The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-07
Chat of People and Events.

lavishly upon the days at their
fullest and. perhaps, socially. a
more brilliant color is given, as
time makes fewer demands with
IN the domain of the home and
grants more without. The glory
suggesting all the beauty and
freshness Of early spring that
the farewell of the
dying year, vanishing along sun
lit ways, was in accord with the
pleasures that crowned with adj
ditiOnal brightness its fight.
Rapidly the events of the past
week rise in memory and linger
there with a mingling of delight
full cotilions, card parties and
many informal gatherings of one
kind and another, at once claim
ing favor and bestOwing distinc-
ton, even though thrown into
the fierce light of contrast with
days hedged in by loved tradi-
tions and cherished customs.
First, in this generous distribu-
ton, was the cotilion given by
Miss Weatherby at the Gilmer
Tuesday evening, an occasion
that came to usher ia most
gracefully the gaities following
The parlOrs and large dining
hall Of the hotel were very at
tractiye in appropriate decora-
tiOns Of holly, mistletoe and BAN
boo, and the evening was one of
unusual enjoyment. Pretty ger
man figures were led by Miss
Weatherby and Mr.. Carr, and
participated in by a merry COM
pany of guests, Wednesday was
twice honOred, Thursday thrice,
while Saturday the Reading Cir
Gle. at it's meeting with Miss Net
tie Walker on the Highlands,
found interesting glimpses of
Itaiy's history in the program me
upon 'Arianism. " THE Lite of
Attila" and the Invasion of the
Rom bard.
Before the pages of 1903 held
the final record of the Ladies
Whist Club, a lovely card party
gained place therein when on
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Will
liam Rhett entertained. Grim
son and red, suggested by the
season, were the colors conspicu
Gus in the decorations which had
an especially effective touch il
the freize decoration of Southern
smilax bordering the walls o.
hallway and drawing room
where the light of countless cleo
trio globes was sOftened by Grim
son shades tied with ribbons O.
the same hue. At the cOnclus
ion of the games, arOusing 4;
| pleasant contest among skilled
players, an elegant menu wa:
served. Those present were
Mrs. J. T. Searcy, Jr,, Mrs. T
wv Hardy, Mrs. Howard Teas
dale, Mrs. John 2. Mayo, Mrs
osborne. Mrs. Mamie Taylo
Franklin, Mrs. Claude Ayres
Mrs. Simrall, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs
Harry Dashiell, Mrs. Winston
Mrs. Belts, Mrs. Mckinley
Mrs. d. p. Davis, Mrs. Georg
Banks, Mrs. 2. W. Maer, Mrs
VIM. Patty, of Macon; Mrs
Robert Pollock, of Greenwood
Mrs. Martin Teasdale, Mrs. Mel
lie Tucker, Mrs. Wiley Banks
Mrs. Walter Weaver, Mrs. Fra
zee, Mrs. Donoghue, Mrs. Geo
Sherman, Mrs. H. NJ. Waddell
Mrs. Pentecost, Mrs. Ross, o
! Knoxville; Mrs. Walter Brown
Mrs. Jesse P. Woodward, Mrs
| S. d. Harris, Mrs. S. B. Street
Jr., and Miss Bessie Tucker.
The following notice from tn,
| Towyn On Sea Times will be o
genuine interest to many Missis
sippians who were delightful.
entertained by DR.. r. Casemen
Kirkby during visits abroad tn,
past season. DIR. Kirkby is
nephew Of Mrs. S. G. Maer, o
this city, and is a distinguished
) physician of London, whose ca
reer has been capped by higl
honors in his profession Waited
to him across the seas are hos
of good wishes called forth by