The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-06

| nave aSkeu say IL IS pure ignorance that is responsible for this manner of dress. They say that New York is full of women who have no social life except what they can get out of their clubs, and that if they didn't wear their ex- where in the sand hill would they, wear them? And that does sound reason able, doesn't it?
 Miss Hempel gave Jenny Lind pro- | gram, and wore most beautiful white satin gown, a replica of one worn by Jenny Lind. The bodice was long and pointed at the waistli9e and the neck line was low and straight, leaving the lovely shoulders bare and revealing to the best advantage the slender and ex- skirt was very full and touched the | floor. There was an overskirt of chif- fon, caught up at regular intervals with garlands of flowers
 iSO Names Besides The Printers
 Some man with name like Pull man car accompanied Miss Hempel at the piano and another played the flute. The flutist was dressed in the period of 1850. The trousers were light grey and very tight. The tailed coat was rich green and was trimmed in brass buttons and the waistcoat was a deep crimson. He made good scenery besides playing entrancingly.
 l This luncheon is worth contemplat ting because it shows New York club life al its best-or at its worst, just as you 1 like. There were the names of one hun | dred and thirty women printed on the program as hostesses-whatever that may mean at public luncheon. There were forty people at the speakers table, labeled on the program as guests of hon. l or. There were thirty-two women on the committee of arrangements, and the presidents aide had line to herself. There were four associate chairmen and there were twenty-five ushers, with chairman and q list of associate chair men. There was reception commit l tee of twenty-five members. In addi. tion to its offices the Rubinstein club has nine directors and their names were all printed in bold-face type. There are five honorary vice presidents and eleven honorary associate members.
 By these names you see nearly eyery- body who is anybody gets her name printed on the program along with the celery and the olives and the chopin polonaises. The president, Mrs. Will liam Rogers Chapman, told me that she spends months arranging these names and even then," she says, some peo- pie are not satisfied"
 But They Don't Have To Work | So far as I could see none of these committees has anything whatever to do. All guest has to do is to go to the Waldorf and present her ticket at the door. The ticket is numbered and so are the tables and so one has only to glance around, find the right table. and go to 1t. So reception committees. hos tesses and things are not really neces- safy-not so far as the breakfast ia concerned
 Among the honorary associate mem oers are Mime. Galh-Curci, Mime. Schu- mann-H -Heink and Mime. Emma Calve.
 The most eventful white breakfast the Rubinstein club ever had was the one at which Galli-Curci was engaged to sing at the neat price of S5. GOO The affair was to be pulled off at Ton Kers Tn order to get around the stars contract. which stipulated that she was not to sing In New York except at the metropolitan. YonKers, being not in New York and being in committing oistahee' was a safe place. There was a grand rush for tickets. There was record breaking attendance and avery. body got there early.
 But the temperamental little star failed to appear. She had decided at the last moment that she must save her throat or something, and so the Ruhin- stem ticket takers had to spend tbe afternoon returning money fo d;san. pointed members Everybody was so so glad the other day that Hemnel was really there. You never can tell what these artists will do. you know.
 Utopia ?-Or Would If Re9
 :. Mrs. ., H. F. Belmont doesn't he leve Tn birth control. She says let inc state take care of them-the Sbabies NOW that does give us something to think about, doesn't it? Mrs. ReInont IS strong for unloading all of the haovv work possible on the men. SD that ths women can have more time to do inc important work of the world.
 Mrs. Belmont is very much intarost- ca Tn an experiment that is being made Wlth moths by scientists in Great Rrit. tam. They do say that these notbs nave not produced a male for fifteen years and that science has figured if eIj out that they only need a male once in % years So they are pursuing a pol Icy or watchful waiting for ten more Vears-Just waiting for that mad moth 10 appear. -''O'"
 Now if human nature follows the ex. ample of just plain nature, it may he Nil Mrs; Belmont is inclined to think, tha. we human beings will reach that state ol super development where we will not need the men around at aIl-at least not more than once in 25 years Or, so 1T does open up an interesting line of thought, tI.. doesn't it? The next thing We hear of, Mrs. Belmont may bs ors ganizing Follow the Motb' mover,e,,t v for women.
 And yet Mrs. Belmont hasn't always felt so about the men. It was as for back as 1874 that she liked one man enough to marry him-William Kissam Vanderbilt. And before she got rid of | her clinging vine complex entirely she married MT. Oliver Hazard Perry Bel | mont.