The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-21
The Feast of Seven Tables

with q reflector, from which rose q.
slender vase holding the yellow pop
pies, fairyliza IN their exquisite love
Illness and here yellow orange char
lottee rouse and lady fingers were
served.
Mrs. McAIlister wore pale yellow
with white chiffon overdress, Mrs.
Horne white lingerie, with yellow rib
bons, Mrs. Graham was govned in
harmonizing shade, Miss Kirkpatrick
was In yellow messaline and Miss
Crowson in white lace over yellow.
Mrs. Dan Sheppard was at the green
table, assisted by Mrs. j. v. Price
and Misses Daisy McAlIister and Bula-
lie Hutchinson.
Spring seemed indeed to have come.
for here was its very epitome. Like
the calyx OF soma lovely flower. every
petal OF which was pale green and
softly fri1led. the crepe cover about
the table seemed almost to spring from
some old-time garden, and from the
centre in a round cut glass bowl, so
clear and sparkling that it might have
been a bit of q stream in which Mar
cissus found himself, rose the pale
sweet flowers that are his uaInesakes,
crystal candlesticizs tied with fluffy
bows of pale green tulle burned pale
green candles.
Here lettuce and olive sandwiches
were served with the cup that
cheers" and the dainty tea service in
palest green reminded one, in it's deli
cacy and oId-faghioned beauty, of the
days when tea drinking with our
grandmothers was almost a rite.
Mrs. Sheppard. Mrs. Price ana Miss
McAuister were in white lingerie. with
girdles Of pale green tulle, and Miss
Hutchinson in green crepe de chine.
Pink always lends itself beautifully
to any decorative scheme, and the fruit
punch was served from 4, table all pink
and white and lovely.
Here were Mrs. J.. A. Kirkpatrick
and her assistants, Mrs. J. G. Wilcox,
Miss Florence Thatcher and Miss LII
liam Wilcox
The table was covered with heavy
white damask, and had as d center
piece Of cluny lace cover, with bia
punch bowl of crystal, with its delici-
Gus fruit punch, crystal cups, and |
cake plates, gaily decorated in pink rib
bons and piled high with pink banquet
cakes. About the table. caught at the
corners with pins rihons, and here and
there about the white damask, were
great clusters or pink carnations and |
big bows of pink. Those serving here |
were appropriately gowned, Miss |
Thatcher wearing pale pink chiffon and |
Miss Wilcox pink messaline.
Perhaps the most popular-certalnly |
one Of the most popular with the men |!
was Mrs. Lalnar's table. Here cof- |
fee and sandwiches. hot chocolate and |
chocolate cake were served. and ma |
turally brown was the color chosen. |
Here Mrs. J. DuBose Lamar was in |
charge, assisted by Misses Katie Hall |
and Miss Enln1ie Kate Mcmillan.
The table was covered with white !
damask, and loordered with the brown |
OF the oak leaf. and here and there |
were the spicy clusters Of the fresh |
pine needles, with their new brown |
buds, caught to the damasz cloth. The |
table was centered with a brown bas-
ket about which were massed pine
cones. and was filed with the small |
branches of the pine with the brown /
buds. The handle of the basket wa |
tied with tulle. Both Miss Hall and |
Miss Mcmillan were daintiIy gowned.
The red table was very bright and
beautiful. with its Lace cover over red,
and crystal candles burning red Ia
pers. From the reflector in the center
rose an o1d-fashioned three branching
Candelabra Of crystal, with pendants,
ana carried from this TO seven OtHer
single standard candlesticfzs, with the
lighted red candles. were red satin
ribbons. Small glass vases encircling
the reflect heIdred sprays OF Grim
son flowers and the salad served here
was in red crepe paper cups lined with
white oiled paper.
Not the least pleasing features of
the evening, was the musical pro
gram.
Miss Eula1ie Hutchinson and Miss
Messick gave q piano duet, Miss DIM
pie Mcmillan, a delightful vical solo,