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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-13
ST. AGNES GUILDS WORK
 IN CHURCH DECORATIONS.

The energy of the different church so- cieties Is one of the few things that never flags in the slightest degree and the many ways of raising money for the church often amazes the minds of mind readers. And MT. Baker. the editor of the Ladies Home Journal is not wholly re- sponsible for all the entertainments giv- en by church societies. although this paragraphs sounds as if it started out to be Ladies' Home Journal article. It is not intended here to offer the least suggestion, however, but rather to call att tention to the innumerable ways church societies raise money. If all the societies in Birmingham and their splendid work was brought prominently before the pub lie it would be a revelation. The great good that is accomplished year after year and the financial assistance given the churches would startle people who do not know what this aid implies.
 All the teas, the flower shows the ba- zaars, the musicales, the baby shows, everything that can be given is arranged by the women who belong to the various church societies, and a church without its ladies aid societies, and it's guilds does not exist.
 A very practical way to raise money for the church has been adopted by the St. Agnes guild of the Church of the Advent. The guild which is composed of young women undertakes the decora- tions of the church for the weddings, fur nshes the flowers, the palms and attends to every detail.
 The bride merely confers with mem- Ter of the Guild, gives specific details as to the color scheme of her wedding, selects her flowers, and that is all she has to do. Everything is left to the Guild. few weeks before the wedding, the members of the Guild knows whether
 1t will be a chrysanthemum wedding, or q carnatiou wedding, or if the chancel must be only bower of spreading palms. If there IS to be an elabtorate decora- ton, several conferences are necessary with the brides family, and the Guild must always be informed if there will be a vested choir to sing the bridal cho- ruses, because the palms must be ar ranged accordingly. Sufficient space must be provided for the white robbed process cion that sing carols on Easter and Lo- hengrin for weddings. When there is no bridal chorus, the ehancel back to the altar railing Is almost concealed by palms, as only a small space, compara- lively speaking, Is necessary for the we'd
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sponsible on the night of the wedding.
 The linen covering the chancel steps and the entire chancel is also supplied by the guild. It must be immaculate and should really have been mentioned among the first things, as 1t is so important. It is sent to the laundry after every we'd ding and the linen covering the aisles for a fashionable wedding is also owned by the guild. The carpet is first covered with a long white strip, and the guests invited to the church walk on this. Then just before the organ strains change to Lohengrin or Mendelssohn, a snowy, in- maculate strip is unrolled from the chan eel steps down the long aisle, along which the bride and the maids come.
 Everything is arranged without the slightest trouble or anxiety to the bride, and when there are lots of flowers and palms. or floral arches and bells, the mem bers of the guild feel that they have al- most gone into trade" The guild even looks after the broad white ribbons that designate the pews reserved for the brides family and the relatives of the bridegroom. If these pews are also to be designated by clusters of flowers the members of the guild give this finishing touch just before the church doors are opened Altogether it is a beautiful idea to raise money for the church by strewing flowers In the pathway of a bride.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-13
THE SIGMA NU DANCE
 A BRILLIANT EVENT.

