The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-10
THE MODERN WOMAN.

To keep the delicate waists of dainty
summer frocks or of evening gowns un-
| mussed and in good condition the summer
girl is making cases in which to pack
them. There should be one for each gown.
the baby's crib or carriage, having the
opening midway across the back TO be
buttoned or tied together when once the
waist is slipped in.
OF pretty Powered muslin, any of which
can be bought for 10 or 10 cents a yard,
lined with soft china silk or muslin in a
solid color and bound with soft satin rib
bon of a harmonizing shade they are
among the most practical and acceptable
offerings one girl may make another
Some sweet sachet powder, the odor
best liked by the girl who is to make use
of the case, is sprinkled between the out
side and the lining.
A woman who has travelled in India
suggests that one of the daintiest ways
of keeping a room cool in summer is by
hanging curtains of an eastern grass
which Is now procurable here in the win
dows. These curtains are drenched in
water. The air passing through the moist
grass is not only cooled but also slightly
perfumed with an Oriental odor which Is
peculiarly refreshing.
In lieu of the grass a piece of flannel
dipped and wrung out of cold water may
be hung over the window screen.
A New York woman just returned from
a visit to friends near Chicago is telling
her experience in the Windy City. Her
friends call it her prize dream story.
On her arrival in Chicago she went i'm
mediately to her friends house to remain
for the night, intending to take the train
for Urbana the following morning. Dur
ing the night she had a distressing dream
and her sleep was troubled. She seemed
to be watching her own funeral process
sion from the sidewalk. AS the hearse
drove up the driver called out to her:
Are you ready?'
At this point she awoke, but not until
the face of the man who had thus spoken
to her was distinctly impressed upon her
mind.
She related her dream at breakfast
After breakfast she went with her friends
to do a little shopping before starting on
her journey.
They went to the top floor of one of the
big department stores and, having made
their purchases, were awaiting the ele-
that they did not see it ascend, and only
knew that it was there when a voice
called out:
Are you ready?'
Turning quickly about, the woman OF
the dream nearly collapsed. The face Of
the elevator operator was the face of the
hearse driver of her dream.
She clutched the arm OF her companion.
and refused to ride down in the car They
walked instead
On reaching the ground floor they found
great confusion and learned that the ele-
vator had fallen. and every person in the
car had been killed or injured. The wom-
an who had the dream believes that it
was providential interference.
Stationed at one of the l<iosks of the
subway down town for the last few weeks
has stood a small girl with her arms
full of wild flowers and other green things
from the woods and fields.
First of all she began selling branches
of pussy willow, which were eagerly
bought Next came the wood violets, lack
ing the fragrance, to be sure, of the hot
house blossoms, but fresh and springlilSe.
Now she is disposing of dogwood and
punches of ferns dug up with the roots.
So successful has the little maid become
in her wild flower venture that now she
is contemplating erecting a flower stand
forts she is helping to support an invalid
mother.
Crossing Herald square recently wom-
an shopper picked up in the middle of the
street mans silver watch. to which was
attached a pretty gold chatelaine. The
woman wasn't relative of Sherlock
Holmes, but she argued that 1t wasn't
a man or a boy who was carrying the
watch. but girl because of the essen
TALLY feminine attachment.
The finder searched the papers and the
advertisements of articles lost, but to no
avail. Somehow the find worried her. She
suspected that a story was connected
with it.
Finally she decided to do bit of adj
vertising herself. In reply to her adver-
tisement there came one day tear stain.
ed note and shortly following 1t a very
forlorn little girl
She was cash girl in one of the big
department stores, and her mother kept
boarders The ehatelaine was her own,
presented to her when she was confirmed,
but the watch was borrowed" It was
formerly owned by one of her mothers
boarders, and its disappearance had
caused no end of trouble in the house.
hold. the girl herself not daring to con-
fess
Her eyes shone with joy when she saw
the watch safe except for shattered
crystal. and she declared nothing would
induce her to borrow" anything again
without the consent Of the owner.
There has been such a revival of the
fad of wearing birth stones that one store
has Instituted the plan of announcing each
month which stone is the lucky one for
that month On a bit of cardboard prom
inently placed on the jewelry counter are
the words Ruby is the birthstone for
July" OF whatever the case may be. For
bridesmaids gifts the idea of presenting
some bit of jewelry like a locket bracelet
or ring with the birth stone of the persol,
to whom it is given has obtained largely
of late.