The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01


 cards on Thursday. and the euchre and whist clubs had their usual meetings every day there were luncheon parties at club and the weeks gaietes concluded with Col and Mrs. T. O. Smiths garden party and the dinner dance at the Coun- try club.
 Wednesday was an occasion of great bril- lancy.
 Mrs. Orr at the head of brilliant re- ceiving line welcomed with characteristic graciousness and cordiality the hundreds of guests. She was one of the beautiful women of the occasion, her gown of ecru lace being one of the handsomest worn at the reception.
 Among the ladies receiving was Mrs. Frank Y. Anderson, whose brilllancy | and unusual grace and charm attracted so much attention from the northern visitors appreciative of the charms of the l southern women
 l Mrs. James Bowron was a central ig- l ure at the reception and charmed all those who met her by her gracious man. ner and brilliant personality. She was charmngly gowned in pink.
 Mrs. T. c. Bush was pronounced the most beautiful woman at the reception, a northern visitor remarking as she 
 Ganesborough had never painted DOT trait as perfect. Her gown was of black chiffon elaborately embroidered in pink l poppies, and about her black picture hat was q white plume. shading into green. 1 Mrs. Robert H. Pearson was one of the l handsomest women on this occasion, and as she received guest after guest, 1t was l said that no one saw her without after wards commenting upon her unusual ion 1 which always make her so equal to the most brilliant and distinguished occa- sions. She wore a French gown, with eX- | quiste jewels.
 l Mrs. Rufus N. Rhodes was among the | beautiful women receiving, and on every | occasion during the conference she was frequently pointed out as one of the rep resentative and charming women in Bir- mingham ms social life.
 Mrs. James Weatherly was among the charming and representative women in the receiving line, and was very beautifully gowned in white.
 Mrs. S. D. Weakley was charming l figure on all occasions during the con 1 ference, and by her graciousness and cordiality contributed so much to the i brilliant social side of the conference, en- l tertainng at her beautiful house and taking part in the public entertainments l At the reception she wore a very Frenchy gown of white mousseline. made with l alternate folds of pink silk and insertions of lace.
 Among the prominent women receiving were Mrs. Quincy Ewing, who was a 1 brilliant figure in the receiving line. Mrs. l J. w. Stagg, who was notably handsome i in q reception gown of white, Mrs. A. B. l Eford. Mrs A. B. Loveman the latter wearing beautiful reception gown of brown silk with real lace; Mrs Russell, a charming toilette of white; Mrs. Felix Drennen, a French toilette of blue crepe de chine.
 The northern visitors to the south, while expecting the southern women to be | charming" and southern hospitality to possess many distinctive elements, have a natural curiosity about southern cook 1 ing. The past week. while the negro problem" has been discussed by both northern and southern representatives from the stage of the Jefferson theatre, the black mammies in Birminghams s homes who supervise much of the domes- tic machinery have received many part | ing instructions from their mistresses and the ebony goddesses in the kitchens have had the northern guests" particu- arly in view in their preparation of all the delicious southern dishes
 As consequence, the northern visitors to the educational conference have re- turned home greatly impressed with southern cooking and during their visit to Birmingham frequently expressed their l appreciation and enjoyment of southern l dishes.
 | In one of Brmingham's most elegant homes where the hostess always enter I talns with lavish hospitality, northern woman who was her guest expressed a desire to see the process" used in mak- 1 ing the delicious beaten biscuits. The hostess permitted her guest a glimpse into the kitchen where she was initiated into the process and when she drove to the station on the evening of her de- parture to join MT. Ogden's party, she carried a large box of beaten biscuit, which are to be eXhiDlted to her north ern friends as a famous ~encacy of the south