The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12

served. IL was tWlned with ivy, sug
costing the rustic well beneath Ropes
were fashioned of green ribbons and
rustic bucket was filled with cracked
ice.
Within the reception room and in keep
| ing with the floral dress of the house,
was a punch table of exceptional beauty
A huge basket, whose curved handle
stood high, filled with sweet peas, made
the prettest feature of the decorations.
Mrs. Robert Jemison and Mrs. Henry
Badham presided over bowl of fruit
punch.
Never have society women looked pref
tier than at this party. Delicate summer
fabrics, laces, jewels, snowy plumage
made them as lovely as the flowers as
they fitted from place to place on the
lawn or sat in hammocks or rustic
benches chatting over an ice
Mrs. Cabaniss, who is always a lovely
hostess, wore beautiful gown fash
Toned of gray chiffon with touches of
coral, en- train. Her honoree, the beau
t!ful Mrs. Stillman, wore one of the new
tan shades, a gown of exquisite lines
One of the beauties of the afternoon was
|
in black Spanish lace gown, yelled
with chiffon with a graceful train. Her
hat was large lace one. garnitured with
black and white willow plumes Miss
Bette Maben was also among the guests
looking very distinguished in an i'm
ported costume of white chiffon, draped
and bordered with blue. She always re-
ceives a charming welcome upon her
return from abroad, and her friends re-
greet that her absences are always so ex-
tended
Mrs. Frank Crockard who is looking
unusually well this season, wore a stun
ming toilette. A cream afternoon gown
was given a strikingly French air by a
smart turban whose ornament was
cluster of coral plumes dropping becom-
ingly over the hair.
| Another attractive woman was Mrs
Rivers Carter, who was gowned for the
afternoon in white-and- black striped
null, gracefully draped. and with lines
peculiarly statuesque. Mrs. Kettig was
| lovely in a French creation of soft chif-
| fons with Persian border. A large hat
was crowned with band of tiny French
rosebuds and lined with Persian net
One Of the pretty women at Mrs. Cab
aniss' bridge was Mrs. Bowie. who wore
a white lace robe made with v-shaped
neck, SO becoming to her. and topped
| with a large tulle-trimmed white hat
Mrs. E. M. Tutwiler was in handsomely
embroidered white lingerie, with which
she wore superb Spanish necklace stud
| ded with pearls. Mrs. Mary Clare Nil
ners white lingerie gown and large. hat
were most effective and her exquisite
| jewels were much admired. One of tn.
very new creations was Mrs. Webb
Crawford's gown-a combination of
Persian chiffon and figured foulard. Mrs
| Robert tensions imported gown was of
a soft yellow fabric, and Mrs. Harry
White received in a dainty white lin
| gerie and large hat. Mrs. Frank Bell
| wore a pretty light blue frock and 4
| lingerie hat trimmed with blue. Mrs.
Redin wore a striking toilette of deep
blue garnitured with Persian bands, and
! Mrs. Badham received in ecru net over
Nile green silk, in which she was charm
| ing.
| These are among the many fashiona-
BILE women who were assembled at the
bridge party.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen o.
| Friermood will be interested to learn of
the concert in which they participated on
board the IS. Graf Waldersee," while en-
| route to Germany to pass the summer.
| This was given the evening of May &c
at 9 o'clock. under the direction of Mr..
Max Liebling. A goldmounted pro-
gramme bearing the monogram of the
steamer, mailed on board, just before
Mr.. and Mrs Friermood landed, was re-
ceived in Birmingham yesterday by
friend. 1t is as follows
| Violin solo, prize song Nom ''Meister-
singer" (wagner), Miss e. r. Halmar
Plantation song, desc Bones Gwine
Rise Gin Miss Irene Rodgers.
Piano soil, a, Nocturne Chopin; b,
| AL riJ ol OIL ioh
ling.
Song, Spring Genz). Hildach-Mr.
/ G. Q. Friermood.
Violin soil, a. Alteration" (Thome);
b. mazurka, "KuyawialS" (WieniawskD.
Miss f. r. Halmar.
Song. 1.-THE Stars, the Stripes, and
You" (Wheeler), Miss Hortense Aarons
Vocal duos, a, 30 Vert Thou In the
Cold Blast; b. folk-song (Mendelssohn).
AIR. and Mrs. G. o. Friermood
Songs, a. Isola" b. MY Wife" Cdax
Liebling), Mr.. G. o. Frermood.
Piano Tolo. Concert-Valse (SchueD.
Mr. Max Liebing.
Besides the nuptial events of the week.
the college dances introduced by The
| Growers Friday evening will be prom
iuent events. A long series of gay affairs
Il stretch ffore the returned college youths
and maids. and this promises to be one
| of the liveliest summers they have ever
| enjoyed. Miss Ellen Percy has issued
her invitations for dance Thursday
night June 49, in compliment to Miss
Richardson and Miss Judkins; Mrs. Mark
| p. Lewis will be the hostess Friday even
| Ing at dance for six of the Bachelor
Girls who assisted her on Tag day; Miss
Mary George Green is planning dance
to be given at the Friars' club; Miss Joy
7'omlinson has announced dance for the
evening of June 81; the evening of June
| 20 Robert Burnett will give a dance at
East Lake. his guests to include the
Growlsrs and Friars clubs, the Bache-