The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-29
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
Miss Martha Dabney's Debut
Party Last Night
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Luncheon for Miss Rlchardson-Miss
Murdoch Entertains at Dinner.
Miss Hits Card Party-Miss
Hawkins Honored.
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duced to society their daughter Miss
Martha Dabney.
The Dabney home has recently been
converted into house of the true colonial
type and last night 1t exemplifed to the
several hundred guests the hospitality be-
longing to that period.
The large eanvas-covered gallery with
its porch chairs, rugs, and palms was an
ideal place for the dancing which the
young people enjoyed.
The drawing room is an exact reproduce
ton of an ante-bellum parlor with its
ivory furniture covered in ivory silk
dotted with wreaths of pink rosebuds and
its large crystal chandelier, this room was
bower of pink rosebuds and maidenhair
fern.
The library with its leather furniture
was mass of red and green, carried out
in the crimson carnations and lighted with
red tapers.
| Crimson poinsettas and palms in profu-
sion We're used in the dining room, which
was also lighted by crimson tapers
| Quantities of old family silver adorned
| the handsome mahogany sideboard, over
which many generations of Virginia gen.
tlemen have drunk their toasts.
| Back of the hall was the library, dec
GRATED in holly, and here punch was
served from a large crystal punchbowl
| by Mrs. Norman Brooks, Mrs. Frank
Lathrop, Mrs. Goldthwaite and Mrs. F.
Fowlkes. The guests enjoyed an elaborate
buffet luncheon in the dining ROOM
! Mrs. Dabney wore a handsome gown of
black Spanish lace.
Miss Dabney's dress was an imported
white mousseline over white messaline,
made empire and with a decided train.
Assisting DR.. and Mrs. Dabney in re-
ceiving were Mr.. and Mrs. John Weak
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lathrop, Gov
ernor and Mrs. b. B. Conner, Miss Conner,
Mr. and Mrs. James Bowron, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Joseph F. Johnston, Gen. and Mrs
| r. d. Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs. e. K.
| Campbell, Gen. and Mrs. e. W. Rucker,
| DIR. and Mrs. J. H. Phillips, DR.. and Mrs.
| w. e. Evans, DIR. and Mrs. J. w. Stage,
| DIR and Mrs. Sterling Foster, DR.. and Mrs.
| Claybrook, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Lewis,
DIR. and Mrs. Lewis Morris, Miss Vernon
Marks, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Tutwiler, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. V. Allen, DIR. and Mrs. L.
|
ston and the Misses Johnston.
| Miss Dabney is strkingly handsome
| girl of the brunette type, whose charm of
manner insure for her a brilliant social
| success. She has but recently returned
| from a stay abroad, where she visited
| both Europe and Africa.
Birmingham people will be greatly inter
ested to hear of the wedding of Mr. David
| Ingram Purser, pastor of the Rome Bap-
| fist church of Natchez, Miss, TO Miss An
| ME Gay Williamson of Tuscaloosa, the
| marriage occurring Saturday morning
| last. Mr.. Purser is the eldest son of the
| late DR.. d. l. Purser, at one time the
| pastor of the First Baptist church in
| this city. His bride is one of Tuscaloosa's
| most charming girls. who will do much to
assist Mr.. Purser In his work.
Mrs. William Jackson Adams has is
sued cards to tea on January 8, in
honor of Miss Bessie Moore and Miss
Lynda May Handley.
Miss Harriet Richardson, the guest of
Miss Ellen Linn Motion, was the honoree
at an extremely pretty luncheon given by
Miss Mary Campbell on yesterday after
| noon. The central theme of the luncheon
| was the American beauty idea which was
| carried out in detail in each of the six
! courses, the ices being frozen as roses.
| The dining table had as its center orna-
ment an immense basket of American
| beauty roses tied with the same shade
| of ribbon. The candelabra wore Ameri-
| can beauty shades tied with tulle and
| the place cards were heads of famous
| American beauties
| Seated at the table were: Misses Har-
| riet Richardson, Ellen Linn Motion, Dora
| Somerville Mildred Tynes, Ruby Munger,
| Marie Smith, Lucille CASTOR, Corinne
| Chisolm, Martha Dabney and the hostess.
| Miss Ellie Gordon Robinson was the
| charming hostess at a beautiful dance
| last evening given in honor of her guest
| Miss Grace Nelson, of Norfolk, Va.
| The entire lower floor of the spacious
Robinson home was thrown together for
| the dancing which lasted until a late
hour.
| The grand march was led by Miss Mel
son and Mr.. Hudson Barker assisted by
| Miss Robinson ana MI ancey Lewis.
| Both the german and the hop were
! danced. A buffet luncheon was served
| during the intermissions.
Miss Robinson's gown was dainty pink
messaline. Miss Nelson wore a beauti-
| fui white chiffon with touches of pink.
| The invitation list included:
| Misses Grace Nelson, Carol Woodson,
| Johnsie Evans, Lima Wilkerson, Florence
| Coffin, Eugenia Blount, Mary Ellen Per-
ldns, Fannie Evans, Margaret Jemison,
| Mary Howells, Ruth Howells, Vina How
| ellis, Selma Robinson, Mary Simpson, Dean
billiard, Lucy Simpson, Pattie Rena Shep
herd, Sarah Wilson, Mary Munger, Bland
| Tomlinson, Geneveve Burt, Mary Tur-
ner, Clara Maddox, Lula Cook, May
| Thatch, Julia Sylvester, Avis Wyatt,
Florence Strange. Gladys Allison, Dixie
| jackson, Carlotta Smith, Imogene Poe,
Louise Cory, Anne Montgomery, Marga-
| ret Nabers, Lizzie Lee Ponrid, Cecilia
| McCrossin, Jean Marks.
| Messrs. Hudson Barker, Clarence Bar
ker, Hugh Conner. Edgar Bowron, Henry
! McCary, Randolph Thornton Archie Nc
| Clure, Douglass Kirkpatrick, Glenn Har-
ris, Allen Jemison, Frank Wilson, Hooper
Evans, Yancey Lewis. Neal Neville, Hay
den Brooks. Alvin Lewis. ]. D. Moore.
Ben. F. Moore, Vernon Badham, Henry