Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-21
Miss Mary Ross Parker's Engagement

Miss Mary Ross Parkers ensdse"e"'
Announced
The eternal topic of weddings is
never threadbare, and society general
" is always interested in brides and
brides-elect. This morning at III
o'clock sixteen young girl friends OF
Mrs. T. K. Lawrence came in response
to invitations from her to enjoy a
morning card party, with no thought
that the morning would be more than
a repetition of many such pleasant oc-
casions spent by these same girls at
this hospitable home Several hours
were most informally and joyously
spent by the guests and at the conclu-
sion of the mornings pleasures, Mrs.
Lawrence announced to her guests
that autos were in readiness and they
would be conveyed to the ice cream
parlor where refreshments would be
served. This, however, proved just
ruse for the party was conveyed TO
the palatial home of Mrs. G. S. Parker
instead where a siX-course luncheon
was served, during which the an
nouncement of Miss Mary Ross Park
er's engagement to Mr.. Hubert Joseph
Schlafly of Illinois was made known,
the marriage to occur during Noyem-
Der. The guests on entering this ele-
CANT home were given cordial greet
ings and after pleasant salutations,
were ushered into the wonderfully at
tractive dining room which formed an
ideal setting for the table which upon
this occasion was perfect symphony
in delicate tones of pink. The lunch
con was as exquisitely dainty an af-
fair as the imagination could picture,
the decorations and appointments re-
fiecting Mrs. Parker's characteristic
attention to artistic detail. This beau
tiful scene gave the first suspicion that
something was to be told. The APP
pointments were so appropriate to the
occasion that they showed the result
of Ingenious planning and artistic
execution. The highly polished board
was laid with rich Cluny lace, and that
part of the decorations which was the
most significant feature and was the
acme of perfect artistic arrangement
was carried out by having in the cen
ter of the table a miniature ship
placed on reflector which represent
ed body of water. This was brought
more prominently to the foreground
by being encirCled in mass of Kill
arney rosebuds. Crystal posts and
chains arranged around this repre-
scented docks. 1t was all quite natural
and did not fail to portray the sig
nificance that was intended as it was
the commemoration of the day, just
one year ago, when on the ship Pan
nonia, Fate was kind and singled out
two hearts which with the aid of
Cupid would in all due time be &C
uuiesced into one. The Pannonia was
the ship on which Miss Parker, in
company with party of friends, sail
ed for Europe June Il. 1913 and on
which vessel she met Mr. Schalafly.
The name was seen in gilt letters on
each side of the miniature vessel and
Cupid commanded the craft, stationed
on the prov of the ship headed toward
Miss Parker, who was seated by her
lifelong girlhood friend Miss Francis
Chance. Crystal roses of Killarney
roses at either end of the table and
crystal candlesticks holding burning
tapers. over which rose shades formed
a pretty halo added beauty to all of
the other elaborate creations OF this
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