San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18
In Society

whisperings over the tea cups, and II
one wears ones hair in the new mode
with the ears brutally exposed, II
one will have TO do is TO push ones
dangling Jade earring out OF the way
and listen, and one will hear some
choice bits from those who know about
what the Battle of Flowers Assocla-
tion is doing. The floats are pref
tier than ever before. They look like
scenes from fairyland. Enthusiastic
accounts come from the knowing ones.
ATS lust like Santa Claus shop would
look during the dull season." And,
NV dear, | know the DameS OF all the
DucL-s,~ But she wouldn't dare re
peat them because in the first place,
il has been = deep secret IN 10 now.
and in the second place. she could
even if he- life depended on IT. One
lady remarked Sagely that the names
reminded her Of the names Of sleeping
cars. with nautical tendencies. 1t
seems the nszoes Of the duChesses were
chosen q; random and in most
wreeklesS fashion BY person with
nervous 6ispeSiuon-the same type eN-
sctlv that chriSfsns Pullman cars.
Some one said 81 the names: very
pretty and nuScsl. but It doesn
mean anything one member Of the
Order a. TIE Alamo Ventured 10 re-
mark il 9 discreet whisper that the
names al the 6GcbesseS sounded "a
5srn sight more like the names of
diseases 10 hin. Bat Il We examine
the names a the 6uchesses closely we
VIII realize that he mus. have been
ove-wrourht to- The names have 70
mantle poetic touch that is absolutely
lacking il uuuQs. chicken pox. mea-
sIes or even diphtheria. The names
sound lovely sven # they are diff
cult 10 pronounce. and they have the
most beautiful meanings. il ono but
knows then. II one looks closely one
will recognize some OF them. PhOS-
phor that sfreaks the water with gor-
-eouse colors. and abalone, that lovely
opalescent shell. Duchess OF DOlphins
the shell in which Venus rode from
the sea-was pulled by two dolphins.
Duchess OF Cestus Nencris-Cestus was
a girdle belonging 10 Venus, that SO
enhanced the charms of the wearer,
that those Of the opposite sex sue
cumbed upon sight. Anmone. the pale
wild flower of a delicate shade. and
Argonaut. the ship on which Ulysses
sailed. The official list has been given
Of the names of the duchesses to rule
over these duchies:
Lady Lucille Of the House OF With
crspoon. Duchess of Dolphins.
Lady Mae Louise of the House OF
sSchreiner. Duchess Of Arcella.
Lady Joyce of the House of Nc
Lellan. Duchess of Phosphorus. .
Lady Courtenay of the House of
Ferguson. Duchess Of Argonaut.
Lady Dorothy Of the House Of
Hillje. Duchess Of Abalone.
Lady Marian OF the House OF
Hearnc. Duchess of Phenomena.
Lady Beatrice Of the House Of Strib-
ling. Duchess of Anemonc.
Lady Ruth Wyllis OF the House OF
West. Duchess Of Cestus Nencris.
Lady Anne Of the House Of Page,
Duchess Of 1ridaea.
Lady Eloise Of the House Of Carr,
Duchess Of Nautilus.
Lady Henrietta OF the House oil
Steele. Duchess of Delesaria.
Lady Estelle Of the House Of
Storms. Duchess of Physalia.
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Although it is Lent. the season has
NOT been the least bit dull. Every day
numerous informal luncheons. teas
and dinner parties are given. In fact,
it is very busy season for some.
The usual round of parties, and get
ting ones rousseau together, leaves
little time for reading or golf. y
trousseau is really a job and quite
wearing. and one is. sorry for the
foolish aversion one had for hope
chests in early youth. Il hope chest
would really come in handy at time
and save a lot of rush. In the last
month an interesting announcement
has come in every week. This week
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseah ID. Sinner an
not nee the engagement and appro ich-
ing marriage of their daugter, Bar
bara TO X. /. Beitel. The wedding
will take place the latter part of this
month.
Miss Lorene Willis. the daughter OF
Mrs. Claude Robert Willis, whose en-
gagement to Charles Roos. has been
announced has already chosen hel
attendants. Miss Rose Muir will act
as maid Of honor, Mrs. Harry Jersil
will be the matron of honor, with Mrs
r. T. Whitfield. Miss Evelyn New
ton and Miss Louise Flowers will b.
the bridesmaids Miss Ora Witte vii
sing. Little Miss Katherine Su,
Rowsey of Muskogee. Okla. and Miss
Mary Ina Arnett will be the flower
girls. while Harry Morton will act al
ring-bearer. George Clifton will ac
as best man to the groom, Albert Sid
ney johnson of Dallas. c. g. Woods
Lafe Ward and Robert Asres will b.
groomsmen. while Willard Berman
Warwick Field, Clarence Fenstermak
err and William Winerich will be ush
sers. The ceremony will take place a
s 80 Tuesday evening, March ~. a
the Madison Square Presbyterian
Church. with Rev. Asher II. Bran,
performing the ceremony. Following
the ceremony an informal reception
will be held at the St. Anthony Hotel
Another announcement of interest j
that of the approaching marriage O
Miss Katherine Coy. daughter of Nh
and Mrs. Andres Coy, to George Mo-
tent, which will take place at Sa
Fernando Cathedral early in April.
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The following invitations have bee
received: Mrs. Claude Robert Wi
lis requests the honor Of your pre-,
ence at the marriage of her daughter
I.orene. to Mr.. Robert Charles Roc
Jr.. on Tuesday. March twenty-se,
enth, nineteen hundred and twentJ
three, at half after eight o'clock
the evening. Madison Square Presb,
terian Church. San Antonio, Texas
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