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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-12-21
Seventy years
pen.

seventy years
hgo, when Henry Preston. the patriarch
Of an important Canadian family, set
kled in Kemoka, the strangely directed
energy Of Colonel Talbot was changing
the wilderness on the northern shore Of
Lake Erie into "A fruitful province. Year
by year shiploads of peasants came from
Great Britain TO take up land in the ter
Fitory where ne was almost an absolute
monarch, and with them came many
younger sons Of noble families who
were ambitious TO make their fort unes
in the new world. Among the latter
came our hero, and il was in the first
year OF his exile that the little adven-
sure occurred that all who enjoyed his
often heard him describe.
In those days a Canadian winter had
many terrors that have since become a
The autumnal rains changed
the level country into IA series of vast
swamps, and when these miry reaches
were frozen TO n depth of several feet
the winter had a foundation on which
to build. In consequence, from the 1st
Of December TO the middle of March
there was almost uninterrupted cold
weather. when the thermometer remain
ed steadily at a point it cannot now
reach without the aid of cold wave
from the northwest, but the swamps
are now drained, the forests that held
the snow have been cleared away and
variable climate has taken the place Of
the earnest weather that was then the
sHle. Even worse than the cold, how
ever, was the almost unimaginable lone
liness When the winter had fairly set
in, the intense frost put check on all
even though it solidified
and improved the roads that were usual
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-12-21

HE story OF Inc
postponed Christ
mas is Il tradition
of the Preston
family; but, like
most traditions,
it requires q few
words of expla-
nation TO make it
clear how such
an unaccountabls
thing could hap
pen.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-12-21
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS

of Sterling Silver, Cut Glass, of
pretty piece of Bric-a-Brac is the correct
thing; they last a lifetime, are a continued
JOY to the recipient, and The acme of good
taste.
Taste and carefulness mark the difference
between the commonplace and elegant-the
margin of cost is always small. This
fall plan in buying was to bring the
beautiful, in useful and decorative wares
still nearer the costs of common sorts. Did
you ever hear of such prices for heauti-
ful goods?
Sterling Bon Bon Spoon, gilt bowl, zoe.
Sterling Berry Fork, heavy, $l.25. Ster-
ling Teaspoons from $500 to $500 per half
dozen Cut Glass Nappie, $3.50 Sterling
back Hair Brush, $500. Gold Pen with
pearl holder, from $1.OO 10 $500. Real
China Clocks, Sl.25 $1,000. Silver
Thimbles, 25c to 60c. Fine Painted China
Olive Dish, S1.4O, and hundreds of other
things right for Christmas Gifts
j. II. WIGHT & SONS.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-12-21

ly quite as bad as those Of Scotland ''be-
fore they were made. " As neighbors in
She early twentiss often lived ten miles
apart visits were infrequent, and during
she dreEry winters not y few OF she
hardy pioneers went mad from sheer
loneliness. And TO this desolatien was
added q suffocating feeling of being
buried alive. The dark forests rose on
every side and travel where they might
che pioneers could find 40 relief from
she inclosing walls. For almost 100
ailss in every direction there was 10
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-12-21
POSTPONED
CHRISTMAS.
BY p. NJ ARTHUR.

FcopyHght. 1895. by the Author.l
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-28
Late Fashion Notes
From Good Authorities

Women as rule note the change in
fashions by pure intuition. They have a
vague idea that the designs originate in
Paris but beyond that trouble their heads
very little about the manner of their de-
velopment.
The designs for fashions are made by
men in Paris, poor men dressmakers with
ideas about womens clothes, but with no
money to cary out their ideas, who spend
their time in the slack season thinking out
novelties for the trade These fashions
they take to the large houses and dispose
of the most striking of them for few
francs and a ''Merci monsieur" and there
you have a style. These men dressmakers
live from hand to mouth mostly. After a
prominent house buys their designs 1t has
models made from them, retaining some
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-28
The Old Fashion Sun Bonnet
With New Fashion Name

Golf bonnets have come to stay. In evil
dence to some extent last season, they
promise to be ubiquitous. Not golf-lovers
alone, but all girls who believe in making
the most of a fetching fashion, are laying
in a goodly supply of the article. In cut
and finish set and shape, the bonnets are
just like the old-fashioned sunbonnet. There
is the same well-stltched or Slated hood,
the gathered crown, the full cape and the
streamers that tie under the chin or go
a-nying, Just as the wearer chooses. Dimty
of pure white or rose pink is the material
most often chosen. though fabrics with
dainty pattern of their own are also used.
The Turkey red golf bonnet is popular, as
is but logical in game whose color is
scarlet One great charm of the bonnets is
mat they are so made that day in the
laundry makes them as fresh as ever The
smart thing is to have bonnet to match
each shirt waist So lx'etty and becoming
a species of headgear is by no means rele-
gated to golf alone, however 1t is likely to
be much worn In tho country this year,
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-28
In the Social Realm Of -....
-ass~ III
Birmingham and Elsewhere

