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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-09
AUXILIARY,
MEETING or wo1EAN's
 H. ME AagoCTATTnpT

The called meeting of the Working Woman's Home Association took place yesterday afternoon at the Home at 2 o'clock. and was presided over by the President. Mrs. T. W. Hannon, with her usual ability.
 The purpose of the meeting was to perfect plans for the Christmas work of the association.
 AFequest was sent to the Association, throeg Mrs. Emily. Meyer, vice-presi- dentS from the loeaI Elks' Lodge. td know
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-09
A Card of Tbanka

To the friends and acquaintances of my own and my late husbands, do wish to return my most heartfelt thanks for all their deeds of kindly ministrations so myself and my dear husband, pointing t3 them each and everyone that passage of Scriptures Cast thy bread upon the wa ters. for thou shalt find H after many days" Mrs. D. L. Scott
 --adv. -,. '- r'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-09
FUNERAL NOTICE.

Apn-The friends of Mfr. John H. Bal tard are respectfully invited to attend his funeral at Lewis Graveyard. neaT , HoPS P Hull Ala. The funeral services VII take se teTnoon at the Hope Huh Methodist Epis- canal Church.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-09
MEETING OF WHITE
 HoU0E AgSOCI.

AVO0G &8GGO04&44 4 4QGNs The regular monthly meeting of the White House Association was held at the home of the Regent.
 An unusually large attendance of ladies made it charming meeting. All com mites made reports in various lines of work The reports were fun and com pIete, being the last for this year.
 Many interesting letters were read by our charming Secretary, Mrs. J. W. A. Sanford, who in her palmy days never looked prettier. The most efIicient and capable Historian, Mrs. John Finley, read an interesting sketch of the Imprisonment in Fortress Monroe of President Davis, that almost brought tears to the eyes of the ladies.
 The most important business was in re- gard to the Association being received into the Confederate Memorial Association of the South. The following letter was received with applause:
 Confederate Southern Memorial Associ'n.
 New Orleans. LA-. Nov. H. Mrs. J. D. Beale, Regent First White
 House Association, Montgomery, Ala. {: Dear Madam-Your letter Of the 2sth inst. with enclosure reached me this morning and I will endeavor to express to you, and to the officers and members of your Association, the pleasure it gives WCAS~aAACf Confederation, to welcome you as "sas- ters'' in the band of memorial women. who are striving to perpetuate the honor and memory of the husbands. fathers and brothers, who sacrificed their lives in a cause we all hold so dear.
 We therefore rejoice deeply in your ac- ton and feel strengthened by your ac- cession. Yours cordially,
 Mrs. J.. A. Williams,
 Corresponding Secretary c. L. N. A.
 The Wood Committee turned over quite creditabIe sum of money for articles sold.
 to get the souvenir spoons on sale, many suggestions being made.
 The matter was finally referred to the Trustees They and the Souvenir Spoon Committee vii confer with Afr. LeBron.
 The beautiful one e-hundred-year-old spIning wheel will be on exhibition in a prominent show window to be raf1led off before the holidays.
 The Regent read q letter from Mrs. A. L. Allen of Vicksburg, Miss. praising and encouraging the ladies in their noble work. She says: Tt seems such beau tiful work am amazed 1t has not long ago been secured by the Daughters and made division work" She was Mss AL ice T1mDeFlake eud formerly lived n Montgomery. She has become writer of note for magazines and newspapers. and she also says, eff at any time can serve you with my voice or pen, you have only to command me-"
 MEETING OF r. M.
 0. A. AUXILIARY. The regular meeting of the Y. M. C.. A.. Auxiliary was held yesterday morning in the parIors of the Y. M. c. A. with . good attendance of officers and memberz. No especial business came up at this meeting except the discussion of pIans for the arrangement of New Year enter tainment for the young boys of 1ar. Frye's gymnasium class of the Y. M. C. A.
 The plans were not fully established, but the prevailing idea for the entertain ment is that. of New Years dinner with some exhibitions by the hnYa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-09

Don't place too much confidence in a man s opinion of himself" said the Manayunk phil osopher. ''Tbe ass can make as much noise as the lion."-PhiladeIphia Record.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-09
AMUEEMElTTs Montgomery Theatre Thursday Night
elceY and NhAMnon.

