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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
RE SEEN

To wear the smartest of gowns TO the
races Is now so much a necessity In these
days that more attention is paid TO costumes
for the races than TO any other gowns In the
fashionable outfit, and not only must the
gowns themselves be of the latest style, but
every accessory, such MS parasol, wrap and
hat, must also be new and as becoming a
possible.
The Partisan woman Is fond OF the races,
but not more so than the American woman
OF the present day, who feels that there she
can wear her best clothing and see the latest
styles AS the races continue for several
weeks II rendlly can be understood that
there is plenty of opportunity for the wear
ing of smart gowns and also of many smart
wraps. When the day is cool the light cloth,
the yelling and the foulard gowns are seen;
II the day be warm then is the time to dis
play gorgeous creations Of muslin and lace,
net and lace or altogether lace. while in all
sorts OF weather the cloth, silk chiffon or
lace wrap is apparently considered appro-
pirate.
1t might be thought that there could be
no change In the different styles of cloth
costumes, especially those in light colors, but
dressmakeTs and tallors and designers dis
cover every day some new way of makingup
cloth, especially the lightweight cloths which
are so light as not to be at all too warm
for any cool day in summer AS rule the
cloth gowns, when lace Is used to trim them
have the heavier qualities OF lace, but there
are a few and these exceedingly smart, Of
laces OF finer mesh. One of the newest
models has a short jacket, with elbow
sleeves, almost a bolero In shape finished
with deep rufie of applqued lace, the ruff
ae going entirely around the Jacket, as well
as finishing the sleeves, while the skirt is
finished with two deep ruffies of lace. The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31

good will and lot of ice and turned out his
first set Of u heads The dinner was given
for "a, one head to two diners.
There are sportsmen In any number who
entertain with club dinners for which Mr..
Bieh furnishes models emblematic Of the
diners sports; there are dinners where
warriors as generous and as interesting as
the dear old Joey Bagstock with his regl-
mentas gather, and they must all be catered
to and new ideas thought out for them.
At sporting dinner OF recent date there
was served on a large platter dogs head
almost life size 1t was an English bull, and
the deg, had 1t been a real flesh and blood
dog. would have taken a prize without a
doubt for n dog that was as under shot and
broad muzzled and as abundant IN other
good and telling Qualities as this dog was
could not but appeal to any sportsman.
This dogs head was set on large tray
covered with dogwood blossoms; II was
made In relief and the space In back, where
a solid piece of butter served as a prop, was
concealed entirely by the flowers.
There are musical dinners to be thought
of They could be furnished with composers.
but this would be too similar to the dinner
with the literary trend, and so the artist
as a general thing supplies miniature Tyres,
mnndolins, guitars and other such instru-
ments that lend themselves readily to mod
cling. This, OF course does not take as
lnhth bhiiif lufN dTe mere ODJGClby anu
they are made into individual pieces and
served on bread and butter plates when once
they are removed from the molding board
on which all the work is first made
In summer the butter figures must be
served on ice or there is fear Of their losing
their shape and little cracked Ice on the
plato Is pretty as well as practical The rose
petals CLINT and Skinner in its rejecting
little prisms OF light and make the dish more
attractive than ever, especially when the
light In the dining hall may be of red or
amber tint. When the lights are OF the
red shade the rose petals would best be of
white the ice rejecting all the color neces-
sary TO add to the dish.
set of heads for dinner of moderate
size will often range into the $40 and $50
scale, and to each head there is usually a
pound and a half of butter This looks
rather good deal when 1t lies in two one
pound bricks, but when the artist has
shaped it into a figure there Is so much
taken up in the base and the main body that
the two pounds is usually found to furnish
a head OF good proportions. This head would
be served to two or three plates. One smaller
would lose shape and identity, as the butter
Is exceedingly hard to work with.
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bands of lace insertion are almost always of
q heavier quality of lace, and yet a smart
gown that has attracted no end Of atten-
ton, is trimmed with real Valenciennes lace,
put on Just as though the body of the gown
were OF batlste or lawn instead of CLOTH and
the effect Is very good. Embroidered lnce
has also been greatly In demand for trim
ming cloth gowns. and now it is the fashion
to use colored silk in the embroidery, and
not only the delicate colors but a bright
red or blue which makes the lace look en-
tirely different, more like the Russian lace
although 1t is different mesh.
But so smart are the wraps worn with the
gowns that often they attract more atten-
ton than do the gowns themselves They
are all enyeloping, for they are made wide
and long and, while 1t must be admitted
that they are shapeless, they are smart in
appearance The peated chiffon ones are
very odd, although pleated chiffon wraps
have been fashionable for the last two or
three years They are made In all the deli
cate shades, as we'll as In red, black and a
dark blue. The fayorite pattern is loose
from the neck, with wide shoulder capes,
and, of course, it adds greatly to the size
of the wearer. Another style is the regu-
lation long coat shaped in at the sides, and
with full sleeves gathered into band ut
the wrist. AS a rule the chiffon coats have
no trimming, but there are a few designs
that have bands Of lace insertion or are
trimmed with cords and tassels Of white
passementerle across the front. The lining
Is always Of the thlnnest India silk, which
In Itself has very little warmth, but com
bined with the chiffon makes the wrap warm
enough to be Of service a cool afternoon
The taneta and peau de sole coats are
much warmer than these, and are made long,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
Wrote And Illuminated
The Bible.

