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MIPS MABEL At the Altar. The later Oreaa will mot awallea. craeaU of Matrlasalal cimt-aaeata n4 wfillin tkrr elalr tlgari ay aoase prrioa aitkor. laesl te atkt the etateaaeat. The engagement la announced of Hlaa Blr-ther Manaon Huffaker of New Berlin, 111., to Mr.

Fraocla John Hill of Chicago. Mra. J. T. Douglas of No.

635 Fullerton sve-oue annouDcea the engagement of her daughter. Mlaa Lillian C. Douglas, to Mr. J. Herman Wlchmann.

Miss Genevra Fuller, daughter of Mr. William A. Poller of No. 2913 Michigan boulevard, and Mr. Cbarlea King will be married on Thursday, Jan.

4. The engagement la announced of Mlaa Anna Chapman, (laughter of Mrs. Chapman of No. 150 Pine street, and Mr. Morrill Dunn, aon of Major Dunn, U.

8. of No. 322 Superior street. The engagement la announced of Miss1 Pauline Kraus. niece of Mr.

Adolf Kraus of this city, and Mr. Mat Koliner of New York. They will be at home today at No. 4518 Drexel boulevard. Mlsa Marie Hamilton Dreher.

niece of Mrs. B. H. ConkUng. m-ill be married to Mr.

Beeck-man Graham on Wednesday, Dec. 15. at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Conklicg.

No. 168 Forty-Fifth street. The marriage of Mlaa Anna Isabel Ullrich and Mr. J. Besior Robertson of Mobile.

will be solemnized at the residence of the brides mother, Mrs. E. Louis Ullrich. No. 3214 Rhodes avenue, Thursday.

Dec. 16. The wedding of Miss Sara Louise Doane. daughter of Mr. Henry F.

Doane of Detroit, to Mr. Charles Brown Errlnger of Cincinnati. Ohio, formerly of thla city, will take place Wednesday evening. Dec. 15, at Detroit.

Mrs. Emma. A. Langdon announces the engagement of her youngest daughter. Miss Uella Mabel Langdon, to Mr.

Annur w. Cunningham. The marriage Is to take place on Jan. 18. at her home.

No. 483 East Forty-Second street. The marriage of Mlas Mabel Ella Tompkins, daughrr of Dr. and Mrs. James Tompkins of No.

323 Pleasant street. Oak Park, to Mr. Benjamin J. Ricker of Grinnell, Iowa, la announced. tor Tuesday, Dec.

28, at the home of the bride. Mr. and Mra. Frank Hanson of No. 4455 Drexel boulevard have issued carda tor the wedding of their daughter, Mlaa Daisy Han-aon, to Mr.

Edwin Bates Hurts. The ceremony will be performed by Dr. John H. Barrows on Thursday, at 7:30 o'clock, at the family residence, Mlaa Clara Bush of Orland. 111., and Mr.

Edward De Witt of Kldberry Park, were married Wednesday at the residence of Rev. Dr. H. W. Thomas.

No. 635 West Monroe street. After a tiijL through the South, Mr. and Mrs. De Wltte will be at home after Dec 20 at Kldberry Park, near Orland, I1L The marriage of Miss Lena RoMnson of Mr.

and Mra. D. B. Robinson of 8L Louis, and formerly of thla city, and Mr. Gale Thompson, second son of Mrs.

William Hale Thompson of the Metropole, will be solemnized on Wednesday evening, Feb. 9, at the home ef the bride's parents. No. 4440 Llndell avenue, St. Loula.

Miss Mattle Rose, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rose of No. 8241 Wabash avenue, waa married Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock to Mr. Charlea B.

Stafford. The wedding waa a home affair. The ceremony waa performed by Rabbi Hirsch. A wedding dinner was served by Kinsley. Seventy-five guests were seated at small round tables, which were done In pink and white.

engagement Is announced of Mlaa Nella Cbesney, daughter of Mra. James B. Ches-ney of the Plaza, and, Mr. Olles Elbert Car-veth of Cape Town, South Africa. The wedding will take place some time thla month, and Mr.

and Mra. Carveth will sail on or about Dec. 25 for their new home In Africa. Mlaa Chesney is a popular and pretty North Bide girl, and one of the most prominent and active members of the Thursday dub. The announcement In these columns on Sunday of the engagement of Miss Adelaide Pearl Swift and Mr.

Tracy John Taylor haa aroused much interest, aa both of the young people are extremely popular In the circle In which they move. Miss Swift la the second daughter of Hon. and Mrs. George B. Swift of No.

52 Loom la atreet. and Mr. Taylor la the third son of Mra. Charlea A. Taylor of No.

272 Warren avenue. HI father waa one of the beat known of the earlier residents of the West Side, and waa an uncle of Mr. H. O. Chatfield-Taylor.

The wedding will not take place for nearly a year. The wedding of Mr. Arthur Bissell, aon of the late George F. Blasell of thla city, and Miaa Emily G. Tredway, daughter of Mr.

and Mra. Dwight Tredway of St. Loula, was solemnized Wednesday noon at the home of the bride's parents. No. 1C35 Locuat street, St.

Loula, In the presence of none but members of the two famillea, the ceremony being private, owing to the Illness of the grandfather of the bride, Mr. Casloa C.Oreeley, one of the oldest and most prominent of the citizens of St. Louis. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr.

Nichols, who bad performed a similar ceremony for the parents of the brtfc The only Chicagoans present were Mrs. George F. Bissell. mother Ot the groom, and Mr. Richard M.

BlaaelL brother of the groom. After a wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Bissell will spend the winter at the Virginia, but la the spring they will go to Lake Forest. Extremely simple and modest and In the beat of tasto were the details that accompanied the wedding Thursday of Mlas Marie Morel Hitch of this city and Mr.

Henry George of New York. The ceremony was performed at the homo of the bride' father. Captain Ebeoezer V. Hitch. No.

255 Ontario street, at 11 o'clock la- the morning, not more than thirty people being present. Rev. John Rusk performed the ceremony. The bride, who la a typical Southern girl, a native of New Orleans, wore becoming gown of white silk, trimmed with ducheee lace, without a veil, wearing and carrying white carnations. The bride waa attended by her youngest slater, Mlaa Ellmore Helen Hitch, aa maid of honor, another dainty type of sweet Southern beauty, fine was la white organdie and carried La Franco rosea.

GORDON DCNLAP. Mr. George was attended Dy Mr. Ralph Cram-ford, formerly of New York, aa beat man. The only members of the groom's family present were bla mother and sister, who arrived here on Tueaday from New York.

