The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-24
EVENTS YESTERDAY
 IN SOCIAL WORLD
LuncheonS and Cards at the
 Country Club
SOME SOCIETY NOTES
Society Prepares for Weeks of Quiet During the Lenten Season and the
 Lenten Woman Will Reeuper-
 ate From Her Winter Gaieties.

LCHlCu WOHiaU Hili nCSAPNi
 ate From Her Winter Gaietes.
 Miss Bettie Maben was the lovely host ess at luncheon yesterday at the Coun- try club, the guests arriving at the club house about 1.9O o'clock, and luncheon be- ing served immediately in the private dining room. There about the circular table gathered a congenal party of four teen guests, the occasion being one of the most elegant of the winter Exquisite pink roses were arranged gracefully in the centre of the table and about the base of the crystal vase were delicate vines, while the individual candlesticks of silver had their tapers shaded in pink. The place cards were handpainted and contained sparkling toasts in verse. The menu served with champagnes was an elaborate one. Miss Maben looked charm ing into French gown of white cloth ex- quisite in handwork, the finish given in them all bows of pale pink vedvet caught with tiny jeweled buckles Her hat show ing the French combination of black and white, was distinctly smart.
 In the party were Mrs. Frank Grider Mrs. Forney Johnston Mrs. Truman H. Aldrich, Mrs. Felix Drennen, Mrs. A. M. Hobson. Mrs. J. w. Canty Johnson, Mrs. William Mudd Walker, Miss Grace Har- die, Miss Lamar of Selma, Miss Eliza beth Jemison, Miss Ethel Clifford, Miss Luetta Gregg, Miss Lemay Caldwell and Miss Annie Walker.
 Society is preparing for the weeks of quietude that Lent is supposed to bring and which always afford an opportunity for small and informal events not large enough to chronicle but delightful in every way. In fact the winter has been char acterized with lots of this foxy enter taining which few persons outside the host and hostess and the limited number of invited guests knew anything about. One evening last week there were no less than six gay and beautiful little dinner parties, the guests numbering eight and ten, but too informal" to be chronicled. One of the handsomest dinner parties of the whole winter went by without word being written about 1t. and the penitential season is a good excuse for playing bridge more frequently, and dining out oftener, without your next door neighbor being any the wiser.
 "Entertaining is an art after all," said a charming woman recently, who gives perfect affairs: Excuse me from the woman who cannot distinguish between the two kinds of entertaining, because parties divide themselves into but two classes, but these are very distinct. A party must be very elaborate or extreme ly simple to be artistic. Let no woman attempt elaborate things without know ing what Is expected of her. And above everything do not let her attempt to combine what ought to be a simple party with elaborate details. If she does she will have a "fussy' party. Give me the woman who leaves off the fussiness and entertains with wholesome, old-fash- toned hospitality, with plenty of good things to eat and who does not attempt 'color schemes" unless she is able to carry out every small detail, or she, who knows how to give the really handsome parties, at which the guests are amazed at the beauty and general picturesque ness"
 Mrs. John Miner Caldwell entertained the Little Jokers yesterday afternoon at the Country club. The card tables were placed in the living room and after the games delicious luncheon was served about o'clock.
 Elaborate arrangements are being made l for the performance of Professor Napo- leon which will be presented during Lent | for the benefit of the Hillman hospital. MT Frank Grider Is in New Orleans.
 Mrs. George Kerr Armes will leave next week for Greensville.
 MT. and Mrs Porter Walker and Miss Louise Walker were among the Birming- | ham guests at the ball given last even ing by the Montgomery Greys. Miss Florence Dawson Is in Montgom- | MT and Mrs. Lum are in Montgom- | cry.
 | MT. and Mrs. Edward Smith left last night for New Orleans.
 Mrs. George Mccormack will entertain at cards on Tuesday afternoon. Miss LeGrande will give a tea this aft ernoon to Miss Rhette Goode of South Carolina.
 Miss Elizabeth Jemison will spend the summer abroad.
 Miss Charlotte Graham is visiting friends at Calera. Mrs. James Mcdaniel of Atlanta ar rived last night to be with her daughter, Mrs. R. J. Murphy, who is very sick at her home on Park avenue.
 
 Chancellor ShIvely III. l Norfolk, Va, February 23.-Supreme Chancellor Charles E. Shively of the Knights of Pythias of America. who ar rived here yesterday on the way from Cuba to his home in Indiana is confined to his bed at the Monticello hotel suf- ferng from rheumatism and had to de- cline a special entertainment prepared for