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SOCIETY AND HOME TOPICS FOR WOMEN
WEDNESDAY WEDDINGS
AND OTHER NEWS
Miss Ratliff’s Marriage to Mr. Cox—Pre-Nuptial Party for Mc
Elroy-McCarty Wedding Party—Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Johnston, Jr., Celebrate Wedding Anniversary
With a Dinner Party—Other Topics of Note
Ur MYRTLE MILES
The marriage of Miss Mary Ratliff,
daughter of Mr. P. C. Ratliff, to Mr. John
Cox, took place last evening at the resi
dence of the hride at 8:30 o'clock. The
decorations for the ceremony were un
usually lovely, greenery and an abund
ance of flowers making a charming set* !
ting. Pursuant with the autumn idea,
Miss Ratliff had chosen gold and white
as her color motive, and in all of the
rooms a lavish use was made of golden ;
yellow chrv sail them urns with ferns and
palms.
In the drawing room, where the vows 1
were pronounced an altar was placed
among tall palms and ferns. Candelabra
were filled with blazing white tapers and
the flowers that graced the mantel were
also white. The dining room, from wrhich
a buffet supper was served after the cere
mony, was elaborately trimmed with yel
low dahlias. Crystal vases were filled
with yellow dahlias and decorated the
table, whose comports were laden with
yellowr bonbons. The bride's coke was
placed in small baskets from which' the
usual symbols were drawn.
Mrs. B. D. Gray of Atlanta, aunt of tlie
bride, stood with Mrs. Eugene F. I^nslen
and Mrs. George Morrow to receive the
guests in the hall. Here a punch table
was stationed and the two pretty girls
who presided were Miss Mary Choliet Ber
ney and Miss Sara Dryer. In the dining
room Miss Mary Ratliff of Mississippi,
Mrs. Raymond, Mrs. J. M. Edwards, Mrs.
Thurman of Georgia, a sister of the
groom, and Mrs. George Webb were the
hostesses.
Davidson’s orchestra played the nuptial
music, the wedding party entering after
several selections had been played during
the assembly of the guests. The bride
and her maids descended the circular
stair, meeting the groomsmen at the altar
as they entered from the hall. Miss Ger
trude Rosenstlhl and Mr. Mausea! were
first to enter. They were followed by
Mias Hallie Torrence of Gastonia, 8. C.,
and Mr. P. M. Smith, Miss Louise Archi
bald with Mr. Boyce Thweatt, Miss Mat
tie Lee Hughes and Mr. Wesley Overton.
The bridesmaids composed a group of
extremely attractive girls. Their gowns
were built of white brocaded charmeuse
with girdles of deep yellow and the ostrich
leathers in their hair was a harmonising
shade. Instead of bouquets they carried
French baskets tilled with gold chrysan
themums and tied with yellow tulle.
Miss Mary Gray of Atlanta, cousin of
the bride, was her maid of honor. Sho
was attired for the wedding in white
brocaded charmeuse made with a green
girdle and carried a sheaf of gold chry
santhemums and ferns.
Miss Ratliff’s sister, Miss Alma Ratliff,
in a white frock and yellow sash, served
as her ring bearer, and little Miss Kdith
Roll and Miss Mildred Rates in white
with green sashes were the flower girls.
Mr. Ratliff gave his daughter in mar
riage. She wore a modish wedding gown
fashioned of brocaded crepe de chine and
crape meteor over satin, and garnitured
with real lace. Her veil was caught in
cap effect and she carried an arm bouquet
qf valley lilies, roses and orchids. Mr.
(.'ox was attended to the altar by Mr. Wil
liam Bartlett as best man.
The wedding ceremony was an especially
impressive and beautiful one. The Rev.
Dr. B. D. Gray of Atlanta, uncle of the
bride offleated assisted by the. Rev. Dr.
A. J. Dickinson, pastor of the First Bap
tist church of which Dr. Gray was pas
tor eight years. Ho had performed a sim
ilar office for the bride’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Cox left last night for a
honeymoon trip to Mobile and points in
Florida to be absent two weeks. They
will make their home with her father.
