The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-14
SOCIETY


 by Mrs. Frederick Watson Dixon in com pliment to Miss Jesse Thompson was a smart event. assembling twelve guests The invitations were issued in French and all the details of the breakfast in- cluding much of the conversation, par ticularly the toasts were in French.
 The French Fleur-de-lis also dstin- guished the decorations. The tall cut glass vase in the center held white and purple Fleur-de-ls, and asparagus fern was artistically used in the table deco rations The breakfast cards were de- signed as Fleur-de-lis and decorated in gold they contained besides the name of the guest the date and the menu in French. They were tied with the colors of France, pink. purple and yellow. Miss Thompson was presented with a pin in Fleur-de-lis design. Sparkling toasts were given in French. those to the love 1y ''Mademoiselle9 Thompson being most appropriate, while hers to Madame" Dixon was equally bright and witty.
 The breakfast was served in the pretty breakfast room of Mrs. Dixon's ideal house, and the guests gathered about the charming table about [ 80 o'clock
 The Saturday market at the Womans Exchange will be unusually complete ow- ing to the Easter season. A special eff fort has been made to supply the de- mand which Is always great on Satur- day and the breads, cakes. beaten bis cult and rolls are delicious Cakes of all kinds with both the brown and white breads, together with doughnuts, which are so appropriate for the Sunday even ing tea" always an informal occasion, are on sale. A delicious cake which has found ready sales, is the Angels Food, with brandy filling, while the caramel, the chocolates, the cocoanut, and the old-fashioned white cake made by re- cipes that were famous in antebellum days are always in the market at the Woman's Exchange. Nowhere in the city are there such delicious biscuits, the 'beaten," over which the northern guest always exclams.
 A special Easter menu will be served on Monday.
 Mrs. Preston Haskell of Virginia and
 
 are the guests of Judge and Mrs. A. c. Howze.
 MT and Mrs. Robert Simpson are at home with the Misses LeGrande on Syca- more street.
 William and Joseph Worthington have issued invitations for dancing party on the evening of April 2o
 Hubert Kinney gave an Easter egg hunt yesterday for the nelghborhood children. MT. and Mrs. David Thompson gave a dancing party last evening for chill dren.
 The Misses Armes of Greenville, Ala, are the guests of their sister, Mrs. George K. Armes. l4lo St. Charles street. Mrs. Armes will give luncheon today in their honor.
 The condition of Mir. William Redd, which has been exceedingly grave for several weeks, remains critical. He was considered worse yesterday and his phy- sieians entertain little hope for his re- covery.
 Mrs Kate Bruff of New Orleans is the guest of her sister. Mrs. William Hardie on Sycamore street.
 Miss Alice Coughlan is at home from the St. Ceceia convent for the Easter holidays.
 Mrs. George II. Estes will leave for Eufaula shortly after Easter.
 Mrs. G. W. Rains is now in Paducah, Ky, on a visit to her mother.
 Mrs. Allan Harvey Woodward was in town during the week.
 Mrs. Henry Dean will entertain at an Easter party inA honor of little Miss Dorothy Davis at her home, s13 South Thirteenth street. from to o'clock this afternoon.
 The white sale to be given by the Ladies Aid society of St. Agnes Guild at the rectory tomorrow has been post