The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-29

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Elegant Dinner Given by Mrs. Horne
Mrs. Maude Horne entertained
with a dinner of twenty-four covers
last evening at her spacious Oklawaha
avenue home, the affair proving not
only one of the loveliest and most
elaborate functions of the gay Yule-
tide, but of the winter season. The
home was resplendent with holiday
decorations, brilliant poinsettias, jar.
dinieres of holly and other greens be-
ing used effectively to enhance the
natural attractiveness of the lower
floor.
Mrs. Horne welcomed her guests
wearing a most becoming and hand
some gown of pink crepe meteor, with
trimmings of silver lace, pink rose
buds, white COME fur and made en-
traine.
The dining room table, drawn to its
full length and covered with a hand.
some cloth, had for its central foral
decoration a bowl of poinsettias and
extending down the middle were g
dozen crystal candle sticks bearing
red lighted candles with red shades
arranged IN groups of twos. Circling
the bases of the candle sticks were
delicate sprays of fern. On the serv.
ing table was crystal candelabrun
with red candles lighted and the buf
fet and mantle were banked with
greens. The place cards were sug
gestive of the Christmastide and the
holiday color note was emphasized il
several of the courses.
The menu consisted of:
Tomato Bisque
Olives Celery
Turkey with Cranberry Dressing
Rice, Mashed Potatoes
Asparagus on Toast
Peas in Timbals Hot Biscuit
Grapefruit Salad =.
Ice Cream Cake Sailed Almonds
Coffee MINIS Nuts
The salad was served in grapefruit
baskets and was topped with RET
cherries. During dinner a program
Of attractive selections was rendered
on the victrola, the music adding t.
the enjoyment of the two hours AM
half spent at the table.
i Dinner was served at o'clock an,
seated at the table were Mrs. Horne
Misses Lois Epperson, Eugenia Full
Ter, Sarah Pearl Martin, Marguerite
Porter, Tommie Standby, Nelli
Beckham, Alice Sexton, Annie Lips
combe, Mildred Woodward, Mimi
Stovall, Annie Atkinson, Rev. an
Mrs. Bunyan Stephens, Messrs. W
NJ. Martin, w. B. Gallagher, Landi
Bitch, O. B. Howse, Norman Horne
Walter Nixon, Carlton Erwin, 10
Borden and Prof. Erwin.
On returning to the double parlor
the curtains were drawn and in tn
rear parlor a Christmas, electrical
lighted and deliberately trimmed, wa
revealed. Santa Claus was in al
tendance and distributed to eac
guest a personally marked souvenir
They were toys, such as musical II
struments, barnyard fowls, kit {
tools, jumping jacks, etc., and bee
lam followed after the distribution
Games of all kinds were played
which the trio of young daughters (
the home, Miss Ethel, Elizabeth an
Lucille Horne and Miss Theo Becl
ham participated.
At late hour the guests reluctan
| ly departed, having had one of Il
jo1liest evenings possible. With Il
exception of Misses Stovall, Stant
ley, Lipscombe and Woodward, Il
young ladies present were guests la
summer of Mrs. Horne in Ashevill
where she had a house for the Sc;
son.
1
Mrs. Julia E. Stephens of At1ant
has arrived for an extended visit
her son, Rev. Bunyan Stephens ar
family.
Mrs. H. H. Mcdonald is again tt
guest of her son, Mr.. Duncan NJ
Donald, returning today from a Wis
to Miss Irene Gardner in Palatk
She was accompanied by Miss Gar
ner, who will be her guest until aft,
New Year.
> Mrs. G. c. Bryant will have as h
: guests for rock this evening, homo
. ing her young sister, Miss Glad,
o Farris of Jacksonville, who viii
. her guest until Sunday, the folloy
. ing high school students: Miss
. Agnes Burford, Louise Rentz, Call
y Gissendaner, Theo Beckham, Ire
. Tompkins, Messrs. Kenneth MacKa
. Norman Horne, Robert Hall, Geor,
" Newsom, Rosco Meffert and Charl
. Duval. A salad course with hot cho
. olate will be served after the game
o Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Hines al
. children have returned from Bushnt
. and Wildwood, where they spe
o Christmas, and returning with the