Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-06

heart of red carnations served as a
centerpiece on the table. where the
guest Of honor was seated, and one of
the prizes was awarded to the person
making the closest guess as to the
number of blossoms in this floral heart.
Little red heart-shaped cards showing
button" faces and quotations served
both for finding places at the, tables
and keeping score for the games that
followed
The assisting women all wore heart
shaped caps, and among the dozens of
mottos which had place on the walls
We're several with the inscription, "If
you want to know anything ask the
ladies with the art-shaped caps
they know" The menu included all
the items of an English Christmas din
ner, among other dainties maid of
honor tarts, such as are to be pur-
chased only on English soil and in
Richmond; bachelor button cakes.
cookies made from an old-time re-
cipe, and divinity candy. Between two
courses much amusement was derived
by the passing of digestive heart cap
sules," all containing quutdtiuus .ton-
cerning hearts. except two, which held
two tiny red hearts and We're prize
winners for their fortunate possessors.
Another device was the reading of
little heart story after the style
of a musical romance, but with
phrases containing the word heart"
used in the place of the name of a mu-
sical composition. An immense pie
held souvenirs for each guest, and a
heart hunt that began in the garden
and ended in the house, with another
heart game, preceded the regular heart
contest,
The hostess had prepared many
dainty prizes for the occasion, nearly
all being eXquisitely made articles of
needleWork. Mrs. Frederick Salathe
delighted the company with a group of
songs, Mrs. Sutherland Hutton ac-
companying, and Mrs. Powers gave
several piano solos.
Those present to enjoy the delightful
occasion were Miss Bertha Hall, Miss
Myrtle La Touche, Miss Lulu d. Paga,
Miss Elizabeth Page. Miss Ada Dry
den, Miss Carrie Troebridge, Miss
Florence Thresher, Miss Helen Thresh-
er, Miss May Myer, Miss Elise Hyer,
Miss Seaman Miss Josephine Alice
Seaman. Miss Marie Hough, Miss Mar
garet Dunlop, Miss Edna Miles. Miss
Sueadele Miles, Miss Minnie Lillian
Bridges, Miss Estelle Williamson,
Miss Lillian Williamson, Miss Lucy
Alexander, Miss BUmiller. Miss Ruby
McNair, Miss Silence McVay, Miss
Adena Miles, Miss Gladys La Ferte,
Miss Myram Taylor, Miss Agnes
Knight, Miss Louise Smith. Miss Ma
bel K. Waters, Miss Marie Elliot, Miss
Laura Houghton, Miss Lily Houghton,
Miss Charlotte Workman, Miss Louise
Nixon Hill, Miss Cora Parker, Miss
Dorothy Dawson, Miss Edith Cornelia
Low, Miss Margaret Bandholt Miss
Harriet Gould, Miss Sophia o. Kubach
Miss Alice K. Parsons, Miss Margaret
Agnes Crot, Miss Helen Frances Lay
ton, Miss Maud Thomas, Miss Ellie
Mosgrove, Miss Florence Riley. Miss
Ada Bell Seeley, Miss Dorothy Hut
ton, Miss Margaret Getz. Miss Long,
Miss Cora Parmelee, Miss Winifred
Waite, Miss Helen Louise Kimball.
Miss Pauline Vollmer, Miss Alice
Jones, Miss Ida f. Underhill, Miss
Mary Large, Miss Hunt and Miss EN-
ma Parsons.
Mrs. e. j. Stanton of Gratten street
has issued invitations for colonial
party to be given the evening of Feb
ruary %.
Assisting the hostess will be her
daughter, Mrs. Carl II. Won Breton,
Mrs. l.. B. Stanton, Mrs. Charles But
Ter, Miss Alice NJ. Stanton and Miss
Susie Cogswell. The guests, numering
seventy-five, will all appear in costume.
After the old-time dances, which will