The age-herald., 1898-03-06

guests did not indulge in the games of euchre.
 In their quest for ideal types of beauty the northern periodicals show great par tiality for southern women. The recent edition of the New York Journal, which contained the pictures of so many lovely girls, has been much commented on, and approved by connoisseurs of feminine charms. Besides the many southern girls from other states whose pretty faces were reproduced, there was a gratifying percentage of the number from Alabama Miss Mary Petrie Bells photograph, as is well known brought forth letters of ad- miration from the far northwest. Be- sides, there were pictures of Miss Lilly Bragg, from Mobile, who is the beautiful blonde niece of Mrs. J. W. Bush, of this city, and also the great niece of the late Gen. Braxton Bragg; Miss Triplett, Of Mobile; Miss Rousseau, of Montgomery, and Miss Jennie Berney, of Mobile both nieces of MT. Chalet Berney, of Birming- ham, and Miss Marfbel Williams, of Mo- bile These attractive girls were selected by a committee of artists who examined their photographs and decided that from a great number of pretty women, they deserved to rank among the loveliest girls of the country.
 The January Confederate Veteran, pulp llshed at Nashville. contains article of much interest and ability-"Journey to and From Appomattix'-from the pen of Mrs. Pattie Guild. of Tuscaloosa It is illustrate ed with a handsome half-tone pucture of Mrs. Guild and the late Dr. Lafayette Guild pr. Guild was on the staff of Gen. Lee, and medical director of the army Of Northern Virginia. He died many years ago at Mobile. Mrs. Guild is one of the accomplished women of the state.
 
 Miss Kathleen Hooper returns to her school duties at Livingston today, after a fortnight visit to her parents, MT. and Mrs. w. b. Hooper.
 MT and Mrs R. l.. Simpson went down to Montgomery yesterday afternoon for a short stay.
 Miss Lila McEwen, after visit of two months to her aunt, Mrs. J. M. Faulkner, at Montgomery, has returned home.
 
 Miss Carrie Bridewell, whose rich con- tralto voice is so much admired by Bir- mingham friends, sang recently at a matinee musicale at New York, as the principal soloist with gratifying success. Miss Bridewell is now a member of the choir of Dr. Parkhurst's church and has accepted an engagement for the entire month of May to sing at the Southern May Musical Festival
 MT. Samuel Ullman is in Mississippi for brief visit.
 Miss Harris has returned from a visit to Tuskegee.
 Miss Sara Antoinette Camp. of Baltimore, is now spending sometime with Miss Mary Griffin at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. J. D. s. Davis.
 The Derthick Musical club will meet Tuesday evening at o'clock at the home of Miss Lottie Coffin on the South High lands Miss Hattie Morton will have the direction of the programme which will be composed of selections from Mozart.
 
 Miss Bessie Hanby, of Savannah ds wis iting MT. and Mrs. P. A. O'Byrne, 2325 Fifth avenue.
 The concert at Seals hall on last Tues day evening for the benefit of MT. Gilhe demonstrated the fact that Birmingham would stand second to no city in the south as a musical center, if the various musical elments could be, drought together ana united in one common purpose. The Sing- ing by the chorus. the playing by the arge orchestra and the excellence Of the soie numbers, would have reflected credit upon any of the larger cities that are considered great musical leersers. Birmingham has wonderful amount of first-class material arAa the person who can bring all of the different clements together and make one grand musical body out of it, will be doing a great and noble work for the advance ment of culture in our midst.
 The members of the Amaranth Literary club were the guests of Miss Florence Neal on last Friday afternoon when the follow ing programme was rendered:
 Quotations from Daniel Websters writ ings, leading congressional debates and debaters, Webster, Clay, Calhoun-Mdss Clyde Smith.
 Presidents of the United States from Washington to Buchanan, review, con drpcted by the leader Mrs. Murdock
 Our Relations With the Indians-Miss Elise Ball.
 Current Events@The club.
 The club will meet on next Friday after