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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
NfONTEVALLO sALUMNAE TO HAVE SPECIAL MEETING

There will be a special meeting of the Birmingham chapter of Montevallo alumnae called by the president, Mrs. D. T. Bucks, for Saturday at o'clock Int the Business and Professional Wo- mems club rooms. All members who have attended Alabama college or oth- CTS who are Interested in this splendid college, are urged to be present. Lunch
 Dean Carmichael will be the speaker of the occasion. A pleasant surprise is in store for all who attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
Reflections of Dorothy Dix
Clothes Cue A GirL The Chdnce To Express Her I'edividuGaty| And Develop Thdt Ettsiue
 Personality y-.Ndke Most Of Whateuer You Hdve

enc evisuallze woman in a certain way is to have her dress the part. A girl might, of course, be as innocent in a crimson dress as white one; a woman might Be as heartbroken in a pink silk and lace negligee as she is in bedrabbled black alpaca, but 1t would take a long argument to con vince us of it, and we wouldn't weep nearly as freely oyer her woes as we |do when we get an eyeful of her in the clothes that tell us at once just what a poor, innocent, persecuted heroine she is. >f
 Surely this would suggest to every girl the wisdom, of retiring to her closet, and having heart-to-heart ses- sion with her wardrobe, and yivisec- tions party with her character, and thereby try to find out how to dress her soul as her body, so as best and most effectively to press-agent her in- Fdividuality, so to speak.
 If she is of the bold and dashing
 type, let her Haunt herself like a
 sunflower in daring costumes and
 flaming colors, but if she is of the
 quiet and gentle sort, soft fabrics,
 chiffons and laces and pastel shades
 belong to her, and make her look
 like the traditional modest violet
 that every man dreams of securing
 as wife.
 Let the girl who is flat-chested and athletic rejoice in her sport clothes. That is her note, and brings out cer- tain piquant boyishness which is her greatest attraction. But let the girl who is plump, and gracious curves, make the most of her femininity by decking herself out in the frilliest frocks that she can find. Each will lose in charm if she swaps her plumage for the others.
 Dangling ornaments, floating rib
 bons and jingling bracelets belong
 to the gay and foolish and frivo-
 lous, but they detract from the dig
 nity of the stately, thoughtful, se-
 rious-minded woman. A tailor
 made suit is equal to a certificate
 of virtue, and when girl is apply
 ing for a job plain, dark-colored
 suit will do more to land her the
 position than a gilt-edged reference.
 Nobody ever believes that girl in
 a low-necked, no-sleeved frock can
 ever be a competent business wo-
 man. She doesn't look it.
 Every woman knows that her eyes seem twice as blue if she has a blue lining to her hat, and that. she can turn a spotlight on her every freckle by wearing a spotted dress. In the same way she can bring out her characteris- tics by the way she dresses. If she wishes to emphasize her cuteness, she can do it by dressing like a baby doll. If she wishes to be thought goddess, she can add to her divinity by long trailing robes. If she wishes to be thought a good sport and treated as a pal by men sport clothes are hers, while if domesticity is her long suit. she can turn the trick by wearing ruffied little white aprons at home.
 So study your types, girls, and
 dress the part, if you want to make
 the most of whatever charms with
 whcih nature has endowed you.
 DOROTHY DIX.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
LYRIC PARTY TO BE GIVEN FOR MRS. SEYMOUR

the inspiration 9 for U SO many any delightful deli affairs during her visit to her sisters will again be honored Friday afternoon when Mrs. Joseph R. Estes will enter. tain few friends with a Lyric party Among those included in this hospitality will be Mrs. Seymore, Mrs. Moody, Mrs Richard Massey, Mrs. Hubert Scruggs and the hostess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
MRS CAREER VISITING
 IN, WASHINGTON. ID. C..

