Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-19

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Miss Annie White and Miss Belle White,
Mr.. and Mrs ]. H. White, Jr., and finally
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. White. Under mar
riage bell of silver they stood, while the
Rev. J. A. Scott, pastor of the Presbyte-
rian church, made a few appropriate re-
marks. closing with prayer. The pic
ture was solemn and beautiful and will
live long in the memory of those who
witnessed it.
Mrs. White wore a very elegant gown
of gray and violet brocade, with dia-
monds. The Misses White were in white
and pink. Mrs. J. Harry White wore a
beautiful gown of white satin.
The guests included the elite of the
Canebrake. The entire house was gayly
decorated with flowers, and wherever it
was possible the sentiment of the oeca-
sion was carried out by the introduction
of silver.
An elegant supper was served in the
dining room at small tables.
Mr.. and Mrs. White received numer-
Gus and costly gifts of silver.
Miss Stella Pickering left this morning
for visit to Colubus Ga. Mr.. Eugene
Davidson, of Selma, spent Tuesday here.
Mr.. Priolean Ellis, of Atlanta, is visiting
Mr.. T. C. Hill.
Mr.. Hampton K. Miller and Miss Mary
Madge Burt will be married at the resi-
dence of the bride in Talladega on the
oath inst. Mr.. Miller is brother to Mrs.
Judge S. E. Greene, of this city. He
was graduated from the A. & M college
at Auburn, and elected assistant chemist
of the Florida Agricultural college at
Lake City. He resigned that to accept
the position of agricultural chemist for
the government at Raleigh, N. c., which
position he now holds. The mother of the
brie apparent is niece of DIR. ]. L. M.
Curry.
At the session of the w. C. t U. in st.
Louis on the 18th, Miss Frances Willard
was reelected. A resolution was adopted
disappearing of the recent publication
called the "Woman's Bible" letter
was sent to President and Mrs. Mckinley
thanking them for their expressed inten-
ton not to- allow a drop of liquor to enter
the white house. Miss Willard vouched
for Maj Mckinley being teetotaler.
Miss Flora Frye, one of Anniston's
beauties is a delegate to the Federated
Clubs, and is the guest of Mrs. Jas. A.
Going.
Mr.. Memo w. Parsons and Miss Marie
Hamlet were married at $3.50 p. M, Nov.
H. Rev. DIR. Kelley officiating, and took
the Louisville and Nashville train for
Pensacola, where they will spend a few
days, and will then reside with the brides
mother at 1880 Seventh avenue.
In the midst of social festivities the
sick are not forgotten.
Mr.. John Earle a favorite in society
until his prolonged Illness, is confined
to his bed at the home of his father, Mr..
j. B. Earle, Elyton. He has been an
invalid for four years, and during that
period a slow fever has rarely left him.
The physicians say that such a case is
rarely known.
Mrs. Robert Warnock is very sick. Mr..
Tom Jordan is very feeble. Mr.. Mort
McAdory is some better. Mrs: r. Ehr-
man is very low. Mr.: Richard Cobb is
recovering. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Mother
shed have very sick child.
There was quite a crush at the hand
some Sixth avenue home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Brown last night. The generous
host had 800 invitations printed and sent
out and 1t seemed that all were answered
in person. Mr.. Brown had in mind his
friends when he built his house, and
the entire suite of rooms on the first
floor seemed thrown into enc. The deco
rations were beautiful and artistic, and
displayed the deft touch of Mrs. T. o.
Smith. There was holly with it's pointed
leaves and red berries, mistletoe, palms,
ferns, roses, carnations, chrysanthe-
NUNS, etc. The large reception hall was
ornamented with palms and ferns; the
first drawing room, white carnation and
ferns in scheme of white, with candles;
second drawing room, yellow; first sup
per room, pink roses; coffee room, profu-
sion of violets; dining room. American
Beauty roses. Mrs. G.. M. Morrow and
Mrs. Jos. r. Smith, Jr., presided over
the dining room; Mrs. Drake and Miss
Hubert over the coffee room, and Mrs.
Alice Nelson and Miss Kate Rogan over
the lemonade bowl.
Mr.. and Mrs Brown stood at the en-
trance to the first drawing room and
heartily welcomed the guests. Miss
Laura, their fair daughter, who was so
auspiciously introduced in society," stood
near. She was artistica1ly gowned in
white, trimmed with gold, and her beau
tiful brown hair made fitting crown.
BY her side stood her school girl friend,
Miss Mary Baxter Smith, of Nashville.
looking lovely in pure white. Misses
Willie Morrow, Margaret Smith, Mamie
Earle Lucy Hagood and Mollie Jordan,
all former Elyton girls, assisted the fair
debutante in receiving, as did also Miss
Daisy Moody and Miss Kate Rogan. 1t
was certainly a bouquet of beauty, and
the lovely girls in red, white and blue.
suggested the Goddess of Liberty
The Ladies' Aid society of the South
Highland Presbyterian church will give
a popcorn social for the children Satur-
day afternoon from to O'Clock at the
church.
The annual opening ball of Phoenix
club in their hispitable home last night
was one of the grandest successes ever
undertaken by them. The leaders of
Jewish society were there and stately
matrons fair young ladies' and debu-
tantes We'd with each other in making
the evening one long to be remembered
The debutantes were Misses Ida We'll,
Blanche Rothschild and Helen Wise, and
their acquisition to the already large
number of fair Jewish society ladies is
a valuable one. Each was arrayed in
beautiful gowns BETTING the occasion,
and to say they were the envy of those of
previous seasons is but putting 1t mildly.
The arrangements committee had left
nothing undone for the occasion. Web
er's band furnished enhancing music,
Reeds conservatory had been taxed for
rare pot plants and flowers, and mine
Host Nabb furnished refreshments be-
fitting the occasion.
The evening was most enjoyable one,
and Home, Sweet Home" was heard
with reluctance by all.