The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14

The thanks of both to all who so gen.
 eiously assisted them in their unselfish
 undertaking are sincere and heartfelt.
 In some of her recent chatter Polly
 Peachtree of Atlanta, makes these inter-
 esting observations:
 'We all know that Mrs William Grant
 is one of those who will die young--no
 matter how long she lives. A proud boast
 of this charming woman is that she will
 be l6 on Washingtons birthday, and at
 the gayest holiday party of this gay sea sor Mrs Grant sat at the head of the ia bic as hostess to 100 girls and boys of the younger set varying from the school girl and boy friends of William Grant, her grandson, and one of the honor guests, to the grownup girls and men who
 were invited as friends of the other honor
 guest Miss Margaret Grant. On the right of Mrs. Grant were the three girls of the house party, Margaret and Misses
 Mary Orme of New Orleans and Dorothy karow of Savannah, and on her left tho young men, Messrs. Robert Badham and LeRoy Percy of Birmingham, and Rich
 ard Wilmer and Streiter Flinn of Wash lngton.
 Down the line of happy young faces leo seated guests at this luncheon given
 at the Driving club-none was more smil- ing than the hostess, who finds her great est pleasure in the pleasure of her grand
 children, now at their merriest age. This party, I have been told, was very jolly | one, too. Mrs. Grant gave toasts, which were responded 10 by the young men of the house party, and later in the evening Robert Badham amused the company with some of his Spanish songs"
 Little is left of gayety in a winter al- ! most gone. The revelry that concludes fh. t1n xrritb 1,,I tc
 practically all; then comes the Lenten | quietude, broken perhaps by few lec- lures, some small and early" dances and informal luncheons and dinners among those who do not observe the period of reflection and penance; and when these 40 days have fled there will be the fresh- | ness and beauty of the Easter season
 " hich is always lovely here. and whose l coming is awaited with especial eager ness this year.
 Washington's birthday gives hint each year for several unique parties. The Daughters of the Revolution have in past years observed the custom of celebrating
 the day, appearing in stately attire and the coiffeur of the period memorable for having produced the great statesman and soldier. This anniversary may hap oily introduce bit of novelty, serving
 perhaps to cause ripple at least in a season which follows one unduly quiet. Let it be hoped that it may, for surely
 no more picturesque inspiration may be
 had than the colonial one and many have been this type of entertainments in Bir-
 mingham Old cedar chests have given up their family treasures many times, and members of the family whom these fra grant masses of brocade and satin fii, among the descendants of those who once wore them to "rout' and ''revel" have donned their old fla shioned basques and Brunswick coats in celebration of colonial days. Others, who can no longer compress their figures into these lines
 of an elder day. or who have not yet
 grown to them content themselves with
 powdered hair or white wig and few
 ''mouches'' upon their rouge and powder
 to convey a colonial effect. It is a charming idea, and one that may well
 be followed by those who love picturesque surroundings at social affair.
 The only woman who is not wanting a
 new hat just now is she who has just bought one, and the chances are that she, too, is wanting another, on account of the unwearableness Co coin a useful word) of many of the new styles. The choosing of a new hat is like a game of cards-a very great deal depends on luck. You may. with hardly any trou- ble find a hat that suits you to per-
 lection. but unfortunately you are much
 more likely to find that every hat was
 made for somebody else.
 Unless you have fashionable face--
 that is. a face with small neat fea-
 lures, and hair that keeps a tidy ap- pearance. you will have considerable dif : ficulty in discovering hat that does not look ridiculous lon the head.' Many of the new models are altogether charming, l find-on the stand; but directly they