The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-06
GARDEN PARTY AT
GLEN IRIS NOTABLE
Brilliant Entertainment in Miss
WeatherIy's Honor
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Miss Elizabeth Virginia Jemison and
Edward T. Holmes of Georgia to
Be MaPrled-Eleven We'd
dngs Today.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

The most elaborate, and altogether the
most picturesque, outdoor entertainment
that has ever been given in the city took
place last night at Avalon" the beau
tiful home of Mr. and Mrs. w. p. G..
Harding in Glen Iris Park. 1t was
moonlight garden party and ball given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Harding to signify the
debut of their charming young friend.
Miss Marjorie Weatherly the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs James Weatherly. Several
hundred invitations we're issued and be-
tween 400 and 800 guests were present. Mr..
and Mrs. Harding and Miss Weatherly re-
cedved.
The young hostess. who is one of the
ackno wledged beauties of the south, wore
superb gown of white chiffon made
princess and trimmed with valenciennes
lace with touch or two of radiant blue.
and also adorned with exquisite bouquets
of forget-me-no:s.
Miss Weatherly, who is very blonde.
very graceful and also very pretty, with
the fresh rosy ooior1ng of an Enslisn
girl, looked charming in a simple even
ing frock of white.
The refreshments were served in quite
a novel wa5 The ices and cakes were
of the form ard color of miniature water
melon slices. The punch was served from
a large block of ice in which were frozen
slices of the June melons. The punch
table and SOME twenty or so other tables,
were placed out on the lawn under the
trees
A vase OF garden flowers formed the
center piece of each table, ropes and
garlands of flowers draped the punch
table and the sandwich table, while fes-
toons of lanterns glowed like fallen stars
and burning flowers in the trees.
Every room In the house was decorated,
quite simply and with much grace. In
the wide entrance hail, just vase of
Cape Jessamlne and at the PORTER end,
under the oaken stairway a vase of
magnolia blossoms
In the library were swee. peas and
more Jessamines. In the drawing room
over the Write marble Louis Quatarze
mantel bloomed a very hedge of rich
colored sweet peas under a mist of fern,
and beyond a bowl of golden daisies
dreamed under the lights
string orchestra was stationed out
on the veranda and the programme of
music was well selected and well played.
The entire house was encircled with
lights. Long lines of Japanese lanterns
bound the winding driveway swung by
the tall Corinthian pillars of the broad
piazza down around to the white parte
cochere. Illuminating the dark spaces OF
the sloping lawn with a thousand colors
Then the moonlight rang it's changes
through the trees and clouds and threw
fantastic shadows
The very name of the place itself sug-
gests sweet fairy sense, medieval myth
and breeding fancy; home of oberon,
vale of Morgan La Fay and resting place
of Authorization of a thousand ancient
| tales and legends.
Then, too, the house being builded as
old south manor houses of years and
years ago. 1t carries in all Its look and
way pictures and stories of the past.
1t is whlte-rich white as jessamine-
against that dark green of Red noun
tain's woods, and it Is fragrant with a.
sweet home sense-such a home as is not
| often found.
And last night 1t was romance itself.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Steele Jemison an
nounce the engagement of their daughter,
Elizabeth Virginia. to Mr.. Edward T..
Holmes of Macon, Ga, the marriage to
occur in this city on June q.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther c. Frazer have
Issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter Lucy Emmett, to Mr.. Jo-
seph Louis Hill on the afternoon of
| Thursday, June IA, at $50 o'clock, 90S3
| Thirteenth avenue. south, Birmingham.
| Eleven weddings will take place today
eight in Birmingham and three of local
| interest will occur out of town.
Miss Minnie Head Eatherly and Mr.
Robert Holland Hood will be married
this evening at o'clock at the Eleventh
Avenue Methodist church. The bridal
party will comprise nineteen members
The ceremony will be performed by the
Rev. U. d. Mooney. pastor OF the Second
Presbyterian church OF this city The
bridesmaids will be Miss Lizzie Morris
Mason, Miss Mary Ruth McIester, Miss
Edna Moore Miss Norma Hood. Miss
Linley Graham, Miss Norris Ouerbacker
of Louisville, Miss Bessie Waddey of
Nashville will be the maid of honor and
Mrs. Eugene Garland Northington. a
sister of the bride, will be the matron of