The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
 TO MISS PITKIN.
 One of the most brilliant as well as one of the most beautiful women in the South Is Miss Helen Pitkin of the stan of The New Orleans Times Democrat. She is a rarely gifted young woman-stili in the 2os. She is . lingulst. . pianist, harpist and. beyond all. . wonderfully informed woman In all that Is In or pertains to the literature, ancient and modern. Among those who are her close friends are some of the greatest literary lights of the day. One of them Is Ella Wheeler Wilcox and she is now her guest at ''The Bungalo." the summer home of Mir. and Mrs. Will cox, in New Jersey. The following ac- count of dinner In Miss Pitlxin's honor siven by Mir. and Mrs. Wilcox Is taken from the New Haven Register and 1t gives fine idea of the noted "Bungalo." the home of one of the most noted wo- men in the world:
 "A prominent event of Tuesday at the Bunsalo was . danner party given by Mfr. and Mrs. Robert Marius Wilcox (Ella Wheeler for twelve of their intimate friends in honor of Mas Elaine Pitkin of New Orleans, now a guest at the pretty were laid for twelve. but owing to the terrific thunder storm of the afternoon four of the guests were unable to come.
 Dinner was served in the dining room of The Barracks. c winter house built some two years ago, and reached from the Bungalow by descending a flight of stairs and crossing a court The house while not of the Bungalow order is unique in architecture and furnishing. The din- ing room over which Is the winter den or study of the poetess while hero, has a magnificent outlook from an immense cir euiar window upon a large radius of scar rocks and sky. The walls of the dining room are lined with pictures Of especial interest to host and hostess; dainty bits of coloring, picked up by them in their travels. Under the pictures is a dado. made from the autographs of distinguish cd poets. writers, artists and monologists. etc., done by themselves while guests at the house. giving the room always an air of distinguished presence.
 ''The table was daintily appointed. dec- orations were astors, picked from the house garden.
 Mrs. Wilcox received her guests in a pretty simple gown of white silk, and the guest of honor was daintily and sweetiy attired in a white organdie dress. The guests were Governor Chamberlain and Mrs. Chamberlain. General George H. Ford and Mir. and Mrs. Berry C. Peets.
 Mise Pitxin has for years been great tavorite with Governor and Mrs. Cham beriain, and they did her the honor of coming on from Hartford to dine with her.
 Miss Pitkin is not only c beautiful Southern silver blonde. but she is wo- man of rare intellectual capacity. Her perfect diction. as beautiful as is her charming personal characteristics, makes her a favorite wherever she goes. She is a woman of fine natural instinct, and not only a brilliant conversationalist, but Q writer whose work tells upon Ter read i CTS.
 "Tall and magnificently formed she makes ( striking picture of a rare South ern type of womanhood. Although quite young. Miss Pitkln Is editor of the wo- mans page of The Times-Democrat and writes Tor various magazines. Governor and Mrs. Chamberlain had not seen Miss | Pitktn for some time and the meeting at the Bungalow was a mutual pleasure.
 Incidentally the guests were given a | fine opportunity of witnessing from the veranda a heavy sea, such as has fol- lowed the storms sv prevalent th.s sum mer, dashing its spray over the pier, and | threatening to tear both that and the pretty Chinese summer house from it's l foundations.
 Mrs. wilcox gave a luncheon ar the Country Club. New Haven. for a few friends Monday to meet Miss Pitkin. Another prominent guest of the week at The Bungalow was Melville E. Stone, President of the Associated Press Asso- | ciatlon."