The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-16

mst closed or of the spring season has been marked with more elaborate oe- tail or been an occasion of greater prll- ltancv than the progressive dinner given by several of Birmingham's young mar ried set last evening, the bachelors also entertaining at their Highland avenue residence
 In the party were MT and Mrs. Leslie Fuienwlder and their guests, the Misses 1 Pierson of Baltimore, Mir and Mrs. solon Jacobs. MT. and Mrs. Henry l.. Badham, MT. and Mrs. Henry Bramlette Gray MT. and Mrs. William Henry Kettig MT. and Mrs. E. w. Barrett and their guests Mir. and Mrs. Frank Galloway of Atlanta MT. Exum, Mr. Shook. Mir. Ramsay and Mir. MeCrery.
 Brilliant toasts. a series of dinner courses served in as many beautiful apartments, and each having drawn upon the floral wealth of the conseryatories, and every detail having been carefully planned and executed made the occasion rank with the elaborate affairs attempted by society In other cities.
 The party assembled about o'clock at the residence of MT. and Mrs. Fnlenwider. where the first course. including Caviar sandwiches and cocktails. was served. The guests were seated at several small tables, beautifully decorated in white and green. The centerpieces were silver bowls filled with ferns and the artistic effect was heightened by the glow of in numerable lights.
 The second course, including the soups was served in that artistic Flemish oak dining room at MT. and Mrs. Solon Ja- cobs, the conservatory of palms opening beyond The guests were seated at two circular tables, the decorations Of which were appropriate to the season and dls- tinctly smart. The center pieces were Easter hats of white chip massed with fragrant meteor roses and finished at the back with loops of red tulle and smilax. The dinner cards were miniature hats and the candle shades and other details car- ried out the tint In the meteor roses.
 The fish course was served at the resi- dence of Mr. and Mrs. E w. Barrett. The circular tables were placed in the drawing room and in the dining room be- yond. and the decorations were in white and green
 Silver bowls filled with snowballs formed the centerpieces and the candelabra held pale green tapers ornamented with white shades
 In the handsome home of the bachelors a little farther down the avenue the most elaborate course of the dinner was served. The twenty guests were seated at a long table extending through the drawing room, and the decorations were artistic and very handsome.
 A superb centerplece of Easter lilies and pink roses suggested miniature conservatory in it's wealth of floral beau- ty. while here and there in the fragrant petals glittered gauge butterflies. The flowers were arranged in a large basket tied with gauge ribbon. The table was scintillant with innumerable candles In crystal candlesticks, their painted shades in pink and white tints being ornamenteo with butterflies.
 | The dinner cards were hand-painted fig ures of fair women driving butterflies the relns dellcately tinted.
 Farther down the avenue, in an Easter l lily interior, at the home of MT. and Mrs H. L. Badham the fifth course was served The table was exquisite fin Its decora- ton of Easter lilies, the details carrying out the delicate shades in many artistic ways Ices were served in lilies and the cakes were similarly ornamented.
 The sixth course was served at the home of Mr and Mrs. Henry Bramlettt Gray, and included a salad served with champagne, toasts being drunk from g silver loving cup in honor of the twelfth anniversary of Mir. and Mrs Gray's we'd ding Appropriate to the occasion the table was decorated with the colors oi their wedding and suspended from the l chandelier above was huge wedding bel | fashioned of pink and white carnations their delicate tints rehecting in the cireu. lar mirror below. About this were banked graceful ferns and smilax caught from the chandelier and extended to the cor ners of the table. where It's delicate sprays were looped with bows of pink satin ribbon. The lights were softened with pink silk shades.
 The dinner was concluded at the resi- dence of MT. and Mrs. William Henry l Kettig, where a brilliant little dance fol lowed the last course.
 Frozen strawberries were served ir miniature iced baskets, decorated witt smlax, and the cakes were designed as pink roses
 The entire lower floor was thrown to- gether, and the Callman orchestra gave g brilliant dance programme. In one of tht favor figures the ladies were presented with white staffs. ornamented with huge clusters of pink roses and asparagus ferns tied with pink ribpons, to whiel little bells were attached.
 The ladies in the party wore their love Hest dinner gowns
 Mrs Fulenwders toilette was whit lace embroidered in fieur de lis design Her guests, Miss Amy Pierson and Mis- May Pierson of Baltimore, were smartlI gowned, the former wearing pink chif l ,lt af uflf |.