Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-21

in mandarin coat style brocaded and
inlaid with lavender, bound with gold
braid and fastened on the side with
gold buttons and loops of cord. Ii
certainly sounds fascinating.
suppose some of you saw the in
tarview" with Miss Amy Lowell on
the subject of smoking, last week.
Miss Lowell is the sister of Presi-
dent Lowell, of Harvard. and is
known as Boston's wealthiest bach
elor woman. She is quoted as saying
that Everyone smokes nowadays
outside of a very conservative cir
Gle. Boston is way behind the times, :"
Miss Lowell thinks. ut is really in
a most remote corner of the globe,
and the Boston people think the most
usual commonplace things are very
daring. It is just as natural for a
young woman to smoke as for her to
take a cup of coffee winds up Miss
Lowell.
Atlanta is in the same position as
Boston, I believe. So far as know,
no Atlanta women have the habit Of
smoking at present-at least, in pub
lie places. The instance referred to
above is the first on record so far
as I can ascertain, and that may only
be rumor. But Atlanta women pride
themselves on following la Mode, 30
the story may be different after a
while.
chap about to 1ced tCds nervous.
To the young best man he cried:
"TcH me. is 1t Missionary,
For the groom to cW8s the bride?'
THE custom Of kissing the bride
is often INDUCED in, and l re-
call that at several weddings of
last season. this pleasure was vouch-
safed favored guests. At the mar
riage of Miss Martha Francis and
Claude Douthit, much merriment on
the part of the company assembled
and an equal disgust on the part Of
the groom was raised by the innova-
ton of the men friends of the groom
thus saluting him.
The fact that young Douthtt was
very popular and was going away to
live after his marriage, suggested the
thought to one of his friends who
acted upon the suggestion as he went
up to extend congratulations and best
wishes The other fellows caught on
then-and a rain of masculine kisses
were accorded the groom before he
could make his escape.
At another wedding Of the past
winter the groom stood by while his
bride was kissed again and again by
admiring friends. Suddenly, in a
short pause, he leaned over and
kissed her himself with a resound
ing smack. OF course everybody was
vastly amused. and more so when
he grinned and said: We'll. I just
couldn't help it, she looks so sweet"
NNE of the Atlanta girls who was
\ a feted belle at the Greenbrier
White this summer received a
package mailed from Atlanta, a few
days before she left for home. on
opening it, she found a magnificent
copy of the famous picture, "Septem-
Der Morn" with the card of a special
friend enclosed. As this friend, one
of Atlanta's prominent young bach
elors, is noted for his conservatism,
the girl was a bit puzzled over the
gift; but thinking that he only meant
to send her an artistic offering, she
wrote a kindly little note of thanks.
On the same mail, however a let
ter came for the young man from the
girls mother, which bore a rebuke
for him and advice which she thought
he needed. The young man, greatly
knowing nothing Of the gift which
prompted their writing. fastened to
assure both the girl and her mother
of his innocence in the matter
It was only a day or so ago, after
much Sherlock Holmes work on the
part OF all concerned, with no re-
suits. that the sender was discovered
to be the charming sister-in-law OF
the girl, who confessed her joke and
expressed entire satisfaction with it's
complete success.
She had never been suspected, at
all-and now she says the city police
aren't the only people who never
can find out anything for themselves.
| THINK Bowie Martin was the first
man to wear new fall hat on
Whitehall this season Bowie
appeared one morning, about ten days
ago-before the cold days of last week
brought out a brigade of autumn
apeaux-wearing a smart model Of
dark green, with a wide band of black
and a bow in the back He was
greeted by compliments on all sides.
from the young women and men Of
his acquaintance. during his progress