Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-20
ATTHE ATLANTAEXP0SITI0N
interesting Notes About the Woman's Depart
tnent-Entertainment of the George
town Alumna.

During the past week the Daughters
| of the American Revolution held their
congress In Atlanta. Next week Presi-
dent Cleveland and his cabinet, Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer and the Chicago board of
women managers, and the Georgetown
alumnae will visit Atlanta. -#
Two patriotic orders of women who
have been the guests of honor In Atlanta
have every reason to be flattered by the
attention shown them. On Friday after
noon Mrs. William Dickson, one of the
| leading colonial danes in the city, opened
her house to the visitors and rendered
| them beautiful reception. On Friday
evening the resident Daughters of the
American Revolution, the Colonial Danes
| and the board of women managers gave
| ball in their honor at Concordia club,
| one of the handsomest club rooms in the
| south, and on Saturday evening the
| Daughters of the Revolution in their
| turn entertained their hosts and hostess
| es with an historic play in compliment
to them. which was given at the Grand
| opera house under the management of
| Miss Leiper, regent for Pennsylvania.
the ball at Concordia was led by Mrs.
Joseph Thompson, president of the wom-
ans department, and well did she repre-
sent in her regal beauty and superb cos
loneliness. She wore a Marie Antoinette
costume of opaque cloth of gold brocade
over white satin, a wonderful simmer
| ing toilet. In the laces of it's bodice
| glittered many diamonds and a spray of
| the same precious stones rested upon
her gold-brown hair.
| Mrs. John w. Foster of Washington,
president-general of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, was a handsome
and distinguished figure on the occasion.
Mrs. Donald Mclean of New York, the
beautiful regent from that state, was
another prominent parsonage. Mrs. Will
liam Randolph Beale, regent of Virginia,
was lovely and high bred in an elegant
toilet. with her ripping auburn hair car
ried high on her head, like that of an old
Fashioned portrait Mrs. Mcdowell Wolfe,
a handsome Atlanta matron and direct
descendant of Patrick Henry was an
other prominent presence. From all
parts of the south came the descendants
of the great orators, soldiers and states
men of the old days, and among them a
good representation from all other parts
of the country, the descendants of Puri-
tan and cavalier mingling in one vast ar
ray or beauty, for no distinguishing
mark OF iprimness or severity in dress
was left to mark the representatives of
strict New Englanders or the quiet
Quaker.
1t is an interesting fact, by the way,
to note that Mrs. Thompson herself, who
is considered the typical southern wo-
man, represents more than any other the
race of both puritan and cavalier. being
on one side descended from the PerT1ns
/ of South Carolina and the other from
the Colds of Fairfield. Conn.
The ball room at Concordia was mag
nificently decorated on Friday evening.
The music was furnished by Mexican
band and the banquet served was one
which has never been surpassed in the
| south. 80. -s.,.
On Saturday evening Miss Leiper of
| Philadelphia issued 500 invitations to
| the play given at the Grand opera house
under the auspices of the Pennsylvania
| chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. The play was called
Colonial Days" and the caste was filled
| by the direct descendants of the char
acters represented. The scene was a
brilliant one, indeed. The boxes We're
| occupied by the visiting daughters and
| colonial danes, members of the societies.
| and number of the prominent women
on the board of managers The whole
| house was in full dress, and not even on
| the occasion of PATHS appearance in
| Atlanta was the scene as brilliant and
| distinguished a ONE.
On the 23d day of this month Mrs. Pot
| ter Palmer and the Chicago board and
representatives from the Georgetown
| alumnae will arrive in the city. Mrs
| Palmer will be the guest of Mrs. Thomp-
| sons parents, Maj. and Mrs. Livingston
| Minis, during her visit, and in addition to
the private entertainment which Mrs
| Thompson will give in Mrs. Palmer s
| honor and that of the two great organi-
cations which she represents, large re-
| ception and several other smaller af-
| fairs will be given. The fact that these
| two women presidents have the same
| alma mater makes the alumnae of par
| ticular Importance. Among those who
| are expected are Mrs. Emily Warren
| Roebling, president of the society; Miss
| Harriet Monroe, the writer of the Worlds
| fair ODE Mrs. Albert Lewis Kelly of
Baltimore, and noted as a musician and
a beauty; Mrs. Lillian Lash Damn, vice
president of the association for the Dis
trict of Columbia; Mrs. Victor Smith of
Baltimore, Mrs. Mamie Gibson Baskin,
vice-president for Georgia; Mrs. Hattie
Newcomer Gilpn of Baltimore, who pre-
sents to the convent every year a medal
| for music; Mrs. Russell Harrison, Mrs.
| Col Fred Grant, Mrs. John b. Moran of
Detroit and Mrs Julius Walsh of st.
Louis, two noted beauties; the Countess
Overlook, nee Roman Goddard; Mrs.
Governor Grant, the handsome and dis
tinguished wife of the governor of Col.
| orado, and many others.
Mrs. Lochrane-Austell, a beautiful Ala
bama woman, is the chairman for the
reception and entertainment OF the
ter of the late Judge Lochrane, great
jurist and courtly Irish gentleman. She
is universally considered one of the most
beautiful women in the south. and her
manners are as charming as her face and
figure Her presence will be added to
the sun of beauty and brilliance which
goes to the making up of this fair" and
courteous company of women.
1t is odd after all. to reflect upon the
fact that those two great women leaders,
together with many others who have
made high places for themselves in the
world. come from school modest and
| conservative, where the gentle nuns make
all the feminine arts and graces promi-
nent in their training and perhaps be-
cause these two girls that were taught in
their school that to be feminine was the
greatest attainment and that indeed the
woman spirit which the Catholic extols
as the greatest power for good In the
world-perhaps this is one of the strong
est forces which has gone to the making
of their greatness. . -
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