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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25

costume garnitured with Cluny lace and with which she carried bouuuet of crimson roses. Her horonee was much admired in handsome reception gown and Miss Mary George Greene in pink embroidered marquisette was one of the younger beauties of the occa- sion.
 Other attractive women who appeared In the receiving party were Mrs George Morrow, Mrs. Hary Le Sourd, Mrs. Frank Smith, Mrs. John Warren, Mrs. Edward Warren, Mrs. Robert McDavid, Mrs w. D. Smith. Mrs. William Worthington, Mrs. Fred Levert, Mrs Harry Jones. Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr, Mrs. J. H. McCarty, Mrs. Ned R. Mo- David, Miss Grace Smith,, Miss Sadie Gillespy, Miss Margaret Latady, Miss Jamie Going
 The prizes were both handsome and useful. For the first Mrs. Greene awarded set of bread and butter plates and for the second a cut glass mayonnaise bowl. The guests prize was three of the new books and the consolation trophy, a set of lace pins. This trophy was drawn from fans adorned with miniature characters from "Chantecler"
 A tempting luncheon was served to the guests after the games were over and coffee was poured at table which followed the chantecler color scheme basket filled with red roses and foliage occupying the center and the surrounding candles topped with red shades.
 About 100 guests accepted Mrs. Greene's delightful hospitality. They were chosen from among her married friends.
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, to luncheon with some other friend, but the result is. I never can think of 1t for the life of me-"
 You like jellied consomme," sug- gested The Major. lingering the menu card again.
 "Yes, of course, I do," said The Widow, but l can't eat jell1ed con- somme every day in the year. I have to vary it occasionally. Yesterday I dropped in down town for little bite at lunch time and I heard a girl order Ing an ice cream soda and a sandwich. I duplicated the order. I ate the sand- wich and drank the Ice cream soda like good fellow and I was III unto death the rest of the afternoon. I re- member recently when 1t was a very warm day, that I went into a cafe and ordered a berry pie. It was hotter than fur coat, but I had heard the girl at the table next to me order a blackberry pie and a glass of sweet milk and copy cat-ted' her and I paid dearly for it. as I sweltered the whole live long day from it. If you order steak or chops, 1t takes a good hour to get them cooked and served and in the meantime you've changed your mind and wished you had ordered lobster or soft shell crabs"
 If you'd only order something as sensible as steak or chops" suggested Ihe MaJor But women usually order dreadful things to eat. For instance: l heard girl the other day say she'd like deviled crab and a Cafe Parfait Now isn't that enough to give anybodv acute indigestion?"
 Iheres only one thing to do, I sup- pose,' said The Widow, "and that Is to stick to sandwiches and salads particularly during the summer time Even if you have your lunch down town every day in the week, you can vary this by choosing lettuce salad one day with ham sandwich, the next day you may order minced chicken with potato salad, and the next, Waldorf salad and a bread and butter sand wich and in that way get a variety every day"
 That's an excellent scheme" replied The Major.
 How Is 1t that men know better about ordering things to eat than wo- men?" asked The Widow curiously.
 Its because the poor things have to eat luncheon down town every day in the year." was the quick reply. They've been at it so long they ought to know. Think of the poor men who must stay at home all summer long and put up with all sorts of cooking and edibles. That's the reason that a man must learn what to eat and what not to eat"
 For instance" suggested The Widow.
 Well, mans steady diet in the summer ought to consist mostly of vegetables" said The Major Meat once day. For breakfast there's no excuse for heavy meats. Fruit and cereals can easily be made to take it's place. Eat plenty of nice cold salads and no desserts, and you have a cool, delightful summer before you. I drink quantities of mineral water, and if one wants decorative note, there is al ways lemons and cherries"
 log when you tell it, Major" declared The Widow, until you are face to face with a bill of fare, and then all your resolutions vanish into thin air"
 The theory of a. miserable summer ahead of me, would not be the heat" said The Major as their lunch was served, but the heavy things to eat that most people indulge in"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25
By DOLLY DALnYMPLp

