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n ANCE frocks gaily turn their
- backs upon an admiring world.
fully conscious of the fact that those
backs were designed to be looked at.
Backs are, in fact. the most important
consideration when the matter of eve
ming dresses to be used for dancing,
comes up. Not every pretty evening
dress that happens along will serve
for dancing, but only those that are
graceful and designed to swing into
flowing and beautiful lines when their
wearers dance.
Designers resort TO various articles
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Floating draperies, Uneven hemllne,
sheer and supple fabrics (and trim
naings that are used to weight them
sometlmes) soft and carefully ADJUST
ed girdles, have all proven their help
fulness. A handsome scarf is an ad-
junct to the evening dress that will
lend 1t grace. Paris is making the
most of the new vogue for ripple or
flare at the bottom of skirts, in dance
frocks. One of these is shown in the
illustration and evidently much at
tention has been given TO its back
The deep decolletage is filled in with
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THE COST OF VANITY

THE farther away we get from
= what we are pleased to call cul-
ture and civilization, the less we see
of vanity and its exacting demands on
humanity. Generally, we mortals rest
fairly content until the vanity bee be-
gins 70 buzz about our heads and
turns our imaginations adrift into un-
accustomed channels, where the wa
ters are dangerous at all times even
for the strongest swimmers.
But we take the plunge with great
dash of pride.
We know it Is perilous to display
our weak points to our intimates.
when we should hold our tongues. yet
we keep necessarily "gabbing" and
airing our delinquencies.
Our emotions and expressions are
taken at their par value and we are
measured accordingly.
Z But being the fools we are we keep
the farcicai play and later pay a
lo-fold price for our folly.
4 But the worst part of 1t all is that
ben we once begin to make payments
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INDIGESTION

We must eat regularly in order to exist,
and the food we eat must go to the stom-
ach as the first link in the chain Of diges-
ton and absorption. If the stomach can.
not supply digestive ferments and juices
required in preparing food for entrance
into the intestinal tract the whole diges-
tive process is thrown out of kilter before
it even gets under way.
Sour gas, bloating, dizziness, distress
after eating and nausea all tell plainly
that the stomach needs the aid Of medi.
cines containing certain digestive ferments
such as are found in Jaques' Digestive
Capsules. These capsules are the ideal
home treatment for indigestion, dyspepsia
and constipation Non-habit forming
Doctors recommend them because they
bring right-away relief. Keep always on
hand. 60c at druggists OF postpaid from
Jaques Capsule Co., Plattsburg, N. Y.
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bright-colored. wholesome young per
son of twenty-five, curled up on the
cushions under the electric switch.
"Come in," she said somewhat SUI
perfluously; "how nice of you to call
the only night | have away from the.
theater Sit down-do. oh, you are
looking at my mascot that got in
Japan last summer? It's the three
sacred monkeys; the one with his
hands over his eyes, Miss Pry, means
See no evil'-and the next one with
his hands over his ears, Mrs Whisper.
means Hear no evil'-and that last
Mr.. Grundy, with his hands over his
mouth means, Speak no evili' Curl
ously Christian-that habit of See
no-evil, Hear-no-evil, Speak-no-eyipw
HAVE YOU THIS HABIT?
20 by Metropolitan Newspaper service.)
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LITTLE THINGS
THAT HELP
BY DOUGLAS MALLocH

~ ~ ~
A SEED is small. a tree Is mighty,
4 = and yet the tree was once
seed
That someone planted by the highway
to serve some later Pilgrim s
need.
Upon the world the sun was beating,
the road was dusty, day was hot /;
A little seed, little moment-and yet
little helped a lot.
A smile may only take minute.
word of kindness little more.
And yet they both are like the maple
that someone planted long
before.
Some weary heart some day remem-
bers a word, smile, no matter
what,
A passing thought of consoIation-and
yet a little helped a lot.
l often think our great endeavors, am
bilious dreams mankind to aid.
May fill the world with less Of beauty
than does the pilgrims patch of
shade;
The things we do sincerely, sweetly,
the acts unconscious, dreamed or
not,
May lift men higher serve them bet
ter-the little things that help
a lot.
90 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.>
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and fine background for a gorgeous
silk and velvet rose and foliage. Be-
low it is a hat with brim of black hat
ters' plush rolling upward at the front
and joined to crown of fine white
felt. The excellence of their union is
emphasized by long, narrow scarf
of ermine that extends about the
crown and creeps about in an intricate
knot at the front. The small hat that
confidently takes its stand among
these aristocrats of millinery is of
beaver in deep beige shade. The
new, beautiful and somewhat startling
leopard-skin velvet-black and yellow
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lave You This Habit?
1 By Margaret Morrison


