The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-15
NEWS 0F TIE JAY
 IN SOCIAL WORLD entertainments for Guests in
 Birmingham iOTtS HERE AND THERE Mrs RooseveIt's Versatile Sister Paints Attractive Water coIors-Miss vlr- sinia Abbott Entertans-Tea
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 Aithough probably no woman in the
 white House has ever been so much be- ioVeo as Mrs. Grover Cleveland. the american public is always interested in the life of the first lady of the land. and 4nrs' Roosevelt, and, in fact, every mem oer or the Presidents family, is the ob Ject always of the keenest interest
 Miss Emily Carow. the sister of Mrs Roosevelt, has attracted much pleasant comment recently in Washington society
 witn some of her latest water colors. lhey were sent to Mrs. Roosevelt last week from Lake Como, and most of them are sketches of the scenery in that region. She has spent almost all of her time for number of years in Ballagio. where she has a charming villa, but has come 10 America from her Italian home for an occasional visit to her sister in the White House.
 Miss Carow is said to be not only A tal- ented artist, but clever with her pen. She is absorbingly interested in the folk stories and legends of her peasant neigh oors' and knows many of the stories of the Italian saints, which she has learned in the years of her sojourn among the Lombard peasants.
 MISS Ethel Roosevelt, who will make her debut in December, has much of her aunt's love of artistic things, and will l probably spend a year or two with her after her parents leave the White House
 MISS Roosevelts debut this winter will make the last year of President and Mrs. Hoosevelt's stay in the White House much like the first, when Miss Alice was debutante. She is 1T now, her birth day having occurred this week. August 10. This Is the third birthday which has been accredited to her this summer. Twice oelore when she was entertaining at partles the news was heralded abroad that she was giving a birthday party. ana the story Is told that there were no less than four last summer About two weeks ago the last birthday" was an- nounced, but when congratulations began to appear the report was denied. though no date was given as the actual birthday. However, the Washington clerical force being applied to for the facts, supplied the correct date. Monday, then marked the beginning of the year when she will enter the social world as bud" and the most important of all the seasons de- butantes.
 Miss Virginia Abbott entertained a party of her young friends yesterday morning at cards in honor of Miss Helen Perdue of Greenville, who is the guest of Miss Susie Hardie. The congenialty Of the little group meeting together in the informal manner which has prevailed in the summer entertaining made the hours pass with unwonted speed Those who gathered about the tables in the rooms prettily decorated with white cle- matis were the guest of honor, Miss Per due; Miss Susie Harde, Miss May Fox, Miss Bessie Bethea, Miss Dorothy John son, Miss Cary Johnson, Miss Minnie Hubbard Miss Iza Ryan, Miss Margaret Cameron, Miss Carlotta Smith, Miss vir- ginia Bidgood and Miss Helen McCary. There were two pretty prizes. Both were fans of oriental decoration, and one was the score prize and the other a consola- tion. Following the game delicious fruit l punch and ices were served.
 Mrs. Walker Percy will return today from Bloung Springs.
 Mrs. Eugene Brown is in Atlantic City. Miss Estelle Bethea will return today from Mentone, where for the past three
 weeks she has been guest of house party at the home of MT. and Mrs. c. P. Orr.
 Miss Eula Whatley is also expected to return today from Mentone.
 Mrs. John G. Bradley will go to Chi cago today to join MT. Bradley, who has been spending several weeks on the lakes.
 Mrs Fisher Umphries is at Cook Springs.
 Miss Iza Ryan of Corona is the guest of Misses Cary and Dorothy Johnson. Miss Louise Neville will entertain at tea this afternoon in compliment to her guest, Miss Mary Henderson, of Moun- | tain Creek.
 1 MT. R. B. Smyer will leave today for | Fort Payne to join Mrs. Smyer and their l little daughter, who have been passing | the summer in Asheville, N. c. | Miss Eugenia Self has returned to Bir- mingham and has rooms at 2014 Humboldt l avenue.
 l Miss Bernice Meodaw, the talented lit
 tie daughter of MT. and Mrs. D. G.
 Meadow of Virginia, is the guest of Miss
 Edythe Walker Weaver, 1921 Park ave- l nu.e
 Miss Mary Bssett left this week for Bissett Tex, where she Is the guest of her sister. Mrs. A. D. Rice, who will sail
 on August 25 for her mission field in China. Later Miss Bissett will go to
 Dallas, where she has accepted position in the Dallas kindergarten under the su- 1odsg,
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