"If there are any people that envy above all others" said The Widow, as she and The Major took their seats at cozy little table in a fashionable cafe, Tt is those who know what they want to eat when they go to hotel or restaurant, and cooly give the order and eat it when 1t comes"
 Don't you eat yors when it comes?" asked The Major, glancing at the menu card.
 If I do, half of the time, it's be- cause I think 1t is wicked and sinful to keep on wasting good money when you've learned better" was the reply. T say if I do eat what I order it's hardly ever because I want it."
 The Major apparently didn't under stand what she meant
 Some knowing one said that there's absolutely no use for a woman to study menu cards any way and know what she wants to eat because if g. man asks her preference, he turns right around and orders what he wants in- stead"
 Its so simple" The Major retorted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25

veritabe garden of wistaria, and as fra grant as only these blossoms from land of flowers and sunshine could make it. Draped above every door and window were the vines. from which depended long. graceful clusters of lavendar-tinted blooms The stairway was massed with the foliage and flowers and on every man. tel the clusters and vines showed again. Lining each apartment was a frieze suS- gestive of trllis of wistaria to make the Japanese garden scene perfect.
 In the dining room, an elaborate buffet supper was served and the table varied from the wistaria scheme in that Easter lilies and other spring flowers were em- ployed. An imported lace cloth covered the table and in the center was large basket filled with lilies. the counterpart of those which descended in a shower from the chandelier. Spiraea was also used in abundance in the centerpiece. Surrounding this were small vases filled with lilies of the valley and lavendar sweet peas. The bon bons and ices served from this table also followed the bride elects color-lavendar.
 Mrs. McDavid greeted her guests wear ing an evening gown of blue satin trimmed in silver. The shade of blue matched her eyes, which caught the brightness of the crystal trimmings. Her daughter. Miss Rose Owen McDavd, as- sisted her in receiving. She was extreme ly pretty in a lavendar evening gown. Miss Gillespy was also lovely. In the re- ceiving line were the other bridesmaids, who are to attend Miss Gillespy Wednes- day night. They are Miss Ruby Munger, Miss Belle Roberts. Miss Agnes Terrell. Miss Virginia Mean, Miss Rose Gillespy, Miss Belle Wilkins. Miss Mary Kirkpat- rick, Mrs. Felton Wimbery, who will be her matron of honor, and Miss Marjorie Weatherly, her maid of honor were also pretty members of the party. and Mrs. William M. MacGrath and Mrs. George Morrow, Jr., added the cordialty and sweetness of their greetings. In the din ing room Mrs. McDavfd was assisted by Mrs. Owen Giliespy. Mrs. Carl Seals, Mrs. Frank Smith. Mrs Mortimer Jordan, Mrs. Hunter Smith, Mrs. Grover Thaxton, Mrs. William Love and Mrs. Claude Iuber
 Among the young people noted during the evening were Mir. and Mrs Monro Lanier, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Cenoweth, MT. and Mrs. Mercer Barnett. MT. and Mrs Robert Dawson, Mir and Taylor Southgate, Miss Estelle Nabb. Mrs. Err nest Gaylor and others.
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Dra7Uing Room Notes of
 Post Lenten Society
Events For Prospective Brides and Visiting Women-The Story of the House That Jack But-Mr. Wilson Brown Host-Mrs. Dan Greenes Chantecler Bridge.
 Wistaria Party For Miss Gilespy-Miss
 Dabney's Dinner-Other Topics
By MYRTLE MILES.

"The House That Jack Built" the beautiful operetta that will be present. ed in Birmingham Saturday afternoon and evening and Monday evening, un- der the auspices of the recently formed committee for the prevention of infant mortality, is awakening much interest.
 The rehearsals now being held daily under the capable directions of Miss Margaret R. Martin of Chicago are proving that Birmingham children as well as the older people in the cast are possessed of real histrionic ability. Already Miss Martin has admitted that the outlook for an artistic production is more promising than it has been at any previous time or place where she has offered this entertainment
 Between 150 and 200 children and grown-ups will participate in the operetta and each one will have an op- portunity to come forward individually. Not in the sense of a leading role, perhaps, but the distribution of lines, songs., etc, has been so arranged that all of the members of both cast and chorus will have an opportunity to shine" for a brief while at least. The children are working zealously. The members of the cast are interested to an unusual degree and each child is looking forward with genuine pleasure to his or her first appearance on the stage"
 The operetta has an appeal for grown-u ups as well as children. Tho story is charming. The curtain rises upon garden scene; from behind the rose bushes and shrubbery where they have been concealed, come tiptoeing host of flower fairies who dance and frolic about until they discover the charming cottage of Mother Goose, when they break forth in a chorus of surprise. "Oh, this is the house that Jack built" they exclaim and then they scamper away upon the entrance of Mother Goose herself. She is followed by her son, Jack, in honor of whose birthday she intends giving party.
 Jack departs to give the numerous invitations and Mother Goose goes to market, to buy the refreshments. Dur ing their absence the blackbirds, in- cited by the revengeful Knave of Hearts, steal the key to the pantry where the golden Humpty Dumpties have been placed. When Mother Goose returns she discovers the loss of the key, but has no time to investigate as the guests are arriving. They are Bo Peep, Little Boy Blue, Jack and Jill, of other characters of nursery fame, whose introduction in pantomine, song and dance brings the first act to merry close. ..
 When the curtain rises again 1t Is upon @ lawn fete; the guests are rest ing after their games while the moon rises slowly over the trees. The Moonbeam dance Is an incident of the entertainment and this Is followed by the fanfare of trumpets announcing the arrival of King Cole and later the Queen of Hearts. After the guests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25
MRS. DAN A. GREENE
 HOSTESS AT BRIDGE

