Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-14

The Tuesday Afternoon Whist club was en ntertained by Mrs. J. F. Graham, and notwithstanding the fearful weather 1t was a full and most enjoyable meeting. The prize, handsome silver spoon, was won by Mrs. Florence Throckmorton. After delightful refreshments were served the club adjourned to meet next Tuesday with Mrs. Yancey Newman.
 The mem bers of the Book club were the guests of Mrs. E. K. Campbell Tuesday afternoon, and the ladies felt rewarded for braving the blizzard in the enjoyment and profit derived from the meeting. The life and writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne were the subjects for consideration on Tuesday. Miss Maggie Adams read paper upon Hawthorne, and Mrs. B. B. Conner one upon "Current Topics.'' After the liter ary and business programme vas com pleted the ladies were invited into the din- ing room, where dainty luncheon was served at small tables covered with beauti- ful embroideries. Upon leaving each lady was presented with lovely Catherine Mer- met rose.
 The Little Jokers will be entertaine ed this afternoon by Mrs. Eugene l.. Brown on the South Highlands.
 The engagement of Miss Aldrich, daugh fer of Mir. T. H. Aldrich, to a prominent young gentleman of Cincinnati ia an- nounced in Town Topics. Miss Aldrich has visited Birmingham several times, and has always received much social attention and admiration during her visits. Her many friends here feel genuine interest in her reported engagement. The young gen tleman whom it is said she will marry Is prominent aud belongs to one of the strongest families of Cincinnati. F MT. Wilbur Brown of Sewanee is visit- ing his friend, Mir. Will II. Johnston, on ths South Highlands.
 Owing to the continued illness of Mrs. Starr Kealhoter the Monday Evening
 Whist club was not entertained by Miss Mary Claire Milner on Tuesday evening.
 
 The critical illness of Mrs. Kealhofer has cast gloom over very large circle of friends, not only in Birmingham, but in various parts of Alabama. The hearts of sympathizing friends throughout our city go out to her parents, Col. and Mrs. J. w. Bush, her young husband and her brothers in this time of their anxiety and distress.
 The DuBose Academian for January has been received. This paper, edited and pub- lished monthly by the students of Professor DuBose's South Highlands academy, is one of which teachers and pupils have right to be proud. The selected matter Is good and the original articles of unusual merit. Questions of immediate interest are discussed with thoroughness, and the new books are criticised with admirable judg- ment and taste. Suoh publication will prove ofuntoId benefit to the ambitious students of Professor DuBose's academy, and at the same time 1t is of much interest to the friends of the school.
 
 Tho New York papers are filled with ac. counts of Howell Osborn, who recently died in New York, after comparatively brief life, given over to extravagance and prof1igacy. There are number of Geor- gians in Birmingham who can recall his mother's family. Mrs. Charles Osborn, his mother, was Georgian, a Miss Trow- l bridge, whose parents moved from Au- | gusta to New York when she was quite | young. She was a niece of Mrs. Andrew | J. Miller of Augusta. It will be recalled | that Hon. Andrew J. Miller many, many | years ago was distinguished in the legal | Osborn married her cousin, who was also l of southern connections, and he became
 man of vast wealth. Howell Osborn was l their only child, and it became necessary spend the principal. Many. years ago MT. l and Mrs. Charles Osborn visited Augusta, 1 and it has always been pleasure to me to | recall day spent with them at the home
 of mutual friends at the time Of their last l visit to Mrs. Osborn's former home. | Mrs. Henrlques, whose daughter, Mrs. | Olive Neemes, has figured unpleasantly in | connection with MT. Ellison in the courts l of New York, was sister Of Mrs: osborn, and also 2 native of Augusta. Mrs. Hem | riques' family will now inherit large l part of the Osborn estate.
 The preparations for the Napoleonic even- | ing at the opera house next Thursday l evening go on apace even If the snow does l fall, the north winds blow and even many | of our good impulses are frozen in the uni. l versal blizzard.
 | It will be unquestionably very beauti- | full entertainment. There will be fourteen l tableaux, in which many Of our loveliest | a number of our young gentlemen will | take part in these living pictures. Gen i. | F. S.. Ferguson will give descriptive lee.
 ture of Nspoleonic times which will add l greatly to the interest of the occasion. !. l Miss Quarles of Richmond, who is the l guest of MT. and Mrs. John K. Ryan, will | personate Josephine, Miss Kate Rogan will l be Marie Louise and Hon. Wilson R.
 Napoleon. During the evening he will 1 sing 1.-The Marseillaise. The other 1 characters have not all been assigned yet,
 but will be in few days. Some of the l costumes have been ordered rom New l York, and no expense will be spared to | make it equal to any of the 1 Napoleonic evenings in other and older cities. As so many of our bellies and beaux 1 are to take prominent parts in the tablsaux,
 and as it will be so near Ash Wednesday | when the performance is given, can't the | young gentlemen of the Southern and | Phiihedonian clubs give theater parties that evening and make gala night of ilf l
 l l Because of the bitterly cold weather there has been almost nothing of social interest this week thus far. The Baptist and Pres byterian ladies have wisely decided to defer | Indefinitely their teas, and nearly every 1 one has been forced to break social engage | ments CT defer them until the temperature | is more agreeable.
 l The marriage of Miss Ludie Harris and l Mir. Charles 0. Spider will occur today at | o'clock at the home of Mrs. Mary Ware, l on the North Highlands. Only relatives and intimate friends will witness the cere- mony. The young couple will leave on the | -rf, parf6 6a ffAr frai for iof