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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-31
clippings From the Pages of Mar
gle WaverIy's Confessions of a
Wife,"

MRS. WAVERLY UNDER KNIFE!
Mrs. Margaret WaVerly, author of
ANY Girls Story" Cthe story of
Paula Newton), now running in this
newspaper, went to Mercy hospital
today for an operation by DR.. --,
famous Vienna specialist on diseases
of the spine.
Mrs. Waverly has been confined to
her bed for one year with spinal
trouble that has baffled diagnosis by
American experts.
After deciding on the operation,
Mrs. Waverly, with rare courage,
wrote for this newspaper the entire
story of Paula Newton, stipulating
that the chapters be published re-
80
UNDER THINGS FOR PRETTY I
FROCKS
Underwear has taken to itself such
elegance that Cabot, Lanvan, Jerry
and other great ones of Paris design
chemise, camisoles and cOrsets now
and take as great pride in these Gre
atiOns as they do in modelling grand
gowns or lovely wraps.
It's a season of featherbOne and
horsehaiT, but such featheTbOne and
horsehair as our grandmothers never
dreamed of in their clothes philOsO-
ply. The horsehair with which the
dimities, organizes and tuIIes are
"hooped" into 5arrel-like width is
sheer as a veil and weighs no more
than a feather. These stiffening con-
trivances are usually arranged in the
underskirt of the summer frOcks.
The shops offer many practical
things in the way of ''distenders" for
fluffy skirts.
Silk underwear suggests eXtraVa-
gance, but the Italian silk is so ever
lasting in its wearing qualities that
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-31
CARELESS Of the Operations outcome.
MALCOLM STUART GREETS
FRIENDS.

Malcolm Stuart, who for two years
has been making a Ieisurely tour
about the world, is back among the
home folk" He has placed an order
for a new yacht to take the place Of
that in which he has made his home,
and until it is finished, for several
months, he will nemain in the United
States.
DR.. -, famous Vienna sur
geon, here to operate on Mrs. Rich
ard Waverly, is a 'classmate and
friend of Mr.. Stuart, who may take
the doctor to San Francisco by way
of the Panama canal.
A number of social affairs will be
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15
IRONDALE
BY MRS. A. H. BOBO

The home of Mrs. r. S. Jarrett was the
scene of a merry party last Friday even
ing, when she entertained in honor Of her
youngest son, Willie's, fourteenth birth
day. The home was pretty with it's deco
rations of ferns and dahlias, frightened
with Japanese lanterns. Games and mu-
sic were enjoyed. Late in the evening an
ice course was served. to the following:
Jesse Smowe, Roy Evans, Inez Gardner,
Sadie Gardner. bessie Alexander, ]. w.
Fortenberry, Truman Armstrong, Marvin
Williams, Homer Williams, Ebert Sills,
David Mckinney. Clyde Harris, Robert
Alexander, Julia Smith. The out-of-to town
visitors were: M. w. Jarrett Charlie Jar
rett, Bessie Jarrett of Oxford, Mr.. 3. NJ.
Wade of Admission and Mr.. Paul Chandler
of Childersburg.
Mr.. Frank Hall and Mr.. Gordon Bull
lock left last week on a visit to points in
Cuba
Mrs c. T. Collins has returned from a
visit to her sister, Mrs. Mary McWhor-
ter in Montgomery.
Mrs. G. E. GLADDEN. of Cook Springs is
visiting her mother, Mrs. ]. D. Hall.
Mrs. G. C. Kinney and sons left yester-
day for Dothan, to be the guests of Mrs.
Mrs. H S. Miller (Niss Eunice White).
Mrs Bette Montgomery has returned
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15
Smart Boots

