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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
The Simple Life

(Written by Dolly Dlyrmple after a visit to a fashionabel city friend, who had removed to the country) Dear Bettina: I'm thinking this morning of you And whether the rumors I'm hearing are true; Are you tired of the old game-and has he won out, Or what is all this chatter about? If dread of the country Is clouding your days, If your heart still Is clinging to the city s gay maze, Think of Annette, way out here, with neer a regret, A happier woman you seldom have met Plenty to eat and plenty to drink, No need to struggle-no need to think; Out of the hustle and noise of the town What matter if yours is a last summers s gown? The note of the wild bird-the green of the fields, The blue sky above and the peace it all yields Forgetting the art-aches-forgetting the strife The things we all fought for in the citys gay life; Let's sum up the value of those other days, The joys and the sorrows. and see if il pays We'd wake in the morning-well, say about ten Ii with but headache-iFs lucky we've
 been! For where is the woman who's out of her teens Who doesn't know just what every bit of it means? Why, were not the flowers, the lights
 and the wine. The music bewildering-the supper just
 fine? The hostess so lovely in a gown just
 from France, Qmported especially for this very dance), The entire gorgeous function-planned as
 we all know, For just what 1t was-a spectacular show! To prove to all her dear" friends what
 money could buy, Position-a good e-friends-nothing g
 too highl Well, you were among the honored ones
 there But what have you gained-are you
 richer my dear? It seems to one here-on those things
 looking back, The next morning-for each was misty
 and black. In fact the next morning your head feels
 all wrong, You're tired and a-weary-life's not all
 a song; Perhaps twas the salad-perhaps twas
 the punch, But no thought for self now remember
 that lunchl s'Madame's breakfast?" "No thank you
 Just leave me alone, One can't find peace anywhere-not even
 at home" Oh. what shall I wear? I'm sure to be
 late. A luncheon at one-and luncheons don't
 wait; And there is that meeting at three-can I
 make 1t? My appointment with him." for five min
 utes, I'll break it! How can l fulfill promise like that? Even to make one mans heart glad with
 five minutess chat? When there is the Country clubs after
 noon tea, With no one to properly pour 1t but
 me. And then I must rush-theres a dinner
 at eight l must change-oh, how truly I hate Those who can rest between, but never
 you mind I'm looking for something! you never
 will ind) And then to the play-about the third
 act We wouldn't be earlier. and that is a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
A Rose Luncheon

June and roses! To the lover of the beautiful in nature, these words are syn onymous; and the hostess during the month of roses but pays tribute to the queen of flowers when she selects 1t as the motif of her decoration.
 Either a rose dinner or a rose luncheon may be made thing of beauty and joy for the time being by the exertion of a little personal effort: and, after all, it is the putting of self into ones plans that tnsures success. The expendi- ture of money is but a secondary contri- button to the pleasure of ones guests and carries but poor compliment in its wake.
 The dining room on such an occasion should vertically blossom as the rose" this effect being produced by the artistic arrangement of vases, jars and bowls of roses, of the color and variety of the rose selected for the motif, disposed wherever an advantageous footing can be found for them
 A red rose luncheon given last summer by young matron was so openly ad- mired and pleasantly commented upon by those who were privileged to enjoy the hospitality of the occasion that descrip- ton of 1t is well worth while. Apprectatfng the necessity for attention to detail as telling factor in the effect of the whole, the hostess saw to it that the linen was immediately and beau- tifuly laundered, the chinA glass and silver the daintiest the house afforded, amply polished and the menu riyaled in point of attractiveness only by the su- perior excellence of the cooking and ser Vice.
 In the middle of the highly polished mahogany table was an exquisite center piece evolved from white linen and Cuny lace. On this stood a low green bowl of pottery filled with punches of crimson rambler roses and their foliage. From beneath the bowl runners of red satin rib bon garlanded with foliage radiated to the corners of the table, where they ter minated in smaller bowls of the blossoms, each bowl standing on a doiley that matched the centerpiece in material and design.
 Twelve covers were laid, an excellent number for a luncheon, as that many per sons may be served with ease by one maid, provided she be trained. and there are not too many to prohibit general con- Yersation around the table. Directly beneath the name of each dish was an appropriate quotation. In full, the menu was as follows
 MENU.
 Strawberries au naturel Doubtless, God could have made a bet ter berry; but, doubtless God never did, pr. Boteler
 Cream Bouil1on "A hot friend cooling g.''-Shakespeare.
 Salmon Croquettes Things which in hungry mortals' eyes find favor."-Byron.
 June Peas
 How green you are and fresh."-King John.
 Nut Salad
 'I warrant there's vinegar and pepper in it."-rwelfth Night
 Rose Charlotte ''Perdition catch my soul, but I do love ye.'@Othello.
 Cafe Noir
 'sBlack 1t stood as ight."-Mnton.
 Pon-Bons
 Sweets with Sweets war not."-Sonnet VII.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
The Spring Beauties

