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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 * 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. *