The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1940-02-23
Birthday Club
Party Brilliant
Affair


of Paris-filmy chiffons, white
and hushed delicate colors draped
in soft folds with flowing skirts,
gorgettes, laces and crepes Won
derfully flattering, nets in pastel
shades that stole the spotlight and
held 1t.
These accompanied by conven-
tional black in a regal atmosphere
of grandeur, a setting enhanced
by white and orchid against a
phalanx of beautiful palms. There
was music too, syncopated rhythm.
''It Happened One Night" Satur-
day, February II, at popular Fra
ternal Hall, when the February
Birthday Club gave it's annual for
NAL dancing party. Receiving
were the hostesses: Mesdames K.
L. Culp, C. H. Stanton and ]. w.
Stanley; hosts, Messrs. L. r.
Blackburn, H. M. Chambers and j.
H. Reed.
Flowers In Abundance
Miss Bernice Williams, adorable
in pink chiffon, registered nearly
a hundred guests as they were
greeted by their genial hosts. Fa-
shion decreed and Mrs. Culp sub
mitted, to white gorgette on prin-
cess lines with a modulated flare
skirt, corsage of American Beau
ty roses, an extra one in her Golf
fure. Mrs. Stanley. stately as a
queen in heliotrope wood fabric,
square necked bodice, elbow white
kid gloves, her jewels five-strand
pearl necklace, a corsage of gar
denias was a gift from Mrs. ]. N.
Cantrell. Mrs. c. H. Stanton wore
an enticing new hyacinth lace with
floor length sash of American
Beauty velvet, silver sandals; her
corsage of gardenias and roses
that matched her sash was a gift
of her hubble Charles and son Ri
chard. One got an eyeful when
they gazed upon Mrs. L. r. Black
, burn, decidedly different in white
net, three TERED bouffant, red rib
bon bows in ruffles; a striking
adaptation of Scarlet O'Hara's,
in her colonial hair-do nestled a
gardenia, on her left wrist were
more gardenias to add the final
note.
1t was Aloha farewell Til
We Meet Again)loa few months
ago when Mrs. Ruby Hardin left
romantic Honolulu. Tonight she
was just as romantic in a black
net gown applqued in black taft
feta, which she wore at the Royal
Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu. To
top it all she wore halo of four
gardenias. Mrs. Ruth Gaines was
quite colonial in figured silk crepe
with a wide skirt which hung in
soft folds. At the punch bowl with
its sparkling zestful contents, a
double trio exchanged toasts, Mrs.
Blanch Holiday in white crepe
with shoulder corsage of garde-
Mas, Mrs. Chas. Williams in mill
tary red taffeta made hustle back,
and Mrs. J. w. Ingersoll in fuchsia
lace set off with gardenias. The
fashionable Mrs. Catherine Boyle
joined them.
Handsome Escorts
Recently from the Golden Gate
city, Mrs. Marian McClear intro
duced an ultra smart gown in
black satin with tiny white dots.
To be distinctive she donned elbow
length white gloves. Mr.. Waldo
Boyle was the handsome escort.
A spark of spring was in the blue
lace, pink crepe. designed and
! worn by Mrs. Sula Mae Williams,
her corsage was of orchid and pink
sweet peas. Her son was the hand
some escort. The alluring Mrs. P.
Kirk chose a delicate shade of
pink net over taffeta. A closeup
| of Mrs. A. j. Morton's gown re-
vealed it as black marquette and
lace. She and Mr.. motored over
from Orchards, Wash, for this
gala affair.
FATHERS Searcey, guitarist, Sid
ney Porter, pianist, and Hubert
Lewis, sax, did several encores in
Guiding the familiar and cherished
waltz, my Bonnie" Gliding fan
tastically to these enhancing me-
lodies were Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Flowers, she is royal blue taffeta
the enhancing Mrs. Robena Mar
tin on the arm of Mr.. Chas. Ad-
ans; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Flow
ers, she in dazzling black net over
brocaded gold; signalling many
Continued next week.
Hanging over the dining table was