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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-05
American Women

Count Mousine Poushkine, descend
ant of one of the oldest Russian fam
lilies and who sailed recently for Paris
after a visit of several months in
America talked of his impressions OF
America and American women.
What has most impressed me-, said
he, lis the beauty and courtesy of your
American women. They are delightful.
They are monuments of beauty. l never
saw anything like them in my life. And
how lovely they actl In the subways
and carr they would get up and give me
their seats, and in every way show such
great courtesy. My first wife was
French woman. my second wife a Ger
man woman, and / have ten grown
chlidrca. | am 70 years old and thought
l vas past the marrying age, but l be-
1ieve l would not have to be coaxed to
merry ali American woman"
The count has large white beard and
long white hair. He speaks eight Ian
guages. but is just mastering English.
He has been visiting his daughter. the
Countess Troubetskoy, in Los Angeles.
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she must prefix lady If she stoops to
wheel a perambulator she must not as
pire to drive a carriage if she decides
to serve in a restaurant she must be
prepared for criticism; If she wants to.
manage a laundry she has to ask herself,
"Do ladies do 1t?
Work which requires a lady to do 1T is
left to those who we'd not lay claim to
the title; while the lady sinks her in
diyiduality, breaks temper, and ruins her
health playing the part of a machine,
says Womans Life.
Women have had many battles to fight
in their war of Independence, but this
would be the final victory-if they would
cast from tnein the cloak of convention
atty and, hypocrisy. 1t covers, in this
case not multitude of sins, but a mine
OF capabiity 1t is time the term LADY
were dropped altogether, If it is to be
pc, petu..l hndrance to women and work.
1t is for the lady to prove that the
work belongs to her, not she to the
work: that the work is named after the
person who does It. not vice versa. In
stead Of 'lady's work 1t should be 1.-The
work OF a lady"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-05
The Wedding Bonnet
Nv ROSE MILLS POWERS

BY ROSE MILLS POWERS
All of yellowed chip and laces,
Sweetest face of many faces,
Framing once-moss roses on it
This was great-aunt's wedding bonnet.
How her beauty must have graced II
Az above her brow they placed 1t!
Mesh of lace that softly rustles,
Great-aunt's wedding veil of brussels.
Sprigs of lavender still lying
From some far past seasons drying
In the folds. now streaked and faded,
Great-aunt's wedding dress, brocaded.
Scent of something sweet, suggestive
OF occasions fondly festive,
Bits of orange bloom and buds-ah!
Great-aunt's wedding shawl of chudds
Cuaintly cut and made OF satin,
Spun in Orient port OF Latin,
FETCHED here by some ancient SKIPPER
Great-aunt's tiny wedding slipper.
Token. more than any cherished,
OF that springtime long since persisted,
When her life was at its heyday-
Great-aunt's wedding ring-dear lady!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-05
Omens for the June Bride

One of the oldest adages is the good
luck attending the bride who is stowered
with rice, or in these days, confetti fill
ing one of the daintiest shoes, is taking
its place
weddings is said to have originated from
an older omen of good fortune attending
the bride who saw flock of doves on
their wedding journey. One bridal party
in passing so frightened them that the
tirnid birds flew away.
TO avert the evil portent they threw
them rice and lured them back. This
was very graceful and forever OTTER rice
hos been showered as a symbol Of good
luck for bridal parties.
The bride must wear something new,
something old, something borrowed,
something blue.
Happy is the bride the sun shines on.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-05
What the Shops Offer

If you are wondering what to give that
young relative of yours who takes his
or her A. B. this June, let me suggest
one of those stunning college blankets.
College blankets are entirely new, but
they are so attractive and so useful one
wonders why they weren't thought Of
before. They can be used as couch
covers and for all manner of decorative
purposes. On the football field they are
certainly more artistic than the ordinary
blankets in which college athletes swathe
their manly forms between the halves.
The new freezer is cheaper than any Of
its forefathers. The cheapness is prob
ably due to the fact that the bucket Is
made Of tin instead of wood rivited to-
gather. Those who have tried it say
1t will make the creamiest, most luscious
ice cream in the small space of from five
to ten minutes at~an outlay of from five
to ten cents for ice and salt.
For a genuine, simon-pure bargain in
ribbons let me tell you where you can
get the most lustrous satins and the
craclsliest, most beautiful quality taffeta
In white and colors. six to eight inches
wide, for Is cents a yard also beautiful
heavy white brocaded satin and Dresden
ribbons. The Dresden ones, by the way,
are printed warps.' which means that
every colored thread in them was dyed
before 1t was woven-not your ordinary
printed ribbon upon which the flowers
are superimposed after the ribbon itself
Is all finished.
l saw several diminutive parasols lying
on the counter when peeped through
the open door of one shop, so thought 1
would ask Mynheer. the shop-keeper, to
snow me- some of his most attractive
surshades for little ladies. Among those
shown for wee little girls there were
wonderful ruffly creations in pink, blue
or white.
The full-pleated black chiffon Panama
skirts seen at the various shops are re-
marks bly, good quality for $500 They
are fife for summer wear, as chiffon
Panama has the double advantage Of
being very light and sheds dust easily.
Dainty and smart are the new La
Bella bows to be worn with chantecler
collars. They are tied and ready to be
put oil, and are made of soft silk, chang
ms from blue to green. with Persian
ends.
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Table Topics

