The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-17
TUATIoNs AND VAST CONCERNS" -cowpTa
MISS JANET WEATHERS MAKES
HER DEBUT
From Fridays Daily:

she formally presented her daughter,
Miss Janet Weathers, to society. The
reception was characterized by beau
tiful simplicity and an air of charm
ing informality prevailed. The
Weathers home is indeed a lovely
one and has been the scene of many
attractive parties, and the friends of
Mrs. Weathers and her other daugh-
ter, Miss Esther Weathers, who is al
ready such a popular member of socie-
ty, were indeed delighted to do honor
to the pretty young debutante when
she made her initial bow to society.
Miss Weathers, beautifully gowned
in white net, met and greeted the
guests very informally and cordially
at the front door and asked them into
TIE paTlOr, where Mrs. Weathers and
Miss Janet Weathers received. Mrs.
Veathers wore a white gown over
pink and carried a bouquet of long
stemmed white roses, and was gra-
Cious and stately, as she always is.
The young deRutante wore a very
lovely white lace dress, very simply
and girliShly fashioned, and in her
hair she wore pearl bandeau.. She
carried a graceful basket of exquisite
pink rosebuds and she looked like
pretty rosebud herself The lovely
bouquets of pink ard white roses,
pink and white carnations and white
chrysanthemums which the debutante
received from her friends, were arts
ticalIy disposed abon+ the room, where
Mrs Weathers and Miss Janet Wealth
ers received. the tables and mantel be-
ing Banked with these lovely blooms.
IN the hack parl0r the punch bowl
was placed and festDoned in the grille
work overhead were sprays of aspara-
gus ferns and bamis1O vines, and hung
abort the Nalls in all of the rooms
was the bamboo, which is always so
beautiful Tor decorative purposes.
White carnations wsre used on the
nlanTels in this roOn, and serving at
the punch liable WEE Miss Alice Bull
lock. and Miss Clara Gray and Miss
Annie Atkinson invited the ladies
froIz the nxrlor into the room where
the punch was served
In the dining ROOM Misses Eugenia |
Fuller, Betty Wray McIver Bessie I
MacKay and Ophelia Gray served. All
OF the young girls assisting at this re-
CeptSOn wore girliSh white gowns and |
formed a very lovely group.
The decoration of The table were |
exceedingly beautiful, DAINTY and ar
tistic and We're greatly admired. The !
table cloth was a ve-y handsome |
drawn-wOrk one and the center piece. |
a beautiful basket filled IL Overlooking |
with delicate pink rOsebuds, the same !
little buds climbing over the handle
of the basket, the effeC- being ex |
ceedingly artistic. Pink chiffon was /
draped from the chandelier TO the two |
ends Of the table and pink candles in /
silver candlesticks with pink shades |
and pink and whi-e buttercups in tall
crystal compotes completed the ap-
of this perfect table Mrs.
Richard 1lcCOnathE Mrs. J. E Chace
and Mrs. d. S Woodrow sat at the
table during the afternoon and poured !
the chocolate and coffee, which was
served WITH the ice cream. cake and
candies.
On the mantel in this room pink roses
we're used AMI on the sldebOard We're
silver Candelabra with pink shades.
In the back hall Mrs. 3. 5. Weathers !
Of Tampa and Mrs. c. H. Lloyd enter
aimed the visitors during the after
noon, and in the hall also Miss Mary
COnnOr and Miss Lille Bailey played
-ery charmingly during the afternoon .
Mrs. B. S. Weathers was very at
ractively gowned IN pale blue crepe y
Re chene, and it was a great pleasure !
or those that she had met on pre-
'ious visits to Ocala to see her again.
Also assisting during the afternoon
we're Mrs. Campbell Gray, Mrs. John d
'aylOr, Mrs. S. T. Sistrunk and Mrs.
:. NJ. Howard, and a prettier party
as never been given in Ocala
In the library, Mrs. Weathers' moth .
r, Mrs. Ferguson, who is spending the Il
inter with her, sat during the after e
Don, and many of Mrs Weathers' q
lder friends had pleasant chat with
er, and her presence at her grand IL
aHghter's debut party was a most "
leasing incident VI
At six O'Clock the married ladies
tho assisted were joined by their jc
and in the evening the fl,
Dung people were entertained at
ance by Mr.. and Mrs. Weathers in in
onor of their daughter. iv