The age-herald., 1897-09-11


 To be quite up to date, one must give a golden rod dinner or a golden rod luncheon, or golden rod tea, when the bsautiful yellow plumes Of this autumn flower waves in the soft amber air of September. The decorations of the house must be in golden tints; feathery sheafs of the golden rod must be plac d in vases, bowls and at all points of van tage, ard the table decorations must carry out this scheme of yellow. At the fashionable country homes of New York's smart set, and at the swell coun- try club housss these golden rod func- tions are the latest and most popular forms of entertainment, at this inter- mediate season.
 Birmingham women have exquisite taste in matters of decoration and are mot surpassed by thoss of any other. city in the beauty and elegance of their social functions. There are to be sev- erai charming young girls introduced formally into Birmingham society this winter and there is evsry reason to believe that the coming social season will be very bright, and charming.
 It has been admitted at last by his bitterest opponents, that there is soms- thing good, something very good about Senator Ben Tillman, of South Caro- lima. It has been discovered by tn press that Mrs. Tillman is a very strong, unusual woman. who is the constant companion and adviser of her celebrated husband She reads much especially historical and political works; she is woman of wonderful memory and sup plies the majority of the statistics and dat:s which her husband uses in his public speeches. Senator Tillman con- suits his wife each day about the most serious political questions, and she plans for him his campaigns and his daily routine of duties. He has absolute confidence in her intellect and judgms mt and only once did he ignore her ad- vice and, as The results of his obstinacy were so disastrous, he determined never to commit such a blunder again. Mrs. Tillman had advised strenuously against her husbands acceptance of railroad passes predicting that they would bring him political trouble; regardless of hsc views, he did accept them, and the awful din raised about his ears convinced him that his wife's judgment was better than his.
 ''It has been stated, perhaps by de- tectives, that the age and greai, knowl- edge of the whole character of a woman can be gained from the contents of her pocketbook. The business woman al- ways has a number of iecepted bills and quantity of cash in her pocketbook. while the mo. her of a family usually has many unrecdpted bills, little cash, and the sides bursting with samples and bargain advertisements. The average young lady has poem slowed away in a corner, and invariably souvenir bordering on the superstFfous. For in- stance, while the writer was in a State street jewellers the other morning a tos.- toise shell portemonnaie was found on the floor It corr aimed S5 cents, and. far back in a secret pocket, poem emitted Soul for Soul. It began:
 Oh, eyes that pierce me through and
 through
 Ard draw my very soul away, Your sunshine may not fill my life
 Nor turn my darkness into day.
 Next to that piece of sentiment was a small card with the young lady's name and weight printed upon it. On the reverse side Of the card was date with the words: If the sun shines three days after this. you will have good luck for nine days" Abou ncontime a beau tiful little brunette, all anxiety and bhshes, hurried in to claim the purse"
 Abram Garfield, the second son of the late President Garfield, will be married in October to Miss Reta Williams, of Glenville, O.
 Mrs Zeke Solomon returned yes. er- day from a visit to New York City. She will be at home to her friends, at MT. and Mrs Morris, Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street. North.
 Miss Anna Hackett, of Cincinnati, O., is the guest of her uncle and aunt, MT and Mrs. J. B. Burke, al West End. Miss Racket visited Birmingham several years ago. and made many friends in the city.
 Misses Ernmerson, of Alexander City and Misses Eugenda Vines and Lillian Pugh, of Dadeville, are in the city, and are pupils at the Birmingham Female seminary.
 Mrs. R. G. Lewis and her daugH. CTS Misses Rosebud, Wannie, Nellie and Bertha Lewis. left few days ago for Blount Springs. where they will spend