Mrs. George wore dark blue grenadine, trimmed with duohesse lace, while Mlaa Annie George was in black broadcloth, with a waist of white chiffon. After the ceremony a wedding luncheon was served, the tables being decorated with roses of various hues and kinds, eet in tall vases. Mr. and Mrs.

George left at 3 o'clock for Washington. D. where they will spend the winter. Later they will go to their home In Fort Hamilton. N.

Y. The Hitch family came here from New Orleans some seven years ago. The bride of yesterday received some attention two years ago. at the age of 17. when she won the first prize In the piano department of the Chicago Musical college, she being a pianists of exceptional ability.

She Is the fourth of five handsome daughters, one of them having recently gone on the professional stage aa Miss Elizabeth Field, and la now a member of the "At Plney Ridge" company. The Oeorge and Hitch famillea have been friendly for many years, but the engage mrnt that ended In matrimony yesterday began only last August, when the bride visited In New York. Looking Backward. Mra. Edward T.

Blair of Caaa street entertained at dinner Wednesday evening. Mrs. W. W. Kimball of No.

1801 Prairie avepue gave a dinner Monday Mr. and Mra. Potter Palmer gave a dinner Friday evening for Mr. William M. Chase.

The Menoken club entertained the ladles Thursday evening at an Informal muslcale. The Neighborly club entertained Its friends Wednesday evening at the Medlnah temple. Mlaa Brooka of No. 4643 Lake avenue entertained at an informal tea Wednesday af tercet n. Mra.

Edward E. Ayer. No. 1 Banks street, gave a luncheon yesterday, followed by drive whist. A dinner wai given Friday evening by Judge and Mra.

Lambert Tree, at No. 94 Caaa atreet. A progressive euchre party was given Monday by Mrs. George E. Salter, No.

4002 Kim-bark avenue. A luncheon was given Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. John. 8. Runnella of No.

693 North State street. Miss Anna Lin Carr of the Arizona gave a dance Monday evening for her guest, Mlas Woody of Champaign. 111. Mra. William Rodiger of No.

60 Wert Monroe stieet entertained seventy-five ladles at card Thursday afternoon. The active members of the Amateur Musical club enjoyed a muslcale at Stelnway recital hall Monday afternoon. Mrs. Samuel E. Barrett of the Lake Shore drive entertained at luncheon, followed by whist, Wednesday afternoon, a ball being given for the guests who bad participated In the theater party at Hoolcy's.

About 200 couples were present. Mrs. G. R. Carmlcbael of No.

351 Dearborn avenue entertained at an informal tea Monday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock. Mrs. Ellsha H. Miller of the Lexington entertained a company of friends at a box party at the Columbia Tuesday evening. The Young People's Dancing class met Friday evenlDg at the- borne of Mrs.

Samuel E. Barrett, No. 109 Lake Shore drive. Mrs. T.

J. Lefens of No. 2626 Michigan boulevard Introduced her daughter, Miae Lefens, at a tea from 3 till 6 o'clock Thursday. Mr. and Mrs.

George Ely Van Hagen (nee Lewla) held their first post-nuptial at home at No. 3630 Vernon avenue Wednesday. Mrs. Hugh T. Birch of No.

1912 Michigan boulevard was hoateaa Thursday afternoon at a luncheon, at which ten ladies attended The bazar at the Lexington hotel, artier the auspice of the Margaret Etter Crechi came to a successful close Wedneaday evening. The Beefsteak club bad a dinner at the Standard club Thursday evening. The subject discussed was "Cure tor Social ills." A luncheon for debutante waa given Monday by Mrs. E. 8.

Worthlngton, No. 405 Erie atreet. The gueat of honor waa Mlaa Marie Roger. Mme. V.

A. La Barre gave a French recitation yesterday afternoon at ibe residence of Mrs. F. G. Whiting, No.

3154 Lake Park avenue. Miss Vesta E. 8everinghau of No. 437 North Ashland avenue entertained a party of twenty yesterday afternoon with "Kontem-porary Kbaracters." Mr. Mary H.

Ford spoke on "Charles V. and the Glory of Spain" Wednesday morning at too home of Mrs. Caleb H. Marshall. No.

4730 Drexel boulevard. A reception waa held Tuesday evening by Mra. William Jones, No. 4534 Greenwood avenue. Musical numbers were furnished by Mlas Marion Carpenter.

About forty member of the Thursday club met at the home of Mrs. E. Hamilton Banker Wednesday aXternoon and played progressive 'euchre for charity. Mrs. Charlea M.

Webber of No. 150 Astor street entertained at luncheon yeaterday In honor of Mra. E. B. Powell of Oswego, N.

T. Covers were laid for ten. A whist party was given Thursday afternoon by Mesdame Edward and John Valentine, at No. 449 North Stat street. About forty ladies wers present.

Mr. and Mrs. James Smith Moor held a post-nuptial reception at their home. No. 203 East Forty-Fourth street, Wednesday afternoon between and o'clock.

MUs Auta M. O. Smith of No. 2598 Kenmore avenue, Edgewater, entertained at luncheon yesterday In honor of Miss Crawford of Mansfield. Ohio.

Cover were laid for twelve, Mrs. Wlllard E. Pardrldge of No. 1817 Indiana avenue entertained at dinner on Wedne- i day evening la honor of her gueat, Mlaa Leooa Koon of Detroit. Cover were laid for ten.

Mr. Truman. O. Palmer andl Mrs, M. Lincoln of Irving Park held a large recep-tloo Friday afternoon, tho guest of honor Being Mrs.

J. Andrew Gillies of Ogden Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith of Ne.

4620 Drexel houlevard entertained at a muslcale Tours- 1 day evening. Too programme was presented! by Miss Orac Back and MA W. O. B. Boa.

boeck. Mrs. Henry M. Shepard, No. 4US Grand boulevard, gave a debutante' luncheon Tuesday afternoon, for her daughter.

Miss Helen Shepard. and Mlaa Mabel Wadaworth of An-burn, N. T. Dr. and1 Mrs.

'William Evan Caaeelberry el No. 1830 Calumet avenue entertained at dinner Thursday evening in honor of Mr. and Mr. Frank Van S. Hibbardv Cover were laid for twelve.

The department of philanthropy of tho Woman' club held its monthly meeting on Wednesday afternoon, and waa addressed by Mlaa Julia C. Lathrop on "Justice Rather than Charity." A luncheon waa given Thursday by Mrs. P. L. Auten of No.

314 Ashland boulevard. About forty ladlea wee present, the guests being seated at a number of round tables, decorated in pink. Mrs. Lucius Brown Matjtonya of No. 374 Dearborn avenue gave a theater party at the Columbia yeaterday afternoon.

