The age-herald., 1897-08-01
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 social world, now that the summer sol stiee is upon us, with it's enervating ten- derness.
 Everybody is intent upon keeping as cool, and serene as possible, and awaits the coming of the health-givlng Autumn breezes, before indulging in any pursuit, ,or pleasure, that requires an especial expenditure of physical or mental en- ergy.
 Many people are out of town, at the various resorts, amid the mountains, or on the seashore-but the great majority of our citizens are making themselves comfortable in their own homes. situated on the wide streets, or upon the pie turesque Highlands.
 The summer girl is in her glory just at presa nt, in her jaunty bicycle suit, her trim shirt waist costume, and her dainty organdies, which seem to have caught the spirit of summer, in it's airy meshes. But there is something for the summer girl to do, besides the wearing of pretty - and becoming toi9ettes. She has her mission in life just as has all of her woman kind, and that mission need not lessen one of her pleasures, nor curtail one of her privileges.
  neys away to the seashore, or mountain, or crosses the broad Atlantic to combine study with travel, she can carry about With her the sweetness o1 noble woman- hood and with an elevated femininity make every sphere that she enters, brighter ard happier for her presence. By her sunny nature she can carry itno many daIkened lives sweetness and light, and with her gentle consideration and regard for others, she can show the world the value of good breeding. She can elevate and improve the tone of so- ciety, and make of it what it should be, the aggregation of well-bred, cultured people.
 She can ride wheel, play tennis and golf, learn to swim like mermaid, and still retain those exquisite attributes that have always made the southern girl the ideal of creation of the universe
 Thne are summer girls and summer girls, as you and I know full well, but chere are now two in New York who are making for themseles both fame and for tune in a very unusual way These brave girls Miss Ganahl and Miss Walker, are originally from Augusta, Ga, and are both represt ntatiVes of prominent and at one time wealthy families. They are i'm bued with the la,.ter-day spirit which urges women on to independence, and creat tes a desire wi hin thnl to become supporting. Miss Ganahl achieved some reputa ,ion upon the stage, but aft . erWards decided to form co-partnershlp with Miss Walker in New York City for tllls designing and making of pretty gowns, suitable for north in women who spend their wint CTS in th@ south. No matter how accomplished a modiste may be who lives north of Mason and Dixon $ line, she simply cannot create muslin dress that has the in(ie crbable charm thaJ belongs to c'ne most inexp nsive sum mer tcalette of SOU hern woman. So Miss Walker and Miss Ganahl saw their opportunity aod grasped 1t just at the right moment. They are patronized by the very weaF!hy women of the north. who go to expensive Florida hotels in the winpar, and for them they furnish lovely organdieS, which are lace trimmed and beriibboned with the latest touch of fash ion. Yet above all, are just such gowns ar delight The haa!lt of The southern wo- man, and trarrform lGbe tailor made wo- man of the north into mi-tropical belles and beauties.
 Women are learning very rapidly that very helpful lessons, that occupation brings independence of the galling hmita tions of poverty, and elevation of body aird mtnd, belt 'er health and. as natural consequence, grcater happ mess. The ma iority of woman's failings of her indis- cretiGns and even of many of her sims, flave come from idJcclass. and lack of irterest in the better thirgs of life and. as was said lCmg ago, the larger num- Der of invalids have been women, who haye had leisure and money.
 Occupation and self-forge ,fulness bring to a woman beitt r heal h than any drug known to the physician or pharma ctst. And women are rapidly finding out this fact.
 Mrs Mildred Jones Clark-Into my Homecoming, which has been so full of Happiness and hope, there has come a deep and abiding sorrow, because there is one dear friend less to greet me, one less to welcome me with smiles ard kindly words. There is one less friend here, but heaven has gained another angel, now that Mrs. Clark has fsllen' asleep, in the fullness of her splendid womanhood. As the dawn crspt over the mountains last Sunday morning, July 25, gently, but fearlsssly, she went forth to meet her God leaving the record of blameless and beautiful life. For more than eight weeks she had patieLaly borne acute ilness-which came from compli- cation of physical troubes-and had ma de brave battle fer life.
 Mrs. Clark's strong and lovable charac- ter drew around her friends wherever she lived, while her charm of marner and her refinement and cultivation made her conspicuous factor in the social circles of Alabama. She was gifted artist, aTd her love of the beautiful things of life was made manifest in the cultivation of flowers and of everything that brighten ed and beautified her home. She was q woman of strong domestic tastes, and permitted no pleasure to interfere with her duties towards her family Mrs Clark was a devotsd wife. mother and daughter, a consistent member of St. Harry s-on-the- Highlands, and an active worker in the Ladies Aid society of that church.
 Her influence was always thrown on the right side.
 Mrs. Clark was born Feb. g. 1s69 at Selma, Ala, and W. s the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. AleXaa der w. Jones. Dr. Jones, her father, was originally from West e-Somervile-but upon his marriage to Miss Augusta Carlisle, of Marion, Ala, he moved to our state. ard became a member of the firm of Carl sle, Jones & Co., which soon was widely known because of Its large cotton and railroad dealings. Dr. Jones was a gal 01, T..