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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08
SOCIETY AND HOME TOPICS FOR WOMEN
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N<u LOVE'LETTER ?AgAaAAll
How SWIFT WROTE TO STELLA

Among the most familiar of the great
love letters of literature are those that
passed between Jonathan Swift and
Stella" The stella" to whom they
were addressed was Esther johnson, and
they appear in swift's journal 10
Stella" Parts of these letters are unin-
telligible, owing to the peculiar language
which Swift invented for the purpose.
When Swift was at the university he
had made resolve that he would never
marry, but 1t was not long thereafter
before he sought the hand of Jane War
ing. the sister of college chum. She
seems to have been undecided whether
or not she should accept until Swift be-
came quite impatient. He wrote her:
you have had time enough to con-
slider my last letter and TO form your
own resolution upon it. I await your
answer with a world of impatience.
Would to heaven you were for a while
sensible of the thoughts into which my
present distraction plunges me. Would
to God you had treated and scorned me
from the beginning. Only remember that
if you still refuse to be mine you Will
quickly lose him that has resolved to
oie as he has lived. All yours
JON. SWIFT
The final answer of Miss Waring can
only be surmised. AT any rate, Swift
went away for a long period without
marrying her. And IL she lived to know
the sufferings of Stella and Vanessa, she
was undoubtedly glad she escaped.
Swift first met Stella when she was 3
years old, and her attachment for him
was lifelong. Stella was nearly 20 when
their actual courtship begun, while Swift
was "a, AS specimen of the roman
tic style In which he addressed her in
his Journal the printing of mere ex-
tracts is all that is necessary;
See how this is blotted: ] can write
no more but tell you l love MD dearly
MI" is supposed to have been meant
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MRS. JOHN PATTON
AFTERNOON TEA HOSTESS

In compliment to Mrs. \. w. Trimble,
retiring regent of the General Sumter
chapter, Daughters of the American Rev
olution, Mrs. John Patton was a hostess
yesterday afternoon at tea at her home
on South Tenth avenue. The tea hour,
following a meeting of the chapter an1
despite the threatening weather, was
beautifully attended, both by the mem
oers of The Daughters of the American
revolution and outside friends of the
hostess and her gracious honoree Mrs
j. Morgan Smith. regent of the Old Ely
ton chapter, and prominent in national
ID. A. r. work, was one of those stand
ing with the hostess and Mrs Trimbe
to receive. Mrs. Joseph Allen, state re-
gent of the ID. A. r.; Mrs. Wade Wood,
Miss Alma Burgamy and Mrs. j. T. Har-
Well all of whom are officers in the or
Sanization, were also among the mem
b'rs of the receiving party.
Mrs. Patton was very cordial and
pretty as she stood in the living room to
welcome her guests. She was gowned
for the afternoon 5in gray crepe meteor,
whose faint shade was especially at
tractive with her golden hair and fair
skln Mrs. Trimble also wore a hand
some gown.
Mrs. Ned Richardson MeDavid. in a
salmon-shaded brocade crepe, sat al the
tea table and presided over the urns,
and in the library Mrs J. T. Robertson
and Mrs. ]. NJ. p. Otis served a de
lioious strawberry ice. The punch table
was stationed in an alcove of the hall.
and Mrs. John Goldsmith and Miss Leta
VIII Goldsmith served.
Among the assistant hostesses were:
Mrs. Clarence NJ. Tardy, Mrs. w. G.
Montgomery Mrs. l.. G. Woodson, Mrs
A. Q. Lane, Mrs. Samuel E. Greene.
Mrs. Felix Blackburn. Mrs. Frank s
White, Miss Hattie Morton, Mrs. E. T
Wilcox, Mrs. Charles Sharp, Mrs. T. A
Goldsmith, Mrs Margaret Patton King,
Mrs M. E. Gibson and Miss Walden Hen
don.
Mrs. Patton's home was artistically
decorated for her tea. In the center of
the bonbon table was a handsome clus-
ter of pink roses, surrounded with pink
shaded candles and bonbons in crystal
dishes. Pink roses in vases and jardi-
nieres were scattered elsewhere through
the rooms, and bowls of pink sweet pea
also gave fragrance and beauty to a de-
lightful party. Over 100 cards were left
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1T Is True, Every Word That Mr. HichenS Wrote
About The Garden OF Aa11 Says Miss Jane Peterson
Attractive eue " MRS Wmans Months Desert Tells
Dolly Some Interesting Went to to Paint

