The age-herald., 1897-09-05

tirely at liberty so to do She this pretty, stylish grandmother, mead not ba forced to wear the regulation bonnet with strings. She can select instead a picture-hat, if she is especially brave and independent. Even in conservative England, with the good old queen setting an example in old-fashioned dress, the fancy for gay colors and youthful styles has grown rapidly of late. No woman's age can any longer be estimated by her toilette, and better than all, no one can arbitrarily force a. handsome grand mother to dress like an octogenarian, if she does not so desire. A woman can now wear whatever is becoming, and appropriate, regardless of all the tanta- lizing dates inscribed in ones family Bible.
 Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague, the brilliant daughter of the late Chief Justice Sal mon P. Chase, is now at Columbus, O., the home of her youth, endeavoring to enlist the interest of her fathers friends in the movement to. save the Chase home near Washington. Mrs. Sprague has re-, gently visited Buffalo, during the Grand Army of the Republic encampment. with the same object in view, and will go to other cities hoping to arouse helpful sympathy from the admirers and friends of her distinguished father
 On the 10th of this month "Divine Healer" Schrader will marry Miss Daisy Roberts, .-f Sioux City. Th- cere- mony will take place at Newcastle, Ind. The bride is a native of New Zealand, of English parentage; she is spiritual ist, young, petite, blonde and good look ing. The couple will be marri.d in the Episcopal church. The "Healer' still continues to wear long, flowing robe, notwithstanding he is nDortal-minded enough to contemplate matrimony.
 Pelham Chapter of Daughters of the Confed racy will meet next Wednesday, tfs Sth, at 4:30 D. fn., at the home of Mrs. Wilbur Brown, Nineteenth street, be- tween Tenth and Eleventh avenues, South Highlands. All members ara re- quested to be present. Mesdames E.. H. Cabaniss, Jos. F. Johnston, R, D. Johnston, Fred Hardy, and N. B. .Fea- gin have been appointed a committee on entertainment, for the Daughters of the Corfederacy h7
 Mrs. J. D. Dwyer, Miss Lucy Dwyer and Master Holman Dwyer have re- turned from months stay at Pass Christian.
 Hon. Ross c. Smith is spending few days in Birmingham.
 
 Mrs. S. E. Thompson and her little daughter, Miss Helen Thompson, will leava Wednesday for visit of six weeks to friends and relatives in Ohio.
 Messrs. Will H. Johnston and Forney Johnston are spending a few days at Nashville, enjoying the Tennessee Cen tsnnial.
 Mrs. Neubert and her son, Master Le- roy Neubert, have returned from a long stay with relatives at Chicago. Dur ing the coming winter MT. and Mrs. Neu- bert and family will be with Mrs. F. Milzs, at Be.lers Station, South High lands. Miss Jennie Porter returned Friday night from vsft to friends in Virginia
  Miss Susie Howze is at home again, | after a long visit to-relatives in Marion, Ala.
 Master Evans Johns on, son of Gen. | and Mrs. R. D. Johnston, left Friday for Month CaroIna, where he will en,er one of the bssi, schools of that state.
 Mrs N. F. Barker and her son, Mas ter Nelson Barker, returned Friday from an extended visit to relatives north and east
 Next Wednesday,. the sth. at Millegs- vile. Md, Miss Eliza Ball Munford will be married to Mr. Arthur Kennedy Ken nedy. Of Virginia. Miss Munford Is the 1 eldesa child of Rev. and Mrs. William