The age-herald., 1897-10-05

gance, was chosen more with a view for use than ornament. The inevitable small tables, loaded with brc-a-brac, were arranged around the room, and on a handsome writing desk stood a framed photograph of Mme. Navarro and her husband and of the little dead child. On the chaste white walls hung several valuable etch- ings and some religious paintings in dull gold frames. A portrait of Lord Tennyson hung near on the desk, and a fine pastal of Paderewski whom Mme. Navarro greatly admires, hung on an opposite wall. A Persian rug, with rich, red tfnts, covered the floor and gave the needed note of warmth to an otherwise slightly chilly picture.
 The entrance hall was broad and low and ran straight through the house, opening into the pretty courtyard at the back. Here, too, were antique seats, easy and inviting, and many souvenirs, gathered in many lands, were artistic ally strewn about. In fact, the whole house is harmonious and artistic in the extreme and just such a place as woman like Mary Anderson would nat urally choose to live out the real TO- nance of her life.
 In conversation, Mime. Navarro told me that she did not at present intend to return to the states to live, and when I asked if she lived in England because she preferred the country to her own, she replied: NO, not because I prefer it to America, but and here she was interrupted, and the sentence left unfinished I inferred that some busi- ness interests keep MT. Navarro in Eng land, and that they may return later to America. They are to travel on the Continent this winter, but when at home they will live at Broadway not London.
 MT. Hugh M. Wilson, of Opelika, is in the city for few days.
 
 Mir. Louis T. Bradfield and children have returned from Blount Springs
 
 Mrs. Andrew Cameron came up from Montgomery on Saturday and is the gue2u of her daughter, Mrs. F. c. Me Ewen at Lakeview.
 MT. and Mrs. T. T. Hillman and MT. and Mrs B. B. Conner returned Friday from their visit to Colorado and Cali fornia.
 Mir. Robert Harvey and family left last night for San Francisco, whence they sail on the 14th for Sydney, Aus tnalia, their future home. Miss Mary LaFrance Robbins, of Cefy, 1aft ville where she will spand several weeks. During her stay in Birmingham Miss Robbins was the guest of Mrs. George M Cruikshank on the North High | lands.
 1 All persons who feel an intarest-and who does not t?--in tIhe Society of United l Charities are cordially invited to be l present this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Commlsntlal club rooms when the an- nuaa meeting of tine society will occur and the board of directors for the ensu- ing year elected.
 The Highland Book club will meet to- morrow aftshnoon at o'clock with Mrs. G. l.. Haven, Nineteenth street, South Highlands. In beginning a new season the club will select twenIty-one new books for the use of the members during the year. Those purchased by the club last season have been donated to the public library by the members. The Thursday Night Euchrs club w.ll l have the first naee ting of the season with MT. and Mrs. James Weathelly next Thursday evening at S:15 o'clock.
 MT. and Mrs. J. B. Cobbs are at home again from a stay of several weeks north and east.
 A chapter eff the Kings Daughters one of the recent charitable organiza- tions--will be organized next Friday af- ternoon at 4:SO o'clock at the home of Mrs. John London. Twlsmty first street, South Highlands.
 Miss s. Eugenia Self returned yester- | day from a three months vacation in the mountains of St Clair county. | The ladies of the Church of the Ad- vent realized s65.50--after all expenses