Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-13

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this rush, sat down and tried on at
least a dozen different styles and
sizes of shoes. l finally got her a
perfect fit, then she asked:
What is the exact size of these
shoes%
"On being informed, she had the
shoes removed, with the remark:
"'Wsll, l am sending to New York
for a pair of shoes, and l wanted to be
sure as to the exact size to order
Can you beat that?" queried the
shoe clerk.
And l had to admit I could not
oh, the IauredteShip is Udcant
Sing Hands across the sea- :"
/ tCOnder tChy in the t0Orld they
don't
For the job pick Kip-or me,
.\VTHY not a woman poet laureate
w for England?
The death of Alfred Austin
has left this position in the official life
of the British Empire vacant and
come suggestions to appoint woman
to the post
Women have ruled as queens and
have made a success Of their steward
ship, so why could not a woman be
the official bard of England. If she
can sit on a throne, she should GER
tainly be able to sit on the Court Of
Parnassus.
Besides, the elevation of woman 20
this position might help to stop the
sex war which is now prevalent in
England. l have always been a be-
lever in womens rights. but I must
confess that l believe that woman
has a greater field with the pen and
scroll as her weapon than in using
the torch and the bomb to gain her
way.
| ran across a verse in an exchange
the other day that struck me as being
rather apt Here it is:
W0man's intIWnce is gentle
In most instances. And pet
There is nothing sentimental
To London sUGrdgette.
1t tC0uld be serious matter,
when male orators recite,
Should thcy punctudte their chatter
By exploding dynamite.
IIOW do | find out all l know?
II Well. I'll let you into a secret.
get my information through
the three well-known and commonly
used sources of news distribution,
| just as any other ordinary mortal
| does-by telegraph, telephone and
! tell-a- woman. 1t was through the
| first, and the wireless variety at that
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wanderers in foreign lands.
All of us who stay at home and
imagine we are suffering from the
heat-we really do not, in Atlanta,
you know-love to hear Of more for
tunate ones, so that to our ordinary
discomfort may be added the exquisite
finishing touches Of envy. Reports
from Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Witham
bring jolly talk Of Paris sights. where
they now are, with cool suggestions
from the Swiss journey they have
just made.
hear that Jessie Mckee the
young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Hugh
Mckee, who has been at school in
Berlin this year. will come home with
the Williams, who now plan to re-
open the gates of "Bide-a- Wee" some
day before August l. They are due
in New York on July p.
Letters from Mr.. and Mrs. Asa G.
Gambler tell Of enjoyable experiences
in Lucerne and other Swiss resorts
which they visited after a brief stay
in Paris. From Switzerland they
went to Cologne, and, according to
their itinerary were due in Amster-
dam Saturday.
MR.. AND MRS. JAMES SPRUNT,
oP yviIrripe,tor have a rri,ad ~
their Narragansett cottage and
will soon have as their guest one Of
Atlanta's most charming buds-t be,
Miss Katherine Ellis.
The Sprunts have been popular
man hnre Of the cnttaga rnlnnN Il