Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-29

erts. Besides the husbands of the mem bers, there were a few invited guests, eheify the ladies who had played most frequently with the club. The partners were selected with divided words, and appropriate quotations. After many closely contested games, delicious re- treatments were served in several courses.
 During the absence of Miss Elliott in New Orleans, Miss Mary George Linn has kindly consented to lead the Lit erary Clique of '95.'' This club will meet next Tuesday with Miss Lillie Drennen.
 
 Tn the parlors of the Young Mems Christian association on Friday evening a large crowd enjoyed the following unu- sually fine programme, presented by the juniors of the Young Mems Christian as- sociation
 Piano solo-Harry Moran
 Cornet solo-Walter Drennen.
 Violin solo-John c. Henley, Jr
 Recitation, Night Before Christmas" William Sholl.
 "Topsy-Turvy Song"-James Moore, William Mudd, William Scott and Sam uel Fowlkes.
 
 Hon. and Mrs. A. G. Smith entertained the members of the Thursday Evening Euchre club very delightfully."- at their handsome home on the South Highlands. The parlors were decorated with all the beautiful suggestions of Christmas time, and, previous to the games, egg-nog was served. There were six tables of players, and after many games of euchre the prize, elegant cut glass salt cellars, was awarded Miss Tatum of Memphis. Mrs. Smith served delicious refreshments during the evening. The members of the Thursday Evening Euehre club will be the guests of MT. and Mrs. Harry Wheelock at their next meeting.
 The first ball of the Colonial club, gy- en Friday evening at the Florence hotel, was a beautiful success in every particu- lar. It was more largely attended than any previous ball, and the quaint, pie turesque costumes of the members of the club, together with the powdered hair of many of the married ladies and nearly all of the young ladies, made rare and radiant scene not easily forgotten in this workaday time of ours. The young Co., lonans wore the lace-frilled shirt fronts, the tall, soft neck arrangement, knee brooches, black stockings and slippers adorned With the great silver buckles of a century ago. Their hair was curled and powdered and their complexions frightened with rouge. They were rep resentatives of a long-gone time in their becoming artistic costumes and brought into the nineteenth century ballroom suggestions of time when the stately minuet was courtesied through by the men and women of a hundred years ago. The ladies, with their whitened hair and in toilettes in keeping with those of the members of the Colonial club, made picture brilliant and fascinating. The cotillion was lead by MT. Porter Walker and Miss Lucy Turner of Huntsville, and many new and beautiful figures were n- troduced. There were nearly 100 couples taking part in the cotillion The follow ing young ladies and gentlemen were present:
 Misses Lucy Turner of Huntsville, Ma bel Batte of New Orleans, Greene of Asheville, N. C.. Annie Laurie Wirt of Decatur, Phelan of Waterbury, Conn.,, Cora Crockett of Nashville, Emma Clarke, Fannie Handley Lillian Arm stron and Annie Crockett of Nashville, Leah Lyons of Decatur, Irwin of North Carolina, MacGregor of Louisville, Ia tum of Memphis, Anna Stratton of Mem phis, Beach of Memphis, Myrtle Kidd of Wetumpka. Juliette Wheelan. Margaret Smith, Bessie White, Margie Hooper, Augusta Sharpe. Ethel Sharpe, Lut.e Sharpe, Annie Crockett, Mollie Jordan, Amy Jordan. Mamie Pearson. Mary Clea- ry, Mary Johnston, Florrie Graves, Mary " Graves, Mamie Brown, Willie Morrow, Kate Morrow. Mittie Sherrod. Lila