The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-09
Pleasant Occasions
 in a 111cntb'S Drifting
North Carolina Woman Speaks of Civic lm- provement and Do-
 nestle Service.
SOcial Affairs and Personal
 Items.
pY MRS. ]. M. As COPIES.

The prospect of twelve hour delay In a trip from Washington to Mont gomsry was an appalling situation when first presented to a number of fei- low travellers all hastening home. Travellers are always hastening home. .whether there be any necessity there for or not. 1t is the American methods of having a good time" To be told just after leaving Charlotte. N. C., that . washout ahead would necessitate such . circuitous route to Atlanta as To cause a twelve-hour belated arrival at home threw consternation in camp Of travellers a few days since. and when the imperturbability of the conductor who persistantly replied to all inquiries, T can't tell" exasperated the party there came about a bond of sympathy that only a fellow feeling. or com mon grievance will create. When at a wayside station some where on the Seaboard Airline-borrowed for the oc- casion--the stubborn conductor ana engineer steadily refused to continue the tourney until the right Of way was insured. This was asinconsiderate. Conductors and engineers are so prone to have an aversion to collisions no matter how strong an opposing force of impatient travellers they confront. On this special trip when the fellow travellers were not making unanswered 1nquiries of stubborn train officials they were some of them, making some oe- lightful acquaintances:
 Charming South Carolina Woman.
 MrS. John Van Sandingham.. of Char lo3te. N. C., who was on her way to the summer home of her son near At lanta. was among the travellers Mrs Sandfngham, is one of the most promi- nent women of her State. a woman of stately bearing who is sure to make delightful first impression which a further knowledge of her sustains. She is a brilliant conversationaiist who takes . deep and intelligent interest In all of the important topics of the day, from the recent discovery of absolute proof of the existence of the Meek burg Declaration of Independence to the iptricacies of the servant problem; from the philosophical side of the Don't Worry" wave to the beauty of back yards, she is en report. She Is very much absorbed in the civic i'm ,provement movement that is now Sweeping through the South and hearti- fly dsplores the lack of the spirit Of the exterior of homes that prevails in so many of our Southern -cftiea She said:
 sOae has a right to neglect the in- terior of a house if 1t Is ones prefer ence, but none has the moral right to allow the front or back yard or lawn to be an eye-sore to the rest of conn munity. A resident of a city owes It to the other inhabitants to present to view no unsightly premises.
 In regard to the servant problem Mrs. Sandringham spoke of the un- grateful task of training and tutoring for domestic service owing to the migratory inclination of the pupil. She said:
 "The American principal. All men are born free and equal Is the cause of the ineffietent service that prevails even where the white servant is the rule. The persistent idea that household ser vice is belittling causes the better ele- ment to enter factories of all descrip- itions, deeming the work more elevated. This leaves for the important depart ment of domestic service only the riff san. In Europe" she said, mo such condition confronts the home as there cast exists and is recognized. The fact that there are places among royalty and aristocracy unattainable through any combination of circumstances or effort by those born without But our American way Is best even If 1t brings