Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-21

Tic NlbltOTS VI WuOIIl tHcTc arc IHdIly .
an avalanche of these having de-
scended upon the capital city to at
tend the conventions held during the
week. Then there was the official set,
the legislative set and the other visit
ors. who were already here. The local
people are doing their best to find them
all and give them q welcome. 1t Is de-
lightful to have SO many people in
town at once, and especially so many
interesting people. The annual Shrine
ball at the Mosque on Feb. 9, and the
Elks annual ball at the Elks new home
on Feb. 16, are two of the large events
of the winter season which will be quite
as beautiful IL not quite as large as
tho Charity ball.
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Mrs. M. Alexander Entertains.
Mrs. Alexander entertained at a
beautiful bridge luncheon Friday in
honor Of some of the visitors, the first
Of a series of these affairs which the
governors wife plans to give. Mrs.
Graham Of Occur d. Alene won the
first prize and Mrs. Heiss Of Jerome
the second. The consolation favor was
awarded to Mrs. ]. Ward Arney. The
table was very pretty with Japanese
basket Of sweet peas and maiden hair
fern. About So We're entertained.
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Mrs. David Neuman Entertains.
Mrs. David Neuman was the hostess
at q very delightful card party, enter
tanning at her home on North Ninth
street, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Mar
shall Simonson and Mrs. Louis Stark
won the prizes. Mrs. Alexander and
Mrs. Haas poured. The table was de-
corated with a basket of sweet peas.
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Beautiful Bridge Tea.
Mrs. McClear and Mrs. Schmelzel
entertained at charming bridge tea
at Mrs. McClears home Tuesday af
ternoon. The first prize was won by
Mrs. Thomas Mcmillan and Mrs. Hal
Coffin won the second. Mrs. Ralph
Nelson, wife of Senator Nelson Of
Occur d. Alene, and Mrs. Hal Coffin
poured. Carnations were used for the
decorations.
Honoring Visiting Ladies'.
Mrs Steele will entertain Tuesday at
the Sherman House at bridge party
in honor of some of the visiting ladies'
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Annual Shrine Dance.
The annual Shrine dance will be CIV
en- on the evening of February at the
Mosque.
For Sweet Charity.
Society matrons and charming maids,
Lpfficers from the Second, rtate ,ffi-
Gals and their ladies, members of the
legislature and their ladies', and many
Of Boise's representative citizens at
tended the beautiful Charity ball
Wednesday evening and helped to swell
the fund which is raised annually from
this leading social event.
The ball committee, Of which Mrs.
Calvin Cobb was the able chairman, Is
certainly to be congratulated upon the
success attending the result of its eff
fort. Every detail was perfect from
the music in the ball room to the sup
per in the banquet hall.
In the latter place the decorations
repeated in a more profuse degree the
holiday effect of the ball room. There
were more Christmas green and
wreaths and red Christmas bells. The
tables were very beautiful with their
silver appointments and the light Of
red candles, some shaded In red and
others unshaded matching the red of
the carnations.
The punch table upstairs In the ball
room was pretty. too. with Oregon
grape foliage and rich clusters of
grapes for decoration. And what could
have been prettier than the group of
fair young maids selling favors from
the dainty trays suspended from their
.An1rs tho H.,
was all so beautiful to look upon, so
gay and care free and happy that the
Impression Of its beauty Is still "in
the air. From out the Kaleidoscope
chaos of bewildering color effects, q
number OF the costumes were obtained:
Mrs. NJ. Alexander, wife Of the gov
ernor, wore black satin with black lace
and inset of American Beauty velvet
In front OF bodice.
Mrs. T. A. Walters. wife of Idaho's
attorney general, wore black silk net
deliberately trimmed with blue irrides-
cent beads and jewelled ornaments on
the back and front of bodice. A lavi-
lierre of black was the appropriate
Jewel worn.
Mrs. Dougherty, wife Of w. T..
Dougherty secretary of state, wore a
gown Of apricot chiffon taffeta, bead
ed with silver over silver chiffon, and
bodice Of white chiffon beaded with
opal beads.
Miss Ethel T.. Redfield, state super
intendent of public instruction, wore
black tulle over black silk with opal
escent ornaments.
Mrs. S. II Hays, wife of Bosses
mayor, wore a pale grey silk covered