The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-21

the University of Virginia and is spending
his vacation with his parents, Governor
and Mrs. Jos. F. Johnston. Mr.. Johnston
has graduated with distinction in several
schools of the university, but will return
lin the autumn to complete his course of
study, graduating finally next June.
Mrs Rush Simpson and children and Miss
Ada Simpson have gone to Kentucky to
spend the remainder of the summer.
Mr.. Arthur c. Crowder returned Sunday
night from a short visit to Atlanta.
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union will meet in the parlors of the First
Methodist church this afternoon at 4
o'clock. A full attendance is desired.
Mrs John Davis Dabney has issued cards
for a euchre party Thursday morning, June
%, at 1920 o'clock. at her home on Nine
teenth street, South Highlands
Rev. DR.. P, T. Hale will leave today for
a visit of few days to his brother at
Greensboro, Ky.
Luncheons are out, breakfasts are in,
say metropolitan authorities. Society has
decided TO make an important alteration in
its usual summer programme, and at
the watering places and fashionable resorts
this year-in Newport, Bar Harbor, Len
OK, southampton, as well as a host of other
country breathing spots"--the smart
one o'clock luncheon will be done away
with. In its place there will be the half
past eleven breakfast served In the Eng
fish manner, with totally different set of
dishes
No soups, entrees or ices, delicate and
dainty, will accompany this new meal of
fashion. Instead, there will be arranged
solid, substantial menu, fit for the men
and girl guests, who have, probably been
playing golf vigorously, walking or riding,
for some hours already. These breakfast
tables, spread a trife before MONDAY
will have on them mullins and crumpets,
and heaps of the fruit of the hour. Near
at hand will be coffee and tea On side
tables, for those of especially sturdy -appe-
titets, will be cold game pies and cold
pates.
Fresh eggs will, likewise, be there in
abundance. These will be put upon the
table raw and chatting dishes will be near
by that the men and girls may prepare
them in any way they please. A favorite
way of giving these breakfasts is at small
tables out on a veranda, and much added
charm will be lent them by the appear
anee of the guests in sporting costumes
the women in short skirts, the men in
Wheeling trousers or in golf rig.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Nabb are spending a
few days at Lookout mountain.
Miss Terrier Nabb is visiting the family
of Mr.. l. NJ Massey at Memphis, Tenn.
The Young Mems Hebrew association will
give cotilion Thursday evening.
Mr.. Albert Strassburger of Montgomery
spent Sunday with friends in the city.
Something that is really wanted by SOL
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1t should be made of white canton fan
mel, about ten inches long and six in
width, and stitched twice lengwise so as to
form three partitions. A draWstring closes
1T at the top. When there is no time for
dish washing the cutlery can, without loss
of time, be tossed into The bag and carried
without exposing all else to be covered with
grease. Then the material of which THE
bag is made is one that can be dipped for
freshening in any stream without injury.
Officers also like to have a large flannel
bag for their high boots. 1t is made Simply
like small clothes bag. There should,
however, be no divisions made in it for the
boots, or they will not roll so compaotly.
The labor of love can be shown in these
bags by embroiderng the initials hand
somely. Tt is fiattering to do them in the
regimental colors of the one for whom the
gift Is intended.
Mr.. Edward Colvin, prosperous young
business man of Eutaw, Ala, is the guest
of his uncle's family, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Y.
Frost, 23l7 Third avenue.
Messrs. Henry Howe and Turner Weak
ley left yesterday for Lookout mountain,
where they will enjoy a few days vaca-
ton.
Judge and Mrs. H. A. Sharpe, Mrs. VIM.
NJ. Jordan, her little daughter, and Misses
Lutte Ethel and Carrie Sharpe, left last
night for Sewanee, Tenn, to spend several
months.
Mr. Thomas s. Smith of Washington
reached Birmingham yesterday to attend
the marriage on Wednesday morning of his
sister, Miss Kate Smith, to Mr.. Walter
Guley of Tuscaloosa
This afternoon at o'clock at st. Pauls
church Miss Beatrice O'Byrne will be mar
ried to Mr.. P..J. Dowd by Rev. Father P.
A. O'Rellly. Miss Boggan will be maid of
honor and Mr.. Michael Maloney will act
as best man.
Miss O'Byrne is the sister of the Messrs
O'Byrne of this city, and with them has
many friends to extend sincere congrat-
ulations and good wishes to herself and Mr..
Dowd. Mr.. Dowd is connected with the
large hardware lTIH Ol MOOre, U
Handley
Mr.. W. ]. Pearce has returned from a
visit to Texas.
Mr.. John T. Cochran of Mobile is the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. Norwood A.
Richards. Mr.. Cothran is editor of the Mo-
bile Item.
Mr.. William Berney Of Montgomery spent
yesterday in Birmingham
Mrs William Pickett has gone to Mont
gomery to visit her sister-in-law, Mrs. NJ.
Woods, who Is quite Ill.
The Highland Book club will meet with
Mrs. w. w. Wilkerson in Fourteenth ave-
nue. tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
THOSE TERRIBLE FRENCH DUELS.
Paris Correspondence of London Telegraph
M Henri Rochefort fought a duel this
afternoon For some days past there rad
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