The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-26

Mrs Potter Palmer contemplates
grand Bal Poudre and has issued invita-
tions to the handsome function, which
willseccur the latter part of September,
at her summer home at Newport. 1t is
predicted that the coming ball will BE-
far greater artistic success than that
other Bal Poudre given several years ago
at Chicago by Mrs Palmer. AS the first
ballsoecurred SO long ago, it came. upon
Western society in the light of a reve-
lation All the swagger set knew they
were to be attired in some sort of a
fantastic fashion, Cor why the use the
mystic French words, Bal PoudreD SO
there was fearful and energetic rum
maging in old trunks and attics and q
sudden creation Of hitherto unheard of
ancestors who were supposed to have
worn the queer garments found hid
den away. Many of Chicagos swell
young men came near losing their mental
balance In selecting unusual, and at the
game time becoming costumes. Some OF
them borrowed their sisters sashes and
tied them across their manly breasts, un-
der the delusion that they were attired
in court dress. Taken altogether, it was
a painful and Notifying experience, es-
pecially if they adopted knee breeches.
But that is all now only a dim and hazy
nightmare; 1t is so far back in the past
that Mrs. Palmer, with her customary
enterprise, is going to give another Bal
Poudre, and society Ito longer wonders
as before what the two little foreign
words mean, but is preparing for de-
llghtful evening at Mrs. Palmcr's splen-
did home at Newport, the latter part of
this month.
Speaking of Mrs. Potter Palmer. one
naturally thinks of another remarkable
woman, Mrs. Hearst, of Washington, D.
c., the handsome widow of the late SEN
ator from California. She is woman
of great wealth, and her home at Wash
ington Is one of the most magnificent in
this country 1t is furnished and deco
rated throughout in Louis XIV style, and
Mrs. Hearsts strong and attractive per-
sonality is everywhere visible in the
home Her taste Is cxquisitely refined,
and, with a large fortune at her COM
mand she has been able to crafty her
most extrayagant fancies in regard to
frcscoing tapestry, lacquer work, paint
ings and rare-expcnsive rugs. Mrs.
Hearst has no daughters, but two lovely
J;,,n .,-;t Il 1,nr o,,I 1c;p tt,e.
splendid home with their girlish charms.
Mrs. Hearsts only child is Mr.. w. r.
Hearst, the owner of the New York Jour-
nal She only occupies her Washington
home during the winter season, and is
now at her ranch, forty miles from San
Francisco
Mrs Hearst is very charitable wo-
man In an transformations way and
spends large sums of money annually
relieving the wants of poor children She
supports two l1ndergartens for homeless
children and a home where twenty-five
boys are cared for and educated. In the
summer these children go to Virginia
farm, which she leases, where they learn
useful, things while growing robust in
the beautiful county Mrs. Hearst feels
n profound interest in the Mothers Con-
crosses, and this year paid all the ex-
penses Of the congress which met in
Washington, D. c.. in the early spring
Besides being thoroughly charitable, Mrs
Hearst Is n pronounced woman of the
world, In the best and broadcast sense.
She Is exceedingly popular in society,
dresses with exquisite, though some
times gorgeous taste, and has winsome
magnetic manners which attract and re-
tain friends of all kinds.
She is tall and graceful q nota BILE
figure in any assemblage. Mrs. Hearst
INDUCES in q private car. which is iltted
up royalty; in 1t she entertains her
friends with mary delightful jaunt.
Sewing Is to be taught in the pubic
schools of Kansas City for the first same
this autumn. Girls who have completed
a csrtain academic course may if they
choose. take UP either cooking or sewing
rs part Of their scholastic duties This
Is ON admirable experiment in the right
direction, and, II successful. will no doubt
be adopted by the public schools of oth:r
cities. u
Mr. and Mrs. SIP. Fowlkcs. Miss Mo lie
Towkes aEl Master Sam Fowlkes ara ex-
rectai home today FROM long vacation
epcnt In cooler chimes.
FIR. Sam Laird returned home a few
days ago.
Mr.. Turner Weakley spent few days
ir Atlanta during the early part of last
week. He reached home yesterday.
Master Joseph MudJ, J-.. returned yes
terday from short visit to Atlanta.