Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-04-06
ECHOES FROM THE BLUE BIRD
PARTY

PARTY
The engagement of Miss Emma
Belts Bouknight, one of Edgefeld
county's most charming young
women, and Mr.. Leland Long Miller,
of Richmond. Virginia, was announ-
ced in most novel manner at a love-
ly tea given by that peerless hostess,
Mrs. J. D. Mathis, sr., at her elegant
Trenton home on Thu say after
nnoon, March 31st.
Mrs. Wallace Wise welcomed the
guests at the door, after which Mrs.
y. R. Moss conducted them to the
flower-bedecked punch bowl, in the
music room, where Misses Sue Tim
norman and Sara zeigler served de-
licious fruit nectar.
Mrs. w. H. Moss introduced the
guests to the receiving line stand
ing in the reception room. With the
hostess and honoree stood Misses
Maude and Dollie Belts and Kath-
crime Minis and Mesdames Wilbur
Outz, Charles Graham, P. B. Day
and Skinner.
The guests were then invited into
the dining room by Mrs. Rudolph
swearingen and Mrs. L. L. Ryan,.
Seated at the ends of the beauti-
fully appointed tea table, which was
most artistically decorated with
sprays of woodland flowers in which
blue-birds, those messengers of hap
piness memorialized in Maeterlinck's
fanciful play, flashed their vivid
wings, completing the novel decora-
I,tions used throughout the spacious
Hover floor, which was en- suite for
the elaborate entertainment.
Mrs. D. p. Day and Mrs. L. G.
Edison wearing lovely evening gowns
cut the pound cake and block cream,
which was served with prettily col
ored mints by Misses Fannie and
Ethel Harrison, also in dainty even
ing dresses.
Miss Julia Wise presided over the
hand-painted blue bird brides book,
in which the guests registered.
Others who assisted in making the
occasion one of delightful hospi-
tality were Mrs. Susie Miller, Mrs.
j.. H. Courtney, Mrs. E. w. King and
Miss Grace Salter.
Miss Arab Gatlin had charge of
the delightful musical program which
added such joyous note to the af-
ternoon's pleasure, she and Miss
Susan Mathis playing many lovely
selections before the regular pro-
gram which commenced with Mrs. C.
P. Corn's Serenade by Schubert, ac-
companied by Mrs. Maxwell, both
artists being from Johnston. Miss
Maude Belts sang soulful Irish
love song and Miss Gatlin played
To "a Wild Rose. Then she sounded
Mendelssohn's wedding march which
was the signal for little Kathleen
Mathis to enter from the dining
room marching through the hall and
onto the winding stairway taking her
place on the first landing. She made
sweet picture in her exquisite lit
tie accordian pleated Georgette
frock, a bridal veil framing her child
ish face and form. In her arms she
held a beautiful shower bouquet of
rose buds, each guest being given
one and on to the head was attached
a tiny blue bird, across which was
written the initials, E. B. B. and L.
L. NJ, April 2sth-thus was the in
teresting day announced by this
omen of happiness, and a shower OF
good wishes descended on the bride
to-be, who looked extremely attract
i've in an elegant Partisan costume.
The announcement is of great in
terest to a wide circle of friends in
South Carolina, where Miss Bouk-
night is prominently connected and
unusually admired and beloved.
C. H. F.
MR.. AND MRS. JULIAN D. HoL-