At a fashionable luncheon the other
day the strawberries and diced pineapple
were served from the pineapple shell,
which came in on a plate covered with
straw berry leaves.
delicious salad is made of tender
white lettuce leaves formed into indi-
vidual nests and filled with large straw
berries sprinkled with sugar and dressed
with mayonnaise.
For the strawberry charlotte, mash a
pint Of the strawberries and sweeten
them to taste. Fold in the stiffly beaten
whites of the eggs and fill the center of
dish that has been lined with sponge
cake. Garnish with whole berries.
For simple dessert to help out a
short allowance of berries, a plain lemon
Jelly may be made inserting halved or
quartered strawberries just as the jelly
begins to harden. If the jelly is allowed
to set in ring mould. the center may
be heaped with whipped cream.
A delicious introduction to the luncheon
may consist of strawberries and grape
fruit. Cut the grape fruit in half and
remove the pulp and tough fibre. Then
mix the grape fruit pulp and the berries
mashed and sweetened, and fill the
shells. Put two or three whole berries
on the top and chill before serving.
For strawberry sauce to turn over ice
cream, make a syrup of a cupful of
sugar ami three-quarters Of a cupful of
water and when the syrup spins thin
thread cool it. Add pint box of straw
berries that have been mashed. Vanilla
cream Is the best for the purpose The
sauce should be served in individual
pitchers or in a general boat
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Uses of Honey

Honey, one of the most nutritious and
delicate of foods, should be eaten more
than 1t isl writes cook book expert.
Bought In the comb, 1t is bound to be
unadulterated and will keep one free from
sore throat and bronchial troubles.
know number of ladies who use honey
as cosmetic. They apply 1t to the skim
rub it in well, then wash it off with hot
water. The result is finer textured
complexion, a glowing color, young,
fresh look.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-05
A Happy Disposition

No trait Of girls character is more
priced than sweet and happy disposition.
1t ms kes the home life bright, 1t smoothes
away the little roughnesses and 1t is
like ray of sunshine that brightens the
darkest corners and drives away discon-
tent ard gloom, says Home Notes. The
happy girl makes the happy and con-
teuted wife, who will bring her girlhood s
endearing qualities to make fresh sun
shine in her new home.
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found an affinity and firted outrage
ously and has been lured away by the
naughty little Guinea Hem
(which goes on to prove, interrupted
Peggy, that a woman or hen, it mat
tiers not about temperament, or affiuence.
or wealth, or anything else, just hops
right back to the eternal feminine when
anything belonging to her is suffering
or hurt, and she fights for dear life!
She's built that way-and she can't help
it,
As the subject was verging on dan
gerous ground, Peggy rallied to the sit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-05

her bridesmaids wear high neck gowns,
but wLito Is always appropriate for the
bride.
If a wedding repast is served at noon,
it Is called breakfast.
The BRIDES parents bear the expense
of wedding cards. carriages used at the
wedding, and the refreshments. The
groom sends flowers to the bridesmaids,
and. of course, he sends a bouquet to the
bride.
Wedding breakfasts are generally
served ell buffet, where there are great
many Invited guests, in order that serv-
ing may be rendered less difficult.
Place cards are not decorated and only
the name of the guest appears on one
side OF the card.
II wedding be a quiet affair, wehre
ouly relatives and intimate friends are
invited. the invitations may be written
by TIE bride and her mother.
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con- and "Off"

