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NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF SOCIAL MATTERS
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Mrs. Solon Jacobs a Hostess at Tea—Her Guests Invited to Hear
Presentation of Views On Equal Suffrage—Weddings Out
of Town Having a Local Interest—Personal
Notes—Announcements
By MYRTI.E MILKS
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MISS NEMOURS WADDELL
—Photo by Stephenson Studio
Mrs. TT. L. Murdoch and Miss Helen
Benners were the two speakers who
yesterday afternoon held the attention
of a score or more of Mrs. Solon Jacobs’
friends at a drawing room meeting In
behalf of feminine franchise.
The parlor meeting was initiated sev
eral weeks ago by Mrs. Oscar Hundley
when she asked a number of friends to
hear a discussion of equal suffrage pre
sented by several of its supporters. She
was quickly followed by Mrs. Sidney
M. Ullman, who also arranged a most
enjoyable and beneficial meeting. Yes
terday afternoon Mrs. Jacobs gathered
together one of the most representative
bodies of women that has ever met here
to consider this momentous topic. Some
are ardent suffragists, others frankly
admit the incertitude of ignorance—
many, after hearing the excellent argu
ment advanced by the speakers yes
terday afternoon, expressed convictions
as to the justice of the premise that
woman should be given the privilege
of voting.
Mrs. Murdoch touched upon the in
difference with whicli some of those not
actively opposed to equal suffrage dis
pose of the matter. “It Is not that we
as individuals need the privilege of
voting. I am not able to think of any
advantage that would momentarily
come to me through my ability to cast
a ballot, but for the sake of our sis
ters of the factories, the sweatshops and
the mills it comes to us as a duty to
achieve the right to assist in making
the laws which govern us all. A famil
iar assurance is the fact that 'when all
the women want the vote It will be given
to them. I nfact, this is the substance
of a reply frequently ma<}e by our com
missioners. Do you realize that more
women want this priviledge than have
over wanted any other? That never have
so many men been agreed upon any
political matter as there are women
who are agreed upon this? It is impos
sible to wait until every woman wants
it. The women who need it most—the
women of working class—are, as a class,
FRIENDS THOUGHT
SHE WOULD DIE
Five Years Illness Caused Mrs.
Jenkins’ Friends to Thinjc
She Could Not Recover.
Old Lady Thought
Different
Germantown, Tenn.—"For five (t>)
years, I waA not able to do any uf my
work," writes Mrs. Laurel Jenkins of
this place, "and half of the time I was
tn bed.
I suffered with womanly trouble and
would take such nervous spells. X could
not stand on my feet, and my friends
thought surely I tvould die. I could
hardly get out of bed, or walk a step.
At last an old lady advised me to take
Cardui, the woman’s tonic, and now I
can go most anywhere.
Cardui certainly saved my life. Had
you seen me before I began taking it.
''you would not think I was the same
person.
X had suffered for five years with
womanly trouble, but Cardui made me
well. I can't say too much for it."
You need not be afraid to try Cardui,
for In doing so, you are not experiment
ing with a medicine of doubtful merit.
Cardui has been in use for more than
irs, and Its sale has steadily in
each year.
s half century of time, It has
thousands and thousands of
lervous women. It Is purely
e, mild, harmless, and of proven
value.
Try Cardui. It may be just the medi
ciije you need.
N. B.—Write to: Ladies' Advisory
Dept.. -Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
tanooga, Tenn., for kpeeiHl Instructions
and 64 page book, “Home Treatment
for Women,” sent in plain wrapper
not capable of deciding whether or not
they want it; they have not the time
to think about it; it must be won for
them.”
