THE COUKIER
SOCIETY NOTES
LIFE'S MAZY WHIRL
Buffet luncheons are at present popu
lar with society ladies. They com
bine the good points of a reception and a
luncheon, and are altogether delightful.
Two of these charming affairs have been
given this week, one by Mrs. Taylor
and Mrs. Barbour on Wednesday, and
one by Mrs. Rhodes this afternoon.
"What a wealth of music we are having.
The Steckelberg-Hoover concerts have
been gems. Besides hearing Miss
Hoover, we have had MacDoweli re
cently and next comes Gabrilowitsch. All
of these good things, besides the bands,
and the Philharmonic Truly we are
blessed.
But one more week remains before the
ushering in of Lent, and it will be crowd
ed with functions. Among the good
things musical, will be the musicale by
Doctor and Mrs. Ladd Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ladd also give a card
party next Friday evening, and a ken
sington Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Wettllng give a
series of four parties next week, in two
of which they will be assisted by Mr. and
Mrs. Seth W. Eddy, and an important
event of the week will be the marriage
of Miss Dorothy Griggs, a Kappa Kappa
Gamma, to Mr. Bertrand Buckmaster of
Tacoma, Washington, on Wednesday
evening.
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One hundred and fifty ladies attended
the buffet luncheon given on Wednesday
by Mrs. W. G. Langworthy Taylor and
Mrs. Erwin H. Barbour, at the home of
the former. In the drawing room, the
living room and the library, yellow tu
lips and Easter lilies In profusion de
lighted the eyes of the visitors, and filled
the air with their spring-like fragrance.
There were tulips also in the dining
room, but they were llame red. A mound
of these lovely flowers was in the center
of the table, and surrounding it were
silver candelabra, with red candles.
Hopes of smilax extended from the cor
ners of the table to the chandelier, and
smilax was festooned on the buffet.
Mrs. C. F. Ladd and Mrs. J. E. Tuttle
alternated in serving ice cream, and Mrs.
W. F. Kelly and Mrs. I. M. Raymond
took turns in pouring coffee. An elabo
rate luncheon was served in three
courses by Misses Helen Welch, Blanche
Hargreaves, Frances Gere, Blanche
Garten, Nelia Cochrane, and Margaret
Honeywell. Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Bar
bour were assisted in receiving their
guests by Mrs. George H. Taylor.
Mrs. Taylor wore a gown of white
crepe de chine with garniture of thread
lace. Mrs. Barbour wore lavender crepe
de chine, with cream lace. Mrs. George
H. Taylor, black grenadine. Mrs. S. H.
Burnham, in a white lace robe over lav
ender silk, introduced the guests.
Ladies assisting in the drawing room
were Mesdames E. Benjamin Andrews,
J. L. Teeters, E. L. Hinman, F. D. Lev
ering, Wlllard Kimball, C. H. Morrill, A.
Ross Hill. Mrs. Andrews wore white
corded silk with lace; Mrs. Teeters, rose
crepe de chine; Mrs. Hinman, white or
gandie and lace; Mrs. Levering, white
point d'sprit with black dots, and in
sets of black lace In floral designs; Mrs.
Kimball, yellow silk; Mrs. Morrill, cream
silk with touches of brown; Mrs. Hill,
black lace.
The young ladies in the dining room
were charming in white, or light party
gowns.
Mrs. Ladd wore white crepe de chine
with lace; Mrs. Tuttle, blue foulard;
Mrs. Kelly, red silk, cream lace; Mrs.
Raymond, black lace with jetted bodice.
" 'It is my opinion,' said the" house
keeper, in the New York Tribune, 'that
our domestic troubles will never be at
an end until men give a little attention
to domestic matters. I have noticed, for
instance, that much domestic misman
agement is due to the fact that house
keepers do not have money enough to
manage on, and the reason they do not
have enough is simply because their
husbands, knowing nothing about do
mestic management and the expense
thereof, do not give them enough. This
may be an unusual way of looking at the
matter, but I believe the Idea is worth
considering. At present we are working
at cross purposes, with no necessary
connection between the power of the
purse and practical experience or knowl
edge. In no other department of human
activity is this the case, so fai as I rec
ollect, and If a man were to provide the
money for any other industry about
which he knew nothing, If he were to
erect the building in which it was to be
carried on by the light of his own un
aided reason, and even determine the
education to be given to the workers
without ever Inquiring Into the necessi
ties of the case, we would expect noth
ing else but that every one concerned
would come to grief. There Is no rea
son why the same causes should produce
different effects in the domestic realm.'
