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News of the Automobile World ATLANTA GEORGIAN December 14, 1912
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/V/rs. J. E. C. —Mrs. Joseph D,
Pedder. Rhodes.
Atlanta Girls Are Guests
Os V anderbilt’s Relatives
Misses anita and lily
PEEPLES. the lovely
young daughters of Mr.
nd Mrs. Henry F. Peeples, who
■ pending several weeks in New
l 'jrk, are having many delightful
Mid unusual experiences. The two
• oung women are guests of Miss
dary Shepard, a niece of the dis-
Inguished editor, Elliott F. Shep
ard, the home of Miss Shepard be
-ng the center of a most charming
social life. Among the parties ten
dered the young ladies was a lunch
eon given by Mrs. John Kendrick
Pangs at the Plaza, and a lunch
""’l. followed by a matinee party,
tiven in their honor bv Miss Sarah
Bell.
she Misses Peeples were among
guests at a recent magnificent
'unction given in New York—the
uebut reception of Miss Louise
Shepard Schieffelin, the •great
granddaughter of William K. Van
derbilt and granddaughter of El
"’t F. Shepard. The reception
'•*■■■ given in the afternoon, at the
come of Mr. and Mrs. Schieffelin
"n Sixty-sixth street, the entire
mansion being thrown open to the
guests, who included several hun
dred friends. The debutante, with
•er mother, received in the draw
ng room, where the walls are of
."<< ■ blue and the hangings are of
rose color. The mantel was solidly
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TWO POPULAR YOUNG ATLANTA MATRONS
banked in orchids and valley lilies,
and throughout the house, with its
carved mantels reaching to the ceil
ings, its fountains and grilled doors
there Were masses of gorgeous
Howers. with United States Hags.
The coat-of-arms of the Jay fam
ily, one of the proudest in America,
adorned tile walls of the hall.
The debutante wore a simple,
girlish gown of white satin, with
very iong skirt and panniers of
white chiffon edged with gold
beads. The upper part of the cor
sage was formed of lace and the
narrow girdle was of cloth of gold.
Mrs. Schieffelin wore a gown of
dull damask satin, with overdra
peries of fawn colored net. the cor
sage formed of the pet. Many ex
quisite toilets were noted among
the guests, and a most cordial wel
come was extended the two Atlanta
girls. The Misses Peeples are ex
pected home Wednesday.
Miss Charles Owens, the young
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S.
Owens, is also a feted visitor at
present in the metropolis. Miss
Owens is the guest of Mrs. Hugh
McElroy, on Riverside drive, and
has been tendered a series of din
ner parties, theater parties and
s. luncheons. Miss Owens, who is a
'famous equestrienne and very much
interested in athletics, was an en
thusiastic spectator at the Yale-
Princeton football game, and also
witnessed the struggle between
I sale and "
Plan to Spend Their Christmas in
Heart of Norih Georgia Mountains
A NOVEL Christmas will be
spent by Mr. and Mrs. George
E. King, who leave next week
for Clayton, where they will open
"Kingwood." their magnificent sum
mer home. Mr. and Mrs. King will
be accompanied by their daughters,
Mrs. Wil’iam Akers and Miss Ruth
King, and much of their time will
be spent in arranging a large
Christmas tree for the mountain
people of Clayton and its environs.
The glittering tree, hung with
sparkling ornaments and appropri
ate gifts, has for the past year or
two been the gift of Mr. and Mrs.
King to several hundred of their
mountain friends, and the pleasure
derived from its preparation and
presentation more than compen
sates Mr. and Mrs. King for the
gayeties they forego when they
close their Peachtree street home
to spend Christmas in the moun
tains.
For the first time since the so
cial season opened up, this week’s
calendar of social events has not
been devoted to the younger set.
The visit of Sir Thomas Lipton to
Atlanta as the guest of Mr. Willis
Ragan occasioned a round of bril
liant affairs. 4 recepthm at the
Capital City club on Wednesday
afternoon, given by AL". Ragan,
served to introduce the distinguish-
ed visitor to about 300 Atlantans.
A series of dinner parties made the
remainder of Sir Thomas' visit a
busy social time. Mr. and Mrs. John
Marshall Slaton entertained with a
dinner Wednesday evening. Mr. Ra
gan gave a dinner Thursday even
ing. and on Friday evening Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Grant entertained at
a buffet supper.
The week lias been a notable one,
by reason of the many handsomely
appointed dinner parties and other
affairs by the social leaders of the
city. In addition to the affairs for
Sir Thomas Lipton, some of the
prominent hosts and hostesses of
the week are Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Maddox, Mr. and Mrs. James H.
