Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-06-14
banked with yellow and white honey
suckle and vines, and the ices served
partook Of similar colors.

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partook OF similar colors.
A most pleasing reception was given
last Tuesday afternoon by Mrs.
Charles Claybrook for Miss Mary
Ricketts,. Master Frank Houston
kept guard at the front door and
turned the guests over to Mrs. L. s.
Wilson in the hall, whence they were
ushered by Mesdames @. R. Gibbs and
Frank Van Ness into the reception
room, made beautiful by masses of
marguerites and vines banked at every
available point. Mrs. Claybrook and
Miss Ricketts,, gowned In white and
wearing corsage bouquets OF marguer-
ties, most cordially received the guests
and presented them to Mrs. Frank
Allen, a weeks cid bride from Odessa,
Mo-, and Miss Durkee, lately become a
resident OF Mexico, who received with
them. The punch bowl, placed in the
allowed library, was presided over by
Misses Fannie Clark and Belle Buck
ner, both looking lovely In deliberately
fashioned blue gowns. The library
was prettily decorated in many trail
ing vines and pink roses. Mesdames
+. r. Sanford, ID. z. Moore and Joe
wilkins ushered the ladies to the din
ing room, where delicious iced refresh.
ments were served by Mrs. II. r. Ar
mold, Jr,, and Misses Marie Houston,
Tide Robenson, Esther Norris, Alice
Morris and Stella Robertson. The
decorations for the dining room we're
OF those blossoms Of all the most fit.
ting for table ornamentation, sweet
peas. The white covered table con-
tained In the center a large fiat bowl
filled with pink peas, and which was
flanked by four silver sconces contain
ing green candles. On each corner OF
the table was affixed a fluffy bow OF
tulle tied with pink peas. Large
bowls Of the same lovely blossoms
graced the mantel and buffet.
Saturday at one O'Clock a farewell
luncheon was rendered Miss Mary
Ricketts, by Mrs. r. r. Arnold, Jr..
which was n OF the most elegant
affairs OF the season. Twelve ladies'
were present and the lunch OF seven
courses was served from a most ex.
quisitely appointed table, the hostess
being thoroughly versed in the art of
arranging such matters. The daylight
was excluded, softly shaded electric
lights and candles being substituted.
The table, covered with snowy linen,
had an embroidered scarf In the CEN
ter and this was topped by a fancifully
shaped basket filed with perfectly su-
pero La France roses and ferns, a bow
pink ribbon showing from the basket
handle. -Four cut glass sconces filed
with pink wax candles and with pink
shades fianked the floral centerpiece.
Each cover was surrounded by a gar
and OF smilax, fastened at the margin
the table with a La France rose bud
whence the tendrlls Of smilax sus-
pended downward. The chandelier.
'haded with a large pink globe, was
yarlanded with smilax. Pink and
white bonbons were placed at inter
'als along the table. The place cards
we're OF princess sticks, pink in color
With each lady's name engraved In
White. With one Of the courses frozen
INK punch was served in small bask-
the handles OF which we're
Vreathed with white Forget.me-nots
nd tied with pink ribbon. One OF
final entrees consisted Of cream,
rozen in the shape OF a slipper and
erved with pink cake. The mantel :
nd buffet were both dalntily decora. !
ed, each supporting two silver can.
elabras filled with softly glowing pink
'ax candles with pink shades. The
uests present were Miss Ricketts,: s
lesdames Greedy Talbot, Charles a
laybrook, Joe wilkins, John Rick /,
It's, ID. ?. Moore and Howard Bailey
st. Louis; Misses Kathryn Gala
sy, Marie Houston and Julia and a
Elizabeth Arnold. ]