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white cosmos Others of these beautiful
and delicate blossoms were scattered
over the lace-covered table so that 1t
suggested miniature flower garden In
autumn. Extending from the basket
were gauze ribbons outlined with trace.
nv OF smilax and ending with small
basket. the replica of the large one and
filled with cosmos. These souvenirs held
the names OF the young women al the
table. The ribbons were topped over the
arm so that the flower baskets made
quaint and beautiful accessories to their
dinner gowns when they entered tho ball
room. The souvenirs for the men were
boutonnieres of cosmos.
Adding much to the beauty of the table
were the candles standing in silver
sconces and topped with pink and silver
shades with which 1t was lighted. The
beauty Of the young girls and young
matrons who gathered about the table
emphasized that of the floral scheme.
Miss Graham, the honoree, never looked
more lovely. A Partisan gown OF "hlte
chiffon embossed with pink velvet rose
buds matched the delicacy of her beauty,
ana a big black hat trimmed with white
ianonfcas and touch of pink velvet com
Melted a lovely picture. Her sister, Mrs
Helm was charming in a pink chiffon
evening gown draped with pink rosebuds
Miss Anna Ruger Hay of Pennsylvania,
who is the house guest of Miss Graham,
was strikingly handsome in blue mes
saline and cashmere de sole robe garni-
ltnred with silver and lace Miss Conner.
Miss Terrell and Mrs. Hiden were also
cxouisitely gowned.
The personnel of the dinner party IN
ciuded Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington r.
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An interesting personality in the local
musical world Is Mrs oliver Chalifoux,
pianist, vio1inist and harpist by education,
but who is attracting especial attention
just now with the latter instrument.
There are several in Birmingham who
are familiar with the harp, but none, l
believe, are practical musicians at the
moment, each having for some reason al
lowed this graceful and most feminine of
accomplishments TO be temporarily for
gotten.
There is no instrument more beautiful
than the harp It's richness and sweet
ness of tone and its grace of form give
it place distinctly its own. Mrs. Chali-
foux, who has for years been considered
one of Birmingham's leading pianists, has
had in her home the harp that she once
loved so well to play. 1t is an Erard, the
product of one of the best known makers.
With some of it's strings broken or gone.
1t has been but beautiful relic that
gave more sentiment and charm than per-
haps any other of the beautiful articles
in her artistic household Several months
ago. however, Mrs. Chalifoux decided to
resume her playing on this her favorite
instrument. and it is now in the hands
of an expert who is restoring it to its
former usefulness. In the meantime Mrs.
Chalifoux is using her new instrument
an exquisite Wurlitzer. which she pur-
chased In Cincinnati this summer. This
picturesque little black-eyed French wom-
an and her great golden harp make a
charming picture and the music that she
evokes from her treasure is. wonderful.
One of the most interesting features Of
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ny MYRTLE MILES

several smart weddings this winter will
be Mrs. Chalifoux's playing. AT the mar
riage Off, Miss DeBardeleben and Dr..
Cooke wednesday evening she will be the
soloist during the VOWS, playing "Trau-
merei, that most appealing of compost
lions, as she sits alone in the little tea
room which will be EMPOWERED in flow
.ers and foliage. 1t seems an especially
appropriate thing that the harp should be
the instrument to provide this music, for
about none other does there cling SO much
sentiment. 1t is the most churchly of
them all and therefore most dignified.
F following. this wedding Mrs. Chalifoux
will be O. conspicuous figure at several
others at which she has promised her
assistance.
The Chalifouxs have been identified with
the musical life of Birmingham since the
days of the old Mendelssohn club, prob
ably the earliest musical organization of
the city. Mr.. Chalifoux is a vioinist OF
exquisite technique and rare training. His
musical education was received in France
he is a native of that country-and
though business has required much of his
attention, he has still been able to pur-
sue his study of the violin and at times
to assist some young musician in whom
he Z is especially interested. His art Is
apparent to all who hear him play, and
his thoroughness Is shown In the excel
lence of his pupils playing. There have
been but few of these, for he has had but
little time to give them, but his interest
In others possessed of talent is second
only to his love for his art. Many who
heard the exquisite numbers presented
by the young vfolinist, Miss Jessie May
Perkins, Thursday morning at the meet
ing Of the Music Study club, remembered
her instructor, Mr.. Chalifoux, and fancied
q resemblance in the stroke and the bow
ing that are so wonderfully character
istic of this gifted girl. Mr.. and Mrs.
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MRS. GROVER THAxTON
GIVES BILLIKEN LUNCHEON

