The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-13

They have Travelled much together their
journeyings taking them at one time
around the world, since when there have
been innumerable shorter jaunts. 1t was
during their stay In Japan that both be-
came captivated With the Japanese
type Of architecture and landscape to
decide TO build their home here after
the Japanese notion, and so evolved love-
Is Matsuyama, their country place which
is not yet complete but is habtabe and
a show place whose beauty everyone
marvels over Besides this splendid home,
at which Miss Clark entertains frequent
ly after all informal fashion, this bir-
mingham deDutante has many things to
make her regarded as a most fortunate
girl. She is prominently connected on
both the maternal and paternal side. The
Clarks have been notable in the histori
cal annals of the country and theirs is
a patrician lineage well being a
line known for achievement in literary
and industrial sense. Her paternal grand
mother was the lovely Helen Shepherd,
and her mother was Mildred Jones of
Selma whose noble character and charm
ing mind are recalled by the society in
which sine moved inf Birminghams ear
lier days.
Miss Gwendolin Condor, who is to
marry Mr.. Philip d. Armour on January
8, is bride-eect who is attracting coun-
try-wide attention. Local interest Grises
from the fact that a beautiful portrait
of her has just been finished by Miss
Louise Heustis, the sister of Mrs. George
Huntington Clark of this city, and one
of the most courted painters in the United
States.
Miss Condor quite took Chicago by
storm when she went there from New
York last month under the wing of her
fiances mother. Mrs. Patrick A. valen-
tine. Everyone wass most enthusiastic
over her charm. She has, 1t is said,
a graceful figure. hair with CLINT of
gold and violet eyes of the most be Wild
ering beauty. What with the entertain-
ing, by the venerable widow of the first
Philip ID. Armour, who Is the grand
mother of the present Philip D., and
Mrs ]. Ogden Armour. who tarried at her
Lake Forest home for the purpose Def. re
going east to visit her daughter. Miss
Lolita Armour, she was brilliantly re-
ceived by her fiance's family.
The children's fete yesterday afternoon,
at which there were scores of tiny tots
tripping through the most amazing steps
in the new dances, indicated the number
of juniors who are able to get pleasure
out of this form of entertainment, and
reminds one that in the usual child's
party of today dancing to the music of
the Victrola is preferred to the old-fash-
Toned games that were. formerly pre-ar-
ranged to keep the youngsters amused
A number of the little people are look
ing forward to a ''tacky party which
Mr.. Hubert Kenny promised to give for
his young pupils before going on his mid
winter trip. They are all excitement over
the idea of appearing in ''tacky" costume
and being entertained in tacky fashion,
these little moderns-even to the wee ones
who are decidedly vague as to the mean
ing Of the OCCASION, One little four
year-old, MIR, Kenny tells me, has ar
| rived at all the excitement appropriate
| to the approaching event and can hardly
| wait for its contamination: so the other
| day he came siding up after dancing
lesson and calculated: Mr. Kenny
when are you going to have your taxi
party?'