The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-03
MRS. MOVER GIVES LOVELY
PARTY FOR MISS WEATHERs

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The last of a beautiful series OF
pre-nuptial parties that have been CIV
on for Miss Esther Weathers was
heart party at which Mrs. Donald Z.
McIver entertained on Saturday after
noon at her charming home on
South Pine street.
Mrs. McIver and Miss Weathers re-
ceived very informally at the front
door. Mrs. McIver looked unusually
well in a black velvet gown, and Miss
Weathers wore a very stunning wis
terra cloth suit, with chiffon waist III
self color, and a most attractive hat
to match. At the punch table in the
library Mrs. ]. E. Chace and Miss Ed
ma Cushing presided, both looking
very lovely in beautiful black gowns,
the former in black velvet and the
latter in black charmeuse. The punch
table was a pretty Christmas scene,
with a miniature Santa Claus as its
cnlef adOrnmenL.
Each of the rooms in which the
guests were entertained were decorat-
ed with huge vases of the most gor-
geous poinsettia blossoms that have
ever been seen in the city, all picked
from the McIver yard. They were
truly beautiful specimens, and every
where one turned they seemed to nod
a bright and joyous welcome to the
guests.
Mrs. S. T. Sistrunk gave out the
little heart-shaped score cards which
were adorned with fascinating lit
tie Cupid with hand full of hearts.
The game of hearts, most appro-
pirate game, was played at this lovely
affair for the charming bride-elect,
and each progression was marked
with tiny little gilt hearts. Mrs. Sis
trunk, Mrs Chace and Miss Nellie
Stevens marking the cards. There
were five tables of players and for an
hour the game was played most spir-
itedly, after which a two-course sup
per was served on the small tables
The card players were joined for sup
per by Mr.. McIver and Mr.. and Mrs.
B. A. Weathers and Messrs. Neal
Weathers, Brantley Weathers and
Paul Weathers.
After the supper had been served
most attractively by Misses Bette
Wray McIver, Annie Atkinson, Edith
Williams, Eugenia Fuller and BessieI
MacKay, Mrs. McIver invited the
guests in to the dining room, where
coffee was served and where there
was revealed a pretty and delightful
surprise for the bride. The table was
decorated in the Christmas colors, /
with red bells and garlands of red
and green extending to the corners
of the table, each corner being caught
up with small heart. In the center
of the table was a vase of magnif-
cent American Beauty roses, and
around the center piece were many
small heart-shaped boxes alternating
with a red flower, the whole placed to
form a large heart, and at the apex of
the heart was larger red satin
heart-shaped bag, which was present |
ed to the bride-elect, and was found
to contain pair of Pullman slippers
for the brides travelling bag Each
of the smaller hearts were filled with
rice and were presented to the other
guests, and in few seconds the |
bride-elect was deluged with a most
generous shower of rice. This con-
ceit was most beautifully arranged. |
and was very lovely ending to al
very charming party.
Mrs. McIver's guests on Saturday, |
besides the ones mentioned above, |
were the following: Mrs. VERNE Ste
vens, Miss Mabel Taylor, Miss Janet |
Weathers, Mrs. Ralph Birdsey, Mrs.
Harvey Clark, Mrs. j. ]. Gerig, Mrs. |
A. E. Gerig, Mrs. Violet Powers, Mrs |
Il. M. Howard, Mrs. Charles Lloyd, !
Mrs. John Taylor, Mrs. E. l.. Scott, |
Mrs. Edward Holder, Mrs. William
Hooker. Mrs. H. A. Waterman, Mrs. |
Clifford Anderson and Miss Byrd |
Wartmann.
During the afternoon Miss Myrtlei
Whitfield played a number of piano
selections.