The age-herald., 1898-01-11

Col. J. NJ VanHoose, who nas been the guest of relatives in Birmingham for sew eral days, returned yesterday to his home in Tuscaloosa.
 Miss Gertrude Caldwell of Russellville. Ky, after charming visit to Mir and Mrs. H. H. Mayberry, on the South Highlands. left Saturday for home.
 Capt. John M. Martin of Tuscaloosa spent yesterday in the city
 Mrs. Richard Zeisng of LaSalle, H., who is the guest for few days of Mrs. Ellen Thornton on Eighth avenue, will leave to- morrow for visit to Florida.
 Mrs. R. D. Smith and her daughter Miss Hibben, will leave tomorrow for Florida with Mrs. R. zeising.
 Mrs. Frank D. Young is now visiting her sister, Mrs. Clayton Giles, at Wilmington, N. c.
 Mrs Elliott Hannon, of Montgomery, will soon visit her aunt, Mrs. Frank P. O'Brien.
 A New York exchange speaks thus grati- IylnBly or lHe SUCldl SuCScoS rSl st PtSteS southern girl, recently at the metropolis;
 Miss Vera Boarman, a young southern girl from New Orleans, has made a sensa- tion with a very exclusive set in this city. Last Tuesday evening, at the dance given by Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mrs. Frank Pendleton and Mrs. lien ry Sloane Miss Boarman was the belle or the evening. At the dance given to Miss Barbey, by MT. and Mrs. Lafere Norrie, she divided the -honors with Miss Eff Pot ter, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. James Brown Potter
 Miss Boarman has the Creole type of beauty dark eyes and dark-brown hair, with a touch of gold in it. Her complex ion is creamy white, without trace or color. She is rather petite in figure. She is a very clever girl. and converses well in French as well English.
 Miss Boarman is the daughter of we'll known merchant in New Orleans. Her mother is a descendant of one of the old French families in that city. The family is comfortably off but its fortune does not reach into the millions In fact, Miss Boar man was the only young woman at the famous cotilion at the Metropolitan club whose dot did not come within reach or five or six figures
 Two years ago Miss Boarman was crown ed Queen Proteus. The Knights of Prote- us is one of the mystic carnival societies which parade annually in q Orleans The organization is composed of the best young men in the city. Miss Boarman was chosen by them the Queen of Beauty.
 She has passed two summers at Mar ragansett Pier and has been greatly ad- mired. She is now at the Waldorf-Astorla with her mother. She received large number of favors at the cotilion on Tues day evening, and escorted by Elisha Dyer, Jr., John Jacob Astor, Fernando Yzanaga. Willie K Vanderbilt and Win throp Rutherford among others. She was present last night at reception given by rr A coincidence is that Miss Eff Potter is the daughter of a New Orleans woman, Mrs Cora Urquhart Potter, and thus two southern girls have been the great sue cesses thus far this season Miss Alice Castleman last year. at the Charity Ball. also created a furor.
 Mir and Mrs. John Oliver Cross have issued cards of invitation to their young friends for euchre party for next Fri day evening from to Il o'clock compile mentary to Miss M L.. Reynolds. at their residence 121S Eleventh avenue, South Highlands.
 Mrs. J J. Maher, of Mobile after a brief visit to her parents, MT. and Mrs. E. T. Broadway, has returned to her home, ac- companied by her brother, MT. Trimble Broadway.
 
 Misses Nabb will entertain their young. friends Friday evening with cotillion at the Morris hotel.
 The dinner given by Major Frank Y. Anderson to the officers of the Southern club, and few friends, on Saturday even- ing, was one of unusual elegance and beauty.
 ba dinip Ia od with smilax and meteor roses. The table. at which were seated seventeen guests, was richly appointed with cut-glass, silver candelebra and bowls and vases containing dozens of beautiful dark red meteor roses. The menu was very elaborate and was served in twelve courses, with various wines. It Is the generous and hospitable custom of Major Anderson to dine the of ficers of the Southern club, of which he is president, annually, and the beautiful din- ner of Saturday evening was perhaps the handsomest of the series.
 Major Anderson's guests were: Messrs Jack w. Johnston, Thos. Benners, D. w. Barrett, Rivers Carter, Carpenter, Par sons, Smith. Mudd Martin, will Walker, A. R. Dearborn, Ernest Redd, J. D. Kirk patrick, Frank Foster, Sam Earle, J. H. Barr, F. SHOOK ana E T. WllcoX.
 Mrs. Bessie Wordsworth, Misses Mary and Bessie Ware and MT. Frank Wadsworth have returned from a visit to Tuskegee friends.
 Mrs. F. E. Bray, of Paris, Tex, will be the guest of Mrs. S. L. Ledbetter this week.
 MT. Hugh M. Wilson, of Opelika, spent yesterday in Birmingham.
 Miss Daisy Rowley has been made special correspondent of The Symphony, high class musical magazine, published at Cleve-l land, O., and she will be greatly obliged if the musical clubs and associations of Bir- mingham and other portions of Alabama will send her any notes of interest they care to have published. All information must be sent to Miss Rowley at Fox build ing. Birmingham. before the 18th of each month.