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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13
'The Face on the Barroom Floor

''The verses entitled, The Face on the
Barroom Floor are, l believe, those in
which the drunkard draws girls face on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13
SOME SPRING INCIDENTS
OF SOCIAL IMPORTANCE

Committees Hold Daily Meetings Prepare for the Char
ity Bal-Luncheon Parties at the Country Club-Aft-
ernoon Reception Planned : Other Coming
Events of Note-Paror Meeting OF
suffragists This Afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13
PERSONAL NOTES

nue.. A victrola concert will be pre-
sented
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-13

The daughters of President Wilson's
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
BEAUTY IN THE BACK YARD

Curiously enough, in some of the
older and poorer parts of the city you
find back yards that arc a delight to
the eye and n spot OF rest for the
weary worker on summer evening.
vines of great age, glo Ti the the
backs of crumbiing old houses SEES that hat
give no hint of such luxuriance from
One such yard was back of Il little
tobaoconist shop in street little
known to fame. Besides the great
what ricilety porch. there were mar
row beds on either side of the ward
ana boxes on shelf-like supports ali
sat on similar supports with morning
giories and hop vines growing down
from them, draping the. gray boards.
1t was charming sight to several
weary workers from their sky windows
TO see the little Frenchman--of course.
he was n Frenchinan--and his family
porch.
:, Do you know tho backyard trce?"
U.s. Us real aa,,r name is Ailanthus, and it
often oro 1,,, nourishes under conditions. that
But narrow space. lack of sun and air,
showers sii, ,1I,s Of soot all seem powerless to
XIII ms tree. Hence perhaps. It's bad
cred unhealthy" However. .if YOU pos
sess a backyard tree you are in a fair
way to have garden; Many of us
made into apartments. How easy to
secure the use of the yard and make
spot OF greenery to please not only
ourselves but our neighbors. IF you
wish the yard to be most useful you
may cover portion Of 1t with an avn
ing, and there serve your meals, Sc
cure. from tho too curious gaze of
neighbors. or the sudden shower
You VIII lift the pavement all around
the edges for space about three feet
wide and plant a border of hardy
shrubs and vines. Privet, purple leaf
barberry and japan ounce will all
ing is more satisfactory than Japanese
Ivy and Dutchman's pipe. While the
slower vines arc growing, morning
glories and moonfiowers will drape
every available spot with their do
lightful green and their cheerful flow
crs.
city garden would be too difficult or
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09

else has come up. These should be
planted in late October after the warm
days arc over. but before there is dan
ger of freezing. in order that the roots
may become established.
The matter OF soil is an important
ono. of course. If You can buy some
new fresh soil to put in it will make
your garden more luxurious. If not,
try street sweepngs as fertilizer
them for you each day or two. Be sure
TO dig the earth up for n considerable
depth. and if 1t has become caked put
fireplace. you will find the wood
ashes an excellent fertilizer. 1t may
be worth while to add some good COM
mercial fertilizer, especially the first
year. No one that has ever tried to
beautify the city backyard has failed
to find It we'll worth while
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
CE1ILDREN'S DRESSES OF THE
SAME FABRICS ARE. USED AS IN
THE CLOTHES FOR OTHER FOLKS

The little French girl is a miniature
of her mother when she is dressed.
The style features OF the season arc
reproduced in the frocks and coats
made for these little ones with the
same fidelity to detail that is observed
in the costumes for the grown-ups.
Naturally. the coats and frocks intcnd-
ed for the younger generation arc
what in America is called fussy and
elaborate. These ultra styles do not
appeal to the American mother, who
is firmly convinced that simplicity
should be the keynote of the fashions
designed for children. And she is
right. Tho daintiest and prettiest
frocks for young girls arc the simple
ones. This fact is clearly recognized,
by the well-bred mothers OF well-b bred
children, and they are very careful to
choose clothes built on the plainest
and simplest lines.
Simplicity. does not forbid beauty;
In fact, 1t includes it, for the pretty
costumes are Invariably tho simple
ones A dress in linen or muslin may
be devoid of any trimming except Il
littlo embroidered yoke, and yet 1t may
be the acme OF dnintlness In the 6ne-
ness of the material and the careful
workmanship displayed In the cmbroei-
cry and In the finishing of the gown.
There are two distinct styles In
vogue at the present time Tor childrcn--
the long wasted effects. known as the
French styles, and tho short WASTED
gowns. variously named rs Kate
Greenaway and Gretchen costumes.
Tho individual style of the child should
be studied by the mother, In order that
she may select tho type OF gown most
becoming to bor wee grille.
The very little tots certainly look
syery WILSON'S in the short wasted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
Suits for Spring.