Mrs. Garber of Birmingham, wife of Col. Alexander M. Garber. former at. torney general of Alabama, is visiting Mir. and Mrs Scott Young. Mrs. Gar Der, who is well known by her pen name of Margaret Louise Keenan. is attending the sessions of the League of American Pen Women's convention Washington Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

| For the great majority of women only think of dress in terms of fashion, and they follow the mode of the moment las sheep follow their leader over wall. They wear blue or purple, pink Or green, short skirts or long skirts tight ones or full ones, without aAy refer ence to their c0mplexions or whether their ankles are sylphlike or like the legs of a piano, or whether they are living skeletons, or have feather-bed figures.
 The result is that thousands upon thousands of womne look as if their worst enemy had bought their clothes, and that their hats were premedi- tated insult to their faces. But they go their way, serene and happy, hay. ing done the worst they could by them. selves, but blissful in the knowledge that they are wearing what everybody else is wearing. &t
 Apparently 1t never enters the
 average woman's head that by
 clothing herself in the. feminine
 uniform of her hour she makes
 herself indistinguishable in the
 mob, or that she could call atten-
 tion to herself by breaking away
 from it, and dressing to suit her
 own particular type. Still less
 does it occur to her that her clothes
 offer her an invaluable mode of
 self-expression, and that by them
 she can emphasize her good points and camouflage her defects.
 let every moving picture, every play she sees; offers girl an object lesson in the psychology of clothes that she does not heed. She never asks herself why the innocent, trusting maiden, too art. less for her own good, always wears white muslin and blue sash why the ingenue is always mass of fluffy ruffles; why the betrayed heroine al, ways wears a slinky black dress why the advanturess is clothed in crimson and spangles why the vamp invariably wears long jade earrings, and a quart of beads and very little else.
 Yet astute stage managers have found that the surest way to make an audi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

HE girl who wishes to cultivate
 that elusive something that we
 call personality does well to pay much attention to her dress. This sounds like superfluous advice to the sex whose brains are mostly cut on the bias and shirred in the middle, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Jerome Meyer. \ Mrs. Louise Reed is spending several days in Montgomery.
 - Mrs. Charles J. Sharp has returned from Montgomery, where she spent sev- eraf days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

T may add taat I am married man of family who when his first wife died found, after time, that life was intolerable without the companionship and sympathy and understanding that only good wife can give. So mar riade again and have no cause to envy any man. Maybe the theory of sex equality entities women to the right to propose?"
 Maybe my correspondent is right and that l am wrong? & What do you think? Do we propose2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
MISS MORGAN'S BAND TO GIVE CONGREGAFIONA DINNEI

Miss Lucile AIorgan's band of the Highland Methodist church will give the congregational dinner Wednesday evening at the church at z o'clock.
 A nice dinner will be served and pro. gram arranged. . MT. Bernard Szold of the Little Theatre will give a reading A scene from Romeo and Jaliette will be given by Helen Brewer and Natalie Levinge. Several boys from Birming- ham Southern college will furnish the music r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
SUB. SENIORS TO HONOR SENIORS

Invitations have bee nextended to the members of the senior class of the Louie Compton seminary by the sub seniors to. tea to be given Saturday afternoon, May 3, at. the home of Miss Catherine White in NorwOod, from 3 to 5 30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

Try holding a heavy weight upon you head Stand erect and balance 1t Walk across the room with your hant clasping the neck.
 Do you feel the tenseness, the hard ness of the muscles?
 You get the same result by means O resisting exercises.
 Sit or stand, preferably before n mirror, first, place the hand at the back of the head just below the. crown. As you try to press the head back your hand Fesists the effort. If you will look in your mirror you will notice that this force makes every muscle in front of the neck stand out prominently. One of the most beautiful lines in the body is that from the ear to the shoulder. The following ex- exercise is designed to accentuate this:
 Press the hand against the temple, using the same force as before. With the left hand press the left temple. Drop the head over toward the shoulder. Force the hand firmly against 1t and press with all your strength. The shoulder muscles will feel the strain too. Repeat five times, then do the right side.
 Remember that muscles will only de veTop with use and by constant un Tagging perseverance you can make 1 beautiful neck out of the most un promising material.
 The use of suitable massage creams rubbed deeply into the tissues, followed with cold water applications, will dt much to iron out a crinkled skin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

] WulCu IN UiUIc concerned over the hang of a skirt than it is over the state of its immor- tai soul.
 It is not too much to say that three-fourths o 1 women's thoughts and interest in life and heartfelt de sires and envies are concentrated upon clothes, and the marvel always is that they can put so much effort on q subject and get such poor re- sulfs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
MRS. MABEN TO BE HONORED