Mrs Siddons was. ON and off the stage,
two different persons. on the stage she
was a pythoness. nightly hypnotized into
passionate emotions by the sight of the
drop curtain and the boards. In> her
home she was. at all events to the casual
observer, more than a thought too much
q mere mother and British matron, low
ing to be seemly and of good report.
shut in the tower of an unimaginative
nature. Had she not been actress.
she would have made (such an observer
might have said) an ideal bishops lady.
Barchester would have been glad of her.
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uation and said:
But, honest Injun, 'spose the hen ap-
pears in grand opera next and trills a
merry roundelay her temperament-of
course all singers have temperaments,
you know, else they wouldn't be stars =
TITS shame to let her go on the
stage anyway | avowed. land desert
her own dear fireside, when we are all
pining for nice fresh eggs and instead
must eat cold storage
Many of them laid by her grand
mother" Peggy deplored, before incu-
bators we're even patented
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the well beaten yolks of four eggs and
enough sugar to taste. Bake until near
ly done: take from the oven and add
any kind of fresh fruit or preserves de-
Observation-Disclosures are the best. Over
the layer of fruit put the stiffly beaten
whites of the eggs. Return to the oven
and bake until the beaten eggs are slight
ly brown.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-05
Dolly's Dallyings

1.-The sweet girl graduate murders the
kings English" observed young Gottrox.
~ II thought her talk Just killing, too,
said young Swainbow.
~ Mr.. Henpeck.-What sort of likeness
can you make of my wife?
Oblging Photogra pher.-Speaking.
~ Mr. Henpeck.-For heavens sake don't.
. Mr. Anxious Inquirer-Dont your
daughter play the piano by note!
Mrs. Nouveau Rche.-No, indeed! We
q pay cash for all her lessons.
~ How do YOU like Miss Oldgirl's Chan
tecler bonnet?'
ITS too loud! Why, it woke up all
the people in the neighborhood this
. morning."
SAME OLD WAY.
How did the earth ever catch the
> comet?"
put salt upon its tail, I suppose
"Affinities are foolish, and matrimony
is a failure, but single blessedness IL
its own reward
Think twice before you marry once Is
far better than to marry twice before
you think at all.
Most men look upon women as they
do upon a grab-bag at a church bazaar
They are fascinated just as long as they
don't know what's coming next.
rs TACT
"Who is that awful woman over there
chewing gum?'
That's my sister"
~ mo; not that one The other!''
That's my wife!'
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The wedding ring dropped during the
ceremony is a sign of ill-forxune attend
ing The bride. 4 lsE&l&lA
10 wear the bridal gown of the mother
or grandmother is/considered wonderful
power for good fortune.
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Nv Lady Modish

AS To Ostrich Feathers-Ostrich feath-
'ers gain in popularity as the season ad-
iyances The willow plume is seen. but
it is not the favorite 1t was a year ago.
Floral Buckles On Hats-Buckles made
of the tiny rosebuds, forget-me-nots or
other flowers are among the Frenchiest
:of spring millinery accessories.
Chantecler Purses-Purses in chantecler
suede are still further suggestive Of
Rostand's play because Of the rooster
etched into the leather.
Polka dot foulards-Polka dot foulards
are seen in the new colors and designs
as the season advances. Made up with
rlain silk, they are exceedingly ef-
Elective.
I Turbanr Trimmed in Back-A huge bow
at the back is the sole trimming on some
of the spring turbans. Hse<
l Useful Gibson Plaits-The Gibson plaits
ARE used a great deal in childfen's
dresses this year. By means Of these
plaits the necessary fullness may be ad-
mirably adjusted.
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Just Like Women

The "Louly Hem Has Temperament Just Like Women
to Stay Home
For Her
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Mr. Anxious Inquirer.-Don't your
daughter play the piano by note:
Mrs. Nouveau Riche.-No, indeed! We
pay cash for all her lessons.
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1.-The sweet girl graduate murders the
kings English observed young Gottrox.
II thought her talk just killing, too"
said young Swainbow.
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The Age-Herald's Cook Book

A GOOD BREAD PUDDING
! Put one and a half pints of bread
crurnbs in baking dish, and cover with
milk Beat till very smooth; then add
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-05

"Affnities are foolish, and matrimonJ
Is a failure, but single blessedness IL
its own reward
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I Mr.. Henpeck.-What sort of likeness
can you make Of my wife?
{ Obliging Photogra pher.-Speaking.
& Mr.. Henpeck.-For heavens sake don't.
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SAME OLD WAY,

SAME OLD WAY.
How did the earth ever catch the
comet?'
PUT salt upon it's tail, 1 suppose"
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q Think twice before you marry once Is
far better than to marry twice before
you think at all.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