The dance given by the Sigma Nu fra ternity of Birmingham last night at the 5illman was a brilliant occasion, in com pliment to the men on the Auburn and Alabam teams. The many college men present added to the interest of the oc- casion, and the presence of Birming- hams belles and beauties made the dance q pronounced social success.
 Among the Sigma Nus present were; Mr. W. Hill Ferguson, MT. Alex C. Birch, MT. Horace Soaper, MT. Fred Winkler, MT Clarence B. Ballard, Mir. Herbert Smith, MT. Joseph T. Collins, Jr., MT. John Jemison, MT. Hugh Roberts, Dr. A. F. Toole Mr. J. w. Altman, MT. William l.. Brown, Mir. Edge R. Casey, MT. Frederick A. Fulgham, MT. John Drewry Foy, Mir Henry L. Jennings, MT. Robert McDavid, MT. Zebulon T. Rudolph, Dr. M. N. Due, Mr. Jesse F. Stallings, Dr. B. l.. Wyman, MT. James O. Smith, MT. M. M. Baldwin, MT. Morris Loveman, MT. R. E. Meade.
 Among the visiting Sigma Nus were: Hon. Borden II. Burr of Talladega, Hon. Temple Seibles of Montgomery, MT. Sam Friedman and MT. Hugo Friedman of Tuscaloosa, MT. E. E. Cox of Carrollton, Dr. Robert J. Hargrove, Dr. William G. Summerville and Hon. Ormond Somer- vile of Tuscaloosa.
 Among the chaperones were: MT. and Mrs. Chapel Cory, MT and Mrs. Fred Andrews MT. and Mrs. Edward Smith, Mir and Mrs. A. J. Bowron MT. and Mrs Owen Brown MT. and Mrs William Cameron, MT. and Mrs. W. E. Fort, MT. and Mrs. Webb Crawford, MT. and Mrs Hubert Drennen, MT and Mrs w. P. G. Harding, Mrs. J. Norman Brooks. MT. and Mrs l. D. Kirlxpatrick MT and NTrs James Weatherly, MT. and Mrs. J. M. Caldwell, MT. and Mrs. George Kelly, Mir and Mrs. Robert Jemison and many oth- CTS
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tour, in some lights, a pure soft pink,
 glistening, and changing into layendar. A flower of great depth and solidty is the
 Uncle John, greatly admired by MT. John Thorpe the noted horticulturist, and for whom it was named. It is deep bronze at its base shading until the top is deepest yellow.
 Another variety sent from the Rajah Lodge conservatories was the Sunhurst, Japanese incurved flower of striking color. The base of the petals is an in- tense yellow shading to paler at the tips. The Mrs. Potter Palmer Is consid- cred an ideal scarlet chrysanthemum and blooms without any spirit of rivalry among the Dorothy Whitney, the En- chantess. the Duchess of Sutherland. the Countess de Breteuil, the Lady Curzon, the Mme. Langtry, the Mime. Carnal. This last flower has few equals as an exhib- ition variety. It Is very large, pure white Japanese. Even superior to the Mime. Carnal is the Lady Josephine Aid rich, a wonderful chrysanthemum, pure white, measuring eight inches in dia- meter and twenty-siX in circumference At the chrysanthemum show 1t occupied portion in the chrysanthemum world similar to hat of the American Beauty in the world of roses.
 There were twenty-five varieties sent from Rajah Lodge to the chrysanthemum show. They were cut with stems as long as American Beauty stems and were packed in a huge hamper basket. First layer of fine tissue paper and then the fluffy crinkly looking chrysan- nuns were enveloped in tissue paper hoods as carefully as If they were human and had been to the hairdressers. No beauty with her curls in the proper po- sition could have been more carfeully done up, and yet chrysanthemums are more robust than human beings and can
 stand great deal of wear and tear like the Japanese soldiers The basket was lit- orally filled with them, not soldiers but Japanese chrysanthemums all masquerad- Ing as Lady Curzon, as Mrs. Potter Pal
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artistic posing and for the display of the color scheme.
 The songs, set to San Toy music, are bright and lively and are sure to be well rendered since most of the members of the vocal class take prominent parts. The five little Jappies' wield their fans and their parasols with the grace of true Japanese maidens; the autumn leaves flutter about in gala dress driving the summer flowers before them all making a pretty scene. A little love story binds the whole, ending happily in the last scene with a chorus and tableau of the entire cast.
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MRS. RoUNTREE'S
 WORK IN FICTION.

Mrs. J. A. Rountree in one of the recent story that is being read with interest by her many friends, and which is receiv- ing complimentary press notices.
 The Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette com ments as follows on Mrs. Rountree's ic- ton work:
 Tn a late issue of the Dixie Home is an interesting story entitled Two Parts" by Mrs. J. A. Rountree The scene is laid in Tuscaloosa, the univer sity, the oak-embowered streets and the dummy line all figuring in the cleverly told tale. The story is sad, but 1t is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-13
YANcEY LYcEUM.

At the weekly meeting of the Yancey Literature society held Friday at the high school the programme included a humorous recitation by MT. Thomas Sern and a debate Resolved, that cir cumstances make the man." The affirm ative was upheld by MT. Burr Black burn and MT. James Gillespie, while MT. John Simpson and MT. Randall Waddell argued the negative. The judges render- ed their decision in favor of the nega- tive
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LECTURES ON PARsIFAL.

