The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-31
WOMEN qno SOCIETY |
RoMHe Armistead Higeins acciai Editor Phone 254s
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 with what glory comes and goes the The buds of spring. those beautiful
 harbingers
 Of sunny skies and earth's garniture Ana when the silver habit of the Comes down upon the autumn sun. and sober gladness of old year takes up His bright inheritance Of golden fruits. A pomp and pageant fill the splendid
 scene,
 And silver beech and yellow leaved. Where autumn Ike a faint old man { By the wayside a-weary. Through the
 trees
 The golden robin moves The purple
 finch
 That on wild cherry and red cedar
 feeds.
 A winter bird comes with its plain
 live whistle.
 And pecks by the witchnazei whilst
 aloud
 From cottage roofs the warbiins blue
 birds sings.
 And merriiy, with oft repeated stroke Sounds from the threshing floor the
 busy fail. -Longfellow
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 It was Phillips Brooks who said:
 "A man who lives right mas more power by his silence than another has by his words"
 When wealth is lost, nothing Is left: When health is lost. something is lost; When character is lost all fs lost
 --German Proverb. INTERESTING BIRMING-
 HAM CHILDREN. Tn The Age-Heraid of Sunday. August 2sth. there was a most inter- esting article about Birmingham children and In several instances, their parents were former Montgomerians. The Age-Herald says:
 There is a popular custom in most of the Birmingham families to name the eldest girl for her mother. In dis cussing it, however. with a Jewish mother. the fact developed that few girls of that faith are given their mothers names. When asked why, she said: "The Jewish custom is to name for the dead. My own little girl is called after a dear sister who died several years ago."
 A little lass who inherits her mothers beauty with her name Is the second daughter of Mir and Mrs. Ned Richardson McDavid-Mitylene. Mrs. McDavid was Mitylene, or "Mittie," Rose Owen. daughter of one of the old Jefferson county families, and called the most beautiful girl in Ala bama before her marriage. which took place when she was still con- sidered by many merely a beautiful child. She is now one of Birming- hams beautiful matrons. though her older daughter. Miss Rose owen Me- David--herself the namesake of her vnotn nnI IHat ( !. years be ready to rival her mothers claims to belleship. Another little girl, several years younger than Nifty lene McDavid. is Lestra Kinney Exum, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Culpepper Exum. She too. fhherfts the name of | beautiful mother for Mrs. .Exum was raved over in society, when she entered it as debutante a very few years ago and is for her beauty and perfection of features and her vivacity and sweetness regarded as one of the most beautiful young women in the smart set. Little Mildred Lewis is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Mark B. Lewis. and has the name of her mother who was the beautiful Mildred Howells. She promises. too, to inherit her mothers beauty and If she is as lovely will be the toast of the conti- nent, for Mrs. Lewis has always been considered a great beauty and during 
 pre-eminent in beauty and crowned queen of the fiesta in California where beautiful women are almost as numerous as the flowers.
 MT. and Mrs. o. L. Stephensons eld- est daughter, Aileen Cotton, has her mothers name and is stfikingly like her. She is @ handsome little girl. 2 years of age. Another attractive little girl in the same nefghborhood ia Katherine Gaston Redd. the little daughter of Mir and Mrs William Pittman Redd. who is also named for her mother. MT and Mrs. D. H. Mar bury's little daughter, Katherine Mushat, is another who has her mothers name. Emily Smith is gay. curIy-haired little girl who has count less admirers. She is the only child of Mir. and Mrs. syd Smith. Mrs Smith was Miss Emily Richardson of Montgomery. but spent much of her young ladyhood here with her grand parents. MT. and Mrs. Reuben Kolb, who lived in Birmingham at that time. THE CHAsM MAY BE BRIDGED. It has been reported again that the Duchess of Marlborough and her hus- band have made up their differences with the aid of the father of the Duchess, William K. Vanderbilt, Sr The couple have been separated for three years Their younger son, Lord Ivor Churchill, is in delicate health and 1t is believed that he Is suffering from lung trouble. Ills condition may help to bring about the reconciliation of his parents. both of whom are de- voted to the lad. He is In this eleventh year. His elder brother, the heir 10 the dukedom. bearing the courtesy title of Marquis of Blandford. is l3 years old. The wedding of the Duke of Marlborough and Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt was the feature of the