The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-01-03

N. T.. Everett, OF hOOersOnV Vile, Mr
r. l.. Goodwin, of Dunn Mr.. Harry
Waldo and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul l.. SAILS
bury, of Hamilton Mr.. R. O. Everett,
Of Durham Mr. Ben. Everett and Miss
Margaret Everett, CT Palmr ra Mrs. E
A. Tucker, of Greenville; Misses Susie
Anthony, OF Ripley, Tenn. Mary Euf-
ham, of the faculty of Converse Col
lege, Spartanburg, S. c.; Rosa Paschal,
of the faculty of the Baptist UNIVERSE
ty for Women, Raleigh; Ellie Grimes,
of Bethel, and Helen Perry, OF Roa-
noke Rapids.
On the evening OF December eigh-
teenth the Mark Tapley Club, OF which
The bride was member, was given an
elaborate tea by Mrs. S. A. Dunn.
On the evening preceding the we'd
ding Mrs A G. L'vermon delightfully."-
entertained the bridal party at her
beautiful home on Church street.
LUNCHEON.
The beautiful home of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. G. Josey was scene OF unusual
loneliness on the afternoon of Saturday,
Dec. 29th, when Mrs. Josey entertain
ed complimentary to Miss Margaret
Shields and the girls of her wedding
party.
Mrs. Josey was assisted by Mrs.
James Perry, of Wilmington, who pre-
sided over tastefully arranged table
IN the spacious bay window, where
bloomed beautiful narcissus, and dig
trlbuted fortunes in tiny envelopes
tied with gold ribbon.
When the fortunes were read and 1t
was revealed that Dame Fortune would
deal kindly with all, there was great
u" eminent, not only in the hearts, but
the voices of all present.
The large dining room was beauti-
fully decorated with potted plants and
chrysanthemums. Suspended from
The chandelier was a hand painted
booklet containing blank pages, to
which were festooned white and gold
ribbons reaching to each plate. Miss
Birdie Savage clipped the cord and
each guest drew her page on which she
wrote receipt for Domestic Felicity,
which was done between the five cours-
es of the luncheon, using the follow
ing subjects:
l. How to win husband Miss
Shields.
2. How to prevent the husband
from interfering with ting wife's prer-
ogatives in the house.-Miss Smith.
3. How to make your husband
+; ri
er's-Mlss Perry,
4 How to induce your husband to
divide the contents of the family purse
without asking -Miss Huftam.
5. How to make husbands RENE m
Der wedding anniversaries. Miss Pas
chal.
6. How to keep husbands lips I'm
sealed in the home.-Miss Perry.
7. How to live on $O9S per week.
Mrs. Josey.
s. How to Influence the husband to
take the proper interest in the domes
tic machinery.-Miss Everett.
9. How to make your husband
think you are the one and only one
worth while.-Mrs Dunn.
10. How to cook husbands.-Mrs
Livermon.
IL. Seasoning for a quarrel.-Miss
Grimes.
II. Seasoning for reconciliation -
Miss Anthony.
Miss Anthony, of Ripley, Tenn :,
Miss Shields maid of honor, read the
receipts to the crowd who received
them with laughter and applause. She
then presented the book of domestic
wisdom to the bride-elect, deIIghting
every one by her ease and dignity Of
manner in the presentation, and by the
sprightliness of her speech. She con
cuded with toast:
Here's to you and your happiness,
and your husband, who, perfected ac-
cordlng to the receipts offered in th is
book, will be the model husband of the
twentieth century,"
Little Misses Cornelia Joey and Ore
Perry tastefully dressed in white and
gold served the luncheon faultlessly.
Those present were Mrs. R c.
Josey, Mrs. James Perry of Whining
ton, N. c., Mrs. S. A. Dunn, Miss
Shields, Miss Anthony of Ripley, Tenn,
Miss Hufham of Henderson, N. G.,
Miss Paschal of Raleigh, N. c., Miss
Grimes of Bethel, N. c., Miss Smith,
Miss Everett of Palmyra, N. G., Miss
Perry of Roanoke Rapids, N. c., Mrs.
Llvermon.