City, who is visiting Mrs. George Cor don Crawford, will be the. honoree at luncheon Mrs. John Milner Caldwell is giving today at the Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

A dance will be given at the We nonah club house by the members, from West End, Bessemer, and Birmingham Wednesday evening at 9 o'clock. Jack Link orchestra will furnish the music, as this will probably be the last dance of the season and large attendance is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

- HARDLY ORIGNINAL
 Firpo says he doesn't want to fight Dempsey, an opinion which he shares with practically the entire population of the world.-James J. Montague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
We Women
A Mans View Of Leap Year
ss sETrY sRAiMERD


 On April 1. wrote piece pOking fun at the statements of a Spokane woman who suggested that every year be made Leap Year and~that we women do the proposing instead of men. l refused to take the woman seriously. I do not care for the privilege of hay ing a man refuse me.
 One of my readers writes men the following letter:
 q who write you am an old man but I still hold that romance is not dead. | have just read your artile, April Fool in which you joke about the idea that women have the right to propose marriage.
 Naturally, this being Leap Year, the idea is discussed both seriously and jokingly by men and women alike.
 ''Stories of courtship and marriage and proposals of marriage have been | told since time immemorial. In all this time there may have been cases in which the. aspiring swain made his blundering proposal without having been led up to the critical point by the lady of his choice. There may have been such a case but do not know of any. My opinion is that in these mat | ters you women control the situation and either bring out or prevent a pro posal as you choose. Yet, romance is not dead.
 '1n saying that you do not need Leap Years and never have needed them, I am merely trying to compliment you on your superlative ability in handling all the affairs of the heart, Ompared to the girl of 20 the man fof 50 is an infant. in these matters.
 'sThis is not a criticism. It is in- tended to be a tribute to your influ- enee over We Men,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
MRS. PIKE HONOREE AT LUNCHEON

Mrs. Mary Claire Milner will be hos tess today when she is entertaining with a luncheon at the Country club, compli- menting Mrs, Bertram Pike of Pike, N. H., who is visiting in her old home, Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
Not Prepared

She-How would you like to take part in another war?
 He-This is so sudden.-Notre Dame Juggler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

Young Matrons Social club will meet Thursday at 2 80 o'clock with Mrs. Thomas Lucius on Halstead street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
MRS ROBINSON TO ENTERTAIN

AT ANNCHEON
 At her home at Glen Iris Park Mrs. E. Nj. Robinson will entertain Saturday afternoon at luncheon or lovely ap- pointments in honor of Mrs. W. D. Seymore, the guest of Mrs. Lee Moody. This will be one of the most interesting luncheons for charming visitor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
May Day Fete loHave Pretty
 B 0 0 t h

