The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-22
w and SOCIETY


 Miss Jemison entertained with a bril- liant card party yesterday afternoon in compliment to Mrs. John Alfred Leverr and Miss stephanie Levert of New Or leans, and Miss Amy Jordan. There were over a hundred guests who were received at the south entrance of the colonial mansion. Mrs. Jemison Miss Jemison and the guests of honor received in the drawing room, the card tables being placed in the reception hall the library and the breakfast room.
 After the games the guests were served to an elegant buffet luncheon in the dining room, where the decorations of the circular table were of snow balls Punch was served on the broad veranda, where Indian rugs and the picturesque furnishings made an ideal al fresco scene
 There was q charming receiving party and number of beautiful gowns were worn by the ladies receiving.
 Mrs. Jemlson was superbIy handsome in an afternoon gown of white, the cor sage rich with an applique of eluny lace.
 Miss Jemison whose beauty is of q very distinctive type wore the smartest gown of the season. It was of etamine in a cream tint, the skirt and eorsage trim med with a great deal of handwork and the very distinctive touch being given in broad insertions of silk lowered in brilliant tints
 Miss Levert was charming in an ele- gant gown of white lace.
 Miss Jordan was exquisite1y gowned in white organdie, trimmed with quantities of tueks and lace, combined in the most artistic way.
 Miss Levert was an admired figure in beautiful gown of pale blue hand em. broidered.
 The prizes were very handsome, the first being won by Miss Amy. Pierson, the second by Miss Fltts, the lone hand, lovely picture by Mrs. George Redin' and the consolation. an exquisite fan with mother of pearl sticks. was drawn by Mrs. Felix Drennen.
 Those invited to receive were:
 Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr., Mrs. F.. Jor- dan, Mrs. A T. London, Mrs. c. A. Terrell, Mrs. Ross c. Smith. Mrs. E. W. Price of Nashville, Mrs. Henry B. Gray, Mrs. J. w. Shark, Mrs. E. w. Barrett, Mrs Frank Grider. Mrs. Galloway. Mrs. w. P. G. Harding Mrs. w. H. Gettig. Mrs. I. F. Young, Mrs. w. M. Jordan, Mrs P. B. Clarke, Mrs. H. W. Fowlkes, Mrs E. M. Tulwiler, Mrs. Maben Hobson, Mrs. B. G. Copeland Mrs. F. NJ. Drennen, Miss Louise Frierson, Miss Daisy Moody, Miss Estelle Earle of South Carolina, Miss Millie Nabb, Miss Carrie Sharpe Miss Ethel Sharpe and Miss Margaret Nixon.
 The beautiful house and it's picturesque setting were the themes of discussion for the brilliant party of guests, the entire house being thrown open and many lin- gering to go through the sumptuous apartments
 There are few houses in the south more beautiful. and just at this season the private park at Glen Iris Is at the height of its springtime beauty.
 The location of the house is ideally pie turesque and from the broad verandas encireled with the immense colonial pil- lars. the view of the mountains beyond and the terraces with their winding ullNtSt anu lilt pdIlN DelbWf lS tiltIdlllilB.
 The house. typically colonial, has the most charming hall done in white and yellow, the immense fire place being of pale marble in the onyx tints. At the rear is the beautiful stairway in white and mahogany, the stairway carpeted with pale green velvet.
 There could be few scenes more en- chanting than the gorgeous hall and stairway lighted by an immense window as glowing as jewel in the sunlight.
 The paneling in the drawing room is done in rose silk and the woodwork is white. The hangings are of green vel vet. The dining room opening from the drawing room is a long apartment, su- perbly hung with Japanese embossed leather.
 The library opposite the drawing room. is done in green. the hangings of green velvet and the breakfast room is ideally artistic in delft blue The private apart ments above are charming in their artis- tic furnishings, the colonial windows op- eu'ng upon the balcony. The woodwork in each apartment is white, and the tint ed walls are in exkuisite co1orings.