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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04

Waist in tan and champagne Ba- tiste, made with vest, embroidered in dots, neck and front outlined with inch band of silk with appli- quations of braid. Collar and cuffs embroidered to match. Sleeves shirred at shoulder. Plait- [ m ed back; yoke of plaits -. JuUU
 Waist in black taffeta with front elaborately made with groups of tiny tucks {and rows of hemstitch- ing with hemstitched medallions between. Back with three groups of tiny tueks. Collar and cuffs with band of tiny tucks 2 Ef1 around center .............J Js JU
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
ro MIss MAReuERITE WHITE.

A charming event of the week was the card party given by Miss Fannie Dunn on Wednesday evening in compliment to Miss Marguerite White. There were for ty guests, these including many lovely visiting girls. The prize for the ladies, a pin, was won by Miss Jennie Trimble on cut with Mss Annie Earle, and the gentlemens prize, a stick pin, was won by MT. John Chisolm on a cut with MT. Paul Earle. The lone hand prize, Harrison Fischer picture, was won by Miss Rosalie Coxe. Miss Dunn was an ideal hostess in white aeolion cloth and exquisite laces. and jewels. and Miss White. who Is a notably handsome girl, was also in white
 A luncheon was served at the close of the games
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given Saturday, tke 26th, by Lieutenant and Mrs. Jap'es E. Gill, at the Brooklyn navy yard, New York, on board the Unit ed Sts4es flagship Kearsarge. The ward Loom" of the battleship was su- perbly decorated with chrysanthemums and flags and brilliantly illuminated. The music was furnished by the Rear sarge band. Among the otner guests present were Miss Margaret Thomson of Washington, Miss Purse of Savannah, Ga, Miss Dorothy Drew, Miss Hancock of New York, Leutenants Powell, Will Hams, Griffin, Snyder, Cole and Dr. Dor sey of the United States ship Illinois, MT. Oscar S. Ames.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
FLETCHER MUSIC CLUB.

The Fletcher Music club held It's regu- lar monthly meeting Friday, December 2, with a good attendance. Wagner was the subject, and at roll call each member responded with some fact about the great composer. A large photograph of the noted musician was hung in a consplcous place. The following programme was given:
 March, from Tannhauser-May Chase.
 Paper, Life of Wagner-Ura B. Hall.
 Trio, Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin- May Chase, Johnnie Mae Cross, Tryphena Chase.
 Paper, Life of wagner's Wife, Frau Cosima-Written by Miss Sallie Curtis Cannon. and read by Miss Bernie King.
 After refreshments were served some very interesting games were played.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
Ribbons.

Cascade taffeta in rich color com binations, new creation in rib bon. Neck and sash rib- Q0o bons in all the new colorings OOO
 Ombre Ribbons, with Messaline finish, in irridescent shadings from deep rich brown to light tan. The same in blues and greens, Cko orage and terracotta, 6h.... OOO
 4-inch liberty satin in holly de- signs. Poncianna, and red band with holly border on white 1no ground ..............
 Marrow at Go yard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
Suits.

"Wooltex" Suit with three.quarter length coat in very neat weave of fancy worsted; a mannish effect with dark ground with thread of red. Coat made very simple close fitted, and beautifully tailored Plated m m Skirt Fine taffeta lined JUIUU
 Suit in solid blue cheviot with invis- ible plaid weave With short fitted coat with vest of the material The front, collar and cuffs trimmed with fancy silk braid. Skirt has double box plaited front with stitched plats at each seam either side. Heavy taffeta 00 m lining ....................
 Suit in brown fancy worsted with broken hair line stripe of white-Fitted Tuxedo coat with vest of the material. Collar and rolling sleeves faced with satin. Skirt with double box plaited panel front with side plaits, heavy taffeta lined A Wooltex 00 m oulG ...s.s........... ............ OOsOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
HATcHER.coPE.

The approaching marriage of Miss Mary Howells Lewis Cope of Columbus, O., and MT. Edward Brush Hatcher of Jacksonville, Ind. on the evening of De- cember 20, which was recently announced Is of much social interest to Birmingham society, as Mir. Hatcher resided in this city for several years.
 Miss Cope is the daughter of Captain Cope of the University of Ohio. MT. Hatcher Is a member of the Southern and Country clubs. He and his bride will reside in Louisville. The wedding will be a brilliant church ceremonial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
Neck Beads.

