Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-15

n ON voyage parties are the order
II of the day, and several excep-
tionally interesting affairs Of this
kind were given last week. One OF
these win furnish souvenirs Of home
Rnd friends, throughout the voyage of
the honor guest, Sarah Lee Evans
who sails soon for Europe The par
ty, given by Mrs. Mary Burt Meador
was called a "steamer-letter party"
and the feature of the affair was the
presentation of eleven sealed letters,
one to be opened on each day Of the
voyage which lasts that length of
time. l am sure ! would have too
much curiosity to leave those seals
unbroken until the time designated,
but maybe, the young traveller has
more strength of will or less curios-
ity, than l have.
One of the guests at the steamer
letter party told me Of party which
Mrs. Meador gave for her young
friend two or thre. years ago, just
after Miss Evans graduated from
Wesleyan. Mrs. Meador had not
planned anything of unusual flavor
for that party, but the weather man
influenced her plans by sending a
downpour of rain just before the
guests arrived. The by-paths around
East Lake where Mrs. Meador lives
were not so beautifully finished as
at present, so the little trip from the
car to the residence made everybody's
slippers unpresentable.
The hostess met the incoming
guests at the door, with a big basket
full of slippers, shoes, bed room and
boudoir feet covering in all sizes, from
No. Is to No. los. and the girls then
and there were initiated into the Chi
nese custom Of leaving off the I'M
clean boots and donning the ones Of
fered by the hospitality OF the home
they entered. The party which was
TO have been a bridge tea resolved
into a hilarious competition TO stand
alone and walk around, and never was
so much fun gotten out OF badly fit
ting footwear. When the guests
We're ready TO leave, they found their
own particular slippers, all dried,
shined and polished, awaiting them
at the door.
Mrs. Meador's ''bon voyage" party,
although II took place on Friday, the
18th. went off without hitch, and the
girls had q lovely time"
VFTER all that stir-up because Of
~ Mr.. Rudyard Kipling's assertion
that the female Of the species Is
more deadly than the male, along
comes a female lecturer, Mrs. Lillian
Stuart, talked on dress and hygiene,
who traitOrOusly asserts that men
have more beautiful figures than
women and are more graceful. Mrs.
Stuart evidently bases her assertion
on the now obsolete hour glass fig
ure," OF women. The present day
contour Of Madame closely resembles
Mother Ewes outlines. since fashion
has given her approval 20 Natures
handwork. The natural figure Of
woman is more graciously endowed
with beauty than that Of Man, and
grace is her heritage.
For many years, women tried their
best to thwart nature and made
themselves into funny figures which
were deemed beautiful, because they
were fashionable. But we can rea-
lie how utterly absurd they were, by
the sight, afforded now and then by
some women who think the old style
corsetted form the model and modest
one for women, and therefore make
an example Of themselves for others
10 note how far along toward perfect
costuming from a standpoint OF ar
tistry, nature and grace, the woman
of the present day has come.
Despite all the comments and teers
on women's clothes, there were never
more sensible or more beautiful gar
ments fashioned than the well-gown-
ed woman Of the period wear. and
never was so sensible a style intro
duced as the uncorsetted model, the
draped lines, the "TanegTa figure,
and the other modes Of 1913, in wom-
ems clothes. This, in all seriousness
I maintain. but do not understand by
this, my dear friends, that I advo-
cate the unutterable sights we some
times see on the streets Of Atlanta,
IN the way Of sO-Called mOdish gar
ments which were fashioned by ANA
tours in the making Of gowns, and
are only caricatuTes Of the real fash
sons.
THE young couples who are go
ing TO housekeeping now, IN
charming homes out Peachtree
and adjacent streets, are contribut-
ing to social interest with their
'house-warming parties" The first
social affair to be given by Mr. and
Mrs. Mitchell King, in their beautiful
new home. was compliment to two
other young couples who are soon to
be married-NIiss Annie LYLE and her
fiance. Marion Harper. and Miss
Martha Francis and Claude Douthit,
who win be married the latter part
Of June
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. King Is
one Of the most beautiful in the city,
and at -his party-a dinner Of Sat
urdav night-it was decorated with
bowls and vases Of Shasta daisies
and "Fever-few." culIed from the gar
deus Of the young hostess, who has
many pretty Old-fashiOned flowers
in bloom. despite the fact that she
has only been in her new home a
few weeks. In the lovely dining
room the table was "a dream all
Eecked out with the exquisite silver
and cutgIass bridal gifts which were
showereG on the Young couple. The
table was laid with a cloth Of eyelet
embroidery. brought from Paris bv
Mrs. King. and the centerptece was a
great basket filled with pink and
white sweatDeas. the tall curved
handle tied with pink tulle. At the
places Of the guests were old-fash-
toned nosegays in lace paper covers.
NV an the young women, and sweet
-ea bout1nnieres for the men The
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