El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-02

IN THE DAYS Of the old south. New
Years open house was kept by the
+ owners Of the plantations at the
big house" with its massive white coll
tlmns and green shutters Lnen the
snorheT 10 nav their New Years calls.
10 meet their friends ana wish them
Happy New Year and TO drink toastS
TO each others health ana happiness
during the new year
was the open house given oy Mr.. anu
Mrs ". W. Iurney New ears nlgnL al
their Montana street home. mis- Deau-
tiful colonial home made perfect set
ting for the occasion Set back from
the street. guarded by great tluteo col
uunnS and with a negro servant at the
door, the Turney home NEEDED only the
shrubbery and trees of the southland
to make the picture complete. There
were no receiving lines nor formal
programs The host and hostess re-
eciYed the callers when they arrived,
directed them to the retiring rooms
and introduced them to their friends
who had called 1t was pleasantly in
formal after the long list of formal
parties during the holiday season ana
resembled a family reunion IN Its
warmth of friendships
Effective as is its exterior. the Tur-
ney home IS Ideally arranged within
for just such an affair as was given
Wednesday evening Upstairs tne men
lOunged and smoked between dances,
the dancers sat on the grand stairway
Of white and mahogany or promenaded
along the wide gallery in front of the
house All evening, friends came and
went exchanging New Years greetings
with the Turneys and their guests
Those who had other engagements dur
ing the evening, called early and after
came car 3ouring into the Tg1P3 1el home home
and Joined the dancing party The
hospitality OF the host and hostess was
perfect ana all felt at home as soon as
The scene in the large living room
was, like a picture from some old
the callers sat and visited with their
friends and neighbors while the dancers
Whirled past This room, in its. creamy
white woodwork and rose tinted walls.
with a Sta1d old grandfather clock in
the corner, lent itself perfectly to the
picture and the scene was enjoyed as
much as was the dancing during the
evening Old fashioned square dances
were reeled OF during the evening and
women who had not danced for years.
An orchestra in the alcove of the
main hall played soft Mexican music
for the dancers, punch was served in
the library and a. buffet luncheon was
nelghborSs IN the dining room Fol-
lowing the New Years watch party at
the new hotel, the New Years open
house at the Turney home made
charming beginning Of the new social
Ia France roses blending perfectly
with the decorative scheme of the Iv-
ing room, were clustered in big bowls
in the corners of this room and in the
ing room were pink carnations carry
ing out the color effect of the house
Mrs Turney wore a handsome gown
Of pink and blue cut velvet en- frame
and there were many other beautiful
gowns worn by many of the women
present.
Among those who called during the
evening were Mr.. and MIS-. A +
Coles. Mr.. and Mrs W r. Brown DR..
and Mrs 5. NJ. Worsham, Dr. and Mrs
s 7. Turner. Mr.. and Mrs J. 6 McNarys
Mr. and Mrs. W. z. Race, Mr. and Mrs
U. S Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. Zach White
DIT and Mrs. L g. Wttherspoon, Mr..
and Mrs. ". L Gaines, Mr.. and Mrs
Benjamin Sherr0d, Dr.. and Mrs hugh
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. WingO, MI and Mrs.
H T Bowie Mr.. and Mrs. J O. Crock
EFT Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Christie, Mr..
and Mrs n. NJ Walker, Mir. and Mrs.
LOOMS, DIR. and Mrs ". l. Brown,
DR.. and Mrs. J. A Pickett, Mr.. ana MIS-.
". L Tooleys DR.. and Mrs. r. l. Ra-
uuey. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII CrOmDles MI
and Mrs. James Mari Mr.. and Mrs. I.
". LanieT, Mr.. and AIRS. a. +. Kerr, MI
and Mrs. Claiborne Adams, MI ana
Mrs. Van c. Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs; Il W
BrOadduS, MI and Mrs i. NJ NlLSOs
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Newman. Mr.. ana
Mrs H D. Slater, Mr.. and Mrs ). A
GiIlett. T H. Hudspeth, Judge and MIS-
J. F. Mckenzie, Mr.. ana Mrs j. j. NC
Donald Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Davis, Mr.
and Mrs. s. p Weisiger, Mr.. and Mrs A
II. Whitaker, Mr.. and Mrs. W H Bur
yes. Mr. and Mrs. D. T. White, Mr.. and
Mrs. J L Dyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
LeaveH. Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Coles, Mr..
and Mrs. Otis Coles Mr.. and Mrs Lamar
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. H S. Potter, Mr.
and Mrs. D. NJ Payne: Mesdames Roy
NJ Wolcott, J. E Barley. John NJ
Dean, Grace o Ellis, z. Moore, u
Clardy, Leila Moore. Josephine n. Nor
fit; Misses Anne Lee Gaines, Wanda
Race. Frances Afayfield, Alma Jones,
Halle Irwin. Eileen Walz. Harriet FL
lis, Lemire Nebeker. Lee Walton Lucille
Snyder, Grace Wingo, olive Da-
Wis, Henrietta Buckler, Monica
Gallagher, Josephine Clardy, Jane
Christy, Katherine Gorbutt sue
Crombie: Messrs- Eugene Fox,
Charles Bassett, Vance Stewart, Ralph
Wiugo, J. n Ridley, Talbot Hill, J. R
Harper. R. Holiday, r. c, Holiday,
Mason Pollard. Allan Rhodes, julius
A BuckIer,. Ballard COIdwen Garrett
King. Page Kemp, Ted Davis, Henry
Hamilton, flaming Stevens, B. +.
Stevens.
Carrying out the holiday spirit with
charming hospitality, Mrs. Josephine
Nations Morfit and her mother, Mrs J.
h Nations, held open house the after