Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-16
Society

One of the charming debutantes was
introduced by her mother yesterday
when Mrs, Josephine Frances Holmes
of 1908 Cordova street entertained with
tea in honor of her daughter, Miss
Helen Frances Holmes. The house was
decorated with a profusion of cut flow
ers, ferns and Christmas greens. In
the reception room small golden bas-
kets filled with Cecil Bruner roses tied
with pink tulle We're hung from the
wide lodges of the doorway, and about
the room stood great gold baskets filled
with pink Killarney roses and ferns.
In the living room were Violets and
ferns, and in the dining room Catalina
holly, Christmas bells and candelabra
were used with charming effect. Miss
Holmes wore a becoming gown of pink
chiffon over blue satin, trimmed with
maribout and gold lace, and carried
sheath bouquet of American Beauty
roses. Mrs Holmes wore white em-
broidered broadcloth trimmed with
cluny lace Assisting the hostesses
were Mrs. c. S. Byington, Mrs. +. V.
Clarkson, Mrs. e. T. Earl, Mrs. E. p.
Johnson, Mrs. Edward L. Doheny, Mrs
A. A. Anderson, Mrs. j. E. Betzold,
Mrs. G. e. Harber, Mrs. Arthur Let's,
Mrs. Robert Wankowski, Mrs Roland
Paul. Mrs. George Bannster, Mrs.
Frank 3. Sherwood, Mrs. Frank
Chapman of Covina. Mrs. Walter Iy-
Ter, Mrs. Margaret lie Grand Reed, Mrs.
M. l.. Stevens, Mrs. w. j. Davis, Mrs.
j. J. Still, Mrs. S. Faroat, Mrs. De la
Monte, Mrs. w. w. Dodge, Mrs. Alex
ander Davidson, Mrs. J. j. Vandergrift,
Mrs. w. j. Murphy, Mrs. T. G. Muir
phy Mrs. Wayland Trask, Mrs. Paul
inc Robinson, Miss Esther Butler, MISS
Olive Trask and Miss Dorothy Trask.
over $50 invitations were issued. Miss
Holmes, who is the granddaughter Of
the late Francis J. Murphy was grad
uated from the Girls Collegiate school
and is musician with great deal OF
talent
Mrs. Hobart Johnstone Whitley OF
the Hotel Darby entertained with de-
lightfully appointed dinner party last
evening in honor of her daughter, Miss
Grace whitley, who celebrated her SIX
teenth birthday anniversary. The table
was decorated with profusion of pink
roses and ferns, and the place cards
were dainty hand-painted affairs. MISS
Whitley wore becoming gown of pink
embroidered over pink satin, and car
ried a shower of pink Killarney roses.
Covers were laid for Miss Aurora AL
media, Miss Florence Edwards, Miss
Whitley, Miss Gladys Kratz, Miss cad
die Cook. Miss Marie Holm Miss Bessie
story, Miss Camille Gardiner, Miss
Irene Kelly, Miss Winifred Howland,
Miss Mary Hook Miss Margaret Ho-
gan, Miss Agnes Sherbourne, Miss
Theodosia Sherburne, Miss Gladys Mar
tin, Miss Marcelle Martin, Miss Helen
Cleveland, Miss Katharine Chichester,
Miss Dorothy Gilis, Miss Madeline Sou
den, Miss Janet Moore. Miss Lucille
Bartlett Miss Annette Cole, Miss Elsa
STORMS and Miss Mary o'Nea3.
Mrs. John r. Francis of South Bon
ME Brae street entertained with
luncheon Of eighty-five covers at the
California club yesterday afternoon.
The tables were beautifully decorated
with pink Killarney roses and ferns,
and Mrs. Francis was assisted by MRS.
Alfred Solano, Mrs. l. n. Van Nuys'
Mrs. Frederick H. Stevens of New
York Mrs. Henry w. O'Melveny, Mrs
Cameron Erskine Thorn, Mrs. Elsie
Kerckhoff. Mrs. William Kerckhoff.
Mrs. Ernest A. Bryant, Mrs. John G.
Mossin, Mrs. James G. Hayes, Mrs. L.
l.. Duque Mrs. William Fl. Perry, Mrs
Charles Modini-Wood, Mrs. stephen G.
Hubbell Mrs. Earl B. Miller, Miss Su-
Same Lynch, Mrs. Walter Jarvis Bar
low, Mrs. H. Fl. Cotton, Mrs. John M.
Carson and Mrs. 5: o. Houghton'
In honor of Miss Sally Mcfarland,
one of the seasons debutantes. Mrs.
William S. Hook, jr., of Menlo avenue
entertained with an informal luncheon
Yesterday afternoon. The table was
decorated with a large basket of Cecil
Bruner roses and forget-me-notes In
the center and tiny baskets of the
same dainty flowers were favors at
each plate. Gold monogramed cards
marked places for ten of the young
debutantes.
Mrs. Richard d. Bronson and Mrs
John Raymond Powers entertained yes
terday afternoon with a reception at
the Ebell club house in honor of their
mother and sister, Mrs. Richard V.
Day and Miss Gretchen Day of st:
James park. who recently returned
from a years trip around the world,
More than three hundred women called
during the reception hours, to g. The
club house was beautifully decorated
with Christmas greens and flowers,
poinsettias. roses, smilax and ferns be-
ing used in great profusion, carrying
out the Christmas color scheme. Mrs.
Day wore an imported gown of cream
lace and lavender chiffon, Miss Day
becoming gown of apricot satin. Mrs.
Bronson cream chiffon velvet trimmed
with lace and fringe, and Mrs. Powers
apricot -colored satin covered with chlt-
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