The bright colors of the chantec1er make a color scheme of exceptional at tractivenfss for a party, and Mrs. Dan Greene employed its charming effect yesterday afternoon, using the chante- cler suggestions, indeed, throughout the various features of her lovely bridge party for Mrs. George Morrow, Jr. Red, green and white flowers and foliage profusely decorated the Coun- try club, wherein the affair took place, and the principal characters among the feathered tribe portrayed by Rostand 8 drama were in evidence when the con solation was drawn and prizes distrib- uted.
 Mrs. Greene welcomed her guests wearing handsome white marouiestte
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have paid homage to their majesties, Mother Goose discloses the theft Of the key and when they realize that this means the Queen can not make any or her famous cream tarts for them, the excitement becomes intense. The cap ture, trial and sentence or the piach- birds and their despair when they learn they are to be made into the famous blackbird pie; the arrest of the Knave of Hearts and his duel scene with the Queens small champion, all follow In quick succession. Afterward, however, the blackbirds are forgiven and the festivities resumed. The last curtain falls upon scene or happiness anu festivity and incidentally one of the prettiest choruses of the operetta.
 Indications now point to crowded houses at each of the performances.
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dren of MT. and Mrs. John Bankhead and of MT. Will Bankhead. In the box with her will also be MT. and Mrs. J John Eankhead.
 Mrs. Bankhead Is at her home in Jasper. A long distance message came from her Sunday to Mrs. Solon Jacobs, who is chairman of the committee on boxes, asking that one be reserved for her. She remarked that she had seen the opera in Washington and that it is delightful. q would not think of missing it," she said Tt is perfectly beautiful and deserves packed house at every performance. l am so glad that my grandchildren are to have an opportunity to hear it.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25
SMITH-PALMER ENGAGEMENT ? OF LOCAL INTEREST

Friends throughout the south will be interested in the approaching mar riage of Mrs. Rose Gibson Palmer of Chattanooga to MT. H. Milton Smith of Atlanta. The ceremony will be per formed Thursday afternoon, April 27, at the brides home in Chattanooga in the presence of a few close friends. The bride and groom will leave at once for southern wedding tour, and at its conclusion will be at home in At lanta, where MT. Smith is prominent in business and society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25
WISTARIA A PRETTY SETTING
 FOR A BUFFET SUPPER

At Graymont last evening the McDavid residence was the scene of gala event, MT. and Mrs. McDavid entertaining In to Miss Sadie Gillespy and MT. David Roberts with a buffet supper. The guests were limited to the bridal party and additional friends of the hon orees to the number of 100.
 It would be difficult to ina zine more beautiful setting for party than was afforded by the residence. when arranged for last evenings ntertainment. It was a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25
BOOK CLUB
 MEETING POSTPONED

Mrs. Frank Holland Lathrop, who was to have been hostess at the High lend Book club at their meeting Wednesday morning, announces that the meeting Is indefinitely postponed and that the next meeting will be In accordance with the calendar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25
GIRLS DORMITORY
 BURNS TO GROUND

Johnson City Tenn, April 24.-The girls dormitory of Washington college were burned this morning about 2 o'clock. The Is girls occupying the building escaped uninjured, some of them by a narrow margin. Three lost all their belongings. The dormitory, a fouf-s story brick, was completely de- stroyed. Loss about s20,000; insurance $600O.
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MRS. c. H. UNCERTAIN TO
 BE A MAY HOSTESS