"There is no word in the English lan
guage which Is more thoroughly misun
derstood than economy. As ordinarily
used it implies merely doing without
things, and in domestic affairs it Is syn
onymous with all sorts of petty and irri
tating deprivations. .But, according to
the dictionary, economy is the prudent
management of affairs. Swift defined the
virtue as the 'parent of liberty and ease,'
and Ruskin says, 'economy no more
means saving money than it means
spending money; it means the spending
Herbert Marsland gave a number of In
teresting facial representations. Mrs.
Moore's fine collection of paintings and
marbles gave great pleasure to the
guests, of whom there were fifty. Mrs.
C. E. Yates, Mrs. R. T. Van Brunt, Mrs.
Marsland and Mrs. Brown nsslsted with
the refreshments.
Misses Lulu George and Maude Fisher
entertained the Q. A. T. girls and their
gentleman friends at a valentine party
last evening at the home of the former.
Palms and carnations, and the club col
ors, pink and red, adorned the house.
Progressive hearts was played and a
pretty picture was given as a prize. A
dainty supper was served with Ice cream,
moulded In the shape of hearts, as a fea
ture. The W. T. M. spent a delightful after
noon on Thursday, as guests of the presi
dent, Mrs. T. F. Lasch. The ladles chat
ted pleasantly together, compared fancy
work and made plans for their masquer
ade to be given this evening at the. home
of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Mickey. Misses
Florence DeLacey and Nellie Stoup as
sisted the hostess in serving dainty re
freshments. Chapter K of P. E. O., and visiting
ladies of the order, enjoyed a valentine
party Monday evening nt the home of
Miss Olive Wallace. The house was
decorated with red hearts. The Illustra-
A rhyinster, Mr. Horace C Du Val, has
made some rules for bri''e whist play
ers which are printed In a little book.
Here are some of them:
NO TRUMP MAKES.
Ace three and guarded' Quon
No Trump hand la plainly seen.
Aces four No Trump at once,
Otherwlt e you be a dunce.
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Mrs. A. W. Miller and daughter Jeannette, aged five years.
or saving, whether of money or time or
anything else, to the best possible ad
vantage.' To be economical, therefore,
means, apparently, to manage so that
one will not have to do without things
that one ought to have, but will be able
to satisfy one's reasonable desires. It Is
the people who get things and do things
with their money who are economical,
not those who do not spend It at all."
It is not usually because women do not
know how to economize, that they cannot
manage their household expenses with
the amount of their allowance, but be
cause their allowance Is niggardly in
proportion to the husband's income and
the style In which they are expected to
live.
Not many moons ago, a woman whose
husband Is known to have a large in
come, told me, that her allowance was
so small she could scarcely make ends
meet, and, she added' plaintively, "I
have not had a gown with the new style
sleeves because I 'have not had money
enough to get It," and that when her
husband's farms were increasing in num
ber every year, and his bank account
growing rapidly greater.
The Southeast and Southwest circles of
the First Presbyterian church were en
tertained on Wednesday at the home of
Mrs. R. E. Moore, by Mesdames Moore,
M. D.Welch, J. W. Winger and Clinton R.
Lee. A program of pianola music was
presented by Mrs. E. E. Brown. Mrs.
tions from comic valentines, sentimen
tal in character, were reproduced in
pantomime by the young ladles. Light
refreshments were served.
Phi Delta Theta gave a dance last
evening at Walsh hall. Carnations,
roses, and palms, and the fraternity col
ors, blue and white, were used in deco
rating. Orange ice was served. Mr.
and Mrs. William H. Raymond, Mr. and
Mrs. E. C Hardy, Miss Raymond, and
Mr. E. Seacrest, were chaperones.
Mrs. J. H. Davis gave an enjoyable
kensington in honor of her sister, Mrs.
D. T. Cook of Kansas City, Monday af
ternoon. A guessing game, searching
the penny, afforded amusement. The
house was adorned with roses, carnations
and palms, and light refreshments were
served. Thirty ladies were present.