Mrs. Fannie Arnold DeBardeleben leaves
Saturday for Louisville, where she will
visit friends for short while.
The members of the Fenelon club were
entertained last evening at st. Paul's hall
with an interesting programme, including a
lecture.
The Edgewood Literary club will meet
this afternoon with Mrs. Louis 7. Brad
field.
49,
Mr. and Mrs Robert Thach will enter
tain the Thursday Evening Euchre club
this evening at their home on south Twen-
tieth street.
Mr.. and Mrs D. II. Caswell who were
married at Tuscaloosa yesterday morning
noon and spent few hours with relatives
in the city They left in the afternoon for
Nashville where they will remain for a
month"; after which time they will spend
the summer at the north. The charming
bride was formerly Miss Grace Kennedy
of Tuscaloosa, and has numerous friends
in Birmingham.
The Atlanta Journal of Monday says
1.-THE friends of Hon. Don. A. Pardee, the
United States circuit judge of New Or
leans, and Mrs. Fanny Cunningham Wells
of this city, are congratulating them on
their approaching marriage which will be
solemnized on the evening of June H. It
will be home wedding with few friends
of the bride and groom to witness the
ceremony.
Mrs. Wells has been since her residence
here a great favorite among large circle
of friends, who, while now approving her
choice, regret that her marriage will re-
move her to the Crescent City.
hos
a frequent visitor to Atlanta, and is very
we'll known to many in this city. The
judge is regarded as one of the ablest and
most learned of the circuit judges, and
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A Monument to Lafayette
By American School Children

Americans are prone to forget that the
grave of that immortal Frenchman, LaFay-
cite, who showed his devotion to liberty by
his services during the revolution OF lf6,
Is only covered with a simple marble slab
in a cemetery at Paris.
1t has never received the honor due the
man who was willing to sacrince every
thing for the good of his fellowmen. Now
1t is proposed to build suitable monument
to Lafayette from the contributions OF the
school children of this country and to I'M
veil it with appropriate ceremonies during
the Paris exposition in 1900
Only small amounts will be expected from
the children.
President Mckinley has consented to be
honorary chairman of the commission hav-
ing charge of this work, and he assisted
In framing the resolutions which nave been
passed by tho senate, and will be presented
very soon to the house of representatives.
The following are the resolutions looking
TO the furtherance of this laudible enter
prise:
"Whereas, 1t is proposed to signalize the
celebration of United States Day at the
Paris exposition of 1900 by the erection and
dedication on that day of a monument from
the people of America to General LaFay-
cite; therefore,
.sResolved by the Senate and the House
of Representative of the United States of
America, in Congress assembled, That, in
furtherance of the purpose of this act, an
honorary commission is hereby formed con-
sisting of the president of the United States
as ex-offcio president of said commission,
and the governors of the various states and
territories as ex-officio yice-presidents of
said commission;
saThat the president be, and he Is hereby
authorized to appoint an acting commission
of five members consisting of a president,
secretary, superintendent, treasurer, and
two others, who shall arrange plans and
personally direct the collection and expendl-
lures of all moneys, the selection of site
and plans of said monument, the building
of monument the dedication and unveli-
ing of the same, and the preparation of an
historical report upon the work when COM
pleted, the expense of such work to be
borne out of the moneys raised therefor.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-28
In THE SOCIAL REALM.


