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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
MISS HARRIS BRIDGE PARTY
 IS DELIGHTFUL EVENT

Another delightful event for Miss Mat tie Butler of Kentucky, the guest of Miss Roberta Lamb, was the lovely informal bridge party yesterday afternoon from 1 until 6 o'clock with Miss Dorsey Harris as a charming hostess.
 Quantities ofoasters and ferns were used to make a pretty setting for this enjoy able afternoon spent in playing bridge and at the conclusion of the game a dainty box of hand embroidered handker- chiefs and two boxes of correspondence cards were awarded as trophies
 Pink ices in kisses and individual cakes carried out the chosen colors.
 The invitation list included Miss Rober- ta Lamb, Miss Matte Butler. Miss Martha Glover, Miss Martha Green, Miss Eleanor Messer, Miss Alma Messer, Miss Orline Barnett, Miss Leona Plosser, Miss Leonora Hassinger, Miss Julia Shackle- ford, Miss Helen Eubank, Miss Dorothy Allen, Miss Gertrude Molten, Miss Gene vieve Burt, Miss Helen Keyser, Miss Liz zie Lee Pounds, Miss Kathleen Hayes Miss Marguerite Sibley, Miss Mary Ses. sions, Miss Katherine Ledbetter, Mis-: Mary Sibley, Miss Margaret Gage, Mis- Augusta Clarke. Miss Mabel Narler, Mis- Hughlette Mae Adams, Miss Julia Car ney, Miss Mary Streit, Mrs. James c Dorsey, Mrs. George C. Harris, Jr., anC Mrs. Edward Love keyser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14

And
 When the train (positiseiy eomicsi in ,s marked opportuneness) comes puffin- and snorting in
 Why
 The belated shipwrecked folk feel as if they had gained
 Not new friend
 But
 A long lost. old time companion:
 A tried and trusty person whom vou have seen under the stress of justftiable irritation. time tables. and tempora rilv suspended existence, who stood bv vou in time of great need and dire necessity Who
 (And this is the thing that touches you mosD did not let you lose the train alone. but submitted to fates making him equally belated.
 Yes
 Truly
 Under these circumstances pr. Holmes theory might work,
 Beause-
 It would be almost next to impossible to view any such person with entire disre- gard, once you'd spent narrowing time with such in your dreams, under these remarkable circumstances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14

miles ahead on the journey of their ma turing friendship and forever afterward have a feeling of fellowship, almost of intimacy of long standing.
 It is as though they mad suffered ship wreck.
 And
 Though they were not precisely obliged to weather a storm, they pulled through hours of boredom and came out with in terests not drowned
 But
 Sustained on conversational biscuits, whose dryness had become suddenly ap- petizing
 To be isolated with an acquaintance of unknown qualities in a strange place and unfriendly, after the hour of ones depar- ture, is to experience all the sensations of having been wrecked on a desert island with them.
 You are both flung into a sea of wait ing, barren of sails of diversion, and cling to each other, mutually mistaking a fellow suffering for a floating spar.
 Tn eresult is bound to be amusing.
 There is something so extra about the hours between the trains one expected to take and the train one is forced to substitute in it's place that it sseems as though life had been postponed that length of time, and this entr' acte could be enjoyed at ones ease with the ordinary rules more or less frightened.
 The situation is so desperate that a su- preme effort is made to make it endura- ble.
 Food thta one may have eaten shortly before is at once necessary.
 All shipwrecked people are notorious foragers,
 And
 The more unlikely a place it is found the more perversely Gonvivial one be- comes.
 Separated from the entire world;
 Uncertain that one will ever see theil friends again, One naturally begins to confide in the new found companion. Not facts, for the danger of becoming waterlogged with ennui and sinking be- fore one's very eyes, necessitates great caution against boring him. But One confides-ideas! l If such an one ever had an amusing | thought put away for a rainy day. nov 1 is the time to bring 1t out and let it show what merit it is made of. l Castillian courtesy is shown by botf | to prove that the practices put forward | in "The Yarn of the Nancy Bell' ars l heartily disapproved of. The tone of things is kept very, yer, high; much after the manner of the con. demned in the bastile, one would say. "All accessories having dropped from us it is only meet our natural qualities should supply the lack"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
900 HEAD DIPPED IN
 BALDWIN COUNTY
Butts, Dipping Vat Agent, Completes
 Charging Vat At Silver

