Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-22
Society News

H1 HE dinner given last evening by
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Balch at the
- California club in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. James Mcbride Cockins was
one of great elegance. Covers were
laid for 100 persons and dinner was
served at small tables presided over by
fourteen prominent society women
Mrs. Balch wore an imported gown Of
white crystal over white satn Mrs
Cockns an imported gown of white
satin covered with cream lace embroid-
ered' with silver and cmeralds and
crystals. with a corsage of silver
roses, pearl and diamond necklace;
Mrs. Hancock Banning, silver over
green satin and chiffon; Mrs, Ernest
Bryant pink chffin over blue satin;
Mrs Wesley Clark. black and gold
net Mrs. w. T.. Dunn. jet over black
satin; Mrs. j. j. Meyler. jet over april
cot satin; Mrs. Willoughby Rodman,
white brOcaded satin with duchess lace
overdress Mrs. Francis Thomas. white
lace; Mrs. |. n. Van Nuys, white OF
toman silk with black chantllly lace
scarf. Mrs John G. Mckinney, white
lace over white satin; Mrs. w. G.
Kerckhoff. an imported gown of sphinx
blue Mrs. John J. Byrne, white satin
with gold trimmings and hand-painted
chiffon.
The reception room was decorated in
yellow Spanish iris in brown japanese
baskets, with ferns, and the banquet
rooms were beautifully done in the
rich red shades. The mantels were
banked with Uric Bruner roses ana
ferns. while on the walls were immense
baskets filled with the roses and huck-
leberry. From the chandeliers hung
long ropes of asparagus plumosus ana
the rich red tulle the same shade as
the roses were looped to the corners
of the room and fastened at the center
with an immense bow Of wide ribbon.
on the tables were baskets of gold tllled
with great lunches Of Richmond roses
and maidenhair ferns and crystal can
dlesticks with red candles to match.
In the four corners Of the three rooms
we're banked immense palms ana lerhs
and huckleberries, and upon the VIII
dow ledgcs were Boston ferns in green
lars. The decorations were in charse
OF Miss Forman.
A farewell reception was given yes
terdav afternoon by Mrs. August Mar
auis at her home in West TWenty-ntth
street prior to her departure Tor En-
rope She plans to be gone about SIX
months and will be accompanied by
used in great profusion about the
rooms and the assisting ladies were;
Mrs. Adolph Kocbig, Mrs. Edwin j.
Brent, Mrs Mathew w. EVerhardy'
Mrs. w. Valliket Mrs. =. p. Greppin'
Mrs. NJ. Stllitz. Miss Rose Steudie'
Miss c. Appablasa and MISS Anna
Weisenbach,
DR.. and Mrs Edward Grant Jones
have returned from their wedding trip
and will be at home to their many
friends after May l2 at 1901 Grand aN-
enue. Mrs Jones was Miss Adele
Young, an April bride.
Mrs. Clinton n. Sterry will be nos
tess this afternoon at large Tea III
honor of her daughter. Mrs. Norman
S. Sterry. at her re&ience in Ellen
dale place.
beautiful luncheon was given yes
terday afternoon by Mrs. r. +. NC
Johnson at her home in HOLLYWOOD
Covers were laid for twelve. The table
was set with lace doilies and was done
in mink and lavender sweet peas the
nlace cards being hand-painted sweet
meas and the favors immense bouquets
of the same dainty flower. In the nv
ing room the yellow Scotch heather
was prominent. i'm the hall Uric Bru-
ner roses and the parlor was sweet
with the palest pink Carnot roses,
Those present were Mrs; r; b. Pusey ;'
of Chicago. Mrs. Olin Wellborn' mrs
]. r. Dupuy Mrs, Eugene Besson' Mrs
S. b. Durham Mrs. r. H. Elarluge'
Mrs. A. B. Barrett. Mrs. George II.
Rodney, Mrs w. c. Read, Mrs Ben
Goodrich and Miss Sarah Goodrich.
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Members of the Karandon lodge OF
the University of Southern California
were guests of Miss Grace DICKSON
at the Hotel Virginia at Long beacn,
yesterday. Those In the party Meie
Miss Grace Frederick, Miss Virginia
Rurns. Miss Mana Trytholl, Miss Cleo
Tinker Miss Ella Draper, Miss Ruth
Aber. Miss Myra Shaw, Miss Dorothy
Collins and Mrs. Alice Collins.
Mrs. Lewis Refer Garrett enIer-