The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01
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tkfi$ffI begins to meet people from
 everywhere on the streets, and in the shops ane cafes; everybody has returned from summer wanderings and he settles back placidly into his sccus- toned groove and the whole town, social and otherwise proclaims itself "ReadyI for Business" The first real frost came this week, and with it the brisk enthusi- asm attendant upon clear, cool weather; the Steel institute touched up things in- dustrially: dozens of people who were out of town have come home; merchants and bankers and men of affairs generally are cheerfully talking of better times, and the people you meet in the streets all have busy air. At least most of them have. You meet, to be sure. the woman Cor man either, for that matter) who goes about her everyday business with her head in the clouds. who is with you m the body, but far, far away in the spirit; whose thoughts are with the stars, the rushing winds, beneath the palms, of an eastern garden or occupied with the white magic of the frozen north; or maybe, ab- sorbed in some chosen charitable enter prise to which time and effort are to be given this winter For these preoceupied phianthropists one is constantly meeting, since it was decreed several weeks ago that the season socially is to be chiefly occupied with philanthropic affairs of a Humanitarian import.
 But make tour of the downtown sec tion of Birmingham during any sunny hour of brief autumn day and notice the life and the hustle about the shops or in the cafes. Everyone Is out and about at this season. 1t should be so after a scattered summer. during which the population was to be found in every sec ton of the globe. The early autumn is a period of adjustment when friends are meeting friends and plans of various sort for the long season are in the mak- Ing. The personnel of the guests in the clubs and in the smart hotel cafes any day is interesting to observe, for they are gathering places for local as well as transcient fashionables At the South ern club a day or two ago were several interesting groups, of men and women Mrs. w A. Collier was there, entertain ing several visiting friends. She was the dernier cri of elegant yet modern gowning, from the tip of her little buckled shoes to the zebra feather, that hooded from her hat; grape-toned velvet worn over pink chiffon bodies, and diamond circles in her ears each gave their dis
 
 Miss Annie l.. Williams was nota ble figure in taupe broadcloth gown and small. closely fitting grey fur turban, Mrs. w. w. Bussey, Miss Weakley and other friends about her adding their bit of interest to the guest throng. Mrs. John W. Luke. a handsome woman whose choice of colors and cut of gown bespoke her an artist of a sort; Mrs. Henry Morscheimer fragile and Vivaeious, pie turesquely eowned in blue. with a wide hat encircled with fur and peacock feath- CTS. and Mrs. Richard Johnston in gray, were an interesting trio, and George l<nox. J. J. Asbury, W. B. Dicks, P V. JSolb, Jesse Adkins, Phifer Smith Cary Baker. T. M. Bradley Jr., Augustus Ben ners, Henry Key Miner, w. D. Nesbtt, c. T. Fairbairn, Col. T. o. Smith. the president of the club and ]. w. Mcqueen, vice president. who had several visiting members of the Steel institute as his guests. William II. Kettig. who was also accompanied by several distinguished guests, Frank Nelson, Jr., w. A. Collier Priestly Toulmin, C. M. Blanchard, who was accompanied by an immense luncheon party, invited to meet the iron and steel visitors; yNavid Roberts, Jr., Morris Bush George Ward, $. ]. Bowie, ]. J. Gilmore and do7cns of other prominent clubmen The gTen curtains were drawn to divide the laige party of steel men from the remain Yer of the cafe and the long table
  themun,s and sprays of ferns. The sub dued tones of the tudor room were fur ther enliVened by the gay boutonnieres of the hen who entered -dahlias and chrysaf lhemums, carnations and roses giving q bit Of festivity that recalled the gift shop in progress across the way.
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 A fNworite pastime of balmy winter lays ' the fresh afternoons of early sprint is to watch from ones car drawi up close to the curb of some popular thoroughfare the passing throng. Or from some vantage point within doors the same amusement may be enjoyed.
 From a table at Nunnally's a little group saw Mrs. Louis Underwood pass that day graceful giriish person in brown attire and with a bit of yellow catching the sunbeams and nodding from her small hat to ehphasize the brown fin her soft paradise eyes.
 Aside from being a young woman of chi rming personality Mrs Under wood E the daughter of Judge Camp bell o! Washington and daughter-in in law O the House leader. recently chosen Alabama senator. Mrs. Under wood Is particularly interesting.
 Mrs. Sterling Foster and Mrs Campbell Maben sauntered past, the former distinguished figure in black and the latter In shades of brown. Mrs Foster. by the way, is the sister o1 a former governor and daughter of q shows it! And Mrs. Maben has beer a celebrated beauty and belle since her 1girlhood days as Paulin Maben she Was Q fayorife In Georgia sociatv Am