The age-herald., 1897-10-08

bands of chiffon merging into ful sash ends at the back, edged with ruchings of chiffon or laee.
 Lght-colored gloves are worn with ec1u tailor-made gowns; and delicate biscuit or pale cane tint Us taking some popularity from the Iong-used white kid.
 Russian mesh veidng, covered with heavy black chenille dots, is the correct yelling.
 Ribbon is used without discrimination on everything. Moire and velvet ribbon are the favorites. The novelties include changeaihle weaves, in reps, plain effects and moires in beautiful combinations. There is @ changeable moire antique chiffon which promises to be popular; and still newer yet are Turkish effects in borders, which remind some of fash ions thirty years ago.
 Armure weaves with glace effects are an evidencei and failettine ribbons are among the novelties. Scroll patterns are shown on matte and taffeta grounds; and changeable moires have dewdrop and leaf figures, while charming results are produced by the use of tufts and metaa threads. a9
 The Richmond correspondent of the Norfolk virginian, says:
 "The Rt. Rev. H. M. Jackson, coadjutor bishop of Alabama, former rector of Grace Episcopal church, of this city, who was in bad health, is now fully restored. In fact, it is said that his health is bet ter than it has bsen for ten years past, His children by his former wife, who 1,o fbaif. d raq ents, MT. and Mrs. James B. Pace, will go with him to live in his Alabama home"
 Mir Samuel D. Weakley is visiting rel atives at Memphis, Tenn.
 Dr. Gectge Harris, of Atlanta is spend ing a few days in Birmingham with friends.
 Mrs. Oliver Melton, of Atlanta, is now the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. F. Lde. She will return to her home next week.
 Mrs. c. P. Orr, of Newcastle, Ala, spant yesterday in Birmingham, the guest of her sister, Mrs. James Wealth erly.
 Mrs. Wm. B. Leedy will entertain the Cadmean Literary circle this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
 Besides wide and comprehensive study of the poetry of all nations, the of the Nineteenth Century Lit erary club. have decided to add to their duties for this season a consideration of woman from the time of Eve to the present day.
 Miss Mary La F. Robbins, Alabama state commissioner for the congress of authors and artists, which will convens In a few days at Nashville requests that the Alabam.ans who have received an invitation to the convocation of artists and Authors at the Centennial exposition on the 11th and 12th of October, will please register thsir Nashville address at the Alabama building, in order that they may receive the coustesies which will be extended to the visitors at that congress.
 Miss Robbins is now at Nashville, bus fly engaged with the duties incident to her responsible position.
 The invitations have been issued by MT. and Mrs. James A. Downey announc- ing the marriage of their cousin, Aurslia Lykss, to MT. Guy Ccopsr, on Wednesday evening, Oct. 20, at 9:30 o'clock, at their 25O9 Fifth avenue, this city. Miss Lykes and MT. Cooper are both popular and highly esteemsd and have endeared themselves to a large circle of friends, who extend to them sincere con-
 gratula'tions upon their approaching happiness.
 Mrs. George G. Lyon and Miss Itnde Lucille Ulrner of Mobile are visiting their aunt, Mrs. c. c. Jones, at East Lake.
 
 The Cl,orran Liteary club will meet .nlS aIternoOn at o'clock with Mrs, Richard Fell. Business of importance is to be transacted.
 Invitations have been issued by the Jefferson Volunteers Company G. Second A. N. G., of irmingham. to their quarterly dance and prize drill on Friday, Ger. S. at S:30 o'clock at the armory.
 Am absurd, if amusing, account of an American water panty is given in an English paper. This is how the dancers all in fancy dress bathing costumes had supper:
 At given signal small fioa ting tables in greenery and loaded with delicate confeoions, sandwiches and pat tics, were launched from the side of the great basin, and the jewellers gathered eagerly to assuage the hunger induced by their aquatic exercises. A lively CO., in 1ifd1, rrI f,--l,