The age-herald., 1902-02-08

Thirty of Brminghams fashionable children donned the quaint and beautiful costumes described in Mother Goose rhymes, and with Mother Goose and Little Bo Peep leading. danced waltzes and two steps in the children's ballroom yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Charles Oscar Locke. where. her little girl. Miss Elizabeth Locke. gave a Mother Goose party in compliment to her little guest. Miss Marjorie Williams.
 The occasion was the most picturesque event of the winter, and when the chill dren trooped out of the ballroom and down the stairway. where they were grouped in the beautiful Spanish recep- tion hall below, and a flashlight picture made. 1t would have been difficult to have imagined prettier scene
 Mother Goose impersonated by Mrs. John Milner Caldwell in a scarlet gown and white handkerchief. her ultra tall hat the quaint spectacles. was posed in the centre and about her were grouped all the imaginary characters in Mother Goose rhymes. "Bo Peep" Little Miss Moffett," Little Boy Blue.s the Queen of Hearts" and a score of others. while conspicuous was "Old Mother Hubbard and her dog that figured so largely in a certain cubbard story.
 In the ballroom an orchestra was sta while among the special features was the fancy dancing by little Bland Tom linson and little Catherine Ledbetter and Master Samuel L. Ledbetter, Jr. A cake walk lead by Mother Goose and little Bo Peep was a picturesque feature and when Miss Kathleen Nixon and Master Samuel Ledbetter led off in a regular old fashioned cake walk the old CT guests as we'll as the little folk de- manded an encore.
 The beautiful little hostess was cos tuned as "Bo Peep and wore blue and pink brocade, her brown curls caught with pink. ribbons and her broad hat of white straw trimmed with blue. Her shepherds crook was tied with pink rib bon. The little guest of honor was a pie ture as ~Red Riding Hood' Master Charles O. Locke. Jr.. was a handsome little figure as little Boy Blue"
 Among the picturesque costumes was that worn by little Evelyn Smith, who went as Mother Hubbard" and wore blue and pink gown with a fichu of white. Her white cap was touched with pink.
 Miss Margaret Chenoweth was a charm ing little Miss Moffett" in a pale yellow gown with brocade.
 Miss Rachel London and Miss Bland Tomlinson impersonated "The Queen of was a very lovely Mary Quite Contrary" She wore a tissue paper costume with broad brimmed hat. Miss Catherine Led better was Little Miss Moffett' all in pale pink Miss Edith Orr was Polly" who used to put the kettle on. and Miss Marion Orr was a lovely little girl who wore a green and yellow gown. Miss Daisy Weatherly was Little Miss Moi fett," and among other children beauti- fully costumed was Miss Dolly Board man, Miss Margaret Moore, Miss Mary Elizabeth Caldwell. little Miss Evins, Miss Milner and others.
 Among the little guests were Masters Hollis Bush. Samuel l.. Ledbetter, Hampton Smith James Nelson. Thomas Benners, Frank Fowlkes and others. | A luncheon was served, the children as- sembling about a long table, the decora- | tions of which carried out the Mother l Goose idea. There was a typical barn yard scene. with a rail fence, the sou venirs completing the artistic schemes.