MT. Kelcey and his talented co-star, Miss Fine Shannon, will be seen in ''sher- lock Holmes on Thursday night at the Montgomery Theatre. A large audience is assured to greet these famous stars in now on sale. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-09
Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Novelties for Christmas.
 A Partial List: Glove Buttoner,. Letter Opener, Bag Check, Tooth Brush, Purse Mark, Shoe Buttoner, Desk Blotter, Ink Stand, Whisk Broom, Comb,
 Brush, Mirror,
 Plush Brush, ; Hat Brush, Pen Holder and many others. IKE LOEB,
 JeWelere
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-09

LOST, SPRAYED OR sToLEN.- One roan mare, very large; one sor- rel mare, with mane trimmed. L4o- eraI reward for any information as to their whereabouts.
 Ala. Furniture Co.,,
 25 s. Court St.
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10 the best back movement there IL. and.
somehow, II seems TO press the waist down
Q little.
Il shall then try the Fit zsimmons move
ment. This 10 done by taking q step for
ward, the other foot far back. II Is q
regular stride, and the forward foot must
be fiat upon the ground with all the weight
resting upon II.
Flat heels are needed for this. shall
stride first with one foot and then with the
other for five minutes.
Perhaps you think II In time to sit down
and rest, but II IL not quite resting time
Ny next movement will be the wand move
ment, which begins with a very graceful
motion called the Vienna wand exercise.
TO do It, or to come anywhere near doing
1t, you take the wand In your left hand and
rest 1t upon the floor, grasping the lower part
Of 1t with the right hand. You then slide
down as gently as possible until you rest
upon the right knee.
THE left foot will be stretched out In
front OF you, In a straight line. II 10 not
a difficult pose TO hold, when once you
strike II. But you must practise 1t while.
when practice has made perfect with
the Vienna wand movement you Will find
that your back Ia very strong and your ribs
feel supple, There Is no strain upon them
and your waist seems to be narrower, some
how, across the hips. as though II had been
heightened.
Finally. there comes another Vienna
wand exercise, which In performed by
resting upon the wand, which Is placed
back OF you, from the nape Of the mock to
the door, you standing with one arm rum
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ming down the wand. the other grasping the
wand at the back OF the neck
W hen all OF these exercises nave zen
taken the performer should 60 through
them again and again. until they come
easy,
The waist has now begun to get smaller,
but there are other things to be done before
it will be of exactly the right proportions
and remain 40
And there lis a curious fact in connection
with this. Any woman can reduce her
waist an inch But 1t Is very difficult TO
make II stay reduced.
BY an hours practice night and morning
and days dieting the waist will shrink
an inch But after a days indulgence II
will grow large again, and with smile
the model touched her fingers to her waist
and vanished TO try on some new samples
To get the waist small and TO make II stay
small are both necessities for the woman
who wants to have a nice, round, supple,
girlish waist. So. after she has exercised.
she must do other things.
She must begin by sleeping in room
that is not too warm for slumber. And
she must not sleep too long. To reduce
the waist one must get into the habit OF
slumbering seven hours, no more and no
less.
All big-waisted women sleep too long.
Many OF them have the drowsy habit. They
begin to get sleepy at in the evening
If they go to the theatre they yawn. IL TO
the opera they doze OF gently, II TO re-
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TODD for days except raw eggs. nothing
fattening. But he drank great quantities
of water, tea and OF coffee His weight
steadily increased.
Another doctor to test an obesity water
cure took no solid food at all for a month,
but lived on fresh milk. water. coffee and
tea. At the end Of the month he was much
stouter than when he began
The seeker after a small waist must for.
swear theee things, the turntables, and
cling to solid food Of the light type. In
this class there can be grouped eggs,
toasted bread eaten with salt, but without
butter, vegetables prepared with water
instead Of milk. all kinds Of fruit. but very
little meat
In ali cases Of reduction salt should Be-
taken on the bread instead Of butter, and
in short time one does not miss the butter.
1t isn't pleasant. perhaps, to substitute salt
for the golden hued pat. but this talk IL for
people who want TO reduce. not for those
who want to crafty the appetite.
Those who want to reduce very quickly
can do II BY living on raw eggs, toasted
take II . little slower can take the raw eggs,
the toasted bread without butter and can
add to il meat once day. with the regular
But there should be nothing to drink
with any Of the meals, not so much as q
swallow Of water or q cup Of coffee, nor
should q drop Of anything be taken for an
hour after eating, when fluids can be taken
cautiously.
Should this be too severe the patient can
drink a cup OF coffee for breakfast, q cup
Of tea at noon, and at night glass OF wine,
II her principles will permit, or a glass OF
water. No copious draughts between meals
and no farewell glass OF water on going
to bed.
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ception they blink until Il p time 20 coms
home. II they remain at home thsy turn
In at or earlier
Fat women sleep late in the morning
Now the fat woman should rise after shs
what time she has retired abe should Get Up.
take her exercises, and busy herself Win
something, after seven hours sleep.
A woman who was trying TO decrease hei
waist line, found that, II she retired a. ~
pretty early. but by the time she had taken zen
exercises, had doctored her complexion
and made q fetching toilet for breakfast
he rest OF the house was astfr
1t takes large people longer aht TO preRSs ss
are longer In getting over the gTound,
more deliberate In every way. and tneir
brains a. well ~ their bodies move more
slowly.
In reducing your waist quickly II u no
but do not keep il up for more than a week
as you need seven hours OF good. refreshing
slumber.
But about this there Is Q difference OF
opinion. Many hold. and among them the
matter Of habit, and that the brain will re
new Itself precisely a. well II i has only nve
or ak hours Of slumber instead OF nine or ten.
The Viennese cure insomnia In way
little known in this country. lhey keeR
the sufferer from sleeplessness UP until
very late.
liza man. he must 20 to the club, fa woman
to the theatre. Then there may come
. light supper or some mild recreation; any
thing g. 20 lHSnS as the victim OF insomnia o0e'
When, finally, he or abe does sink to rest,
\ the body II so tired that the patient goes
| TO sleep. Usually the cure II compete
within week. but the aiment comes back
when the patient begins to 90 to bed at .
o'clock.
This works on the theory that there are
certain people who do not need much sleep
and who get slept out II they have too
much Hence the insomnia, which V
nothing more than a slept-out state.
To get a thin waist one must observe
certain rules In the eating line, or more
l properly in the drinking line. 1t Is now
pretty well settled that II IN what you drink
and not what you eat, that makes you rat.
A German professor TO test this took no
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sxactiy u 3 mans vaise 3 trained 70 do.
"A man servant who = trusted With all
:orts Of work from cleaning oliver and win
n no rarity, but women prefer TO keep TO
some speciality, and no olass Of help y more
rigid In her limitations than tho lady's
maid. who considers herself many grades
ss saan b sns Ordinary %.n h' p worth
at t25 q month and his board than two
maids ct ef5 each. In the country houses
there u moro use for such men than In the
city.
wants indIcstrs a change in the condition.
that have so perplexed the women OF the
country In regard to their servant girls.
You hear comparatively little OF trouble
with the male help In large city, but the
Dor of hours Of work are always up for
diaOuhsiop.s
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am exactly a 80, which is the fashionable
size this year for woman. But my waist
measures a Yihe too much
What win l do? Why. must reduce
1t; and ! shall begiA not Tomorrow. but
this very night
within a week. IL my waistba d is not
one inch less | shall lose my job. for no.
body wants a model that does not At the
garments. II is q case OF girl made to
At the waist, not OF the waist made to fit
the girl. l am the girl. and l must ut the
waist
what shall dor Why. this very night
when I 20 home. I shall take the Lorenz
movement You don't know what that is?
1T is the one which DR.. Lorenz Is said
to have advised for a society woman who
applied to him to have her figure improved.
His directions we're to loosen the clothing
and take the bending movements. tipping
forward until the fingers touched the
floor.
Tonight, not tomorrow night. but this
very evening. shall put on a gymnasium
suit, waiting an hour after eating my din
ner, and then shall stand in front Of an open
window and breathe a minute. Then
shall lean forward until my fingers touch
my toes.
IF they do not touch this night. they
will touch tomorrow night, and shall
keep on trying for I've full minutes.
Then I shall put both Of my hands
around my waist and straighten up. This
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12

