Evening star., 1915-03-14

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luncheon. having hfty
guests. A noted pianist and 1 were
the honor guests.
I'VE have met all the notables in
in the official family. OF
the consulS of Europe are not
In society this winter.
1--WE may return to Washington, as
both OF us are fascinated with the life
here.
Last night we attended a dance at
the Rs, noted family here. and
from there on to a midnight session OF
Congress"
White Elephant" party was tho
original form Of a recent st. Louis
hospitality. The
Here Is a Brand guests were all ask
ro ed to bring in neatly
Ne" oAe. done up packages.
longer in use. Just before midnight
supper was served. and slips of paper
bearing names OF the states were
passed to the men, while slips bearing
the nicknames of the states were hand
ed to the women. When these were
pieced together the ladies' and gentle
for each state exchanged bundles, the
result being provocative of much mer-
riment. Covers were laid for twenty
guests.
Mrs. Samuel +. Allertou, who is en-
thusiastic over her gardens and green
houses at Lake
Some Flower Lovers Geneva. Ill.
and Their Success. u ment,ne m con-
stantly with all sorts Of plants and
flowers. cut more than one thousand
roses during the month of January.
Mrs. A. B. Dick also had quantities
Of roses from her Lake Forest place,
which she has been sending to her
friends in town. Mrs. Chatfield Taylor
always arranges. before she goes south,
to have flowers in season sent from
Fairlawn to her friends In town She
leaves a list Of names with her gar
dener, and he sends the flowers as they
come.
Mrs James L. Houghteling and Mrs.
Hermon B. Butler. whose Winnetka
gardens adjoin and make. with the
Augustus S. Peabody gardens. one Of the
most wonderful show places of the Chi
cago north shore, have the windows OF
their town houses filled with flower
Ing plants from the north shore gar
dens, making their houses SO delightful
that people go far out OF their way just
to get a glimpse of them. Mrs. w. ].
Chalmers also has flowers sent in all
winter from her Lake Geneva place.
Mrs. Walter Brewster. who has spent
planning an April, May and June gar
den which she does not expect to see
blossoming in all it's perfection for a
year or more. There will be daffodils
and hyacinths and all sorts of rare
early things in the April beds. tulips in
May, and roses, l suppose. in June. Mrs
Brewster's garden. which has grown in
seven years from bare field with one
tree on it. has a diversity OF flowers
but is noted especially perhaps for 1t.
tulips and its pink sweet peas. Mrs
Willis S. McCrea also has especially
lovely hyacinths. daffodils and tulip.
in her Lake Geneva garden.
Mrs. Samuel T. Chase has put in lit
orally thousands of bulbs around thu
big Chase apartment in which the!
live at 1904 Sheridan road. Chicago
And Mrs. Frank R. Fuller saw tn,
snowdrops out in her garden at Win
netka and there were pussy willows IL
the woods back Of the house.
A number Of st. Louis society girls
kindly forgive the adjective, but there
seems no other way
Turning Out Their of designating thai
Spring Suits. slnan sar7s wso saopp hs,on. .
to society that Is spelled with a capita
Shave been making their spring suits
at one Of those schools where sewing /.
| taught.
They say that Miss Frances Reid Jones
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Breckin.
ridge Jones, finished hers In time to veal
it to Memphis when she went down there
last week for her brother Reds wed
ding
Miss Alice Maloy is another Miss Marie
Louise Benoist, Miss Virginia Simpson
and Mrs. Harold Bixby. one of the brides
Of the season. all are busily engaged. Sc
many hours day, stitching and baSting
making their suits
Now, the interesting part Of 1t is thai
all these young women can afford to buy
what they please. where they please. 81
maybe it Is a sign that to make one's
own clothes Is coming back in style.
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In this age the ability to anus.
guests at a house party or at an in
formal gathering il
An Oblging wonderful asset
Young Couple. make ak &c clever w after.
dinner talks or tell stories or reat
palms or tell fortunes with cards OF
plan unique entertainments or writ'
short stories or verses ION short no
tice" always is in demand at social af
fairs and many times they are thu
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