The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-06-18

~ artistic note rather than one of
borate display, albeit she was well
q olifed financially to pursue the
n, !. tack. made her summer house
ia objective point Of every woman
her Acquaintance.
The house Itself was rustic in eff
isri butlt OF barked timbers and
isely latticed. over II rioted n tan
So cf honeysuckle always fragrant
va blossoms, their ivory and white
ltrasted during different seasons of
year with crimson rambler roses,
w.sttila, or the velvet purple Of
etrats During visit 20 friend
I The Northwest, this woman, with
;~e gift for making her friends happy
quired some of the attractive rus
e. furniture which to that country
3. nmonplace. All about the oc-
i7T0nal interior was built deep seat
Cu.nioned with removable burlap
Tsj- in a shade of leaf green. Dozens
pillows of lowered cretonne with
heie and there one of dull green I'LL
Nith pungent pine needles from
lqs northern forests we're arranged
~ pretty disorder over the burlap
rctpround. The entrance symbolic
81 the hospitality within by a rustic
g-ts always swung wide, its bars
rfy with the vines of bright green
~" Callers were sure to find their
tess seated at a spacious tea table
al in snowy linen and centered with
miniature birch bark canoe filled
Nith seasonable old-fashioned garden
Nsrs. A tea service of banded gold
nded down from grandmother's
tine, gave further suggestion of the
ffvs when another and past genera
;!Cn gathered about the table with
their samplers, their thread laces and
p.im little conversations. One was
ne to find q cunning tight bouquet
Of the garden flowers on the tea plate,
and tuck II into ones gown where II
epitomized the affair later.
And the viands, Delicious sand
wiches concocted OF crisp lettuce or
something tasty from the vegetable
garden, seasonable fruits, creamy
cheeses, nuts, pimentoes. always some
combination to tickle the fancy OF the
palate. There never was such tea as
same from the old silver urn, or sucn
refreshing punches as coiorea the
crystal bowl wreathed In the pre-
dominating flower Of the occasion,
Once the hostess disclosed the secret
OF the irresistible viands. II was the
eut-of-doors that made them q de-
light, that whetted the appetite and
gave the punches the flavor of am
brosia.
Small wonder that this clever wo-
man became the envy and wonder OF
the less aesthetic hostess and the So
cial climber who measured the pos
sible success of an entertainment by
dollars and cents,
After the soft-shaded lights and
pent-in pleasures OF the winter sea-
son, the great, glorious, sunshiny out
ofdoors comes as a grateful posi-
bility 10 the woman to whom hos
but OF continuity, There are host
esses women who radiate pleasure,
10 whom the expression of con-
geniality lie a positive necessity. The
old South was full of them, their
presence still fingers fragrantly about
the old pillared porch whefe dainty
hands that knew not the touch of ne
cessity, extended gracious greetings
and dainty fiowered and beruffled
frocks futtered lightly in the summer
to signal guests to long dangerous
and the magnolia.
Pressing the inviting roomy veran-
da closely Tor summer festivities is
the long sweep Of velvet lawn, or
the cozy winery nook where arms OF
green hold in close embrace a lattice
work built IN the semblance of
1or IA fh.a
trees form a whispering roof for the
flower er-garlanded tea table placed
against a background of shrubbery.
or in the cool shadow of the summer
house with It's roughly hewn rustic
furnishings clad in their bright Gre
tonne coverings, the flowers and foii-
age breathing an incense beside which
the oriental stick seems stale and
close, the woman with sense OF the
fitness OF things cannot fail to weave
herself into the scene as the crown
ing lure OF a perfect summer day
The social world wiz offer her no
better opportunity for the display OF
her grace than when cool, serene,
smiling. she pours a cup OF tea or
extends a sip OF some iced dainty In
the out-of-d door nook.
In tbs coo, grounds and the vined
veranda of the Honefanger home,
Center street west. the Twigs assem-
bled for one OF their happily infor-
NAL p,cnle-bridge's yesterday.
Altar an hour Of sociability on the
lawn. spread OF the dainties OF the
season was served at o'clock. Card
tables were placed In the cool iiv-
ing room fragrant with June rosss.
Mrs. @. c, stoltx played high, and
received pretty Gift by way OF
trophy, The players fingered for the
twilight hour.
Gueste aside from the clnb members
were Mrs. George Copeland, Mrs. c.
G. Stoitz, Mrs Ward II. Bones, Mrs.
Harry NJ Quisley. Mrs. Fenton Fish.
and Mrs. Tom Holder. II
The q o. p. girls spent merry
evening with MIss Alma Render. Of
Church street east. Friday.
Ths moelight lured the girls out-of-
doors for thsir games and fun, At
half altar nina arclock Misg I.an1ISI