Mr. and Mrs. N. K. Griggs have Issued
invitations to the marriage of their
daughter. Miss Dorothy Griggs, to Mr.
Bertrand Buckmaster of Tacoma, Wash
ington, to occur next Wednesday even
ing at the family home, 1548 South Sev
enteenth street, at 8 o'clock. There will
be about eighty guests.
Mrs. G. W. Rhodes entertained inform
ally this afternoon in honor of Mrs. John
H. Dennlson of Denver.
Acca three No Trump, for then
Each In Honors counts aa ten.
Guarded King in each array
With an Ace, No Trump'a the play.
Aces two and guarded King
Say at once No Trump's the thing.
Holding six with King and Aoe
Fourth beat on the table place.
Ace and King with Are you hold.
Lead the King we're plainly told.
Holding four with King and Queen,
Fourth beat la the play I ween.
Holding King and Queen and fife,
Make the King your opening drlre.
Ace and Are, for proper lead,
Fourth best will supply your need.
NO TRUMP LEADS.
Ace and six, If this the case,
Promptly lead out with the Ace.
Holding only King, Queen, Ace,
GlTe the King the opening place.
If you're holding Queen, Jack, ten,
Queen the first to call on then.
But if It Is ten, Jack, King.
Leading ten's the proper thing.
With a re-entry card,
Ace, Queen, and Jack,
Play Ace. then Queen
In making the attack.
But sans re-entry
It la plainly seen
With Ace, Queen, Jack
The best lead Is the Queen.
Short suits It Is well to lead
It of trumps you stand In need.
No short-suit lead we are told
If an Ace, King ault you hold.
Lead the King, and, smiling bland.
Scan the cards in Dummy's hand.
If you hare the deal, refuse
Either Clubs or Spades to choose.
If you're holding King or Ace
Lead the King to start the pace.
Holding Ace, King. Queen In hand
Lead the King, you understand.
If you hold Ace, King, and Jack
With the King begin attack.
King lead plainly will unfold
Ace or Queen or both you hold.
DOUBLING.
Four tricks In Spades, or fire to double.
Otherwise you're seeking trouble.
To double a Heart and take the tricks
Be sure of Ave and a possible six.
Doubling's wisest In the fight
If the maker's on your right.
HEART MAKES.
Honors one In Hearts of six
Make It Hearts you'll take the tricks.
Five In Hearts with Honors two
Hearts the "make" you surely do.
Four In Hearts with Honors three
And something else, Hearts make, you see.
Ace, King, Queen, and one make Hearts.
No one from this rule departs,
Sure Heart hand I much prefer;
No trump then would be to err.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
It la nerer well to name
Diamonds in a rubber-game.
Diamonds you will nerer Cad
Wise when you're a game behind.
Diamonds or Hearts are grand;
Honors four within your hand.
"Lead through strength la quite correct"
Up to weakness don't neglect.
If poverty your hand pervades
Take no chances, make It spades.
Best of rules beyond a doubt,
Keep in mind what cards are out.
And of all things, don't Ignore
Carefully to watch the score.
Finally Mr. Du Val says:
O, Muse, forglTe me,
Critics all desist;
My Rhymes, tho' bad,
Perchance may teach you Whist.
Mrs. McCracken, a cousin of Mr. Will
lam M. Clark, her daughter and son.
Miss and Mr. McCracken, of Philadel
phia, were over Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Clark. Reverend and Mrs. H.
C Swearingen are also friends of Mrs.
McCracken, and entertained her at din
ner Monday evening. -
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bolshaw enter
tained fifty guests Monday evening In
honor of Mrs. D. T. Cook of Kansas
City. In an amusing guessing game
prizes were awarded to Mrs. Young and
Mrs. Greer. Music was rendered by
some of the guests, and light refresh
ments were served.
The Southwest circle of the First Pres
byterian church will entertain the South
east clrc'e at the home of Mrs. F. M.
Spalding next Wednesday afternoon.
Mesdames Spalding, Harry Hall, R. M.
LeGore and Frank Barr will be the
hostesses.
Miss Berge of Illinois has arrived in
the city to spend the remainder of the
winter with her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Berge.
