Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-21

 who is free from all affectaton is the ono
 who will wear well. She needs no artif- cial promptings to make her manners
 charming and graceful. Her innate good
 breeding will never permit her to commit
 any act that is not all it should be, eveN
 though she may not be up to certain little
 fads of the day that are supposed to mark the woman of society.
 How sweet she seems, this natural wo-
 man, like a lovely flower of the field among garden of tall and stately lilies | that are so cold and white and hide thei' hearts from the gaze of men. Her laugh ter is spontaneous and pure There is nothing that proves greater blessing to it's owner than a happy disposition. Money counts for so little when trouble
 comes, when sights cut deep and when
 the burdens of the world seem almost too
 heavy to bear. What does it matter if
 we possess untold wealth if we cannot rise above our troubles?
 Friends are won by a sunny nature,
 and not only won, but kept. The world
 has no desire to choose the morbid or dis consulate for companions. but the happy
 dispositioned, with hopeful rather
 than discouraging outlook for the future, are the people one enjoys being with, and who by the very force of their own bright spirits carry us above our own petty an
 noyances and lead us to forget rather than brood upon that which may not be
 one-half as hard to bear as the burdens
 they are carrying so carefully hidden from our eyes.
 | Girls, be natural and cultivate cheer | fulness, for there are no more attractive | qualities in the whole category that goes | to make up a charming feminine per | SOnality.-EXChang
 
 The most interesting thing in town at present is the Dutch bonnet. It is here to tempt. to bewitch and disappoint wo- mankind. It is a, dainty, misguiding af- fair worn very far back on the head. It requires but little material, but takes an artist to make it.
 The latest fad in luncheons is to ar range a center board, surrounded by in- | diVidual tables, these latter in the shape of clover leaves and each adorned with a different colored flower. Before going to l the dining room the guests are presented with blooms similar to those upon the ta- | bles which they are to grace. Clover | lunches are more popular this season | At pink and white luncheons pretty field I flowers figure largely. They are made up | in great punches. carelessly grouped and | turned into moss-edged bowls, set about on mirrors, that give the effect of tiny
 
 napery.
 We have had first "Trilby'' herself in all her glory of tangled hair and bare
 feet then "Trilby evenings" "Trilby cloth" and now We have the "Trilby ci- gar" Next!
 The funeral procession of M. Worth is described as it passed through the streets
 of Paris as "a trail of black and silver,
 cut by most magnificent wreaths and bouquetS of flowers" One of the most splendid and imposing of the wreaths was sent by the ribbon merchants, Hes | marchands de rubans," andk measured fully three meters in diameter. It was composed entirely of white and mauve lilace great clumps of purple and mauve orchids, intermingled with ferns, While | at the top figured a superb banking or | fine feathery palms. The giant bows and | ends of ribbon, about 12 inches wide, | crossing the wreaths interiorly, were of | the finest and heaviest satin in the most | exquisite mauve tint. Tn memory of | their father, the two sons of M. Worth have distributed over $5000 to Parisian | charities
 l It is with great pleasure that all women | will read of the recent great victory of Mrs. Clio Hinton Huneker in gaining the $10,00O prize for her design of the statue | of General Fremont "The Pathfinder"
 It is to be erected in Rockland cemetery, overlooking the Hudson.
 The Count de Castellane, who was mar ried a short time ago to Miss Anna Gould of New York, belongs to one of the oldest families in France, their parents dating back to the year 1000. Prior to that the heads of the family were princes of Pro- vence and vassals of Charlemagne. The family succession includes many cheVa- Hers of the Order de Saint Esprit.-EX- change.
 Woman has ever been noted for her pluck and vim. Recently two young Irish girls, wishing to become citizens of | the United States instead of waiting to marry native of America, which would have been sufficient after April l, appeared before the central district | court of Worcester, Mass for naturali- zation papers They took the oath and signed all papers with the air of being thoroughly impressed with the step they were taking and the consciousness of possessing all legal rights granted to the women of Massachusetts.-Irish American.
 The Grand Duchess of Hesse, to com memorate the recent birth of her little daughter, who is, by the way, the Eng fish queens nineteenth grandchild, will present hereafter to every female ser want in the duchy who can show rec ord of twenty-five years service in one family gift that cannot fail to be a coveted and much enjoyed one by its recipient This is beautiful gold cross, with an inscription, For twenty-five | years faithful service" and a further | adornment of prettily-designed mono-