The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-02-17
AN ELABORATE AFFAIR.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Carver Enter.
tanned in Celebration of Their
Silver Wedding.

silver wedding.
The most brilliant affair of the
season was the elegant reception
given by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Weaver
FRIDAY evening, celebrating the
tWenty-fifth marriage anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Carver. The color
scheme was white and silver, which
was beautifully carried out in all
the decorations. Handsome palms
and ferns were most effectively
grouped throughout the house. The
hall had festOOns of silver cord over
the doors and an arch separating the
front and back halls. Mrs. ]. A.
Shields and Mrs. Guy Chappell met
the guests at the door and conducted
them to the table in the back hall,
where delicious punch was served by
Misses jamie Caraway, Lille Cheat
ham and Mamie Locke. The punch
bowl was almost hidden by a mass
OF fragrant orange blossoms and
graceful ferns. Behind a screen of
palms in the back hall musicians
were stationed, and their lovely mu-
sic added greatly to the pleasure Of
the occasion. In the parlOr, where
the receiving party stood amid q
bower of palms and ferns, the chan
delier was gracefully draped with
white tuIle and silver cords, and from
this white wedding bells were sus-
pended, and the manteI was banked
with fragrant white carnations. Ii
the receiving line besides the bride
and groom" and Mr. and Mrs. Wea-
yer were the groom IS" mother, Mrs
A. j. Carver. Sr., Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Lutz Of Reading, Pa, Mr.. and Mrs
j. S. Davis and Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
Pope of Albany. In the dining room
the handsome polished table was
covered with an exquisite real lace
piece, in the center of which was a
pyramid Of white carnations. From
the four branches of the chandelier
were draped the white tulle and sill
We record, which were carried to the
edge of the table and from there to
the base. From this tulle were sus-
pended numbers of tiny white we'd
ding bells. On the table in silver
bOn-bon dishes were white and green
heart-shaped minis. candied ginger,
sailed almonds and pecans. Serving
in the dining room were Mrs. Cara
way, Mrs w. B. Cheatham, Mrs w
F. Locke, Mrs. H. o. Thornton, Miss
Harriet Barrow and Mrs. F. M. Nc
Nulty. A salad course was served,
followed by cream and cake.
In the sitting room the mantel
was banked with pink carnations,
and here were shown by Miss Jones
of Atlanta and Miss Sarah Thomas
the many handsome silver gifts which
attested to the esteem in which this
happy couple of twenty-five years
was held.
The bride" wore an elegant white
lace robe princess over satin, and
had a wreath of real orange bios
SONS in her hair, and carried a bou-
Quet of white carnations. Mrs. Wea-
ver's gown was white net hand paint
ed, and worn over lavender silk
She carried Parma violets. Mrs. A
J. Carver, Sr., mother of Mr..
Carver, wore soft black silk;
Mrs. Lutz wore white radium silk,
and Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Pope both
wore elegant lace robes over white
silk. Mrs. Chappell's gown was
white lace over pink satin, and Mrs.
IT, A. Shields wore a dainty lingerie
princess deliberately trimmed in lace
Mrs. Cheatham wore a gray satin
directoire gown. Mrs. Thornton and
Mrs. Caraway were gowned in black
and white silk. Miss Harriet Barrow
wore black silk, Mrs. Locke white lin
gerie princess and Mrs. McNulty
green satin and lace. Miss jamie
Caraway wore a dainty lingerie and
lace dress, Miss Lille Cheatham a
pretty cream and lace suit, and Miss
Mamie Locke a lovely Empire gown
of pink satin. Miss Emma Jones
wore a handsome directorie gown of
delicate blue. satin, and Miss Sarah
Thomas a lovely Empire gown of
cream crepe de chine.
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