The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-14

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very much alive and enthusiastic gov
erning board has had much to do with
it The Friday night dinner dances
have proved lovely affairs and the
pretty afternoon teas at the golf
house every Saturday must be quite
popular pudging by the number of peo-
pie seen there during the afternoon
Society also finds a delightful diver
sion in the Saturday night dinner
dances at the San Carlos and the
charming Friday afternoon teas given
on the mezzanine floor. Quite a
number of parties We're entertained
there last week.
During. this week and next the col
1ege boys and girls will arrive for the
holidays and that means no end OF de-
lightful, informal dances. parties etc.,
for the younger set.
Aviators flying over the city have
brought back the news that some very
interesting engagements will probably
end in some brilliant weddings this
spring. But of course that is what
we all expect with so many pretty
girls in Pensacola and so many nice
men coming and going!
t'They say" there will be quite a
lovely debutante party during the
holidays and If there is it will prob
ably be a very brilliant affair so we
hope what They say is true.
The fancy dress ball given by MEM
bers Of the younger society set last
week at the Osceola Club was one of
the most delightful social events of
the season. The enthusiastic work of
the girls in charge was amply re-
warded by the splendid success of the
ball. The decorations were SUCCESS
tive of the holiday season and UNI
usually artistic and effective. The
music which can so easily mar or
make a dance was exceptionally good.
Service and civilian society We're well
represented. Among the lovely cos
tunes seen were some very clever and
original ones. Misses Elizabeth and
Doris Merritt led the grand march
opening the ball and wore charmingly
quaint costumes of the Is Century
made of old fashioned lowered ma
terial with the hoop skirts and de-
mure poke bonnets of black satin.
Miss Robbie Hyer was dressed as
Queen Nicotine, Costume admirably
suited to her brunette beauty, red and
gray tulle cleverly combined giving a
lovely smoke effect. Mrs. r. D. Pace.
(Grace Owen) as Polly of the Circus"
made one of the hits of the evening.
Miss Eleanor Mitchell came dressed as
a demure Southern lass of the Civil
War period with pantelletes, skirt
hoop effect, fancy little parasol and
jaunty straw hafsadorned with a pink
rose Miss judith Maxwell wore a
striking costume of black and white
made old fashioned style with pantei-
letes and jaunty tam-o-shanter. Her
guest, Miss Virginia Royal, of Boston,
wore a regal Russian costume of gold
cloth combined with white fur. Miss
Marjory Christy daughter OF Captain
and Mrs. H. H. Christy came in love-
w Turkish costume fashioned of pink
and white silk with the silk face veil
worn by the Turkish women. Her
guest, Miss Maria Blackiston. of New
York City, a petite girl of brunette
beauty, wearing bobbed hair made an
adorable little Gypsy maiden, Mrs. w.
w. CowghiH, wife of Captain Cowghill,
of Fort Barrancas. wore an effective
costume of black and white. Miss
Elizabeth Durham was charming in
a quaint, oldfashioned costume and
dainty poke bonnet. Miss Daisye
liver made o beautiful Carmen and
Mrs Hunter Brown was perfect as
Pierotte Miss Doris Blake, of Hous-
ton, wore a dainty, airy costume OF
lace with big black tulle picture hat.
Miss BEATRICE Howe was captivating
Spanish Senorita and Miss Christine
Sheppard delightfully."- filled the role of
a dear little old fashion girl, the kind
we read about in story books. Miss
Beth Brownson, was lovely as a de-
mure Quakeress. Miss Elizabeth Mo-
reno was fascinating in Turkish
harem costume of yellow and silver
combined. Miss Carrie Moreno repre-
scented a demure little blue violet. Miss
Rowena Marsh exquisitely carried out
the idea of Folly in a frivi1ous cos
tune of tulle adorned with tiny float
ing balloons of all colors and with
her hair powered. Mrs. White, wife