The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-23

CANDIES rose-ladened, tulIe- covered
wltcheries Called hats) and opportunities
for displaying all these, called resting
at the springs or seaside.
In statue the Alabama girl seems likely
to outgrow her brother. or sweetheart,
which is much worse; she may stand In
the dark with weights on her head before
she will thus reverse the order of nature
but give up her beloved athletics?
Neverl She rides with the ease and grace
of heredlty. for in war times her mother
could show any dragon her horses
heels; and In pioneer days her grand
mother often rode twenty miles to
church and thought 1t no hardship-but
those dinners on the ground" would
have consoled anybody
Miss Alabama of today plays tennis
with the grace of partial dress reform,
and golf with the calm assurance of an
arched instep and neat ankle. Nor would
. she ask her northern sister any odds on
the wheel If only Alabama could boast
the good roads she hopes to have In the
near future.
However. she has an inherent love OF
ease which sometimes receives a harsher
name from those who live In more brac-
Ing climate; this enables her, when pleas
ure and occupation are off duty. to rest
with a pleasure which is as conta gious as
yawnlng She takes an abiding delight
in silks, velvets and laces, she dotes on
dainty tea-Jackets end lovely trailing
evening dresses. But when these ex-
pensve materials are out of her reach,
she can take some lawn, a little lace and
a few bows of ribbon and evolve a ere
alton" that would give a French modlste
pointers on grace style and the eternal
fitness of things.
Swaying In a hammock. she will lie
dreaming of the time when :sur father
shall have developed the j. I coal or
phosphates that lie hidden In t.ie lovely
hills that encircle his cotton fields or of
the future husband who may be a leading
factor In some of the many corporations
that literally possess the land.
Finding the stigma of reproach has
been removed from spinster- hood, she
says she looks forward to the life of an
old maid with equanlmty; but she wishes
1t distinctly understood that she makes
this statement with "all rights reserved
TO change her mind at any time and
place; for IL the man of her choice be
found. she says yes even though he
be poor. as she Is conscious of being a
helpmeet for man.
But, whether guided by her head or her
heart in taking her chance in the lottery
of life, she has the womanly grace of
caring for those who belong to her. She
Is a close reader of the daily papers and
keeps in touch with the trend of events
the world over. In her grandfathers IL
brary, which is selected while making
the foreign tour deemed necessary for
every educated man In his day. she has
absorbed enough of Gibbon. Guizot and
Macauley to give her keen interest in
and Arm mental footing among the
changing empires of today, and the
causes thereof. She may not be able to
buy every good book that comes out in
this day of books but she generally has
some admirer who knows her literary
tastes. When she rouses herself, dones
tailor-made suit and correct sailor she
feels quite a business woman. and has
renewed confidence In her ability to look
after herself. In fact, she sometimes
goes so far as to fancy herself a new
woman" but fortunately few will agree
with her; for she dare not make cigar
cite. as she would lose her self respect.
and much else probably.
She never takes advantage of leap-year
1t is not necessary.
She assumes tmid. confidng air
which is entirely out of keeping with her
masculine shrt-wast and the mannish
walking boots that look so comical on
her dainty little feet but which gains
her seat In every ear. no matter how
crowded
She always powders her face. and even
paints at night If her color plays truant.
She never has seen a woman who was
plaintiff in a breach-of- promise suit, or
defendant in a divorce suit-and never
wants to.