Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-02-27
LIZA, soUrH CAROLINA. FEBRUAeY q, 1907.

tractiDg feminine choppers. Laces, rib
bons, nobby belts, ties, gloves, etc., are
: among the latest arrivals.
Miss May Hamilton is spending this
week In Westminster. where she is the
guest of Mrs. J. r. Moore aud Mrs. Carl
b. Smith.
Wales Lowery attended the Adams
party on Friday night last.
Miss Nan Nimmons, from Chicora Col.
lege, visited her brothers family here;
last week, remaining over Sunday.
The death of James Thompson, in Wal
halla, was shock to bis friends here,
who had heard that his condition was
improved. Mr.. Thompson visited in,
Seneca frequently and he'd many warm
friends here who are grieyed over his
untimely death.
A bevy OF attractive young ladies' from
Chicora College visited the Misses Kirk
patrick this week. Their names were:
Misses Sudie Craig, Grace Douglas and
Emily Wright. 4,
The Lyceum Comedy Company will
show in the opera house here tonight.
The company is said to boa strong one
and no doubt will draw g good house.
Rip Van Winkle will be presented, which
fact has produced q demand for the
story, which is being re-read with a.yiew
to an intelligent enjoyment Of the play.
The census man met with. various and
sundry experiences during his recent
canvass of the town. One handsome
widow, upon being questioned as to her
"means Of support" replied with the
characteristic eye for business, IA capt.
talist," while q dear, sweet mother in
Israel, possessing most substantial
looking visible MEANS" replied sto. the
same question, "a lady Of leisure,n and
has been grieving over the mistake ever
since, knowing for q certainty what a
hustler the Lord Mayor is after vagrants,
which proves that it takes all sorts and
conditions Of folks to make up the world.
Mrs. Ruskin Anderson and her baby
boy, VIII, are improving, after nm illness
Of several days. Sf;
w. A. Holland is expected to arrive In
Seneca this week, whose friends will be
glad to welcome him to Seneca again.
Never has Seneca's social calendar been
fuller than since the holidays, particu-
larly during the month just closing.
Last week there were several Washing
toms birthday affairs, all of them being
more or less elaborate.
The Once.a-Week Club was entertained
on Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Z. w.
Werner. s After disposing of literary
program, Mrs. Werner invited the mem.
bers into the dining room, which feature
OF the meeting was reserved as genuine
surprise for the guests. The room was
darkened, redilights being used In beau
tiful harmony with the national colors,
which were employed in lavish and tasty
decorations Streamers from the chan
delier to the four corners of the room of
red, white and blue, national flags, q gem
erous display of pot plants, and beauti-
ful centerpiece Of "violets blue" and
white hyacinths made up the decorations.
The menu was full one, the piece de
resistance being miniature boat filed
with cream lobster, the oars of cheese
straws and small flag completing the
picture. The place cards were small
hatchets. tied with the colors. Mysteri-
GUS rolls of paper at each plate contained
quotations from the Father of his Coun-
try. An interesting bit of history con-
nected with the occasion was the use of o
table cloth woven during the Revolution
ary war, which has been preserved In
perfect condition hgg ATs. Terner's an
cestors through several generations.
A BRILLIANT PARTY.
On Friday evening Miss Marguerite
and Francis Adams entertained large
number of their friends at Washington
birthday party, being ably assisted by
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Adams.
The handsome home was brilliant with
decorations suggestive of the event, the
idea being carried ont in every detail.
The always popular punch bowl was O
delight tn the young folks, the delicious
menu adding not little to the pleasure
of the occasion. A jolly feature of the
evenings entertainment was the pinnipg
of streamers to picture drawn on the
wall of the Father of His Country
while games, playing going to SCHOOL,
were other bright features of the pro-
gram of entertainment.
THE GossIPERs
were the guests of the Misses Kirkpat-
rick on Saturday afternoon, who enter
tained in honor of their guests, Misses
Craig, Douglas and Wright, of Chicora
College. Anagrams, bearing Washing
toms name, were played, each letter of
the name being used to introduce rule
of decorum. Dainty white leaflets were
used containing on the front q picture of
George Washington and on the inner
page drawing of Mount Vernon. The
refreshments, served at the close of the
entertainments, constituted big share
OF the success OF the charming affair,