The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-01-16
ANOTHER HAPPY AFTERNOON IN
"JAPPY LAND"
From Fridays Daily:

Exceedingly beautiful and attract
i've was the Japanese card party given
Thursday Afternoon by Miss Minnie
Stoyall, complimenting her winsome
little cousin. Miss Geneva Stoyall, OF
Mayfeld, Ky.
The home of Miss Stovall's grand
mother, Mrs. HCWse on Oklawaha
avenue, was converted into a lovely
japanese home by the artistic use Of
great deal of Japanese bamboo,
trailing bamboo cherry blossoms,
chrysanthemums and Japanese Ian
terms over all of the lights in the diff
ferent rooms. The cherry blossoms
were in big brass iardinieres and
bowls on the piano, mantel, book cas-
es, etc, and the entire decorative
scheme was lovely, and the beautiful
Japanese girls also furthered the de
fusion of an afternoon in "Jappy.
land
At the front door Miss Hope Rob
inson received, wearing an old rose
kimona and a pale green obi, with
her hair arranged Jap fashion. with
chrysanthemum ornaments.
In the bay window of the big rccep-
ton hall, in a pretty bamboo arbor.
Miss Stoyall, Miss Geneva Stoyall,
Miss Lola Mcclure, Miss Bernice
Wright, and Miss Harrell received,
seated Jap fashion on pillows, each
in a Japanese kimOna and beautiful
hair ornaments of fans, butterflies
and chrysanthemums. and We know
that five prettier Japanese maidens
never came out of that romantic land
of cherry blossoms, chrySanthemums
ard wistaria. Miss StOyall wore an
old rose satin kimona with a green
obi; Miss Geneva Stovall, a red flow
cred kimOna, with an all red obi; Miss
Mcclure, a violet and purple kimona
and obi; Miss Wright, beautiful blue
kimona, lowered in water lilies, with
striped obi, and Miss Harrell a vel
low lowered crepe de chene kimona
and yellow sash. The costumes were
very quantity becoming to these pref
ty girls.
In. the rear living room, seated un-
der a huge Japanese umbrella, Miss
Mary Burford, in a wonderfully lovely
pink crepe de chene kimona, and Miss
Betty McIver, wearing a very hand
some blue kimona, lowered in chry-
santhemums, poured tea from low
Japanese faborets.
To continue the Japanese concep-
ton. the game played by the guests
at this attractive party was also Jap
anese-fan tan-and for chips Japan
csc pulled rice was used. The scores
were marked on beautiful little Jap
anese cards, and no detail was over
looked to add to the Japanese idea,
and everybody thoroughly enjoyed the
afternoon.
Miss McIver won the prize, hand
some copy Of Madam Butterfly" and
the pretty guest Of honor was present
ed a similar gift.
Concluding this pleasant afternoon
chicken salad in pink chrysanthe
mum cases, tomato jelly, saited al
monds and pecans, beaten biscuit, tea
and crackers were served.
Miss Stovalls guests were the girls
receiving and assisting, and Misses
Marguerite Porter, Josephine Bullock
Marie Won Engelken, Virginia Sis
trunk, Adele Bittinger, Hester Dewey
Eugenia Fuller, Alice Bullock, Nellie
Gottlieb, Janet v gathers, Dorothy
Schneider, Ruby Gissendaner, Clara
Johnson, Mary Mcdowell, Mrs. Viole
Powers, Mrs. c. B. Aver, Mrs. George
Ford, Mrs. c. H. Lloyd, Mrs. Harve!
| Clark, Mrs. r. G.. MuncaSter, Mrs
Leon Fishel, Mrs. Jack Rentz, Mrs
J. c. Caldwell, Mrs. G. T. Maughs
Mrs. Clarence Camp, Mrs. James Tay
lor, Mrs. j. NJ Stoeckle, Mrs. JOIN
Taylor, Mrs D. E. McIver, Mrs. Oti
| Green, Mrs. E. NJ. Howard and Mrs
r. c. Camp.
While the refreshments were bein
served Miss Porter sang a lovely jar
anese song, and Miss Lola McClur
played a piano selection.