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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
WHY SHE NEEDED
 NO FURTHER HELP
A Kentucky Lady Explains to Her Neighbors and Friends How She Did So Well and
 Needed No Help

Marion. Ky.-'T have never found anything so helpful. in all my life, as Cardui, the Womans Tonic.n writes Mrs. Ella Smith, of this place "It builds up the system like nothing else will, and will try to get all my neigh bors and friends to use this God-sent blessing to women.
 I know what I am talking about too, for l have used Cardui for num- ber of years at such times when q woman needs something to strengthen her system.
 The result always was that had no pains and an easy time. So many won dered why, and I told them it was Cardui that did it."
 All women. young and old. need tonic, at certain times Especially when they are weak, tired run down, worn out, no matter from what cause
 Cardui. the Woman's Tonic, is the best tonic for women to take, because it's action is upon the womanly organs.
 As has often been said, cardui builds strength where and when women most need it. It helps to strengthen the womanly constitution, prevents or re- Iieves pain, brings back health.
 It is always wise to have Cardui on hand, ready for use. Get a bottle today, so you can take dose or two when ever you feel you need 1t. N. B.-Write to, Ladies' Advisory Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co.,, Chat tanooga, Tenn, for Special Instruc- lions, and C. page, book, Home Treat ment for Women sent in plain wrap per. on request.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
CUPID IN CLEVELAND

Many engagements have been an-
 nounced in Cleveland recently. One of
 the most important was that of Miss Mar tha Calhoun, eldest daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Patrick Calhoun, to MT. Wilson B. Hickox. The Calhouns have many friends in New York In June last Miss Margar- ct Green Calhoun, younger daughter. was married to MT. Paul Scott Foster of San Francisco. Mir Hickox is the son of MT. and Mrs. Frank F. Hickox." The above comment was made by Town and Country, the fashionable New York society journal. Miss Calhoun is cous- in of MT. Charles Augustus Calhoun of this city and is also prominently connect ed in Atlanta. She is considered one of the beauties of Ohio society. MT. and Mrs. Calhoun and Mrs. Mercer Barnett expect to go from Birmingham to attend the wedding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28

| It was in her dressing room, around at I the Jefferson yesterday afternoon. that I | saw little Mzzi Hajos between the First and Second Acts of "The Spring Maid" | I've come to the slow conclusion that | the dressing room is the very best place | in the world in which to meet actor ladies. It beats the rose colored "Boudoir" or the stereotyped Hotel drawing room, or
 the lonely diggings in which the stage | lady attempts to pretend that she is not. Real?
 Of course it isn't Who wants reality? If she were REAL I would not care to be chatting with her. It's because she ISN'T real that she is interesting.
 Therefore, I say:
 "'RAH FOR THE DRESSING ROOM" We'll
 Any way, little Mizzi Hajos, and let me tell you right here that the way to pronounce the name of the youngest
 Prima Donna on the American stage today (shes just 20) Is like it was spelled Mitzi Hy-osh.
 Sbe says that people call her every thing under the sun-"Missie,% "Messie," "Messaline" and as for her last name,
 well, it's "Hadj-os.' Ha-joose," 'Huny- adj Janos" and everything else but the | right thing.
 As I was going on to say, when I met little Mzzi yesterday she had "hopped' into a chair after her dancing duet with Prince (Chaming) Aladar, and stretching her shapely little green stocking-ed legs straight out in front of her. and then pois- ing the tips of her two little green satined feet on hassock, she sweetly said: Have a seat. I'm glad to meet you" Her height is just five feet one inch, an- other of the Little Miss Cutes" of the
 stage, if you please. and she's all smiles
 and dimples and big blue eyes and the softest, waviest naturally golden hair
 notice that naturally" Angel faces, for
 it really is-and it's the loveliest thing you ever beheld, way down below her knees.
 Honest Injun, it is. She got her maid 10
 undo it and let me see 1t, and it's simply glorious. and every bit HERS!
 After glancing at the little lady all the adjectives l could think of came mentally tripping through my mind-beautiful.
 lovely, sweet, chic, smart, clever, cun- ming. bright, charming-and still I had 10 acknowledge that I hadn't enough and might put out a sign
 WANTED-AN ADJECTIVE TO DE- SCRIBE THE CHARMS OF LITTLE MIZZI HAJOS!
 ''Wa-wo' murmured SHE, which isn't Hungarian, but Hajos for 'I'm tired and worn out" after which ejaculation she burst into one of those cunning little laughs and said in very good English-a la Anna Held-Fritzi-scheff- Emma -Trentini, and other ''importations'-only she's all these in Dresden China, both as to speech and looks, T want to show you the ve-ree- Uoruble with her R's, you see those mis- ehievous little R's) funniest thing that you e-vaire saw and with that she snatched from her dressing table a note.
 Its from one of those-Stage Johnnies- as you call them over here" continued lit tie Miss Mzzi. Look what he write. See Read!'
 Shows may come and shows may go
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
NOTES AND PERSONALS

