The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-22

considerable space about the pupils, which gazed steadily ahead. They were two hard, relentless orbs staring out of nothing. Just one look, the lantern dropped and the burglar lied
 Everything in the store window, which was that of an optical company wasl left intact. although there were several thousand dollars worth of things wtth-| in the burglars reach. Everything was safe however, including sthe two lonFfy glass eyes, staring straight ahead from the black velvet of the window base, sa
 In order to break down the barriersl between "soeietys and the working people and in order to insure to the latter better labor conditions. a num- Der oe New York women of social, prominence, including Miss Anne Nor gan, daughter of J. Peirpont Morgan, and Mrs. J. Borden Harriman. met re- gently to form an organization of those willing to- go into factories 70 eat sleep and work with the working girls The object is to enable these women to, offer valua ble suggestion and
 supervision A unique feature, of the undertalStng, however. Is that the rem
 idied aimed at win be realized by ex-
 erting presBuEe through private infiu= ence on the individual men and firms that allow abuses to continue in their workshops. The society does not 1n-
 tend in any way to duplicate the work of the factory inspectors. Already many of the leaders in'Gothams smart set have signifed their intention of
 undergoing some of the hardships that working girls experience. in order that they may be better fitted to undertake the work of reform. Miss. Morgan has already visited the dangerous glass factories and at the same time studied the home conditions of the employees.
 The waiter you tip in any or the
 fashionable restaurants along Fifth
 avenue or Broadway is club member.
 That is. he Is a club member if he IS
 a good waiter, otherwise the Geneva Association won't elect him to mem
 bership. In order to be considered eligible to this exclusive organization a waiter must know several languages and the whole gamut Of pruveytng me food in & supernne way. For tne past
 week the members have been on tneIr
 best behavior tor the Association has
 been looking for the ideal waiter to represent the American branch or the organization at the coming annual con
 veption which is to take place at Ores den, Germany, next nlonth. only tne real beau is to. be chosen anu all or the walters in Manhattan have been closely inspected. The association Is international in its scope anu nas for its object the betterment ot the serving class It conducts also an employment bureau, and holds lectures on cooking and serving.
 The Merry Widow" has been great theatrical success in New fork 'tnis winter and now the waltz which mas made that comic opera famous has De- come the rage" among society Lolk' The dance is such strenous ahalr l SEat when one accomplishes all or US | V1n use for a gymnasium. Although they don't advertise the fact. some or the members of the Four Hundred have | taken up the dance in order to reduce l their weight. It is more effective than dieting or treatment and much pleasan-
 ter. Donald Brian who takes the part of the Prince in the Merry Widow" was invited to the Wander l bilt home recently, where after the 1 tea. was over, they all tried the waltz. Brian showed them some of the dim cult steps in the dance that they had not acquired. A little later Mrs. Her " Whitney gave a tea, to which Brian
 was invited. and another waltz re-
 hearsal took place
 The crusade against unnecessary
 noises in the city has been property l enough under the leadership of Mrs.
 Rice, wife of Professor I. W. Rice the
 noted chess player. The Rices have their home. on the fashionable River
 side Drive and one of the greatest
 sources of complaint has been against the unnecessary footing of whistles on | the boats that ply up and down the
 Hudson all night long. However, so
 sensitive to noises are both Professor and Mrs. Rice that the Professor had
 an absolutely sound proof chess room | constructed underneath. his house. It was heun out of the solid rock, and
 wss an ideal place for a chess match.
 A number of the international toune- | naantS uzArA haLd khera j. .