One of the prettiest booths planned for the May Day fete to take place the afternoon and evening of May @. at the Woodlawn High school will be that of Woodlawn Central school.
 These booths are being arranged by patrons of that school district who have students in woodlawn High.
 Mrs. J. E. McCroskey is the able chairman, assisted by Mrs. s. D., Ba- ker, Mrs. D. c. Rice, Mrs. ]. A. Allen, Mrs. ". B. Arbuck, Mrs. William Mhaiey, Mrs. w. Myers. Mrs. T. T Fletcher. These busy workers will serve ice cream cones and the booth VIII De a veritable icicle, the plans of tistic
 Other busy women are. planning their work and the booths will be bright with llshts, blossoms. pretty girls and music. Countless other features and stunts promise to make this affair one of the gala events of early spring.
 More than 5000 programs are being printed in the print shop of the high school, in fact every chairman Is banded together to make this an affair never to be forgotten. { MISS DIAL HONOREE < AT WASHINGTON TEA
 Miss Grace Roper, the daughter of the former. commissioner of internal revenue, and Mrs. Daniel c. Roper. will entertain at ten this afternoon at Sunnyside, her home in Woodland drive. in honor of Miss Emily Dial, the daugh- ter Of Senator and Mrs Nathaniel B. Dial, whose marriage will take place Tuesday evening to Mir. James Law renee Brownlee of Birmingham.
 Presiding ahthe tea table alternately VIII pc Mrs. Robert A. Cooper, Mrs. William s. Culberson, Mrs. George K. Mitchell, Mrs Q. B. Newman. Mrs. Robert c. Watson, Mrs. Harry F. Ca rey and Mrs. David Coker, the sister of the hostess. Assisting in the tiraw. ing room will be Mrs. Roper. Mrs Nh thaniel B. Dial, Mrs. M. c. Williams of Birmingham, Miss Rebecca Dial. Miss Jean Campbell, Miss Dorothy Dennett, Miss Lncile Showalter, Miss Margaret Mansfield, Miss Virginia Hereford, Miss Martha Boyle, Miss Annalee HagermanA Miss Margaret Trimble, Miss Fannie May TrimbIe and Miss Pearle Clarke-Wa ashington Post. BIRMINGHAM STUDENT IN
 RECITAL AT SHORTER COLLEGE
 T hC bcut0E fe1ltuI or MISS NtNrlOrle Wood of Birmingham, talented student : in the department of organ of Shorter college, at Rome, wiM take place on Tuesday evening, April 9, at 6 80 o'clock in the college auditorium. It will be one of the most interesting and brilliant of the re-commencement affairs at Shorter college.
 Miss Wood, who is popular mem Der of the class of '24, is pupil of Lee c. Holden, dean of the department of music. She gave the following pro- gram:
 Prelude and Fugue in D major. ssaveffe F ...s.sss. lsls1ck con&ta IN z..., .sss... Merkel
 Mastoso Adagio.s
 Pastorale ....... Guilmant Prelude from Suite in E minor.
 . !. ... .''s,..s barOWSkl The MlsC .......... GauI The Nightingale and the Rose. ..s.
 ............... Saint-Saens Ganthene ............ ...... Pierne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

Woodlawn Music Study club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Newton Sharpe at 106 Halstead street. Mrs. R. R. Parham will be joint hostess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

There will be an important call meeting of the Ulman Parent-Teacher association at the school Wednesday at 2 :45 p. m. All members are urged to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

The Inglenook grammar school Par ent- Teacher association will meet on Thursday at 2 2:30 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
Social Calendar

The Mission Study club of Mccoy Memorial Missionary society will have an all day meeting Wednesday, April 30, with Mrs. B. F. Miles. The sub. ject of the study will be Created Forces in Japan" Mrs. Maude Pal mer Henderson will be in attendance and talk on her experiences in the mis, sion fields. A May Day breakfast will be served this morning from :15 to 8 :15 at the Blue Triangle club rooms, the proceeds to go to the Blue Ridge fund. The general public is cordially invited to at- tend.
 Linley, Heflin unit will meet Thurs day morning at 10:S0 at the Chamber of Commerce.
 The regular meeting of the Business Women's unit of St. Mary s-on-the- Highlands will be held this evening at 6 o'clock at the church.
 West End Catholic Woman's club will meet Wednesday at 2:3O at the club rooms. Hostesses, Mesdames Sni- der and W. J. Sullivan.
 The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernianss will hold their regular meeting Thursday afternoon at 2 30 at the Knight of Columbus.
 r=.
 The Twentieth Century Housekeepers club will meet Wednesday at 2 80 p. m. m., with Mrs. W. L. Huggins, S160 Berry avenue.
 
 The Inglenook grammar school Par ent-Teacher association will meet on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

Yet astute stage managers have found that the surest way to make an audi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

Beat soap flakes into a foam with the egg beater. Fewer flakes will be required and better suds will result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

Mrs. Henry Abraham of Montgomery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

''I who write you am an old man but I still hold that romance is not dead: I. have just read your artile, April Fool, in which you joke about the idea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

Naturally, this being Leap Year, the idea is discussed both seriously and jokingly by men and women alike.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
Sauce for Goose"
Is in Film Story

What's sauce for the gander Is
sauce for the goose-but the gander
doesn't think sol A husband who
dering will raise a great hue And cry
should his wife cast admiring eyes In
the direction of another man.
II IL pleases him TO take another
woman out TO dinner he phones home
that pressing business" keeps him
at the office, goes off with a high
heart and silent conscience. But
should friend wife do the same thing
he ie not only amazed, but deeply
hurt.
When Diana Moreland. In the com
pany OF a male escort. came to the
roadhouse where her husband was
dining with a fair charmer he got the
shock OF his life. But he was abso-
lutely speechless when she noncha-
lantly Joined his party and took his
playing around" as matter OF
course. She even invited his com
panion to spend the weekend with
them.
Ihls encounter ana the euhsequent
events furnish a thrilling climax 10
Wandering Husbands" the new
James Kirkwood- Lila Lee feature at
the Sun. James Kirkwood plays the
husband. Lila Lee the wife and Mar.
garet Livingston the other woman
The supporting cast includes Eugene
Palette. Muriel Frances Dana, Tur
ner Savage, George Pearce and
George French.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
Story by Balsac
in "Slaue Of Desire"

