The age-herald., 1898-10-30
Reception Days for
Birmingham Women

The importance of observing the at-home day has been so generally discussed the past week that a number of Birmingham women who are in favor of the pretty cus- tom, have entered into a concerted action in regard to this feature or fashionable life. The majority of women readily ap- preciate the value of having day for re- ceiving ones friends, but the persistent manner with which it is ignored season after season has naturally prevented an establishment here of a custom so generally observed in the larger cities.
 There are few Birmingham women who conscentiously observe their day. and visitors who are consiedrate enough to call that day surely need no other evidence of the advantage of respecting ones wish in the matter The pleasure of being re- ceived at once by one's hostess contrib utes very largely to the pleasure of ones visit. woman whost visiting list is ap- palng in advocating the receiving day, recalled Gibson's famous picture, which represented a group of visitors presenting cards at the door while the companion piece showed the hostess reclining on a lounge in her bedroom and attired some what negligee. Her evident annoyance at being compelled to change her gown hur- riedly, and every woman knows what that entails, was realistic scene If every woman she continued, "realized the posi- tive discomfort she brings upon her friends by not respecting their day, she would be more considerate.
 It is true that not many people observe my day, but I religiously remain at home. She has a neighbor who never allows her day to go by without calling, and these two frequently sit together by the large, Influential fire made for the occasion in the drawing-room.
 Many bora ,bo bo, lived in cities where the "at home'' day was strictly observed greatly favor the observance in Birmingham.
 Aside from the fashionable feature that it gives to social life, the convenience and advantage in every respect recommends the custom admirably to Birmingham women. The great number of clubs here no doubt, require much of the time of the society woman, and it Is the club life which has probably of recent years prevented, in a measure, established days" The number of afternoons that the ladies have club engagements, apparently have made it dmpracticable to insist on observing a day for receiving.
 The ladies, however, who favor the cus- tom have wisely adopted the past week the plan of other cities, and a number of the ladies living in or near the same neighborhood have taken the same day for receiving.
 Several of the ladies in accommodating their reception day to the neighborhood "day" unavoidably conflicted with club days, and in this case these ladies will re- ceive in the forenoon their day The club membership is so well known that this plan cannot possibly cause any con- fusion.
 Tuesdays and Wednesdays will be the days in town, and Thursdays and Satur- days will be "at-home days" on the Highlands.
 The ladies residing In the vicinity of Eight avenue and West Twentieth street will receive on Tuesdays, and the ladies re- siding in Sixth avenue and vicinity will have Wednesdays for their at home days Among the Eight avenue ladies in that To- cality who have announced Tuesday as their day are:
 Mrs. B. l.. Wyman, Mrs. s. l.. Ledbetter. Mrs. J. D. Moore, Mrs. w. J. Miner, Miss Milner, Mrs. w. A. Walker, Miss Walker Mrs. G. M. Morrow, Miss Anna Morrow, Mrs. Hundley, Miss Jennie Porter, ,Mesdames A. O. Lane, M. J. Lunquest, Y. P. Newman Robert Newman, Robert Stone, L. c. Camp