The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-05-22
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Blue Bird Breakfast for Brides-Elect

Miss Marguertte Porter was the vi
vacious hostsss entertaining this
morning fork1Iiss Margaret Lawrence.
Miss Eli"abeth Newsom and Miss Sarah
Davis, three charming brides of next
month"; Miss Porter is always a win
some #and gracious hostess and this
morning she far excelled her previous
record as a beautiful entertainer. Ev-
cry detail Of this perfectly appointed
breakfast was suggestive of blue birds
which denote happiness
Mrs. Walter Hood met the guests on
the front piazza and Miss Louise Booze
in the hall invited them to the alcove
of the stairway where Mrs H NJ
Hampton and Mrs. Guy Aver served
refreshing mint punch. The hall was
attractively decorated with palms and
magnolia was laced in the balustrade
while the punch table was adorned
with sweet peas and asparagus fern.
From the hall the guests entered the
parlor, where Miss Porter. Miss Davis
and Miss Newsom happily received
amidst decorations of roses and ferns.
It was with regret that the merry
crowd learned that Miss Lawrence
would not be present, school duties
preventing.
Mrs. Van Hood charmingly related to
her daughters guests the story of the
Blue Bird" which is most fascinat-
ing, and in conclusion she told the two
brides-elect and Miss Anna Mcdowell,
a proxy for Miss Lawrence, that in the
bay window of the parlor they would
find a blue birds nest full of eggs,
laid especially for them. Sure enough,
in palm tree, characteristic of the
month of May, was large nest filled
with all sizes of blue packages and
watching over the nest was blue bird,
but she did not mind in the least when
the sweet young brides began to raid
her nest. When the first package was
opened the honorees realized that Miss
Porter had conceived a novel way in
showering them. Each packa ge was a
linen article and accompanying it was
a rhyme and the audible reading of
them made known the fact that Ocala
has many poets of merit The hostess
presents to the three were shirt waist
sets, including three blue bird pins.
These sets are extremely popular this
season.
To the strains of the wedding march
played Ely Mrs. jefferson Davis Marlin,
the guests passed into the music room,
their gaze. The room was conferred
with a round table, covered with a
handsome cluny cloth, and resting on
| it We're three gilt baskets filled with
blue morning glories The handles
We're twined with maiden hair fern and
extending from the two outer ones
were streamers of lavendar tulle caught
to the chandelier which was twined
with asparagus fern. Tulip cases fill
ed with almonds dotted the cloth. On
the piano was a large basket filled
with morning glories and ferns and
caught 10 the window curtains and the
tulle streamers were numbers of blue
birds and butterflies. These artistic
decorations commanded often the con-
versation during the enjoyment of the
buffet breakfast served by the hostess
Mrs. Walter Hood. Mrs. Marlin, Miss
Booze and dainty little Fanita Cobb, ia
the guests who sat around the room or
| pillows. The menu included creamed
chicken with mushrooms in patties. nut
and cucumber sandwiches. olives. po-
tato chips. cheese tid-bits, waters
chocolate Zee, crystaliZed grapefruit
and almonds in yellow tulips. lit
tie blue bird was given each as a SOU
venir. Preceding the breakfast Mrs
Hampton in her clear sweet voice
sang 1.-The Blue Bird in the Apple
Tree and Sunshine" which We're fol-
lowed by two songs from Miss Porter
who is one of Ocala's most gifted vo,
I calists.
During the breakfast greetings came
from Miss Lawrence along with a pref.
tily dressed doh sent to take her place
Present 10 enjoy the morning witt
Miss Porter and the honorees were
Mrs. Walter Hood, Mrs. H. NJ Hamp
ton, Mrs. Arthur Williams, Mrs. Gu!
: Aver of Atlanta, Mrs. Violet Powers
| Misses Alice Bullock. May Camp, Rose
bud Robinson, Hester Dewey, Aylme
/. Pearce of Columbus. Ga, Jennie Har
r reu, Clara Johnson, Ophelia Sawtell
Anna and Mary Mcdowell, Nellie Colt
lieb. Hope Robinson, Fanny Robinson
/ Gertie Peyser, Josie Bullock, Matty
Williams, Bette McIver, Minnie Sto
vail, Frances Tarver, Louise Booze, An
! ME Davis, Kathleen Jackson, Lois FL
, lis, Hally Ley, Annie Atkinson.