The Puritan Spring Beauties steod freshly clad for church; A Thrush white-breasted, OCT them sat singing on his perch. ssHappy be! for fair are yen the gentle singer told them, But presently a buff-coat Bee came boom ing up 10 scold them.
 Vanity, oh, vanity.
 Young maids, beware of vanity!" Grumbled out the buff-coat Bee Half parson-like, half-soldierly The sweet-faced maidens trembled. with pretty pink blushes, Convinced that 1t was wicked to listen to the Thrushes; And when. that shady afternoon, I chanced that way to pass, They hung their little bonnets down and looked into the grass
 All because the buff-eoat Bee Lectured them so solemnly; Vanity, oh, vanity!
 Young maidens, beware of vanityp'
 Helen Gray Cone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
A New Hook and Eye

Not only dressmakers, but women in general, will welcome a new hook and eye, or rather a new "eye" shown in one of the shops recently. The hook was the regulation sort, but the eye, Instead of having round hole at each end, whereby 1t might be sewed fast, as Is the manner of hook and eyes, had little club-shaped arrangement instead. This opening, as a woman will notice at once, will enable the eve to be fastened most securely-tacked at each little corner-so that "wriggling" and getting loose will be almost impos- sible. It is such a commonplace sort of affair that one wonders it was not thought of long ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
Prince Leopold

Although he is ss years Of apa p~',ne Leopold of Bavaria rises at o'clock every morning and takes a cold bath, no matter what the temperature may be. In the summer, when he Is at his summer residence at Hohenschwagau, he bathes regularly in the lake.
 This aroused so much interest that turists used to row out on the lake while the prince was in the water, pull up to him, and sit and stare in the most deliberate manner. Naturally, the prince didn't like it, and boats are pro- hibited on the lake during the bathing hour now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
Said of Women