One florist in Michigan, who Ia perhaps
the leading raiser Of chrysanthemums In
America to-day has a preference for In
dian names, all Of his productions appear
ing on the market with the cognomens OF
10 and his relatives attached TO them.
A grower OF fancy carnations seeks titles
for his best new blooms among the charac-
ters OF Shakespeare and Longfellow, An
other dives into Greek mythology for his
appellations; while yet another cons the
pages Of ancient history In seach OF suitable
names.
A common practice in the trade not long
ago was for one florist TO name his novel;
ties in compliment to the wives or daughters
OF his fellow craftsmen who were his imme-
date friends.
Promscuous nomenclature. however, is
the rule. The florist takes advantage In
this respect Of the opportunities which the
times afford. When a new President OF
the United States comes into office his name
is perpetuated in the history Of Horticulture
as well as in the country's annals. And
not only his own name, but likewise those
Of his wife and family.
The names Of Lincoln, Grant, Garfield
and Mckinley are scattered throughout
Gwerdo% applied to seve ma f bnts s ss
Governor and President, appears in the
present day list OF varieties OF carnations.
as we'll as does that Of Mrs. Roosevelt.
A rose bears the name OF Mas Alice hoose-
welt.
When a General wins laurels, his name
forms a handy auxiliary TO florists now
city The latest in this respect is the new
crimson rose which has been called after
Gen. Macarthur.
An actress. or a singer whose name IL
on everybody's lips, is Immediately com
plimented by the florist in having q hower
named in her honor. Thus you find the
names Of Maude Adams. Nine. Albertini
and Nine. Nordica in the catalogue list OF
Riley, while Hall Caine and Mark Twain
are found among the offerings Of the more
plebeian pelareonums. 8.
The names Of city authorities are also
similarly employed. one OF the newest car
nations being called the Seth Low. An
instance ID on record, however. which
demonstrates that II In not at all times safe
to honor man who 10 In politics by naming
When Mr. Pingree was Mayor Of Detroit
a florist OF that city paid him a compliment
OF this kind. Shortly afterward Mr., Pingree
became unpopular with q certain class
and these people refused TO buy his Moral
namesake.
A practice very prevalent just now IL TO
name flower novelties after the wives OF
wealthy patrons Of horticulture, customers
OF the retail norists. This has been brought
about by the very agreeable c,rcumstances
carnation. when the husband Of the lady
so honored purchased the stock OF the new
variety for $4,000. However, another
Lawson has not yet materialized.
These practio in floral nome nclature
are not by any me ans confR d to this ooun-
try. In England the majority Of the new
garden varieties OF flowers are the results
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Of the labors OF the private gardener and the

