The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-26
CHRIS TMAS GOSSIP

The fashionable world observed Christ mas Day quietly. Beyond the many n- formal dinner parties there was little en- ! tertaining. except at the clubs Both the Country club and the Southern club kept open house. and there was large cotillon danced yesterday morning at the Southern club, as has been the custom for years. It began rather late for morning coullon and continued quite late, long after the gay party which was to leave on the trains for country house parties left the club
 The cotillon was led by Mr. Yeatman and Miss Browning and was one of the gayest of the season. Egg nog was dis pensed all the morning.
 During the cotillon a little excitement was caused by small blaze which was discovered in one of the reception rooms l on the second floor opposite the ball room. The heavy drapery at one of the windows on the Twentieth street side of the club was entirely burned, the flames spreading to the molding. The young women in the ] ball room were greatly alarmed, but the portiers were drawn and the fire extin- guished by the prompt work of several club men before anything like panic could occur. It is presumed that the drapery caught from the careless throw ing of match. No other damage was l done
 | The Saturday dinner dance at the Coun- try club was one of the delightful events of the past week. A number of visiting beauties were present and no occasion at the club has been full of more charm ing informality Many of the club men | and their guests were, however, delayed in reaching home, by reason of tie-up | of cars. A large party waited an inter- minable time at the club station and finally decided to walk in preference to waiting any longer although a number of club men insisted going back to the club house and telephoning for cabs Christmas affords an excuse for many unconventional acts and about 1 o'clock on Saturday evening about fifty young people could have been seen strolline along Highland avenue in the direction of 1 their resepctve homes. | more beautiful Christmas Day could | hardly have been pictured than yesterday A cloudess sky, a bracing atmosphere and the peace and lovelness that comes l on rare days in southern winter. The ! fashionable avenues were thronged with automobile parties, groups of happy child ren, and there were many social calls ex changed.
 Miss Maybelle Roden is at home from Vassar college for the holidays
 Mir Arthur Chenoweth has arrived from Philadelphia to spend the holidays at home.
 MT. and Mrs. c. A. D. Paris of South Pittsburg. Tenn, are the guests of the Misses Hubbard, 400 North Twenty-frst street
 MT. and Mrs. J F. Leary and MT. Robert Leary of Atlanta are passing the holidays with Mir and Mrs. Samuel T. Barnett.
 MT. William Leary of Atlanta is the guest of MT. and Mrs Robert c. Redus. |
 Little Miss Bland Tomlinson entertain ed a few of her little friends with a Christmas tree
 Mrs. and Mrs. H. R. Phinney enter tained most delightfully."- a party of for mer East Tennesseeans at their home on the North Highlands yesterday after noon After bountiful Christmas din- ner had been served, the hosts with their guests gathered together to exchange "reminiscences of the past and the after noon was especially pleasant
 Every one present was at one time a resident of East Tennessee, most of them having lived at Joensboro. which is the oldest town in Tennessee and which was al one time the capital of the "volunteer State" MT. Phinney was recently ap- pointed agent for the Seaboard with head quarters here. Besides Mr. and Mrs. Phinney the following persons were pres ent: Mir. and Mrs. John Blair Slmp- son, Mrs. Lida S. Wells and two chil- dren, Mrs. Fornia Boyd. Mrs. A. J. Patterson and Joseph R. Curtis.
 Mrs. O. A. D. Russell and Mrs. Ava Norwood of Stamps Ark, are visiting Dr. R. NJ. Russell and family on Hunts vile avenue
 Mir R. l.. Russell of the Marion Milf tary institute is al home spending the holidays with his parents. Dr. and Mrs. R. NJ. Russell.
 
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