Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-12

saying that the ladies and gentlemen
will have an overlooking house at both
performances.
notwithstanding politics ragged in Bir-
mingham yesterday with an Intensity
never before known in our community of
excitements, still the members of the Art
league held an enthusiastic business
meeting in the afternoon; and, though
apparently all the surplus energies of our
people have been engaged in this same
political struggle which terminated yes
terday at O'Clock, the Art Edition of the
State Herald has been steadily progress
ing in preparation. Besides articles and
illustrations by the present members of
the league which will appear in the Art
Edition, to be issued on May 3, Mrs. car
oline Lowell, editor, has the promise OF a
breezy Washington letter from an ex-
member of the Art league, Mrs. Oscar
w. Underwood, who now resides at the
national capital. Misses Cowles of New
Haven, Conn.,. Jessie Miller and Viola Ro-
den, now In New York, and Mr.. Lawrence
Buck of Chicago, all former devoted
members of the league, will furnish orig
inal Illustrations for this Art Edition.
The merchants are realizing the splen-
did opportunity of advertising in this
tissue, and the work already promises to
be grand success.
The ladies of the Southside Baptist
church have about completed arrange
ments for their rose show, which will be-
gin the middle of May. 1t will be neces-
sarily a beautiful exhibit and one calcu-
lated to stimulate love for flowers and
a desire for the proper cultivation of
them. The following prizes are offered
by several of the prominent business
firms of Birmingham:
For best collection of roses-Rose bowl,
offered by Nabers, Morrow & Sinnige.
For best collection of tea roses-French
Offpfeu
by Rosenstihl Bros.
For best collection of yellow roses
Handsome white parasol, offered by Ca
heen Bros.
Handsome vase, offered by Abbott Bros.
For best collection of white roses
Handsome fan, offered by Loveman, Jo-
seph a Loeb.
For best rose of any kind-Bottle of
perfume, offered by Minis Stone.
For best collection of flowers. cut and
in pots-Twelve varieties of prize chry-
santhemums, offered by Mrs. Stiles.
For finest specimen of fern-1ce cream
bricks, delivered whenever desired, Of
fered by r. Warner.
There will also be a baby show in con-
nection with the flower exhibit for which
the following prizes are offered:
For finest baby boy between the ages
of and years-Pair of baby's shoes,
offered by Kings shoe store
The prettiest girl baby between the
ages of and 3 years-Pair of baby's
slippers. offered by the Boston Shoe
store.
( The finest baby boy year old and UNI
der-Baby tender, offered by Ben M. ia
cobs & Bros.
der-Child's silver spoon, offered by
Gluck, the jeweler
NY
While the days of letter writing as
fine art by gifted women are in meas
ure passed away. absorbed, as it were,
In the activities of this present time, and
while q man no less famous than Hon. j.
G. Blaine, has urged the destruction of
missjyes which bear within their pages
certain truths that may bring political
shipWreck to the confidential writer, still
there are letters and letters, as we all are
aware. And too, letters which, While
relating personal experiences, hold no.
stories which the widest statesman could
turn to account, have fallen into my
hands, and, at the request of certain
friends, they are published this morning.
They tell of narrowed up souls, of CULVER
ing heartaches and of perturbed minds,
but they wear the impress of truth and
desire for that sympathy which Is freely
given by true men and women, whose
hearts soften towards their fellow crea-
lures in distress. The first letter is from
a loyal honest man, who, though sur
rounded by the allurements of a great
metropolis, retired to the quietude of his
private apartments to write to his wife
at home. He says in this letter.:
Our party is comfortably quartered
at the Hotel de T., real up-to-date.
swell hostelery, and we are having quite
a lively time. l only wish you were here
-of course do. l always like to have
you near me when enjoying myself with
young people, for you know you always
encourage me in my efforts to cultivate
the society of young folks, especially of
young girls, young married ladies and
widows Well, / was about to tell you
something OF my sad experience In this
hotel. While walking through the laby-
rinthian halls and the cute parlors and
drawing rooms, my feet, springing from
the spongy and elastic carpetry, every
bound making my head swim with dzzi-
ness-n fact making me as giddy as
boy--your boy, of course, my dear, no.
body's Extraordinarily running against
a huge French mirror, counting myself
double by the reflex, felt my i'm
porfanee.
Yesterday at p. m. dinner was an
nounced. You know, my dear, this is
about our supper time We promptly en-
tered the mammoth dining nall, where
we were politely received by a score or
more of elegantly dressed white walters.
Each had the mien of an up-to-date dude
-pigeon-tailed coats. high standing col
lars the most elaborate shirt bosoms,
diamond studs, made of tumbler bottoms,
hair parted in the middle, white shoe
strings. | really imagined for the moment
that | was entering the ball room of
Birmingham swell german but not so,
of course, only New York dining hall.
The tables were small. Our party divided,
and one gentleman from our crowd sat
with me- La carte-that means the bill
of fare'-was handed me. gazed at II
for a moment, but Ii looked so very
Ffenchy | handed 1t to my companion.
With a wise look and an apparent knowl
edge of the French language-tact, you
know-he gave his order, then handed
me la carte Said I: i will take the
same Of course I did. What else could
/ say. for though years ago had conned
the French text books, and imagined
myself ready for trip to Paris. all was
forgotten Sliding away and back again,
as 1.-THE and artistically as a Chester
fieldian dancing master, our gentleman
waiter soon returned bringing with bin
among other things two large cups and
saucers, and found my companion and |
enjoying an animated conversation on
some general topic of the day. so much
interested myself that had but little
thought of the dinner ordered. ] saw the
cups and saucers though, and drawing
mine closer to me l politely asked the