The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-20
SOCIETY.
MR., AND MRS. NELSON
ENTERTAIN.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nelson. Jr., enter
tanned at a reception and cotillon at the
Country club Tuesday evening compliment
airy to Congressman and Mrs. Sidney J.
Bowie and Miss Agnes Couch. The invi-
| tation list was large and included both
the married and younger set. The club
house was decorated suggestive of the
coming holiday season. From the chan
deliers, the posts and ON the doorways
hung punches of mistletoe combined with
| evergreens The decorations in the ball
room were of holly and mistletoe, and
from the chandeliers hung Christmas
bells In one corner of the room was
Christmas tree brilliantly lighted and
hung with favors for the dance.
Mrs. Nelson was gowned in pink bro
caded satin made princess and trimmed
in real lace. Her guest, Mrs. Bowie, wore
a pale blue brocaded satin embroidered
in gold, while Miss Couch was gowned in
white radium silk. The others assisting
were Miss Bessie Jemison, gowned in =
blue radium silk deliberately inserted in
Valenciennes lace; Miss Fannie Dunn, in
white lace over Marechal Mel silk and
worn with gold slippers. She carried also
an arm cluster of American beauties;
Miss Marie Pinckard in a gown of pink
silk inserted in lace: Miss Caroline Smith,
a pink radium with spangled bertha; Miss
Alice Moore, a white lace robe. Among
the guests were Miss Margaret McCor-
mack, in a blue embroidered SILK made
princess, and her guest Miss Schaeffer, in
| a pompadour silk, and Miss Wadsworth
| in blue radium trimmed in black vel
| vet bows and girdle; Miss Florence Daw-
| son wore a white net over orange mad
| trimmed in orange velvet; Miss Mary
| Ruth McLester a pale blue spangled net
worn with red slippers and with a wreath
of holly berries in the hair; Mrs Dudley
| Bates Lawrence of New York, cream
| dotted net over yellow, the material made
| into wreathS combined with green as
a border for the skirt; Mrs f. w. Dixon,
| in a black lace over white, and Mrs.
James Going, in black lace, served coffee
| in the private dining room, where other
refreshments were also served.
Mrs. w. N. Malone, Mrs. w. p. Pinck-
| ard and Mrs Charles Leeper served
| punch. Among the pretty gowns was a
| white chiffon embroidered in violets, worn
! by Miss Pauline Browning, with which
| she also wore n corsage of parma violets
Miss Mary Gillespy's gown was blue
! silk made dancing length; Miss Maebelle
| Roden, q Powered chiffon over pink; Miss
Hermone Brown, a black evening gown
Miss Sadie Gillespie, a black decollete
gown; Miss Virginia Lyons of Mobile,
| a pink crepe de chine trimmed in lace
and narrow ribbon ruffles: Miss Nellie
| Gregg in embroidered chiffon over blue;
Miss Flora Orr in green net over green
silk; Mrs. John f. Frazier, pink pompa-
dour tissue made princess, trimmed in
rose point lace and touches of black vel
! vet; Mrs. Fred Dimmick in white lace
| robe; Mrs John w. Tomlinson in a tan
| liberty silk. the skirt inserted with hand
| embroidered medalions.
The dance began at 1890 with the grand
march. led by Mr.. John Yeatman and
Miss Couch, followed by a beautiful fig
ure in which the girls carried tissue pa
per parasols and the men figures of
Christmas. In the concluding dance of the
| evenings german. Mr.. Yeatman intro
duced a number of unique figures, which
utilized the favors very attractivey. The
Pleasures of the evening were concluded
at 2:30.