Mrs. Murdoch is an exceptional speak
er, one who is fluent, well Informed,
easy and possessed of the assurance
necessary to the enjoyment, of tier hear
ers. Her talk was one of the fullest,
best rounded arguments in behalf of
equal suffrage ever heard in this city,
for without reiterating the points al
ready familiar to most of her hearers,
she touched upon every phase of the
subject, every reason for an adoption
of tho suffrage belief. She spoke of
child labor history, mentioning facts that
are told outside of Alabama to the
shame of tho state; of white slavery and
of laws indifferently made by law
makers whose .selfish interest has not
been aroused. To the American man
Mrs. Murdoch paid a gracious tribute,
dwelling in the beginning of her paper
on the excellence of tho laws which
have governed the country since its in
fa noy and of the watchfulness with
which the interests of the women and
children have been protected, but bas
ing her belief in the Must lee of an equal
share of privilege and responsibility
in the making and keeping of laws, she
treated the general topic of woman suf
frage with the broad mindedness and
conservation which are among her
many splendid characteristics.
Miss Helen Benners talked of the need
of suffrage in the home. Her argument
was carefully thought out and beauti
fully presented.
Mrs. Jacobs’ home was arranged to in
dicate the best sentiment of the parlor
meeting, which banners and suffrage
colors in evidence in the living room
where the great number of the guests
were seated. 'It is a charming house and
one that certainly expresses the person
ality of the clever president of the Equal
Suffrage association. Femininity, ex
quisite taste and artistic appreciation
are noticeable characteristics of the
charming place, but fimdamentally the
most delightful thing to bo said about
ber home as the home of the leading
suffragist of Alabama is that it is so
well ordered—that it Is so perfectly ful
fills every ideal of good housekeeping,
and mis is plain to any observant eye.
Across the shelf of the rough stone
mantel in Mrs. Jacobs’ living room yes
terday was drawn a golden yellow sash
bearing the legend, "Votes for Women,”
and caught at one end with a huge
rosette. Stretched between portraits in
oils and pastel landscapes were posters
telling in terse phrases the demand for
equal suffrage, the injustice and inequal
ity of situations brought about by a lack
erf the power to cast a vote. One clevor
poster pictures two fowls, one feeding
from a bowl marked "The Vote.” the
other some distance away. Beneath is in
scribed “What is sauce for the gander is
sauco for the goose." Some are humor
ous, others picture the ragic side of tho
situation. A woman, gaunt, needy and
*nit of employment, stares at an an
nouncement telling of laws regulating
the wage for woman’s work, and she re
marks that nothing has been said to her
about it. Some are humorous, some pa
thetic, but as Mrs. Jacobs rapidly pointed
them out they made things plain in very
short order. The suffrage map, showing
the states which have received the fran
chise, others that have been granted it
partially and still others that are with
out it. was also shown by the hostess
just before tea time.
At the conclusion of the programme,
the party met over the tea cups in Mrs.
Jacobs* dining room, where at a pretty
table garnished with wild honeysuckle,
Mrs. Harry Jones poured tea.
Among tlie women listening earnestly
to the arguments presented by Miss Ben
ners and Mrs. Murdoch were Mrs. Frank
Fowlkes, Mrs. Eugene Brown, Mrs.
Nathan E. Miller, Mrs. Felix Drennen,
Mrs. Shipman, Mrs. Frances DeBarde
leben, Mrs. J. E. Drennen, Mrs. George
Connors, Mrs. Richard Johnston, Mrs.
Bradiey Saunders, Mrs. John H. Minge,
Mrs. Felix Drennen, Mrs. J. D. Kirk
patrick, Mrs. Oscar Hundley, Mrs. John
M. Caldwell, Mrs. Edward Tutwiler, Jr.,
Mrs. Crawford Johnson. Mrs. .T. C. Maben;
Mrs. J. A. Levert, Mrs. Frank Orockard.
Mrs. Webb Crawford, Mrs. Buek, Mrs.
GT>rdoi\ Crawford, Mrs. John Sibley, Mrs.
Frank If. Eathrop, Miss Amelia Worth
ington, and others.
MISS MEDDIE HAMILTON
TO GIVE AN ADDRESS
Miss Meddle O. Hamilton, field secre
tary for the Chautauquans, who was ex
! pected to give an address in Birmingham
last Thursday but was prevented from
being here at that time, will speak tomor
row afternoon at 2:16 at Clark & Jones’
hall.
