The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-05
NEWS OF THE DAY IN SOCIETY WORLD Bridge Parties Yesterday for
 Guests NOTES HERE AND THERE Mrs. cartwright's Beautiful Luncheon. MT. and Mrs. Ewines Card Party. Mrs. Humphrles' Bridge Party.
 Announcements of Events.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY MYRTLE MILES.

clever and charming hostess. Crimson carnations were chosen to adorn the table about which the guests sat and the dining room in which they assem- bled. Seldom has so unique and at~the same time exquisitely pretty decorative scheme been executed. The centerpiece was a toy automobile of bright red. A saucy Cupid was it's chauffeur and the road along which he drove was covered with rose leaves. It led from one lovely bride-to-be to the other as they sat fac ing The rose covered path bordered with asparagus ferns found Cupid in tho center and his automobile was filled with telegrams for the fair guests. Red ribbons were attached to the missives and drawn to each plate. Cupid's mes sages were found to be apropos and exceedingly clever. On being opened and read there was much mirth. The place cards were heart-shaped and ornamented with Cupids.
 Red prevailed in the entire decorative scheme. Candles of bright red were topped with full red shades and stood in silver sconces. The guests included
  Van Hoose, Miss Mary Kirkpatrick, Miss Sadie Gillespy, Miss Mary Hope of Ports mouth, Va, Miss Marie Smith, Miss Donald Seals Miss Elizabeth Meoar, Miss Florence Smith, Miss Fannie May Mason and Miss Kathleen Nixon.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Ewing enter tained at cards last evening in compli- ment to their charming guest, Miss Nena Whftmore of Petersburg, Va. The guests numbered IS and included Miss Luetta Gregg, Miss Bessie Ervine, Miss Annie Pearson, Miss Maud Davis, Miss Rosa Davis, Miss Roberta Hawkins Miss Edith Locke, Mir Mitchell Williamson, MT Claude Cotton, MT. William Horn, MT. Caskey, MT. D. R. Phillips, MT. Lind say, pr. Whitman and Mir Thornton.
 The pretty new home of MT. and Mrs Ewing was attractively decorated with red carnations and the bright lights were subdued through red shades. At the close of the game delightful salad course was served. The prizes were ex- tremely attractive. One was a silver pho tograph frame and another a redwood jardiniere and fern. The guests prize was a pair of silver perfume bottles. The score cards bore the monogram of the hostess.
 Mrs Giles Bond of Chattanooga was the honored guest at bridge party yes terday afternoon given by Mrs. Fisher Humphries, who is her hostess. Mrs. Bond, who as Miss Bertha Slater, had many friends in Birmingham because of her beauty and charming personality, looked exceedingly pretty in blue gown made directoire and trimmed with laces. Mrs. Humphries received her guests in a green satin messaline frock trimmed with chiffon and gold braid.
 The score cards were lornamented with winter scenes. The prizes were handsome and well chosen. The score prize was silver fern dish and was won by Mrs. Dan Greene. Mrs. Charles Leeper won the game prize, a set of embroidered towels, and the consolation, drawn from a bowl of nuts, was box of dainty handkerchiefs. It was awarded to Mrs. Syd Smith. The guest of honor was pre- sented with an exquisite damask lunch cloth.
 The apartments were prettily decorated in pink carnations. There were 32 guests.
 Mrs. Culpepper Exum will entertain to- day informally at luncheon in honor of Mrs. Mary Fairfax Childs of Brook lyn.
 Seats for the reading by Mrs. Leonard T. Beecher at the Jefferson theatre De- cember may be reserved at the box of- flee beginning today.
 The reciprocity meeting of the Edge wood club, which took place In the High school building at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon. was an interesting and alto gether enjoyable event. Representatives of each of the women's clubs discussed the work of their respective organizations. Mrs. J. D. Matlock was the toastmistress for the occasion calling upon each rep resentative for responses. A strong num- Der on the programme was the paper prepared and read by Miss Leta Kitts, su- pervisor of music In the public schools.
 Her subject was 'The History of the
 
 mate skill. The various schools of opera were discussed. She illustrated the story of Italian opera with Norma of the French with selections from "Toreador," and of the German opera with Tam hauser" These were given on the pianola, which was recently added for use in the music course inNthe High school
 One of the prettiest features of the pro- gramme was the rendition of two musical selections by Mrs. Harriette O'Neil. Mrs. O'Neil first sang The Last Rose of Sum- mer'' in response to a toast to the Music Study club, which she represented. As an encore she gave "Comin' Thro' the Rye" Her voice, as always, was beau tiful. and she rendered each of her songs with inimitable sweetness.
 The Amaranth was represented by Miss Edna Moore; the Cadmean by Mrs. Kirk patrick; the Clionan by Mrs. Bussey; the Culture club by Mrs. J. B. Aird; the Senior Chautauqua by Mrs. A. N. Bal lard. and the Junior Chautauqua by Miss Florence Murray. The. North Highland Chautauqua was represented by Mrs. VII lard Wheeler; the Council of Jewish Women by Mrs. Louis Saks; Fenelon by Mrs. Kennedy; the Highland Book by Mrs. Frank Lathrop; Wentworth by Mrs. McCarty; the Music Study by Mrs. O'Neil; Nineteenth Century by Mrs. Earle; chakespeare by Mrs Hammond Brown: