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Show Mrs. Enos Wall Entertains. One of the most elaboi ate afternoon affairs of the season was the coming out tea which Mrs. Enos A. Wall gave Tuesday for her three daughters, the Misses Selma, Alice and Mary Wall, at the Wall home on Brigham street. The ypacious rooms of the house were all closed from the heat of the outdoor air and were made deliciously cool and fragrant with the summer flowers. Pure white and green predominated in all the rooms, the drawing room, where the receiving party stood being especially attractive with grgat masses Of St. Joseph lilies banked before the fireplace, with quantities of ferns and palms. Huge bowls of Shasta daisies were on either side, and ferns formed a background for the party. In the dining room white sweet peas with ferns decorated the tea table, a low mound of the flowers forming the central cen-tral decoration. Palms and flowers graced the hallways, and in the library, where punch was served, the same general gen-eral color effect was seen. The guests were met at the door by little Miss Olive Wall and Naomi Hoffman, Hoff-man, and Mrs. Wall and her daughters stood within the drawing room to receive re-ceive their guests. Mrs. M. B. Whitney assisted in entertaining the company, while Mrs. A. Fred Wey and Mrs. S. H. Pinkerton sat at the table and served. Assisting them were Miss Stella Fabian Fa-bian and Miss Eleanor Stewart. Miss Lorene Leary and Miss Eudora Daly served punch: An orchestra stationed at the head of the stairway furnished delightful music throughout the afternoon, after-noon, and during the hours, which were from 3 till 6, nearly 300 friends called. . Many handsome gowns were "seen, those of the receiving party being especially es-pecially noteworthy. Mrs. Wall wore an imported gown of Irish crochet lace, over white satin, with trimmings (f rose point. Miss Wall's exquisite gowri was of ivory liberty satin with gold lace trimming, and was made in Empire Em-pire princess style. Miss Alice wore a gown of crepe de chine, with Irish lace over cloth of silver for its trimming, while Miss Mary wore a simple lingerie frock with Val lace. The Wall girls are certainly most charming and will prove to be exceedingly exceed-ingly popular in society. They are simple, sim-ple, sweet, unaffected young girls, of retiring manner, refined and gentle, the type of society girl that Is a rara avis these days. |