The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-05
MRS. EDWARDS HOSTESS
 AT BUFFET LUNCHEON.

The cosy apartment of MT. and Mrs A. s. Edmonds in the Levert was the scene yesterday of one of the prettiest afternoon parties of the season when Mrs. Edmonds entertained at a buffet luncheon in compliment to her guest, Miss Annie Gaines of Bowling Green, Ky.
 The beauty Of the apartments decora- tive scheme was heightened by the flow CTS which were tastefully distributed in the living room, dining room and den.
 Mrs. Edmonds, her guest Miss Grace Hardie, and Mrs Leary received the guests in the living room. which was lovely with it's chrysanthemum scheme. In a corner a punch table was grace fully presided over by Mrs, John Hine
 The hostess looked lovely in her after noon gown of black gauye, richly em- broidered In sequns Miss Gaines wore a lavendar crepe costume embellished with laces and notably becoming to her blond type. Mrs. Leary was most at tractiye in a champagne-tinted gown, trimmed with laces in tho same tint Miss Hardie wore an exquisite white costume embellished with laces. Mrs. Hine looked extremely pretty in white embroidered gown of fiimy materials made over law ender silk.
 The dining room was probably the pret- tiest apartment. It's paneled walls in a dull green, were in harmony with the green and white color scheme that pre- vailed. In the center of the table was a huge green basket filled with white roses. A tall curving handle was tied with a bowl of white gauge and lying on the white-covered table were other specimens of the beautiful white blossoms with sprays of asparagus ferns. At one end the roses looked out from mound of white roses wrapped in tissue paper, which were the Ices served with a de- licious cake frosted in green on tiny silver plates as a second course. Mrs. Caldwell Bradshaw presided over this course,. looking very handsome as she sat at the head of the table in her afternoon toilet of cream silk richly trimmed with yet Mints and bon-bons also followed the color scheme. de- licious buffet luncheon was served here.
 In MT. Edmonds den, which is charm- ing little apartment. Mrs. Dawson served coffee. She was gowned for the after- noon in a soft gray costume which corre- sponded prettily with her silver hair.
 Mrs. Edmonds' beautiful hospitality as- sembled a number of her friends. Mrs. Lewis Minor was present, looking her lovellest in a messaline gown of blue with a becoming chapeau Miss Fern
 Minor wore a light blue SIX coat suit with black beaver hat. Mrs. Hart
 zell was becomingly gowned in black. One of the prettiest women present was Mrs. George Connor, who was gowned in green cloth with a black velvet turban ornamented with white aigrettes. Mrs. Connor has recently come to Birming- ham from Atlanta to make 1t her home. She was known throughout Georgia as a belle and beauty as Miss Westmoreland. Mrs. Brooks Forbes was extremely pretty in a wistaria cloth costume and large hat Mrs. Henry Laurens Chis- holm was another pretty young matron in attendance She was gowned m pale blue and wore white furs with white beaver hat. Mrs. Charles Bowman wore J champagne-tinted frock ana large nat. Mrs Charles Thomas was handsome In l a cloth costume of one of the new brown 1 shades braided and touched with SILK, and her hat was black. 1 Mrs. James Bowron wore pretty art ernoon gown and small chapcau with 1 touches of white. Mrs. Sidney J. Bowie I looked lovely in black and white. Mrs
 Frank Nelson was one of the beauties of 1 the afternoon in satin costume
 trimmed with gold and completed by
 huge black hat surrounded with white plumes.
 Mrs A. Hs Ford wore a mustard 1rock and white hat trimmed with white
 crown plume and tips standing erect on the side. Mrs. David Fox was gowneo
 in wistaria with which s.e wore pecoin-