THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 21, 1908
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TO" CADEMIC commencements, jnter
ia spersed with a few dinners and re-
ceptions, usurped the greater por
tion of last week's social calendar.
Keenest interest is being shown In the
forthcoming operetta, 'The Toy Shop,"
which opens tomorrow night at the Heilig
with lo7 prominent children in the cast.
The management requests that no flowers
be sent, thereby avoiding confusion and
delay. Peggy Boyer, 3 years of age, is
said to make a charming little queen.
Hie has caused much merriment at the
rehearsals, for the one line which she
invariably remembers and gives with de
lightful naivette and gusto Is "Bring on
the candy.1;
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i lttock, the youngest daughter of Mr and
Jlrs. H. L. Pittock, and John Edward
Oantenbeln. was celebrated quietlv yes
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the resi
dence of the bride's parents on West
Park and Washington streets, in the
presence of the immediate family Dr A
Morrison, of Trinit' Episcopal Church!
officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Gantenbein left
for a few weeks' wedding trip, and on
their return will be at home at 1115 East
Washington street. The groom is the son
of Rev. John Gantenbein. pastor of the
Mission of the First German Evangelical
Reformed Church, and a biother'of Judge
C. U. Gantenbein, of the Circuit Court.
The selection of the wedding day was a
happy one, marking the ISth wedding an
niversary of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Pittock.
Mrs. Walter F. Burrell returned Friday
evening from an interesting visit in New
York and Washington, D. On the
same train was Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett,
who returned from New York, where she
went for the wedding of her son. Henry
. Ladd Corbett, and Miss Hoyt. The pic
ture on this page today of Mrs. H. L.
Corbett appeared last week in the New
York Times under the caption of "Prom
inent Girls of the New York Smart Set."
Although weather was threatening,
many handsome costumes were worn at
the extremely pretty tea given on Thurs
day afternoon by Mrs. David C. Lewis.
The drawing-rooms were attractively ar.
ranged with beautiful roses. The hall was
artistically massed with yellow flowers,
the room in which punch was served
was in pink and white snap-dragons, and
tlie dining-room in brilliant yellow gall
lardia. Presiding in the dining-room w'ere
Mrs. Tom Kerr. Mrs. John C. Ainsworth,
Mrs. S. B. Unthlrtim, Mrs. William War
rens and Mrs. Robert W. Lewis. Assist
ing in receiving were Mrs. C. H. Lewis,
Mrs. Wm. Honeyman. Mrs .David Honey
man, Miss Sallie Lwis, Miss Hazel
Croker, Misses Effie and Claire Houghton,
Mrs. Walter B. Honeyman. Miss Joseph
ine Smith and Mrs. James Honeyman.
Punch was served by Mrs. Arthur Mlnott
and Mrs. Frank Hart. Mrs. Lewis re
ceived in a smart empire gown of satin
of a rich rose or mauve tone.
Misses Marion and Flora Bauer re
turned from New York last week to spend
the Summer with their mother, Madame
Julia H. Bauer. Miss Flora has spent
the Winter in New York visiting her sis
ter. Miss Marion, who is an accomplished
pianist, and Miss Emilia Frances Bauer,
the clever musical critio and newspaper
woman.
Mrs. William Easterbrook Jones, of
Newton, Mass., la her to spend the
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Summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
R. L. Durham, at their charming coun
try home SuVnymead on, the Riverside
Drive. As Miss Lillian Durham, Mrs.
Jones was one of the very popular girls,
and in consequence a number of informal
things have been done in her honor.
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Miss Harriet Kinney has returned from
a trip to Europe and the Orient.
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Miss Helen Eastham, daughter of Mrs.
