The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
Studio Tea Attended By All
Lovers
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Mrs. Alsernon Smith Hostess At Aft
ernoon Tea for Bride-Mrs.
Angus Taylor Entertains for
Miss Stolenwerck.
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BL MYRTLE MILES.

Miss Edna Kenderdine Smith was the
hostess yesterday at charming after
noon tea given in her studio In the Watts
building. It has been Miss Smiths GUS
tom for several years to exhibit her work
and that of her pupils at an afternoon
reception, and the one given yesterday
was especially pleasant. The walls of
one of her adjoining rooms were lined
with the work of her students-charcoal
sketches, pen and ink studies, water
colors and oils showing the breadth of
her teaching. Among the pupils whose
work was shown are Miss Nellie Byrd
Miss Margaret McAdory, Miss Haywood
Motion, Miss Pearl Blackbourne, Miss
Ruth Finch, Miss Lucille Swift, Miss
Bonny Fleming Miss Elizabeth Scholar.
Miss Ethel Richard, Mrs. Louise Schaefer
Cones, Charles Doer, Miss Elnora Doug
lass. Miss Evelyn Westmoreland, Miss
Bernice Myer, Miss Miriam Waltersdorf
and others. Many pleasant comments
were heard as to the creditable display
made of the work of the young pupils
of Miss Smith. A cast drawing that was
especially admired was that of Miss Mar
garet McAdory. 1t represents detail of
the LAGOON, and the statement was
made that no finer charcoal drawing is
to be found at an art school anywhere.
Another superb drawing made from
cast was Miss Haywood Notions draw
ing of Venus, an excellent type of the
Torso drawing. The mural decoration of
! autumn leaves and evergreens gave
festive effect in the studio and pretty
tea table bearing a centerpiece of gar
den roses was most attractive. The tea
was poured by Miss Elizabeth Catalan
at one end of the table and Mrs. Richard
Peters at the other
Miss Smith was assisted in receiving by
Mrs. j. II. Phillips, Mrs. Richard John
ston and Mrs. William Hardie in the
room adjoining her class room. Here the
portrait of the late Miss Mary A. Ca
halan. who was so dearly beloved in
Birmingham and whose likeness is held
in such high admiration by all who have
seen Miss Smiths splendid CONGESTION OF
the beloved teacher, was exhibited. This
picture was the inspiration of the re-
ception yesterday afternoon.
A large number of the friends of Miss
Smith and her pupils called at the studio
during the hours of the tea and the &C.
casion proved to be one of the most
charming enjoyed by art lovers for some
time.
| A delightful feature of Miss Smiths
| tea and art exhibition was the response
given by two other artists in the Watts
building-Miss Sara Mallam, whose voice
studio Is on the same floor, and Mrs
j. B. Raulston, whose exquisite produc-
lions in the ceramic art are so well
known. Both opened their studios to
Miss Smiths guests and throughout the
afternoon q coterie of ladies gathered
after a visit to the afternoon hostess for
glass of punch, a cup of coffee and
pleasant chat with these two charming
women. Mrs. Raulston's studio. which
is just opposite one of Miss Smiths class
rooms, is filled with beautiful examples
of her work in china painting and there
is no artist in the south more adept in
this branch of decorative work. A double
plate rail which encircles a part of the
studio is laden with exquisite bits of
china, embracing the greatest variety
the popular conventional design, the new
gold and silver lustre and flower decora-
tions vieing with each other In the en-
thusiastic approval accorded them. Cups
| and saucers. pitchers of many patterns.
vases, tankards and other lovely bits Of
in her studio for hours to examine each
precious piece. One of the handsomest
pieces of china was the large punch
bowl from which the guests were served
yesterday. 1t is decorated with grapes,
the soft tones of this prettiest of fruits
giving the color to the tinted pedestal
on which the bowl rests. Miss Theoleen
Elliott served the punch at a table
adorned with rich, red blossoms. The
flowers used in the studio were red and
blue. Mrs. Raulston was assisted in re-
ceiving her guests by Mrs. Henry Hiden.
Mrs. Henry Hidden, Jr, Miss Virginia
Hiden, Mrs. Walter l.. Beasley, Miss Sue
Dexter. Miss Mary, Weisel and Miss
Marian Lewis.
Miss Mallams studio is one Of the
most artistic in Birmingham. Its dainty
water color pictures hung SO attractive
ly on the softly tinted walls, its cosy
furnishings, some of them treasured an
tiques brought from her own home, the
pretty relics including quaint old piano
with rosewood case richly carved all
combine to suggest the home sittingvroom
of beauty-loving woman. There was
no attempt yesterday afternoon at extra
decoration. Miss Mallam'S especial
penchant Is pretty candelabra and her
collection of these treasures lent them
selves especially to producing a festive
air. Candles filled each one, the quaint,
delft one, the old brasses, the crystal ones
and the silver ones, and each taper was
lighted. The darkening of the studio
made this light peculiarly effective
The coffee table with its collection Of
fragile cups was in requisiton yesterday
afternoon when Miss Mallam's callers en-
tered, and a charmed coterie fingered
over the coffee cups until dusk. The
pretty informality of the occasion was
| made especially enjoyable by the group
of songs given by the hostess at the re-
quest of some of her friends. Her voice
| is never more attractive than when sing
| ing amid her own surroundings, and the
| little programme given yesterday after
noon made a fitting climax to an after
noon of artistic beauty.
| A YOUTHFUL COMPOSER.
| Little Miss Elizabeth May Jordan the
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. William M.
friends charming example of her work
in music. 1t is little waltz of her own
| which she has named Fairy Dream"
| and dedicated to her tiny cousin, baby
Margaret Estill Shook, the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Paschal Shook The talent
Of the little composer Is quicgly recoa-
mixed when one hears her pretty waltz
played.
MRS. ALGERNoN SMITH
HOSTESS FOR MRS. HOWE.
Mrs. Henry r. Howe, a bride of the
month. was again the honoree at an aft