Like the monks of old, Mr. r. B. John
ston, Glasgow. has written the Bible by
hand ami beautifully Illuminated it. His
was herculean task, in this day Of rapid
achievement and expeditions processes. Mr..
Johnston worked seven years over his Bible
manuscript, and not long ago put the finish
ing touches upon the unique book.
One striking thing about the production
Is that the letter-text does not vary from
Genesis to Revelation. The work is done
on post quarter paper, and looks like the
production of some medieval ecclesiastic
The artistic arrangement, the spacing and
the alignment OF the text are due, In large
measure, 10 the fact that Mr.. Johnston is
practical printer.
.,In my work Of rewriting the Scriptures"
said Mr. Johnston, 81 discovered two typo
graphical errors. These, you know, are
very rare, and are regarded as statutory OF
fences. for which a penalty may be i'm
posed"
The hand print made use Of by Mr.. John
ston has commended itself to other London
printers, who have prepared types from it..
paying him large sum for the original de
sign. 1t Is Mr.. Johnston's idea to have hii
hand written Bible issued to the public In
parts by the process of photo-lithography.
All who have seen this gentleman's wonder.
full manuscript have commended the skill
and artistic merit of his work, and he has
received encouraging letters from the well.
known men and women who have inspected
his work One minister in Glasgow preached
= sermon on the hand-written Bible, drawing
lessons Of patience and perseverance.
According to Mr.. Johnston's own state
ment he has had no special training either
In penmanship or drawing, and alleges that
his ordinary business handwriting Is not
even good, but that he has a natural talent
for drawing and slow pen work. Previoul
to the writing of the Bible by hand Id
amused himself by writing and illustrating
the works Of the famous Scotch poets
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31

