The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-19
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIAL WORLD
Entertainments Of The Past
Week
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Children Dance at Harris Home-so-
eial Directory UNDERSTANDINGS
ments-Personals of
Society.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY MYRTLE MILES,

One of the prettiest ehildrens parties
ever given in Birmingham was a dance
at which Miss Dorsey Harris entertained
nearly 100 of her school mates last even
ing. The large porch of the Harris resi-
dence was enclosed with canvas and in
a corner of this stood a table on which
was a punch bowl filled with a fruit
brew. The table was covered with aspar-
agus ferns and from one corner hung a
huge bunch of pink and green tulle Miss
nellie Harris, an older sister of the lit
tie hostess, presided. Within the house
the colors, pink and green, were COM
bined in the floral decorations of the
various rooms, being especially notable
in the dining room, where the large table
was covered with a pink satin cover
over which was an exquisite real lace
cover In the center stood a large basket
filled with pink roses and carnations,
and pendent from the tall handle hung
rosebudbs interspersed with asparagus
ferns. MINIS in dainty bon bon dishes
were also pink and green.
The little hostess, accompanied by her
house guest Miss Carrie Boardman,
who awaits at the Harris home the re-
turn of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. V.
.Boardman, received her friends on the
porch. She was an attractive little fig
ure, in white net frock with which she
wore blue sheath girdle and blue shoes.
Her guest wore a dainty white chiffon
dress with pink girdle and slippers. An
anagram contest was an interesting fea-
ture of the evening.
Tiny tablets with pink pencils sus-
pended. and containing the green letters,
School days" were furnished the
guests who wrote thereon words to be
found in the letters of School days.
The boys prize was handsome knife,
the girls a handmade handkerchief.
The German was led by Master Francis
Brown and Miss Carrie Boardman. Pref
ty favors given to the girls were tiny
white lunch baskets tied with pink and
green bows and containing candies. The
boys favors were pearl handled pocket
knives The orchestra occupied a seclud-
ed corner of the side porch.
The school day idea prevailed in every
detail. Ices were in the pink tints mold
ed in the shape of opened books and bore
across the top school Days in green,
as did the little pink cakes.
Mrs. j. M. Gillespie and her son, Till
man Gillespie, have returned from stay
of several weeks in Nauvoo, Ala. Mr.
Gillespie has returned from trip to
Chattanooga and Huntsville.
I DIR. and Mrs. William NJ. Jordan have
moved into one of the McDavid houses
on Crescent avenue, until their new home
is completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Randolph and
Miss Helen Rose Randolph will return
] today from Chicago.
Mrs. C. A. Calhoun and Miss Emmie
Barnett returned this week from de-
lightful trip east. They spent some time
in New York city and also visited fash
ionable coast resorts in Massachusetts.
Miss Annie Wilkerson has returned
from Canada. She was the guest of Miss
Virginia Woodward in Detroit, Mich, on
her return trip.
Miss Mary Lanier returned this week
lfOHl d stay III MlcHiSdH.
Mr. and Mrs. T. " Boardman are ex-
pected to return today from Washing
, ton, D. c.
Misses Louise and Rachel Thornbury
have issued invitations to a reception
on the afternoon of Saturday September
26 at $3.50 o'clock. at their home on Sew
enth avenue, north
Miss Carrie r. Handley has issued
cards which state that she will have her
studio this winter in the Forbes build
ing. She will have classes in piano, or
gan and harmony. Miss Handley is one
: of the most excellent musicians in Biz
minghain. She is pronounced by efficient
| critics an accompanist of unusual skill
l and taste. The First Methodist choir
will have Miss Handley as accompanist
during the coming year.
| Mrs. N. B. Feagn is expected to re-
turn today from Virginia
DIR. and Mrs. Paul Cooke returned
Thursday from New York and other
| points east, where they have spent six
weeks.
social directory has been a long
felt want in Birmingham, and lately an
!, effort has been made to supply it. Mrs
, Edward Randolph of Norfolk, Va, and a
member of distinguished family Of that
name, has compiled directories used by
society folk in the various southern cities
and is known as an authority on matters
. genealogical. She has gathered together
list of names well-known in this city
with the correct addresses of each and
J printed them in attractive bindings of
black and silver. On the fly leaf of the
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