The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-01-04
Engagement Was Announc-
ed at Cotillion Given
In Shadow Lawn
Thursday.
BALL CHARMING AFFAIR

ham OHutt of Louisville, ky.Ato Grant
Simmons, eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Zalmon G. Simmons, Shadow Lawn, was
announced on Tuesday in Louisville at a
luncheon given by Miss Ofutt 8 mother
to thirty-fve of her friends But no
inkling of the announcement had reach
ed Mr.. Simmons most intimate friends
in Kenosha nor even his relatives out
side of his immediate family, until the
formal announcement at the Christmas
cotillion given in Shadow Lawn Thurs
day night in honor of Miss Offutt by
Mrs. Zalmon G.. Simmons.
The announcement was made directly
after the grand march which opened
the cotillion. The marchers each re-
ceived flowers from trays offered them
just before the march ended. To the
dainty baby rosebud nosegays Of the
women and the carnations presented to
the men were attached tiny heart
shaped cards on which were printed
the names, Miss Nancy Graham
Offutt" and "Grant Simmons" in
gold lettering And then the secret was
out and the march gave place to an ex-
cited group of guests vying with one
another to be the first to congratulate
Mr.. Simmons. 1t was all very gay and
festive and merry.
Ball Surpasses Other Events.
The ball was one which in beauty
and elegance Of detail excelled any
thing which has been previously given
in Kenosha, not excepting other func-
tions in Shadow Lawn.
When the guests arrived something
before nine clock the great house was
ablaze with lights in every window,
shining welcome. Even before the
house was entered the sentinel pine
trees which had been placed along the
porch and walk gave the suggestion of
the happy holiday spirit. Inside, the
wide hall attracted the gaze because of
its beauty. Mrs. Simmons wonderful
oriental rugs which carpet it and the
stairs, the garlanding of the upper part
of the walls with northern pines and
the use Of the beautiful Van Dyke
brown cones with the green against
the white of the background, and the
peeps into beautiful and luxuriously
appointed rooms which open from it,
all contributed to picture Of unusual
beauty.
Profusion of Hot House Flowers.
The drawing room was even more
beautiful than usual with its holly
wreaths at the windows, a massive bou-
quet of lovely Easter lilies near the
entrance and deep pink roses on the
east side of the room, adding their per-
fume and charm.
Rare Christmas blossoms were placed
in the living room and library and ev-
erywhere were the beautiful, feathery,
Georgia pine branches.
Dining Room in Red.
The dining room was charmingly
decorated with Christmas red as the
motif. Holly wreaths were at the win
doWs here and on the table, set with
covers for ten, number of low holders
were filed with beautiful red blossoms
relieved with a feathery white flower
At the dinner which preceded the ball
Mrs. Simmons had but two guests out
side her house guests so that those who
were seated at the table beside the
family were the Misses Offut, Margaret
Allen and Helene Johnson Of Racine
and the Messrs. Pierce and Vietch of
Chicago and Hamilton Vose of Milwau-
kee. All were house guests but Miss
Allen and Miss johnson.
Lighted With Wax Tapers.
The second floor was particularly
pretty because the corridor which runs
its length was lighted with the soft
glow of wax tapers. This light added
to the picturesque effect of the decora-
tIons and the scene was most attrac-
tive as the dancers came from the ball
room on the third floor and grouped
themselves about the punch bowl which
was placed in the center of this hall.
during the intermission in the dances.
The ballroom itself was a perfect
marvel of beauty. The room lends it.
self to decoration well because of the
gabled windows with their picturesque
peaks and the irregular outline of the
walls decidedly antique English-ar-
ehitectural air and are panelled high
with weathered oak. This effect is
added to by the dark toned waxed floor
which reflected the myriad of lights,
the dancers and the decorations.
Tt Was Arbor of Greenery.
Alabama smilax was used for the
ceiling, and long strings of the graceful
climber were festooned from the center
of the room to the side walls, and scat
tered at short intervals in the greenery
were snowy white downy, milkweed
balls, looking like snowballs that had
been tossed up and caught in the foil
age. The mural decoration was a line
of balsam trees and the fragrance Of
the northWoods filled the ballroom and
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