The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, October 18, 1914, SECTION THREE, Image 38

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Newspaper Page Text9 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND. OCTOBER IS. 1914. A' I rr, jLx CEKTKfOr P connr I i - 1 r (jd& 1 .1 I ' . " - i - ;: !f:S:tei I I if- Y A ftl S$$f!&h tl MiwmMHMiwii mi -:v- 0 A ilp p . ' I - " : ' ' A 111 2j5 - f ' - I Hill y&of v'-, jzlr I I : T - ... I feee V 11 1 11 o M .1 . : 1 in I - .. J s g- m 4 ' . , 4 MUM 1 tis&s- 1 1 . - i ee--Mk ff I teJ y V , mi III N""- SvZcl Afro Sist r 2-7 INFORMALITY has been the keynote of the week in society. Miss Ruth Teal's debut reception being the only large and smart event on the calendar. Many matrons took advantage of the revival of old-time operas to entertain their friends, usually preceding the theater parties, with charming dinners. Of course small and early dances, as well as the dinner-dances at the clubs and hotels, are playing a large part In the social world, and the advent of Halloween will bring forth many merry parties, for the older contingent as well as the younger set. Portland's music-loving set are to have, the chamber concerts asain this year. They proved so delightful last ea.r mi ma management has made arrangements to accommodate many more patrons for this series. The Port land Symphony Orchestra will soon be established, to the delight of hundreds of men and women of the city. The debut reception given by Mrs. Joseph Nathan Teal for her daughter. Miss Ruth Teal, was undoubtedly the prettiest function of the season. The fair debutante was showered with beautiful blossoms from hosts of ad miring friends, which lurnuntaii ha already elaborate and artistic floral uecorauon 01 me house. Close to 400 smartly gowned matrons and maids thronged the Teal residence ifnrlnr th. railing hours of 3 to o'clock. During the earlier hours the tea table, ex quisite In adornmept and appointment. " " iirwiuea over oy Mrs. James D Honeyman, Mrs. Andrew J. Giesy. Mrs. Charles E. Rumeltn and Mrs. George T "Willett. The last two hours the samo vars and urns were in charge of Mrs. Solomon Hlrsch, Mrs. Holt C Wilson. Mrs. J. Wesley Ladd and Mrs. John t- Kdwards. The punch bowl was sta tioned In the living-room, where Mrs. Gordon Voorhies and Miss lone Dunlap presided. Mrs. Henry C. Cabell and Mrs. Herbert 8. Nichols served ices from ' a prettily decked table in the library. Assisting in the drawing-room were Miss Helen Teal, of Hood River; Miss Clara Teal and Mrs. Walter V. 6m 1th. A group of charming belles tn lovely frocks assisted about the rooms: they were the Misses Hildreth Humason, Allsa MacMaster, Gladys Lang. Helen Simon, Rhoda Rvrmelin, Sara McCully, Mary Stuart Smith, Stella Wolfe, Kath erlne Hart and Sallie Hart. Mrs. Teal was attired in a handsome gown of black charmeuse scintillating with jet embroidered chiffon and jet sequins. She also wore a corsage bou quet of violets and orchids. Miss Teal was attractive in a dainty frock of blush pink crepe faille, made with bouffant skirt and long basque. The tulle bodice was adorned with tiny blue roses, and she carried an old fashioned bouquet of Cecil Brunner roses and blue "love-ln-the-mist" flowers. Miss Teal will leave tomorrow even ing tor Minneapolis, Minn., for a visit of several weeks with an old room mate at Spence's School In New York, Miss Katherlne McMillan. The latest addition to local society is a charming and lovable girl and is already a gen eral favorite. She will return to Port land accompanied by her aunt. Miss Genevieve Thompson, who is visiting friends through the Eastern states. On Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. An drew Dickinson Norris (Clara Weidler) were hosts for a charming Informal bridge party. Guests made up three tables of the game, and card honors fell to Mrs. William Hurd Lines and Simeon Winch. Supper rounded out the evening's gaiety. Mr. and Mrs. Norris' guests were Mr. and Mrs. William Hurd Lines, Misses Isabella Gauld, Katherlne Holbrook, Hazel Weidler? Olive Failing and Simeon Winch, Leland Smith, James Huselton and Ray Small. - Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shevlln returned from the East Thursday. Mrs. Shevlln reached New York about the middle of September, after an interesting trip abroad with her sons, .Ned and Crosby who are now at school near Philadel phia. Mr. Shevlln left several weeks ago to meet his family in New York, and they have been visiting relatives in the Middle West as well as attending the new productions in the Eastern the aters. The music-loving community of