The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-04

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their golden wedding Tuesday evening at
PRESENTS.
There are many novelties in umbrella
! tora which now are made in onyx,
| chIye2dilite and tontoise shell, adapted
to the form of croquet malleits and golf
sticks, while many quaint ivory cary
ings from Japan and China, which gen.
orally take the form of quaint figures,
have been adapted to the tops of the
umbrellas. Some of the best French
artists are deyoting their time to paint
ing china handles, which take variety
of forms, as well as the crooks and the
ballse Turquoisss dominated with gold
and various sorts of enamels have also
besn pressed into the service, ard wood,
ivory and other substances have been
carved into thel selnblancs of birds,
beasts and fishes, with their special dec
orations.
Miss Alva Hardie enterta insd many of
her ycung friends during the Halloween
season at the home of hsr uncle, Maj.
Joseph Hardie. in honor of Miss Mary
Beard and MISS Es lie John. The quaint,
weird games pertaining TO the season,
We're enjoyed by tha young people while
music and Refreshments added to the
pleasures of the occasion.
Queen Victoria is sometimes accused
of being entirely destitute of the sense
of humor and 1t has been said that she
is rarely seen to smile. Those who have
the honor of a personal acquaintance
with the queen deny both charges, and
Emily Crawford. in hsr delightful paper
in the Cont smporary Review, presents
her as possessing a keen appreciation cf
humor. 1t is pleasant to know that she
has especial liking for Mr.. Lewis Car
rolls "AMce in Wonderland and when
this Fascinating book appeared she CO.
dered copies of all his works. She is
said to have been much astonfshed when
the collection arrived, not amusing ex-
amples of imagination like Alice in
Wonderland" but a thick parcel of
mathematical text books, the author be-
ing, in reality. Rev. Charles Dodson, lee
tuner in mathematics at Christ church.
Oxford
Miss Lena Cogblll gave unique Hal
loween party at her home on Seventeenth
strest on Tuesday evening, when the
young folk enjoyed dancing until a late
hour
The death of the duchess of Teck will
leave her husband in a very pr=carious
financial position. He has absolutely no
fortune Of his own, this small~9estatee
which he inherited from,efs mother (by
reason of his me.saTatic birth he was
iebaIrred fiom inn sriting from his father
having been squaniered at Vienna long
before he married his English wife. The
latter had an annuity from the British
treasury of $3.50 a. year as a full
ledg.d royal princess of the reigning
house, besides the use of the White lodge
at Richmond, which is crown property,
Ind one eff the royal palaces. Neither
his palace nor yet the annuity can pos
iibly be continued to the widowed duke
IL to his children, one of whom is the
.ueIhess of York, for he is not royal nor
IN English prince of the blood, neither
re his SONS, and it is difficult to Sc
what he will have to live on. He has
'ecently been specializing somewhat
heavily in Yukon gold mines. and has
lost more than he can possibly afford to
pay in the venture, sides compromis-
ing his name to an extent that has seri-
ously annoyed the queen and other mem
bers of the royal family.
The money left by his Wits mother
was all settled on his children in such
manner as to avoid the possibility of his
getting hold of it, and not only is he
destined henceforth TO be dependent on
their bounties but also he will have to
give up the royal establishment and at
tributes to which he has been accustomed
since his marriage and which he shared
nj, e. J,o .raI o1ht
thereto
Altogether, the situation in which, he
finds himself is one of considerable diff
Guilty, and is complicated by the fact
that he is the father of England's future
queen, ard as such is bound to keep up a
certain amount of style.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade McBryd= and their
daughter, Mrs. Gilmer, of Montgomery,
reached Birmingham yesterday after
noon from Tennessee, where they have
spent thu summer. They are NOW the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. O'Brlen,
and will remain in the city until it is
safe to return to their home at Mont
gomery.
The Nineteenth Century club was en-
tertained Yesterday afternoon by Miss
Rinnie Leigh Head, when the following
programme was rendered.:
Paper-"Virgils Women" by Miss
Johns.
'rhe Fair Cause of the Trojan War;"
by Miss Leedy.
Selections from the Had" Miss Ada
Johnston.
Discussion, lead by Miss Daisy Lewis
Female Deities cf Greece and Rome"
Mrs. Geo. B. Eager, of Montgomery,
president of the State Federation of Wo-
mems club, was present and addressed
the young ladies in very interesting
way about matters of Importance to
club women. Misses Lucille Smih and
Mary Georgs, Linn were Elected members
of the Nineteenth Century. The club
will meet next with Miss Emma Leedy.
]. Edward Hood, prominent young
,,,erobant of Sfate Line Miss Is the