Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-16
SOCIAL

I SOCIAL.
 Mrs. R. H. Pearson -has been appointed
 on the board of Alabama representatives I for the Tennessee centennial. Fhis is a
 deserved compliment tosone of Birming-
 hams most influential lmatrons. The ]tlother representatives from Alabama are
 Mrs. Bryce, of Tuscaloosa; Mrs. Egar,
 of Montgomery, and Mrs. Knox, of An
 nfston. sg2
 RIIe. and Miss Nada1 of New York City, | are the guests of their relatives, Maj.
 and Mrs. F. M. Frazier.
 One of the ladies of St. Mary's yester- | day took 100 tickets to the eratoTo,
 Messiah" and said she could sell them | all. s.~ EE
 Mahler Dancing club will meet at Com l mercial club rooms today ats o'clock I D. m, .asa l
 The great need in Birmingham society l now is a leader for the german. Since | MT. Wilmer Beard married and surren- | dered his recognized leadership no one has stepped into his danctng1pumps. The l leader of the german must have decided | talents to be successful-he must be able
 to invent new figures and must be pa tient, and must never lose his head during
 the most trying intricacies.
 Miss Mary Perkins. daughter of MT. | and Mrs. Constantine Perkins. died yes- I terday at 10 o'clock. She had been on a | visit to her aunt in Richmond, and re- l turned some four days ago very sick. at | the time. She was 20 years old, very lit erary, and graduate of d. a.Rlchmond col l lege. Her parents idolized her, The fu- neral takes place this 1norning at 10 l o'clock from the family residence, cor | ner of Seventh avenue and Twenty-third l street. Interment ln Oak Hill cem- | tery The funeral services will be con- ducted by Rev. J. M. Watson, of the | Christian church.
 | The following notice is posted in the | electric cars: +n tTgM l floor, for our shoes are thin and our | feet will get wet, and our skirts will | LADY PASSENGERS" | The error in the above is in the head l ing-gentlemen do not spit on the floor | where ladies walk. The habit that | southern men have of splitting astonishes l the northerner A New England Yankee, | with the economical ideas peculiar to his | people, was travelling in the south and l saw man spit great sluce of tobacco | juice. eff I had that water power in l New England would start grist mill" l he exclaimed. t5i q v stA..s l We are more apt to be mistaken in | regard to our singing ability than in | any other qualification, A man knows | whether he can make a speech or not. l but he Is very apt to think he is a fine | vocalist when his voice resembles a fog 1 horn. You may be ablei to convince I woman that she is not pretty. but it is | impossible to convince her that she can't | sing. "Oh would some power the giftie l gie us to hear ourselves as others hear | us"
 | s+ss s l The housewife who orderedftwo pounds l of steak when she intended only one l made ao mis-steak.
 | Miss Addie Evans. the charming young | daughter of Mayor F. w. Evans, left yes- | terday for Lafayette, to spend the holi- l days with relatives.
 | The new woman objects to the term re- | lict as applied to widow. The word re- | lict means to leave behind, as Of a farm l or other propertys after death--, The term l applied to woman implies that she was her husbands property. The idea that a wife is the pfeperty of her husband is l galling to the new woman.
 l The woman who is on good terms with her dress ma lSer saves much wear and | tear-wear of her old dress and tear of | her temper.
 | Dr. Thomas D. Parke will leave the latter part of this month for New York | to take a special course of lectures.
 
 l Birmingham society is provincial in l some respects says a society young | lady. "The young menpseem to think | it necessary to make an engag ement be- | fore calling, while In larger cities it is l customary for young men to drop In 1 without previous notice. Another pro- | vincial custom prevails here-the young men are expected to escort the girls to a l reception, whereas in other cities the l girls go with their chaperones. What l Birmingham needs is a thorough society | woman to lead in these things. But l like the provincialism-there is something fresh and fragrant about it."
 l MT. August Herzig, one of Cullmans | most highly esteemed citiZens, is in the | city, the guest of his two daughters, Mrs. Joe Gerst and Mrs Wm. Chase. 1 Little Edna Schillinger won the gold l necklace, being the most popular ticket
 saleslady girl in the race,
 l Capt. Briggs of Kentucky, passed l down to Florida yesterday and stopped l over between trains to see his friend, Mir. l M. B. Starke. Capt Briggs married Miss Long, daughter of the banker whose l bank was the first that the James broth | CTS robbed. Capt. Briggs was Lees | quartermaster-g genral and paid out the | last confederate money that was paid l out.
 l The talented editor of the Selma Sum- | day Telegram appreciates the real and | only true pleasures of life:-ss l It is pleasant indescribably pleasant, | to run into loving wife and baby ca l resses after separation. Who does not l love a little clinging, trusting child. a | cooing, prattling babe, a fond, affection | ate wife and doting mother? A man | never knows what his nature is capable | of. how many springs of joy and untasted l pleasures are hidden deep down in the wonderful depths of the human mind and