and exporting some to America Here wo-
men dressmakers copy and adapt while
fashionable women like or dislike but
VICAR nevertheless.
Ihere are very few women designers, and
TINS would seem another lucrative field of
money making for clever women with in
Ventive genius. When women spend so
much time, thought and money on dress,
1t is to be supposed they would be the best
ones to originate their own fashions, but
up to date this is an UNEMPLOYED field as
lar as they are concerned.
The all-pervading tint of the season Is
blue. The spring skies are repeated every
Where on the streets and in the shop whn-
vows, and not to wear blue of some tone
is TO be one season behind the times. Azure
ana flag blue are the two favorite knots
of this color.
RAG blue is but synonym for Yale and
Abbess blue, but its vogue is slight beside
the insistent ever-recurring and lovely va
rlatlons from deep to palest ciel tints In
consequence of this modish measure we
nave an assortment of astonishing names
Tor the varieties of blues. What, to coun-
Try eye would be mere forget-me-not gen.
tan, periwinkle, violet or covolvus blues
are referred to by the dressmakers as April
ana Algerian Skies Egyptian TURQUOISE
summer heavens and a half-seore of con-
fusing poetical terms.
Dotted Swiss, to be very Fashionable
must nave cots nearly as large as a nickel,
ana the material, If of very good quality
costs upwards of thirty-five cents a yard
AS 1t is wide, only about eleven yards are
required for q gown, however, so the dress
is not very dear in the end. Dotted Swiss
comes mostly in white, but there is a beau
tiful shade of shrimp pink, which may &C.
casionally be found.
Long-waisted figures should choose the
widest belt; short-waisted ones the narrow
est Apropos of the latter, an inch-wide
black patent leather belt, designed simply
with small steel beads, is very smart. Far
more dressy narrow black and colored
satin belts, with white kid, having double-
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American Women at
The Paris Exposition

