Evening journal., 1913-01-30
CHARMING DANCE
FOR YOUNGER SET
Mrs. Ford EntertainS in Honor
of Miss dupont and Miss
BarkSdaIe

One Of the most charming Of the
many social affairs given the debut
antes during the present season was
the dance in the New Century Club
last evening given by Mrs. Bruce
Ford, of Chestnut Hill. In honor OF
her nieces Miss Ellen Coleman du-
Pont, and Miss Greta dupont Barks-
dale. With its wealth of lovely floral
decorations which had been artisti-
cally arranged by II. II. Battles of
Philadelphia, the club auditorium
seemed a verltable flower bower, and
made a unique and exQuisitely beau
tiful setting for the guests. Of whom
there were about two hundred and
fifty present
Mr.. and Mrs Bruce Ford. Miss du-
Pont, and Miss Barksdale received
the guests In a small alcove at the
right of the entrance door, which was
simply but attractively decorated with
southern smilax and large bouquets
of carnations, roseums and pink snap
dragons arranged In fall standards.
Graceful festoons Of the smilax were
twined across the top of the bay
window, and two large baskets filled
with pink carnations, pink snap drag
ons. roseums and autumn leaves
We're suspended in the center, while
at either side were placed fall stan
dards filled with Gala lilies. pink
carnations and oak leaves. An un-
usually lovely floral screen OF calla
lilies, palms and pink azalias COM
mingled with dainty ferns, concealed
from view, Hertzbergs Orchestra, OF
Philadelphia. which furnished the
dance music Three large baskets
suspended above the screen filled
with pink carnations, roseums and
greens completed the most attractive
floral setting
Three baskets filled with carna.
tions and leucothia sprays suspend.
ed from ropes Of smllax, with a large
standard filed with the same flowers
I'm the center. decorated the balcony
Supper was served by Holland, oI
Philadelphia. A lovely floral piece o
Killarney roses. white lilacs, and pinl
snap dragons made a charming de
coration for the center table. Th'
other tables we're small ones witl
places for four
Included among the guests. o
whom there we're about two hundre,
and fifty present. were Mr. and Mrs
| r. Coleman DUPONT. Mr.. and Mrs. II
NJ. Barksdale. Lieutenant and Mrs
Starr King. Mr. and Mrs Otho Now
land. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Harvey
Judge and Mrs Victor B. Wooley. Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas f. Bayard. Mr.. an'
Mrs Felix dupont. Chancellor ant
Mrs. Charles NJ. Curtis. Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest DUPONT, Mr. and Mrs. Henr.
B. Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul L
Wilson. Mr.. and Mrs. william +
Driver. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Duer du
Pont Breck, Mr. and Mrs. Henderso
Weir, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pembertor
Jr.. Dr. and Mrs. Clinton Fueltz Mr.
Randall, Judge lgnatius G. Grub
General James II. Wilson, Miss WI
son, Major and Mrs. William G.. Ran
say, Miss Ramsay, Miss Isabel Bro'
kie Stoughton, Mrs. John r. Nicho
son. Mrs ]. p. Winchester Mr.. an
Mrs. George p. Bissell. Miss Bess
Cazenove dupont. Miss Marian Blu
Ter. Miss Alleen DUPONT. the Misse
Tallman. the Misses Jackson, III
Misses Betz, Miss Barbara Vaudegrif
Mr. Demorest, Randolph Schacklefor
Donaldson Brown. Douglas Bucl
Alexis l. DUPONT, Harry G.. Haskell
Harlan G. Scott, T. W. Nicholl
George NJ. Howard, and others froi
Wilmington. Baltimore, New Yor
and Philadelphia
Before the dance Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Barksdale and Miss Grota Barki
dale gave a dinner at their home ia
some Of the dance guests They In
cluded the Misses Randall Of Bait