??:.-? The source of this uncorrected OCR text may be viewed as a digital facsimile at: http://fax.libs.uga.edu/ ?.--?-. ?- ^'^IW^ii^ .?? .-^y"'' '??" ' > " x; ^7i." -. .. - ?? \ ::.....I.- .,.?.. -.-? -.-- ? ~...:;iix ,?.,';.-;,'..'.: '? .,.,...._.., mm:-- - .L.;. .'.. - -?'" ?? - ..-..-'..; -??- -' - -- ?? ? - ??? ?- '..;.,"T ?"..'?" ? ,'.;'.,".,.,\ .". .", , " "..V-";*-'*-'-'-" .. . ...... -i .-, ,-.,.! ..-.". - ??.,.-?.-.>! .,......:,....-.._. _ ,. . .?-".;,-.r--.:v:-.- -..-v.^.' ?-.-.-.? THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA '?/VI *R, h CL- LITERATURE ^-v oU f VOL. I. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1890. No. i. be"e"rT'a- -T>IGI The subject of the picture we pre sent with our first number of SOCIETY is Miss Carrolyn Clayton Crane, one of the acknowledged beauties of At lanta. Miss Crane is a daughter of the late Benjamin Crane, and she has reigning belle since her formal en trance in the gay world. Tall of stature, she is exquisitely rounded in figure and has that piquan cy of manner that makes a woman charming at all times. _Miss Crane has received the hom- ^e due a beautiful and intelligent woman, and is said by many to be the handsomest young girl in the South. On the evening of the 31st Mrs. Henry Porter gives to her nieces, Miss Virginia Arnold amOliss Julia Lowry Clarke, one of the most ele gant entertainments ever given in Atlanta. The guests have been invited to go at 8 o'clock and remain until day light, during which time the old year will be danced out. Miss Arnold is the eldest daughter ,of Col. Reuben Arnold, and she is a very beautiful and queenly looking .girl. This New Year's ball will not be the occasion of the formal entrance of Miss Arnold in society, for she will not be "out" for several months yet to come. Miss Clarke is one of last year's buds, and it would be difficult to find any one who is her rival to the claims of belleship. Both young ladies are beautiful and popular, and as Mrs. Porter entertains so roy ally at all times, it is presumed that her reception will be the leading so- .ciety event of the season. Mrs. J. S. Gregory, of this city, ,says, of the late Princess Murat, of Tallahassee, Florida: "I remember the last time I saw her at a ball, she chaperoned me. The princess was a very old princess, and yet she looked as fresh and was as vivacious as a young woman. On the occa sion I speak of. Princess'Murat, al though seventy years old; wore a .decollette gown of blact mile span- lllgiQd with tiny silver stars. Her Aface was enameled twice every year in Paris, where she spent six months of every year.'' Miss Brock has returned to Vir ginia. It said that Mary Queen of Scots felt that an indignity had been put upon her when she was limited to sixty pairs of linen sheets while in prison, and felt most keenly the insult that had been put upon her. rarely use linen sheets now- adays; first, f"3tcause they are expen sive, and the cold. A charming little housewife on Ivy street, however, has just finished hemstitching with elaborate Spanish embroidery several pairs of sheets Mrs. William Green Stokes, who lias been visiting Mrs. Jol Clarke, has returned to her ho;»j-i in Vir ginia after a pleasant visit, to Atlan ta. Mrs. Stokes is one of the hand somest and most distinguished look ing woman who has visited the city this winter, and she is a fascinating woman, too, with a magnetism of marlrtei-ihat makes her many friends. Mrs. Stokes appeared in tj^i exquisite ly dainty gown at one OL .mi recap tions given here, that was of a pale nile green silk. Around the bottoni^ MISS CARRIE CRANE. that would do credit to the origina tor of this art work. With the sheets there are old-fashioned slips, as the sham is a thing of the past, and there are towels and scarfs, all fin ished in the same way. Some time ago the fad for black silk sheets was almost a craze with fashionable women, but now to be as dainty as a flower one must re pose between linen embroidery and rest on eider, down faintly sugges tive of the sachet sifted in the down. Dr. Lyman W. Denton, of Minne apolis, is in the city and contributes to SOCIETY the charming little poem, "Life,' which appears this week. Dr. Denton is a poet who has re ceived $1,000 for three poems from the Atlantic, and he is a writer of high standing in the West. of the skirt was a chicoree ruffle, and the corsage was trimmed with laces. With her blonde beauty Mrs. Stokes looked very handsome in this gown. Master Marion Smith will enter tain his little friends at a Christinas party on the afternoon of tne 24t/ ; at 5 o'clock. On that occasion old Santa Claus will be present to assist the little folks in their inerry-mak- ine. outlined features will make a beau tiful subject for a sculptor. Recently this lady appeared at a reception given by Mrs. McBurney, dressed in a Redfern gown of nastur tium red, trimmed with gold and tan colored passementerie. The hat was made of tan colored silk fur and was trimmed with plums and velvet. A walking jacket of cloth trimmed with costly fur completed the toilet, which is very chic. The marriage of Miss Clara Frei- and Mr. Schlessinger will occur ffxFebruary. Miss Freitag is the nieceXpf Col. Weil and she is a re markably, distinguished looking young girl a~nd very beautiful. Her marriage with Mr. Schlessinger will unite her to one of the most promi nent young men in One of the most famous sculptors in Canada has written to Atlanta for a portrait of Mrs. Lochraiie-Austell, after which he is going to model his ''Sweet Canada," an exquisite bust upon which ne is now engaged. Mrs. Lochra ue-Austell is a very beau tiful woman and having perfectly ???????????????9????????????????\^^ The marriage of Mr. A. Ivf!" IIuJLV"" and Miss Hattie Hoke, of South Carolina, is announced to take place on the 23d inst. at Seneca, S. C. Mr. Hoke is a young man of high social and business standing and is very popular with all who know him. Miss Hoke is a pretty and bright young lady and is the daughter, of Mr. Charlie Hoke, formerly of At lanta. The marriage of Miss Madaline Cerf and Mr. Cann will occur early in January. This wedding will be a most elegant affair, as the bride elect is one of the most beautiful and charming young ladies in the He brew circles. Mr. Cann is a promi nent merchant and a young man esteemed by all who know him. A lady prominent in the city has just composed an exquisitely dainty nocturn, which she has narried "So ciety's Dream Waltz," in compli ment to SOCIETY. The music is thoroughly original and dreamfully sweet. Mr. Hugh Angii/r will go to Eu rope next year and go on the stage in open;. My- Angler will take the leading rcl-3 in all * e most difficult and heaviest opera:-;, and he is sure to become famous as a singer, for his voice is now magnificent. The handsomest umbrella stand imaginable has just been painted by Miss Haniiie Frazier of West End. It is made of terra-cotta, and is col ored a pretty shade of gray. On the outside is painted a pair of rougish looking urchins under an umbrella. SOCIETY. Society \ \ \ A more elegant gown it would be difficult to find than one in which Mrs. William Dickson recently ap peared at a reception. The material was of dark green velvet, and the vest andjpart of the] sleeves were of white silk elaborately wrought with gold and jewels. Holding the laces together on the bosom was a lizzard about four inches^ in length, which was made of diamonds, graduating to the end. These brilliant stones were edged with bright rubies. The; party given by Mrs. Henry Cranston at her beautiful new home on Capitol avenue, complimentary to her little brother and sisters, on Saturday afternoon, was a delightful affair. The pretty parlor was rilled with lovely little folks who were dressed in their party-gowns, and each one seemed to enjoy the games most thoroughly. Valeria Rankin, one of the three children to whom the party was given, wore a beauti ful yellow silk Greenaway gown trimmed with black lace and velvet. Alberta, the youngest child of Dr. Jesse Rankin, wore a sweet little dress of flowered India silk trimmed with plaid-pink ribbons, and Master Lamar, whose ninth birthday it was, was conspicuously handsome in a crimson tie and stylish cloth suit. The table was very decorated with roses and thyj were favors of cupid's bows f^^he bovs and fancy baskets o/^nd for the girls. There wa^gf course, the birthday cake wit^^c white candles burn ing from white, open roses, and each guest was given a large slice of the cake to carry home. There were present about forty girls and boys. Miss Ella Powell appeared before the public for the first time since her return from New York, on Sat urday night at the parlor concert given for the benefit of the Osgood Sanders Mission. Miss Powell sang "Gocd-bye" and several other sweet songs so delightfully that she made a very favorable impression in the music world. Miss Julia Griggs' rending of "An gels' Serenade," with violin obligate, is very artistic. Miss Griggs is a pupil of Mrs. Emma Clarke, and she reflects great credit upon her in structor. Mr. I. W. Mayor has resigned his position as organist at the syna gogue, and in losing him the He brew congregation loses a very fine member of their choir. Mr. Mayer is a musician of soul, and his com positions ? "Consent," "Lullaby," and others?will rank with Chopan, or any of the finer composers. The music, recitals held by Mrs. Hugh Angier at her home in the Angier Terrace every Thursday evening are pleasant diversions in the monotony of each week. Mrs. Angier entertains at these recitals many of the most distinguished musical composers and authors 01 the day, and her evenings "at home" are always delightful on account of their artistic programs. At the last meeting of the Au thors' Club Mrs. Will I. Evans sang "Spirit Eyes." The song is one of those delicious compositions where the melody and words seem to be married, and Mrs. Evans, who has naturally a very sweet voice, sang it with deep feeling. Mrs. Rhode Hill and Mrs. J. Car- roll Fayne have adopted Wednesday afternoon for their reception day. Mrs. Livingston Minis, Mrs. Har- wood and Mrs. Thornton are at home on Tuesday afternoons. Mrs. C. H. Strong is at home Fri day evenings to her friends. Mrs. Hugh Angier is at home on Thursday evenings, at which time she holds delightful music recitals. Mrs. John Graham is at home to her friends on Thursdays. Mrs. Underwood is at home at Brookhaven on Thursday afternoons. Mr. Richard Condon made a very favorable impression on the public in his first appearance as a solo singer. Mr. Condon sang at the reception of the Northern Society, and he has a, voice of which any man should be ^ proud. A beautiful gown j bride elect isjaf-^^ke colored silk I JT^'V^nskirt has three fAtcoree s around the demi train, and the corslet is made of gray velvet with cut steel passementarie. High puffed sleeves, and medici collor lined with steel beads complete a dainty?ex quisite gown. Mrs. J. K. Ohl and little Miss Joan will go to Florida immediately after Christmas, for a visit of a few weeks. Miss Hallie Wimberly will spend a few weeks with Miss Carrie Crane. Miss McDougal is the guest of Mrs. John Fitten. Miss Susie Bighy will give a party at Christmas tide, that will be an elegant affair. Miss Rebie Lowe has returned home from New York, and is at'the home of her father for the holidays. Mrs. P. H. Snook and Miss Lulu Snook have returned home from New York. Mrs. Julia Grady and Miss Gussie Grady will return home after Christ mas. Mrs. Dr. Wm. King is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Julia Grady, in New York. Miss Nellie Van Winkle will give a Christmas party next week. Miss