The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-18
Meeting Of Floral
IIy VI TIUTdI
Committees Last Ninhf

The floral committees met last night In
the parlors of the Morris, and arrangements
for the fcral ball were completed Edward
Wilcox, chairman of the arrangement
committee, announced that $500 had been
raised by subscription, which would meet
the expenses of the ball
Tie ball will be given the evening of
the Sth of May in the pavilion at Lake.
view, which has so long answered the pur-
pose of a country club in the matter of
summer evening cotillons.
+ The arrangements of the ball are entirely
in the hands of a number of wel-known
and popular clubmen, the committee nclud-
ing Mr. Wilcox, 1. F. Young, Morton
kitke Moore, John Patton. A. H. Carpen-
ter, Jack Barr, Paschal Shook.
The ball will be in every way of the
notably brilliant events in the social world
of Birmingham Owing to other festivities
OF the carnival week a band out-of-town
will be secured. The success of the floral
ball is assured and the invitations will be
cent out soon as the list Is completed.
Preparations for the parade are, of
course, absorbing society and there will
naturally be great competition between
these who participate, especially as sub
stantial prizes will be offered for the most
artistic traps There will be six prizes. a
first and second prize for single traps, and
first and second prize for double teams.
There will also be two special prizes.
a complete list of those who will enter
traps will be published in few days. The
list at present includes over twenty traps,
and the indications are that it will be large
~ augmented.
1t is imperative that those who intend
decorating their carriages will send in their
names at once to Cha rman Edward Will
cox, No 1904 Morris avenue.
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there is no time for delay in perfectng ar
rangements.
The ladies are urged to carry on to COM
pletion the beautiful plans which have
been outlined at several of the informal
meetings.
artificial flowers at cost for this occasion,
and the expense of decorating can almost
be reduced to a minimum.
There are several professional decorators
In the city, but a number of people will re-
ly upon their own ingenuity in the matter.
The task of decorating will no doubt re-
qure little more time than might be
supposed, and 1t is urged that this matter
be not carried on in a desultory manner,
thereby causing delay the day of the
parade.
The arrangement committee have prevail
ed upon the carnival king to arrive earlier
than was at first contemplated and it is
understood that his majesty will reach the
city at 1:3O O'Clock on Monday afternoon
May 8, and later in the afternoon will re-
view the flower parade The line of march
has not vet been definitely arranged
Dr. and Mrs. ]. w. Newman leave this
morning for Mobile to attend the State
fpworth League conference. They will he
absent several days.
The qualities of the American girl, viewed
through Rudyard Kiplings eyes, are sum
med UP thus:
The American girls are pretty-very
much so-with a piquancy all of their own
impossible to describe as to resist Sweet
and comedy are the maidens of Devonshire:
delicate and of precious seeming those who
live In the pleasant places of London; fas-
cinating for all their occurrences the dam
sells OF France, clinging closely to their
mothers and with large eyes wondering at
the wicked world; excellent in their own
place, and to those who understand her,
is the Anglo-Indian Spin in her second
person; but the girls of America are be-
yond and above them ALL
"They are clever, they can talk; yea. it
is said they can think. Certainly they
have an appearance of so doing which is
delightfully."- deceptive. They are original.
and regard you with unabashed eyes, as a
sister might look at her brother They are
instructed, too. in the folly and vanity of
the male mind, for they have associated
with boys from babyhood and can discern
| snub the possessor.
"They possess moreover a life among
| themselves, Independent of any masculine
| associations. They have societies and clubs
| and unlimited tea fights, where all the
| guests are girls. They are self-possessed
| without parting with any tenderness that
is their sex right. They understand They
| can take care of themselves. They are SUI
! perbly Independent.
when you ask them what makes them
| so charming they say: 1T is because we are
| better educated than your girls and we
| are more sensible in regard to men. We
have good times all around but aren't
| taught to regard every man as a possible
| husband. Nor is he expected to marry the
| first girl he calls on regularly Yes they
| have good time. Their freedom IS large
| and they do not abuse 1t. They can go
| driving with young men and receive mods
| from young men to an extent that would
| make an English mother wink with hor-
| ror, and neither driver nor dr'vee have a
thought beyond the enjoyment of a good
| time.
"But this freedom of the young girl has
| its drawbacks. She isl say with all re-
| luctance-irreverant from her forty-dollar
bonnet to the buckles on her eighteen-dollar
| shoes. She talks hippantly to her parents.
J She has a proscript've right to the society
| of the man who arrives. The parents adj
! NIT 1t. This is sometimes embarrassing.
| especially when YOU call on a man and his
! wife for the sake of informal on: the one
! being merchant of varied knowledge. the
other a woman of the world In five min
utes your host has vanished. In another
! five his wife has followed him. and YOU
] are left alone with very charming maiden
doubtless. but certainly not the person you
came to see."
| One of the most interesting fads is that
! which Dame Fashion DEGREES in the matter
of stationary. A well-known Birmingham
! dealeris showing a most beautiful line OF
paper The tendency toward pearl gray
| shades in fabrics is also emphasized in the
late tints of milady's writing materials. The
| Wedgewood stationary, showing as 1t does,
| that exquisite grey tint, is exceedingly pop
| ular, even more so perhaps than the Gle
| mats, which is really the paper of the
| Easter season. The Irish linen, of course,
| holds its own the antique finish of this pa
| per being always attractive. That brand of
/ stationary known as the Court of Russia
/ shows a vellum finish. smooth and delight
| full for ones pen. The kid finish is pre-