Bay Minette, August 12.-(Special.) .)-J. E. Butts, dipping vat agent for this county, returned from Silverhil yester- day, where he finished charging d vat. and reports that up to noon yesterday nearly 800 head of cattle had been dipped and that it was thought that about 400 more would be dipped in the afternoon.
 This is the largest dipping yet to be reported at a new vat. He reports that number of head of horses and mules were dipped also. To date MT. Butts re- ports that there have been installed 14 vats and that all are beging used with regularity and excellent results. He re- ports that in June about 2000 head of cat tie were dipped in July. 3l75, and that this month there will be more than June and July put together. The number of petitions for vats indicates that they are highly successful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
FRED ACRE FARM" TO BE PRESENTED AT SCHOOL

Class No. of the Huffman Methodist Sunday school will present Red Acre Farm" play of three acts. Saturday, August 15, at o'clock at the Huffman achoolhouse. The cast of characters is as follows: Josiah Armstrong, the owner of Red Acre farm, Harry Herman; Col onel Barnaby Strustt, Professor Benson; Jonah Jones, a farm helper Roy Roe buck; Squire Hareourt, who holds a mortgage, Robert Roebuck; Harry Har- court, his profligate son, Guss Crow; Dick Randall, who seeks his fortune, Viii Crow: Tom Busby, a travelling mer- chant, Hoyt Dobbs; Amanda Armstrong Iosiah's wife, Lizzie Dobbs Nellie Arm strong. driven from home. Mamie Self; Laura Armstrong. a poor weak sinner Magic Pinson; Mrs. Barnaby Strutt. the colonel's wife, Bertrand Leishman; 'Ju- nior,' adopted daughter of the Struts Jennie Lee Riddle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
SPEND-THE-DAY
 PARTY FOR VISITOR

Miss Leona Marsh entertained num- Der of girls in the younger set with a spend-the- day party ain honor of her house guest Miss Agnes Tarr. Rock and other games were enjoyed and at noon delightful four-course luncheon was served Those enjoying this hospitality were: Miss Willie May Lowe, Miss Norma Kellogg. Miss Margaret De Lorme, Miss Irene Goode Miss Susie Reid Morton, Miss Mabel Dunn, Miss Georgia Dunn Miss Agnes Atkins, Miss Agnes Tarr and Miss Lena Marsh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14

By MARION KIRKLAND

some more. Have measured. after sitting, your flour with baking powder or cream of tartar and soda-whichever you use in it. Measure the milk. Into the beaten butter, sugar, and egg yo1lx sift part of the flour and beat, then a little milk and beat, and so on until all the materials are used-then beat hard. Have the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth, then stir into the above Never put your milk itno the butter and sugar be- fore the four, as it makes coarse grained cake. I think no one, if she fol- lows these rules and measures correctly, will shave trouble with her cake
 NEW ENGLAND N SMAN."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
MISS VERNON HOSTESS
 WATERMELON CUTTING

A happy event of last evening was the watermelon cutting with Miss May Yer non as hostess at her home in West Pratt.
 Those enjoying this hospitality were Miss Olive Echols Miss Blanche Taylor Miss Grace Schumacher, Miss Beulah Mor- gan, Miss Maude Miles, Miss Verlndine Miles. Miss Jewell Varnow, Miss Stella Malone Miss May Varnow, Miss Ethel Varnow, Miss Willie Lewis Hanchey Miss Leona Meadows, Miss Mabel lsaacs, Miss Saidee Rae, Mis- Aileen Higgins, Miss Edna Donaldson, Miss Bennie Page, Miss Hattie Echols, Miss Clarice Varnow. MT. Frank Page, MT. Claude Malone, MT. Walter Miles, Mr Harold Ponder, MT. A G. Bradley, MT. Mathew Oxley, MT. Luther Johnson, MT. Olen Crumley, MT. Allen Hooper MT. Will Morgan, MT. Roy Blackwell. MT. Curtis Moore, MT. Cliff ford Matson. Mir Bruce Morgan, Mr. D. Miller Mr. Ed Miller, Mr. Claude Black well, and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
Making Jam

