Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-03

ceptiou and dance by MT. and Mrs. ". u. Kettig in compliment to Miss Mary reception and tea at Mir. aud Mrs. ". A. Porteris on Thursday afternoon and eyen- ing, besides smaller social fun uctions, and all the club meets. Surely we cannot complain of a lack of social diversions, even if the times are not prosperous and affiuent.
 It is very important that all ladies who feel an interest in the formation of a chap ter of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution shall meet promptly tomorrow Mon- PSI Highland avenue. Those who desire papers of application and information on the subject are cordially invited to be present, us well as those who have already secured their papers. So l urge that all wno wish to become members of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at my home tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
 While Mrs. U. s. Grant is visiting cer- tain cities in the south and receiving at every place a genuine southern welcome from brave men who fought four years for honor and right, and only yielded to su- perior force, l1rs. Jefferson Davis and Miss Davis appear to be permanent residents of New York, with DO tenden cies towards'a southern tour. Surely time works mar velous changes in us all. An extract from a New York letter to the Chicago Herald gives an account of Mrs. and Miss Davis, and indicates that they are 1n thoroughly comfortable circumstances: ''I saw Mrs. Jefferson Davis the other day. She Is a bright, good, whole-souled old lady, with snow white hair drawn smoothly back from her forehead. She dresses in the deepest mourning, knows everything and every body, is genial, humorous, and gets of a bonmot now and then which con vulses her hearers. Mrs. Davis and her daughter live in handsome apartments in the Gerard. Miss Winnie is tall, rehned,a semi brunette, with great repose of man. ner, a student of music, fine conversa- tionaist and very popular in society. She dresses in great taste gown she wore at a recent reception, of gold hued silk, costly white lace and garnished with clusters of violets, being declared one of the most suc- cessfuI costumes seen this winter.'
 
 It is reported that Miss Mon tague, one of the beautiful girls who represented their states at the reunion last spring, is to be married before very long to MT. Basil Cor don of Virginia, gentleman of distinction and large wealth. Miss Montague was the guest of Miss Lucille Smith during her stay in Birmingham, and fully sustained the reputation of her city-Baltimore-for pro- ducing wonderfully handsome and attraor tive women.
 Mrs. John H Pratt, who has resided for several years in Birmingham and during her sojourn among us has endeared q large circle of friends to her, leaves us shortly for Florida, where she goes for an indeh- mite period, as MT. Pratt's business Inter- ests have already carried him thither.
 
 The ladies of the Advent contemplate UMartha Washington Tea, which prob- ably will be given on the 22d instant at the handsome home of one of the members.
 Miss Booth of Knoxville, Tenn., is now visiting Birmingham, and Is the guest or Miss Mattie Webb, on Twentieth street.. Miss Booth has many friends in our city, who will be glad to know of her arrival. She will be here only very few days.
 have received one of the handsome ''dance cards" of the paper ball, given in Atlanta last Thursday evening. It is in. closed in pink crepe tissue paper, and tied with pink ribbon. On the inside is en- graved, "rissue Paper Ball, for Woman's Department of Exposition, January Sl. Concordia Club.' On another page are the dances and engagements, and the last page has the names of the floor committee, which consisted of Messrs. English, Adler, Paine, Ryan, Tronstein and Maddox. The way tho mon and women of Atlanta are la boring to make of the coming exposition success deserves the highest commenda- tion. It certainly should prove an inspira- ton to us to do something in order that Alabama shall be represented at the expo sitton. Very little interest Is felt or effort being made in this direction by Alabam- ians. and it will certainly be calamity not to be part of this greatest of southern enterprises, and of the most notable undertaking by southern pluck and en- ergy.
 The afternoon and evening reception to be given by MT. and Mrs. w A. Porter at l.. I.an r,aa otna lands next Thursday, the 7th, will be charming social event. The afternoon hours are from 8 to o'clock, those of the | evening from 8 to 12. While it is given for | the benefit of St. Mary's church It will l have all the charm of a private entertain ment, and all the appointments will be In | keeping with such. Mrs. Porter will be assisted in receiving her guests in the af- | ternoon by the following ladies: Mesdames l A. T. Jones, John M. Martin, 8. B. Hun | ley, Joseph R. Smith, Jr., R. H. Pearson, Thomas Worthington, Thomas D. Parke, | George L. Morris, George 0. Ball, H. L. | Underwood and Frank Boston. ln the evening the following young ladies consti- ute the reception committee: Misses Jen- nie Porter, Lucy and Sara Martin, Hattie Hewitt, Kate Earle, Ella Lyons, Mary | Claire Milner, Lizzie Hatton, Lucille Smith, Matte Webb, Leila Chisolm, Der. | tha Woodward, Annie Redd, Margaret l O'Brisn, Louise Rucker, Marie Wheless, I OOrnelld u0huoy LuCJ bo6SSN anu A@JeA" | Martin.
 The following bevy of pretty young girls will assist in dispensing the tempting re-. treatments: Misses Mary and Jennie | Trimble, Katie Smith, Annie Roberts, Edith Ward, Helen vanHoose- and Kath- leen Hanley.
 Of course the home of Mir. and Mrs. Por- ter will be crowded Thursday afternoon and evening with delightful Birmingham people, young and old.
 While discussions are raging with more or less energy over our entire country as to the amount of power which should be granted women; while pr. Hawthorne, c1 usual, is sneering at strong minded | women because he finds Mrs. w. H. Fel- ton too intellectual for him, and is wasting much valuable time saying small things about women when he should be preaching the gospel of peace; while some women believe that there are no limits to woman s mental capacity, and others thinR her only fit for physical offices and duties, women with brains continue to forge to the front in many hitherto untried fields. Madame Care has been appotn ted private secretary of Commissioner George B. War l md ia al dia.