The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-04
NOTES IF THE WEEK
 IN WORLD OF SOCIETY
Concert This Afternoon at the
 Country Club
AMERICANS IN LONDON
Some Amusing Comments on the Want Columns of the London Papers Illustrative of Social Ambi
 ton of Americans.

The American invasion of London fur from the observing ones. particularly those who are not burdened with social snobbery and are not seeking to be intro duced by impecunious but titled people.
 A bright American woman writing of some phases of social snobbery gives sev- eral amusing examples as shown In the want columns of the leading London papers which, by their very nature in dicates that there must be a reasonable sort of demand for this kind of social introduction" In Leslie's Weekly the writer says:
 That American money is aristocratic to degree and highly desirable Is the unanimous opinion here and there is no scruple against tainted money The Lon don shops are displaying the sign, Amer jeans are cordially invited to enter and inspect our stock" There is nothing to indicate that the Germans and the Frenchman are also cordially invited, nor are the prices of goods displayed in marks or francs, as they are in the dol lar sign of Uncle Sam Last year it was almost impossible to procure an ice of any kind outside of fashionable hotels or cafes, but this year all the little shops and unpretentious eating places, as well as all of the large places display the sign, American ices" These ices are a delusion and snare. however, to the patron who knows really good ice, and 1t is only in one or two places in all London that anything is offered in the pare with the same article in New York. Ice cream soda is advertised but it is not ice cream soda Americans know it.
 Another amusing effect of the Amerl- can invasion of London and one which admirably sets forth the prevailing idea and not without reason-of American social ambition and snobocracy, is to be found in the want columns of the daily papers. 4Taken at random and from the leading papers of London, the following are quoted
 Lady of noble birth would spend part of afternoon in promenading with Amer jeans.
 Lady and daughter of noble birth would travel with Amercans-one of them only to receive remuneration.
 Lady of noble family would arrange for social introduction of Americans. Se- crecy observed.
 Just why any free-b born and sensible minded American would pay a lady of noble or any other birth to promenade with her during the afternoon is not ex- plained, but 1t is to be presumed that some of these advertisements are an- swered, or they would not appear so continuously ana in varied forms
 Mrs. George C. Whatley and children and Miss Sadie Elliott have returned from Chick Springs, s. C.. where they have spent most delightful summer. They were joined short time ago by MT. Whatey, who returned with them
 Mrs. George Morgan and sons. Allen and Martin Of Tuscaloosa. are the guests of Mrs. L. O. Gaudin, Mrs. Morgan s sister
 MT. W. w Goghill reached home this morning from Europe.
 Mrs. J. NJ Dewberry and her little daughter have joined MT Dewberry in New York.
 Miss Bess Allen and Miss Ruth Allen have returned from New York. At the Country club this afternoon a concert will be given by the Callman orch estra, which will be the smartest event of the week. These concerts have been given through the summer and have been the one event that have assembled society on a warm afternoon. The cool days of September, which are so refreshing, will make the con- cert all the more enjoyable. The pro- gramme will be as follows: | Overture-Lohengrin .......... Wagner | ntermezzo-Unrequitte Love .LincSe 1 Selection-Carmen ............... Bizet | Idyl-The Glow Worn ...,....P P. Linck e Concert Piece-Delicia ....... Frantzen Selection-Der Freischuetz ..... Weber ntermezzo-MorningS Star ...... Moret Selection-The Red Mill ...... Herbert Evening Star and Pilgrim Chorus from Tannhauser) ........... Wagner | Overture-William Tell ....... Rossini
 MT. Burr has returned from Saratoga.
 Mrs. T. V. Boardman has returned | from Blount.
 l MT. and Mrs. R. c. Middleton of Clan 1 to have been in Birmingham for sev- eral days.
 MT. Frank White, Jr., has returned from Atlantic City.
 MT. and Mrs. W. s. Hood will take 1 possession of the Simon residence on Arlington avenue, the first of October
 MT. and Mrs. E. J. Snow have pur- chased a residence at Graymont and after they have made Improvements there will take possession. 1 Mrs. Walter Moore and Miss Bessie Moore have returned from Mentone where they have been staying at their summer home.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Moore, Jr., are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Walter Moore.
 Mrs. A. F. Grove will leave tomorrow for Detroit Mich
 Mrs. Edward Devereux smith has re- turned from Blount Springs.
 Mir. Algernon Smith left yesterday for New York.