The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-10
BEAUTIFUL RECEPTION FOR
MISS NIXON

first large party Of the winter seaso:
in Ocala, and it gathered together il
a nest delightful manner several hun
dred beautifully gowned and charming
women.
| The pretty home of Mrs. Edwards
was en- fete for her reception and was
beautifully decorated throughout. AS
the guests arrived they were served
with punch on the front veranda by
Miss EUgenia Fuller and Miss Betty
Wray McIver, the former prettily
gowned in green and the latter in
white. The appointments of the
punch table were unusually attractive
and unique. Frozen in an immense
cake of ice were a quantity of bright
red cherries in a pretty design, and
brightly colOred autumn leaves bor-
dered the ice. The punch was served
from the ice and all about the table
were lunches of the autumn leaves.
Mrs. L. w. Duval met and welcomed
the guests in the reception hall and
introduced them to the ladies who
were receiving. They were the host
esa, the young bride-elect and Mrs. c.
]. Phillips. Mrs. Duval was gowned in
pongee silk and Mrs. Edwards wore
an exceedingly pretty white batiste
gown embroidered in pale pink and
blue. Miss Nixon was exceedingly
pretty in a handsome light blue cord
ed silk gown. She wore large blue hat,
the brim faced with black velvet and
trimmed with pale blue willow
plume and aigrette, and a touch of
gold about the crown.
Mrs. Phillips wore a lovely gown of
gray satin with pearl and net trim
mings.
Receiving in the parlor were the !
young ladies' who are to be attendants |
at Miss NIixon's wedding, and at the
door leading into this room Miss Mat |
tie Williams met the guests. She |
wore a handsome old rose silk dress i
with a lovely hat to match Miss |
Mary Phillips wore a girlish and sim
pie pink lowered dress. Miss Mar
lerS Of Mississippi was very attract !
we in lavender satin, with which she |
wore a large black hat trimmed in |
Dlumes and gold fringe. Miss Sulli-
van wore a very pretty white crepe |
lress and Miss Annie Atkinson a light |
blue crepe dress. Both of these young
aides costumes were completed with
arge black hats.
The reception hall and parlor were
7ery lovely in their decorations of 2u-
umn leaves and holly wreaths, the
decorations being very suggestive of
he approaching Christmas season.
Vases of exquisite white carnations
we're used in these rooms and the
'erns and other pot plants used all
over the house were especially luxu-
liant and graceful ones.
Z. Mrs. E. H. Mote, who was particu-
airy handsome in white crepe de
,hene with real lace trimmings. in
-ited the ladies into the dining room,
he decorations of which were unus-
Tally handsome. On the mantel and
,idcboard were banked lovely ferns.
begonias and white carna-
ions. and at each window was a
Christmas wreath and autumn leaves.
The round mahogany table had as
a large silver pitcher fill
ID with the most gorgeous white
The chandeliers
we're adorned with plumosa and tied
With white tulle, which extended to
he table, where it ended in pretty,
lu4y bows. A border Of white satin
'ibton extended around the table.
,aueht at intervals with one of the
zig chrysanthemums and bows of the
ibbon.
Assisting in the dining room were
Yrs. c. c. Todd and Mrs. J. L. Ed
wards, the former in an embroidered
,own of white and the latter wearing
ink with trimmings of black. Serv
NJ were Misses Sara Davis and Ma
ME Shepherd. The first course in
luded chicken salad, crackers, olives,
nd mint jelly, cherries being mould.
d in the jelly. The second course
onsisted of marshmallow pudding
nd cakes.
From the dining room the guests
7ere asked out on to the side veran-
a. 1t had been converted into a very .
ozy little Japanese tea room by the
Sc of screens, rugs, chairs and tea
ables, and a most comfortable place
t was. Mrs. S. T. Sistrunk, who was
cry dainty in white lingerie dress,
CURED the tea which was passed by
Kisses Rexie Todd and Mabel Meffert,
wO very dainty young misses, who
ooked very pretty in white frocks.
The lights throughout the house