The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-20


The home of Senator and Mrs. E.
l. Carney on Oklawaha avenue was
open wide this afternoon when Mrs.
Carney received nearly an hundred
and fifty of her friends in honor Of
her two house guests, Mrs. j. T. Park
and Mrs Joe B. Johnson Of Tampa,
and Mrs. Joseph Neuhan of Balti-
more and Mrs. w l. Bloom OF At
lanta, guests of Mrs. Leon Fishel.
Between the hours of three and
five o'clock the rooms opened en-
suite were thronged with handsome
" gowned ladies, many of whom as
sisted the hostess in entertaining.
The entire lower floor was dec
GRATED with striking beauty The
rooms which have been recently re-
papered and rearranged, presented a..
pleasing picture, made so by the arr
tistic placing OF quantities of asparr
agus fern, southern smilax, cherry
blossoms and cut roses, Illuminated
by dozens Of pink candles and the
lights OF the house. The nantes
were banked with roses, candles and
fern, pink and white being the color
note in the parlor and Marechal Neil
roses were the flowers used exclus-
lively in the library.
Welcoming the callers in the front
hall were Mrs. c. r. Tydings, Mrs.
William Hooker and Mrs. R. S. Hall,
and Mrs. G. S. Scott met them at the
parlor door and introduced them to
the receiving line, including besides
the hostess and guests of honor, Mrs.
VI. Fishel, Mrs Leon Fishel, Mrs.
Edward Holder and friend, Mrs.
Haerr of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Carney wore yellow brocaded
crepe de chene with cut velvet chif-
fon, real lace and pink and blue pearl
trimmings. Mrs. Parks handsome
gown was of pearl gray crepe de
chene with an over-dress of cut vel
vet chiffon of the same shade with
trimmings Of rhinestones and pearls.
Her flowers were Palma violets. Mrs.
Johnson wore canary colored velvet
chiffon deliberately embroidered with
iridescent jewels and carried an arm
bouquet of Marechal Neil roses and
fern. All three costumes were made
en- traine. The beautiful gown of
Mrs. Neuhan was fashioned of gray
crepe meteor with trimmings of cut
steel and gray lace. Additional color
was added by the wearing of purple
flower, Dark blue Powered chiffon,
white lace and Palma violets made
the pretty creation worn by Mrs.
Bloom. The other ladies receiving
also wore elaborate afternoon toilets.
Mrs. Jack Camp and Mrs. 7. S.
Kyle received at the door entering
into the library and in the library
three REGENTS brides, Mrs. c. B. Aver,
Mrs. J. B. Horrell and Mrs. Frederick
Hooker were introduced by Mrs. J.
H. Taylor Assisting in entertaining
in this room were Mrs. w. v. New
som, Mrs. Marcus Frank, Mrs. Fred
Weihe, Mrs. Carl Schneider, Mrs. j.
D. Robertson, Mrs. S. r. Pyles and
Mrs. r. G.. Muncaster.
Mrs. R. G. Blake and Mrs. w. T.
Gary asked the guests into the dim
ing room, where at round table
covered with a Cluny lace cloth CEN
tered with pretty arrangement of
pink geraniums, narcissi and fern.
Mrs. r. A.. Burford and Mrs. D. E.
McIver poured coffee for the first
hour, followed by Mrs. E. VI. Howard
and Mrs. G. T. Maughs. A delicious
ice course. consisting OF cherry ice
cream and cake was passed with the
coffee by Misses Ophelia Sawtell,
Clara Johnson, Mary Burford, Min
ME StoyaIl, Ellen Clarkson and Bes-
sic MacKay.
In the rear hall the following at
tractive visiting girls were introduce
ed by Mrs. H. NJ. Hampton: Misses
Ethel Harrell of Roanoke. Va.
Daisy keideli OF Baltimore; Lula
Robertson of Elizabethtown, Ky;
Geneva Stova1l of Mayfield. Ky, and