, "a man buys his wife by the pound.
Prettiness is reckoned by weight. They
adore fat women
what a Mecca for the fattest fair
est and fortiest of Americas obese
Glass; | suggested, laughingly.
"A man gets a 1ery nice wife for s60,"
said Miss Peterson, catching my spirit
of levity concerning SO serious a subject,
and divorces her for the small sum of
50 cents Imagine it'
Il had wonderful trip after leaving
Bisl1ra," Miss Peterson said in con-
clusion. Il went To Algiers, taking the
train for Tunis, and spent a delightful
time in that tropical southern cline The
automobile roads are marvellous. You
know they are the old Roman roads,
hundreds of years old, and the most beau
tiful in the world! We went to Eel Cam
tara, a stupendous gorge in the desert;
Hamman Meskoutine, Sidi Ockaba the
latter remarkable place, where all the
houses are made of mud covered with
some sort of cement. We went to Con-
stantine, to Carthage and Sfax, sketching
and painting the unique scenery, and L
must tell you about Kairouan. 1t is really
more wonderful than Biskra, | think. 1t
is quite Biblical even to the camePs eye,
which is the great gate, you know, where
il is impossible for the vendor with his
rntaxed goods in his pack to pass
L udu never quite
ed the meaning of the camel's eye before.
Kairouan is a. second Holy City of the
Mohammedans. There are fully $50
mosques in the village, and the turrets
and the peaks that girt the sky line make
a marvellous vista. There are more tiles
and mosaics than in the Alhambra. Kair-
ouan is a wonderful placer
Miss Peterson hadn't told me the hall
of what l wished to know.
l had been so interested. however, that
hadn't noticed the dusk that was fall
ing upon us, but that wasn't to be Won-
dered at under the delicious magnetism
of her graphic descriptions, her charming
manner in the telling, her exquisite
daintiness and sensitiveness to every
beautiful thing.
She has somehow cast about MS the
spell of the desert, as 1t were with all
OF its voluptuous mysticism; its strange,
fascinating orientalism; its family sill
houetted perspective of the great hobbling
eamels and the jet black Arab guides,
trooding the mysterious plains; the little
scintlating stars. peeping out of the
blue, blue skies; the queer silvery sound
of a tinkling bell fiom a mosque nearby;
and Domini and AndrovsiY in all of their
sensuous, beauteous love before the rude
awakening came and the abiding peace,
broding over 1t all, forgetful of the world.
and its mere commonpaees-and forgot
ten!
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hostess, wearing a yellow chiffon gown
trimmed with laces. Miss Brock was il
pink chiffon, embossed in gold and Mrs.
Haley, the hostess sister, who stood
with them to welcome the guests, was
in light blue chiffon. Miss Mary Choi-
let Berney, in white embroidered crepe
de chine was one of the lovely members
of the receiving coterie, and among 9th
ers who looked especially attractive were
Miss Mary Ratliff Miss Haywood Mol
ton and Miss May Riser, who stood in
the hall; Miss Hazel Tynes, Miss Doro-
thy Allen, who presided over the punch
bowl. and Miss Sarah Dryer. who poured
coffee. In the dining room Mrs. f. f.
Ballard, Mrs Frank Clark, Mrs. Julian
Gorham, Mrs. j. T. Couburn, Mrs. H.
NJ. Archibald and Mrs. H. NJ. somervile
constituted an attractive receiving partN
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Picked Spice Beets

Mrs. R. asks for the recipe for spiced
beets published some time ago. am sure
that | have what she wants, and If no
one has sent it to her this may be the
one:
Picked Spice Beets-Select nice red
beets and boil until tender. Plunge each
one repeatedly in cold water and slip
off the skins. Cut beets lengthwise into
strips. Place these, not too closely, in
glass jars, leaving room for the liquor to
surround each piece. To two quarts of
vinegar add four pounds of brown sugar
and one-half teaspoon powdered alum.
Let this boil. Skim, add one teaspoon each
of cloves, allspice, mustard and few
pepper corns, all unground and tied IN
a muslin bag. Boil again, adding lit
tie cayenne and salt Pour over the beets.
Next day drain off syrup, bring to a
boil, pour over the beets again, then seal
They will be a rich red color ana de-
Icious. MRS. J. w. l.. j.
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BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE

go about with snakes and chant the
wierdest incantations. He was afraid OF
ehem. You see, the desert is full of SUI
perstitions"
The land of enchantment, of forget
Iuiness." / suggested. LAS the Arabs say,
In the desert one forgets everything
one remembers nothing more. Is 1t all
true?'
Entirely so" said Miss Peterson. lone
does things there that would never be
thought of anywhere else For instance,
those dance halls that Mr.. Hichens pic
tured SO vividly. The dancing girls, the
Guild ais are al THAT Mr.. Huehens
said of them. They are the most delic-
iously nonchalant, insouciant class that
you have ever seen. The people there, the
Bedouins and the rest, are very proud
of their caste''
And was thre real Domini and a
real AndroVsky?" l asked curiously
Mr.. Hickens met an English girl there
whom he made his heroine" said Miss
Peterson. There was also a real An
drovsRy They were married: they lived
in the desert and their life was prac-
tically told In the book only Androvsky
didn't go back to the monastery, but he
and Domini were unfortunately divorced.
Every year, however, Domini. with her
two children, goes back to the Garden
of Allah.'
Did you go to the remote spot in the
desert, where Domini and Androvsky
were so happy together" l asked.
Il didn't, but several people told me
that they had been off on these wonderful
caravan trips, riding camels and facing
the sand storms of the Sahara, and that
they had slept out in the glorious night,
under the blue star-spangled canopy of
the African sky, where enchantment and
mystery pervade the land and there is
a terrifying loneliness and loyeliness that
none can imagine
did you have your fortune tod-you
remember, in the book" suggested, "the
old sand diviner?
Yes, the very same fortune teller,
said Miss Peterson--the sand diviner told
queer. He had a handkerchief full of
sand-fortune telling sand-and into This
was told to place my palms. When
| removed my hands he told my for
tune"
was there anything in his divinauons
that ever came true?" ] asked.
THE magic on the sands must have
failed" said Miss Peterson, because the
handsome young man that I was to meet
turned has never put in appearance.
Miss Peterson spoke most entertainingly
of the "harems," in which she did some
painting.
In that country" Miss Peterson said,
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for my dearest" and Swift invariably
referred to himself as presto" AS an
example of this, in the same letter he
wrote: Farewell, dearest MD, and love
Presto, who loves MD infinitely above
all earthly things"
With Hester Vanhomrigh, Swift also
had love affair, and at the same time
that he was writing letters filled with
devotion to Stella It is not sure that
Swift cared very 1nuch for her ht,t
from her letters to him Hester undoubt-
edly loved Swift. Swift said there was
nothing ugly about her but her name
This did not worry him long. for ne
changed It to "Vanessa." His letters u
her are not very poetic but notice the
reverse in those of Nanessa to Swift.
Put my passion under the utmost re-
straint, send me as distant from YOU IS
the earth will allow, YOU yet cannot BAN
ish those charming ideas which will stick
by me While I have the use of memory
Nor is the love | bear you only seated
in my soul. for there is but a single
atom of my frame that is not blended
with it,"
There Is a strong probability that
Swift married Stella in 1Tl6 though the
evidence is conflicting At least, she
never lived with him as his wife. RI
mors Of the attachment between Swift
and Stella reached Vanessa and she
wrote 10 the latter asking whether or
not she was married to Swift. According
to some accounts she made no answer
and others say she denied it, When
Swift heard of this he rode to Celbridge
where Vanessa lived. entered her draw
ing room and threw her letter into her
face and left. She never saw him again.
and died shortly after of a broken heart
Stella also began failing and it Is said
that in the last months of her life Swift
IL I-.l.
but Stella declined, saying II was too
late Swift was too i'll to go to her fr-
neral. 1t is said that Swift kept none Of
stella's letters. and the only keepsake
he had belonging to her was lock of
her hair, which he had wrapped in a pa
per, on which he had written .Only a
woman's hair"
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POLICE SEARCH FRISCO
FOR MISSING BRIDE

San Francisco. May IA search Of all
the bay cities was begun early today for
Mrs Robert SAKE, Is years old, bride OF
two weeks. Mrs. SAKE left her home
yesterday morning to go shopping. TAX
ing $1,000 worth of diamonds to be cleaned
by a jeweler,
The police are working on theory
that Mrs. Sake was murdered.
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SATURDAY-"HOw HELOIsE WROTE TO ABELARD7

instructions for washing cotton com
fortables: Take the threads from the
sides and ends clip the taekings. life the
top and lower part from the cotton, fold
and lay away the cotton and wash. starch
and iron the cotton top and bottom of
the comfortable. Put in the frame and
add about an inch layer OF new cotton,
then that which was in the quilt, and YOU
will have clean and new bed covering.
This WAS my mothers formula when
was a girl, and l have followed 1t all
my life. MRS. j. l.. II.
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SECRETARY OF NAVY
EN- ROUTE KEY WEST

