The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-10
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Isn't the little man whose hearts desire in life is to be called Professor" queer feller, There are many of him. He is as ubiquitous as the South- ern Colonel" and even prouder of his self assumed entitlement. The little l impediment--that he has not earned | the distinction--dose not mar his joy any more than does the fact that the | 'Ccionel" never smelied powder take any of It's sweetness from his war | like title The Professor may be a corn doctor, he may be a dancing mas 1 ter, he may profess to be a Professor of the beautiful art Of music. In -.-y ase he wake I proud when written about. referred to or addressed as Pro lessor. Now in all soberness the musi- elan for the sake of his beautiful art should scorn to be called Professor" unless the title has been confcrs Non him by some college which has the right to do so. think I am safe in saying that no man in Alabama can lay claim to this honor. Few colleges in America award the degree of professor. Among them are perhaps Columbia. Yale and Harvard.
 Have the dignity, little man. to insist that your friends address you as MT unless you have earned the right to be called something else.
 Did you ever notice the humbug bus mess attached to mourning? no not to mourning but to the semblance thereof; for the show thereof. The heart that $ braking does not always seek seclu- sion but must always seem to. An unwritten social dictum has, it appears, gone forth that 1t must be so. Hence the society woman plays part She remains at home from all thoroughly uninteresting big boring affairs and on the quiet goes to all the delightful small functions; she secludes herself at home but prepares an elaborate wardrobe and goes to the summer re- sorts to do the society act.
 There is nothing wrong about all this excepting that the pretence should be necessary. It is the nature of man to accept the inevitable and one feels that the only inevitable sorrow is death. Something in ones being rebels against all else and fights for release there from. But when bruised by fThe last
 
 ness that confronts the sufferer often causes a wish to forget. There is no | fight to be made. No battle to be won. None save over ones self.
 It is a smart woman who jumps so- l cial obligations. Sometimes 1t requires no small amount of bravery. However, there are some rules none should dis regard in the effort to do so. A few donts are in order.
 Don't join a card club after being the guest of most of the members at the l meetings through the winter to get up
 an excuse not to entertain the club. It takes bravery to do this and to give card party later leaving out a num- l Jer of the members of the club. 1 Don't accept the invitation extended l by a person whom you will not be will | ing to invite to your own house. You
 compliment one as highly by accepting | their invitation, as by asking them to | be your guest.
 Be equally as careful as to whom you allow to be your hostess well as to
 whom you allow the privilege of being
 your guest. Be generous in both in,
 stances if you are fully assured of youl
 own position. And be consistent. | Don't, just for the sake of being | ,I Der of functions during the season
 load yourself with social obligations you are not willing to return should you in your turn entertain.
 T know 1t Is a complaint any way manage" said a woman who is mis.
 tress of one of the prettiest of Mont. gomery homes. If we live we'll anG
 the bills are high MT. - complaint at my extravaganee and predicts tha we are going to the poor house as (
 consequence thereof and if I am eco
 nomical and live plainly, he complains
 that the food is not what 1t should be
 He doesn't believe in stinting the fam.
 fly for the sake of 6 few dimes.
 have weighed the question and afte
 due deliberation concluded that to keeI
 a good table is the wisest, for undei l