The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-12-28
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Elegant Party Given by Mrs. NeTver

Elegant Party Given by Mrs. Newer
This afternoon at 3:3e O'Clock. Mrs.
Donald E McTver most charming1y
entertained at hearts-fn compliment 70
Miss Esther weathers, whose mar
riage occurs Tuesday evening of next
week.C Tie McIver home Is one OF the
handsomest in Ocala and for this love-
" party was beautifully decorated.
The parlor. den and music room.
where the six tables OF players were,
| contained fiourishing ferns, branches
of holly and numerous vases of frag-
rant roses Over the arches were gar
| lands of green and red and suspended
from the middle Of then, and also from
the chandeliers, We're large red hearts.
On the piano was a tall vase filled
with gorgeous pO'ncettias, which were
grown by the hostess and clustered at
the nantes were also poincetuas.
Mrs. McIver met her guests at the
front door and most cordially intro
duced them to Miss Weathers. Both
hostess and honoree looked extremely
handsome in their exquisite gowns.
the former wearing black and the
latter blue.
At the punch table Mrs. ]. Z. Chace
served most delicious fruit punch. The
table represented a typical snow scene.
the bowl being placed on bed of cot
ton covered with artificial snow and
dotted with tiny sprays of holly. 4
miniature Santa Claus covered with
snow was near the bowl Behind the
table was banked holly and poincet-
tias and il front was a jard nier filled
with poincettias.
The players for an hour and a half
thoroughly enjoyed their games of
hearts. The tally cards were orna-
mented with Cupid heads and progress
sions were marked by Mrs. :. T. Sis
trunk who pasted tiny gilt hearts on
the tallies. No prizes were given. on
each table was cut glass dish filled
with candies, among which were tiny
little hearts inscribed with sayings
elect.
/ At the conclusion of the games,
Misses Bette McIver, Eugenia Fuller
Edith Williams, Bessie MacKay and
Annie Atkinson spread the tables with
dainty cloths and served most denc-
ious menu consisting of chicken salad
tomato aspic jelly. sandwiches, olives
and waters. after which marshmellow
dainty cake and sailed almonds We're
served For the third course the
guests were invited into the dining
room, where Miss Nellie Stevens pour
ed coffee From the chandelier gar
lands of red and green extended to the
four corners of the table which was
covered with a handsome Battenberg
cloth and centered with vase of gor-
'geous red roses. Around the vase was
formed from a paper garland of greer
and red a large heart and at regular
intervals on this heart were placed
little heart boxes filled with rice and
We're taken by the guests as souve-
Mrs of the afternoon. At the bottom
of the large heart was a satin heari
bag. which was given to the honoret
and upon opening il she found a pair
of Pullman slippers, a gift from the
hostess
During the first part of the after
noon Miss Myrtle Whitfield played
beautifully on the piano
| Invited to this party We're the fol
lowing intimate friends of Miss Wealth
ers: Mrs. b. A. Weathers. Mrs. L V
stevens, Miss Edna Cushing of New
Jersey. Miss Mabel Taylor of Ohio
Miss Janet Weathers. Mrs. Ralph Bird
sey of Macon, Ga. Miss Emily Stotes-
! bury, Mrs. S. T. Sistrunk, Mrs. Clar.
ence Camp. Mrs, Violet Powers, Mrs
| c. FL. Lloyd, Mrs. ]. Z. Chace, Mrs T
NJ. Howard. Mrs. Edward Holder. Mrs
| VIM Hooker Mrs. John Taylor, Mrs
Laurie Scott of Birmingham, Ala Mrs
Jake Gerig, Miss Matte Williams, Mrs
Albert Gerig, Miss Byrd Wartmann
Miss Nellie Stevens, Mrs. Richard Nc
! Monathy, Mrs. Harvey Clark, Mrs
e! Clifford Anderson. Mrs. Ards Water,
man, Miss Sarah McCreery of Tampa
Before refreshments the ladies were
Joined by Mr.. McIver, Mr.. B. A. Wealth
ers and Messrs. HILBERT, BrantIey ant
Paul Weathers.
Beautiful Dance Given by Miss Jose
mime Bullock