Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-10

 George c. Ball, Nineteenth street. between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, South High lands. Telephone 988)
 Last Wednesday evening the closing ex- ercises of the Huntsville Female seminary marked an epoch in the history of women in Alabama. On that occasion for the first time in our state woman delivered the address before the faculty and pupils of an important educational institution, and she did it so thoroughly well that she was ap- plauded to the echo by @ large and entirely representative audience.
 Mrs. Milton Humes of Huntsville was the Alabama woman so honored, and her ad- dress Is said to have been one of exception ally fine qualities, eloquent cogent and full Of the highest aspirations for her sex Mrs. Humes was introduced by Hon. W. l.. Clay in an appropriate and graceful speech. Her address, of course, treated of the advance ment of women along those lines of en- deavor which will prove helpful and en- nobling. Mrs. Humes is the wife of one of the most prominent and successful lawyers or Ala bama, and she is the daughter of the late Governor Chapman, and has inherited tinguished father As Mrs. Huines is a native of our state and delivered the first oration before graduating class eyer made by woman in Alabama the incident pos sesseS peculiar interest for us all. And this interest is enhanced by the fact that her
 
 audience, which was composed of many of the most cultivated and conservative men and women in the south.
 The following description of 8 luncheon furnishes novel suggestions for this popular social function:
 country house in a suburban town on Thursday of this week, given especially for traced the latitude and longitude of love, and as the little blind god Is no respecter of science and classics, considerable sentf- ment creeps into our colleges. It is said the guest of honor when at one of them originated parties for hunting four-leaved clover, and her hostess gives clover lunch rosy balls of the sweet flowers are to be suspended from the chandelier and corners a sponge with water and deftly putting the flower stems all through 1t till perfect sym metry is secured. Long flexible wreaths Of the flowers will festoon the ceiling; an old fashioned fireplace will be a mass of blos- sons and carefully selected foliage, with the white horseshoe-a potent charm against evil-well marked in each leaf, and here, there and everywhere will be bowls and vases of the pink flowers. Sharp eyes ing for four-leayed clovers, so, that each guest may have at least one. novel ar engagement will be crossing the table with clover, narrow tin troughs having been specially made just it's length and width, to be packed solid with clover blossoms and covered on the outside with fine ferns and 
 couplets have been selected for the menus, which are trefoil leaves tied with pink satin ribbon:
 Wealth health, fame and a lover May all be gained with a four-leayed clover One for health. one for wealth and one for And if God puts another one in 'tis luck; If you search you will find 1t so.
 A handful of clover sweet
 1 scatter before thy feet.
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 MT. and Mrs Charles o. Locke, their It, tie daughter and Miss Lucille Smith leave next week for St. Simons, where they will spend some time
 Miss Emma Leedy will have as her guests next week the Misses Mathews of Hunts vile.
 The violent storm yesterday afternoon did not interfere with the success of the annual picnic of the Southern club, but at the appointed hour the railway station was gay and bright with many of the belles and beaux of our city, augmented by sev- eral pretty girls from other sections all bent on pleasure and ready for the trip to and the merry party was accompanied by Weber's excellent band, A run of little where there was much to divert the young people until supper. A very good supper was enjoyed by the party, after, after ,Ssl which About midnight the train left Blount on the return trip, reaching the city after an hours run. Refreshments were served on board the cars and the Southern club pie mic of 1896 was voted by each and all a com plete success and delightful outing
 Mrs Jack O. Cohen and her children leave shortly for three months visit to relatives in New York.
 
 More than ordinary interest is being man. ifested by the young people of this section in the approaching commencement or the sre oetes for the occasion, and a goodly number of Birming- ham belles will go down to the old town to take part in the commencement exercises and festivities
 Miss Corrie Henderson of Taladega is visiting Miss Mabel Massey at Woodlawn.
 The young gentlemen of the Colonial club will give one of their enjoyable cotillions this evening at Lakeview.
 Miss Anna Morrow will visit her sister, Miss Lucy Morrow: at Chicago very shortly
 Mrs. II. H. Mayberry and children are now in Tennessee. where they will spend the summer.
 MT and Mrs. John D. Stocker of Atlanta have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Miss Corinne Ruth, to MT. Thaddeus Edgar Horton, Wednesday morn- ing, June r, 10:30 o'clock, at St. Luke cathedral.
 Mrs. J. r. Graham and. her daughters leave next week for Talladega, to visit rela- tiyes.
 Mrs. Thomas Armstrong is spending the summer at Blount Springs.
 
 Mrs. s. l. Terry of New York reached Birmingham a few days ago. and is the guest of her sister, Mrs. George Cobb on the South Highlands.
 
 The Tuesday Whist club was entertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Louis 1T 3radield The prize, very handsome Russian leather card case was won by Mrs Wimer Beard. Mrs. Bradfield served de- lcous refreshments after the games of