Mr. Cox is a well known young real estate
man of this city and like his bride, who
was student at Converse college and he
is especially beloved in the college set, has
scores of friends here who will be inter
ested in his marriage.
MR. AND MRS. JOHNSTON’S
ANNIVERSARY DINNER
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J). Johnston, Jr.,
celebrated the first anniversary of their
marriage last evening with a dinner at
thsir apartment in The Richmond. Covers
were laid for eight, and in recognition of
the color scheme which prevailed on the
night of their wedding, the table was
adorned with pink and w nite cosmic*®.
The places were marked with pink wed
ding bells and bore the names: Mr*. Rob
ert Johnston, Jr., Mrs. Thomas J. Wing
11 eld, Mrs. Herbert Tutwiler, Mrs. Mercer
Barnett, Mrs. Herbert Tutwiler, Mr.
Wingfield, Mr. Johnston and Mr. Barnett. ,
A series of auction games followed the ,
dinner. The ladies' trophy was a blue
leather pocketbook, and for the men Mrs.
Johnston had chosen a handsome um
brella.
TINSLEY-KIDD
WEDDING OCCUItS
At the home of Mrs. Ella M. lvidd, the
marriage of her daughter, Miss Meeda T.
Kidd, and Mr. Irving Wilbur Tinsley took
plye last night in the presence of
number of friends.
The residence was elaborately decorated
in sniilax ivy and yellow chrysanthemum*.
An altar was placed in the parlor wdiere
the vows were solemnized by the Rev. Mr.
Anderson. Miss Roberta Moore played:
the W'eddlng march and during the cere
mony softly played, "Oh Promise Mo.”
Miss Gertrude Wood sang, “Oh Perfect
Day'' just before the ceremony.
The bridal party descended the stairway,
entering singly. Miss Kidd’s matron of
honor, Mrs. Thomas J. Kidd, looking very
attractive in a white lace robe over satin
and carrying an arm cluster of yellow
chrysanthemums, entered first. Miss Mil
dred Darby, the maid of honor, followed
her. Miss Darby looked extremely pretty 1
in a yellow chiffon costume made over !
messaline and garnitured with gold pas- ,
semen trie. Her coiffure decoration was a |
paradise feather.
Master James Vernon JvicUi carried the
wedding ring to the altar on a white satin
pillow and there were two flower girls— ,
Marica Lasseter and Elizabeth Lee, who
were pretty little fairies in while frocks j
and carrying baskets from which they I
Hcuttered chrysanthemum petals in the I
bride’s path.
Mrs. Ella Kidd gave her daughter in
marriage. She was attired for the oc
casion in black lace made over white sati n
and wore white roses as a corsage decora
tion. Miss Kidd’s wedding gown was
pretty ami distinctive. It was made of
white satin caught up with a pearl rope
and t' immed with rare iace. Her veil was
confined with orange blossoms and sprays
of valley lilies and t-ho carried a cluster
of bride roses showered with lilies of the
valley.
Mr. Tinsley and Ids best man, Mr. Carl ,
Herndon, met his bride at the altar where '
the ceremony was pronounced. A recop- i
tion followed. From the dining room
which was cleverly decorated, ices mould
ed in the form of bells and hearts were
served, punch was solved from a table in
tho hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Tinsiley left last night
for a wedding trip to Canada, New York
c|!v and other points in the east. They
%*ill return in two weeks and will make
their home with her mother.
MRS. GRIFFIN LAMKIN
ENTERTAINS BRIDAL PARTY
I The members of the McElroj'-McCart.v
bridal party enjoyed an after-rehearsal
' party last night at the home of Mr. and
1 Mrs. Griffin Lamkin, who gave a buffet
supper in their honor.
Only the attendants and the members
of the two families were included in the
hospitality, utnong whom were Dr. and
Mrs. Me Elroy of Orlande. Fla., and Mrs.
Hueil Manley, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Reese,
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. McCarty, Miss Fetch
er McCarty, Miss Mary Lee Drennen,
Miss Ellen Dickerson, Mr. Rogers, Mr.
