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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17
S2OO0 WANTED TO CARRY
 ON WORK OF Y. w. c. A.

The first of May will be the beginning of the second years work of the Noung Women's Christian association. The eX- perimental stage has been passed and the association is now a part of Bir- mingham an institution that from small beginning has grown until it has become very essential to those who maintain it.
 As an institution it is exactly on the same basis as the Young Mems Christian association and as such is worthy of support and encouragement It is ac- complaining what no other institution ean that is it is reaching out and touch ing the lives of hundreds of young wom- en, and strengthening them physically, mentally and spiritually. Through it's gymnasium it offers to it's members ad- vantages of which they would otherwise be deprived and by it's wholesome lunch cons served at small cost the busy wom- an is able to enjoy hot meal at time when 1t will do her the greatest good. Through the classes in literature and languages, and other classes to be form ed later, the association seeks to interest its members intellectually and to provide opportunities for self-mprovement and study. Through its Bible classes 1t reaches the spiritual life and by the beautiful spirit that pervades all the work of the association, every one who comes in contact with it is strengthened spiritually.
 The association has its rooms in the Watts building and occupies several apartments. The reading and rest rooms are attractively furnished and opening from them is the office of the secretary, Miss Lake Beyond this Is the dining room. where midday luncheons are served al a discount to members.
 In order to carry on its work the as- sociation needs two thousand dollars, and the board. composed of twenty-four members is now soliciting contributions
 The expenses of the association cannot
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LITTLE FOLK PARTY
 ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

Little Margaret and Frank Nelson en- tertained on Wednesday from 3 to In honor of little Alice Toole Bowie, daugh- ter of Congressman and Mrs Bowie, of Anniston. The house was beautifully de- corated in wild flowers and roses and the little hostess received each guest in a winsome childish way.
 After the guests had assembled, each one, was given a flower, to who, blindfolded could pin the flower in the hair of the large childs picture, on piece of canvass. Little Miss Margaret Moore won the girls prize tiny white fam and Master George Morris the boys prize a box of candy.
 From the chandelier, draped in pink, hung from blue satin ribbons, shower of gaily pictured candy eggs The ribbons running from the chandelier to each corner of the table and suspended from each was the ornamental egg. Strips of satin ribbon crossed each corner, cor responding with the same diagonally across the table The center table banked with Easter eggs and forgetmenots and the conventional Bunnies filling the spaces with pink and white bonbons. In another apartment were served cake and delicious cream in white and blue. Those present were: :: Carrie Caldwell, Kathleen Caldwell. Elenor Davis. Mildred Badham Josephine Foster. Ella Stagg, Sarah Stagg, Doris Weatherly. Allison Smith, Josephine Smith. Jean Campbell Beresly Leake. Lillian Powell, Evelyn B. Smith, Margaret Munger. Marion Orr, Susie Haskell. Elizabeth Wyman. Louise Mus grove, Virginia Hassinger, Margaret Jem- ison, Margaret Moore, Marion Pinckard, Katherine Erswell. Alline Erswel. Eliza beth Jordon. Katherine Ledbetter, Mary Watson Slaton. Jimmie Terrell, Mary Sessions, Jessamine Booth. Mary Snyder, Mildred Scale Condell Baldwin, Emily Dixon, Elizabeth Harding, Margaret Harding, Eulah Josephine Weakly.
 Also Masters George Morris, Walter Sessions Eugene Powell, Paul Pinckard. Henry Weatherly, Ben Moore. Julian
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the efforts of the club were directed to- wards various reforms that meant for civic improvement. The club has been per- sistent in it's efforts for a clean and sani- tary city and through it's resolutions and petitions to the council 1t has shown a most commendable interest in all move- ments looking to the progress of Birming- ham.
 The club has taken a most decisive stand for new high school building, and used its influence in every way possible Tor the promotion of this measure. It has aided various educational and philan- thropic institutions and no club In tne south has been conducted on broader and more helpful lines
 Through the year just closed the club has frequently had as its guests many dis tngushed people, and the club teas on Saturday have been very charming and informal.
 The reelection of Mrs. Charles s. Sim. mons as president of the club was most gratifying to all the friends of the club, a great many persons not members or the club expressing their approval.
 Under her brilliant leadership the club has increased it's influence and she has brought into the club many prominent women, who had not of recent years taken an active part in club work. She mas made an ideal president, and has through her enthusiasm and energy given life to the organization which refused to con slider her request that another preSlueHl should be elected
 The officers installed yesterday were as follows:
 President, Mrs. c. S. Simmons.
 First vice president, Mrs. J. A. Harde- man
 Second vice president Mrs. A. B. Elfoid'
 Recording secretary, Mrs. Bruce Harrls'
 Corresponding secretary, Mrs J. E. Torrey.
 Director Mrs. J. B. Reid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17
FANS AND THEIR GREAT
 VALUE ASART TREASURES
BY ANNIE KENDRIck WALKER.

