The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-31
MRS. LAMAR ENTERTAINED
WITH A SHOWER FOR
MISS HARRIS

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MISS HARRIS.
Mrs. Wallace Lamar entertained
Yesterday afternoon with miscel-
laneous shower at her home, 1900
East Mallory street, in honor of Miss
Janet Harris, whose marriage to
Mr.. Bryan Mack, of Tallahassee, will
be an interesting social event of next
Saturday evening, November the
third. The spacious dining room,
parlor~ and reception hall were thrown
together and beautifully decorated
with southern smilax, ferns and
potted plants. The color scheme was
red and green and was carried out in
all of the decorations, beautiful red
roses, dahlias and red carnations
nodded from we'll filled vases and
bowls; lovely brown wicker baskets
filled with red berries and ferns. tied
with red tulle hung from the chan
delliers and mantles, gorgeous ferns
and potted plants were banked in
corners and by bay windows, and
rested on pedestals, the windows were
draped with southern smilax and
clusters of red berries, and here and
there were silver candlesticks, hold
ing burning red tapers, in all,
typical Southern fall decoration.
The bride-to-be was charming in
her beautiful costume of dainty blue,
with a large white velvet picture hat.
and white furs, seated in bower of
ferns and potted plants, where she
received the gifts from stretcher
borne by three little girls, Julia Ce
ellie Lamar, jamie Fulghum and Eliz-
abeth Speed, who were dressed as
Red Cross nurses.
Eso1lnxvfy,or ,faf tar, 81 tho riffs
to Miss Harris, Mrs. Lamar enter
tanned her guests delightfully."- with a
musical contest of old Southern nelo-
dies, in the form of a romance of the
Civil War, interpreted on the violin
by the hostess. The questions were
asked and the interesting plot .un-
folded as follows: Z:
The. heroine and hero were "Sweet
Marie" and "Robin Adair." She was
born on the "Suwannee River" They |
met Coming Through the Rye |
"Just as the SUN Went Down." Hell
fell in love and proposed to her,
After the Ball. He said: There's
Just One Girl in This World for Me-"
and she answered, 'I1l Leave Ny |
Happy Home for You" Then he bid
her "a Soldiers FAREWELL while the I
band played Farewell My Own True
Love-" and he left for the "Old Red
Hills of Georgia" He spent that
night "Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground and when he came back
from the war the band played When
Johnnie Comes Marching Home and
they were married in "My Old Ken
lucky Home" The brides maids
were Two Little Girls in Blue
"Whistling Rufus furnished the we'd
was planned by Sweet Rosy
"On the Banks of the Wabash and
their motto was Home, Sweet
Home They lived happily ever aft
er at their home in dear old Amer
ica."
Miss Eulalie Hutchinson was win
ner Of the prize, a beautiful china
After the contest delicious refresh
ments of fruit salad, waters, olives,
sandwiches, and coffee were served.
Mrs. Lucius Bell in a beautiful red
costume, presiding at the coffee table
Those who enjoyed Mrs. Lamar's
were: Mrs. j. B. Harris,
Miss Janet Harris, Mrs. r. P. Abra-
ham, of La Grange; Mrs. Clarence
Miss Eulalie Hutchinson,
Mrs. w. C. billiard, Mrs. j. Leonard
Miss Annie Chaffn McLane, Miss
Hortense Boyle, Mrs. Henry Yonge
Mrs. Davis Yonge. Mrs. Terrell Cow
ngton, Mrs. A. T. Barkdull, Mrs.
Lucius Bell, Mrs. Will Wilson, Mrs. ,
Lee Mcdonald, Mrs. Will Lurton,
Mrs. j. DuBose Lamar, Mrs. J. III.
Smithwick, Mrs. Robert Caldwell, t
Miss Fannie Caldwell, Mrs Barton {
Pepper, Mrs. t. L. Cant, Mrs. E. w. ]
Speed. Mrs. w. P: Rice, Mrs. James S
ieralds, Miss Mayme Willis Duncan, '