El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-29
Receptions

There has not been seen at any func-
Z ton a more distinguished company
than that which graced ars. Mary I.
/ Hitchcock and Mss Margaret Hitch
| cocks reception for Mrs. William W.
/ Hitchcock and Miss Norma Lucille Nir-
gin on Saturday last
The library, with its lovely hanginga
its charming appointments, book cases
and beauty portraits, made charming
scene.
The rooms were sweet with the per
fumes Of many hrysanthemums and
PINK carnations 9ruStlc2lly aTra1g geo
on cabinet and bookshelf. Low
vases Of flowers. combined with
ferns. flaming candles in many
branched candelabra made dec
Orative combination in the affairs.
The hOstesses and the guests of honor
received in the drawing room, the
guests, after paying their respects
going to the dining room, which was
done in pink carnations and ribbons
strung from the chandelier to the cor
ners Of the table or to the punch bowl,
wreathed in flowers and ferns, where
Mrs. G. Schwartz presided
Mrs Mary /. Hitchcock looked espe-
cially well in her lavender satin gown
yelled in black lace and elaborated with
the fashionable purple.
Miss Hitchcock was a charming fig
,ure in her yellow marqu1Sette gown.
the bodice elaborated with rare hand
made lace and emDrOiQery-
Mrs. William W Hitchcock was very
handsome in her Paris gown Of laVen-
der. the filmy silk net being built over
satin, the open throat being softened BY
delicate white lace, above which IelI
handsome pendant OF diamonds Her
bouquet was a formal one OF violets-
Miss Virgin, who has a most artistic
face, was very interesting in her gown
OF white Irish embroidery, the top OF
delicate lace Pink rOsebuds were
worn in her hair in a way that suited
her expressive face to perfection and
accentuated her delightful indivldu-
atty.
others assisting in the hospitaltties
were Mesdames Harriet Clark, J. W.
NOrvel. A. P. Averill, H P. Jackson and
Q c. Gibson.
Among those present were: Mesdames
Davis G. Dawson. J. DOnOhue, J. B. Du
Bose, c. S Elliott, i. W. Earl, EDWARDS.
J. L Esslinger, S Edwards, F. NJ Fill
J Frudenstein, C. Q. Gibson, NJ A. GOtIs
L. L Clifford, H r. Griffith, W. D.
Greet, Gall, d. 7. Hadley, A. L HaWiey,
n. Hughes. c. G. Hawkins, Hagbert-
c. Howard. H P Jackson, J. T. Jones
William II. Z. Judd. C. ]. Anstraud- A.
P. AverilI. c. c. Ballinger, W. H Bry-
an, Z. N, Bray, l. =. Booker, E j. Bin
ford, Y. J.. Bean. ". Q. Barnes, Barrow
and guest H Barren, James Crawford,
]. Churnis, J. B. Calnan, Harriet Clark,
bell. R. F. Campbell, French s Cary,
Campbell. C. Morgan, 4 L. Cobb, r. J.
Carson, c. H. Campbell, William Reed,
ID. w. Reckhart f. H. Roper Helen
Roberts. ". z. Sharp J. C. Schiller. n
P Schuster. Bruce Section, Gus
Schwartz, Laura Schwartz, Frank H.
SeamOn, H. 3. stevens, Sherley. J. E
Shoemaker. l. H Tucker. F. NJ Tur-
ner, J. T. Townsend, F. Weckerle. G. L.
Warren, H F. Wright, J. s Wright, S
n Waller, J. B. White. Battele White.
W. A. White. r. c. Walshe, J. Wad-
lington, Wolf, j. B. Watson, Waldrop,
Valdez. ". C. Kluttz, Frank King,
Pearl killer l. NJ Eeefer and guest.
Ray 1IcClintOck, J. F. Mckenzie. Marks.
Margaret Fryer, Murphy. q. ". Newell,
H W NeiIl. n. Nagle. J. y. NOrthman,
J. ". Norval, L. II. OrndOrff T. Purcell.
tersOn. J. E Piper, E Preston; Misses
l. Fink, Ford. Goff, Ann Hughes. Fran
ces Hughes, Virginia Bean, Nay CraW
ford. Caluan. Marion Campbell, Anita
Jones. Carson, Flora Campbell, Helen
Roberts, Schwartz. Mary B. keefers
Lawhorn. Ann LeBaron. Alice LOeffer,
Helen Newell and TheO Pat
terson-
The reception given Saturday after
noon by Mrs Folney r. stiles and Miss
Katherine Gorbutt at the formers
AOIlG On l4ulLdnA SlLEGLs MdS Wei aN-
pointed and most enjoyable. The little
girls receiving the cards at the door
were Katherine Dick and Florence
Robertson The hall and living room
were decorated in pink carnations and
5pren geri. while in the dining room the I
sprengeri was lovely with pink roses. I
A large cluny centerpiece covered the
center OF the table. Four crystal bas- /
kets filled with pink roses, and crys-
al candlesticks with pink candles tied 7
With pink tulIe and pink shades, were ]
Ised effectively In the center stood }
wO large silver candelabra holding {
,ink candles At one side Of the ia 4
lie Mrs D. NJ Payne poured coffee, /
while Mrs ". L. Brown served fro
ZEN punch opposite Those assisting !
Hrs Stiles and Miss Gorbutt We're;
Iesdames D. II. Payne, W L. Brown.
Z. Bowen. W H Bryan.
= T. Stafford. K. r FRANKLIN, A. L.
IawIey, z. ]. Eastand, Misses Marie
iallagher. Gertrude Higgins and Annie I
A salad course was served BY Misses
SaffOrd- DoTcas Payne, Nellie |
lac Bowen and Beatrice Stiles
Music by a stringed orchestra was
nJoyed and over 200 guests called.
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