The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-13
NEWS OF THE DAY IN SOCIAL WORLD The Coming Carnival At As-
 bury Park NOTES HERE AND THERE Queen Tltania VIII To Be Chosen At Asbury Park Within the Week. Laws for Festivities There.
 Artist DaIngerfieId.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
By MYRTLE MILES.
(Telephones: Bell 116o, Peoples 2se.

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 Asbury Park is in a state of.duttering expectancy as to the choice of this years carnival queen. The identity of Titania VIII. is still mystery, and one that is baffling not only the thousands of willing subjects, but the carnival committee whose privilege 1t is to choose her.
 The selection of a queen must be made before next Wednesday, August 19, as on that day her name will be announced from beautifully decorated stage in Deal lake, when she will emerge from the royal launch, and, in company with her maids of honor and the lord cham berlain, will take her position on the stage and review the royal fleet in pro- cession Her identity may not finally be established until few hours before her preservation to her subjects, as, though over 100 young women have been consid- cred by the agents of the queens com- mittee, the final decision still seems dif- hcult. A New York paper of recent date gives these requirements of the mythical young person upon whom the honor will finally rest: "She must be a fair maiden
 
 and stout. She cannot be tall and will lowy. She must be a happy medium, combining all the normal physical quali- ties of perfect girlhood, untainted by the world, and yet possessing that grace and dignity that go to make up the regal boise required by the exacting royal par liament now in solemn session. num- Der of charming eligibles are mentioned by the same paper, which suggests that the anxiety of the parliament is in real ity on the surface, as the supply of pretty girls in Asbury Park is unlimited, and the conditions justify the belief that the latest queen will be as lovely as any of her predecessors.
 This carnival is always one of the im- portant events of the summer season. A number of Birmingham people have at- tended the festivities from time to time and pronounce the various features de- cidedly worth while. The carnival lasts one week. It reaches it's climax with the baby parade. This year there will be more than 1000 little tots to parade before the young potentate and she will distrfb- l ute prizes to those who please her most. E The seven TitaniAs preceding the one whose identity is still so uncertain were Miss Grace Crawford of New York, Miss Rhoda Elizabeth Atkins of Asbury Park, Miss Ethel Jones of Asbury Park, Miss Edith Fleming Reeves of Philadelphia, Miss Clara Belle Logan, also of Philadel- phia; Miss Julia Doremus of Newark and Miss Jessie May Hazelrigg of Staten Island.
 Mrs Mary Nicholson and Miss Nina Nicholson are visiting pr. and Mrs. Bent ley in Knoxville.
 Misses Margaret and Adele Hogan have returned from St. Clair Springs. MT. Elliott Daingerfield, with whom Miss Alice Rumph Is studying this sum- mer at Blowing Rock, N. C., is said to have very attractive summer home. Its name Is pretty and inviting-W Wildwood. | He Is very enthusiastic over his studio. | It is in the Blue mountain and affords wonderful opportunities for landscape ef- fects A description given by the artist recently to friend in New York would | indicate that his class of advanced pupils have much to inspire their best efforts. we are surrounded" he said, "by such scenery as our country offers nowhere | else; a climate at once bracing and cool. | The altitude is about 4500 feet above the sea and we have none of the pests of summer. My studio is about 40 feet having several commissions for portraits and other pictures, and find here an in- exhaustible wealth of subject matter for | landscape"
 Mrs. w. E. Berry was the hostess at a | charming afternoon tea yesterday at her l home in Woodlawn. Though entirely in- l formal, the reception lacks nothing In the pleasant details which may make a grace | full function of even the most quiet en- | tertainment
 An important business meeting of the Birmingham Choral society will be held in the parlors of the First M. E. church and musical director will be chosen at 1 this meeting and definite plans made | for choral work, which will begin early | in September. The membership of the society is rapidly increasing, and cor l dial invitation is still extended to any singer in Birmingham to become a member, the only qualification neces sary is the ability to sing intelligently l While the movement thus far has been fostered by the church choirs the or. sanization is by no means a church or.
 ganization. The desire is simply tc
 bring together all of our best sing
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 It is practically assured that two concerts will be given during the win ter, and arrangements are now being made to bring one of the famous orches
 tras to our city for final concert nex
 spring.
 MT. and Mrs. w. F. Aldrich and littl,
 girl, who spent the early part of thu