The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
BUFFET LUNCHEON
FOR MISS SUMPTER.

| Miss Jean Ballenger's buffet luncheon
| yesterday in compliment to her guest,
Miss Ella Sumpter of Tennessee, assem-
bled 100 OF the younger society women
| of Birmingham and added another to
the social triumphs of the graceful girl
whose talent as a hostess has been DEM
onstrated number of times already
at bridge parties. dinners, teas and lunch
cons Last winter the dinner given by
Miss Ballenger and her uncle, Mr.. Mel
| Vile Drenen, was one OF the most elab-
! crate of the formal affairs of the sea-
| son and assembled about 40 guests at
| the Country club, all of whom were at
tendants or out-of-town guests at one
of the brilliant weddings of the season.
That was only one of series of charm
ing parties which Miss Ballenger has
given since her entrance into society,
none of which was more enjoyable than
the buffet luncheon yesterday.
Miss Ballenger. Miss Sumpter and Miss
Gossett of South Carolina received the
guests in the drawing room. The hostess
was notably charming in a robe made of
Swiss embroideries and the softest of
laces, its straight lines revealing the ex-
quisite grace Of her figure. Miss Sump-
ter was attired for the afternoon in a
reception gown built of green satin and
garnitured with gold and green embroid-
cries. A crepe de chine gown in the cham
payne tints and deliberately embellished
with laces and a touch of nun pink
was worn by Miss Gossett with a becom-
ing hat en- suite.
In the library an Ice IN the pink tints
harmonized with the color scheme car
ried out through the luncheon. It was
served at a prettily appointed table by
Mrs. Richard Peters and Miss Iinlev
Graham Mrs. Peters was extremely pref
ty In lingerie gown made over pale
blue and worn with large lace hat
ornamented with blue plumes. Miss Ora
ham wore wistaria satin gown and a
stunning hat made of cloth of gold and
crowned with large white willow plumes.
Mrs. Ballenger assisted her daughter
here. She wore a white lingerie gown
In a tiny coffee room adjoining the
library where the furnishings are quaint
ly Oriental Miss Annie LeGrands pre-
sided. She was exquisitely pretty in a
pink satin gown with which a corsage
cluster of French roses was worn. An
immense pink hat and black gauzs
scarf spangled with silver completed
a picturesquely charming costume.
Mrs. Jesse L. Drennen assisted the host
ess very gracefully in the dining room.
She was stunning In rose pink satin
reception gown richly trimmed with lace.
Miss Nellie Harris wore a moyenage gown
Of blue lowered crepe de chine. Miss
Mabel Wheelock wore a tailored princess
gown of white cloth with a small black
and white turban. Miss Elizabeth Dear
born's frock was blue cloth and her hat
a large black one. Mrs Russell wore
black. The table was decorated with
center piece of enchantress carnations
caught with rosette OF rose pink tulle.
Minis and other dainties were In the pink
tints.
Among the guests who accepted Miss
Ballengers charming hospitality were
Mrs. Mortimer Harvis Jordan, Miss Flor
ence Rogers. Miss Kathleen Nixon, Mrs
James Bonnynan, Miss Connie Evans,
Miss Ellen Linn Motion, Mrs. B. A. Rey-
holds, Mrs. Wilbur Kelley, Mrs. Harry
Lee Koenig, Miss Merritt, Miss Ruth
Gillian of st. Louis. Miss Bessie McCros-
sin. Miss Aimee McCrossin, Miss jamie
Harris. Miss Hilda Clark. Miss Sue
Clark, Miss May Collins. Miss Estells
Nabb, Mrs. Frank Howe Bell, Mrs. Rob
ert Meyer. Mrs. Frank Jones. Miss Mary
George Cruikshank, Miss Kathleen
Stringfellow, Miss Fannie May Mason,
Mrs. Augustus Wilkerson, Mrs. Taylor
southgate, Miss Sadie Giliespy. Miss Will
lie May Bates Miss Mary Ware, Mrs.
Webb, Mrs II. 8. Ryall, Mrs. Lee
Roueche, Mrs. John Wade Watts, Miss
Mary Harrison, Miss Vernon Marks, Miss
Agnes Terrell. Mrs. b. A. Pepperman.
Miss Maybelle Cosby. Mrs. Fred Lowry.
Mrs. Riggs OF Chattanooga. Miss Nellie
Sloss, Miss Julia Ware, Miss Donald
Seals, Miss Myrtle Miles. Miss Maybelle
Roden. Miss McMin of Illinois, Miss Mar
jorie Weatherly, Miss Edith Bowron.
Miss Bessie May Thompson. Miss Marion
Robinson. Miss Sadie Allison and 9TH