The age-herald., 1899-02-10
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 Mrs George Bryant Mccormack will re- ceive this afternoon and evening in honor of her guest, Miss Kirkpatrick. | Mir. and Mrs. John G. Smith and their l neice, Miss Jamie Knox, will leave tomor- row for New Orleans, where they will spend the Mardi Gras season.
 Mrs. J. W. sibley has returned from Au- gusta.
 Stuart Ashley Allen and Lee C. Mallory of Memphis, have returned home. Miss Alice Boyd Johnston of Virginia who has been here the guest of the Misses Johnston, left yesterday for New Orleans. J. N. Heiskell, city editor of the Commer- cial-Appeal, returned to Memphis yester- day
 The Little Jokers were the guests yester- cay of Mrs. Charles Oscar Locke.
 A charming dinner party was given We'd day afternoon by Miss Grace Vance in honor of her guest, Miss Mary Virgin, of Chattanooga. The table was handsomely decorated with pink carnations, and at each plate was a hand-painted place card, bear ing the name of the guest and Miss Vir- gins monogram Miss Vance's guests for the afternoon were Miss Virgin, Miss Helen Ehrman, Miss kittie Sherrod, Miss Mary Griffin, Miss Mae Simmons, Miss Bart Me Laughln and Miss Lillian Hughes. Mrs Caswell, of Tuscaloosa. will arrive from that city tomorrow and will visit relatives in Birmingham during the car nival.
 
 The Jefferson club will give its annual carnival dance tonight at the Florence ho- tel. Tn order that the masquerade idea of the dance may be more thoroughly carried out all of the young ladies will be brought to the hotel in wagonettes. The wagonette which is to collect the young ladies on the North Side will be chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs Charles Scholar and Dr. and Mrs. Robert Newman. The South Side wagon ette will be chaperoned by MT. and Mrs Guy Cooper, Mir. and Mrs. R. H. Thach and MT. and Mrs J. P. Estes. The young ladies are all requested to be ready prompt lv a o'clock as the wagonettes will begin their rounds promptly at that hour.
 When the dancers get on the floor of the dancing hall the identity of the young la dies and young gentlemen will be perfectly . concealed, they not even knowing who their partners for the evening will be-
 
 The Tuscaloosa Gazette says:
 'Tuscaloosa friends will be interested to hear of the return to Alabama from St. Paul of Miss Laura Miller, and will con- graduate Birmingham very heartily on the accession of such a gifted musician and al- together charming young woman. Miss Miller was in charge of the music depart ment at the Central college last year and made a great many personal friends, as well as hosts of admirers of her art Leav- ing hero she spent some time in St. Louis, studying with Epstein, and from there went to St. Paul. She made a most favorable impression in the musical circles of St. Paul, being selected the piano soloist at the annual concert of the Schubert club, St Paul's leading musical organization. She studied there also and appeared frequently at musical events, always winning plaudits. She had hattering professional inducements to remain in the north but returned south to be with her parents, her father, E. B. Miller having located in Birmingham, Of which city he is now the able industrial agent Birmingham is fortunate in having Miss Miller, for as a concert pianist she has few equals and she will add lustre to the musical reputation of the city.
 Mrs. L. A. Townley and Miss Mabel Townley have returned after an absence from Birmingham Of several months.
 Miss Anna Mary Herndon is the guest of Miss Myrtis Johnson.
 Miss Bertha Thalheimer, of Selma, who has been visiting the Misses Kaufman, went to New Orleans yesterday. Mrs Charles Cohen and son of Peters, burg, Va, is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. G. | Joseph
 l Mrs William Way, of Brunswick, Ga., is visiting Dr. and Mrs. sholl.
 Mrs. c. P Ellis is visiting MT. and Mrs. l William Lee Sims.
 1 Miss Mamie Parson will go to Mobile this morning to spend the Mardi Gras sea- son. Sine will be the guest of Miss Annio | Louise Harrison, who was recently Miss | Pearson s guest in this city. l The Highland Book club held an open l meeting yesterday morning at the home of l Mrs. Robert H. Pearson. Instead of the usual programme, coundrums in fruits, | flowers and trees were asked. Mrs. Camp | bell won the club prize, handsome pie | ture; Mrs. London, the guests prize, cut 1 glass dish; Mrs. Murray, the consolation | prize, a gold spoon; Mrs. Marks, the booby prize, thread case. After the l games were finished, a delightful luncheon | was served. As the meeting was held in
 
 | carried out. The decorations were in red, white and blue. The ices were served with little hatchets, with cherries accompany | ing.
 Miss Anna May Phelan who for some time past has been visiting in Memphis, | has returned home.
 Mrs. Charles A. Redd, of Columbus, Ga, is visiting Mrs William Redd. Miss Katie Zabell and Miss Bessie Struss l of Louisville, Ky, sister and niece of Mrs l August Schillinger, here to attend Mardi Gras Both are charming young | ladies and have visited here before, making | many friends during their stay. !
 Chancellor and Mrs. J. C. Carmichael left 1 yesterday for a short visit to Montgomery l "The Alabama Home." Not a temporary stopping place that be- I longs to your landlord, but a home. Not a | section Of a tenement bo,1ca fllad ,r;+l,