Merle McElroy of Florida, Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Logan. Mr. Gaskins, and Mr. Don
ald Cheney' of Orlanda.
The residence was attractively decor
ated, the dining room having a tasteful
arrangement of white dahlias and ferns.
TABLEAUX VIVANTS
FOR ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH
A presentation 'it ’’Flights of Fanfiy"
in ten tableaux will he given for the
benefit of St. Andrew’* chureh Friday
evening, October 24, at 8:15 and Saturday
afternoon. October 26. at 3 o'clock. Inci
dental music appropriate to the subject*
will be attractively presented. The en
tertainment will l>e given at Cable hall.
REYNOLDS-BEATTY
The home of Key. and Mrs. John W.
Stewart of Woodlawn was the scene of a
beautiful weding Tuesday evening when
A Daily Necessity
Use this pure food every day, Madam. Use
it for table and cooking purposes. A million
families do so every day. And they save 10
cents to 20 cents a pound.
Hg ■ (
Marigold is the most wholesome spread for bread.
It is sbsolu tely pure. Made under extremely sanitary
conditions. Each pound is government inspected. Get
this wholesome food today, Madam. Ask your dealer
for Marigold. Then use it every day. See how the
children enjoy it
Morris & Company
2305 First Avenue, Birmingham, Ala. '
HELPING HAND HINTS FOR THE HOME
9r IAR1M HARLA KB
Some Unje ago a Cornerite asked
about creamy baked potatoes, as served
In hotels. They are prepared as follows:
I'se uniform size potatoes about two
and a half inches, or say three Inches,
long, and half as thick. Wash well and
cut off the tops; place on end In a
baking pan, cut side up. When tender
they may be pierced with a folk; re
move the inside with a thick spoon,
being careful not to break the skins.
Press the pulp through a press, beating
until it is free from lumps. Season with
butter, a little milk, salt and pepper;
then put back into the skins and return
to the oven until the tops are a light
brown. MRS. H. J. S.
Recipe for Grape Butter
llarion Harland asks plaintively:
"Who has a grape butter Recipe?” 1
make grape butter for myself and
friends, and this is how [ do It: Boil
selected ripe grapes until soft; run
through a colander to take out the
seeds and skins- To a quart of the pulp,
use one-half, three-fourths, or one
pound of sugar. Boil until the Juice
drips like honey. Seal as you would
any canned fruit. Another way: I add
a large cup of fine apple sauce made
from the famous Maiden Blush) or two
quarts of grape pulp, and proceed as
above. MBS. W. E. C.
Softens Woolen Blankets
To those who would make blankets
soft and fluffy, or any kind of woolen
clothing: Add ammonia to warm suds
and rinse in water of the same tem
perature as the suds. MRS. C.
Has the Poem
Some weeks ago there appeared in
your Corner a request for the poem
called "the House by the Side of the
Road." I have it and will send it to
the person wanting it, if it lias not al
ready been received. LAURA E. W.
Makes Good Ear Trumpet
I write to say to J. H. B. and Mrs.
W. W. if they will get a child's toy
trumpet for 5 or 10 cents and remove
the minor parts, it makes an excellent
ear trumpet. They may use a cornuco
pia shaped piece made by any tinner,
or even a piece of paseboard made into
a. funnel. 1 have friends who have used
them. S. o. W.
Referring to Mr. B.'s query where he
can get a device for relieving deafness,
and your reply, as well as similar re
quests: An ordinary pasteboard mail
ing tube is an excellent aid to many
deaf persons. If the deaf person will
place one end to his ear and let,a friend
talk into the other end in an ordinary
conversational tone, he or she can carry
on a conversation comfortably. A friend
of mine laid aside several expensive de
vices for this. She covered a tube with
black silk and it makes a neat, un
obtrusive article to carry. A sheet of
music rolled up, or even a newspaper
is sometimes a satisfactory substitute
for the tube. The sound waves seem to
be concentrated and all conveyed to
the defective ear drum. The tube does
not help much in general conversation
or in an audience. I hope'this sug
gestion will help some one. It will not
cost much to try, and it certainly is a
comfort to the person trying to be
heard. , L. S.
