The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-24

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 When asked of her plans for the coming summer, Mrs. O'Neil said that at present it is her intention to sing at St. Barthol- omew's church in New York It is her custom to spend each summer there studying with Dudley Buck. She is oRe of the most artistic of Birmingham's mu- sicians and her progress during the past season with Dudley Buck was matter of note on her return.
 Mrs. Solon Jacobs was the hostess at a beautiful luncheon yesterday in honor of her guest Miss Bessie Gwynne of New York Seated about the table was party of 12, including Mrs Jacobs, Miss Gwynne. Mrs J. H. White, Mrs. Frank Fowlkes Mrs. Henry Gray, Mrs. John Minge Mrs Harry Jones, Mrs. Walker Percy, Mrs. H. L. Badham, Mrs E. w. Barrett Mrs Webb Crawford, Mrs. Jack Johnson.
 Red furnished the color scheme in most artistic way. A huge red basket in the center of the table was filled with American beauty roses. Candles were burning in exquisite cut glass candelabra with shades of red and silver flligree.
 
 monogram of the hostess.
 Following the luncheon the party par ticpated in a game of bridge. The prize, a travelling case containing a pair of coat hangers, was won by Mrs. Harry Jones.
 Miss Bennie Brown of Texas, who is visiting Mir and Mrs Eugene Brown, was the lovely guest of honor last even- ing at a dinner at the Country club. The host was MT. Wilson Brown. Yellow and violet were the colors used in the pretty decorative scheme. A basket filled with ionquils was the central ornament. The handle of the basket was tied with yell low tulle in a festive bow.
 At each place there was a bunch of flowers. For the young women there was a sheaf of jonquils and for the gentlemen a bouquet of violets A souvenir gift from the host was a stick pin for each of his guests.
 Seated about the table were MT. Brown, Miss Brown, Miss Addison of Virginia Miss Dorothy Orr Miss Louise Walker Miss Grace Southerland. Miss Fannie Dunn, MT. and Mrs William Mudd. MT George Ward, MT. Ford, Mir. Horace Soper, MT. Jeks Cabaniss, MT. Will John ston. Mir. Robert Brown and Dr. Scott. Miss Brown was exquisitely attractive in a turquoise blue dinner gown, garnitured with mousseline bands, and she wore a large blue French hat adorned with plumes
 Another dinner at the Country club last evening that assembled brilliant gather ing of lovely young women and their es- corts was given by Mrs w. E. B. Davis in the private dining room. Mrs. Davis entertained in honor of Miss Edith Bow ron, one of the loveliest and most attrac- tive debutantes of the season.
 The large tnhla where tha ouactc xuara seated was artistically decorated with Killarny roses in combination with white hyacinths A centerpiece was fashioned of these exquisite flowers, banked with ferns and tied with bow of pink tulle.
 Mrs. Davis guests were Mrs James Bowron, Miss Bowron, Miss Eugenia Johnston, Miss Bowron, Miss Eugenia Elizabeth Dearborn, Miss Dora somer- vile, Miss Virginia Means, Miss Mar iore Weatherly Miss Mary Lanier, Miss Kathleen Nixon and MT Hubbert Smith, Mir Frank White, Jr., MT. Robert Mabry, MT Ryburn Pinckard, MT. Valentine Nes- bit, MT. William Sterrett, MT. Norvelle Cullom. MT. William Dunn and MT Nor ris Bush
 Mrs. Davis was like some exquisite pie ture in her dinner gown of lavendar mes- saline. Miss Bowron was gowned in pink messaline
 Mrs. Daniel A. Greene's tea yesterday was given in compliment to her sister, Mrs. H. c. LeSourd of New York and included only Mrs. Greenes friends among the matrons with their guests. , It was one of the charming events of the season. The various apartments were lovely with their floral decorations and in each one there was group of gra- cious hostesses assisting Mrs. Greene to i make the afternoon one of pleasure. The drawing room was adorned with white primroses. Quantities of the flow CTS banked the mantel and pretty back ground for the group receiving there was | made by a profusion of plants. Mrs. Greene stood in the drawing room and greeted the callers. Assisting were Mrs. Edward Warren, Jr. and Mrs Shipman 1 Owing to the sudden illness of MT. Le Sourd, who was taken to St. Vincent s hospital yesterday, the guest of honor pwas absent from the reception The hostess was gowned for the afternoon in sage green messaline made with oriental trimmings and touches of black. Mrs. Warren looked lovely in a reception gown | of blue foulard to which a decidedly Frenchy air was given by the rose pink woven In here and there. Mrs. Shipman' s frock was one of the most attractive seen in the throng of well-gowned wo- ! men that thronged the rooms during the afternoon It was fashioned of crepe de chine in the palest blue tint and gar nished with baby Irish laces. In the reception hall the guests were greeted by Mrs. Motion Smith, Mrs. Rob ert McDavid and Mrs. William Worthing- ton. The palms and smilax here made a beautiful setting for the trio of charm ing women. In the dining room the large