The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-19
THE SOCIAL SIDE
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING


 We all know the old adage there's nothing new under the sun" but 1t like at osbers. has an exception Nhteh Is it's proof. Captain Baker. or Lon don. has propounded scheme a' which lie has been working for s yeral years winch is evidently new to tne average mind. The movement Is call ea inc school for Mounted Nurses " Captain Baker seven months ago gath cred together i've and twenty strong young women wnom he organized into a company and called them the Is ing ton Drill Brigade Girls Yeoma1ry. These amazons wear uniforms of red gold and blue and are mounted on black horses.
 Recently they were invited to give a display at a military tournament. This display consisted in seeing the girls go into imaginary battle. tie up the wounds of those who have shed blood for their country and hoist them up on their own horses and ride away with a man behind the saddle.
 The discipline. self reliance. and physical strength which they display ed was wonderful. The girls march well, are well drilled and carry out the discipline perfectly. Perhaps these two dozen girls will form the neueleus of an army of women en- listed not to fight but to savs the
 
 another day.
 Egypt. the Ancient, the conserva- tive, has at last decided to follow the lead of most continental countries and allow a woman to plead cases. This woman is Mime. Nathalie Michel, of Armenian birth, the daughter Of well known lawyer of Tifiis. For some months she has made applica- tfon for permission to follow in her fathers footsteps and at last the Egyptian tribunals have granted her that permission.
 The women in one of the districts of Chicago recently had a cleanup day They gathered together all the school children in the district and told them to clean up the vacant lots. It is said that there were not enough rakes and hoes to supply the chil- dren who worked with such vim and energy that at the end of the day there was not an uncIean trashy spot in the whole district.
 It would be a good idea to follow the example of these Chicago women and set to work the school children of Montgomery to clean the vacant lots in our city and thus help to make it
 Another good example to follow is that of the London women, who have formed a society called the short Skirt League" whose members have pledged themselves to wear skirts of sucn a length that thay cannot sweep the pavements and form dust Ctl.ect- ors and microbe traps. A prominent London physician has given the League hearty appreciation for the following reasons: Any sample of street dust will be found to contain bacteria of almost every infectious disease known; yet women walk through the streets with trailing dresses accommodating quantities of dust laden with disease germs. These kirts are tLen brushed in thc hcsse. often in the bedr ,om, and millions of organisms are et loose in the air. 10 be breathed into the system"
 Tn these days of the scientific using of every thing even the trashheap not even love letters are sacred. A suc- ccssful woman novelist boasss that she works up most of her passionate love scenes from a collection of old lCve letters that she has sccured from sirl friends together with those Shc has saved from her own girl days.
 Tn view of this fact one might fee nervous with good cause for feal some old sweetheart may have uladC merchandise of the products Of ar overheated affection" Therefore some one advises that when a man It ot- tackled with desire to write letters of flame he should consult a physician or go on long tourney"
 American women in London have decided that the door pillars" as those not dancing men who invariably hang around the ertnce at dances are called will have to go. By mutual lol hax written in the corner of all invita- tions, Kindly do not come unless you can dance" and thus they have sound ed the death knell of the door sup ports" These men are now earnestly endeavoring to learn to trip the light fantastic toe
 IN COMPLIMENT TO MISS DENT.
 The Anniston Star has the follow ing account of an entertainment given in compliment to Miss Minta Dent
 4 delightful social event of last evening was a dance and watermelon party, given by MT. and Mrs B. M. Wellborn, at Maxfeld cotton for their charming young daughter. Miss Mar garet Wellborn, and Miss Minnie Dent. of Montgomery. About seventy five young people were guests the only married people present being Mir. and Mrs. Harry Sheppert, who ehaperoned the party on the SlX-mlle drive.
 This artistic country home was very beautiful last evening with it's TUstic cedar trees as pillars adornlng the wide verandas. which extended around the house. Its attractive lawn was fitted up with swings. rustic settees and an Indian tepee made of reeds in wigwam style, covered with luxuriant vines and flowers, and over all the soft moonlight rays. A delicious wa termelon feast was enjoyed during the evening.
 Among the out of town guests were. Mrs. Wellborn. Sr., Miss Minnie Dent and Mir. Herbert Dent of Montgomery: Miss Mary Crawford Jones, of Tusca- loosa, guest of Mrs. Cecil Young; Misses Mary. and Laura Kennedy. of Montgomery, the guests of Miss Car rife Knox. and MT. Flournoy, of Co., lumbus, the guest of Mr Randolph Reynolds
 IN COMPLIMENT TO MRS. SABEL.
 As a farewell to Mrs. Nose Sabel