Never Fail Doughnuts
Somebody asks for never fail dough
nuts. Use one cup of sugar, three eggs,
one (*up of sweet milk, two teaspoons
baking powder, flour to make a medium
stiff dough. These are cheap and deli
cious, as they take up no fat.
AIRS. N.
How to Clean Aluminum
Emma C. H. advises boiling: out alum
inum utensils with a strong solution
of baking soda and you say “This itfem
will be marked and cut out by more
[than one housewife.” I suspect the lady
has not had practical experience in her
manner of cleaning aluminum. I have
nearly a complete outfit of this useful
ware. The directions for use which ac
company the articles strongly caution
one against using any form of allkall,
as it will eat into the metal. Strong
solutions of salt are also dangerous to
aluminum. I boil the refuse from acid
fruits or left over vinegar from pickles
to brighten mine. When an article is
badly tarnished I fill it with water in
which oxalic acid has been dissolved,
allowing 5 cents’ worth of the puowder
to a gallon of water. I risked experi
menting this morning with a darkened
saucepan. While I could not discover
any injury to the aluminum, the soda
solution did not brighten it. in the
slightest degree. Acids are the best
cleaning agents for aluminum. I saw
a woman recently boil a solution of
washing soda—or sal soda—in a new
aluminum kettle. When she removed it
from the fire it was leaking through so
many holes It resembled a colander.
AIKS. II. E. Ck
.Salting Kisinx Bread Yeast
Put one cup milk In a quart cup amt
set on stove until milk bolls. Stir into
the boiling milk two tablespoons white
cornmeal, to which a pinnh of soda has
been added; wrap up well and set In
warm place over night, or until the
mixture Is light.—(Kindness of friend.)
Salt Kisinx Sponge and Dough
Pour into a bowl one and one-half
cups^of water ns hot as the hand can
bear and add the yeast you have made,
stirring It with a spoon until well
mixed. Place the bowl In a warm plana
until sponge rises. This will take about
one and one-half hours. A good way
to keep the sponge warm is to set the
howl in warm water. This should be
at body temperature. Add one and ode
fourth cups hot water, one teaspoon
salt, two tablespoons lard, and six or*
seven cups flour, and put In sponge
and mix well. ^Ud mare flour if needed
to make a rather soft dough, mole^
bread into loaves, put in a warm place
to rise one and one half hours, and i
bake.—(Kindness of friend.)
Salt Rising Bread
Put four level tablespoons of corn
meal into a teacup and pour over it half
a teacup of scalded and hot milk. Stir
all the lumps out quickly and put into
a warm place until next morning. Do
tills about 1 or 2 o’clock p. in. Next
morning scald u small stone jar until
it is hot. Pour into it two cups of warm,
but not hot, water and stir in one sea
spoon of salt and three cups of flur,
Boat with a knife until it is well mixed,
then add the meal and the mirk. That
looks unlike yeast, but put it into the
batter in the stone Jar. and set the lat
ter into a pan of hot. but not boiling,
water. Keep the water in the outer
vessel at an even temperature. In an
hour's time give it a good beating for
three minutes. Return to the pan of hot
water.
When the dough has doubled the or
iginal bulk it is ready to make into
bread.
Warm the quantity of flour you usual
ly set aside for a baking; put It into
a big bowl; make a hollow in the cen
ter and stir in one tablespoon of lard
and one of sugar (no sain. Then comes
the yeast—or sponge—together with a \
pint of warmed milk. Mix and beat with
a spoon until nearly thick enough, and
mix in the rest of the flour with your
hands. You will not have to knead it
much—just until it is a smooth paste.
Mold into loaves and set for the final
rising in small breadpans. When it
doubles its bulk bake in a moderate
oven for three-quarters of an hour.
The secret of success in salt rising
bread is keeping it at a steady, uniform
temperature from first to last, if it gets
too hot or too cold you will have to
add a cake of yeast and make It into
yeast bread, which isn’t at all what
one wants.
