The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03

mellow moonlight. lighting the callers upon their rounds. and if towards mid night few drops of rain fell, it was the only thing in the water line discov-' cred during the evening. While there were not as many callers as heretofore. there were enough to make things move merrily and pleasantly. and the open houses. with their bevy of pret- " women did a land office business from to. midnight. At that hour cosy little
 suppers were the order of the day. and
 at the vass's home, where a charming gFoup of debutantes attracted the young men. as honey does bee, the evening wound up with a dance. Among the visitors in the city who
 paid their respects to the Mobile ladies
 was Captain Carter. U. S.. NJ command
 CT of.the Pensacola navy yard. MT John Hobart Cross of Pensacola
 Atlanta, and other places was also a
 visitor. as was likewise Lieut.. Bates Cav-
 anaugh. U. s. A.. who came down from | Montgomery to attend the Strikers ball.
 MT. D. w. Baxter of Toronto, likewise
 made the rounds.
 To hark back to the Strikers ball,
 every group of women one sees is still
 cnatterfng about the prety gown on ex- hibdtion that evening. and battles are l waged over the selection of the prettiest Not dissenting voice. however. aues- | tons the beauty of the gowns worn by | the two brides, Mrs. E. M. Robinson and l Mrs. A. W. Brooks. Mrs. Robinson's | was of pink chiffon. hand embroidered in | roses and vines. and Mrs. Brooks was of | white embroidered chiffon, dainty and fair as the wearer.
 bly, handsome in white and silver cos tune.
 Mrs. L. c. Parker, whose exquisite l gowns are always a feature of this dress parade ball. was unable to be present on account of indisposition. and Miss Eo-
 line Russell was also greatly missed. Miss Louise McMillan of New Orleans, guest of Miss Nellie Gordon. was one
 of. the handsomest girls in the ball room.
 Miss Londie Heutis was another acknowl- edged belle. handsomer than ever. The first Athelstan german is set for next Friday.
 Donald Scott a white man. the day of the murder of Policeman Haggerty while intoxicated remarked to some friends that he fired the fatal shots. This reached Chief Case and he had the man brought in today. It was proved to the entire satisfaction of the Chief that the man was drunk at the time he made the state ment and did so in jest. The man at the time of the killing was on vessel. He was told to beware how he jests in fu- ture. As yet the crime remains a mys- tery.
 Mrs. J. T. Schley gave large and en- joyable card party to-day at her home on Montauk avenue. in compliment to Mrs. Annie W. Angiin and Miss Zemma Mastin.
 Mrs. Allen Sheriff entertained the Af- ternoon Tea Club at the Country Club to-day. The usual Saturday afternoon Hon. Jules E. Afford is very i'll at his home with dengue fever and indigestion. Yesterday his temperature was 105. This morning 1t was 104 and tonight 102 3-4. MT. George, H. Tucker Is expected to- morrow from Memphis. Mrs. Tucker. who has been visiting her parents, will
 accompany him home.
 Thursday for Natchez, to spend three weeks on a visit to Mrs. Glennon's mother.
 MT. and Miss L'Engle will leave to- morrow for their northern colleges to the regret of their Mobile friends.
 H. D. .Frohlichstein one of the oldest
 residents of Mobile Is critically ill., trip.