Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-09

AgELL FLETCHER, of jackson
m Vile, who is to be married soon
to the heir of English
paronet. is an intimate friend of Lucy
Hoke Smith, and wac one Of the
southern girls who danced the min
ret which was a much heralded fea-
,ure Of the Southern Relief Ball in
Washington last winter. Lucy was
also one of the dancers, and the
Two young girls were much together
last season. / hear that the ro-
nance which has resulted in the en-
zagement of this young Southern
FRI to Lionel Smith Gordon, only
son Of Sir Lionel Smith Gordon,
oaronet, and Lady Smith Gordon Of
A,derhoit Lodge, was fostered
through a three months courtshIp
in England, when Nell Fletcher and
ner sister. Mrs. Thomas Kemp were
guests of Lady Duff Gordon, at AL
dsrholt Lodge, the ancestorial home
81 the Duff -Gordons.. 1t was there
The young couple met and fell in
owe, young Smith Gordon being a
lllnsman of Miss Fletcher's hos-s.
Nell Fletcher has been a leading
spirit in the social circles OF her set
since she made her debut two years
Ago. She Is gifted histrionically, and
mas often been seen IN amateur the
stricals and other affairs for charity.
she is a member Of the Winnie Da-
Wis Chapter, Children of the Con-
rsderacy, and is true-blue South
srner The wedding has been an
nounced for the first day in Decem-
Der, and the couple will sail soon
afterward for Europe, to spend
Christmas at the ancestral home of
the groom, near Salisbury, where
some day "Milady'' will reign su-
Dreme. For the present they Will
i've in Dublin. Ireland.
Urls, I hear that a certain popu-
lar young fellow who has been
of on several weeks trip in
the East, visited no fewer than FIVE
girls en- route--and each of these
girls was left with the impression
that she was "the girl" Oh, yes, he
mad plausible alibis for the girls he
left behind HMM Atlanta, that is
and as for the five he visited while
away, they were so far apart each
was in ignorance OF the others ex-
igtenCe. Let me see, there was
charming and clever college girl at
Wellesley, where the young man went
10 see his sister," and an old boy
and girl sweetheart at quaint old
Middletown, where. he visited solely
for the purpose of calling on his
grandmother and his aunts; another
girl-who shared the pleasures of col
iege days-received a call from the
former Washington and Lee man,
who, Of course went there to see his
alma mater That's three, I believe.
A lovely young woman well known
10 Atlanta society through visits
made here was the recipient of visit
en- route and visit on the way back
from New York, so l am picking her
10 be the winner. 1t seems like a
two-tO-One bet, in my opinion. How
ever the girl who stayed at home is
q great favorite and has many back
ers among the knowing ones. She
also has many beaus, and where there
IS so much competition a sutton has
to center his fire rather than scatter
attentions to the five-or is 1t the
four?-points Of the compass.
| THINK told you that Elizabeth
Boyd was to have two debuts
this season, the first in Nashville,
which is now her home, and the sec
ond in Atlanta, her former home, and
still a favored place in her affections.
Indeed 1 am not sure but that. At
lanta Is really considered home by
Elizabeth. Her first debut affair was
dinner party one evening last week
at the Hermitage, in Nashville, when
all the buds of {, a city were guests
and many pleasing details were In
roduced. One of these was the sa-
lection of partners for dinner by the
drawing of beautiful painted butter
tltes. The affair VS. g, progressive
dinner, l understand, the men going
from table to table with each course,
and the girls drawing butterflies. BY
the way, the Nashville debutantes
have already formed a girls cotilliou
club. 1t sc Ems that they intend do
ing their part in the first seasons
entertaining. Elizabeth Boyd, as
sort of reward for making her debut
IN Nashville instead Of in Atlanta
altogether, will be a special guest at
all Of these cotilliCn club parties, the
first of which IL be a December
event. After the holidays, 1 believe,
Miss Boyd arrives in Atlanta for
the remainder OF e season. She
and her mother, Mrs. Isaac Boyd,
much loved Atlanta woman in At
lanta's social world with the older
and the younger sets, are with Mrs.
A. G. Brandau while in Nashville.
US l sat in the homegrown Of the
~ Georgian Terrace the other aft
ernoon was vastly interested in
the charming line Of girls passing in
'or the party which Miss Helen Moo
dy gave on the mezzanine floro for
Sarah Rawson, one of the several
pretty brides to-be. A number of the
Young women had come on from Lucy
Hoke Smiths luncheon for the same
'ortunate girl and | noted that each
II these girls wore an exquisite cor
sage bouquet of lilies of the valley.
These flowers, someone told me, were
.aVors at the luncheon table from
which they had lately arisen. The
moving picture of Atlanta's loneliness
vas treat which a number of US APP
preciated. And 1 never saw the girls
cooking better. They wore their new
iFocks. which are beautiful and fresh
at this, the beginning Of the season.
Lheir faces were bright and happy
With the newness IF the season. also,
and as most Of the girls were brides
'o-oe or buds, their corsage bouquets