Tho guests wore: Mra. Schioenthaler. Mrs. Goodrich, Mrs. Foster, Mra Landls, and Mr.

Knight. Tho Kenwood club wai the scene of 'a large dance Wednesday evening. The hostesses were: Mrs. Samuel Austin Whitney, Miss Ella Francella Purdy. Mlaa Thompson, and Miss Bertha Aces, Purdy.

Tomaao played. Mlaa Dorothy Moulton of No. 2119 Calumet avenue entertained at luncheon Monday in honor of Mlaa Noel Brlttlan of St. Joseph, and Mlaa Margaret Graham of Pitta-burg. The largest social assemblage of the week waa the Catholic charity ball at the Auditorium on Tuesday evening.

The grand march waa led by Mrs. J. C. Robinson anl Mayor Harriaon. Mra.

H. C. Pelrce of No. 1904 Surf street entertained yceterday morning, when Mrs. Katherlne Field read a paper on the literary times of the Stuarts and the protector.

Mlas WHUt Parker sang. Later luncheon was served. Mlaa Emma Kirk, who la to be Introduced on Monday, Dec. 12. was complimented by her mo: he-.

Mrs. Milton W. Kirk of No. 528 North State street Thursday evening, when a dinner was given, at which most of the young ladies were debutantes. The Friday club held a unique meeting at the Newberry library yesterday afternoon, lr being devoted to personal remlniacencea of Eugene Field, offered by three of his friends.

Messrs. Sol Smith Russell. Franklin H. Head, and Slaaon Thompson. Mlas Marcli Patrick of the Lexington entertained at luncheon Tueaday in honor of the Miaaea Noel Brlttaln of St.

Joseph. and Margaret Graham of Plttaburg. Covers were laid for sixteen. All present were graduates of.Ogontz. The table color waa pick.

Tuesday afternoon was entirely given up to the ladlea at the Menoken club. Not a man was to be found at the spacious house on Waahlngton boulevard. Miss Anne Kavan-augh gave a series of sketches In dialect. Mlas Kavaoaugh was aaslated by Nellie Marshall on the plfeoo. Mlaa Mae Fleming aang.

Mrs. Charlea Howard Bealey wf No. 399 Huron street received yesterday afternoon fiom 3 till 5 o'clock. Mr. G.

P. A. Healy aaalsted In receiving, while the tea table waa io charge of Mlaa Edith Healy. Mlaa Luda Wella. Mrs.

Albert W. Goodrich, and Mrs. Charles Rand. The residence of Mr. and Mrs.

Anthony Echmltt. No. 4537 Drexel boulevard, waa the scene of a large reception and dance Thursday evening, when their daughter. Miaa Iora Schmltt. made her debut In aoclety.

KInaley served. Mrs. Schmltt and the Misses Schxnlt: will be at home Thursdays In December. Mrs. E.

A. Otis and Miss Otis of No. 294 Huron street were at home yesterday from till 6 o'clock. Among the ladies who aaalsted were Mesdame David Rutter. N.

S. Davis. John D. Bradley. Henry B.

Mason: Misses Helen Sturges. Marion 6 1 urges, Mary Cooke, and Alice Poole. A large reception dance was held at the Kenwood club Thuraday eveclcg by Mr. and Mrs. M.

G. Kellogg of No. 135 East Forty-Seventh atreet. Those who assisted In receiving were: Meedamea Oliver C. Ely.

C. B. Van Kirk. J. C.

Gl fiord. E. G. Sbumway. R.

H. Donnelley. W. L. De Wolf, and R.

Bell. "Alaska and the Yukon Gold Flelda" waa the topic of the current-event claaa of the Weat End Woman'a club Thursday morning. Mrs. H. D.

P. BJgeiow and Mra. Robert Newton related their experience on an Alaskan voyage, and Mra. Ell Gage addressed the club upon her varied experiences in the interior of Alaska. A tea was given from 4 till 7 o'clock yesterday by Mra.

Albert Hartauff and Mlaa Florence Hartsuff of No. 53 Bellevue place. The ladles who aaalsted were Miss Annie Walker. Miss Blanche Holland. Mlaa Wadaworth, Miss Bthel Richardson, and Mrs.

Dean. Mrs. Hartauff and Mlas Hartsuff receive Mondays. The first of two musical reading was given Thuraday afternoon at the palatial residence of Mra. Philip D.

Armour. of No. 3700 Michigan boulevard, when a Chopin lecture-recital waa given by Mlas Carrie Wllhelmtna Meara. reader, and Mrs. Ada Howell Leper, pianist.

Tho next reading will be given Thursday at 3 o' lock-Mrs. Caleb H. Marshall of No. 4730 Drexel boulevard entertained at luncheon Monday, the guest of honor being Mrs. E.

Nelson Blake of Boston. Those present were Mesdames E. Nelson Blake. Herman H. Kohlsaat, John E.

Oilman. William Lawrence, Alson E. Clark. William Jonea. Alonzo N.

Reece. James A. Bingham. Everett W. Brooka, John A.

Green, and Mlaa C. L. Phillips. Mrs. George E.

RIckords of Dearborn avenue entertained at luncheon on Thursday afternoon, the hour being from 1 to 3 o'clock. The tables were so arranged that the sixty-three guests were seated at the same time. The ladies asslating were Mesdamea John P. Wllaon. Wm.

Penn Nixon, E. B. Preston, and Carl Bullock, and the Misses Wilson. Pence, Bullock, Preston, and Egan. The Union League club attracted more thac the usual number of its members with their friends to the weekly table d'hote dinner Thursday evening, and Manager 8tepben Kel-lett prepared a most attractive menu for the large company present.

Many private parties were given, among them being one of twenty at which Mra. J. R. Mann was the hostess. Tomaao presented a pleasing programme of enuaic.

Mr. Philip D. Armour. of No. 3700 Michigan boulevard gave a luncheon for twelve ladle Thursday afternoon In.

honor of Mis Carrie Wllhelmin Mears. Among tho twelve ladles present were: Mesdames J. Ogden Armour. John Dupeo. B.

B. Veach of Louisville, Irene Fargo, Andrews, C. W. Comes, Archibald Valentine, Oeorge A. Scaverna, Mrs.

W. H. Loper, and W. Vernon Booth. Tho first skate and dance of tho Skaters' club took place on Thursday evening at tho old pondX corner of Superior and Pine streets.

There was a large attendance, and the dancing waa a good as the skating. The club Is conducted this season by the following committee of directors: Messrs. Frank Remington. F. W.