Rutter that golden mass from the paddle
of the churn, that salty product of the
farm that may be SO delicious, that article
of food the French disdain, the English
do not care for, but that the American
must have Just about right, might be one
of the emblems In the national coat-of-
arms Many persons remember when Caro-
line s. Brooks modelled the Dreaming
Ioanthe In butter for the Centennial Elk
position and produced so beautiful piece
of work that the fact that 1t was made
OF butter was forgotten.
Butter is again being modelled, shaped
and glorifed by the hand OF an artist,
and the models are now served ut dinners
where men and women gather who may
crlticlse the work and have their sense
Of taste and art appealed to at the same
time.
Not long ago dinner was given by w.
ID. Howells at which, all the butter on
the banquet table was In miniature busts
of noted authors and immortals.
The young man who made the busts
peter S. BlehD Is an artist of no mean
capacity, and argues: II the Dreaming
Iolanthe was once made In butter, why
not the head Of n great man:
To cut off one of Mr.. Shakespeare's ears,
TO snip or shave off bit OF his nose or to
devour silver OF his forehead on your
bread may seem a bit amusing or 1t may,
and probably does, appear bit ridiculous
10 the diner, but the philosophy with
which the host explained his interesting
experiment was: "Wny not combine the
artistic with the domestic and culinary
art? Why shonld not the eye ms well as
the palate be appealed to? The pleasanter
a portion Of meal is to look at the better
1t usually tastes. Why should we not
have the great always with us, even In
butterg" SO the heads of the immortals
were served on plates covered with dainty
rose pedals, shading from white into the
deepest yellow and favoring the butter
deliciously and dellcately.
These heads are made separately. There
is no cast from which the heads can be
turned out In quantity, but each is nodded
by the artist who supplies the tables, and
then carefully set away on Ice. In the
refrigerator with them Is placed bunch
OF fragrant, delicate roses or carnations.
Butter as every good housewife knows,
sometimes TO her sorrow, absorbs odor
more quickly than anything save milk,
and when the roses are placed In the
refrigerator the butter, when served, Is
permeated by delicate flavor that pleases
and surprises.
There are as many ways Of serving these
unique busts as an ingenious housekeeper
may eontrive. There is, for instance, the
laurel leaves Nothing can be more appro-
pirate than this for the bust Of shake
speare. Milton or a Dante to rest upon. and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31

lie the zest to appetite achieved by so simple
decorative effects
II flowers are out Of the question bow
OF ribbon in the approved color can, in con-
junction with vase or bowl, or merely as
a trailer on the white cloth, furnish a most
artistic centrepiece when deity handled.
are adjacent to fields or open lots, where the
widest blooms frequently show the greatest
wealth of coloring. These beauties. that
can be had for the plucking. will assist the
faded appetite and give to the most ordi-
sit down to 1t will appreciate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31

longer considered smart and are more use
full than ornamental So universal Is the
custom of wearing light clothes that the
dark conts seem too heavy. Never before
his year has 1t been generally popular TO
wear such light and elaborate clothes to
the races or to any public place OF enter
talpmcnt. Only few did 1t formerly, and,
although in many instances they were smart
folk. the more conservative element chung
To dark clothes and simple fashions. The
only exception was the gown OF wash ma
rerinl. made in some simple design, but
which bore In ever, line the sign mark OF the
hes. work ard the everest artist.
II would seem. though, as If whenever any
Fashion becomes universally popular It is
+,,,a for IL TO be changed, and now among
~ +hese elaborate light clothes are to be
antieed nm unusual number Of rather pain
totfor Gowns with the short skirts and long
o .oo hut not made in dark colors. and Of
~ iioht cheviots. Perfect In cut and fit.
l,.,tn Collars, revers and cuffs of embroidered
w., w. ord worn with lace and muslin waists
l ~ mo anest quality, these gowns are most
~ ,,to+iceab'e, many of them being made In
INHERENT shades of Light purple, but more
in n light gray, almost white. These are
not in the least like the so-called tailor
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
Color Meals Conducive To Goodness.

