Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-08
OUR SOCIAL WORLD.


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As so much interest is felt in the game
of whist in Birmingham, the following
extracts from a letter written recently
to the New York Herald by Miss Kate
Wheelock, the whist queen" will prove
pleasant reading. Miss iWheelock.
among other things, says:
Among the many interesting features
in this, the sixth congress of the Ameri-
can Whist league is the fact of the in
creased interest taken in this most in
tellectual of games by women. And it
may be said with absolute truth that the
play of the women has improved in quite
an equal ratio with their interest in the
game.
Comparing. the present with all for
mer congresses of the league, 1t is re-
markable that hitherto the interest has
been centered in a few players, whereas
in the present meeting, owing, of course,
to the wonderful progress that has been
made In the game, the interest has been
spread over many persons, and has in
deed been very general.
I'm all former congresses the nervous
ness of the women players has been very
noticeable. This has been due to the
fear of being found fault with. This
very natural feeling has worn off much
more quickly at the present meeting, and
1 think can account for 1t from the fact
that women have discovered that whist
players are not fault finders. 1t Is only
those who imagine that they can play
90 ,1,n R,a1 fa1Il A urht n
does not call upon his partner at the end
of the game to tell why she made such
and such an error He knows that long
before the game was brought to con-
clusion she found out and regretted the
mistake; therefore he need not remind
her. t4e7l
1T have heard it said that whist is con-
ducive to friendship broken, and that
quarrels are likely to arise over the whist
table. This is not so. On the contrary,
confidence and friendship are engendered.
Something worth calling attention to
is that at several tables throughout the
congress you might have seen two women
playing together against two men, and
making high scores. A notable pair was
Mrs. Newman of Bayonne, N. j. and
Mrs. Watson of New York They played
the system of Howell of Boston against
all Corners, and made big scores. At the
end of the game they received the con-
CALCULATIONS of most of the men against
whom they had played.
MRS. Levick and Mrs. Barnes of Phila-
delphia made good team, playing well
together and scoring high. One of the
strongest women players from Philadel-
phia is Mrs Milton H. Work, the wife
of the author of Whist of Today .
Il think the only woman player from
the Pacific coast present this week Is
Mrs. Henry Payot, wife of the former
presiden. of the San Francisco Whist
club. She has only just come back from
Europe, and came here because she would
not miss this congress. Other well known
players here are Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Elwell
Baker and Miss Kate Simons. =
Several of the ladies whose names /
have mentioned are teachers of whist,
and that reminds me that it is not gener-
ally known that Hoyle, the great writer
on this grand game of last century,
taught whist for "a guinea head in 1742.
From his whist lessons his treatise on the
game grew"
Owing to the very Indictment weather
of the past few days the Dixie tea, to be
given by the Pelham chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy at the
home of Capt. and Mrs. Joseph F.
Johnston, has been deferred until next
Friday evening at o'clock. A delightful
musical programme is being arranged
and there will be various attractive fea-
lures to add to the pleasure of the occa-
sion.
Miss Pearl Turrentne of Gadsden is
visiting the family of Mr.. Polk. Tenth
avenue, South Highlands.
Mr.. James Weatherly and children will
leave Friday to spend the remainder of
the summer in cooler chimes.
Miss Katie Smith of Birmingham and
Miss Maebelle McEa chin left yesterday
for South Carolina, where they will be
the guests of Mrs William H. Perry at
her handsome country home near Green
vile.
Miss Lutte Sharpe will in all probable
ity leave next week for Europe. She
will accompany Mrs. William s. Lowell,
who will make an extensive tour through
the old world.
Mrs. Adolph Hirsch and her little son
are now visiting the parents of Mrs
Hirsch, Mr.. and Mrs. Loeb, at Montgom-
cry.
Mrs. Beatrice Caldwell Johnston is the
guest of friends In Mississippi.
The Atlanta Constitution says:
Miss Mary Elliott Moore is one of the
few southern. women that has so far
graduated from the Harvard annex. Her
one, and she has completed a thorough
course in literature and arts. Her first
literary efforts were contributions to the
Harvard magazine, and she has con-
tinued to contribute regularly to various
publications in the north and south.
With her literary talents Miss Moore
combines the accomplishment Of 'origi-
nal illustrating an art that is attain
ing the most artistic degree in America.
Her work has been widely commended.
and she has recently designed the study
in black and white that adorned the
coverlid of the 'Alkahest.' Socially she
is great favorite. combining with her
intellect all the tact and charm of the
popular society girl. She is one of the
maids of honor attending Miss Capers
as sponsor for South Carolina at the
Richmond reunion and has been the re-
cipient of many charming attentions"
Prof. Benjamin Guckenberger is enjoy
ing brief vacation among his relatives
and friends at Cincinnati. During his
absence Miss Orline T. Arnold will have
charge of the organ at ST. Mary on the
Highlands l
ls alA}Qs $3.50
Miss Mary Cleary is now at BlOunt