P. F. Moray, left this week for the
White Mountains. New Hampshire., to
visit Miss Sill. Miss Shirley Eastham
will return from school within a few
days. , "
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Though the Invitations were confined
to their closest friends, the home wedding
of Miss Louise von Destlnon and Robert
S. Howard, Jr., was one of the prettiest
of the entire year. The decorations were
extremely handsome, great masses of
long-stemmed American Beauties, Caro
line Testouts, La. France and Paul Ney
ron roses from the' Peter and Tom . Kerr
residences.. The bridal cortege was com
posed of Miss Olga von Destlnon, Mrs J.
Wesley Ladd and Mrs. Stephen Appleby,
who will be remembered as Miss Sadie
Bennett, of Tacoma, who has often 'vis
ited with Mrs. Warren F. Houghton and
Mrs. Bert Ball. Dr. A. A. Morrison, of
Trinity Church, performed the ceremony
in an arbor effect where the bride and
groom knelt on Ivory satin pillows. Mr.
Howard was attended by Mr. Appleby, of
Tacoma. The bride was given away by
her uncle, Pierre du Flon. She is an at
tractive brunette with a slender, graceful
figure, and made a striking appearance
in a smart gown of point d'Alencon with
a suggestion of embroidered cloth of sil
ver on the corsage. The robe was cut on
the prevailing Empire lines and built over
foundations of chiffon and satin. The
veil, which fell In soft, clinging lines, be
longed to Mrs. John Eben Young, who is
now visiting in th East. Mrs. Appleby
and Mrs. James Canby wore 'their pic
turesque wedding gowns and carried pink
buds. Mrs. Ladd was handsome in a
shimmering satin empire gown, trimmed
with a conventional design in gold bands.
Miss von Destlnon was in a lovely decol
lete sequin gown, the .bodice elaborated
with rose point. The bride is a niece
of Pierre du Flon. Mr. Howard is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Howard,
Sr., an uncle of Mrs. J. Wesley Ladd and
a brother of Mrs. Warren F. Houghton
and Mrs. James Levall Flower, of New
York. The latter is now motoring in
France with her daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Lorillard Bar
bey. Mr. Howard's gift was a handsome
pearl and diamond crescent, and Mr. and
Mrs. Howard's, Sr., was a. diamond and
pearl pendant, set in platinum. In a
shower of rice and confetti. Mr. and Mrs.
Howard left for British Columbia and
Banff Springs.
The guests at the" wedding included
Mrs. C. H. Lewis, Miss Sallie Lewis,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Koehler, Mrs. W. S.
Ladd, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kerr, Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Kerr, Mr. and Mrs. William
Dunckley, Misses Effie and Claire Hough
ton, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Ladd. Mr.
and Mrs. Appleby.. Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Cookingham. ' Major and Mrs. James
Canby. Pierre du Flon. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles E. Ladd, Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Lin
thicum. Miss Kathleen Burns. Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Bristol, Mr. and Mrs. John
Shepard, John Eben Young, W. D. -Wheelwright.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howard,
Sr., Dr. and Mrs. A. A. Morrison. -Dr.
Clarence Nichols. Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Cook. Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Nichols, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Sewall, Mr.' and Mrs.
William Ladd, Henry Teal and Miss
Helen Ladd.
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Dr. and Mrs. Holt C. Wilson, Mrs.
Howard Mather and Miss Martha Hoyt
returned home on Friday from 'a charm-"
Ing trip' to Tahiti.
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An elaborate farewell bachelor din
ner "was given at the Arlington
Club on Monday by Robert S. How
ard, Jr. The table decorations were
a superb bouquet of bride roses,
which, at the completion of the din
ner, were sent Miss Alice von Destinon,
accompanied by the cards of- the follow
ing guests: Dr. Clarence Nichols, Ste
phen Appleby, of Tacoma, for whom' Mr.
Howard .was the best man at his wedding'
two years ago; S. B. Linthicum, Dr. Her
bert Nichols, J. Wesley Ladd. William
H. Dunckley; Edward Cookingham, John
Eben Young, William C. Bristol, Henry
Teal and Pierre du Flon.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Burns. Miss
Anita and Miss Louise Burns' have . ar
rived in England after a pleasant trip
across.
