The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-05

and 20 February 3 and II, March B. IT and S1, and April and 21.
 On Thursday evenings, January 13 and 27, February 10 and March 10 and A. in- formal dances will be given. The New Years party will be one of the smartest events of the season. It will take place Saturday night, January l, beginning with a supper at s:so, and dance follow ing from 7:30 to F o'clock. This will be a domino cotillon.
 Another beautiful event will be the Colonial ball on Washingtons plrtnoay, F February 22.
 These arrangements for the festivities of the winter and spring were made by a committee composed of pr. Carl Fox. MT David s. Meyer, MT. V. Sobel Loventhal, MT. Leon w Friedman and MT. Sidney F. Lazarus.
 The opening ball. whose pleasure will finger in the minds of those in attend ance, will lose none of its charms py comparison with the affairs to come There may be many in the future which will rival or surpass it in splendor, but this was the christening of the new build ing and as such will retain the happiest associations.
 Although the subject seems at times rather "shoppy," the subject of servants so closely touches society that It's tenden- cy to social shoppiness. is always for , given. How often is heard this excuse for lateness at a card party. luncheon or the reason for not paying party calls: My servants are so careless My house girl is so inefficient" or "It is my girls day off, and no matter what are the cir cumstances at home, she must be given all that she claims" The idea that the CT lored servant of the modern school has no feeling no sympathy or regard for her mistress Is undoubtedly true in many cases therefore when a housekeeper is fortunate enough to have one who Is in- terested in her welfare and happinss. she is almost envied by her friends. 1t Is gratifying that in the homes of a number of Birnine ham society women there are a number of the latter. Some of them are the '.old time darkies' but indeed there are still a number of the later genera ton who. when they are considerably treated. they are really good as gold" quaint little episode showing the love and admiration of Birmingham nanny 10 her mistress came to- me recently which may seem personal, but was too happy an incident to kep altogether to myself I had called at the home of one of the loveliest of the society women to ask for a description of a gown to be worn at the Southern club ball. My lady came to the phone and in a sweet way told me that the gown was white and gold and was quite pretty. She was not ex- actly given to describing gowns, and as is frequently the case, her description left a good deal to be imagined. After the ssood-by, a few moments later the phone rang and this was the conversation, .Is dat you, Miss -. Dis is nanny at Miss Mandas. You know Miss Manda didn't half scrive her dress while ago. Why, dat is de prettiest dress dat any body is goin' to wear at dat ball. It's all gold spangled. It's got gold cloth all round de bottom. She's going to wear a
 gold butterfly In her hair and she didn't tell you nothin bout de gold shoes which 1 is got gold tossels on 'em. You can say i she's goin' to look like the Queen ob Shebe in dat dress tonight" The de- ], scription gave a more accurate idea of | the appearance of her mistress that night 1 than the mistress had given. but the love and admiration evident in the voice and l the faithfulness of that dear old nanny is something to recall long after that gen. eration of the colored sergeant has been supplanted by the modern.
 There are many cases right here show ing the merits of the latter day darky. too, which if encouraged will bring still
 good results, for 1t is characteristic | of the race to love praise and gratitude. l A housekeeper whose maid is one of the l new kind said a few days ago:~ "I don't
 what I would do If Annie didn't admire me always before I leave home. It is i she who always tells me I look pretty 1 after I am dressed for a party and she 1 hooks me up and gives mo the last fixing. 1 If she looks disapproving I immediately
 make changes for I know she loves and 1 admires me if she has the slightest op- 1 portunity."
 During the long illness of young Bir-