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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1911

Page

8

Double Denman Browne wedding in lavish home ceremony

A brilliant double wedding was held at Judge and Mrs. Leroy G. Denman’s home. Miss Roy Denman marries Tuctua Henry Browne and Miss Clare Denman the groom Henry Burney with a formal outdoor ceremony, elaborate decorations, and a large reception. Notable guests include San Antonio, Kerrville, Dallas, and Fort Worth connections. The couples depart for brief bridal tours to Boerne and Galveston.

Leroy G. Denman Roy Erntgenman Henry Browne Clere Shiriey Denman Henry P. Burney Killarney Richmond Mareschal Neill Emmett Roundtree Josephine Brown Roy Denman Terrell Catherine Franklin Clare Denman George H. Moody J.S. Johnston Mercer Townston Dick O. Terrell G. H. Moody

Coronation and Cotillion Marks Coronation Festivities

Coronation of queen of carnival set for 8 PM at Beethoven hall. San Jacinto club hosts annual cotillion at 10 PM in St Anthony to honor the queen and duchesses. Alamo Order hosts buffet luncheon at 2 PM at Beethoven hall for visiting duchesses. Mrs Smythie Graves and Mrs C G Ellis hosted breakfast at St Anthony hotel at 10:30 AM for Mrs Frederick Anderson of Taylorville Illinois and Mrs S McDonald of New Orleans. Mrs Perry J Lewis hosts blue bonnet luncheon at 1 PM at Country club for Mrs S McDonald and Mrs W A Adams. Mrs H D Kampmann holds buffet supper after coronation at her home honoring Mrs S McDonald. Mrs R H Ward entertains Miss Susan Blocker with luncheon at 1 PM at St Anthony hotel.

San Jacinto St. Anthony Smythie Graves C. G. Ellis St. Anthony Hotel Frederick Anderson Taylorville T l S. McDonald New Orleans Perry J. Lewis Country Club S McDonald W. A. Adams H. D. Kampmann 8. McDonald R. H. Ward Susan Blocker

Cardus praised as gentle tonic by Texas readers

Mrs. Mary E. Watson of Alba Texas extols Cardus as a long used, drug-free women’s tonic. She says it has helped her and neighbors for 28 years and urges readers to try it, noting its vegetable ingredients and lack of lasting side effects. A social event at St. Anthony hotel featured Miss Susan Blocker with several bridemaids listed.

Alba, Tex Tennessee Mary E. Watson Cardus

Miss Cora Marmion Visits Marmion Relatives During Carnival

Miss Cora Marmion of Houston visits her cousins Professor Jno G Marmion and Mrs Marmion on Soledad during carnival week, sharing time and family greetings amid ongoing festivities.

Cora Marmion Houston Prof Mrs Jno. G. Marmion Soledad

Society Editor Betty Matthews and Katherine Joseph Contact Numbers

Miss Betty Matthews society editor lists office phones 1259 new and 2951 old and residence 2801 old. Miss Katherine Joseph assistant is listed with old phone 2861.

Betty Matthews Katherine Joseph

Breakfast Honour at St Anthony Hotel Tables Setting

This morning at 10 30 in the red room of the St Anthony hotel Mrs Frederick Anderson and Mrs McDonald were honored guests. Hostesses were Mrs Dc G Ellis and Mrs Smythe Graves. The circular table featured silver service with Easter lilies and hydrangeas, a rustic centerpiece, and place cards for forty guests.

Red St. Anthony Hotel Frederick Anderson McDonald Dc. G. Ellis Smythe Graves

Order of the Alamo Hosts Luncheon for Visiting Duchesses

The Order of the Alamo held a buffet luncheon at Beethoven hall this afternoon honoring out of town duchesses. Guests included Mrs. Frank Badger Mrs. S G Newton Miss Zaleme Herff Miss Julia Armstrong Miss Henrietta Hummel Miss Milby Giles Miss Regina Beckman Miss Catherine Franklin and many others from Dallas Houston Waco El Paso and other Texas cities.

Order of the Alamo Beethoven Hall Frank Badger S. G. Newton Zaleme Herff Julia Armstrong Henrietta Hummel Milby Giles Regina Beckman Catherine Franklin Fero Lott Ruth Muir Eleanor Stevens Annette Schmitt Julia Spencer Elizabeth Jones Ella Carr Roberta Wright Dallas Laura Hughes Florence Se

List of Honorary Guests at Texas Events

A lengthy roster names Randle of Gonzales and Beatrice Turner of Uvalde among many attendees from Corpus Christi Eagle Pass Kingsville Brenham Del Rio and other Texas towns. The passage notes university affiliates and carnival guests including Vivien Wordhag Mildred Fink and Ferne Monday with Mrs Annabel and Bertha Fouts hosting visitors at 132 East Craig Place.

