The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-12
D. A. R. Reception

One of the most notable society
events in the history of Pennington
was the reception given last Monday
evening, at the home of Mrs. j. H..
Wade, by the. Sarah Barton Murphy
Chapter Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, in honor of the
State Regent, Mrs. VIM. R. Painter,
wife of the Lieutenant Governor, and
to celebrate the anniversary of the
pioneer for whom the chapter was
named. The home was beautifully
and artistically decorated for the oc-
casion, in which festoons of small ma
tional flags were conspicuous, and
hundreds of heirlooms and relics hoary
with age were on display, ranging
from so to 200 years, and the home
where the reception was held was
built by the oldest son of Sarah Bar
ton Murphy in 1903
There were so many rare and beau
tiful things on exhibition that two or
three columns would not suffice in de-
scribing them. There were many
counterpanes and quilts, some of them
a hundred years old, and still in fair
condition, every thread of them hand
made, even to the material used.
There was a number of embroidered
samplers that were very attractive
even in their century-old age. A num-
Der of old dresses and shawls were in
the exhibit. An old German Bible,
with the curious date, MDCCICIII, at
tracted much comment in deciding the
exact date. A we'll preserved book
printed in 1880 entitled, National
Power of Kings. One of the most in
.teresting things in the whole collec-
ton was handmade arithmetic, the
work Of Zeb Murphy. Arithmetics
were scarce in his young days, and in
order to have one of his own he Dor
rowed book and copied it entirely
by hand; it is in good state of pre-
servation. Much of the furniture in
Mrs. Waide's house is very old and
valuable, being heirlooms from the
early settlers. One table was devoted
to daguerreotypes, made by the pro-
cess discovered by the Frenchman,
Louis Daguerre, in Paris, in 1889,
many of them being seventy-five years
old and still in fine state of preserva-
ton. But this is hardly start
there were enough in variety and
number to make sizeable museum.
Mrs. Wade, the hostess, was as
sisted in receiving by Mrs. VIM. R.
! Painter, State Regent, Mrs. A. o.
Nichols, Local Regent, and the latter's
mother, Mrs. Wherry Thirteen of
/ the Daughters were gowned in col
onial costume, three of them, Mrs.
Wade, Mrs, Wherry and Mrs. NIGH
OILS wearing white wigs, long curls and
black patches. The others had their
hair done up in colonial fashion plen-
tifully powdered.
Mrs. Nichols wore decollete
gown with lace fichu, long pointed
waist, Vatican plat in back, with
lace petticoat and panniers of bro
caded satin with pattern of pink
roses, white wig and patches.
This will give the ladies some idea
of the way our colonial DANES ar
rayed themselves, though we mere
men cannot be supposed to appreciate
| the beauties and intricacies of the
costume, and to save much repetition
we will just give a hint of the color
designs of the others.
Mrs. Wade, pale grey silk with
white lace fchu, white wig and
patches,
Mrs. Wherry, black silk with col
onial lace shawl, white wig and patch
es.
Mrs. Bert Beal, solid pink satin.
Mrs. w. M. Harlan, pale blue sat
| in. -
Mrs. Sam Tetley, white lace petit
coat and pink overdress.
Mrs. Paul Cayce, combination of
blue and white.
Mrs. T. C. Young, black lace fashion
ed in colonial style.
Miss Jennie Hunt, green plaid silk,
her mothers, second day gown"
Miss Azzie McMullin, white over
dress Of Dresden pattern.
Miss Nan Gardner, red and green
striped silk, an heirloom of the
Gardner family, sent her from Wash
| ington for the occasion.
The picturesqueness of the cos
tunes attracted much attention and
favorable comment and the colonial
gowned ladies were the envy of their
more modern and fashionably attir-
ed sisters, while the men gazed and
gazed, and though unable to appre-
ciate the effect in detail TOOK in the
beauty of the whole as one looks up
on pleasing picture.
The occasion was keenly enjoyed
by all the guests, and the chapter has
received many fiattering compliments
on the success of the reception. The
relics have been kept on exhibition
all week for visitors and especially
for the school children. IL
BILL ROSS NABBED