In gossipy letter from friend of mine in Spain. she refers to the fashion of fan flirting which Is still in vogue among the dark-eyed beauties of that land of romance and dreams.
 During litany today in one of the cathedrals,' she writes, T observed that all the fans were in pereptual motion, which here indicates different degrees of emotion, and I am sure that the wom- en of Spain in this coquettsh use of the fan reveal their feelings quite as un- mistakably as does a glance from their expressive eyes or the quiver of rose in the laces at their throats"
 The picture drawn by my friend of the Spanish senoritas portraying their deep- est feelings by the mere flutter of fan, seemed as unreal as the painted Vatican ladies on those exquisite French fans of our grandmothers, and yet the fan has played such an important part in the social customs of the world that it is not surprising that in some countries where manners do not change in centu- ries, it still is expressive of something more beyond it's intrinsic value.
 The authors of dictionaries dismiss fans briefly, and refer to them as in struments'' for moving the air for the sake of coolness. And yet if we are to believe Addison and Steele or Gay or Boswell the beauties and belles of whom they wrote converted the fan to an en- tlrely different If more frivolous use.
 No less an authority than Steele gives an account of a beauty of his day whose "tactics'' with her fan had made her famous as a coquette Her social tri- umphs were so great that a fair rival begged her to resign her fan on the eve of her marriage.
 "All that I had above the rest of my sex and contemporary beauties" ac- knowledged the beautiful owner of the fan, was wholly owing to a fan (that was left by her mother and had been long in the family) which, whenever had in possession and used with skill should
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Tn the days of Venetian glory many precious gems of art were buried in Bu- rano soil, to slumber for a century or for centuries, as the case might be. The descendants of the fugitive Venetians who had founded Burano, while they lost none of their gifts of art in song and forced the Buranese to give themselves to the humble occupations nearest to their hand, if they would sustain life; Burano became a community of fishers. and the fishers wives and sweethearts busted themselves making stout nets.
 The Knowledge that Venice had grown to possess of how to fashion laces, dis appeared from the opulent city. Then came a season when the Adriatic was frozen over, to the woe of Burano fish CTS. They lounged helplessly in the little streets and squares, and looked despair ingly down the waterways to the sea.
 Tt was from the intelligent charity of Italy's royal princess-now her queen- mother-that help came. Margherita of Savoy loved soft rich laces, with a pas sion hardly second to her love for the magnificent pearls-her namesakes-of which she possesses such an unrivaled store. The thought came to her that Burano could be helped through the art work of her women who should again give themselves to the scupturing of flax that had helped to fill the Venetian coffers with the wealth of foreign courts. The divine thread should be placed again in the hands of Burano's women, still agile through heredltY. With this intent, her royal highness. Princess Mar gherita, called in council some of the ladies of her court. chief among them Countess Adriana Marcello, of Venetian brth-lterally daughter of a hundred doges'-and princess of the house of Chigi, Princess Maria Chgi-Giovanelli. ate practicablity of the idea. cmfwymfw
 "Visits to Burano confirmed the imme- diate practicability of the idea But the secrets of Venetian lace, so many and so subtile Who could reveal them to the ready workers? The weaving of tunes and semilunes and stars and bars, the sculpturesque foliage and scrolls, the de- licious raising of rose-petal over rose
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DIR. AND MRS. ROBERTSON
 TO GIVE HOUSE PARTY.