We hape been told that we have the prettiest eight
inch boots for ladies that have ever come into Biz
mingham. They the well known Cousins make,
renowned for comfort and wear
The two-tone effects are par excellent; as some
would describe them, livery stunning They come
high in price, but exclusive in patterns that is to
say, few of any STYLE and not likely to be dupli
Gated again in stock. They are shown in ivory brown
and gray, as well as the popular white and black.
You also afforded selection Of plain rich kids
both in light and heavier solos, There one espe-
cally attractive to satisfy those who ask often
Why don t you have something pretty with not such
high heel?'' ss- sFrf- $500 II
Quite large stock of button and lace styles are
displayed Tile elderly ladies have not been forgot
ten We will be glad to show them comfortable as
well as handsome appearing boot.
You should see the surprises we offer in smart
boots at lower prices. Here we have done best
in making style and good value meet. We sold some
for $500 which should have brought $500, owing to
wholesale advances since this shipment received
Our customers have testified to their real worth
Ifyou wish to pay but $500, we have some splendid
values for you at that price.
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SOCIETY

to her home in st. Clair Springs, after
visiting Mrs. E. NJ. Montgomery.
Mr.. A. B. Bulloch and daughters, Kath-
crime and Joe, have moved from Weems
to make this their future home.
Mrs. U. S. Hoffman and children Of
Fayette are visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs w. L. Game Her little son, trial.
is critically i'll at his grandparents home.
Mr. ]. D. Hall, of Albany, Ga, is spend
ing several days with his family.
Mrs. ]. +. Walker and family have re-
turned from Leeds.
DIR. H. S. Stroebel has returned to his
home in Thomasville. Ga, after visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Mckinney.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Curl and family
will move this week into their new bun
galow recently erected on North High
lands in Irondale.
Mrs N. N. Vann of Alfalfa was the
guest of Mrs. ]. N. White last week.
The Missionary society of the Baptist
church will hold an important business
meeting Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
at the church.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15
MiIlionaires Made in a Moment

Dan Ward in World outlook for October
Change $4,000 American money into
Guatemala currency and you are imn1e-
diately the possessor of million dollars
The secret is that one dollar of our
money Is worth $40 of theirs. This is the
climax of long period of depreciation
for there was a time when Guatemala
money was worth twice as much as our
own. Guatemala is the biggest of the
littles-the largest of these six tiny Cen
trail American republics. Though it is
not true that "the Germans own Guate-
mala,'' as some assert, still Germans have
become a great financial and commercial
power in the land. lii fact, Central Amer
lea might in sense be called German
America! Aside from the native popu-
lation (Which is a mixture of Spanish
Indian and negro the largest popula.
ton is of Germans and they exercise ar
influence far out Of proportion to their
number
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15

| made like a facing on the right side.
| tire velvet gown is obtained by the use
of a little velvet combined with char
mouse. The tendency to use charmeuse
or velvet with Georgette crepe continues.
| This model may be reversed if you have
on hand a cloth gown on which a rem
nant of charmeuse for making up this
model. If you cannot match your shade
| in charfneuse, black Is the best substi-
tute. A very dark, almost invisible, t.aid
might not be bad if you are careful to
avoid anything vivid.
Flock of Satin and Georgete Crepe
| In winter, when so many afternoons
are spent indoors at card parties OF
| charity meets" an informal gown
which answers the description "dressy'
Is always in demand. A charming frock
| of this character may be made from
| satin and Georgette crepe. | have
| worked out remodel idea for satin
| dress combined with Georgette crepe.
| The sides of the old satin skirt are cut
away, leaving enough goods to form Q
| hip length yoke. An apron-like piece OF
| satin Is left back and front. length
| of Georgette crepe is inserted on either
side, on which are set three narrow folds
of satin which may be made from the
cut-out section of the sides of the old
skirt A band of fur may be used in
stead of these folds, or the folds may be
returned and the Land of fur set across
the bottom of the apron front. The old
| waist was cut away like little jacket,
and revers cut in one with the collar
| uere turned back over a vest of flesh
color Georgette crepe, folded surplice
wise. Small gilt buttons are set on either
side of the jacket and on the deep GUNS
of same. The sleeves of the old gown
were cut away and a new bishop sleeve
of Georgette crepe is set in above the
high cut fold of the goods is laid
softly around the hip. just below the
waist line. This gown will be found be-
coming to all but very stout figures.
Two narrow bands of serge about four
inches deep are stitched around the skirt
between this hem and the waist line.
This is good model for velvet and
sa tin Frequently the effect of an en-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15
The Story of Creation