Mr.. Julian Griffin is remodeling
his residence on Church street.
Miss Jessie Scott of Charlotte Wis.
tied Miss Mittie Greene last week.
Mrs. ]. E. Stewart left Sunday for
Cleveland Springs to be gone two
weeks.
Mrs. f. S. Greene has gone to Lit
Teton to Join her husband, DR.. E. S.
Greene, who is located there.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Stevens and
family of Charlotte spent last week
in the city.
Mr. S. N. Burnett Of Goose Creek
township and Miss Lila Dorton OF
Cabarrrs county were married by
Esq. A. c. johnson today.
A voting precinct was established
at Marvin by the county Democratic
executive committee Monday for the
convenience Of voters living in that
section, and Mr.. +. S. Crane was APP
pointed registrar and Messrs. c. C..
Mcllwaine and F. c. Ezzell judges.
Gus, Will and Winifred Belk,
charged with the killing of Ben
Hunter in Buford township Monday
of last week, came to town Wednes-
day accompanied by their father,
Mr.. p. r. Belk, and surrendered to
the sheriff and are now in Jail.
Monroe takes on the air Of a city
more and more every day. Cement
walks are being laid from the Eng
lish corner down to the end of the
street both south and east. Some Of
the old landmarks in the form Of
stately elms have had to give way to
the progress Of the town.
The last Legislature passed real
legalized primary law for Union
county. 1t is Chapter $50, Public
Laws, session of 1909. Managers
and party officials should get posted
on this law, as it is not discretionary
with them, but must be obeyed. The
important features of this law were
published in The Journal in its is
sue of July 10Th. Get your paper
and read it.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16
Local and Personal.


Mr.. J. H. Pettewsy Of MOntrose
was here yesterday.
Miss Rachel Howie is staying a
few days in Abbeyille.
Messrs. VIM. Niven and Code
Morgan spent Sunday in Waxhaw.
Mr. ]. f. Jones is spending some
time at Huntsville, S. c.
Mrs. Horace Moore teft yesterday
for visit to her parents at Candor,
Mr.. Mark Griffin attended a house
party at Lumberton last week.
Mrs. n. c. English and Miss Kate
Farley are at Saluda for the week.
Miss Mary Redwine left this morn
ing for visit to Catawba.
Miss Clara Richardson and Clara
Ashcraft are visiting in Wadesboro.
Messrs. Marvin and Anon Rich
ardson are spending a few days at
Wrightsville Beach.
Miss Lizzie Price of Waxhaw and
Mrs. Julia Price of Charlotte are Wis
iting relatives here.
Mr.. Bennett Gaddy has returned
from Littleton where he has been in
the office Of DR.. Z. s. Greene.
Mr.. f. G. Faust and family spent
several days last week with relatives
at Liberty.
Mrs. Maggie Sturdivant and
daughter, Mrs. Coleman, of Clinton,
Miss, are visiting relatives here.
Mesdames o. J. Threat and R. A.
Griffith and Master Emsley Griffith
Of Jefferson are visiting at Mrs. T.
]. Shannon's.
Miss Ruth Russell returned from
a visit to Atlanta last week. She
was accompanied By Mesdames NJ. HI.
Smith and E. R. Fluker of that city.
Mrs. Frank Armfeld and children
returned Saturday from High Point
where they have been spending the
summer.
Mrs. G.. H. Meares and children,
Miss Mary Stewart and Mrs. D. B.
Snyder are spending some time at
Connolly Springs.
Miss nate Collins, daughter of
Mr.. L. NJ. Collins of San Antonio,
Tex, is visiting the family of Mr..
NJ. A. Walters in Buford township.
Mr.. W. r. Philips Of Dunn, after
spending several days with Mr..
Henry Crow, left this morning for
Schenectady, n. Y, to pursue his
course III electrlcal engineering.
There will be a meeting Of those
interested at the old Union grave
yard, near Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan's
in Goose Creek township, Friday
morning, August 10Th, for the pur-
pose of improving the grounds.
There will be Farmers Union
picnic at Brief school house August
25th, beginning at 10 o'clock. Mr..
A. G. Shuford of Catawba county
and Mr.. P. P. W. Plyler Of Union
will speak. Public invited to come
and bring baskets of dinner.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16