WOMAN’S MISSIONARY
FEDERATION MEETING
An interesting and important meeting
will take place tomorrow at the First
Methodist church Sunday school room.
The Federation of Woman’s Missionary
societies will hold an all day meeting,
beginning at 10 o’clock. Bo\ luncheons
are to be brought. Coffee will be served
by the women of the Methodist church.
A FRENCH AFTERNOON
AT MARGARET ALLEN
A French afternoon was enjoyed by
some of the younger children of the
Margaret Allen school yesterday. Sev
eral lavs were enacted in French and
a dJ cigye, also in the language, which
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By MARION H All LAND
Oatmeal Hocks
One cup sugar, two eggs, one cup short
ening (tard and butter), one teaspoon cln
lamon, one cup sour milk, one teaspoon
soda, one cup raisins, one cup walnut
meets, two cups oatmeal, two cups wheat
i'oud; melt shortening and stir Into oat
meal and let stand until rest Is mixed,
then stir all together and drop by spoon
fuls Into buttered pan.—Kindness of Mrs.
R. W. M.
Cheap White Cake
Whites of four eggs, one-half cup but
ter, one cup sugar, two cups pastry *r
cake flour, two'round teaspoons baking
powder, one-half cup water with Juice of
cne-half lemon in one cup water. Cream
blitter and sugar, then add water and
flour alternately (having sifted the bak
ing powder in flour); lastly fold in the
whites and flavor as desired. Rake in a
slow oven and ice with white icing.—
Kindness of Mrik G. C.
Needs Some Patch Pieces
“I am in need of some patch pieces and
will accept either cotton or wool or any
thing the Corner will send to me and
thank the givers more than a thousand
times for their kindness.
“MRS. J. J. M.”
The time for spring house cleaning is
at hand. Instead of attempting to “keep
over’’ a lot of pieces that may be of no
service, except to the ever ready moth,
let us remember those who could con
vert them into quilts. This correspondent
will be glad to receive pieces of silk, cot
ton, or woolen material. I am sure that
some or all kinds wh. be sent her.
Wants Patterns for Tatting
“I am trying to earn money making tat
ting, and would appreciate some new pat
terns. I can copy from almost any pic
ture, if your readers have such and would
send me a leaf or two from any magazine
they take that has pictures of tatting pat
terns.' I w’ould be grateful for them. I
cannot afford to buy a pattern book.
“JEAN.”
There Is a comfortable feeling in the
knowledge that one has helped any one to
make a living. All that this would be
bread winner asks is pictures of pat
terns of tatting which she may copy. Will
readers having needle work magazines
search them for designs that will be of
service to our hopeful correspondent?
Useful for the Sick
”1 have quite a lot of white cloth, old
1 illow cases and* table cloths, that I wrould
be glad to give away. I would like a few
silk pieces to finish my silk quilt and a
lew old fashioned quilt patterns.
“MRS. K. P..”
Will sufferers from cancer and other
maladies demanding old cloths and ban
dages write to mo for the address of this
correspondent who has such articles to
give aw’ay? And will others more fortu
nate note her request for a few silk pieces
I with which to finish her quilt, as well as
her desire for an old fashioned quilt pat
tern?
School Wants Phonograph Records
“My wants are not for myself but for
the mountain whites of North Carolina,
whom l am teaching. The school is car
ried on by a missionary association. Just
before Christmas some people in the
north sent us a good new' phonograph.
We haven’t any records for It. I won
dered if through your Corner we could get
seme second hand records for this school.
1 arn sure some people would be glad to
give them for so good a cause, and the
records would he appreciated by theso.
people. They have little in their lives and
know little of the outside world. Would
there be any expense connected with this?
“K. M. H.”
The poor whites of North Carolina!
