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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
The Wte's Greatest Chance.

What chance there is for woman in this
first meal of the day
What an opportunity she has to make the
first hours so pleasant, so fraught with men,
ories of herself, that throughout the long
working day her husband thinks of her as he
left her, smiling at the front door or blowing
him kiss across the bowl of daffodils the
dining room table, and tie memory cheers
him on to do his work more earnestly, more
honestly, more contentedly
Divorce court judges say the early morning
spats are responsible for large percentage of
the unhappy endings of so many romances.
They advise neatness and speed on the wifes
part, and attention and courtesy on the hus-
bands. But, they continue, if the man leaves
home just at the climax of an argument which
has resulted in both he and his wife losing
their temper he naturally broods over his in
iuries all day long and hesitates to go home
at night to renew the quarrel
The wife, on her side, thinks herself abused
as she goes about during the day doing her
various duties about the house, and even if she
is in a mood to forgive and forget when her
husband comes home at night there is re-
straint which is apt to result in another quar-
rel, and so things go from bad to worse.
Most people wake up in the morning in a
precarious frame of mind. If the day is
brght-and sunny it only needs a little shove
to send the blue devil which haunts the
early waking hours back to his cave. If the
day is raw, or dismal, or murky, he doesn't
always so so willingly.
But few persons wake up in an acknowl-
edged bad temper. 1t is the influence and
effect of the first few hours which determine
the course of the day.
And the haste and hurry of the first few
hours, will, the consequent loss of temper is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
Are You Divorced? Wear f'Reno Ring. -

Of rings. 1t has been nicknamed the Reno
ring, and not even the latest laws concern
ing divorces and Reno will have any effect
upon the name of the Reno ring.
For many generations a small gold band
worn upon the third finger of the left hand
has signified matrinony. All newly married
women displayed this finger conspicuousy and
self-consciously as well.
But it is the right hand that in the future
will receive the first scrutiny. That is where
the Reno ring is to be worn. The fad has
already reached Chicago.
The Reno ring is just the wedding ring,
the plain little band of golG slipped on the
other hand 1t is still worn on the third fin
ger, but it is the right hands third finger in
stead.
There is a great deal of discussion as to the
design for the new Reno ring Many di-
vorcees believe that the divorce ring should
have entirely new design of its own some
thing significant as well as novel, 50 that one
may tell it at a glance and not mix it with
its modest little predecessor Other Divorces
want to keep the design as it is now, just
band of gold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
Why the Modern Woman Is Morbid.

about herself. And the society woman is
not careful at ALL If plant cannot thrive
without sunshine and air it is impossible for
a woman to do so. Yet hundreds of women
are trying to accomplish the impossible. They
use a pound of cold cream instead of half
an hours sunshine, and a pot of rouge in
stead of fresh air. The results are not the
same
In Paris, the women who are interested in
preserving their youth and beauty have al
ready adopted the sunshine cure for morbid
ness. This cure may be taken by any one
water and who is not afraid of it. Bathing
OF all kinds is what the sunshine cure con-
sists of. First of all, there is water BATH
1t is the regulation bath, but is not steam
bath and no new fads are added to it. 1t is
just plain rundown, in lukewarm water
slightly perfumed, and soap. This is fol-
lewed by spray of cooler water and brisk
rundown with rough towel until the body
is aglow
Then the "patient" is ready for the rest
of the baths. One loose garment of simple
cut is added. 1t is thin enough to allow the
sun to penetrate and is designed after the
graceful Grecian robes In this the sun and
air baths are taken. First the patient is al
lowed to rest in warm SPOT in the shade
near the sun, where the air can reach all
parts OF the body. This is followed by SIM
pie exercises in the sun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
He Grams the Unread Sheets the Newspaper His Pocket EIa
-vvork-t night. Won't -horne-td dinner.