Jacksonville, Fla. May 7.-Secretary Of
the Navy Josepheus Daniels, who is
making an inspection tour of southern
naval stations, passed through here to-
day en- route from Pensacola to Key
West, Fla. Mr.. Daniels and his wife
were entertained by city officials tins
morning, and made a trip on the St.
Johns river on the government yacht
stationed here.
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A Deaf Musician

I saw in the Corner letter from a
reader who says she has been giving
music lessons for a number of years, but
is now deaf. May L suggest something?
Why not play for entertainments and
parties? AS long as she knows the music
she does not have to hear for such work
as that and I think she could do well
playing for parties concerts, etc.
ONE OF YOUR READERS.
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STUDENTS PROTEST
AGAINST IMPURE AIR

New York. May Fifteen hundred
pupils ON strike at the stuyvesant High
school won recognition of their cause to-
day and promise of consideration of their
grievances.
The students wrecked the basement
dining room after a long series of pro-
tests against the poor ventilation of the
room and the quality of the fare.
The students also say they are dissatis-
fed with the same old songs sung
every day." and want livelier music.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08
Rhubarb Marmalade

Ten cups rhuoarb, washed and cut
small without peeling; three cups orange,
peeled and cut fine; five cups pineapple,
cut fine. Allow three-quarters of a cup
Of sugar to each cup of fruit and cook
10 the consistency of jam.-kindness of
w. NJ. f.
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SOME HELPING HAND
HINTS FOR THE HOME
Nv MARION HARLAND

fourth row take the top of the third row
of seeds; then Place one seed one bead.
one seed, then three beads, and continue
until the row is completed. For the fifth
row take the top of the fourth row
Of seeds, one seed, one bead, one seed
and four beads until that row is COM
pleted, and keep on in that way until you
use IS beads for the highest. gradually
adding always one bead more. Take no
more than one seed, one bead, one seed,
then add your extra bead to it, After
you have gone as far as the eighteenth
row, take is beads, one seed, one bead,
one seed, and Is more then stick through
the-top of the eighteenth row Ghis forms
the network, and only add one bead.
Keep in mind just one bead. not any more
seeds, for the lower part. That's the
first row of network. Second row, take
a seed Is beads, thena a bead, a seed
and again Is beads. using one bead for the
center of the two seeds in the top OF the
first row until you have completed five
rows in succession. and the bag is COM
pleted. To make the satin bag and trim
mings l will give directions to anyone
writing TO me and inclosing stamp.
MRS. j. q.
How to Wash Cotton COmfortables
am an elderly woman and a constant
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MRS. BALL COMPLIMENTED
BY SITMTER CHAPTER

AT the meeting of the General Sumter
chapter yesterday afternoon Mrs. George
{. Ball received a charming tribute of
appreciation in the appointment to a life
time membership in the organization
without dues Mrs. Ball was one of the
founders of the chapter.
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Directions for Making Seed Bag

In response to the inquiry or a. M. o
referring to the muskmelon> seed Dag
First select large, strong muskmeioil
seeds. / use No. 8 thread (white) doupie
and waxed: one can use linen ihreau'
waxed to answer the same purpose por
the large bag | used nearly SIX puhcIes
of steel heads. No. Q. for the small bag
about four punches of beads, No. 3. For
the large bag I took Is seeds ofaWn
rather tightly, allowing enough space ior
the continuing seeds, thickest and oo"h-
ward After the first row between eacn
seed place two seeds, making to'al ol
36 seeds for the second row. For tie
third row take again two seeds between
the second row Of two seeds, and for the
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Recipe for Toms Pudding

l saw request for recipe Tor Iom
pudding. Here is one | cut from paper
several years ago: One-half cup mo-
lasses. one-half Gun warm water, one tea
spoon soda dissolved in warm water, one
cup rasns, chopped one teaspoon cin-
namon, yolks of two eggs, two scant cups
flour; one-half cup nuts may be aoaed II
desired. Steam two hours. Sauce 10 pe
served: One-half cup butter, creameo'
one-half cup brown sugar whites WV
eggs beaten stiff; add one teaspoon not
water and flavor with vanilla
MRS. H. NJ.
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Song Is 1.-Two Sweethearts"