AS found in the Popul vuh, the sacred
book Of the Clutches, who were the pre-
historic people Of what is now Hondur-
as and Guatemala. In World Outlook
for October.
Then the word came to Tepeau Cue
urnatz in the shades of night; it spoke
to Gucumatz and said to him: 1t is time
to consult, to consider to meet and
hold counsel together. to join speech
and wisdom to light the way for mu-
tIial guidance.
And the name of this is Huracan,
The voice which sounds: The voice of
thunder is the first; ..e second is the
flash OF light; the lightning is the
third. These three are tile heart of
heaven and they desc ended to Gucu-
n Az a. the moment when he was con-
siGerias" the worl. ~ o.cation
Know that this water will retire
and give place to land, which shall APP
PEER everywhere: there shall be light
in the heaven and on earth; but we
have yet made no being who shall re-
spect and honor us. They spoke and
the land appeared because of them"
There is nothing omitted in the story
ol tne creation. After the gods had
brought irto existence the sea and the
land, with it's mountains and plains and
rivers. these celestial being proceed ed
to fcim man.
Before the fral pc,fect creature was
evolved. there we're several unsatisfac-
tory experiments.
ihe grst Pttcmr, was from mud, but
the first severe rains dissolved him into
his former elements.
The mysterious power of certain I'M
'canny naGjeiais vas then called into
ccisuiiatioi' and. upon their advice, it
was decided that man should be made
or wood and woman of the bulrush
The second experiment was little bet
ter than The first. The creatures were
stir and lacked intelligence. Their eyes
did 1',t turn toward heaven, and their
tongues cid not giorify their maker.
In the third and successful attempt
to create a human being maize was
employed to form pcth the blood and
the flesh. From it rint beverages were
concocted from which the nine humors
Of the lody were formed. In their first
attempt four men came into being, and
'while they slept their helpmates were
given life from the portions of the
original materials that were still left
unused.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15
NEXT LORD MAYOR
| Of LONDON GREAT
PH|LANTHROP|ST
|Sir Henry William Dunn
Well Known for His
Work Among Slums
City

London, August 25.-(Correspondence Of
the Associated Press.)-The next lord
mayor Of London, who will take up his
official residence at the mansion house
in November, will be Sir Henry William
Dunn, whose keen interest in philan-
thropic work is well known.
Sir Henry was one of Sir William Ire
loar's ablest assistants in his great work
of making brighter the lives OF thou
sands of London's poor cripples, and is
now treasurer as well as a trustee of
the Alton Cripple home. He has taken
as active interest in the problems of
the war and besides serving as treasurer
of the committee for the relief of Bel
gian prisoners of war in Germany, is an
honorary colonel of the First London
Division Transport and Supply Column.
as well as honorary colonel of the Corps
of Citizens
He will be the third Roman Catholic.
lord mayor Of London in recent years,
his two chief predecessors of that faith
having been Sir Stuart Knill, who served
in 1892, and Sir John Knill, who was lord
Mayor in 1863.
Sir William was educated privately
ana was artlcled TO firm OF auctioneerS
and surveyors in Bishopsgate street. AL
ways active in civic affairs, he was
elected on the court of common council
In 1904 and headed the poll as one of
the sheriffs for London for the year
1867. He has been described as one
of the best sheriffs London ever had
1t was during his term of office that he
received the honor of knighthood.
In 1910 he was elected to Parliament
by the unionists of West Southwark.
He takes an enthusiastic interest in
horticulture, and is chairman of the
Royal Botanic society He has several
continental orders. being a knight Of
the Legion of Honor. Knight Of ST
Olaf Norway, Knight of the Rising
Sun Gapan), and also is a member of
the Order of the Dannesbrog Denmark.
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(Continued From Page FIveJ

