The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-24
MRS. HODGES RECEPTION
FOR MISS FLORINE HODGES

Miss Florine Hodges, whose first winter
at home after her studies at Mrs Sem
Pies school, has already been gay enough
to satisfy the most eXacting debutante,
was the inspiration of a beautiful after
noon reception yesterday at which her
mother, Mrs. H. Cooper Hodges was the
hostess.
Mrs Hodges entertained at her home on
South Eleventh avenue, which was eX-
qusitely decorated for the afternoon. Pink
roses and begonias made delicate mass
of color on the mantels and tables in
each room, and ferns and palms afforded
luxuriant background. The decorator
had massed each nantel with ferns,
among which showed clusters of small
pink blossoms. In the living room the
hostess and her lonoree with Miss
Hodges house guests and Mrs Chapline
Hodges stood to welcome the callers, and
rarely has so attractive a receiving line
been seen at a Birmingham reception.
Mrs. Hodges was very handsome in a
black charmeuse costume, the bodice of
which was composed of black chantilly
lace over shell pink, and her ornament
was French nosegay worn as a corsage
cluster.
Miss Hodges, whose gowns are excep-
tionally original and modish was attired
in white-a superb bocaded charmeuse
with chiffon and lace making a filmy and
becoming garniture for bodice and skirt.
With this she wore pink slippers and
pink was the prevailing color in her
French hand-bouquet. Her guests are
both stunning looking girls Miss Mary
Ellen Thixten of Louisville was attired
for the afternoon in white charmeuse.
with lace and rhinestones, and wore a
French corsage bouquet Miss Laura Lee
Cooney of Atlanta was also in white,
with a corsage bouquet of lavender
orchids. Mrs. Chapline Hodges was ex-
tremey pretty in a blue brocade gown
with an overdress of Spanish lace.
In the reception hall the guests were
welcomed by Mrs. William Cosby, Mrs.
Joseph Lawrence, Miss Edith Bowron,
Miss Ella Lewis Ward, and Miss Anne
Sibley. A punch table draped in smilax
was presided over by Miss Lois Thomp-
son, who was very pretty in blue char
meuse. Miss Carrie Yates, a vivacious
beauty in white; Miss Nell Cosby wearing
pink.
In the library Mrs. Hodges had sta
toned several girls in the debutante set,
Miss Josephine Cosby and Miss Mar
gurerite Nabers. who poured coffee; Miss
Hettie Sibley and her guest Miss Eliza
beth Smith of Portland. Ore; Miss Mar
guerite Sibley end her guest, Miss Louise
Alexander of Augusta; Miss Mary Ellen
PERKINS, MISS Rose owen. McDdNld ana
Miss Louise Long.
In the dining room hot luncheon plate
was served. The table was centered with
pink Killarney roses and narcissi, and
the marshmallow mints were half pink
and half green, in keeping with the gen.
eral color motive of the afternoon. Mrs.
Hodge was assisted here by Mrs e. c.
Grow, Mrs. John Edmonson. Mrs. Lloyd
Guice, Mrs. III. X. White and Mrs. Henry
Dean.
The music of an orchestra seatedsin the
upstairs hall reached the guests during
the two hours of the reception. The
members of the receiving party were
notable for their attractive costumes.
Mrs Henry Dean was one of the prettiest
women there. She wore cream lace over
spale blue charmeuse and a chapter OF
rhnestones in her hair. Mrs. Crow was
In blue lace and Mrs. j. NJ. Lawrence
looked extremely attractive in yellow
charmeuse with fur trimmings. Mrs. w.
NJ. Cosby wore a handsome toilette fash
Toned of pale green with an iridescent
oveTdress and Miss Ella Lewis Ward was
fashionably gowned I'm terra Gotta chif-
fon and charmeuse with fur trimmings
Miss Marguerite Nabers wore a deep rose
chiffon with brown mara bout border and
Miss Josephine Cosby, who sat with her
to serve coffee, wore light evening
gown In which she looked lovely. Mrs
Lloyd Guice's gown was deep blue
brocade with cream lace garnitures Miss
Hettie Sibley was exceedingly pretty in
a pink chiffon frock and her guest Miss
Smith, wore blue. A large number left
cards during the reception hour.