Miss Daisy Rowley, director of the Academy of Music. will give a Parsifal lecture some time during the winter. The lecture will be illustrated and some of the best talent in the city will assist Miss Rowley. Her arrangements have not yet been completed. but as soon as 1t was definitely known that the opera Farsi fal was to be presented in Birmingham. Miss Rowley determined upon her lecture.
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MAcKE-HRowNE ENGAGEMENT.

MT. and Mrs. A. A. Maeke announce the engagement of their sister, Mary Augusta to MT. Charles Browne. The wedding will take place at St. Joseph's Catholic church, Vermillion, Kansas No Vember "A, at a. m. with a solemn nup- tial mass. Miss Mac1e is well known in Birmingham having lived here nearly all her life. MT. Browne is q well known young man of Vermillion, having met his bride on a visit to Cincinnati Ohio. where Miss Macke was visiting at the time.
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in compliment to Mrs. Samuel Weston Preston, a bride of the season. The table was decorated with chrysan- themums, and the place cards were hand painted ehrysanthemums The guests were presented with dolls dressed as brides. The center-piece was a miniature lake, on which fioated little sailboats,
 and the luncheon, served in ten courses,
 was among the prettiest of the winter.
 Those present were Mrs Cooper, Mrs.
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SEMINARY GIRLS TO
 PRESENT JAPANESE OPERA.

On the evening of Friday, November IS, an attractive operetta, Tn Far Ja- pam will be given at the Birmingham seminary by forty of the prettiest. most graceful girls of the school
 As the name indicates. the setting Is largely Japanese. but in addition to the enchanfment of lanterns and fans and ohrysauthemums there is @ glimpse of autumn land with its gorgeous coloring The costuming will be particularly ef- fective; the dances and drills that in- tersperse the play give opportunity for
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ding party which looks al the more eff fective against an aisle of palms.
 In an Episcopal church the altar as well as the chancel is decorated. The guild supplies the altar flowers, and also decorates the pulpit generally in white roses and sweet eliceum.
 The altar candles and the cross and crown in electric lights complete the churchly decoration, and all these are im- portant details for which the guild is re-
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ton to the pink chrysanthemum world a Japanese creation, incurved, with a fine and beautiful stem and foliage The Ernest Penford, a delicate lavender with its petals reflexing and twisting, and long dropping flarets The Marcia is another variety that held its white head among other chrysanthemums beauties, the white and slightly shaded carmine in it's long. broad, flat, dropping petals, a wonderful flower
 The Miss Helen Prick Is considered the queen of tho Thanksgiving chrysanthe- mum. She Is a Japanese of perfect con-
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children, MT. and Mrs. Paul J. Stith and six children, MT. and Mrs. William Screws, MT. and Mrs John Stein and three children, MT. and Mrs Jake Rush and one child, MT. Charles Stein, Mrs. Emma Stein, mother of Mrs. Mccarthy, and Miss Corry Pledger, cousin of Mrs. Mccarthy.
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mer, as the Lady Josephine Aldrich as Miss Simplicity. as the Duches of Suth- erland, and over them all, the flowers and the tissue paper hoods to keep their petals from uncurving, was sewed cheese cloth as light protection from the dust of travel. Then the journey of the flow CTS began when the basket was carried by the bronzed looking men who looked as If they might have done a similar service at the Dunbar, to the little sta ton at Aldrich.
 Then we followed, the victoria was driven up under the tera cotta porte
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sweet, and 1t is charmingly written. In- deed, Mrs. Rountree is a very gifted woman and writes with much grace.
 She can speak knowingly of Tusca- loosa, for she has often visited here. When she was Miss Maude McIver, a little girl in shot frocks, she spent some time here with her aunt, Mrs. w. B. Edmundson, and had many admirers then. These have only increased as the days went by and her numerous friends view her literary work with great pleasure"
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The Latest Are the "Art Nau- In Wall Tau 6aai.ns 'ne Tbev Tew Srs are Papers graceful, novel, and get away from the old-time designs, You can see a fine assortment of them among the elegant next seasons papers now being received at the w. D. Colby Decorating Co.'S, 2O29 First ave nue.
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Preston. Mrs stagg, Mrs. Vernon, Mrs. Lunsford, Mrs. Fain, Mrs. J. R. Copeland, Mrs. T. G. Cooper Mrs. Robert Preston, Mrs. E. E. May
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WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

