The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
Mrs. Leo Steiner Hostess at
 Phoenix Club
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| Ste!ners invitation yesterday afternoon for bridge at the Phenx cinb, and one oi
 the most delightful afternoons of the year ensued.
 The new ciub house Is splendidly adapt ed for entertaining, and it's rich furnish ngs yesterday afternoon were enhanced by handsome decorations, spring flowers
 making a beautiful motive.
 A card party more beautiful as to sur
 roundings and every small feature has
 never taken place in this city, There
 were 2 tables of players and a number of
 additional guests calling late for tea. The
 games took place in the ball room,
 which suggested woodland stretch.
 Great branches of dogwood laden with
 white blossoms, stood out from the walls,
 banked with earth, moss and rocks Palms and rubber plants distributed
 among the Towering branches gave a
 touch of tropic 1oveliness, and among the 1 branches canary birds trilled their love l ly songs, heard sometimes above the soft passages of the orchestra playing in the l nower-decked balcony. In the center of the great room was a mound of moss 1 many tints. In the center was fountain filled with gold fish. Hanging baskets
 filled with feathery ferns and spring blos- soms made the place enchanting, and with
 the scores of pretty women in dainty
 spring gowns and fiowerladen hats the
 garden scene seemed complete.
 | The three reception rooms of the club
 were also extremely beautiful spring
 flowers marking the motive. In the lib-
 rary the mantle was bright with jonquils
 and asparagus ferns. Clusters of tulips lin picturesque baskets beautihed the
 drawing room, where the mantle was
 covered with pink hyacinths. A punch
 table was presided over by Mrs. Morris
 Marx. who was extremely handsome in ali
 all-black toilette. The punch bowl rested
 in a bed of tulip blossoms and clusters
 of grapes.
 Mrs. steiner, whose gracious, charming,
 little manner. as wei las her beaut'; has
 made her a favorite in society, received her guests in a gown whose character reflected her artistic taste. It was fash toned of white chiffon with a delicate
 thread of black, bordered on corsage and skirt The tunic was caught up over
 vivid green satin drop. and another note of color was struck by a corsase cluster of parma violets. Mrs. Frank Nel- l son. who assisted her in welcoming the guests was lovely in soft gray robe over which a drapery of rare lace was caught Mrs. Otto Marx, who assisted in keeping the score, was one of the beauties of the occasion in Persian chiffon gown made with cloth of gold yoke and sleeves. Her hat was droop- ing one crowned with roses. Mrs. Zel Gaston and Miss Mena Holzer also
 punched. Mrs. Gaston wore lovely
 berry tinted costume with a black lace
 chapeau, brightened with cerice velvet bow. Miss Holzer was in gold messaline and wore a hat crowned with paradise feathers.
 One of the strikingly handsome young
 women present was Miss Folk, whose
 gown was of kings blue material em- bellished with a beaded bodice. Her hat was black Mrs. Charles O. Davis was lovely in a white lace robe and immense blue chapeau, adorned with pink roses Mrs. Ben Well wore all black and Mrs. Marcus Well was in gray Mrs. s. M. Adler looked most distinguished in an imported gown of deep blue embroidered chiffon and a large hat enclrcled with green plumes.
 Mrs Hubert Scruggs was in white and wore a small French hat adorned with white plumes.
 Mrs. Frank Y. Anderson was one of those calling late for tea. She was extremely beautiful in a gown of light gray satin crepe trimmed in laces and silver net. With it she wore small black chapeau. Mrs. John W. Tomlin- son was in gray chiffon over blue and wore an immense hat which was strik- ngly becoming. Miss Eva Conner. who has been out of the city for some time, and was receiving gracious welcome. wore rose foulard gown in which she is charming. Mrs. Louis Saks was much admired in a blue costume of one of the new shades and black hat over which dropped a big willow plume. Mrs. Paschal Shook was in white. Mrs. Charles Leeper, who called late, was in blue silk. Mrs. James Bowron wore gray. Among the many other attrac- tive women noted at the various tables we're Mrs. Frank Latady. Mrs. Morti- mor Jordan, Mrs Ben Meyer, Mrs. Leo pold Loeb, Mrs. Herman Saks, Mrs. Eu- gene Fies, Mrs. Caldwell Bradshaw, Mrs. William Cosby, Mrs. D. Hitler, Miss Mary George Cruikshank, Miss Mona Hitler, Mrs. M. Fies. Mrs. Eugene Fies. Miss corrine Sommer, Miss F'los- sic Lazarus of Montgomery. Mrs. w. c. Oliver, Mrs. Harrington. Mrs. s. J. Bowie, Mrs. Brooks Forbes, Mrs J. H. Phillips. Mrs. Harrington Heflin. Miss Edna Wald. Miss Tessie Schwarz. Mrs. R. D. Jenkins, Miss Bessie May Thomp- son. Mrs. Charles Thomas. Mss May belle Roden, Mrs. Thomas Payke, Mrs. Burt Forney, Mrs. Plosser and others. A number of handsome prizes were distributed. The tables were divided in sections. For each section an exqui- site parasol was given as the first prize. The others included embroidered silk hose, a hat pin and fan. The punch er's prize was a bottle of perfume tied with a rosette of yellow ribbon. Among those to whom prizes were awarded were Mrs, Viola Redin. Mrs. Burke, Miss Rhetta Levy. Mrs. s. Rich. Mrs. Mortimer Jordan and Mrs. Otto Marx. The consolation was drawn from | basket of field daisies which hung above the fish pond. A dainty lunch con closed an afternoon of exceptional charm.