Vivien Wordhag Mildred Fink The University Ferne Monday Lovelady, Tex Annabel Bertha Fouts Temple T. A. Tirado East Craig Place

Luncheon at Country Club Honors Fort Worth Guests

Mrs Perry J Lewis hosted an elegant luncheon at the Country club this afternoon honoring Mrs W A Adams of Fort Worth and Mrs McDonald. Blue bonnets contrasted with Killarney roses formed the table decor with delicate blue bonnet place cards and pink Killarney roses on long stem favors.

Country Club Perry J. Lewis W. A. Adams Fort Worth McDonald Killarney

Clergy and Brownsville guest at Hot Wells hotel

Rev. W. E. Heffernan of El Campo and P. H. Foster of Brownsville are listed as guests at the Hot Wells hotel, continuing a regional visitor presence.

W. E. Heffernan el Campo P. H. Foster Brownsville Hot Wells Hotel

Denman wedding guests honored at pink and white luncheon

Mrs. Guy Combs entertained many out-of-town guests of the Denman wedding at a pink and white luncheon. Seated guests included Miss Abbie Crane of Dallas Ms Louise Hall of Tennessee Miss Josephine Browns of San Marcos Katherine Franklin Mrs J L Browne of San Marcos Mrs Katherine Buford Peebles of Montreal Va A J Bell Winchester Kelso and the hostess.

Denman-Brownie Josephine Browne San Antonio Mrs Terrell Julia Armstrong Louise Hail Tennessee Winifred Bollows Eda Kampmann Ruth Kelso Betty Green Houston Dudley Johnston San Marcos John Meusebach Royal King Josephine Woodhull Mary Louise Carter Ruth Lipscomb Margaret Kokernet Ivy Burney Kerrville Gromsmen A. P. Barrett Elmer Monte Hondo Robert Kampmann Ben Munson Denison Winston McMahon Houston Oscar Touchstone Dallas Thomas Walthall Randolph Carter Eugene Hays Bruce Teagarden Alfred Johns Walker Lipscomb Geoffry Giles Dr. Mclintosh Mesdames L. H. Browne R. H. Burney R. R. Gains Austin John James H. C. Carter Thomas H. Franklin T. ¢. Frost Sr J. T. Woodhull W. 8. Fly George West J. O. Terrell W. W. Lipscomb Winchester Kelso W. S. Sullivan Perry Lewis W. C. Moody Alpha Johnstone John Herman Kampmann Ike Kampmann A. J. Bell Guy Combs Jr John Bennett Jr T. T. VanderHoeven T. C. Frost Jr D. K. Furnish Frank Davis J. E. Jarrett Neal Chester Terrell Edwin Chamberlain Charles Schreiner Ivy H. Burney Fort Worth J.G. Burney Hal Mangum Abbie Crane Virgiline Hocker Laura Blocker Carrie Jones Nellie Paschal Susan Blocker Frankie Steiner Jean Aubrey Esther Hardie Milby Giles Browne Boerne Hills Burney Galveston Kerryville I. H. Burney Jesse Burney Edward Crane Miss Crane Bill Orgain Beaumont J. R. Mackey Miss Mackey Luling Louise Hall Tom Holden Rex Shaw Leroy Denman Jr Frost Woodhull Louise Johnson The University Guy Combs Denman St. Anthony Hotel Josephine Browns Katherine Franklin J. L. Browne Katherine Buford Peebles Montreal

Patton and Ewing to Marry in Curwensville Home

Invitations announce the marriage of Miss Emma Margaret Patton of Curwensville Pennsylvania to W K Ewing of this city. The ceremony will be on the 27th at the bride’s home.

Emma Margaret Patton Curwensville Penn W. K. Ewing

Willard W. C. T. U. Meeting at YWCA with Mrs Bashford

A Wednesday afternoon Willard W. C. T. U. gathering at the YWCA featured an entertaining address by Mrs. J W Bashford wife of Bishop Bashford of Peking China. She shared Frances Willard recollections and discussed C W T U work in China and local efforts against opium and cigarette habits. Ice cream and cake followed as twenty one members and guests attended.