Mrs. A. L.. Miller of Decatur IS the guest of Mrs. J. T. Harwell at Glen Iris. She will be here week, during which a number of attractive social affairs will take place in her honor. She has visited in Birmingham before as the guest of Mrs. Harwell and has a number of friends in society. One of the parties today at the Country club table d'hote luncheon, and yesterday was the especial guest at box party to witness ''The Spring Maid.
 Mrs. G. w. Fitzhugh. who has been in Selma for d short time is now the guest of Mrs. William Byrd.
 pr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Owen of Montgomery have gone to Washington, D. C., for short visit.
 MT and Mrs Frank II. Crockard expect to leave today for Palm Beach. where they will spend a portion of the Lenten season.
 Mrs. A. K. Sterne left yesterday for Montgomery after a visit to Mrs. Leo K. Steiner.
 Miss Ellen Percy will leave today for Palm Beach, Fla, to spend several weeks. Master William F1tzhugh Byrd, the son of Mir. and Mrs. William Byrd, Jr., is convalescent after his recent serious ill., ness.
 MT. Frederick Gunster has returned from Pensacola after a weeks trip.
 
 Mrs David Fox and Mrs. John Towers have returned from Palm Beach, where they spent two weeks. Mir. Towers and MT. Gus Camp, who accompanied them, remained for a longer visit.
 Mrs Leslie Fletcher of Indianola Miss. is the guest of her daughter Mrs. K. A. Ivy.
 MT. and Mrs. Pike and son. MT. Fred Kicks. of Pike, Mich, are the guests of Mrs. R. H. Pearson.
 Mrs. Samuel Randall of Baltimore Is guest of Mrs. C. T. Randall and Mrs. Claude Cotton.
 Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Gotten will go to housekeeping this week. They will be located on Sixteenth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
LENTEN SOCIETY
 IN BIRMINGHAM Unique Events Entertain Younger and Married Sets "A SOCIAL CALENDAR
Events Announced-Matinee Audi ences-Personnel of Parties-Im. pOrtant Announcements Made.
 Votes for Women Meeting
By MYRTLE MILES

The pre- Lenten season, so apSolulely dull here, was the brightest in history in some of the larger cities, and entertain ments sparkling with originality were given until the evening of Shreve Tues day, when the curtain was brightly rung down. A clever affair which occurred in Chicago was the. Cinderella dance, so called because everyone left at 12 o'clock. For this dance there was Grand Revis Revenue the guests being invited to appear in the costume which they had worn at one of the big events of the winter. The company that gathered was thus a strange mixture of modern ana ancient costuming, of the serious anu the frivolous in dress for pageants' Fancy dress balls, Trolley" balls and the nancy dress events all contributed. In compii- ment of the valentine season the SIX eligl- ble men who gave the ball-their names renresent Chicago's millions-had hung the walls and ceiling of the club with -thousands of tiny hearts, the table was beart shaped. the food reminding the vouny women present that it was leap year. Of course everything was very merry.
 Another recent entertainment which was among the pre- Lenten activities to inter- est Chicagos s social coterie was the "Notes for Women" meeting at the residence of a prominent Chicago couple. This brought together a gathering of the socially elect, the men as well as the women voicirg their sentiments for or against the cause And needless to say, no voice was raised against it, for no man present had the courage to sound the discordan. mo" with the affirmative sentiment at its height. Chicago women have been loath to assume suffrage responsibility. They have watched the eastern women in their campaigns, but until recently they were willing to let the professional women do the leading in Chicago. Then suddenly there swooped down upon the lake city such a suffrage breeze that its own famous winds became like gentle zephyrs in com parsion. and the result has been a series of remarkable suffrage meetings. Now the professional women and the society women are working hand in hand and there is much suffrage ado.
 Simultaneously with the. votes Tor Women meeting there was a merry take off in the Beau for Women given by n group of debutantes in the same city. The debutantes took occasion to show that .sbeaux for women" were far more inter- esting at their age than "votes for wom- senss,v with~et 4sttles sfarnal --dance-s ina 2 charming Lincoln parkway studio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28

other way before pulling the trigger of a gun. We admit that our manners are bad as compared with those of the knightly days; and We are willing to give New York the palm for out and out rudeness over all the rest of the world. But if we must have the duel to reform our man. ners, let us bar weapons which give all the advantage to the fair sex. If they want equality let their cry be "Pistols for Women'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28