Lamport. RusseU Tyson. Valentine Le Moyne, and Joseph Letter. At the home of Mrs. Charles L.

Raymond, No. 2239 Calumet avenue. Miss Abble Raymond waa Introduced at a luncheon given Wedneeday afternoon at 1 o'clock. A number of young matrons and many of the better known of the younger set were In attendance, the luncheon being served at a number of small tables. During the luncheon Tomaao played the popular airs of the day.

The table decoration were In pink. A reception was held yeaterday afternoon ty Mr. William L. Grey. No.

2010 Prairie avenue, to Introduce ber younger daughter. Miss Florence Grey. The hours were from 5 to 7 o'clock. Miss Jessie High and Mr. George Scott assisted la receiving, and the young ladle who poured were the Misses Cecil Clark, Louise Brega.

Irene Botaford. Frances Dlbblee, Gcnevra Fuller, Alice Giles, Marjorl Streeter, and Edith Brooks. Mrs. Grey and the Misses Grey are at home Tuesday. A large tea wa given Thursday afternoon at No.

380 Ontario street by Mrs. Charlea H. Coffin, Mrs. Perelval Brook Coffin, and the Misses Rhoda and Ruth OoSa, the hours being from 4 to 7 o'clock. At the table, where Kinsley, served, tho following young ladlea presided: Misses Helen Shepard, Ethel Richardson.

Edith. Brock. Marjorl Cook, Marie Roger. Marguerite Preston, Angeline Brewster. Edith Dexter.

Jane Egan, Bertha Bullock. Nannie Walter. Susanna Waller, Julia MoConncll, and Annie Rogers. Several hundred ladle were present to compliment Mlaa Alison Trego on tho occasion ot her debut Thursday at the residence 5ECSc5E5" 8, of her mother, Vrs. Char! a T.

Trego, No. 3938 Lake avenue. Tho hour vera from ft to At tho tea tablo tho following Sonn ladle war la charge! Mrs. John Sea-ion I Mlase Maud Marigold, Juliet Bond. Edith Broke, Sarah Phillips, Imogen Hoyt, Ruth Hardy, Ora Manning.

Mrs. Trego and Mlaa Trego will bo at horn oa Thursdays, Jan. and 13. Mrs. D.

K. Lord, No. 5450 Cornell a venae, held a coming-out reception for her daughter. Mis Alice Lord, Wednesday afternoon. About 450 ladles present.

Those who assisted Mrs. Lord In receiving were Mesdame Herbert Wear. J. H. Cook.

Carl Dreyer, and Robert Brman, Jr. The young ladle who poured were the Misses Martha Wilson, Albertlno Flershsm, Louis Stockton, Matforte Cook, Mary Strong. France Marder, Adelaide Wilson, Harriet Wood, and Mary Thompson. A-aupper and a dance followed In tho evening. A reception was held Wednesday evening by Mr.

and Mr. A. P. Richardson of No. 47 Bellevue place In honor of the debut of their daughter.

Mis Ethel Richardson. The hour wars from to 10 o'clock, and the following young ladlea assisted In receiving: Misses iRuth Coffin. Edith Brooks, Marls Rogers, Marie Inderrleden, Albertine Flerahem, Angeline Brewster, Rhoda Coffin, Marguerite Preston, Helen Raymond, Anna Barker, Edith Dexter, and Louise Coleman. Kinsley served at a table decorated In pink roses and ferns. Mrs.

Richardson and Mlaa Rlchardaon will be at home on Mondays. Mlaa Marlon Doud was formally presented to society Thursday afternoon by her mother, Mrs. L. B. Doud of No.

3257 Michigan boulevard. The debutante waa almply gowned In white net over silk, and carried violet. Mrs. Doud wore heliotrope end silver brocade, and was assisted in receiving by Mrs. E.

M. Phelps. Mrs. Ed ward Mrs. Bodlne, Mr.

Charlea Pope. Mra. Gilbert, and Dr. Sarah Hackett Stevenaon. The tearoom, which was decorated In orcblda, waa presided over by the Ml at a Edith Councilman, Clover Cox, Helen Shepard.

Helen Bayley. Ethel Warner, Emma Goddard. Aline Thayer, Eleanor Meacham. and Helen Gilbert. -A dcoutante of Wednesday was Mlas Julia Winne.

daughter of Mr. W. N. D. Wlnneof No.

135 Pine street, who entertained In hla daughter' honor at a reception from 4 to 7 o'clock. Aaalatlng in receiving were Mesdame Clinton Locke. John K. Mackenzie, and A. F.

Morrill. At the table the young ladlea who presided were the Miaaea Marie Rogers, Bet-Hebe! Beebe. Kathleen McMurray, Helen Wakem. Blanche Budd, Marlon Thomas, Edith Brooka, Katherlne Barrel 1. Louise Burke, and Sallle Shoenberger.

In the evening the young ladies who poured were enter-talced at supper, aa equal number of young men txing bidden to join them. The November dinner of the Forty club had the benefit of a large attendance, the banquet-room of the Wellington hotel being completely occupied Tuesday evening. President William T. Hall presided aa toaatmaater. and the secretary.

Mr. Edward Frelberger. passed the loving cup and Introduced the forty-eight men present. Rev. Ernest M.

SMres aald grace, and songs were offered lo different veins by Meevrs. George J. Hamlin sad Otis. Harlan. Mr.

William De Vere recited one of hla original poema. Mr. Richard Golden, one of the most fluent of speakers, kept the company in a roar. Mr. Wlliam Bush gave a musical sketch and Mr.

J. A. Dtmery sang. Mr. Jeff De An-gclls told a new story.

The West End Woman's club met Friday afternoon. The papers were read upon the subject of "Novelists." Mrs. M. E. Cole diacuased "The Different Classes of Novelists and the Alma of Each." The romance period waa covered by Mra.

E. W. Kohlaaat. In an article on "The Romantic Novellat." "Tho Dramatic Novellat" waa presented by Mrs. O.

S. Mackenzie. Mr. Robert E. Harty aang "A May Morning" and "The Height of Ages." Misa Archibald gave a number of Interesting readings.

An Informal meeting waa held from 4 until 6 o'clock, under the direction of Mrs. W. G. Jackaon, chairman of the social department. The following ladies poured: Mrs.

C. A. Brown, V8U. O. W.

Stanford. Mrs. W. C. Helnroth.

Mrs. Frank Earl, Mra. It. N. Hall, and Mrs.

S. F. Leonard. The Future. The Ryder club will meet Tuesday evening.

The Korma club will give a dance at Klna-ley'a on Tuesday evening. A ball will be given at Kinsley's on New Year' eve by the Concordia. Mrs. John T. McAuley of No.