Van Winkle is a charming young girl and entertains delightfully. Mrs. Wm. B. Lowe is arranging to give a " Mother Goose Symposium," which will he a very amusing enter tainment. Every one who attends will represent some character in that book of famous songs, and the ques tions asked will be chosen from fa miliar verses. Miss Fannie Harwood will spend the month of January with her friend Miss Mary Branch, at Augusta. In olden times we never had such costly trifles as the bouquets theyoung men send to the society girls nowa days. A single rose was worn in the hair or on the bosom, but now?our belles would turn up their noses and sco6 at the beau who offered so simple a floral tribute. \ Bouquets for a swell germ an cost $25 and $80 each. Now whose fault is this? The fault of the over anx ious young man who wishes to impress the girl?or the fault of the girl, who allows the gift to be made ? Bouquets of this kind are "lovely," but it does not seem quite right that a young man, working for a small salary, should allow himself or be allowed to pay such an exorbitant sum?a half month's salary perhaps? for a trifle that will fade in a few hours. He does not make any better im pression on the young lady by his extravagance, and the young lady who would accept so costly a bouquet from a poor young man would hard ly be expected to make him a suitable wife. Flowers are given nowadays and accepted without one bit of sentiment, while years ago a bunch of violets or a simple rose was shyly given and carefully kept, holding forever on their fragrant petals a hundred ten der words. Recently a young lady appeared, at a party in this c} ^y^Q bmdeaed with large " ^«gtly bouquets that &ploy two young men to help her manage her fortune of flow- T8. And again large bouquets are not the style. A florist at the Capitol told me that the small bunch of flow ers was much more fashionable, and I am sure they are more convenient. A young lady, Miss Grant, when she made her formal entrance in society, received so many large bou quets, that it Was impossible to carry' them, so with the gracious tact that characterizes her she had them woven I into a lovely arch, beneath which she stood to receive her guests. That always seemed to me such a sweet thought, and of course her ad mirers were honored alike. The prettiest bouquet I have ever seen in this city, or any other city, was carried by one of the visiting young ladies, at Mrs. Jackson's Cin- darella party. The centre of the bou quet was made entirely of rose color ed carnation pinks, and these were fringed with white carnation pinks and ferns. Bouquets that are costly are suita ble for those who wear the "purple and fine linen," but I do protest against a young man of limited means spending his little "all" for perishable things. Invitations are out announcing a fancy dress party to be given at the residence of Mr. W. H. Frizzll, on Fair street, on the evening of the 2Sd. Every one who attends is re quested to be in costume. Mrs. Burton Smith has issued in vitations for a demonstration of the Swedish System of Physical Culture to be given at her home on Howard street, on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Last year Mrs. Smith gave a Health Culture Symposium at the executive mansion which was one of the most charming entertainments of the season. Miss Willie Peck will visit Macon next week. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Wyly, jr. have returned home from Cincinnati, where they have been spending a week. 7 Mrs. Hoke Smith has returned, home from Athens. Mrs. W. H. Smythe has returned from New York. Mrs. Sam Stocking, after a pleas ant visit to New York, has returned home. Miss Kathleen Jones is expected home from New York immediately after the holidays. Miss Jones re-- cently appeared at a reception in New York dressed in a lovely gown of silver-blue crepe de Chine trimmed with silver. Miss Jones is a hand some girl?a recent debutant, and she has a coloring as fresh as a rose. Tuesday afternoon at six o'clock, Mr. Charles Bunch and Miss Annie Tally were united in marriage at the Walker Street Methodist Church.. The marriage was a pretty affair and united two young people whom every one esteems. SOCIETY wishes them a prosperous and happy jour ney through life. The ladies of St. Luke's Cathedral gave a charming reception in the parlors of the St. Andrew's Brother hood on Tuesday afternoon and evening. This week a very interesting Dolls' Levee has been going on at the Sur prise Store. Mr. Regensteiii offered a prize of $2O for the best dressed doll and $10 for the second. And such lovely dolls were entered. as contestants for the prize! The winner of the prize, however,, was an infant, whose garments were elaborate with briar stitching, feather stitches and rolled and whippedjrills. The outfit of the doll was coiriplete- and artistic, and the lady who dressed it was Mrs. W. H. Stockdale, a resi dent of Crew street. The second prize was divided be tween a little baby doll dressed by Mrs. T. B. Ferris and a young lady doll dressed by Miss West, 109 West Harris street. Special mention should be made of the sweetly costumed dolls of Mrs. C. P. Byrd and Mrs. Alien, each one being exceedingly artistic. The judges were Mrs. Haskill, Mrs. Park Woodward, Mrf. Albert Howell and Mrs. W. S. Williams. The prizes were delivered immedi ately. Not long since there was a doll fes tival held in Montgomery for the benefit of a church, and the dolls which took the first prize were dressed by an Atlanta lady, who resided on Peachtree street. They were a Span-- ish lady and a Spanish nobleman. Monday evening the Leyden was the scene of a delightful Bean Bag Party given by the ladies of the house to the gentlemen of the house. Refreshments were served and every one present spent a delightful e.veii- ing. The first prizes were won by Mrs. Joseph Moody, and Mr. Avery, of Richmond. The booby prizes were won by Mrs. Prindiville, of Boston, and Mr. Tom Peoples. Among the most careful and ac-- curate painters in the world of ama- teurart is Mrs. Alfred Wurm. She is-"" now engaged on a delightfully lucious- looking fruit piece. SOCIETY "They appointed to meet in the parlor When all of the guests were asleep ; And they parted with sweet protestations That each the appointment would keep. "They were punctual, just to the second; Their greetings were soft as a breath ; And they sat on a lounge in the parlor Where all was as silent as death. And they spooned in that fashion peculiar To Verdency under love's charm ; -She resting her head on his shoulder ; He circling her waist with his arm. Soon their eyes to the dark grew accus tomed, And then they in terror took wing : For they saw in that parlor four others Engaged in the verv same thing." A prominent society lady of North Atlanta was looking over a package of old letters, a few days ago, and among the number she found the fol lowing one, received from her hus band in his halcyon days: * * * " Dearest idol of my heart, I am so lonely without you; if you will only put your little dimpled hand in mine and say, 'I will be thy bride,' we will fly to sunny France, and beneath the azure skies of that lovely land we will bask in. the sun shine of loYeTTTcr^riapprnefeBj--art sing and talk of nothing but love, sweet love. Soft strains of music shall still thee at eventide, and the warbling of birds shall awake thec from thy morning slumber. Will you accept me ? Say yes, and fly with me, oh dearest, fly with me." "I flew of course;" said the lady, "but if I had been as 'fly' as I am now, I would never have flown." * * -'f -1< * s|; s,k A young lady on Capitol avenue was sitting with her beau in the front parlor, when he arose and observed, ''that he really ought to be going as it was getting quite late." "Oh no," said the young lady; "stay a few minutes longer, I want you to see the funny little boy who brings us the morning paper." The young man does not visit the house now, and a coldness has sprung up between two hearts that used to "beat as one." * *>!<>!< * * * A society girl in the fifth ward ob jects to being embraced by a young man named Ivy, because she said she had heard that ivy was poison ous, and she did not want any cling ing around her. * >!< >!< * * * * A young lady on Fair street was engaged to be married to a widower with several children,and was advised by an old lady friend not marry him; never marry a widower, "a ready made family is like a plate of cold potatoes." "Oh; I'll soon warm them over," replied the damsel, and report says she did. * * * * * * >l< The Rev, Sam Small, in his lecture on the "Social Thug," has this to say of society : " Society has been devel oped by the wisest philosophers, adopted by the acutest statesmen and refined by the most gifted artists and poets. It is the capitalization of all the best and noblest qualities in hu man character. It has been so, and might be so now and here, but for usurpation of modern Goths, and Vandals. * * * * * * * A London paper gives this defini tion of a society dude. "The dude is the connecting link between man and puppy." This strikes us is an intimation that he is a Bologna sau sage. >K >K * ^ ^ * * Two society young men on Peach- tree were discussing the merits of a certain young lady. One was highly pleased with her; the other could find no especial attraction and wound up the argument by saying: ''Well what is it you like about her, Joe ?" "My arm," was the quiet rejoinder. * * * # ? # * * FLIP. H OQ H P ^ O « O ill ^ < £ 3 I v> l- u 111 £C CO m a z (C a tc u z K O O ,s s w § ' ° o. ri a 3 Q> Tfi CJ '? 73 ^ bfl M S 03 ^ H -rH a -2 5 -£ s a, o < 9 £ c S $. Miss Cla^a Loyd, the talented young daujiter of Mr. John Loyd, has a marked degree of art talent, and has done some pretty work in the studio. Mr. Lycett has recently painted a most beautiful mirror for Mrs. Tom Meador. The frame is of delicate gray with pale brown and gray leaves, and pink cupids, sporting about on. the limbs of the tree. The mirror is .et in the wall between the front windows. i. The number of pictures on exhi bition in C. W. Motes' gallery of photography is surprising, especially so, as all are the standard of excel lence. While some subjects naturally make better pictures than others, it would be difficult to classify them in the order of their merit, yet we cannot refrain from saying that there are a few that deserve special mention as being par excellence and characteristic. Among these is the photo of Mrs. Dr. Ridley, taken in Galatea costume. The front and bodice of this handsome toilette is of the finest brocaded satin, with orange-colored sprays and vines twining gracefully over a ground of pale blue. The side drapery and back eii-traine is of rich orange-colored satin-de-leoii, which falls in graceful folds. Real lace is quilled at the top of the nicely fitting bodice and exposes an exquisitely formed neck, around which is a string of gold beads and diamond pendant, and all so nicely blended, lends enchant ment to her well-shapen figure. This picture was colored by Miss Hurt, who has been connected with Mr. Motes' gallery for several years, and she is certainly an adept in her pro fession. In a frame" of~>4».lt5_pnaniel and silver is the bust of Miss EuTa TJel- ner, over whose shoulders is fastened a fancy cape, and upon whose well- poised head rests a delicate toque, trimmed in forget-me-nots. This brief description gives an idea of the simplicity of this excellent photo graph, which is certainly one of the masterpieces of photography. In the midst of a daisy field stands the life-size figure of a beautiful young lady, Miss Carrie Crane, who is tastefully dressed in some