT IacAlpine. Selectman and Mrs. Fox toward Wakeman, Bacon Wakeman red Wyrtzene and wife, Charles Je1l- ings and wife, Miss West the Misses ifnckley, Andrew D. Huntington, and many others.