The Denver star., 1914-08-01
MRS. cHAs MUSE HoNoRs BRIDE
AND GROOM, MR.. AND MRS.
WILLIS w. BARBER, OF
OAKLAND.
Social Denver Out; Autos Line Street.

AS a compliment to Mr.. and Mrs
Willis w. Barber of Oakland, Calf.
the welcome house guests and recent
newly-weds, Mrs. Chas. s. Muse, at
her lovely residence at 1921 Gaylord
ST., in exclusive Capitol hill, gave a
charming reception Monday night, In
their honor. The yeranda and all the
rooms of her spacious and convenient
ly arranged house were tastefully and
elaborately decorated apropos of the
occasion. The inspirational features
of this enjoyable social event were the
renditions of the classic musical pro-
gram with such perfect ease and grace
by the Misses Jennie Hicks and Beat
rice Thrashley and Mrs. Phenix Hern-
don, also Mr.. Jacob S. Reid. These
young members of social Denver.
were especially interesting and full
of enthusiasm, as well as an elevating
influence for the continuous round OF
cheerful and happy suggestions, intel
lectually, musically and emOtionally.
To harmonic the green and white
color scheme and for each particular
item to play its part. the numerous
and majestic palms with their branch
ing limbs were massed here and there
on the veranda and throughout the
house and their appearance was only
emphasized by the beautiful ferns,
bowers of white sweet peas and other
cut flowers, which also added new
lustre in color. The whole house
looked as if a great mass of huge bo-
quets had transformed the Muse res
idence into a veritable flower garden.
On the center table at each corner,
cut glass candlabras with three ex-
~ n
beautiful piece of Mexican drawn
work, artistically draped with chif-
fon, caught in each corner, forming a
Just inside the hall, leading from the
front door the newly welded couple
were surrounded in latticed enclosure
of banks of fragrantly smelling white
sweet peas, verdant ferns and large
palms, and with Just sufficient open.
ing, so that the many guests could
comfortably and pleasantly greet the
bride and groom.
This social invasion was a distinct
feature of itself. Ladies in beautiful
evening gowns, so becomingly and
delicately dressed for summer time
and the gallant young men uniformly
attired, converted the evening into
one of joy and refreshing entertain
ment and pleasure. The distinguish
ed out-of-town guests were principal
ly Miss Mayme E. Gillian, Mrs. w
B. Cloman of Pine Bluff, Ark, Mrs
Samuel La Rue and Rev. and Mrs. j
w. Hayes of Elizabeth, Kentucky, and
Mrs. Robert Turner, Pueblo, Colorado
Mr.. and Mrs. T. o. Mason of Wash
ington, D. c.
The hostess was handsomely gown.
ed and with her Enthusiastically
cheerful disposition, assisted greatly
in making the social function a most
hospitable one. The young bride and
groom made a deep impression upon
social Denver and no honor too ex
aIted was considered too great or ex
pensive for Denver's former friend and
citizen, Mr.. Barber. He had always
helped in the Y NJ c. B. football, Glee
Club and Sunday School work and II
delighted Denver to thus honor him
and his blushing bride. .
At the table, all lighted up and res
plendent with the glistening cut glass
were the smiling ladies of welcome
Mesdames ]. B. Moore and Anna Bap
tiste, gowned in their fascinating cos
tunes. But the picture would not be
complete if we failed to direct your
attention to those prepossessfne
young maidens and mesdames busy
ing themselves here and there look
ing after the comfort and happiness
Of the 900 guests, such as were. Mrs
Jack Demsey, Mrs. Virginia Webster
Cash, Mrs. Kizzie Jamison, Mrs. Har.
~ johnson, Mrs. S. G. Turner, and
the Misses Cma and Katie White also
Miss Margaret Willis. Miss TheIma
Thomas dispensed the delicious thirst
Quenching nectar at the punch bowl.
Al; through this social harmony Of
,assing events one seemed as II he or
sIno were in a long midsummer dream
81 ccstacy and complacent gladness.