For my family of four 1 use three
quarts of flour for a baking. This makes
three loaves of bread, baked in three
pans, one inches and two 13x4
Inches.—(8ent by Mrs. A. J. R.)
“Prudence Prim’s” Doughnuts
One cup sour milk, one teaspoon soda,
butter size of walnut, one cup sugar,
nutmeg to taste, two eggs, salt at dis
cretion, flour for soft dough. Koll thin
and fry in hot lard. The lard must be
of the best to insure suceess.
“Prudence Prim’s” Spice Cake
One cup sugar, one-half cup molasses,
one cup sour milk, butter sl*e of egg,
yolk of two eggs (use whites for Icing),
one teaspoon each soils, nutmeg, anil
cloves; raisins anil nuts as your larder
happens to provide. I have made It suc
cessfully without cither); twb anil one
half cups Hour.
Miss Cora Beatty was quietly married to
Mr. C. B. Reynolds of Camp Hill.
The bridal party entered the music
room, which was decorated with a pro
fusion of greens and cut flowers, while
the strains of Tannhausei’s wedding
march was being rendered by Miss Mary
McCreary. They were met at the altar
by the bride’s foster father, Rev. John
W. Stewarf, who solemnized the union in
a tender and impressive manner.
Miss Beatty was tastefully* attired in
I a traveling suit of blue cloth and car
ried a bouquet of bride’s roses.
Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds will be at home
at Camp Hill after November 1. The
out-of-town guests were Mrs. Lon Sykes,
Miss Myrtle—Reynolds, Mr. Clyde Rey
nolds of C'anff Hill, Miss Mary McCreary
and Miss Olive McCreary of Evergreen,
Mr. powdell Ware of Dadeville, and Dr.
A. Reynolds of Atlanta.
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NOTES
Mr. and Mrs. John Towers and Miss
Laura Mel Towers are spending a few
days in the city and will leave Saturday
for Richmond.
• * *
Mrs. Ed 8. Moore Is in Auburn, w here
she went to attend her brother's mar
riage.
• • •
Miss Susie Me Alpine of Talladega is
the guest of Mrs. A. F. Toole.
* * *
Dr. George Eubank has returned from
Hot Springs and will be able to be in his
office in a day or two. Dr. Eubank
is greatly Improved after an illness that
has continued since July.
• * •
Mr. Clarence Abbott is in the west,
where he was called because of the death
of his father.
* • «
Mrs. W. M. Mayes was called to Van
Buren, Ark., this week because of the
Illness and subsequent death of her^
father.
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Miss Mary Myrtis Cook has gone to
Cincinnati to visit Mrs. Wallace Fritz.
• • •
Mrs. Christian Leach of New Orleans
is visiting Mrs. Sterling Lanier.
* * *
Mrs. Henderson of Montgomery is here
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Miles Wat
kins.
* * *
Mr. J. Fowler Foster, Mr. J. Robi Fos
ter, and Miss Minnie C. Foster left this
morning for Selma, where the last named
young gentleman will be quietly married
to Miss Elizabeth Irene Lambert at 2:30
o’clock today. Returning they will reach
the city tonight and Mr. Foster and hia
bride will be at home to their friends at
820 South Thirtieth street.
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Miss Grace F. Hutchings of Battle’s
Wharf is spending fair wrcek in Birming
ham visiting friends.
Mrs. Charles T>. Orr of Huntsville Is
the truest of Mrs. Alice D. Orr.
• • •
The reciprocity- meeting of the Fed
erated clubs will take place this after
noon at the Central High school.
Detective From New Or
leans Reaches Jackson to
Hunt Nervy Thief
Jackson, Miss., October 15,—(Special,)—It
now develops that the Capital National
hank lost $500 yesterday instead of $250
because of the nervy little negro who
fished around behind the grating of the
cashier's desk, and then darted out the
front door before the officers of the bank
“could say scat.” He was followed for
some distance, but made good his get
away.
Detective Dan Lehon came up from New
Orleans yesterday and is said to ha\e
taken hold of the case for the National
Bankers' association. He has little to
work on. not even a description of the
little negro. The hounds failed to take
the track, too many persons having been
around the bank and over the course
taken by the fugitive.
