Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-30
HE SOUTHERN GLIB RECEPTION.

The fifth annual reception of the South ern club was the most brilliant in it's
 successful history. Each year has chron-
 icled the triumphs of this our oldest, largest and most prominent club, and the reception of last evening was the hand someset of it's records. It was more splendid than any of it's predecessors in
 it's elegant details and appointments and in the very large attendance of beauti-
 ful, exquisitely gowned women and the
 handsome men of our own good town and from other cities of Alabama, and of states near and remote. For days the deft fingers of florists had been busy dec orating the great parlors and reading rooms with splendid palms and grace l full branches of the bamboo. In every l available nook. in every point of vantage
 stood palms which had required almost | "a life lime to grow, and over doors, win l .dows and pictures trained the bamboo l vines in artistic profusion. In the hand | scme rooms there were lovely bowers l formed with swaying curtains of the l same vines adorned with white roses | and chrysanthemums. which gleamed like r stars from the soft dark background Of 1 ban boo. a On the third floor the spacious 1 ball room was used for dancing from 10
 o'clock until long past midnight. The I splendid supper, which was an elaborate and sumptuous collation., was served in
 perfect taste in the large billiard room. There were five great tables, one in the l3center holding fruit and punches of beau 1 tlful Catherine Mermet roses, and in the
 -four corners of the room four other ta- | bles decorated with roses, at which the lguests were seated while supper was Fserved. The menu was delicious and l elaborate and served in several courses, Accompanied by champagne. An excel 1 lent band of six pieces furnished the mu- 1 kc and not a detail was lacking to make Lit complete and beautiful entertain l mpnt The costumes of the ladies were | unusually handsome. There were the l soft bewitching gowns of the debutantes,
 the lustrous silks and satins of the older | belles. and the stately, regal toilettes of l the,lovely matrons whose presence added | so much to the success of the evening.
 There was laughter and brilliant repar- | tee, which kept time to the rise and fall | of music; there was the fascination of | the dance, and every good thing that makes time stand still while happiness holds sway.
 | As the night waned, and the stars sank
 one by one, the fifth reception of the | Southern club drew to it's close and went | on record in the minds of the hundreds l of guests as one of the most beautiful
 and splendid within their memories.
 The following are among those present: | Mir. and Mrs. F. Y Anderson, MT. and | Mrs. J. w. Tomlinson, Gen. and Mrs.
 R. N Rhodes, Gen. and Mrs. F. s Fergu- | son, Col. and Mrs. Louis V, Clarke, Judge
 and Mrs. H. A. Sharpe, MT. and Mrs. R. l F. Johnston, Mrs Jack w. Johnston.
 Mrs. George R. Ward, MT. and Mrs. A. R. 1 Dearborn, MT and Mrs. David Roberts MT. and Mrs J. D. Kirkpatrick. MT. and l Mrs. Robert Jemison MT and Mrs. Hen l ry B. Gray, Judge and Mrs. J. J. Banks. I MT. and Mrs. Wilmer Beard General and | Mrs. Fucker, MT. and Mrs. c. F. Perrin, Mrs. William s. Lowell MT. and Mrs. R. l P. Weans and Mrs. George c. Ball; Misses l Orlne Arnold, Lucy Martin, Louise Ruck- | CT Mary C. Milner, Mary Fucker. Lu- | clle Fitzsimons, Zemma Webb, Kate Ro-
 gan, Sarah Rogan. Kate Earle, Margaret | Smith, Eloise Johnston, Momie Terrell, | Belle DangaiX, Mamie Cotton of Sewa-
 nee, Susie Martin of Little Rock, Annie
 Searcy of Tuskaloosa, Florrie Roden. An l nie Redd, Lizzie Hutton, Mamie Morrow | Kate Morrow, Madge Parsons, Mamie | Pearson, Mary Cleary Bertha Under | wood, Augusta Sharpe, Lutie Sharpe. Patti Ruffner, Delma Wilson, Ada Lida,
 Anna Morrow and Miss Warren of Mont 1 gomery. Messrs. George D. Allison Will l liam P. Ward, C. w. Ferguson, J. P | Mudd, w. J. Boles, Will H. Johnston, | Walter Vim, Thomas Benners, Will
 Smith, Will Hutton. Henry Going. A. C.. | Crowder, J. w. Mcqueen, c. w. Agee, L. C. Bradley, Frank Grider Wiley John ston, Rufus Going. G. P. Moore P. w l Terry, c. F. Thomas, Hugh Morrow. W. 1 K. Baskin, Felix Drennen. J. H. Barr. Walter Smith. J. E. Carpenter. J. | T. Patton Leslie Burdette, Will King. | William Mlrdd Martin, Ed Finch, Mabin | of New Orleans, w. J. Dangaix, Solon Ja- cobs, Dan Rogan, l.. A. Shipman, J. N. Ross J. Morris, N. l.. Miller, Mel Dren- | nen, s. E. Earle, Frank Foster and M. T. | Baptiste.
 The supper was served by MT. c. H.. l Nabb of the Morris hotel and the decora-
 tions were the artistic work of MT. w. M | Lindsay.