The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-15
"ShepherdS All and Maidens Fair"
Enjoy COtiLLOn Club Farm Dance

The members of the Girls Cotillon
club were the hostesses as a most
unique thoroughly enjoyable affair
last evening, when they departed en-
TROY from the conventional form Of
entertainment and gave their guests a
wonderful evening on the farm"
The Country club, which was the
scene Of the happy gathering Of young
people, had been transformed into a
perfect setting for d good old-fashioned
"huskin' bee.n
In h dining room OF the club, which
took the place of the country kitchen,
a long table having a circular center
n places set for over 100 guests, ex-
tended the length of the room. 1t was
beautifully decorated, and in a novel
way, with a profusion of autumn flow
ers in a riot of rich colorIngs, arranged
In a bushel basket in the center with
smaller measuring basket filled with
flowers at intervals, while over the
cloth were scattered, with artistic care
~lessness, autumn leaves and flower
petals, among which rested huge pump
kins and farm hats filled with fan
blossoms,
AT each place was a red -cheeked APP
pie Of finest flavor, in which was stuck
the place card, picturing a turkey,
pumpkin or something else suggesting
Che approach of Thanksgiving times.
The menu included fried chicken and
many other delicious country dishes
served in six courses. A country band
OF jazz players Furnished music for
dancing, which wal tpsoyed between
courses, making the country supper an
exceedingly merry one
Nowhere could there have been found,
even in a country town such pretty,
hrtght-eyed and pink-cheeked lassies, or
such sturdy farmer lads, The cos
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typical of the country las portrayed / n
modern piays(, but also took the guests
back to the happy days OF childhood,
many OF them appearing in the roles
OF little boys and girls. While fash
Toned Of Bingham, calico, lawn and
ingly dainty and vastly becoming. Some
'of the floweriike faces peeped from
the depths Of white, pink and blue sun
bonnets while others glanced coyly from
beneath the wide brims of farm hats.
A majority of the men effected the real
hickory shirts with overalls, red and
green ties and shutdown hats, while
rous character and succeeded, their cos
tunes and antics provoking much
laughter n making them the target
for innumerable jokes.
After supper the real fun of the eve
ming began in the great living room
which had been skilfully and artistical-
ly converted into a harvest scene
framed In great shocks Of corn, with
russell leaves, shocks Of corn and pump,
kinB massed about the walls and bank
ing the mantels, while on the tables
were displayed finest samples of tim
othy hay, bearded wheat, alfalfa, etc,
worthy OF any county fair. The scene
was lighted by lanterns on the side
walls, A feature of greatest interest
was the country store, where, hot pea
nuts, all-day suckers and punch, mas
querading as pink lemonade, were dis
penSed by two barefoot country boys.
A feature which afforded untold de-
light and merriment. also, was the ap-
pearance Of a hurdy-gurdy man with
a real monkey wearing a,little red cap
arl hngF'ne for pennies.
y as hnn-co-a, where dancing con-
dnued until a late hour, the decorations
AlHIas tie effect Of a country barn,
stored with corn, pumpkins. etc, made
a charming scene in Keeping with har-
vest time. The pumpkins, which were
the gift to the girls OF the club from an
Arkansas planter. were among the larg-
est ever seen in Memphis and surely
deserved the blue ribbon.
The chaperons served as the judge
for the evening and after having agreed
upon several of the best costumes, each
voted In a sealed envelope, for the one
he or she considered the very best.
The first prize for the ladies was a
beautiful pale blue ostrich feather fan,
with amber colored tortoise shell sticks,
awarded to Miss Barbara Smith, while
the prize contested for by the men was
very handsome leather hill fold mount
Cd In gold, won by Mr.. John Austin.
The girls Of the Cotillon club, partic-
ularly the charming young president,