How many of my readers know how
much they need cheer and help? Several
years ago T heard a well known mission
ary to these people describe the condi
tion of some of the ‘‘poor whites,” and
the story brought tears to my eyes. I re
call one incident of a poor mother who,
when ill, was taken to a hospital at a
distance. When tin? strong man carrying
her bent to lay the wasted form in the
hospital bed prepared for it she caugh^
him around the neck and clung to him,
“O, sir, don't lay me down on that while
bed! Real sheets ain't for the likes • •f
me!” In all her sordid life she never had
slept between muslin or cotton sheets.
“It’s like heaven!” she sighed later, after
she had been bathed and put in the first
civilized bed she ever had known. Think
what music must mean to people in such
corditions! If any one has records of
which she is weary, she not write
to me for the address of the teacher who
would bring seme pleasure Into these
stunted and dwarfed lives?
Offers Flower Seeds
*‘I can offer a few’ varieties of flower
seeds to lovers of nature with perhaps a
small plot of ground, but no money for
seed. LILAC LODGE.”
There are mans' flower lovers among us,
and they are now' looking for and asking
for seed to plant before the summer days
airive. To such this offer will be most
w elcome.
Some Good Patterns to Give Away
“Having had a good many helps from
the Corner, I should ..Ke to offer quite a
few good patterns to any one who can
make use of them. Some are a few years
ago styles, others are not. They are from
a child’s pattern up to those for misses
and women; no patterns for boys.
“MISS NELLIE S.“
Will those desiring these patterns write
to me, inclosing a stamp, for the name
and address of the ppreciative donor? We
are glad to know' we have been of help
to her.
She Is Furnishing: a Den
“Here’s another beggar coming to town!
And she wants rags and tags and velvet
’gowns, if there are such ready to be cast
into the furnace. You see, I have saved
silk rags for years for a pair of portieres,
but my ambition has grown and I now
want portieres, couch cover, and cushions
woven of silk rags for my den, and O, it
takes pounds and pounds and ooundsj If
any one In the Circle has worn out silk
[ dresses, petticoats, linings, or old ribbons
—in fact, anything silk—that she is quite
ilse all colors. I wash the soiled pieced1
pay parcel post on them, for I seem never
to get enough bright colors, although 1
use al colors. I wash the soiled pieces
and set the white and faded ones aside
to color. I'm waiting for a chance to
help others, too! C. E. P.”
The writer of this clever letter has
made her plea so well that I need add no
werd to it. She has spoken for herself
and to the point. I hope she may be so
generously supplied with "rags and tags
end velvet" that her "den" may be fur
nished as she wishes.
Needs Darned Net Pieces
"I am an invalid and a shut-in, and pass
my time in doing fancy work. I am in
want of some darned net patterns. I am
making some curtains and I want to darn'
a border for top and outer edge. The I
ether edge is In Battenburg in pdnd lille. j
Could you in some way get me into com
munication with other shut-ins, so that
we could correspond and tell each other
how we pass our time? I have to lie on
my back nearly all the time, and the day
is so long! I have a pair of crutches
and a bundle of cotton patch work pieces
to pass on to some one who would care
for them. I wish I were able to be of
more use to suffering humanity, but I am
tied down by an Jncurable disease (neuri
tis), Still, my heart responds to the Cor
ner and its good works.
•MRS. L. E. S."
T know this letter will appeal to others
as it has appealed to me. To have t)
spend gpiost of one’s time on one’s back
and yet to have the energy and ambition
to long to make beautiful things show's a
spirit not easily daunted. The writer will
receive the patterns she desires, lam con
fident of that. Will other shut-ins wish
ing to correspond with this brave invalid
write to me for her address? Such cor
respondence may be the means of re
lieving the tedium of many weary hours
for those taking part in it.
Cripple Wants Something to Read
"I would be so glad to receive some of
the books and magazines that G. M. has
to give away, especially books, for a crip
pled girl of our tow’n, who 1ms to stay
indoors most of the time. Will you send
G. M. my name and address?
"MRS. M. V. D."
I am sorry to have to tell you that G.
M.’s supply of books was exhausted some
time ago. I hope that the crippled girl
you refer to does not know' of your re
quest, for I would not have her disap
pointed. I hope still more earnestly that
readers will remember the cripple’s need
and send her some books and magazines.