An English woman in exile begs for information as to jam making in the mother country. In the hope that she may lind something she wants in the in- closed I respectfully tender it. English strawberry jam: To each pound of fruit allow F to 16 ounces of preserving sugar. Method of making: Remove the caps from the fruit; put into a preserving ket- tie, covering each layer thickly with su- gar. Place the pan by the side of the fire; bring the contents to a boil, slowly. Stir occasionally, skim well, boiling gently until the jam sets when tested on a cold plate Care must be taken in stirring to keep the fruit whole. Pour into jars, cover with paper brushed with the white of an egg on both sides. Keep in cool, dry place. Time for making, about one hour. H. T. S."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14

ter Fay Miles Benton, for her mother Mrs. Benton lived in this city before her and is a sister of Mrs. Richard Johnston and Miss Myrtle Miles.
 
 Mrs. James Carter and Mrs. Randolph Banks have returned to Atlanta after at tending the Tombstone Carter wedding. MT. Percy Meadow is conva1escent from his recent illness at the home Of his par ents, pr. and Mrs. Albert Meadow. Mrs. John w. Tomlinson expects to leave next week for Tate Springs, where she will remain for several weeks.
  Dr. and Mrs Henry M. Edmonds left yesterday for an extended trip to New York.
 Mrs. Berry Baugh is i'll at her home on Highland avenue.
 MT. Bryan Tomlinson will go to Wash ington mex tweek for visit to Secretary and Mrs. William Jennings Bryan. MT. and Mrs. Jim Elder have named their little son Frederick Norris Eldef
 |
 Mrs W. J. Stacy and Mrs. w. H. Spen- oNi oic SPSiidiiio iV udy . III 1illtd6O. lanta.
 Mrs. J. NJ. Sawyer and Miss Anna Dean have returned from Battles Wharf after d two months stay there.
 MT. c. l.. Crossland of Nashville is visit. ing his parents. MT. and Mrs. E. D Crossland, in East Lake.
  Dr. Cary McCord of Detroit Mich, i, the guest of Dr. and Mrs. F. F. Bon durant.
 Miss Wilmer Gillespie of Pnson i. spending some time in East Lake as tho guest of Mrs. J. D. Killough. Mrs. w. P McAory has returned iron Pelham, where she attended the Baptis convention. Mrs. c. F. Swango is at home after trip to Chattanooga and other points il Tennessee. Miss Dolly Owen is the guest of Mrs M. A Gambill in Jasper. Mrs Winifred Runyan, who has beei visiting Mrs. Sidney Godbee in Norwood has returned to Ashville.
  Mrs. A. L. Richburg and children o l Pensacola are the guests of Mrs. A. M Garvin in Inglenook. Mrs A. W. Ansley of Montgomery i | the guest of Mrs. E. A. Lynch in Prat tCity.
 
 N1r. R. L. Taylor of Pinson is visiting MT. and Mrs. G. N. Taylor. Mrs M. A. Heminway has returned iron Pensacola. l Miss Bella Taylor left yesterday t visit her sister, Mrs. Leon Kennedy, a 1 Quinton.
 Miss Ripple Austin of Enterprise is tn guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Staeg. MT. Hugh valely is at home after trip to Evanston and Princeton, Ind. Miss Derome Brown has returned t Tampa after visiting Miss Mary Don nelly.
 MT. Isaac Foonster of Palestine, Tex is the guest of his sister, Mrs. John Bergin. MT and Mrs. M. P. Dominick have re turned from an outing at St. Clai Springs. Miss Ola Hamilton and Miss Flori Lee Brassfeld of Fairview motored
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
THE WOMAN WHO SAW
 TALKS ABOUT DREAMS
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