Mrs. Hugh Grant Mrs. J. d. Truss, Brs.
H. B. Wood, Mrs. l. A. Keene. Mrs. G.
c. Jones, Mrs. A. II. Olive, Mrs T r.
Eagles, Mrs. II. B. Robinson, Mrs. E. j.
Robinson and Mrs William Hunt.
An interesting meeting of the Parian
club was held with Mrs. T. E. Huey as
hostess Friday afternoon The club is
studying southern history this year and
the following programme was given:
The Beginning of ORGANIZED Resistance"
Mrs Robert Morris; THE South in the
Revolutionary War" Mrs. sumter Lea
music, selected, Mrs. A. f. Darden; "The
South in the Framing of the Constitu-
tion," Mrs. j. A. Hendricks. A tempting
salad plate was served at the close of
the afternoon. The following guests were
present: Mrs. W. F. Motion, Mrs L. A.
Keene, Mrs. Roscoe Meadows, Mrs. Hugh
Grant, Mrs. W. E Perryman, Mrs.'H j.
Wurtele, Mrs. L. Brandes, Mrs. H. b.
Wood, Mrs. J. D. Truss
The Barrett School Improvement asso-
citation held a meeting of unusual i'm
portance Thursday afternoon. In the alb
sence of the president, Mrs. N. A. Barrett,
the vice president Mrs. E. J. Robinson
presided. After the business hour, the
meeting was turned over to Professor
Burriss, of the Hemphin school, who
gave an enthusiastic talk on the amend
ment question.
Mrs. w. P. Hodges of Ashville is the
guest of Prof. and Mrs. T. D. Moor.
The Rev. s. o. Y. Ray has gone to John
Hopkins where he will ltake treatment
Miss Gladys Wellington is spending the
weekend with Miss Camille Dowell in
Montgomery.
Mrs. Wayland Jones Is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. F. Rice, in Tuscaloosa.
Mrs. H. J. liner has returned to her
home in Springville after a few days
visit to Mrs w. II. Helms
Mrs. N. A. Barrett is in Decatur where
she was called by the illness of her little
niece.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15
AVONDALE
By yALLA MCooL

The Mission Study club Of the Avon-
dale Methodist church met Monday after
noon with Mrs. r. L. Summer.
Miss Hazel Stone was hostess at a
pend-the-night party last week. de-
licious buffet supper was served to MISS
Jessie Robertson, Miss Violette Swift,
Miss Jessie Sullivan and Miss Kennedy.
The Round Dozen club will meet Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. Abner Hawkins.
Miss Lucille Kyle of Tuscaloosa is the
guest Of Miss Lola McCool.
Mrs P. W. Gardner and Mrs. g. w.
Gardner have returned from Denver, Col.
Mrs. Frank Cantrell, who has been the
guest of Mrs. o. Chaffin, has returned to
Huntsville.
Miss Anniree Collins of Akron is the
guest of Mrs Foster o. Bryant.
Miss Louise O'Neal was called to st.
Louis by the death of her sister.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15

The October Womans Home Compan-
ion has an article about buying mate
rails for making things to sell. In it
the writer says:
eff YOU live at a distance from large
cities, the buying problem is both harder
and easier-harder, because it must be
done by mail without seeing the goods,
and easier, because the letters on busi-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15
Three Bands on Skirt

The old skirt of black charmeuse was
plainly gathered around the waist. a
band of serge about II inches deep was
turned up on. the skirt around the bot
tom and tailor stitched. This band Is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15

Copyright, 1916 by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
| 1t is due to the spirit of Napoleon,
which inevitably must influence all
France today from the greatest general
that the military cape made famous by
the Little Corporal has come again into
vogue.
These collars lend themselves particu-
larly well to cloth of any kind and will
be found good in satin and soft velvets
Even thin crepe and chiffon are en-
pioyed for these capes and will be found
unusually attractive if edged with fur. /.
have illustrated for you one of these
collars made up in BILE serges to be used
IN remodeling gown of black cnar-
meuse The serge in this case was pur-
chased new and Is distributed as a trim
ming to make little bit go long ways.
The throat calor Is made double OF
SO as to turn over close to the neck Two
small ends laid one over the other make
an unusual tie finish
The cape is circular and may be
hemmed or faced with a strip of bias
satin. This latter finish will be found
the smoother and easier one A bib-like
piece of serge is set on the front of the
waist and narrows to belt which under
the arms, where the right side passes
around the back and ties with shorter
end on the left side.
Six black bone buttons are sewed or
either side of the bib. This front obvi-
ates the necessity for some other form
of vest. The old kmono sleeves of black
charmeuses were cut off just above the
wrist, and turn back cuff of satin to
match the collar was set on A bit OF
machine stitching ornaments the cuffs
and ends the tie and belt
Three Bands on Skirt
The old skirt of black charmeuse was
plainly gathered around the waist a
band of serge about II inches deep was
turned up on the skirt around the bot
tom and tailor stitched. This band Is
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ness letter heading enter unquestioned
as entitled to wholesale service.

