Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-21
SOCIETY,".

Miss Lucy Leeper of Admission is a
guest of Mrs. Willis Roberts. Miss Leeper
came over to attend the wedding of her
cousin, Miss Nora Leeper.
The leading literary light of the south
just now is James Lane Allen of Ken
lucky. The northern periodicals are MAX
ing great to do over him, and the critics
are seeking weak places in his literary
armor His Kentucky Cardinal is
doubtless a fine piece of ideal writing-it
is as delicate and delicious as honey dew.
His Summer in Already" is gross and
sensual. He pictures his heroine as comb
ing her lovers head with a fine-tooth
comb. He seems to have determined to
be as intensely real as he was ideal, and
he has overshot the mark. The higher
the heighth from which an angel falls,
the deeper the depth to which she will go.
Most theatre-goers evidently desire
amusement rather than instruction.
Warde played ''Falstaff' to $50 people,
while Della Fox sang and danced to near
1y 1900. A taste for the classic drama
must be educated, just as the taste for
classic music comes only by education.
When once taste for classic drama has
been achieved, there is no pleasure equal
to that afforded by the classic A true
appreciation of a character like Falstaff
AFFORDS exquisite pleasure The dry hui
NOR OF Falstaff, his intense human ma
ture, his play of passion give a gratfica-
ton that no song and dance can give.
The new fashion of tight sleeves is the
result of the athletic fad. A girl who has
spent months training her muscles does
not like to hide them under big bishop
sleeves. The tight sleeves are a joy to
the woman of good figure and well
moulded arms, but to her more slender
sister they are not at all welcome. But
all women will wear them. A new dress
will be regarded as an old one unless it is
made in the latest fashion.
Mrs c. Lawrence Laveretta of Mobile.
who has assisted our amateurs on two
occasions in light opera, spent the sum-
mer in Philadelphia and sang at a charity
concert. The Philadelphia papers speak
in the highest terms of her voice.
Rev. j. N. Mckinley, pastor of Thomas
ana Pratt City Presbyterian churches
was married in the Presbyterian church
at Thomas, Ala, on October 20. at 10 a.
M, by DIR. A. b. Curry of the First Pres
byterlan church of Birmingham, to Miss
Beulah Young, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
c. G. Young of Thomas The bridesmaid
was Miss Mary Mckinley, sister of the
groom, and the groomsman was Mr.. Err
skine Ramsay The ushers were Messrs
Harry Hawkins, George Dougherty, E.
II. Anchors and DR.. r. H. Hamrick
home of the groom's parents at Mary
vile, Tenn. They will be at home at
Thomas, Ala, after November 5.
Mrs. Knight-and. Miss Wall returned
to Florida yesterday after pleasant visit
to Mrs. w. It. Nabers.
Mr.. J. F. Graham and daughter, Miss
Alice, left yesterday for Admission to be
present al the marriage of Mr.. Graham's
sister
Mr.. and Mrs. s. P. Griffith of Pennsyl-
vania are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
II. Gary, Sixth avenue.
Mr.. P. J. Boggan and Miss Mollie Mo-
ragne were married yesterday in this city,
and took the southbound train on we'd
ding tour.
Mr.. Fl. C. Reynolds of Blocton and Miss
Nora Leeper were married at the resi- |
dence of Mrs. Willis Roberts, this city, at |
$3.50 p. m. yesterday. Rev. A. b. Curry |
officiating. The bridal pair went to New |
Orleans, and will return to Montevallo |
about the 2Sth. The marriage was quiet, |
only few relatives and friends being |
present The bridegroom is the son of |
Mr.. H. Clay Reynolds, president of the |
Girls Industrial school, and the bride is |
the daughter of Judge ]. T. Leeper, de- |
ceased. The bride is admired by her
many friends for her beauty and lowell |
ness of character.
TO the State Herald: |
Earle Palmer in 'Infelice," by Augusta |
Evans. is an ideal gentleman; Julia Ma |
gruder's hero in "A Beautiful Alien" and |
Pembroke Jerome in "The Violet are
gentlemen; so is Ludlow in THE Coast |
of Bohemia by Howells, who, on mar |
rying Cornelia, was strenuous that she |
should not in the slightest degree lapse |
from her ideal and purpose, or should |
cease to be an artist in becoming wife,"
and Aliens own "John Gray" is charac- |
teristically an American gentleman-one |
who is strong, true and brave; charac-
ter that should be studied by every youth |
in the land, and there are others in Amer |
lean fiction. ALMA RITTENBERRY.
To the State Herald:
1 see in your condensation OF James
Lane Aliens article that he Includes Don
Quixote in his list of gentlemen. / think
Mr. Allen displays great ignorance and
surprising lack of literary taste. Don
Quixote was fool-a crank. ]. B.