The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-11-15
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residence on Oklawaha avenue were
thrown wide open this afternoon, the
occasion being a reception given by
Mrs J. c. B. koonce in compliment
to Miss Mattye Williams, whose mar
riage on next Wednesday evening TO
Mr.. j. B. Horrell will be one OF the
most brilliant events of the winteHi
season.
- The entire loMer~feof-of- the house
was opened en- suite and the rooms,
which We're decorated in most
charming manner and with striking
beauty, were a bower of loneliness
Every light was covered to represent
huge pink rose, the walls were
covered with graceful asparagus fern
and the chandeliers were twined with
the same feathery vine. Pink roses
and white chrysanthemums filled all
the vases and bowls, and were bank
ed on the mantle where pink-shaded
candles, which were also placed in
every conceivable place, were gleam-
ing among the green leaves. In the
alcove of the reception hall, which
was screened by palms, Messrs. Erwin
and Abbott on the piano and violin,
rendered an exquisitely arranged
musical program.
At the front door the charming
mother of the hostess, Mrs Frances
Howse, received, assisted by Mrs
Mamie Howse-Stovall and Mrs. NJ A
Williams. In the reception hall Mrs.
Koonce, elegantly gowned in white
embroidered crepe, greeted her
guests. Standing with her was the
guest of honor, beautiful in a hand
some reception gown, Mrs. R. S. Hall,
Mrs. B. w. BIount of Jacksonville,
Mrs. Robert McDoughal, Mrs. Jack
Camp, Mrs. William Hooker and Miss
Alice Bullock.
The principal feature of the aft
ernoon was a linen shower, each
guest bringing a dainty package
which was laid on a long table in
Williams. Later the bride-elect sur
rounded by her many friends opened
the parcels and found many beautiful
articles which evinced her popular
ity
From the living room the guests,
at the invitation of little Miss Mar
garet Hooker and Master Harrington
Hall, who will be flower girl and
ring bearer to Miss Williams, passed
into the library, which had been
transformed into a lovers retreat by
the use of hundreds of pink hearts
of all sizes, arranged to form a
canopy beneath which was the pref
tily appointed punch table presided
over by the hostess lovely niece
McDoughal and Mary Burford, all of
whom looked unusually attractive in
evening dresses. Surrounding the
hand-painted bowl filled with. re-
freshing grapefruit punch, were
sprays of fern and pink roses. s.
In the dining room, where Mrs. E.
L. Carney received, pink was again
the prevailing tint. The table was
covered with a drawn-work cloth
over pink satin, and in the center
was a vase of gorgeous pink roses
above the table was large wedding
bell of pink edged with a circle of
pink roses. The clapper was a pink
electric light and was twined with
fern. Silver candlesticks on the ia
Bile were filled with pink candles I'M
der rose-colored shades. The bon
bon dishes were filled with pink
minis and little white satin Cinder-
ella slippers filed with rice, were
placed around the reflector. Seated
at this attractive table were Mrs. r.
4. Burford and Mrs. Richard Neon
athy, who poured tea and coffee. A
| bevy OF pretty girls in pink party
dresses, namely: Misses Stella. Nina
Nettie and Clarita Camp, Martha
Kate and Louise Rentz. passed the
refreshments. The plates were most
! tempting in appearance and contain
| ed delicious turkey salad, olives, salt
| ed almonds, waters, frozen cream de
minte capped with a green cherry
and black coffee with toasted marsh
| mellows.
Mrs. Koonce's parties are always
numbered among the most beautiful
| and perfectly appointed affairs given
in Ocala and the one today honoring
Miss Williams and attended by near
ly an hundred guests, will not only
| be numbered among the most elegant
in the series of pre-nuptial entertain
| ments, but will take a foremost
place in the winters social functions
! Mr.. F. ". Ditto returned this aft.