ness letter heading enter unquestioned
as entitled to wholesale service.
I'm buying at long range, so to speak,
there are two methods open, one to buy
by catalogue, which in any reputable
house Is pretty sure to be reliable and
accurate, the other through professional
shoppers, of whom there are many hun
dred in every large city. Catalogue buy
ing is preferable. I believe in either
case, there is the objection that some
one else's judgment must be taken
1.-THE professional buyer charges a
commission for her services, whether it
nominally comes out of the store or the
purchaser makes no difference, it is
there, and unquestionally the best price
can be had from the store direct, without
any mddleman. In buying direct, unsat.
isfactory purchases are more easily ad-
justed between two parties to the trans
action than through three"
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Kentucky Home Darling Nellie Grey
Massa's in de Cold. Cold Ground The
Old Folks at Home and Gentle An
ME- And down the old Bowery, How
ard and Charles Graham often wan
dered while humming to themselves
the initial strains of such songs as NV
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15

Every family in Pukwana, S. D., except
five owns motor car. One Of the five is
against the car on principle, another a
wealthy landowner, says he can't afford
to drive one, and the other three confess
that since all their friends drive cars
they feel 1t incumbent on themselves to
represent that class which always is I'M
der social obligation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15

Dads the Engineer "A Picture that
Is Turned Toward the Wall and Two
Little Girls in Blue But Foster and
the Graham brothers, however, saw
few of the golden nuggets that now.
gladden. the hearts and eyes of song
writer's"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-15

Billy Marshall of Pittsf1eld, Mass.
counted 1872 passing vehicles in an houi
on busy corner of that city. On the
busiest traffic corner in New York city
the average is only a little more than
HOO.
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m the American Magazine.

From the American Magazine.
THE Bowery in New York has pro-
duced some of the greatest American
song makers. 1t was among the old
Bowery haunts that stephen c. Foster
found the inspiration for My old
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-17
To persist in a wrong, to refuse to undo It,
is always to become involved IN otner
wrongs-Henry George.
rHE LEYELER.

No article, scientific or otherwise, can be
written on the subject of infantiie paralysis
without an emphatic reference to the democracy
of the disease 1t is a scourge that knows no
distinction of class 1t may ravage tenement
district or it may pounce upon the stately homes
Of the rich. 1t thrives in filth, yet it feeds on
cleanliness, too.
This pulling vagary has never been more
shockingly demonstrated than in the death re-
Gently of Mrs. Frank c.. Page in her home al
Garden City, Long Island, \. Y. Mrs Page, IN
robust health, living in sumptuously wholesome
surroundings. exposed to none OF the conditions
believed conducive to the present epidemic, was
stricken and died, with no better chance than a
street gamin's.
There may be other cases no less striking
The prominence of this victim explains the
publicity Safety is only comparative, at best
The freaks of this years epidemic viii be
related in medical history long after infantlle
paralysis has been subdued to place among
conQuerable diseases.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-17
our Boy. al erownsvIIIe.

Davenport Times: The Times has
been asked how the Iowa boys and
the Illinois guard is being treated at
Brownsville, the desire OF the in
quirers apparently being to get in
formation that Is not printed.
It happens that the private infor.
nation received by members Of The
Times staff and the news reports that
comes from the border from anthem
tic sources agree that the Iowa and
Illinois troops aIe being excellently
well cared for considering the sud
den mobilization of the guard.
The boys nave no CONF LIANT TO
make so far as supplies and housing
are concerned, or concerang treat
ment by officers. There is, of course,
Just a little chatting In reg.rd to the
apparent uselessEess of tho stay on
the border, but as the men are not
presumed to understand the larger
reasons for placing the quad on the
border at this time, and that reason
seems to be pretty closely guarded at
Washington, that sort OF complaint
has little weight. The fast is the
whole country IS guessing in regard
to that.
The board focrs for the tents. the
screening and lighting and the better
ment Of the water tm-these
make for more comfort than the boys
had at the camp at Des Aiolnes.