467 Elm street will give a luncheon Thuraday. Mrs. W. H. Bartlett of Evanston will give a large dancing party Chriatmas eve.

Mrs. Harold McCormict ot No. 297 Ontario atreet will give a luncheon Tueaday. Mr. Arthur Ryerson ot No.

69 Bellevue r-lace will entertain at dinner Tueaday evening. Mrs. George 8. Thurter of No. 26 Delaware place will give a tea Thursday from 3 to o'clock.

Mrs. E. 8. Matthews of No. 247 Goethe street will receive on Saturday from 4 to 6 o'clock.

Mrs. Benjamin F. Ayer will entertain at dinner at No. 99 Pine street on Tueaday, Dec. 14.

Mrs. E. A. Hamlll of No. 2637 Prairie avenue will give a children's party during the holidays.

Mrs. G. 8. Carmlchael of No. 351 Dearborn avenue will be at home Thursday from 3 until o'clock.

Mra. John Camp Williams of No. 158 Rush street will receive Saturday afternoon from 4 to 7 o'clock. Mr. and Mr.

Jeese Watkln (oee 8U1-well) will receive Thursdays at No. 1821 Al-dlne avenue. Mrs. Dudley Wilkinson of No. 163 Ruih street will hold a reception Thursday afternoon.

Dec. 16. Mrs. William A. Purreli of No.

4022 Indiana avenue will give a tea on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 15. Mr. Frank Van Voorl of No. 3222 Rhode avenue will give a tea from 2 till 4 and 4 till o'clock Friday.

The charity dance of the Matheon club will take place at the Ashland club on Thursday evening, Jan. 20. The Chicago Architectural club will give a dance tomorrow evening at their rooms la the Art institute. Mr. F.

B. Pea body of No. 426 Dearborn avenue will give a young people's dance on Thuraday. Dec 30. Mrs.

George C. Ball and Mlaa Ball of No. 5211 Klmbark avenue will be at home Wednesday. Dec. 8 and 15.

Mrs. Nelson Thomaason of North Stats atreet will give a dance on Wednesday, Dec 29, for young people. A regular meeting of the White City club will be held In the parlors of the Ltland hotel tomorrow evening. Mrs. Henry Curtl of No.

4455 Greenwood venue will hold a reception on Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock. Mr. E. F. Lawrence of No.

67 Lake Shore drive will give a dinner Monday evening, Dec 20, In honor of her son. Mrs. Charles Loula Strobe! of No. 670 Division street will be at home Wednesdays in December from 3 until 6 o'clock, Mrs. Charles B.

Pope of No. 2835 Michigan boulevard will give a dance for young people on Monday evening, Dec. 27. The third and last reception by Mrs. Lor In Collins.

of No. 4830 Madison avenue took place Tueaday atiernoon. The second party in the Thursday club holiday assemblies will take place Christmas eve at the Chicago Beach hotel. Mrs. Rumsey and Miss Amelia Ramsey Wheeler will be at home Saturday from 4 until 7 o'clock at No.

313 Huron street. The Arche club has secured Mr. 'William M. Chase, the distinguished painter, for an Informal lecture Friday afternoon. The Ladles' Card club will meet tomorrow afternoon at the Wood lawn club.

Table will be set for progressive enchre. Mrs. Henry Strong and Miaa Strong of No. 27 Bank street will he at heme on Thursdays, Dec 16 and SO. from 4 to 6 o'clock.

Tho Club Franca la will give a soiree Tuesday at the home of the president, Mrs. M. H. Knowles, No. 4564 Oakenwald avenue.

Mr. Chauncey Blair will give a young people' dance In honor of Chauncey and Bruce Borland oa Tueaday evening. Dec 23. The Tale Glee and Banjo club will give their annual oonesrt la Chicago at Central Muslo hall Wednesday evening, Jan. ft.

Mr. Hamilton McCormlck, Ontario and Rush streets, will give a large dance oa Friday In honor of her slater, Miss Plummer. Mlaa Kathleen McMurray, daughter of Mrs. J. H.

McMurray of the Virginia, will make her debut at reception oo New Sear's day. Mrs. Crane and Mrs. Frank Ryerson Crane of No. 1482 Washington boulevard will hold a reception "Wednesday from until 6 o'clock.

Mrs. Franc la Lackner and the Misses Lack ner of No. 679 Dearborn avenue will entertain Wednesday afternoon, from 4 to 7 o'clock, Mrs. David Brigga of No. IS Ritchie place will receive Saturday, Dec 18, in honor of ber guest, Miaa Mabel Wadaworth of Auburn, N.

Y. Mr. A. J. Earllng of No.

8122 Michigan boulevard will hold a reception Thursday. Deo. 16. for her daughter, Mlaa Harrietts Ear-ling. Mrs.

John M. Clark of No. 2000 Prairie avenue will hold a coming-out reception for her daughter, Miaa Cecil Clark, on Saturday afternoon. Mlsa Mervyn Winston, who will return from Farmlngton on Dec 20, will be tendered a dance for young people during Christmas week. Mra.

C. L. Wllley of No. 8659 Michigan boulevard will give a dance Tuesday evening, Dec 28, tor her daughter, Mlaa Katherlne Btlrrltt. Mrs.

J. J. Gleesner ot No. 1800 Prairie avenue will give a cotillon for her daughter. Miss Frances Glessner, on Thursday evening.

Dec 16. The Antiquarians of the Art Institute will give an exhibition of selected work of old and modern masters, from 3 to 6 o'clock, on New Year'a day. Mra. Charlea Murray and Mrs. Charles Roberts Murray will be at home at No.

3242 Lake Park avenue on Wednesday aqd Friday, from 2 until 6 o'clock, Mrs. Theodore A. Shaw and Mrs. Howard Van Doren Shaw will be at home at No. 2124 Calumet avenue on Thursday afternoon, from 2 until 6 o'clock.

Mrs. Samuel Gregaten and Mra. Charlea Wheeler Nlcboles of No. 3435 Michigan boulevard will be "at home" on Thuraday, Dec 16, between 3 and 6 o'clock. Mrs.

Thomas Nevln, Jamleson and Mrs. Stlllman Bingham Jamleeoo, will beat home on Thursday, Dec 16. from 3 to 6 clock; at No. 4508 Wood lawn avenue. Mra.

Charles Henry Chappell and Mrs. Charles Henry Chappell. will be at heme on Thursday. Dec 16, from 3 to 6 o'clock, at No. 3657 Michigan boulevard.

