The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17
!. CHAT OF PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

lew IGIdiD1bS 4CG'C1s "@A - -
that Time has slipped on in the
magic way it often seeks to go
and that the holidays draw near,
the shopping. the making Of
gifts and all the claims the sea
son awakens ia advance usually
crowd out the entertainments
with a view of crowding them
into the rush Of fortnight. So.
by general and accepted rule,
the week past as well as that
upon which we enter to-day,
should be barren Of events but
filed with duties Happily, the
present. ia its touch Of gaiety,
marks a change wrought and
holds out promises for the days
to come. A beautiful entertain
ment. which served as the open
ing occasion Of a week that its
charm frightened, was the card
party given by Mrs. Joseph
Donoghue at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Robertson on the
afternoon Of the eighth. Decor
ations of chrysanthemums and
carnations carried out the pre-
vailing color scheme of white and
green. com bined most effective
~ In cut glass vases arranged
here and there in the drawing
room, and in evidence also in the
dainty refreshments wherein
the two favored colors were
blended to form an especially
pretty course. The games were
played with zest and interest,
the first prize, a handsome Rock
wood vase, being awarded to
Miss Bessie Tucker. Among
the guests were: Mrs. Belts,
Mrs. p. w. Maer, Mrs. Osborne,
Mrs. John p. Mayo, Mrs. Wins
ton. Mrs. Martin Teasdale, Mrs.
T. w. Hardy, Mrs. NJ T. Frank
lin, Mrs. Howard Teasdale, Mrs.
Harry Dashiell. Mrs. Field, Mrs.
VIM. Frazee, Mrs. Il. NJ. Wad
dell, Mrs. r. E. Johnston, Mrs.
Mckinley, Mrs. Crumbaugh,
Mrs. SimraIl. Mrs. Stockard,
Mrs. Rhett, Mrs. G. Y. Banks,
Mrs. Walter Brown, Miss SaIlie
George Oliver, Miss Lucy
Banks, Miss Tucker, Miss Anna
Banks, Miss Sheriff., Miss
Irene Robertson, Miss Marcie
BHlups.
A graceful compliment to Miss
Estelle Smith. the Tuesday
Whist Club and the Discards
was the entertainment of which
Mrs. VIM. Winston was the host
ess on Wednesday afternoon.
The attractive Winston cottage,
frequently the scene of hOspira
BILE and delightful gatherings,
was in gala attire to greet the
company invited and made d
pleasing study with crimson and
green giving brilliant notes
of color everywhere. Merry
rounds of euchre were enjoyed,
bringing hon0rs to Miss Mary
Garth, whose high record won
for her an artistically bound copy
of MoOre's poems, and Miss May
Richards, the successful player
of lone hands, who gained a
charming picture. Miss Marcie
Bnlups proved unlucky at cards
and as consolation received a
quaint japanese curiO. Mrs. T.
w. Hardy and Miss Estelle Buc-
hannah registered the scores at
the conclusion of each game and
the series completed a two
course luncheon followed, EN-
phasizing the motif apparent
throughout the decorations, the
charlotte russo being of rich,
red shade, the cakes having
sprays of cherries clustering up
on them. The guests included
Miss Smith, Mrs. Searcy, Mrs.
Mamie Taylor Franklin, Mrs.
Geo. Banks, Mrs. Wiley Banks,
Mrs. Martin Teasdale. Mrs. 2.
W. Maer, Mrs. T. W. Hardy,
Mrs. Frazee. Mrs. Mckinley,
Mrs. Belts. Mrs. Donoghue,
Mrs. r. E. Johnston. Mrs. Wal
ter Brown, Miss Marcie Billups,
Miss Annie Wade O'Neill, Miss
Garth, Miss Annie Louise Lee,
Miss Nettie Walker, Miss Rich