Oliver Wendell Holmes says somewhere that friendships are frequently precip- tated into romance by dream, as it is almost impossible to regard a person with entire calmness after having dreamt of them.
 Which
 Seems quite the most perverse reason ing imaginable, al one would be apt 10 look critically on person whom one had encountered in such insane surroundings as one of ones very own dreams. not to mention the imperrinent intrusion of their appearing there at all.
 Dreams are discarded and in place of them, to serve the same purpose and bring about an increased suitability of re- suits should be read losing train to- gether.
 Then
 The gentle doctors theory works per- fectly.
 Two laughing acquaintances have missed train together, have been sent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
MISS KENNEDY COMPLIMENTED
 IN WOODI AVN

Tine first of a series of prenuptial parties planned for Miss Annie Maud Kennedy. September bride, was that of yesterday afternoon when Mrs Clarence Hooper and Miss Bessie Merrill entertained about 40 of their friends in the married and younger set at their home in Woodlawn
 Ferns and cut flowers beautfied the rocms where the tables were arranged for playing one hundred. In the dining room the same colors, green and white, prevailed a basket of ferns and white clematis eentering the table and the mints ices and cakes weer also In green and white. Miss Margaret Kennedy and Miss Sarah Fulton assisted here.
 Mrs. Annie Heddleston and Mrs C. A. Merrill assisted the hostesses and hon oree in receiving the guests and punch hints, ices and cakes were also in green Nina Bain and Miss May Patton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
BIRMINGHAM PEOPLE
 AT LINVILLE. N. q.

MT. ". l.. Murdoch and Mir. Sidney J. Bowie have recently returned from Lin vile, N. C., and bring the news that Linville is delightful summer resort and very much alive socially, bridge par ties and golf being the chief pastimes. Al ter Lyons Bradley, youngest son of Mir and Mrs. Lee Bradley of Birmingham was awarded the loving cup. Another tournament will take place during the coming week and contestants are ex- pected from Birmingham. Atlanta, Chat. tanooga, Charlotte and many other places. This has been made a yearly affair and is greatly enjoyed.
 Among those from this city spend ing part of the summer there are: Mrs Dave Roberts. Miss Belle Roberts, MT and Mrs Kirkpatrick, Miss Kate Earle MT. Douglas Kirkpatrick and MT. Johr kimball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
Candied Violets

ITO make candied violets Dissolve a cup of sugar in water and boil till it threads from the spoon. Set aside until 1t gets cool. Take fresh double violets and and dip them in the cooling syrup and then sprinkle with fine granuated sugar. Lay away with care in dry sugar.
 "HOUSEWIFELY'
 You do not say in so many words that your contribution responds to the request of a fellow member, but we recognize the intent and thank you for the consid- crate act. Two correspondents have asked for the recipe for making the dainty con lection. They work in prettily with other bonbons at luncheon or dinner party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
NeVs And Gossip Of
 Interest To Society
Miss Bains Dance Compmenting V1sitorsMlss Harris Host ess for Miss Butler-Other Parties for Vstors-Notes
 From Out of Town-society Personals

An interesting event of last evening was a dance with Miss Katherine Bain as i. fcvely hostess complimenting her house guests. Miss Katherine Venahle of Ialla- dega and Miss Sarah Coleman of Selma
 The entire lower floor was thrown to- gether and simply but prettily decorated with cut flowers and bamboo and punch was served from a flower banked bowl sn the porch An orchestra furnished music and dancing was enjoyed until a late hour, when ices and cakes were served.
 The invitation list Included the follow ing: Miss Elizabeth Prince, Miss Jordan Prince. Miss Elizabeth Wyman, Miss Lil- liam Powell. Miss Josephine Meadow, Miss Amelia Gaudin, Miss Gussie Grover, Miss Fay Ninn, Miss Leola Shannon, Miss Augusta Katzenstine, Miss Kitty sibley, Miss Beverly Leake, Miss Gather inc Jones' Miss Mildred Krebb. Miss Kathleen Nesbit, Miss Edith Whatley, Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Miss Marguerite Lewis, Miss Susie Green, Miss Elizabeth Riley, A1r. Richard Johnston, Mir. Rueker Agee, MT. Jewel Whatley, MT. Roderiek Bitten, Mr. Edmund McDavid, Mir. AL fred Ross, MT. Fred Hand, MT. Will Ken non, MT. James NalI MT. Thornley lobe, Mr. William Fox. MT. Dave Fox, Mr. Sterling Foster, MT. Edgar Bowron, Mir Craig Perkins, MT. Herbert Robin son, MT. Frank Nesbit, Mir. Holdin Naff, Mr Elwyn Cobb MT. owen Cameron, MT. James Yates, Mir. William Heidt, MT John Heidt, MT. Forest McMeans, MT. Don Byrd, MT. Sam Earle Green. MT. w $. Brower MT. George O'Neal. MT. Asa Rountree, Mir Julian Mobley, MT. Lee Poe, MT. Frank Wilson and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
MISS RACHEL LOWE
 HOSTESS AT DANCE

