The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-01
MRS. SMITHS PARTY
 FOR MRS. FAREWELL

The garden party yesterday afternoon at the home of Col and Mrs. T. o. Smith was charming heraldng of spring. The formal gardens. with their prim hedges
 and conventional beds in bloom, the tan gled mass of fragrant petals in the Eng fish garden and the walks among clam bering rose trees quaint old sundials and shaded pergolas convinced even those who have had no glimpse of 1ower-car- peted fields that we are truly in the lap of spring.
 No event of the year is anticipated with more genuine pleasure than this annual celebration of Col. and Mrs. Smiths we'd
 ding day. so hundreds of friends de- lighted yesterday morning in the sun shine that promised an afternoon out of doors. Though the residence. which is
 charming type of English architecture,
 was prepared for the reception of the
 callers and Mrs. Smith and her attrac- tive honoree welcomed her guests there.
 each soon found their way to the gar
 den to finger as long as they might amid such enchanting surroundings.
 Mrs. Smith. with Mrs. Barnwell, Mrs.
 Robert Jemison, Mrs Hubbert Smith and
 Miss Agnes Terrell stood in the living room to receive the callers. The hostess
 wore delightful spring afternoon toll
 ette of white voile embroidered in pink roses, quite the gown for garden party. Mrs. Barnwells gown was a lowered taffeta creation, also with the rose de- sign. Mrs. Hubbert Smiths a lace robe with touches of blue, and the other mem- bers of the hostess group were also ap propriately attired for the afternoon. In the reception hall and dining room other
 members of the receiving party mingled
 among he<calers or invited them to the
 garden, and charming setting for deli
 cate laces and taffetas, and flower trimmed hats was achieved by the grace ful distribution of snowballs and snap dragons, roses and lilies and other fow- CTS from the gardens
 In the dining room Mrs. William Mudd
 Walker and Mrs. John Snow Jemison presided at the coffee table. Here Mrs. Smith had used color conceit of pink and red great mound of pink and red roses centered the table, and sur rounding this were tapers burning be- meath rose-colored shades, whose trim ming was a garlanding of tiny red roses. The confections pink embossed with the deeper red, emphasized this plan, and the dainty sandwiches with tiny red bows added another bit of decoration.
 In the garden Mrs. Calvin Jones, Miss Caroline Garnsey and other friends of the hostess presided over a punch table on
 which flowers were scattered Mss Ella Hubbert Mrs. ]. Rivers Carter. Mrs. George Morrow, Jr., Mrs. Leonard Beech er, Mrs. Lowell Yerkes, Mrs. Sidney
 Bowie, Mrs. Frank Nelson were among the members of the receiving party sta toned either in the house CT garden.
 The pergolas and arches in the rosary are in full blossom just now. Those who booked, however, for the Dorothy Per f1ins. which was in flower during the fgarden, party last year. however, found lin it's stead the lovely Cherokee and
 other climbing roses. One of the beauties of the garden is the Marie, Henrietta and another the Silver Moon. big. white
 blossom with golden heart. The hedges
 are a rich, beautiful green, just now.