The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-02
By RUTH F. GAUDIN

came and then each even there were flowers from these perfectly wonderful
 men, for dinner and dances. And we danced eternaily.
 1 Thursday the banquet was followed
 by a dance and it was after midnight
 before we knew It would not be hard
 to believe that most of those bankers
 devote all of their time to dancing, in
 stead of banking-but they look toe prosperous for that.
 All of the girls were perfectly lovely | for the dance and wore the duckiest
 frocks imaginable, as did everybody else. Mrs. Northington of Prattville
 was one of the best dressed matrons there, and she is a charming little blond, very vivacious Then Mrs
 Thomas, the wife of the newly elected president, is a very handsome woman and Mrs. Val Taylor of Uniontown was the center of an admiring circle most 1 of the time.
 Mrs. Hilton always looked as if she had stepped out of vogue, in her bouf- fant skirts and lovely bodices And Jo Evins was really inspiring Saturday afternoon at the Country club, where we went for tea. in her gray taffeta frock and Watteau shepherdess hat to match. Actually she looked as if she might perish with breath of wind. Nellie Tyler wore an awfully pretty organdy dress, made in quaintly bouffant way, and the others were just as lovely.
 Pensacola is certainly a place of beautiful women and good looking, chivalrous men. for we met no other Kind. And all of the girls went per- fectly mad over the men in uniforms, for you know that the aviation wards and navy yards are there. It was all so bewilderingly fascinating that all of us came away heartless, for we Just naturally had to leave them be- hind.
 Friday afternoon we went for a boat ride to old Fort Pickens and danced aboard, and met some more wonderful officers. I think if my hus- band just is captain he need never do anything else in his life
 Are you thinking that am per- fectly mad. to rave on like this? Or can you picture the Vaccinations of the water for an inland girl? We saw an armored cruiser, and l took a ride, 50 miles an hour. in a government life saving boat, but they wouldn't let me ny. All of the entire coast is so in teresting that we could hardly tear ourselves away.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Barrett arrived Friday morning, Mrs Barrett looking very fresh and lovely in grey suit and shoes with white fox furs, and they formed part of our happy party during the rest Of the time. Friday night she wore black tulle with a wonderful orchid colored coat and was extravagantly ad- mired.
 Thursday we went for tea to Harbour view" the bayshore home of Mr. and Mrs William H. Knowles. for tea. It was charmingly served by Mrs. Ellis Knowles and Mrs. Megargle, both of whom are exquisitely lovely and gracious. Mrs William Knowles is beautiful and carried herself with that boise that only exists in those who look upon the world with =eederfully knowing eyes. Mrs. Megargle is song bird, with a lovely contralto voice. and just as lovely as her voice. Saturday at the club she wore a garden hat circled with cornflowers and poppIes and daisies and a graceful frock of corncolored crepe that was happily becoming to her for she is a real brunette.
 There are so many things that I may not tell, dear, and so many things that l have no time to write, that I cannot finger longer. But when see you next, shall remember to tell you all of the wonderful secrets and continue this tale. l haven't even touched on the Country club dance Saturday, which was most wonderful of all, and MT Hervey's fare well dinner Sunday night which was wonderfully sad. But they are so close to my heart that I shall dream over them for years
 Today we came home, and as just a good-by, MT. Everett Risley, one of the New York bankers gave us just a little party at the Tutwiler. There were so many roses that you couldn't see and so many nice people that you couldn't talk, but just sit up and look. So I just did. Now wouldn't you? BETTY.