The little god of luck presided right
merrily over the luncheon given yester-
day at the pretty home of Mrs. Grover
Thaxton. The hospitality was extended
by Mrs. Thaxton to lovely young new
conner, Miss Martha Long of Tuscaloosa,
who is to pass the winter In Birming
ham, and IL Billikens smiling assurances
mean anything at all the season will be
a joyous one for the Tuscaloosa girl.
In the center of the table was mound
of golden rod and autumn leaves, in the
center of which sat King Billiken, en-
throned on his temple of JOY. At each of
the four corners of the table smaller
images of his laughing self smiled well
comes to the pretty coterie of guests.
Watercolor sketches of him held the
names of the guests, and at each place
was a souvenir Billiken, while ices showed
that Billiken, frozen, Is happy still
Mrs. Thaxton was a pretty hostess in
a white lace gown made over blue. Those
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RECEPTION AT
BIRMINGHAM COLLEGE

/ On the evening of Friday at $3.50. DR.. ].
D. Simpson. president of Birmingham
college, and Mrs. Simpson threw open the
doors Of their new home in Owenton and
welcomed the college family.
1t was the intention of President Simp-
sen to have given this reception at the
opening of the college year but he was
unable to do so owing to the>fact that
his new house had not been completed
at that time.
OF the board of trustees Mr.. r. s. Mum
ger, Mr.. F. M. Jackson, Mr. j. H. Adams
and DR.. L. C. Branscomb were present,
and Of the Birmingham college faculty
the following: Prof e. L. Colebeck. Prof.
F, p. Hammond, Prof J. T. Nuttall, Prof
John r. Waters. Prof II. w. Pickett,
Prof J.. r. Rorie,' Prof. w. H. Spencer.
Prof. j. ". Blake and Mr.. j. H. Hewlett.
A large number of the student body also
took advantage of the reception. Con-.
spicuous among the friends Of the col
lege from Owenton and other parts OF
the city were: Mrs. r. s. Munger, Mrs.
F. M. Jackson, Mrs. J. II. Adams Mrs.
L. c. Branscomb. Mrs. Rowe, Miss Kate
Rowe, Miss Sally Mccoy, Mrs. J. H. Nc
Coy, Mrs. r. W. Owen. Mrs j. " Blake.
the Rev. Bowen Mrs. Bowen, the Rev
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astic over the lovely Louise Homer. Your
letter | am mailing to the leader of our
Musical club. Some Of our Annistonians
will share your glorious treat
Miss Bessie Cunningham said: 81 adj
mire her more than Schumann-Heink be-
cause think her more artistic. She
has no greater voice but is more pleas
ing singer"
Mrs. J. NJ. Elliott of Gadsden writes
enthusiastically of the concert and Nine.
Homer, saying that several parties are
coming from there.
" musician from Jasper says that
number of music lovers will come from
there.
The Treble Clef club engaged seats be-
fore they were placed on sale ana the
Oratorio society secured seats to attend
In a body.
The Musicians union is taking active in
terest In the concert and are keenly alive
to the treat in store for Birmingham
.
There will be number of parties from
Bessemer. The Music club and that
! contigent of charming people VINO are al
ways seen in the audience when the at
traction demands and an attendance OF
people of culture and refinement Will be
conspicuous.
The private schools and the music
classes of the High school have been
studying the programme, the teachers
giving the analysis.
The audience will doubtless be one OF
the most picturesque in the history OIL
:Jefferson, with the boxes filled with at
tractive women in light gowns and many
in the audience also in evening dress.
There will necessarily be a number OF
late arrivals since the wedding OF MISS
Graham and Mr.. Simms takes place the
same evening. The guests attending the
wedding will hear the wonderful com
positions of Sydney Homer and the last
half of the programme. This viii rather
add to the social eclat of the evening and
} the beauty of the audience and wall make
Tuesday evening brilliant from many
sides.
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W. D. Howell, Miss Annie Turner, Mr.
7 Wyatt, Mrs. ]. A. Wyatt and many
others.
home was artistically decorated,
various refreshments were served and a
delightful evening was spent.
1t was the concensus of opinion of all
who were present last evening that Biz
mingham college has the finest student
body that it has had in many years. Pres
ident Simpson has already won the love
and respect of the faculty and student
body, and this bids fair to be banner
year for Birmingham college in every re-
spect.
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JCHANDLER-FAIRLY
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE

Mrs. N. v. Fairly of Hazelhurst, Miss,
announces the engagement of her daugh-
ter, Margaret Ruth, to DR.. James Robert
Chandler. the wedding ceremony to take
place November 16.
The above announcement will be inter-
esting to the friends of DR.. Chandler in
Birmingham. He is the son Of DR.. E..
P. Chandler Of Vincent, and was grad
uated from the Birmingham Medical COL
lege in April. 1909. Miss Fairly is the
daughter Of the late Dr. Fairly. one of
the leading physicians of southern Mis-
sissippi.
/ DR.. William J. Lovett of Blount Springs
will be Dr. Chandler's best man, and the
bridal couple will come to Vincent and
Birmingham on their wedding trip.
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RECIPROCI1N AND
EDUCATIONAL DAY

The federated clubs of Birmingham will
observe their annual reciprocity and ed
ucational day Thursday afternoon, Oc-
tober 81, at o'clock. The meeting will
be held in the Sunday school room of the
First Baptist church, corner of Sixth
avenue and Twenty-second street, and all
the club women of the district and all who
are specially interested in conservation
are cordially invited to attend. The top
ic for discussion will be "The Conserva-
ton of Our Natural Resources"
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"A SKETCH OF A PERSONALITY
INTERESTING IN ARTISTIC CIRCLES

Chalifoux are superb when they play to-
gether-she at the piano and he with his
violin-and 1t has been matter of genu-
inc regret to their friends that they prac-
tically retired few years ago and ex-
cept at rare intervals has Mrs. Chalifoux
been heard. The informal musicales in
their home are among the memorable
events of social history in Birmingham
memorable alike for their charming Bo-
hemian character and for the high order
of the music which they offered.
Mrs. Chalifoux's musicianship is not the
greatest of her attractions. Personally
she is delightful. Originality and vivacity
that Saving sense of humor," and
farm and sympathetic nature make her
friends all love her A piquant humor
when she talks of her efforts to make
musicians of her children, whom she
accuses of a lack of talent, which Is
simply varying from bad to worse, al
ways amuses those with whom she dis
cusses them, but one suspects that. mu-
stefan as she is she expects rather more
of her own youngsters than she should.
Be that as 1t may, she is is persistent
with them as were her own parents
whom, she avows. began her musical In
struction when she had grown strong
enough to hold a spoon, and continued 1t
until her marriage to a musician, so that
it seems destined never to stop. She was
a pupil of Liebling and Seelboeck stimuli
taneously while living in Chicago, and
earlier than this when at the celebrated
convent, Villa Maria, on Mount Royal,
Montreal, was the student of more than
one famous teacher of the harp. This Is
the little woman who will add sentiment,
beauty and sweetness to- the nuptial cere-
monies at some of the exclusive Birming-
ham weddings this winter with her ex-
quisite art, and who will occupy posi-
ton all her own in the interest of music
lovers. ~+
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LOCAL COMMITTEES
FOR FEDERATION DAY

