Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-16

and orange waved in triumph and where occasionally 1t dropped beneath the victo- rious colors of other universities, for lew days ago beautiful Auburn belle sent him a box of the bluest violets, tied with the yellow ribbons, and with a card contain ing an appropriate quotation. It Is not often that loyalty and fidelity receive re- ward so richly deserved.
 
 Mrs. Alex T. London has returned from visit of several weeks to relatives in Selma.
 Mrs. Eugenia Barrett left yesterday for West Point, Miss, where she will spend the Christmas holidays with her daughter, Mrs. Lorenzo Clisby, and family.
 The members of the Thursday Evening Euchre club were the guests of MT. and Mrs. William Craddock. Dr. Woodson, Mrs. Graddoek, Mrs, Rush Simpson and the prize, but upon cutting for 1t Mrs. Weatherly won. It was pretty cet-glass vase.
 The Book club will meet with Mrs. William B. Phillips on Fourteenth avenue, South High dds, next Tuesday afternoon, and Paul H. Hayne and his writings will be discussed by the ladies.
 The Friday Whist club was entertained by Miss Kate Smith Friday morning from 10 until F o'clock, and the prize, hand somely embroidered centerpiece, was won by Mrs. Rawlston.
 Mrs. Anna o. Phelan is in Columbus, Miss. on a visit of "a few days to rela- tives.
 Dr. Samuel Minturn Peck, who has been in Birmingham on business during the past week and was the guest of his sis- ter, Mrs. John M. Martin is con stantly growing in literary reputation in other sections of our country and among the best critics. He never remains long enough in one city for our people to be- come even familiar with his appearance. He is a tall, large, handsome man of modest, agreeable manners, charming conversatioualiSt, but with nothing In speech or manner to indicate the poet that he is. His absolute unconsciousness of his own abilities aud tho lack of all suggestion of his literary successes are delightfully."- refreshing and prePossessing. He lives quietly at his handsome home at Tuskaloosa, surrounded by books, pictures and flowers, and sends out to the reading world songs and poems that find their way even across the Att lantic because of their merit and beauty.
 Mrs. John P. Tillman, for good cause, has placed at Mims Stone's Santa Claus DOCK, where you can Wrlte-1or cents whatever gift you most desire to receive during the coming holidays, and where, for the same sum, your friends can read what you have written, and be governed accordingly. This is an original idea, and fills a long felt want, especially for men, who never know what to buy for Christi mas gifts. Really a man never looks quite so forlorn and helpless as when be is searching for some desirable gilt for woman whom he loves, and by strange fatality be nearly always purchases the ar. ticle the woman could have best done without. So doubt not there are scores of women in Birmingham will gladly avail themselves of the Santa Claus book, pro- vided their husbands. brothers and sweet hearts will do the same.
 Mrs. Macliu Soss and Miss Sloss leave on Wednesday for Athens, Ala, to be present at the wedding of MT. Thomas c. Mcclellan and Miss Horton on the 20th in- stant. They will spend the holidays in Athens with relatives.
 Mrs. and Miss Dlshiel of Mississippi are in Birmingham and will spend the winter with their daughter and sister, Mrs. B. J. Dunn, on West Twentieth street.
 The following handsome invitation is