3 most important three
s Miss Kites boarding
8 lingering on Sunday eve
THE supper table discussing
new arrival.
'Wflf.'' began Miss Pry, "her door
was open the other day and / pushed
ii little further so that I couldn't
help seeing into the room. Do you get
me-there was nothing in it, absolute
ly nothing, except some kind of Chi
nese idol above her desk
Have you noticed" went on Mrs
Whisper. her head pushed forward.
her eyes starting out so that they
seemed to be getting ahead of the rest
of her face, "have you noticed that
she is always out at nights? She
came last Monday and not one night
has she been in-returns when it's al
most midnight. If you ask mel"
Mr. Grundy slid back in his chair
and pushed his hands into his pock-
cts, his eyes half shut: THAT doesn't
seem as strange to me as the fact
that she's in all day. Looks as If she
were hiding from something. What
credentials have we, anyway, to let
us know she isn't bad sort? Sounds
queer to mep'
Finally Miss Pry turned to Mrs.
Whisper.
You say she's always out in the
evening"
"She will have been here a week to-
morrow, and not one night so far has
she been at home.
II think" said Miss Pry, "that we
have a right-indeed duty-to know
what's going on under the roof that
supports us. / think that in her alb
sence we three should investigate this
woinan's room. These are unsettled
times and we can't afford to trust any
one"
SO, led by Mr.. Grundy they tip
toed above. The door was unlocked
and they pushed. it open noiselessly.
cropping their way into the unlighted
room. They were all well past the
threshold and in a huddled group In
the center of the floor when suddenly
the light went on. There was the
mysterious newcomer, fair-haired,
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spoil the appearance of the plate.
Fish ChoWder.--Cut into small strips
three or four slices of fat ham and
cook with one large onion sliced thin.
Peel and slice six medium-sized pota.
toes, remove the skin and bones from
two pounds OF haddock, halibut or
other white fish, cut into slices and ar
range in alternate layers of potatoes
and fish, with the bits Of ham, In u
deep kettle until all are used. Sprin-
kle each layer with salt and pepper
and pour over the whole two cupfuls
of fish stock cover and simmer until
the potatoes are done. Add a pint of
cream, heat again and serve hot with
pilot crackers.
Empress Rolls.-These may be
served in place of sandwiches and are
welcome change. Take the long
crusty rolls, cut into half, scoop out
the soft centers and fill with the fol-
lowing mixture: One cucumber peeled
and chopped, one teaspoonful of grated
horseradlsh, one dessert spoonful OF
cream, salt to taste, and as much
mayonnaise as needed to season. Press
in the filling with knife.
Green Peppers, Stuffed.-Cut the
tops from six green peppers, remove
the insides and simmer gently in water
to cover for five minutes, cook the
sliced-off tops with the pepper shells.
Remove the peppers to well-greased
baking pan and fill with one and one
half cupfuls Of minced cooked veal, one
and one-half cupfuls of bread crumbs,
three-fourths Of a cupful of chopped
cooked ham, the chopped tops of the
peppers, a tablespoonful of minced par
sley, one teaspOonful each of salt and
onion Juice. three tablespoonfuls of
melted butter and enough cream or
rich stock to moisten and bind the
whole. Bake for half an hour in gem
tie heat, basting every ten minutes
with water or stock.
Sweet Potatoes Stuffed With Prunes.
Pare and parboll sweet potatoes OF
oval shape; core with an apple corer.
and fill the cavity of each with two
or more prunes, previously stoned.
Insert into the ends of the potatoes,
halving the cores, used as plugs. tn
keep in the juices. Bake on the CRATE
of the oven with pan beneath to
catch the drippings. For six or eight
sweet potatoes place in the pan two
cupfuls of water and two cupfuls OF
sugar and allow to remain until the
potatoes are cooked. Remove the po-
tatoes to warming oven, boil down
the sirup then pour over the potatoes
for glaze. Serve with fried chicken,
br0iled mackerel or roast goose.
The canned pumpkin when removed
from the can and cooked down until a
rich dark brown makes delicious pies.
with all the work of preparing and
cooking fresh pumpkin eliminated.
| Ne.a1 W. uslQ
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PARIS MAKES FLARING SKIRTS;
WIDER BRIN1S COUNTENANCED

