El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-12


l given in Fl Paso since before the
war clouds began to hover over the
nation was the garden party at the
Williams home on Wednesday evening.
when Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Fairbanks
Williams gave formal introduction
into society 10 their lovely young
daughter. Miss Nancy Beall Williams.
only daughter OF the house. and three
other charming young kinswomen and
friends, Miss Margaret Beall Neff.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. i. E Neff:
Miss Lydia Gardner Happier. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Harper and Miss
Helen Park Dunn. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs ". g. Dunn.
Exquisitely lovely was the party to
the minutest detail and the setting for
IL was ideal-the picturesque home of
Spanish architecture, vineclad with
English ivy. and its velvet green lawn
The reception rooms. drawing rooms
and the entire house. with gallery.
court and lawn, were decorated with
masses of flOWers-roses. sweet peas.
gladOl. peonies and all other fragrant
blossoms OF the June season Case
ment windows and doors were opened
on to court, lawn and gallery and the
guests were entertained in both lovely
settings of the out OF doors and in the
beautifully appointed interior En-
HANGING the beauty OF the decorations
were the gift bouquets. dozens and
dozens Of them arranged in nosegay.
corsage bouquet and in great French
baskets Ornamented with tulle. These
bouquets were formed of the rarest
hot house blossoms. including cape
jasmines. roses and orchids
Placed about the court and west gal
lery, where the dancing was enjoyed.
were baskets Of blossoms. and the
court at the east end of the drawing
room was bit Of fairyland. so beau
tiful were the decorations there, with
gift bouquets lying upon the stone
coping The lights shed over the lawn
were from myriads Of japanese Ian
terms and from antique wrought iron
lanterns in the court and on the gal
lery.
Just at the bottom Of the long flight
Of stone steps stood the four debu-
tantes. as dainty and beautiful as the
great bouquets Of rosebuds which they
carried in their arms. Mrs. Williams
stood with them
Miss Williams was lovely in q smart
frock of white taffeta combined with
white tulle and touches Of silver. The
drapery of the frock was caught
gracefully with French rosebuds Of
pink and blue.
Miss Neff's lovely frock was OF
white tulle. with touches of silver
caught from the satin foundation with
French nosegays Of pink and blue
Miss Happier was charming in a
graceful white tulle frock. designed
on fluffy lines. with touches Of silver
ribbons
Miss Dunn wore a chic creation of
white taffeta combined with tulle and I
draped IN beautiful manner. with here
and there touches o. silver and with
drape Of white tulle falling gracefully I
from the shoulders
Mrs Williams was charming in a I
gown CT white satin. cleverly draped. I
and worn with pearls and diamonds. I
Her arm bouquet was Of orchids and I
pink roses
Mrs. Happer was frocked in a stun
ming black sequinned net with touches I
Of silver
Mrs. Dunn's beautiful gown was OF
pink georget, fashioned over pink I
satin and beaded in pink and crystal I
Mrs Neff wore chic gown Of white &
georget over white satin, with trim !.
mings Of white fringe
The presence of the three lovely ]
house guests at the Williams home |
added another touch Of beauty to the /
scene
Miss Margaret Lewis. Of san Anto-
Mo. was frOcked in a draped gown Of ]
grange tinted taffeta with touches OF /;
silver
Miss Kathleen Simms, Of san Anto-
Mo. was in pink embroidered tulie.
and Miss We're de We're Adams. of San
Francisco. wore a modish creation Of 3
lavender taffeta silver embroidered /
and draped
Punch was served on the lawn from
great japanese bowls. in keeping with I
the Japanese motif Of decoration. and {
the ices were served in the dining
room The table here was as lovely
as possible, with dozens Of American
Beauty roses centering it The roses
we're placed in a crystal bowl and i
banked at the base of the bowl were
masses OF sweet peas and alternating
silver and crystal vases OF sweet peas
'ircled with roses Connections were