The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-28
NEWS IF TIE WEEK ]. IN WORLD OF SOCIETY Country Club Reception Is Un-
 usually Brilliant BEAUTIFUL T0lLEITES SEEN Never Had Club House Been So Beau. tifulIy pecorated-Notes and Per
 sonls- of Movements of
 Well Known People.
BEAUTIFUL TOlLEITES SEEN

The annual winter reception Of the Southern club has again passed into
 social history as an event of beauty
 and brilliancy. an occasion for elabor- ate dress. quite like any of the old and | famous balls in cities like Charleston
 or New Orleans. or Mobile. where all
 of fashionable society is seen.
 In the general arrangements the re-
 eeption was similar to the formal af-
 fairs that have taken place at the club for many years. but charming fea- ture was introduced in short danc-
 ing programme which filled in the in terval btween the reception and the cotillon, which began, of course, quite late.
 Not even in it's many winter events has the club house been so magnifl-
 gently decorated, and, too, the supper arrangements are an Improvement now that the Handsome cafe down stairs is
 used, although this arrangement was | most appreciated last year.
 The veranda on the Fifth avenue side l of the club house was enclosed and the entire club house. spacious and beauti- | ful within, was thrown open to the | several hundred guests.
 1 The climax of the exceedingly hand some decorations was reached in the
 ball rooms which was transformed into an arbor of southern smilax, from which hung hundreds of white chrysan- | themums and.amid which a thousand ] lights were studded. At the far end | of the ball room the orchestra was stationed behind a screen of smilax, studded with lights, while white chrys- anthemums caught with White satin rib bon was combined with the smilax. The | pilasters were entwined with smilax. the central ones decorated with gor- geous white cllrysanth emums caught with bows of white satin ribbon while l the walls in the ball room were covered with smilax an dasparagus fern. The decorations of the corridors down stairs, leading to the main stair | way, were most showy and effective. | The pilasters in the reception hall were nassed in delicate tropical foliage of are plants, built about the woodwork and the stairway was completely con ceaied in wealth of smilax.
 ] -.ll the beauty that the conserva- 1 tories could bring was utilized in the ! decorations. In an aleoye where punch l was served the tropical beauty of palms and vines was enhanced by the bronzeG
 electroliers entwined in fusia design In the handsome living room of the club house the pig mantel was decor
 ated with a placque of yellow chrysan- l themums, several dozen being use L
 while tall vase holding magnificent chrysanthemtms finished one end of the placque and from the otDler fell grace l ful sprays of asparagus vine.
 l There were 8 number of surprising | ly beautiful effects reached in the l decorations.
 In the cafe down stairs the tables | seating groups of four and six were decorated with yellow ohrysanth emums and the pilasters there were entwined l with snilex. An elegant and delicious hot supper was served with champagne. l The grand march was led by MT John l T. Yeatman and Miss Emma Leedy, the 1 daughter of the club president, and was l followed by the dancing programme of 1O | or 12 mop numbers, for which dance cards | were distributed The cotillon was l danced after supper, MT. Yeatman lead | ing. No new figures were introduced on l account oe the large number of guests l which rather necessitated cotilon leader | using only the figures that are most fa- | miliar. There were two orehestras, one 1 in the ball room, and the other in the l cafe.
 l There were number of beautiful toi- lettes, and many visiting belles while the