Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-12
SOCIAL.


There will be a meeting of the Creche
club this afternoon at $3.50 at the Com
mercial club rooms.
Mr.. w. D. Parish has painted a por-
trait of DR.. Joseph R. Smith that shows
the mark of talent.
If you don't get an invitation to so.
cial function you can console yourself
with the reflection that it got lost in the
mail, like Watson's letter to Butler.
Capt Tom Radcliff will remove to
Sheffield to accept a position with one of
the furnaces. Two of the Sheffield fur
naces are now in blast, and the third will
soon blow in.
The Birmingham Creche will hold
regular meeting in the rooms of the Com
mercial club this afternoon at O'CLOCK.
There are now three babes being cared
for by the Creche and other applications.
There is not a more laudible society in
the city than the Creche and the public
should not be sparing in its encourage
ment to the ladies who have it in charge.
Commodore Vanderbilt thought his son
William II. was a fool and sent him to
work on a farm. When William ii. was
about 40 years of age it developed that he
was brany, strong, self-controlled
man. The commodore changed his opin-
ion at once, and placed all his immense
interests in the hands of William H.
mother should not conclude that her son
is fool until ne reaches the age of 49,
Mr. w. W. Hunt of Columbus, Ca,
and Miss Virginia Foster, of Gadsden,
were married in the latter place yester-
day morning. The bridal party, accom-
panied by the groom's father, Mr.. Thorn
as Hunt, reached the city yesterday
afternoon en- route to Columbus, via At
lanta.
Mr.. Hunt is a popular merchant of Co
lumbus, and his accomplished bride is
the granddaughter of Col. r. B. Kyle, of
Gadsden.
Mr. William Youngblood Dill and Miss
Susie G. Poe were married at the resi-
dence of the brides mother on Fourth
avenue yesterday afternoon. Rev. T. j.
Beard officiated. The house was beauti-
fully decorated and large number of
friends were present. The bride and
groom took carriages for East Lake to
visit the grooms father, Prof. Dill, of
Howard college. The guests conformed to
custom by throwing old shoes and rice
after the bridal pair The groom's IA
Their gave the bridal couple and friends
a supper last evening. The bridal pres
ents were numerous and handsome. Mr..
and Mrs. Dill will reside at 2204 Fourth
avenue.
Birmingham is blessed with two beau
tiful brides--each one fit to grace an en-
peror's court, or shine supreme in the
poets dream of fair women. While both
are beautiful, they differ in their beauty,
as one star differeth from another in
glory. One is petite, with hair that has
caught the darkness of midnight with
marble brow that like the white page of
a book is an index to precious thoughts
within, and with dark eyes whose depths
mirror the fleeing thoughts like the
shifting shadows of an autumnai tWi-
light The other is slender and grace
full as fawn, with golden hair that has
entangled the sunbeams, with dark brows
finely arched, with violet eyes that now
seem dark and now light, and with
hand of such exquisite shape that sculp-
tor would die in despair.
The following card has been issuel and
will prove of interest to friends of the
contracting parties throughout the state:
Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Bib
request the honor of your presence
al the marriage of their daughter,
Ella,
= to
Il Mr. Charles Pelham Anderson,
a. Tuesday evening, Nov. "a, E,
IiTF 1885, "
I, at $50 o'clock,
eli South McDonough Street,
Montgomery, Ala.
The ladies of the United Charities are
discussing the election of a new president
Mrs. r. l.. Brooks has faithfully per-
formed the arduous duties of that Office
for several months, and her health is
somewhat impaired by the labor of love
she has undergone.
The Nineteenth Century club met yes
terday afternoon with Miss Ada John
ston.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bowron entertain
ed the Treble Clef club and the Highland
Book club last evening at their handsome
home at the head of Twentieth street.
With a host and hostess skilled in the
art of entertaining, a balmy moonlight
night, broad verandas and large parlors,
the occasion could not be otherwise than
delightful. The motif of the evening was
teutonic. The Highland Book club has
been studying German literature, and the
thoughtful hostess kept this in mind in
all arrangements. The beautiful flowers
that ornamented hall, parlor and din
ing room, were of German colors, and
the ices and cakes also conformed to the
prevailing tone.
The Book club read selections from
German authors, and the Treble Clef
club rendered the following interesting
programI
DEMONSTRATING Mendelsshon.
Solo--Calm of the Night--Mrs. Chand-
Ter.
SHOIuS-1ypSy Lilc-SoShuihdA'
Solo-Miss Gockel.
Chorus--Cradle Song-Brahms.
Solo-Du Dist mein all-Miss Coffin.
us-Night-Schubert.
Solo-Mr. Washburn.
Chorus-God In Nature-Schubert.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Adams entertained
most delightfully."- after the hop last FRI
day night, the occasion being hop sup
per given to Miss Clements, Mrs Adams
sister, and Miss Searcey, of Alabama.
Covers were laid for forty-nine, and at
each plate was card with dainty but
ter1y. The decorations were very ar
tistic, yellow being the prevailing color.
After supper music and dancing were en-
joyed until late hour. The Misses AL
bers, Clements, Hughson and Searcy fur
nished the music. Mr. E. V. Smith, 4th
infantry, and Mr.. Knowlton, added
greatly to the pleasure of the evening by
their dances and songs. Lieut. and Mrs.
Adams dispensed the Inequalities of
their home with customary elegance, the
fair visitors from Alabama lending their
assistance in the entertaining of the
guests 1t was one of the most delight
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