Evening star., 1913-02-16
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Unusual Fetes.

Mr. and Mrs John r. Davis, jr., gave
a Chinese dinner dance as a season fin
ish in ST. Louis. 1t was given at club,
transformed into Chinese garden for the
occasion All guests came in costume,
but were regaled on the usual French
dishes at dinner. The hostess. whose
boast it was that her costume was made
at home and all out of materials and
ornaments she already possessed, wore
pale yellow silk. the skirt accordion
pleated, between strips Of beautiful rose
colored Chinese embroidery. The rather
long coat was bound all around with
black. Her headdress was of jet and
rhinestones finished over the ears with
large tassels and ornaments of the same
stones. She wore some lovely real jade
jewelry.
Another triumph of similar kind was
enjoyed by Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Harrison II at the Cincinnati Country Club
recently, when they entertained for their
debutante cousin, Miss Frances Perrin
The host designed the invitations. which
were scarlet folders. sent in bright yell
low envelopes. After acknowledging that
Mr.. and Mrs. William Henry Harrison
de Twice would "sho'ly be mighty proud
to have their friends come to the Coun-
try Club and pay their circumspectual
compliments to Miss Frances Perrin the
invitations announced mo white folks al
lowed at dis heah pahty."
The Country Club walls We're covered
with plantation pictures. All the pillars
We're stacked with corn shucks. and in
one corner an old wei wreathed in ivy
touched by the frost held it's old oaken
bucket.
The host and hostess received at the
north end of the plantation. in the "old
cabin doah,'' where the vines clambered
over the little old porch and the birds
nested in the caves. Behind them two
old darky musicians. in white duck and
back faces replaced their plantation
banjoes with the rhythmic violin and bass
drum, all the negro melodies, old and
new, being resurrected for the dancing.
The hostess was wonderfully arrayed in
a red, yellow and violet gown, elaborated
with many f1ounces Of net and lace. her
headdress of feathers and jewelry being
fearfully and wonderfully made. Strings
of precious jewe's hung about her
throat, and her bouquets We're many
vegetables artstically put together with
a lace fril.
Miss Frances Perrin. to whom "darky
town" was asked to come and pay its
"circumspectual compliments" was the
cleverest thing there. over blue harem
trousers ruffied in lace around the
ankles, fell a tunic of yellow. with long
blue train decorated with tinsel and crys-
tai. like Santa Claus at his best. Her
headdress was of feathers of many col
ors. that rose in sprays above her black
wig, and flashed with electric lights from
tiny battery concealed among her
draperies. The effect was eXcruc!at.ne-
ly funny. and her black face and black
neck were as good as any mask.
| Columbus society has outdone itself in
! its attentions to Gov. Cox recently. At
a dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. Freder-
ick William Schumacher at the Column
bus Club the decorations were an exact
reproduction of those at the dinner given
for Lord Kitchener at Cairo, Egypt re-
| Gently. The table. at which were Seated
twenty-nine people, was of Oblong shape.
| There were three large centerpieces, and
between these and the outer edge Of the
| BILE a wide band fourteen feet long
and four feet in diameter. composed en-
| tirely of English violets and lilies of the
| valley. At intervals there was space left
| for silver candelabra and the candle
| sticks We're come ted with silver chains
| In the center there were 5000 violets used
and perhaps 1000 or more clusters OF
| lilies
i Each woman guest was presented with
! a large corsage bouquet of violets and
| lilies and the men received boutonnieres
i of lilies. The walls of the room We're
| draped with flags of Ohio and bunting in
compliment to the new chief executive
and his picture was wrtathed with the
colors of the state and nation.