The age-herald., 1901-05-12

wealth of lovely flowers. In the center of the room was a large round table with covers for twelve. The tablecloth was or linen with insertion of battenburg ana a deep fall of the same lace over green vel vet. In the center was a cut-glass punch bowl full of sweet peas of every hue. All around the room were the card tables. nine in number, with hand-painted cards with the same flower as were the score cards and vases of sweet peas on each. The windows were all open and the pay looked lovely ruffled by the wind' ana Tn the distance sailboats and steamers go- ing and coming added beauty to the scene. On the gallery a band of musicians discoursed sweet music and it was wa1teo in on the breeze blowing up fresh rom the water. After a while the sun came out and the day was perfect.
 After an exciting game of euchre tWelVe young ladies donned dainty aprons ana served a most appetizing luncheon, con sisting of hothouse strawberries witn stems on, croquettes peas and tiny beaten biscuits, sorbet tomatoes stufted With salad and pistache cream. Each guest re- ceived as a. souvenir a Gibson picture and bunch of sweet peas. After the guests left. the young ladies who served were given an elaborate repast
 Mrs. Harrison of New Jersey. In whose honor the affair was given, Is culti- vated. lovely woman, and has just re- turned with her niece, Miss Harrison
 from a trip to Bermuda Among those present were: Mesdames B. L. Russell, Rubira, Shaw, Edwin Macarteny Led yard, Charles Hall, Bondurant, ana Harry Inge. Charles Hearin, Dick ems, Mellett. Louis Dunlap, Gregory Smith and Sledge. The young ladies who served were Misses Burgess, Irwin. Whit ing, Bestor. Davis, Hodgson and Moore rha arxritya of interested In the idea of industrial schools for col ored women. Any one who has traveled and marked the trained service to be nad
 in Europe feels that we are hopelessiy behind in domestic comfort. If we are to | live in the south and depend on negro | servants. 1t is time we were making an effort to give them systematic training. | So an effort fs being made here to have | a department of cooking added to Elmer
 son Normal Institute for colored stu | dents.
 Our lovely and gracious writer, Mrs. | Augusta Evans Wilson, whom we all oe- l light to honor, has gone to Birmingham on visit to her sister, Mrs. Bush. Mrs. Wilson lives very retired life in her stately old home on Government street and her only visits are to intimate friends and to minister to the sick. Mrs. Wilson has old fashioned polished manners ana In discussing manners lately she remarked that politeness Is lost art and that the young people of the present day would not allow one to finish sentence In at least one school htat know etiquette IS taught along with Latin and Greek and pupils are marked in 1t. That Is at Co- | lonel Murfees in Marion
 The Elizabethan Pageant at Monroe Park was quite pretty affair and netted | a nice sum for the Infirmary Association. MT. Wrights military school drilled for a gold medal which was won by R. V. Taylor, Jr.
 Miss Virginia Thomas expects to visit Belize, British Honduras, next week. | The golfers who came down on Monday | from Montgomery to try conclusions with the Mobile team went home victorious, | much to the chagrin of the local players Refreshments were served at the Coun- | try Club in honor of the visitors, and | quite crowd was present
 | The sight of dignifed matrons and
 maids sprawling fiat on the ground un- der trap in process of decoration is no | unusual sight at present in the back | yards, and 1t Is a question whether the game is worth the candle. I have seen
 several blistered fingers and heard many | tales of woe anent the dressmaker and | other purveyors to our royal highpesses, | but by next year all that will be forgotten | and we will rush as madly in as the poor
 moth into the candle. We all love to
 show off, don't we? do., ,s
 -s.. WINFRED LANE.