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Robertson of New York will entertain at a house party in May at their cottage at Hot Springs, Va. Mrs. Robertson, who was formerly Miss Elsie Jones of Birmingham, is one of the handsomest women In New York society There will be several New York people guests at the house party, and Miss Daisy Moody of Birmingham will be among the guests from the south She will leave for Hot Springs the latter part of April, and will spend the month of May with Mrs. Robertson.
 MT. A. H. Woodward of Birmingham IS also expected to be a member of the house party, but he is in Baltimore with his father, who is still critically III.
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be entirely defrayed with membership dues, and while the cafe is self-sup- porting, the other expenses make 1t neces- sary for those who are able to do so to contribute to the association fund. Every effort will be made to raise the two thou sand dollars needed for the years work, and the work of the board may be great ly facilitated by 4 number of citizens, giving annually S25 or $50 or more if possible This system of givgg will create a permanent fund, and the work of the Young Woman's Christian association can be carried on in Birmingham with that degree of success and prosperity characteristic of this institution in other cities. For an association which has passed the inlatory state 10 be retarded in it's career of usefulness for lack of funds would be most lamentable, and the ef forts Of the board to start the new year auspiciously should receive generous sup rOrt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17
NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT.

The ladies of St. Mary son. the- High lands are arranging a very attractive er- tertainment for Tuesday afternoon from 8 to 6, "A Japanese Souvenir Tea The decorations will all carry out the Japanese effect. Each guest will be presented with little souvenir. Some of these were procured from New York and are rare. Tea and waters will be served, and a Japanese wedding reception will be (, feature of the entertainment
 Miss Ethel Clifford will be the bride and Miss King maid of honor. Other attendants will be Misses Washing tons, Hume, Lanier and Davidson. The groom will be a gentleman from Japan Mrs Bettie Clark Purnel will give Il recital and beautiful music will be rem dered The entertainments will be given in St. Mary's Sunday school rooms, and the proceeds will go toward the rectory fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17
FAN ON POINT DE BURANo WITH BUTTERFLY DESIGN.