1 HO^DD'YOU TOTE
^lOVE’LETTER?^
ROUSSEAU TO LADY CECILE HOBART
•lean Jasques Rousseau’s last love I
forms one of the most romantic epi
sodes In his life, concerning which
nothing was known unty a few years
ago, when the French historian, R.
Chuntelauze, discovered in a bookstall
the manuscript of a letter by Rousseau,
written to Lady Cecile Hobart, and
dated 1770, when Rousseau was nearly
00 years of age.
Rousseau appears to have met this
lady in England at the time he was
writing his confessions. She had first
won h|a affection by her admiration
of his works; and in the course of
his long and hyper-sentimental letter
he remarks:
Why is it that 1 have never felt
any other true love but that for the
products of my own fancy? Wherein
lies the reason, Cecile? In these fancied
beings themselves; they made me dis
satisfied with everything else. For 40
years I have carried in my mind the
image I adore. I love her with a con
stancy, an ecstasy inexpressible. I had
no hope of ever meeting her; had given
up the eager search for her, when you
appeared before me. It was folly, in
fatuation, if you like, that made me
surrender for a moment to your sight;
but I could not but say to myself:
'There she is! No other woman ever
inspired that thought in me. And stran
ger still is it that I could hear you
speak without changing any opinion.
What the ideal of my heart thought
you spoke it to my years.”
What an exceptionally strange mix
ture of passion and sentiment was this
famous French philosopher. His wholo
life was full of changes of tempera
ment and eccentricities, and there is
little doubt tiiat for the latet 10 or 15
years of his life he was not wholly
sane.
The love affair^ of Rousseau w*ere
many and as varied as numerous. When
he was hardly more than a hoy ho was
sent to live with Madame de Warens,
1 B
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, !
Cough medicines, as a rule, Contain a
large quantity of plain syrup. Jf you
take one pint of granulated sugar, add
P.hit of warm water and stir about.
2 minutes, you have as good syrup as
money could buv.
' If you will then put 2VS ounces of
Pinex (fifty cents’ worth) in a pint
bottle, and fill it up with tho Sugar
Syrup, you will have as much cough
syrup as you could buy ready made for
82 .50. Take a teaspoonful every one,
two or three hours. It keeps perfectly.
You will find it one of the best cough
syrups you ever used—even in whooping
cough. You can feel it take hold—
usually conquers an ordinary cough in
24 hours. It is just laxative enough,
has a good tonic effect, and the taste
is pleasant.
It is a splendid remedy, too. for
whooping cough, spasmodic croup,
hoarseness and bronchial asthmp.
Pinex is a most vaulable conoentra
ted Compound of Norway white pine
extract, rich in guaiaebl and other
healing pine elements. No other prepa
ration will work in this formula.
This plan for making cough remedy
with Pinex and SugaT Syrup is now
used in more homes tbnn any other
cough remedy. The plan 1ms often been
imitated but never successfully.
A guaranty of absolute satisfaction,
or money promptly refunded, goes with
this preparation. Your druggist has
Pinex. or will get it for you. If not,
send to Ths Pinex Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind.
/ '• ♦. ■ * ’’ X •»
a pretty widow at Annecy, with whom
he fell in love—or was it the widow
who fell in love with him and he was
too r^eak to discourage her advances?
Ho left de AVarens frequently dur
ing tile few years that followed, but
was always glad to get back to her
shelter and in 1736 Madame, partly for
Rousseau’s health, took a country
house, L.es Charmettes, a short distance
from Chambra*-. Hole lit summer and
in the town during the winter, the
young philosopher led a delightful life,
which he has charmingly described in
his autobiography.
He failed fully, however, to appre
ciate de AVarens' kindness, but fell lu
love and went away with a certain
Madame de Carnage, and this being so,
he could hardly complain when on re
turning he found that his official po.
sition in Madame de Warens’ household
had been taken by a person named
Vlntzenreid.