soft, white material, made after the fash ion of our low-cut baby-waist and plainly draped skirts. With her calm profile turned toward the spec tator, not one of her lovely features, nor her snow-white neck, nor the delicate lines of her perfect arms and hands, can pass unobserved. In its frame of gold is the bust of Mr. George Adair in pastel. There is nothing more intensely living? more true to nature, or more com manding in appearance than this. Another of these is the bust of Capt. Harry Jackson. It is not pos sible to paint flesh more natural, or make expression more perfect than is done in pastel. The credit of the above two pictures is due to Mr. Branson, who is also connected with the gallery, and does all Mr. Motes' fine pastel work. Mr. Motes is a natural artist in the fullest sense of the term, and by ex perience and education his suscepti bility to all artistic manifestations is quick. He has won a medal of merit at every exhibition in which he has had an exhibit, and this of itself is a sufficient recommendation of his artistic work. Little Jeanette Bain, as Grand mother, has also attracted much at tention and admiration. With us the Cloak battle has been reduced to a duel between Time and Stock, and thus far Prices have received all the cuts. No mercy shown to Profits and little consideration for Costs. Prices have been deeply and re peatedly slashed to make sales close out the Cloak stock before Boreas goes. All former if22M Cloaks are now $15.00. All former $20.00 Cloak are now #12.00. All former $18.00 Cloaks are now $10.00. All former $15.00 Cloaks are now $ 7.50. All former $12.00 Cloaks are now $ 6.00. All former $10.00 Cloaks are now * 5.50. Concerning prices. Under the writer's eye is a bold advertise ment in the Boston Herald of certain Cloaks for which extra- ? GT-ClISflTJf.,..cheapness is claimed. Doubtless the ^cultured public is responding to that announce ment, and yet the several items may be bought here at.-^O, 25 or 30 per cent. less. As w^ess to the fact we again remind yiju of a handsome variety of P]?*ii- Checked and Striped Coats, New markets, Raglans and Ulsters at $8.90 that would be considered sensationally low elsewhere for $7.50, $8.00 and $10.00. Another notable instance in volves very rich Seal Plush Gar ments. They are reputed to have cost a la,rge sum to import, but you can duplicate them here at one-tliird the alleged price of importation. It will pay you and us if you scrutinize prices and statements closely, for what has been no ticed of the two examples quoted is true in scores of others. A massacre of merchandise ! That's it. We own the Wraps and they must be sold. The su periority of the styles and their novelty and quantity and vari ety, and the way they are handled and presented will in fuse fresh vitality and new in spiration into the department. Anyone who is " cutting down expenses" will thank us for as sistance in the hundreds of op portunities offered by our rea sonable prices for sterling things. Just now the Store is cheerier than you ever saw, especially the "Christmas Counter." Every stock is wide awake and keenly alert to the quick pulse- beats that throb for gift-time. We are continuing daily to render the place so pleasant that, finding something more agreea ble at each visit, you'll come more and more. KEELY COMPANY. /i SOGISJT'Y". \ Managing Editor, T.OLLIB BELLE WYLIE. Associate Editor, MKS. W. S. WILLIAMS. Subscription, $2.00 per annum in advance. Entered through the Atlanta Post-office as second-class mail. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1890. SALUTATORY. In fulfilling a task so difficult and so important as that of asking an iiitro- tion to the public, we feel it our duty to state the causes and prin ciples which have guided us in making our advent into the social world, and the motive and spirit with which wo venture to be present each week at the firesides of our At lanta friends. We hope to add sunlight to day light by making the happy hap pier?the merry merrier?encourage the toiler and comfort the sorrowful. Public opinion is one of the most powerful forces of the day. It is the torrent that sweeps away obstructing evils. The cleansing tide is com posed of many little streams and rivulets, and it is our aim to add to that which is at last irresistible; but it is neither our intention, nor is it within our gifts, to solve the political problems of the day. We will leave all that to our bierrftYoT:Qerg_of the press. A oeP^^om the public, but as "there of many minds," he indeed, who hopes to all or even a majority. The final test of literary work is an intelligent public and time. We may hope, dream and even claim that we please, but these two tribu nals will settle all value; therefore, what we expect to do is to express our individuality clearly and honest ly, and submit patiently and defer entially to the test. In nature the lichen as truly as the great oak has its place, so too does SOCIETY ask a place even if it be at the lowest round among our con temporaries. One task alone re mains?the pleasant task of thank ing our friends, to whose ready aid and encouragement we owe so much. First and foremost have our sincer- est thanks been due to the merchants and business men, who have so lib erally advertised in our columns, and now we send our pages forth not knowing what fate will befall them. We only trust that they will fulfill the objects for which they were de signed, and believing that they who do the best they can, cannot finally and wholly fail, SOCIETY is here to stay! ^ ANNOUNCEMENT. We have been compelled, owing to the rush of advertising matter, to is sue a twelve page paper this week, instead of eight pages, the contem plated size. This being our holiday edition, however, we are consoled for the extra trouble and expense by the increased amount of good things that we are able to serve as a Christmas treat to our readers. Whether we get out a paper of the same size for our New Year's edition will depend upon the demand on our space, It is our intention to make the permanent size of the paper eight pages, but we shall not sacrifice the literary features of SOCIETY for the business public, and when necessary we shall increase the size to suit the occasions. A CHRISTMAS GREETING. With the brightness of this joyous season we come to contribute our mite of good cheer. Our mission is to brighten and to make better, and as the days go by we hope to increase from week to week our capacitv in that direction, until our desire may be amply fulfilled. It is mete that we should eat, drink and be merry around the bedside of the dying year, for the year has been a hopeful, mirthful, beneficent year; and, as in all things else, his death but makes way for the birth of a new year more hopeful still; fuller of fond anticipations; more radiant with promiseful dreams. So we wish you a merry, merry Christmas, and may no shadow dark en a single threshold during these days of feasting and rejoicings. After all,' grief is not an abiding evil. Darkest and deepest sorrows become hallowed and glorified as the rp^e'TT ° _*~- 'O.lioLb U_L vista of the past; and the golden glo ries of the future gladden and beautify these sacred spots, even as God's good sunshine sanctifies the lone liest graves where our best beloved lie buried. To the right minded man or woman the shadows of life are cheerfully en dured in the. thankfulness that is felt for the light that grows brighter and brighter as we approach the con fines of that land of everlasting day. In memory of Him who was the Exalted Personification of all that is most lovable 011 earth and in the re gions beyond, this time-endeared and memory-hallowed anniversary has been handed down to us as a sweet and sanctified legacy; and for that reason it should be observed as a festival of love, charity and good deeds. '? On earth peace and good will to men," was the burden of the won drous song that was chanted when the beams of the Star of Bethlehem illuminated the universe, and that same sweet refrain has been ringing down the ages for near two hundred centuries. Let it ring a more joyous peal in the sound of childish laughter in every household in the land; in the songs of thanksgiving that tremble on the lips of the aged in every walk of life; in'the chime of all the joy bells that welcome this Christmas tide. It is the sincerest wish of our hearts as we extend this salutation, that not a line of SOCIETY shall be read through eyes dimmed by other than happy tears, and may another Christ mas find us still happier and still more appreciative of all that is pur est, truest and best in this beautiful world. Miss Cornelia Jackson will spend the Christmas holidays with her aunt, Mrs. Hull, at Athens. A RAMBLE WITH AUTHORS. Porf. W. S. Currell, of the David- son College, North Carolina, says of the realistic school of writers: When one has the capability of writing what is good and true, an awful re sponsibility rests on one of never writing what is bad and false. Now, many of the intensely realistic books published these days may be true to life?but what a life! I am aware that I am in a hopeless minority when I beat my brains against the apparently solid wall of intense real ism which is encompassing all of our latter-day novelists. But I do protest against the emptying of one's evil thoughts, or of somebody else's evil thoughts into the already devil- bestirred brains of the mass of novel readers. And he is right. When one closes a book the first thought should be, What is there good in the book?" If the answer comes "nothing," we feel that we have lost a golden hour in, the dust of literature. And how quickly we are soiled in that du*t! *** There seems to be a morbid desire among the writers of to-day to reveal the not-to-be-revealed, and thereji've many books^xt^rTirito^rie"world whgs£-?pSges exhale a poison as permeating as the odor of the night shade. Such books are given the public with a gusto and a flourish, and many people clamor for them and feast on their poisonous sweets until their brain digestion is ruined, and only such sweets will satisfy them. It is true that Daudet, Tolstoi, Dumas, Gautier, Zolo, Bashkertseff and others are on the side of intense realism, but is that side right? No! I cannot believe so. Like Professor Currell, whom many Atlantians remember as professor of literature at Chautauqua, for the pass two years, I believe that, " apart from the moral side, unreserve is an evidence of weakness, and every genuinely great intellect is like a deep crystalline pool rather than a gushing brook striving momently to empty itself." simplest words that I can. use.'' That is the charm of her literary work, and if young writers would be advised by this suggestion there would be many articles accepted which are now "declined with thanks." *** One of the sweetest little story books that I have ever read is " Sarah Crew," by Francis Hodgson Burnett, and now that Christmas is here,, there could be given no story book to a child that would be more ac ceptable. "The Pretty Sister of Jos6," by the same author, is an other exquisitely told tale of Madrid, written for the little folks?L. B. W. " A Russian Country House," by Carl Detlef, has recently been trans lated by Mrs. J. W. Davis, and pub lished by the Rose Library. It is an interesting love story, full of tragic incidents and thrilling situations, and is well calculated to afford an hour or two of pleasant pastime. " Asbien" is another Russian love story, published by the same com pany, which is full pathos and ten derness. "A Fellow of Trinity" is a colab- orated story by Allan St. Aubyn and Walt Wheeler, published by Rand & McNally. The