The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-17
Prc-Lcntcn Gossip About
 Pc0pIe and Events.

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 number of well-known people are out of town, Mrs. Gray left on Thursday for Jacksonville. Fla, where she is the guest of Mr. and Mrs Hartridge, who were the guests of the Grays last season. Mrs. Fannie Arnold DeBardeleben Is in Jacksonville for the pre-benton season and is staying with her sister, Mrs. Ship man, who will probably return to Bir- mingham with Mrs. De DeBardeleben.
 Major and Mrs. Miner have started on their yachting cruise and will be joined later by MT. and Mrs. H. Key Milner, Mir. and Mrs. w. R, Catchings will leave later for Orlands, Fla. MT. Benjamin Catchinss and Mss Marjorie catchings have been in Florda for some time and there Ia probability that the entire family will reside in Florida permanent ly, Mir. Catohines has become interested in some magnificent orange groves, which will demand his personal atention-
 Miss Millie Nebb, who went north be- fore the holidays Is at present in Indian apoiis. the guest of Miss Scott. Later Miss Nabb will go to Louisville and to Columbia, Tenn, to visit Miss Jones, who was here In the early winter.
 Mrs. Harrison Stuart Matthews has been out of town for two weeks. She has been the guest of Mrs. Louis R. Farley in Montgomery, and has been entertained extensively at luncneons, dinners, card parties and a very smart breakfast giv- en on Wednesday, by Mrs Kelly. Many 1 of Montgomery's fashionable women have entertained in her honor.
 1 MT. and Mrs. Mayberry are not at Palm Beach, although many people have that impression as they have been go- ling there every winter for years. They bare at their country house near Frank 1in, Tenn
 | While 1t Is quite early for any plans for the summer, there are several people lwho are thinking of going abroad. Mrs. fRunyon has decided to sail with Mrs. Zac Smiths party and will go with them into Spain
 1 MT. and Mrs. Tutwiler may go abroad with this same party and will visit Spain land the Land of the Midnight Sun Mrs. Gray is also thinking of Joining this par ty, and Miss Cullom may spend the sum- mer abroad as she Is very fond of Eur 'opean travel.
 MT. and Mrs <..drich and Miss Morri- son expect to leave Monday for Wash ington D. c. Their decision to leave Birmingham has caused deep and sincere fegret among their counties friends
 Mrs. Aldrich is one of the most charm ing and cultivated women in society and there are few women who understand so perfectly the art of entertaining Her beautiful house represented in it's furn- ishings her many cultivated tastes and once inside it's portals one could not fail to be impressed with the atmosphere pro- duced by books and rare paintings Mrs Aldrich is a great lover of books and she has many reminscences of distinguished authors. Although she was but a little girl when Charles Dickens visited this country, her personal recollections of this author are nose interesting. Mrs. AL drich has travelled extensively and she possesses the unusual faculty of being able to take her friends hand in hand with her to the countries she has seen Society in Birmingham will lose a wo- man who gave 1t great charm and bril- liancy when she leaves for Washing ton.
 Mrs. Aldrich's sister. Miss Morrison Is not only great favorite in society but her interest In art has contributed great ly towards developing an art spirit in Birmingham. As a patron of art her in- fuence will be missed equally as much as her presence at many of the events in