Birmingham state herald., 1897-01-07

Of Jefferson county. Her paternal grand father was Dr. Earle, who came from the distinguished South Carolina Earles and who impressed his individuality on the first corners to this valley as no other man did, with the possible exception of Judge Mudd. Her maternal grandfather was Maj. Greene, whose plantation ten
 miles above the city was one of the gar den spots of the country. She was edu- cated in Columbus, O.. and in New York,
 and adds to a winSome personality a
 bright mind. Assisting her in receiving was her elder sister, Miss Kate Earle,
 yellow brocade, violets; Miss Mamie
 Wiley, white chiffon over white satin i; Miss Maebelle McEachin, pink silk bro- cade. pink roses. MT. and Mrs. Earle stood at the entrance to the reception room, and welcomed their guests. Mrs. Earle wore black satin, with diamonds, and was graciously cordial. Mrs. Lee c. Bradley, in white, Mrs. Earle Perkins, violet brocade, diamonds; Miss Milner, yellow brocade, and Miss Lucille Smith, white, received in the library. Mrs. Chas. O. Locke, white silk, Mrs. Hamp- ton s. Smith, green taffeta, presided in the punch room. Miss Jennie Porter, handsomely costumed in black, and Miss Anna Morrow, beautiful in blue. received in the second parlor. Mrs. Terrell was the presiding genius of the dinning room, which, by the way, was a dream of love- Illness in pink-pink candles, cloth, rib bons, etc. The refreshments were no less tempting than the decorations were at tractiVe. Each room was appropriately decorated; the library white and green; the punch room, red; the parlors, white and green; the staircase, smilax and palm. The musicians were ensconced in green nook. Every appointment was in most elegant taste The company was very large amounting to crush before Il o'clock, and the occasion was one of the most delightful of the many that have heightened Birmingham this season.
 
 ''It is a mistake to suppose that law yers make more money in hard times, remarked Judge Blank. "A lawyer does big business in flush times. remem- Der during the boom I received fee of $100 for few strokes of the pen. In dull times there is but little litigatio In one of the courts of this county there were not half dozen cases on the fall docket"
 A lady from Nashville, who attended a thea atrical performance at a fashionable New York theater, noticed that not hat was to be seen. When the curtain bell rang every woman in the audience who wore hat took 1t off. The ladies of Birmingham have adopted this custom, which Is followed by the best society, and is so universally approved. Occa- a visitor to Birmingham wears ilcI III tUe lIfSdtCi, IOt kIlOWlnR the rule. Perhaps her hostess wears a hat out of consideration for her visitor, just as the polite host drank from the finger bowl because his guest did The young ladies in the state, who intend visiting should paste this para graph in their hats.
 When a man sees a friend with a new hat on he asks him where he got it. His friend takes off his hat hands it to him for inspection, and tells him all about 1t. He feels fattered that his hat should be duplicated. A woman buys hat and gets mad if another woman gets one like it. In fact, the milliners dare not order two hats that are just alike.
 Married at the residence of the brides father, of North Highlands, Miss Nellie. eldest daughter of MT. W. l.. Marsh, to MT. G. W. Benton, of Dallas, Tex. former ly of this city, Rev. J. A. Bryan oficiat- ing. Her sister, Miss Stella, acted as maid of honor. The bride was attired in a lovely travelling costume of brown novelty, and carried a boquet of brides roses. The groom was attired in conven- tional black. After the ceremony an elegant luncheon was served. The bride and groom left on the afternoon train