Gold beads, in all sizes and styles. If karat gold plate, guar anteed to wear as well as 2 0O solid gold, 75c to. .o.OO
 Pearls, turquois and jet, 1 50 25c to. ........... V
 The much sought after lhair pins of solid sterling. gold plated, set with brilliant, pearl or tur- 1 O0 quois, 5Oc, 75c.. IsOV
 Shirt waist pin sets in enamel and Romano gold, three rSo pieces .................
 Novel designs in side and back combs--inlaid with brilliants and gold, white, amber. black 1 E0 and tortoise, 75c and, ..... Lou
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Hosiery.

Ladies Hermsdorf black cotton hose, high spliced heel and double sole,. guaranteed fast and Oko stainless and ribbed top, at. 4. @JC
 Ladies black cotton hose, hand embroidered fronts, fOEa at ...'.s......'.... ...,..-.. .''. "
 Ladies fancy black lisle hose, silk embroidered et fronts 5Oc Ut .....s....#..- .-..........
 Ladies' black cotton hose, high splieed heels and double | 00. soles, at 35 or for. ..... 1sOOf
 Ladies' Hermsdorf prime black heavy cotton hose, high splioed heel and splice sole 6llo at ......... ...
 Misses Fay stockings, two thread 1 and I, ribbed black. sizes OHc IA to T. at...............'.. ~ V
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Leather Goods.

Hand Bags of wolves and seal, in tan, black and brown, plated or strap handles, full fitted, 9 k0 four styles. ................f~
 A genuine seal hand bag in black only, silver clasp, inlaid with leather, net strap handles, moire silk lining. fitted with purse fl 00 and mirror. ...............A A'OO
 Carriage bags of soft soffian leather, in black and motted effects of green, brown and dark red, strap handles, Dolly Warden lin R m ings, silver mounted .......O'OV
 Hand bags, in brown or black, of lustrous high finished saphian, SrSidgd lIS iniDn nandl9, to hatch gRdressea .0O
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TO MISS JELkS
 AND MISS BAILEY.

Miss George Weatherly will give a dancing party on the evening of Friday, December g. to Miss Bailey, the guest of Mrs. Henry Hunter Mayberry, and to Miss Jelks, who will be the guest of Mrs. Edward H. Cabaniss
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Shawls

Crocheted zepher shawls. square with fringed borders. white 9 00 or black .... .N~'OO
 Crocheted square shawls in fine gopher, shell stitch with | E0 broad fringed border ..... AsOO
 Others from 25c to $2.0o.
 Silk shawls from s1.25 to $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
CHURCH BAZAAR.

The Young Ladies Missionary circle of the Cumberland Presbyterian church will give bazaar December IA to r, inclu- sive on Nineteenth street, between Second and Third avenues opposite I.oveman, Jo- seph & Loeb's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
Ruffs

Ruffs in all silk chiffon. white, black or brown, some closely shir- red. Some with ruffle of accordian plating with frill edge. A soft, charming finish to costume where, little protection is needed z 00x at the throat, $1.00 to. .... O.OOf
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next Tuesday and Wednesday at which many kinds of fancy Christmas articles will be on sale. Luncheon will be served by the ladies each day that the bazaar is in progress.
 Miss Annie Welch is now the guest of Miss Annie Reid.
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ends, trimmed with six tails, lined with Siberian n 00 squirrel ................A AO'O0
 Deep, broad fiat collar and long stoles in cinnamon bear, 72-inch lenth. Cord tripmed with 1O50 two large tails ..........AN"'Oo
 Black marten collars with long, flat stole. with three tails on either end, 72-inch length. Cor1r7 E0 trimmed with tails. ..... 'OO
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Greenville S. c. The invitations will ex- tend only to the unmarried set.
 Miss Ellen Gregg will entertain at cards on the afternon of Thursday, De- cember 22.
 The ladies of St. Mary's church will conduct a bazaar at the city hall on
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Furs.

