The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-02-28
MRS. CHAS. RHEINAUER GIVES
A BEAUTIFUL PARTY

Quite The most brilliant social event
OF the week was the large card party
given by Mrs. Charles Rheinauer Fri
DAY afternoon for Mrs. John Henry
Taylor and Miss Lille GOIdnamer of
EHzabethtown. Ky. at which nearly
one hundred ladies' were present.
It was a George Washington party.
clever artists having deliberately dec
Grated the Rheinauer home with
American flags red. white and blue
bunting, and the American eagle was
very much in evidence. Pictures Of
/ George and Martha Washington were
in each of the rooms and were arts
tically draped with flags. Beautiful
dogwood blossoms, which are now so
abundant in our lovely woods. were
the only aowers used in the rooms,
and very lovely did they look
The piazza was screened in With
! bamboo and yellow jessamines.
In the hall Mrs. c. V. Miller and
Mrs. c. H. Lloyd served cherry
punch, and ornamenting the table was
a small George Washington, who was
/ discovered in the very act of chopping
down the famous cherry tree.
Bunting festooned from the ceiling
to the stairway formed a point of van
tage under which the receiving par
/ ty stood
! Mrs Rheinauer wore a handsome
/ dark red silk gown and was a charm
/ ing and self possessed hostess. Next
/ TO her and wearing her exquisite
white wedding gown was pretty Mrs
Taylor Miss Goldnamer was exceed
! ingly attractive lOOkin., and her gown
was a lovely blue radium silk-thus
/ the three in the receiving party pref
! lilly carried out the color note of red,
white and blue
Helping the popular hostess in the
different rooms. and all handsomely
gowned were Mrs. G. S. Scott Mrs. E.
L. Carney. Mrs z. H. Mote. Mrs. Will
liam Hooker, Mrs. L. w. Duval Mrs
Abe Brown Mrs. Mallory LiddOp. Mrs
H. X Austin. Mrs. Edward Holder and
Mrs NJ FisheL
In the paTIOr. living room and din
ing room there were arranged sixteen
tables for the card players and all
were filled with enthusiastic players.
The tables were numbered with stars
and the score cards were small red
hatchets. the progressiOns being mark |
ed with tiny white and blue stars !
Thirteen games. the number of the |
thirteen original states. were played. |
The first prize was a silver call bell |
and the BOBBY a deck of George Wash /
ington cards. These coveted treasures |
were won by Mrs. Dan Morgan Smith /
and Miss Helen Blair.
In the library Mrs. RheinaUer had /
provided three tables for the domino /
players. and the games in this room .
were equally enjoyable There was
no prize for this game except a con /
ISOLATION. which was drawn by Mrs D. /
+. McIyer 1t was also a pretty sill
YER call bell
Mrs Rheinauer mas established a /
reputation as clever hostess. and !
her parties are always exceedingly /
unique and novel Her Washington
birthday party was one Of the happi-
est of the winter festivities, and was
thoroughly enjoyed by every guest.
There We're red. white and blue
minis on all Of the tables. and after
the games chicken salad. olives and
waters were served. followed by ice
cream and cake. The cream was froz-
en- slices of red. white and blue, with
tiny American flag in the center,
and the cake was decorated with red
cherries.
The refreshments were served by /
Misses Sarah McCreerv, Meta Jewett.
Valeta Potter. Annie Mathews. Mar
garet and Mamie Taylor. who were
the bridesmaids at the recent mar
riase of Mrs. Taylor. with the addi-
ton Of Miss Louise Harris. These
young ladies all wore the pretty cos
tunes OF the colonial period, with the
big pauniers and fichus. and had their
hair done high and powdered. the
prettinass of their faces being en-
HANGED with patches paint and pow
der
The invitation list 10 this party /
was a very large one. and it was one
of the most largely attended Of the
parties this season. Ii
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