Rousseau married late in life -The
rese le Vasse.ur, a servant at an inn,
where he stayed. She had little beau
ty, no education or understanding and
few charms that his lrinds could dis
cover—a strange ending for a man
whose make-up was so full of senti
mental romance, as especially shown in
his letter to Ceclle Hobart, In which
he confesses that she is his ideal.
But Rousseau made himself happy
with his wife, that is ns happy as such
a disposition could be withanybody. He
numbered among his friends and ad
mirers the famous Mudamo d’Epinay,
who fitte dup a cottage for him near
Montgomery, but he spent llttlo more
than a year there, and It was during
his residence here that he fell in loVe
with Madame d’Huadetat, a sister-in
law of Madame d’E'pinay. This was the
last of his serious attachments, and
schortly after his estrangement with
d’Epinay, d’Houdeto, and many of Ids
literary friends, he had reached the
agu and condition when real romance
had gone out of ids life, and it would
be Interesting to know the story of
his connection with Isidy Ceclle Hobart,
the letter alone being the only informa
tion regarding it.
Saturday—Edward Montague to Eliza
beth.
Dr. Null Charged With Per
jury in the Chattanooga
Workhouse Probe
Chattanooga, Tenn., October 15.—(Spec
ial,)—A mistrial was repdrded today in
the case of the state against Dr. H. O.
Null, county physician charged with per
jury.
Tile jury stood nine for conviction and
three for acquittal. The charge grew out
of a statement made by the physician
during the probe of the workhouse when
he asserted that he failed to find ntarkn
of violence upon an exhumed negro
whom, It was uleged, had died from the
effects of a beating.
The defense asserted that certain
marks found were duo to a chronic dis
ease.
FLAHERTY STOPS
IN CHATTANOOGA
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Chattanooga, Tenn., October 15.—/Spec
ial.)—J. A. Flaherty, supreme knight of
the order of Knights of Columbus of
Philadelphia was the guest of/ the local
lodge of that organization today. Mr.
Flaherty attended the Columbus day ser
vices of association of which he is chief
in Knoxville Tuesday. His trip to Chat
tanooga was made at the special invi
tation of the local organisation. He was
extensively entertained* v
When Is a Lady Not a Lady? When
Shes a Perfectly Nice Gentleman
Br DOLLY DALRYMPLK
Would you ever think that this pretty “lady” is “a perfect gentleman?”
Wuery:
"When is a lady not a lady?"
Answer:
"When she’s a perfectly nice gentle
man."
Now, then—we're off!
My mental picture of "The Great
Richards" ’round at the Orpheum—the
man who impersonates a woman—
rather collapsed yesterday morning like
a pin-pricked toy balloon when I met
the gentleman himself.
I Imagined I was going to talk to a
nice little creature who wore a cane
and a lovely "marcel wave" and carried
a lace handkerchief with Mary
Garden perfume on it, hut that vision
vanished when I beheld the real Mr.
Richards.
He rushed down to the "Palm room"
at the "Hillman," with no mincing or
lady-like ste^j^—not he—but with a
stride that would have done honor to
the most mannish!
His broad shoulders and fine physique
would put many a football "captain” to j
shame!
"Why,” I gasped, "is it possible that
you are the lady I saw on the stage
yesterday?”
"Gently, he replied, at the same time
guiding me to a comfy little place,
where we could alt and chat, and I may
as well say right here that there's not
a silly bone In this gentleman's body—
he's all business, good and proper!
"Aren’t skirts an awful hindrance?”
I asked him as we seated ourselves.
“It's much nicer being a man, X as- 1
sure you," SHld Mr. Richards. "Of
course I've gotten used to being a lady:
hut it was hard to do, because most
people’s idea of seeing a man dressed
up as a woman is rather like my own—'
they don't care for it!"
"Just how much do you like being a
lady, now that you’ve gotten used to
it?” I asked.
"Enough to make an honest living
out of it,” he answered. “It’s a gold
mine for me. If It wasn’t for the en
couragement I get from my audiences
I think I should have been a real wom
an and fuinted when I first started the
business, but—oh, well, you can get used ,
to anything."
