The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-09

W HlLE every woman cannot "ass s
 w the distinction of winning the first prize at the card party, and searches in vain for the lucky number in her sou venir bonbon box that will entitle her to the consolation prize, she certainly is re- membered by her hostess nowadays in the beautiful score cards without which the elaborate card party Is not consid- cred complete
 The selection of appropriate score cards is as important a detail as the prizes and the luncheon, and women who en- | certain a great deal are only too glad to entrust the design of the score cards and dinner cards to 9 woman who makes this work a specially.
 silver tray filled with handsome score cards tied with bright ribbons always ap- peals to every woman, and the fad for having hand-painted cards. while an ex- pensive one, continues in vogue. So elaborate are some of the designs and so artistically executed that blank card Is frequently attached and the 'score" is kept on this in preference to defacing the decorated card, which may be a dainty miniature of a court beauty or the fair face of an old-fashioned belle in poke bonnet.
 Where the hostess selects a distinctive feature to characterize the details of her entertainment the cards are designed to carry out the details, and for the luncheons and dinners the place cards are selected in much the same way. At flower luncheon last spring the | hostess had her place cards painted in | the game flowers as those used in the decorations of the small tables at which | the guests were seated. The effect was ex- | tremely artistic, and the cards were so be, rtiful that 1t was difficult to believe that they were not as fragrant as the | cluster of rare blossoms that formed the center piece.
 Another hostess selected for the details | of her card party the French idea and her cards were artistic water colors. repre- | senting famous beauties of the Ma poleanic period. For an alfrisco luncheon | last summer the place cards were land | scapes done in water colors. For dinner where the guests included men prominent
 In public life the place cards were pen and ink sketches and wash drawings of well known men.
 The present fad leans more in favor of the heads of women miniatures that are veritable works of art. They are charm ing enough to frame and to be hung in milady'r boudoir, and indeed 1t Is also q fad to collect hand painted score cards, as glimpse in many fashionable boudoirs xxyilI abou ybo of artistic little corners arrange their score cards and dinner cards in the most ef- fective way against q drapery an at tractive wall panel.
 They are too artistic to be dashed aside and In preserving them through a season at least they serve as pretty reminders of the winters gaeties.
 There Is such a demand in Birmingham for score cards and dinner cards that several young women make Q speciality of designing them. Among the clever artists who have become authorities on score cards Is Mss Carrie Hill. She does the most charming little sketches and her work Is very original
 At recent event Miss Hlll was among the guests and the score cards were so artistic, representing such quaint and beautiful little figures, that 1t Is not to be wondered at that she heard many hatter- ing comments.
 | None of the guests knew that they were criticising the work of the young artist | in her own hearing, but 80 enthusiastic were their comments upon the little wa | ter colors that the pretty young artist almost gave herself away in the roses that deepened in her cheeks at the words | of praise.