Port land Is taking an active interest in the chamber concerts to be given at the Museum of Art during the Winter. The first concert will be given Saturday evening, NeVember 7, at 8:30 o'clock, and others on Saturday, November 21, and Saturday, December 6. After Clirist- mas there will be three more concerts, the dates to be announced later. Ferdinand Conrad, cellist; J. Hutchin son, pianist, and Mrs. Susie Fennell Pipes, violinist, will give the concerts. Chamber music is considered the high est form of music, and the concerts, now in the third year, have been most suc cessful. They will be on a larger scale this year. The patronesses are Mrs. Winslow B. Ayer, Mrs. William C. Alvord, Mrs. C. E. S. Wood, Mrs. WilliB.m D. Wheel wright, Mrs. Gordon Voorhies, Miss Henrietta . E. Failing. Mrs. Robert Strong. Miss Ella Hirsch, Mrs. Lee Hoff man. Mrs. A. E. Rockey, Mrs. Thomas Carrlck Burke, Mrs. George Reed and Mrs. Thomas L. Eliot and Mrs. War ren E. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. John G. Edwards were hosts for aj:harming dinner party, fol lowed by a box party at the Heilig Theater last night. Their guests In cluded Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wheel wrignt and Mr. and Mrs. John C. Ains worth. Mrs. George K. Wentworth, Jr., and two little daughters left Thursday for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. Lawrence Alnsworth, In Hood River. ,Mrs.v Wentworth will make frequent visits' to her home here during the Winter. A charming and interesting affair was the tea given by Mrs. A. A. Morri son at the rectory, Tuesday, for the Woman's Auxiliary of Trinity Parish. The drawing-room was attractively adorned with fragrant blossoms, and the pretty testable was presided over by Mrs. Walter J. Burns and Mrs. C. L. Blakeley. Dozens of smartly gowned women called during the aft ernoon and were delightfully enter tained by Mrs. C 8. Jackson with an interesting talk on Japan. . The Walking Club members were the guests of Mrs. Morris H. White house Wednesday for luncheon, after a long and vigorous walk over the hills. In addition to the regular mem bers covers were laid for Mrs. J. Andre Fouilhoux and Mrs. Ralph C Matson. Mrs. George K. Wentworth, Jr., was hostess for the first meeting of the Thursday Afternoon Bridge Club last week. The club has been in existence for many years, and is one of the most enjoyable of all card clubs. Those present were Mrs. William Hurd Lines. Mrs. William Morton, Mrs. Marion Do) ph. Mrs. Frank M. Warren, Jr.; Miss Bertha Tongue. Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman, Miss Hazel Weidler, Mrs. C A. de Schweinltz, Miss Isabella Gauld, Miss Ines Barrett. Mrs. John E. Cronan and Mrs. George A. Marshall. Mrs. David C. Lewis and Miss Hazel Crocker, who are also members, were unable to be present. Complimenting Mrs. Frank Vincent Du Mond. Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Hart were dinner hosts Thursday evening. Bridge rounded out the evening's fes tivity. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Mears also presided at a charming dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Du mond on Tuesday evening. It was an Informal aff.-.lr and covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Du Mond, Colonel and Mrs. Henry C. Ca bell, Miss Mary Frances Isom, Win slow B. Ayer and the hosts. Mr. and Mrs. Du Mond were also guests at the delightful dinner and theater party for which Mr. and Mrs. William D. V'heelwrlsnt Wftre hosts Monday evening. Additional guest were Colonel and Mrs. C. E. S. Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Hart, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Alnsworth and Mr. and Mrs. John G. Edwards. A box party at the Heilig Theater followed. Mr. Du i"ond is a noted New York artist and has passed the Summer In San Francisco, working on panels for the Panama-Pacific Exposition, being one of ten foremost artioes to do the triumphal arches. Mrs. Du Mon.l, who abo it, a well-known artist, has been summering with her parents, Mr. and Mi-s. Henry E. .Tones, and has been ohrmlns;ly feted. They left Friday evening for their home in the East. Mr. and Mrs. Du Mond passed the inontl of September with a prty of fr enus on a hunting and Qshlng trip in the Siski you Mountains, returning to this city about ten days ago. Mr. Du Mond gave a most interesting talk to a number of society women und nrt'.stt; at tne Library on Tnurwaj afternoon: e News to friends in this city from Mr. and Mrs. C. H Davis. Jr., Is that they are enjoying a visit In New York City, where they are being delightfully entertained. Later- they