Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-26
Dinner-Dance at
Club Honors
Visitors

brilliant event Of the mid-Lent sea-
son was the dinner-d dance which Mr..
and Mrs. Doughty Manley gave at the
Piedmont Driving club last night in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Swift. of
New York.
The club apartments were beautifully
decorated with pink roses, narcissi and
palms. The mantels were banked in
small ferns and roses. and in the cir
rular end Of the dining room were
massed pink Towering plants and
palms. At each of the tables covers
were laid for ten, and the decorations
were Of roses and narcissi in oblong
baskets, the handles ornate with pink
tule bows. Around the floral center
pieces were silver candlesticks shaded
in pink and silver, and pink and white
b0nbons in silver dishes. The place
cards bore the names Of the guests in
gold Letters.
Dinner was served at 8 o'clock, and
dancing in the ball room followed.
Handsome favors were given and the
affair was one of unusual beauty and
pleasure
Mrs Swift, who was formerly Miss
Alberta Rankin, one Of Atlanta's popu-
lar young girls was gowned for the &C.
casion in pale blue brocaded satin, with
corsage of silver lace and crystal over
chiffon.
Mrs. Manley wore q gown of fame
colored satin. with corsage of lace over
chiffon, garnitured in crystal.
Mrs. c. L. Gately, mother of Mrs.
Swift, wore handsome French model
costume Of pale pink brocaded char
meuse with draped skirt and train of
the brocaded satin, and corsage of crys-
tai studded lace and chiffon.
Mrs. Walter Lamar, of Macon, an
out -of-town guest, wore white brocade
satin, with drapery of green chiffon,
and corsage of shadow lace and rhine
stone embroidery.
The handsomely gowned guests add
ed to the brilliancy of the evening.
Among these Mrs. John w. Grant was
lovely in orchid satin, with corsage Of
crystal chiffon and shadow lace.
Mrs. James D. Robinson wore hand
some evening toilet of turquoise satin
and shadow lace.
Mrs. Dunbar Roy was handsomely
goWned in black chiffon and satin.
Mrs. Charles Sisson wore a beautiful
black evening toilet, the skirt of draped
chameuse and the corsage of shadow
lace yelled in black chiffon.
Mrs. John Kiser wore one Of the new
models, with draped skirt Of black
charmeuse and corsage Of white shad-
oW lace, garnitured in rhinestone and
crystal.
Mrs. John NJ. Cohen wore white satin
Jordered in fur
Mrs. Henry S. Jackson wore hand
some white toilet.
Mrs. Preston S. Arkwright wore a
white lace gown.
Mrs. William Lawson Peel wore
white brocaded charmeuse.
Mrs. Andrew Calhoun was charm
ingly gowned in gold colored charmeuse
Dordered in fur, the corsage of gold lace
with a touch Of cerise.
Mrs. Albert HowelFs draped skirt of
lahiia charmeuse was combined with
shadow lace and veilings Of chiffon to
make very effective costume.
Mrs. John Sommertille wore one OF
tie late models showing an accordion
plated skirt of green satin, combined
with brocaded charmeuse of the same
shade, ana shadow lace.
Mrs. Reed Hobson wore a green sat
in and chiffon toilet.
Mrs, Hugh Richardson was in pale
gray chiffon and satin.
Mrs, Frank Adair wore white satin,
sarnitured in black satin.
Mrs. Charles Remsen was gowned in
pale blue charmeuse with crystal trim
mings.
Miss Isma Dooly wore rose colored
chiffon over white satin.