more, besides the flowers that bloom
in the spring there are others that
bloom in millinery fields when mid
winter approaches. AmoEP these new
varieties have made their appearance
glass flowers and carved wooden
blossoms-and 1t is safe to predict
that they will be joyously acclaimed.
In the group of hats shown here
there are four models that exploit the
wider-brim idea and one novel, small
hat. Black lace and satin join their
smart forces in the poke shape at the
top of the picture, making softly
suave and flowing line about the face
Beverly banner., 1924-12-05

The beginning of the American post
Office proper was in February, 1891.
From 1907 to the year before the Rev
olutionary war the general post Office
In London controlled the postal service
in America. The period of activity in
the establishment of postal facilities
began when Benjamin Franklin was
appointed postmaster at Philadelphia
in 1877.
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Life such a round of little things.
How can we stop to see
The vast, still splendor of the sky
The high stars mystery?
For all our days are filled so full
OF little fretting cares,
OF little unexpected joys.
And sudden small despairs-
Christine Kerr Davis.
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FOOD FOR THE FAMILY
a DAINTY way to serve oysters is
"A the following:
Oysters in Crusts.

Oysters in Crusts.
Prepare dozen long crusty rolls by
cutting in half the long way. Pull out
the soft crumb until only the crusty
shell is left. Fill the bottom shells
with the following: Into porcelain
saucepan put four tablespoonfuis OF
butter, little salt, pepper and pap
rika, and when the butter Is hot add
four dozen medium-sized oysters ana
toss over the fire until the gills are
curled. Lift out the oysters and
dredge flour into each of the lower
shells. Add to the liquor in the sauce
pan enough milk or water to make
one cupful and half of liquid, thicken
with TWO tablespoonfuls of flour and
stir until 1t boils and is well cooked.
Put two tablespOonfuls of the gravy
over each crust of oysters Put on the
upper crusts. which should be thlckly
brushed with butter. and place all in
hot oven until the cEnsts are we'll
heated Though.
Fssst ct Esef. YorkshEe Pudding.
Sre.t RIB roast Aging in the
Asales no. slsd roast casual For
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pron pounhnuts.

Why should we call ourselves
men. unless 1t be to succeed in
every thing. everywhere? Say of
nothing, This is beneath me- nor
feel that anything is beyond our
powers. Nothing is impossible to
the man who can will.-Mirabeau
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+ unotbor,, Cook Book


the pudding sift together one and one
half cupfuls of pastry flour. scant
teaspoonful of salt, add one and one
half cupful of milk to form a smooth
batter, then add three eggs beaten un-
til thick and light. Turn into hot
dripping pan well creased with the
beef drippings, or in gem pans If pre-
ferred. Basic with the drippings.
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brings the sun of the tropics to defy
midwinter. A wide scarf Of ttis vel
vet about the crown ends liz u bow
at the side.
A dignified and tall-crowned hat Of
purple velvet, shown below. has its
crown almost covered with ostrich
feathers In fuchsia and orchid shades.
Brown velvet and darker brown fur
in draped hat finish the group with
a gem of superb but quiet millinery.
JULIA BOTTOAII.EY,
t@. 1924. Western Newspaper union,)
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HIttti UOII4b uWUy WIFI
side dishes and extra
service. Because of this
manner of serving a
change must be made in
the methods of cooking
vegetables, using those
which keep their form
and are not served with
q thin sauce which would
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The Head Stopper

