The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14

which Mrs. George Bryant McCorlnack and her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Owen Gillespy, were hostesses yesterday at the Country club. The guests assembled at o'clock and so beautiful was the day. so excellently had the entertainment been manned and so gracious were the hos tesses. that many fingered long after the hour that it's conclusion was expected
 The decorations of the club were sim nle but most attractive and under the cheery light of many incandescents, and in the glow of the great log fire In the living room the palms and flowers made the place most inviting. Mrs. McCor- mack greeted her guests wearing superb afternoon gown of white em- broidered crepe garnitured with real lace and crystal. Her gown was hardly whiter than her hair, which contributes to her very distinguished appearance. She wore a large corsage cluster Of val lev lilies which was an artistic touch to her charming toilette. Mrs. Gillespy was a graceful and lovely figure in pink cloth en train and finished with corsage bouquet of pink roses. Standing with them were Mrs. John Sharpe Gillespy, wearing a magnificent black lace gown with rose point yoke and an inner lin- ing of white satin; Mrs. Frank Holland Lathrop in rose chiffon made over cloth of gold; Mrs. Truman Aldrich, Jr, in black laces over pink, and Miss Louise Anderson of clarkesville, Tenn, in green velvet tipped with fur.
 Among others assisting Mrs. McCor- mack and Mrs. Gillespy as hostesses were Mrs. John N. Cartwright. Mrs. B. L. Wyman, Mrs. James Bowron, Mrs. John W. Tomlinson, Mrs. John England, Mrs. R. B. Watts, Mrs. Felton Wimberly, Mrs Wilbur F. Kelley, Mrs. Harry Lee Koenig, Mrs. Norvell Winston cullom, Miss Jessie Ware, Miss Sadie Gillespy, Miss Jessie Wilson of St. Louis, and Miss Mary Ruth McLester
 Punch was dispensed at a prettily ap- pointed table in the alcove by Miss Sadie Gillespy, Miss Jessie Wilson, Miss Mae belle Roden and Mrs John England. Miss Gillespy wore film gown of soft chif- fcns made over satin in contrasting tints and Mrs. England was much ad- mired in all black. Miss Roden's gown was soft green and Miss Wilson was also, most attractive.
 The bonbon table in the dining room was decorated with a eenterpiece of white roses and ferns. Comports and bowls were kept replenished with bon bons and other dainties throughout the elegant luncheon, which was served from the club buffet Tn the coffee room were Mrs. Felton Wimberly and Mrs. Lee Koenig. Mrs. Wimberly greeted the guests from the head of the coffee table, where she presided with her usual grace. Her gown was one of the handsomest Mrs. Koenig was extremely pretty In a white gown richly trimmed with lace.
 Miss Mary Ware was one of the most attractive girls in the receiving party Her gown was black, but frightened with 8 very striking trimming of heavy white appliqued lace on corsage and skirt Mrs Tomlnson was one of the most graceful matrons in the receiving party. She wore a superbs gown of black jet embel- lished with rare lace. Mrs. Wilbur Kel- ley was very pretty in pink cloth with yoke ana sleeves or clOI11 anu MISS Mary Ruth McLester in red chiffon cloth.
 Among the many attractive women were Mrs. J. Rivers Carter, Mrs. George Morrow, Mrs. LeSourd, Mrs Troupe Bra zelton, Mrs. George Huntington Clarke, Mrs. Robert Jemison, Mrs. Robert Jemi- sen, Jr., Mrs. William l. Grubb, Mrs. T. H. Benners, Mrs. Charles Calhoun Mrs. Tom Stobert Mrs. Harrison Matthews, Mrs. E. NJ. Tutwiler, Mrs. Ned Richardson McDavid, Mrs. Mason Dillard Mrs. Rich ard Johnson, Mrs. Vincent Ferguson, Mrs. Cruikshank, Mrs. William H. Ket- tig, Mrs Henry Gray, Mrs. John T. Yeat- man, Mrs. John M. Caldwell, Mrs. Ship man, Mrs. Frances DeBardeleben, Mrs. A. Latady, Mrs. George Eustis, Mrs. John Caldwell Mrs. A. E. Barton of England, Miss Helen Eustis Mrs. Robert Ingalls,, Miss Luetta Gregg. Miss Archibald, Miss Kathleen Nixon, Mrs. Berry Baugh, Miss Florence Rogers, Mrs Zell Gaston, Mrs. Robley Munger Mrs. T. T. Ashford, Mrs. Charles Thomas, Miss Helen Lake Little, Miss Ruby Munger, Mrs. Charles Davis, Mrs Frank Grider, Miss LeMay Caldwell, Miss Isabel Caldwell, Miss Marianne Hamilton, Miss Dorothy Orr, Miss Vir- ginia Means, Miss Donald Seals Mrs. John Hine, and others.