The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-01

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 All of the types were represented at the Southern club last night at the mas querade which is the annual tribute paid by Birmingham society to the spirit of the carnival as it walks abroad in south ern lands The costumes were gay and beautiful and most of them were faith ful productions of well chosen originals. There were Dutch peasants and gaudy Egyptians; bewitching dancing girls and minos and bejeweled courtiers, dancing in fine disregard of caste or creed.
 Merriment reached it's height as the grand march dissolved into the mazes of the dance and through hours that were all too short the pleasure continued.
 Unlike the opening reception at the club on Thanksgiving eve. which, with the Christmas morning german and the Mardi Gras celebration form the trio of
 large events during the year, this is always a time of the utmost informality. The hospitable rooms are left unadorned and supper in tho cafe is no affair of state, though many make of it an added function any way. Trays of sandwiches, coffee, and punch bowl were placed last night in the library and alcove con- venient to the ball room devotees who counted the moments away from the dance. MT. M. Porter Walker in the role of cotillon leader, is at his best, but last night he surpassed even himself. His partners included several of the visiting we'll
 Miss Edna McCandless of Atlanta, who, as the guest of Mrs. Campbell Maben is receiving the most distinguished at tentions, was one of the prettiest and most sought after of the visiting belles. in the quaint cap, gray gown and white stole of the Puritan girl she made an ideal Priscilla.
 Miss Estelle Nabb, petite and pretty, was a charming French maid in short black satin dress, disclosing dainty feet in black silk stockings and black satin slippers, with silver buckles. Her sheer white apron was of the finest, as was also her little white cap, with black velvet bow, and her dainty white cuffs.
 Miss Elizabeth Morris and her guest. Miss Ethel Tatham of Chicago, were typical ante-bellum girls. Soft organdies yelling lowered satin-Miss Morris in Link and Miss Tatham blue-were made clyirtG and with panniers and pointed basques. With flow CTS in their picturesquely-d dressed hair they seemed to have stepped out of tho pages of romance.
 Miss Pleasant Hobbs of Athens was an alluring Spanish dancer. in dress of yellow satin, overlaid with black thread lace, whose full flounce was sparkling with jet. A saucy jacket of black velvet was worn over her blouse and red roses in her hair completed the bright illusion.
 Miss Jean Campbell of Austin, Texas, the guest of Miss Kathleen Stringfellow. also wore bewitching Spanish costume, Lotta Faust as "Carmen," her bright shawl and big hat crowned with a scarlet bow, making her stril- ing figure. In compliment to her native state, her escort, MT. Ed Williams, wore a cowboy costume Miss Stringfellow was one of the most fetching in Dutch rai- ment.
 Miss Mabel Wheelock was a charming Spanish girl Gold satin and the richest of white embroidered shawls made an effective combination; white shawls wound about her graceful figure, big earrings and black satin slippers mak- ing the costume the artistic creation which she knows so well how to effect. To this the tight little gold cap with it's two big red roses on the side gave the last touch of entertainment,
 Mrs. Mason billiard was a pretty Red Riding Hood; the saucy red hood and cloak making an excellent disguise. Two little school girls who succeeded in de- Kelly and Mrs. Owen Gillespy, whose glngham frocks, brown sandals and big bows of hair ribbon were the more ef- fective because of their dminutive fig ures.
 lovely Bo Peep was Miss Fannie Dunn, whose shepiierdess costume was of pompadour silk, figured with a deli cate violet tint in harmony with the velvet petticoat over which it was draped. A gilded shepherds crook sur mounted by bows of ribbon and clusters of flowers, with a smart little frilled can completed an ensemble attractive enough to have lured back any number Of strayed sheep
 Miss Mary Ruth McLester was love ly Japanese maid, wearing a genuine Japanese kimono brought from the land