Four-in-hand scarfs in Siberian squirrel trimmed with 6 h0 chennile ends .............O' O'OV. Flat collar in grey fox with long stole tipped with large tail, Q OO cord trimmed with tails ...OsOO
 Brown marten mollar with stole
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6be Fallacy of Mere CheapneSS

think The selling the and things We always be creating interest by And by values than other eint own
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THE cREcHE.

The monthly meeting of the Creche will take place Tuesday morning at 1O:SO o'clock at Mrs. J. T. Nixon's.
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Didn't Want a Change.

Didn't Want a Change. From the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Nell-He seems to be devoted to you. Belle-Yes. T Nell-Why don't you marry him? Belle-oh, like to hare him devoted to me.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
Beyond Words.

From the Brooklyn Life.
 He-It is wonderful, Prof. Jones and his wife speak both at least six lan- guages.
 she-And yet they don't seem to un- derstand each other in a single one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
TO MRS. CHESTER ALEXANDER.


 Mrs. Malvern N. Due entertained the Thursday Whist club and thirty guests, in honor of Mrs Chester Alexander, bride of the season The holiday idea was carried out in the score cards and refreshments.
 The score cards were bell shape hand painted with sprays of holly
 The club prize, a handsome hand paint ed plate wasswon by Mrs. r. G. Alexan- der. The guest prize, a beautiful cut glass vase. was won by Mrs. Charles sharp and a Japanese powder box was cut for by the ladies who did not play, and. was won by Mrs. Joseph R. Estes. Among the guests were Mrs. R. H. Car ter, Mrs. J. G. Whitfield. Mrs. Charles sharp, Mrs Taylor of Ocala. Fla, Mrs. Henry DeBarde1aben, Mrs. Lewis Minor Mrs. James Dedman, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs Mason, Mrs. R. H. Bankston, Mrs. Townley Mrs c. s. Simmons, Mrs. Zac Smith, Miss Nannie Manley, Miss Beu- lah Sherman of Mobile, Mrs J. R. Estes Mrs c. c. Snider. Mrs. B. c. McComack Mrs w H. Nevins, Mrs. Hubert Scruggs, Mrs. Charles Brown. Mrs A. O. Lane. Mrs. Benson Cain. Mrs Hen " Hidden Mrs. Leeper, Mrs. R. McLes- ter, Mrs. Mrs A. A. Clesby. Mrs. Lit tlejohn, Mrs. Streit. Mrs Quigley, Miss Bull of Virginia, Mrs M. D. Orcutt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
DINNER-DANcE ON KEARsAcE.

Miss Pauline Shepard Clark. niece of Mrs. Norman Brooks of Birmingham was the guest of honor at dinner-dance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04

the invited guests were Mise Nabb, Miss
 Dunn, Miss eatehings, Miss Anderson,
 Miss Kipg, Miss Lanier, Miss Maben. Miss Van Hoose, Miss Elizabeth Jones,
 Miss Weatherly Miss Iillie Drennen.
 Miss Conner, Mss Kinney, Miss Kate Smith Miss Ethel Clifford, Miss Coxe, Miss Eatherly. Miss Minnie Eatherly, Miss Cullom, Miss Trimble. Miss Barnett. Miss Walker, Miss Frierson, Miss Le Mae Caldwell, Miss Isabel Caldwell, Miss Michey Bernard, Mss Dawson, Mss McCrossin, Miss Bowling, Miss Graham
 Miss Ghers Miss Beard. Miss Gregg, Miss McClintock. Miss Patterson. Miss Lucille Douglas, Miss Hannon, the Misses Norton, Miss Dexter, Miss Shropshire,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
Senator Bacon's Resolution.

