The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-06

! lost a degree of interest by the departure
of numerous June brides who, arriving
for stay of a few days in these charm
ing mountains, have added to the bril-
liancy of social life The North Carolina
mountains are getting to be as popular
for honeymoons for southern brides as are
the Aidrondacks and Catski1ls for the
northern bride, as all through the leafy
month of June the inns in the Sapphire
country and the well known hotels IN
Asheville have had among their almost
daily arrivals a fair June bride to be
stared at every time she goes in to dinner
or strolls about the big, sunny piazzas.
Earlier In June Mrs. Pugh Pearson was
among the prettiest of the brides from
the south, and at Toxaway Inn, where she
and Mr. Pearson stayed for some days,
they had the inn almost TO themselves,
as the season had not yet reached any
thing like the brilliancy of midsummer.
Mrs Hugh Montgomery Lokey has also
| been staying among these mountains and
enjoying to the fullest their wonderful
beauty. returning south only quite recent
| ly She and DR.. LoSey are now at the
Aragon in Atlanta. Mrs. Lokey's younger
sister, Miss Marianne Hamilton, and who
was her maid of honor will arrive on
Thursday from Birmingham, and will pass
the entire season in the Sapphire coun-
| try.
| Mrs. Frederick Dimmick is now at Sap
phire Inn, and will be Joined later by
Mrs. Jack Bowron.
| So far the largest and most brilliant
party of Birmingham people are in Ashe-
vile at The Manor. Mr. and Mrs Gull
pepper Exum. who were there ror a few
days. staying with Mr.. and Mrs. Ross c.
Smith at their cottage, Clematic. hurried
south for weeks visit to Birmingham
before sailing for Europe.
They have not changed their plans and
will sail on July II as announced. They
are going over on the Caronia, the new
Cunarder, and will land at Liverpool
From London they will go to Paris
Mrs. Exum was the center of admira-
ton from the moment of her arrival at
The Manor to her departure. She looked
charming In her travelling gown on the
day of her arrival. 1t was a blue and
green check with a touch or rose at the
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caught up at the side with cluster Of
scarlet roses. She drove ABOUT IN a stun
ming gray gown, made with a long coat.
and wearing Louise hat of black. with
lght blue wings. For luneneon she wore
lingerie waists of the dainriest embroid-
| cry, and very handsome white linen
SUIT, simply covered with English en-
broidery. Dining in simple white lingerie
gowns and sweet pink null with long
sasnes OF Persian ribbon, she was pic
lure over which every one raved. Some of
| the women whom she met more in
formally at Mrs. Smiths cottage declared
that Mrs. Exum was loveliest in her
dainty French negligees.
MIS- Smith and Mrs Exum are great
friends and great beauties, Mrs. Smith
one Oh The most brilliant beauties of the
| season
| Miss Daisy Moody, whose arrival AT
the Manor was announced some days
ago Is at the Kettig cottage with her
younger sister, Miss Rosa Moody, who
has been in Asheville some time with
little Mildred Kettig and William III
kettig, secera. 40 party having preceded
Mr.. and Mrs. Kettig, who are now in
Chicago. They will arrive at the Manor
this week. and after staying here some
time Will go to Atlantic City.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Kettg were at the Manor
last season and Mrs. Kettig is very
fond of Asheyille. She is always greatly
fectly charming woman.
Miss Moody is considered the most
striking looking girl at the Manor. Her
unusual height gives her much distinction
and she carries herself with so much
! grace that people comment upon it, be-
cause it is rare these days to see grace
and beauty combined. She has the love-
Hest eyes and the longest lashes that
l have ever seen. Her younger sisters
are both attractive girls.
| group of chorming women are stay
| ing at the Manor and are occupying
Clio cottage, Mrs. Charles Stickney Mrs
James b. Head. Miss Jamie Head and
Mrs. John Kaul.
Mrs. Raul is looking unusually well
and is pronounced to be the most beau
tiful woman of the season. She expects
to go to Atlantic City little later in
July
| Mrs. William McEwen Johnston. the
Macon beauty. is still at Glover cottage
with her mother, Mrs. Reese.
There are many charming people at the
| Manor. but probably the woman who is
most stared at is a Mrs. Curtis Remy,
Of Evanston. She wears the handsomest
gowns and has been entertained great
deal by Asheville hostesses
Asheville society, apart from the life in
the hotels, is noted for its charm, the
people entertaining very formally at their
beautiful homes, many of which are in
the English style with spacious grounds.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hunter Mayberry
are still In Asheville and Mrs Mayberry
has almost fully recovered her strength
| She is seen driving every day through the
beautiful driveways near her place on
| Victoria HILL She was calling at the
| Manor recently, in a grey chiffon gown,
printed in pink roses, wearing with it a
lingerie hat with touches of pink.
| The ...ayberrys occupy one of the most
/ charming estates in Asheville, with huge
living rooms, big stone fireplaces and
broad porches overlooking the French
Broad river and Biltmore. and lovely old
! fashioned gardens on the hillside below
their driveway. A. X. w.
MANS VACATION.
! Much has been written and talked of
the summer girl" The poor man is
| again a. martyr and is neglected for