The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-16
MRS. NEUHAN AND MRS. BLOOM
COMPlIMENTED AT LARGE
AUCTION PARTY


The largest card party of the winter
season, and party OF great pleasure
and interest, was the auction party al
which Mrs Leon Fishel entertained
Wednesday afternoon, inviting her
friends to meet her mother, Mrs. Jo-
seph Neuhan of Baltimore and her
sister, Mrs. W Irving Bloom. of At
lanta.
The living room. music room, hall
and dining room, where Mrs. Fishel
entertained her guests was brighten.
ed by very attractive decorations of
magnolia leaves, bamboo vines and
numerous wicker baskets of roses and
ferns, all of the baskets having yell
low bows tied to the handles. On the
mantels, book cases. etc, were pretty
vases of roses and between the arch
ways hanging baskets of ferns were
very pretty and dainty The lights
were shaded in yellow. The after
noon was an ideal one, with just a
late tinge of winter in the air, and the
outdoor sunshine transmitted its
warmth indoors, adding to the pleas
ureand the comfort of the guests.
AS the guests arrived they were
met on the piazza by Mrs. E. G. Peek
and Mrs. r. c. Muncaster, the former
wearing a gown of white null painted
in pink wild roses. She wore a pink
rose lowered sash and a large pink
hat with pink plumes. Mrs. Muncas-
ter wore a pink satin gown trimmed
in lace and fur.
In the hall Mrs. NJ. Fishel, Mrs.
Charles Rheinauer and Mrs. E. l..
Carney, each wearing handsome
black gowns, received, and after
speaking with these ladies Mrs. Fishel
greeted her guests with her usual cor
duality and introduced them to her
mother and sister Mrs Fishel wore
a pretty gown of black striped chit
fon combined with black crepe de
chene and white lace. Her mother
was very handsomely gowned in black
satin with cOrsage of white lace,
black satin and jet Mrs. Bloom, a
very petite and charming brunette,
wore an exceedingly pretty reception
gown of yellow satin.
Tbaro v,.oro fO,,r4oar oorJ %obIaz q -
ranged for the players, and at all of
the tables, save one, auctnon was
played, whist being played at the one
table, Mrs. Wolff winning over her
three opponents q box of pretty linen
handkerchiefs.
At the auction tables Mrs. Won En-
gelken won the first prize, cut glass
and silver powder box, and Miss Fan
ME Robinson the second prize, an at
tractiye bronze ornament.
And then when everything possible
had seemed to be done to complete a
beautiful party, came the dainty re-
freshments. The plates contained
chicken salad with pimento strips,
sandwiches, olives, sailed almonds,
dinner biscuit, cheese tidbits, celery,
with which coffee was served. Miss
Rosebud Robinson and the other la
dies assisting served the refresh
ments.
Playing at the fourteen tables and
thoroughly enjoying the games were
those assisting and Mesdames T. s.
Kyle, 0. T. Green, G. T. Maughs, viii
liam Hooker, James Taylor, J. NJ. Sto-
eckle H. F. Watt, J. D. Robertson,
George Bitch, L. R. Chazal, L. H. Won
Engelken, Eta Robinson. D. w. Davis,
Mary Eagleton, c. B. Aver, VIM. Wolff,
B. F. Condor, c. s. Cullen, c. r. Kreg-
er, C. II. Lloyd, c. V. Miller, Geo. Yam
cey, NJ. E. Robinson, ]. H. Taylor, e.
II. Howard, Edw. Holder, Fl. A. Water
man and Misses Betty McIver, Fannie
Robinson, Ruby Gissendaner, Eugenia
Fuller. Minnie Stovall, Geneva StO-
vail, Gertie Peyser, Nellie Gottlieb,
Mary Mcdowell, Adele Bittinger, Mil
dred Ellen Montgomery, Lula Robert
son, Bernice Wright, Clara Johnson,
Marie Won Engelken, Ophelia Sawtell,
Kathleen Jackson. Mary Burford and
Mamie Taylor.
BEAUTIFUL CARD PARTY FOR
MRS. CARNEY