The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-12-20
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OF the Tuesday Afternoon Sewing
Circle and few outside friends.
could b. seen wendIng their gay
Trinity University addition ward 20
the beautiful pleasing home 81 Mf
and Mrs Il IL uarins. where Mrs
10. f. Miller vas hostess for the al
isrnoon on very happy occasion.
Overhead. the turquoise sky and tn"
golden sun OF few hours previous
had become notified with threaten
lng gray clouds and nov and then
tin, drop of rain splashed down
ward on a protruding nose or an out"
stretched hand. but whether the
conyeyances were ones own two good
| feet, buggy, surrey or motor mule
Wise, he guests with sundried par
| cells, small. medium and large. se-
questsred under protecting coats az
within innocent looking handbags,
| FASTENED on toward the desired hns-
| an OF the big white house At the
door the Incoming ones were given
warm welcome by The hostess and
| Mrs. bearing. and relieved OF their
bundles and wraps. The buzz and
hum OF voices and merry laughter
were everywhere
Directly, the guests We're marshal
cd into the dining room and told TO
keep quiet. which they did.-now
and then. A phone message TO the
p. A. Chapman residence requested
Mrs. Chapman and Miss Vera 10
come 10 he bearing home 9t once TO
see little Lulie Frances Miller and
10 bring along the camphor bottle.
tan empty bottle having been pre-
viously filled with water by Miss
Bertha Chapman and set in a conspi-
cuous place. Quick mama, the cam
phor bottle, Let me have it, ! can
run faster than You? exclaimed
Miss Vera, and away they sped. The
bride-elect, unmindful of her pretty
dress of mosseline, in some delicate
shade of pastel. with beautiful trim
mincs of hand embroidery and vel
vet strappings with bodice of baby
Irish lace, which a cousin, happen
ing in" a little earlier. had prevail
ed upon her to don. under the pre-
text, that she (the cousin would
like 10 see how it looked on her.
Luckily. no harm came to the hand
some dress and presently the quick,
soft, patter of footsteps on the side
gallery. herafded their coming to
a, -, Il Il mi q.
who really and truly We're as still as
mice for tiny bit, awaiting the dra-
matte moment Come, dear into the
dining room. said Mrs. bearing, as
the mother and daughter came on
through the back hail. she tthe
babyD is in here At the psychology
cal moment the lights, as the pant
ing ones reached the dining room
door were flashed on. and behold, a
miniature Christmas tree. with
bright. red berries containing a
number of beautiful and dainty lin
en- handiwork the base of the tree.
which sat on the dining room table,
being laden with the bundles, stood
before the bride-to-be. the fear in
her face. giving away 10 amalement.
bewudermeut. then happy surprise.
as the joke dawned upon her and
the happy greetings and laughter OF
the guests. grouped about the walls,
and the baby voice Of little Frances,
rang ont 10 her. From the subdu'd
glowing lights of the chandelier, red
and white spiral streamers led down
10 the four corners of the table, red
being the prevailing tone through
out the house decorations. and r> m
bolizlng by its bright color the hap
On spirit throughout IN" rest OF the
eyeutfu afternoon. y drlectabie
course of refreshments consisting o'
.au icc course, angel food and sal'ed
almonds. We're served 10y Mesdamc'
'Mlrr. Il. ~. bearing. Wills Dear
iu.. y % pun3Way and ora Miller