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ATLANTA, GA„ SUNDAY, JUNK 1, 1913.
rv^j f p/Ai^ Mrs. William F. Spalding (on the left) is one of ihc noted beauties of the city, having a striking brunette beauty and a
I (I I I ()| charming and vivacious manner. Mrs. Harry Harman, Jr. (on the right), Was formerly Miss Sophie Luttrelle, of Knoxville,
^ a Southern belle, well k noWn ln the East and over the South. She is tall and handsome and wears exquisite French
She was Alice Stewart, of Athens, before her marriage, which was an event of last October, and one of the Autumn s brilliant weddings in Athens.
gowns. Mrs. Hilliard Spalding fin the center) is a
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replied when questioned. "But T
don’t know what in the world wa
would do to keep up Sv clal gayety
if we did not have ‘something? to
help us along at times."
Photo by McCrary.
dering for a number of days about
the dinner that my very good friend,
Col. Walter Andrews, was to have
given to the Secretary of State at
the Capital City Club to-morrow
night.
All who know Col. Andrews’ hos
pitable disposition looked forward to
quite a treat. It was not only a feast
of reason, but a feast to tempt an
epicure, in prospect,—BUT—and here
is where I was most interested, w r hat
would the wine list have looked like?
I suppose there would have been no
help for it. Grape juice would have
usurped the cocktails at the begin
ning of the feast; grape juice would
have been used instead of Burgundy
with the fish; grape juice w r ould have
filled the champagne glasses; and
along with the coffee instead of char
treuse, grape Juice would have been
used.
I am just wondering how a dinner
of this sort would have affected some
of the men who draw from extensive
draughts much of their wit and hu
mor. All of which reminds me of a
remark I heard one of Atlanta’s most
prominent hostesses make sometime
ago when she had just entertained a
world renowned lecturer on temper
ance in her home.
“Yes, I believe in temperance*
Ip not. The Dukes could have a great
deal more pleasure for a great deal
less money in Atlanta than in Lon
don, and I dislike to see our good
American dollars being poured out in
the tight little isle.
• • •
Sometime, somewhere, in mu career,
I’ve heard of other drinlcs,
Of whisky, wine,
And brandy fine.
And cocktails, too, methinks.
Hut yrape juice is the best of all—
't hree drinks is riylil for me;
If l could get
The third, you bet
Most happy would I be!
r'VIGHT now I want to register a
1-^ protest against what I havo
heard termed "The Society
Mumbler." There Is nothing that
makes me any more furious than tQ
have somebody Introduce me to some
one else and slur the person's name,
“Let me Introduce Mr. B—r—rm,’*
they say; and you don’t get the nama
at all. And then, If you want to knot*
It, you aay:
“Er—r, I didn't Jnst get the name.
Is It Mr, Broosleton?” And maybe
the party says: "No, It's Mr. Bugle-
hum." And then you says "Oh, yes,
Mr. Buglehum. I am glad to meet
you, Mr. Buglehum.
That Is what you do sometimes.
But more often you get the name as
near as you can, and let It go at
that; and then when It 3s time foe
you to make your adieu when yott
come to the gentleman whose name
you didn't catch when he was Intro
duced to you, you repeat It as closely
as you can ln the manner ln which}
It was spoken to you.
"Well, I’ve got to be going nor,'
you say to him. “Glad to have mot
you. Good day, Mr. Br—r—rm."
while, as you turn away, he follow^
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Photo by Lenney.
borne in mind that the performance
is for charity, and that covers a mul
titude of social as well as commercial
and are being pushed out, those who
are not “reciprocal” in entertaining
when they have been entertained,
those who love to bask in the sun
shine of social success—all will be
there, a gathering of the sheep and
goats, if I may use such an expres
sion, with the goats carefully herded,
so that they may not jar upon the
sensibilities of the most sensitive
ewes.
I am looking forward to a great
deal more fun hv observing the audi
ence than I am by observing the play
ers. It will be a great night, and I
hope none of my readers will miss be
ing present. Besides, it should bo
C OME one. come all, and shake the
moth balls out of your prettiest
gowns, and no .matter what else
you may have to do, go to the per
formance at the Grand Theater on
Tuesday night given by the Players’
Club. I feel reasonably sure that the
play will be worth seeing. Oscar
Wilde never wrote anything dull or
stupid. “The Importance of Being
Earnest” i9 old enough to be new to
a great many people.
Besides the players on the stage,
you will get your money’s worth from
the audience. Those who are in so
ciety, those who are trying to get
into society, those who are in society
Chorus—
Then laugh, lads, quaff,
Cut out the other stuff:
Of grape juice dear
I muchly fear.
Til never get enough!
S AD news, dearly beloved, reaches
me from England. It is noth-
ing more nor less than that the
J. B. Dukes intend to make England
their permanent home, and that they
are negotiating with realty firms for
both a London house and a country
estate.
I am told that the Dukes have been
having a great time in entertaining
and being entertained in England.
They have given many elaborate par
ties and have been the guests at some
\ rOV cannot imagine how dtsap-
' pointed I was when I heard that
Col. William Jennings Bryan had
been forced to cancel his trip to At
lanta. Of course, I was interested in
the speech he was to make, as a part
of the Quarter-centennial celebration
of Georgia Tech, but I will confess
that that was not my greatest in
terest in Col. Bryan.
To tell the truth, I have been won-
Photo by Marceau,
' the best houses. is true or not that the Dukes intend
I do not know whether the report | to remain in England, but I hope it