Arrangements are being made which
will enable American women to be repre-
scented in 1900 at the Paris exposition.
No other foreign power has ever granted
women this definite privilege before; only
the United States has permitted women to
take very prominent and especial place
national expeditions.
Mrs. Ledyard Stevens, of New York, is at
the head of this movement, which was re-
Gently inaugurated at her home in that
city.
She invited one hundred and fifty infiuen-
tial women, of well known executive abil-
itv to aid her in beginning this PROJECT
and she was rewarded by an enthusiastic
response on their part.
This body has now been properly incor-
porated under the name of the w omen
Commission, American Department, Paris
Exposition, Paris, 1900
1t is intended by Mrs. Stevens and her
associates to have an exhibit similar to the
one at the Chicago exposition, with seVerai
Observation-Disclosures, mechanical, m
Guiding patents held by women, of which
there are 1000 in this country; art, IN ali
its grades; educational, Industrial, elc.
A committee, with Mrs. Ledyard stevens
at its head has already visited President
Mckinley, and appeared before the senate
committee on appropriations. The women
were encoura ged by their reception at
Washington, and are now DUSTY at Wor n,
intending to make such an exhibit at Parls
as shall be gratifying to every one OF tneir
countrymen. Mrs. Stevens, in outlining her
plans and aspirations, says:
1--WE want it understood, however thae
this is to be national enterprise, ana we
desire that it shall be in the highest degree
creditable to the women of America. Ihere
has to be a center, and New York seems TO
be the best point to work from. AS soon
as things are under way shall have reg
uar headquarters and shall enter into cor
respondence with women in different parts
of the country We should like to have
one or two vice presidents in every state
who would cooperate with us in getting
the best and most representative specimens
of women's work in all parts of the coun-
try"
The officers of the commission are all
practical business women. Mrs. Stevens is
the manager of the Bureau of Social Re
uuirements, which she originated. she IS
southerner by birth, but, through her
mother, is connected with the Chanler,
winthrop and Stuyvesant families of New
York and by marriage with the Rhineland-
ers, Schermerhorns and Newbolds.
Mrs willard, the second officer, is the
founder of the Home bureau; Miss BIN
niger, the recording secretary, has been Tor
a number of years in active business. MISS
Wetmore, the corresponding secretary, is
principal of a college preparatory school
for girls; and Mrs. Steers, the treasurer, is
a prominent member of the d. A. r.
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tie Mr.. w. II. Kettig won the club prize,
a lovely Dresden clock. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hampton Smith will entertain the members
of the Fortnightly at the next meeting.
At the strawberry festival. to be given to-
night at st. Paul's hail. on Third avenue.
by the Ladies Of Charity, there will be four
refreshment tables
Mrs. Meighan, assisted by Mesdames
Brown. Pat Boggan. Clinton, Misses Florie
Hayden, Josie McNally, Jones, Lizzie
Thompson and Pauline Bridges.
Mrs. VIM. Hyronemous, assisted by Mrs.
e. Louiseau, Annie Keefe, Nellie O'Brien,
Maggie Mcleod and Others
Mrs Charles Roy and Mrs ]. Lynch, as
sisted by Misses Lena Coghill, Bessie
Lynch, B. ]. Byrne, Gena Fallon, Alice
Fallon and others.
Mrs. M. G. Clifford and Mrs r. Funk,
assisted by Misses Mary McCrossin, Matte
Fowler, Alys Vigo and Eleanor McCrossin.
Misses Ella Nolan and May Fowler Will
preside as "Rebecca at the Well"
Mrs. II. F. DeBardeleben Mrs. Valentine
Glib, Jr. Mrs. P. G. Bowman. Mrs. ]. P.
Ross and Misses Margaret o'Neill and Belle
Dangaix will act reception committee.
An impromptu musical programme VIII
be rendered Little Miss Lydia McElvaln
will dance, and other features VIII be pre-
scented.
Among the many touching incidents that
are daily occurring, now that the soldiers
are preparing to go to the front, is the
compliment paid yesterday to Mr.. Ernest
Lapointe by several of the ladies boarding
with Mrs. N. c. Dryer.
Mr. Lapointe is a nephew of Messrs. OIL
yer and ]. L. Chalifoux, and is employed
by them in their large establishment, on
First avenue, and also boards at Mrs. Dry
er's He is a member of the Jefferson Vol
unteers and is making his arrangements
to go at once to Mobile with the state
troops.
AS soon as the ladies at Mrs Dryers
learned this they made Mr.. Lapointe a
beautiful Housewife or case of Russian
leather, lined with crimson silk, and filled
it with thread, needles, buttons,
and those little things that soldier will
find essential in camp. On the outside Is
printed in gilt letters Ernest Lapointe,
Birmingham Ala; Remember the Maine"
The following letter announced the gift
''To Our Friend, Mr.. Ernest Lapointe
Dear Sir-You will please accept this lit
tie remembrance, with our sincerest pray
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is highly esteemed by the bar and the
public"
Miss Marie Nelson and Lillian Roden are
visiting the Misses Searcy at Tuscaloosa.
Miss Florrie Graves will entertain at a
handsome card party next Thursday even
ing, May 5, in honor of Miss McGregor,
of Louisville at her home corner of Sixth
avenue and Twentieth street.
The ladies of the Third Presbyterian
church will give musical and literary en-
tertanment Friday evening, the 10Th, which
the public is cordially invited to attend
Mrs. William Street will direct the pro
gramme, which will be rendered by much
of the excellent talent of Birmingham. :
Mr. VIM. L. Clay, of Huntsville, after
spending several days in the city, has re-
turned home.
The Clio Literary Society of the Birming-
ham high school has sent out cards of in
vitation to "Shakespearean Symposium
play" Richard III'-which will be given
Tuesday evening, May 3, at 1880 O'Clock at
the residence of Mr. Samuel Ullman rs
North Eighteenth street
g
The Nineteenth Century club met yester-
day afternoon with Miss Daisy Lewis. No
III.
business of Importance was discussed and
transacted. The club will meet next with
Miss Susie Haas.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry b. Gray gave hand
some dancing party last evening at the
Florence hotel, complimentary to Miss Mar
tin and Miss McGregor. The decorations
were elaborate and artistic. In the parlors
there was pretty combination of wild
smlax and honeysuckles; in the hall, where
the punch was served were grouped palms
and ferns and the dining room, which was
transformed into a delightful dancing hall
had evergreens and American flags upon
the walls, caught on the draperies of the
windows and depending from the ehande-
liers. The cotilion, which was danced with
American and Cuban figures, was lead by
Mr. viii Walker and Miss McGregor. Dur
ing the intervals of the dance refreshments
We're enjoyed by the guests. Mrs. Gray re-
ceived her friends in a becoming gown of
lowered organdie over pink silk. Miss
Martin and Miss McGregor both wore
handsome toilettes of white mousseline de
sole over white Silk.
Mrs. r. II. Pearson will entertain the
Little Jokers this afternoon for Miss Ma
mic Pearson, who is still absent visiting
friends at the north.
Mrs. j. G. Snedecor of Woodlawn has re-
turned from Visit 10 memphis, WnefS she
had been called by the Illness and death
of her father, Judge B. M. Estes.
Tomorrow evening, in the South Side Bap-
list church, there will be given in the lee
ture room an interesting entertainment,
consisting of vocal and instrumental music
ana refreshments. to which the members Of
this church are invited
The Fortnightly Euchre club met Tues
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Walker
Percy The visitors prize a handsome
sherbet dish, was won by Mrs. Corinne Tut
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jeweled buckles the large front one more
elaborate than the one worn in the back
Three jewelled or steel ornamental pieces,
worn over a fitted collar band, may be
found to match over buckles, by those who
want set.
Yak lace is revived again, and the new
laces generally are beautiful beyond de-
scription. In the heavy varieties white
chenille figures very plentifuly, outlining
the pattern with fine effect. This sort of
lace is used in sleeves and guimpes, yokes
and entire waists.
Cravat pins and brooches are being made
to initiate the shape of spiders, which are
said to bring good luck to their wearers.
The body is composed of a black pearl,
and the legs are of gold, tipped with dia-
monds. In size these pins and brooches
vary, according to the use TO which they
are put. Some are almost microscopic,
while others are as large as the largest
spiders known to nature.
Dresses of black brussels net have super
seeded those of fimsy chiffon; they are fire.
quently lghtened up with girdles and
shoulder knots of colored velvet.
A lovely froclS of thin gray wool stuff is
mounted over a transparency of "old tur-
quoise' and trimmed with yellow lace and
touches of coral. pretty ornament worn
with this gown was the long watch chain
or rather lorgnette chain, for the gown was
too dressy to admit the carrying of time
piece-made of small coral beads, the irreg-
ular heads that children used to wear.
These have not been seen in any of the
jewelers. shops, but long chains of all gen.
res are modsh, and, for the sake OF pos
sessing a pretty variety, it might be well
to hunt up these forgotten trlnkets of
childhood.
Bridal bouquets may be made of five
varieties of flowers, whose popularity is eX-
pressed by the order in which they are
named: White orchids not always obtain
able), valley lilies, white roses. white vio-
lets and Roman hyacinths. The ribbon for
a bridal bouquet is always chosen as near
as possible to match the gown in texture
and tint, and should be inches wide, fall IN
two loops reaching half way to the feet
and two ends falling to the hem of the
gown.
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a. THE AeE-HERALD BUSINESS DIRECTORY. !.

