The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-02-09

I VII 11Couoy On UuSiuSSS.
Capt. F. E. Nelson is at West
Baden. Ind. for short stay.
Miss Bessie Wilson is visiting Mrs.
Chas. Highland in Mt. Sterling.
Mrs. w. Fl. Harris will leave Sat.
urday for Chicago to visit relatives.
Attorney R. C. Talbot was a
business visitor in Lexington Tuesday.
Miss Vertner Smell is visiting MIR.
and Mrs. John B. Penn, in George
| town.
Mrs. Curtis Henry is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burnaw,
in Carlisle.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Parrish left
yesterday for a sojourn of several
weeks in Florida.
Mrs. Julia Turner is quite ill at
! the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walk
er Muir, on Vine street.
Mrs. Newton Taylor who is under
treatment at the st. Joseph Hospital
in Lexington, is improving rapidly.
Mrs. Edward Faulconer, of Camel
City. arrived Monday to be the guest
of her parents, MIR. and Mrs. T. T..
| TempIin.
TIL little son of Mr.. AMI Mrs. Rob
ert George, who has been quite ill at
| the home of his parents on South Main
street. is improving.
Mrs. Anne Prichard and Mrs.
Allie Dickson. of North Middletowu,
left Monday for Martinsville, Ind i,
for several days stay.
Mrs. Logan Bryan, of North
Middletown, who has been the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Coons in Georgetown, has returned
home.
-Messrs. w. L. Harris, F. S. Elder
and w. @. Slaughter left yesterday for
Nashville where they will attend the
annual banquet given by the Nationa
Life and Accident Insurance Co., to
its employees.
The Paris Literary Club held a
meeting Wednesday afternoon. the
mater of discussion being Elizabeth
Barrett Browning. Mrs. w. 0. Hin
ton, MIS- Harry b. Clay, Miss Lucy
| Simms and Mrs. Walter Payne gave
charming talks of this interesting
literary character, with readings from
| her "Sonnets from the Portuguese
Among those who attended the
performance of Montgomery and Stone
in 1.-The Old Town" at Licking ton
Wednesday were MIR. and Mrs. Lee
Price, Mrs. Joseph Davis, Misses
Bessie. Msyme and Lottie Holiday,
Robert Frank. Bennett Thomas,
Bruce Miller, Chas. Peddicord, Chas.
Fithian. ID. Y. l.. Farley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Swift Champ, DIR. and Mrs. M.
I'll. Daley, Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Thomp-
son. Charlton Clay and Stokeley Rion.
MRS. THOMPSON'S RECEPTION.
"A brilliant reception was that
which Mrs. James Harrah Thompson
gave Tuesday afternoon for her house
/ guests, Mrs. Anthony j. Carroll, of
Louisville, and Mrs. VIM. Berry. of
/ Versailles, and the beautiful young
bride of the family, Mrs Robert Hume
Ferguson.
.'Woodlawn Villa" is one of the most
attractive homes in Bourbon County.
It's exquisite furnishings had added
/ beauty in vases of American Beauty
roses that looked we'll against the white
and gold background. The entire
! lower floor was thrown together and
was a bower of American Beauties.
! Killarny roses, pink sweet peas and
| Lawson pinks, with palms and ferns as
a graceful background for all.
The drawing room where the guests
were received was entirely in Ameri-
can Beauties The dining room, with
/ its rich mahogany, was decorated in
Killarney roses and sweet peas. The
large round table was set with rich
! Venetian lace and had for a center
piece mound of Killarny roses and
pink sweet peas surrounded by lat
tice of Colporte holding pink sweet
peas.
The sun parlor. where champagne
punch was served, was lovely in pink
( carnations, palms and ferns with wal
vases of pink and white sweet peas.
At a beautifully appointed table Mrs.
/ William Ferguson and Miss Margaret
Ferguson served punch.
The library was also lovely in its
decorations OF Killarney roses and in
the room adjoining Mrs. Charlton
Alexander presided over the coffee ser
vice and Mrs. Miller Ward poured
chocolate. This table had for its deco
rati )ns q tall vase of Lawson pinks
and surrounding this were platter OF
pink and white CONNECTIONS. A de
licicus luncheon was served to about
two hundred guests who Responded
during the hours. Behind bank OF
palms and ferns sweet muSicwas hearC
from harp orchestra.
Mrs Thompson reception was g
tribute to her charm and beauty, fol
she is very handsome and a most gra-
cious hostess. For this occasion hei
gown was Of pale blue chiffon with
trimmings of bands of duch S.
lace and crystal fringe. She wore q
corsage boquetyof sweet violets.
Mrs. Carroll, who was before hel
marriage the brilliant Miss Sallie
Holt, of Frankfort, was handsome in a
pale violet gown picked out with delicate
lace, and wore string of pearls around
her neck.
Mrs. Ferguson, petite beauty OF
the brunette type, was lovely in gown
of. white meteor with crystal trimming