The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-15
MISS CLARA JOHNSONS DEBUT
RECEPTION


A beautiful and brilliant event of
the winter social season in Ocala
was the reception on Thursday after
noon from $3.50 to $3.50 o'clock given
by Mrs. Thomas Hamilton Johnson
at her home On Ocklawaha avenue
at which her daughter, Miss Clara
Johnson, made her formal bow to
society. Mrs. Johnson introduced Miss
Johnson to her married friends and
few of the young ladies at this time.
The callers were met on the front
veranda by Mrs. H NJ. Hampton, who
invited them to the punch table On
the east veranda, where Mrs. w. A.
Knight and Mrs. w. D. Richey were
serving this delicious drink The
table was very lovely in its decora-
tions of asparagus ferns, springeria
pink rose buds and punches of lus-
cious malaga grapes.
At the front door little Cornelia
Dozier, dainty in white lingerie
dress over pink received the cards.
Mrs. E. Van Hood and Mrs Mamie
Howse Stovall received in the iall
and Mrs. T. E. Bridges invited the
guests into the reception room, where
the hostess, the debutante and their
honor guest, Miss Christine Wide
man, of DeLand, received.
The whole lower floor of the John.
son home, which is one of the pretti-
est of the many new homes in Ocala,
was beautifully decorated with a pro-
fusion of vines, ferns and roses, the
entire effect being indescribably love
ly
In the reception room, which is
furnished in green, with green rugs
hangings, etc, the green vines and
beautiful pink roses on mantle, piano
and table was harmonious blending
of colors most pleasing. The lights
throughout the house were shaded
in pink and cast a subdued light.
Mrs. Johnson was strikingly hand.
some in black silk marquisette over
black satin and her flowers were
white roses. Miss Johnson, petite
and charming, was sweet and win
some in a lovely, girlish gown of
white pearl studded chiffon over
white satin, made decollete with
trimmings of silver fringe and beads
She carried an arm boquet of beauti-
full pink killarney roses. Miss Wide
mas was very attractive in an import
ed gown of blue embroidered chiffon
over white satin fashioned en- traine
She carried white roses.
In this room also three attractive
visiting girls received. They were
introduced by Mrs. Belle Dean. Who
wore a stunning costume of green
satin. The visiting girls were Miss
Ramona Kay, of Jacksonville, Miss
Lillian Muncaster, of Florence, S. c.,
and Miss Tommie Moody, of Turkey
Creek. Miss Kay was gowned in
Copenhagen blue satin, Miss Muncas-
ter in white serge with trimmings of
marabou Miss Moody wore white
chiffon and carried yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS.
The library was all in white and
green and was the brides room. The
mantel was transformed into bed of
ferns and white lilies and on the
table and book cases beautiful
brides roses were used, white tulle
finished the decorations in the library.
In this room Mrs. Henry Ards Water
man, Mrs. William Gazaway Wilson,
and Mrs. Charles Edward Ahern,
four pretty brides received, Mrs. L. r.
Blalock introducing them to the cal
lers. The three first named wore
their wedding gowns and Mrs. Ahern
wore a beautiful white chiffon gown
fashioned empire and carried white
roses. They were a group of charm
ing young women and all looked as
pretty as pictures.
Mrs. Harry G. Dozier and Mrs. E.
L. Carney invited the ladies, into the
dining room after they chatted pleas
antly for a few moments with The
brides.
In the dining room pink was the
color used and this room was be-
witchingly pretty. The center table
was a mass of asparagus ferns and
springeria outlined with a wreath Of
billowy white chiffon just at the edge
of the table and in the center of this.
lovely bed as though growing was a
vase of exquisitely pink killarney
roses. The chandelier was draped in
pink chiffon, the lights shaded in
pink and falling from the lights was
shower of pink satin rosebuds,
which was very pretty and dainty.