Violet, green, white and blue, color quar-
have been discovered to be individually not
only artistically decorative when employed
by an educated hand, but conducive to cool
ness, an item to be dwelt upon by the house
wife during the heated term. Elegance and
economy combine In these color meals"
and 1t is not the woman OF the long purse
from whose lsrder these picturesque spreads
are Of necessity forthcoming.
Take, for example, the violet luncheon. A
single cluster Of hlacs-expense I'VE cents
or a bunch OF clover furnish the motif For
the edibles cold meat, olives, potato salad
and q Relat!ne mould colored with grape
juice to the prevailing violet tint and some
purple piums, II obtalnable. II the day Is
very warm when this violet luncheon is
served. the flower. and fruit can be dis
posed on a square of ice In the center of the
table, under the blossoms resting little cups
OF violet sherbet.
In the days when souls and bodies are
taxed By excessive humidity the green meals
appeal with srecia force. Here peppers,
water cress, RIinech, lettuce, white grapes
canteioupes, &C., lend themselves most hap
PLY to the scheme; q growing fern In a sil-
yer dish, or a few green leaves scattered
over the white cloth. giving that finishing
touch for which the artistic eye is always
seeking. The white meals are the simplest
OF all, for with white cloth and white dishes
1t 10 not hard to secure the concomitant ac-
cessories IN harmony. Chicken with white
sauce, caulihower. potatoes, cornstarch,
white onions, pies or puddings, with white
merfngue or ice cream, and a centreplece or
small plate floral favors Of cherry blossoms.
daisies, wild carrot, carnations, or any other
white flower inexpensive and accessible.
The blue luncheon or dinner, one OF the
prettiest of the color meals is, at the same
time, one Of the most cooling In effect There
are no flowers as effective for this feast of
color as the hydrangea, which is specially
cheap and plentiful In July and August. OF
course, edibles that appeal TO the palate
rarely take blue tinge, but II there is blue
china the various dishes, II they be white,
will prove as appetlzing as though they cor
responded perfectly with centrepiece and
plates.
On cloudy day yellow effects are very
good and so simply achieved that It is a
wonder more wise housewives do not attempt
them. Buttercups. dandelions even and
honeysuckes furnish delightful floral key
note to the color harmony. Butter, bananas,
yellow beans, custard, dozen OF the sim
plest culinary offerings, lend themselves
most happily to this tone scheme, and until
the idea is attempted there are few who real
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
Language OF Labels.

According to European Traveller, the por-
ters and other employees In the principal no.
tells on the Continent have discovered very
SIMPLE method Of letting each other know
whether or not they are likely to receive tips
from those who frequent their hotels. They
communicate with each other by means Of
the labels which are attached to all luggag go
when 1t is taken away from hotels. The
code which they use is complete In It's way.
II label Is attached to one corner of trunk
1t means that the owner of the trunk Is a
charitable soul and never forgets to tip those
who do him even a trifing service; If 1t
is attached to another corner 1t indicates
that the owner Is close listed and that any
time spent In attending on him Will be
wasted.
This novel code, says the European tray
eler, Is now thoroughly understood in all
the large hotels and as a result the labels
on the luggage Of every tourist are carefully
examined as soon as II arrives.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
Virtues OF Blue Light.

DR.. Minnie. director of the Nicholas Mil
ltary Hospital, OF St. Petersburg, has dis
covered that patients can be greatly soothed
by the use Of blue rays of light. During a
recent surgical operation he placed the pa.
tient where a blue electric light would fall
on him, and after the operation was over
the patient, who was quite conscious during
the entire period, assured him that he had
not experienced the slightest pain.
If he had not used blue light in this in
stance DR.. Minnie would have been obliged
to use chloroform, and the fact that he did
not find 1t necessary TO use the drug is re-
garded by physicians and surgeons as most
remarkable.
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or not they, the dear old ladies, even would
have forgiven the disorder for the genius
displayed there, but whatever that state Of
leniency might be, these heads are made
with exceeding difficulty and not a little ex.
pendtture and exercise of will power, for
just rs you have nose well modelled to
have 1t slowly disappear and melt away is
not at all conducive to good temper.
When such n thing was first suggested to
Mr.. Biehl he held up his hands In dismay and
looked upon the butter in utter scorn, but,
remembering Miss Brooks achievement long
before he was born, he set to work with a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31

the leaves are pleasing to the sight, but any
flower may be used that fancy dictates. The
feathery asparagus furnishes pretty deco
ration.
The butter is exceedingly hard to mould.
The hent from the artists hand will melt
1t, and It is necessary to work with pail Of
Ice beside him, and to step into the studio
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31
Authors BuStS Modelled In Butter Served At Dinner.