In answer to the inquiry for the name
of the song that has these lines
lone has hair of silvery gray,
The other has hair like gold"
1t Is entitled Two Sweethearts."
A CONSTANT READER.
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MISS LOUISE ARCHIBALD
GIVES A BUFFET LUNCHEON

Miss Louise Archibald was hostess yes
terday at a delightful luncheon in COM
pliment to her house guest. Miss Brock
of South Carolina. Aboute1O0 friends of
THE hostess responded to her invitation
and tn Sbuffet luncheon was served from
the Ining room. which was tastefully
adc13ed with pink roses and sweet peas,
10 Aorrespond with the other apartments,
also beautifully appointed.
Miss Archibald was a very pretty
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Hospital Report

jackson. Miss, May 7.-(Speeial) DIR.
McLain, superintendent of the State
Charity hospital, states that during April
1877 patients We're admitted and 63 opera
tions performed. There were four deaths
from disease and three from operations.
Since January 536 patients have been
admitted and 242 operations performed.
There have been "a deaths from disease
and 16 from operations.
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"Tn Do the Same for You"

L saw a little boys request for the
name of the song beginning:'
Two little boys
Had two little toys,
Each was a wooden horse.
1 believe he can get it at any music
store under the name, "Il Do the Same
for You l do not know who wrote IL,
but l remember having the piece several
years ago. MRS. G. F. M.
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MRS. HUGH MONTGOMERY
A HOSTESS AT TEA

Mrs Hugh Montgomery is inviting n
few friends to tea next Wednesday aft
ernoon to meet her guest, Mrs. H. 0.
Miller of Charlotte, N. c.
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COrnmeal Mush

Four cups cold water, salted to taste;
one cup cornmeal. Cook in double boiler
for at least two hours. Stir often till
it thickens.
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MRS. THOMAS PARKE
AUCTION BRIDGE HOSTESS

In compliment TO Mrs Julian Parke of
Selma Mrs Thomas Parke will enter
tain this afternoon at bridge
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MRS. HOUSTON DAVIS
ENTERTAINS AT LUNCHEON

Mrs. Houston Davis luncheon tomor-
row will be limited to a party of eight
or ten friends.
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LOOK! LOW ROUND TRIPS, ATTAIN
ia S5.25, SALE COMMENCES MAY IL,
LIMITED JUNE 10. sEAB0ARD THE
LINE; FINE EQUIPMENT AND ALL
THE TRIMMINGS.
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The Council of Jewish Women will
meet this afternoon at 2:30 O'clock at the
home of DIR. Morris Newfield. 1t is
hoped that a fun membership will be
present as matters of great Importance
have arisen.
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Mrs. Joseph r. Estes will be hostess
at called meeting of the Quest club
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 at her home,
929 South Twelfth street.
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The Music Study club will meet this
morning at 10:30 o'clock at Clark & Jones'
hall. The annual election of officers will
not occur until Thursday, May 10, at the
same place.
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The final meeting of the Fenelon clup
for this year viii occur tomorrow after
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How to Wash Cotton Comfortables
I am an elderly woman and a constant
reader of your Corner and am glad to give
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-04-13

lobbyist who has nearly euticed her
husband into paying government
money for lands belonging to a
crooked gang. on the plea that they
are desirable for a national park,
NJ OTHING else on the inaugural
bill OF the eighth new theater,
the Palace, TO be dedicated In New
York this season. was as daring as
the dance by the wiggler from the
banks OF the Neva. An effort 10 asso-
ciate the new house In the public
mind with the famous London music
hall of similar name was made with
some imported ''acts" which were.
in fact. no more successful with the
grown products as. for Instance.
George AIDES racy sketch called
Speaking TO Father" which ] de-
scrIbed 20 YOU a week or so ago when
acted elsewhere. But the chief two
Plccadiily, .pickings proved almost
worthy of the luxurious new house.
Tho only thing 10 be said against the
London Palace girls, who open the
show. Is that their novelty is an
adaptation OF a striking idea hit upon
for the "Follies' OF three or four
summers ago and revealed at that
time on the Great White Way. The
point is rather trivial. as the main
fact consists OF the effectiveness OF
the pictures, posed by several pretty
girls IN the manner OF up-to- date
black and white sketches. la Nell
Br!nkley.
THE other English importation.
"The Eternal Waltz" is a sa-
tire on the craze for vicnnese waltzcs