The age-herald., 1897-08-15


 tages that would be gained from 9 elup room make the club room question a question of Economy, conFenience ant progress. Aside from the literary ses- sions of the individual clubs which would continue to be held on the regular days for these meetings could be arranged so that they would not conflict in any way, the club room would be a charming place forithe special r. rsadings and lectures that would take place from time to time.
 From a club standpoini, it would be more progressive and less provincial for the women's clubs of Birmingham to formulate plans for a club room that would be Identified with the eapabl- women who are taking up the questions of the day and keeping pace with the pulsations of a great city.
 ANNIE KENDRICK WALKER.
 
 Birmingham has an artistic as well as an industrial side, as every on@ must know, who is in any wise fam iliar with its cultivated women.
 Many years the Art League has been a source of pride, not only to the mem bers. but to all d.hers. who fslt desire to have talent encouraged and properly instructed. The managems nts of the Afl League mas Dten cdIIleu OH Nitu unabating enthusiasm, and sach depart ment has had the best possible ins'.ruc- tors. There have been classes in char coal work china painting, oil and pastel painting. and a skztch class which pre- served on canvas and paper, much of the beautiful scenery of the suburbs of Birmingham. Among the most conspic- uous members of the league are Mrs. Caroline I5. Lowell, whose miniatures, water colors and pen and ink sketches are admired in various sections of the country; Mrs. Oscar w. Underwood, who does beautiful work on china and canvas; Miss Florida Copeland, whose exquisite china painting has reached very high degree of perfection, and Miss Louise Lewis, who has done exceptional ly fine work in oils, and water colors; she has also taught art at Belmont col lega, Nashville, fbut \is now studying painting in Paris. Then there are Misses Lutie and Ethel Sharpe, both of whom have done very fine chalk work for news paper illustrations. Miss Lutie Sharpe has but recently returned from a long stay in Paris and New York; in both cities she devoted herself to art under the direction of the best masters. She will probably assist MT. Parrish in his school of art this winter. Miss Ethel Sharpe is now studying charcoal and chalk work in San Francisco. Miss Alice Rumph draws and paints excellently well, so well that she was capable of teaching the summer class at the Bir- mingham Art League last season. Mrs. Fred Hardy does beautiful work in oils; Miss Hannah Elliott draws finely, d. signs with great originality, and has done some very admirable newspaper il- lustrating, besides sketching remarka- bly, well in pen and ink. Miss Julia Ward has the very rare talent of por- traiturs, and has already painted in pas tel several wonderfully good portraits Miss Ella Trimble is one of the best anna teurs we have and her work has been enthusiastically commended by connois- seprs. Mrs. Walker Percy exc+ls in china painting, and her buffet and side board are filled with the most beauti- fully decorated china, her own lovely handiwork. Miss Ola Roden Is one of the most gifted young artists to be found anywhere. She has accomplished very much in crayon work, and gives evidence of an unusual amount of talent for portraitures while her china paint ing is exquisite in design and execution. Miss Roden has perfected h4r art in the most thorough schools of New York city. Mrs. E. G. Stevens is also very success ful in china painting, and Miss Patti Ruffner, who did some beautiful work in water colors before she went to New York, has astonish=d d her friends by send nf arlro f0 miniatures recently home.
 The following list of Alabamlans at Tate Springs is more complete than the one published yesterday:
 Mrs. Anna Beard, Miss Olive Hooper. Miss May Hooper Selma; Miss M. J. Me Gill and Miss Carrie George, Mobile; M R. Meadows, Opelika; J. H. Faunce, Montgomery; G. c. Armstrong. Selma; c. L. Waller and wife, Selma; T. s. T. Prince. Wheefield Turner, NJ Lyons, w. N Hunter. w. B. Patterson. Mobile: Jo- soph Robinson and wife, Col. R. F. Ligon Jr., and wife. Mrs. F. M. Billups, Mrs. J. M. Wyly. Henry Wyly, Montgomery; J. G. Whitfield and wife, Miss Overstreet, Opelika: R. c. Jones, R. H. Mabry, Sel- ma; Judge Jon. Haralson and wife, Sel- iild, J. D. IOVe1dce, MarlOn. w. F. Van diver and family. Montgomery; Ike Ad- Ter, Hon. Ross c. Smith. John w. Tom linson and family, c. F. Eastman, w. F. Austin, Birmingham; Col. T. G. Bush and wife. Anniston: s. Winter. Miss Ellen Marks. Miss Lula Wyman, Mrs Lehman and family, Mrs. J. S. Pinkard, Miss Kirk. Miss Thorington, Miss Virgin Mont gomery; Albert P. Bush, A. A. Hall, Mo- bile; D. c. Carmichael and wife. Dothan: w. H. Thomas and wife, Montgomery: Miss Elizabeth Shelley, Miss Lucille Smith, Miss Katie Earle, Miss Bertha Woodward, Birmingham; T. C.. Watts, Montgomery; Mrs. M. B. Portis, J. J. Hooper and family, Selma; John T. Mill ner, Newcastle.
 General Pettus after ten days visit. returned to Selma yesterday.
 Chancellor Tayloe and wife, of Union town, left for their home, having been here two weeks.
 The social and literary life of Birming