Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-06

! occasion day long 10 De rememDefeQ l by each little fun-loving heart. |
 1 Next Tuesday the Sunday school of St.
 Mary 's-on-th lighlands will picnic at
 North Birmingham. at
 The children of the Southsde Baptist
 church will picnic at North Birmingham
 today.
 Prof j. B. Cunningham and family
 left for Mississippi few days since to
 spend the summer months.
 Miss Emily Von Guichten, instructress l in French and German at the Pollock
 Stephens institute, left for Columbus, O.,
 to visit friends and relatives.
 Miss Mamie Pearson, Miss Emma Lee | byand Miss Maggie Smith, three bright 1 girls from the Van Norman institute, | New York. arrived in the city yesterday, | accompanied by their schoolmates, Miss Marie Erode of Memphis, Miss Mary l Garth of Columbus, Miss, and Miss Mat
 tie Campbell of Spring Hill, Tenn. MT. 1 Robert H Pearson went to Savannah to 1 meet them and be their jolly escort to 1 Birmingham.
 An elegant reception will be tendered | Miss Pearson this evening (Thursday) by | Gen. and Mrs Rufus N. Rhodes at their | handsome suburban home on South Highlands. Those who can claim the | privilege of General and Mrs. Rhodes | friendship can well realize the anticipa- | ted pleasure of such delightful event. The Southern club gave a dance Mon | day on Red mountain complimentary to l Miss Melanie Mott, Miss CulbertSon, Miss | Mary Rusker, Miss Lucille Fitzsimmons and the Misses Walton. Messrs. George | Allison and John London were the grace | ful leaders of the german. A splendid band rendered most excellent music and | a delightful evening was enjoyed The | chaperones were MT. and Mrs. Tomlin- | son. MT. and Mrs. Perrin, MT. and Mrs Bates and MT. and Mrs. Wilkinson.
 
 Vanity Fair says that the sensation of the function. the drawing room of Wednesday last, was the presentation of Mrs. George N. CurZon formerly Miss Mary Letter of Washington and Chicago She was dressed more beautifully than | any one there. in a silvered white gown with a yellow train, attached to silver wings on her shoulders, and with dia- monds like dew drops" over her dress and In her hair. AS predicted, Mrs. Cur | zon is being most warmly received here. Lady Mary Hamilton, the young daughter of the late Duke of Hamilton will be the richest peeress in England and probably in the world. She is only about 10 years old and has inherited the bulk of the late dukes estate, including the Isle of Arran, which alone is worth $5,000.000. The whole of the Duke of Hamilton's property was at his own dis posal and the rentals already amount to $1,000,000 per year. The dukes ddath
 was due to "banting," as the process of reduction of avoidupois is termed. Dr. A. B. Jones of Tuskaloosa is guest of the Morris.
 
 Otis Skinner the most brilliant of the younger men now starring. is addressing the ministers on the subject of the drama. At a meeting of Boston Uni
 versalist ministers he gave them a talk on dramatic art that created a decided
 stir in the Hub. MT. Skinner's father is
 noted minister of that school and the
 son is one of the men who are big
 enough and broad enough to keep thor
 oughly in touch with literature of the
 stage and whose views on the subject are valuable.
 The grand concert and closing exercis-
 es of the Pollock-Stephens institute took
 place last Monday evening at Seals hall in the presence of an immense audience
 of the friends and patrons of this most
 excellent institution. The programme,
 which has been published before, was
 carried out with remarkable brilliance and success, the entire exercises being cflaracler1Zeu by that tHOTOuSnneSS anu polished elegance which is indicative of the work and character of the co-princi- pals. The recitation, "Abou Ben Ad- hem, accompanied by the low, sweet un- dertone of music. was especially beauti- full and artistic. The musical numbers
 were eXqustely rendered and added new lustre to the honors already won by that able and most gifted instructor Prof. J. Morton lBoyce. Miss Madge Smith, who was the first full course graduate of this institute, acquitted her
 self with much credit voice, gesture and
 manner bespeaking maidenly reserve | and girlish modesty. General Fergu- | sons address was replete with wit, hu- nor and scholarly thought, blending the | eloquence of the orator with the bright | ness of the humorist Professor Boyce l presented certificates for musical pro- | ficiency to the following classes: | Senior grade-Misses E. Hutton, K.
 Morrow, L. Martin. M. B. Sloss, c. Hand | ley, " Walker
 Intermediate-Misses l.. Ferguson, A.
 Page and M. Smith.
 | Junior grade-Misses J. Mushat and | r. Heidelburg.
 The Pollock-S Stephens institute offers | unexceptional advantages, not only in | an educational line, but in the daily and | hourly companionship of those estimable l ladies whose refining and noble influence | is largely instrumental in shaping the | characters of the young girls who are | entrusted to their care and guidance. | This is of equal importance with a per- | feet curriculum and improved methods