The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
MISS kEARNY QUEEN
OF ATHENIANS' RAIL

I
IN the revels preceding the Mardi
| Gras celebration in New Orleans the
post of queen and king, or membership
| in their retinues is a matter so coveted
that any maid or man chosen for the
honor has reason to be proud.
Wednesday night when the Athen-
ians, gay kinsmen of the royal person
age held their celebration. who is a
favorite in society here, they chose
Miss Katherine Kearny to be queen.
This is one of the conspicuous carnival
affairs, and was said to have been con-
ceived and executed with wonderful
artistic ability by the members of the
Krewe. Miss Elizabeth Bowie, who re-
turned the day after the ball, described
with charming enthusiasm the pictorial
beauty of the occasion, the attractive
ness of the four debutantes whom Miss
Kearny chose to her maids of honor.
and the sweetness of the old Spanish
legend about which the court scene
was built.
Miss Katherine Kearny's Birmingham
friends would all have enjoyed seeing
her in her royal robes, for this beauti-
full little brunette is truly a queen If
perfection of grace and bearing make
one queenly. Miss Bowie says that
when the masked ruler greeted his
queen at the throne and they advanced
to the center of the ballroom, where
powerful spot light was turned upon
them, never had she believed her
friends could be SO lovely. Smiling
thar utterly winsome and dazzling
smile which many a Birming CHAM gal
LAM knows to his cost-she made a
scbiect of everyone in the big throng
surrounding her.
The Picayune, in it's review of the
ball next day, stated that:
THE king called the captain of his
hosts to his side, indicated with his
jeweled scepter where the lady with
her maids sat and the captain and his
lieutenants walked down to the call
out seats. saluted Miss Kearny and
her attendants and escorted them to
the throne AS they passed the ball OF
light in the center of the hall the curv-
ing tongues of flame showed red and
yellow, the royal colors of Spain. When
the new queen had been crowned and
her ladies kiven place about the throne,
the captain and his lieutenants re-
turned to the callout seats, and taking
charge of the ladies of last years court,
conducted them to the royal presence.
These ladies were Miss Lucille Dugue
Baker, queen; Miss Emma Desporte,
Miss Octave Jaubert, Miss Edna For
tier and Mrs. Raymond Lockney, form
erly Miss Beatrice JOY Zeidler.
THE krewe favor to Miss Kearny wa
the organization pin in pure gold, with
the crown and serpent studded with
diamonds set in platinum. The maids
received pins of a like design. The
rganization pin given to the callouts
" as in green enamel.
THE queens mantle was of rich red
velvet, bordered with ermine. In the
center of the cloak embroidered in
glittering gold letters were the inl-
tials, 'rK. A" The kings mantle was
similar to the queens, save the shade
was yellow The maids and dukes wore
red and yellow velvet capes. The queen
and maids of last year were all gowned
in pale blue charmeuse, trimmed with
point lace and rhinestones.
Miss Kearny, handsome brunette,
wore her regal honors well. She was
attired in very handsome gown of
white satin charmeuse. with draped
tunic of white net. incrusted in rhine
stones and crystals. The low cut cor
rage was of white tul1e and net, trim
med with rhinestones. The maids of
honor were gowned alike in white
charmeuse, tulle net and crepe meteor
trimmed with crystals and rhinestones.
Tie queen carried a large bouquet of
white roses, lilies of the valley and
orchids and the maids carried bouquets
of pink roses. s. p Walmsley. Jr., was
chairman of the reception committee,
and Ernest Lee Jahncke, chairman of
the floor committed"
Miss Kearny is a niece of Mrs. VIII
liam Harde of Alexandria, who, though
no longer resident of Birmingham Is,
nevertheless a familiar figure In its
club and social life, and at the mar
riage of Miss Sue Hardie last spring,
when a number of girls in the debutate
set were members of the puptial party,
Miss Kearny's beauty was quite raved
over. In the photograph which appears
on this page today, she appears as she
did last year as one of the maids or
honor during the New orleans carnl-