"What Is your olilef objection to be
ing a lady?” I asked. "That you can't—
vote 7”
"Oh, no; not that," he quickly said.
“It’s the—the-er-er—”
Of course I knew what he meant, but
I wouldn’t say for the world, but just
sat still and enjoyed his embarras
ment because I felt sure he wasn’t go
ing to know how to tell me just what
he did most object to in being dressed
lfke a perfect lady.
I wanted to have a real, rollicking
Rose Stahl sort of a laugh about the
situation I bad gotten the young man
Into when he suddenly veered 'round
and said:
"I don’t wear the miserable, uncom
fortable things you are thinking of.
You know they arent stylish now.
Everything is the sloppy effect, loose,
graceful, and thank goodness big waists
are the fashion!”
"Oh, I see,” I said, recovering my
equilibrium. "But how do you manage
to get yours Into the dimensions If you
don't wear er—er—?’’
"My gowns are all made just as yours
are, on a girdle,’* said he with the know
ledge of a Polret or a Callot, “and hold
my figure in to Just the proper number
of Inches In the waist.”
"How lovely,” I exclaimed, as I re
called his svelte, sylph-llke appearance
In all' of the lovely costumes lie wore
when he was doing the beautiful, steps
In the "acrobatic” dance, the "serpen
tine" dance, the ‘‘toe’’ dance pud other
Tsrpslehorean effects that he essays.
"I’m curious to know,” I said presently,
"whatever put the notion of Impersonat
ing a woman Into your head. Was it
Julian Eltinge?”
"No," said Mr. Richards. "I have al
ways liked theatricals and long beforo I
was big enough to go on the stage, I sang
in jt boy’s choir. It sounds rather con
ceited, hut they used to call me the won
derful boy soprano and I sang for a
great many years and I also danced a
great deal. One day I went to see Bes
sie Clayton, and I was perfectly carried
away with the Idea of becoming a danc
er. I applied to Miss Clayton's teacher,
Madame Mendzies, for lessons. She
taught Gertrude Hoffman, Mademoiselle
Dazle, Loie Fuller, Isadora Duncan, and
a lot of other celebrities. I studied with
her and then decided I would go on the
stage.”
"And then of course you began to take
notice of women's clothes and all that
sort of thing," I suggested.
“Yes," was the answer. "I'd stop at
the shop windows gnd look at the frocks
and I noticed the way the ladles arranged
their hair and the make-up they used—
m tact, it became an obsession with me
and from the first costume 1 bad when
1 went on the stage up to the present
time, 1 have planned every one of thorn.
That necessitates, my keeping up with the
styles, you see, for it isn’t an easy mat
ter to plan a dozen new costumes at a
time and have them all turn out nicely.”
yoy think that Women are justi
fiable in using rouge and changing the ■
color of their hair and all that sort of I
thing?” 1 asked.
“I think it 1h h woman’s duty to make
herself just as attractive us she possibly
can,” he answered. “A great many peo
ple object to touching up the hair and the
use of powder ami paint, but If it doesn’t
do the hair and the skin any harm and
it makes a woman look prettier, 1 see
no objection whatever to it.”
“Do you bother much about your
clothes?” I asked.
“Not at all,” said Mr. Richards. MI
have a splendid clouturiere, an excellent
wig maker, and a good shoe man, so 1
really don’t, bother at all.”
And—
1 knew he didn't, for women and gowns
are really the very least of this clever
young man's troubles, If he lias any real
ones, which let us hope he hasn’t.
Any man who has to get into woman's
clothes has enough!
As I said “good-by” I told the young
man that I was really very glad to find
out for myself that he was a real man—
and a good business man at that and not
a “lady actor." -
The plot thickened and I liked it, and
I went away thinking, that ip spite of the
fact that the young “impersonator” makes
a much better looking woman than most
of us—we can forgive him because he
puts up such a clever show, and is such
a sensible, manly young fellow!
Gerard Received by Hoilw'eg
Berlin, Germany, October 15.—.lames \V.
Gerard, the new American ambassador to
Germany, was received, today by Imperial
Chancellor, Dr. Von Bertram TIollweg.
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