Man is like tack-useful If he has
a good head on him pointed in the
right direction, but even though he
is driven he can go only as far as his
head will let him.-Science.
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LikABLE GOOD THINGS

Vegetables are now preferably
served on the dinner plate with the
v,,aot doip0 oxuou NTH
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The KITCHEN
CABIN lIl(|IEHo.S
10, 1924, Western Newspaper UnIOn.l
WEEKLY MENU SUG-
GESTIONS

SUNDAY --- Breakfast: Grapefruit,
cream of wheat. Dinner: Roast duck
with apples, orange salad, maearoons,
coffee. Supper: Tomato cream soup.
ginger bread, apple sauce.
MoNDAY--Breakfast: Pears, oat-
meal, reheated rolls, shirred eggs.
Dinner: Dreamed duck on toast, ap.
pie pie. Supper: Chop suey.
Observation-Disclosures: cantaioupe,
puffed wheat, milk, drop doughnuts,
Dinner: Broiied steak with onions,
buttered beets. Supper: Cottage
cheese, roll jelly cake.
WEDNESDAY-6r Breakfast: Grapes,
cornmeal mush. Dinner: Boiled din
ner. Supper: Oyster stew, cabbage
salad.
Observation-Disclosures: Orange,
shredded wheat, toast, eggs. Dinner:
Baked hash, bread pudding. Supper:
Graham gems, fried caf-heart.
FRIDAY-Breakfast Stewed prunes,
bran, top milk. Dinner: Broiied
or fried bass, parsley, potatoes, horse
radish sauce. Supper: Parsnip frit-
ters.
SATURDAY-Brea Grapefruit,
puffed rice, poached eggs on toast.
Dinner: Apple dumplngs. Supper:
Sliced ham, potato salad.
Chop Suey.
Take pound of round steak with
plenty of suet Cut into half inch dice
and brown the steak in the hot fat
tried out from the suet. Add a pint
of boiling water, salt and pepper to
taste and one pint of diced celery.
Cover and cook slowly. Serve as
stew
Drop Doughnuts.
Beat one egg, add one-half cupful of
sugar, a little salt pinch OF ginger
and bit of lemon i1nd. Add one-half
cupful of milk alternately with one
and one-half cupfuls of flour sifted
with one teaspoonful Of baking pow
der. Drop from teaspoon into hot
fat. This makes two dozen small
cakes.
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lace and an inset of lace below II
breaks the straight line of the bodice.
founce of metallic lace Is set onto
the satin body with q very irregula,
curving line and falls over unever
fiounces of chiffon in two colors. ON
can imagine this gown in many lovely
color combinations with either gold
or silver lace used in the fiounce. The
treatment of the decolletage Is very
cleyer-lt is cut to appear low but
filed in with fine lace so that the
hand of a dancing partner has prop
er resting place.
Chiffon or georgette. embroidered
with beads maintain nm Important
position in the evening modes.
one would not expect 10 find
wider brlmmed hats gradually gain
Ing on their popular snlall-hat rivals
for niiw.nter wear. hut such appears
to he the case The last wor,l from
Paris finds an echo In American style
eenters. and II concerns wider brims
.nl bigll. leaked crowns. Further
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
DEFINITE OBJECT
 URGED FOR CLUB
Shrine Luncheon Body Hears
 Watkins And Obear

That the, Shrine Luncheon club should have definite objective for the year and should work to that end was the suggestion of President Hun. ter Watkins, at the club meeting Sat. urday noon at the Tutwiler hotel. The meeting was the largest in attendance since the club was organized and one Of the most enjoyable. '&
 The other speaker of the occasion, Colonel George s. Obear, had for his subject the location of a Shrine hos pltal for crippled children in the Bir. mlngham district. He pointed out the fact that these hospitals were built and maintained by the imperial council from the individual assessments of the Shriners. He stated the time was opportune for initial steps to be taken Tn this matter and urged the club to back up Potentate Crelly in his eff. forts to locate hospital in this dis, trict.
 President Watkins, in speaking of the objective to be taken up, advanced several ideas of concerted work for Zamora temple and the community that the club might undertake and urged the membership to give them thought and to make such other suggestions as to objectives as they thought ,advis. able for the club to adopt. Dr. James E. billiard, pastor of the Southside Bap. tlst church, was visitor, and made a short talk.
 A feature that was greatly enjoyed and appreciated was the selections ren. dered by the Birmingham-Southern Glee club, under the direction of Pro. lessor Erickson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
LANGUAGE COURSES
 ATTRACTS INTEREST
French And Spanish Lessons IL
 Be Given At Y. M. c. A.