any chango in modes is watched
with interest by all womankind, and
the spring suits lately arrived from
tho fashion centre emphasize manv
new features ~ %
IN the first place. there is no de-
oided length for the coat Short cton
Jackets. coats of medium length and
those which extend nearly to the hcn1
are equally popular.
inc skirts are plain, with paneI
fronts, draped or cut in two or three
tiers. A few exclusive models shnyv
accordion pleated LOUNGES.
Materials OF n rough weave are nre.
ferred TO those having a smooth sur.
face. silk suits Will be popular, espe-
c'ally those fashioned of crepoii non
lin, brocado and eponge.
The modish suit is lined with sillo
to correspond with the trimming used,
and touch of vivid red appears on
the majority of models
Drccoll is responsible for .nart
tailored suit OF navyblue serge. The
twenty seven-inch coat is cut aways
sharply in front, forming a, eouara5
back. A fiat collar of copenharen-
blue silk, embroidered with red and
blue wool. adorns the neck line. and
the N-shaped opening in front is piped
with SILK. The absence of revers is
noticed on many coats
Tight cuffs of blue silk extend below
the bcll-shaped top sleeves. and the
coat is fastened with rectangular -
shaped clasp embroidered with wool.
From beneath high girdle of blus
silk hangs the skirt, with panel 'front.'
and slightly draped sides.
Another charming costume repre-
sents the creative genius of Paouin.
1t is OF cafe-au-lait silk eponge
trimmed with sage green tafeta The
jacket Is extremely short and hane-s
in straight, full lines below the waist.
A fiat collar outlined with two bands
OF green taffeta adorns the rounded
neck line. Below the elbow-iength
sleeves extend undersleeves OF thu
bishop type made OF silk crepon.
These are gathered into tight cuffs
trimmed with two bands Of green silk
The slightly draped skirt is gathered
softly about the waist, and a broad
girdle of green tafteta completes this
costume. KS
Dusk-gray poplin is the materiar
used for third suit. The coat shows
a broad shawl collar of gray satin.
which extends to the high waist line.
where the coat is fastened with one
large gray button.
An accordion pleated founco falls
from beneath an oddly shaped over
skirt. The girdle Is OF gray satin.
Corbeau-blue biocade Is used for the
Jacket and charmeuse OF the sarr,s
color for the skirt in smart coa4
tune by Beer. The Jacket Is shorEi
wasted. with side sash o. broende
embroidered in china blue III
: Slightly draped. the skirt falls IN
graceful lines from beneath girdfa
of tho charmeuse. &
Bedford cord Is material which
many designers favor. and ch4rnatr, e
street suit Is developed OF this fabric
In dark blue. The short Jacket III
sharply cut away from above the
waist line. disclosing a broad xsydiS
OF oid-bluc sstin. A broad sha vi col ::
lar OF the satin IL fastened With 4 5saEIs
button. ~ N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09

years Of age. and the distinguishing
of flowers, In the design of star,
twisted out OF deep blue silk. with
centre Of tiny pink crocheted knots
These flowers trimmed the bottom Of
tho skirt. marked the slightly raised
waist line and edged the kimono
sleeves, which fell over tho dearest
little undersleeves of net intended to
veil the chubby elbows Net was used
for tho wee MODESTO which flled in
the neck, while over this there opened
two pointed revers, or lapels. of the
silk. finished with a tiny tassel. just
as they would have been on tho shirt
waist for mother or big sister. A
good needlewoman could easily mako
such frock for her little girl, for
there was almost peasant-like sim
plicity about IT, yet 1t had All air.
which placed II at once among the
exclusive styles
For Thin Girls.
There are certain slender girls who
bid fair to ape the bean poles and who
look best in the long WASTED cos
tunes. and there are chubby wee maid
ems who also appear to the beat adj
vantage in the long WASTED coats and
dresses. Some of the new coats are
so very long wasted that the waist
limo seems TO lose itself somewhere
around the bottom Of the garment.
This was the case with a fetching little
model Of pink chiffon. for which any
silk material may DO substituted sc
chiffon, is deemed too perishable The
exaggerated low waist Inc was marked
by three cordings at tho bottom of
the coat, giving tho offcct OF a sash.
which had clipped out OF place. a
lingerie collar, with cuffs to match.
completed this artistic conception,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09

