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

| lew OF the flowers, the young nos
tess confessed when exclaimed over
all the wealth OF blossoms which had
| grown from that new garden But
the most of them were from my own
garden" she amended.
Certain II is the array Of flowers
was exquisite. and added to the gay
aspect Of the beautifully furnished
apartments 1 think the custom Of
Atlanta hostesses in using flowers of
the season and often from their own
| gardens for decoration in the tnfor-
NAL summer parties / s one to be
commended most heartily, from q
standpoint Of sentiment as well as
| for more substantial reasons.
Mrs. King was a lovely hostess at
her first home party" wearing a
! gown of shadow lace, with angel
sleeves and airy drapertes of pale
rose colored chiffon, and a corsage
| bouquet Of pink sweetpeas, Miss Lyle,
who is a beautiful girl and new
| conner to Atlanta, wore a gown OF
! pale blue charmeuse, with tunfc and
| corsage Of Chantilly lace, touches of
pink appearing on the skirt and
around the decollete neck. Miss
| Martha Francis wore a costume in
/ the new three tier" effect, made Of
! three flounces OF shadow lace over
/ chiffon, with a corsage Of shadow
lace. outlined in tiny rosebuds and
/ prim little satin bows, the tunic fall
1 ing over the "three-tier" skirt being
| Of old blue crepe de chine. The par
| ty was a great success and one OF
/ the prettiest Of the week. l ana sure
It is a forerunner of many beautiful
affairs in this new home.
IWIHo.s O.. would i5o ever have tho thought ss
W flower vendors IN Whitehall
Street? And such pretty little bou-
tonnieres and old fashioned nosegays
and clusters Of happy graciou7 little
! blossoms are sometimes peddled
along that thoroughfare. And have
| you watched who ii Is that buys
/ these bright flowers? Have you ask
/ ed where they come from? Behind
| some of the sales there are interest
/ ing stories Of hardship and toll and
/ you would not guess far from
/ warm IL you said there were ro-
mances tucked away in some of the
] punches OF sweetpeas. or daisies
| And how many Of you have watched
who It is that buys flowers from the
street vender. and who have Won
dered why some especial flower Is
| bought? The young girl invariably
buys sWeetpeas, narCissi, daisies or
roses, but you will find the older
women selecting Cape jessamines,
the gardenias of to-day-for that
was the flower Of their youth, and
around it clings more than passing
sentiment.
If / didn't think that everybody al
ready knows where the daisy chat
makes our fields so lovely in summer
came from I'd tell you. But maybe
Just you do not know, and maybe
Won would like to know that when
General Sherman brought his grain
wagons to the South the seed We're
dropped along the way and the flow
or took root in our Southern soil. The
real name for the daisy is Days Eyes,
for II looks. and looks, and Just keeps
see all there is to see in this lovely
world. It won't be long before the
gaudy nastuTtium viii be handed out
in punches along our Great White
Way, and then Win come roses, and
finally chrysanthemums Well, there
is something picturesque in the new
street traffic, and something that Is
sure to please with each turn Of the
season.
The DompoRs ceremonial DER,
M bride and toGIk to the door.
The organ flanders Me1deLssohH,
We heed II not, for HO1C, alone
We train at last G1Ccy shah fare,
Sans preacher, kiHsfOLt, friends, and
care.
'~Where tor" the chauffeur calls to
I rerkIessEv qBstCer. "Arcddie."
THE new fashion of dispensing
with a wedding journey which
has been inaugurated this June
in the East, seems to have no advo-
Gates in Atlanta. sometimes won
der what I should do, were I so for
tunate as to be offered a wedding
tourney. For / am at my worst on
a trip. Ny physical and mental con-
ditions go down TO an amazingly low
degree considering from what
heights they falD, as soon as I board
a train. And as for a ship-oh, myt
! suppose there must be some other
Door travellers among the women Of
the world, and their necessity, per
haDs has caused this fad Of delayed
bridal tours. However, there seem
10 be no poor travellers in Atlanta S
June bridal contingent. for an have
observed the custom Of going away
after the wedding ceremony for trips
CT more OF less extent.
Mrs. Charles T. Hopkins, Jr. one OF
| the most prominent brides OF the sea-
son. chose a very sensible honeymoon
visit. making an easy journey to the
mountains Of Virginia and spending
the time on horseback rides, and out
/ Ct door recreations which called for
no Formally.
One of the prettiest June brides Of
/ the season, Miss Anne Lyle. IS 20
have a three months tour, but when
questioned as to her destination. she
replied That Il was 20 be a secret. In
Q smuch as Miss Lyle and her fancC.
/ Marion Harper. are both the fortu-
nate uossessors Of hundreds OF
friends III venture to assert that
/ some enterprising Sherlock Holmes"
among them finds out where the
young couple are. before three months
| elapsesi
Mr.. and Mrs. LorinE Raoul Court
rey Harrlson) have left AsheviLle
where they spent the first two weeks
OF their honeymoon and are now