JEWELLERS.
q. Gluck, 107 goth st.
Harry Mercer, 201S LIST Ave.
LIVERY STABLES.
Tennessee Stables. 2014 4th Ave.
LAUNDRIE5.
New Laundry, 2S N. 22d st.
MERCHANT TAILORS.
NJ. We'll & Bro, LIST Ave.
The Peoples Tailor, 1897 LIST Ave.
Theo. B. Furman, 900 21st st.
MUSIC PUBLISHERS AND DEAL RS1
Southern Music Co., 20S-10 21st st.
OPTICIANS.
P. H. Linnehan. $40 18th st.
PLUMBERS.
Ben F. Barbour, s13 N 10th st.
/ w. g. Lunsford Co., 200 22d st.
RESTAURANTS.
Paups Restaurant, Ia 10Th ST.
SEEDS.
Amzi Golden Co.
STOVES AND RANGES.
Estes Stove Co., 1913 I'd Ave.
SALOONS.
Peerless Bar, cor. 10Th St. and I'd Ave.
The Vestibule.
Don's Bandbox, LOG Dist st.
Custom House Saloon, 1877 I'd Ave.
Southsde Saloon, 100 South goth street.
UNDBRTAKERS.
The Erswell Co., LIZ 18th st.
WHOLESALE LIQUORS.
H. Barnard, Sd Ave. and 10Th st.
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ABSTRACT co.
Alabama Abstract Co.. 20N LIST Ave.
BOOKSELLERS AND STATIONERS.
Smith & Montgomery Book & Stay Co.
Lyman Il Stone, 2012 1st Ave,
w. H. Owings, BIOS I'd Ave.
BICYCLE DEALERS.
Biddle Ledbetter Cycle Co., 321-2s 10Th st
BARRIERS.
Fred Schilling, 1918 1st Ave-
N. Taccone, 100 18th st.
Haircut, Shave and Shine Csc, 8 N. Goth St
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
Florence Cigar Store, Florence Hotel box
trade a speciality.
Monarch Tobacco Co., 200 goth ST.
Eureka Cigar Store, los 10th ct.
CEMETERIES.
The Erswell Co., 112 10Th ST.
CLOTHING & GENTS FURNISHINGS.
NJ. We'll & Bro.
]. Friedman & Co., 1908 1st Ave.
DRUGS.
Collier Drug Co., 1926 LIST Ave.
J. H. Parker, 1913 LIST Ave.
Wilmington & Lynch 1905 LIST Ave.
FURNITURE.
H. Herzfeld, 1915 18th st.
]. w. Trigg, BIZ I'd Ave.
Ben M. Jacobs & Bros.
FISH AND GAME.
Birmingham Fish Co.. 2OS-1O 10th st.
HOTELS.
Grand Central. goth st.
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NOTICE.
War Risk Assumed on Freight, Central Of Geor-
gia Railway Company

We are in receipt of the following notice
from the Merchants and Miners Transpor-
tation company, in connection with whom
we handle business to and from Baltimore.
Philadelphia and contiguous territory:
Until further notice we beg to advise our
patrons and connections that we will as
sumo war risks on cargo shipments, with
out expense to shippers; and will stamp
bills of landing to that effect"
Commercial agent. SOLON JACOBS. If