Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-07

manner all the advantages of a prolonged
 sojourn in the metropolis and are embrac- ing every opportunity for improvement | and cultivation.
 The First Presbyterian church yesterday
 afternoon at 2:30 o'clock was filled with friends who came together to witness the marriage of Mir. J. D. Chichester and Miss 1 Minnie M. Jolly. Rev. Dr. A. B. Curry | performed the ceremony and Miss McCoy | was organist on the occasion. | MT. l.. b. Burdette was best man and | the ushers were Messrs. Emmett Moncrief, l Rufus Going, John Patton, Claude Seals, Harry Hawkins and R. M. Moore. Each | of these young gentlemen wore as bouton- nieres Marechal Neil rosebuds. The bride was accompanied by her sister, Miss Jolly, | as maid of honor. The brides travelling | gown was a handsome dark brown cloth. l with hat en suite, and the maid of honor's | toilet was stylish blue suit. After the ceremony MT. and Mrs. Chichester drove | 10 the station and took the afternoon train | for Virginia to visit the family of Mir. Chi
 chester. Upon their return to Brming- ham they will be at home to friends at 2516 Fifth avenue. Throughout our city these two young people have warm friends, who | desire for them great prosperity aud happi- ness.
 Mrs. William B. Leedy is now in Mem- phis, spending shorr> while with her brother and sisters.
 
 Mrs. John M. Martin went over to Tus- kaloosa on Saturday to spend few days with her brother, Dr. Samuel Minturn Peck. She returned to Birmingham Tues- day night.
 An elaborate and very elegant luncheon was given last Thursday by Mrs. Joseph McLsster in compliment to Mrs. A. B. Curry, wifo of Rev. Dr. Curry of the First Presbyterian church. It was violet iauch, and aVaruvphara fbaaa greeted you. Violets bedecked the table, strewn here and there on the cloth, center piece and doilies were exquisitely em- broidered in this purple flower, the menu cards were painted in them, and the flavor and tinting of them predominated in ices, cakes, creams and candies. The lunch was served in fourteen courses, and was one of the handsomest ever given in our city. The
 Lester for most delightful and charming
 time: Mesdames A. B. Curry, P. H. Earle, J. c, Henley, A. O. Lane, J. A.
 Van Hoose, J. A. Going, T. M. Bradley, H. K. White, Harry Jones, E. ". Linn
 Notwithstanding the rain many friends called yesterday afternoon on Mrs. Il. Il.
 Snnige and her sister, Miss Gertrude
 Msrx, of Texas. A cordial welcome was extended the latter, and Mrs. Sinnige's first Wednesdays reception was a most positive success, the only drawback being the indictment weather; but no one took note of this when once inside her beautiful home.
 Yesterday Mrs. Joseph R. Smith, Jr. gave very lovely pink luncheon in honor of her sister, Mrs. Robert P. McDavid, now of Montgomery, formerly one of Bir- mingham's most popular young matrons.
 All the appointments and details of this lunch were exquisite and elegant, and it was very happy reunion of old and de- voted friends. Mrs. Smith entertains with charming grace and cordiality, and her guests Of yesterday are inde bted for day of pleasure long to be remembered. The following ladies were present: Mesdames
 R. P. McDavid, B. F. Moore, H. B. Gray,
 Daniel Green, H. L. Badham, J. Q. Hen-
 Abbott, T. 0. Smith, Rush Simpson and
 Misses Mamie Morrow and Carrie Luckie. MT. and Mrs. Frank Y. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus N. Rhodes and Dr. Henry III. Caldwell have returned from their trip at noon.
 Miss Robbins of Selma is now the guest
 of Mrs. Kate Lewis on Underwood hill,
 South Highlands.
 The Pbilhedonian club gave a delightful german last evening In their handsome club rooms on Twenty first street in honor of Miss May Moore of Kentucky. It had pimentary to Miss Moore and Miss Robby Bell Crook of Mississippi, but the latter had returned home iu response to a tele- gram anno. .ncing the illness of her father. Never in tne history o! this popular club have the society young people of Birming- ham witnessed a more enjoyable evening than that given last night.
 The halls and parlors were beautifully
 decorated with evergreens and ivy. and
 rare hot house plants were gracefully ar ranged. About twenty couples partici- pated In the german, which was tastefully led by MT. John T. Patton, ably assisted by his fair partner, Miss Laura Hagood. During the inter missions you could see couples in groups and in pairs, and some
 in the quiet hooks of the lovely parlors, | where the gayety of the crowd would not | disturb their tete- -a-tetes. The german was kept up till the wee sma' hours. The | women never looked loveiier or the men
 more gallant than upon last evening, and every moment was thoroughly enjoyed. The following couples participated in the | german:
 Richard V. Evans with Miss Hattie
 M core of Kentucky, Sam Cowin with Miss
 Louise Patton, P. T. Bradford with Miss Fannie Arnold, John T. Patton with Miss
 Laura Hagood, R. B. Going with Miss
 Katie Bell, Eugene Ware with Miss Nina Hooper, A. B. LoveIaoe with Miss Eva 1 Ransom, Lee Fig hIman with Miss Lucy Ha- | good, Charles Sooolar with Miss Ola Roden, Walter Prescott with Miss Florrie Roden, J. Cary Thompson with Miss Virginia Graves, Sale Phelan with Miss Mittie Sher- | rod, E. T. Wilcox with MisslLucy Harrell, Waiter Fowlkes with Miss Cora Carter of Bessemer, Charles DeBardelebsn of Besse-
 mer with Miss Archer of Besserer. Stags-John Warren, Theo Koenig, Owen Phelan, Earnest Redd, Charlie | Leeper, - Phillips, Archie Gibson, Leonard Cleary, London Sloss.
 Chaperones-Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Starks, MT. and Mrs. E. G. Chandler, MT. | and Mrs. R. F. Johnston, MT. and Mrs. | George T. Atkinson.
 Owing to the illness of Miss Crooks father she could not attend the german,
 which was much regretted by all, and she | was much missed.
 Miss Moore is striking brunette and very graceful, and has made many friends | during heS stay in Birmingham. The ladies having in charge the bazaar | for the benefit of the Jewish temple have been very actively at work this week. AS