The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-04-14

AS floral exhibition the daisy
party last night at the beautiful home
of Col. J. H. Livingston was a pro-
nounced success for there were daisies
of every kind and description. Black
eyed daisies. brown-eyed daisies and
blue-eyed daisies, daisies animate and
inanimate, quiet, subdued little daisies
and daisies so proud Of being alive that
people in the next ward were made
aware of that fact.
But the biggest and the happiest
daisy in the bunch was the colonel
himself, for with a dear little black
eyed daisy on each knee and several
others on longer stems at mis- should
er and each giving him the title of
grandfather, prospective ten thou
sand dollar deal would have had no
attractions whatsoever
The night was an ideal one for the
occasion. Madam Luna high in the
heavens surrounded with a halo of
white feecy clouds was a brilliant and
beautiful picture of the emblem of the
evening. The air was of that delight
full balmy temperature that neither
wraps nor fans were in requisition.
The decorations of the parlor, hall
and dining room were the height of
the daisy colors. yellow and white,
with daisies everywhere. These daisies
were all the handiwork of Miss May
| Parr. They were grouped in every
conceivable nook and corner and so
natural did some of the clusters appear
that several gentlemen daisies. notably
Harry Cole, Frank Gates. Walter
Marsh, Neal Ferguson and others were
seen to extend their probOcis in the di-
rection of said clusters in the vain en-
deavOr of extracting perfume there
from 1t was fortunate for these gen
| tlemen that the party was not held OF
! April 1st for to raphrase a celebrated
couplet of THE Ancient Mariner
when he exclaimed, Water, water ev-
erywhere. but not a drop to drink,
this was a case of daisies. daisies ev-
erywhere but nary a one to smell.
The work of decorating the rooms
was that of Mrs ]. Fl. and Mrs. Ton
Livingston. ably assisted by Mrs J. G
Ferguson, Miss Mary Carlisle and Miss
Dora Vogt and others. The young Ia
dies who assisted the hostess in serv.
ing refreshments were the Misses
| Gladys Martin. ReXie Todd, Mabel Mef
fert. Annie Pearl Liddon and others
and made the refreshments more invit.
ing Dy tnGlT sweet IdccS, DtdulIl
daisy decorated dresses and the grace
full manner in which they waited OF
the guests. One of the features of tn,
evening was the daisy letter gotten III
by Mrs VI. NJ. Little, and which wa:
handed to each guest on their arrival
after having a beautiful hand-painteC
souvenir daisy (also the work of Mis-
May Parr) attached to their clothing
by Misses Pope and Kate May Eagle
ton. Mrs. Little's letter was a descrip
ton of daisy party in which descrip
tiOn some twenty blanks were left t
be filled out by the guests by insert
ing the name of some flower. This call
ed forth a tremendous study, especial
ly on the part of some gentleman, il
furnishing up their knowledge of bot
any, and the way they wrinkled VI
their foreheads. and chewed their leat
pencils, one would have thought the,
We're studying the problem of perpetual
motion. But the prize was not 70
them as Miss Beatrice Boney with
correct list of nineteen and Mrs F.. E
Taylor of Tampa with eighteen wer
the fortunate two, or properly speak
ing, the most skillful ones and each re
ceived a pretty growing daisy.
Another feature of the evening wa
finding out those whose Dlrtnday
came in April and presenting then
with special souvenirs. The lucky one
were Mrs G. w. Martin, Mrs. J. G. Fer
guson, Mrs. Cleveland, Avalee Edward
and Walter Marsh, but none of then
would acknowledge that they wer
born on the first day of the month.
Another feature of the evening wa
the singing of the Baraca quartet o
the Baptist church. They sung severa
songs and were loudly applauded 70
; their efforts
The whole affair was a pronounce,
success and the committee in charg
with Mrs NJ. VI. Little chairman de
| serve great credit for the success o
the occasion, and Mrs E. f. Packhan
the president of the Ocala Union an
under whose general supervision tn
affair was gotten up and managed
wishes to extend the thanks of the "
&c. T L. to the so guests who wer
present, also to those who were un
avoidably absent for their liberal do
nations of money and supplies, to Co
and Mrs. J. II. Livingston for the gen
. erous use of their lovely home. and I
each and all whose presence and gift
rendered this one of the most success
full gatherings ever held in this city.