story is strongly told, and the characters stand out clear cut on the mind when the book is closed. "Lal" is a Western tale of dramatic situations, and is one of the most popular books that has been printed this winter. Mrs. Mary E. Bryan has written a play which is said to be one of the best efforts of her life. Not long since Mrs. Bryan visited Atlanta, and said to me about book- writing : "I first get a thrilling plot, and then write the story with the Written for SOCIETY.] CHRISTMAS. Spring may come with flowers of beauty, Blossoming on vale and hill, Summer vie with autumn roses, There's a time more lovely still. When the year is old an.d faded, And without is bleak and drear, Christmas comes as one bright jewel For the crowning ->f the year. But a form that drew a shadow On the he? th one year ago, May not come within the glimmer,. ., Of tbs .nidds-Clfflste-aB-giow. But I know without she's watching, Breathing on us all good cheer, Brushing from our hearts the sorrow. That has filled them all the year, Changing tears to smiles of pleasure Changing sighs to songs of mirth, Whispering that with Christmas dawning,. Comes a day of Heaven on earth Since the morn the angels shouted God had given his Son to men. Blessings crown the act of giving. Making old hearts yonng"again. Give from out your store of plenfry. Give of love, of joy, of mirth ; Let the echo rise to heaven. From the grateful hearts on earth Make it rise in one great chorus. To accord with angels' song, And a dream of bliss will wrap yon That will hear your soul along. Give of love to brighten others, And your heart will know no guile "Peace on earth" will be your portion. Glorious visions on you smile. MAEGIE K. BELL. Christmas, 1890. Written, for SOCIETY.] LIFE. To live is joyful, noble strive? A goodly land, indeed is ours, And all the tireless days are rife With blessing? from earth's richest bowers. "Hope, love and faith?these things are real, More sweet and precious than we know," In the light of truth they still reveal A Christlike sympathy below. A touch that makes divinely fair,? Binds all to each and each to all, For life is triumph, not despair, Responsive to a deathless call. "There is no hand nor will to stay" The purpose of creative power That leads us gently on life's wav Through each replete, surprising hour., "That purpose which exalts a soul" In sweet humanitarian giace, "Which sinks the atom in the whole, The individual in the race." LYMAN W. DBNTON. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 29, 1890. Miss Frazier has also j ust completed a delightful study, representing a street Arab in flesh tints, painted on a white background. A:young lady .in this city, recent ly "returned from South America, says that one of , the. most .inter esting sights she ever saw was a mi gration of butterflies in mid-summer. For several days the insects began to go out to sea in small numbers, and then they gathered in one dense cloud that made a deep shadow and flew away over the water with the sunlight changing to a thousand gorgeous hues their lovely wings. From whence they come or whither they go, no one knows. A few days ago I met a lady on Peachtree street and I believe she must know where some of them have gone, for her hat had no less than twenty lovely little butterflies on it. *** Everything that is useful, woman with her inherent love for the beau tiful has turned into the ornamental, and there is nothing she hesitates to do, that will give her some whimsi cal decoration. The birds she util izes for her hat, and many of our society belles adorn the"ir party gowns with canaries or red birds. We all know that the astrachan which is a favorite trimming this season for street dresses, and for shoulder capes is the skin of the newly born sheep, and a lady in this city has an exquisitely beautiful muff made of a day-old fawn. It is dappled with white and mauve. The peacock eyes make a bordering for dresses, and a maltise cat fur-: nishes the fur for a pretty muffler. Lizzards make costly purses and porte-monnaie, and a serpent skin, properly cured, coils gracefully about a bonnet crown. Years ago the plain pin was intro duced as a wonderful convenience, and now women are not satisfied unless their pins are jeweled or richly wrought in gold. *** The human eyes have become popular decorations for women of fashion, and as they are as full of fire as the opal, and as deeply yellow as the clearest amber, of course they are very beautiful. But what an uncanny feeling it-must give one to know that the eyes of a dead man are upon him ! *** It must be a very heartless woman who plays cards upon a table made of petrified human ears and noses, but the woman who does it lives in South America and is a descendant of the royal Incas. There is a young lady in this city who has seen the table, and she says it is a very pretty piece of furniture. ***. A year ago, I visited a friend. "Come into my company room," she said, and I was led into a lovely little room all white and gold, with the daintiest hangings of pink and white flowered mouslaine. The room was charming, and I was surprised when she told me that the effect was the effort of her -own skill and inge nuity. There was a white matting laid on the floor and a large white fur rug. The bed was an old fash ioned pine frame enameled white, and there was an occasional touch of gold paint that relieved the dead- ness. The dresser was simply a frame over which a mirror hung, and the draperies were of pink and white thin silk, tied with rosettes of pink ribbons. A few old willow chairs were similarly treated, and two "splits" were cushioned with pink silk arid a pine table, enameled white, was covered with a pink and white scarf. The curtains were white and pijik dotted mouslaine and a few water color prints in white frames hung on the plain white walls. A few days ago, I called on the same little housewife and she was busily engaged fitting up a very tiny little room for her one child, with small articles of furniture en ameled blue. The enamel used for this purpose which has proven most satisfactory is the Foo Chow, which is a fine preparation made by an English firm in Manchester. . A fashionable dress-maker in this city says that half of the ladies who come to her to be fitted wear no petticoat at all. Nor do they wear; the bifurcated garment, but genuine trousers of the heaviest woolen goods. There is some sense in this mode of clothing the nether limbs, for it is at once convenient and comfortable. The divided skirt is not quite satis factory, for thej- flop about the ankles and cling so much that it is impos sible to walk well in them, and then it is almost impossible ? to wear two skirts when this style is adopted. The trousers are what we need; they give the gown a clinging effect,; too, that is picturesque and pretty. *** There seems to be a revolution going on in the matter of women's apparel, and one's first thought now is comfort, which is subservient to fashion. No longer do our women rattle stiffly starched frills over the pavement, nor do they burden, their spines with steels. They wear in stead woolen tights, fitting the body tightly, or soft clinging silken things that makes no rustle when they move about. Neither do they wear their hair in heavy braids or a lifeless bang, but do up whatever .nature has given them simply and without combs. Not long ago Miss Joan Clarke ap peared at a reception given by Mrs. John Clarke and so quaint and original was her costume that it was discussed by many admiring women long afterwards. The gown itself was such a simple affair too! It was made of cream white crepe de chine with slightly rounded neck and long sleeves. Around the neck there was a frill of white crepe de chine scolloped in long round points with olive green silk. A frill of the same sim ple embroidery was set on the bottom of the demi trained skirt, and a sash of olive satin ribbon eight inches wide was twisted about the waist, and fell to the bottom of the skirt at the back. In the coils of her beauti ful golden hair Miss Clarke wore a bandeau of white velvet tightly twisted and rising to a point in the front of the bang with a few white heron plumes. ; *** Bandeaux are quite fashionable now, and many are made of small flowers. A pretty girl always looks prettier with flowers in .her hair, but a homely face always looks better if imply framed with coils of hair. "- ; *** ' "' ??'' The long dress has made its ap pearance once more in the. world of fashion, and if properly managed it is the most graceful style in the world. Not the long sweeping skirt ;hat is trailed along the dusty stones of the street, but the demi train that is lifted just enough to give tanta- dzing glimpses of the well fitting boots is what one likes, and la mode predicts that in a few months the short dress will be only a memory. The long dress is graceful if under stood, but it is anything but conven ient to wear. *** A few days ago I talked with a fashionable woman from London. Do you know," she said, " the women of Atlanta dress more elegant ly than they do in London or New York? They dress better than they do anywhere I have visited," and she must be right. I visited Washing ton at the time of Harrison's inaugu ration, and I had many fine opportu nities to see the society women at the capitol, but never did I see dres sing more elegant or exquisitely tasteful than I saw at the anniver sary reception of Mr. and Mrs. J. Carroll Payne's wedding a few weeks ago. The gowns of many of the ladies on that occasion were suitable for the ladies of a royal household, and the jewels which were displayed o,n necks and hands would, if bunched together and sold, buy?oh! millions and millions of loaves of bread. *** The evening slippers that are ex hibited by the ball room habitues are many of them very valuable. One young lady on Peachtree street wears a pair of white undressed kids that are wrought with silver and Rhine stones. They cost $40, and a pair oi red satin boots are buttoned with Rhine stones. The daintiest pair o: feet that I have seen were encased in pearl gray silk hose and gray un dressed slippers embroidered with steel. They were worn with a pear gray and white crepe de chine lounging gown, and the half invalid who wore them reclined in a crimson plush chair, and rested her feet on a crim son footstool. Of course she made an interesting picture and she knew it, and her feet?they Were her pride *** There is a lady in this city who can draw her wedding gown througl her bracelet. It was worn forty-five years ago, and is made of pine apple cloth richly embroidered. The color is a deep cream, and the texture is as fine as the veil woven by Arachne. There are eleven widths in the skirt. Think of that! eleven widths of 40- inch wide goods and it can pass through a bracelet. What a treasure it is for her granddaughter who will wear it at her debut party! *** The time honored night-dress oi white cambric, whose sleeves have held us tightly folded to the loving breast of our dear mother, is now a thing of the past, and if our little ones wish to shed their infantile tear: upon our breast they must let them fall on the smooth surface of a black silk or dark woolen gown instead of dampening,the cotton fabric, once ;he pride of woman, with its dainty 'rills of lace. A black silk gown has a becoming Dlaiting,.of blue silk and white lace, and a very pretty yoke is made of slack beading and pale, baby green ribbons with innumerable rosettes. A bride recently wedded inJVIacon, it is said had no less than one dozen of the finest night robes, ;ach one rivaling the other in beauty and elegance, and the other