The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-16

vile, was one of the best dressed ma
irons there, and she is charming
little blond, very vivacious. Then Mrs.
Thomas, the wife of the newly elected
president, is a very handsome woman,
and Mrs. Val Taylor of Uniontown,
was the center of an admiring circle
most of the time.
Mrs. Tilton always looked as if she
had stepped out of vogue, in her bouf-
FAINT skirt and lovely bodiees. And 10
Evins was really inspiring Saturday
| afternoon at the Country club, where
we went for tea, in her gray taffeta
frock and Vatican shepherdess hat
to match. Actually she looked as if
she might perish with breath Of
wind. Nellie Tyler wore an awfully
| pretty organdy dress, made in a
quantity bouffant way, and the others
were just as lovely.
Pensacola is certainly a place of
beautiful women and good looking
chivalrous men, for we met no other
kind. And all of the girls went per-
fectly mad over the men in uniforms,
for you know that the aviation yards
and navy yards are theT 1t was al
so bewilderingly fascinating that all
of us came away heartless, Tor We
just naturally had to leave them be.
hind.
Friday afternoon we went for 8
boat ride to old Fort Pickens and
danced aboard, and met some more
wonderful officers. think if my hus-
band just is a captain he need never
do anything else in his life.
Are you thinking that l am perfect
ly mad, to rave on like this? Or
can you picture the Vaccinations OF
the water for the inland girl We saw
an armored cruiser, and took ride
so miles an hour in government life,
saving boat, but they wouldn't let me
fly. All of the entire coast is so in
teresting that we could hardly teal
ourselves away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Barrett ar.
rived Friday mroning, Mrs. Barrett
looking very fresh and lovely in grey
suit and shoes with white fox furs
and they formed a part of our happy
party during the rest of the time
Friday night she wore black tullt
with a wonderful orchid colored coat
and was extravagantly admired.
Thursday we went for tea to Char
bourview," the ,bayshore home of Mr.
and Mrs. William H. Knowles, 70,
tea. It was charmingly served By
Mrs. Ellis Knowles and Mrs. Megar
gel, both of whom are exquisitel,
lovely and gracious. Mrs. William
Knowles is beautiful and carried her
self with a poise that only exists il
those who look upon the world witt
wonderfully knowing Syes. Mrs. Me
gargel is song bird, with a Lowell,
! contralto voice, and just as lovely a
her voice. Saturday at the club sh
wore garden hat circled with corn
flowers and peoples and paisies and
graceful frock of corncolored crep
that was happily becoming to her 70
she is a real brunette.
There are so many things that
J may not tell, dear, and SO many thing
that | have no time to write, that
| cannot hnger longer. But when I Sc
/ you next, shall remember to tel
; you all of the wonderful secrets an
! continue this tae. / haven't eve
: touched on the Country club dane
} Saturday, which was most wonderfr
, of all, and Mr. Hervey's farewell dir
|. ner Sunday night which was wonder
fully sad. But they are so close t
my heart that I shall dream owe
t them for years:
4 Today we came home, and as Just
5 good-by, Mr.. Everett Risley, one I
: the New York bankers, gave us ius
o a little party at the Tutwiler. Thel
were so many roses that you couldn
: see and so many nice people that yc
: couldn't talk, but just sit up and loo
: So | just did. Now wouldn't you.
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