The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-24
Mrs. Hall EntertainS

Mrs. Hall Entertains
The browning social function OF
the unusually brilliant season inter-
yening between New Year and Lent
was given today at the elegant home
of Mr.. and Mrs Richard Smith Hall
on East Fort King, when Mrs. Hall
entertained at l O'Clock luncheon
followed by an informal tea at four
this afternoon.
The luncheon was given in honor
of three very handsome and charm
ing matrons, Mrs. Guy B. Aver of At
lanta, house guest of the hostess,
Mrs. E. r. Hart of Suffolk, Va,
guest of her sister, Mrs. Jack Camp,
and Mrs. Frederick Hooker, be-
witching young bride. For the oeca-
sion Mrs. Hall and the guests of
honor wore beautiful gowns exquis
| itely fashioned, Mrs. Halls being a
creation of black charmeuse, white
lace bodice with touch Of kings
blue and black lace trimmings. Mrs.
Aver, who is a decided brunei, looked
unusually we'll wearing an old rose
embroidered chiffon with over drap-
cry of black net. Mrs. Harris be-
coming gown was fashioned Of black
silk ratine with trimmings of lynx
| fur and lace and with it was worn a
black tulle hat. Mrs. Hooker was
greatly admired in a black brocaded
crepe de chene with silver lace trim
mings and a hat of gray and silver
| lace with white plumes.
Assisting the hostess was her sis
| ter, Mrs. J. B. Horrell of Morriston,
November bride. She wore yellow
charmeuse exquisitely trimmed with
wide shadow lace.
Luncheon was served shortly after
l o'clock and covers were laid for
| twenty. The table was covered with
| a heavy Irish linen cloth and was
centered with gorgeous and loose
arrangement of American beauty
roses in a tall cut glass vase rest
| ing on a Cluny lace centerpiece. At
either end were silver candelabrum
| holding five lighted candles with
American beauty tinted shades and
the same pretty color motif was car
ried out in the hand-painted place
cards. Sailed almonds in cut glass
| bowls, with the silver and initiated
lined completed the appointments of
the table. Tall palms and ferns
adorned the rooms and hall.
The luncheon consisted of six
courses, deliciously prepared and in
Guided halves of grapefruit with
sherry and cherries, bullion with aft
er dinner biscuits, olives and celery,
turkey with cranberry jelly, rice
giblet gravy, English peas in timbals,
creamed potato balls garnished with
parsley and hot buttered biscuits,
fruit salad served in red apple cups
and waters, strawberry ice in tall
glasses and white cake, black coffee
and minis. The last course was en-
joyed in the living room.
The guests were Mrs. Aver, Mrs.
Hart, Mrs. Hooker, Mrs. Horrell,
Mrs. Clarence Camp, Mrs. r. L. An
derson, Mrs. c. H. Lloyd, Miss Fran
ces Anderson, Miss Josephine Will
Jams, Miss Alice Bullock, Miss Lula
Robertson, Mrs. L. w. Duval, Mrs.
r. C. Camp, Miss Elizabeth Adams,
Mrs. J. E. Chace, Mrs. Jack Camp,
Mrs. c. B. Aver, Mrs. John Taylor
and Mrs. ]. c. B. Koonce.
The tea at o'clock was in honor
of Mrs. Aver and invited to meet her
were fifty friends of the hostess,
nearly all of whom were present
The front door was opened by lit
tie Miss Agnes Burford and Master
Robert Hall and in the reception hall
Mrs. E. L. Carney met the callers and
invited them into the drawing room,
where Mrs. Hall and Mrs Aver re-
ceived very informally. Receiving
with them were Mrs. Horrell and Mrs
E. A. Osborn of Morriston, mid
winter bride who was showered with
best wishes by her many friends, as