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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
MISS KATHERINE FIERCE
 HOSTESS AT BUFFET PARTY

The final hospitality in the list of pre- nuptial entertainments in compliment to Miss Ruth Gregory and MT. Kimbrough, whose wedding Is scheduled for this evening, too place after the rehearsal last night when Miss Kathryn Fierce en- tertained the bridal party at her home.
 A buffet supper was served at the Fierce residence which was bright with the emblems of Christmas with holly berries and polnsettia each gleaming redly amid their surrounding greenery.
 The table in the dining room held centerpece of scarlet carnations and smilax, with other accessories emphasiz- ing the holly berry shade. Mrs. B. T, Rochester sat here to pour the coffee which was the final course of deli cious supper. In the library Miss l1il- Han GregNy presided over the punch bowl.
 Miss Fierce was a delightful hostess, and a very pretty one in her red crepe de chine gown, which made her seem a veritabe Christmas girl. Her guests included the members of the Kimbrough- Gregory bridal party and a few addi- tional friends. They were Miss Ruth Gregory, Mir. Kimbrough, Miss Alice Lyohs, Miss Flora Jones, Miss Lillian Gregory. Miss Katherine Gregory, Miss Florence Moffett, pr. and Mrs. George A. Hogan, MT. and Mrs. R. l.. Gregory. Mir Carl Gregory, MT. Fred Gregory, MT. Fletcher Sturdivant, MT. Bucks, MT. J. B. Gregory of Walla Walla, oregon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26

Princeton. After his matriculation there,
 he began his university studies at Co., lumbia, which were interrupted on &C., count of Illness. At that time he gave up the idea of completing his education in the announcement made of the en- gagement by his friend, President John Grier Hibben of Princeton, made
 rapid and notable success, establishing himself at the head of a prosperous man ufacturing business in Newark N J. After securing a substantial fortune, he closed his active business career and went to Paris to study for two years at the Sorbonne.' Returning to America, Professor Preston. then over 10 years of age, took a special course at Princeton and at the same commencement received the degrees of Litt.B and MA, very unique attainment Then he went abroad again as Fellow of the American School of Classical Study at Rome and later won the fellowship of the Arch geological Institute of America. After taking his degree of Doctor of Phil the chair of archaeology and the history of art at Wells college. Mrs. Cleveland was graduated from Wells and she has always been interested in the studies of which Professor Preston is the exponent Mrs. Cleveland, who was a beautiful girl and young lnatron, is still an extremely handsome woman. Simple and gracious she won the hearts of all Americans during the two terms of her husband at the White House..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26

Bradshaw, Martha Bradshaw, Margaret Bradshaw, Agnes Bethea, Bessie Bethea, Genevieve Burt, Cundell Baldwin, Carrie White Bean, Mae Brockman, Margaret Cameron, Mary Cameron, Maybelle Cosby, Alice Coughan, Florence Coffin, Mar Lou Cobb. Lulu Cook, Josephine Cosby. Nell Cosby. Augusta Clark. Madge Chisolm Sarah Helen Collins, Elizabeth Dearborn, Annie Donnelly, Emily Dixon Gamaliel Dixon, Dean billiard, Margaret Drennen, Lydia Eustis, Helen Eustis, Gladys Enslen, Jonsie Evans, Fannie Evans, Bessie Evans, Anita Eustis. Dorothy Baves, Ruth Evans, Jeannette Ebersole, Adele Ellis. Elise Farrior. Frederika Fergu- son, Margaret Fletcher, Bessie Foster, Harriet Fitts, Louise Freeman, Ruth Gaudin, Rose Gillespy, Evelyn Going. Jamie Going, Elizabeth Going, Mary George Green, Bessie Greene Gladys Grambs. Cora Gregg, Mar garet Gage, Evelyn Glass. Louise Glass, Christine Glass, Sarah
 Susie Hardy. E'lorine Hodges Ruth Haynes. Nellie Hayloe, Margaret Haylow, Daisey Harris, Lillian Hughes, June Jackson, Dorothy Johnson, Carey Johnson, Alice Jones, Margaret Jemison, Katherine Kirkman, Serena Kirkpatrick, Mary Kirkpatrick, Martha Latady, Mar garet Latady, Helen Lake Little, Velma Laurence, Louise Long,. Roberta Lamb, Helen McClary, Margaret Moore, Bessie McCrossin, Ernie McCrossin. Cecile McCrossin, Rose Owen McDaVid, Helen McCary, Virginia McDavid Kathleen Moore, Doris Moughan, Mallie Moughan, Byrd Moore, Hattie Montgomery, Mary Munger, Margaret Munger, Avis BIyatt Myrtle Miles, Louise Nevile Susie Nor mant, Rebeca Otey, Lillian Orr, Edith Orr, Margaret Patton, Jesse Mae Per kins, Kate Perry, Lucy Lyman Powell, Lillian Powell, Mary Ellen Perkins, Lola ona Plosser, Elizabeth Russell, Lola Ridout, Helen Rosa Randolph Mary Rat Tiff, Ellie G. Robinson. Belle Roberts, Marguerite Reynolds, Margaret Rohert- son, Kathleen Reynolds. Rosa Sibley, Marguerite Sibley, Rose Snyder, Patrina Sheppard, Mary Streit, Annie Sihley, Mary Sibley. Hettis Sibley, Leila Smith, Leila Screven, Emily Sommerville. Mary Spottswocd, Felicia Streit, Rosalinh Sayre, Kate Terrell, Margaret Terrell
 Mary Tardy. Helen Thompson, Edith Thompson, Lois Thompson. Mayo Thach, Louise ThornDury, Rachael Thorn bury. Joy Tomlinson, Bland Tom linson, Helen Futile, Hazel Tynes Virginia Underwood, Kathleen Van Hoose, Airline Shackelford Jean Nicol, zita Hoge, Anne Mae Walthall, Bessie WalthaIl. Annie Wilkerson, Susie White, Etoile White. Virginia White. Mable Wheelock Leila Wood, Nellie Worthington, Eula Weekly, Amelia Worthington, Carol Woodson, Clara Lee Woodson, Lucille Webb, Julia White, Eula Whatley, Carrie Yates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
CHRISTMAS MORNING
 GERMAN AT THE CLUB