Woman is the Confucius Woman teaches us repose, civility and dignity.-Voltaire.
 Shakespeare has no heroes, he has only heroines.-Ruskin.
 And that I am my mother made me- John Quincy Adams.
 If woman lost Eden, such as the alone can restore it.-Whittier.
 Woman is the most perfect when the most womanly.-Gladstone
 Woman is last at the cross and earli- est at the graye.-E. s. Barrett
 A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.-Sanidi,
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bands and wives sweethearts galore, babies and pet poodles, all enjoying an outing, aind everybody in a good humor.
 The park was beautiful in It's fresh greenness of the early summer and a verit- able Mecca for those whose lives make it necessary for them to live in doors most of the time
 Without money and without price the classes and the masses are welcomed and an afternoon may be spent in this de- lightful manner to the satisfaction of any and all who care for out of doors recrea- tion.
 "Oh, listen to the music In the park" said my friend as the band struck up familiar tune and everybody stopped to listen to the dulcet sounds.
 Reminds me of the Prater in Vienna" suggested one of the feminines in our party.
 "When did you see the Prater?" asked.
 ''Never have" said she sententiously; ''but I've seen pictures of It, and Stoddard used to lecture about it. too. and tell about the concert gardens and how the people used to sit under the trees and listen to the music"
 Our party started out to find cozy, shady spot In which to sit. and but for the Keep off the grass sign would probably have been tempted to join the numbers of romantic youths and maidens who were r.St as scary as we, and who had deposited themselves in true sylvan fashion on these grassy slopes.
 We finally found enough benches to &C., commodate us, but not without climbing over various and sundry people who were probably furious with Us for having to step on their perfectly good patent leath- CTS in an effort to climb over them.
 "Why can't people come in timer said ono pf tbase arravaH n white Snit and a hatband with Roman stripes.
 "Zactly what I'd like to know said his companion between successive chews eof gum.
 The second number on the programme was commenced just at this time and we all stopped to listen to the pretty music. Suddenly without any warning when the number was completed from this soothing, lulling melody, the band launched head long into the martial strains of the Star Spangled Banner and we all arose and the men in courtly style uncovered their heads, and looked so patriotic and fine custom which Is always fitting and commendable.
 This is real Coney Island to be sure" said some one as we stroled about the park. "All these attractions. the roller coaster. chute the chutes, the human rou- lette wheel, the aerial tramway, the min iature railroad. and the dozen and one other things that are of interest.
 Isn't East Lake park a wonderful place to study fashions, too," some one re- marked
 "Indeed 1t is and one thing have dis- covered" said l. 'fs that pink is the prevailing shade and that no real stylish frock would dare to be made up without a net yoke and sleeves to match. And an- other thing that I have discovered Is that it Is the fashion for papas to wheel baby carriages"
 And as we spoke of this a thin, spare looking man passed us by. pushing a perambulator and leading little freckled- faced, blue-eyed girl by the hand Calm ly. stately, unperturbed. back of them, walked the mama, in a gorgeous silk gown, and fee wool fascinator thrown over her arm-her only impedimentia.
 "Now, that's what sets me against
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
TO REMOVE
 SUPERFLUOUS HAIR

Dr. Ainsworth, the prominent physi- elan, says: T can truly say that l con sider De Miracle the only reliable prep aration on the market for the removal of superfuous hair I have used many preparations for that purpose, but none gave me satisfaction until I tried De Miracle, but in 1t I fnd(a preparation that will do all that is claimed for 1t by the manufacturers and which gives perfect satisfaction in all cases" Bet ter take a doctors advice; don't be deceived with fake f~ee treatments.
 Poisonous, worthless connections are dangerous; besides, after you have used them 1t will be harder to remove the hair.
 De Miracle is sold by Collier Drug Co. and all other good stores. Booklet free in plain sealed envelope by De Miracla Chem. Co.,, Desk H. 10, 1903 Park avenue New York
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several months there each year for the benefit of their oldest daughter, Joan Hay Whitney, who is frail
 Mrs. Whitney saw an opportunity for profit in asparagus and now has three acres laid out with 1t. She intends to extend the plot until 1t covers ten acres and then will ship to the New York market. This summer she is making shipments to Washington.
 Mrs. Whitney also cultivates roses and sells them in the capital.
 Asparagus raising also has become a hobby of Mrs. George Vanderbilt. who personally superintends work on six acres at Biltmore, the Vanderbilt estate in North Carolina.
 Mrs. Tiiiman, wife of the peppery sen- ator, has sold asparagus from five acres this season. She sent large shipment as a gift to the White House, and Mrs. Taft wrote note of thanks, saying as- paragus was her husbands favorite dish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
A Born Naturalist.

From the Chicago Tribune
 Little Ethel, who had lived so secluded a life that she never had seen cat, ex- cent in pictures was on a visit to her aunt in one of the subulbs.
 On the morning of her stay the family cat walked into the parlor, looked around then turned and walked out.
 why auntie," said little Ethel. "that cat has two sides, hasn't 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
Little Things That Fret

Do not fancy that little worries that seem to you silly but yet distress sick person so, are all owing to imagination. excellent housekeeper, whose convales- cence was considerably retarded be- cause the short blinds that the house. maid put up in her room did not match, and she fretted over 1t. It seemed to her that if her room was in that un- matched condition. probably the whole of the house was much the same.
 In another case the patient worried herself into a fever because the pattern in the wallpaper did not match exactly. and even after screen hid this from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
The Romance of a Composer

