The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-17
PERSONNEL NOTED - AFTER
NOON TEA-LUNCHEON FOR
YISITORS-MRS.D ID. NJ. DRENNEN
TO BE A HOSTESS-OTHER
PROSPECTIVE EVENTS
Rr MYRTLE MILES

The reception yesterday afternoon at
the Country club with Mrs. Addison G.
Smith, Mrs. Edward Devereaux Smith,
and Mrs. Jehu Thomas Stokely as nos
tesses was one of the largest and most
brilliant afternoon entertainments that
has ever taken place in this city-mother,
daughter and daughter-in-law. The three
have been prominent figures in the social
world for a number of years land their
combined circle CT friends is accordingly
large; thus their reception outranked in
numbers any private hospitality ever ex-
tended at the cub. while notable as well
for the discrimination with which the in
vitauon list was compiled.
The afternoon was an ideal one for the
winter season, and the Highland avenue
boulevard was crowded during the receiv-
ing hours with automobiles hurpying to
and from the club. The reception rooms
were filled with guests each wearing her
most attractive gown. The floral dec
orations were admirably chosen and well
distributed. On the mantels in the living
room small red blossoms were inter-
mingled with ferns. On the dining room
table was a pyramid of meteor roses
the buds deep rich crimson like heavy
velvet and other buds with sprays of
ferns filling the small imported baskets
that were suspended from the chandelier
Red mints and other bonbons following
the crimson suggestion filed the compotes
on this large table and in the coffee room
where the table was under the graceful
supervision of Mrs. Upton, the red bios
SONS were again in evidence.
The sun parlor, with its flowered dra-
peries, summer furniture and bright win
dows needs little decorative attention,
but the ropes Of asparagus ferns which
were caught from corner to corner, over
the heads of the guests made fresh and
beautiful appearance. The big table on
which the punch bowl rested held bou-
Quet of meteor roses, and presiding over
tho delightful drink were Mrs. w. b. j
Leedy and Mrs. William Hardie, each a
cordial and delightful member of the re-
ceving party.
With Mrs. smith, Mrs. Edward Smith
and Mrs. Stollely in the receiving line
were Mrs Harrison Stuart Matthews and
Miss Eleanor Matthews, and no others,
though the receiving coterie was eNcep-
fionally large and attractive. Mrs A. G.
Smith was gowned for her reception in
over heavy white charmeuse. Mrs. Ed
ward Smith was beautiful in her pale
yellow gown with its draperies of pearl
embroidered net and an elaborate pearl
ornament in her hair. Mrs Stokely was
so exquisite in her chiffon robe, embroid-
cred in pink roses and studded with crys-
tails Mrs Matthews wore apricot creole
de chine embelished in gold lace, and Miss
Matthews, who is prettier than ever .his
winter, was in pale blue brocade with
silver lace trimming.
Among the interesting women in the
receiving party moving about during the
hours of the reception from group 20
group and assisting the hostesses In en-
pertaining were Mrs. j. A. Levert, who
was attired in black and white chiffon
and charmeuse, Miss Kate Hopkins wear
ing black. Mrs. Jesse l.. Bremen, IN an
exquisite white brocaded velvet with crys-
tai and chiffon ornaments, Mrs Eugene
Brown, wearing a handsome broeads
gown in the turquoise shade, with b0d-
ice of white chiffon, Mrs. Frank Nelson
in gold embroidered net and black chiffon
made over white satin, Miss Mary Ware
in light chiffon robe. Mrs. Frank Crock
ard in black velvet with bodice of White
chiffon and marabout made over flesh
tint, Mrs Robert Jemison in black lace
with touch of coral velvet In the girdle,
and Mrs. Allan Harvey Woodward in
taupe chiffon embroidered in cut steel.
Mrs. ID. M. Drennen was one of the hand
some women Of the receiving party. Her
gown was made of palest pink chiffon and
lace Mrs. Frank Fowlkes in dark chif-
fon and lace robe made decollette was one
of the delightful women receiving and
Mrs. Samuel Ledbetter in black prin-
cesse gown heavily embroidered in jet
was much admired, Mrs. William Edwin
Evans, who was the center of an inter-
ested little group just as she had been
the night before at Mrs. Tutwiler's re-
ception. was another lovely matron of the
receiving party. Her gown was black
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