The twentieth anniversary of MT. and Mrs. Fergus w. Mccarthy was celebrated last Wednesday with a delightful reunion supper The following persons were present:
 MT. and Mrs. John H. Kelly and three
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CO., chere, filled with chrysanthemums who were not going to the chrysanthe- mum show. The picturesqe gates at the far end of the gardens opened, the chry- santhemms passed through in great state, followed by a little train of worshipers. MRS. CooPER'S LUNCHEON.
 Mrs. D. II. Cooper gave a luncheon
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two OF taking the oowardice out OF dogs
built that way. l taught this skye terrier
to believe that he wasn't the natural prey
of every spunky little mutt one-quarter
of his size that felt like taking a piece out
of his ear or leg, and when he had got that
far he improved fast.
Began to assert himself and talk back
to the other ones when they brushed against
him. When he thought they we're trying
to give him the worst Of it he vas there
with his kick, and by the time his mistress
called for him he was all dog and worth
having.
But two days after she took him away
she came running back to me with an
angry countenance Wanted to know what
I'd been doing with her dog to make rowdy
of him.
He's already thrashed every dog of
his size, and some great deal more than
his size, within two blocks OF the house,
and I'm afraid to let him out into the street
she said.
Il advised her to let the dog alone-told
her that the dog was only teaching the dogs
of his neighborhood their place, and that
when he'd finished doing that he'd settle
down to a quiet life. Her husband was
with her when she called that time, and he
dallied behind when she left to have a
private word with me. He had a broad grin
on his face.
Say he said send me a bill to my
office for anything extra you want to charge
for putting backbone into that mutt. Why,
say, he cleaned up scrappy bull terrier
in Seventh avenue the other evening, and !
was 80 swelled up when / saw him do that
that could hardly get through my front
door,
But that dog will be all right, as l told
his mistress It's the invariable rule that
when cowardly dog once tumbles to him
self and finds out that he's a dog among
dogs he makes Ii his business to show all
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From me French.

