The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-27

could not nave D6eH EnDS6n llldH WAS StS- terday for the afternoon reception given by Mrs. Bozeman Arthur Pepperman in compliment to her guest Mrs. William Henry Orrison. The hours were from 8 to o'clock and each moment of that period the hostess pretty home was thronged with callers, and the street in front of the residence was lined with au- tomobiles and carriages for a block or more.
 This was the first large hospitality that has been extended In the residence since it's completion, and proved 1t admirably adapted for entertaining The beauty ot the interior was enhanced by a profusion of autumn leaves and hothouse roses and chrysanthemums, with here and there 8 charming suggestion of the autumn fruits 1 nthe rich clusters of purple and green grapes. A tracery of vines and berries formed a frieze in the reception room where the guests were met by Mrs. Knecht and Miss Virginia White. Mrs. Stanley Knecht and Miss Virginia White. Mrs. Knecht wore a messaline satin crystal. Miss White was lovely in @ maize-tinted costume with scintillant garnitures on the corsage and gracefully draped skirt. The drawing room was es- pecially pretty with it's clusters of roses whose shades harmonized daintily with those of the room's wall and ceiling. Mrs. Pepperman received here with her guest of honor, Mrs. Orrison; her mother, Mrs. James, and Mrs. J. Allen Durham. The hostess wore a handsome afternoon toilette of Nile green satin with pearl garnitures and pearl ornament in her coiffure. She carried a cluster of large white chrysanthemums. Mrs. Orrison wore a white reception gown of shim- mering fabrics and made with a deep yoke of rare lace. She also carried white chry- santhemums. Mrs James was In black with touches of green and cloth of gold, and Mrs. Durham was one of the prettiest young matrons present in a gown built of rose pink messaline.
 The dining room, where the chandelier and a number of waxen tapers were ablaze with light, was most festive with it's floral dress of pink roses The cir cular table, covered with Mechlln lace, held a central cluster of Killarney roses with asparagus ferns Suspended from the chandelier above were draperies of tulle outlined with tracery of smilax Adjoining the dining room was the music room where a punch table stood beneath a trellis of autumn leaves and vines. Thls was one of the prettiest punch tables ever seen in Birmingham. Grapes, whose rose and green tints vied with each other for loveliness, lay upon the dainty cloth heneath the raised bowl which held high above the orange liquid fairy-like bas- ket fashioned of grapefruit, tied "ith flowers and holding a cluster or grapes. The coterie of young women receiving with Mrs. Pepperman in dining and music rooms never looked more attractive. MISS Maybelle Cosby and Miss Ruth Smith pre- sided at the punch bowl. Miss Cosby dainty blond beauty was notable In her costume of soft yellow messaline and Miss Smith wore a white frock that was es- pecialIy becoming.
 Miss Ruth Evins was beautiful in pink silk costume, with which she wore a fetching pink coiffure ornament. Miss Norma Hood was another of the pretty members of the receiving party, also wearing pink. Miss Nelle Harris was in Nile green silk artistically fashioned and Miss Jamie Harris wore a rose colored afternoon toilette with corsage bouuuet of enchantress carnations. An exquisite green shade was the soft fabric that fashioned Miss Mary George Greene s toilette and Miss May Fox was one of the group that recognized the attractive pos- abilities of the pink reception gown, as did Miss Carrie White Bean.
 Among the many guests calling during the afternoon were Mrs. J. T. liar well, Mrs. w. M. Cosby, Mrs. Chapline Hodges Mrs. Lee Clary, Mrs. B. F. Ty- Ter, Mrs. John Hine, Miss Jean Ballen- ger, Mrs. Gaston, Mrs. Mortimer Jordan, Mrs. Andrews, Miss Louise Rushton, Miss Roberta Adams, Mrs. Bert Meadow, Miss Edith Bowron, Miss Eleanor Matthews, Miss Helen Palmer, Miss Lila Parker. Mrs. Eugene Enslen, Mrs. Cooper Hodges, Mrs. Charles Bowman, Mrs. R. s. War ner, Mrs. Lee Koenig. Mrs. Kidd, Mrs. Berry Baugh, Mrs. Lyman Berry, Mrs. George Reese, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs. Will lard Wilson, Mrs. Caldwell Bradshaw, Miss Mary, George Cruikshank, Mrs. Frank Bell, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Courtney Shropshire, Mrs. Charles Sharpe, Mrs. H. E. Shropshire, Mrs. Jones Moore, Miss Moore, Mrs. J. c. Long, Miss Mary Long of Illinois, Mrs. George Ward, Mrs. Dan Gfeene, Mrs. Wimbish and others.