The usual Christmas morning german at the Southern club, one of the several clever Inequalities that open the doors of this beautiful building to the mem- bers and their friends during the year, was enjoyed by a coterie of interested folk who participate in the event year after year, and others who were there for the first time during a visit to Bir- mingham. It was a graceful occasion. but an informal one, as is customary at this season.
 MT. Thomas Hall led the german with Mrs. Patterson and the number in the ball room was more in accord with it's size than are the two large evening parties usually--for the club membership has so grown that it is somewhat diff ficult to execute a cotlllon at the large receptions.
 The holly and mstletoe distributed with crimson bells here and there in the formal rooms were suggestive of the spirit of the day. In the cafe a number of little parties assembled after the dance for luncheon together. Among the number noted during the morning were MT and Mrs. J. Rivers Carter, who ar rived late but were in time to exchange cordial greetings with their friends, Mir and Mrs. J. Mercer Barnett, Miss Eliza beth Dearborn, MT. and Mrs Robert Johnston Jr MT. and Mrs. George Bates Kelley, Miss Mary Ware, MT. Curry, Judge Ferguson MT. James Randall, Miss Joy Tomlinson, Miss Susie Nabb, MT. and Mrs. Walter Chew Phillips, Miss Gamaliel Dixon. Miss Louise Harrison of Clarksville Tenn, MT and Mrs. Aus tin of Atlanta, Mrs Lottie Austin Pat terson, Mrs. Horace Lanier of West Point, Ga, who was with her brother, Mir Tom Hall. MT. and Mrs. Andrew Ramsay, Miss Fannie Dunn, Miss LeMay Caldwell, MT and Mrs. Felix Drennen and a number of others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26

In the wee sma'- hours of the Christ mas dawn. pretty Peggy awakened.
 The odor of spicy fires and gift plants, and blooming flowers of all de- scriptions melted into a sort of frank incense that pervaded the house with a delicious christmas-y aroma.
 Through the blinds one little finger of light hunted for Peggy's face, and below in the street a lot Of small boys played a gay pacan of Christmas joy with fire crackers and Roman candles and toy pistols.
 Peggy could hear the mysterious tip toeng in the halls and Up the steps, and when the door of her room cracked laudly she pretended that she didn't hear sound.
 She heard more than one package, however. sigh comfortably after its peripatetic journey when it realized it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
Getting the Information

