The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-18
Mr.. Meredith Roberts and Miss
Lydia EustiS King and Queen
The King Cotton Ball Proves Brilliant success-Maids of
Honor to the Queen and Dancing Girls Chosen From
Debutante set-other Social Affairs-Mrs Cald
wells Luncheon-Afternoon Tea-Notes
ny MYRTLE MILES

The cotton ball proved after all brill
dant triumph for Neghborhood House,
which has succeeded with its every char
itabie venture. The identity of king and
queen, guarded as has been no secret of
the sort in past years, when Mardi Gras
royal couples. floral sovereigns and even
Indian chief and queen were chosen and
their names kept as a surprise, was only
discovered last night shortly before the
period of their approach, when they were
found TO be two members of the younger
set-Miss Lydia Eustis, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George Eustis and Mr.. Mere
6yth Roberts. Mrs. David Roberts Sec
ond son. Instead of choosing from the
married set II had been decided to make
a limit of choice to youth and beauty,
and certainly no more representative
couple have been found than this blond
young man whose good looks and state
~ bearing distinguish him in any COM
pany, and this regal brunette beauty who
has already been graced with a royal
title, having been several years ago
chosen to rule as Indian queen with Big
Chief r. A. Brown, at the springtime In
dian fete.
The big ballroom at the Tutwiler, i'm
provised from lounge and cafe made
royal setting. truly. for the festivities last
night. The throne. thing of gold and
crimson. was designed by Mrs. w. S.
Lowell after the style OF the one occu-
pied by Napoleon at Fontainebleu, and
instead of the French symbols at either
side were placed the gold emblem of Ala
hor fha oeia Va act ~
Rose and crimson draperies were sus-
pended from gold crown above and two
high italian chairs were occupied by King
Cotton and his oonsort, when after de-
scending the stairs behind the maids of
honor. Miss Augusta Clark, Miss Ma
riane Hamilton, Miss Margaret Evans,
Miss Edith Bowron and Miss Cora Gregg
and Miss Bland Tomlinson, who were at
either side Of the queen; Miss Mary Mum
ger and Miss Dorothy Johnson then took
their places in the ballroom. The maids of
honor were among the loveliest of Bir-
mingham society girls and their costumes
were typical cotton creations all white
and built of lace with court trains OF
filmy net outlined in rose petals. In the
hair were worn clusters OF cotton in the
bol-giided calyxes all-instead of the
presentation plumes of foreign courts.
Bounding lightly down the circular
stairway that leads from the upper ball
room entered the dancing girls, whom Mr..
Hubert Kinney had instructed in won
derfully graceful dance. They wore grace
full Grecian robes reaching Just above the
ankle and ranging from the dead white
of the young cotton flower. worn by Miss
Rose Owen McDavid and Miss Carrie
Yates through the pale yellow and deep
err pink rose and lavender of the maturer
flower The hair was confined about the
head with a fliet and left flowing, and
the scarf each carried to match her
gown added to the graceful effect There
were besides the above mentioned. Miss
Helen McCary, Miss Louise Long, Miss
Marie Hardwick, Miss Mary Sibley, Miss
Katherine Reynolds. Miss Gladys Allison,
Miss Jessie May Perkins, Miss Marguerite
Nabers. Miss Cecile McCrossin, Miss
Katherine Kirkman. Miss Annie Bllnn,
Miss Helen Eubanks. Miss Belle Rob-
erts. Miss Emily Dixon, Miss Dean Dill
lard. Miss Ireta McCrossin, Miss Eula
Weakley. Miss Bessie Evans. After this
dance, showing the beauty of the blossom,
Mr.. Kinney. with Miss F1orine Hodges
gave a beautiful Interpretation Of LeBal-
ancello. most artistic French dance
brought by Mr. Kinney from Paris. They
represented In their attire the cotton boil
Mr.. Kinney in brown knickerbockers and
blouse of cotton over which four brown
points reached up and curled like the
dried calyx of the boil, and flmy white
net ruffles gave a dainty finish. His Pier
rot cap and bronze pumps and hose fln-
ished the last interesting detail. Miss
Hodges blouse was similar to her part
ners though she wore net ruffles instead
of long sleeves. and her hair was pow
dered. her full brown skirt a bit above
the ankles. Their dance was charming
At its conclusion the king and queen led
the grand march. which introduced the
evenings festivities at 10 o'clock. Miss
Eustis wore . q white satin robe over
which chiffon was overlaid with a GRIM
son cape of cotton velvet outlined In bios
SONS streaked TO suggest the royal erm-
ane and her crown and ornaments on neck
and arms were heavily jeweied. Mr.. Rob-
erts wore a white military suit and a
cape similar in texture, though short.