El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-02

2 Miss Nellie May Bowen presided over
. the tea table, in turn. all wearing
. shimmery frOcks Of dainty colorings
The tea table, Itself. was plrture.
with the handsome imported lace
covering being centered in French
i basket OF stately white nuns bill
. loWy tulle dropping from the snowy
mass TO the ends Of the board silver
T candle sticks held burning tapers.
Z with fiiaEreed silver and yellow
f shades. tied IN butterfly bows of the
tulle. With such a setting, youth
was al its "charmiest."
Bidden were Miss Ainsa. Miss Ma
rion Ainsa, Miss Mary White. Miss
Mary Gates Redmond, Miss Sarah
. Bridgers. Miss Nellie May Bowen, Miss
Emily Kemp. Miss Estelle Berrien,
Miss Virginia Semple. Miss Alice
Myles, Miss Valerie Lorig and her
hOuseEuest, Miss Ellen Gordon, OF
Washington. ID. C.: Miss Frances
Esme. Vera and Sonic Grouse, Miss
Katherine Pfaff, the Misses Light
bourn, Miss Elizabeth Stevens. Mrs
Sidney Carol Graves, Mrs. J. Mason
Pollard, Miss Ingraham, Mrs Leo X.
SChuster. Miss GeOrgina Martin Miss
Agnes Stewart Miss Anne MaEOffin,
Miss Frances Earle, Miss Genevieve
Collins, Miss Hazel Davis, Mrs John
Green Burr. Miss Edna Matthias Miss
Ethel Brown. Miss Helen Swift. Mrs
Brick, Miss Treasure Hartman. Miss
Alzina Orndorff, Miss Ruth Schwartz,
Mrs Ballard Coldwell. Mrs Tom May
field, Miss Helen Roberts, Miss Lucille
Harlan, Miss Gretchen LOrig, Mrs
William y Spence (Beulah Brown,
Mrs. J. W. Deavitt Marion Young
Mrs. Arthur l. Mcknight and Mrs.
Alexander D. Surles.
with all the world plunged into
=
Informal social pleasures come as q
happy relief, being held as they are
in bounds Of simplest mien. EealiZ-
ing the mistake Of foregoing all en-
tertaining. judge and Mrs. William
Robert smith have been keeping
companionships moving in their usual
happy grooves by having a few
friends in 70 dine with them informal
Is at the Colonial, where they have
resided since their return to the city
On Monday night their guests in.
Cludeu assistant district attorney and
Mrs. r. E. Crawford and son. Rich
ard, who have been long time inti-
mates, antidating their residence IN
II PasO.
Wednesday evening, Mrs. Walter I
Howe, Of Newport. Rhode Island, I
came I'm for q delightful courtesy as
honor guest at dinner arranged by 4
judge and Mrs Smith, judge and Mrs. 2
W d. Howe also being among those
Complimeuted- 4
Thursday evening, r F. Thomson 7
and Mrs. Thomson, with judge and /.
Mrs 5. 7 Isaacks and Mr.. and Mrs. I
Horace B. Stevens formed an inter ]
eSted cOterie at a like courtesy, this ]
being the final dinner Of the series I
until judge Smith returns from his I
court duties In Fort Worth, where he J
goes tonight The illness Of the dis
trict Judge in Dallas makes his ab- {
sence Of indefinite length. but upon .
his return, Mrs Smith viii continue
her pleasant mode OF dispensing hos 4
pitality, which Is TO be marked with .
war time simplicity Mrs Smith is .
one Of those rare women, who would
brave the world, backed by the cOur- .
age OF her convictions, especially in /
social conventions. And she believes
firmly that a simple family dinner Is I
quite good enough to ask ones .
friends in to partake OF. though IL IS .
a bit hard to foregO all the usual fol 4
derols that make a table beautiful 70 .
look upOn-and Mrs. Smith has a par
ucular falling for pretty decorating !
But she is more a patriotic citizen
and is doing her bit in manifold ways.
The comforts committee Of the Navy
league headed by Mrs. 2 F. Jenness.
had a coy tea party in the basement
OF the First Presbyterian church on
Thursday-a most imprOmptu Gather
ing Of the volunteer knitters who have
learned TO look forward TO their
Thursday afternoons together Now
that the members have undertaken
10 do their quota in knitting socks
Ia answer 70 the imperative call that
has come for 5000 pairs OF '-wooleu
.eet' at the earliest possible moment.
All fingers are busy in intricate
turnings-" To Mrs. II. Hunter goes
The honor OF finishing and handing
in the first pair. having completed
her patriotic task in less than a
Teek-and beautifully made they are ,
Specifications state that the socks
must measure Il inches IN the foot:
Ind both Mrs. H Hayes Watson and
Mrs. William Jennings, the faithful
,ensors, request that they be washed
lefOre handed in, as the wool is rough ]
md botners the feet. The tops, toes Z