Evening star., 1937-06-04
In the Hunt
Country
BY NINA CARTER TABB.

ER AND MRS. WILLIAM
M DOELLER entertained sew
VI eral hundred guests at their
l. 4 lovely place. Prospect Hill, on
Wednesday night. The occasion was
their l4th wedding anniversary and
It was In A way house warming, as
1t Is the tirst large party the Doellers
have given since building and mov-
ing into the new Prospect Hill-the
old brick house which was built by
Chief Justice Marshall for one of his
sons having been destroyed by fire a
few years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Doeller spent some
time in Hawaii recently and surprised
their friends by giving a Hawaiian
party. The guests, arriving at $50
o'clock, found on a large tray in the
dressing rooms tiny envelopes with
their names. Inside was the number
OF the table at which you were to sit
This was to be an QUITO -of-doors party,
80 you went out the side door into the
brlck-paved, curved arcade. Bill Doel-
Ter WAS standing there by table
piled high with leis of every color and
kind of flower. AS the ladies greeted
him he placed a lei around each neck,
always selecting a color to correspond
to or mingle we'll with the gowns worn
Lou Doeller stood farther down the
line, looking stunning and wearing a
gown with a white silk background
covered with large flowers of pinkish
red. Around her neck was bright
pink lei.
The back lawn and gardens were
softly lit with Hawaiian lights and
after cocktails had been passed among
us, we walked down to where dinner
was to be. Here you found the most
marvellous sCene-the large brick man.
sion stood as back ground and be-
low it. on a terrace, was a platform for
dancing, decorated with flowers and
greens. On below WAS lovely pool or
natural lake, around which curved a
long pergola made just as they are in
Hawaii. Tables beneath this bower of
green palm leaves, Southern smilax
and other green foliage had as covers
large green banana leaves
A HAWAIIAN orchestra played un-
der Hawaiian tent, a Hawaiian
girl in native costume sang those
haunting island songs and danced
Place cards had tiny palm trees and
Hawaiian huts on them and the menu
cards were printed h Hawaiian names.
The girls. sitting at the tables with
the brightly colored leis around their
necks and shoulders, looked fascinat-
ing. You felt you were in another
world
AS we sat surrounded by all this
beauty. slipping champagne and eat
ing delicious food. there were rumbles
OF thunder and flashes of lightning.
but we hoped and thought the storm
would pass. Just as dessert WAS be-
Ing served, however, down came the
rain so suddenly that every one got
wet as they ran for cover. As water
poured through the beautiful green
roof OF the pergola, some of the guests
jumped beneath the large. round
tables. 1t rained on so they, too, had
70 run for the house
The piano was moved into the
house. the ladies rearanged their wet
hair and thin gowns were soon drv-
ing As dancing began to the strains
of Meyer Davis music in one enor-
NOUS room and the Hawaiian Or
ehestra in another.
One terrible crash of thunder and
nash OF lightning and every light in
the house went out. But all was mer-
riment and the Doellers soon had
The house lit by candlelight. The bar
was moved into one end of the hall
and in the stone room coffee and food
were served all evening.
The many guests proved how much
they appreciated this wonderfully ar
ranged party by staying until broad d
daylight and leaving even then most
reluctantly.