The Chilhowee echo. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1899-19??, 1900-04-21

was here Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hudson
entertained beautifully at dinner in his
honor.
DR.. and Mrs. Garrard, of Macon, Ca,
will after the first of May make Knox
vile their future home. The friends of
Mrs. Garrard, nee Louise Cullen, are
anticipating with pleasure her return
to her former home.
1t is a great pleasure to the many
friends of Miss Margaret Rodgers to
see her once more participating in local
social affairs. No one could have been
more missed from society than Miss
Rodgers, who is such favorite.
Mr.. William p. Armstrong, of Selma,
Ala, so well known in Knoxville, had
painful but not serious accident on
Tuesday. While driving his horses be-
came frightened and ran away, throw
ing him out and injuring his knee very
badly.
Mrs. Phillip J. Briscoe entertained at
dinner on Wednesday evening in her
always gracious manner. The affair
was in honor of Mr.. Goode. Those pres
ent were: Misses Townsend, McClung,
Sanford, Rodgers; Messrs. Goode, Pep
per, Rodgers and Thomas.
There are always some occasions in
every social season that stand out pre-
eminent. The Woman's Building has
been the scene of many successful en-
tertainments, but never has any occa-
sion surpassed, perhaps equaled, save
once, the superb reception of Thursday,
rendered by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Coke
in honor of Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
whose name is household word with
every American poet-lover. The host
ess had chosen for the color scheme,
rOse-pink, and Mrs. Wilcox was eX-
pressing to several guests her gratifica.
ton, since rose-pink is recognized in
the East among her friends as her owr
particular hue. She told of Mrs
Annie Besant, an English Thosophist
translating for her the significance Of
color. "Rose-pink," she said, 'means
the heart-love." And all who know
Ella Wheeler's trimming soulfulness
and intense heart sentiment, recognize
the applicability. At any rate the as
sembly hall of the Woman's Building
"blossomed" on Thursday "like the
pink, pink rose" From the pink cur
!, tanned nook in the farther corners
above which ropes of glowing rose:
wreathed in and out of pink yelled in
, candescent lights, the receiving party
welcomed the hundred and fifty guests
who paid their devoirs to the famous
authoress between the hours of nint
j, and eleven. Both the hostess and CUES
: of honor wore white, and their gown
were noticeably handsome. The roo
garden with it's massed palms, ant
:, trinkling fountain, served as refresh
= ment room, where at twenty-four ia
bles, adorned with carnations ant
dainty napery and silver, perfec
h menu was discussed. On the stroke o
n eleven, the floor cleared, the cotilliol
began, led by Mr.. f. H. McClung ant
Mr.. Phillip Brscoe, Jr. And now yer
y table fairy-land is disclosed. From
s the center of the ceiling great ropes @
glowing roses, coming to the cornice
formed floral canopy, while windows
h doors, transoms, yelled under semi
transparent strips and lambrequine
by rose garlands, gave an indescriba
BILE subtlety of glow and richness. Tai
o. white columns, rOse-wreathed, hel
-, silver baskets of rioting bloom, an
guarded like sentinels the corner hooks
which were the unique touches to tn
n most ravishing scheme of decoration
&c. Here the favor tables were arrange
and every pretty conceit suited to tn
occasion, banked lavishly. The Cir
In in their bright crispness, eyes align
"a lips apart in laughter and gay repa1
n tee, feet flying to the music's magic
looked like parti-colored butterdie
is a-swarm in a June rose-garden. A
h. the wind stole in from the roof an
g lifted waving tresses or blew back tn
folds of their light gowns, they SCENE
to be shut in, guarded by, dril
ping with that rose-color toll
re hale, to exhale to be it. They locke
s, like the blossoms of the live and VOL
or derful evening-like faint tinted bio
q soms-blushing. And when crowne
IS with rose hued hats (the prettiest,
not choicest favors) they foated dow
r. the long room to some divine walt
" strain, it was as if the butterflies ha
=. kissed and wooed the roses into lif
s' Mrs. Wilcox danced and is in herse
n. the pledge of perpetual youth. She
thoroughly capable of throwing herse]
=, as a girl, into the very soul of pleasur
w. and one feels instinctively that here
lis a woman who knows life in it's cor
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