The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
A cHRYsANTHEMUM RECEPTION
 GIVEN BY JOINT HOsTEssEs

MI A<1s n HOSIESSES | One of the most brilliant afternoon af- Fairs of the winter was the reception yes- terday at the home of Mrs. Thomas Tate Ashford. when Mrs Ashford and Her | daughter, Mrs. Robley Charles Munger, entertained jointly with a reception. The cards were issued separately for the hour | from to o'clock and from to 5 o'clock. This made the reception far more pleas ant than it would otherwise have been, for the visiting lists of the two popular | hostesses is a long one, and even with
 the division of guests their reception
 rooms were filled throughout the after noon.
 The callers were welcomed by a group Of attractive matrons in the reception
 hall. Noted among them was Mrs. Vim cent Ferguson, who wore a stunning gown. It was azure crepe meteor with soft lace garnitures on the corsage. Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Moore and Mrs. A. G, Smith also received here. Mrs. Moore was extremely pretty in. black Spanish lace over white satin and Mrs. Smith in gold lace over blue satin was very handsome.
 In the alcove at the head of the stair an
 orchestra played during the afternoon. Mrs. H. K. White was pretty member of the receiving party Her gown was black spangled net
 Mrs. Ashford and Mrs. Munger stood in the drawing room to receive the guests. With them were Mrs. R. s. Munger. Mrs. Paul Hamilton Earle. Mrs. Harry Upson Sims, Mrs. David Thompson, Miss Fannie Dunn, Miss Ruby Munger, Miss Mary Ware, Miss Helen Lake Little, Miss Mary Lanier and Mrs. Munro Lanier.
 Mrs. Ashford wore a handsome recep- ton gown of soft gray fabric garnitured With silver and lace in which she looked pretty and most distinguished. Mrs. Mun-
 ger was unusually pretty and girlish looking In a pink crepe robe made with
 an oyerdress of pink crystal net and a
 train of pink velvet. Mrs Paul Earle's
 costume was black lace over blue satin.
 and Mrs. R. s. Munger's grape-tinted chiffon cloth with white lace yoke. Miss Ruby Munger wore one of the wine
 shades and Miss Little was in pink chif-
 ion. Mrs. David Thompson, who Is al-
 ways interesting and attractive, wore an
 afternoon toilette. one of the pastel
 shades, and Miss Fannie Dunn's was rose
 cloth with gold garnitures. Mrs Munro
 Lanier was one of the prettiest young
 matrons seon. She wore her wedding
 gown, superb white satin Mrs. Tru-
 man Aldrich, Jr.. and Miss Mary Ware
 were two pretty young women receiving In the drawing room. Miss Ware was in black and Mrs. Aldrich wore a Parisian gown fashioned of white chiffon with touches of black and pink. Mrs. Sims,
 who stood in the receiving line was ex-
 quisite in French gown of soft blue.
 The dining room was notably lovely.
 Yellow cArysanthemums were used here
 in abundance and the chrysanthemum
 mctive was followed to the smallest de-
 tail. The chalices of yellow chrysanthe-
 nuns sheathed the lights, causin~ thew,
 to give out an exceptionally m Haw ses
 and on the plates with salad 0sl.s
 dainties sherbet cup was en' ae @i.f
 yellow blossom. The bon sa'. 's
 was covered with lace. over aer sria and in the center was a hu < sta
 of chrysanthemums. whose col
 peated in the bon-bons. whic ff high; cornports arranged in the essHn ltg of yellow ehrysanthemum bloss si9s ters of M4lagn grapes also ms e Hf
 ty decoration.
 Mrs. B. h Wymap, who M -