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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1920
Page
10
Beulah Mitchell society editor notes Mrs Frank A. Van Derlip as the honor guest. Mrs Manson F. Rackus hosts twenty guests for dinner at her home. Mrs Henry W. Taft Mrs Lewis L. Clarke and others are also honored.
Easter breakfast at Miss Mary Scott's home honors Mr and Mrs A C Spencer who recently returned from California with seven guests. Dinner party at Miss Margaret Stewart's tonight for tennis club ball attendees. Faculty Wives' Luncheon to elect officers April 24 at the Commons. Annie Wright Seminary meets April 15 at Mrs R W Condon's home. Bachelors' Club Dance April 10 at New Masonic Temple. Bohemian Ball planned for April 17 with committee including Ives Colaky Fredlund Guerin Harmon. patrons Mrs A G Stimson Junior Hathaway Richard Templeton Jr Geo La Fray and J F Moore.
Miss T. M. Gleemeyer, secretary of the King county fair price committee, ordered five breakfasts as part of a preliminary price inquiry. The meals, two eggs bread and butter and coffee, average about 40 cents, and the paper orders prompted further investigation for District Attorney Saunders.
In a brief note on social habits, readers learn that Japanese women reportedly avoid cigarettes and favor a small ebony pipe for smoking. The remark highlights cultural perceptions of tobacco use in daily life.
Paintings from the National Academy travel to Seattle stored in Fine Arts rooms on Fourth Ave. The exhibit, organized by the Seattle Fine Arts Society, includes works by 90 painters from New York, Boston and Philadelphia and is insured for 30,000 dollars. A private view is set for April 17 with public hours 2 to 6 for three weeks. A three-foot high stadium model by Gordon Scott and Wilbur Badley is also exhibited, offering a view of the arena from the air, with local firms preparing a stadium window display.
Paul Gustin spoke at the Century club in the Y M C A auditorium on esthetic expression as nature translated by the mind of man. His recent works include Mountain in Sunset club and Silver Driftwood at Fauntleroy Beach, now at his studio.
Fred Parks reported four Seattle artists accepted for the Portland museum annual Pacific Northwest exhibition. Paul Gustin submitted three pieces including a New England scene study in yellows. Ambrose Patterson showed California cypress, Honolulu volcano block prints, a Point Lobos pastel and a Poinciana Regia. Irene Ewing Davis sent decorative flower studies and Gertrude Singerman miniatures. Seattle contributions were among the best. More than half the nation’s motor cars are in the 16 middle western states with 65 percent farm owned.
Opera star Riccardo Stracciari delivered a vibrant recital despite a cold, displaying his famous voice in Prologue Pagliacci and aria from Il Barbiere di Siviglia. He encores with Sole Mio and a Stracciari piece. Longo accompanied with refined technique. Seattle Study Club notes plan for April events and local vocal selections.
The King County Minute Women under Prof. Clark Binsett of the University of Washington form a civics class. They meet Wednesdays at 2 p.m. in the Times building conference room starting April 14, with 42 of 80 members recruited. Registration through Mrs. Fred W. Bert Jr., Q A. UTS, and Miss Ruth Gezzam, Capitol $54.
The guidance notes that thin-barked trees with post roots late bloomers and trees with weak root systems, those bearing stone fruits, and broad-leaved evergreen shrubs should be planted in spring. Rosen should also be planted in spring. Evergreens and hardy perennials may be planted in spring and again in August or September.
A noted remedy promises to remove freckles at no cost if it fails to work. Buy an ounce of Othine double strength from any druggist and apply a few times to achieve a clearer complexion. The guarantee offers a money back promise if freckles persist.
A flurry of arrivals and departures threads the week with Mrs. Robert Hoffman en route to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Vancouver guests Mrs. Robert Moree and daughter Jane stay at Hotel Washington while Chicago visitor Helen Pranderburg enjoys Pasadena and Del Monte Hotel outings. Others, including Mrs. Angus Stewart and Mrs. Kellogg, arrive or return from California as guests of local hostesses.
The article describes spring coats featuring very full jabots of plaited lace set in open fronts. Lace jabots vary from creamy to pure white with a top bow of ribbon and a handsome bar pin background.
A mother remembers a Tacoma visit as a child and details a story about an Indian baby with a French father. The tale sparks Davie’s curiosity as he asks to hear more about the saga from his grandmother and mother.
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