Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-01-10

Misses Virginia Yaneey and Beth
Patterson returned to Columbia,
Thursday to attend the University.
Miss Martha Shea, who spent part
OF the Christmas holidays in this city,
returned to Cape Girardeau, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. 4. Jesse and Mrs
j. r.. Jesse have returned from Sed-
ALA where they have been to attend
the fifteenth anniversary OF Mrs Joe
Fl. Rodes's marriage.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Miss Mary Beckham Brown, OF Full
ton, entertained a few friends Monday
evening at a six o'clock dinner, In
honor OF Miss Rosamond Guthrie, Of
Mexico.
Miss Elizabeth GIL most pleasaltiy
entertained q few friends, last Satur-
day evening, with games and a chafing
dish lunch. Several guests from a
distance were present, namely, Misses
Martha Shea and Mary Houston and
DR.. Parish, OF Vandalia.
Miss Willie Hook gave a most pleas
ant and appetizIng middle of the day
dinner, Wednesday, for some Of her
girl friends. The guests were Misses
Velma johnson, Mary Berry, Edna
Duncan and Corinne Barth.
Miss Edith Etheridge and Miss
Abbie Llewellyn entertained a num-
Der OF their young lady friends Tues
day afternoon at the home Of the
latter. Miss Etheridge provided
artistic little water color pictures as a
reward for the successful contestants
In the progressive games. Miss Shea
and Mrs. Rolla Mcintyre carried OF the
honors.
A very pleasant finch party was
given Monday afternoon, by Misses
Carrie Baldwin and Nina Pearson, at
the home Of the latter. Forty guests
were present and enjoyed the games
NEST heartily. Miss Alice Brooks was
presented with some pretty punch
glasses as having won the highest
score. A dainty lunch was served.
Misses Gertrude Fry and Pearl
Fuller received on New Years after
noon at the home of the former, A
number Of their friends, both boys
and girls, called during the afternoon
to give and receive the years greet
ings and good wishes. Misses Liza
Gibbs and Mary Emmons extended
their welcome from across the punch
bowl, the contents Of which they dis
pensed.
A most elaborate twelve O'Clock din
ner ia served, Wednesday, by Miss
Beth Patterson to some Of her friends.
The table was prettily decorated with
pink carnations and the seven course
dinner was thoroughly appreciated by
the guests, who were Misses Nellie
Hill, Abbie Llewellyn, Edith Ethridge,
Mabel Eaton, Stella Robertson,
Fannie Mason, Virginia Yancey,
Laura Robertson and Lutte Va ughn.
A very delightful masked party was
given Monday evening, at the home Of
Miss Edna Duncan by herself and Miss
Dorthy Holmes. All the guests pre-
sent were en- masque and for the most
part SO well disguised that their
Identity remained unknown till the
hour, when with dominoes re-
moved, they repaired to the dining
room Here, a dainty and prettily de-
,orated table met the view. A i'm
nense red bell hung from the chan
delier and garlands Of Christmas green
stretched from it to the corners Of the
table where they were tied with bows
Of red ribbon. Misses Margaret Clark
and Mary Berry served brick cream
from the table while Miss Margaret
and Harold McPheeters who
came in the costume Of a Dinah, as.
A very enjoyable evening was
spent but it might have been more SO
had the boys discovered the mistletoe
which hung from many convenient
Boys, keep your eyes open.
Mrs. FL. Crosby gave a very elegant
reception this afternoon for her guest
Ind sister, Mrs. W. II. Drybread, Of
The many guests were re-
,eived at the door by Mrs. At. LaFon
lndto the sweet strains Of the Mandol-
n Club, the members Of which sat be-.
llnd a bank OF ferns and palms. The
stairway was garlanded in winter
green in~tersperSed with the red berried
holly. From the hall the ladies we're
lshered by Mrs G. r. Gibbs into the
reception room, which was deliberately |
decorated with greenery and holly.
The hostess, gowned In a white French
organdie over light green silk, receiv.
I'd In company with her sister and Miss
Bird Crum. Mrs. Drybread's gown
was a handsome cream slcilian EN-.
broidered heavily In silk and Miss
Orum was in a beautiful white organ.
lie. Misses Annie Lewis and Ida
Randall very gracefully dispensed
punch in the library where we're
green and red decoration as elsewhere,
r. NJ. White and James
Sharp acted as ushers to the dining
room where Misses Edith aud Florence
Elinor Hun aud Liza iGIbbs
served the dainty salad course. The
dining room was beautiful the
daylight excluded and instead, iIlum.i
nation from various colored electric
bulbs interviewed with wintergreen
md holly and strung, garland fashion.
from the ceiling TO the four corners Of
The room. From the ceiling and
directly over the table was suspended
4 huge rid ball. The table, covered
with snowy damask, was dotted with
sprigs OF holly, and green and red
bon bons, while in the center a cut
glass vase filed with deep glowing
carnations, rested On a reflector.