Birmingham state herald., 1896-09-04

George .. Ball, Nineteenth street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, South High lands. Telephone 9SS)
 The New York fashion writers are be- ginning to give us more than hints as to the autumn fances in headgear; they are furnishing an unsuspecting public the most startling statements as to the shapes and sizes of the hats and bonnets that will find favor among women during the next few weeks. These predictions are being naturally copied by many women whose duty it is to keep the world posted in feminine matters. If the men have read these prognostica- tions they must be anticipating the com ing season with a sickenlng horror, for We are told that once more-as if we have ever had relief from the eXagger- ated abominationsv-we are to sec broad cast over the land the picture hat" the tilted Gainsborough," in all it's bravery of waving plumes, it's indented brim and it's tendency to lodge anywhere on the average girls head but the proper place. Indeed we are told that the most ap- proved way of wearing these hats is at right angle over either ear. And then there are to be feathers, ribbons and flowers galore, anything and everything which will add to the size, grotesqueness and general unbecomingness of the pie ture hat" The chroniclers of the in
  occasions when "Gainsboroughs' are appropriate or how very few women really look well in very large hats, but they do kindly tell us that almost every imaginable shape and size will be stylish and will be adopted by fashionable women A writer in the New York Jour nal says: "Cerise in all shades, running from brick color to deep old fashioned maroon, and admitting of five or six tints in a single hat, will be in great A 1, ,;,1at tifY, .F hr11 1pa velvet, subdued by gray wings, will be attempted by daring women, whose pursss will permit them to coquette with fashion. Grass green of the early spring shade before dust and dirt have dulled it will be seen everywhere on every sort of hat, .n flowers, feathers, felts, velvets and ribbons The Napoleon shape is still in the market with stiff straight bow forming the wide front and ornamented with bhds. Flashing rhinestone buckles and other designs stimulating jewels of various kinds will be used extensively. Not a vestge of the taffeta ribbon. that trimmed nine summer hats out Of ten will be carried over into the winter sea son. Satin faced velvet ribbons, narrow, wide medium, have taken its place. | Laces will be used for evening hats and pretty effects are secured by combining | them with deeply tinted braided felts, | just revealing their color through fine, | softly gathered yellow mesh.''
 
 It is refreshing to read so much about | the wives of notable men these days, whether the men be prominent in politics, | literat ture or art. It is said that the wife | of Thomas Hardy is of great value to her | husband outside of her capacity as | housekeeper. She is so thoroughly post | ed in current literature that MT. Hardy | states that he is constantly depend- | ing upon her for information. Mrs. Hardy many years ago induced her hus- band to give up architecture for litera- ture, and his first novel was copied by her and sent to the publisher.
 Miss Kemp -Welch of Bournemouth, Eng, is regarded by the art critics as one of the best painters of the horse that has been developed during our century. She is styled Another Rosa Bonheur,'' and her last picture, exhibited at the acade- my, "A Study in Horses" has created a furore of enthusiastic admiration.
 The Cuban lovers of whom I wrote from Atlanta few weeks ago, and whose tender romance was of such inter- est to me, will be married on Friday evening, September Il, at o'clock at the Roman Catholic church of Atlanta. Af- ter the wedding ceremony there will be a handsome reception from to 10 o'clock al the residence of the brides parents on Peachtree street. The bride-to-be bears the euphonious name of Leonie Altuzar- Ta, ana IS the eldest daughter or MT ana Mrs. Nicholas Altuzarra, and the pros pective gromm is MT. Joseph Diaz.
 This evening at o'clock, at the South Highland Presbyterian church. Rev. Dr. John Barbour will lecture. His theme, "Ten Days on the Continent" is one of interest and pr. Barbour will give an eloquent and charming account of his re- cent travels in condensed way. The public is cordially invited to be present. and no charge will be made at the church door. Refreshments will be served by the young ladies of the congregation af- | ter the lecture.
 Mrs. Corinne Futile, Mrs. w. H. Kettig and Mrs. E. G. Stevens spent yesterday at Shades mountain.
 The Atlanta Constitution has this com- plimentary notice of an accomplished Alabama girl who has many admirers in Birmingham:
 "Of the many capable musical artistes among the young, women off the stage may be mentioned Miss Elizabeth Flu genia Winter of Montgomery, Ala. She is well known in Atlanta, having visited here two years ago, after completing a long musical course under the instruction of the most celebrated artists in this country. Besides her superb voice. cul- tivatsd to the most artistic degree, Miss Winter is young woman of many per SpHdI dtltdClloHS, dllu ndS been the ac- knowledged belle this summer of the diff ferent resorts of Virginia. Miss Winter comes of most distinguished family Her father, says the Philadelphia Times, is Judge John Gindrat Winter of Mont gomery. Ala. Judge Winter is a relative of William Winter of the New York Tri- bune. Miss Winters mother was a Miss Calhoun, a granddaughter of John C. Calhoun. Patrick Calhoun, the distin- guished southern lawyer, and John C. Calhoun, New York, are Miss Winters cousins. Mrs. Andrew Simonds Senide Charleston, S. C., who was a Miss Susan Calhoun, Is also related to Miss Winter Miss Winter is a little above medium size with great mass of Titan hair which hangs far down below her waist when unconfned. She has been studying vocal music in New York for several years under Powers and Miss Green. Her voice is much like that of Geraldine Ulmar who use to sing Gilbert and Sul- Evan parts in this country years ago. Miss Winters great-grandmother on her mothers side was a daughter of the Bar on Tresyan de Graffenreidt, who came from Berne. Switzerland, settled in North