A very delightful affair of the week was dance given last evening by Miss Rachel Lowe at her home in West End. Music was furnished by an orchestra and during the evening an iced punch was served by Miss Willie May Lowe. At a late hour ices and cakes were served. Those present were: Miss Beatrice Free man, Miss Jeanette Hickman, Miss Elsie Mosley, Miss Bessie Lowe, Miss Rachel Lowe, Mrs. B. Lowe, MT. Will Hines, MT. Fred Harper, Mir. Clyde Gum, MT. Alec Hickman, MT. Martin Kennedy. MT. Owen McQuirk and MT. Joe Mosely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
MRS. SHEHEE IS
 INFORMAL HOSTESS

Mrs W. E. Shehee was an informal hos tess of last evening, when she entertained at her home in Ensley for Miss Dona- hue Thaggard.
 Tables were arranged for hearts, the scores being kept on dainty red and white cards Miss Helen Cole was awarded first prize and Miss Edwina Thaggard the booby prize.
 Ices and cakes were then served to the following guests: Miss Donahue TraS- gard, Miss Margaret Novine, Miss Helen Cole, Miss Nell Suppler Miss Nettie Davis Miss Sarah Glider and Miss Ed wina Thaggard, MT. Gordon Palmer MT. 1 John Russell, MT. Walter Buck, MT. Neal Gay, MT. Mullins and MT. and Mrs. Shelter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
MIR. AND MRS. HILTON ARE WILLIAM HOSTS

The doors of the hospitabe home of MT and Mrs. John Hilton of Vivian were thrown open last evening to the members of their Sunday school class and de- lightful evening was spent with games and music.
 At late hour ice cream, cake and watermelon were served to the following guests: Miss Robena Guthrie, Miss Lot tie Newbert, Miss Ellen Brodie, Miss Jessie Marshall, Miss Beryl Glaze. Miss Jeanette Benning, Miss Minnie Glaze, Miss Bessie Sergeant, Miss Lula Sloane, |. Miss Irene Love, MT Wesley Ellis, Mir. Willie Logan, MT. Thomas Furtees, MT. Robert Nell, MT. Jerry Stewart, MT. Thomas Guthrie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
Exchange Ideas

Please send me address of the woman who asked how to make plaster of paris dress forms. l can tell her what material to use. Now, can anybody tell me how to make paste powder for the face? l mean one that is put on with a sponge l like the paste better than the liquids. I must tell you how much I enjoy the Cor ner. It is worth more than we pay for the whole paper. Here is a good recipe for cake somebody asked for the other day: Mocha balls: Half cup butter, two cups sugar, three eggs, one cup milk, two and one-half cups of sifted four Bake in long pan so as to. cut into squares when cold. Roll in melted butter, then in chopped peanuts. MRS. J. A. W"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14