Mrs. John Sydney White announces the
local committees for the meeting of the
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs, to
take place in Birmingham November Is
to IS, inclusive. The delegates will be
entertained in the homes of the mem
bers of the Kenilworth and the Culture
clubs, though 1t is stated that mem
bers of other clubs desiring to extend
the hospitality of their homes may give
their names to the general chairman
and the matter will receive her atten-
ton. Among the many features arranged
for the federation meeting, In addition
to the stated programmes will be the
reception which follows the programme
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TO RECEIVE WITH
MRS. CHARLES STONE LEEPER

One of the earliest afternoon teas of the
winter will be that of Mrs. Charles Stone
Leeper, who is to be the Wednesday aft
ernoon hostess. Receiving with her will
be Mrs. Frank Nelson, Mrs. James Bow
ron, Mrs. w. P. Pinckard, Mrs. w. L..
Murdoch, Mrs. Frank II. Lupton, Mrs.
William Hardie, Mrs. Vincent Ferguson,
Mrs. C. c. Terrell, Mrs. William Pittman
Redd, Mrs. Benjamin F. Tyler. Mrs.
Charles G.. Brown, Mrs. Willard Wilson,
Mrs. r. M. Jenkins, Mrs. G. M. Tardy,
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whom her lovely hospitality gathered
about her were: Miss Martha Long, Miss
Rose Owen McDavid, Miss Sadie Gill
lespy, Miss Helen Eustis, Miss Marie
Rosamond, Mrs. Owen Gillespy, Miss
Agnes Terrell, Miss Lois Thompson. Mrs.
FELTON, Wimberly, Mrs. Ned Richardson
McDavid, Miss Julia Ware, Mrs. William
Love and Mrs. Rose Wellington owen.
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large assembly of friends of the popular
young people. After a breakfast they
will depart for their wedding journey.
Miss Keisers sister, Miss Helen Keiser,
will be her maid of honor, and the best
man is to be Mr. w. H& Oldham. The
two little ribbon bearers will be Miss
Ruth Keiser, the brides small sister, and
Master William Rushton. the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Rushton. DR.. j. 7.
Plunket will be the officiating minister.
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One Of the prettiest weddings of mid
die November will be that Of Miss Martha
Love Keiser and Mr.. Warren Lawson
Glutz, which will be solemnixed on the
morning Sof November 10 at the home of
the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
B. Keiser. on Highland avenue. The
VOWS will be taken in the midst Of =
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Mr. Norvell Cullom and Miss Anna
Plunket, whose marriage will be an event
Of November 2, will be guests at dinner
Thursday night of Mr.. and Mrs. Mason
]. billiard at their home. - -
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MRS. RAULsTON TO
GIVE ART EXHIBITION

Mrs. J. 3. Raulston will give an exhi-
'bition of china Thursday from II to
o'clock in her studio In the Watts build
ing.
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Hefiin, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hiden. Miss
Alice Graham, Miss Eva Conner, Miss
Anna Hay 2. T. Rudolph, Mr. Henry
Epson Sims, Mr.. /. F. Young and DR..
Wyatt Helm.
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Mrs. P. M. Vance, Miss Miss Myrtle
Miles, Miss Gladys Enslen, Miss Sadie
Gillespy, Miss Maud Davis and Miss
Katherine Vance.
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BROWN-MINGE
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mrs. John II. Minge announces the en-
gagement of her daughter, Melville Har-
ris, 10 Mr.. George Minge Brown, the
wedding to be an event of November 20
in Faunsdale.
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Our Lastikops Webbing
Produces Entirely New Effects in
Perfect Style and Comfort.

