The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-31
MembhianS Accorded Kie1g
Of Ideal Home Furnishings

with Ca, desk and cabinets also near
the wall giving spacious effect Whlr
the sulAecd light OF the lamps proved
more Effective than the o'eFheA"
sa ms \ Ga. most gracious ma
irons presided as hostrsses in the liN-
ing room. among them hcinE mum
hrrea Mrs Walter Lena Smith. Mrs.
A. M&Ausun. Mrs. T. =. Williams and
Mrsa Bright 1aadhar. .,..
TN breakfast room was not just WnS'
the guestA OF the afternoon had pic
.turcd asI4dcal at first glimpse. but
after tina talk saw Mrs HindWan they
realizeR tust HE reason for the fur
,6hlngs btAHE Of dull finished oak tn
SOD nfRnShr ut.t ivory sand def blue,
so freQacnut Gottd in @eakfast room
FURNISHINGS Sucp swany homes are
nay servantless and the modern home
maker has u serve her o"nMnTais, II
Is fE.oueutly75 founN more convenient,
unltSs there are guests. To use the
breakfast gPpom as dining room. on
account FNts close proximity TO the
Kitchen and the saving of Oteps. rms
room Mas most attractive with tabie
runnerS Hnd .sahowl Of spring blossoms
cheerful note was added 10y window
box Of ferns =
The hostcsses In the breakfast room
were Mrs. Thomas Sherron, Miss Edltn
Riley, Miss Mary Love "and Miss
France cple, who very charmingly vel
coined H. guests and explained the
usefulness Of the room rs well as call
ing attention 10 It's artistic merit.
The old ivory and dull blue furnish q
ngs from the sunroom Of the club
proved well suited for the furnish
ing Of the sun parlor where Mrs. Abe
Goodman, Mrs Frank Fisher, Miss Flor
ence Mcintyre and Miss Ruth Frazer
Brown charmingly presided while Mrs
Thomas Wslkup added much to the
pleasure@ot the guests Of the afternoon.
as she presided over the daintily APP
pointed tea table.
Throughout the hours Of receiving
IRON ESQ to 8 o'clock, hundreds OF In
terested Memphlans, both men and
women. called and were graciously wei
coined by the Ctairman Of the depart
ment, Mrs Frederick .. Gamble, and
the Merchantmen, Mrs Daniel Grant
and Mrs Milton Hunt, assisted by Mrs.
T.. q, Willingham and Mrs. R L. Jor-
dan. An interesting announcement was
made to the club members during the
afternoon that Mrs. Willngham had
consenled To accept the nomination as
president of the club for the coming
year.
This news was very gratifying to the
members and formed pleasing topic
OF conversation.
Throughout the afternoon there were
interesting ten minute talks along lines
In keeping with the exhibit, They were
given by speakers having thorough
knowledge OF their subjects and proved
very helpful Tor those In search OF in
formation.
Mrs. Thos Walkup spoke on the neces-
sity for good pictures in the home and
illustrated her remarks with some
paintings, prints and steel engravings
She stated that the very best pic
lures could now b. purchased and paid
for at SO much a month, that method
having been employed by the club in
purchasing a Waugh painting, the price
OF which was $500,
Mrs. Henry Hayley spoke on china
She suggested that set of very fine
china, 10 be used only when one was
entertaining guests be supplemented
by set from some one OF the many
beautiful open stocks for more general
use, For every day use she suggested
the Japanese china, which is most at
traCtivc.
Miss Olive Schloss spoke on silver
ware and the origin OF some of the
most beautiful patterns used.
Mrs. +. T. HIndman spoke on con-
sistency In Interior decoration. advocat-
ing the purchase Of those furnishings
which combined usefulness and good
taste and suggested the teaching OF
interior decoration In the schools.
Miss Marilla Waite Freeman gave the
callers some information on books on
interior decorat ton and house furnish
ing, which may be found in the Good
wyn institute library.
A feature which created much inter-
est was the hand illuminated bulletin,
the work Of an artist of whom Mem
phis should feel very proud, the Rev.
Arthur Howard Noll, senior canon of
St Marys cathedral
Another noteworthy feature was the
beautifully bound volumes in the Nv
ing room, the work Of Misses Salie and
Nettie Barnwell.