The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-15
Most Brilliant Day Yet at Exhibit of
 Artists

Perhaps of all the days when folks have gathered to exclaim and enjoy and be wide-e oyer the quaint ex- hibits being put on at the Hillman hotel by men and women of Bir- mingham whose ideals are to produce artistic things, yesterday was the most brilliant of all.
 For it was the day when the so- ciety had for it's guests the mem- bers of the Cadmean Circle.
 This coterie of distinguished and lovely women heard how, m far Java, poor women workers toiled for pitt tances the year round to fashion and to dye cloths of designs so queer as to remind one of wandorings in dead and buried cities where only start lingly groteSqus carvings of queer creatures suggest ancaany thoughts, mystic thoughts, Of races ong since perished into the past.
 Miss Allen Talks
 Miss Willie Allen told of the mak- ing of Batiks, and explained the process by which the native Javans create designs by putting tiny DOT tions of wax upon their cloths before they dye them. The wax being re- moved when the cloth is dry leaves the lighter spots, which form the human or animal figures.
 Yesterday the talk of the gathering was new picture, hardly complete, made by Mrs. George Gibson, of golden haired litle girl. Across the room the child's dark eyes seemed to farly shine, and all the sweetness of the face has been caush. by 'he painter, who has created very rrlprf,tl C1 orn
 Mrs. Gibson has two other pictures present, "The Lady With the Book" and Portrait of Young Girl"
 So unusual and much to be coveted was the Ancient Spanish Fan sent to Mrs. Victor Gage by the legal ad- visor to the King of Siam. It is 1o0 years old. It has been loaned to the exhibition by Mrs. Morris Bush. It's stays are black. and starred with little gold figures.
 Miss Lainhart Speaker
 Miss Grace Lainhart followed Miss Allen with talk on Interior Dec oration."
 Following the lectures, tea was served. Those whom Mrs. Dixie Me- Crossin, chairman for the exhibit, invited to assist her at the urns be- ing: Mrs. Morris Bush, Mrs. Roy Garner. chairming Mobile woman, who has recently come to Birming- ham to make it her home; Mrs. Rus sell Lanier and Miss Eva Lathrop.
 The following are the members of the Cadmean Circle: Mrs F. Y. Anderson, Mrs. M. M. Baldwin, Mrs. E. IT. Cabaniss, Mrs. Paul Chalifoux, Mrs. E. J. Dunn. Mrs. Paul Earle, Mrs. Sterling Foster, Mrs. Joseph A.. Going, Mrs, Crawford Johnson, Mrs Forney Johnston, Mrs J. D. Kirk patrick, Mrs. Alex Croy London. Mrs. John London. Mrs w. s. Lowell. Mrs. Joseph McLester, Mrs. Preston Means, Mrs. J. D. Moore, Mrs. T. D. Parke, Mrs. Oscar deWolf Randolph. Mrs. William T. Redd, Mrs. David Roberts, Mrs. A. c. Ryding, Mrs A. D. Smith. Mrs. John T. Tillman, Mrs. Herbert Tutwiler, Mrs Alex Walker, Mrs. William Walker, Mrs. Joseph Weatherly and Mrs. Mortimer Will Hams.
 Among the callers of the day were
 Mrs. J. H. Tetlow, Mrs, Gessner T. Smith, Mrs, Ernest Carter, Mrs. George w. Hughes. Mrs. R. H. Mason. Mrs, J. N. Middlebrooks, Mrs. Mamie l.. Creswell, Mrs. H. B. Robinson, Mrs. John M. Berry. Mrs. w. K. Dunwody, Mrs. John NJ. Berry. Mrs. John NJ. Martin. Mrs. Kate Forbes Wittichen, Miss Ethel urquhart, Mrs. John T. Palmer, Miss Ruth Allen. Mrs. J. A. ScLoll, Mrs. Morris Bush, Mrs. Vic tor Gage, Mrs. B. A. Monaghan, Mrs. John (, Bradley and others