The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-15
NEWS AND GOSSIP
 IN SOCIAL WORLD
Miss Johnston of Birmingham
 to Wed in London
CEREMONYA ST. MICHAELS
The Family Have Lived Abroad for Some Time and the Wedding Will Take Place From Their Resi-
 dence In London.

dence Tn Eonoon.
 The wedding of Miss Emma Louise
 Johnston, youngest daughter of Mrs. Har
 rison R. Johnston of Birmingham. to MT.
 William Simpllins dunior) will take place
 in London on Saturday, June g. at noon
 in the Church of St Michael, Broadway.
 Woreestshlre, Invitations for the eere-
 mony have been received in Birmingham.
 Miss Johnston made her debut in this
 city. but shortly afterward the family
 went to New York where they spent two
 or three winters. Some time ago they
 went abroad and have travelled both in
 England and on the continent, although taking up their residence for several
 months in London and also in Paris The
 bride to be is q very charming girl and | although she was quite young when she left Birmingham and had spent year or two in New York at the semple school before she entered society, she made many friends in Birmingham's social world. Her ] sisters, the Misses Ada and Eloise John ston, are well known in southern society 1 Miss Eloise Johnston has been greatly admired as a southern beauty at Atlantic City, Bar Harbor and Narragansett. She made visit to Birmingham last autumn. MT. Smpkins is wealthy young bach elor. He and his bride will reside at 5 Bayswater Terrace Hyde Park. The election of Mir Erskine Ramsay as president of the Country club is a source of genuine pleasure to his friends in the social world. From the long list of young bachelors from which to select presi- dent, none seem as well suited for the of- flee. Genial, hospltable, entertaining with almost prodgal hospitality both at his private residence as well as at the club he Is considered a prince of hosts. MT Ramsay has always taken the most active interest in the club. and under his administration the future welfare of the club will increase its social prestige and it's social popularity. The other of- ficers have at heart also the growth and prosperity of the club With q club so magniicently offcered, the board of gov ernors representing it's most representa- tive members the future seems bright with promise.
 The group of brides who were the cen tral figures in the entertainments of the past week are all distinct types of beau 1 ty. The three who received with Mrs. | Felix Drennen, Mrs. John Snow Jenison, Mrs Motion Smith, Mrs. James McLester VanHoose, are ideal types. Mrs. Jemison | Is the type that Is associated with the violet-eyed woman, the deeply darkly ! if,,Ilx bpr I cate and charming. On this occasion she
 was in pale blue trimmed with the heavy lace now so fashionable and on the sev-
 eral occasions of the week she was charm 1 ingly gowned. Already she is immensely popular in society and has the lovely so-
 cial qualities to make her so beyond the
 social prestige that Is just now being &C.,
 corded her as bride. She was educated
 abroad.
 l Mrs Motion Smith Is one of the brides
 whose popularity has continued although
 her reign" started several months ago. Rather tall and slender. with the most charming eyes and coloring she is the
 loveliest of types. Recently in a white
 net chiffon gown she made an ideal pie ture.
 Mrs. VanHoose, whose reign as bride Is at It's height, is also the type of young
 woman who will be equally charming as young fatron, when other brides come
 in to divide social honors. Tall, typical l ly southern with her dark hair and beau-
 tiful eyes, she Is a striking type. l Another group of brides Mrs. John Danforth Mrs George Bondurant, Mrs. Paul Lee Cooke, are each distinctive in type. Mrs. Danforth is a beauty of the blonde type, Mrs Bondurant has the dark hair and lovely eyes of the brunette and Mrs Cooke Is noted for her blonde | loveliness.
 | Mrs, Martha Gielow. who will give dialect reading this afternoon at the Mar garet Allen school, appeared in Birming | ham several years ago and completely | charmed her audience She gave bril- liant drawing room recital In this city. Her readings are from her own books, which depict the southern nanny with | singular charm and appreciation. Mrs. | Gielows portrayals are In striking con | trast to the ante-bellum types interpreted on the American stage. Hers has a ring of truth, while the American stage has yet to produce faithful sketch of the | southern negro-ether of the present day or of the past.
 | Mrs Pascal Shook has gone to Cleve- land. O., and will later go to Pittsburg She will be absent the entire summer Mrs. John Raul Is at the Manor in l Ashevlle, and will be absent the remain der of the summer.
 Miss Annie Clisby will arrive from Ma iron this week to be the guest of Mrs. Samuel Will John.
 The death of Mrs. A. P. Montague. wife of President Montague of Howard college,
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