The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-04
Miss Martha Dabney Is Hostess
 At Afternoon Tea
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Haley-StePhens Wedding Yesterday. Music as a Mode of Entertaining. Mrs. Greene to Entertain at
 Bridge-other News.
By MYRTLE MILES.

Miss Martha Dabney was the hostess yesterday afternoon at one of the smart | est functions to which the younger set has been bidden this season. She enter tained at tea in honor of her guest, Miss Rebecca Benton, at present of Savannah. but the daughter of a former prominent Baltimore family. She is one of the most charming debutante visitors that has graced the social affairs in Birmng- ham this winter and was the center of an interesting group during the hours of the tea.
 Miss Dabney's guests included the debutante set and other unmarried friends with the coterie of brides for whom so much of the entertaining this season has been done. She was assisted in re- ceiving by Miss Florence Rogers. Miss ] Frances Warren of Pensacola, Miss Lu- cle Gaston, Miss Rebecca Pollard, Miss | Edith Bowron, Miss Eugenia Johnston and the Misses Scott of Washington, who greeted the guests in the drawing room. In the other apartments were l Ms J. D. Dabney, Miss Vernon Marks, Miss Jamie Head. Miss Mary George Cruikshank, Miss Flora Orr, Miss Jennie l Trimble and Miss Marie Smith.
 Miss Marie Pinckard and Miss Dor othy Orr presided at the punch bowl.
 Miss Dabney, who is a beauty of the patrici6n type, was gracious and charm i ing hostess in an afternoon gown of ca l tawba tinted messaline adorned with iri- descent laces. Her guest of honor wore a becoming frock built of callot blue mes saline with a soft white yoke and touches of velvet.
 Miss Florence Rogers was an attractive figure in reception gown made of old rose and green. Miss Edith Bowron wore gown of picturesque fashion, in the pink tnts and trimmed with heavy laees. Miss Lucille Gaston was gowned in Amer ican Beauty satin, trimmed with rosettes, whose centers were tiny buckles made of brillants.
 Miss Frances Warren was one of the strikingly handsome figures in the re- i ceiying line. Her gown was directoire model made of pompadour silk.
 Miss Mary George Cruikshank wore a 1 fetching blue satin messaline frock.
 Miss Jennie Trimble was extremely pretty in an afternoon frock of pink silk with lace trimmings. Miss Pnckard was exquisitely gowned in white messa- 1 line with which she wore large white beaver hat Miss Dorothy Orr was gowned in sage green silk with garnitures of rich lace. Miss Flora Orr wore white cloth and a directoire hat of black. Miss Vernon Marks, who presided at the tea table was becomingly gowned in maize silk made directoire. Miss Mary Camp i bell wore rose-colored messane Mrs. i Dabney assisted Miss Dabney as hostess. i She wore a becoming reception gown l built of white and black taffeta with 1 corsage decorations of lace
 l The spacious home of Dr. and Mrs. Dabney was an attractive setting for the groups of lovely callers who responded to the invitation of the young hostess. Handsome palms were distributed throughout the apartments and vied with the winter blossoms, narcissus, jonquils and azaleas, in lending an artistic touch. Among the many calling during the aft ernoon were Miss Bradford of Hunts vile, Miss Alice Graham, Miss Linley Graham, Miss Kathleen Nixon, Mrs. Mer- cer Barnett, Miss Elizabeth Barnett of Washington, Miss Emmie Barnett, Mrs. spier Whitaker, Miss Eloise Jackson, 1 Miss June Jackson, Miss Eva Conner, Miss Grace Hardie, Miss Fannie Dunn, Mrs. William Mudd, Miss Amee Ward, Miss Hart and others.
 | Miss Mamie Stephens and MT. June Alexander Haley were married yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at the First Meth l odist church the Rev. l.. c. BranScOmb the pastor of the church officiating.
 The church was attractively decorated | with plants. Palms and ferns made pretty background for the bridal party l grouped about the altar.
 1 Preceding the ceremony a beautiful mu- :, scal programme was rendered by Miss Corrie Handley. Miss Carrie Wolfe gave