'Im pleased to meet you. Did I under stand that your name is Miss Greengirl?'' ..Yes, Greengirll"
 Have you lived here very long?n About four years?'
 Where do you work?"
 I'm employed at a brokers office.' 'Stenographer, I presume"
 Yes"
 "Mother and father living?"
 Yes"
 That's your own complexion, pre- sume?"
 "Sir!7
 Do you make your own dresses?' What do you mean by asking me such a Want do you mean by asking me such a lot of personal questions? And at your first meeting, tooi'
 I'm sorry if I have offended you, but you see I might pass you on the street some day when I'm out walking with my wife. If I should speak to you those are only few of the questions she'll ask me about you, and I'd like to be able to answer them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
Two Queries Answered

Tn reply to two queries submitted to the constituency:
 For ecru eoloring I have found coffee much better than anything else, as il gives the proper ecru shade. Try it fiEst with weak coffee, and if not deep enough make it stronger.
 For restoring blue color to crepe de chine dress: Sometimes indigo mixed with water will give the right shade, but if not get tube of permanent blue oil paint (costing aoout 10 cents) mix a lil- tie with benzine and apply to the faded part. Try a piece of the material first until you obtain the right shade. Apply with fine, soft brush If a very dark blue you might use Prusslan blue, al though I think permanent blue will be dark enough. l have used oil paints and benzne for getting different colors witt good results. have sometimes used water colors and found them excellent.
 "E NJ G."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
PROFESSOR PRESTON
 AND MRS. CLEVELAND

The photograph of Mrs. Grover cleve- land at the top of this column appeared in recent number of Town and Coun- try magazine which stated that 1t Is the first colored gown worn by Mrs. cleve- land since the death of the late Pres ident Cleveland. and that it was made for her to wear at the debut reception which introduced her daughter, Esther, a short time ago, to society. The mag azne tells this interesting little story of her fiance
 Prof. Thomas Jess Preston of Wells College, whose engagement to Mrs. Grover Cleveland has been announced, is fifty years of age and a graduate of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
A Fight Brewing

From the Newark Morning Star
 Good afternoon, Jimmy" said tho nice young lady visiting his mothers house in the sweet cause of charity. Why don't you come to our Sunday school? A lot of your little friends have joined and we are going to have lovely party at Christmas
 Jimmy shook his head. Then sud- denly he exclaimed:
 Has a boy called Snooks, with red hair, joined yet?"
 Yes, dear" said the nice young, lady; and he seems to like it. Hes such a good little boy,
 Huh, is he?" muttered Jimmy. Well. if he's there I'll come too. I've been looking for him for three months and never knew where to find him before"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
He Obeyed Orders

From the 1ndianapolls News.
 A young man who teaches in the In- dianapolis public schools has devoted himself to study in recent years to a de- gree that has left little time for even thinking of other things. The family of the young teacher has pet redbird.
 The other morning the man started to his classroom and his mother told him to put the bird on the porch as he left.
 He seized the redbird's cage and start ed for the street car, A block or two down the street some one on the rear plat form of the car remarked on the beauties of the bird. The teacher hurriedly jerked the bell rope. clamored off the car and re- traced his steps. He was late at school, but he left the redbrd on the porch, where his mother had ordered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
Advice for Washing Curtains

''I notice in the Corner a request for of the eolors least liable to fade I have always been successful in my method, which is to use a good white soap with cold or blood warm water, changing 1t as often as the studs show on the surface That is what does the fadingAthe extra soap. Take the goods over the hand and soap straight across the whole width. Ruh back carefully, then start again, soaping evenly every inch and watching the suds. That is the secret of success. If this comes too late for Louise some one else may profit by it.
 MRS. w. C."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS
 FOR MISS LUCILLE LENk

Miss Lucille Lenk, whose marriage to Mir. Philip Oster will be an event of the evening of January 6, will be complimented with number of pre- nuptial parties Mrs Louis Gelders will give d luncheon January in her honor; Mrs. Morris Adler and Mrs. Ed Adler will entertain Jointly in her hon. or January 2, and Mrs. Louis SaSs has decided upon January as the date of her party.
 others whose prospective parties are to compliment Miss Lenk are Mrs. Louis Schulhoefer, Mrs. Loventhal and Mrs. I.illie Frost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
To Keep Sweet Pepper Shells

"cut off the top. Cut lengthwise oi peppers. Take out seeds. Soak overnight in salt water, two heaplng tablespoonfuls of salt to one gallon jar In the morning pack one shell inside of the other until the fruit jar is full. Fill up with cold cider vinegar and seal tightly. This wlli keep when open in cold weather for one week after being opened. This is for the Helping Hand corner I saw some one asked for the information.
 MRS. l.. p."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
PUTMAN-CALLOWAY
 WEDDING OCCURS

