The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-13

full apartments at Mrs. Lyde's in compli-
ment to Mrs. Thomas @. Smith of Canada
and Mrs. Burnet Laurie Clark of New
York. There are few hostesses who could
have planned so original and clever an en-
tertainment, and the guests, from the mo-
ment of their arrival until their departure,
found many delightful and brilliant feat
ures. Suggestions was written in the
usual place of ''eards" on the invitations,
and there was an unusual amount of curl
osity among the guests. A delicious lunch
con was served about o'clock Invited to
meet Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Clark were
Mrs. Brooks Mrs. Parke. Mrs. Taliaferro,
Mrs. John c. Henley, Mrs. C. p. Orr. Mrs.
It. o. Smith, Mrs James Bowron, Mrs.
Dabney, Mrs. cruikshank, Mrs. T. H..
Lathrop, Mrs. Evans Dunn, Mrs. s. Z.
Walter, Mrs. T. II. Aldrich, Jr., Mrs.
Scion Jacobs, Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. w L.
Sims, Mrs. Cabaniss, Mrs. Chenoweth,
Mrs. Maben, Mrs Irwin. Mrs. r. ID. john
ston. Mrs. Pinckard, Mrs. Lowell. Mrs.
Lanson Mrs. John London, Mrs. David
Roberts. Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. J. d.
Moore. Mrs. Frye. Mrs. Lide Mrs Sharp.
The hostess with great cleverness had
the names of each guest illustrated in pen
and ink sketches, and in ater colors. the
cards which were distributed creating the
greatest excitement. Mrs Clark explain
ed that each illustration with the words
below were suggestive" of the name Of
each guest and as she read aloud the
words. all of the guests made an effort
to interpret the Suggestions" correctly.
They were each so clever that it was diff
fcult to select the most appropriate. The
following is a list % the suggestions
as illustrated:
Birmingham's chief source Of wealth;
illustrated by an ore mine-Orr
Bodily mperfection-Cru
American author; illustrated by a book
and pen-Lathrop.
An interesting character in a popular
novel and great man: illustrated by a
hen (Little Emily and head of Robert E.
Lee-Henley
A gentle thrust and a Marshall of
France-Dabney.
One Of a citys attractions; sketch of a
parS-Parke.
a brook-Brooks.
Suggests high living; scene at Sherry s.
Taliaferro.
Not a has been" but -Maben-F'lg
ure of man at desk reading his CORE
spondence
An assistant in business; in England
Clark. Clerk seated at high desk with
account book
Suggests completion-Dunn. sunset
scene with words 1.-THE day is done"
A character in The Melsterslnger-Wal
ter A bar of music.
famous dream-whose Jacobs
Scene representing Jacobs ladder with
angels ascending and descending.
General Observation-Disclosures. group
of men with bags of money.
A lowly abode and letter of the alpha
bet-Cabaniss.
Suggests the sands of the sea-Smith
A strip of beach.
A great city-London-sketch of West
minister Abbey.
A great ommander-Roberts. A SWORD
with the English flag
A bird and the name of an automobile
Reynolds. wren and an automobile.
What we all do and what we hope to do
Irwin.
Suggests the United States senate
FRYE. The capitol.
Suggests untruthfulness-Iide Death
of Sapphira.
Only this and nothing-Moore. Figure
OF a raven perched over a door.
Suggestive of keenness-Sharp.
Two noted generals-Johnston. Two
swords with Confederate flag.
flower with suffix, pink carnation
-Pinckard
A thing Unreasonable yet accompanied
by a measure. Illustrated by two hearts
united and measure.-Lovell.
A dancing masters delight and ban
ker's dread--Bow-ron.
Suggests tractabiity. illustrated by
lamb-Led-better.
A church and saint Illustrated by
kirk and a figure of St. Patrick-Kirk-
patrick.
I'm the following literary contest many
celebrities were suggested by the names
of places with which they were closely
associated Mrs. Taliaferro won the prize,
an autograph copy of Henry Van Dykes
Little Rivers Mrs. Clark's son Mr..
Kenneth Clark is a student at Prince
ton, where Dr. Van Dyke has chair. As
he was absent from Princeton at the
time Mr.. Clark wanted an autograph copy
of his latest book, the latter sent card
which entities its owner to an autograph
copy of Little Rivers"
The list follows:
Mount Vernon-George Washington.
Arlington-Robert e. Lee
Monticello-Jefferson.
Windsor Castle-Queen Victoria.
Trafalgar-Nelson.
Little Big Horn-Custer.
ST. Helena-Napoleon.
Abbottsford-Sir Walter Scott.
Observation-Disclosures.
Bouvoir-Davis
Gray Gables-Cleveland.
DETERMINATIONS.
Stratford- on Avon-Shakespeare.
Frankfort-on-M ain-Goethe.
Gads Hill-Dickens.
Sunndy- Side-Irving.
Concord, Mass.-Emerson.
Hampton Court-Cardnal Wolsey.
Blenheim--Duke of Marlborough.
Thrums-Barrie
Elmwood- Cambridge--Lowell.
Casa Guidi"-The Brownings.
Genoa and Palos-Columbus.
Isles of Shoales-Celia ThaXter.
The Isle of Man-Caine.
The Bay of Spezzia-Shelley.
Darkest Africa-Stanley.
Stoke Pages-Gray.
The Castle of Chillon-Byron.
The Hermitage-Jackson
Battle of Hastings-William the Con-
quorer.
charlottesville" Stonewall" jackson.
TEA.