Mrs. c. H. Ungerman will give re- ception the afternon of Thursday, May 4, at the Country club In compliment to Mrs. John Cowles Crouch and to Miss Jean Ballenger, whose engagement to Dr. Blackburn of Pulaski, Tenn, was announced recently.
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Pauls church and was witnessed only by a few friends of the young couple Father Coyl was the officiant, using the full ritual of the Catholic church.
 Miss Duffin was attended by Miss Nellie Crawford as bridesmaid and MT. Al Hoehn was best man to MT. Fex Imme- oiately after the marriage the young ccli-- pie left for western tour. At its con clusion they will be at home in Wood lawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25

fold of Montgomery and MT. William c. Oates, also of Montgomery will be an event of June Miss Saffold Is the most beautiful girl in her native city and great belle. Mir. Oates Is a son of the late Governor William c. Oates of Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25
MRS. F. F. BALLARD
 HOSTESS FOR MISS OLDHAM

In compliment to Miss Myrtle Oldham, who will be bride of tomorrow, Mrs. Felix Foster Ballard entertained yester- day afternoon with handkerchief shower at her home in Woodlawn. Above the ta- ble in the dining room a shower of white carnations was prettily arranged. This held the handkerchiefs which at the ap- pointed time wese showered upon the bride. The carnations were tied with tulle bows and made an effective centerpiece. The table was covered with an attractive lace piece. White peonies were repro duced in the ices which were served with delicious cakes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25
MRS. JOHN M. LONDON
 HOSTESS FOR MRS. JARRETT

A small coterie gather yesterday at the home of Mrs. John M. London to meet Mrs. E. s. Jarrett of New York at luncheon. The event was gracefully in- formal and was enjoyed by Mrs. J. H. Phillips, Mrs. Edward Finch, Miss An nie l.. Williams, Mrs. William E. Fort, Mrs. London and the honoree, Mrs. Jarrett.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25
MRS. BANKHEAD TO
 GIVE A BOX PARTY

Mrs. John H. Bankhead, the wife of Alabama's senator, will be one of the hostesses at a box party at the first presentation of "The House that Jack Built" She will entertain in compli- ment to her grandchildren-the chil-
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ON THE OATES
 SAFFOLD ENGAGEMENT

The following comment on the mar riage of Miss Georgia Saffold and MT. William c. Oates of Montgomery ap- peared in the Lookout this week:
 The marraige of Miss Georgia Saf-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25
Ask For Blue Ribbon

Buy extracts by name. Get Blue Ribbon Vanilla and Lemon Extracts and you get the greatest value for your money. Pure. strong, delicious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25
TUESDAY IN SOCIETY

Miss I''en Linn Motion will be hostess at bridge patty in compliment to Mrs. McComb and Miss Sadie Gillespy. Mrs. David Roberts will entertain the Roberts -Gillespy bridal party after the rehearsal for the wedding at her home.
 
 The marriage of Miss Eugene Johnston and MT. William G. Eager will occur at fCONTINUED ON PAGE lo.N
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cial secretary of St. Pauls church. It
 occurred in the early morning, at St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-25
Let Folks Think You Made It

Whom you serve Van Camps Spa. ghetti, let people think for . time that you made it. Hear what they have to say.
 It's wonderful recipe. It took us two years to perfect 1t. We consider the secret 70 priceless that we never havs written 1t down. There may be folks 1t your table who have eaten spaghetti in Rome. Women may come there who pride themselves on this dish. But all will agree that never before was there any spaghetti like this. There arc IT ingredients used in it, each the finest of its kind. The main ones among them arc thessS
 Durum wheat spaghetti.
 Herkimer County full cream cheese.
 Best creamery butter.
 The same superlativc tomato sauce
 we use inVan Camps Pork & Beans. Tho art lies in blending them. The delight comes through the harmony of taste.
 The dish comes to you ready y-cooksd from the grocer. Simply heat 1t or bake it, as you like 1t best. Here's something, Madam, which you can't afford to miss. And please don't wait. Try 1t while the dish is new.
 Company E'';ssr'a sss' Indianapolis, Ind.
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DUFFIN-FEX
 WEDDING OCCURS