where these little heads are made is rather
amusing. 1t looks very little like place
where butter should be found. What With
the ice. the butter and the flowers, It re-
sembes butter atelier, or a very disorderly
and extraordinary dairy, one that our grand
mothers would have looked upon with high
and mighty disfavor, and | doubt whether
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31

gowns for every day wear with the con-
venient short skirt, but look like the smart
est kind Of afternoon gowns, as t. are.
Gowns of changeable taffeta are also to be
seen at the race track In the queerest OLD
fashioned shades of color. Blush pinks
and heliotropes, what used to be known as
ashes Of roses and regular dove grays are
the favorlte colors, and the trimmings are
always Of the yelowish laces, never white.
Gowns made all In one, that Is with the
waist and skirt Joined by band OF lace in
stead OF regular belt. are the favorite style
for these silks and there Is either yoke Of
lace with draped bertha or wide embroidered
collar of the old tambour muslin or one OF
the old fashioned looking taffeta silk wraps
trimmed with pinked ruehings of the silk,
while on the skirt are hounces edged with
these same ruchlngs.
The fiounced skirt In taffeta is a favorite
model also. With fiounces from the belt to
the hem, or instead of fiounces narrow ruff
hes each finished with the ruchings or with
a narrow fringe Of precisely the same color.
The waist is tight fitting, with the upper
part of the sleeve tight. but with full under
sleeves of embroidered muslin and an en-
broidered muslin fchu, making the wearer
look as though she had stepped out of an old
story book, especially when hat Of fne
erin and lace, trimmed with small flowers
matching In color the silk, Is added to the
costume. These colored silk gowns are for
the moment thought more fashionable than
white. but oddly enough, white yelling and
white muslin gowns are considered smarter
than those made in colors. Entire gowns of
lace are not worn now In the daytlme--that
Is at the races-so much as last year. There
must needs be some other material, with the
lace to mark the gown as one of this sea-
sons, but there need be very little Of the
other material, just enough to prove the
fact that the gown was made this season. In
stead Of last, and is not made over, which
would be quite impossible In these days of
luxury. A. L. ASHMORE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31

with the big sleeves and with deep shoulder
capes of lace, or with stitched bands of
satin, with triple shoulder capes, each cape
finished with narrow band of satin These
wraps are smartest when made In half fitting
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-31

coat shape, and are sometimes lined with
white India silk, to make them rather
warmer. They are worn with all sorts OF
gowns, but look much better when worn
over light ones. The dark silk coats are no
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-05
The Witching Hour of Silence.

thN VI OhShSSs
A Convict's Poem. in the Sing
Sing Star of Hope"
Memories of the golden past
come troopjng round tonight,
Phantoms of the auld lang syne
when life to me was bright,
The village church, once more [
see its ivy covered spires;
The rustic churchydrd, resting
place of many sons and sires
On tanCy's ear there Rugs to-
night the old time vestry bell
In the witching hour of silence
i'll my gloomy prison cell.
While the crescent moon her sill.
very beams lays gently DER
the vale,
SpangIed by sweet cowslips
which soft [ragranCy eXhale.
There comes stealing DER my
senses through the iron. stud.
ded door,
A vision of my boyhood and the
happy days of yore.
But they vanish like dewdrops
from the grasses in the dell,
And leave me in the silence of
my lonely prison cell.
Sometimes l see the TRUSTING
place of rustic maid and swain
Where the apple blooms are
falling in the orchard down
the lane.
And one dear lass comes to wei,
come me across the Powered
lee,
In t he happy land of boyhood-
far across the tossing sea.
Met links l hear her voice again
adown the woodlands dell
IT'S tut morbid fancy, phan
tom of my cell.
Sweet was the happy spring
time of the glorious days OF
yore,
II hat has vanished in the shad
ows to return for nevermore.
0, the bitter days of sorrow!O o,
the cruelty of fate!
With my monday sun fast sink
ing, I'm a bondmau of the
state.
With the echo of those halcyor
days sounding as a knell
To my hopeless heart S fair fan
cies-in the silence of MY cell.
| Auburn 27,O54.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-05
Bright'S Disease.

Bright's Disease is no respector of
persons; it attacks men and women,
the strong and robust, the rich and
poor, the active body and brain
W workers, the fathers of families, the
bread winners in every sphere of life
seeming to choose for its victims
those only who can least be spared.
Smiths Sure Kidney Cure is the only
guaranteed remedy for Bright's Dis
ease.
Your money back if it fails to cure.
Price 80 cts and $l.0O. For sale by
j. j. Fitzpatrick.