Selma, February 27.-(Special)-L. F. Jeffries, former well known resident of Selma and Alabama, but who at present is occupying the office of general coun- sel of the Southern railway with head quarters in Washington. is spending a few days in Selma with his family and is being cordially greeted by his numer- ous friends.
 Jeffries is a warm personal friend and admirer of oscar w. Underwood and Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
COSTS POLE
 $2O EVERY WEEK

Chicago, February 27.-Albert Kostiska's admiration for the beauty of American girls is to cost him s5 per week for long while to come. Kostiski recently sent for his f-year-old sweetheart, who was in Poland. They were married, but his old love soon waned and he left her. In court yesterday he told Municipal Judge Good now that her beauty did not go over the rag. bone and hank of hair'' as com pared with the American girls. He was ordered to pay her s per week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
SPENCER MAYOR
 OF GREATER BERLIN

Berlin, February 27.-Dr. Karl Steini- ger, until now city chamberlain of Berlin. was today elected mayor of Great CT Berlin. Herr Steinigers election as first mayor of Greater Berlin places him at the head of the third largest munich pality in the world. the other cities ex- ceeding in size being London and New York. The population of the city is near ly 350O,0O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Pension for Aged Veterans

Frankfort, Ky, February 27.-All Ken- lucky Confederate veterans over 65 years of age shall be deemed indigent and thus entitled to pension of slO per month. according to the house amendment 10 the senate bill introduced today. This has the effect of nullifying the senate bill as to poverty, making age the only quali- 1catIon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Girl Victim of Meningitis

oil City, La, February 27.-It was re- ported here today that Miss Lula Milan, aged F years, who died Saturday at the Milan home, across Caddoo lake, was a victim of meningitis Her mother is said to be critically i'll with the same malady. Three cases have beeV reported in this section, a white man dying of the disease about ten days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Meningitis Closes Schools

Mooringsport. La, February 27.-Menin- gitis. the epidemic prevailing here re- gently. claimed S. W. wayless. from the oil fields near Mansfield. A quarantine camp has been opened. All schools have been closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
MISS MARY TURNER
 GIVES A BOX PARTY

Miss Mary Turner of LaGrange, Ga., was the hostess yesterday afternoon al box party at the Jefferson. She enter tained especially for Mrs. A. L. Miller or Decatur, who is visiting Mrs. J. T. liar well. The party composed to see 'The Spring Maid' included Mrs. Miller, MISS Turner and four additional guests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28

Leaves the skin clear, soft, healthy and beautiful. 50 cents and $l.00 by toilet counters or mail.
 NATIONAL TOILET COMPANY Rsri. Ts"A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28

The women of the Birmingham distric will hold their next all-day meeting Fri day, March B. at the Calvary Baptis church, Fountain Heights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
Negro Dies of Meningitis

Bossier City, La.. February 27.-The death of negro due to meningitis was reported here yesterday. This makes the third fatality and the fourth case reported here recently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
MRS. CHARLES LOCKE
 LUNCHEON HOSTESS

Mrs. Charles O. Locke will entertain at luncheon today in honor of Mrs. Abbott of New Hampshire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28

The ladies of the First Christian church will serve turkey dinner Tuesday and Wednesday at 2111 Second avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
. . .

The ladies of the First Christian church will serve dinner at 2111 Second avenue tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28
MRS.ROSCOE HARRIS
 ENTERTAINS. HER CLUB

Mrs. Roscoe Harris will be hostess today to the Bachelor Girls. The hour is 2:S0.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-31
NOTHING LIKE SlLKEN HOSE
Substitute for That Expensive Mate.
rial Would BE Welcomed by the
Fashionable Woman.

