The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-07

dark hair coiled simply on her neck, she was much admired as her Birmingham audience found her this winter in con- cert. With Mrs. Barnes Morgan, Mrs. Stephens and Miss Ehrmann, the same evening, in their box. was Mrs. Ricardo Martin, who Is a decided favorite in Att lanta society as well as in her musical appreciation. Nearer one SOW Mrs. William Gussen, very distinguished-lo looking in black spangled net evening gown, and l'with her Mrs. E. G. Chandler, who is Just removing her mourning and appeared that night in a handsome black toilette Miss Bessie May Thompson was one of the younger enthusiasts enjoying the opera; she was wearing a cream evening gown that evening with quaint jewels of pearls in her ears and at her throat. Mrs.
 Bessie Brown Caldwell, who was with her, wore a graceful white lace gown and Miss Norma Hood was anotherypret- | ty member of the group.
 In the rotunda the last evening of tho opera Mrs. Truman Aldrich was strolling between the acts and chatting with her uncle MT. Bannister, and a group of friends as to the merits of the several stars. She had come over for the one performance and was enjoying it as only one of her cultivation finds possible. Among the gentlemen who were greet
 ing their Birmingham friends between the acts were MT. Hugh Martin, MT. James >Bonnyman, MT. Frank Turner, Mir. Culpepper Exum, MT. Frederick Larkin and MT. Spencer.
 Mrs. Lester Fossett and Miss Helen Lake Little were two pretty young women whose contracting beauty made them the admired center of admiration. Miss Dor othy Johnson, in coral pink evening gown and with roses of an identical shade, In man, who was visiting her mother; Mrs. Birmingham girls, and Mrs. Charles Dow man, who is visiting her mother, Mrs. George Westmoreland, was young mat ron much admired. Miss Laura Mel Towers and Miss Mary Bradshaw were two students of Agnes Scott college who gave cordial greetings to Birmingham friends, and Judge and Mrs. S. D. Weak ley who are spending several months in Atlanta, in connection with business matters of importance, paid little visits of welcome from friend to friend in the opera and at the cafe in the Piedmont, where they are living for the moment. Mrs. J. E. Frazier, with Mrs. E. P Garrett of Huntsville, MT. and Mrs Sid ney Hart, MT. and Mrs Robert Simp- son, Mrs. Benedict Boshwitz, Mrs Moxie Fies, Mrs. John Chisolm, Mrs Henry Morscheimer, Mrs. Henry Rutherford Howze. and Mrs Lawrence Andrews, were among the women notable for good style in dress and charm of person and manner. Mrs. J. T. Leeper of Columbiana
 was pretty woman noted at the opera, | and Mrs E. E. Williams and Mrs. War ren Stokes formerly of Birmingham were receiving pleasant greetings from friends.
 Mrs. William II. Kettig, who was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jones, was one of the visiting beauties at the opera. There were other Birmingham people yet, and does notgthe presence of so many or our music lovers prove the demand for opera in our own city? Unquestionably,
 if an ample auditorium should be bnilr before next year music lovers from ad- joining statesvwould gather in Birming- ham as readily, as they throng the big armory in Atlanta.
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