Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-04-22
Bank of Walhalla.
FLOWER WEDDING" Contest. !.
Miss Shelor Entertained Number Of
Friends Last Friday Might.


Friends Last Friday Night.
IN spite Of the inclemency of the
weather, host of friends accented
with pleasure Miss Shelor's kind in
vitation to an "At Home" on FRIDAY
evening, April II. Tie doors of Miss
Shelor's home were hospitabIy
thrown open, and the guests were
graciously received by Mr.. and Mrs.
@. p. Walker.
The guests were entertained in the
front hall and parlor, which were
artistically decorated in pink and
white roses, beautiful bunches of
these flowers being grouped in MANY
pleasing ways. Pink and white car
nations, were gracefully looped in
the curtains.
After all arrived, they assembled
IN the ..parlor, where unique and
spirited contest was carried out. r.
Delng leap year, weddings and such
things were naturally uppermost in
the minds of the merry maidens."
SO each one was in position to ap-
preciate the subject of the contest
"A Flower Wedding"-even If the
mind did have to occasionally lean
IN order to adequately answer all
questions proposed about the pros
III.
the questions were:
What was the brides first two
names? Rosemary.
What was the groom's initial and
sir name? Tea Rose. -
what did the groom offer on pro-
posing? Bleeding Heart. .E
What did the bride offer in return?
Hearts Ease.
How did the bride rule her hus-
band after merriage? Golden Rod.
Was their happiness enduring?
Life everlasting.
Methinks it would have done the
heart OF a sage good to look upon
the busy groups with their minds SO
deeply concentrated upon the SUBJ
ject before them. And the efforts
were not without reward, for the
judges soon announced that five
young ladies and three gentlemen
had answered every question correct
ly--the ladies being Misses Strother,
Biemann, Lucy Earle, May Fant and
Mary Lay; the gentlemen, Messrs.
Hughs, Moss and Bauknight. The
inevitable straw was drawn for by
both ladies and gentlemen, Miss
Strother and Mr.. Hughs being the
lucky ones. Mr.. Hughs then, in his
easy and attractive manner, and with
an appropriate and characteristic
speech, gracefully presented the Ia
dies prize, beautiful china loving
cup, to Miss Strother. After draw
to present to Mr.. Hughs his reward,
who then presented it in compliment
to Miss Fant.
The hostess then kindly remem-
bered that the bodies must need re-
freshing after the minds had been so
taxed by weddings and such things"
so delightful refreshments were
served. They consisted of bananas,
salmon sandwich, cheese straws and
olives, hot chocolate and nabiscoes.
Miss Shelor was assisted in serving
and entertaining by MI. and Mrs. c.
p. Walker and Miss Emma Stribling.
The color scheme, pink and white,
was well carried out in every detail,
the score pencils being looped with
pink and white ribbon, and the same
colors tied the cheese straws.
After a wedding contest" what
propriate than "Hearts and Flowers"
which was now beautifully rendered
by Miss Emma Stribling. The guests
also enjoyed several other beautiful
selections given by Misses Stribling
and Lucy Earle during the evening,
Many were initiated into the in
tricacies Of the game, Boots With
out Shoes" Those who were not
able to give the password went into
the hall, while the others--older in
knowledge, If not in years-remain-
ed In the parlor. One by one the un-
learned were admitted to the parlor,
where the initiator disclosed to them
the mysteries Of the order. ~
After few more moments Of
pleasant chat, all realized that the
wee sma' hours" were fast ap-
preaching, SO each bade his hostess
good night, assuring her of the de-
lightful evening each had spent.
Those present were Misses Yongue,
with her visitors, Misses Connor and
FeldeE of Anderson; Lula Earle, with
her visiting cousins, Misses Lucy and
Frances Earle, Of Anderson; Fannie
Crisp, Annie Biemann, Dollie Beard
Eloise Strother, May FAINT, Mamie
Harrison and Mary Lay; Messrs. w.
c. Hughs, ". d. Moss, J. e. Bauk-
night cnd Sam Yongue. **