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Considerable entertaining has been
done in Boise, Idaho, for Miss Use Koeh
ler, who is visiting her roommate at
Briar Cliff, Miss Ridenbaugh. ,
Miss Alta Rush writes from Ireland
that with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Rush, and a party of Englishmen, they
will motor on the Continent. The trip
across was a pleasant one, among the
guests being Mark Twain's daughter.
MIfs Dannehower, for whom much was
done while a guest of Miss Frances Wil
son, -returned to her home in Oswego, N.
Y., on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Smith entertained
Wednesday night with a musicale at
their Portland Heights home. Julius
V. Sevier, p:anist. gave the programme
and Wmlam Wallace Graham, violinist,
assisted with two numbers. Tuesday
evening, too, the Smiths gave a music
ale, when Mss Helen Barstow, soprano,
was assisted by Mr. Seyler. - -
Mrs. Imogen Harding Brodie will
present Miss Flora Stern Fleischner,
soprano, assisted by Miss Reatha Fow
ler, mezzo contralto, in recital in Eil
ers Hall next -Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
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There will be a bevy of girls selling
candy at the performances of the"Toy
Shop" next week. This part of the
work is in charge of Mrs. W. C. Alvord,
who has many assistants, some of
whom are: Miss Effie Houghton, Mrs.
R. B. Lamson, Mrs. C. W. Sherman,
Mrs. Frank Kerr, Mrs. Chas. E. Wol
verton. Mrs. Dell Stewart, Mrs. Willis
and Mrs. W. D. Wakefield.
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The wedding of Miss Celeste Harriet
Barman, a niece of Mrs. I. Kauffman,
and a Portland Academy grl. to Maur
ice L. Strauss, took place in Chicago on
the 10th of June.
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Mrs. A. J. Giesy and her son Paul left
on Tuesday for Vancouver, B. C, from
which point they will sail for a several
months' tour of -Australia. At the
eleventh hour. Dr. Geisy became imbued
with the "wanderlust," and as a com
plete surprise, Joined Mrs. Giesy a few
hours before the ship sailed. They will
remain abroad until September, returning
in time for Paul Giesy to enter his junior
year at Stanford.
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An attractive visitor has been Miss
Jean Clarke, of Baltimore, who has been
a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ben M. Lom
bard. Miss Clarke is a Bryn Mawr grad
uate of the same class as Mrs. Lombard
and Miss Miriam Strong. . Miss Clarke
has announced her engagement to a
young civil engineer, and has but recently
returned from Paris, where she procured
her trousseau. On Wednesday evening
Mr. and Mrs. Lombard gave a supper at
the Portland, preceded by a theater party:
.for their guest, who made a stunning ap
pearance in a smart gown of blue cut
on empire lines and worn with a Paris
Ian cape of a turquoise shade of broad
cloth, trimmed with a' gold thread ap
plique. The other guests were Mr. and
Mrs. F. G. Sykes, Miss Miriam Strong
and Harry Sladen.
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Notes from Miss Lucy Lombardi. of
Berkeley, tell of the announcement of her
engagement to Lieutenant Alvin Barber,
U. S. A., the second son of Dr. and Mrs.
S. ,J. Barber. Miss Lombardi is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Lombardi,
who formerly lived here, where she was
a favorite with the younger set. She
was a Portland Academy graduate and
made a splendid record at Bryn Mawr.
Miss Lombardi will be remembered for
her portrayal of the principal role in
Tennyson's "Foresters," the first al
fresco play given. by the Collegiate Alum
nae. She is now' visiting in New York,
after having been abroad with her
mother. The wedding is to take place !
this Fall in Berkeley, when Lieutenant
Barber arrives from the Philippines on
leave. Lieutenant Barber was graduated
with highest honors from West Point,
and three years ago received an appoint
ment in the Engineer Corps.
