The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-02
DANCE OF D~EBUTANTEs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones En-
terrain for the Misses DeIano-
Novel and Beautiful Decorations
COtillion FavOrs.

The dance given Monday night by
MT. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones for tn,
Misses Ellen and Laura Delano, The
debutante daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs
Warren Delano, Jr, was one of the
most successful of the season. Mr..
and Mrs. Pembroke Jones nav proveJ
by their entertainments at Newport
and their house parties at their south
ern plantation to be among the most
gracious and generous Of the fashion
able hosts, and last nights function
was perfect of it's kind.
Both the second and third floors at
Sherry'S were engaged for the affair.
the cotilfion being danced in the largo
ballroom on the third floor and the
suppers being served in the small
ballroom and the adjoining suite OF
rooms on t e secon floor.
The decorations which were move
and beautiful. were planned by the
hostess. The hall on the third floor
which leads from the cloakrooms pasg
the drawing room suite and lifts to the
ballroom entrance, and which is
eighty feet long, was entirely trans
formed last night, being changed into
an Italian pergola or arbor garden
The posts and crossing overhead
beams were pure white and were veil
ed with Southern smilaX. Small trees
and large palms with pieces of stat-
uary. were placed here and there, and
the floor of the arbor was done in
MOSAIC work bordered by moss. A
quaint. formal effect obtained in this
passage. through which the guests
made their way to the ballroom.
The ballroom is largely white and
gold. and is done in the French fash
ion of the fifteenth and sixteenth cen
turtles. with portiers of rose pink vel
vet. The idea was to carry this Louis
Seize decorative scheme through the
entire additional decorations. The
oval windows around the top of the
room were yelled with Southern sut-
lax. and so were the boxes and tie
musicians gallery. From the capital
of the white and gold columns swung
garlands of smilax, held in place by
gilded baskets Of pink roses, alter
mated by large wreaths of pink roses
tied with wide streamers Of pink satin
ribbon. The shades on the electric
lights were pink. carrying out the
colour de rose effect. Over the door
ways and above ZACH large window
was a group of three golden horns or
plenty overlooking with pink roses.
and at each corner OF the room op-
pOSlIe the entrance from the corridor
was erected a Temple Of Love, each
being an exact reproduction of those 1T
the Petit Trianon at Versailles. Be
tween these temples the columns were
garlanded with pink roses. At this
side of the ballroom large open arch
ways and plate glass afforded an al
most unobstructed view of the cor
~servatory. and the garden effect was
complete.
Mrs. Pembroke Jones. in white dotted
net over white silk. embroidered in
gold thread and wearing pearls and
diamonds. stood at the entrance or
the drawing room suite facing the lifts
to receive the guests. She was assist
ed by the Misses Delano. who wore
white chiffon and lace gowns trimmed
with white roses. This room, some-
times called the pink ROOM. was ar
ranged like a private drawing room.
Two orchestras. Lander's and Rosen-
bergs stationed in the smilax-coverei
musicians gallery. played alternately
the evening. There was gener-
al dancing until midnight. when supper
was served at small tables. seating
eight or ten each, placed In the small