Benedelto Marcello. one of the most fa- nous Venetian composers. fell in love with beautiful girl named Leonora Manfrottl, who married Paolo Seranzo a Venetian noble. She died short time after her marriage, a victim to the harsh and 1eal- ous, treatment of her husband.
 Her body was laid out In state in the Church of Wei Frari and her lover actual ly succeeded in stealing the corpse and conveying 1t to a ruined crypt in one of the islands, and here he sat day and night by his lost love, singing and play ing to her as though by the force of his art he could recall her to life.
 Leonora had twin sister. Eliade, who was so like her that her closest friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
Mrs. Taft As a Tea Maker

Mrs. Taft lived in the Orient long enough to master the fine art of making tea. She brews the drink deftly, says the Washington Star. She uses tea ball given her by the Civic league of Manila. It is of filigree and exquisitely chased. With the tea ball and boiling water Mrs. Taft mixes thick syrup of sugar to which a few drops of lemon juice are added The result Is exhilarating. Chips of nuts or sticks of sugared cakes are served with the tea instead of sandwiches or layer cake. or bu uttered toast.
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could scarcely distinguish them One day Eliade heard singer in a gondola sing Ing so exquisitely that she traced the gondola to the deserted island, and there she learned later the fate of her sisters corpse andsthe identity of Marcello. Aided by a servant E1iade substituted herself for her sisters body, and when Marcello returned and called Leonora to awake he did not ask in vain, for apparently she rose alive from the coffin. Marcello, when he found out the deception, was quite sat- isfied and married Eliade, but his hap piness was short lived, as he died few years afterward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
Raising Asparagus Fad of
 Fashionable Women

Among the many fads that fashionable women have taken up of late years noth- ing has succeeded more palpably than the cultivation of asparagus
 Mrs Payne Whitney has gone into asparagus raising on the estate near Thomasville, Ga. of Col. Oliver Payne. her husbands uncle. The Whitneys pass
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
Wise Dogs

When an Egyptian dog wishes to drink at the Nile he goes short distance up the river and howls for some time. The crocodiles are attracted by the sound and immediately crowd to the place, while the dog bastily runs to the part which the crocodile have left and drinks in safety
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
The Age-Herald's Cook Book
CARAMEL CREAM.

CAie<a4hI]b CINI1Ah.
 Caramel or burnt sugar cream Is always welcome. Put a eupful of cream, three quarters of a cupful of sugar and the yolks of three eggs beaten well into a double boiler and cook until 1t thickens. Remove from the fire and, when cooled, add the whites of the three eggs beaten stiff Put three tablespoonfuls of sugar in saucepan and put on the fire, stirring until the sugar turns golden brown. Add a dash of water and boil to a syrup. . When cold beat into the cream mixture and freeze
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
Fashions In Jewelry

A little known stone that is being largely used in jewelry just now is the tourmalin Translucent green in color. Green stones of various kinds are ex- tremely popular just now, particularly for "charms.'
 Tourmalins, olivines and amethysts-
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quite ready, so the dressmaler tele- phoned to motor garage and ordered a 50 horse power motor car, and there being no breakdown on the road the car, with it's precious burden, arrived at the wharf with 10 minutes to spare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27

