Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-10
Flower Party.

Flower PaTty.
One OF the prettiest entertainments
of summer was that on Wednesday af-
ternoon given by Miss Matte Gooch,
complimentary to her visiting guests,
Miss Fay Richardson of Tyler and
Miss Marjorie Kirschner of Galveston.
The Gooch home on Magnolia street
had been converted into a seemingly
beautiful flower garden, and the flow
ers, so like the natural ones, were
formed by the young ladies, and We'd
with nature in color and form.
In the front parlor, garlands of pink
roses with their green foliage were
suspended and festooned in every
place possible; great ferns in the
background, making this room the
pink and green flower bed. Passing
to the second parlor the gorgeous red
peoples held sway, banked on the
piano gracefully, hanging in les
toons from the electric lights, and the
glow OF them shining from every nook
and corner; the effect was lovely.
The dining room, opening into the
second parlor, was perhaps the crown
ing point in decoration. This was the
violet room. Suspended from the cell
ing to the four corners of the table
were ropes of violets, with their long
stems and leaves. In the center was
represented a lake with ferns and
voilets bordering it. The doilies were
in violets, napkins also, and violets in
wreaths were hanging on the walls
In the second parlor Mesdames Jes-
sic Wood Nance and Robert Matth-
ews. from a beautifully arranged
punch stand, served fruit punch
throughout the afternoon. And so
gracious were those ladies, and so re-
freshing that punch, that it was con-
tinually sought In the front parlor
little programmes of a flower wedding
were handed the guests. The pro-
grammes were in pink roses. 1t was
like this: Who was the bride? Vio-
let. Who was the groom? Jonquil.
Who performed the ceremony? Car
dinal. What hour was the wedding?
Four o'clock. All in flowers.
In the second parlor were the dear
est little flower pots with hidden flow
{ ers in them. The flowers were like:
Dainty little cards with pictures on
them, representing the hidden flowers
EN- a Jersey COW and an infants
slip, cowslip A cat with many tails
cat-o,nine-tails. A car, Jap and an
Indian. carnations. This was very in
teresting, and required some brain
study, too. Every moment was filled
with something interesting and de
lgihtful Miss Fay Richardson gave
some musical selections. Miss Matte
Gooch sang some of ner sweet songs
After the flower contests all were
invited to the violet room. The place
cards were hand-painted in violets by
Mrs Jessie Wood Nance, and will be
y sweet 1FepsSFss for the guests
The center table was the post Of
honor. The place cards read Miss Fay
Richardson, Miss Marjorie Kirschner
Miss Ola Wells, Miss Elizabeth
Wright. Arranged in the corners OF
the dining room were four other tables
with place cards, and violets peeping
evervwhere-violet minis in the dain
test violet baskets on every table. A
two-course luncheon was served:
Salad on lettuce leaves in violet bas'
kets, with olives and waters. Violet
ices and cake, with violet trimming.
The baskets were the favors of the
afternoon. Mrs. Gooch and Mrs. Har.
~ Wright presided here. Wit and
humor were fairies of the room, love
and friendship the fountain source.
Mesdames Robert Matthews, Harry
Wright and Jessie Wood Nance assist.
ed Mrs. Gooch and Miss Matte in
receiving and entertaining the guests.
It was an afternoon that will be
placed in memorys hall, and in years
to come reviewed with great pleasure
by all who were present