The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-16
"'None Of The Simple Life For
Me-" Says The Pouring Debutante
Long Life Rather than Good Complexion of Coffee and
Sweetmeats-No Amount of Persuasion Could Make
Her Change Her Diet.
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

BY DOLLY
Bless her little heart-"the talcum
powdered, olive eating, water bibbling
debutante," as she has been facetiously
called, dropped into my sanctum sancto-
rum short time ago, and appropriated
the most comfortable chair in the room
unto herself and proceeded to speak her
mind to me.
1--WE been reading your columns for
days. in fact ever since 1 got home this
fall and I've tried to follow your advice
in the matter of etiquette, health, dispo-
sition and manner of living, and I've come
to register KICK" she said as she got
this long rigainarole out of her system.
AS l heard this TRADE, l glanced up,
and began to take notice, mentally OBJ
serving that here was a young person
to be reckoned with, despite the fact that
she was a, debutante. She at least had
mind of her own, and what's more, she
didn't hesitate to speak it.
well, 1 am sorry IL you bear me and
my work a grudge," I said, apologetical
ly, land let's see If we can't straighten
the policeman, and you've brought your
| troubles to me-"
"Then look at thisn' she exclaimed,
emptying the contents of her shopping
bag into her lap, and after an animated
search through SAMPLES. dance pro-
grammes, visiting cards, memoranda,
two or three curls, and puffs, and other
| W..
"Just read that!'
"And this is what I found that all the
trouble was about: Mrs. Oman b.
Sprague, the Oldest living member OF the
Woman's Relief Corps, a first cousin or
something is this organization to the q.
A. r., was written up as having arrived
at the delectable age of 100, and drank
for her breakfast, each morning '"o
cups of coffee-strong at that, ana ate as
MANY doughnuts as she wished ana the
,ast Of the menu consisted of French
fried potatoes, hard boiled eggs anu
plenty of bacon"
"Well?, I said, as | handed the oe-
butante the clipping.
"I came to ask you what detehse Vi
yourself. and your theories you can make
when this woman refutes all ideas OF
breakfast foods, cold baths, cutting out
coffee and such things and lives 10 pc
centenarian?"
"Mv dear girl" I politely said, every
rule Is proyed by the exception. lhAs
woman probably had digesuon iihe an
ostrich and which, / dare say II you Vi
were to experiment with, there DC
doleful procession in which wed occupy
the first vehicle.
avveu if she could do it, believe any
,oa, could., said the debutante tri-
,,rnbantlv "And I'd rather be able to
eat four meals on my Tooth birthoay 'i'ah
have the prettiest complexion IN tne
world"
.Evervbody to her own taste, as the
old woman said when she kissed the cow
I blandly remarked
ar ha,isva there's too much attention
n.,a 70 all these fads anyway said
~ aabutante. "and l believe if the
haa,+v doctors did less to people and
the physicians prescribed FEWER tnihss
for diet and Miss Dolly Dalrympie didn II
advise the Simple Life SO strenuously
we'd get along better"
"Well YOU are a very broad thinker
for one of your age, and suffragette
in embryo. I'm thinking was my re-
NV but 1 dare say at the end OF
vour first season, after supping and win
ing and dining and late hours you'll
come to me with very different tale
., I mr.
but you forget about this wonderful
Mrs. Sprague who lived to be hundred!
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the favbrite visiting girls. number
of charming parties, more or less formal
have already been planned for them, In
GLIDING card party. dinners at the
club and theatre parties.
Mrs. J. d. Towles has been called to
Talladega.
Mrs G. w. o'Neill left yesterday for
Washington to visit her niece. Mrs. A. W.
Ackers.
Mrs. Mark Lewis will have three lovely
guests during the Thanksgiving holidays.
and their coming will be the occasion Of
several charming Inequalities. They are
Miss Lula Mcqueen OF Montgomery, Miss
Virginia Abercrombie of Montgomery and
Miss Emily Howell of Chattanooga.
Miss Mary George Greene IN at homo
after a visit to Mrs. Warner Shook In
Tuscaloosa
Mrs. Thomas Wilson will entertain with
a linen shower in honor Of Miss Mabel
Beresford Wednesday evening at her