Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-04-23
Miss RyIander's Luncheon.

MISS RyIanOeFS LuHCHtOHs
Miss Marie Jossey was entertained
very delightfully."- on Thursday morning
by Miss Matte Rylander, who gave
bridge party followed by most
beautiful luncheon.
The guests We're invited into 4
room arranged most artistically with
bowls of sweet peas and roses. The
ever-interesting game was played It
three tables.
Sweet peas were the flowers adorn-
ing the beautifully appointed table, at
which the guests were seated later.
In the center tied over the lovely flow
ers was a gorgeous bunch Of tulle ii
the various colors matching the fra
grant peas, and these extended out to
the tall crystal candlesticks and We're
tied in large bows on them.
The place cards were hand-painted
heartshapes and were tied with rib
bon, while at each plate was also plac
ed an immense corsage bouquet Of
sweet peas, tied with tulle bow.
At Miss Jossey's place was a brooch
gold heart and the prize for top
score,' a pair of silk hose, won by
Miss Gertrude Jossey was placed ct
her plate.
At Miss Rylander's place was 4
bowl of sweet peas with a counted
number and each guest had a guess
at the number Miss Kate Pages
guest was the nearest, being 1877, and
she was awarded a dainty prize.
An elaborate luncheon in six courses
was served to the dozen fair maidens
Miss Jossey wore a dainty white
lingerie dress, lace trimmed, and
wore a large white lace hat, trimmed
in flowers and resembling a veritabie
flower garden.
Those who were invited were Misses
Marie Jossey, Kate Page Elizabeth
Hollis, Matte Lewis Dodson, Lynn
Mathis. Gertrude Jossey, Kate Wheat
ley, EN- Bldridge, Ruth Lamar, Re
becca Mathis and Josephine Turpin.
Shower For Miss JOssey.
At their lovely country home near
Americas, Misses Lynda and Lula Ma
this gave a perfectly beautiful lunch
con and shower on Friday morning,
complimentary to Miss Marie Jossey.
Gorgeous and fragrant were the
rooms, with their decorations of sweet
peas and roses. Wood ferns and bam-
boos were also used and the rooms
were veritable bowers of spring flow
ers.
Three tables were placed and an
enthusiastic game of bridge was play
ed until one o'clock, when they were
invited into the spacious dining room.
Yellow was the prevailing color
here. The place cards were dear lit
tie fans, tied with yellow ribbons,
which when drawn from the center
piece, brought forth dainty yellow silk
bags of rice.
Yellow minis were placed in small
dishes on the table cloth, which was
besprinkled with sweet peas.
The twelve dainty misses seated
presented most bewitching picture,
these being Misses Marie Jossey, En-
Eldridge, Gertrude Jossey, Rebecca
Mathis, Lynn Mathis, Mamie Near
thur, Lynda Mclaughlin, Martha Cobb,
Elizabeth Cobb, Callie Bell and Ruth
Lamar.
An elegant repast ives served, af-
ter which the guests were invited to a
wood scene arranged in the back of
the roomy hall Here was an old
fashioned well, banked with ferns and
out a little distance from it was a
stump, upon which the fair bride-to-
be was seated and given fishing pole,
with line of yellow satin ribbon, and
prepared with hook. This was cast
many times into the we'll, and each
time was drawn forth laden with dain-
ty gifts for this very sweet and pop
ular fisher maid.
Miss Jossey wore a most becoming
dress of pongee and a brown hat, trim
med with wings and velvet ribbon.
Miss JOssey is Honor Guest.
Mrs. j. R. Hair and Miss Mary Lit
tlejohn entertained at a miscellaneous
shower on Saturday afternoon for Miss
Marie Jossey.
Red was the color scheme and guam
titles Of red roses were used to deco
rate the lovely rooms.
Punch was served from table beau
tifully arranged. The bowl was bank
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