Say, look at that paper. Wouldn't you
know we'd be the to get tie torn paper
if anybody on the route-hang it all, there
goes the cream pitcher Can't mann lean his
Newspaper against anything while he snatches
a poor little bite of breakfast?
Hello! What's this?
And you forget the family and the train in
the exciting first page story and finish it in
time to see tie scandalzed, warning face of
the clock You grab your hat, spill half your
cold coffee on your shirt front in an effort to
get at least that much nutriment, slam the
front door, and, more dead than alive, are
yanked on the back platform by the brake
mare
Breakfast is over. You are on your way to
work.
You haven't had enough to eat. And what
sou have had was eaten so hurriedly that
you'll be lucky if you don't have Indigestion
before noon. You have spoiled your temper
for the day because there weren't any bananas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10

" never eat any breakfast, old chap. Why
don't you try it, too"
Time was when the table groaned under
apples and oatmeal. fried mush and fried po-
tatoes. Everything was fried - buekwheat
cakes, and ham and eggs, and sausages and
apples. There were home made bread and
home made butter aud there was sirup from
the farm. There were crullers deleiously
busted with sugar, and then, to top off WITH
generous slab of apple pie.
The twins raced each other to see how
many buckwheat cakes they could down, and
frankie beat Justify against the side of his
bowl FOR some more oatmeal. Mother looked
proudly around the table at her little brood
She didn't advocate a cup of coffee and
roll but stuffed them just as full as she
could
Once full meal with dessert, breakfast
today has become gulp-and-git." Tomor
row it may be only . git"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
Hon Different IL Is Today.


o, yes, indeed, those were the days!
But now how is it?
Perhaps there isn't any maid, and Sally has
to get the breakfast She tumbles out of bed
and draws on a slouchy kimono. She slips a
soiled lace cap over her tousled hair and goes
out to put the coffee on.
John comes out, Immediately groomed,
ready to eat
Breakfast ready, sally?" he calls. It's
late
And instead of the cheerful Just a min
ute DEAR she grumbles back from the kitch-
enette:
well quit your fussing If you'd fixed the
gas stove last night as I asked you, every
thing would be ready now
They sit down at an untdy table. Fruit
and one of the thousand dry cereals are
pushed in front of John while Sally stimuli
taneously serves the dried up bacon and eggs
for the seventh time that week.
There is an ominous look in her eye, and
John shelters himself behind the paper Then
Sally tries to be nice and ~etails the story of
yesterday afternoons bridge party to deaf
ears.
He Grams the unread sheets of the news
paper in his overcoat pocket, tenderly
with hasty exclamation at the lateness of
the hour hurries out of the fiat with the re-
mark
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
Only Cup and Gil" Remains
move on

ONLY Cup and Gil Remains.
Duner still remains to us-a sacred fune-
ton which even the theater cannot shorten.
For that we are willing to dress and decorate
ourselves to point of torture. We tolerate
stupid companions and inane remarks.
Lunch already threatens to disappear. I'm
less we want to scalp business friend and
blow in fver on what will perhaps be a deal
we are content with roast beef sandwich, a
cup of coffee, and piece of pie.
And poor old breakfast is vanishing entirely
The password now is +" A cup of coffee and
roll And there are hundreds who proudly
pat themselves on the chest and say patron
iAngly:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
Boys Growing an inch a Month;
How They Do 1t in ENGLAND.

your boy too small for his age? Then
take him to England for they're making
boys grow there at the rate of an inch a
month.
An astonishing thing was told by DIR. G.
A. Gibson at recent meeting of the British
Medical association in Liverpool. One of DR..
Gibsons friends had a son who at the age
of IS was only four feet eleven inches n
height. The boy had set his mind on becom-
ing an officer in the army, but was not tall
enough to enter the examination. SO DR..
Gibson began to treat him.
In the throat is a curious gland. 1t is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
DIVORCE ring has been invon

n DIVORCE ring has been invented
In Those who have need of some EN-
blem to show that hey have crossed
one of the great divides say that it
will fill long felt want. Up to now there
has been no way to distinguish the divorcee.
If she clung to sentiment and memories and
still wore her wedding ring on its accustomed
finger folks took it for granted that she was
married If she discarded the wedding ring
altogether and wore no other symbol of her
state people decided that she still wore Miss"
before her name, which, on occasion, proved
even more embarrassing. The poor divorcee
had no way of denoting her state matrimoni-
ally.
The divorce ring will solve all Of the prob
lens of the divorcee, as far as establishing
her state of unmarriage goes. 1t is first aid
to the inquisitive, and does away with all awk-
ward questions.
The divorce ring was invented by New
York woman. 1t proved so popular that al
most simultaneously it was seen upon the fair
fingers of dozen popular Divorces None Of
them will take the honor for its discovery, but
all agree that it is " tie best ever in the way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10

called the thyroid gland and is known TO
have something to do with growth. Dr.
thyroid glands of animals. He at once began
to grow and at the end of six months he was
seven inches taller So he was able to enter
for his examination and won one of the
highest places.
1t is thought, too, that really wonderful
results can be accomplished, perhaps, by
Starting the same process earlier in life. The
method, of course, is extremely recent, and
all sorts of wonderful things are being pre-
dicted for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
Cure Easy TO Takc.

There are no strenuous exercises in the new
cure much to the delight of the women
who have eschewed all forms of real work
connected with many of the various cures.
The exercise in the sunshine cure consists of
graceful movements, much like the ancient
folk dances. Childrens games, those that
contain simple movements, are introduced, but
nothing that needs to be thought serc usly
about is done. In fact, one of the great
points of the Sunshine cure" is to let the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
Foresialls Foolish Questions.

This emblem of renewed freedom is likely
to be the forerunner of many things in di-
vorce fads. Taking into consideration the
hundreds of divorces that are issued each day
the diyorcee is able to do almost anything she
wishes in,the way of establishing new customs
and fads.
1T won't be very long" said one of the
prominent wearers OF the Reno ring before
every one will know that ring on the third
finger of the right hand, wedding ring now,
but later some other design perhaps means
divorce. 1t will save hundreds of foolish
questions. People whom you haven't seen for
years won't rush in and ask questions about
the husband that was. As long as there is
divorce there ought to be some way of indi-
eating it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10

"A ODEltN women ueeu more SunSHlHes
IVl That is the verdict of Prof. Manjon
of Nice, who gave an address in Paris
at recent session of the physical
education congress. Prof Manjon was one
of the chief speakers at the congress and his
advice is being taken seriously by Partisan
women who regard their health and beauty
above all things.
Prof. Manjon has come to the conclusion
that nearly all modern women are morbid,
and that even young girls have spells of NOR
bilness, especially the women and girls who
lead modern life, full of gayety and activ-
ity. This morbidness, according to him, is
due to nothing but lack Of fresh air and
sunshine.
The modern woman of today sees little of
the sunshine and feels little fresh air. I'm
less she is an unusual type, her mornings are
spent indoors, usually with the shades down
SO that she may rest and recuperate. Little
fresh air and no sunshine enter the room.
In the afternoon, If the modern woman goes
out at all, either she goes in a motor and is
again robbed of all real fresh air and sun
shine, or she goes for short walk swathed
in flowing clothes and wells that the sunshine
and fresh air cannot penetrate to her skin.
At night the modern woman is at her best,
but at night, the only time when any of her
skin is exposed to the air, the sun has given
up in despair and has disappeared The real
rays of the sun and real fresh air have had
no chance to touch her during the whole day.
Then, according to Prof. Manjon, she becomes
morbid and wonders why.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
DiUorce Court Judges Say the Early
Morning Spats Are Responsible for
Large Percentage of the Unhappy
findings OF So Many Ron1ances.

"By. Gotta-work- t'night Won't-be-home-
t'dinner.'
Or perhaps it isn't John and Sally but this
time Mr.. and Mrs. J. Millington Simpson.
(He used to be John, too, one time.)
]. Millington wanders out to breakfast,
delicate, frugal meal since Mrs. Simpson has
converted him to the theory of a light break
fast. The place opposite him remains empty,
and he sighs and picks up his newspaper.
His wife Tustles in trailing faint odor of
spring yiolets. She looks like a martyr and
talks like one:
II do wish, Millington, that you wouldn't
insist on my getting up to breakfast with you
in the morning. You know how it makes my
head ache, and now that the children have
theirs upstairs with the governess don't see
the necessity of setting an example, as you al
ways advocate"
my DEAR" he demonstrates "I don't
insist, as you know | only think it is pleas
ant when woman gets up and makes little
effort to interest herself in her husbands day.
But don't think of doing it again if it tires
you"
And once again he buries himself in the
news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10

Willing to Take Another Chance.
When the wedding ring has been made into
Reno ring by simple twist of the wrist "
the wedding finger is, of course, free again.
SO the Reno ring has a double significance.
1t seems to say, " If / can't succeed at first
I'll be willing to try again." A s~itor need
not despair of winning a divorcee if she wears
a Reno ring.
SO watch the right third finger after
this. If it is encircled by a slender band Of
gold you'll know that its wearer has been mar
ried but wouldn't mind taking another chance.
perhaps.
The ministers are takirg sides on the Reno
ring. Some think it is too frivolous for con-
sideration. Some think that it is degrading
use of the wedding ring Still others believe
that if worn by all Divorces it will wake the
people to the number of divorces that are
occurring every day, and win prove a good
method of making folks think twice before
taking the important steps of both marriage
and divorce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
Substitute Rouge for Air.