and start to patch Peggy a quilt for
her dover chest.
When you have pieced the required
number of blocks, then invite your
friends to tho quilting bee" which
is always followed by an elaborate
supper and party.
When deciding to piece your quilt,
select material OF the same variety
and quality, like bingham. chambray.
percale or linen. Choose your design,
and from tho oddlyshaped scraps cut
large number OF small patches, using
pattern 10 secure uniformity in
shape.
From unbleached muslin cut squares
to be used for foundation on which
to build the design. For instance. II
YOU choose to piece n fan quilt, cut
piece Of material OF a plain color ir
the shape OF quarter circle and stitco
1t across one corner OF the square.
Four patches radiate from this to form
n half fan, which. when joined to a
similar block. completes the scmicircl q
and the fan.
When the required number OF blocks
arc finished. Join them together, form
Ing the large top of tho quilt, and line
with layer OF cotton. Over this
stitch the lining, and the quilt Is ready
for quilting
Tho proper lines for quilting the fan
design run from its centre through
the sections OF the fan. Attach the
quilt to a frame and sew with n run
Ming stitch, using white thread and n
long needle. The thread should be
rather coarse to insure strength
Patchwork offers great possibilities
for color schemes and original de-
signing. Some OF the designs on our
heirloom quilts are extremely intri-
cate, namely, the star of Bethlehem.
apple tree. log cabin, basket Of flowers
and the butterfly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09

gowns. The most fastidious mother
could not resist the little frock recent
ly imported by one OF the exclusive
shops. The simplicity of the gown
was moro American than French. for
the only trimming was clusters OF fine
hand-run tucks extending from the
little, round neck. edged with lace, to
the bottom of the skirt, also finished
with the lace. The high waist line
was marked by a pale pink satin rib
bon, not more than an inch in width.
which ran in aud ont under tho tuck IS
and finished In fiat bow in the back.
Another high wasted frock was in
tended for an older girl, six or seven
years old. 1t was of soft crepe. this
crinltly material, which washes beau
tifully. being as popular for the frocks
OF the wee lassle as for mother and
big. sister. The skirt was trimmed
with deep hem, topped by n cluster
of three very flno tucks. About an
inch above this there was row of
tiny pink silk rosebudls., as tightly
wound as 1t was possible to mako
them. Above this again there was a
narrow insertion of fine thread lace
and more of tho narrow tuclSs. y row
of the rosebuds marked the raised
waist line, and asiothcr row decorated
tho kimono sleeves. The neck was
finished by Il shallow yoke of baby
Irish lace, extending in points. and
tiny buttons fastened the gown from
tho yoke to the high waist line. This
was ALA simples dainty, original
trimming--yet 1t lsnt distinction to
tho froclS aud suEsestcd at once a
French origin.
Bulgarian Touches.
At tho same shop there was q. white
crepe gown showing Ehe bulgarian In
fiuence. This little rrock was intend
ed fol- nothcr miss Of seven or eight
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09

expensive. But YOU Will be surprised
to find how easily and cheaply il can
be managed If you are willing to put
little work on ii. First of all. YOU
must remember that for the city back
yard You must choose the plants and
strong. and those not too attractive
10 insects. Fortunately there are plenty
OF such. Hops and other similar
that may. be bought for n few cents
apiece. a dozen daffodil bulbs ut 40
cents and half Z hundred crocuses at
20 cents Will make brave showing
early in tho season before anything
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
Library pillows.

