The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-03

The costume dance given by MT. and Mrs so1on Harald Jacobs last evening was an occasion of unusual picturesque ness and beauty. There were about sev- enty guests and the eotillon was led by Mir W. O. Crears of Savannah and Miss Margaret Nixon. in whose honor Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs entertained,
 The hundreds of handsome and unique favors. the beauty of the tissue paper costumes worn by the young ladies, the many new and beautiful figures intro- duced by the cotillon leaders and the picturesqueness of the decorations made the occasion one of the most brilliant of the winter. The entire house was thrown together, and the spacious veranda en- closed with canvass presented a most in- chanting appearance The ceiling was entirely canopied with tissue paper rib bon in brilliant tints while immense palms and hanging baskets, and the gorgeous potted plants from the Jacobs conserva- tories produced a most tropical scene Paper chrysanthemums were used in great profusion, and there was not feature of the very elaborate decora- tions that did not reveal the wonderful color effects and possibilities of tissue paper.
 There were several hundred favors, those for the ladies including tissue pa- per hats, boas parssols painted in chrys- apthemums. carnations exquisite fans, in wonderful colorings and unique in their mechanism; eolored lamp shades, dolls, while among countless beautiful conceits were the holly and mistetoe crackers containing tissue paper caps Some Of the favors were decorated with miniature Nioi1ns and rolls of music, while among the most unique were the automatic but terfiies the sunnowers toadstools, acorns and numerous other exquisite favors.
 The favors for the gentlemen were la militaire, including the brilliant hats epaulettes, sashes and all the military in- signia of a continental soldier. There were gold crosses of honor. the many ac- cessories of soldiers uniform, until the gentlemen at the close of the cotillon rep resented in their picturesque regalia a full uniformed colonial officer.
 In addition to the military favors were many others, including automatic birds, shaving balls, champagne corks. dice and numerous other tissue paper conceits
 Some of the figures introduced were en- tirely new in Birmingham's social world. notably the express wagon figure. the golf figure. In the former two wagons were brought in, the one for the ladies labeled the Black Mariah' and the one for the gentlemen the Water Cart"
 The golf figure and that introducing the word matching were decidedly interesting.
 The closing figure introduced the con. fetti balls. the scene being indescribably picturesque, the young women in thin flower gowns and picture hats; the gen tlemen in their brilliant army regalia. A stringed orchestra was stationed in the conservatory.
 Mrs. Jacobs was a beautiful figure in tissue paper costume painted in wys- teria
 | Miss Nixon was beauty of the even ing in a picturesque costume as the Queen of Hearts, red poppies giving d brilliant touch to her ball dress. Miss Louise Walker suggested French picture in costume of pink tissue paper painted in pink roses.
 Miss Edna Coughlan was a strikingly lovely figure in a costume trimmed with lilacs.
 Miss Kings costume was in pink caT- nations, delicate fringed effects like the ragged edge of these blossoms. l Miss Seymour Nance's costume was of | lilac paper with violets; her picture hat was massed with violets.s Miss Edith Lathrop was Gainesbor- | ough type. her white costume being trim med with black satin roses, with which she wore a black and white pictue hat. Miss DeBardeleben was very smart in a costume of pink and white, and Miss Northington looked charming in mili- tary costume of purple and black.
 Miss Jelks and Miss Berry wore very effective costumes of blue, the hounces of which were bordered with silver span gles. They wore chains fashioned of daisies.
 Mrs B. J. Dryer was costumed as maid. the black and white being most effective.
 The ladies presiding at the favor tables were Mrs. J. T. Nixon, Mrs. Louis Alex ander May, Mrs. James Bowron and Mrs. Rufus N. Rhodes.