1t is well known to every one who has
tried to raise the smallest growing thing that
plants need sunshine. The careful housewife
takes pains to see that her plants receive
plenty of water, plenty of fresh air, and
plenty of sunshine. She is not as careful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10

The Reno ring will perhaps always be just
the wedding ring once removed" There are
several reasons for leaving it in this form.
First of all there is sentiment. There is
something about first wedding ring that
makes the wearer hate to part with it. No
matter what has happened since the marriage
took place the memory Of what it meant
when it was first placed in position will al
ways remain with the wearer First love and
the first wedding ring. The first may disap-
pear, but it is quite possible to retain the Sec
ond as a memento Of it.
But in spite of sentiment, the divorcee may
not want to wear the wedding ring on the
hand where it was placed on the day of
days" She wants to wear it, though. Hence
the shift to the right hand. And on the righk
hand it becomes the Reno ring, entirely
different thing, with a new meaning. The
woman of sentiment has been able to keep her
wedding ring and show that she IS divorced
at the same time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10

~ HE breakfast is the foundation of the
nation. 1t can either inspire achieve
ment or lead to failure. 1t is the cause
of many divorce proceedings. As it has
come to be, it is the symbol of present day
Americanism, with its haste, irrationality, dis
courtesy, hurry and worry.
Where, o where, is the good old breakfast
of our youth?
Where is the long, heavily laden table, with
mother and the hired girl bringing in steam
ing plates of buckwheat cakes from the
kitchen?
Where is the graceful abandon of those
early days when father ate with knife and
fork and leaned his arms comfortably on the
table to have a chat with the family before
going down to the mill?
Where is mothers soothing voice saying
chidingly to young hopeful, "Take your time,
Johnny. You don't have to get to school for
another hour. Don't bolt your food. Now
have another egg"
Then Pa would sit down on the, sofa and read
the Courier while the kids sat cross legged
on the floor, ready to seize any little tidbit of
knowledge.
He would stop Ma on her trips to the
kitchen, and she would stand in the doorway
her hands full of stacked dishes, while Pa
read to her about the man who fell four
stories to a brick pavement and never broke
a bone.
T" For the lands sake " was what Ma al
ways said. and then she hurried the children
out into the kitchen to help the hired girl
with the dishes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10

responsible for hard words, unsuccessful days
in the city, lack of ambition in the Office and
slackness and untidiness about the house.
You oversleep the first call, you struggle
feebly to get up when you hear the dining
room clock strike Z. When the boy throws
the morning paper against the front door you
know you have to get up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10

You have made your wife unhappy because
you forgot to say good-by Love droops and
dies before a clock face which says:
You'll miss the s 04 if you don't get a
move on"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10
The MOnologuc of a Morning Crouch

The Monologue Of Morning Crouch.
You leap from bed What in thunder makes
all the clothes tied up in knots? Why will
collar buttons roll under the bureau against
the mopboard? Aren't there any collars with
smooth edges? Where's my scarfpin? Can't
seem to lay anything down without its-yes,
I'm coming. Amt 1 hurrying as fast as
can? There! almost broke my leg that
fool rug. What dyou want to have a rug at
tie bottom of the stairs for?
No bananas this morning? Funny thing
they can't remember to have bananas for
breakfast Cereals all tough again Why
don't she put it in the oven? o, sh shl
nothing. I'm sick of it, and she can hear if
she wants to, and give notice, too, for all l
care. This toast's cinder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-10

hR ODERN women need more sunshine.
WI That is the verdict of Prof Manjon
of Nice, who gave an address in Paris
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-11
Won,en's Organizations