IthO"Ss
The needlewoman has ampl: oppor-
tunity to display her artistic talent
when furnishing the library, for the
table runner and the many cushions
can be examples OF her handicraft
The square pillow no longer enjoys
it's former popularity. tho oblong pill
low having usurped Its reign.
Lovely designs are displayed. stamp
ed on backgrounds OF heavy crash,
nongee CT buriap. Pepper berries are
always effective for the library, so a
pillow embroidered with this design
should BIO provided for your room.
Using several shades OF green silk,
work the leaves solid and pad the
berries heavily with darning cotton.
covering this with silk of a bright
scarlet If preferred, red wooden
beads are pnrehasable at the needl-
work shops. and these can be sewed to
the pillow. forming the pepper berries.
Pad the stem lengthwise and work
over this crosswise with the silk. lay
ing each stitch carefully, SO that a
perfect outline is preserved. If the
berries are embroidered. outline each
one with black.
Pussy willows and butterflies are a
pretty combination. and if Gaze Is
observed when embroidering them to
heavily pad them, they are as lovely
as the natural ones. Use four strands
OF darning cotton at time when pad
ding tho blossoms and work over this
with the silk. Pad thesstcrns length
wise; and work with cross%isc stitches,
Blue, green and brown silks are used
for the butterflies wings, while the
heads and antennae are embroidered
with black When making these pill
lows, finish the lends with linen fringe
three inches attn, -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
PATCHWORK REVIVED

Many who love tradition and the arts
followed by gentlewomen of yore WIN
be happy to learn that the old
The quilting bee" will again be num-
bcrcd among the fashionable enter
ments. SO search the attic for the
quilting frames, which have become
dusty poked away In n corner since
grandmother's day. Haul out your
patch bags and find tho scraps Of ma
tcrial left from Nclly's or Sues frocks
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
New Movement.

The largest club of girls and women
in the world mas entered the field of
social service. The Girls Club of the
Ladies' Home journal has undertaken
10 raise among its members fund of
$1,000, to be used for endowing Il per-
petuai scholarship In medicine for
Chinese women at the Union Medical
College for Women. located at Picking,
China, with the understanding that the
successive benefclaries will devote
their servises to the neglected and suf-
fering among their own sex. juno l..
1913. is the date set for the completion
OF the fund, and the Journal has prom
ised TO subscribe to one-half of the
fund, $500, if the members of the club,
by small individual contributions, will
make up the remaining $500. Only
members of the Girls Club are to be
allowed to contribute to the fund, and
the money must be earned through
personal effort.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-09
Tho Master Cure for
HMEA1A7sM
sssgss.assa
"a 2s.sksz.:
9. sssI:ssSfs Ma2M

Has banlshed moro OBSTINATE and sppsr-
emily hopeless cases OF Rheumatism and Govt
than all the specialists together.
Equally good for the belfast, those on
clutches, and those tornnented at work.
pr.J.Y. Macraa ca!led it GODS MRDICINE.,
itetood every test since 1881. Accept no suhsti-
tute. Insist on Mullers Famous Prescription.
AtDrugsists. 75c. Bottle Booklet mailed free.
Wm.H. huLiEH.sszA atlantic Are, Brooklyn M.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-23
CHESTERFIELD. N. II.
J9s1yn -Ba ssete wedding


he ta5t1 81 &i* dlIl diS f.. ~. II ttt-
't@tE was the scene S. Nef1 pretty
"aat.'a@ Iae=aaE afternoon SEPT io
Is eiofk "h@n iheif III. 1tfef NJ If
f5lHrae iteiia ts8Sse1t 2'td Arthur 'tes
Iya were aatfteeI ~ ReN. AZ I OsteEee
of ii9~fiaie IL tsa gfasafsre 81 about
H' feiafiNes .nt intimate I.iensts. ihe
single aug sart .ee WIS u-e8 ah@ the
af5..e vas gwen aafriaee bE hef
gEdHsifafIaof .}e25a 1ias-t.al. ri iht.tst
tatd Ass LIS aft.tai thafeh
from l.ohe gsn WAS Hiavea soffiN dtf.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-23
WESTMINSTER WEST.

a nephew IF Charles Brooks from
Springfield, this state, visited him last
week..
Mrs. j. H. Clark went to Bellows
Falls Saturday to stay a few days in
the home of her son, F. s. Clark.
The Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety met with Arthur Ranney Saturday
afternoon, with good attendance.
E. E. Gorham, who spent the summer
at his brother $, Henry Gorham S, re-
turned to Boston the first of the week.
Fred Harlow of Leland and Gray
minary and Hugh Houghton of Brat
tlabora HIGH school we're at home over
sam lay.
Several new subscribers will be put
on telephone line Is, Putney exchange,
as soon as the instruments can be OBJ
tanned. The poles are set and the wires
have been strung ready for use.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-23
WEST CHESTERFIELD. N. H.

