The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13

i 1 /|zsS y2 E 8sss s Monday-It's so late that I should really be resting, but who could be
 resting with such wonderful things in
 store. l had thought that Monday
 would be weary, dreary day for all
 of us had expected to help make Mrs. | McAdoo have a beautiful time, and
 there was an awful flop when we found
 that she wasn't coming. But there are always new things to take the places
 of disappointments. so here I am for
 getting the world in my plans for my | trip to Tuscaloosa. Everybody's going so it will seem like a real Birmingham
 party, and the latter part of the week will see a very desolate season here at home
 But before we go there are lots of | things to do, and l am more than ! thrilled to think of the prominent part We little debbies will take in the prepa l rations for Black and White ball. It | will be wonderful, 1 know, and I am hoping that the board and that wonder ful Neighborhood House will be sup ported as they should. Of course, all of us expect to go, but this afternoon at l a seance of chatter on the way to the movies, there was very wistful note jiof wanting to be asked early. Now l Bunkie I know. will ask me right 1 away--he always does, for he is a l model young man, but am wondering if the others will finger along till the poor debutantes will get that left out feeling before they ask to be their
 "beaux." I hope not because 1 know how it feels.
 Today was a very busy one, and a lazy one, too, for I spent most of the 1 time just running around and making preparations for the wonderful things l that are to happen. I have promised Jig Hassinger to be on her committee for the ball and we are to spend all Thursday making roses, if I am here. l Jig is going to stay over till Friday just to get the work started. She Is just working herself to death making posters getting her committee together and planning all sorts of picturesque things. We are going to keep every thing a profound secret till the very night of the ball. and then the doors of the ball room will be thrown open and I know the effect will be unique, if nothing more.
 l There was just wee bit of Lyric party tonight with a tiny supper after ward at home, and nobody would dream of going home till morning so here am, writing when I should be dream ing sweet dreams.
 l Tuesday-Mrs. Jarnagin was the very loveliest person I ever saw to- day-a perfect symphony in gray with her hair all gold, and a wonderful clus- ter of American Beauty roses by her side to make charming contrast. And her voice-that was beautiful beyond description, and I shall always hold
 the Drama league close to my heart for that very reason. If 1t Were not
 that our own Mrs. Wilkerson were
 equally charming, I should be tempted
 to move my membership to the league
 over to Atlanta to be near her. Her
 frock today was of the softest gray
 pussy willow taffeta, and georgette
 crepe, very smartly designed, and the audience-a very large one of fash ionable folks-was just enthralled with her appearance as well as with her
 rendition of "Ierod A number of
 beautiful parties have been planned for | Mrs. Jarnigan, but I heard that she
 will have to be in Anniston tomorrow,
 so will be unable to attend.
 I am quite happy over the antici-
 patton of so many happy things all l in a row, and so many things that 1 never happened in Birmingham be-
 fore. Of course we know all about the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra,
 for we have been helping Dorothy
 Davis sell all of the boxes, then even
 before that will come the Boston Grand Opera company and Pavlowa. I have
 been mad about Pavlowa all my life, and by some queer mischance, I have
 never seen her yet so I dream by day
 and by night of the fairy light dances,
 and then of the music, too
 Mother and dad had promised that I I should go to Atlanta for grand opera. ..sII Ia s,.k- h | when I heard that we are to have just | a taste of it here. have already made
 dates for all three performances, and have had loads of fun planning what I will wear. I'm going with Bunkie 1 to Butterfly" and of course, he will 1 send me violets, so I will wear dress l to match, then I shall be all dolled up in my new suit for the matinee, and I can just imagine that it will be lilies of the valley that time. Then Tuesday night for "The Love of Three Kings wouldn't attempt to write it or pro-
 nounce 1t except in. plain English-I
 will be in the big bachelors party and he is to take me, so I am getting all fixed for American Beauties and my silver frock. It would be queer turn of circumstances if I were to be sur prised But then you seldom are. Why, l can tell in minute just what kind of flowers any man I meet would send a tR1rI. l COulu say, 7INOW, that IS d TOSo man"--or "an American Beauty man., or that man is no-flower man." But 1 never saw big, strong man in my life who had deep blue or gray eyes | with a sort of elusive boyishness in them who would not send violets or tiny rosebuds or lilies of the valley. Oh, I'm terribly wise for one so young. This is a maddeningly spring like day, and it makes me want the woods l and the open fields and the happy hunting grounds. I shouldn't be sur prised if should hear of party going
 to Calcis for the weekend. and I
 know that soon Marion Orr will be migrat ting to Mentone for the summer. I thing all of the Orrs have the most l wonderful time in the world, for all of them are popular, and pretty and then they have brains--so how could
 they help from getting their full share of the joy of life. Even when
 Marion was tiny thing she was al- ways giving house parties at Mentone, and folks would come back and rave about the good times they had and the ideal place to visit. And now that she is a debutante, I know that life at the Orr home will be just one contin- uous house party. Marion is a terri bly, serious sort of person and does