Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
ROYAL ENTERTAINMENT.


6iven to Mrs. {. j. IN palestine, eAAss
From Palestsne Daily Visitor, March q.
One Of the most unique and elegant
affairs Of the season was the progress
aive luncheon given by Mesdames
Moore, Howard and Hufsmith TO Mrs.
Edwin Ezell, Of Mississippi, last Wed
nesday.
At one O'Clock p. m. the guests w.
sembled ct the home of Mrs. Moore
and after q few moments were invited
into the dining room. Here q vision
of beauty met the eye; the room
was darkened, but on the table those
beautiful candelabra with Waxen can
dies and violet shades threw q mel
low light over the room. The scene
was q dream of lovliness-wreaths of
smilax and ferns, dotted here and
there with viOlets, rGn the entire
length of the table. Hand-painted
violets favor cards with q beautiful
thought containing the word "violet'i
written thereon lay at each plate.
The fish course, with all the appetiz'
ing and accessories, was served.
The guests then repaired to the
home Of Mrs. Howard, and again their
eyes feaJted on g scene of unexcelled
beauty. The table decorations were
In green and white. A cut glass vase
in the center Of the dining table was
filed with great punches of bride
roses; and roses nesting among
Wreaths of smilax and ferns, extended
from the center the length Of the
table.
The color scheme was beautifully
carried out in all the appointments Of
the service. Oysters and turkey were
served with tempting accessories.
Mrs. Smith was called on to give
toast to "Fair Women" and among
other things she Eaid: "Women are
the arbiters of nations. Every true
woman is a queen, though her domain
may be small. / now have in minC
such a woman, lovable in face anC
character-queen of her own hearth
stone, queen of the social circle IL
which she moves and queen in the
hearts of her friends. / refer to Mrs
Ezell, the guest of honor on this oc.
casion. / propose we drink to hel
health, wishing her a long life anC
every happiness"
The favor cards we're products o
the brush of our artist, Mrs. Fish
Beautiful heads Of fair women werC
painted on one side and Mrs. Ezel'i
monogram on the other.
Leaving Mrs. Towards the guests
were conveyed in carriages to Mrs
Hufsmith's beautiful new home. Mrs
Hufsmith's touse is spacious anC
elegant, yet one is not oppressed fol
fear che viii knock over some valued
bric-a-brac. The home is restful anC
home.like, What more could b
said?
TIE last course was served here
The decorations were pink and green
Great boquets of pink roses thew theil
fragrance all around. IN. Ed formed
in smilax lay on the table. Even tbs
chair occupied by Mrs. Ezell wal
handsomely decorated with roses anC
and ribbon. The ice cream wal
moulded in the shape Of pink roseI
and lay on on green Yerdure in beau
tiful hard painted plates in green anC
pink. Words cannot express the
beauty OF It. The cards, the work o.
Mrs. Fish, we're painted with beatifu
pink roses on n side and Mrs. Ezelli
monogram on the other.
Mrs. Moore was called for q toas'
and responded with q fitting Cd eulo.
gy on each guest. Her sarcastic wi
scintellated around the heads of limo
cent victims. She pronounced one
beauty, another a peculiar genius anC
so on.
The three hostesses never looked
handsomer or appeared 30 charmingly
as on this occasion. The guests were.
Mrs. Turner, Mrs. G. L. Noble, Mrs
Maggie, Mrs. Houseman, Mrs. j. B
Hamilton, Mrs. Smith and MesdameI
Chandler and Ezell, Of Mississippi.