The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-14
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
Miss Kathleen StringfeIIow
Hostess At Bridge
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Mrs. Guy johnson Issues Invitations
For Bridge Tea at club-Mrs.
Moore and Misses Moore
To Entertain.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY MYRTLE MILES.


The Country club was the scene of
pretty hospitality yesterday when
Miss Kathleen Stringfellow entertained
at bridge In compliment to Mrs. George
Aldrich Of st. Louis, a former popular
Birmingham girl The club on a day
like yesterday is especially attractive
with Its great open fireplace and blaz-
ing logs. The cold. bleak exterior gave
an added charm to the hospitable liv-
Ing room,l where a number of tabISs
were placed. Miss Stringfellow includ-
ed in her hospitality Miss Mable Wheel
lock, Miss Florence Rogers, Miss Eliz-
abeth Dearborn, Miss Vernon Marks.
Miss Edith Bowron, Miss Mary George
Cruikshank. Miss Linley Graham, Miss
Mary Ruth McLester, Miss Sue Nc
Lester, Miss Harriette Mcknight. Miss
Edna Moore, Mrs. John Armistead,
Mrs. Devereux Porter, Miss Marguerite
White, Miss Kathleen Nixon, Miss Es-
telle Nabb, Miss Agnes, Miss Agnes b.
thea, Miss Marjorie Weatherly Miss
Flora Orr, Miss Dorothy Orr Miss
Nash Johnston, Mrs. William Manley,
Mrs. Mortimer Jordan, Miss Eleanor
Matthews, Miss Myrtle Miles, Miss Mil
dred Tynes, Miss Martha Dabley. Miss
Robinson, Miss May Collins, Miss Nor
ma Hood. Miss Eugenia Johnston, Miss
Lucy Williams, Miss Kathleen Van
Hose, Miss Helen Rosa Randolph, Miss
Emily Somerville, Miss Elizabeth Co
ing, Miss Florence Smith, Miss Mario
Smith, Miss Berry Lathrop, Miss Mary
Myrtis Cook, Miss Jean Ballenger,
Miss Rowena Cooke, Miss Parker, Miss
Willie May Bates, Miss Ruth Mo6ar,
Miss Bessie Bloodworth, Miss Mary
Kirkpatrick. Miss Connie Evans, Miss
Bessie May Thompson, Miss Willie Van
dergrift, Miss Edith McCrery, Mrs
Robert Meyer, Mrs. Harry Lee Koenig,
Mrs. Berry Baugh. Mrs. Jones of New
nan, Ga. Miss Virginia Graves, Miss
Maybelle Cosby, Miss Maybelle Roden.
Miss McMin. Miss Estes of Dallas,
Tex.
The score prize. won by Miss Flora
Orr, was a pair of silk hose For the
consolation the hostess awarded a hat
pin to Miss Jean Ballenger. This was
drawn from small Christmas bells, fol-
lowing the scheme which held through
out the afternoon, a cranberry Ice
served with the salad sourse suggest
ing the holiday scheme as WE'LL
Miss Stringfellow was a lovely host
ess in a blue cloth gown of severe
and graceful lines made with an over
OH nd off n IA
was braided attractively and had
sleeves and yoke made of net in tie
same pale blue shade. Her corsage
bouquet was of long stemmed Richmond
rosebuds. Mrs. Stringfellow, who was
among those assisting her daughter in
receiving, was very distinguished in
an afternoon gown of soft gray cloth.
Mrs Aldrich, the honored guest, was
in mustard satin trimmed with en-
broidered net and gold.
One of the pretuest young women
present was Miss Mary Ruth McLes-
ter, who was stunningly gowned for
the afternoon in black velvet 1t was
a three-piece costume, the plain coat
exquisitely tailored and the gown made
with yoke and sleeves of embroidered
gold net and caught with gold but
tons. Her hat was a black fur tur-
ban. Miss Eleanor Matthews, who was
one of those assisting the hostess, wore
a handsome blue velvet afternoon gown
embroidered in gold, and Miss Mabel
Wheelock's gown was pink lowered
crepe de chine made with a soft yoke
of white net. Her hat was an immense
black one. Miss Emily Somerville, VIII o
will be a debutante next winter, was
another attractive member of the re-
ceiving party. She was gowned for the
afternoon in blue dotted silk
Miss Mary Ware looked attractive
yesterday in a white cloth tailored CO.'S
tune and black Cossack turban. She
has for several years affected the cor
sage decoration and yesterday wore an
exquisite cluster of parma violets and
lilies of the valley. Miss Willie May
Bates was very pretty in blue cloth
frock and large hat covered with black
plumes. Miss Helen Rosa Randolph
wore a gray satin gown made with a
gray embroidered lace bodice and q
graceful overskirt. Her hat was a large
white beaver adorned with birds. Blue
satin embellished with gold and blue
lace fashioned Miss Marie Smiths aft
ernoon gown and her hat was made of
blue velvet and trimmed with ostrich
tips. Miss Jean Ballenger wore a rose
satin gown en- train and Miss Flora
Orr was in white cloth with large
black beaver hat. Miss Edna Moore,
who called late for tea, was gowned in
pink and wore picturesque black hat
Miss Mildred Tynes was in blue Miss
Lucy Williams was stunning in black
garnitured with laces and Mrs. Robert
Meyer in a green cloth princess was
charming.
MRS. GUY JOHNSON
rn GIVE RRInGE TEA