The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-11
Reception.

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Colbert's, given on yesterday after
! nocn at her Colonial country home,
Ilumedale Farm, in honor of her sis
ter, Mrs. Ed Roberts of Dallas, her
sister-in-law Mrs. Claude Hobson Of
Dallas, and MS. NJ Conlan of Oklaho-
ma City.
The Colbert home is ideally arrang-
ed for entertaining built on the spa
cious lines of the Colonial period, and
invites hos spitality by the large rooms
and the hospitabe hall that stretches
the length of the house.
The beauty of architectural ar
rangement and furnishing was enhanc-
ed with decorations of carnations,
violets, ferns and vines. Candles
burned throughout the entire house
and furnished a soft and pleasant
| illumination.
From the chandeliers in each room
hung circles OF evergreens with light
ed candles burning at intervals along
its circumference.
On the bookcases, tables and man
tells red, white or lavender candles
burned in cut glass or silver candle
abra or candlesticks.
In the parlor Mrs. Nina NJ. Hadley
was in charge Of the guests register.
The table decorations suggested 4
Japanese gateway with crossed beams
above it and baskets of flowers at
either end of the vine-wreathed ur-
per beam.
The book was an exquisite work Of
art the handiwork of Mrs Nina NJ.
| Hadley. On the cover pen and ink
sketch of the home with its large
Colonial pillars and inviting veranda$
was lovely and suitable decoration.
On the inside, remembering the love
of flowers that the mistress of Hume
dale Farm has evidenced in her prot
ty flower garden, Mrs. Hadley had
water color sketches of different
flowers for each letter of the alpla
bet, from "a" for aster to 81" for
zennia.
The guests wrote their names NJ.
der the flower beginning with The
same letter as their surname.
In the living room, just back o. the
parlor, the receiving line stood and
gave cordial salutation to the guests
White carnations and ferns were
lavishly used in decorating and white
candles were in the candleabra.
In the large and spacious hall, red
was observed as a color scheme, red
candles being used and immense h0u-
quets of red carnations furnishing the
color motif among wreaths of vines
and smilaX.
In the library the Lowenstein or
chestra gave a beautiful musical
program and punch was served by
Mesdames J. w. Newcomb and w. r.
Burnitt
The runch bowl was encircled with
vines, with 7iCiets scattered across
the cluny centerpiece.
In tie dining room the decorations
We're particularly lavish. Garlands
Of vines were canopied across the
ceiling to the chandelier. On the
buffet a large wheel of evergreens
inclOsed silver spiders web and on
the china closet lutte was cunningly
fashioned of smilax, with silver
strings.
The table was spread with cluny
lace with a large circle of newly
sprouted oats as centerpiece, dotted
with violets.
How pretty and how artistic the
idea proved could only be fully ap-
precated when seen.
Above it hung basket of ferns
from the chandelier.
On the table corners bowls of law
ender sweet peas gave the color note
of lavender and green. which was OBJ
served in the dining room.
Around the plate rail lavender can
dies burned.
The disagreeable weather was soon
forgotten in the warmth and beauty
of the home. Expressions of pleasure
in the lovely home and the hospitlb'e
entertainment were frequent and sin
cere.
Mrs. Sykes of Wheeler and Miss
Beatrice Won Keller gave welcome
salutation at the door and little Miss.
es Nina Maddox Ua.1lev and HaIan