Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-13

Tenth and Eleventh avenues, South Hlgh- lands. Telephone 9SS)
 The Flower show is ready! The doors will be thrown open tonight, when lights and flowers and music will make the scene one of beauty and enchantment
 Professor and Mrs. Guckenbefger and Professor Weizand will give recital this evening beginning promptly at o'clock, when a programme of unusual excellence will be rendered. The hall will be pro fusely decorated withzrare flowers and evergreens, and tables containing mani fold good things and presided over by fair maidens and matrons will stand pie turesquely among the banks af autumn blossoms. Refreshments will be served every evening, and also every day be- tween 12 and o'clock. Mrs. N. w. Trim ble and Mrs. l.. c. Woodson have charge of the lunch table, assisted by bevy of pretty girls and young matrons. Mrs. Sterling Lanier and the young ladies of the altar guild will serve tea and chocco- late in an irresistible way. Besides the | many pretty things to attract and dis tract is the rarely lovely Mexican drawn
 work, which will be on exhibition and for sale. The cut roses will not be exhibited until Thursday and the prizes will be awarded that afternoon. No doubt large crowd will be present this evening to enjoy the music and the flowers, ana to contribute towards making our annual flower show even a greater success than that of last year.
 Miss Louise Banister of Huntsville will reach Birmingham the latter part Of the week and will be the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Sterling Lanier, Tenth avenue, South Highlands.
 Mrs. William A. Chenoweth is at home again, after a most enjoyable visit to New York;
 The following invitation has been re- ceived by many of the young friends of MT. and Mrs. Glover:
 MT. and Mrs. J. T. Glover, at home, Friday evening, November 15 1895, from to 12 o'clock. Miss McCabe, Miss Glow er."
 These attractive young ladies, Misses Glover and McCabe, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. T. Glover at their home on Thirtieth street, South Highlands. MT. and Mrs. Glover will be assisted in re- ceiving their guests on Friday evening by Miss Mamie Morrow, Miss Lucy Martin, Miss Augusta Sharpe, Miss Sarah Rogan, Miss Kate Rogan, Miss Mary George Linn and Miss Lutie Sharpe.
 MT. William B. Bankhead of Fayette is visiting friends in the city
 Miss Maebelle McEachin is spending several days with Miss Kate Earle.
 
 The young gentlemen of the Philhedo- nian club, who really are always doing some graceful social thing which adds to the pleasure of our community, will give very handsome reception Wednesday evening, December 4, in honor of Mr. Charles Van Hess Schoolar and his bride upon their return from their wedding journey. Neither pains nor expense will be spared to make 1t a memora ble occa- sion and one worthy of the young couple in whose honor it will be given. There are so many rumors of marrying and giv- ing in marriage among the Philhedonians that the very foundations of the club are threatened and matrimonial boom" is imminent II is whispered that within few months the Philhedonian club will be composed chiefly of dignified, sedate Benedcts, who will only dance from sense of duty.
 MT Sam E. Laird has just received the highest honor in bookkeeping, in class of 200, at Sewanee. This is great com plment to promising young gentleman of Birmingham.
 The Tuesday Afternoon Whist club was very delightfully."- entertained by Mrs J. Bruce Morson, on the South Highlands The prize an exquisite, tall rose vase. beautifully decorated with pansies, was won by Mrs. James Weatherly. Mrs Morson served delicious refreshments af- ter the games of whist were completed. The club will meet next with Mrs. James Weatherly
 The reception given last evening by Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Cruikshank, at their home on Eleventh avenue, North High lands, was brilliant and very delightful social function. It was given in honor of their guest. Mrs. William Hayne Perry of Greenville. s. C., who as Miss Louise Bankhead, had friends all over Alabama, her native state. Mrs. Perry has not visited Alabama before for several years, and no more beautiful welcome could have been rendered her upon her return than this very charming reception of MT. and Mrs. Cruikshank's. The pretty home was elaborately decorated with gorgeous chrysanthemums. The parlor was aglow with these yellow and white blossoms. and smilax. The mantel was banked with them and ables held vases of these beau tiful flowers. The library was adorned with pink chrysanthemums and dark green foliage; the stair case was lovely in yellow chrysanthemums, and the dim ing room was decorated with the same blossoms in white and yellow. On tables, mantel and in every available place their spicy fragrance whispered stories of far away. Japan. The table in the dining room held handsome candelabra, ex- quisite embroideries and cut glass vases filled with great punches of yellow chry- santhemums. The punch room was gay with ruddy, autumn leaves and Japanese lanterns. There were delicious refresh merits, served during the evening" and nothing was wanting to make the en- tertainment one of the most charming receptions of this or any other season. There was music throughout the evening Mrs. Cruikshank wore a beautiful and very becoming gown of violet velvet and theliotrope brocade. Mrs. Perry's gown was an exquisite Parisian creation of nile green brncade princess. opening over petticoat of embroidered mouseline de soire Mrs. J. H. Bankhead wore an ele- gant black embroidered chiffon toilette over moire. Mrs Cruixshank was as- sisted in receiving by the following la dies: Mrs. William H. Perry Mrs. J. H. Bankhead, Mrs s. l.. Ledbetter, Mrs. Robert Cunningham. Mrs. J. w. Barclay, Mrs S.. B. Hundley. Mrs Allen W. Has