Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-03

ton of the con nection of the violet with the
 name of Napoleon: '.Napoieon Bonaparte
 was an ardent admrer of the violet. When
 banished 10 St. Helena he planted and cul-
 tivated this modest flower, and when his
 remains were returned to France his cof1n
 was literally covered with blue violets,
 since which time the violet has been the
 flower of the Bonaparte family. loved and
 worn by all it's adhsrenta.
 Mrs. Evans J. Dunn will entertain the
 Whist c.ub next tuesday afternoon at her
 residence, on West Twentieth street.
 The good women of the Episcopal and
 Catholic churches are already begin ming
 their Lenten abors. The members of All
 Saints guild of the Church of the Advent
 will execute any orders given them Tor
 plain sewing and cnidren's clothes
 during Lent. Mrs. Robert Newman has
 charge of this matter, and she will gladly
 receive any order for such work at her res
 idence on Nineteenth street and Park avenue.
 Only one more day and the Gould-Cas- tellane marriage will be over and the coun- try can return 10 a consd ration of minor mattersi The sycophancy exhibited by sone Of the leading N " York dailiss re- gardiug this wedding has been very offensive to the average American citizsn. That we should b. treated to the minutest details of Miss Gould's trouss .au simply because her father had successfully accumulated many millions by hard Hn1 frequently question able methods, is far from agreeable to we'll bred men and women. That every inane remark and action of the common place young French count should be told us is somewhat exasperating to honorable humanity, who feel
 natural disgust tor an able bodied
 man who sells himself to the highest bid der and who came 10 this country for the express purpose of finding rich parvepu x.,bn f,iu 1, lfrno fnr io
 and title. There is one comfort in the mat ter and that is the hope that the Count Boniface Castelane will generously dis tribute in extravagant living his easily gotten wealth, which Jay Gould spent lifetime in making and hoarding.
 unique entertainment will be given by the Fairview Literary society at the club house, fair grounds, on Friday night, March 8, for the benefit of the Epworth
 league oi that place. One Of the features
 of the entertainment will be the historical | and patriotic colloquy, "A Dream of the Centuries, '' in which each of the principal epochs Of American history will be repre-
 sented by an appropriately coslumed cnar- acter, who will recall in condensed verse the leading incidents of his or her epoch from the mound builders to the boys in
 blue and grey. His honor, Mayor J. A. VanHoose, will deliver a brief address. After the programme has been rendered re- treatments will be served in an adjoining
 room. special Bessemer dummy will
 leave the city at p. m. Friday evening, | and will reach the fair grounds in time for | the historical entertainment.
 | Mir. and Mrs. J. p. Dunlap of Clarks- | vile, Tenn, speEt day and night last week with Mrs. Rowe Webster, Mrs. Dun | laps aunt, at Woodlawn. They were GU | route to Mobile and New Orleans to attend | the carnival.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Snadon of Clarks- vile, Tenn, will be for several days with are returning from New Orleans. Mrs. | Snadon, formerly Miss Saddle Dunlap, has many friends in Birmi ngham, who will be | charmed to see her. Mir. and Mrs. Snadon
 are an unusually handsome couple, and have enjoyed every moment of their stay | in the sunny south.
 Miss Willie M. Allen, who is one of the | principal teacher in our high school, is ar- ranging and organizing vacation excur- sion to Europe, which will prove an mex. pensive and delightful way of enjoying brief sojourn in many of the important cities of Europe.
 Miss Allen will accompany and chaperone the party, which guarantees to each one the best possible advantages. for Miss Allen l Is a woman of the highest cultivation and character, and has already visited the old country and therefore is fully equipped for her pOSltlOps
 The party will sail from New York by an anchor line steamer June 22, and will be l accompanied by an efficient Conductor from the staff of Henry Gaze & Sons after reach- l ing Glasgow. This conductor will attend | to all the business eetails of the tour. It | is estimated that the excursion will not cost each tourist more than $200, which is a remarkably cheap way of spending por- tion of the summer 'sacross the pond.o Miss Allen has arranged course of reading far fhnea m T1lafin tb6 frin that they can more thoroughly appreciate the places of historic interest to be visited. There can be no more advantageous ar- engagements for brief visit to Europe than those offered by this vacation excursion, which is being organized by Miss Willie M.
 Allen of Birmingham.
 The New Orleans papers of last Wednes- day are flied with detailed accounts of the mardi gras festivities. It is stated that the
 crowds on the streets of New Orleans and | in attendance at the different balls exceeded | those on any previous occasion. The pa- rades of tke various mystic societies were magnificent, and the costumes of Rex. the queen, the maids of honor and the maskers were remarkable for richness and beauty. From the Times- Democrat of Wednesday this extract is taken, and as many of the
 persons mentioned {. I,' have friends In Hls. queen, Miss Fairchild, as she sat beside the King, was indeed vision of loveliness, and bowed with grace and kindly condesoension to her subjects as they passed by. Miss Fairchild wore white satin gown, with the whole front gorgeously jeweled, and | her magnificent Msdici collar was encrusted | in jewels, as well as being lined with gold lace. She wore a long court train, over which hung . robe of sky blue velvet. 1 bordered with ermine. Her sleeves were of sky blue velvet, half covered with gold
 jeweled clippers, rsstsd lightly upon satin
 foot stool in front of her.. By hcr side cat