Considerable interest has been arous- ed among Birmingham people in the popular course in French and Spanish to be given at the Young Mems Chris tian association, according to asSocia- tion officers Saturday. -.--.
 The course will be given by Profess sor Lionel s. Matthews, prominent lin guist and teacher, who teaches by the direct conversational method. No pre- vious knowledge of the language is re- quired. A working knowledge of Span ish may be obtained by attending the classes regularly for five weeks, Pro- lessor Matthews said.
 The course will begin with a series of free lectures and preliminary classes next Friday and Saturday, to demon strate the method used and prove it's efficacy. These lectures will be given at 10 and 12 o'clock in the morning and at 5 IS and 8 o'clock in the after noon and night, both days. The regu- lar course will begin the following week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
BIG ATTENDANCE AT BALL GAMES
Chamber Of Commerce Sends Out Letters In !,
 Drive For Trophy

Beginning determined city-wide drive to capture for Birmingham the Southern league attendance trophy when the season opens at Redwood park next Thursday afternoon, the Chamber of Commerce Saturday sent out thousands of letters to industrial heads, business firms and individuals, appealing for real display of civic pride"
 Manager o. l.. Bum believes the movement will result in the declaring of half holiday generally and that the old ball park will be damned to tho rafters when the Barons go into action against the Nashville Vols.
 Has Strong Crew ,..1
 Manager Stuffy Stewart has lined up a formidable crew of bail players, with many new. faces on the team, and thousands of fans are thinking of noth- ing game, we will overflow. the park
 ''If the business houses and industrial plants declare a half-holidays and let their employees turn out for the open ing game. we vii loyerflow the park and win the trophy" Mfr, Bunn pre-. dicted. y.t
 HCs AClICIS@H HC StHI OuJ III SodDurudf mails said: t.,.-s..
 Atlanta has been winning the at tendance honors for several years, and Birmingham is sick and tired of taking second place. Every, sportsman i'm the city should get busy and help jam the park Thursday. The attendance flag must fly over Redwood park this year."
 Cooperation Assured
 All civil organizations will cooper. ate with the chamber, and the chances are good that the city commission vii. officially proclaim half-holiday Thursday. ".
 Birmingham in previous years has closely pushed Atlanta for first place in opening day attendance, but the Georgia city usually squeezed through to the top by scant margin. -& rAtlanta has a big new park to ded- lcate this year." Bunn said, land is out for the cup again. But we have more people over here, if the truth were known, and just as many wild d-eyesl fans. But whether all of us are wild eyed or not, let's gos out to Rickwooti park Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock and give real demonstration of the Magic City spirit" t = }ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
INSURANCE RATES
 WORRY CITY BOARD
Costs High For Retiring Mem
 bers Of Police Department

marmlngham's board of city commits sioners are somewhat worried over the cost of life insurance for superannuated members of the police department. It has not been so very long since the insurance was added to the emoluments of the public safety department per sOnnel.
 With tie older men retiring after a quarter century of service on pension and leaving the active force, and it is the active force that is insured, the in surance rate skips high.
 For the new patrolman, say 21 years old, President McLendon said Satur- day. the rate is about ,$9 a year for &1,000. For the patrolman of 60 to 70 gears the rate jumps to about $50 a gear, and for old boys between 70 and 50 it is around $150.
 Lots of policemen stick through the 95 years that brings the $1O0 a month pension, and on. top of that comes the mounting insurance rate.
 Just now there are only about eight retired members of considerable years, but their insurance promises to tax the city more than 5000 a year.
 The board met Saturday to talk the thing over, and will meet again to try and work out the problem, for. with firemen included, and the possibility of a whole flock of them retiring as the years go on, taking $100 a month pen sions, the board sees vista of a great sum piling up.