under garments were of silk, corresponding ji color. A white India silk robe de ?iuit was cascaded down the front ivith real Valenciennes lace costing ive dollars a yard, and there were dainty little bows of pale pink rib- son peeping out from the gathers wherever they could peep.?L. B. W. A STRANGE MISTAKE. L An interesting anecdote is told on an Atlanta lady who does not reside in the city now. In fact the lady tells the story herself so that it is authentic. "I was making my bridal tour," she said to me, "and we were stopping at one of the fashionable hotels in New York City. In the night my husband was taken suddenly and violently ill with a cramp in his shoulder. I had no mustard with me, and finally decided to go to the kitchen and mix up a plaster for his relief. I found the kitchen, succeed ed in spreading the mustard careful ly and smoothly on my pocket hand kerchief and started back to my room." "I found the location and without looking at the number entered easily." "The light had been lowered, I sup posed because it hurt my husband's eyes." <-?' _ "Now dear," I saT37Tr^wiTrsoarL- have the pain gone,"and I proceeded to apply the plaster." "Poor fellow he has gone to sleep! I murmured, and turning his collar back I slipped the plaster on his neck and shoulder." "Great God! What's that !" a strange voice shrieked, and I shrieked in fright and fled. "At last breathless and in tears I found my room exactly above the one I had just left, and my husband still suffering the tortures of cramp." The next day my husband and self were introduced to a charming old gentleman and his niece, and in the course of the week were invited to his elegant country home up the Hudson." "When the day came for our de parture the dear old gentleman gave me a mysterious package and bade me not to open it until I was fairly on my way home. AVhen I did so I found the handkerchief upon which was written my name, and a beautiful bracelet, with a funny little note ac companying it. From that time until now we have always been good friend, and the joke has ceased to be a joke with us." Miss Julia Baggett has painted un der Hal Morrison a study, represent ing an Italian flower girl. The pict ure she exhibited at one of the stores on Whitehall street, and last week received one hundred dollars for it. This is a remarkable price for the work of an amateur to bring. 6 JW.i'4'-. 1 fried to loin! Soinefcg About a Delightful Rein ed) That Has Been a Blessing to so Many Ladies. Spread the lews! Every lady wants to be in good health. Health brings beauty, and no woman can be said to be truly beautiful who does not enjoy good health. 'Tis true that no man can paint the lily or gild refined gold, but sometimes when these blessings to man?lovely women?get out of repair, when the beautiful eyes dim, the fair face becomes pale and the step less elastic, we can often ward off disease and bring back the effulgence ot good health and beauty. There is a remedy that has dis played its shield before the public and its record is that it cures when all else fails, is delightful to take and always insures health. We refer to Dr. King's Royal Germe- tuer, whose certificates of cures would fill many numbers of this paper. To instance but a few : Rev, J. B. Hawthorne, after heing cured of catarrh, says : " I feel it to be my duty to say, also, that the effects of thj^-rcuiedy upon my wife ha\^eb^*iT_eyeirinore signal aTid wonderful. ,_SJl men havegU'.,,' ,;owi. tothe grave to teach ytfi the folly of spending all that wp. -Frrn in the days of prosperity? ?.. ?;? -o isand men win a competency b: quietly saving their spare money were one gets rich by crazy spec- nation. A saver by habit steadily grows more industrious, more tem perate, more honest.more /oil tented. "TAKE CARE of the pennies and the .jollars will take care of themselves,'' is a mottc. which crowns a life of labor with a life of ease. The Southern Mutual Building and Loan Association, of Atlanta, offers to all a feasible so lution of this inspired desire. Call at once at the office of 1,' -is Asso ciation, rooms No". 1, 2 a:. a '' in the Gould Building, tak^ ten '.'Inves of stock, and by saving ""ft per month in about 84 months you wiR have $1,000 in Cash. DON'T Put this matter off longer, as the 20cts per day, the amount this $1,000 stock would cost you, is an amount you would not otherwise save. Come at once, take out your stock and start in with the January Series. Office, Rooms Hos. 1, 2 and 3 Gould Building. Standard Wagon Company, T. M. BARNA, Manager. FINE Carriages, Buggies, 2-Wheelers, Etc., For Holiday Presents. Special Prices. J. Patterson, J. B. Caldwell. Patterson & Caldwell, CLOTHIERS -AND- URNISHERS, No 9 Whitehall St., ATLANTA, - GA. SINGER 63 PEACHTREE STREET, Opposite Junction 01 Broad St. THE IMPROVED SING ER IS THE MOST DE LIGHTFUL MACHINE IN THE WORLD TO SEW WITH. Lightest Running. Most Simple. Bes* At tachments. Latest Improvements. A most complete Christ. mas Gift. A small cash payment will get it. Baiance on easy; terms. Agents for the celebrated Standard Paper Patterns. Monthly Fashion Gazette free. Singer Supplies and Needles for all makes of Machines. Pure Sperm Oil. CO, JOHN Y. DIXON, Manag.p. Telephone 1064. JOHN J, WOODSIDE, RENTING AGENT Entire Time Given to Renting Houses and Collecting Rent-;. 2Q N. Broad St., Cor. Walton. ATLANTA, . - GEORGIA. Notary Public. Telephone Connection, to Banks and Merchants of Our City. Horse Apparel Forlnclemen Weather LAP ROBES, II <* :- -',^ * <*! J J ^' * For Carriage Comfort. ATLANTA, : GEORGIA. Photographs of Every Svyle and Size at Reason ahle Prices. Why Suffer or let Your Animals Suf fer, when at PEACHTREE ST, he One and Only Place to Obtain EXAMINATION SOLICITED-** all r<-sirable Styles. 10 SOCIETY. Mrs. Tom Meador gave one of the loveliest dinner parties given this season on last Wednesday evening, complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. Will Montgomery and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swift. The table was strewn with sweet violets, and a ball of fragrant violets swung from the chandelier over the center of the table. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Will Mont gomery, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swift Dr. and Mrs. Elkin, Miss Addie Maude and Mr. Tom Erwin. Miss Grace Folger, of Maine, is in the city for the winter. She is a guest at the Leyden House. OPERA HOUSE! MONDAY and TUESDAY, 1 TUESDAY AT 2. DECEMBER 22 and DAY, 1 23. ; MATINEE The Season's Only Big Success! Bronson Howard's Greatest Triumph, SHENANDOAH America's Latest Craze. 'Better than the Henrietta.'-N. Y. Herald. SHENANDOAH is A GARDEN O ? MAKING AND BRAVE DEEDS. The Scene of Shenandoah Valley *is Beau tiful . A COMPLETE CAST OF PLAYERS. Presented in the same manner as seen 'for over 300 Nights in New York City. 300 ??Usual Prices. Eeserved Seats.at Miller's.? Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats Hats J. REGENSTEIN&CO. n~he Surprise Store; The Lareest Milli o Six floors, each 30x165 feet, given up entirely to Hats and all that appertains thereto, with two of the shrewdest buy er?, resident of New York; also an agent in Paris to send us the latest "dots" by mail or cable. Buying in much larger quantities direct from the factories, we can undersell all would-be competitors. In the season we spare nothing to get the finest Trimmed Hats that are to be found in Paris, We are importers of Millinery. Our Trimmed Hats are always marvels of esquis- ite workmanship r,nd good taste. We Handle More Millinery than any Three Houses in the South. We would invite the ladies of Atlanta and district to inspect our establishment and to see for themselves the facilities we have for handling a large and high class trade of Millinery. If you are a customer of ours, we are anxious to increase our business with you; if you are not, we hope you soon will be, as no honorable means will be spared to attain this end. We will treat you as nicely as we know how, and will not insist on selling you against your inclination. We want your trade, and when you come to see us we will make your visit at least a pleasant one. The Surprise Store, lloaks loaks 'loaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks Cloaks OAK SUITS, $20.00 AND UP. PLUSH SUITS, $30.00 AND UP. All other Grades at Lowest Prices. 68 Peachtree Street THE CODNTRY IS SAFE STEVENS, The Cash Grocer, 83 Peachtree Street,! Will make your Bank account fat, if yo deal with him. Don't forget the number 83 Peachtree Street. The Most Profitable Investment For a Few Collars per Month: Stock in the Southern B. & L. Association of ^ Thomas Gaflnev, of Philadelphia, the great B. A t Expert. 8 ,000 Shares sold. B U HABDEUAH, Prest. H. H. CABAHISJ, Secj Office Ulllyer B-va.liaiaa.er- 40 Whltahall Street, - - Atlanta, Georgia. -G RESS- Lumber Company Manufacturers of and Wholesale Dealers in Long Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber Of all Diminsions, also 5, Shingles Bridge, Building and Car Tim bers Cut to Order. Flooringand Ceiling A SPECIALTY. General Offices 38 1-2 S. Broad St. ATLANTA, CA. ills at Goodman, Ga. R. A. JOHNSON. W. A. JOHNSON. Plow M'f'r. Formerly, Shropshire, Johnson &. Co. JOHNSON & JOHNSON, Real Estate Rent indents No, 1 KIMBULL HDITSB, WALL STREET. Your Patronage Solicited for business in or out of the State, which shall have our best attention and prompt returns. References: Bank* & Wholevsle Merchants ot the City H.H.C.MICIEIBEIII, J.T.H'CIEIDDI, LDOUIl.tWIIlU,,_?,?, j. j. rrami, 1.1. p""1" f&peciiu- MICKELBERY & McCLENDON, WHOLESALE GROCERS, PRODUCE, Cloaks Cloaks No. 15 S. Broad Street, ATLANTA , -TEC El- Hay, Oats, Corn, Meal, Bran, Stook Feed, Onions, Feathers, Game, Irish Potatoes, Dressed and Live Poultry, Meat, Lard, Flour, N. O. Syrup, Fruits and all kinds of Provisions and Country Produce. JW Consignments solicited. Quick sales and prompt remi lances. Good, dry, rat-proof storage. Excellent facilities for the care of perishable goods. References: Gate City National Bank, and Mer chants and Bankers of Atlanta, generally. ATLANTA PHOTOGRAPH CO,, 40 1-2 Whitehall Streets J. C. DANIEL, Who Makes a Specialty of PAPER HANGING, Decorating, Graining & Painting "FTAS just received new designs in handsome SJL Wall Papers in Ingrains, Flitter.', t-f 1 J s and Brilliant-. He al«o carries nice 'urniture and Wiudow Shades. Call and examine his stock 42 Marietta St. Telephone 77. Call and See us, Whether You Want Pictures or Not. In conclusion we will say, we are Determined to make the best work in the city for the price, nd will not be undersold by any Whitehall street gallery. We do not propose to cut prices, but our motto will be to work as low as the lowest and guarantee better work. Our price at present is $3.00 Per Dozen For Cabinets! OTHER SIZES LOW IN PROPORTION. The Finest Gents' Furnishing Store in Atlanta. Fire Works of all Kinds at Lowest Prices at Breeman & Silverman's COR. WHITEHALL'AND DECATUR STREETS'11 13 PEACHTBEE ST. Ladies and Gents will please call and inspect his latest stvles in neckwear for the Holiday trade. Also manufactures to measure shirts for Ladies and Gentlemen. Please Call and Get Prices. J. FULD, Manager. H. L. DRKYFUS, Superintendent. Itlaata Suspender MANUFACTURING CO., SUSPENDERS 22 E. Mitchell St., Cor. S. Pryor. Atlanta, - - Georgia. f SOCIETY. ©A nqorj The " Fair," although a new enter prise here, has fair prospects, and when the people become acquainted with their fair dealings and fair prices, the fair girls and madams will frequent the " Fair " for beauti ful goods to make them the fairest of the fair. High, you know, will not let any of his