The Republican journal., 1912-12-19
THE EMERYs ENTERTAIN.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Emery of Kalamazoo,
Mich, Give a Reception and Ball for
the Debut of their Daughter, Miss Mar
garet Cahill.
GThe Kalamazoo Gazette, Dec. 5th.
One of the most beautiful functions
ever given in Kalamazoo was the re-
ception and ball given last evening
by Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Emery to intro
duce their daughter, Miss Margaret
Cahil, a petite, vivacious brunette.
Pretty, with manners gracious and
charming, she bids fair to become one Of
the favorites of Kalamazoo.
Much of her time for the past few
wears has been spent in eastern schools
or travelling abroad so that her friends
have known her little in her girlhood
DAYS. AS an evidence of her popularity,
both here and elsewhere, were the per-
fectly exquisite flowers sent to her as a
debutante from friends far and near.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery and Miss Cahill
received in the east parlor OF the Bur-
dick from half after eight O'Clock until
ten, when dancing began in the ball room.
In her beautiful gown of blue and white
brocade over white satin, Miss Cahill
was quite as lovely as the rare orchids
sent her from Maine. Her gown was
made by Paquin with white satin petit
coat with over draperles and side train
of blue and white brocade and trimmed
with silver flowers. Her ornaments were
a string of pearls. o. her arm she
carried an exquisite bouquet OF Killarney
roses and valley lilies with maidenhair
foehiopa1 lilo ShoXUor
with clusters of the lilies tied into the
pink satin baby ribbon.
Mrs. Emery received in Paquin gown
of beautiful fuchsia shades built from
charmeuse satin. Mrs. Emery wore
diamonds and in her couture an aigrette
with diamond ornament.
The flowers i'll the parlors, with the ex-
cepton of the palms and ferns which
banked the corners, were all those sent
to the young debutante. Lovely pink
roses, corsage of violets, of valley lilies,
OF pink roses, orchids, gorgeous American 4
Beauty roses, baskets of pink roses and
ferns, all were offerings to fair maiden
hood, to the young girl standing at the
threshold of the door leading to young
womanhood.
One of the much admired floral pieces
was a large basket with high rounding
handle which was filled with smilax and
asparagus ferns and Killarney roses.
On the handle was tied splashing bow
of pink tulle ribbon.
In the ball room the decorations were
carried out entirely in green, the Or
chestra alcove being banked with palms
and ferns, high on the sides and sloplng
toward the center to enable the dancers
to see the orchestra. In the windows
were graceful palms and stately ferns.
The parlor decorations were IN green
and shades of pink.
During the receiving hours and for
the dancing the music was furnished by
Fishers orchestra and won even more
favor than usual, many encores being
called for by the dancers.
Supper was served in the dining rooms,
which were also decorated in pink and
white. On each table was cluster OF
pink roses and stephanotis, that soft
white feathery blossom that sets off the
pink of the rose so well.
Sharing honors last evening with Miss
Cahill was her cousin, Miss Helen Lee OF
Dowagiac who met many OF the young
people here last evening for the first
time. She was charmingly gowned In
pink chiffon and satin with crystal trim
mings with which she wore corals. Her
gown was also from Paris, creation
by Rondeau.
Out of town guests included Mr.: and
Mrs. Ross of Buchanan, Miss Helen
Lee of Dowagiac. Mr.. and Mrs. 6. D.
Gorham and Miss Gorham of Marshall,
Miss Lucy Hawk of Battle Creek, Mr..
and Mrs. W. F. Church of Marshall,
Robert Emery of Harvard college, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Adams of Hastings,
Robert Coman of Grand Rapids, Mr..
and Mrs. G. E. Bardeen, Sr., MIR. and
Mrs George E. Bardeen, Jr., of Otsego,
H. H Everard of Detroit.
The Gazette then makes mention OF
number of the many handsome gowns
worn.