The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
THE WEEKS EVENTS IN THE SOCIAL WORLD Society Attends Balls, Musicales
 and Bridge Parties NOTES HERE AND THERE Art Exhibition Closes After Success. full Week-Some of the Striking
 Features of the Ex
 hibition.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY ANNIE kENDRlcK WALKER.

Society has enjoyed a week of social brillianey There has been a great deal of entertaining. more than usual even at the spring season. and many fashionable hostesses have presided over smart dinner parties or luncheons or have had people in for bridge almost daily.
 Informal teas have also brought to- gether many congenial parties for the delightful o'clock, and besides these smaller affairs there have been such pre- tentious affairs as balls and garden par ties
 The charity ball, or as it finally came to be known as Mrs. Gray's ball." owing to it's brilliant success and the active interest of this charming patroness, con tinues to be discussed, as are all beauti- ful and successful balls. The al fresco features which combined the most pie turesque of garden parties with the bril- lancy of a modern ball made it an oc- casion to be long remembered. Certainly nothing more beautiful was ever given here than the Maypole dance beneath hundreds of eolored lanterns and which, with the colored lights thrown upon the scene, suggested the presentation of some of the features of a shal1espearean play in the open, which are now so much ap- preciated when given al fresco.
 With picturesque decoration, produced by over 1000 roses within the club house, and the artistic hanging of hundreds of Japanese lanterns. the setting for the gar den party and the ball could not have been more effective.
 Beauty of costume also combined to make the ball an exquisite picture An enthusiastic spectator declared that the most beautiful women in the world were in the ball room. Mrs. Gray, opening the ball, was said to resemble strikingly the portraits of the Empress Josephine her empire gown of white lace very richly embroidered in gold. There was certainly the air of the beautiful Josephine in such gown, and in the elaborate eoiffieure arranged with coronet of jewels.
 Among the visiting belles were Miss Estelle Shook of Nashville, who wore white liberty silk embroidered in se- uuins
 Miss Margaret Hampton of Nashville wore pink silk.
 Miss Hazel Dimmick of Philadephias was in white liberty satin and laces. Miss Fannie Dunn wore an elaborate ball gown of white satin and carried Pal man Violets.
 Miss Cruikshank waseamone the heau 1es at the ball, Wearing white with an empire sash of pink
 Miss Mary Kirkpatrick who was among the May pole dancers. was in White, with an empire sash of red lsaISS Sadie Giilesnia uora g,1,o,,,. l'g gown of white embroidered swiss, empire.
 Miss Marainne Hamilton wore white lace.
 Mi~e Mary Gillispie was in white net With touches of pink. Miss Helen Nanfioose wore blue chif- fon.
 Miss Marjorie Weathery was in white lace.
 Miss Ollie Barton was in pink striped chiffon.
 Miss Roberta Hawkins wore a lovely gown of pink chiffon and cream lace.
 Miss Mary Leasy Pope wore white lace.
 Miss Pascal Shook was in pink chlf- ion.
 Mrs. Felix Drennen was in blde and silver.
 Mrs. William Aludd Jordan was in lav- endar chiffon.
 Mrs. Frank Crockard was in white, worn dancing length
 Mrs. Echos McBee wore white oyer pink
 Mrs John NJ. Caldwell wore white lace. Mrs. John L. Kaul was in black spangled net.
 Mrs Kelley Parsons wore white liberty satin
 Mrs David Thompson was in Iavendar.
 Mrs. John Yeatman wore pink liberty silk empire. and carried pink roses.
 Mrs. Frank Lathrop wore a beautiful ball gown of white lace
 Among the most delightful events of the week was the tea given on Monday by Mrs. w. P. Pinkard and Miss PinkaYd to Mrs. Kelley Parsons whose visit has been made the occasion of much informal entertaining. Mrs. Parsons is accom- panied by her husband, Capt. Kelley Par sons, U. s. A, and they are both re- ceiving cordial welcome from their num-