The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-02-25
Society Realm.

On Tuesday afternoon Mesdames
Hart and Gildersleeve entertained at
the residence of the latter with a colo.
NAL party. The spacious house was
beautifully decorated with red, white
and blue. George and Martha Wash
ington's pictures were there, also a
spinning wheel, all decorated with the
national colors. There were beautiful
rich old-time costumes, quaint jewelry,
nearly all periods being represented in
some manner, A great many red, white
or blue hatchets hung in the different
rooms. Mrs. Hart read a list of the
ladies supposed to be present, one of
whom each guest was to represent
Then each was given a Ratchet ON
which was a number, also the number
of letters in her new name. Thus,
number 81, with five letters, meant to
find FIVE hatchets with 81, and letter
en- these to spell name. The one first
getting the name was the winner in the
contest, Lady Washington MRS. Har-
ry Lyle winning the prize, a mayor
laise dish. Then Miss Willie Cox
played march while in single file the
danes Of the old colonial days marched
through the room, passing the judges.
Then refreshments were served, the
napkins and souvenirs representing
Old Glory. After this the decision of
the judges in reguard to the costumes
was announced. They were instructed
to decide according to the correctness
of the costume from . colonial stand
point. The committee, after due de-
Liberation, awarded the prize, piece
Of the cherrytree cut down by George
Washington with the Ratchet and some
of the cherries, making an appropriate
souvenir of the day. This was received
by Mrs. Van Rensselaer,, alias Mrs. Sam
Carr, to whom her quaint costume was
especially becoming. There were too
many worth describing to give any
particulars. Many of the costumes
showed careful study of old pictures,
and many of these old-time dresses
were in keeping with the season, as
they were surely "Lent" to the fair
wearers. There are many to whom the
powdered hair and patches are decided
ly becoming, and many young lady
showed promise of handsome old age
when time shall have silvered the hair.
Before coming home the guests were
grouped on the porch and negative
taken of the assemplsge, after which
all departed, happy in having spent
such pleasant afternoon. The wealth
er, too, was in its sunniest mood, and
there were no drawbacks to the enjoy
ment of this unique social function.
Those present were: Mesdames J. A.
Martin, Sam Carr, John Bowman,
Frank Evans, FL. H. Kirkpatrick, F. B.
st. John, Ellsworth, Cargille, Cass, W.
P. Harris, G.. L. Smith, Armbrust,
Archer, Dickey, Wordsworth, J. B.
Thomas, II. w. Lyle, Cure, Granger,
P. M. Ward, Wood, J. W. Wilson,
Hurlbut, Sam Willard, NJ. NJ. Ward,
Galloway. r. G. Hunter, i. T. Hart
and H. Gildersleeve Misses Willie
Cox, Arnell, Mary Hardy, Meta Smith,
Lula and Lillian Burbage and Sara
Gildersleeve. Those whom they rep
resented were Mesdames George
Washington, John Adams, jonathan
Trumbull, Henry Lawrens, John Dick
inson, Robert Morris, Van Rensselaer,
Wadsworth, Wolcott, Drayton, Bing
ham, VIM. Smith, Benz. Huntington
Ralph lizard, Geo. Clinton, Hancock
Ashbel Green, Edmund Randolph
Cutler, Richard Catron, Winthrop
Knox, Jas Iredell, Thos. Kean, Gilber
Stuart, Arthur Middleton, Geo. Ham
mond, Sherman; Misses Nellie Custis
Harriet Chew, Livingston, Habersham