Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-10


 | Saturday afternoon and evening, January 19, at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. A. T. | Henley, on Sixth avenue. At this recep-
 tion the ladies will wear-the ladies who | are giving the tea-toilettes of the time of | the first empire, and the decorations will | carry out the ideas of that period. The
 Napoleonic flower, the violet, the imperial
 "H aud other suggestions of the greatest l warrior of modern times will be conspicu-
 ous on the occasion, and for several hours, | from until 10 o'clock, we will live in 8 1 Napoleonic atmosphere and will feel our
 selves part of that period, | which never loses it's iascina-
 ton for the people of the earth. Napo-
 leon has his enthusiastic defenders and | his bitter enemies, and since he first at l tracted attention as an insignificant mili-
 tary officer to the present day such has | been the case, yet at stated times, without l any known reason, there comes to the world periods of Napoleonic interest. A l craze now seems to possess the people con- l corning this marvellous man, and hitherto l at such times, his decendants, who were
 endowed with portion of his ambition, | without any of his genius, have endeavored
 to profit by the excitement and to reach
 fame with the magic of his name. 1 Now, with family almost extinct, this
 mania has broken out afresh, and the lit-
 erature of the day is saturated with Napo-
 leon and all the facts and traditions per-
 taining to him. And the reading world with avidity catches at every statement, I name has the power to charm and arouse l enthusiasm even in our day. So the good l women of the Advent, always abreast with 1 the times, will entertain their friends in l the most approved first empire style on | Saturday afternoon and evening, January I 19 Invitations will be issued in due time | to the Napoleonic reception and tea by the l ladies having the affair in charge. Mrs. w. R. Quarles and her daughter, Miss IOnisa @ OiIAraa Of Riehmnnd Va l are the guests of Mir. and Mrs. J k. Ryan, l South Highlands. Mrs. Quarles is a sister l of MT. Ryan.
 
 The following handsome invitation has | been received, and warmest congratula- | tions are extended the young couple. Miss | Ransom has grown from childhood to womanhood in our midst and has very | many warm friends. who desire for her all | possible happiness in the coming years: | "Mr. Walter Rinsom invites you to be | present at the marriage of hls daughter, | Gertrude Elizabeth, to Mir. Edwin Francis | Hogle, Wednesday morning, January 16, | 1895, at 10:30 clock, at Southside Baptist | church, Birmingham, Ala. At home after | February 1, Slater, Mo-
 | MT. Walter Ransom has for many years | held a very responsible position with the | Alabama Great Southern railroad and has | friends throughout this section who feel | genuine interest in the approaching mar riage of his daughter and who will extend the best wishes for all possible good to her and the fortunate young gentleman whom | she is to marry.
 One of the fads of the day is "'rrilby | evening,' which is rendered of keen in- | terest by the representation of Trilby, Lit. | tie Billie, Soengali and all the conspicuous | characters of De Maurier's masterpieces by | we'll known people, who are supposed to | resemble somewhat these much discussed | characters. ''Ben Bolt' is sung during the evening, of course, by Tfilby, and se- l lections from the book are read. One of these "Trilby evenings will be given in | Atlanta on the 18th of this month, and l already is arousing unusual interest. It l will be given for the benefit of the woman's | department of the Atlanta exposition, and | charming and cultivated women are man. | aging it. Can't we have one in Birming- | ban?
 | Early in February one of our best known | and most appreciated real estate brokers
 will be married to lovely Birmingham 1 girl, and his friends are already congrat- ulating him upon his good fortune. The announcement of the convalescence | of MT. N. l.. Miller, after an illness of l many weeks, is received with great pleas | ure by the many friends of this very highly | esteemed young gentleman. The most | genuine concern has been felt in his sick ness, and the sincerest wishes for his | epeedy recovery are expressed Dy 1rlende | and associates.
 | Next week one of our beautiful and most | attractive young girls will make her for l nal entrance into Birmingham society, | and it will be an occasion always to be re- l mem bered in the social history of our city.
 
 The meeting called by the president, | Mrs. John NJ. Martin, of the ladies aux | Hilary of the Commercial club for this | morning at 10 o'clock is an important | one and if possible every member should | be present. There has not been a large meeting of the ladies' auxiliary for some | time, owing to untoward circumstances, | so it behooves the ladies to attend in full | force today and begin the new year with an enthusiastic concern in Birmi1gham's 8 welfare. Be sure to be present this morn- | ing al 10 o'clock at the rooms of the Com mercial club.
 doubt not the majority of newspaper l readers will be surprised to learn that Mrs. | Amelia Bloomer, at one time the most talked about woman in America, only died | on the 30th of December, aged 76, at Coun- Gil Bluffs, Ia. It was she who advocated and adopted dress reform early in the | 50s, and the costume which she wore l took it's name "bloomer' from her. She | was bright, aggressive woman, and her | husband was man of note in his section. 1 Of late years she has led quiet life, and | in 1890 she and Judge Bloomer celebrated | their golden wedding.
 
 | On Monday evening the whist club, | posed of many of our most popular young folk, met with Miss Lucy Martin. | There were eight tables of players and | everything'w arranged in the most ar | tistic manner, and the details were carried | out with exquisite taste. It was a voilet evening and all the decorations were Q | part of the beautiful idea. The flowers were | violets, the score cards were painted in | violets and tied with violet ribbon. The | lamp shades were of the same lovely tints, | and the prize, beautiful picture frame | mbroidered in violets and leaves, was the | pretty handiwork of Miss Martin. The | refreshments, dainty and delicious, were | served upon cloths embroidered in violets. | Theshighest score was made by Miss Hut | ton and Mir. Will Hutton, and in cutting | for the prize Miss Hutton won. The violet | evening was the conception of Miss Mar