The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-06


day of cloud and mist nearly always
brings out full quota of people to the
shops and downtown cafes. Yesterday,
dismal as 1t was, the streets We're crowd
ed almost as on a holiday, and in the
throng were many pretty women whose
flushed cheeks and bright eyes indicated
the nipping effect of frosty air, and whose
furs and quaint. draped coats We're as
becoming as they were comfortable.
In the Southern club cafe during the
noon hours were a number of well known
people.
Mrs. Walker Percy and Mrs Matt
Murphy were two of the attractive women
roted both wearing jaunty black and
white tailored suits and small hats They
were at a table with Mr. Percy and Mr.
Leroy Percy. Mrs. l.. w. Collier was
there with Mrs. Norborne Cooke and some
other friends, and Mrs Lottie Austin
Patterson was one of the pretty women
in the cafe. She wore a chic black suit
and light bodice, with a fetching black
hat trimmed with a pig, black bow, and
when she came in was wearing big,
fat muff and stole of one of the orna-
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elites. Mrs. Luke, who has divided the
holiday season between Birmingham and
Atlanta, having come down from Chicago,
Where she is studying. was in the cafe
FOR luncheon and looked exceedingly at
tractive in a modish tailored gown and
green chapeau. Mrs. Otto II. Foley of
North Carolina, who as Willie May Bates
enjoyed a happy girlhood in Birminghan
was in the cafe for luncheon with Mrs.
ic H..
well this winter, and in her chic tailored
suit of striped cloth and lace bodice was
che of the most interesting young women
present Mrs. Asbury was also a grace
full and charming figure in gray gown
and a hat created of black velvet. The
usual number of clubmen We're noted at
the smaller tables Mr.. w. p. G. Harding
and Mr.. j. II. Barr were together. and
Mr.. w. j. Adams and Mr.. George w.
Eancey were at another table. Mr.. Crock
ard, Mr. Toulmin, Mr.. Samsel Rand, Mr..
Philip Hale, Col. T. o. Smith and a num-
Der of others were seen during the mid
day hour.
The coming of Angelo Cortese, harpist,
with Miss Media Humphrey, soprano, is
one of the delightful incidents in prospect
this week. Their concert Thursday even
ing at Gable hail. under the auspices of
the Music Study club, comes in the COM
parative lull that follows d. busy social
season, and will gather additional interest
aI6 assemble perhaps a larger audience
> than would have been the case had the
event fallen upon one of the gay days of
the past week. Certainly mlNic lovers
will be in proper mood to enjoy the con-
cert, and the club and its friends will
fiji the pretty hall to capacity.
Mr. Cortese will play here publicly for
the first time. He is a noted harpist and
has been heard with several stars of
metropolitan opera in other cities, gath
ering fresh laurels with each appear
ance. He recently appeared with Nine,
Frances Aida, star of the metropolitan ga
laxy, and one of the most brilliant So
pranos in the musical world of today
Nine. Aida is the wife of Gatti Casazzs
of the Metropolitan and is a decided fav-
orite among local opera lovers, many OF
whom have heard her in Atlanta during
the sprinS festivals. An exchange, which