The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1906-08-31
'.hother Hubbard" Party.

score OF ladies' at the spacious, wei
appointed home OF Mr.. and Mrs. w
w. Hendrix on East Elm street
Monday evening from 8 to 1890
o'c,ock.
AS the guests drew near, the first
view of the premises was mos,
pleasing one, the front yard and por-
tico being decorated with Japanese
lanterns. On the interior the decora-
tons were profuse. Everywhere one
looked, pretty boquets of choice roses
and other flJweYs were seen, the de-
lighiful fragrance Of which pervaded
every apartment In the dining room
II seemed the climax was reached.
The dining table. arrayed with spotless
linen and set with an attractive service
OF fruit dishes. presented picture Of
striking beauty, being heavily laden
with flowers and fruits.
/ Welcoming each guest with cor
dial greeting which left an indelable
impress Of open hearted friendship and
paying personal courtesies to each one
at frequent intervals throughout the
evening, Mrs. Hendrix proved herself
an ideal hostess indeed. The meth
DDS Of diversion had been carefully
planned with a viow to furnishing
pleasing variety and frequent change
and suiting the various tastes of the
guests. Some were grouped abou,
tables playing finch and other like
lgames. Some who loved music lin
gered n the parlor. where Mrs. M. E,
Hudson, one Of the guests, delighted
them with an enjoyable variety Of
selections.
However; the leading features Of
diversion retailing he'donkey and
the cake naming contest-while in
progress eclipsed everything else anc
were given undivided attention by the
entire company. Retailing tire DON
key provoked a regular "volcano" o.
merrment throughout the performance
Of that very funny game. The cake
naming contest was no less interest
ling than the above was fun provoking
besides being frought with amusing
and laughable incidents. There were
two prizes offered In this contest
Mrs. Mary Sumpter won the first
prize and Mrs. Former the second.
Another very pleasant feature was
the carriage driyes. The handsome
double seated carriage was kept at the
gate and the guests, in groups as they
liked, would take drives at theil
pleasure. The moon shone brightly
and the temperature being Autumn
Ike made an ideal night for driving.
Every guest was dressed in .
"Mother Hubbard" and notwithstand-
ing the oft heard criticism Of this mos,
comfortable of all dresses for ladies'
one to see this group Of ladies' would
be forced to admit that the criticisms
are unjust. Not only were the dress
es attractive and becoming but the
faces Of the wearers were entirely free
from that consciously suppressed H.
at-ease expression that may always
be seen at intervals by any alert OBJ
server of the average lady when dress
ed as dame fashion dictates.
At 10 o'clock, the guess were
ushered into the capacicus dining
room and served with refreshments
consisting Of several courses cream
and cake, fruits CT several kinds, etc
At the conclusion Of supper. leave
taking began, the guests being driven
to their several homes in the car
rage.
Those attending were: Mesdames
Former, E. Hudson. Jim Henderson,
H. B. Cox, w. G. McGlathery. F..
C. Brown, T. ]. Stout, A. M. Carter,
Mary Sumpter, r. M. Henderson.
Jno. w. Pope, Henry Folsom, L. K.
| Brown, w. A. Dickson, Irene Hen
derson, n. P. Pearson and Miss Vir-
gle Fo'som.
In the various features Of the en-
tertainment, Mrs. Hendrix was assist
ed by Rev. Hendrix and son. Gray.
A more delightful evening would be