At the sight OF the stranger the young
girl drew back in confusion.
Excuse me, sir, she cried. oh, for
the love Of mischief, the syrup Ia boiling
over"
In fact, the gooseberries or raspberries
she was cooking were on the point Of over
flowing the kettle:
The pretty cook, her hands and arms
covered with thick gloves to the elbows,
tried in vain 10 move the syrup away from
the fire. She looked imploringly at the
young man just as the latter, dashing for
ward, raised the handle OF the caldron
and moved it gently further back upon the
stove.
speechless, gazed at each other. Then
they broke into a merry laugh.
at was surely my good genius who sent
you to my aid, monsieur" cried the girl.
Il was counting on Marianne's strong
arms 10 lift the kettle, but she has not yet
returned. Truly, / am very grateful to
II am only too glad that I could be OF
service to you. msdemoiselle,' replied
Danvillers, but allow me to Introduce
myself, and he laid his card a'o on the table
"My-M. Buard; but you must have met
him. he has just gone out the girl an
Il was afraid So" Edward said. +He
was the gentleman in the pony carriage
and he looked inquiringly at his COM
panion.
Yes. his daughter. the pretty COOK i re-
piled, suppressing iniscnleSous sulle.
1They have gone to the city for an hour
or two May l ask you 10 await tneir re-
turn" ,, .sou,o;so,,. bur. ,..v s
thls aiternoo, loi - yom wound Give
p s,, e .olaras " wnnr"to NJ Buiard"
ny say n,y master, for. such as / am, I
Gay as,- NY in TO his service" INTERRUPTED
an an ' unr 800 s,;rl ,omobino
Than With a gracious Gesture, she opened
a uU;u iuau , *. o rast To- n moment3s and
w W n ,ord u cnmfortabIe wicker
Pushte n;r che 6isanneared oucklv
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and a fox terrier. The Jap dog be orr
to an actress who left him here before
starting on an early summer tour OF Europe
She'd been told Of what job it is for tour
lists to get a dog into England, and so she
had to leave the dog behind.
Game down here and spent half day
with him before she sailed. She left me
typewriter list Of instructions as long az
ltany as to the care OF the dog.
But the poor little beggar curled up and
chucked il just thirteen DAYS after his mis-
tress sailed just lay and moaned and
whimpered with his head between his paws.
The big, seasoned dogs. used to the board
ing out game tried to comfort him and
jolly him into cheerfulness, but il was no go.
He felt that he'd got the shake from his
mistress, and when a sensitive dog gets
the idea in his head that he's been aban-
doned, his existence becomes a misery.
1The fox that died belonged to photog-
rapher who went out to China last April
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{ to make war pictures. He kept one ca
stretched all out Of shape for month,
listening for his masters returning foot
steps. Then he took to the dark corners
Of the enclosure and waited for death
Although / made him take LIQUID food,
he became skeleton from pure lonesome
ness, and he wasn't much more than hand
full when he passed it up.
Il don't know whether I'm going to have
any eft-behind dogs this year or not, but
1 hope not / had two left-behinds last
year. One OF them died, and had hard
time pulling the other one through.
THE mistress of one Of them was killed
in a railroad accident in the West, and the
man who owned the other died of con-
sumption in Europe Both of the dogs
we're experienced summer boarders, but
when the time was long overdue for them
to be called for, and all the rest OF the
boarders had gone, they took sick together.
They knew that something was wrong.
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There's been pretty steady thinning out
among the guests Of this hotel during the
past week or So" said the proprietor OF
the dog boarding house and sanitarium.
THE cool weather drove folks back from
the mountains and seashore and country,
and the first thing that most Of them do
Is TO come and get their dogs.
Very affecting, a lot of these meetings
between dogs and their owners. The ex-
perienced dogs, that are used to being left
behind at dog boarding house while their
folks are away, always have pretty good
idea as to when they re going to he reclaimed.
I'm not going so far as to say that they
know their peoples plans, but they sniff
the autumn as soon as it gets here, and they
figure it out that they're due to go home
when the first fall days arrive.
And when they get it into their heads
that they're due to be claimed they become
nervous and excited and irritable, and
do2e with one ear and eye open for the
footstep or the sound Of the voice that
means so much to them. When the first
bunch Of dogs are reclaimed those that are
lett behind sulk on me something fierce.
Not that they don't like it here-most Of
Them, that is-but they all like home and
Their own folks better, naturally enough.
We all do Xxx ga
Three Of my boarders have died on
me since the beginning Of the dog boarding
season. All three Of them piped out from
nostalgia Dogs, in my opinion, suffer
more acutely from inconsistencies than
humans do
small pet dogs, raised and coddled by
women, are of course the most common
victims of dog nostalgia. but big outdoor
uogs 60 TO their graves from it, too. One
OF tn" dogs that lost this summer from
hoihcslckness was n fine collie. He was
o~hed from his puppyhood by couple
up in The Bronx.
his mistress died last June, and his
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The unsophisticated visitor at an up-to-
date structural iron or boiler shop or great
foundry or shipyard will view with amaze
ment the peculiar actions Of some OF the
cranes In use.
On the end OF the hosting chain will be
seen square block of iron. The chain
descends, the block drops into contact
with huge boiler plate or steel grder, and
instantly the whole thing ascends and
travels away through the shops or across
the yards in an incomprehensible manner.
Were the plant in Salem in the olden days
the whole management would probably be
hauled up for witchcraft, but In these hard
headed times you naturally look around
for the shop order, use no hooks, and ask
questions; and to the man who has the slight
est knowledge Of electrical appliances, the
answer in one word. Electromagnetic
is explanatory.
Watch that circular iron arrangement
hanging from the peak Of jib-crane,
1t drops down on a pile of pig iron with
cang. rises again instantly. and hanging
to it are a dozen or more pigs, swaying
and Gathering rs the jib swiftly swings
round but irresistibly held by a power
that is as mysterious to the great Edison
as to the youngest reader Of these lines.
As the jib comes over waiting car,
finger on a switch cuts out the current and
the pigs suddenly and surprisingly release
their hold and topple over upon the rapidly
increasing load.
The range of utility OF these lifting mag
nets Is very great, and their working econ