Miss Rbecca Whitehead will be Introduced by ber mother. Mrs. Ellsha P. Whitehead of No. 1932 Calumet avenue, at a reception oa Saturday afternoon.

Dec. 18. Mrs. Alexander B. Adam and Miss Elizabeth Adam ef No.

2249 Calumet avenue will be at home on Tuesdaya In December and January, from 3 to 6 o'clock. Miss Beaale Keith, daughter of Mr. and Mra. E. G.

Keith of No. 1900 Prairie avenue, will be Introduced to aoclety at a reception to be held by her mother on Saturday, Dec. 18. The North Bide Art club will meet Monday morning at the Marquette club. The programme will be a mualcale and reading by Mlaa Tyler.

Mrs. Lorlng. Mra. Banga, and the Miaaea Menefer. Mrs.

Frederick Austin. Mr. Wallace Barlrr. and Miss Anna Barker will be at home on Saturday from 4 until 7 o'clock, at No. 49 Bellevue place.

In honor of Mia Barker's debut. Mrs. D. G. Hamilton of No.

2929 Michigan boulevard will entertain at a dance for young people In honor of Mlsa Adelaide Hamilton and her son, Bruce Hamilton, on Wedneaday evening. Dec. 29. Mlsa Helen Richmond Gilbert of No. 3336 Calumet avenue has sent out eighty-five cards to a luncheon on Wednesday afternoon In honor of Mis Marion Doud, who made her debut larit Thursday.

Mrs. William Waller of No. 40 Banks street will hold a reception Saturday, from 6 until 7 o'clock, for Mlsa Nannie Waller. Mrs. Waller and Miss Waller will be at home Mondays in January.

The literary round table of the Culture club will meet at the residence of Mra. Jamea Maxwell. No. 367 Ashland boulevard, tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs.

Elizabeth A. Reed will lead the circle. Mrs. Edward Avery Harrltcan cf N.o 54 Waltcn place will hold her second postnuptial reception cn Wednesday afternoon. from 3 until 6 o'clock, aaslated by Mra.

J. A. Ray and Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers. Mrs.

George Benedict Carpenter, Miss Marian Carpenter, and Mrs. L. K. Cushing will entertain Informally with music on the second Thursdays of each month during the season at No. 3222 Lake Park avenue.

Owing to the Illness of Mlas Spalding, the programme for the meeting of the Young Fortnightly club tomorrow afternoon haa been changed. Miss Sheldon will read an ear ay on "The Philosophy of Omar Khayyam." Colonel and Mrs. Robert Rae of the Kenwood have issued invitations to a dance at the Kenwood on Thursday evening at o'clock. Previous to the dance a number of formal dinner will be given by the guests of the hotel. Mrs.

Samuel Eberly Gross. Miss Emily E. Halleck Campbell, and Mlaa Minnie de La-vergne Campbell have lesued cards for Tuesday. Dec. 21.

from 4 until 7 o'clock, at No. 48 Lxe Shore drive. Mrs. Groia and the Misses Campbell will be at home Mondays. The musical section of the South Side club will meet Tuesday at 11 o'clock, continuing the study of the classical epoch.

At 2 o'clock the monthly business meeting will be held, and at 3 Professor Rolfe will lecture on Lowell. Thursday evening the club will hold a litre reception. Among those who will give dinner preceding Mrs. Hamilton McCormlck'a ball on Friday evening Mr. and Mr.

C. W. Brega of No. 2816 Michigan boulevard; Mr. and Mra.

Harold A. Howard ot 672 Division atreet. and Dr. and Mr. J.

E. Owen of No. 1806 Michigan boulevard. The Twentieth Century club will hold It flfty-aecond meeting at the reaidence of Mr. and Mrs.

H. N. Hlglnbotham. No. 2838 Michigan boulevard, tomorrow evening at 8:30 o'clock.

The club will be addressed by Mr4 Anthony Hope Hawkins of London, England, upon the subject, "Romance," Mra. Caryl Young and Mrs. B. B. Botaford will bold a reception at the Metropole on Monday.

Dec. 13. from 4 to 7 o'clock. In honor ot Miss Bertha Botaford and Miss Edith Young, the last named making ber debut on that occasion. In the evening there will be a email dance.

Mrs. Caryl B. Young will be In the receiving party. The Ken wood -club's programme for December is as follows: Dec 6. bowling contest C- A.

A. vs. Kenwood; Dec 10. progressive euchre: Dec. 14.

ladles' night whist and Informal dancing; Dec. 17, danolng; Dec. 23, bowling contest. Douglas vs. Kenwood; Dec 24.

miscellaneous programme, dramatic and musical; Dec. 27, children party from 6:30 to 9 o'clock; Dec. 81. dancing, cotillon led by Mr. Sam E.

Thrall and Mr. Walter A. Frost, Mrs. Sara A. Hubbard will give the following course of five lectures: Jan.

6, Mrs. A. A. (iprague'a. No.

1710 Michigan boulevard. "Ideal Phasea of Love;" Jan. IS, Mra. A. C.

McClurg'. No. 125 Lake Shore drive. "The Art of Reading;" Jan. 20.

Mra. Henry A. Blair's. No. 1735 Prairie avenue, "Manners Maketh Man;" Jan.

27. Mrs. Henry W. King's, No. 151 Rush street.

"The Heroic Element In Human Nature," and Feb. 4. Mr. T. B.

Blackston. No. 252 Michigan boulevard, The Culture of Happlneaa." A dinner will be given by the Society of the Virginia at the Lexington hotel Thursday evening. This society waa recently organized by a union of the former residents of the Virginias now residing In Chicago. Kdnrla Randolph Thnrman is president, J.

A. Mean vice president, and Dr. Clark Gapen secretary. The directory I composed ot James E. Brown, chairman; James Lane Allen.

K. H. Addlngton. Henry Hlden, and Rev. P.

8. Hcnscn. Speechee. Southern tongs, elocutionary exercise, and dancing will be feature. The Oakland club announce the following programme for the month: Dec 7, waltz reception; Dec 11.

card, cinch; Dec 14, ball game, married vs. single; dancing after 10 Dec 18. cards, whist; Dec 21, ball game; dancing after 10 o'clock; Dec 25, open house; Dec 29. dancing party, formal; Dec 21, open house until 10 o'clock; Informal dancing after 13 o'clock. Literary Section Friday evening, Dec 10, special literary exercise.

Mis Vaughn; "Completion and Re-' view of Martin Chusilewlt." Ml Mae Moder-well and assistants. Friday eves in Dec. 17, lecture, "Roman Syria and the atuina East ot Jordan," Professor William Goodyear; final lecture of first course. i The third ef the fortnightly muslcale, given by the Athletlo club, will take place oa Wednesday evening. The programme will be as follow: Three minuets.

