The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22

MT. and Mrs. J. ". Donnelly's beau- tlful home on Highland avenue was the scene yesterday afternoon of delight f,1l hospitaIity, Mrs. Donnelly was host ess at an afternoon tea between tho bours of and o'clock, and society, which has never ceased its gayeties be- cause of the approach of Christmas thronged the rooms of the stately house
 The residence is one of the most superb examples of colonial architecture to be found in Alabama. Its exterior suggests but does not promise the beauty to De found in the artistic interior. Spacious apartments, soft and rich of tone, are exouisitely furnished and show the occa- sional touch,t in some rare work Of art' bestowed by MT. and Mrs. Donnelley' s travels in foreign lands. Splendid tapes tries and rugs thrown over marble floors are the finishing adjunct to picturesque ensemble The house is one in which a wealth of floral decoration would be pe- culiarly superfluous. Mrs. Donnelly showed her artistic taste in the manner in which she distributed her flowers yes- terday In the drawing room, where she stood, with Mrs. Fred Sheppard and Mrs. s. E. Thompson to welcome the guests, there was an immense bouquet of Amer ican Beauty roses, resting on one of the tables. These gave a tone of rich color to the lovely apartment. In the long library and in the dining room, where a number of the hostess friends pre- sided over the tea, coffee and bon-bons xxytfh cI a n or effect.
 Greeting the callers in the reception room were Mrs. R. c. Woodson, Mrs Sydney Johnston Bowie and Mrs. c. F. Markell. Mrs. Woodson wore lovely reception robe of pink crepe meteor, cut low and ornamented with pearls. Mrs. Bowie was her gracious self in black satin and lace. and Mrs. Markell wore a be- coming chiffon gown in one of the berry shades.
 The hostess welcomed the guests in the drawing room. She wore beautiful reception costume of chiffon over satn in the black and white combination. Mrs. sheppards gown was one of the pastel shades and very lovely. Mrs. Thompson was most dItTdCllNO III o PNe%SNA ~--~~~~- chiffon creation.
 In the library Mrs. J. E. Frazier, wear ing a gray chiffon robe, trimmed with pearls, and Mrs Annie Blinn, who was sweet and lovely in black peau de cnl1on and lace, greeted the guests.
 Among those whom Mrs. Donnelly asked to assist her in the dining room were
 and artistic in an indescribably lovely lav- endar gown decorated with g. corsage clus- ter of Parma violets. Miss Kate Rogan, in soft brown chiffon, to which coral necklace lent just the most picturesque touch of color; Mrs George Huntington Clark. in a strikingly pretty tonstte Of white chiffon, trimmed with black ap- plioue. and Miss Virginia Hiden. in d handsome blue satin messaline. The tea urns were presided over by Mrs. Hubert Scruggs, who was very pretty and gra- cious in an apricot crepe meteor robe' with coral trimmings and touches of rare lace.
 A group of pretty girls in white and light colored gowns served delicious herrv ice in the rear of the reception hall They were Miss Annie Donnelly, Miss Annie Blinn and Miss Helen Thomp- son. Tn an alcove a superb orchestra played during the afternoon.
 Among the many leaving cards were Mrs. Frank Holland Lathrop, Mrs. Charles Thomas, Mrs. Frank Jones, Mrs Eugene Enslen, Mrs. George w. Harris Mrs. C.. M. Tardy, Miss Louise Rushton' Miss Bessie May Thompson, Mrs. K. c. woodrow, Miss Mary Tardy, Mrs. J. B. Raulston Mrs Henry Hiden, Mrs. Maur- ice Lenk. Miss Mary Tardy, Mrs. VII liam c. Weston, Mrs. R. M. Jenkins' MISS I,ouise Thomas, Mrs. Wade Wood, Mrs. E. Penney, Mrs. Flournoy Rivers' Mrs. Vincent Ferguson, Mrs. E. B. Pedding- haus. Miss Alma Burgamy and numper of others.