The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-13
GOCIE TN.
BY ANNIE PERRY REID.
Bell Telephone 1897
BRILLIANT BALL AT
THE SOUTHERN CLUB.


one of the most beautiful dances given
in Birmingham this season was the
masque ball given by the members Of
/ the Southern club last night. The dancers
were all in costume and the grand march
was indeed an interesting sight.
Mr.. Charles Spencer led the german,
assisted by Miss Susie McLester. Tins
ball was given in the spirit of Mardi
! Gras and will in the future be one Of the
regular features of entertaining in the
club. Mrs. w. B. Leedy was asked to
( be the host for this occasion and she
was assisted in receiving by Mrs T. H.
; Aldrich, Jr, Mrs. T. H. Benners, Mrs.
4 Ola Roden Reddn. Mrs. w. w Craw-
ford, Mrs f. II. Crockard Mrs. F. Y.
| Anderson, Mrs. Hubert Drennen, Mrs
! Culpepper Exum, Mrs. j. ]. Fletcher,
Mrs. A. L. Fulenwider, Mrs. H. B. Gray,
Mrs. Frank Order, Mrs. w. p. G. Hard
I ing, Mrs. Maben Hobson. Mrs. Robert
Jemison, Sr., Mrs. Harry Jones, Mrs.
William Jordan, Mrs. j. L. Kaul, Mrs.
w. II. Kettig, Mrs. J. c. Maben, Jr.,
Mrs. II. s. Matthews, Mrs. Walker Per-
cy, Mrs. r. N Rhodes, Mrs. David Rob-
erts, Mrs. e. d. Smith, Mrs. j. 7. Stok-
ley, Mrs s. e. Thompson, Mrs. J. w.
Tomlinson. MRS. David Thompson, Mrs.
e. M. Tutwiler Mrs. J. A. Topping, Mrs.
NJ p. Walker Mrs. A. A. Walker, Mrs.
George Ward, Mrs. J. X. Warren and
Mrs. E. e. Wilkerson.
! A great number of the dancers wore
dominos, especially the men, but among
those who we're attractively dressed
were Mrs. T. H. Aldrich, Jr., and Mrs.
Harvey Woodward, who were dressed in
white satin dancing length dresses with
black pompons and with white satin caps.
Mrs. j. r. Rice wore an imported Japan
ESQ costume Miss Huff was Priscilla
with a gray silk dress with white ker-
chef and cap. Miss Ethel Clifford was
a Wild West girl with the brown cor
duroy skirt and CATERS and tan wool
shirt Miss Sadie Elliott and Miss Ro-
berta Hawkins dressed as Gypsies. Miss
Alice Moore wore a ping domino Miss
Alice Graham was the Queen of Clubs
and wore a black chiffon with the gilt
clubs all over 1t; with this she wore a
gold crown and the gold slippers. Miss
Linley Graham was the Queen of Hearts
and wore a white tarlatan dress with
red hearts and with this costume she
wore the red shoes and stockings and
| red crown.
Mrs. Felix Bremen went as a Colonial
Dame. Her dress was of yellow silk with
the yellow lowered paniers and large
/ black velvet hat She had her hair pow
dered and looked like a typical dame.
/ Miss Sue McLester was a Spanish girl.
Miss Mary Kirkpatrick was dressed as
little Mary Jane. She wore a white
/ tarlatan costume with the long waist
and a cash. Miss Mary Gillespie was
| Lady Babette, with a red satin costume.
! Her waist was of white silk and her
bolero red velvet Mrs. d. w. Thompson
J was n French maid She wore a black
| taffeta costume with the little white
apron and cap Mrs. Rivers Carter was
dressed as a Japanese. Mrs. William Jor-
dan wore a black costume with a large
black velvet picture hat and the black
| mask Mrs. Leo Clary was Folly. She
[ wore a red satin costume, covered with
! tiny bells. Mrs. Clary wore a colonial
costume in rose and gold. Mrs Arthur
Adams was a colonial dame and her
dress was of rose and gold. Mr.. Adams
was King Charles II. and wore a hand
some black velvet costume. Miss Leila
Adams was a Mexican girl Mr.. S. e.
| Thompson was dressed as Louis XVI.
| Mrs. Albert Latady was a colonial dame
/ and wore light green and gold. Mr.
| Latady was a toreador and wore a suit
of red velvet. Mr. Cluad Allen wore a
! colonial costume. Mr.. Charles Spencer
wore an automobile costume with the
! goggles, the heavy coat and the auto
mobile cap. Miss Willie Mae Bates wore
a Bo-Peep costume of blue satin, with
the lowered paniers and with this she
wore a large hat trimmed in the field
flowers. She wore a light wig. Miss
Carter Warren was Lady Babbett and
wore a green satin skirt with a yellow
silk bodice. Mrs. John Mcqueen was a
Shepherdess Miss Edna Moore was
Folly and was dressed in pink and blue
silk. and Miss Mary Ware was dressed
as a London messenger.
Promptly at Y o'clock all the dancers
unmasked and then they We're served
sandwiches, punch bonbons and sailed
nuts.
Dancing was kept up until the small
hours of the night and every one enjoy
ed it to the fullest extent.
IN COMPLIMENT TO MISS DUNN.
The entertainment given by Mr.. and