The marriage of Miss Helen Gallo way of Livingston to MT. ]. G. Put man of this city was one of the holi- day nuptial incidents in Livingston. It occurred at 5.30 at Pine Crest, the country home of MT. and Mrs. Gallo way. The Rev. Dr. A. II. Cobbs Of the Episcopal church, Greensboro, Ala, was the officiant MT. and Mrs. Put man have gone to Miami and other points in Florida. They will be at home in Glen Iris. Mir. Putnam is a well known business man of this city, being southern representative of the Erie railway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
KILLING AT TUSKEGEE
K. A. Ware Shot and Killed-Price of Cotton Not Good

Tuskegee, December 25.-(Speciai,)- Mordie Pierce, who shot and killed R. A. Ware last week at Milstead, Is out on bend of $75o. The principle of self de- fense was so patent that the bond was fixed without any preliminary hearing. Sl, far there are no other fatalities in the county incident to the holidays.
 Although the prices for cotton are good there is good lot of the staple remain ing in the warehouses here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
Marriage of Cousins

:. Can cousins 1narry% The conumdrum is herewith answered. John Jones ls grandson of Hester and Theodore Jones' Mary Jones is granddaughter of Hester and Mike Jones. Johns mother and Mary's mother are half sisters, so Mary and John are half cousins. Their rela- tionship being maternal, they may not wed lawfully. If the relationship were paternal the technicality would be favor able for the young cousins. That Ike and Mike were brothers does not increase their relationship technically.
 "B. D. J."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
NOTES

Mrs. Amelie Leonard, who has been in New York since June, came down to spend the holidays with her mother Madame Marie Buck. She will be in the city another week.
 Mir Bayard Starnes and Mir. Hugh N. Starnes, Jr., came down from Ken lucky to spend Christmas with their mother, Mrs IT. N. Starnes, on south Seventeenth street.
 Mrs. W. G. Kilgore will be in Tus- caloosa during a portion of the holiday season with MT. I<ilgore's relatives
 
 MT and Mrs. E,. c. Thompson or Gadsden, who are well known in this city, have named their young son Ed ward Tobin Thompson.
 MT. Ben Cohen of Meridian. Miss, and his daughter, Miss Stella Cohen, are visiting relatives in the city for few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
Graham Torte

Graham torte, which some one asks for Is made as follows; One-half cup of butter, one cup Of sugar, three yolks of eggs. four whites of eggs, three-quarters cup of milk, one and one-third cups of finely rolled graham crackers, one and one-haf teaspoonfuls of baking pow der. Cream, butter sugar, and yolks until light. Mix baking powder into cracker crumbs, whip whites of eggs stiff, add crackers to ereamed mass, then whip in the whites. Beat well and bake in two layer tins. Serve with whipped credn. between layers and on top,
 MRS L. T.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26

Quincy, Mass, has the youngest and perhaps the most successful woman fox hunter in the country Her name is Helen B. Elcock, and she is still couple of years on the near side of twenty.
 Last year twenty four red and one black fox fell victims to her skill with the rife, and she has started out this season with the avowed intention of bettering this record It all came about in curious way. Miss Elcock. like any other girl, longed to be the owner of set of real, sure enough furs. so, dressed in regulation hunting costume and armed with repeating rifle. she started out with her father and his pack of hounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
Velvet Sponge Cake No. 1

Beat two eggs very light, until thick and lemon colored. Continue beating as ycu add a cupful of sugar very grad ually. Whip in a teaspoonful of lemon extract and cup of flour with which q heaping tablespoonful of baking powder has been well sifted Last of all. beat in quickly one-haif cupful of boiling water. Pour the batter into a buttered cake pan and bake immediately in a moderately hot oven. Blindness of E. NJ V. H)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
Velvet Sponge Cake No. ?