The administration senators and or gans were greatly f1ustered by Senator Bacon's resolutions; and yet all that Senator Bacon asked was eminently straightforward and honorable. What he asked would quiet our title to the canal strip at Panama, and render the relations between Colombia and the United States friendly and harmonious.
 He simply asked that negotiations be opened with Colombia with view of making reparation to the latter so far as any injury to her was due to any act of the United States, and if the matter should prove to be beyond set clement by negotiation, then that arbi- tration before The Hague tribunal be resorted to. What could be fairer, more peaceful, or more just And yet the administration rose up in arms against the Bacon proposition. The Bacon res olutions will be voted down by the ad- ministration senators, and then we will stand before the world as a spoliator of sister republic, having refused to make compensation for any wrongs we may have committed against her soy ereignty or property rights.
 The Age Herald and the south are in no wise opposed to an isthmian canal. On the contrary we desire an isthmian canal. The Nicaragua route may have been our first preference, but a Panama canal Is better than no canal at all. What is espe- oially desirable is the digging of a canal without any violation of national honor. We should go at it with clean hands, and this Is what the Bacon res olutions contemplated. They called for treaty with Colombia by which all differences between the two republics would have been tremendously adjust ed either by negotiation or arbitration. But the Bacon resolutions will be voted down by the senators who desire to turn the canal question as it stands speedily into campaign issue.
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community that imprisons persons to see that they are safely kept. The con- trary rule leads to barbarism and the practices of the middle ages. The nine teen may have been full of iniquities. They may have been friendssss and humble in the last degree. There were fifteen men and 1our women. It is not stated how many were whites, or how many were blacks. One white man, an ex-conductor, was burned to death.
 Our prosperous and populous suburb should make amends for the injuries done, and it should above all else see to 1t that it's police force no longer leaves nineteen persons cooped up in frame building, locked in, at the mercy of any spark, with no guard at hand to afford them protection. Jails in country towns may be conducted in that manner, but jail in a growing city of ten thousand people should not indulge in such primitive methods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
THE EARTH AT A GLANCE.

From the New York Mail and Express.
 If you have imagination it is as easy to think in billions as in millions. It is such a task of the constructive imagina- ton that the census bureau has given us in a general survey of the trade. debt and money stocks of the world. It seems from this document that the annual in- ternational trade of the world Is about $22, 900, 100000. The world owes in na- tional debt about 35,0o0. 000000, on which 1t is charged. in interest about s1,416,o0o- 000. The worlds stock of money Is just about s12. .o0o.000 0.0OO.
 To reduce these figures to comparisons, the international trade of the world Is about the same as the domestic trade of the United States. It would take nearly 40 per cent of the total wealth of the United States to satisfy the debts of the nations. The world pays in interest every year a sum half as much again as the indemnity France was required to pay at the end of the Franco-Prussian war. The worlds stock of money would pay little more than half of the cost of it's annual trade.
 The United Kingdom leads the ranks of importing nations, with imports of $2,- 571, ,416 900. then following Germany with $1, $40 ITS, 900, the United States with s, ,025, ,719 0Oo, the Netherlands with ss67- 30S ,OO0 and France with sS4s 046,00o In na- tional debt, France leads with s5,S56. 312, : ss2. followed by the United Kingdom with s3,SS5, 166. .sS3 Russia with $3333,93S.- = 399, Italy with s256c, 1o5.o0o. The debt of the United States is $925, oil 637.
 The bearing of these totals is just sug gested when 1t Is stated that the per cap- ita imports of the Netherlands are $162. 20, of New Zealand S72.9s, of Belgium $65.62. of Switzerland s64.S9, of the United King dom s61 .2s, of the United States SIP. 76. The per capita exports are: Netherlands, sfs7 .o3 New Zealand, s79.5S; Australia. s5474; Belgium. s53.55; Switzerland s50.- 2s; United States. sl7s2 The per capita debt in New Zealand Is s327 H. in Aus tralia, $277.79. in Portugal, s151.0 .02, in France $150.31. in the United Kingdom s92. .5s, in Italy $7s.S5, in the United States S11 51.
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1t Shall Be "crIminal Clerk.

