The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-31

he gave the cnau11eur Ine
Smiths address.
He drove to the Smiths resi-.
dence telling the taxi cab driver to
Waltz
He rang the door bell.
Presently the door was opened
wide.
And
Minnie" appeared at the door.
Not recognizing the gentleman
as twas rather dark. and peering
out into the night and seeing the
two blinking eyes of the taxicah
standing in front of her house, she
squinted and squinted, as the caller
said:
Does Mr.. Smith live here?"
"He does" she snapped, bring
him in"
Which?
The New Years festivities were
at their height.
"The Alluring Woman of the
World" said to Cupid:
Come; dine with me; | have a
wonderful banquet spread, OF
sweets and nectar; and food fit
for the gods. Good cheer and good
wine; good fellowship and good
company; all these reign about me
and | prithee-comew
"My digestion, fair lady," said
the the little false god of love, po-
litely, SIS bad; | dare not risk your
invitation. | go to sup with girl
who tempts me only with crust
of bread and cup of cold water! A
Votre Sante! Adieu, Madame
Some New Year "Don'ts."
Don't say too rashly tomorrow
"Old man, have drink" (Some
people never Swear off.")
Don't take your mother-in-law to
one Of those wild New Year par
ties" Just remember the ole
motto: What is home without q
mother?"
Don't think you have made 6
chit" at the New Years party with
the girl at the next table, simply
because she smiles at you. You'e
smile too if you could see how yor
look "all lit up like cathedral"
Don't get your face all SMASHED
up" like the young fellow did New
Years eve at the party when he
asked the girl what she had in hel
stocking Christmas.
Don't wear your coat buttonee
up closely about your neck for it:
a sign that you've got on that
fearful tie your "best girl" gave
you Christmas and you have tc
wear it or loose the girl.
Don't wear your heavy fur coat
during the matinee, because it's q
sign you never had one before anc
you are trying to "show off" the
one you got Christmas.
Mrs. E. C. Chambers Visit to
Claire Dux.
Birmingham couldn't have beer
more charmingiy represented in
New York,in the musical world than
by the lovely Mrs. E. G. Chaldler
who has recently returned from a
visit to Madame Claire Dux, the
famous prima donna soprano of the
Chicago Opera.
Such little incident made these
two artists the best of friends about
a year ago and Mrs. Chandler in
her clever, bright way will tell you
about it.
when | met Claire doesn't that
sound wonderful to call anybody as
famous as this great artist by her
first name?) she was in Birming.
ham for the first time and just be-
cause, as she told me afterward,
| treated her like human being
and not Ikea great artist was the
reason she really liked me-" said
Mrs. Chandler.
"She explained how foreigners
come to America with no friends
and hardly an acquaintance
how distant everyone is to them,
and how they appreciate just one
kind thought or deed from a
stranger and it was just this that
made us friends.
"Claire Dux invited Mrs. Edna
Gockel Gussen and myself to Mont
gomery as her guests for her re-
cent concert, Mrs. Gussen having
played her Accomplishments on her
first southern visit, at Admission
when she sang before the Alabama
Federation of Music clubs. Mrs.
Gussen did not go to Montgomery,
but did and while there, Madame
Dux said: Come and go to New
York as my guest for week or ten
days l was utterly amazed and
charmed, but said / must go back
to Birmingham to get some clothes.
oh, l have plenty for both of US,
she replied. But it will be cold>in
New York and / haven't anything
but light wrap I have three
fur coats said Madame Dux, you
needn't worry about that
"And so before l knew it | found
myself a willing guest-but / did
come back by Birmingham to get
my trunk while Madame Dux went
to Greensboro, N. c., to give con-
cert and we met in New York.
1--WE stayed at a charming little
hotel-the, Algonquin-where ac-
tors. singers; moving picture stars
and the rest stay. Fanny and
Frederick Hatton the playwrights,
Thomas Meighan, Mary Pickford
and Douglas Fairbanks lunching
there, and many others.
And the concerts l heard. In
the first place, there was the one
and only John Mccormack; his
voice is as beautiful as ever, and of
course was critical because !
wanted to detect if there was any
fault after his illness of last winter.
He was in perfect form and sang
as wonderfully as ever to packed
house Hippodrome being filled
to the doors, as well as the stage.
Madame Dux went to hear
Frieda Hempel-who, by the way,
is great friend of hers-and so
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