Birmingham state herald., 1896-11-20

day is spoken of.
 Mrs. Gormley, of Iowa, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. Golden.
 Mrs. J. J. Jolley, who has been visiting relatives in Kentucky, will return today
 Mrs. Dr. Holt who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. R. L. Houston, went to Montgomery yesterday to visit another sister, Mrs. Gov. Oates.
 Misses Linda and Jessie Lee Brown, two accomplished young ladies of Scottsboro, Ala, are visiting their aunt, Mfs. Lula Francis, on Nineteenth street.
 MT. O'Nein and wife, nee Miss Hagood, have returned from their bridal tour and are boarding on South Twentieth street. MT. O'Neill is connected with the Sloss company
 The Little Jokers were entertained by Mrs Hampton Smith and Mrs. Earle Perkins yesterday afternoon. Miss Amy Jordan won the visitors prize and Miss Lucille Smith the club prize.
 Miss Adine Gordon, who was brides maid at the Pitchford-Freeman wedding, left yesterday for her home in Jackson, Miss. Miss Gordon is a charming young lady, and made many friends during her brief stay in this city.
 Friends and relatives in this city of the parties interested have received this card: 'Mr. and Mrs. J. M Cochran invite you to be present at the marriage of their sister, Mrs. Kate Hughes to MT. Robert H. Laws, Nov. IS, Dallas, Tex"
 A South Highland lady was paying a social call to Mrs. A., of the North Side. In the course of the conversation Mrs.
 tr,a tAtx n was the most unkindest cut of all. The South Highland lady prided herself on her social prominence.
 "Where did you find all these people?'' asked a guest at a large social function of the hostess; "did you get their names from the city directory" She replied: Your name was the only one I had to look in the directory to find"
 
 "The older set of beaux-the old guard are being left out this season." said one of them, and I suppose it's nothing but just and right We have reached that age when we like our ease and comfort more than social favors. We won't ex- ert ourselves to make a girl have good time. The club looks more inviting than the theater or the ball room. We are afraid of catching cold if we stay out late of nights"
 There is a demand for good cooks in Birmingham. Booker Washington should send us some of the graduates of the Tuskegee Industrial school for colored girls. They could get good wages here The so-called cooks who go about offering to hire are not cooks, or they would not be out of job. They talk very nicely about what they can do, but when put to the test turn out to be miserable fail- ures. They should be required to carry specimen of their cooking along with them. The negro boys are as careless as the cooks. A housekeeper wanted a butler, and negro youth applied. He rang the door bell, and to the maid he said: '1 wish to speak a word with the lady of the house. His language was good, but he didn't know the proper use of words. When asked if he had had ex- perience as butler, he replied: Yes, madam; took care of the horses of MT. Smith," He had memorized the words butler and hostler, but didn't know their application.
 The ladies of the Fedearted clubs met yesterday with Mrs. James A. Going on Fifth avenue and selected subjects for discussion at the May meeting, in An niston. The following subjects were se- lected:
 "Scope of the Federation"
 Announcement and Loyalty to Ala bama Talent"
 "The Lying Age"
 Revival of Idealism."
 "Women's Clubs and Child's Study"
 Does Club Life Interfere With Home Life?"
 .'There Is an Art of Reading. as Well as of Thinking and Writing"
 "Reciprocity."
 Mrs. J. E. Stone, of Talladega, was elected treasurer. Mrs. Stone Is sister to Mrs. George NJ. Cruikshank, of this city.
 The Federation then adjourned to meet in May. at luncheon by Mrs. James A. Going, most charming hostess. Much earnest ness was shown in the different matters brought up. The ladies are determined to devote themselves to the uplifting of thought and the cultivation of the more humane side of life;
 The Southern club building. on Fifth avenue and Twentieth street, is almost ready for the reception on the evening of the 25th. The club occupies the entire building, and is one of the few social clubs in the south that has an entire building at its disposal. The Southern now has membership of 300, and ranks with the Capital City and Pickwick clubs. Several thousand dollars have been spent on the building, and it has been we'll ap- piled. A large veranda, "A feet across, has been added. In pleasant weather the veranda can be enclosed with canvass and converted into coffee room. The reception room to the left of the entrance is finished in maroon coloring, and Is handsome room. The library on the right is finished in pea-green, and, including the bay window, is thirty feet long. It is bright, cheery room and contains large library, desks, etc. The billiard room Is in pink, and contains five tables. It is 40x38 feet The buffet has all modern conveniences and luxuries, with an att tendant constantly in charge. On the second floor to the east of the staircase Is the ladies' parlor, very handsomely furnished. An arch leads to the splendid ball room, with its electric lights, It's musicians balcony, its delicate tints and frescoed walls, and its smooth floor. The windows of the ball room open on the roof of the veranda, making pleasant Across the hall from the parlor is the ladies dressing room, where