'I believe the force in this office has good grounds for suit against the state of Alabama and the legislature for defamation of character said John Abbott, chief deputy clerk in the office of John G. Bradley, clerk of the crimi- nal court, yesterday. T notice in the new consolidated court law that the title of the clerk of the criminal court shall be criminal clerk hereafter. Now what do you think of that?
 If the man who drew up the bill or the members of the legislature had any thing against us I don't know what it is, but 1t naturally follows If MT. Bradley is criminal clerk that we are criminal deputies. Possibly the lawmakers didn't figure on the effect of changing the posi- ton of the adjective, but 1t has most cer- tainly defamed our character. Here we are trying to uphold the arm of the law by summonlng witnesses and keeping the records, and then to be called 'crimi- nal clerks!' It's an awful predicament to be In, but as we are like Caesars wife-above suspicion-I guess we will have to stand 1t. Of course, there Is not an election for two years yet. but as we will have to go before the people and be called criminal clerks and criminal depu- ties fear for the result
 The clerks in the office of Mir. Brad ley have been having great amusement out of the change of name, but their friends claim that the excellent manage ment of affairs in the office will over come the criminal title.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
PROMINENT WRITER SAYS
 RUSSIA COULD NOT WIN

pan feeling the necessity of declaring war on Russia and accepting the challenge that has virtually been thrown down be- fore her The Japanese government very properly considers that the Manchurian question is the affair of the other powers, especially England and the United States. as well as its own. If they waited, 1t also could wait if they did nothing, it might, as things were, have done nothing.
 But Russia has not been content with breaking her engagements. She has os- tentatiously and defantly collected what she considers an invincible fleet; she is pa- rading that fleet in Korean waters, and she has dared the Japanese fleet to come out from It's harbors and revisit the scenes where nine years ago it made it's victoriosu debut At the same time that she has flung this defiance in the face of Japan. Russia has put forward preten- sions with regard to Korea that show her intention to treat that country at the first opportunity just as she is treating Man. churia.
 If the future of Manchuria as region open to the trade of the world without prohbitive import duty Is a matter of affecting many states that of Korea is primarily the vital concern of Japan alone If Russia were to absorb Korea as she has done Manchuria, Japan would sink at once Into third rate power. The nominal casus beli may be the breach of Russia's engagements, but the real cause is the peril in which Japan must be placed by Russia's ambitious projects in Korea By curious miscalculation the very weapon upon which Russia relied to make her success certain, viz, an over- whelming, as she thought, naval and mili- tary demonstration, turned against her. self and seems very likely to be the means of bringing about her discomfiture when continuance in her habtual molelike policy might have insured success.
 There Is no disputing the fact that Russia has made and is still making a stupendous effort to overawe and, fail- failing in that to crush her ''puny" enemy. It is modern edition of Jack the Giant Killer and, fortunately for the hopeful demollsher of ogres, the first passages of the struggle are to take place on an ele- ment where his skill and the quality of his weapons are in no whit or sense infe- rior to those that he has to encounter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
ONLY MODERATE EXERCISE
 FOR WOMEN ENCOURAGED

Dr. Eliot Is especially opposed to cham pionship contests, even in basket ball, for the reason that the players are apt to be carried away by excitement and overdo themselves and infict injurysupon their opponents. The competitive phase he regards as the one most to be avoided in sports for women. Play that might not be considered too rough between men becomes very dangerous when the con- testants are women.
 Dr. Eliot expresses the sentiments of many who have the interests of womens athletics deeply at heart. And none ara more interested in this question than the authorities of the women's colleges, where the new athletics" are making much headway.
 The platform of the new athletics Is thus set forth by Lucille Eaton Hill, director of physical training in Welles- ley college: First plank-Hea1th of body and mind the moving and governing principle. Second plank-That all asso- ciated efforts must secure the greatest good to the greatest number. Third plank-That competition In organized athletic sports is desirable so far as 1t strengthens the first two blanks of this platform.
 This platform is ideal Moderation and womanly reserve are two necessities. As to competition, it is necessary in modera- tion to bring out the ethical as well as the physical value of athletics, that the young woman may develop her charac- ter as she expands her muscles.
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worth while to make a profit both ways, so it's vessels, after taking out cargoes Of oil to the far east. are eleansed and laden with spices. silks. sugar, etc. for the re- turn voyage The cleansing of the tank ships is done by steam, and so thoroughly that the most delicate nostril 1t Is said, could never detect the nature of the cargo which had only few hours before been pumped out. While the Standard oil company employs the services of many vessels. It owns only about 200. These are divided and are in charge of two depart ments, according to their service-the for eign, under the direction of Philip Ru- precht. and the American. under R. c. Volt.