Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09

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IN vile, who is to be married soon
to the heir OF English
barouet, is an intimate friend of Lucy
Hoke Smith. and was one of the
Southern girls who danced the min
uet which was much heralded fea-
ture OF the Southern Relief Ball In
Washington last winter, Lucy was
also one of the dancers, and the
two young girls were much together
last season. / hear that the fo-
nance which has resulted in the en-
gagement of this young Southern
girl to Lionel Smith Gordon, only
son of Sir Lionel Smith Gordon,
baronet, and Lady Smith Gordon Of
Alderholt Lodge, was fostered
through three months courtship
in England, when Nell Fletcher and
her sister, Mrs. Thomas Kemp, We're
guests of Lady Duff Gordon. at AL
derholt Lodge, the ancestorial home
Of the Duff -Gordons 1t was there
the young couple met and fell in
love, young Smith Gordon being
kinsman of Miss Fletcher's boss.
Nell Fletcher has been leading
spirit in the social circles of her set
since she made her debut two years
ago. She is gifted histrionically, and
atricals and other affairs for charity.
She is a member of the Winnie Da-
Wis Chapter, Children of the Con-
federacy and is a true-blue South
erner. The wedding has been an
nounced for tho first day in Decem-
Der. and the couple will sail soon
afterward for Europe, to spend
Christmas at the ancestral home of
the groom, near Salisbury, where
some day "Milady" will reign SUI
preme. For the present, they will
live in Dublin, Ireland.
THIS week is certainly odd home
week. in Atlanta society. Did you
stop TO think, in The constant whirl
of the weeks affairs, that half
dozen Of "the girls of other days are
here, coming from homes far and
farther to share in the season of de-
butantes and brides. Some have come
to witness the debut of young kins-
woman. others to see friend or a
sister or a brother married. There's
Mrs. Leigh Palmer, from Washington,
d. c., who came to attend the mar
rage of her brother, Jesse Draper,
to Constance Knowles; and Agnes
Ladson, now Mrs. G. A. Dana, of New
York. is here to attend the marriage
of several of her good friends and to
have a share in the gayet!es OF the
season. l saw Mrs, William r. Hunt
ley of New York on the porch of the
Capital City Country Club the other
day. looking as pretty as ever she did
when she was jamie Speer, of At
lanta. Mrs Samuel G. Bonn, who
has come from San Diego to spend
a while "at home" is receiving a
great welcome, especially warm be-
cause she brings with her two hand
some Riddles" who never saw moth
ers old home" before. Mrs. Bonn,
once Laura Adair, is with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Adair Among
others I've seen at some one or other
of the numerous affairs of the past
week or so are Mrs Cay Mccall, of
Jacksonville, formerly Miss Logan,
and Mrs Wade Langston, of St Louis,
who is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. J.. Collier.
7VLL women know that the present
~ styles in women's hats are a di-
rect temptation to the amateur
milliner All there is to the modish
chapeau is a shape" with the right
lines" and an ostrich feather, an al
grette or plain "stickup" in the
back. Few there be who will resist
the temptation of buying a hat I'M
trimmed an ostrich feather unat-
tached, and deluding themselves into
the idea that they are saving money
by lacking the feather on the hat
themselves. Consequently there are
lots of lost feathers at this time. l
told you Of the young matron whose
aigrette flew out of a thirteen story
Office building, and now / hear a
young girl who went to the Tuesday
evening dance at Segadlo's last week
is bemoaning the loss of a costly
Paris ostrich plume. And the worst
of it is she thinks one of her best
friends has the ostrich feather and
win not give it up.
Now | know the facts in the case,
and 1t pleases me to assume the role
OF peace maker ] have read some
where that the peace maker is
blessed, but experience teaches me
that there Is a risk in it. However, |
the ostrich feather was lost just out
side of Segadlo's, as the owner left
the ballrooml A young man passing |
later picked it up, and the girl he
was with-a friend of the lost feather