The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-26

f.NY 0 you Ndnl really 10 see the l&5 Birmingham society woman at SsaEs-s% her best, go out some fine day kszeVSxb and ramble over the golf course at the Country club or the Golf auto club at Roebuck
 At one or the other place you will find her, nifty, natty figure in her white skirt and flat, comfortable shoes. her blouse turned back to give freedom to her throat, a panama hat crushed down over her head for comfort rather than vanity's sake, cuffs turned away from strong brown arms; her face sun. Kissed a few saucy freckles giving picquancy to her daintily flushed faee-and her attitude unstudled grace And she doesn't dream she looks prettyl It has been the test, indeed, of van ity that complexions have been made a votive offering to the sun god in ex- change for expertness at golf, for while fl ecl<les may be adorable in juxta po- sition to Panama hat and middy blouse. they are hardly the thing for lace and cniffons; and what is to become of freckles and tan this winter when the exigencies of the case demand point lace and diamonds? We shall see what we shall see At least Birmingham's golf mad femininity are the last to be worrying about it.
 But we have found her on the links and we still maintain that she is at her best Never has she. in her hothouse surroundings been so lovely as here. a lonely figure dominating the landscane heI little white frock setting her apart as maybe the one living thing be- in al ,l unoulant expanse of green beneath the blue dome sky; her brown face is touched by happiness of the wholesome. unaffected sort and her eyes are bright with interest and eagerism. I love the expression that lights a woman's face in the pursuance of any phase of her life in the open, whether it be camping, riding, swimming, tennis or golf, and truly golf makes her Twin some, bewitching maid"
 Recent Converts
 The Birmingham Country club has long had its scores of masculine devo- tees and, with the organization of the Rocbuck club and the building of it's course this enlarged the field of activ- ity, increased interest, and offered a general impetus to the game so that now at both places the instructors are busy men. Both MT. Hall of the Bir- mingham club and MT. Barker at Roe buck assert that they rarely come into the city, duty and their pleasure in it. keeping them most of the time on the links. Men are taking up golf as the best recreation possible to one whose duties keep him in the city the greater portion of the time, and never before has there been observed so rapid an in- crease in interest as this summer. At R9ebuck Springs 100 new members hsfve been added since May At both Ap1aces a generous proportion of the Anew members are women. In fact inc great majority of stay-at- homes find their relaxation in the game, rather than in any other diversion. "The even- frgs' said feminine golf player the other day. "are more deliehtful when they follow an afternoon of golf One comes in tired, but it is such a healthy fatigue and there are so many wonderful plays to be made all over again mentally" Another said: q have never done anything that gave me as much genuine pleasure as golf am beginner. and there doesn't live less promising one, but I have a mania for chasing that little white ball around that is almost weak minded" To another golf has been a surprise in that she continues to play despite the fact that she is ruining a skin that has always been her pride and other women's envy and calmly allows herself to become "freckled from her head to her heels"
 Growth of Golf
 Birmingham is not alone in tbts quickening of golf interest The most tangible evidence of the growth of golf in the United States is the fact that 1t Is almost an all-day job to visit any of the eastern stores where supplies are retailed and attempt to select a club Stocks have been depleted to mark ed extent and it is necessary to wait sev- erai days or longer before special club can be obtained. So 1t is with the manufacturers of golf balls One firm in New York city declared not long ago that it could not turn out the little spheres fast enough to supply the de- niand
 This growth is due to the fact that