Six beaten eggs. leaving out the whites of three for .cing; two cups of sugar. one cup of boiling water two and one half cups of flcur sifted with heaping teaspoonful of baking powder flavor to suit taste. Bake in a dripping pan. When cool cover with icing. (Kndness of Mrs. F. R)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
Address Given

w. D. C.. asks for the address of the paper known as Current Events. Ii w D. C. means a small weekly paper, here is the adoress: Educational Press com pany, publisher. Eastern headquarters 11 Broadway, Springfield, Mass; western offices, room 1909 Peoples Gas building, Michigan avenue, Chicago.
 RUTH M. C."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
MIR. MEREDITH ROBERTS
 ISSIIES RECEPTION CARDS

The following card has been received: 'Mr Arthur Meredyth Roberts requests the pleasure of your company on Mon day afternoon, December 30, until o'clock, Country club, to meet the Cor nell University Musical clubs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
Endeayoring to Be Polite

EIOm JuuSt s I1lDTdfSs
 Look out, down therer' yelled Pat, after heavy beam had fallen from the 10th story.
 What's the use looking out now?" called man who had narrowly escaped being crushed.
 There mayn't be any use, but notice it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
Angel Cake

" May D.: In answer to your request for angel cake, I sent mine, which ap- peared in the paper. There is an error in It. It requires one and one-quarter cups of flour instead of one-quarter cup. Please rectify 1t at once, if possible.
 "A l. S.i'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
A Dustless Mop

:. Elizabeth V asks how to make a dustless mop. Will dustless dusters halr the. sweepers2 Three yards of black cheesecloth. Cut into three pieces and hem. Then wash it in this mixture. One-third of paraffin mixed with one pint of coal oil. Harmless to furniture.
 NaaC D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
Hynnotisn

If Mrs. H. ". NJ is interested in hynotism I would advise her to read Hudsons Law of Psychic Phenomena, as this work covers the subject broadly.
 MISS M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
A COncomitant

From the Boston Transcript.
 what Fifty cents for putting in the lead of coal? You charged only a quarter the last time" 'fYes, mum; but coal has ris."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING
 HAND HINTS FOR THE HOME
B1 MARION KIRKLAND

your grandfather's side you are third cousin ito her, making the double rela- ton of first cousin. ] can explain the detail of this answer if 1T, $. N. Ssree for it. D. NJ. 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
A Double Relation

Tn answer to H. s. Ms second ques- ton: On your grandmother's side you gre first cousin to your sweetheart. On
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26

 PHILOSOPHY

Er ole fashioned stocking fer Santy; At Christmas she hung frum de shelf; But as fer de open-work pattern; We'll, she'll continue ter fill dat herself!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26
THE FAVOR COTILLON
 AT THE COUNTRY CLUB

The Growlers as Christmas Hosts-Handome Favors and Unique Figures Introduced By the Leader of the Collon Mir Henry Badham Jr, of Yale-Other Christmas Day Affars-Southern Club Morning Ger
 man-Bufet supper-Notes
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 had come to the end of its row; but Peggy said never a word. for she knew it was not time for her to open her eyes, and behold the numerous gifts that wise and otherwise men and the family had bought for her souls de- Ilight-and Christmas giftsi
 Then came special delivery letters and a heaped-up tray of "1ettergrams" from some friends and "suitors'' far away, and there was one cablegram that conveyed the love and affection of a dear friend from away across the seas.
 There wasn't any use pretending to sleep any longer.
 Peggy's room fairly billowed with holly-tied waves of tissue paper and the door bell was ringing every few minutes with other gifts arriving.
 Peggy heard some one say it was the "express man." and her heart near ly stopped beating
 She rubbed her sleepy eyes and sank back among the soft, fluffy Eiderdown coverlets with a deep content.
 Christmas day in the morning. and surely among the many gifts sent her everything that her heart desired must be there,' she thought as she opened and closed her pretty brown eyes.
 There were bonbons; yes heaps of them, in gay and beautiful boxes, and Peggy dearly loved candy.
 From purple boxes great clusters of violets tied with silk cords and big purple headed hat pins tucked securely away in them, and cards attached telling her that she had been remem- bered, were there.
 And books; yes, books, too; quanti- ties of them, and they meant more to Peggy than nearly anything else, for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-26

From the far Orient came a lovely ai- mona, done up in a gaily colored box, with cherry festival scene on the lack, and besides there was a sandalwood box contairing dainty sandalwood fan, s5
 Peggy went through them all. There were satin slippers and a glittering thing for her fair hair, and green beads iron, friend in Venice and strange, weird, barbaric things from Arabia from some people who are touring the world.
 There were real lace 'kerchiefs, and loads of silk stockings. and very useful umbrella and wonderful bracelet With queer blue, stones.
 There were lots of personal gifts from her immediate family; things embroid- cred and be-ribbored and soft slippers, and a big, squashy powder puff in a boy of sweet scented Jaleum, and a little mir TOT, just big enough for her purse.