competitors get any higher than himself, and although his name is High, and his aim is higher still, his prices are low, and during the holidays he expects to make them still lower. Another most attractive place along Whitehall is Nunnally's. Not only at Xmas times is this an attrac tive place, but is so all the year round. If you wish for candies, be sure to stop at Nunnally's, for he keeps none but the best. Rich will be still richer before the holidays are. over, for his store is a paradise to the children, and many of them will leave there all the pen nies and dollars that their papa and mamma will give them. Young, old, and middle aged cannot leave his .store without seeing something to please their fancy and suit their purse. If you have read Keely Co.'s ad vertisements you know how they stand. Mr. O'Donally has seen Santa Claus, and has burdened the clever little man with a big order from that firm. Mr. O'Donally has had such careful thought for every one, that old Santa Claus will have a hard time in getting everything ordered, but Santa has to get it if it can be had, and Keely Co.'s Xmas stock already contains all the heart could desire in the way of handsome pres ents. Santa evidently has his hands full aj; Keely Co.'s. The " Surprise Store " will no doubt surprise you with its surprising little fairyland?birds of paradise that would warble if they could the Xmas carols?fairies, some with wings, some without?blue eyed, golden eyed fairies?harps, flowers?every thing to make a perfect fairyland. How surprised we will be if you do not go to the Surprise Store, and how joyfully surprised you will be when you get there. Now go and surprise your friends with a gift from the Surprise Store. IMPAIRED vision is something to 1 be deplored, but in this scientific a«ge there is relief for nearly every thing, and a pair of Hawkes' Crys- talized Lenses will certainly benefit you. Do not take our word for this, but call and see him in the Kimball House blo'ck, Decatur street, and be convinced. He carries a large line of all kinds of Spectacles and Eye glasses, and a pair of either set in gold frames would be a very useful and elegant Xmas present for a friend who may need them. No charge for changing lenses. rpHOMAS F. ASHWORTH, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW. Practices in the State Courts. Commercial Law and Collections a Specialty. 27 1-2 Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga. Landscape Photography. EDWARDS & SON ARE NOW PREPARED TO MAKE PHOTO- graphs of residences. Mr. Edwards has recently returned from Marietta, where he made a very fine Photograph of the beautiful home of Mr. Joe Brown, Jr. It is a n istake that houses or landscapes are photographed better in the summer season. When the foliage is off the trees, the scenes are more easily pictured. There is no Photographer In the City who does more satisfactory work than Edwards & Son. .e^ts SOUTHERN SCHOOL 3K^ o KI:- 18 East Hunter Street, ATLANTA, GA. We have a special teacher for our Typewriting Department. Our system ^Graham's) is taught in more scuools and colleges than all other systems combined. Our graduates (over 40U in numbur) are employed in all parts of the United States, Mexico ana Canada. Demand for shorthand writers greater ihan thesupply. Ourschool rooms are elegant and commodious, and on the ground floor. Enter now and be prepared lor fall positions. Catalogue free. A, C. BRIiCOE, Manager. L. W. ARNOLD, Assistant Manager HISS ALI5E TULLE!!, Principal Typewriting Department l845. 1890. The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. Of NEWARK, N. J. ASSETS OVER FORTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS. The best Life Policy issued. Large dividends annually, to reduce premiums. No " Tontine" estimates or delusions! CLARENCE ANGIER, State Agent, 23^ Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Ga. J. H. Ketner. Amos Fox. KETNER & FOX, Fire Insurance, REAL ESTATE ??AND? RENTING AGENTS, 12 E. Alabama St., Atlanta Ga. If you wish to Insure, Rent, Sell or Buy Property give us a Call. C. K. BUSBEE W'ILL HAVE FIFTY BOXES FINE FLORIDA Oranges for his Christmas trade. Fine Tur keys, Cranberries, Thurber's Fine Sliced Peaches, ready for Cream. My stock is c< mp] te, and I can please any one. C. K. BUSBEE 102 Peach tree Street. RS' FfflEND ?jss&spw. TENDING ff- *»>? ® WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN COLD. If a price can be placed on pain, " Mother's Friend " is worth its weight in gold. My wife suffered more in ten minutes Trith either of her other two children than she did altogetner with her last, having previously used four bottles of "Mother's Friend." It is a blessing to any, one expecting to become a mother, says a customer. HENDEKSON DALE, Druggist, Carmi, 111. Write THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR COMPANY, Atlanta, Ga., for further particulars. Sold by druggists. Sent by express on receipt of price, $1.50 per bottle. DE - LEO - TA- LAVE For Cleansing and Preseiving the Teeth and Perfuming the Breath. MY DEAR SIR: It affords me pleas ure, after a careful ex amination of the for mula, of your Delec- talave, to bear testimony to its value, and to state that its curative qualities are beyond question. I regard it, as the name implies, a delightful wash, and can recommend it to the public. Yours truly, A. W. CALHOUN, M. D. DE-LEC-TA-LAVE Will whiten the teeth, cleanse the mouth, harden and beautify the gums, prevent for mation ot tartar, neutralize acidity of saliva, cure tender and bleeding gums. Fifty cents a bottle. For sale by all drug gists, or sent by mail on receipt of price. THE WONDERFUL NERVE AND BRAIN TONIC . AND REMARKABLE THERA PEUTIC AGENT, A delightful summer or winter drink. For he.idache or tired feeling. Relieves mental and physical exhaustion Dispensed at the principal soda fonts at 5 cen'.s per glass, and sold by druggists and grocers, in bottles, at 25 cents per bottle. Address 47 PEACHTREE STREET. ASA G. CA^DLER & co., DON'T FAIL, TO SEB THE LEADERS IN CARRIAGES BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. J. L. SHUFF & CO., 29 WEST ALABAMA STREET, Are Headquarters for Fine Vehicles, Harness, Lap Robes, Whips and Wagons of every description. They all make acceptable Christmas presents. Glad to show goods at all times. K. Lee Miller & Co. Agents for Huyler's Candy and Cocoa. Go to K. Lee Miller & Co. for your Christmas Confectioneries and Fruits. Always fresh. 55 S. PRYOR STREET, Flowering Bulbs. Flower Seeds. Asparagus Roots. Strawberry Plants, Garden Seeds. Guano, Ground Oyster Shells, Land Plaster, etc. PETZER'S CLOTHING STORE 37 Whitehall Street, All Children's Suits 25 per cent discount. A nt. > -i. r,r (One-fourth off.) All boys' suits 25 per cent discount. ..,_,.,, , _ (One fourth off.) All Children's Overcoats »ne-fourth off. ... ,, , (25 per cent discount). All Boys oTercoats one-fourth off. (25 per cent discount.) Now is the Time for Bargains. \ 12 Over Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand (85O,OOO) bottles of Swift's Specific have been sold since January 1st, 189O, and the WOMEN AND CHILDREN Of America and England have been the largest con sumers. There is nothing equal to Swift's Specific as a builder up of weak women and children, It is a simple vegetable compound, and assists nature by cleansing the blood of impurities and stimulating the skin to healthy action. Do not be deceived by any of the imi tations. There is only one Swift's Specific, and there is nothing like it. If your druggist tries to put off some thing else on you for the purpose of making a few cents more, do not be imposed on5 out jnsist on getting the genuine. Send for Treatise on the Blood and Skin, which we will mail free. ATI ANT A, GA, A GENERAL BREAKING DOWN. After suffering for years from a general breaking down of the system, and after trying various proprietary medicines with out receiving any benefit, I commenced taking Swift's Specific (S. 8. S.) by the ad vice of my physician. The medicine ben- efitted me in every way. I increased in flesh, my appetite improved, and my gen eral health was better in every particular. I do not hesitate to say that it is the best medicine I have ever tried. MAHALY TDBPEN, Oakland City, Ind. INDUCED BY EMENDS. For twenty-five years I suffered from boils, erysipelas and other blood affections, taking during that time great quanties of different medicines without giving me any perceptible relief. Friends induced me to try S. S. S. It improved me from the start, suid after taking several bottles restored my health as far as I could hope for at my .age, which is now seventy-five years. MBS. S. M. LUCAS, Bowling Green, Ky. GAINED 67 POUNDS. 1 have tried all patent medicines, but never found one like the 8. S. S. I was troubled with weakness incident to women, pain in the back and chest. When I be gan taking your medicine I weighed only 84 pounds. To-day I weigh 151, and feel well and hearty. MES. LYDIA JONES, 412 E. 4th St., Kansas City, Mo. DEAF. I was the victim of the worst case of ca tarrh that I ever heard of. I was entirely deaf in one ear, aud all the inside of my nose, including part of the bone, sloughed off. No treatment benefited me, and physicians said I would never be any better. I took 8. S. S. as a last resort, and it has entirely cured me. I have been well four years and no sign of a return of the dreadful disease. MRS. JOSEPHINE POLHILL, Due West, S. C. ANNOYED FOR A YEAR. I was annoyed for a year with pimples and blotches on the face. I consulted prominent physicians, and used different kinds nf advertised medicines without benefit. Finally I tried Swift's Specific, and the smoothness of my skin was com pletely restored by the use of a few bot tles. CHAHLOTTE RANDOW, Thalia Theatre, New York City. HIS CHILDREN CURED. Mr. J. R. Grinstead, Senora, Ky., gays: " My children have sometimes had boils and other signs of blood impurities, with loss of appetite, etc., at which times I have found Swift's Specific a most successful remedy, in no instance failing to effect a speedy and permanent cure." NO TRACE LEFT. Mr. and Mrs. Litell, of Huntingburg, Ind., say that about one year ago their lit tle girl was entirely cured of an annoying eruption of the skin and a local blood dis order, by the use of three bottles of S. S. S. There is no trace of the skin disease left, and the blood has been in perfect order ever since, and the general health of the child was never as good as now. They will take pleasure in answering any letters regarding the child's case. NOT ABLE TO WALK. I was confined to my bed for six months with rheumatism, not able to walk a step. All of the other remedies usually pre scribed for this disease having been em ployed to no effect, I commenced taking 8. S. S. I have now taken eleven bottles of this excellent medicine and am on my feet, attending to all my household work as of yore. I feel that I cannot sufficiently ex press my thanks for the benefit I have re ceived from the use of this medicine. MKS. M. A. WOODWABD, Webb City, Mo. ? A COMPLETE CURE. I had a sore on my upper lip for eight years, and seven different doctors attempt ed to heal it. No good was done. I then began to take a course of Swift's Specific, and it resulted in a complete cure. From that day I have been in excellent health, the Specific having purified my blood thor oughly. In a word, I feel like anew woman. MRS. W. P. CANNON, Trenton, Todd County, Ky. CANCER OF THE BREAST CURED. The following is an extract from a letter written by Mrs. S. E. McDougald, a highly esteemed Christian lady of Greenville, Ala., under date of February 23, 1889 : " About two years ago a