The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-20

v The Girls High School Im- C q provement Association will meet C 4 at the school building at [ . o'clock. ( ~ Miss Kate Wilson win be (
 given in marriage to Mir. J. w . 4 Barker at the home of MT. and C Iv Mrs. J, D. Baker. ( I4 The Montgomery Chapter of C |~ College Women will meet with ( Miss Helen Dickens, 523 Mont . |v gomery Street at o'clock. . Allen Ross, Mrs. Bundy, Mrs. John Anderson, Mrs. Charles Joh nson. Mrs |. phares Coleman. Mrs. n. R. Cook. Mrs. Savage. Mrs. J. F. Walker, Mrs. Mary 2. Wood. Mrs. R. F. Ligon, Mrs U. B. Farleys
 THE FAD or LITERARY LADIES.
 Some weeks ago. as was rejorted ir these columns. this paper received 2 wireless from Paris concerning tht eiict of certain dancing masters ir regard to new steps for dancers wear. ing the Directoire style of dress. The following Is the latest utterancs upon different subject. transmitted by the same medium, and is an obser. walton rather than ukase Z: Paris, Jan, 19-Simplicity of 2 bizarre kind Is now the mode among the French ladies of literary distinc. tion. Trousered authoresses are be. coming common spectacle of tht Iboulevards
 Cnief among them is Mime Dieula roy, who adopted masculine dress fo, US convenience when accomuanyins her husband on his archaeologica travels. and has retained it ever since Then there is Mime. de Montifaut. wht Is q familiar figure in the newspaper world of Paris, with her bowler hat
 and short box coat, below which ap pears tails of an undercoat
 Prominent among Parisian ladies ot letters. who dress In the modes of by. gone days Is Mime. Geirgette Leblanc 1Mmes Materlinck), who has befor, now appeared in the theater In Loui, AlA. costume. gown of lowered sill with pointed bodice. panniers, -anC Ivoluninous coiffure. As a rule, how. ever. Mime. Leblanc affects a "Byzan. tine" fashion. She shares this taste with Mme. Edmond Rostand. the wife of the Academian and herself a poet whose velvet gowns falling in straight lines from shoulder to hem. wIti antique girdles, have inspired more than one painter.
 Another authoress. who affects By. zantine dress. Is the Baronne Des landes (first wife of the Prince d, Broglie, who appeared not long ago ai a London music. hall), who always at tends balls with her hair hanging il EunconfIned masses down her back The Comtesse de Nosailles. whosi charming verse has caught the antique spirit, follows the Byzantine fashion. Another woman poet of note. Mme Lucie Delarue Mardrus, wears princess gowns of fifteenth century fashion while in direct contrast. Mime. Colett willy; author of Catalogues de Betes | Is. always attired like a school girl wearing a loose jacket suit a skir we'll above the shoe tops. a turne, down collar and short hair tied up oi one side.
 ELECTION OF OFFICER Y. w. c. 4
 The Board of Directors of the Younl women's Christian Association elected the following officers at the regula meeting on Monday morning: President Mrs. E. c. Adams; vice president, Mrs. Horace StringfelIow recording secretary. Mrs. Halls Janney oorresponding secretary, Miss Ida V Clay. The list of board members nov reads as follows. term expiring 191u Mrs. Horace Stringfellow Mrs. W. E Tanner. Mrs. Gaston Scott. Mrs. J, M chilton. Mrs W. H. Thomas. Mrs R. E Steiner. Mrs John Flowers.
 Term expiring 1911: Mrs. Hail l Janney. Mrs. C, G. Zirkle. Mrs. J. A iLyon. Mrs. Allen Gilchrist, Mrs. PhiIi Travis. Mrs. E. c. Adams. Miss Mari Burch
 Term expiring 1912: Mrs. W, st John NafteL Mrs F. NJ. Billing, Mrs lGeorge W. Jones. Mrs. Pugh De Jar inette, Mrs. John Whitfield Jones. Mrs F. J. .cramton. Miss Ida V. Clay. Under the able leadership of Mrs Harris, the Association has taken grea lstrides forward. The nominating com mittee is to be congratulated for nam ling so worthy a successor as Mrs 1G, Adams
 It is with regret that the Board O Directors re1inquish, on account of tn expiration of their term of service. tn following members, who have so faith fully studied the interests of 'the or jganization: Mrs. Paul LeGrande. Mrs L. L. Lassiter. Mrs. Charles Campbell
 Mrs F. c. Eckels. Mrs. Margare
 Booth, Mrs. Florence Harris, Mrs. C
 W. Barnett.
 MRS. M. s. MeREE ENTERTAINs
 FOR MRS. BUTLER OF KENTUCKY
 One of the social affairs given i lcelebration of Lees birthday was
 euchre party at which Mrs. M s. Nc
 Rec entertained for Mrs. Butler of Ken
 lucky.
 The house was decorated with Con
 federate and American flags. and wit
 red and white flowers. The SCOT
 cards were miniature photographs 0
 Lee. Mrs. Cliff Williamson kept tn score The prize, china chop disf
 was won by Mrs Sotherlin Noble
 while the consolation. Q bon-bon dis fell to Mrs. c. A. Fonville.
 On each table was placed a bon-b box upon which was painted the Has These were won by Mrs. Butler, Mir lChapman Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Brooks
 A salad course was served. and eae lplate was patriotic with three tin flags
 At the conclusion of the game a mos Instructive paper upon the life an lcharacter of Lee was read by Mrs. A Eonvflle Mrs McRee's guest