Several young people from this place
attended the Vermont state fair last
week.
Mrs. Augusta Cobleigh, Sc years old,
has been sick for the past week with
pneumonia.
NJ. NJ. Smith took a load of people
from the center village to the
vermont state fair in his touring car
enc aav last week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-23
Vermont Democrats Make
Washington Officials
Extremely Tired
BROWN AND BURKE
CONTINGENTS FIGHT
Official Doors Besieged with Claimants
and Delegations Are Drifting in
Loaded with Vocabularies of Choice
Epithets.

Loaded with vocabularies of Choice
1pl1hels'
There NAV he Democratic differences
N Massachusetts as to PATRONAGE but
fts fen.igv they are mild as compared
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eorre41erTaar of ffa paSten uaTald
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.arra .aIlaer8r@lil,s Of ..ls4a9f.s * r-all
&. Rose 4aI when tl.-s are s@,.rhad
these N.,.uant Democrats e9H atnaraa+
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22
LAW RADICALLY WRONG"

Editor The Georgian:
have read with great interest
your editorial on Shall Sex Save
Women From EXecution?" and note
with deep pleasure and satisfaction
your expressed attitude on capital
punishment. Your statement that
men and women should not be done
TO death by the state for crime is
at once pertinent and true. espe-
cially so with reference to women.
Why? Because the legislature
which enacted the law providing a
death penalty, by hanging, for muir
der did not have in mind the COM
paratively few crimes of that ma
ture which have been committed bv
women. Go with me, if YOU please.
into the halls of our legislative bod
les and listen to the word pictures
painted there. and you will OBJ
serve that the image silhouetted
on canvas is that Of the expectant
offender who. with reference to
murder, Is man. Were women the
only offenders, with their Compar-
atlvely few crimes along this line,
such law would not be in exis-
tence today. If this be true. does
1t not open up an avenue to those
IN authority for an application of
the spirit rather than the letter of
the law? The trainers and enactors
OF this law had in mind what? The
administration Of justice or the
making OF an example and the pun
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22

tshment of the offender, thereby
possibly preventing similar crimes
among others?
If it was the administration Of
justice, then the law is radically
wrong, viewed from a standpoint oi
religious civilization.
So ashamed of this grewsome
spectacle of hanging have we be-
come that executions are now prl-
vately conducted. If right, why
should the states seek to hold them
behind closed doors? BY 50 doinE
are they not thwarting the rta'
reason for the XecutiOn-nametN
the making of an example OF tAT
offender? We must bear in MN"
that to be an example to the VI
ciouS, who are generally ignorah"
the example must be one to be VII
messed, or else it is without virtue.
We must bear in mind also tHe
fact that to administer justice "
one who commits a heinOus CRIME
we are compelled to sink to lathul-
Cally the same level, whether l"s
administration be done persona..F
or collectively as a great state.
1t is gratifying to note that W
several of our sister states caM'i'
punishment is permitted no Ionse,,
or else has never been tolerate.
1t will be a step forward W.,"
Georgia and other states put Or
hind them this relic of lower CIV
ilization.
J. c. VANCE.
Esom Hill. Ca.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-22
Most Wonderful Language.

So the outer world is pictured on
the screen that the brain spreads
at the back of the eye and the brain
sees it, and interprets it to the in
telligence.
This arrangement is so simple
and yet so marvellous in the perfec-
ton of its details that it is no Won
der that strange beliefs have grown
up about the eye, Neither by words
nor by actions can a man make his
meaning so instantaneously clear
and effective as by a glance of his
eve. An uplifted fist is not 30 ter
rible as a threatening eye, There
is, perhaps, truth in the old belief
that a courageous man can COW a
wild beast by fixing unhinching
eyes upon it, The next time you
meet an ugly dog stand still and
look him steadily in the eye. The
chances are very great that, in a
few moments. he will drop his own
eyes, put his tail between his legs.
and skulk away. A two-legged dog
will do the same thing.
The language of the eye is Won
derful. 1t can say anything, with
incomparably greater force than
the tongue. 1t is the brains most
direct line of action upon the outer
world
The whole man speaks through
the eye. The entire force of his
personality is behind it. The CEN
tral fire of his nature flashes
through it,
People i'm general do not suffi-
Ciently cultivate the eye as an in
strumout of expression and a dy-