She lives in Texas.
Offers a Vacuum Cleaner
Having noticed the passing along of so
many useful articles, I thought I Would
like to give a helping hand, if I may be
admitted to the Circle. I have a perfect
ly good vacuum cleaner (hand power) that
T havA no use for, and would be glad to
give it to some one who could use It.
"G. H. B."
We are glad to welcome you to our Cor
ner. It may be of interest to you to know
that the vacuum cleaner you mention is
the first one that ever has been offered
to us. Will the Cornerltes living in Buffa
lo, N. Y., note this generous offer?
prevailed throughout the afternoon made
a spritely entertainment.
“The Spoilt Child,“ presented by Miss
Virginia Ford and "Miss Roberta Con
nelly, was an enjoyable dialogue and one
which they gave beautifully. “The Pris
oners” was an interesting play which
Jordan Prince, Camille Chalifoux, Ann
Lanier, Eleanor Massey and Martha
Lajtsley as principals, with the assistance
of several other young girls, showed real
talent in presenting. The soldiers in this
production were Margaret Bennett, Eliza
beth Kimbrough, Minnie Roy Smith and
Roberta Connelly.
Another attractive playlet was “Grand
mother’s Birthday,” which Ruth Webb
and the girls of the first, second and
third grades presented. “The Wolf, the
Goat and the Kid’’ was given very well
indeed by Annie Meade, Pearl Bell Oden
and Elizabeth McCloud.
MISS GENTRY’S WEDDING '
TO MR. JOHN J. WOODSIDE
The marriage of Miss AUene Gentry
and Mr. John J. Woodside, Jr., is an event
r*f widespread southern interest. Miss
Gentry is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Gentry of Atlanta and has been
socially conspicuous since her debut sev
eral years ago. Mr. Woodside is one of
the wealthy and prominent, men of At
lanta. Their marriage will take place
this evening rather quietly at the home
of Miss Gentry’s parents, and she will
he attended by her sister, Miss Nina
Gentry, as maid of honor. Mr. Wood
tide’s best man is to be Mr. Phillip
L’Engle. Miss Gentry with her father,
who is well liked here has visited Bir
mingham briefly several times in the past
tew years. She attended the Charity
hall a year ago.
ANOTHER WEDDING
OCCURS IN ATLANTA
Another wedding of much local interest
will take place this evening in Atlanta
when Miss Nora ►Belle Rosser becomes
the bride of Mr. Charles B. Shelton. The
marriage will take place at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Luther 7,. Rosser in West
Etui.
Miss Rosser will have a large bridal
party, route of the prettiest girls In At
lanta being included in the group. A
large reception will follow the ceremony.
Miss Ruth Rosser will be her sister’s
maid of honor, and Mrs. Joseph Eby ancj
AMUSEMENTS!
Pianola Recital
AT
Clark & Jones Hall
1814 Third Avenue
Thursday, April 17
3:30 p. m.
PROGRAMME
Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 Chopin
In My Neighbor's Garden, Nevin
Melody in P Rubinstein
Pimamericana Herbert
Nocturne Chopin
Polka de Concert liartlett
Anitra’s Dance Grieg
Valse Petite Puts
Contes d’Hoffman Offenbach
Waltz, Op. 34 Moszkowsky
Oliver Chalifoux at the Pianola
Piano
Complimentary Tickets at the
Office of
CLARK & JONES
W V
The Quality Piano Store
1814 Third Avenue
I Mrs. Luther Rosser, Jr., will be matrons
I of honor. The bridesmaids will be Miss
Lula Dean Jones, Miss Passle May Ott
ley, Miss Annie May Shelton, Miss Mil
dred Borden. Air. Shelton’s best man is
to be Air. Georg© Shelton of Valdosta,
Ga., and the groomsmen include the fol
lowing well known men, Mr. Lewis Shel
ton, Air. L. Z. Rosser, Air. Roy Dorsey,
Air. Sam Dorsey and Mr. A1 Thorn
well.
