The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-22
inner man and hope to continue.

inner man and hope to continue.
l can think of no more enjoyable
trips than the one to Egypt. OF course,
L am going on around and have much
more to see. / often wonder why most
of the rich men of Birmingham con-
tinue to wear their lives out in pur-
suit of the dollar when so many en-
Joyable things are open to them. OF
course, my means are a mere bagatelle
TO some, but l believe l take a phi
losophic view of life. Any way, I am
enjoying 1t. If l We're rich l could
think of nothing more delightful than
to gather up a lot of congenial spir-
it's and take them along with me.
No more today. We all dress for dinner
and it is time for me to go and button up
my wife Like the tango teas, you know,
this is a universal custom whether it be
in Cairo or back there in Montevallo."
The leading event of tomorrow Will be
the opening of the Birmingham Newspa-
per club, the headquarters of which are
in the very top and on the roof of the
tallest building in town, the new Jeffer-
son County bank.
Women who have friends in the press
world or in that great body of associate
members have been thoroughly open in
their expressions of longing to see the
clubs new home, and to many tomorrow
will be given the opportunity, each mem
Der having the privilege of inviting a
friend.
The clubs home is a poem! Nothing
else quite does it justice. Many there are
who have seen rooms more massively
constructed or more sumptuously fur
nished, but certainly no one in BirminG-
ham ever seen a composite of apartments
more harmonious or soothing in color or
more pleasing in their variety.
No woman could see the dainty, eX-
quisite rooms set aside for the entertain
ment of the women without feeling that
their decoration Is a subtle compliment
to her femininity and fineness; the ivory
paneled walls with the medallions gem
uine Wedgedood, set in between the
lights, the draperies of soft blue velvet
the blue satin damask Of tufted chairs
and the deep, soft sickness of carpets
and draperies are what every woman will
love. The Adams furniture, all rich ivory
the dainty dressing room alcove with its
long white cheval mirror and its charm
ing little writing tables minister as greatly
to the luxury loving women allied with
the Newspaper club as will the more
oommodious quarters all brown and
green, very massive, to the tastes and
comfort of the men.
No lovelier place than the roof garden
cafe can be found for a feminine lunch
con party: its green and white furniture
and cool vine-clad lattice walls need the
soft fiutter of woman's gay plumage
and slken skirt to make it quite COM
! plete. Certainty upon the architect, Mr..
| Weston, and those who so cleverly fol-
| lowed his plans for decorating and fur
| nishing too much praise could hardly be
! bestowed.
| When | become so old that | cannot
| enjoy the gayeties of life. | hope | will
| have at least the grace left to go as far
| off as | can from where / know people
| so that my friends will not be burdened
| with me-" This / overheard from one OF
the older Confederate Veterans yesterday
as he talked over the gayety and pleas
| ure of the night before. with a party OF
| younger folk. To him and many of his
/ friends the ball which was so successfully
| arranged by the William J.. Yancey chap
| ter. United Daughters Of the Confed
| cracy, Friday night, had all the excite
ment and the thrill of a debutantes first
| dance 1t brought back to him his youtl
and its joys. If the women of the chap
ter had accomplished nothing else, a
least they gave worlds of pleasure tC
| these old men.
/ To the younb women and their escort.
| who so kindly gave the two old ia shoneo
dances the hostess chapter feel very
| grateful spirit. And TO those who went IL
the costume of the period their gratitude
| should and undoubtedly is expressed
| Among the number who appeared in cos
tune either old copied after some pic
ture or gown of the times. the group OF
this page may be mentioned as particu
larly successful. though dozen Others
would express the typical costume of th'
times as beautifully. The photographs