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Miss Bertha Tongue, of Hillsboro,
spent two days last week with her sister,
Mrs. Gay Lombard, en route home after
a Winter spent in Boston studying music
with Miss Villa Whitney White. Miss
Tongue's, voice is a charming mezzo so
prano, and she is said to have made rapid
progress in her work. After leaving Bos
ton Miss Tongue visited at Annapolis, in
New York and Washington, D. C., from
which point she came West under the
chaperonage of Airs. Charles Fulton, wife
of Senator Fulton. -...
Miss Islie Knapp and Miss Margaret
"VValter have returned from a protracted
and delightful visit at Prinaville, Or.,
with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sharp (Miss
Margaret Morrison). Coming home with
them was Miss Josephine Smith, who was
a guest for the past week of Mr. and
Mrs. Sharp, following a visit at the Hay
Creek ranch of Mr. and Mrs. John Ed
wards. All three of the girls have thor
oughly enjoyed the attack of "simplelif
tis," and went in extensively for riding,
driving and hunting.
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Mies Bertha Moore and Dr. ' Henrietta
Moore, who. have made . their residence
for some time at the Hill Hotel, left on
Wednesday for a' European tour, sailing
from New York on the Arabic. Automo
biling and coaching through Ireland and
Wales form a pleasant feature of the
plans for themselves and two of their
New York friends.
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Mrs. G. Walter Gates entertained in
formally on Tuesday at her Kings
Heights residence with Tiridge.
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Mrs. C. A. Coburn, a member of The
Oregonian editorial staff, "will lnv.for
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GENUINE Closing Out Sale of our entire stock at once!
The partnership estate must be settled at the earliest pos
sible date, and from now on until all present stocks arc
sold, we offer extraordinary bargains throughout every de- r
partment of the store. Prices in rhanv cases are actually
lower than the same goods can "be bought for at . current wholesale
'rates. "Women who know the siiperior quality of our merchandise and
note the extreme low pi-ices .will -supply their needs for many months
to come. Stocks include :
TAILORED SUITS, CJOATS, WAISTS, SKIRTS,
- CHILDREN'S DRESSES, MENS, WOMEN'S and
CHILDREN'S BATHING SUITS, HOSIERY,
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CURTAIN RODS, TABLE LINENS, ART
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GOODS, SILKS, LININGS, GLOVES, ETC., ETC.
Complete stocks of long silk Gloves in black, white and all colors, in
all grades; long lisle and kid Gloves; Hosiery for men, women and
children; Parasols in all the season's newest novelties; black and col
ored Dre&s Goods and Silks, thte finest stock on the Coast; black voile
Skirts; Silk Petticoats; Kimoiios in silks, crepes and lawns; Thom
son's and Warner's Corsets iVi fact, everything usually found in a
first-class diy goods store. It's; worth while to investigate.
CORNER THIRD AND MORRISON STREETS.
the East in a few days. After a short
time spent with friends at Jackson, Mich.,
she will go on to New York and semain
through the Summer at the home, of her
daughter, Mrs. Albert Hawkins.
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In August Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shevlin
will occupy Mr. and Mrs. Zera Snow's
residence tin Twentieth street.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jiobert Treat Piatt have
closed their home on Johnson street for
the Summer and are occupying tieir
country place, "Kingdom Come," at (..ar
son Heights, where they invariably dis
pense charming hospitality.
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Miss Jean C. Slausoo, a teacher In the
East Side High School, will leave for New
York next Tuesday evening. . She will
spend the Summer vacation in that city
and vicinity, the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Albert Hawkins, returning to her home
in September.
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A luncheon on Friday was given at the
Hobart Curtis by Mrs. Charles B. Wol-
verton in honor of two -of her college
friends, Mrs. James Failing and Mrs.
Henry Merrill. Additional there were
present Mrs. E. C. Protzman, Mrs. A.
Staiger and Mrs.. Frederick Eggert.
turned on Wednesday from Chicago,
where she has been pursuing her musical
studies at the University of Chicago and
doing settlement work un'der Jane Ad-dams.
Miss Florence Virginia Hollister re- A dancing party on Thursday evening
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