The Columbus commercial., 1902-12-09
Social a1Silhoucttes.

PRECIOUS heroine that she late
lamented Paul Leicester Ford
ever depicted in any Of his most
ouixotic novels. The week
opened up dark and gloomy, but
the weather cleared of and
Wednesday was almost idylic in
its beauty and spIendor, the sun
coming out from behind the
clouds for a while and beaming
down with a smiling face on
mother earth below; but a sud
den change came Wednesday
night, and on Thursday instead
of balmy, spring like breezes we
had icy, snow laden winds which
blew fiercely in the faces of Pc
destrians, compelling them 10
leave the streets and seek shell
ter indoors. where the cheerful
CLEAN of the fire was most CRATE
ful. Happily, however, most
of the entertainments occurred
while the weather was pleasant,
and the gaieties of the week
were therefore not naturally in
terfered with.
The gatherings of the Married
Ladies' Whist club are generally
sacred to the feminine sex alone,
but once or twice each season
meetings are held in which the
husbands and a few special
friends of the members Of the
club are allowed to participate
A meeting of this description
was held at the home of Mr.. and
+ Mrs. T. W. Hardy in south Col
umbus last Tuesday evening,
and like all similar meetings that
have been held in the past, II
proved most delightful The
Hardy home is such a handsome
one that no decorations are nee
essary to make it look beautiful.
/ but its attractiveness was added
/ to on this occasion by the pleas
/ inc presence of roses and chrys-
anthemums, which were artis-
tically arranged in the hall. par
IIor and dining room The house
presented a most inviting ana
! no 5 pit Bile appearance, the
entire lower floor being thrown
open for the reception Of the
quests. At twelve O'Clock a de-
! Iicious supper, consisting Of a
meat course, was served, and the
evening will inger pleasantly in
| the minds of the guests present,
who were Mr.. and Mrs. ". ii.
+ Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. J. I.
+ Searcy, jr., Mr.. and Mrs. H. f.
/ SimralI, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Os-
/ borne, Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Rhett,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Teasdale,
/ Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Mayo, Mr.. and
+ Mrs. VIM. Winston, Mrs. c. Ii.
/ Avres. Mrs. J. R. Tackett, Mrs.
Nj. T. Franklin, Miss Matte
/ Hardy, Col. ". c. Richards, Mr..
/ T. G. Owen.
Miss Lucy BanksSswas the hos
/ tess at the regular semi-mOnthly
/ meeting of the Tuesday Whist
club. and her handsome home
in south Columbus was made
/ merry Tuesday afternoon BY the
/ presence of the members Of that
| most delightful organization.
/ The floral decorations, while
/ simple, were at the same tins
/ beautiful. Roses were the chO-
+ sen flowers and they were arts
/ ticaIv arranged about the rooms
in which the guests assembled
Quite a number Of games were
played, and the prize. a pretty
salad bowl, was won by Mis-;
Anna Banks, who graciOusly
presented it to Mrs. J. r. Tack
EFT, of Meridian. Delicious re-
/ freshments were served, and the
following ladies are indebted u
Miss Banks for a most enjOya'
BILE afternoon: Mesdames j. L
Searcy, jr., W. c.. Banks, D. F
! Robertson, H. Osborne, j. p
Mayo. P. w. Maer, ". r. Me
KinIey, H. NJ. Teasdale, c. H
Ayres, J. r. Taekett, NJ. 7
Franklin, Joseph Donoghue
! Misses Lucy Hardy, Lavinii
) Robertson, Sadie Hester, Dais,
) Sheriff., Georgia Goodrich.
Miss Ethel Clisbv. who durin,