OF the hbors OF the private gardener and the
amateur.
In the case Of the former the name Of the
estate on which he is employ d, or OF it's
owner, Is oft n appli d; whilo tho amate ur
som' timf honors hims IT, For xample,
the b autful Narcissus Horsfeldm was OBJ
tain d and rams by Lancashire weaver,
John Horsf Id.
The botanist continues to apply his Latin
It'll to n W introductions, but. unlike John
Burroughs's Maine guide, tn o. Latin terms
to the florist ar not overwh' lmingly con-
,yincing and satisfying: a popular name
has q gr ater o ling value often than q
botanical app llatton.
A f.wy airs ago plant was introduced
into this country nam d Acdipphd sanderi
This plant was nam variousiy en- nhle
plant. D. wey's pride, tassel plant love hang
bleeding. tho last two Dr. signations from the
tass Like crimson fow.rs.
VIII. n the first hairy chrysanthem mum was
introduce d from Japan II was nam Mrs
Alph' US Hardy. in honor Of the introduo'r.
Subs quf ntly It app ard in florists, Lists
ben Civ n to a new fern being introduce d
this gason, which othrrwis labcrs und'
the botanical burd OF Nephrolepts ptsrsont.
A race OF rofes from Japan scieI.tihce!Iy
labelled Rosa Vichurdiono, has received the
more easily pronounced cognomen OF the
adornment.
Az an example Of the magic Of a popular
name. the following story IL told. Az an
auction sale OF plants held in Baltimore,
not long ago, there were included In the
catalogue a number Of specimens Of the
Diefenbachia seprine. a plant the Juice
OF which is exceedingly acrid. producing
intense pain when placed In the mouth,
and causing the tongue 70 swell. or tins
account the plant has been named the
dumb cane. II Ia stated that slave owners
used the plant In Furnishing their slaves
by causing them to eat IL.
The auctioneer was doing his utmost to
making the most OF their botanical designa-
ton. The sale was Glow, indeed; In TACT
he had ordered the plants 10 be removed.
when the present superintendent OF the
Botanic Garden at Washington mounted
the roetrum and whispered something In
the salesman'e ear. Tie plants were i'm
mediately reofYered under the title OF the
mother -in-l law plant" when every one OF
them found q ready purchaser.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12
BATHTUBS AND FITTINGS.
Ingenious Portable Contrivances-Tubs
New Made Of Glass.

Although bathrooms are a matter-of-
course feature OF every home. portable
baths In great variety are constantly on
sale, and many are made TO order to suit
individual preference. The boot shaped
leg and foot baths on the London plan arc
now duplicated In domestic wares here.
and 90 are the hat shaped travelling baths
and score OF others, from the big 72-lnch
plunge bath down to the smallest OF the
neat and rolled-edge sponge baths and
English wash-ups.
Not only travellers, campers and country
sojourners order portable baths, but many
are wanted by city dwellers averse to shar-
ing bathroom facilities with others, and
those with luxurious fancies to crafty
Wealthy invalids and cipples have baths
made to fit their own needs Sumptuous
bathing outfits are made to order for in
fants Some OF these are OF finely annealed
glass OF decorated porcelain and are affixed
to stands that may be pulled out into the
sunlight or drawn near the fire, just as
conditions vary.
Self lad justing rubber baths that jump
into shape at the turning Of screw arc
now brought out with stands that allow
OF their being raised or lowered at will.
The bath that serves the purpose OF both
bath and trunk is favorite. or COMPOSE
ton stuff that Is outwardly the color OF
leather and with close-ftting cover that
shuts down overlapping like a trunk lid.
this bath Ia eminently presentable when
strapped taut and duly labelled. Tourists
fond Of out-of-the-way places take along
one of these travelling baths and are happy
some individual baths have been made
OF Aluminium. Pspier mache affords soma
good designs. Others are OF Japanned
, ware and various makes Of tin and zino
porcelain or glass lined.
Glass is being used considerably for bath
and toilet apparatus. Its purity and its
| delioacy Of appearance are great commen-
, dation Towel racks Of glass are on sale
| and 30 are comb and brush racks. soap trays
toothbrush holders. spong racks and entire
bathroom sets.
Anew Of the newer bathrooms In fine homes
are fitted with bathtubs OF glass, the prac-
tice having been tested In Germany for some
time The glass for this purpose Ia put
! through . treatment that gives 1t special
strength and thickness without detracting
from It's appearance.
baths exclusive Of the rubber baths and
infants baths are now In use Some are OF
q pattern from far Bombay and others OF
styles adapted from various hot countries
English models lead. with the Canadian
adapted from the English q close second
A bathtub Of maple, originally designed,
In contrived so that when transverted 10
becomes q chair OF pleasing exterior. An.
other bath Of medium size could be changed
when desired into tabouretts.