plan to tgur the New England States by motor. Friday was fraught with surprises, InasVnuch as two engagements of pop ular belles and beaux were announced during the afternoon. Miss Eleanor Menefee's engagement to Linwood B. Cornell was announced at a delight ful card party, for which she and her mother were hostesses. It was a mil itary whist of eight tables, and each guest found at her place a tiny en velope containing twin hearts bearing the names of the young people. Red hearts in abundance were strung about the rooms and yellow chrysanthemums, combined with brilliant-hued Autumnal foliage made a pleasant foil for the handsome gowns of the guests. Miss Menefee Is a charming and lovable girl and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Menefee, of lrvington. She is a high school graduate, and con nected with a number of old Portland families. Mr. Cornell was a New England statesman, a Columbia University stu dent and is also popular in the younger set. The wedding will be a smart event of the latter part of January. During the afternoon the guests were delighted with the singing of Mrs. Edward Reed, who contributed several solos to the pleasures of the affair. Miss Ada Otten assisted about the rooms. The guests were Mrs. William Fleidner, Mrs. Moyer Cole. Mrs. Ed ward Reed, Mrs. Carl S. Llebe. Mrs Charles Jennings, Miss Alma Haines, Miss Charlotte Patterson, Miss Lillian Connaway. Miss Dorothy Eichenlaub, Miss -Marie Haller, Miss Ruth Plum mer. Miss Marlon Richey, Miss Gen evieve Matteson. Miss Helen Hall. Misses Esther and Monta Maegly, Mrs. Ralph Robinson. Mrs. Theodore Nlc olai. Mrs. H. M. Haller. Mrs. W. R. Kaser. Mrs. Leon Peters, Mrs. George Stapleton. Mrs. E. H. Holmes. Mrs. F. A. Watts. Mrs. W. Krumbeln. Mrs. L. M. Lacey. Mrs. H. T. Donovan, Mrs F. A. Murhard, Mrs. James A. Abrey, Mrs. R. E. Menefee. Mrs. Wilbur Reld and Miss Margaret Howatson. The other engagement was that of Estes Snedecor, of this city, to Miss Julia Dearlng Searcy, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., the announcement having Just been made by the bride-elect's father. Dr. James T. Searcy, a well-known physician of that city. Mr. Snedecor is an attorney of this city, having grad uated from the University of Alabama and later from the law school of Mich igan University. He Is popular In fra ternity circles, and is Identified prom inently with the Rotary Club, of this city. He is a former resident of Ala bama and the romance has continued since the college days of the young couple. Mr. Snedecor has been in this city for five years and is popular so cially. His bride-to-be Is related to the Pres ton W. Smiths, of this city, and she will be royally welcomed into local so ciety. Mr. Cornell and Mr. Snedecor are chums, and their weddings will follow one another, the letter's being planned for the end of December in the South. . Mr. and Mrs. James Henry, of San Jose, Cal., who have been Summering in Portland and Gearhart with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. C. Edward Grelle. have leased the Harry E. Coleman residence, on Over ton street for the Winter. Miss Hilda Smith was honor guest at a charming little dinner presided over by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cookingham Wednesday evening, also at the box party which followed at the Heilig Theater to see "Pinafore." Additional guests were Mr. and Mrs. George Kirk- imALf WwiWi Elegant Velvet Suits The most charming of this Fall display. One model in black is particularly hand some. The coat is cut on long Redingote lines, but falls in a wide flare. The high novelty collar is of Pomoire. as are also the three smalf buttons at the belt. The skirt is artisti cally designed on graceful plain lines. Another model in brown velvet and black Po moire is decidedly stunning. These suits are displayed in the Eastern's windows today. We assure you seeing them will be a treat to those who appreciate beautiful clothing. Other suits in the most popular weaves and styles. Priced from $14.50 up Creiil at Always Your Privilege The Store of Style and Service 'Outfitting 405 Washington St.. Cor. of Tenth ham Smith, with whom Miss Smith Is visiting, and Prescott Cookingham. On Thursday evening Prescott Cook ingham was host for a box party at the Heilig. his guests Including Mr. and Mrs. Cookingham. Dr. and Mrs. George A. Marshall and Miss Ruth Teal. Many Portland people will be inter ested to know that Miss Lucia B. Harrl man is located in Tokto. Japan, and la having a most Interesting trip. She is at present in Mampel. 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