The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-22

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/ which Is considered the most magnificent
private home in the United States, is
| open to visitors from all parts of the
world, twice every week, Wednesdays
and Saturdays.
On those days carriage after carriage
may be seen vending their way through
the verltable paradise. The splendid
roads of macadam are over fifteen miles
in length. and wend around the beautiful
mountains, and along the peaceful
! Swannanoa and French Broad riv=rs.
The Battery Park hotel Is unusually
| lively at this season of the year with
a charming crowd of people as guest
Among the most prominent are United
| States Judge Bawley, of South Carolina;
Newman. of Georgia. and Supreme Court
Justice McClelland, of Alabama To
add to the delights of Battery Park are
the Misses Overton, of Memphis. Brans-
ford, fof Nashville; Harris, of Raleigh;
Potter of Wilmington; Dargan, of At
lanta; Matte Glover of Atlanta; Reese,
of Atlanta; Belle and Margaret Newman,
of Atlanta; Winters. of Jackson, Miss,
and Mrs. Thomas Barrett, Jr., of Au-
gusta. Ca; Mrs. J. c. Hunter, of Atlanta,
and Mrs j. d. Kirkpatrick, of Birming-
ham. Col Maddox, of Atlanta, gave
a coaching party a day or two ago COM
plimentary to Mrs. j. D. Kirkpatrick, of
| Birmingham; MIR. and Mrs. j. c. Hunter
of Atlanta. formerly of Birmingham;
Mrs. Emery, of New Orleans; Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Dargan, of Atlanta, and
other friends.
Coaching parties are very popular
features hers and are much enjoyed by
) the fortunate few.
A party of prominent Baltimore people
are expected daily; they are to be guest
at Biltmore, where golf will while away
the summer hours.
Mrs. Milton Dargan gave a most en-
joyable bowling party Thursday morn.
ing at which refreshments were served
and prizes were awarded for the highest
and lowest scores. Miss Margaret New
man won the ladies' prize, Mr.. Ed
Chears. of New Orleans, the gentlemens
prize. and Mrs. J. C. Hunter the prize for
the lowest score.
A Birmingham woman who spent a
whils at Flat Rock, tells the following
story of her experiences there:
Flat Rock is exclusive. You may
admire that beautiful home across the
way" my landlady said to me, "all you
grounds, unless you drop your glove over
the fence, and have to go after it."
smiled complacently, and told her 1 would
use the glove 1 was putting on in another
way as I was then on my way to that
same place to return a call.
at then began to dawn or the good wo-
man that 1 had the entire to the homes
around us, and from that time 1 was
oiypn fhra. towa1s daiIv aa5 Of opa
heretofore, and extras of many kinds
heaped upon me. But there is another
story:
The young man across the way de-
voted himself to me Chat was all right,
because am married and he is engaged)
and my wishes were all gratified; if 1
wanted tennis, it was tennis. etc.
1 complained one day that things were
net gay enough, and was thinking of
running up to Asheville. "Oh, don't do
that" he begged; "Ill give a ball." So
1 waited, and finally the invitations came
out My brother showed his card to me,
also the young lady of our party and
the young man who came with us. But
where was mine? I smiled complacently,
knowing it would turn UP.
To make a long story short, 1t never
it meant. Our party was large one and
everybody had a theory, but theories
didn't help bring the invitation, and the
cold, cruel fact stared me in the face that
I could not go to the ball without being
invited. So the night came and my
brother, sister and the other young people
of the party were ready and went off,
smilingly thanking me for having gotten
oh. hoo Gel
don't thing I will ever forgive those peo-
pie for the clever things they said to me.
Cinderella like 1 crept to bed and went
to sleep listening to Denck playing dance
music. I was walked up to let the dancers
in, and how 1 hated them then and there
when they told me how Mortified every
one had been when they discovered why
I was not there; how each member Of the
family declared it a ''most serious thing"
how my name had headed the list; how
oh, well, nothing mattered what they
said, for my false friends and family
smiled and insisted there was no earthly
use in any of them going over for me
for 1 was feeling very badly and had
gone to bed"
1 am now in Ashevile taking in the
gaities which are sure, but I am going
back to Flat Rock in time for my very
own party to be given me by the people
across the way.
Decatur
Special to the Age-Herald.
Decatur, Ala, Aug. 21.-Mr. L. NJ Fax
ard daughter, Miss Stella, have gons to
New York.
Mr.. John D. Wyker and daughter. Miss
Evelyn are on a visit to Fredericktown,
o.
big protracted meeting is under way
at East Decatur, conducted by Rev. Ira
F. Hawkins.
Thos. P. Littlejohn has returned from
Mobile and now makes Decatur his head
| quarters.
F. J. Troup and family have moved
back from East Lake. Mr.. Troup was
private secretary to Samuel Blackwell
during his term as third auditor of the
! treasury at WaShi g,tOn