Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-11-05
BRIDE-ELECT ENTERTAINED.
Handkerchief Shower rendered Fair
Richland Lady October 24th.

V1tatiOn:
The incest kind of shower
Is one in which the drops
May all be used in future,
Altho' the shower stops.
Miss McMahan,
At Home,
October twenty-fourth,
eight till eleven.
Handkerchief Shower.
Miss Myra Ballenger.
Richland is distinguished for it's
attractive parties, and this shower
was equal to any, and surpassed by
no function of the past, enjoyed by
the social circle OF the community.
Our hostess, Miss McMahan, as
sisted by Miss Sallie Davis, received
rith ease and grace. The bride-to-
be. dressed in pink chiffon over pink
'jca' aline, with blue forget-me-not
v'rolcts as trimming, never appeared
'D letter advantage. Soon after the
arrival Of the bride-to-be each guest
was asked to register in a dainty lit
tie white booklet tied with white
ribbons. On the cover of this book
let the word Register was printed
in gold, and above this a spary of
yellow chrysanthemums and green
leaves, done in water colors.
When all the guests had register
ed contest ia art was held. Each
guest was given a small white hand
kerchief and a needle threaded with
black silkatine thread. Each hand
kerchicf had the name of some ami
nal written at the top. BY sketch
ing these animals with the needle
and threat we were to display our
artistic talents. We did. When we
had done what we could the sketches
were collected, to be judged for the
prize, by Mrs. Julia Shanklin, Mrs.
j. II. Dendy and 5. N. Hughs. When
the sketches of the animals, docile
and Of frightful mien, were hung in
the hall for inspection, there was
difficulty in deciding on many Of the
studies. Often the committee would
to the sketcher of a starved-out cat
when, on closer inspection, tiger"
would be found written at the top of
the handkerchief. Similar mis-
takes were made with other sketches.
Soon the judges concluded that one
might ovNc"t 6 "wolf in sleeps
clothing and that things are not
always as they SEEM" Had the name
Nol boCI a. he top many would have
been c'assGd among the animals long
ago extinct. Surely a world-famed
menageiie could not have had a more
novel collection. The judges hest
tated in their decision between
hippopotamus, sketched by Miss Ju-
Hughs. Finally it was decided that
the hippopotamus should be king OF
the beasts and the hostess presented
Miss Davis with handkerchief
daintily embroidered with a daisy.
Immediately after the presenta-
ton Of the prize the hostess led the
guest Of honor to the dining room,
being followed by the other guests.
The dining room, which lends itself
so readily to decoration, was lovely.
The table, with it's beautiful linen
and centerpiece of yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS, together with the banks of
growing ferns, enhanced by chrysan-
themums at the ends Of the room,
displayed the artistic temperament
.. 'Ac decorator. Mrs. S. N. Hughs
..a Miss Sallie Davis gracefully pre-
sided al each end of the table, where
00o, ICED Nunnally's cream, white
aao yellow. The guests were served
the cream with nabisco waters by
Misses Beth Coe and Carrie McMa-
han, who wore white lingerie dresses
with girdles Of yellow. On each guest
was pinned a favor card having on
it yellow chrysanthemum in water
color and the date Of the evening
written in gold. After the delicious
refreshments the guests returned to
the parlor, where Miss Margaret
Stokes, of Greenville, began the rem
dition Of the Wedding March, thus
making all present realize the sweet
solemnity Of the coming event.
With the strains Of the march still
in our ears and hearts, how easily
our minds turned to thoughts Of the
showering Of the bride-elect, as she
stood at the threshold Of the parlor
doors, where she was told to pull the
petals singly from the large Brown