petal and rose-petal again-who could attempt to guide therein these eager women of Burano?
 This was a hard problem, until, one day, there came a happy recollection that proved the solution. Frequently and for many years, a tiny craft from Burano had steered its way among the Venetian gondoas to the landings of princely and ducal Venetian palaces; from this modest craft a slender little woman stepped lightly out. and up mar ble stairs, along arched and frescoed cor riders to the boudor of the lady of the palace. In low tones answering the ques- tons almost deferentially addressed to her by her patroness of high degree, she seated herself here with untold values of flounce veil, scarf and mantle This woman was Cencia Searpariola. the per- son upon whom the ladies of Venice de- pended for defending their heirlooms of needle-p point and thread against times ravages. Cenca lived most simply on one of Buranos quetest waterways. Her blue eyes-clear of vision even when she had reached the age of fonrscore years and more-were often fixed upon some favorite volume of poems, or upon the exquisite punt in aria Literally, stitches in the air) which she wrought as gifts to San Martino, when not busted with her aristocratic patronesses com mands Tn the slenderfingers of this one frail woman came voice to Princess Margherita and her enthusiastic counsel- ors, lies the power to recreate the mar vels of true Venetian lace and 1t was the esteem and trust which this gentle Cencia had won from the priests of quaint old San Martino that placed in her fingers the means for the wondrous art renaissance that has been Burano's salvation. Trusting Cencias skill for re- constructing the inestimabe treasures of the sculptured thread, the good frate of San Martno had many a time allowed her to take these treasures apart, and, bit by bit, stitch by stitch Cencia came to possess these secrets of the peerless art-treasures in flax that had been safely hidden in Burano throughout the height and the heat of politica Intrigue in which these masterpieces of the needle played no small part. So 1t was that Cencia of Burano became donor of regal gifts to the whole world of art Her priceless knowledge became the founda- ton, not only of Burano's instant deliv- erance, but of an established school In that town for the continuous creation of point de Venise and Burano point"
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occasionally see a young senator he seems to wear a wearied worn look and to have caught the measured tread of his senior.
 I was in the senate gallery today as Senator Morgan was speaking on his fa- vorite theme, and was delighted to see him looking and seeming so hale and strong. l could hear distinctly every word which he uttered. He is a great and grand man. and an honor to Ala bama; a statesman with national repu- tation, and 1 might add world wide rep utation In the chair at the same time while Senator Morgan was speaking sat Senator Pettus. Like Senator Morgan he is in the best of health. and not long since l noticed him skip across the marble room like boy. His ability is wonderful, an1 1 suppose Alabama never had a more profound lawyer than he. But for the love and success in his profession he might have been in the senate years ago. However, in the one term, and at his ad- vanced age, he has demonstrated h.s wonderful ability. Alabama has an aver age of the oldest senators, and also the oldest senator, Senator Pettus being the oldest by several years. Texas has all average of the youngest senators, and also the youngest senator. and I might say one of the ablest young men of the l ". Bailey The Shoot investigation brought out the club women in force am told. I guess if they determine to have him unseated, he will have to step down and out, for you know these club women, right or wrong. are a grea. power.
 Now word about living-this great problem everywhere. Not many years ago apartment houses were very few here, but <.f l.a 1ler, have been erected, and 1t is now my pleas ure to be an occupant of one. The life is ideal, no front steps, no yard to keep. and yet I look out upon lawn which is faultless and enter upon steps which have had every attention, and all without ever having to caution the servant girl. Be careful about your steps Washington Is beautifully clean. and although I an. fond of great and wonderful Birmingham,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17
CLEVER COMEDY GIVEN
 FOR FREE KINDERGARTEN.

At the residence of Mr, and Mrs. II. Key Milner a bright and sparkling comedy was presented yesterday afternoon by the neghborhood children for the benefit of the Free Kindergartens. The comedy en- titled (Which" was written by Miss Lillian Orr and Miss Martha Miner. and was most successfully presented by the following:
 Miss Lillian Orr, Miss Martha Milner, Miss Alice Coughlan, Miss Florence Weatherly, Miss Gustrine Miner, Miss Edith Orr, Miss Jocelyn Orr, Miss Eliza beth Going, Miss Elizabeth Locke and Aiss Marion Orr.
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command the hearts of all her behold CTS; and since I have no more to do with extending my conquests or triumphs, 1 will make you a present of this inestima- ble rarity"
 In those days every fine lady was most skillful In what was called fan ma neuvering," an art which reached its height In the reign of Queen Anne. Ad- dison In the Spectator" declared that the women were armed with fans as men with swords and sometimes did more execution with them" His satire in which he described how the ladies were to "dscharge. ground, and futter their fans" is most humorous
 Most writers in their reference to so- cial customs of the eighteenth century describe the women in which the gentle men selected their partners at the danc- ing assemblies All the ladies fans were placed in hat, each gentleman drew one, and the lady to whom the fan be- longed was his partner for the evening From very good authority 1t seems that a little deception was practiced then by the beaux as now, and the young gal lants of that day made most careful study of fans.
 For other reasons. too admitted by the writers of that period, no lady could have braved the gossip of the day. the coarseness of the language, without a fan to shield her when the stories grew too shocking.
 At a more remote period the ladies made a distinction in the size Of the fans intended for walking and for cere- monious occasions. For the former the fans were immense and answered the purpose of the parasol, while for court dress the fans were much smaller and more elegant the pretty painted things with Vatican figures.
 But aside from the part played by the fan in the social customs of the world, Is the greater interest attached to the real value of the fan as an art treasure. Particularly Is this true not alone of the exouisitely carved things but more so of the costly lace fans which are regard ed as masterpieces of the needle.
 In a recent article in the Twentieth Century Home Magazine, and from which these illustrations are made the art value of lace fans is dwelt upon and it Is shown that the world is indebted to Margherita of Savoy for "Aristoc- racv's lace" the wondrous art work Of the women of Burano on the shores or the Adriatic The article in part Is as follows:
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DINNER DANCE.