Always the fastidiOus woman loves
that her hose should be soft and lux
uriOus, and there is not ono OF US
who would not for tho sake of its
GOODNESS, its pleasant feeling and the
fine elegance which IL gives to foot
and ankle, wear silk habilually were
it not so expensive 10 keep up the
agreeable practice. The substitute
that looks as well and feels as delight
full In its contact with the skin has
still to be discovered.
Closely woven silk hose. with clocks.
II they arc to the taste of tho wearer,
but with no other embroidery, are In
the best possible taste. and are chosen
by well drt ss,d women rather than
any other kind OF stocking. Colors arc
seen, but black Is preferred. and with
summer toii"ttcs there has been q great
deal OF white worn with the fashion
able black ard white shoe of the
promenade.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-31
MAKING DINNER A SUCCESS
Next TO Cuisine, Most Important Point
10 the Proper Seating Of the
Assembled Guests.

You may have q dinner with the
best appointment and cuisine, and If
your guests are badly chosen the
dinner will be q social failure.
Certain elements will not coalesce.
and the woman who tries to force the
process Is counting an explosion.
Choose guests as you would shoes
because they At.
You may be catholic In your taste
and enjoy the butterfly without a
brain and the woman who is all brain
but without social grace. the artist or
musician, the snob who distrusts all
the clever colCrio, the man who loves
a gay story and The woman who is
easily shocked.
put gather those friends around a
common board and you may count on
their boredom.
If YOU must have mixed dinner
pray for tact in the seating. "A man
cares what he eats; a woman cares
whom she sits next"
Never seat your guests according to
social position. The practice makes
neither the dinner nor the hostess pop
ular. II you put the socially unimport-
ant together your entertaining will
never be a success.
Custom has It that those who sit on
the right and left Of the host and
hostess may feel themselves singled
out for attention-but choose for rea-
sons. DO not give your guests a
chance to gibe at you as a money
worshiper or one with an axe to grind.
DO not have dinners so large as 70
prevent general conversation. n, all
who go out to dinner are bloe,ed with
manners and the hostess should hav"
It in her power to go to the rescue
of the guest who is neglected by her
neighbors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-31

The daughter, Il sweet and lovely
girl. clever enough. but not in any
sense high brow" loves her home
and things domestic. In every va.
the mother shows her intense disap-
prniment. She refers continually TO
"Dora's lack OF ambition" She
mourns over Dora's failure to fol
low in her mothers footsteps
Vet everybody likes Dora She
seems wonderfully broad minded,
AID the man who wins her will h.
fortunate. Her mothers devotion 10
intellectual pursuits has left Dora
virtually the head of the household.
She has Learned profession just "a
valuable as one which might hay"
been acquired in collcsc.
Many wolacn who read this will
feel that enough emphasis has not
been placed on woman's highest de-
,elopmcnt. Yet We are told in the
rapcrs that the granddaughter Of DR..
Eliot. president emeritus of Harvard
declares that no woman. no matter
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-31
A LOVERS ENVY.

lihy every Hover that blows
,oag the meadow where she goes
nd r,rfy bird that sings 10 her,
ti' Every breeze that brings TO her
z irisranc,. of the rose
t ,Ncry poets rhyme
rs her heart at cventidc,
~ 1y tree that wears for her
hicsi blooms and bears H.!
h,r
Stag, of its prime
rnne whose love requires
rifi a task that tires:
K to live for her.
k TO give 10 her
her heart desires
Henry vanDykc
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-31
Novel Enaaaement Rina.

A new engagement ring will be fan.
cicd by the girl who likes unusual and
interesting trinkets. Instead Of being
set with the conventional solitaire.
this ring has two sunken stones: one
the birthstone Of the groom and the
other the brides special luck tails.
man. There is hidden clasp under
the setting and the ring may be brok.
On apart between the two sunkcn
jewels. On the inner faces Of gold
which form the halves Of the sep
grated ring are inscribed the names OF
the engaged pair or any tender senti'
rent mover intended for alien eyes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-31
Neck Chains Match Gowns,

Women arc now wearing, as far as
possible. Jewels. especially in neck
chains and pendants, to match the
Eown or the predominant trimming on
The gown. This affords great JOY to
the collector Of bizarre gems and is
decidedly lovely from the spectators
point Of view.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-31
Morton private school tent.

