The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-07
AFTERNOON TEA
 FOR HOIISE PARTY CHESTS

Miss Emma Bradley of Columbus Ga.,
 Miss Carolyn Condor of Sewanee, Miss Hazel Higgins of Chattanooga, and Miss
 Mary Herbert of Cincinnati were the four attractive visitors introduced to the younger element of the younger set at
 afternoon tea yesterday by their hostesses.
 the Misses Sibley. The event was one of the largest of the season, arranged for college folk. It occurred in the afternoon
 from 1 to 6, but the gayety of the incl
 dent was. not concluded until much later, for 9 number of the young men friends
 of the girls joined them for a dance as
 evening appeared, and the jollty of a thrice happy event increased. The receiv-
 ing party and several college girls just returned were invited to take part in the pleasures of the later event.
 Three hundred invitations Were issued for the afternoon tea This assembled al-
 most every young person in school and college set The Sibley residence on Mountain avenue was delightfully."- ar ranged to welcome them. Every room was bright with flowers--thousands of sweet
 peas had been introduced to give 1t charm. In the dining room the effect was espe- cially pleasing, for the lights were shaded
 with pink tissue and billowy tulle was festooned on the chandelier, with clusters
 of sweet peas to hold it in place. Smi-
 lax and tulle depended from this to the big basket, the center of which was filled with pink sweet peas and bonbons of the shade of the pink sweet peas, and
 sandwiches again suggesting the color
 stood in silver trays on the table, whose
 lace cover was spread over rose satin.
 In the drawing room the hostesses and their honorees welcomed the callers. They presented a charming picture, girl ish and vivacous their gowns were emi- nently suited to an afternoon party for | ,1 and wore hand embroidered lingerie
 over pink, Mis- Annie Sibley, pink crepe
 meteor Miss Edda Bradley, a green mes saline gown with draperies of pink chif- | fon. Miss Condor appeared in pink mes | saline with a green overdress and Miss | Higgins in white messaline with an over
 dress of white chiffon. Miss Herbert S gown was a dewdrop chiffon over satin and Miss Mary Sibey was in white with
 pearl trimmings. Miss Grace sibley was
 in white over pink and Miss Yankee Sibley, who received the cards at the door, was charming little figure in pink. Miss Maybeth Beddow and Mrs. Dan A.
 Hogan assisted in receiving in the draw ing room each wearing a pretty summer toilette In the library a strawberry ice was served from table whose decora- tons were sweet peas. In the evening ices and cakes ,were passed among the
 guests during the dance
 Among those assisting the gracious
 young hostesses to receive their guests
 were Mrs. Griggsby T. Sibley who wore
 white frock. Mrs. Carl Seals, in blue
 chiffon. Mrs. Steven smith, who was in
 pink and Miss Hettie Sibley, Miss Gun
 dell Baldwin. Miss Pattie Rena Shepherd
 Miss Ellen Norton. Miss Bessie Evans,
 Miss Gladys Allison, Miss Kathleen
 Moore Miss Virginia McDavid, Miss
 Florine Hodges. Miss Marie Rosamond
 Miss Carrie Yates, Miss Rose Snider, Miss
 Helen Eustis. Miss Marguerite Sibley,
 Miss Dixie Jackson. Miss Carrie Cald-
 well. Mrs George c. Estill, Mrs. H.
 Porter, Jr., and several others.