The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-30
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
CotiIIon Club Entertain at
Country Club
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Dances For the Young Folks, Who
Make Merry During the Glad
HoIidays-Notes and
Personals.
NOTES HERE AND THERE

The initial event in the history of one
Oh the most delightful clubs in the city,
the Cotillon club, was given at the Coun.
try club Wednesday evening under most
pleasing auspices. This club has only re-
Gently been organized and has so far
10 members among the young women of
the social set Their plan is to increase
their numbers to 30 and to give several
big dances each year as is the custom
with cotilon clubs in the larger cities.
The dance last evening marked the be
ginning of what promises to be a series
of entertainments managed by these
young people, and being the opening event
in their history they invited over $50 Of
the dancing set. The german was the
order of the evening and was led by Mr..
Owen Gillespy and others, with the vari-
Gus members of the club, who are Miss
Mabel Wheelock Mrs. Owen Gllespy.
Mrs. FELTON, Kimberley, Miss Mary Ware,
Miss Willie May Bates, Miss Mary Ruth
McLester. Miss Estele Nabb, Miss Ber-
ry Lathrop, Miss Ellen Linn Motion,
Miss May Collins, Miss Elizabeth Dear
born, Miss Florence Rogers, Mrs. Viola
Redin, Miss Maybelle Roden and Miss
Eleanor Matthews. In keeping with
the spirit of the season the club bore
the brightest of Christmas decorations,
especially elaborate in the ball room, the
scene of the evenings gaiety, where, I'M
til an early hour this mornin. Birming-
hams select social set enjoyed one OF
the most beautiful germans given here
in years. The girls wore the loveliest OF
evening gowns, the club girls especially,
this being an event In which each has
taken a personal pride, feeling as they
do that they are starting an organza-
ton which will continue through the
years to, be the leading social club of its
kind in the city, with the most charm
ing young women in the city as their
members and with the most delightful
of entertainments to their credit. Their
plan is to- give smaller parties in the fu-
ture, inviting only a limited number to
correspond with their own membership.
Among some of the gowns worn by the
club members was that OF Miss Mabel
Wheelock a black spangled net over yell
low marqulsette, showing a delicate pink
in the foundation of satin. Mrs. Giles
py's gown was of white embroidered chif-
fon with a draped overskirt OF the
same. Miss Mary Wares gown was of
white satin with a tunic of cloth OF
silver Miss Bates gown was of yellow
crepe made princess with gold passe-
menterie and pearl trimmings. Miss Nc
Lester wore a yellow spangled gown over
messaline, trimmed in beaded passemen-
terie. Miss Lathrops gown was Of blue
chiffon with beeded trimmings and Miss
Collins of white embroidered in pink
flowers, an imported gown, finished in
artificial rosebuds and maline. Miss
Dearborn wore an apricot crepe meteor
princess gown trimmed in gold and jet
and made decollete. The gown worn by
Miss Rogers was a corn-colored MESA
line with an overdrapery embroidered I'm
gold and jet Miss Roden's gown was a
black chiffon cloth trimmed In broad
bands of gold. Miss Motions gown was
an electric blue sequin robe over the same
shade of blue satin, and made decollette.
Mrs. Redin's gown was an imported for
get-me-not chiffon robe, handmade
Partisan gown. Miss Nabb was Ill and
was unable to attend, much to the regret
of the club and their guests.
A buffet supper was served In addition
to the sandwiches. coffee and punch. The
young ladies invited were:
Miss Martha Dabney, Miss Bessie Nc
Crossin, Miss LIE May Caldwell. Miss
Isabel Caldwell. Miss Lillian Moore. Miss
Dorothy Orr, Miss Flora Orr. Miss vir-
rinia White, Miss Mary Kirkpatrick. Miss
Serena Kirkpatrick, Miss Beatrice I'm
derwood, Miss June Jackson, Miss Edith
Bowron. Miss Mary George Cruil<shank
Miss Marie PInckard, Miss Belle DeBard-
eleben, Miss Margaret Terrell. Miss Ag-
nes Terrell, Miss sydie Moore. Miss En-
ma Leedy, Miss Hannah Eniot Miss
Connie Evans. Miss Marjorie Weatherly
Miss Sue McLester, Miss Emily Somer-
vile. Miss Myrtle Miles. Miss Daisy
Moody, Miss Kathleen Strinsfellow. Miss
Hazel Dimmick, Miss Bessie May Thomp-
son. Miss Jamie Head, Miss Mary Myrtis
Cook. Miss Jennie TrimbIe. Miss Mari
anne Hamilton. Miss Donald Seals, Miss
iva Conner, MlsB hdtTlecn NiAoH, MISS
Fannie Dunn. Miss Grace Hardfe. Miss
Margaret Latsdy. Miss Norma Hood,
Miss Helen vanaoose, Miss Kathleen
vanHoose, Miss Virginia Means. Miss
Fern Minor. Miss Marie Smith, Miss An
ME LIE Grande, Miss Dorothy Robbins
Miss Sadie Gillespy. Miss Whiteside. Miss
Elizabeth Morris. Miss Emily Miller, Miss
Morrisette,
In addition to this list over 200 young
men were invited.
TISSUE PAPER DANCE.
The dance given at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Loveman wednesday evening
was entirely for the young set Of dancers
and was given in compliment to Miss
Esther Loveman, who is at home from
college. 1t was a tissue paper dance,
with garlands of tissue paper. flowers
made of all colors draped over the house,
while every guest came in some fancy
costume made OF paper. All Of the favors
in the german figures were Of tissue paper
and were in keeping with the figures
themselves. In one unique figure entitled.