The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-01-09
Society Notes

handsome affair of the social sea
son was the reception given on
Friday last by Mr.. and Mrs. D. l
Howard at their colonial residence
in the southern part of the town
The date, Jan. 2, was the tenth an
niversary Of their marriage. and
the quotation, "All that glitters is
not gold" reminded the guests
that the tenth is the tin wedding
anniversary, and the many novel
and useful gifts which came were
all of this homely material-egg-
beaters and spoons tied With bril-
liant red ribbons, heart-shaped
cake cutters with a spray of holly,
cream whips with white ribbons,
coal vases, water sets, walters. dip
pers, cups, lanterns, popcorn pop
pers and lsmps-sll in part or
chiefly made of tin. The large
rooms were beautifully decked
with red-berried evergreens and
even the doorway gave the incom-
ing guest welcome with its festal
garland. The hallway and stair
case were also artistically deco
rated. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard were
assisted in receiving by Mr. and
Mrs. j. w. Howard, Mrs. NJ. |. X
Bowen, Mesdames Donelson. K. +.
Gillespie. E. 0. Sykes and d. w.
Houston. while Miss Mary Giles
pie presided in the dining room.
pouring coffee. After greeting
the host and hostess the guests
were served with punch by Misses
Annie Wood Donelson, DOME
Sykes and Daisy Haughton. On
being invited into the dining room.
each guest was served with de-
licious luncheon on a tin plate
with coffee in n shining tin cup,
thus carrying out the metallic mo-
tive. Despite the bleakness Of the
outer world, within all was cheer
and brightness. and the youthful
hostess looked lovely in a corn
colored evening gown. while the
host was quite distingue in full
dress suit. Mrs. Houston wore
pink organdie decolete with a gar
land of roses in her hair Mrs.
Sykes wore a costume OF blue,
Miss Mary Gillespie rose colored
crepe, Misses Donelson, Haughton
aud Sykes wore white, Mesdames
Howard, Gillespie, Bowen and
Donelson wore handsome black
toilettes. The whole affair was a
most enjoyable one, and it is the
heartfelt wish of the friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard that life
may be pleasant and happy until
the golden anniversary comes
when the fifty years shall have
passed
Miss Elise Mcmillan after a
most pleasant visit home during
the Christmas holidays left for
Nashville where she is a student
at Wards Seminary.
MIR. Dorsey Gilmore is an at
tractive visitor to Aberdeen from
New York.
Mr.. Sandy Watkins spent
some days in Aberdeen from his
present home in Louisville.
Capt. George Rather has re-
turned from a pleasant fortnight
spent with his daughter, Mrs.
Robert Hancock Jones, in Kansas
City.
Misses Florence and Alice
Lanctot are the pretty guests of
Mrs. z. Fl. Bristow for a few days.
Miss Mary Kendall Elkin has
been the guest of her cousins.
Misses Adelia and Maria Elkin.
Dr.. w. 3. Green had as his
guests on q hunt, DR.. Eubanks of
Alabama, DR.. Owen of Chicago,
and Mr.. James Atchison of New
York the past week.
Misses Claude and Lallie
McQuiston spent delightful
week in West Point. guests of
their aunt. Mrs. j. Nj. Erwin.
-Messrs. ID. w. Houston and
William Walker were in jackson
the past week on legal business. in
attendance upon the supreme
court.
Mrs. Harry Gilmore spent a
day in Quincy last week with Mrs
Harry Terrill.