MRS. ARTHUR CHENOWETH
ENTERTAINED IN COLUMBUS
Mrs. Arthur Chenoweth, who is visiting
her father, Air. A. Illges, in Columbus,
Ga., has been among the guests at a
number of smart functions in that pleas
ant Georgia city. Mrs. Chenow'eth ww
formely Aliss Frances Illges. one of sev
eral lovely girls in a prominent and in
fluential Georgia family. The visit of
her sister, Aliss Nouna Illges, a season
or two ago is pleasantly recalled by
Birmingham’s younger set.
The Columbus Enquirer-Sun carries this
account of a recent card party:
Th© card party at which Mrs. John
Illges entertained in honor of her house
guest, Mrs. Paul Vose of Atlanta and
Airs. E. D. Sheffield of Amerlcus was
attractively carried out in every detail.
It was a beautiful party and "all the
verbal iaurels at our command will not
adequately crown the occasicrti." Lilac
arid white prevailed as the color schemo
and was beautifully carried out in vio
lets, white roses and other spring flow
ers. The score cards were small gold
fans ar.d handsome carved ivory fans
were presented the guests of honor and
| Mrs. Arthur Chenoweth who made top
score. Delicious refreshments wrere
served on small lace draped tables cen
tered with vases of violets. Those in
; vited to meet the guests of honor were
Mrs. George Waddell, Airs. 'Leighton Mc
| Pherson. Airs. William Hart, Airs. Harry
i Woodruff, Mrs. Alfred Blaekmar, Airs.
Arthur Chenoweth. Airs. Thomas Shanks.
Mrs. Reynolds Flournoy, Mrs. Clifford
Johnson. Mrs. Charles Howard, Airs. El
liott Waddell, Mrs. John Shanks, Mrs.
Ernest Dismukes, Airs. WPMam Worsley,
Misses Gladys Gibson, Aylma Illges,
Nouna Illges.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Amaranth club meets Friday aft
ernoon with Mrs. Claud Cotten, 1900 Six
teenth avenue, south.
* * •
Mrs. John Snow Jemlson Is hostess this
morning for the Highland Boolf club.
• * *
Miss Alma Rittenberry will he hostess
tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock to tho
United Daughters of 1913 In the palm
room of the Hotel Hillman.
NOTES s
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Minor have taken
apartment with Mrs. Peaehor on the
corner of Seventeenth street and Elev
enth avenue, south.
* * •
Mr. Lee Steiner, who has been 111 at St.
Vincent’s hospital, has returned to his
home and expects to he able to resume
his business duties in town today.
* • *
Mrs. Allte Houston Watts of Selma
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joel F.
Webb, 1310 Glen avenue.
• * »
Mrs. Augustus Benners, Miss Clara
O'Neill and Miss Lenore u'Xeill will at
tend grand opera In Atlama.
• * *
Mrs. Henry B. Gray ami Miss Mabel
Wheelock are expected home the latter
part of the week from French Lick
Springs after passing 10 days in the popu
lar Indiana resort.
* * *
Mrs. Jaynes A. Downey and Mrs. W.
D. Perkins are visiting Mrs. Will Hayes
at Mooresville.
* • •
Mrs. Thomas M. Owen of Montgomery
spent yesterday in the city attending the
Missionary council.
• • •«
Mrs. Charley Northlngton or Tuscaloosa
is visiting her brother. Judge H. Aber
nethy, while attending the Woman's Mis
sionary council. ^
Miss Nemours Waddell is one ot the
pretty and popular members of the col
lege set. Her vivacious temperament and
rich brunette type of her beauty, suggest
her name, a fascinating French appella
tion which Is a favorite one in her fam
ily. She Is the daughter „f Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Waddell, who are among the
comparative newcomers to Birmingham.