Soon after arriving each couple
was given 4 potato, toothpicks and
raisins from which were TO be fash
toned an animal. The display turned
ont 10 be very amusing and varied
! ne prize. mincc pie. was awarded
&c Miss Dora Honacher and Mr. OS-
sian Drane.
Next slips Of paper on which
stunts" were written were drawn
from hat, every one doing villa,
His paper instructed. This provided
. great laughter producer and II
caused embarrassment for some, a.
we'll. The guests were then seated
on the floor in a large circle. in FROM
OF each being placed a candle and
small pile of corn. 4 rooster was
then put to sleep and placed In
the center of the ring. Silenc.
rcigncd till the fowl awOkc and Sc
lcctcd the first corn pile % eat from,
this showing who would be first OF
those present to marry. Miss Pat
tcrson proved to be the fortunate
lady, then Mr.. Monk was favored BY
u visit. and next Miss higgins.
Other Halloween games were in
dulgcd in. such as fortune tests and
the apple bobbing contest, both OF
which furnished a great amusement.
Later in the evening refreshments
consisting Of apples, nuts rasine.
.oandy. chocolates and cake wcr"
scrved.
ldo., present ~a.e Aiss S R,yn-
Odds. higgins, Saunders, onnihear,
SCutlard Dranc, Patterson, Eaton,
Ecnachrr, Anderson. Florence Comb
ar. Luc! ,onnihcar aud Laura
$, uthard, Mcssrs. Georsc Moore,
Clarence Smith. Thompson. Garland
Ecnford. Kern, MacI.ain, Gill, Os-
teen. Monk, Eaton and Drane.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-31

iar.price trade. One of the most nov
i and effective trimming arrange
ments. noted recently, was that Of a
huge. white plush bow fringed with
white ostrich. This bow was perched
iauntily on the brim of a white plush
sailor Another striking effect was
obtained by the combination Of long
ostrich fiues with white wing trim.
ming.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-31
Millinery Notes.

Ostrich novelties are the Invest num-
hers on the market at present. accord
ing to the Dry Goods Economist. Tn"
better class trade are calling for all
sorts of odd effects in ostrich, in the
way OF wings, buckles. feather busters,
shaving brushes, trees, fringes, etc.
Two-toned effects are LEADING foa-
ture, especially in plumes. The sim
pier effects in ostrich fancios are
meeting With SUCCESS with the no-l,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-31
White Satin In Daytime.

For daytime wear white satin has
become Q craze. White should BE-
carefully chosen. For one sort Ut
complexion ivory is the shade, and
for another complexion cream tone.
The chalky tint and extra glossy sur.
face white satin is becoming.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-31
SERVICE.

y,ood in the garden bed
,.a,r. stalk, a lovely head
g Is shining softly red
a.. nely LEAKAGE round her
spread;
+, beauty. lustrous, fair.
..,aa within the garden there.
, . blossom. wild and sweet
rent from ont the woodland
srccn
:, nc its little life unseen
ri At the feet Of the garden queen.
Ml, ltafaer, green and gray
F., it,l. wilding gone astray.
a, lose about her queens fair feet
The little wilding clung and kept
III long nights moisture; close and
sweet.
what matter though my life be
brief;
Is blossom poor, and gray my lear.
served my lady as she slept"
iq' and fierce the sun rays beat
& b. and blossom, frall and fleet.
Straight TO the gold heart beat and
burned;
a .osc about the queens fair feet
1ty leaf and humble blossom
yearncd
and kept the muis,ur" sweet.
fOaud the lovely head
! in Tho "ardcn bed,
,li and petal wide outspreai
lhe winds nnon their WAY:
irr feet the void one lay
afh bud "A lcailct gray.
Julia NcclN Finch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-31

Two pretty evening gowns are
shown here which may be made of any
Of the supple materials suitable for
evening wear. Silks. cccpes, challies
and mulls offer wide variety in
choice. The necks may be filled in
with shadow lace made With yoke and
high collar, or the Dutch neck Plain
fine net makes a lovely guimpc. with
round Dutch neck gathered into a
row of rhinestone beading or a mar
row strip of passementerie.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-31

how comfortably situated financial
ly, should ever think of marrying he
fore she has learned the art of cook
ing and the proper way to admins
ter a household"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-31

Laces, embroidered bands, ball trim
Minss, and ornaments. used sparins.y,
made up with the fabrics already men.
Toned, make the petticoat gowns.
There are many shades of blue. pink
ID yellow, some of light green and
e lavender. which are bewitchirg
4lill delicate laccs. An Overlapping
q chiffon is often used, and small
tuscs, made of silk or chiffon, arc
mong the most desirable decorations
lor these alluring party gowns.
JULIA BO1TOMLEY.