Perfect Style and Comfort.
Our great invention, Lastikops
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limitations of Lastikops Webbing are
just the same old unreliable and dis
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DEAR MADAM:

Have you noticed how very little
neUs there is in most corset adver-
tisements?
You find the usual talk about
"perfect figures" with perhaps an
amusing effort to create Partisan
atmosphere around an ordinary
American corset; but not a word
that tells you anything NEw-not
even a helpful suggestion.
But this can't be avoided, for there
is really nothing much to sag about
ordinary corsets. They are prac-
tically alike-copies of each other;
no individual character or use.
It's different with Nemos. Every
Memo does something for you that
you need to haze done-and that NO
OTHER CORSET CAN DO.
Nemos are the ONLY corsets for
schich there is NO SUBSTITUTE.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE s2.)
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-06-04
IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUE

Every week secs n marked adj
vance in the identifying of Sunny
side Addition. Visitors to this
tract are all impressed with the
substantial and well ordered i'm
provemcnt made and still in prog
rcss. and are given an example of
vigorous campaigning both in the
line of development work and
arousing interest.
The Monte Vista Securities Co.
has advertised their proposition
extensively and it is bearing fruit
in causing inquiry from all parts
Of the state. followed by personal
visits.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-06-04
A SAD ACCIDENT

Last Saturday afternoon Wal.
lace Tucker accidentally 90, his
right hand SO badly crushed in the
chop rollers ut the mill that il was
necessary 10 have the hand ampu-
tated at the wrist. MIR. Tucker
has been employed in the mill for
year or more. He is n steady
young man of good habits and has
wife and two children. The nc.
cident WAS the result of careless
ness and no one is blamed.
Drs Pollock aud Chapman
amputated the hand, and under
the care Of Mrs. Allen. Mr. Tuck.
or is getting along us well as could
be expected.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-06-04

of Hooper, George Boutwell, of
Monte Vista.
The spirit of good feeling so
manifest at this meeting has set II
pace for all subsequent sessions.
and was an inspiration to all rep
resentatives present.
Alamosa. as host. was at her best
and the Empire of that place has
this to say of the affair:
There was never before such n
gathering OF the men of the valley
who have been vital factors to its
life and progress. and they were all
in harmony on n policy to push.
not one place, but the whole val
ley. And everybody present was
satisfied with this plan.
"The spirit that characterized
the proceedings of the meeting in
sured the San Luis Valley Com
mcrcial association u success, not
for n brief period, but for years to
come.
"And the San Luis valley will
have the biggest show at the con-
grcss next September"
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-06-04
BY FAssETT's DEPARTMENT STORE
siness doen busy get busy getting more

This week wo received from Morris
Mann REILLY, Madam Marcella ribbon
sets. to be worn as a banGeau or bar.
rette, Chanticleer belts, ties, barretts
and combs. See our windows for styles.
The Canon City Strawberries are com.
ing IN very plentifully this week. The
latter part Of this week we have been
handling number OF crates per day.
The price is moderate and has reached
the low point. Now is the time to put
up your berries for the coming winter.
This week has been good one for
linoleum. 1t has kept someone busy
nearly all the time cutting and fitting
different linoleum jobs.
We have the promise OF shipment OF
two Free sewing machines within the
next few days. The factory is so far
behind on orders, that it is n hard mat
ter to get them to make prompt ship
ments. We are all sold out on this ma
chine and very anxious to have more in.
We fully believe that this is the best ma
chine on the market and the price is
very moderate.
Mr.. lack Eagles bicycle disappeared
this week. Mr.. Eagle says he would
not blame someone for taking a good
wheel, but cannot see why they would
want his, as the new has been more than
worn off from it
Straw hat season il here good and
plenty now. Let us fit you out with
nobby straw. Have some panamas.
The rubber boot season is here. We
have a good stock OF "a" grade, new
stock boots, both tho rubber and canvas
boot.
We are making big drive on ladies'
ready made goods this week IL YOU will
read our nd on the back page you will
find out abou, it.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-06-04

w. j. En- Earl handed in his res
ignation as plumbing inspector,
Thursday night. Owing TO press
OF his own business he felt he
could not give the time required
for it. II is urged that his sue
cessor b. u thorough and practical
plumber, innsmuch as the inspec-
ton il paid for by the householder
and ought 10 be made in such man
nor as TO protect people who are
having plumbing done.
The Monte Vista journal., 1910-06-04

Mrs. Phoebe Hunter went TO
Colorado Springs Sunday night to
visit her granddaughter who has
for some years been attending the
institute for denf mutes.