Paderewskl. BIcet Sleveklng, Mr. Eame; (a) "Ecstasy," Mrs. H. H.

A. Beech: (b) 'Twaa April," Nevln. Mies Buck; "A la Ddsarte." anonymous; (b) selected, anonymous. Miss Anderson; "Night Song," Schumann; rhapsodic. No.

ft, Liszt, Mr. Eame: "For a Dream' Sake." Comen: "Bendemeer'a Stream," 8cott-Gatty, Miaa Buck; "The Buzs-Saw Girl." anonymous, Mlaa Anderson. A series of three dance will be given Monday evenings, Dec 20, Jan. 17, and Feb. 14, In Ihe ballroom ot the Germanla club, German la place.

The matrons of these dances will be Mesdames R. A. Waller, L. McCormlck, John Noyce, J. C.

Evans. C. H. Hodges, A. Meeker, C.

M. Walker. T. Chaser" J. 8.

Runnella, M. Caruthers, A. B. Newell. W.

H. Hubbard. B. 8. Adams, J.

R. Walker, and Herman Gade. The managers will be Messrs. Garfield King. O.

E. Babcock. M. L. Johnston.

R. T. Crane. A. D.

Eraklne, Kinney Smith. Walter Ayer, and J. A. Carpenter. The next meeting of the Service club will be held at the home of Miss Florence Bartlett.

No. 2720 Prairie avenue. Tuesday, at 2:30 o'clock. This Is ths last meeting before the fancy dress bazaar and dance to be given by the club Tuesday, Dec 14. at the Metropole.

At this entertainment, which le for the benefit ef the philanthropic work In which the club la Intereated, the members will dreea In the costumes of the peasantry of France. Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Norway, Sweden, and Holland. The patronesses are Mesdames Norman B. Ream, J. J.

Glessner, Fernando Jonea, P. D. Armour. P. D.

Armour. Chauney Blair, J. Nevlna Hyde, H. O. Stone.

Elbrldge Keith. Charlea Hammel, and Henry W. Hoyt. A novel entertainment for Thursday evening. Dec 16.

will be the harvest party at the Chicago Beach hotel. The Invitations are artistically gotten up on bright yellow paper, with designs of pumpkins, cornstalks, and haystacks. Ladies are requested to dress in calico and gentlemen in overalls and Jumpers. The committee consists of Miss Buchanan, Miss Wilcox. Miss Baker.

Mr. Frank Barbour, Mr. Charles A. Funk, and Mr. II.

C. Waters. The ballroom will be transformed Into a barn, and the decorations will be cornstalks, cnthrashed oats, illuminated pumpkins, etc, and the refreshment will be New England dishes of home-made mince and pumpkin pies, doughnut, cider, and such thing. Invitation will be Issued on Friday to a series of three Informal subscription dsnees to be given at Bourntque' on Fridays, Dec. 24.

Dec. 31. and Jan. 7. at 8:30 o'clock.

Mr. William Tracy Page la the treasurer of the enterprise. The committee in charge con-sists of Messrs. Durant Howard. Sidney Mitchell.

Robert Gaylord. Charlea H. Currier, Harold Letton, Lynjan G. Bournlque. William Hutchinson, and William Tracy Page.

The patronesses will be Mesdames H. O. Stone. J. Ogden Armour.

Martin A. Ryerson. John J. Mitchell. William B.

Howard. William R. Linn. George H. Webster.

Edward L. Brewster, Simeon B. Chapin, J. K. Robinson, Philip D.

Armour, H. N. Hlglnbotham, George A. Seaverns. William H.

Moore. Ferdinand W. Peck. Charles D. Dana.

Joseph E. Otis. R. B. Crouch.

Frank M. Avery, and William N. Pelouze. An Interesting event will be the production of Mrs. John K.

Mackenzie's comedy in two acts. "The Wllloughsby Browns' Dinner," at the Marquette ballroom cn Wednesday evening. Dec 16. The cast wUl be aa follows: Characters Jack Remington (with money to burn). Mr.

Twose; Wllloughsby Brown (the Lest natured fellow in the world). Mr. Griffin Agnes Brown (a disappointed woman). Miss Hartauff; Mra. Keith (who knowa everybody).

Mia Walker. Dinner Gueata Mrs. Plimpton Jonea (a. type). Miaa Tuttle; Plimpton Jonea (always Mr.

Heaton; Mrs. Blxley (a widow). Miss Hosmer; Harry Waller (on the stock exchange). Mr. Russell; Mrs.

Harry Waller (a bride). Misa Lewis; the Dean of Axsmlnster, Mr. MacVeagh; Hon. Harbtiry Curtis. Mr.

Finney; Elsie Maxwell (a debutante). Miss Bodman; Tom Maxwell (her brother). Mr. Pope; James Duncan (a marrying man). Mr.

Brandon: Tim Casey (the iceman). Mr. Walker; Ellen (Eleanor Armstrong" of the New York Sun). Mrs. Mackenzie, an Stubba (Tom Rodney of the Philadelphia Times), Mr.

Hough. Dancing will follow the Play. Mr. and Mrs. Georg Henschel will give a recital before the Amateur Musical club, to which the public will be admitted, at Stein-way hall.

Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. The programme is as follows: Duet from "Glannlna Bernadone." Clmarosa; Mr. and Mrs. Henschel. Sacred aong.

"Wait Thou Still" (1630). T. W. Franck; sercnata from "Agrippina." Handel: aria from "Almlra." Handel; Mr. Henschel.

Canzonet. "My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair." Haydn "Nymphs and Shepherds." Purcell; "Where Be Going old Cornish: Mrs. Henschel. Cantata, "Vittoria." Carisslmt; "Wohin." Schubert: romance. "So Wlllst Du des Armen." Bralms; Mr.

Henschel. "Die Loreley." Liszt; "Der Nussbeum." Schumann; "Tausend-tchon." op. 66, No. 8, Henschel; Mrs. Henschel.

Duet, "Oh. That We Two Were Maying." Mr. and Mrs. Henschel. Song.

"Auferstehn" (Resurrection), op. 67. No. 2. Henschel; ballad.

"The Ruined Mill." Loewe; ballad, "Henry the Fowler." Loe we; Mr. Henschel. "Midi an Village." Goring Thoma; "Margoton," old French; "Spring." Henschel: Mrs. Henschel. Duet' from "De Nouveau Seigneur de Village," Boleldleu; Mr.

and Mr. Henschel. Personal. Mrs. George M.

