The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-31

if you want to put commercial value upon
 her work. I happen to know that the
 income of one Birmingham artist is sev-
 eral hundred a month. She is a musician
 and she does not belong to the 'strug-
 gling, class She has been success from
 the start. and right here in commercial
 Birmingham. And know another young
 woman who paints pictures. Her income makes her entirely independent and While she has had inducements to go elsewhere she prefers to remain in Birmingham And I could mention several young Wom-
 en, those who have worked in Paris and New York studios who are succeeding
 right here in Birmingham, and whose studios look out upon housetops and
 smoky sky lines.''
 We'll" said the man, nothing sue ceeds like success. 1 am surprised to know that we have so large an art colo ny in Birmingham. It's news to me-7and I suppose I have walked by their studios every day for years"
 q was quite humilated the past sum- mer,' said a Birmingham woman, be cause I was sure that I detected a guard in the Louvre smiling as our party came in. 1t was my first visit to Paris, all though others in the party had made fre- quent visits but as I had been told that Americans are generally laughed at when they attempt to see pictures, felt more or less conscious that morning, and when I detected a smile-I am sure now that 1t was meant for our party-l felt just as if we were being criticised, made fun of. 1t was rather uncomfortable to say the least of it. It seemed such a little thing to resent-but you cannot help but feel conscious over little things. Americans on their first visit abroad, are subject to rdicule. l do not know why unless it is the American haste They say abroad that the unappreciative Americans devote an hour to the Louvre, and a morning to the Pitti gallery and consider that sufficient time. Of course, If you go with a party you do not have
 much time for the Louvre, or the Pitt, or other European galleries. "The American haste has come to De proverbial. We are considered wholly lacking in art education, just as we are in the languages.
 And I was conscious on more than one occasion of being 'classed with the | great unwashed,' so to speak, the drift ! ing American who does Europe in a few weeks. And now when Americans-the wealthy classes-think nothing of going l over twice a year-they. too, are giving themselves airs over the man or woman 1 who has been only once, and then only | for a few weeks, the hour in the Pitti l art gallery class or those whom the guards in the Louvre immediately rec | ognizes as new to pictures, and to Eu- ropean travel. I suppose you should act 1 independently and that after all 1t makes l little difference built is rather dis | agreeable to have a Louvre guard. or 1 anybody else look as much as to say | here come a lot of country bumkins- l Americans-who will fiutter out and imag inc they have exhausted the Louvre's | treasures
 MT. and Mrs. J. c. Halstead are with l Mrs H. B. Wheelock, 15O0 South Nine teenth street, for the winter. l MT. and Mrs. George W. Leslie and little son, James Edward, of West Point, | Miss. are spending the holidays with 1 their parents, MT. and Mrs. James Hib- l bier.
 1 MT. William J. Hibbler of Rolling Fork, Miss, spent the holidays with his parents, | MT. and Mrs. James Hibbler on Fifth l avenue. He Is one of the most successful planters in the delta.
 l Miss Ada Hansen has returned to her | home in Carbon Hill. after a visit to
 her cousin, Miss Maria De Van Hurley. 1 Mrs. N. T. Nesbitt of Mariella. Ala,
 is the guest of MT. and Mrs. w. D. Nes- bitt.
 l Mir and Mrs. D. Rotholz entertained | on Sunday evening in honor of their l guest Miss Nellie Wolff of Montgomery. | The library was arranged as an art gal l lery and there was a guessing contest Wolff and Miss Wise and Charles Frank. There were about 50 guests. Egg-nogg and buffet supper were served. | l Miss Mary Rodgers of Anniston is the 1 guest of Mrs. White E. Gibson | Miss Hazel Hatcher of Knoxville is vis- 1 iting friends in this city.
 l The Highland Bridge club will meet l with Mrs. J. F. Jamison Thursday after
 noon at 2:S0 o'clock.
 Miss Dora Geron of Anniston is the 1 guest of her sister, Mrs. Feltus.
 Mrs. Charles T. Canterbury is visiting 1 relatives in Anniston
 ] The Five Hundred club will meet with Mrs. Charles G. Brown Wednesday morn | ing at 10:30 o'clock.
 ! Mrs. Earl Pettus is the guest of her l mother, Mrs. Chapman, in Anniston. | Miss Lucille Mathews is visiting her l sister, Mrs. James R. Boyd, in Annis- l ton.
 l Miss Mary Adams is the guest of Mrs. 1 Lucy Powell in Meridian
 Mrs. Joseph Minchner Is visiting her l daughter, Mrs. Harry B. Lyle, in An niston.
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 l Miss Katherine Leach of New Orleans 1 Is the guest of friends in Birmingham The following is from the Atlanta Geor- gian and News: "On Thursday afternoon,