Their home was formerly .\vw Orleans,
hut the three are .so thoroughly delight
tul socially, and Mr. Waddell such art
excellent acquisition to buuness circles,
they are beinu rapidly found out and
their popularity is increasing in a mau
•
' ■ •. M&i&l ■ r -*ii
ner pleasant certainly for those who have
had an oportunlty to meet them. Miss
Nemours Waddell is such a joy-loving,
original young person that she has Ire
come a decided favorite with the younger
element and is so thoughtful and cordial
to older people that she also ha* many
friends among them.
* • •
Rev. James Martin of Gulfport, Miss.,
Is visiting friends here while attending
the Woman's Missionary council.
* • •
Mr. and Mr*. lajon Btrassburger and
their son, Florian Btrassburger, of Mont
gomery are guests of Mrs. Ben Weil, 1600
South Twentieth street.
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TOO REALISTIC
Kansas City, Mo., April 15.—Cleve
Brown, an actor who has been donning
the skin of lions in a sketch founded on
“Beauty and the Beast,” narrowly es
caped death last night at Kansas City,
Kan.
Brown in hi* animal make-up is sup
posed to be replaced on the stage by a
real lion that Is shown to the audience.
The change is made by a trick shift
in the scenery. The helper last night
pulled a lever too soon and Brown was
tumbled to the stage with the lion. The
real lion seized the intruder. Out of
the skin backwards to safety went Brown,
but not until he was severely injured by
the animal's claws.
DOLLY HAS SOMETHING TO SAY
ABOUT THE “PINCHBECK GIRL’’
A Little Story of More Than Appealing Interest—All the Shams
and Pretenses of Life That Make For So Much Unhap
piness—When They Are Dropped and the Mask
Was Off, Contentment Reigned Supreme
By DOLLY DALRY!K«»LE
In a recent popular magazine, there ap
peared a little story that pleased me tre
mendously.
It Is called "The Pinchbeck Oirl.’’
Did you happen to read it?
It is a simple little story about a girl
who'lived In a world of untruth.
Her people were plain and unpretentious,
but she had rich friends to whom she lilted
to represent her family as being very dif
ferent from what they really were.
To make a long story short; the poor
little girl played the game for many
months and years.
She kept her friends away from her un
cle’s house because she did not want them
to see how she really lived.
When they did come on her appointed
day "at home” she would break her n^clt
D OLLYS mrnrs
Philosophy
V
Er ’oman hater, Lil
Honey, is lak er ostrich dat
hides his haid in de sand an’
thinks he’s safe, while de
man dat professes openly his
luv o’ wimmen is lak de
squirrel in de park dat eats
outen youh hand, but can’t
be caught.
to hire a maid for the occasion and fix up
the place in her vain attempt to give
the impression that they lived with plenty
of servants waiting on them every day.
In short, everything she did, the writer
explains, was a flashy imitation Jewel in
a cheap silver gilt setting.
Instead of the girl frankly owning up
that she had no money, and that her
family were simple and unpretentious
folk, she would invent fibs about her uncle
(whose one passion in life was dough*
nuts), and how she couldn't get him to
take her abroad and spend the winters
on the Riviera, because he was so devoted
to his clubs.
This went on, while Polly the girl con
tinued to deceive nobody.
She was ashamed to be herself.
Her one aim and object in life was tf»,
Imitate some of her smart aoquuintanca*. .
At last one day she woke up to the trutn
of the matter.
She was deceiving nobody but herself.
She had strength of character enough
even after living years a life of deceit co
wheel herself around and' head herself in
another direction.
Of course it was hard, for Polly had
given herself “airs" too long for people
to understand the real fineness of her na
ture under all the cheap “pinchbeck” ve
neer.
But Polly, once her mind was made up,
to put pretending away forever, bravely
faced the world as she was.
It wras rather a pretty finald to the story
when the “Pinchbeck Polly” accepted hor
life as it really was, and tlie untruth and
thq sham and the pretense had been for
ever disposed of, and the real Polly was
dominant and forcefully forging her way
to the front.
If she could have run away from things
for a little time it would have been easier.
How many of us have experienced just
thut same feeling.
