7/12/19 Ms. Texas Senior Classic Pageant Victorian Tea by Cara Campbell

Attendee Sherry Macauley (right) converses with Brenda Hammond during a "Ribbons, Roses and Lace" themed Victorian tea, kicking off the Ms. Texas Senior Classic Pageant season, Friday morning in the Rose Room at the Tyler Rose Garden Center in Tyler. (Cara Campbell/Tyler Morning Telegraph)

Brenda Hammond (left) looks on as Memori Ruesing, portraying an Irish tea lady named Katie Poppins, serves hot water to Regina Money during a "Ribbons, Roses and Lace" themed Victorian tea, kicking off the Ms. Texas Senior Classic Pageant season, Friday morning in the Rose Room at the Tyler Rose Garden Center in Tyler. (Cara Campbell/Tyler Morning Telegraph)