Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-25
OUR SOCIAL WORLD

(All items of social interest will be gladly
noted in these columns IL sent to Mrs.
George C.. Ball, Nineteenth street, between
lands. Telephone $685.
In resuming my daily journalistic du-
ties after month delightfully."- and rest
fully spent in that wonderful Georgia
town Atlanta, it is my desire to make
my department as interesting and helpful
to Alabama women as space will allow.
With that end in view 1 enter upon my
work with increased energy and deeper
concern in all matters which pertain to
social life, and also to women in a litera-
ry, professional, artistic or any other
way. shall therefore be greatly obliged,
in order to facilitate my work, If commu-
nications intended for my department
are sent me as early as possible, and to
my residence when convenient. When
anything is sent to the State Herald Of
flee for me it is desirable that 1t reach
me not later than 5 o'clock in the after
noon. OF course there are exceptional
cases when this cannot be done. and 1
shall always endeavor to meet all the ex-
igencies of my life, but / shall be grateful
to my friends if they will send their COM
munications and notiflca tons to me as
early in the day as convenient.
There are many Alabamlans in Allan
ia, as Is we'll known, and several former
birmingham people who have warm
friends still In our city who yet feel an
interest in their welfare Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Garner now are permanent residents
of Atlanta; so are Mr.. and Mrs. r. l..
West, Mr. and Mrs. Hosking5, Mr.. and
Mrs George S. O'Bear Maj. w. G.
O'Bear, Mrs. Zealey and family, Mr.. and
Mpc Joi6 nd M
whom are now successful and fiourishing
citizens of Atlanta, and are content and
happy in their new home.
Prof. and Mrs. j. Morton Boyce are
also there, and are arranging comfortable
quarters for the winter. Professor Bur-
bank is now there for the summer, but
will probably go to Florida during the
winter months. He inquired with affec-
Tomato interest about his Birmingham
friends and referred with pleasure to his
Sojourn among us.
Mrs. Jane Ware, Mrs. Hal 7. Walker
and Miss Bessie Walker of Montgomery
are still in Atlanta, and are visiting their
kinsfolk at the elegant home of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Dickson, on Peachtree
street Miss Knoxie Walker, who, with
her mother and grandmother, spent the
winter and part of the summer in At
lanta, is now at Asheville, N. c., for a
few weeks.
Mrs. Ellie Graves Shober and her lovely
little daughter, Miss Eleanor Shober, are
also at Asheville with Miss Knoxie Walk
err They will return to Birmingham, ac
companied by Miss Walker, in September.
Mrs. Hal 7. Walker, her mother, Mrs.
Ware, and Miss Bessie Walker will re-
turn to their old home at Mont merry
early in September after an absence of
many months.
Today at noon in the splendid gold
room" of 1.-THE Breakers" the magnifi-
cent Newport residence Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, ST., their daughter,
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, will be mar
ried to Mr.. Harry Payne Whitney, son
of Hon. w. c. Whitney. While it is not
to be exactly private marriage, 1t will
be very quiet affair, owing to the deli
cate health of the father of the bride.
About 100 guests will attend the we'd
ding, all relatives and intimate friends.
The floral decorations will be superb and
are designed and executed by Tiffany &
Cottenet of New York. There will be six
bridesmaids, Misses Emily " Sloane,
Lila Sloane, Mabel Gerry, Edith Shep-
herd, Amy Bend and Meta Taylor.
Their bouquets will be large punches of
Mamade c. Listout roses-pink-and
lilies of the valley, tied with pink satin
ribbon. The ushers will be Messrs. Frank
Lyon Polk, Alfred Vanderbilt, r. l.. Cot
tenet, H. p. Mcmillan and S. Baldwin,
and their boutonnieres will be clusters of
lilies of the valley. The groom, who, by
the way, is an exceedingly promising
young fellow, will wear morning suit
and gardinias on the lapel of his coat
His best man, who is his brother Mr..
William Payne Whitney, will be SINH
larly attired, with bunch of orchids as
his bouttonniere. The brides gown is to
be a gorgeous white satin, with many
yards of rare and priceless lace. She
will carry bouquet of stephanotis and
cardinals. After the ceremony an elob-
crate wedding breakfast will be served
at a number of tables with all the beauty
of floral adornment. There Is to be the
usual wedding cake and wedding cake
boxes, the latter being ornamented in
gold with the letters "W. "" The we'd
ding cake will not contain ring. This
much talked and written about marriage
appeals to all Americans as it Is a love
match pure and simple, and both bride
and groom are splendid types of young
Americans and are thoroughly repre-
sentative in every way. Miss Vanderbilt
has made every possible effort to bring
about a reconciliation between her father
and brother, and 1T is thought that per-
haps Mr.. and Mrs. CorneliussE anderbilt,
Jr, will be among the guests today at
the marriage of Miss Vanderbilt and Mr.
Henry Payne Whitney.
Mr.. Joe Johnston, Jr the graphic and
delightful correspondent of the Atlanta
Journal. who wrote a series of letters for
MS paper from all the capitals or Europe,
returned a few weeks ago from his stay
of four months abroad, and brings very
recent information of Hon. Chappell Co
ry which will be of interest to Alabam-
ians. While in London Mr.. Johnston saw
Mr.. Cory very frequently, and Ire tells
me that he is the most delightful guide
and companion to his friends in that
great city, for he is SO thoroughly posted
in English history that every spot in the
metropolis possesses charm and fasci-
nation for him. Mr.. Johnston reports
that Mr.. Cory is doing finely in his bust
ness. and that he is in excellent health
but is very anxious to return to Alabama,
which he hopes to do early in the coming
year. Mr.. Cory feels the keenest interest
in the present political campaigns, and
remains unswervingly devoted to his
principles and his faith in free coinage.
Mr.. Cory is the same loyal, true Alabam-
ian, the same man of broad and cult
waited intellect and the same attractive
and magnetic personality as when he
left us several years ago. His friends In
every part of Alabama will rejoice to
know that Mr.. Cory will return to his
native state in few months.
Mr.. Joe Johnston, Jr., did not meet