The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-06
NEWS 0F HE DAY IN SOCIAL WORLD The Return Of The European
 Tourists NOTES HERE AND THERE Arts and Crafts Studio To Be opened. Announcements of Coming We'd dnes-Meetines of School
 improvement Societies.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY MYRTLE MILES

BY MYRTLE MILES
 Telephones: Bell 116o, Peoples 299.)
 Miss Mary Hood will entertain Wednes day afternoon, October Ii, from to 5 o'clock at an informal tea to mark the opening of her arts and crafts studio in the Fitzgerald apartments. Miss Hood is decided acquisition to artistic circles in Birmingham Her home is in Florence, Ala, and the charm of the quaint, ante belum town, and her life on the great, old-fashloned plantation home cling to her still, though for several years she has spent her time In the east and in Florida cutivating her talent The cosy rooms on the top floor of the apartment house show many evidences of her skill and versatil- ity, though they are still incomplete from the standpoint of furnishings as she hopes to fill them, little by little with her own handiwork.
 A quaint stolid little bench affair was chosen as a resting place for a friend who called yesterday. That" said Miss Hood, lis a bit of my own work. It was done in the workshop when I studied at Columbia. I brought away only a few examples of my work there because of the inconvenience of shipping" The chair was developed along graceful. but per- fectly plain lines, after the mission plan and stained the dull green which is so popular in that style of furniture. A cushion of green chamois furnishes the seat small table, constructed along simple lines is another bit of furniture in the living room which is the work of her slxillful fingers A little wall cabi- net in the work room was built by her, even to it's hinges, these being exception ally pretty and decorative. Her metal work is charming.
 i Some of the bits of wood on the long work table are exquisitely carved from Miss Hoods original designs, some to be used as backs of chairs, desks, panels and such things Some lovely bits of hand painted china and a number of the water color studies that decorate her walls are her own work, as are a num- 1 Der of useful designs in leather which she has embossed. Her creed may be given in the one word utility. "The proper 1 thing in the proper place." she says. "One may build a kitchen chair and make it attractive, but it would materially be more plain than is the chair Tor the li- brary for which I am to teach suitable decoration and design. Everything that I do is essentially practical" So say | ing she exhibited some of the daintiest curtains and scarfs of softest weave dec orated in convential borders which she has applied by the use of the stencil and the wood block stamp.
 | With so gifted an occupant the Arts and | Crafts shop promises to be one of the most picturesque places on the High lands when she has finished placing what l is in her expert opinion exactly the right thing in the right place.
 | The marriage of MT. Charles Gustavus Warrington and Miss Antoinette Aber- nathy will take place this afternoon at | West End. Only the immediate relatives 1 will be present.
 l Mrs. D. D. Watson announces the en- | gagement of her daughter, Ora, to MT, l Frank D. King of Woodlawn, Ala. the | marriage to take place Wednesday, De- tober IA at her home in Ashville, Ala. | No cards.
 | Capt. III. w. Crook announces the en- | gagement of his daughter, Sudie, to Dr. Albert Sidney Fitzpatrick, the marriage l to take place at the First Methodist church in Bessemer, November 25
 MT. and Mrs. w. Benton Holt of Mont gomery have announced the engagement of their niece, Miss Eloise Glenn, to MT. 1 Benjamin Greene, Jr., of this city, the marriage to occur in November.
 This afternoon at o'clock in the Bir- mingham high school building an im- portant meeting of the Central School Improvement association will take place. All members of auxiliary associations are urged to be present.
 l The board of managers of the Woman \ Exchange will resume their monthly meetings this morning at 11:30
 The Ladies Benevolent society of Tenn | pie Emanuel will meet this afternoon O. o'clock. A full attendance is urged as there will be an election of officers l and Q discussion of important business l The Creche will meet this morning at the residence of Mrs. J. T. Nixon. l The Paul Hayne School Improvement
 
 | school building tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock All patrons of the school as well as members of the organization are asked to be present.
 The reception given by Mrs. J. S. Bridges to the patrons and friends of the Fletcher music school was a charm ing musical event. The studio was filled with friends of the gifted teacher and her pupils, many others attending be- cause of an interest in the merits of the Fletcher method. The programme was opened by MT. Howard Davis with delightful vocal selection. Another ex- quiste number on the programme was violin selection by MT. Clarence Klenk which was followed by the demonstration by four pupils. Lucile Lytle, tiny tot of six years, played a short selection; Leola Dewberry. aged 10 demonstrated scale and chord work. Sarah O Rear played a selection and then transposed it. A number receiving much applause was a song, Star Lamps Are Swinging" by ,,1 ,o1, .1