Write something about popular music, said a friend of mine a few days ago, as we sat on the broad verandah in the late afternoon.
 T have been writing about music all the past year, it seems to me-" said l, as l recalled all the charming musical af- fairs We have enjoyed.
 But everything has been about classical music and musicians. Whether Strauss is plagiarist and has taken his Elektra score from Vittorio Gnecchfs Cassandra, or if his eoincident sevenths did not belong to Gluck's Agamemnon of a cen tury ago. And if the eminent organist, Leopold Stokovsld would conduct the newly organized Cincinnati orchestra
 T just had to write things about him, because heard him nearly every Sunday last winter at St. Bartholomew's in New York 1 interrupted.
 Or said my friend, continuing, If Sergei Rachmaninof, the Russian con- poser f-pianist-conductor would give re- cttals under Mir. Henry Wolfsohn's diree- tion the coming season, and if Wassily Safonof would direct the New York Philharmonic, and about Dr. Ludwick Wullners Leider recitals and his wonder ful Dutch accompanist Conrad von Bos. Whether the two Russians, Ossip Gabrilo- witsch. and the beautiful Tina Lerner were comparable, and If the differences between 1mpressario Oscar and Signor Campanini had been patched up so that Gatti-Casazza and Toscanini would still have them as rivals, and goodness knows what else. But never a word does ths popular music have in its favor"
 The cryptic. cleverness of MT. Henry James is responsible for the statement that music Is a great solvent, classical or otherwise" said l, and l quite agree with him and while l like the kind I have been writing about 1 know there be many who have a leaning toward tunes. x
 That is my position exactly" said myS friend. And l wish in Birmingham we had more restaurant music and Listen to the music in the park variety. One of the things I adore about New York is the cafes, where the prettiest sort of music Is heard, and personally think it is a great aid to the digestion. And then think of the bands. In Central Park and down at Coney! Even on the little iron steamboats that ply between New York and that delectable place there is the good, old-fashioned band that plays tunes"
 Well, why not go to our own minia- ture Coney Island here at East Lake and hear the music" said I.
 All right" said she, let's get up a party. l am Just like a darkey-ld fol- low a band all over town if I wasn't ashamed'
 Accordingly the party was arranged and a few days afterward as l was pinnin5 on my "Sunday-g -to-meetin bonnet the phone rang, and l was asked If I was ready and willing to go
 Quite ready and Barkis is willin'," said l facetiously, and out we started.
 
 motor trip, as We entered the pretty grounds of East Lake park, that many hundreds of people besides ourselves were hungering for the concord of sweet sounds.
 All over the extensive acreage the benches were crowded with people. Some old, some young, some middle aged, hus-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
The Seasons Change

Exit the shovel we welded all winter, Heavy its burdens and big; Good was the lesson 1t taught to our spirits:
 Digl Enter the lawnmower; dear Is its path way, Round from the porch to the bush; Good is the moral 1t points on its travels
 Push!
 McLandburgh Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27

Substitute for Hot Water Bag-A bag filled loosely with salt and heated thor oughly in the oven is an excellent substi- ture for a hot water bag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27

To Polish Apples-If you wish to have the apples particularly rosy checked, wipe them off with a cloth dipped in olive oil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27

The Necessary Roller Towel-Every kitchen should be provided with a roller towel. The pantry door is often found to be a convenient place for 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27

Mods for Cream Cheese-An improved mold for cream cheese balls is made from the shell of an English walnut.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27

all of them inexpensive stones-are sure, says the Tatler, to have a big vogue as Queen Alexancra, whose good taste is proverbial, has set the stamp of her approval on them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27

Stiletto Tied to the Embroidery Hoop It is an excellent plant to tie ones stilet to to the embroidery hoop with a piece of ribbon. Then 1t is at hand when needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27

view she fretted about 1t. Yet another was annoyed because she could hear the nurses starched skirt rattle when she walked.
 So if patient complains that some small thing that doesn't seem to you worth notice worries her, don't treat 1t as merely silly" but remedy things if you possibly can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27
About the House

Sealing Fish-If fish that is to be sealed is dipped for an instant in boiling water, the task can be accomplished quickly.
 Nuts in Lemon Jelly-The addition of a few nuts to the ordinary lemon jelly will be found well worth while.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27

Lanterns for Fringe-A novelty In cur tains of Japanees crepe. Instead of fringe for finish there are numerous tiny imi- tations of swinging lanterns.
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The jet cabuehons which were so pop ular on the early summer chapeaux are seen on all the midsummer millinery
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Sandal wood fans are more popular this year than for many seasons past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27

Many of the latest pearl buttons have the centers eaborately designed in gilt and tiny rim of gilt on the outer edge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-27

The most stunning styles in lingerie ar the hand embroidered polka dots.