Willard W. C. T. U J. W. Bashford Bishop Bashford Peking China Bashford

Lunch honors Houston guest at Cafe Mexicana

Miss Stella Steves complimented Miss Annie Vive Carter of Houston with a lunch today at 1 p m at the Cafe Mexicana. A brass basket of red carnations and white roses formed the chief decoration while cavers were laid for Miss Carter and guests including Miss Jessie Nichols of New York and Miss Florence Seward of Houston.

Stella Steves Annie Vive Carter Houston Cafe Mexicana Miss Carter Jessie Nichols New York Florence Seward

Notable names listed for social event at Fort Sam Houston

Fred T. Austin of Fort Sam Houston, Mrs. Ed Roose, Miss Ella Carr, Lieut. Magruder, Lieut. Sullivan, John Murphy of Houston, Mr. Eaton of Waco, Ed Roos, Mr. Mountaine, Ed Lewis of St. Louis and the hostess attended a social gathering.

Fred T. Austin Fort Sam Houston Ed Roose Ella Carr Lieut Magruder

Bohemian Scribbler Promotes Carnival Features for Sale

Be sure to buy a copy of the Bohemian Scribbler available at news stands and from newsboys. The periodical showcases a carnival themed lineup and related features.

What a Safety Pin Will Do

A safety pin keeps buttons gathered when washing blouses and prevents lost buttons. Several long safety pins with hooks and eyes aid traveling sewers, holding buttons and closures. A small pin can replace a bodkin for threading ribbon and pins can even button shoes or hold skirts together.

Between Salesladies

A conversation notes a customer who shops with scrutiny, asking to see cheaper items, implying wealth yet frugality. Mayme and others remark on his willingness to negotiate prices, portraying him as a regular, possibly affluent shopper.

Mayme

Senator Fiero Seated by Fire at Keeler’s Hotel

The St. Paul Dispatch reports Senator William Fiero of Catskill was seated near the large fireplace in Keeler's hotel the other night in a brief social scene noted by the paper.

William Fiero Catskill Keeler St. Paul

Beauty Tips From Health and Beauty Notes

Mrs. Ruth O. is urged to improve complexion with a lotion of spurmax and glycerine, not powder. The piece recommends biweekly shampoo with canthrax in hot water to keep hair light and neat, criticizes soap for scalp irritation, and notes the shampoo’s popularity among top hairdressers.

Mrs. L

Health Tone for Winter Diet and Exercise Advice

Winter habits of low exercise and overeating cause sallow skin pimples and low energy. A system tonic and blood purifier is proposed, dissolving kardene in alcohol with sugar and hot water to make a quart. A tablespoon before meals promises red blood energy and healthier appearance.

Virginia

Complexion Jelly Remedy Promises Clearer Skin

An advertisement advises that a girl with wrinkles try a homemade complexion jelly. Mix one ounce almoroin with half a pint cold water and two teaspoonfuls glycerine, stand overnight. The jelly is claimed to cleanse pores, reduce large pores, remove tan freckles and pimples, and soften skin without greasiness.

Sibyl H

Delatone paste clears facial hair quickly

Mrs Edith recommends powdered delatone mixed with water as a thick paste to remove facial hairs. It works fast with two to three minutes application and usually needs no second pass, despite being a bit pricey.

Edith

Eye tonic promises bright clear eyes in old paper ad

S. D. promotes a tonic for eyes claiming it strengthens weak eyes and removes inflammation. The ad advises dissolving an ounce of crystal in a pint of water and using two or three drops daily, noting it suits glasses wearers and makes eyes bright and sparkling.

S. D

Hair Health Advice for Scalp and Hair Loss

The writer explains gray hair often stems from a diseased scalp with dandruff and itching. It recommends cleaning the scalp with canthrax every ten days or two weeks, then massaging with a quinine hair tonic. A self made tonic with quinzain, alcohol, and water is claimed to be better than store bought tonics.

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EC Emerson Emerson Goggan & Bros San Antonio, Texas Waco Scribbler Sam Houston Huntsville Newsboys Peach Blossom Lady Julia House of Armstrong Texas N. B Ladies’ Advisory Dept Chattanooga Medicine Co Chattanooga Blocker-Lewis Olive Chapman Pearl Garden Belle Robards Lucy Blocker Walter Wilcox H. Lee Ransom Daniel J. Sullivan Mae Martyn Ruth O B. K the Talk of Willow Plume Sale Mme. Chambers Conroy Bldg Alamo Plaza South Mme. Chambers Conroy
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