The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
What Pretty A0nlles Have New Brides and Groo1llS
Riding an airplane is most ex-

or narrowing experiences.
 And very exciting, toe, is telc gram telling you tot Of moncy is coming your way-or that you've landed steady job som CTS.
 But none of these things can measure up, item by item, with the thrills attendant upon building your OWL home, if you re a young married couple, and getting located therein.
 Birmingham got some adorable young matrons and fine, upstand- Ing young husband citizens, who of late are getting settled in their new homes, having built residences that are real assets in an artistic way, to the city.
 Among these builders le' me mention three:
 MT. and Mrs. Don Herbert Mar ing, MT. and Mrs. Henly Gray, Jr !, and MT. and Mrs. Al c. Garber.
 Mrs. Maring was formerly Alice Bowie-and since i've known Alice ever since she was school giri, I guess I have the knowledge to say I don't think there's girl of finer ideals anywhere. She has at tained the promise of her youth in being just as grown-uply generous ln her thoughts and as sweet in her attitude toward the whole pig world as she was when che was a little tike having birthday parties and candles glowing upon fascinat- ingly delicious cakes.
 Alice's= new home is no hap hazard affair-one just turned over to an architect to build-or bought outright.
 She had thought of it for long time, and, after her marriage, she and her husband pornd over musty old catalogs scheduling it to suit their needs perfectly-and didn't forget, by the way, to add that greatest of all assets-a back stair.
 The house is located n the Ciii z Road section, it's architecture be- ing northern colonial, in a white and blue effect. The little blinds are all teeny-carved at one end, and perfectly plain at the top. ex- cept for an open-work design that, against the white house, gives tLe appearance of an outlined leaf.
 The structure is two-story, witt bedroom upstairs so lengthy and roomy you just breathe easier when you arrive inside.
 O." you are sure, anyone could rest here."
 The wind comes through the sev- eral windows very softly and it is paceful to sit still and watch the big city's hustling life and lights far down the mountain slopes For the home is set on hill, and, even in daytime, it is quiet and alto l sether stllling to tired nerves, or (. rcadache that might be brought nome as poor out unshakable companion.
 When the big automobile whirled me up the hill, the first thing that captured my imagination wa the Maring side porch, which is rapid. iy being made extremely cosy and retired. The lower floor consists of big living room, colonial nall you enter after passing over the blue tiles of the outside en- trance floor, dining room, yas.y | brtler's pantry and kitchen.
 Upstairs are three bedrooms and two baths; and how clever, through out the whole house, is the colonial iGea carried out, not only in the walls and fixtures, put in the furni- ture as we'll.
 For Mrs. Maring believes if out side architecture IS colonial, then the interior should conform.
 In the guest room is big. old fashioned four-poster bed, with it's patchwork quilt. The stairway banisters are typ,cally colonial, and outside the man portal hangs an old-fashioned wro Lght iron lan- tern holder in which IS tucked the porch light The living room bay window gives city vicw as pretty as a landscape scene.
 Alice is busy these da, foLow ng a yard man about, her pockets fall of seeds and Gef heart of de- te' inination tnat myriads Of plants shall grow! There is a lilac bush bursting all into leaf-the most al- l'ring tning-and it's the flower Alice loves best in !he yard.
 For her mother, Mrs. Sidney J. Bowie, gave her the plant. She set it out this spring, Soon think how magnificent it will be .n purple bloom!
 Later, all sorts of bright flow CTS will dominate the galleries. and Mrs. Maring is to have running roses scampering over the balus- t"ade of bit of an upstairs bal cony.
 
 Henry Gray Eoase