The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-10

ribbons and requested to follow them,
which they willingly did, and found
large number of dainty Japanese ia
vors, which they distributed among
the guests"
i. I. 4.
Misses Ethel and Bessie PoWe's
Tea For an August Bride.
One of the most delightful of the
seasons affairs which brought togeth-
er large number of interested guests,
was the tea given Friday afternoon by !
Misses Ethel and Bessie Powe, who |
were at home without invitations from
four-thirty until six o'clock, at the res
idence of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. C. Powe, on Mcleod strete, enter
tanning in honor of Miss Minnie High
tower, whose marriage to Mr.. Arthur
Vernon Hays will be a pretty church
event of next Wednesday.
The various rooms looked lovely for
the occasion, with clusters of sunfiow-
ers and black-eyed susans. ferns and
potted plants. The fower-covered
punch table was placed on the cool
| and cozy vine-covered porch and was
presided over by Mrs. Charles Fisher
Ames and Mrs. Robert Field, Jr.
The receiving line stood in the par
lor and was composed of the hostess
es, Misses Ethel and Bessie Powe, the
honor guest, Miss Minnie Hightower,
Mrs. Maxwell Nolan, of Collins; Mrs.
Charlie G. Carter, of McCallum; Miss
es Lucille and Katie Hightower and
Miss Lucia Moore. Miss Ethel Powe
was gowned in pink wolfe over
pink satin slip and finished
with plated ruffles. Miss Bessie
Powe wore reception gowr
of white satin, yelled with spanglet
net and finished with rosebuds Mis-
Hightower's gown was fashioned
( of blue satin and blue chiffon
Tiny wreaths of pink rosebuds CAV,
, a pretty finish to this gown. Mrs
Nolan wore white lingerie and lac
, over pink. Mrs. Carriers frock was O
, white embroidery and worn over
pink slip. Miss Lucille Hightower wa
1 gowned in blue crepe de chine, witt
g pearl trimmings. Miss Moore ar
I. peared in white hand-embroidere
crepe de chine. Miss Katie Hightov
: er was in pink crepe de chine, garn
= tured with fringe and silver spangles
I. The tea tables were placed in tn
r reception hall and were presided owe
h by Misses Mary Hightower, Macki
s Powe, Lora Haney and Annie Heide
r berg. Serving the sandwiches wer
o Mrs. S. c. Powe, Mrs. Stokes V. Rol
ertson and Miss Camille Thrash. TIL
J. tables were adorned with black-eye
l. susans and ferns. Miss Bessie I
a Haney had charge of the register.
t A delightful musical program wa
e rendered by Mesdames W. w. Massel
h gale, John T. Haney, V. M. Scanla
A. j. Grove, B. D. Moore and Mis-
Katherine Selby, of Brookhaven.
Assisting in receiving and entertai
ing were Mrs. Ellis B. Cooper, Mr.
,s w S. F. Tatum and Miss Bette Co
If ner
II One hundred and fifty guests Gale
" during the receiving hours, a nur
" Der of out-of-town visitors beir
a. among those registering. The
Ig were Mrs. G. w. Nicholson, of Laurt
,e who is the guest of her sister, MI
N Charles M. Hays and Mrs. Jam
lie Hays; Miss Katherine Selby of Broo
~ haven and Miss Susie Adams,
n. Louisiana, Mrs. V, M. Seaman
I'd guests; Miss Loutie Burt of Oxfo
I'd and Miss Annette Stainback, of Me-
phis, the house guests of Mrs. Stok
S. V. Robertson; Miss Lucia Moore,
I'd Clinton, who is the guest for the SUI
mer of her sister, Mrs M. P. L. Low
rt Mrs. Florence Moffette, of Chattanooe
On who is spending a few weeks with t
IT. Misses Allen; Miss Minnie Ryan,
er Georgia, who is the guest of her s
on ter, Mrs. M. A. Hoffman; Mrs. Ma
ng well Nolan of Collins and Mrs. Char
lie G. Carter, of McCullum, who were t
by guests for the day of the Misses His
on tower; Miss Alta Lyle and Miss B,
mt lah Chandler, of Meridian, guests
at Mrs. j. E. Mckay and Miss Elizabt
&C. Keithley, of Clinton, who is visit
tie Mrs. R. B. Stapleton.
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