The Daughters Of the American Rev
OlutiOn held their regular monthly
meeting on Monday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. E. c. French, on Montana
street.
The hostesses for the day were: Mes
danes r F. Campbell, B. NJ G. Williams,
P. L Atkinson, julius LOrentZen, F. n
Hodge, Mary Rose Kiester Henry
Easter and Charles Kinkel The time
was spent in transacting business reIa-
tive to the entertainment which IS to
be held by the Daughters on the night
OF February p, when essays, which
have been written by pupils of the high
and grammar schools, will be read by
them and prizes awarded by the Daugh-
tiers, who have been awarding these
medals for essays on a chosen subject
for three years
The subject this year viii be: Amer
ica's gain by the success Of the RevOlu-
ton Of 1775," and a number Of essays
have already been received
In addition, the committee has ar
ranged a program, which will be rem
dered-
Monday afternoon, Mrs. French vice
regent, in the absence Of the regent
Mrs. n w. BrOaddus, read paper on
the "Old Kings Highway" and the
erection OF a monument was discussed
by the members
After the business meeting, refresh
ments were served
babies" hospital fund of the WOmans
Charity association, a Valentine flower
sale will be given at The Flower
Shop 213 Texas street, on Friday,
February a The committee which
viii receive orders will consist Of Mes
danes J. G. McNary, J. A Rawlings ".
r. Brown, J. A Dick, J. c. Lakeland.
Josephine Morfit, ". W. Turney, Chas.
Stevens, L. S Stewart and Well
Sunshine Helpers on Monday afternoon
Much sewing was accomplished; about
258 hand1erchiefs were made It was
decided to entertain at some future time
In order to be able to. send money to
the international society After the
business meeting, a salad course was
served.
The executive board Of the Woman's
y meeting on Wednesday morning at
10 o'clock at the residence of the presi-
dent. Mrs. Marie LOOMS, us North Ell
PasO street
me monthly meeting Of the member
snip OF the Woman's Charity associa-
uon VIII be held on Thursday afternoon
az o'clock at the Charity Home 4O5
oouln campbell street. At this meet
ing III. = I. Race and Rev. Miles Han
son son VIII address the association. Rev.
~. manson viii explain the 'Elber-
Ielo system OF charity. and the Off
rs would like to see the members Of
eis ADVISORY board present.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-11

/ Douglas for the f. P & W. has a pO-
sitiOn with the T. & r. as switchman.
H W Nagle, formerly a sWitchman
for the c. d s at Denver, has a posi-
ton as switehman for the G. H IN FL
PasO.
Fireman Robinson. Of the E. P & s,
". at Tucumcari, is spending a few
/ days in FL PasO, accompanied by his
Fred Bessey. brakeman for the G. H,
who has been in Hotel Dieu with a
broken shoulder, is able % be out on
the streets
Billy Hanna. conductor on the Santa
Fe at San Marcial, is running passenger
for Few trips between Albuquerque
and FL PasO.
D. T. McClain, engineer on the east
end of the FL FasO & Southwestern at
TuCumcari, has been spending a few
days in FL PasO-
Fireman L R. BOggs. who was IN
jured January % at RubiO, Texas
when engine SOC turned over, is still
confined to his bed
B. J. Hicks, brakeman for the z. P. &
s. ". at CarrizOZO, who is in Hotel
Dieu, his feet having been cut off, is
getting along well
Mrs w f. Matchett- wife OF engine
foreman Matchett Of the T. & P, who
has been sick some time, is reported TO
be doing very nicely
VIM. Hlgers is the newly appointed
night yardmaSter for the 7. & p. in
FL PasO- Mr. Hilgers came from FIT
years
c. L Hines, ngineer for the z. P. &
:. W. at TucCmcari, passed through II
PaSO Monday, en- route to Deming.
where he is owner of cOnsiderabI land
in the Mimbres valley.
Chas Benson, engineer. and Frank
Manning. fireman on the east end Of the
r. P & 5 W. arrived in FL Paso Mon
day with engine 21T for the back shop,
To receive a thorough Oyerhauling.
The family Of John Harrison. en-
gineer on the z. P. & s. ". at Tucum-
carl. are in Ell PasO making arrange
ments to move here. They are stop
ping at the home Of J. NJ Gibson. 1905
san Antonio.
J. Hart brakeman on the E. p. &
s w at Tucumcari who is spending
a few days in FL PasO. was reported to
be suffering with pneumonia Monday
and was removed from his room to
local hospital
J. =. Piper. switch engineer for the
Santa Fe, who went to the Santa Fs
hospital in Topeka, kas., some time
ago. has returned, very much I'M
proved 1Ir. Piper was accompanied
by his wife