The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-02
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
Some of the Conspicuous Fig
ures in Resort Life
NOTES HERE AND THERE

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BY MYRTLE MILES

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the typical resort life of those by-gone
days in Tate, writes Miss Louise Dooley.
who is herself one of the interesting fig
ures at the springs. Mary Mannering
pictured similar watering place, and
its people in Glorious Betsy" the Belle
of Baltimore. She was the center and
inspiration of all things when she took
her annual summer outing at the
springs and all the beaux of her time
followed in her wake, while the elder
courtiers and cavaliers who delighted to
carry her fan or her parasol, or even her
silken stockings, when daring caprice
prompted her to walk back to the hotel
with her little feet bare to win a wager;
were numbered among the days states
men and men of affairs who sought
health or recreation in resort life and
succumbed as quickly as their younger
rivals to Betsy's beauty and charm.
There are not many resorts left in the
south which bear out the old traditions.
AS rule their social activity has taken
on a character similar to that of social
life at the eastern resorts, which is so
often divided within itself, the little
social world one of separately revolving
planets, each complete unto itself and
Independent except for the attraction or
repulsion keeping all the other planets
just SO far, or just SO near.
But at Tate the same people, many of
them, have been coming here year after
year, and everybody knowing everybody
else." there is a social unity which
achieves much, and yet spares the
stranger within the gates that experience
of chill and loneliness, which Is newt
able at the resort of many cliques, each
clique sufficient unto ITSELF and indif-
ferent to the rest of the world
Just as in olden days there are bellies
and beauties, maids and widows and
dowagers, with an unusual number of
cavaliers. Both the dancing element and
those of more years whose dignity of
position and prestige make bridge and
golf preferable or long walks and rides
into the mountains
Conspicuous among tennis players who
keep the grass courts busy is Miss Hen
rietta Dulaney of Louisville, a charming
type of the athletic girl. There is quite
a suggestion of BILLY Burke" piquancy
in her quick gracefulness, as well as in
the curly cluster of her red brown curls,
which she draws up to the top of her
head with a ribbon bow and bandeau.
Miss Joy Tomlinson of Birmingham,
who is still student of Bryn Mawf,,
and has an admirable feminine dignity
with all the poise OF the growing culture
that makes a young woman sure of
herself" Is one of the most popular fig
ues on the golf links, which have their
large corps of feminine enthusiasts.
Miss Antoinette Blount and Miss Ida
May Blount and Miss May Bancker of
Atlanta Are three of the most enthus-
astic and graceful horsewomen, enjoy
ing the daily delight of good mounts. the
fresh morning air and the beauty of the
mountains.
Among the attractive young married
women is Mrs Henry L. Collier of At
lanta, whose winning personality and
pretty gowns have been a source of
pleasure.
Mrs. Fulmer and Mrs. Cummins of
Memphis; Mrs. Thomas of Nashville;
Mrs. Beall of Atlanta and others are
inspiration figures in happy social life.
The long time reputation of Tate for
assembling prominent men from every
where Is being upheld, as 1t always is.
Judge John Anderson, supreme court JUS
tice of Alabama; Col. A. B. Andrews of
Raleigh. first vice president of the
Southern railway; Col. John B. Knox,
prominent Albanian and chairman of
the state constitutional convention; Mr..
John M. Bishop of New York, for many
years conspicuous in the internal reve-
nue. service of his state, now president
of a gold, silver and copper mining COM
pany in Mexico and a visitor at Tate
from time to time for nearly 30 years.
are noteworthy personalities here. all of
them enthusiastic participants In the
golf tournament of the past week. In
which Colonel Birdsong of Knoxville was
the star player.