The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-17
EVENTS YESTERDAY
 IN SOCIAL WORLD
MT. and Mrs. CabanisS Give
 Brilliant Military Ball
PICTURESQUE DECORATIONS
The Ballroom Hung With Magnificent Flags and the Entire Club House Decorated With the colors
 and Insignia of Navy.

MT. and Mrs. Edward H. Cabaniss gave military ball at the Country club last evening in compliment to their son, Mid shipman Robert Wright Cabaniss, and to his house guests, Midshipmen Hugh Kerr Aiken. Midshipman Reuben Lindsay Wal Ier and Midshipman Albert Shafner Rees. all of whom have graduated from the naval academy at Anapolis and are on a short leave of absence. Midshipman Cab aniss, with other members of his class, has been assigned to the Asiatic sta- ton and will start shortly for the Orient.
 Mrs Cabaniss, notably handsome in a princess gown of pale green chiffon, satin trimmed with lace, opened her ball with her son, the guests having been received at the entrance to the ballroom. where, against background of flags, q large receiving party added to the bril- llancy of one of the most beautiful balls ever danced in Birmingham. The Cabaniss house party of naval men had been supplemented by the arrival of Mrs. Will liam Dorsey Jelks and Miss Catherine Jelks from Montgomery and MT. and Mrs. John B. Knox, with Miss Knox, from Anniston, and their house party came over for the ball. A group of Birmingham young women also received and several of the hostess other friends assisted in re- ceiving.
 The decorations were brilliant and showy. The possibilities of a military ball were not overlooked In any of the elaborate details. Flags that suggested some magnificent regimental affair made the most effective background in the ball. room and the stage for the musicians was glowing with color at the far end of the ballroom. The large living room of the club house was with It's brilliant lights and draperes, it's brilliantly hung court. an ideally picturesque scene, from which one passed on the one side into a gorgeously hung ballroom and on the other Into those rooms where the naval insignia was even more marked, or as- cending the broad stairway to the ar cade one could look below upon the bright groups in a fag-decked interior. A special feature of the decoration was a man-of- war, five feet long, which formed the central decoration of one of the hand some tables. The ship was decorated with scarlet flowers and from It's flag staff | futtered the American colors. It rested upon a long mirror frlnged with ferns. American Beauty roses were the flowers | used and the national colors distinguish 1 ed all the decorations. Among the dis 1 tinguished features were the mural dec l orations which were painted by the tal- ented young artist, Miss Dorothy Orr | They were all marine studies. Beside the | special mural decorations the private din- | ing room at the club was entirely redecor- ated for the occasion. White and green l the colors of MT. Cabaniss' class, were used both In the hangings and in the dec. orations while forming an attractive fea- l ture were the figures '06 here and there i in the club house.
 An elegant hot supper was served about midnight, the naval insignia distinguish. l ing the details.
 The music was most inspiring and ap. l propriate and a bugler announced the op-
 ening of the ball. Society was brilnantl, In evidence and the ball was of course such large and fashionable one as to
 be quite a late ball