The address went to you by mail. wish you would tell us what material is used for the dress form and give us an idea of how they are fashioned. l never suspected they were made of plaster or paris Your query touching the face paste must I perforce be referred to committee of the whoe-of the feminine gender. 1 assume that such eoncoctlons are unsolved mysteries to men, And l am now wiser than they in the line of CO.'S metics and cognate beauty secrets l did not know even that faces are ever pasted" Your recipe Is welcome. It deals with a novelty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
MADAME ISE'BELL Says, >"Beware of Loose Flesh Under the Eye, Also of
 Fatigue Toxin"
EFFECT OF ILL HEALTH ON THE
 EYES-part TIT

It Is generally recognized now by medi- cal authorities that excessive fatigue will generate toxin which may produce dis astrous effects on the body. I know of nothing more beauty destroying than ex- cessive fatigue, nothing that shows more quickly about the eyes. Walking is ex- cellent exercise and most important in
 keeping the body in good condition Walk ing under proper conditions promotes deep breathing, aids digestion. improves the cir culation and burns up excess fat It has an important part in the beauty regime. On the other hand walking when one is overtired nervous or burdened with bun dles of improper clothing may be respon- sible for this toxin of fatigue which should be avoided So, for your beautys sake avoid excessive fatigue whenever possible. Bags Under the Eyes
 correspondent writes me of loose flesh forming below the eyes, just over the cheek bone, and asks for a remedy. This trouble in young woman is apt to fndi- cate some disturbance of the kidney or ! bladder; this may not be serious. but 1t
 is advisable to find out if such condi- | ton exists and remedy it. I advise drink ing pure water freely between meals; this alone will sometimes cure a simple blad- der irritation.
 l Now for local treatment. Cover the skin
 around the eyes and below the eyer where this trouble is appearing with a good skin food. Lay the sides of the two forefingers flat against the side of the
 face parallel with the line of the nose
 and just back of the eyes Now open
 and close the eyes vigorously letting the fingers slip slowly backward toward the
 hair line. It should take about eight winks for the fingers to reach the hair line. This
 exercises and strengthens the muscles about and under the eyes and as the
 muscles grow stronger the loose skin will
 disappear. Do this two minutes twice a l day.
 After you have finished wipe off the sur
 plus cream and bathe about the eyes with an astringent or with very cold water. This will aid in the skin contraction. Twice week finish the treatment by rub bing the affected part with a lump of ice
 trapped in clean piece of soft linen. 1 z2,r<-M>ZRl Gro be continued.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
MISS DORSE ENTERTAINS
 SUNSHINE AND SMILES CLUB

The members of the Sunshine and Smiles club met yesterday afternoon with Miss Fannie Dorse as hostess at her home in Woodlawn.
 Music and recitations were enjoyed and later light refreshments were served.
 Those present were Miss Pearl Dobbins Miss Ruth Penny, Miss Flora Jones, Miss Gertrude Davis, Miss Bertha Burns Miss Selma Huff, Miss Lillian Dorse, Miss Fannie Dorse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14

developed in the hand painted girls heads used to mark the scores for the game of forty-two. T delicious buffet luncheon was served at noon.
 Those asked to meet these lovely guests were: Miss Louise Templeton, Miss Lil- lian Lewis, Miss Wilmot Hickman, Miss Marie Hickman, Miss Agnes Strunk, Miss Carolyn Brown, Miss Carrie Kent, Miss Marion Kent, Miss Gladys Crobst Miss Alma Suatf, Miss Pauline Phillips, Miss Rita Chisolm. Miss Mildred Sturk, Miss Christine Robbins, Miss Mary Lemont and Miss Ola Scott.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-14
Amber Pie

T too have pleasant memories of what you speak of as transparent pudding. But we made it in rather different way and call it amper pie: One cup of sugar, half cup of milk, half cup seeded raisins, half teaspoon each of cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg; half tablespoonful of flour, one tablespoonful of butter, yolks of two eggs, reserving the whites for frosting. Mix all the ingredients except the whites Pour into an open crust and bake until set. Cover with a meringue made of the beaten whites (stiff) and a little sugar, and re- turn to the oven long enough to bake a light brown. MRS G. B."
 Pie or pudding under any other name would be as sweet. It is ever and every where delectable. Do not think me un- gracious or unugrateful if add-"and iA- digestible.'