The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02

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 val @ Country club as an | h. 4cn clusters of flowers and sl of vines floating from every easement, leafy branches emerging from
 messy tree trunks, a grotto here, a grape
 arbor there, and a charming stretch of cherry trees in blossoms, suggesting the
 tea gardens of Tokio; the sgauzy wings of
 many butterflies futtering among the
 flowers, with lights beaming softly from
 the enveloplng petals of wistaria blossoms all this will effect a transformation
 wonderful the night of the Charity Ball. 1 There has never been a ball of greater beauty in this city than this promised for Easter Tuesday night. Every de-
 tail has been perfected with as much care
 interest and determination as any member | of Vanity Fair would have given to a 1 fthction which involved personally her social standing. The foremost society
 women have given their aid, the mer- chants were generous in their donations, artisans have given their services and the final result will be one of the most brilliant social events in Birminghams history.
 A glimpse of Mrs. Walker Percy's sun parlor yesterday was sufficient to inspire mental picture of the ball to be. It is the depository of many of the ball decora- tions.
 Already the chandelier trimmings for the ball room are ready for the lights Festooned to the ceiling are draperes of flmy white tuIle to form a canopy. The lengths are caught and festooned in graceful fashion and tied with great, soft bows of the maIine, these bows fall ing above the lights and with the festoons completely hiding the chandeliers Rest ing on each bow is a giant butterfly, whose wings are all crossed and spotted and sparkling with gold and dew like jewels. Higher up are butterflies whose wings from tip to tip measure less but are still not so small as those of the other gorgeous brown fellows whose wings are like spotted velvet and who have evidently just alighted to smell the per fume of the pink wistaria blossoms which hang in feathery beauty from among the clustering lights, whose companion blos- soms as they near the illumination, be- come a deeper, darker rose and finally rich purple. On the lights which clus- ter at either side of the ball room are to be draped the pink wistaria. The clev- CT shades which will subdue the lights
 in many places are clusters of pink wis taria as they are taken from the vines with sprays of green leaves still left at the end.
 Everywhere in the ball room will be an abundance of wistaria-the greater portion to be that loveliest of all the purple tlnts shading to pink at the tip or the
 long clusters. Indicating the perfection of detail with which the chairmen, Mrs. Barrett and Mrs. Percy, have arranged the ball room, there is to be a gauzy curtain separating the musicians balcony from the remainder of the room, this con verted into an arbor of wistaria vines and flowers, on which other big, guazy moths will be stretching their wings, and draperies of tnse will be shining. With the wistaria depending from the beams across the ball room, tossed with every Vagrant breeze as it touches the walls over which the colorful blossoms are trained, the music and the butterflies bringing their hint of life and spring time will make a perfect scene. Some
 idea of the effect to be produced in the ball room may be gathered from knowledge of the number of the flowers. Almost as many as ones minds eye may see were piled on hassocks and chairs and touches and awnings and-the floor, even-yesterday and yet there were 900 Tn all, while there are to be used 15000 in the adornment of this part of the club.
 pretty picture will be presented as one enters the club door. The living room, from which the big columns as cend to the gallery above the rotunda, will seem a garden of cherry blossoms. The columns will be covered in bark to suggest the trunks of great trees, Branches of green are to be studded with little pink blossoms each, of which has been hand painted and em- phasizes with pretty effect the beauty of natures self. From New Orleans has been sent much of the grey moss which so beautifully decorates the trees in the far south. This will sus- pend from the branches. The we'll which is to be placed in the alcove, is one of the features over which Mrs Percy grew most enthusiastic yester- day. It is to be very beautiful she says, and when she showed the clusters of grapes which have. been imported to hang from the vines overhead and around 1t, one could not doubt it. Fitting about in the coffee room and giving their prettiness to make the place inviting, will be young girls in gay paper kimonos. Geisha girls of the coffee cups instead of tea they will be, and here just as on the veranda, which | is going to be a long garden. the | Charity ball guests will be delighted
 wit< the beauty of their surroundings.
 The paper costume is to add the final
 beauty to this scene of springs awak- ening. The soft creepy material lends
 itself charmingly to clever effects,
 Plain paper with clusters of flowers and bow knots applied; with tiny flow
 CTS or large blossoms to give final | establishment to corsage skirt
 mayhap soft chiffons introduced or a
 girdle or sash of satin, Jave pro-
 duced some of the prettiest gowns i'm l agnable. A few hours are required in
 which to make a paper frock, and girls