The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-02-08
EVENTS YESTERDAY
IN SOCIAL WORLD
Mrs, StiIIman EntertainS at the
Country Club
SOME SOCIETY NOTES
Sponsors and Maids of Honor Selected
for Basketball Game on Friday
Evening-The Gray
Cotilon.

One of the most brilliant events of the
winter was the reception at which Mrs
Charles Allen Stillman entertained yester-
day afternoon at the Country club in COM
plment to Mrs. Paul Hamilton Earle
Mrs Walter Chew Phillips and Mrs.
David Pearson Thompson, a group Of the
handsomest and most charming brides of
the season.
The entire club house was decorated
in pink In the large living room the
picturesque rock mantel held ported plants
in pink iardinieres and the palms here
and there wore in pink-covered iardi-
nieres. In the circular window opposite
the open fireplace where bright logs were
blazing. beautifully appointed table from
which the cocktails were served, made the
brightest of pictures. The centerpieee was
of pale pink carnations in a cut glass
vase, this resting on lace over pink silk
The Individual candlesticks were shaded in
pink and exquisite in design was basket
of candies, sweet peas, pink and white
masses of them filling the basket, the
handle of which was tied with pink
satin ribbon.
In the cafe opening into the living
room was another charmngly arranged
table in pink. The same lovely tinted
carnations filed a gilt basket, the deli
cate handle entwined with asparagus fern.
The basket rested upon a lace cover over
pink satin and all the appointments were
in pink In the Dutch dining room coffee
was served. the table there exquisite in
it's decorations of carnations.
Mrs Stilman's brilliant brunette
beauty was never more pronounced than
in the crimson gown she wore. Standing
at the head of the receiving line she
made picture most distinctive in even
so large an assemblage of beautiful wo-
mon
Mrs Thompson looked charming in pale
blue silk Mrs. Phillips Wore a Frenchy
gown in white. with cerisses touches and
Mrs Earle was lovely in a reception
gown of pink Miss Stillman in pink and
Mrs T.. H. Sholl in black, completed the
receiving line
Among those who also received here and
there in the club house were Mrs. r.. I.
Taliaferro. Mrs. c. H. Nabb. Mrs Edward
II. Cabanlss, Mrs. John w. Tomlinson,
Mrs. John L. Kaul, Mrs. Hubert Dren-
men, Mrs William Mudd Walker, Mrs.
James Sommerville McLester, Mrs.
Charles o. Locke, Mrs. Harold Samson
and Mrs Frank Howe Bell
Beautiful among the women receiving
was the lovely Mrs Frank b. Lewis,
who wore a regal gown in white silk
painted in wreathes of roses, and the
beautiful young debutante, Miss Mary
Gillespie. Miss Weatherly was also among
the lovely girls receiving.
Among the many guests calling We're
Mrs. Frank Y. Anderson and Miss An
derson. who are just back from a months
visit to Mexico. Miss Anderson looked
very charming in her smart afternoon
gown and ermine stole and hat Mrs. j.
Rivers Carter was there wearing the
loveliest of afternoon gowns of white
chiffon cloth over pink. Her hat of white
lace was trimmed with plumes
Calling also at the club was Miss Bette
Maben who wore with dahlia gown hat
of ermine adjusted with pink roses, a
scarf of ermine and a huge ermne muff
Mrs. Herbert Aldrich just back from
a little out of town visit. was there look
ing very charming Mrs. Ross c. Smith,
il town now for the rest of the season,
was among those calling. She was in grey.
Mrs William ID. Nesbitt. very smarty
gowned in white and looking unusually
lovely, was seen at the club. and Miss
Williams, in a pompadour crepe de chine
and soft laees, was there. Mrs. Frank
Holland Lathrop was among those who
called She was in a coral tinted gown.
Mrs. w II. Kettig and Mrs. Gray and
Mrs. Saunders were there. Mrs. James
Arthur Smith. in grey, looked charming
Mrs. Felix Drennen was among the
smartly gowned women. There were over
two hundred women calling.