The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-02
Mobile Society News.

Miss Corninita Kirkbride. who Is at home for the holidays. gave a large af- girls and boys of her set. The house was elahorately decorated in holly and greens and when filled with the happy guests looked and was very merry. Miss tractive hostess and did the honors as one more used to the world than to the school room. She was assisted in her pleasant duties by Misses Amelia and Virginia Lyons. who are her class mates at the convent which they both attend.
 Miss Lucille Overall was in charge of the fruit punch and in the dining room refreshments were served oy Misses Mary Hunter, Mabel Goode. Louise Overall, hline St. John, Trida Scott. Olive McMil- Ian. Dorothy Donald, Carrie George Mary Lane. Mattie Belle Kirkbride and Minnie Hinckley.
 The Fidelia Club celebrated the New Year with a tackey party this evening at their handsome club rooms. The invi- tations that were issued some days ago were written on any old scrap of paper and the gustts were biddep to come any old way. The response to this edict was obeyed to the letter, and the wild and woolly costumes that appeared in the ball. room on the appointed evening would have startled the natives. had not every one been in the sams boat. The fun that arose from this assembling of queer and curious costumes can well be imagined and handsome prizes were awarded for the best conceived and executed creations. Dancing and supper completed the pleas ure of novel and enjoyable evening, and the guests went home in the early hours well pleased with themselves, with their hosts and the committees that had so ably carried out the design of the even ing.
 New Years day was celebrated In the good old-fashioned way that has become so dear to our hearts. More houses than ever before were formally "open'' and the receiving parties with their pretty toilettes and the luxurious backgrounds made pic- tures that turned more than one man S head. This pretty custom of receiving on New Years day has died out nearly everywhere else. but we Mobilians rec ognize its charm and wisely intend to cling to it. forever. Hordes of men were calling from o'clock till well past mid night, and at many house the evening closed and the morning began with a merry little supper for just the receiving party and their chosen friends. The houses open were Mesdames D. o. Fowlkes. R. A. Rush. J. K. Glennon, Van Liew, R.; Mellett. P. J. Hamilton. c. J. Hearin. J. W. Whiting, G. M. Luce, Tom Boone, John Friend.
 Among the strangers at the Strikers were Misses Gardner of Waco, Tex. Miss Frances Troy of Asheville, Misses
 
 Pensacola, MIss Katrina Ruse of Atlan- ta, Mesdames Fowlkes of Birminghain. Miss Tateupf Memphis, Mir. R. NJ. Cary of Pennsylvania, Joseph Elliot of New or- leans and Alins of New Orleans.
 Invitations have been issued to the mar riage of Miss Theresa Frohlicstein to MT. Adolphl Cohen of Pensacola. the we'd ding to take place on Wednesday, Janu- ary I4 at o'clock in the Temple, fol- lowed by reception at the brides home
 The Wednesday Afternoon Whist Club met at the residence of Mrs. L. zimmer- man. The first prize, a beautiful vase was won by Miss Rachel Markstein; tho second by Miss Daisy Richard.
 MT. Gaylord Clark. son of the late Gay lord B. Clark, Is the guest of Mrs. J, T. Billups and was one of the guests at the Strikers ball Wednesday evening.
 Miss Pillans has issued invitations to A reception for Thursday evening, January 8, from to Il o'clock, fin honor of Miss Katrina Ruse of Atlanta.
 Mir and Mrs. Edgar duMont of Scran- ton, Miss. were among the visitors pres ent at the Strikers ball.
 Miss Money of Mississippi, was one of the receiving party at Mrs. Luce's this evening.
 Miss Amelia Weiss Is visiting relatives in Meridian and is beng royalty enter