The Chilhowee echo. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1899-19??, 1899-11-18
Debut Party.
Court.

Tuesday evening" between the hours
of seven and nine, and from then on
into the "wee sma' hours" Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Albers kept open house in
honor of their second daughter, Miss
Annie Dee McClung. 1t was verita-
BILE bit of her mothers own Southland,
conjured up for the pleasure of this
slender Southern maiden. The masses
of bright, glowing flowers, gorgeous
roses and many-hued chrysanthemums,
the ropes of dark green smilax and ivy,
with the soft, dreamy music, brought
an odorous breath of 'the land of flow
ers." With the becoming and appro-
pirate background formed by the be-
wildering array of beautiful flowers,
the loving remembrances of many
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Albers presented
their many guests to Miss McClung,
assisted by Miss Sara Carhart, of New
York; Miss Shook, of Nashville, and
last, the Oldest daughter of the house,
Miss Margaret Cowan McClung, who,
with her breezy, atfable manners and
cordial greeting, gave each and every
one foretaste of the pleasant evening
dress of pale violet silk, most becom-
ingly trimmed in pink satin bows and
dainty white lace, with yoke and sleeves
of this filmy material. Miss Annie
Dee's gown was of white silk, with the
most exquisite little Partisan overdress
of white silk pansies, each flower hav-
ing pearl as center. The overdress
was open-work, as was the entire waist,
while a fringe of the same pearl-stud-
ded pansies outlined the low neck On
seeing her, one was forcibly reminded
of large, pure white pansy, with a
sweet, girlish face as the central pearl.
Miss Carhart and Miss Shook both wore
lovely white gowns, while Miss Nc
Chung wore a chenille dotted tulle OF
the pale green so especially becoming
to her dainty blonde beauty. In the
library the three d and
their guests received and entertained
Misses Rosannah Rodgers, Mary Louise
McMullen, May Douglass, and Misses
Nabb and Woolsey. In the dining
room Mesdames H. w. Hall, jacob
Thomas, c. J. McClung, Jonathan Tip
ton, E. S. McClung and A. P. Lockett
also added to the pleasure of the occa
sion in fulfilling their duties. In this
room pink predominated, in the numer
Gus candles placed about the room, ir
IL pretty bows of ribbon tied at inter
walls along the feathery vines of smilaz
connecting the chandelier to the cor
J ners of the room, in the ices, cakes
ETC., everywhere the same coloring
welcome forecast of young girls rosy
future. The table, which was simply
covered by white cloth and large ant
small lace mats, was further beautifiet
by large bowl with bright pink carna
tions and sweet roses mingled in grace
full confusion, while the corners helt
small vases of the same flowers, ant
tall pink and white Dresden candelebr;
with pink candles. Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bers are notably hospitable people ant
their names and those of their charm
ing daughters are synonymous of much
good cheer.
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AS Thanksgiving draws nigh, bring
ing its many pleasures and its manifolt
duties, housekeepers will remember
with satisfaction the Market to be hel(
by the ladies of the First Presbyterian
church on Gay street. Appropriate
dishes and dainties can be had there a
small cost, relieving the tired mind o
the worry, and the body of the rea
fatigue that feasting holiday Away
brings.