Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-13

ity on cotton, corn, wheat vegetables and dairy produce. Mrs Joseph Thomp- son is melon grower of renown; other | southern women have equally creditable displays. Mrs. Augusta Betend makes wonderful display of apples, peaches, grapes and other fruits. Her peaches compare favorably with those of Della ware. while her apples equal the finest varieties grown in Nova Scotia and New | Brunswick. Mrs. M. E. Robertson of Council Grove Kan, formerly of Geor- | gia, has one of the most complete agri- | cultural and horticultural exhibits ever | seen in Atlanta. She says, with modesty l that she farms for profit as well as pleas l ure, and that a successful farmer should | possess and use every contrivance which | will profitably increase the quality and | quantity of his output. Mrs Mary D. | Thompson of Eliottsville. Ind shows | full set of dairy products of the highest l excellence, and will undoubtedly receive one of the prizes of the exposition | A number of Arkansas women make a | beautiful display of the feed grasses, in | cluding white. red and scarlet clover, the | famous blue grass, birds grass orchard l grass, timothy grass, alfafa, bermuda, 1 Japan clover. peavine hay and clean 1 long hay. There are altogether some | thirty varieties in the display, and all of | the highest grade. Another talented woman farmer is Mrs Thomas Wiley a | beautiful and accomplished Texas ma | tron. She is a Lousanian by birth, but | has been in Texas for many years She | is thoroughly conversant with farmers and farming. and may be selected as | one of the judges at the close of the fair l the last of December. Mrs. Julia Little | of Miami Fla. makes her specialtes of l fine vegetables, tropical and subtropical l fruits.
 A beautiful copy of the latest book of -1~sA t. gratefully acknowledged. It has just been issued by the Frederick A Stokes company, New York, and Is exquisitely l gotten up. It is bound in green and 1 white and gold, and the printing and | paper are exceptionally handsome. It | bears the pretty euphonious title of | Rhymes and Roses" and all through its | dainty pages the fragrance of southern blossoms fingers about the beautiful l songs. Dr.. Peck dedicates this volume to | his friend Lieut.. William George Elliott. l United States army. Dr. Peck's genius | has grown with the years and he now | stands the peer of any other writer of | that style of verse. which has about it | the sweetness and freshness of love and 1 life and hope. This latest volume is | fitting companion to his other books | Cap and Bells' and Rings and Love | Knots" and will doubtless prove even more popular if possible. Alabama has great cause for pride in her gifted son.
 
 | recognition his talents are receiving. Dr. | Peck Is still in New York. whither he | went several months ago to superintend | the publication of Rhymes and Roses" l Miss Leila Herbert, the accomplished | daughter of Hon. H. A. Herbert has
 been trayeling in Europe during the past l summer, but is now studying vocal mu- l sic in Dresden.
 1 ta ct c1,,l, l tained on Thursday afternoon by Mrs. l Thomas Ward. The members of the club l will be the guests of Mrs. c. P Perrin at | the meeting next Thursday afternoon.
 
 | Mir and Mrs. Wilmer Beard and their | little son have given up their home on | the South Highlands and are now resid- l ing with pr. and Mrs. Thomas Beard, on l Sixth avenue.
 The following very elegantly engraved 1 invitation has been received: MT. and 1 Mrs. Sydham Moore invite you to be l present at the marriage of their daugh- l ter, Amanda Perrin. to MT. William P. Der 22. 1895, at s:3O o'clock. St. Marys- l on-the- Highlands. Birmingham, Ala" l Enclosed Is this card: Reception from | 3 to 12 o'clock, 938 Twentieth street, l south" These handsome cards tell of the l approaching nuptials@ of two young | friends who deserve all possible happi- ness in the years that are to come. To | one who has seen the lovely bride-to-be l grow, from childhood into beautiful | girlhood it is difficult to realize that she l is soon to enter upon the serious duties l of life. so short a time it seems since the | wnsome child found her way to our | hearts. But young as she is she has l those Womanly qualities which will make l man. rich and happy in the possessing. l Miss Moore is one of the loveliest and | most attractive young belles in this city 1 full of beautiful girls. and she gives her future into the keeping Of one of the tru-5
 est and most promising young men in Alabama. The friends of Miss Moore l and MT. Harding offer them the sncerest 1 wishes for life of prosperitysand happi-
 ness and also congratulations to both. In view of the increasing interest mani | fested all overs the south in women's I clubs the following statement of the mag l rfitude of tht movement in lhe United l States. taken from an exchange, will 1 prove interesting reading:
 | .''That womerf-believe in organization is | proven by the fact that America can l boast of nearly 1,oOo,00Q club women. Be- l fore 1S4S women's clubs were unknown, l and now though the general federation of l clubs has only been in existence six years, | it numbers between 500 and 600 ndivid- l ual clubs, and with the addition of l number of state and territorial federa- l tfons, the numbei-is is swelled to about 800. Club women abound in New York city | and Brooklyn. In round numbers there | are 10000. and new names are continu- ally being enrolled on the club books l The officers of the General Federation of l Women's Clubs are all women of literary l and social prominence. Mrs. Ellen NJ | Henrotin of Chicago is president; Mrs. | Mary E. Mumford of Philadelphia. vice. | president; Mrs. C.. P. Barnes of Louis- l vilIe recording secretary: Mrs. Phillip N. l Moore of St. Louis. corresponding. secre-