The age-herald., 1898-05-08
meet at the Conservatory of Music Tuesday
 at 9:50 instead of 10 o'clock.
MONTGOMERY.

The social season just closed, though short, has been one of unsurpassed bril- liancy. Opening full six weeks later than usual, it's brevity was atoned for by briskness, for social events trod on the heels of others, so fast they followed.
 The crowning occasion was the german in which the "Grie de Vie" and the South land," the oldest and the youngest of Mont gomery's dancing clubs, joined forces. Ma jor Clifford Lanier, with Miss Mary Clare Milner, of Birmingham, led most beauti- full march, and in the figures alternated with MT. Lewis, of the Joie de Vie. The rooms still echo with the chorus of the men as they danced that never-to-be-forgotten two-step to the music of "Dixie" and "Yankee Doodle"
 Mr. and Mrs Frank Lockwood invited a number of pleasant young people to their home on South Goldthwaite street Tuesday evening to meet their guest, the charming and talented Miss Williams, of LaGrange, Ga. The refreshments were delightful, the evening one of unalloyed pleasure, replete with merry faces and happy hearts, which is the coup de grace to all social functions.
 
 A charming gathering of nature-loving society people took place at Whetstone's Lake Wednesday. The tables were laden with the choicest of picnic dishes, also the most delightful barbecued lamb that ever graced the table or gratified the palate or happy picnicers. The barbecue was person. ally supervised by one of the gentlemen, who received praise and thanks for his suc- cess.
 Mrs Chester Bolton, of Washington, and Mrs Chas. T. Holt, of Flaw River, N. C., better known in Alabama as Miss Alma Baldwin and Mise Geneva Jones, are here, visitors to their families and old homes.
 
 The Tuesday Card club met with Mrs. Platt Stout on Lawrence street.
 MT. Temple Seibels is in Greensboro in the interest of the coming tennis tourna- ment
 The friends of Mrs. Hugh Wilcox are glad to have her at home agaln a1ter Ill absence of two years in the far west ohe will return in a few days to El Paso, Tex.' to rejoin MT. Wilcox, who IS much iIh- proved in health.
 Thousand of people paid homage to the beauty of the grand Friday afternoon pa rade. All the applause the enthusiastic cheering were but the just due of this most taantiful snectacle ever seen in Montgom- cry. Its magnificence exceeded the expec- tation of the most sanguine, and those Wno have seen the extravagant pageants at Sar- atoga and Lenox say that none or these surpasses the splendor or Montgomery pageant. -
 The Second regiment band in full dress uniform headed the parade. followed py dozen carriages occupied by the ieaulns citizens of the place, the occupants oI the first being Captain Jefferson M. Falkner' the orator of the day, accompanied py Mrs. Hattie Mccall Travis, who has had the entire charge If the affair. Then came the fiower-decked equipages. led by Miss Griel daughter of the president Of the com mercial and Industrial Association, Wno drove pair of coal black horses to drag solidly banked in pink and red roses. The horses were harnessed in garlands of roses and the ladies of the party were exquisiteiy gowned in pink organdies.
 Mrs. Charlie Abercrombie was never more stylish, seated in her handsome Victoria, which was covered with California poppies Of amber hue
 The Barry Holt landau was magnificent in it's garands, wreaths and festoons or Marechal Neil roses.
 Miss Annie Virgin was seen in Victoria of purple and lavender. which was one of the most exquisite vehicles; the sweet faces of the young ladies dressed in white, looked out from under large white hats wreathed with wisteria.
 Had Titania been of the company, won- der which she would have chosen for her prize, the phaeton of Mrs. J. I. Mckinney. with it's garlands of pink roses and $yed- ding plumes of pampas, or the trap of the Misses Hurter, which was dainty bower of pink and blue morning glories.
 Among other society people I noticed Mesdames Roman, Fiske, Stringfelow, Falkner, Misses Beale Tonplxins. sistrunk, Walker. Bragg, Carter and Craik.
 Mrs. Travis, who came from Chicago to superintend this affair. goes north Nt once to take charge of similar fetes. HUNTSVILLE.