The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-01
MISS DAISY MOODY LED
 JULY BALL AT THE MANOR

ASheVille, N. C., July 3.-lSpeelall- The July ball danced at The Manor was one of notable brilliancy, assembling ciety. The guests included those staying at Wentworth Inn and the Battery Park, and resident society was well represented. | The arrangements for the ball were so 1 complete in every way and all the plans so well executed by the management of The Manor that no event of the Ashe- vile season has been more brilliantly pie turesque.
 The loveliness of the night completed of beautiful women.
 The guests driving through Albemarle park to The Manor were received in the drawing rooms and the living room of the hotel Dancing began at 10 o'clock and the Asheville orchestra rendered an en- Ioyable programme. The ball room, with frescoed walls showing pale yellow and gold tints, was beautifully decorated with palms and the balconies overlooking 1t were filled with onlookers. At half past | 2 the grand march led by Mir Thomas Raoul of atlanta and Miss Daisy Moody of Birmingham assembled the many guests in one picturesque line. Supper was served in an elaborately decorated dining room, the most beautiful of all the decorations being used here The tapestried walls made a picturesque back ground for Towering hydrangias and ferns from the private conservatories of The Manor. In each window hanging baskets of white blossoms and ferns were used to complete a decorative scheme that was very showy and effective In the dining room brilliant scarlet flowers were used. and the Dutch room was elaborate with cut flowers.
 The two hundred and fifty guests were seated at tables in these rooms and an elegant supper of several courses was served. Dancing was resumed after sup per and the ball was of course quite a late one, as are all fashionable and beau tiful balls.
 Birmingham was represented by d group of her handsomest women, Mrs. William H. Kettig, Mrs. Ross c. Smith, Miss Daisy Moody and Miss Rosa Moody. Miss Moody, leading with MT. Raoul, was charming picture in an exquisite ball gown of white tulle. The simplicity of her toilette made it distinctly smart among the many elaborate gowns, while her beauty and grace made her the hand somest young woman seen in the ball room
 Her older sister, Mrs. kettig, was an ideal picture, and her Parisian gown was one of the handsomest worn It was of pale blue chiffon cloth. The hand-painted panels showed beautiful design of pink roses, and flowers in the delicate lavendar shades. The bodice was beautifully inset with real lace.
 Mrs. Ross c. Smith was a radiant beauty of the evening Her exquisite gown was of white messaline silk, elaborately trimmed with rose point lace.
 Miss Rosa Moody wore white hand made gown that was most becoming.
 Among the handsome women from Geor- gia was Mrs. William McEwen Johnston of Macon, noted southern beauty. She wore a gown of white crepe de chine. rich in hand embroidery.
 Among the prominent Charleston wom- en was Mrs. Walter Green, who wore a French gown of fimy lace, showing deli cate tracery of irridescent jewels in pas tel shades of green and lavendar
 Mrs. Curtis Kenny of Chicago wore stunning gown of black lace with superb jewels, and another beauty of the even ing, Mrs. Oxford of New Orleans was charming to look upon in her chiffons and lace.
 Two other Charleston women, Mrs. At kinson and Mrs. Frank Pelzer were among the most admired women. Mrs. Atkinson was very handsome in black, and Mrs. Pelzer wore a charming ball gown of white lace.