The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-26
Society

MIS- "a D. CdAipbGll was nOblGSS az
handsomely appointed violet lunch.
+ con yesterday in honor of Mrs. Bresse
and her daughter Miss Metha Nc
Mahon who are very prominent mem.
bers of San Francisco smart set.
The whole color scheme was IN
varied tones Of purple and lavender,
the beautiful home being transformed
by ferns and palms and graceful mai
denhair.
On the center of the large round
table a quantity pretty cepterpiece
was formed by a lavender tinted cor
nucopiae out of which violets grace
fully fell, while all over the cloth VIC
let's were sprinkled intermingling with
streamers of lavender gauze chiffon.
A bouquet of violets lay at each place,
and the name cards were in the same
dainty color and design.
Those present at this handsome
luncheon were Mrs. Brease and her
daughter Miss Metha Mcmahon, Mrs.
j. NJ. Dowsett, Mrs. Harriet Dowsett,
Mrs. S. G. Wilder, Mrs. E. Faxon Bish.
op, Mrs. E. D. Tenney, Mrs. c. B.
Cooper, Mrs. Charles Wilder, Mrs. A..
A. Wilder, Mrs. Klebahn.
Mrs. Arthur Berry was hostess at an
elaborate tea from four to six on
Thursday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
McNab, Mrs Howard and Mrs.
Dredge, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Young who came to Homo
lulu in the Wilhelmina, for the cele-
bration of their parents Golden We'd
ding.
The house was decorated with
greens, with here and there great
artistic vases of delicate pink roses
scene.
Mrs. Berg was assisted in receiving
by the guests of honor and Miss Nc
Nab, Mrs. Archie Young and Miss
Bertha Young who looked very hand
some in stunning gowns.
Light refreshments of punch, tea,
coffee, sandwiches and cakes were
served during this afternoon, and
strings of carriages and motors drew
UP at the beautiful Manoa home of
the Bergs to meet these charming
matrons of society.
Among those who called were Mrs.
L. Tenney Peck, Mrs. Archie Young,
Mrs. Locke, Mrs. Baird, Mrs. James
Dougherty, Mrs. Hornberger, Mrs.
Mamie Phillips, Mrs. Fred Damon,
Mrs. Hagens, Miss Ada Rhodes, Mrs.
Harry Lewis, Mrs. Gus. Schaefer, Mrs.
A. G. Halves, Jr., Mrs. Ballenty1fe,
Mrs. Hobby, Mrs. Zeno K. Myers, Mrs.
Brainerd Smith, Mrs. e. Spalding,
Mrs R. G. E Forster, Madame Frique,
Mrs. G. B. Cooper, Mrs. Won Hamm,
Mrs. Alexander Young, Miss Win
ston, Miss Irmgard Schaefer, Miss
Daisy Gras, Miss Irma Ballentyne,
Miss Ethel Spalding, Miss Marie Bal
lentyne, Miss Spalding, Miss Bertha
Young and many others.
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Mrs. Charles Crane entertained at
an elegantly appointed and delightful
dinner for ten on Wednesday evening
complimentary to Mr.. and Mrs. B. w.
Brown of Springfield, H., and Mrs.
Lucia Harvey.
The table was profusely decorated
with maidenhair ferns, a centerpiece
of the same interspersed with laven-
der tinted blossomes being very dain-
ty.
1t was in the nature of Sea Food
repast and every delicacy of Hawaiian
waters was spread before the guests
who were charmed with their original
and artistic presentation by the host
ess. After dinner a musical program
had been arranged and cards were in
order for the evening.
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An elaborate and very handsome
tea was given at the Country Club
on Monday afternoon from four to SIX
in honor of Mrs. Rosa Hooper PIotner
at which Mrs. Francis Gay of Kaual
and Mrs. Ernest Ross were hostesses.
The decorations consisted of not.
ted palms and ferns with rare Amerl-
can Beauty roses interspersed.
The guest of honor assisted the
in receiving and the three
ladies looked very lovely in exquisite
Mrs. Gay looked stunning in a
Mrs. Gay looked stunning in a !
French creation of electric blue with /,
an overdress artistically draped OF
heavy Russian lace. With this
smart costume she wore a large