Pullman Is home from New York. Mr. Lorraine F. Bowyer la at the Hotel Metropole for the winter. Mr.

Franc L. Grannie left for California Wednesday, to be gone six months. Mrs. F. A.

Stevenaon ot the Chicago Beach hotel left Thursday for a visit to friend in 39 ssa. VrXl'y. the East, where Mr. Stevenson will Join bee later. Colonel Charles Page Bryan is now Lo Washington, preparatory to going to China.

Chevalier de Proskowetx. the Hungarian consul. Is now at home at No. 620 Dearborn avenue, Miss Murphy of No. 405 La Salle avenue is visiting Mrs.

R. J. GoodwUlie at Colorado Springs. Mlas Lena, Robinson ef St. Louis is the guest of Mrs.

William Hale Thompson of the Metropole. Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Denegre of New Orleans arrived here Monday, and are at the Lexlngtoa, 'Mr.

and Mrs. Barrett Eastmain are celebrating the second anniversary of their mar'-riage today. Mr. and Mrs. T.

W. Clark are now at the Chicago Beach hotel, where they will remain during the winter. Mlaa Grace Doyle of Toledo ia now the guest of Mrs. Charles W. Pardridge of No.

3200 Michigan boulevard. Mlaa Lulu Bell Spauldlng of Rockford, 111., la the gueat of Miaa Angela E. Noyea of No. 3809 Langley avenue. Mrs.

Philip D. Armour, of No. 8700 Michigan boulevard left yesterday for New. -York, to be gone a week. Miss Maude Anderson of Pueblo, Is enjoying a two weeks' visit with friends at the Auditorium Annex.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Murphy of No. 4140 Grand boulevard are home from a visit to relative In Indianapolis.

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Alley and Mra. J.

L. Stockton have returned to the Chicago Beach hotel for the winter. Miss Cora J. Brown of Elgin. 1 the guest of Miss Blanche V.

Bullock of No. 494T Vincenne avenue over Sunday. Mrs. Archibald L. Brown Will leave today for Milwaukee, to be the guest for a week, of, Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph Jefferson. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh R.

Belknap of the Lexington left yesterday for Washington, D. C. where they will spend the winter. Mr. Giles Elbert Carveth of Cape Town.

South Africa, who ia to be married shortly to Miss Nella Chepney. arrived here Wednes-. T. Mr. Walter Dupee left yesterday for Southern California, where he will apend the greater part of the winter, going later to Florida.

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Crane of the Kenwood left Wednesday for Los Angeles. In a few weeks they will sail tor Honolulu and Japan, to be gone six months. Mr.

H. N. Hlglnbotham and Miss Florence' Hlglnbotham are home from the East. Mis Alice Hlglnbotham will return from Farming-ton on Wednesday, Dec 22. Mrs.

G. D. Tbomas. daughter of Judge anot Mrs. W.

Race of Decatur. 111., who haa been, the guest ot Mrs. John Hutchinson for several weeks, haa returned home. Mr. William R.

Kerr of the Metropole. who has been In Cedar Rapids. Iowa, and Miaa Lula Kerr, who has been visiting in Su Louis, returned home yesterday. Mlas Annie Jackson of Boston, who has been, the guest of Mrs. Robert F.

Hurlbut of No, 17 Delaware place for two weeks, is now visiting Mlaa Charlotte Sills bee ot Edgewater. Miaa Lilian Bell of No. 8930 Lake avenue, who has been In Europe for some months. Is st present the guest of the Marquise de Potestad at the Chateau de Velor. She will spend Christmas in St.

Petersburg. Mlas Mae Aline Pardridge of No. 3200 Michigan boulevard, who has of late been the guest of Miss Edna Smith of Orange. N. will return to the city on Tuesday, accompanied by MUs Smith, who will remain tome time.

Hon. and Mr. George B. Swift of No. 51 Loom is street are now at Lake Worth, Fla.

They will return on Thursday, and will re- main here until Jan. 15, when they will go to Lake Worth for the winter and spring. Hon. Tutszgoro Nosse, Imperial consul ot Japan, has done Chicago the honor of making it hi His handsome resilience, which is located at No. 169 Fifty-First street, will be fitted up in true Japanese style within, the next few weeks, and it will be a rare treat to be permitted to ace the wonderful Japanese interiors, the finishing touches to which are now being made.

Mr. Nosse has a charming wife and a delightful little daughter years old. Mr. Noese proposes giving a aeries of Japanese tea parties every Friday afternoon, which will prove a surprise and a delight In social circles here. Chicago arrivals at the Holland bouse.

New York, for the week ending Dec. 2. were: Mr. and Mrs. H.

C. Chatfield-Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. D. E.

Richardson, E. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.

Waller. Mrs. J. B. Lord, Miss Mary Lord, Delavan Smith, J.

M. Patterson. R. A. Waller, Mra.

Wheelhouse, Mrs. John Wrenn, Leo Ernst. Mr. Pierre pont Isham. Miss F.

M. Lund, Robert Mather, M. Swenson. C. J.

Hambleton, Miss Maude O. Hambleton, Dainty. 8. Floraheim. Mrs.

N. W. Harris, Mrs. C. P.

Kellogg. Charles R. Crane, George M. Huss, B. W.

Dawley, R. C. Nlckerson. Mr. and Mrs.

John DeKoven. Frank H. Ray. T. R.

Jenkins. Charles J. Vopicka, Mr. and Mrs. Louis A.

Ruehl, R. T. Lincoln. N. B.

Ream. Mr. and Mrs. A. W.

Green. P. A. Valentine. William H.

Moore. John C. King, E. J. Flonacher.

Eugene Stewart. Frank B. Pease, Mrs. Ida C. Belou, Mlsa Mary French Field.

James A. Davis. J. G. Gilklson.

Peter Hand, Mr. and Mra. Frank O. Lowden. and A.

8. Littlefleld. Costly Keys. One thousand aeven hundred pounds waa the svm given by Count Adolpbe de Rothschild for wtat may be said to be the most valuable key -In the world. It la marked with the arms of the Strazzi family, and is believed to be the work of the great Italian artist, Beovenuto Cel- liDl, who nourished in the sixteenth century They key Is chiseled out of a block of steel, pre- atntlng two grotesque female flgurea, and or nameoted with varloua masks and scroll Another costly key.

which formerly twlonged to ice Meoici ramiiy, ia in we soutn itenatagion museum. The unoer part of the bow rests udob. a square temple, inclosing a standing figure, exquisitely chiseled, holding a shield. The pipe corals ta or a column a conauuao capital. 4 MRS.

HARRT" TOTWIN (NEE BASSETT..