The first of the dinner dances given at the Country club last evening assembled over hundred guests, the indictment weather interfering very little with the plans of society Dinner was served in the cafe from to 8 o'clock, and dancing began a little later. The Callman or ehestra played and at the table dhote dinner to be served at the club this even ing from 6 to S:30, a brilliant musical programme will be given. The dinner dances will be very popular and the table dhote dinners every Sunday evening will be a delightful feature.
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INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS AT WOMAN'S CLUB.

The installation of officers yesterday afternoon at the Nosnori club was the occasion of several interesting talks and while the meeting was purely business one, several matters of interest to the members was discussed and many new members were elected.
 The growth of the club the past year has been phenominal and its work along educational and phlonthropic lines has attracted much attention retrospec- tive glance at the years work shows that
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house here some months ago In order that Mrs. A1drich might have a change of climate. Miss Morrison, is with her sister in Washington and they will go later to their cottage at Salemwood.
 The Jefferson club has issued invita- tions for the evening of April 2O when brilliant cotillion will be danced at the Hillman.
 Mrs. J. Norman Brooks. accompanied by her father, MT. Francis Clark, will visit Mobile later in the season and will ---~-~~--~>-----~---- >>~>-----~--~--~
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SCHOOL GIRLS TO GIVE
 ENTERTAINMENT FOR VULCAN.

The Pollock Stephens institute will ac- cede to the request of the Commercial club to give an entertainment for the benefit of the Vulcan fund on May 10. The two dramas recently produced in the institute hall will form part of the pro- gramme. one which will also include several numbers by the full orchestra of the institute, assisted by chorus from the North Highlands Glee club. The programme will be announced later and is sure to be a bright and attractive one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-17
CHURCH TEA,

A tea for the benefit of St. Johns church will be given at the residence of Mrs. S. Fl. Matthews. 920 South Sixteenth street Monday afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock
 Mrs. Matthews will be assisted in re- ceiving by Mrs. P M. Vance, Mrs. E. l.. Branscomb. Mrs. J T.. Morgan, Mrs. T. IT. Conway, Mrs. J. T. Morris, Mrs. M. Sims and Miss Jackson, Miss Middleton and Miss Carwyle
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must say the black of the Magic City greatly detracts from It.
 Permit me to say that I think the Woman's club has honored itself by re- electing it's president. who is so capable and worthy of every honor which may De bestowed upon her.
 Wishing for the Womans club and each and every member, much success, I am, most sincerely, lll
 LULA WARD FRANCIS.
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NOTES AND PERSONALS.

The countless friends of Mrs. Truman H. Aldrich. Sr., will be delighted to hear that she has grown rapidly stronger since arrival in Washington, and has al- most entirely recovered from her Illness. Mir and Mrs. Aldrich gave up their
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Duran. Jack Baggett Russell Booth, Sid nev Allen, Henry Allen, Robert Terrell Robert Coodall, Clyde Vance, Sterling Foster. Lawrence Saks, Charles White Henry Simpson, Horace Polk, Lawrence Wood. Henry Fowlkes, Porter Ledbettfr, Marcus Cruikshank. Weller Smith, w. D. Smith, Jr. Lucian Hood.
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CONGRESS AS SEEN
 THROUGH WOMAN'S EYES.

At the meeting of the Birmingham Woman's club yesterday afternoon an interesting letter was read from Mrs. Lula Lee Ward Francis, formerly of Bir- mingham, but now of Washington, and a corresponding member of the Womans club. Mrs. Frances was the recording and expressing clerk of the Alabama senate for two terms. The letter fol- lows: