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ITEMS OF INTEREST
TO FEMININE READERS
Teas — Luncheons — Weddings — Club News—Miss Margaret
Patton Weds Dr. Joseph Leland of Tuscaloosa—Mrs. Arm
1 strong Hostess at Tea—Table d’Hote Luncheon
Parties at the Club—Today in Society
H>- MYRTLE MILES
/ji i. ■ ,..r*.r.c matrimonial event of
yesterday occurred at S o'clock in the
morning, when Miss Margaret Patton,
niece of Mr. James Tatton. became the
bride of Dr. Joseph Deland of Tusca
loosa at her uncle’s home. Owing'to a
recent beeravement in the family of the
Broom, tlie ceremony was very quiet,
only the immediate family and a few
very intimate friends witnessing It.
Tile residence was tastefully decorated
for the ceremony, wild flowers giving an
air of picturesque beauty and youthful
ness to tlie entire interior. Dogwood
blossoms banked the altar at which the
yctmg couple stood to receive tlie vows
In the drawing room of the home and
elsewhere in tlie house, the perfume of
honeysuckle blossoms indicated the pro
fuse use of these dainty woodland beau
ties.
Palms and ferns made a wealth
o' fresh greenery\ Introduced among
Ilia flowers of the altar, where
seven-branched candles gave a churchly
light. The ceremony was pronounced by
the Rev. Dr. Willoughby ClaybroWt, rec
tor of St. Mary's on-the-Ilighlands.
Miss Patton was given to be mnrried
by '"]• uncle. Mr. James Patton, with
whom she lias made her home for four
years. Dr. Deland's best man was Mr.
James Person of Fort Gibson, Miss.
There were no other attendants.
The bride was attired for traveling In
a smart blue tailored suit and a becom
ing chapeau crowned with plumea. Her
flowers were valley lilies made into a
loose bouquet with a single pink rose
In the center. She Is extremely pretty
• and in the sweet seriousness of her mood
was exceptionally winsome.
Dr. and Mrs. Iceland left yesterday
morning for New York city, whence
they will sail Saturday on the steamship
Caledonia for Europe, He will spend tlie
next two years in study at the leading
hospitals of Paris, Tamdon and Rerlln.
HI* bride has been very popular in
tlie younger set of this city and will be
sincerely missed. Dr. Deland is a mem
ber of one of the most prominent fami
lies of the state and is considered among
tlie leading young men of Alabama. He
and the members of his family are well
known here through frequent visits, and
his sister, Miss Carrie Deland, who was
In the city for the wedding yesterday is
always a popular visitor, coming often
for a brief stay in the J. A. Yanlloose
family. Dr. Deland’s marriage has
aroused friendly Interest throughout the
•tate.
DELEGATES RETURN FROM
CONVENTION IN RICHMOND
Mrs. Maibelle Sloes Cecil wrote from
Richmond. Va.. of the splendid conven
tion of the National Young Women's
ChrUtian association, which. In company
with several other Birmingham women
who are interested in this great work,
she Is attending. She states that they
expect to return to Birmingham today.
She states, "The convention is drawing
to a dlose and I am sure It will be of
Interest to know that their work has
had recognition. I tvas asked to tell
of the February finance campaign which
broke the record In similar campaigns
held In northern and western cities—
thetr's not Including their building cam
paigns.
Mrs. .Tames Bowron is Birmingham
representative In the south rentral field
committee and I had the honor of serv
ing on the resolutions committee, com
posed of five representatives from widely
separated states.
"Our entire party composed of Mrs. F.
E. Davidson, Miss Edna Sandlin, Mrs.
James Bowron, Mrs. A. M. Taylor and
tn.vself will reach ■ Birmingham by Fri
day.”
Mrs. Cecil Includes a clipping which
■tates:
Two of the most prominent young wo
men In the l'nited States will address
the Young Women’s Christian associa
tion convention tonight. Miss Jessie
Woodrow Wilson, daughter of the Presi
dent, will speak on "
tlon Means to the
Miss Elizabeth Dodge of New York on
"What the Association Means to the
City Girl."
So great has been the demand for
tickets that meetings will he held Simul
taneously In St. Patti's Episcopal church
and lit the Seventh Street Christian
church. Miss Wilson and Miss Dodge
slternating at each. In this way. It is
believed that all who wish to attend c’aff
be accommodated.
GILBERT-OVERBY
WEDDING OCCURS
The marriage of Miss Alma Elizabeth
Overby and Mr. George Roswell Gilbert of
this city occurred last evening at the
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1
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 F Rubinstein
Panamericana Herbert
Nocturne Chopin
Polka de Concert Bartlett
Anltra's Dance Grieg
Valse Petite Putz
Contes d’Hoffman Offenbach
Waltz, Op. 34 Moszkowsky
Oliver Chalifoiix nt the Pianola
Plano
Complimentary Tickets at the
Office of
CLARK & JONES
The Quality Piano Store
1814 Third Avenue
i
home of the bride’s grand parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Few', 319 Park Avenue. No
<*nrds were sent out. The bridal couple
will be at home after May 1 at 1S30 Second
avenue, north.
MISS LEMASTER AND MISS
STOLLENWERCK HONOREES
Miss Mary LeMaster of Memphis find
Miss Alice Stollenw'efek of Baltimore
shared honors at the beautiful dinner ar
ranged last evening by Mrs. Frank B.
Fowlkes at her home on Highland avenue.
Assembled about tire pretty table With
Mr. and Mrs. Fowlkes were Miss Stollen
werck. Miss LeMaster, Miss Helen Eustis,
Miss Lydia Kustis, Miss Gamaliel Dixon,
Mr. Phifer Smith, Mr. Val Kolb, Mr. Sors
by Jemison, Mr. Joseph Mudd and Mr. R.
A. Brown.
MRS. J. D. MOORE
ENTERTAINS AT LUNCHEON
At the Country club yesterday Mrs. J.
T). Moore entertained Hi girls at a delight
ful luncheon. They were^nvited to meet
Miss Alice Stollenw'erek, Mrs. W. C.
Shackelford’s pretty Baltimore niece.
Mrs. Moore's parties are always delight
fully planned and the center of the table
was garnished yesterday by a big blue and
white basket lied with tulle and filled with
i pink roses. At efctrh cover was a basket
filled with pink mints and tied with pink
rosebuds, and the place cards were simi
larly decorated. In the light from pink
shaded candles the group about the table
included Miss Stollentverck, Miss Eliza
beth Bowie. Miss Fannie Dunn, Miss May
Collins. Miss Carrie Yates, Miss Margaret
Miles of Montgomery, Miss Helen Eustis.
Miss Florence Coffin, Miss Gamaliel
Dixon and Miss Gladys Enslen.
MRS. A. C. RAMSAY
HOSTESS FOR MISS WARE
Arranged as a final pre-nuptial com
pliment to Alias Mary Ware was the de
lightful luncheon yesterday at the Coun
tiv club at which Mrs. A. C. Ramsay was
the hostess. Valley lilies ond bridesmaid
roses made a significant decorative mo
tive. and these blossoms marked the cen
ter of the table about which the party
met.
Those whom Mrs. Ramsay included in
her luncheon party were Miss Ware, Mrs.
Paul Chalifoux, Miss Martha Robinson of
Richmond, Mrs. Albert Lynn of Pittsburg,
Mrs. Taylor Southgate. Mrs. Archie Gib
son, Airs. Jelks Cabaniss, Mrs. Hill Fer
guson, Mrs. Otto Folley of South Carolina,
Mrs. Anna Davies. M*s. Ed Tutwiler, Miss
Sarah Me Lester, Miss .Marjorie Weather
ly, Aliss Elizabeth Wyman, Miss Marianne
Hamilton, Mrs. Frank Orockard and Mrs.
DIek Hawkins.
MRS. RHODES
LUNCHEON HOSTESS
About h dainty table yesterday at the
Country club met a party of 14 friends of
Mrs. Rufus X. Rhodes, invited in honor
of Mrs. Micajah Woods, Mrs. Lupton s
mother and guest.
Jt was an especially congenial party and
assembled under the most delightful con
ditions, since Mrs. Woods Is so very de
lightful and interesting a woman. Those
whom Mrs. Rhodes invited to meet her
were Mrs. David Roberts. Mrs. George R.
Ward, Mrs. Henry Fitts, Mrs. Philip
Fitts, Mrs. Henry Fitts, Mrs. Ernest
Gaylor, Mrs. T. O. Smith, Mrs. Rivers
Carter. Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. E.
M. Tutwiler, Mrs. Hugh Stokely and Mrs.
Frank Y. Anderson.
MRS. IRA ARMSTRONG
AFTERNOON TEA HOSTESS
Mrs. Ira L. Armstrong’s afternoon tOA
was one of the most delightful incidents
ot yesterday. She entertained a hundred
anil twenty-five guests in compliment tc>
Mrs. O. O. Childress and Mrs T. C.
Ragsdale of Tennessee. The hours were
4 to G o’clock.
Mrs. Armstrong's home was beautifully
decorated with wild flowers, quantities
of dogwood and other white blossoms
making a delightful contrast to the pro
fusion of greenery.
Mrs. w. B. Leedy, Jr., and Mrs. George
Stewart presided at the tea table which
was tpread with green satin and cov
ered with white lace. In the center was
a large basket filled with snowballs and
tied with green tulle.
Among the members of the coterie as
sisting Mrs. Armstrong to welcome her
callers were: Mrs. Frank Nelson, Jr.,
Mrs. J. F. Rushton. Mrs. John F. Foster,
Mrs. IS. R. Smith, Mrs. C. A. Brown, Mrs.
,1. T. Coulburn, Mrs. S. F. King, Mrs.
John W. Sibley, Mrs. F. W. Dixon, Miss
Anna Stillman.
RECEPTION AT
HIGHLANDS METHODIST
A reception will be given Friday even
ing. April 18. at 8 o’clock, at the High
lands Methodist church, Five Points, to :
the 130 new members received during
the recent membership campaign. There !
will be an informal programme and light
refreshments.
Every member of the church is expected
to attend, and the friends of the church
are most cordially invited.
MISS SILVERFIELD
WEDS MR. ABE LEVINE
The marriage of Miss Sadie Ruth Sil
verfield and Mr. Abe Levine was at
tractively solemnized last evening at tlie
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Silverfield. in the presence of the im
mediate family circle aiyl a few close
friends cf the bridal coilple. Afterward
for the ensuing reception, the family
group was supplemented by a large con
course of friends.
The residence was decorated throughout
with greenery and cluster of pink flow
ore brightened each room. In the draw
ing room a large green canopy was built
over the altar which was made of ferns
and palms, and the bridal party descend
ed the stairs, as Mendelssohn’s wedding
march was played by Mrs. Micliaelson.
and stood beneath this canopy for the
vows. The officiant was Rabbi Loeb.
During the vows Mr. Mlchaelson, with
Mrs. Michaelson's piano accompaniment
bang, “O Promise Me." The bridal party
was very interesting. Mrs. M. Silver
field of Blossburg, wearing a handsome
white lingerie costume with a pink girdle
which matched the color of the roses in
her bouquet, was matron of honor. Miss
Nettie Siherfield, the bride’s sister, was
her maid of honor. She wore a very
pretty white gown with touches of pink
and carried an arm bouquet of pink car
nations. Her hair was bound with a bit
of pink tulle. Miss Nettie Levine, in
pink chiffon and wearing a corage bou
quet of sweet peas, was the bridesmaid.
^ Mr. Devine’s best man was Mr. Mil
ton Silverfield, and standing with him.
in lieu of his parents, were Mr. and Mrs.
1. Kronenberg. Mr. Ben Levine of Gal
veston, Tex., was groomsman. The bride,
looking very attractive i?i white silk voile
garmturecl with hands of Irish lace and i
tulle veil the length of her train, was
given In matrimony by her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. J. Silverfield. She carried a
bridal bouquet of bride roses and lilies of
the valley.
An enjoyable reception followed the
wedding. The bride’s mother. Mrs. ,1. ;
Silverfield, was attired for the occa
sion in black crepe de chine. The mem- j
bers of the bridal party assisted in re
ceiving. From the dining room ices!
and cakes were served in the pink and 1
white color scheme. The table held
pink shaded lights and overhead whs
en electric dome decorated with car
rat long and tulle. A Urge wedding
cake was embossed in whit* and pink.
Among lb* out-of-Jown guests hi the
vyddlng were Mr, and Mrs, M. Silver
HELPING HAND HINTS FOR THE HOME
By MARION HAHLASD
Chile Con Carne
One pound red kidney beans, one-lialf
pound lean pork, six onions chopped fine,
one quart tomatoes, on# red chili pepper,
one-half teaspoon red powdered pepper,
one teaspoon salt. Soak beans overnight
and cook them half an hour in morning.
Cook all together until meat is tender.—
Kindness of Mrs. A. M. I).
Chile Con Carne (2)
Boll one pound kidney beans slowly un
til tender, set aside; dice one-half pound
bacon, fry to light brown and add to
beans. In the bacon fat put two good
sised onions minced, twe cloves of garlic
sliced, two bay leaves, four cloves, a dash
of celery salt, and a pinch of thyme,
one-half teaspoon, chili powder, and to
this add one quart of tomatoes. Simmer
15 or 20 minutes, pour on tne beans, and
keep at a slow boll for an hour. Sea
son with red pepper and salt to taste.
Some add one-half pound chopped meat,
which makes It solid. Serve with steamed
rice.—Kindness of Mrs. M. E.
To Transfer Printed Pictures
“Some time ago H. S. R. asked for a
recipe for transferring printed pictures.
Take one cup turpentine nearly full, as
much laundry soap as It will cut, shaved
fine; let stand 48 hours. Heat and strain.
Add one-half gallon buttermilk, strained.
Mix together and shake before using. Use
wad of cotton to apply to print. Give time
to loosen, use blotter to take off sur
plus, and press on paper, linen, or wood,
etc. SUBSCRIBER.”
Extracting Pecan Nuts *
"A correspondent asks the best way to
extract pecan nuts from shells. Some time
ago I read a suggestion to pour boiling
| water over the nuts. I have tried the
ichome and it works all right, but the nuts
must he left In the hot water long enough
^ to soften the shellQ, and it Is usually
necessary to pour over them a second
supply of boiling water. A. M. B. K."
Formula for Washing Clothes
'The following formula for washing
clothes was copied from a newspaper, and
It n\ay be of use to Mrs. N. C. N.: A
can of potash, 6 cents' worth each of salts
of tartar and ammonia crystals, one tea
spoon borax. Dissolve in eight quarts of
w'ater. One-half teacup of this washing
fluid and one-half a bar of soap shaved
are placed in a boiler of cold water. The
clothes are put In and allowed to reach
the boiling point and a little over. This
fluid should be well mixed. A little kero
sene added to the water in which the
clothes are to be boiled Is a simple and
harmless w'hitener also. No odor will be
noticed after they are well rinsed and
dried. MRS. R. C. S.’’
Answer to Query From M. A. B.
"Will you Inform M. A. B. that the
lines or words she would know' are taken
from the poem ‘O, Wh*’ Should the Spirit
of Mortal Be Proud! It was a particular
favorite of Abraham Lincoln. It W'as
shown to him when a young man by a
friend, and afterward he clipped It from
a newspaper and learned it by heart. lie
said to a friend: ‘I would give a great deal
to know who wrote it, hut have never
been able to ascertain.' He was told in
1864 that the poem was written by William
Knox. MRS. T. C. S.”
Tracing Old Poem
"The poem from w'hich Mrs. C. T. S.
quotes is called ’Left on the Battlefield,’
and can bekfound among the poems of
‘Peace and War' in Bryant's Library of
Poetry and Song.
"MRS. A. F. M.”
Care of Canary’s Feet
"In answer to Mrs, R.: The canary's toe
! nails may be easily manicured If you will
take him to a sunlit window and notice
the little red veins that run into his
nails. Trim the nails with a pair of tine,
sharp scissors. Take cafe that you do
not go too close to the veins. M. B."
Recipe for Spanish Chicken
"E. A. asks for a recipe for Spanleh
chicken. Try this: Select a roasting chick
en about four pounds, cut Into nine pieces,
wash and singe carefully: put on to cook
In water to slightly cover It, Balt to
taste, boll Rnd skim. Take one large
Spanish onioh, two potatoes, three green
peppers, one stalk of celery (or German
celery root). Chop together with a few
pepper corns. Orate four carrots: chop
one pint of tomatoes. When the chicken
has boiled until it lacks 40 minutes of
being done, add the chopped vegetables,
except the tomatoes. Cook for a few
minutes, add the tomatoes and two coffee
cups of rice, steamed and flaky, each
grain separate: then add one-quarter tea
spoon of curry powder and one-quarter
teaspoon paprika. Do not stir much after
adding the rice, a* It breaks it. Serve
on a large hot platter. Garnish with
Parsley, placing the chicken on top. If
this dish Is served as directed It will suit
the taste of an epicure.
"EXPERIENCED."
Way to Wa* Comfortables
“I see a request for a method of wash
ing cotton filled comfortables. I untie
mine in the morning and wash the covers
and dry, Ironing while damp. Put right
back and knot far apart, which can be
all done within an hour and a half. Then
my comfortables are ready to go back
upon the beds after dinner. This is no
trouble and a far better way than putting
the whole comfortable into a tub of water.
That method takes from two to three
hours to dry. In making the quilts I use
the best of cotton and 1 would not think
of putting them into water when only the
cover is really soiled. If this Is of help
I may come again. MRS. GEORGE M.”
MISS SADIE SILVEREIELI)
Whose Marriage to Mr. Levine occurred last evening
field of Blossburg, Mrs. William Dooly
of Cincinnati, Miss Annie May Wilniot
of Inverness, Minn., Mr. Harold Silver
field, Mr. David Seldman and Mr. Max
Seldman of Blossburg.
Mr. and Mrs. J,evlne left last night
for Chattanooga to spend their honey
moon. They will make their home in
this city where Mr. Devine Is in busi
ness.
EVENTS OF TODAY
Mrs. Eugene Holmes will entertain the
Norwood Auction Bridge club.
Mrs Charles Ledbetter entertains at tea
in compliment to her sister, Mrs. Samuel
Neal of Virginia*
Mrs. J. C. Scott and Mrs. Mlnto enter
tain at tea In compliment to Mrs. Alex
Mlnto of Canada.
Miss Mary Ware’s marriage to Mr. J. .1.
Aebury will be an event of the evening.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mrs. Mortimer Williams will enter
tain the Cadmean Circle this week at
the home of Mrs. C. T. Randall, Quin
lan avenue.
• * *
The Study Circle meets tomorrow
with Mrs. Overton'Fullton.
• * *
Miss Meddle O. Hamilton will de
liver an address this afternoon In the
interest of Chautauqua at Clark &
Jones hall at 2:30.
+ * *
The Daisy Chain will meet Thurs
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with* Miss
lJeriot, 2109 Eleventh avenue.
NOTES
Miss Kate Hemphill Perry, who has
been quite ill at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Hemphill, was reported yesterday
some better though her temperature is
still high. Miss Perry will be unable
to lake pari in any of the social af
fairs preceding her marriage and has
already been greatly missed.
* * *
Mis. Nellie /Viley aQtl Miss Susie
Offutt have returned to Montgomery
after u visit to Mrs. ’Georg© T. Burke.
* • *
Dr. Charles Stakelv of Montgomery
spent last night as the guest of Mrs
George T. Burke.
* • *
Miss Mary Burke Is In Quinton,
where she attended the marriage of
Miss Annie Lou Webb and Mr. A. \V
Gibson.
RILOX
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MUSES
English Newspaper Depicts
Military Operations
Around Fortress
London. April 17 The Times publishes
a long and critical account of the siege
and capture of Adrlanople from a corre
spondent who visited that city imme
diately after it was taken by the allies.
It shows that tlie defense of Adrlanople,
though stubborn, was not as skillful
and spirited as hail been supposed and
that the difficulties the Servians and Bul
garians had to overcome in the final as
sault have been very much exaggerated.
Tit# correspondent attributes the fall
of the fortress in a great measure to lack
of spade work on the part of the Turks
and Bays that in the final assault the
main wonks were almost indefensible. The
Infantry frenches on Arnutkeut ridge
were nothjng more than field works that
a brigade of Indian Infantry would have
been aBhamed of.
"When I remember the Ladysmith de
fenses and the Russian works which the
Japanese had to force at I.lo Yang,"
continues the correspondent, "and coin
rare them with the parodies on niilltary
englneerlng which were defended at
Adrlanople for five months, my opinion
is that Adrlanople could anil ought to
have been talten at any time during those
five months. Along ih. whole liTte of
barbed obstacles were none of those
signs of desperate passage which those
who were In Manchuria will remember
In their dreams to their dying day.
"Tlie fortifications in the positions
around Adrlanople were mis, .able in de
sign and totally devoid nr military acu
men In their construction.
"The marvel is that ihe ihilgarian ar
tillery did not pound lies,- batteries to
pieces. They appiu.],L feared to get
Into range of rtle Turks heavy guns.'’
The correspondent think that It would
be kinder not to examine him the allies'
official estimates of the losses on either
side in the final assault
Expensive Parasols
^Paris, April 38.—Princess Louise of
Belgium was condemned today by tile
civil court here to pay $77*i for a dozen
parasols she bought Lot ween May 1J
and July 7. 1911 one for each of 3"
dresses. The most expensive parasol
cost JHO,
CIVIC BODIES OF
SOUTH ARE ACTIVE
Steps Taken in Many Cities to Bring
New Industries to Various
Sections
Columbus, Ga., April 16.—(Special.)—The
Industrial Index says this week:
“The enterprise of trade bodies is an
interesting feature of the southeastern
development news for the week closing
today. At Jacksonville, Fla., a $100,000
corporation is being organized by board
of trade members to encourage tha loca
iion of new manufacturing plants in that
city. The Columbus. Ga., board of trade
is inaugurating a lively membership cam
pagn and plans to raise $6000 with which
to advertise and promote the business In
tel (<t s of the city. The Huntsville, Ala., i
commercial body is promoting the or-1
sanitation of a company to operate a
ferry across the Tennessee river, and the
board of trade at Northport, Ala., is
working for the construction of a bridge
across the Warrior river and the establlsh
meift.of an electric railway between that
town and Tuscaloosa. The building of an
electric railway between Rome, Ga., and
Gadsden, Ala., is being actively agitated
by the commercial bodies of the two cities, j
"Civic enterprise continues to be very
much in evidence and counties will ex
pend still more money* for good roads.
Nassau county, Florida, will vote on the
issuance of $180,000 of bonds for road con
struction. Albany, Ga., will vote upon the
issuance of $110,000 of bonds for various Im
provements; Rochelle, Ga., voted electric
lights and waterworks bonds, and the
citizens of Abbeville, jGa., authorized the
issuance of lighting plant bonds. Lyerly,
Ga., voted $10,000 of school bonds. Bids
are invited for constructing roads in Mar
shall, Dale and Lee counties, Alabama.
"Among the construction contracts
awarded during the week were: Hotel,
Daytona, Fla.; $32,708 fraternal building,
Atlanta; clubhouse, Waycross, Ga.; $73,200
armory, Savannah; Elks’ building. Macon,i
Ga.. and $6000 of street paving, Washing
ton. Ga.
•'Jacksonville, Ha., Fensaloca, !• la., anil
West Point. Ga., will soon receive pro
posals for street paving and Opelika, Ala.,
opened bids this week for about 30,000
yards of paving.
"Among the manufacturing plants an
nounced are: Fire apparatus plant, Tam
pa, Fla.; enlargement of power plant near
Jackson, Ga.; $150,000 structural Iron plant,
Anniston, Ala.; cotton oil mill and fertil
izer factory, Tuscumbla. Ala.; packing
factory, Plant City, Fla.
"Among'the Items of construction news
are: Proposals invited for erecting church
building, t'niontown, Ala., and ne,w church
buildings for Macon, Ga., Northport, Ala.,
and GaGrange, Ga.. the latter a $30,000
structure; factory building, Augusta, Ga.:
apartment houses, Atlanta, Columbus and
Savannah, Ga., Jacksonville, Fla., and
Titusville. Fla.; hotel, Coden, Ala.; pas
senger stations. Gawreneevllle, Ga.; city
hall, Uthonla, Ga.; hospital building. Sa
vannah; three school buildings, Augusta.
Spalding county, Georgia, invites plans
for rejfttodeling old courthouse Into jail.
"New corporations of the week for three
states are 24 in number with minimum
capital stock of $691,800."
FIRES THREATEN
NATIONAL FOREST
Deailwood. 8."l>„ April 16.—Forest
fires, the first of the season la the
Black Hills, are again menacing the
national forest.
The last tew days of warm, dry
weather has cost the government
heavily.
Six fires In the national forest are
leported today, the worst one being
near Pringle, in the southern hills,
where the flames are 20 miles • wide.
Three ranches are reported destroyed.
A devastating- prairie fire of wide ex
te.nl, also is reported to be sweeping
the country near Buffalo Gap, S. D.
The sheriff of Buffalo Gap, It is said,
has sent out appeals for fire fighters,
saying it would require 1000 men to
fight the fire which was beyond con
trol.
BATTLESHIPS TO
SOUTHERN WATERS
Philadelphia, April 16.—The battle
ships Minnesota and Idaho sailed from
the Philadelphia navy yard today for
Mexico to relieve the battleships Vir
ginia, Georgia, Nebraska, New Jersey
and Rhode Island that have been sta
tioned in southern w'aters during the
warfare In Mexico.
The battleships that are to be re
lieved will proceed to Boston to pre
pare for target practice.
Tlie battleship Connecticut will sail
from tlie Philadelphia navy yard for
Mexico next Friday.
AFTER FIVE ATTEMPTS
COMMITS SUICIDE
i - -
Morrison. 111., April lfl.—For the fifth
time in two*days Michael Sellers, p~
prisoner In the White Side county jail,
attempted suicide and this afternoon he
succeeded. He set fire to his padded
cell. Sellers was burned to death, the
jail was destroyed and an officer near
ly lost his life trying to rescue thV
prisoner.
Sellers was to have answered a
charge that he attacked a young
Woman.
A CHAPTER FROM THE DIARY
OF A MANICURE LADY
What She Sees and Hears—The “Confessional’’ for Many a
“Grouch” and Many a Joy—Goes On With Her Work
and Has Been Dubbed “The Divinity That
Shapes Our Ends”—Beautiful Hands and
How to Keep Them
Dr DOLLY DALRYMPLE
Has it ever occurred to you what a
kaleidoscope life the little manicure lacfy
leads?
Her days are filled dealing with every
sort and condition of people from the
pretty budding debutante to the grouchy
old dowager, and tales of woe are told
to her as though she were a sort of “con
fessional.”
Somebody has suggested that the mani
cure lady Is the “divinity that shapes our
ends,” and while the ends referred to
more specifically are the pink tipped fing
ers and the prettily polished nails, there
I is another which the divinity by a word
or a smile, a look or a gesture, sometimes
is able to shape, and that end is the end
of some difficulty that we are “up
against,” when everything is going^wrong
and the whole world is at sixes and
sevens.
Over at Mrs. A. B. Dennerle’s fashion
able and well equipped hair dressing and
manicuring parlors there is a pretty little
manicure lady with big brown eyes and
wavy black hair, and the sweetest sort
of a smile, who is a perfect joy to know.
Not only does she give the very best
and most up to date manicure, but she has
a great deal of personal charm, and be
sides she is a woman who is “doing
things.”
Mrs. L. P. Bush, for that is the little
manicure lady's name, is making a fine
reputation as a manicurist, and she Is
building her way up, and is one of the
cogs in the mighty wheel of life, shoulder
to shoulder with the brave women of this
day, who are forging forward and earn
ing their living by their ability, perse
verance and determination.
A few days ago Mrs. Bush was talking
tp me about a very different side of life in
the manicure lady’s existence than I had
ever thought of before.
“Sometimes,” said she, “I wonder if
there is any place so teeming with oppor
tunity to study human nature as the
manicurist shop? The different phases of
humanity with which I come In contact
have made me a closer student than I’ve
ever been before. For instance, the other
day a customer came in who has had the
very hardest luck tale to _tell that you
ever heard of, by way of apology for the
appearance of her hands and nails. She
hadn’t had a cook in two weeks and she'd
been doing the cooking herself, and I
didn’t doubt it, for her hands looked the
part. She was going to a card party that
afternoon and came In to have her nails
done. They were absolutely fluted and
scalloppd, the way she had cut them; she
remarked that she never used a file, and
they were the color of stove polish, they
were so black. I couldn’t understand how
such a pretty woman could possibly allow
her nails to get in such a condition, but
she had, and that settled It. It was up
to me to transform them into pretty, shin
ing things, that would do her.credit when
she played cards that afternoon! A few
days later she came back to me and told
be that her nails were admired so much
at the card party that she felt like I ought
to know it and so she’d come to give
me the credit. Rather nice of her, wasn't
it?”.
‘‘I suppose the men who have their nails
done are the most amusing feature of your
work, aren’t them?” I asked.
"Some of them are very funny,” said
■Mrs. Bush. "I recall not long ago a man
came in to have his nails done, and be
was the worst grouch I have ever seen. I
thought he hail mistaken the place. What
he needed instead of a manicurist was a
sunshine doctor or the bluebird of hap
piness to help him out of the plough of
despond he was in. lie had enough dirt
under his nails to have filled In a part of
the new TutWtler hotel lot, or he might
have started In the real estate business
with It and made a success. 1 began to
talk to him, and before I knew it I dis
covered that he’d had a lot of trouble
that had gotten on his nerves and he'd
neglected his personal appearance entirely
and didn't care whether school kept or
not. While 1 was doing his nails I talked
to him about a lot of pleasant things,
and I wish you could have seen him
change. Jfe was like a different person
when he left. So you see the manicure
lady is often called upon to help people
out of difficulties as well as to do their
nails.”
“Aren’t a lot of men sort of shy about
going to a manicure parlor?” I asked.
“They used to he,” was the reply, “but
manicuring has become so necessary to
the well groomed man that he doesn't hes
itate now to have his nails done as often
as it Is necessary.”
"Somehow to me the hands are as ex
pressive of a person’s character as their
face,” f suggested.
"They are more so in many instances,”,
said Mrs. Bush. ‘Badly kept hails, some
times nibbled off at. tlie end, poorly
trimmed nails and unhealthy nails can
spoil a person's appearance more than
nearly anything else. It matters not how
beautifully a woman or man is dressed,
if their hands are neglected they have the
appearance of a lack of grooming that
is inexcusable.”
“Can the habit of biting the nails be
cured by manicuring?” r asked.
“I have seen it done often,” Mrs. Bush
told me. “You see. the first step toward
curing tills evil Is the pride that a per
son begins to feel in their nails after
the very first manicure. They see the
great difference that it makes in their
hands. And if a woman has any vanity
at all, that appeals to her immediately.
Besides that, we sometimes treat such
people like we do children—put something
on their nails that is distasteful and sick
ening when they nibble at them like a
mouse does at a piece of cheese.”
“f want to say this to the women of Bir
mingham.” Mrs. Bush remarked in con
clusion, “I have never seen better groomed
hands than they have in this dirty, grimy
town, where It Is almost impossible to
have even dean hands, and eternal vig
ilance is required, and the manicurist
must work to keep them that, way, and
she can only do It with the co-operation
of the patron.”
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