A quiet event of yesterday was the mar riage of Miss Mary Teresa Duffin of
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CONTINUED ON PAGE le.l
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-03-30
AS TO the MOrInOns, and Their
HideOuS System

10 my utter amazement, / find that this
abomlnable, man-made "religion" has effected
Judgement in Georgia; and in nearly every
other State in the Union. People of ordinary
intelligence and of respectable character
openly embrace and defend Mormanism
A more impudent imposture was never
folsted upon credulous people, It really seems
that one of the easiest of all tasks in the United
States is the establishment of new sect.
Aney spring, overnight, like mushrooms.
Apparently, no religious fad can be started
that cannot win adherents. We already have
1877 sects, and the number shows robust ten
dency to increase.
AS to the Mormon prophets, Smith and
4oung-Joe and Brigham-their revelations
from on high, and their heavenly writing are
a crude hotch-potch of Mahomet and Moses.
In the Golden Book, we have an imitation
of the Sybilline leaves of the Romans, the
Tablets of Mahomet and the Mosaic tables of
stone.
In the polygamy of the Mormon Saints"
we have the unbridled sensuality of the East,
of ancient Israel, of the Mohammedans, etc.
Everybody who knows the nature of Man.
is aware of the fact that he is polygamous.
Free him of restraint and he runs amucE
among women. Give him the privilege and
the money, and he keeps harem
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-03-30
Another Short Talk ON the Tariff
CONCLUDED FROM PAGE ONE.)

merclal fact-that the export price of sur
pl'ts crop, controls the price in the home
market?
1t would be uncandid if I did not admit that
on hay, butter, and two or three other farm
products tariff duties probably add few dol
lars to the farmers incomes. But these duties
are so low, IN comparison to the prodigious
rates on woolens, on cotton goods, on cloth
ing, on lumber, on all kinds of iron and steel
manufacture, on tin, and scores of other COM
modlties of prime necessity in the home and
FARM that the gain to agriculture as con-
trasted to the loss, is as gopher-hill to the
Rocky Mountains. The fairfield stream of
farming profits disappears in his tariff-made
losses, as the tlniest tributary of the Missis-
slppl disappears in the Father of the Waters
But, it may be contended that the foreign
price OF. the manufactures of steel, of harvest
ing machines, railroad material and even
meats and cutlery do not control the price in
the home market: therefore, my proposition
won't stand.
The cases are different In each instance
where the American price exceeds that of the
surplus sold abroad, Trust maOn0pozises the
home moOrket.
And it IS the monstrously high tariff that
puts wall which is practically impossible
between the foreign goods and the American
market.
With the same 'protection" that the
Woollen-schedule gives to the American man
ufacturer, the wheat growers could, by form
ing trust, demand and get vastly higher
price than they could obtain in the foreign
markets.
But suppose it were true that the farmer
squeezed the other classes as much as they
squeezed him, where would be the sense and
the morality of the squeezing system? Why
should amy class be given the lawful authority
to squeeze the others?
Why should not Natures law of Supply
and Demand be allowed to regulate prices au-
tomatlcally, gradually, equitably and imo-
partially?
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-03-30

But, under such system, the wife has no
real husband and no real home. She is the
kept woman of bullish beast; and her house
is but the stall in which he keeps her. No true
woman can be made happy by man who goes
from her embraces to those of half-a- dozen
other ''wives."
wherever plurality of wives has existed,
womanhOOd was degraded to mere child bear
ing. She is, and ever has been, regarded as
the instrument of mans sensual pleasure
nothing more. AS the women sink under poly
gamy, the men do Throughout the world.
the muchl Unmarried man, is the weak man:
and the one-wife man. is his master.
To be true to one wife, involves self-re-
straint, self-denial. But the reward is album
dant.
No polygamous brute ever tasted the holy
joy of wifely caress, ever knew what it was
to be the lover and the king of ONE good
woman.
How could Mormon, with three or four
broods of children, lodged in separate houses,
know what it is to love child, or grand
ch4.>. How could children reverence and love
father who lived at home one night, at
time; and who spent his life going from one
"wife's-house," to another? Impossible
You may be told that the Mormons have
abandoned polygamy. Don't believe it,
A girl whom the "missionaries' have their
eyes on may be told that; but if she is en-
ticed to Utah, or. into any other Mormon COM
munity, she will quickly learn better.
If she wants husband, all to herself, she
had better let those Mormon wolves alone