Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-02

The largest and most elaborate af
fair Of this seasons society events
was a beautiful reception given yes
terday afternoon at the charminl
home Of the J. H. Alberts in Yew Parl
when Mrs. Albert, Mrs. Harry P. Min.
to and Miss Beatty Joined in greeting
between two and three hundred guests
who called during the hours of foul
and six.
Autumn blossoms in red and ivy
vine were chosen as decorations fol
the drawing room where the hostesses
received in line. Mrs. Richard Cart
wright greeting guests at the door.
and directing.
Pink chrysanthemums, lavender
tinted were charmingly combined with
blOssoming ivy in the adornment OF
the library, where, presiding at the
punch bowl, were Mrs. william Burg
hardt, Jr., and Mrs. j.. H. Scott.
Large clusters of pink roses, and
stock in the same shade lent beauty to
the music and a great mass of
splendid Oregon grape screened an
cutter door. Miss Georgia Booth, an
accomplished accompanist, followed
the beautiful violin music played by
Mrs. Viola Vercler-H Holman and her
sister, Miss Pearl Vercler.
The dining room flowers were love
ly bridesmaid roses and the foliage
smylaX. A wicker tray Of exquisite
buds vas the tables center piece.
Mrs. Charles A. Park poured; Mrs.
William e. Kirk and Mrs. Rollin X.
Page cut the ices. Assisting ladies
were Mrs. John A. Carson, Mrs. A. N.
Moore, Mrs. Charles Weller, Mrs. ]. M,
Martin and Mrs. q. M. Croisan.
Mrs, w. II. Dancy assembled friends
at her home Wednesday afternoon to
play five tables Of five hundred. The
fortunate player proved to be Mrs,
II. l.. Baker,
Pumpkins and chrysantemums de-
yeloped a motif in yellow for the liv-
ing room, while the dining room was
given over entirely to the goblin and
witch creations. Mrs. Oswald West,
Mrs. r. q. Lee Steiner, Mrs. L. F. Grit
fifth and Mrs. o. G. Lock poured at the
table wreathed with witches and or
namented with pumpkins and cats.
Before entering, the guests donned
witch caps Of black with pumpkin
faces and the weird appearing crowd
found places with black cat cards. In
completing arrangements, the hostess
rolled the Halloween napkins and
Slipped them in black rings fastened
with cats. Luncheon favors were
pumpkin baskets filled with marsh
rhallow faces.
Society's largest and most brilliant
Halloween event was the dancing
party in D'Arcy's hall Thursday
night.
The charming matrons and maids
OF the w. R. T. club were hostesses
and included Mrs. Curtis Cross, Mrs.
Elmer Ludden, Mrs. Cornell Dyer,
Miss Ellen Thielsen, Miss Sophie Cat
Lin, Miss Veda Cross, Miss Elizabeth
Lord, Miss Althea Moore, Miss Louise
Moreland, Miss Mabel Smith, Miss
nsther Carson.
The hall decorations were planned
in recognition of All-Saints Day.
Sidewalks were hidden with autumn
foliage in yellow tints, and among
the leaves were old and young grin
ming cats of high and low degree, all
in jet-black coats of fur. Bats, great
and small, in the same absence of
color, spread their broad wings and
hung suspended from the branches,
blinking at the crescent moons and
hiding from a procession of frightful
witches sweeping cobwebs from the
sky. And lighting this wild scene
was the weird glow from pumpkin
lanterns, with grotesQue faces, and
owe all was a soft light from yellow
globes.
The Peerless orchestra played the
best Of dance music, surrounded by
a forest of trees in frosted tints, and
overhead was the shining face Of a
big profile moon.
From the corner grocery cider
counter, Miss Margaret Rodgers and
Miss Caroline Dick dispensed the
sweet beverage fresh from its mill,
and drawn by spigots in two cider
casks. Tin cups of generous size
held the drink. A mound of sugar
coated doughnuts complimented the
cider. All this goodness was ar
ranged in a corner partitioned by
heavy branches Of the yellow leaves
and decorated with pumpkins and
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