The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-16
Reception Given by Mrs. Rheinauer
and Mrs. Won Engelken

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The soft, natural light of perfect
spring day and the fragrance and
color of hundreds Of the seasons
choicest flowers added their beauty
and charm to the attractive home of
Mrs. Charles Rheinauer on Fort King
avenue this afternoon, when she and
Mrs. L. II. Won Engelken entertained
most graciously at a reception in
honor of Miss Bessie MacKay, whose
approaching marriage will be a beau
tiful event of wide interest taking
place the first week in May.
The entire house was most artistic
in it's treatment, the rich hues Of the
various flowers blending exquisitely,
giving a beautiful effect and the vic
trola which Misses Alice Bullock,
Catharine Livingston and Janet
Weathers played all the afternoon on
the veranda, added to the charm of
music
The hall was abloom with violets
and pansies, while there was a verta-
BILE rose garden in the drawing room
from the quantities of gorgeous roses
so lavishly used in the decoration
scheme for this room. Bowls Of mas
turtiums, vases of roses and other
spring flowers adorned the sitting
room and den. The walls and drap-
cries across the double doors, open
ing the rooms en- suite were festoned
with wild olive, haevy in bloom. As
the guests ascended the front steps
they were met by Mrs. E. L. Car
ney and invited by Mrs. Leon Fishel
to the punch table on the west end
of the veranda, where Mrs. II. NJ.
Hampton and Mrs. L. F. Blalock SER
we'd from crystal bowl surrounded by
hundreds of pansies in fiat arrange
ment, delicious grape fruit punch.
At the front door Mrs. NJ. Fishel
Mrs. Rheinauer's sister, welcomed the
callers and Mrs. G.. S. Scott ushered
them to the drawing room where the
hostess and honoree received.
Mrs. Rheinauer wore white embroid-
cred organdie over white satin, with
corsage bouquet of sweet peas; Mrs.
Won Engelken, black lace over yellow
charemus with white roses. The
gowns were extremely handsome and
most becoming to the wearers. The
charming bride-elect, looked lovely,
wearing white, embroidered in blue
for-get-me-nots and trimmed with
pink and white for-get-me-nots and
black velvet.
Receiving with them were Mrs.
George MacKay, Mrs. ]. H. Taylor,
Miss Frances Arnold of Newman, Ga,
Mrs. James Taylor, Miss Jean Austin,
Mrs. Edward Holder, Mrs. j. K. Aus
tin and Miss Mamie Taylor wearing
pretty reception gowns.
From the drawing room the guests,
invited by Mrs. w. S. Bullock, passed
through the sitting room to the den.
There at prettily appointed table,
Mrs. D. E. McIver poured tea. 1t
was served with macaroons and lady
fingers by Misses Bette McIver and
Annie Atkinson. In the floral appoint
ments of the former room was a vase
of beautiful poppies grown in an
Ocala garden. Suggestive of the ap-
preaching nuptial date was the doll
bridal party which met the eye on en-
tering this room.
The development of the floral and
onlav- cohar,na ~ tho Iiniy1or
especially artistic. The table, COW
cred with a handsome white drawn
work cloth, revealed typical Florida
scene, orange blossoms with their
green foliage being used almost ex-
clusively to carry out the green and
white color note. A silver basket
filled with orange blossoms and q
fluffy white tulle bow on the handle
formed the central decoration and
radiating from it were a dozen small
crocheted baskets filled with clusters
of orange bloom. Streamers of tulle
extended from the chandelier to two
mating in bows, in which were caught
sprays of bloom. Cut glass compete!
of salted almonds, mints and crystal
lied grapefruit peel were on the table
T A tempting ice course was served
E by Misses Mary Burford, Mary ant
Anna Mcdowell, Gertie Peyser ant
Minnie Stovall. Asking the ladies t.
the dining room was Mrs. H. A. Wa
E terman.
On leaving many of the guest
fingered on the veranda which hat
been converted into an outdoor liv
! ing room, and the lawn where chair
o and seats had been arranged, to en-
JOY pleasant tet-a-tete.
. No prettier afternoon affair ha
Q added to the seasons charm than to
r days courtesy to Miss MacKay an
+ hidden to enjoy it were an hundre
\ and fifty friends of Mrs. Rheinaue
and Mrs. Won Engelken.