Nunnally, "Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mil
ler, Mrs. Don Pardee, Mrs. Lewis
Beck, Mr. ami Mrs. Henry 8. Jack
son. The visits of prominent peo
ple attending the Panama confer
ence occasioned several dinner par
ties also of much social interest.
The dinner dance at the Driving
club tonight and the dinner party
given by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mad
dox at '’Woodhaven” bring the
week’s series to a delightful close.
Among the larger parties at the
Driving club will be that entertain
ed by Mr and Mrs. James H. Nun
nally.
Among next week’s parties are
several for the brides-to-be. and in
vitations to two or three large af
fairs have been issued, one of these
being a buffet supper which Dr.
and Mrs. Charles Boynton give'on
Tuesday evening and another, a re
ception Which Mrs. Beverly D. Ev
ans gives at het home on West
Peachtree street. Friday afternoon.
Several weddings in which a cor
dial social interest is centered will
take place next week. The first
bi ide of the week will be Miss
Princess Watts, who will be mar
ried to Mr. Herbert Edward Mac
murphy on Tuesday morning, at
high noon, at the home of the
bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. .1. R.
Watts. After a wedding breakfast
the young couple will leave for a
wedding journey to Washington
and New York.
The marriage of Miss Sarah
Coates and Mr. Robert Barnes, of
Macon, will be solemnized at the
home of the bride's mother, Mrs.
George Wellborn Coates, on Wed
nesday evening, and will be follow
ed by a reception. After the wed
ding journey, the young couple will
be at home in Macon, where the
bride-elect has a large circle of
friends.
Miss Helen Prior will be married
to Mr. Stirling Grimes Turner on
Thursday evening. This will also
be a home wedding, and will he
witnessed by a number of friends
of the young couple. A reception
will follow the ceremony, after
which Mr. Turner and his bride
will leave for Cuba, going later to
New Y< ”
Holiday Parties Now Fill
Social Calendar in Atlanta
rpHK holiday social calendar is
| being filled with many de
lightful affairs. As usual,
there will be a number of eggnog
parties on Christmas day. The
Piedmont Driving club will keep
open house throughout the day and
will compliment any members call
ing with delicious holiday refresh
ments.
The Capital City club announces
that the annual New Year’s ball
will be given there on the evening
of December 31.
The Cotillion club gives its first
affair of the season, on the evening
of December 23, entertaining at a
theater party at the Atlanta, with
a cotillion afterwaid nt the Pied
mont Driving club. The members
of the club and their guests will
occupy seats together at the At
lanta, when Donald Brian in “The
Siren” will be the attraction.
Many dates have been announced
for dancing parties and teas for the
college girls and boys during the*
Christmas season. Some of these
are: Miss Alice Muse’s dance on
Friday evening. December 20, Miss
Annie Winship Bates’ afternoon
party on Saturday, the 21st; Miss
Mamie Ansley's dance on the even
ing of December 23. at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin P.
Ansley; Mrs. Don Pardee’s evening
affair on Christmas day, compli
menting Miss Margaret Grant;
Miss Eula Jackson's dance at the
Driving club on the 26th; Miss
Gladys Glover's buffet supper on
the evening of the 27th: Miss Elo
ise Robinson’s buffet supper on the
evening of the 30th.
Mrs. J. E. C. Pedder has recently
returned from an interesting and
pleasant stay abroad of several
months' duration After a tour of
the country, with a party of friends,
Mrs. Pedder enjoyed a series of
visits to relatives of her husband in
En: land, where she had a delightful
glimpse of English social life, and
was entertained at dinners and
garden parties. Mrs. Pedder was a
guest of her sister-in-law. Mrs. D.
C. Pedder. at the charming country
home of the latter in Marlborough,
and visited the Bister of Mr. Redder,
Mrs. Arthur Gray, and Mr. Gray at
“Woodcote.” Mr. Gray is secretary
and treasurer of Bradfield college,
and there Mrs. Pedder had delight
ful social experiences. Another
visit which provided pleasant events
for the Atlanta visitor was to Mr.
Pedder’s brother, a retired army of
ficer, who was in the Crimean serv
ice, and is an author of note.
Mrs. Frederick Pedder and Mrs.
Blanche Pedder, aunts of Mr. Ped
der, entertained Mrs. Peud'.r at
their country home near London.
A stay of two weeks in London,
whore the American visitor had
an opportunity to see much of the
old London, completed the English
visit.
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