The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14

the negative of good, stranger to the redeemer love. Also, poor Lear, thou didst utterly fail to percieve the sor- row and conditions of a spiritual life, and death; that last enemy, found and conquered this within the narrow pris on walls of self.
 Schlegel says of Cordeia, "Of the heavenly virtues of her soul I will not venture to speak" And I have dared to dwell upon its subtle beauty only because it was not revealed at once, but dawned upon me by degrees. Under the spell of such a character we are tempted with Kent to deny all law of heredity and declare, Tt is the stars above us that govern our condition. She seems indeed a special creation of heavenly forces; but no such perfec- tion is born of human suffering.
 From the supreme dignity of her manner and the fewness of her words, we may reasonably judge that those early years were fraught with trials that molded the character and dis ciplined the will. In this character we see the impress of that streHg and mo- ble mother whose memorS Nved only in that silent love which sWrns the insolence of death. PossiblyNin that formal chapter of her life was laid the foundation of that perfection which transports us beyond the limits of the flesh and gives us grace to see the thrones of eternal triumph ere life's warfare is over.
 Shakespeare has portrayed the whole range of psychological development Cordelia is the attainment of the whole cosmic process designed to make man in the image of God and to endow him with a spiritual and not a physical destiny. No earthly environment could sustain and satisfy such a life, no gift of the material world could compensate her viearious sarifce to obtain the ends of justice.
 Critics have variousy interpreted the character, as personlfying the diff ferent virtues, but to me she is not alone love or sincerity or mercy or meekness; she is simply the negative of all error, she is "truth"'
 Birmingham society is justly proud of its latest acquisitions, Mir and Mrs. Vic tor Hanson of Montgomery, who will come today to make their home in the city and are already identified with the life of the community by MT. Hanson S
 recent connection with the Birmingham News.
 Mrs Hanson whose picture appears to- day in The Age-Herald, is one of the most charming women in the state and 1 one of the most useful as well. She has been identified with every phase of so- cial activity in Montgomery since taking up her residence there a few years ago as bride She is a prominent club wo-
 man, sought by society and active in church work Truly Monteomery's loss Is Birminghams gain Mrs Thomas M. Owen in her society page of the Mont gomery Advertiser said In a beautiful 1 tribute to her a few days ago: ''The keynote of Mrs. Wanson's character is sincerity and she is always named among the foremost of the famous coterie of beautiful young women who are the lead CTS of Montgomerys S smart set Birming- ham is to be congra tulated upon acquir- ing this popular couple and Montgomery feels their loss most keenly."
 Mrs. Hanson was before her marriage the lovely Wlnona White of Uniontown, noted as belle and beauty. Sh9 is a strikingly handsome brunette. win her masses of dark hair and her expressive brown eyes. Her father was the late Capt. John White of Uniontown. one of the most prominent men in that sec tion of the state&
 Literary and musical circles will well come Mrs. Hanson into their midst as well as charitable and church organza- tions as a woman of superb culture. She is a graduate of the Boston conservatory of music and was for several years a member of the "No-name'' one of Mont gomery's leading clubs. Among the or ganizations in Montgomery of which she was an important factor are the In- firmary Aid association of which she was president, and the George w. Patterson Memorial society of which she was also president as well as of the Missionary society of the First Presbyt vian church. She was a member of the bo,lrd of direc- tors of Neighborhood house.
 There Is no woman in Montgomery so- ciety whose departure would be more deeply regretted than that of Mrs. Han- son. <TIer friends in that city are count