The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-01

fla8eS WAS most interesting ana the DIE hall beautiful. There, it is said, was held the grand ball on the eve of the battle of Waterloo. of which Byron wrote in his famous poem, There was a sound of revelry by night. etc."
 Opposite this is the Maison du Bois, once upon the bread market then used by the state and now by the municipal ity. It looks very old but is only an imitation, as the original one was de- stroyed by fire. Here Egmont and How, the noble counts who were beheaded on a charge of treason by the Duke of Ava, Phillip HIS governor in the lowlands- in this house they slept the night before the execution. The scaffold was in the center of the square and a special stair way was let down to it from the second story of the Maison, by which they might descend. Egmont and Horn are beloved characters in the history of this country and the history of Protestantism, too''
 signor and Mrs Guiseppi Moretti who have been at their charming home at Carara. near Talladega this summer, have gone to New York city, where there will be ah exhibit of the Talladega mar ble at the architectural exhibition to be held in Madison Square early in Septem- Der. Mir Moretti goes to look after the exhibit which consists not only of number of slabs, pillows and blocks of the marble in various sizes, but some exquisite works of art by the wonderful
 Il niece is a fountain, the design of which IS wonderfully original and lovely. It IS described as representing a mermaid' iiie size. whose shapely body rests In graceful attitude on a large plock ol marble The abundant hair of the mermaid hangs about her shoulders; the strong arms are lifted and almost conceal the face while the hands seem pulling open a shell through which the water VIII eusb This fountain is said to be one of tba most artistic of MT. Moretti's concep- tions.
 Mrs Moretti plans to remain some time in New York before going to visit her sister at the seashore.
 Cards received by friends of Col. ana Mrs. W. H. Graves and Miss Graves state that they will reach London today They plan to return home in september soi,inq m the steamer Deutchland, Sep tember 10.
 Mrs S. C. Bafns, who has spent the summer with her sons in the clty' re- turned to Kentucky yesterday 70 spend the fall and winter with her niece, Mrs. M Woodbridge, Versailles, Ky.
 Mir and Mrs. Henry L. Chisholm nave returned from their bridal tour Tn the east and are at home at the Chishoim .os,danoa m the corner of Eleventh ave- nue and Twentieth street, south'
 Miss Eleanor Matthews will go to Au- burn today to be present at the open ing exercises of the Polytechnic hsu- ute.
 Giles Mcqueen, the son of MT. and Mrs. T. w. Mcqueen. will go tomorrow to Auburn. where he will be student this year.
 The wedding of Miss Alice Maud Adams and pr. Julius B. Cooper will take place tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock at the home of MT. and Mrs. John Henry Adams in Graymont.
 Last evening at the Hotel Hillman Miss Blanche Spain entertained in honor of Miss Adams and Dr. Cooper, whose mar riage will take place tomorrow. Her guests were the bridal party including Miss Maud Adams, Miss Sallie Mccoy, Miss Emma Williams MT. Jack Adams, Mir. and Mrs. Adams, MT. Frank s. Ad ans. Mrs. Spain and MT. and Mrs. J. H. Adams. The dinner, served in pri- vate dining room, was beautiful in it's appointments. In recognition of the color note to prevail in the wedding, pink and white. was used in decoration, large centerpiece of La France roses and as- paragus ferns being particularly effec- tive in design. The place cards were water colors, heart-shaped and decorated with cupids. In the center were pictures of brides.
 Mrs Flounoy Rivers of Pulaski, Tenn, will arrive in the city the latter part of
  Mir J. D. Markham, for a few days be- fore moving into her flat, S20 South Twen- tieth street, September 15, at which time she will open her musical studio. Mrs. Rivers, it will be remembered, is the newly appointed director of the Treble Clef club. She is brilliant pianist and her coming means much to musical cir cles.
 One of the most enjoyable entertain ments which have been given in honor of Miss Adams was a linen shower at which Mrs R. J. Williams and Miss Em- ma Williams entertained. Their guests included number of the friends of the lovely brde-to-be, whose exquisite gifts of embroidered linen and drawn work testified their enthusiastic friendship and admiration The Williams home was q bower of pink, white and blue, these be- Iy Q {> I ;ll x Ez