The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-03

black marquisete, with jet fringe gar
nitures.
Mrs. Dusenbury's attractive recep-
ton gown was of dark blue charmeuse
satin, with Persian landings.
Mrs. Marsh wore a dainty gown of
white embroidered chiffon, over white
satin charmeuse.
Mrs. George Wentworth wore
charming toilette of golden brown
charmeuse, with trimmings of gold,
and shadow lace.
Mrs. Malcolm Yonge was attractive
ly gowned in light blue charmeuse
with pearl and crystal trimmings, and
lace garnitures. a touch of coral vel
vet being introduced
Mrs. George Owen was handsomely
gowned in black lace with trimmings
of gold, a touch Of light blue giving
chic note to the beautiful costume.
Mrs. T. F. McGourin wore a lovely
reception gown of white marquisette
with crystal trimmings.
Mrs. o. J. Semmes was attractively
gowned in chiffon of grey and pink
pastel shades, with lace accessories
The reception hall was charming in
its suggestion of the holiday season,
holly and red carnations having been
used to carry out the color scheme.
Above the many wide windows the hol-
~ with its bright red berries was used,
and tall vases of crimson carnations
struck vivid note Of color, here and
there about the room.
Serving punch in the pretty den,
which opens from the reception hall
were trio of lovely young women,
Mrs. George vikings. Miss Nellie
Flodine and Miss Edna Covington.
Here's crimson carnations were used,
with ferns and native smilax
The great cut glass punch bowl made
a picture of tropical beauty, with it's
decorations of Florida fruits The lace
covered table was centered with the
fruit embowered bowl, the base being
massed with pine apples, grape fruits
and oranges, with cluster of grapes and
kumquats pendant from the rim of the
wide bowl.
Mrs. vikings wore a charming gown
of white satin, with garnitures of lace.
Miss Flodine was lovely in pale blue
crepe de chine, with corsage of pink
carnations.
Miss Covington was attractively
gowned in pale green chiffon over pale
green satin charmeuse
Assisting in the diningroom was
bevy of attractive girls, Miss Lynn
Griffin. Miss Marguerite Finch, Miss
Grace Reilly, Miss Hortense Boyle,
Miss Mabel Gonzalez and Miss Kath-
leen Gonzalez.
The dining room was a symphony in
pink and wistaria, the decorators art
having been shown here in all its per-
lection.
Pink My Maryland roses and wis
taria blooms in exquisiteIy shaded law
ender tones made up an ensemble of
color and charm rarely beautiful. On
either side of the quaint mantel two
tall brass vases held the graceful, half
opened buds of the lovely pink roses,
and brass candlesticks with pierced
brass shades and pink fringe carried
out the color scheme. The corniceI
lights on either side were shaded in
pink rose petals, and showered with
pink roses and the delicate wistaria
blooms.
On the buffet tall cut glass vases of
pink roses were used on either side,
with silver candlesticks with pierced
silver shades. pink-fringed.
The treatment of the table was the
feature of the whole decorative
scheme, the pink and mauve color mo-
tiff being carried out most ar
tistically, hundreds of pink My Mary
land" roses being used, with wistaria
blooms.
The table was covered with rose
point, over wistaria colored satin. A
tall cut glass vase rose from the CEN
ter Of a reflector, the dozens of ex-
quisite blooms with which 1t was filled,
and graceful sprays of asparagus fern
rising to meet the pink and mauve
dome above, in it's covering of pink
rose petals and violets, with the grace
full pendant blooms of wistaria, The
treatment of the electric dome was
most artistic, and beautiful. Hundreds
of delicately fluted rose petals were
used as the basis, against which full
blown roses were caught here and
there, with the graceful wistaria intro
duced at intervals as an exquisite color
contrast, and the heavy brass chain from
which the dome was suspended was
wreathed with a garland of roses.
From the central vase which rose
from the fern wreathed reflector crys-
tai chains were caught to four smaller
vases, each adorned with a soft knot
of wide satin ribbon in pink and Law
ender, and freighted with dozens Of
the exquisite roses. Encircling the table
were electric lights shaded in mauve
and pink, the lights glowing softly
through shades of wide satin ribbon in
mauve and pink, the soft wide ribbons
being carried around each light, form
ing the shade and terminating in long
streamers and knots of the pink and
lavender. which fell to the edge of the
rose point cloth, dollhouse smilax be-
ing caught in graceful garlands be-
tween each ribbon shaded light.
Pink candy baskets with decorations
of tiny purple tulips We're filed with
mauve mint sticks, tied with narrow
pink ribbons. and cut glass vases held
big pink minis with white motifs.
The ices were frozen. to represent
pink roses, violets and purple grape
clusters, and the small individual
cakes were iced in white, with deli
cate decorations of violets and pink
wild roses.
Assisting in the dining room were
Miss Lynn Griffin, Miss Marguerite
Finch, Miss Grace Reilly. Miss Hor-
tense Boyle. Miss Mabel Gonzalez and