A great literary classic, from the
pen OF Honore de Balzac. will be seen
as the World photoplay feature this
week. II is Slave Of Desire" from
Balzac's The Magic Skin" a com.
pelling dramatic novel inculcating
the theme that one pays for what
one obtains.
The picture was produced by Gil
bert E. Gable and Is presented by
Goldwyn cosmopolitan. Slave OF
Desire" has fine cast. George
Walsh. one Of the most popular lead
ing men In the movies. plays the part
OF Raphael Valentin. young Partisan
poet and dreamer about whom the
story centers.
The appealing Bessie Love has one
Of the best emotional roles Of her
career as Pauline. his sweetheart.
while Carmel Myers. as the slluring
Countess Fedora, has all the men Of
Paris literally at her feet. Some
other players IN the film are Wslly
Van. Eulalie Jensen. Edward Con-
nelly. William Orlamond. Nicholas de
Ruiz and William Won Hardenburg.
Slave OF Desire" was directed by
George D. Baker and was the Tooth
picture which he has made.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
First Of Mayor Jim's
Outings for Riddles
at krug Park Tuesday

The first Of a series OF eight out.
ings 10 he given 81 Krug park this
summer by Mayor James c. Dahluan
for children Of public and parochial
schools, viii he held Tuesday. with
kiddies from public schools north OF
Cunning entertained.
Mayor Dahlman's picnics have be-
come an annual event and are look.
ing forward - With great antieipa-
ton by all kiddies. During the sum-
mer virtually every child in Omaha
attends at least one outing.
Mayor pshlman sent an invitation
this season 10 every school child TO
attend his pienies and has arranged
with the Krur park management
FOR them 70 receive free admission 10
the park and bathing beach; free rides
and drinks.
Each child presenting an invitation
is given earfare
The dates of the mayors ricnics
follow:
First Outings.
:, rgssaay. June l3--Foelie sehee's north
,Tharsasy, June ls-Au Omaha Pare
Wednesday. Jnne ss-Fus,is ,ehcols
frem CuninT - Pacific.
FRIDAY. june sl.-schools south ef
'A''''' '' 81 second sii' outipr.
TUESDAY, july fs-fuolic sehoe,s acrte
THURSDAY July it-An on.s. r.rs.
chial schools
Tuesday. Juh ,s-rusus .shes,. sssr-
friday. ialy ,s-seAss. ssuta s
Pacific TO city hrnitA
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-15
"Wid Oranges"
Wns "Best Seller"

One OF the best sellers" OF the past
few years Is Joseph Hergesheimer' S
short and popular novel. wild
Oranges" which is offered in its
screen form at the Moon this week.
II Is story of disillusioned,
restless, heartbroken man. John
voolfolk, who, after the tragic death
of his wife. seeks seclusion from So
ciety aboard his yacht. He cruises
about the various oceans for IL years.
keeping as far away from humanity
Scandinavian sailor. Halvard 1t is
on the wild coast OF Georgia that
voolfolk finds renewed interest in
life, when he meets Mile. grand
daughter of Litchfield Stope. man
who is governed by his lima maginary
fears
Stope II an outcast OF society, be
ing forced TO find refuge In the Geor.
gia swamps because of a certain In
cident during the Civil war. Nicholas
a man OF towering strength but with
the mind Of an imbecile. performs the
menial duties about the Slope house
hold 1t is Woolfolk's ambition To
free Millie from her surroundings
which provides plenty OF real action
for the story. There is a terrific fight
between the halfcrazed Nicholas and
Voolfolk over possession Of the girl
The cast includes Virginia Valli.
Frank Mayo, Nigel de Brullier. Ford
Sterling and Charles A. Post.