The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-25
SOCIAL ITEMS OF
FEMININE INTEREST
Mrs. Harry Jones Gives a
Bridge Party
THE MARDI GRAS BALL
Other Affairs Past and Prospective.
A Luncheon for Visiting Girl.
Miss Margaret Robertson
Entertains
Rr MYRTLE MILES

Mrs Harry Jones bridge party yester'
Gay afternoon at the Country club was
one of the incidents of the waning season
that will be a treasured memory whel
Lent brings social pleasures chiefly in re-
trospect. She entertained at the Countrj
club in compliment to her house guest
Mrs. Jessie Ward of Aberdeen, Miss, ano
to Mrs. Hubert Drennen's guest, Mrs
Charles Ross of Frederick, Md. The ta-
bles were placed IN the sun parlor. where
a profusion of ferns and other greenery
with clusters of pink roses made grace
ful setting Mrs. Jones bridge parties ard
other hospitalitiss in the past have been
characterized usually by scheme Of ser
vice or of decoration exceptionally novel,
and always artistically effected. Yestef-
day she used a colonial plan in her choice
of prizes and the ornamental ton of her
score cards; every detail was elegantly
developed.
After the bridge games a two course
luncheon was served from the club buf-
fet. and the prizes were presented. To
Mrs Ward, Mrs. Jones gave a lovely pair
oe rhinestone slipper buckles of colonial
design. Mrs Ross was given a spangled
fan in a colonial oase.a
Mrs Harrison Matthews was the win
ner of a mahogany footstool, with the
cushion in a colonial design, and to Mrs.
John Fl. Minge was awarded a mahogany
muffinaire. Mrs. Walker Percy became
the possessor of the consola tion trophy,
a Sheffield silver basket in an old pat
tern. The manner of drawing the conso-
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the reticule of our grandmothers, or great
erandmothers, was copied in paper, with
gold cords, and ore of these was marked
to denote the winner.
The score cards were blotter, every col
or imaginable, and each ornamented with
q colonial maid. Thus was attention
given to small details
Mrs. Jones received with only the
guests of honor, and Mrs. Hubert Dren-
nen and Mrs. Soion Jacobs to assist her.
The hostess was attired for the afternoon
in a modsh black and white costume
frightened with touches of blue, and gar
injured with cream lace. Mrs. Wars
wore white lace made over messaline,
with a touch of black velvet, giving it de-
cided character. Mrs. Ross looked very
handsome in a black chiffon robe en-
broidered with rhinestones and wearing
a corsage of orchids, and Mrs. Jacobs Yves
in superb taupe gown relieved With
sleeve and yoke of deep cream lace.
There were ten tables of players
Among the guests were Mrs. C. Fl. Nabb
Mrs +. NJ. Tutwiler, Mrs. Harry Whee-
lock, Mrs. Walker Percy, Mrs j. L. Dren-
men, Mrs Henry Cray, Mrs. Oscar Turner
Mrs. John Turner. Jr., Mrs. b. l.. Wyman
Miss Mabel Wheelock, Miss Mary Ware
Mrs. A. G.. Smith, Mrs. Edward Smith
Mrs. Evans Dunn. Miss Fannie Dunn
Iprf TTro,. Nal Igar rda oil
O. Locke Mrs. Shipman, Mrs Rice OF
Chicago, Mrs. Mercer Barnett, Mrs
Charles Calhoun, Mrs. LOTUS Cuddy oi
Cleveland Mrs Edward w Barrett, Mrs
Ed Warren, Mrs. Walker Percy, Mrs
Harry Matthews, Mrs. John Minge, Mrs
Frank Crockard, Mrs Charles G. Davis
Mrs. w. r. Gunn Mrs. NJ. d. Orcutt, Mrs
Walter Chew Phillips, Mrs Vincent Fer
guson, Mrs. w. n. Malone, Mrs. George
Oliver.