cancerous tumor made its appearance on my breast and grew rapidly. I became alarmed, and consulted the best local physician, and was given the usual remedies, which I continued to take for upwards of six months, but without deriv ing any benefit, for the cancer continued to grow worse. I then went to the drug store of Dr. C. B. Herbert & Son, of this place, and purchased a few bottles of Swift's Specific (S. S. S.), and commenced taking it, and in a short time I was permanently cured, and have no symptoms of return yet. CATARRH IN CHILDREN. Our little boy, Stokes, now eleven years old, had catarrh from the time he was three until he was seven years of age. Sometimes his breathing was heavy, with constant discharge from the nose. He had more or less treatment for four years, but without any benefit. We gave him Swift's Specific, and it soon cured him sound and well. This was four years ago, and there has been no return of .the disease. MBS. W. P. KENNON, Salem, Ala. TWELVE PIECES OF BONE. I had catarrh twenty-five years. Twelve pieces of bone, two of them over an inch long, caine from my nose. My front teeth dropped out while perfectly sound, and my dreadful suffering need not be told. Two years ago I took four bottles of S. S. S., and I improved from the start. It made me well, and I have been well ever^ince. MES. M. J. BOST, Statesville, N. C. My mother, who is a very old lady, was physically broken down. The use of Swift's Specific (S. S. 8.) has entirely re stored her to health. R. B. DILWOBTH, Greenville, S. C. WELL AND HAPPY. I take pleasure in submitting the follow ing statement of facts, that you may know the great benefit that has resulted from the use of your Specific in the case of my lit tle daughter, now ten years of age. The child, when two years of age, had a severe attack of scarlet fever, which left her with a shattered constitution. Among other evidences of impaired witrition was what the doctors called softening of the bones. In her fifth year she happened to a slight accident, which resulted in the dislocation of the hip joint, and, from the irritation thus set up, terrible abscesses of the hip ensued. The abscesses, despite the best medical treatment that could be obtained, remained for three years, discharging con tinuously. At this time, through the in fluence of friends, I put her on your S. S. S. When this treament was commenced the abscess was very large, having six per forations, pus discharging through them all. During this treatment several spiculse of bone came out, and by the time she had finished her fifth bottle the abscess hajj| entirely healed, her appetite and general health had been restored; in short, she was well and happy, and so continues. MKS. J. A. WIEGNEK, Lower Main St., Slatington, Pa. LITERATURE ^ . cA c _ VOL. I. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1890. No. 2. )o@iety Miss Mary Blanche Munroe, of Washington, D. C., is in the city at .the Johnson House. >,< 'i- The children of the Home for the Friendless were dined on Christmas day by the good ladies of the city. * * Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mortem, of Athens, have been spending some time with the family of Captain J . R, Wylie. ?> * * Mrs. Caldwell, of Humiicutville, Missouri, has been very ill at the home of her father, Mr. John Glenn, at Kirkwood. >!< ^ Hal. Morrison's art students pre sented him at Christmas with a very handsome painting jacket of blue cloth and gold cords. Mrs. Donald Bain has returned to Atlanta from Columbus, and has moved into her handsome new home on Peachtree street. * * Mrs. Marie Wri^^'oF'tTreHlre^ York World is-'in. the city. Mrs. W right is one of the few Southern women" who work. is well paid for her Wednesday afternoon little Em mie Hemphill entertained her friends at a Christmas party. The occasion was a happy one and the favors very pretty. * -f The Nabobs were at DeGives last night, this afternoon and will appear again to-night. This play is full of laughable situations, and is well worth seeing. * * The picture which graces the front page of SOCIETY this week is that of Miss Ruby Scruggs, the youngest daughter of Hon. Wm. L. Scruggs, the American minister to Venezuela. .She is a strikingly handsome young lady of that rare type of beauty one .seldom sees ? brown eyes and golden hair. Miss Scruggs is one of this winter's debutantes, and not only has her beauty made her a belle, but her bright intellect and piquancy of manner has won her admiration as well. Miss Scruggs has but recently returned from Caracas, South Amer ica, but will reside permanently in Atlanta, in which city she has spent her earliest childhood. Miss Eva Chamberlin is spending the holidays with her parents, on Whitehall street. Miss Chamberlin is one of the pupils of Wesleyan Female College at Macon. * * Miss Mary Lewis, of St. Louis, is a guest of Mrs. James Jackson, on West Peachtree street. Miss Lewis is a very pretty and attractive young lady, and during her residence in Atlanta will be entertained by Miss Cornelia Jackson and Mrs. Hoke Smith at charming teas. Friday afternoon Miss Louise Cole entertained her little friends at a beautiful Christmas party. There was a Christmas tree, and each child received a handsome gift. * * A delightful entertainment was given by the little folks of the kin dergarten in Miss Beck's school on Christmas eve day. The programme was an. unusually interesting one and the exercises were very much enjoyed by the little ones and the visitors. MISS RUBY ERSKINE SCRUGGS. The death of Mrs. Maddox was very deeply regretted by her friends. She was a womanly woman, and had a deep hold .on the affections of all who knew her. * * The children of St. Luke's Sunday- school had the pleasure of enjoying a real English Stocking Hanging. Mr. Nixon, one of the shining lights in the church, acted as Santa Clans, and filled the stockings which were hung by a patriarchal chimney in the lecture room of the church. The fire-place was very large and was made for the occasion. A pair of silver lorgnettes that can be carried in the vest pocket is one of the novelties in silver goods this season. They can be bought for $10, and have very fine lenses. * * * Wednesday evening a merry party of little people were entertained by Master Marion and little Miss Mary Brent Smith at the residence of Mr. Hoke Smith. The entertainment was a Christmas festival, and, as old Santa Clans was present to distribute the gifts from his generous pack, of course the children enjoyed it very much, and each one had a most de lightful time. Mrs. W. L. Redding is spending some time with Miss Carrie Butt, of Macon. . Mrs. Frank Stewart is also visiting the Central City, as a guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Hines. * * The marriage of Mr. Gus Hoke and Miss Hattie Hoke was a brill iant affair. The ceremony occurred in Seneca on the evening of the 23d. Mr. and Mrs. Hoke will reside in Atlanta, * * The appearance last week of " Shen- andoah" was the occasion of filling the opera house to its utmost, and as the play was exceedingly well staged, it was enjoyed and favorably com mented on. * * Miss Dougherty, a daughter of Mr. David Dougherty, is spending the holidays with her parents on Peach- tree street. Miss Dougherty will re turn to the LaGrange College early in January. * * " On the 29th of this month an in teresting meeting will foe held at Nashville, Tenn., at which time a society will be formed for the purpose of bringing the^Ssathern writers into prominence and a closer companion ship. The move is a good one and SOCIETY favors it heartily. * * . .. One of the most talented girls in. society is Miss Dora Raine, one of this season's debutantes. Miss Raine has recently made a very fine Ham: mered brass screen, and a table hand somely carved is another piece of creditable work done by her fingers. It is quite a fad with girls nowadays to do these sort of things, and some very handsome and ornamental pieces of work have been done by Miss Dora Raine. * * The wooden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Richards, which recently occurred, was one of the most ele gant entertainments of the season. The invitations were unique. They were printed on slips of thin wood and enfolded in envelopes of wood. Mr. and Mrs. Richards are one of the most popular young married couples in the city and all their friends join in wishing them the pleasure of celebrating many anni versaries. ? - . - -, ,.-. 2 SOCTEST'Z'. Mr. Alex. Bealer is spending the holidays at Darien. * * Last evening the home of Mrs. Kate Cox, on Ivy street, was the scene of a delightful dance, given by the T. D. Cs. The house was beau tifully decorated and the hours passed swiftly to the dancers. * * Among the many bright and in teresting young ladies visiting the city there is none more charming than Miss Minnie Schlessinger, who is a guest of her brother, Mr. Harry Schlessinger. Miss Schlessinger is from New York. * * An ingenious little needlewoman is Mrs. Joseph Moody. One of the most original specimens of her art work is a table cover of chamois skin, on which is painted a convential de sign of tulips in blue and pink. These are outlined with fine gold cord, and the edge of the cloth is left ragged. * * A lady on Peachtree street has painted a beautiful pair of black satin suspenders, with violet design, for a young man, soon to be married. " Of course, she says naively, " the bride will hold the reins, but I wish to see him harnessed up in good shape." *- ful1 n trousers of The pupils of Mrs. Bay lor Stewart's school gave a Christmas tree this week to the children of the Home for the Friendless, which was a most enjoyable affair. The tree was hung with many serviceable and appro priate gifts, which were distributed to the little ones of the Home. * * Apropos of the masque ball to be -ftiven by Mrs. Porter, it would not ,-? *oiss~to suggest that a ." candle moth " gotn would be very Pre fer a young V'1' The gown is made of white hefinetta' trimmed with dainty pmkVibbons> panels over white henrietta, is girded in with pink and a peaked white hat is worn on the head. Another effective dress is that of Tin- tanabula, which is a creation of tulle and ribbons and bells innumerable. A square piece of satin, fringed with bells, is set on a bandeau of satin, and makes a becoming head-gear. * * The marriage of Miss Eva Winter to Dr. W. S. Nash, of Knoxville, Term., is announced to take place on the 28th of January. This mar riage will occur in the First Meth odist churce at mid-day, and will be a stylish affair. Dr. Nash is one of the wealthiest and most influential physicians of Knoxville, and will carry his bride to a handsome home which he has already prepared for her. Miss Winter is a daughter of Mr. J. L. Winter, and is one of the most accomplished and brightest girls in the social world in which she is very popular. In anticipa tion of the wedding, SOCIETY wishes the bride and groom-elect every pos sible joy. * * Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Win. Lee Ellis, of Macon, gave an elegant Christmas party to their three nieces, Miss Wellie Peck and Miss Augusta Wylie, of Atlanta, and Mis lola Munroe, of Washington, D. C. The home was prettily decorated with bamboo and roses and illuminated with wax tapers in handsome can delabra. Miss Peck, who is a petite brunette, looked very charming in red India silk gown. Miss Munroe, another brunette, was unusually handsome in a pale blue China silk dress and carried a white leather fan. Little Miss Wylie wore a pale rose colored henrietta, trimmed with thread lace. There were present about seventy-five young ladies and gentlemen. Refreshments