ALL ABOARD! the Farmers Unior
Special to Spruce Pine next Friday
morning, the 10th. If the candidates
go they will be expected to climb tall
trees on tops of the mountains for the
amusement of the crowd-and also pat.
ronize the refreshment car literally.
E. S. LEWIS market is the place to
buy your fresh meats and fish.
SEE w. S. Krauss for good watch
repairing. Prices as low es anyone
will make.
DON'T boil all the sweetness and
nourishment out of your costly meats
and vegetables, etc., then eat the pulp.
No wonder you have indigestion. Get
an Ideal S. S. Cooker. 1t saves all the
food and cooks it in the most perfect
and scientific method yet discovered.
For further particulars write or call
H. P. Meigs, Wingate, N. c.
FOR SALE-House and lot on Wash
ington street. City water, good neigh
borhood, large lot. Cash or part cash.
]. W Fowler.
PERRY'S Transfer is open from
a. m. to p. m. Quick service, good
teams and careful drivers. Phone 16S.
THE Farmers Excursion Friday will
not be filled with strangers-but with
just big crowd of jolly, good natured
home folks. Only $3.50 for the round
trip.
EVERYBODY is talking about mine
O'clock Washing Tea. 1t gets the
work done so quickly and so easily that
your labors are cut in halves. No
rubbing on boards, clothes washed cas-
lily in half an hour. 1t will do the work
or money back. Try scent package.
Luther Williams & Co.
JUST received a fresh shipment of
Swift's breakfast bacon.
H. S. Estridge & Co.
FULL line of fancy and staple Can
goods. Funderburk- Williams Co.
TRUNKS, Trunks, Trunks!
Monroe Furniture Company.
HERE is the best yet: 3-pound can
of finest sweet Potatoes for 10 cents.
Makes the best 'tater custard you ever
tasted. j. B. Bass & Co.
FIG MENTIONS at 10 cents pound
every day in the week, at
Funderburk- Williams Co. s.
NEW rubber goods, fountain syr-
inges, water bottles, ice bags, in fact
you want in the rubber line it
will pay you to buy from us. New and
fresh line all the time, at Union Drug
Company's. Phone 377.
SOMETHING NEW-We have put
in line of staple choice Jewelry. Ev-
cry piece is guaranteed to give salts
faction regardless of time worn.
]. B. Bass & Co.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

FOR SALE-1S5-acre tract of land
in Sandy Ridge, known as S. w. Stew
art place. rs acres in cultivation, bal
ance in timber, 300, 900 feet of timber.
Great bargain to quick buyer.
Gordon Insurance & Investment Co.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

FOR RENT-A good one-horse farm,
3 miles of town. Want a good man to
move in as soon as crops are gathered.
w. S. Krauss.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

MACHINE SH0P-We are prepared
to repair your engine or other machin-
cry, do your plumbing and other work
in our line. Shop near freight depot.
Austin 4 Cornell.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

TRY package of Elmo Coffee. The
best ever sold for the price. % cents
a pound and dish with every pack
age. Bass & Co.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

FINE Lot for Sale For sale for cash
or easy terms to right party, the fine
lot in west Monroe adjoining T. j. Cor
don and fronting DIR. B. c. Redfearn.
Lot is composed of Nos. and 2 in Welsh
survey and will make splendid home
site. Bound to be first class residence
section. Apply to C. W. Bruner or
r. A. Morrow.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

HAVE your buggy and wagon tires
shrunk at Piedmont Buggy Company's
repair department. Can shrink any
size set of buggy or wagon tires in Is
minutes without taking tire off of the
wheel. Can shrink tires from to 4
inches.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

DOES your Watch need repairing?
See j. E. Preslar.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

MONDAY, Wednesday and Friday
Fig Newtons at 10 cents pound. The
bargains of the week.
j. B. Bass & Co.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

FOR fine watch repairing see w. S.
Krauss.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

YOU'LL miss a great big treat if
you fail to climb on the Farmers Union
Special to Spruce Pine next Friday
morning.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

FRUIT Jarsl Fruit Jars! Get EN-
from US. Luther Williams & Co.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

FARMERS sons who carry their
sweethearts along on the Farmers Ex-
cursion Friday, will find lemonade for
sale in the refreshment car.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

SEE those fine 25 cents dippers at
Bass & Co. s for 10 cents. Going like
hot cakes.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

JUST opened barrel of good Mo-
lasses. Luther Williams & Co.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

FIRST-CLASS dried beef at Plyler
& Walters Market.
The Monroe journal., 1910-08-16

FOR SALE-House and lot on Wash
ington street. City water, good neigh
borhood, large lot. Cash or part cash.
]. w Fowler.