But she couldn’t; she had to stay right
there and face all the gossip and shrugs
anil giggles for which she knew*, poor girl,
she had no one to blame but herself.
Yet today there isn’t a brighter, happier,
more independent girl anywhere than
Polly.
When her wealthy friends drop in to
see her now she doesn't attempt to have
things the way a woman of means and
leisure would have them.
She now realizes the charm that lies in
contrast and she introduces the old aunt
and uncle with a simple pride that warms
the very cockles of your heart.
And many and many a time do her
friends, especially the lonely, wealthy
ores, drop into the little cottage for what
they call “a whiff of happiness.”
This is the way the author tells it.
Somehow as I read the story I won
dered if there w'ere not many who are
making Polly’s mistake. f6rmlng their
lives in a “pinchbeck” setting.
I wonder if wre realize what lies before
us, if we keep up the fairce so long that
the habit of years becomes too strong?
l>o you realize that you will miss all
the big, true things of llf^ while you are
masquerading In that world of unreali
ties?
Do you realize that unless you are big
enough and brave enough to drop these
unworthy little pretenses, your very soul
will shrivel with the sham*of It all?
You don’t need to whine “poverty.”
You don’t even need to explain things.
That’s your affair, and if some of your
rich friends with a way of asking imper
tinent questions ask you point blank
about some personal matter, answer
truthfully, and right from the shoulder,
and they will have a deal more respect
for you and like you all the better for it.
“Easy enough to talk,” some one says.
Yes, I know, but it will be easy enough
to do, provided that you will make tip
your mind to one thing; that all the little
myths and pretenses must go, and realize
that no one Is deceived but yourself and
no one ljeally cares.
NEW USE FOR THE
MOVING PICTURE
Newf York, April 15.—Identification of
criminals by means of motion pictures
is fo be tried by the New York police
department.
Five feet of film costing 70 cents for Its
composition will be sufficient under the
plan suggested to record characteristics
and peculiarities In movement and car
riage of criminals placed before the mov
ing picture camera.
These would be preserved to be thrown
on a screen, w here identification is needed.
Floral Park, N. Y., April 15.—John Dun
ning, a mail clerk on the Long Island
railroad, was lassoed and whipped out
of /the door of his car today by a wire
trailing from a" passing freight train. He
was saved from death by the breaking
of the wire. His leg w?as broken and he
was badly lacerated.
Miller to Fort Sill
Galveston, Tex., April 15.—Col. Samuel
W. Miller, who has been In command of
the headquarters base and port of em
barkation of the second aripy division
since Its establishment here, has been
ordered to Fort Sill, Okla., w'here he will
have charge of the school of musketry.
He will he succeeded here by Col. S. J. T.
Cliubbs of Omaha.
Oil Goes Up
Findlay, O., April 15.—The Ohio OH com
pany today added 5 cents per barrel to the
price of oil, making Illinois and Prince
ton $1.30; North Lima, $1.39; South Lima
and Indiana, $1.34, and Wooster, $1.91.
“ON LIVING MODELS”
A Valuable and Interesting Demonstration
On How to Properly Corset Yourself
Will Be Given to Women Only in the
Corset Section of the Saks Store; Lecture
From 3 to 4 P. M. Today.
NOT ONE WOMAN IN THIS CITY
Should fail to hear the very plain, sensible and instructive
CORSET LECTURE
By Dr. Maud E. Dunn
Not a “dress reform.” On the contrary, Dr. Dunn tells you how you
may be ultra-stylish while perfectly comfortable; how "to select the corset
that will give you health and comfort, and how to correct the evils you
may now suffer from wearing corsets that don’t suit your needs and
figure.
Realizing the importance of Dr. Dunn’s advice, we insist that our
saleswomen shall follow her instructions in corset fitting, so that we may
give our customers still better service. In the
Corset Department—Second Floor—3 to 4 P. M.
All welcome. Come early to secure a seat—these lectures always
draw a crowd everywhere.
®Wis (lilutljtmj (&l
“CLOTHIERS,TO THE WHOLE FAMILY”
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