were serv ed and dancing was kept up until late hour. Misses Peck and Wylie will remain in Macon until after the New Year. * * Friday evening the charming little home of Mrs. W. S. Williams, on Poplar street, was the scene of a delightful " violet tea," given com plimentary to Mrs. K. E. Wagrton, of New York, who is visiting her daughter, Mrs. AVilliams, during the holidays. The house was appropriately dec orated with flowers and ferns and the table was strewn with violets and artistically set with cut glass and dainty bowls of violets. Mrs. Wagnon, who is a handsome bru- nett, wore a black silk, trimmed with silk velvet and jet, and wore diamonds. Mrs. Williams wore a beautiful black silk and lace. The guests invited were Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Howell, Hon. and Mrs. Clarke Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Park Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Howell, jr., Miss Effie Howell,, Mrs. Augusta Moore, Mr. Clarence Moore, Mr. M. M. Folsom, Dr. and Mrs. Robinson and others. * * The most fascinating woman in Atlanta is a lady who has passed the age of thirty-five, and. is a wife, and mother of several children. This is not remarkable, for history, and my personal experience, has. ^temonstrated the fact thatth£-f " working girl" ; since she begins at fifteen and drops out at twenty- five she passes through her girlhood a wage-earner. Marriage is the prin- ipal thing that depletes the number of women in industry, and so it is as a factor or class in the business world she will remain, her place being filled by younger women who fall in the positions made thus vacant. Of course l^lnj^jia^is^r-born take the _&U^??T5acy7but the Irish d-vjerman are in large numbers. A generation ago women were al lowed to enter but few occupations, while now her sphere for work cov ers 343 industries where she can be actively engaged. Her wages are small, averaging $5.25 per week, but there are many who only make per week $2 or $3. The wages do not vary to any marked degree, some of the Southern.cities falling below the general average, while the Western cities rise above it, the difference in the cost of living making it propor tionate. The greater number of the working women are single, working not only for their own support, but oftener helping in the care of those at home. Nearly eighty-five per cent, of the working women live at home and are under the home influence, be that lax or strict, and in many cases, be it said with sorrow, that the home restraint is more lax than the air that pervades the w7ork-shop. The great problem to these women is the inevitable future of hard times and small pay, only two working and maintaining a family of six. Men employ them because they are generally faithful and honest; sel dom do you hear of a woman forger or defaulter, and yet when responsi bilities cannot be met by the wages can we wonder if their morals do become corrupt. She has supplanted the man in the lighter vocations, being willing to work for less. That she is responsible for low wages is beyond doubt, and yet unavoidably so is it true, since forced to a main tenance. The evils that surround this class of the world are manifold, men often thinking their virtue and conscience cheap commodities, but to-day the field is full of chaste and modest women who defy the prophecies of the old and wise heads who pictured dire calamity when the women should hold business positions. 'Tis true the evil of unchastity is found among the working girls, and . the solution of the problem of how to elevate and make easier the sphere of the working woman is puzzling philanthropists, but not until the " barriers " of social inequality " are burned away " can this take upward , steps; not until the grand madame of the avenue looks upon the wage- earner as a human with a soul to save, vested with pride and other sensibilities. Our good ladies think, they are conferring a great charity and an act of kindness to advertise the fact, " They will hold a reception at such and such a church or hall and receive the working girl." Such acts will never reach the heart of the toiling girl, not that they are ashamed of their honest labor, but they do not care to go branded "the working girl partaking of the charity lunch." One invitation to a private dinner would do more toward con vincing her of her social position than all the public lunches that could be given in a season. The employers of girls can rectify some of the evils by increasing wages and being more considerate of his women clerks that have a mile to walk after dark. They are not herejroni chaiee, being forced to the -front from indigent surroundings, and incapable or unenergetic fathers or brothers. Few women wish other spheres than the home, arid seldom make coming in contact with the business circles a voluntary choice. That she is an important feature in this great work-shop, the world, is a paramount fact, and as " we are each other's keepers," cannot some one suggest and execute a move in this great question. E. P. The Capitol City Club will give an elegant reception the first of Jan uary. *** Mr. Kuyler Smith will give an elegant party on the evening of January 2d. *** Master Henry Kuhrt, jr., gave a beautiful Christmas party on Friday afternoon. Invitations are out for a New Year's party to be given by Miss Willie Franc Redd, on the evening of the 3d. There will be dancing. *** Miss Jermette Halford leaves on Monday, for Washington, D. C., to receive New Year's callers with the President's party at the White House. Miss Halford, who is gifted with a rare contralto voice, will re turn to Atlanta January the 20th,; to continue her musical studies with Mrs. Hugh Angier, Capitol Square.. -ART, - r Art has recently received a stimulu in Atlanta by the arrival from Pari -of the first instalment of work, done by our talented townsman, Mr. J. P Field, who left for that delightful art centre in April last. Mr/ Lycett has just opened and mounted the first oJ his efforts done abroad, and strikingly different are these specimens from the usual hackneyed copies one sees nowadays. Mr. Field has caught the sentiment and innermost feeling in tended to be portrayed by the original artists, especially true is this of a copy made from a painting in the Luxemburg Palace, Shepherdess and Sheep by Henry Lerolle. The scene is a woodland, a peasent woman mind ing sheep; the sheep browse on in droves, and one can almost see them moving step by step, nibbling the tender grass, while a man can be seen in the distance plowing. The one intended as a mate for this is a copy of Smith Hald's Mending the Net, also in the Luxemburg. The atmosphere in this one is remarkably well done, and the old fisherwoman patiently mends the broken net, mak ing use of the fast-fading day to be ready ere the sun rises of the morrow. These pictures are for the art gallery of Dr. J. I). Turner of this city. A smaller canvas on the same order is a copy of Emile Adams' Ferry man's Daughter. Several of this fa mous Parisian's Originals grace the walls of some of our rich American, prominent among them is Marguerite at the Shrine, owned by D. W. Powers, of Rochester, N. Y., who has done so much for art in that city. This is to go in the beautiful home of Mrs. R. ?. Clarke. A large box of most lovely flow ers, plucked from the White House conservatory, Washington, D. C., were sent to Mrs. Hugh Angier as a ?Christmas present. H THINK OF THIS! OW MANY BROKEN-HEARTED men have gone down to the grave to teach us the folly of spending all that we earn in the days of prosperity? A thousand men win a competency by quietly saving their spare money where one gets rich by crazy spec ulation. A saver by habit steadily grows more industrious, more tem perate, more honest,more contented. "TAKE CARE of the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves," is a motto which crowns a life of labor with a life of ease. The Southern Mutual Building and Loan Association, of Atlanta, offers to all a feasible so lution of this inspired desire. Call at once at the office of this Asso ciation, rooms No. 1, 2 and 3 in the Gould Building, take ten shares of stock, and by saving $6 per month in about 84 months you will have $1,000 in Cash. DON'T Put this matter off longer, as the 20cts per day, the amount this $1,000 stock would cost you, is an amount you would not otherwise save. Come at once, take out your stock and start in with the January Series. Office, Rooms Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Gould Building. DR. M. Z. CRI8T, D3EKTTIST, Office 64% Whitehall Street, OVER K'EELY co. GA. E V E N I N G D R E S E S If you want'to get up a a party dress of any nature? a wedding outfit, either sim ple or elaborate?you will have no trouble in securing what you want of J. M. High & Co. The very latest and choicest fabrics always in stock at prices not to be equaled in the Southern States. Just now, the brocaded Chinas, in all the delicate tints, have a decided lead. We can show you numberless designs in all the latest tints at $1.25 a yard. French Faille, with fine brocades to match, make the most elegant cos tumes, and we furnish them from $25 to $50.00. Plain Chinas are extreme- y good at all times, and we offer a matchless assortment of shades. A superb quality, 23 inches wide, all tints, 6gc. a yard. Best Grade Chinas, 25 nches wide, $1.00 a yard. Light shades Surahs at 5oc. and 75c. a yard. All the light shades in Hen riettas, Serges and Albatross. If interested, call and let us make estimates on what you want. J. M. HIGH & CO. J. W. English, Pres. Edwd. S. Pratt, Cash. W. J. VanDyke, V. Pres. Jno. K. Ottley, A. Cash. AMERICAN TBUSI UNO BANKING ATLANTA, GEORGIA. CAPITA!,, $5OO,OOO. DIRECTORS : James W. English, W. P. Inman, M. C. Kiser, George W. Blaboro, Philadelphia; E. C. Peters, 8. C. Dunlap, Gainesville; P. H. Sarralson, J. H. Gray, R. J. Lowry. Authorized to do a general hanking and exchange husiness, solicits accounts with hanks, husiness firms and ndividuals. This corporation is also especially authorized to act as trustee for corporations and ndividuals, to countersign and register honds, certificates of stock and other securities. . Patterson, J. B. Caldwell. Patterson & Caldwell CLOTHIERS -AND- FURNISHERS No. 9 Whitehall St., ATLANTA, - GA. O'NEILL & FRRZER, ctt WHITEHALL ST., Atlanta, Ga. DR. EDWIRDG. THOMAS, SURGEON DENTIST, Rooms Whitehall St., ATLANTA, GA. STILSON, JEWELER, 55 Whitehall St. Reliable . .Goods, Fair Dealing-, BOTTOM PRICES. T.M. CLARKE & Co. HARDWARE, Keep on hand a Fine Assort ment of Rogers Pocket Knives and Scissors. Sole Agent P. & F. Corbin's Fine Bronze, Silver and Copper Builders' Hardware; also a Stock of Breech-Loading Guns and Rifles. It has been said, and is proba bly true, that no city of its size in the United States can show as many handsome turnouts as are owned by the people of Atlanta. They are shown in every variety, from the " four in hand " English mail coach to the simple village cart driven by the children. THE ATWATER BUGGY COMPANY has furnished many of these equipages to the wealthiest citi zens of Atlanta, and a first-class Landeau that they have recently brought out for an Atlanta cus tomer will make a beautiful show when it is drawn along our streets. Something new and stylish at the Atwater Buggy Company, is a "Kensington," handsomely upholstered with drab leather. An elegant Victoria is cushioned with blue cloth, and there are in numerable Oak Carts that are not only beautiful, but exceeding ly comfortable. Winter is the time to buy cheap ly, and a carriage or vehicle pur chased now will save the purchaser many dollars that