TBOB OHASLOT«ir»Wa, OCTOBER 8.1©II
Social and Personal
iBy ADDIE WILLIAMS CALDWELL)
ballad of dream cities
■ Drifting leaves oa »
Old and gold in the waning lignt,
Opala a-gleam in a dusky rooj^
Petals atrewn on a pool of
The names of cities, whom God re-
* quite, _ _
Gleam through the years, as a splen
dor gleams, , v*
Pale gho«L cities, dead In their might.
Old dream cities builded of dreams.
Old dream cities wrought on
Builded a#ain of the years
Lamps a-gleam in ’
Music and mirth in
Karnac girdled by sand .^nd sun,
Atlantis, drowned In the cool sea
Etreams.
ilardis and Ophir and Ilion. ,
Old dream cities builded of dreams.
Old dream cities, fhadowy, vast.
Dim in their unreal
Build to last while the world might
1 ASt«
Dust as'their builders,
Kings of Babylon, grim and
Gods of Karnac, whom time blas
phemes,
Karnes aloae that outlive deca>.
Old dream cities builded of dreams.
London, breaker of hearts and men,
No pride avails and no faith redeems
Time that shall break thee, to build
Old d^cam cities bnilded
—Pall Mall Gazette.
NO SHADOW ON THE HOME.
Take home no shadow, let it stay
Down in the centres of the fray;
Take home no battle and to strife,
Take home alone the Bunahlne life.
The music and the morn of love
To hang Its silver dream* above.
No shadow on the home—that frown
No mention of the daily care
Of business and of toll and task;
Take home alone the dreams that bask
In memories of the tender will
That suffers hut is silent still.
No shadow on the home—that frown
I^eave somewhere at the edge of town,
And homeward through the bloomy
Take home the blessing of a smile.
The beauty and the song of day
To keep the home life sweet and gay.
No shadow on the home—that place
Is yours by all life’s sovereign grace
To ’stabllsh in this thought, that here
Life must not thrust ita battle-spear;
Care, anger, hate and sordid strife
Must leave unscathed the sweet home
life!
« • «
To smile when aching fills the heart,
'Tis that that is the hero’s part.
• * *
Keep back the tear and make brave
show,
Thus trouWe takes the hint to go.
—Bentztown Bard.
MRS. COLLINS A
DELIGHTFUL HOSTESS
Mra. Henary Collins was at home
Thursday to a number of her town
friends at her lovely new home in
Elizabeth. The house was artistically
decorated for the occasslon. The wide
living room in ferus and goldenrod,
the dining room in pink and cream
roaes, the Uble in the latter being ex
quisite In It’s setting of beautiful pink
roses cut glass and Japanese embroid
ery. The gnests were mesdames W.
B. Lee, Graham Stuart l^slie, beater
Wolfe, Martin Collins, Morres Trotter,
David Probert, J. F. Bucher, Irwin,
J. F. Jamiaoli, Porter and miases Julia
Roberta, Lula Sprlnga, Eunice Ander-
i^Q and Mary Plora Collins Mrs. Mar
tin Collins and Mrs. Morris Trotter
assisted In receiving and eerving.
Next week Mrs. Collins will have
the Elizabeth ladles, old friends and
new.
TO VISIT
MRS. CARSON.
Tomorrow week Mrs. Charles M.
Carson is to have a very delightful
(oeat te Mrs. John T. Sloan, widow of
Lieutenant Governor Sloan, of South
Carolina. Mrs. Sloan makes Colum
bia her home.
TO WINTER
AT THE LAKE.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Carson have
fone to Lake Waccamaw for the win
ter. They have a very attractive home
there and revel in the wilds as well as
the pleasures of the lake. ,
SOCIAL EVENT
IN SALISBURY
A brilliant social even which Salis
bury is anticipating for Wednesday
la the weddins of Miss Sadie Davis,
that (ity and Mr. Eugene S. Gray, jr
of Winston. A number of delightful
coiortealea have been shown Miss Davla
«moBC which waa a zestful bridge giv
#n iB h«r honor Thursday afternoon
1»y Mias Mary Murphy.
Miaf Lottie Smith of Gainesville Ga.,
i0 rUltlng at the home of Mrs. C. O.
Bnyim of Elizabeth avenue.
ARE HOMt
AQAIN.
Mra. Lawrence Miller and fine little
>«by son have returned from Alka-
lltha Springs.
LESSONS IN THE THEATRE. ♦
• • • • •
Q088IP.
TwD duiMi in conrariation,
While leaning o'er the fence,
Can make a reputation
Resemble $0.30.
—Milwaukee Sentinel.
WORSE AND WORGC.
Two damea in coQTeraition,
While handnf up their line,
Can make a reputation
Resemble a plugged dime.
—St. Louis Times.
The limit in vaudeville entertain-
mentwould seem to have been reached
in one of the New York theatres,
where an electric chair will be placed
on exhibition, the object being accom
panied by a “lecture,” aays the St.
I^ouls Times, editorially. The “act” is
thought to be a commandable one, on
the ground that it will impress the pub
lic mind with its “moral leaaon.”
Bpt we are doubtful if the public
woes to the theatre-^to the vaudeville
theatre, particularly—in search of
moral lessons. Here and there one
tinds an individual who takes his en
tertainment seriously, even in a spe
cialty house; but as a general thing,
even those bits which are supposed to
be highly impressive, and as making
a strong demand upon the emotions,
are regarded in the light of technical
exhibitions.
As for the electric chair as a “moral
lesson,” we hope there are very few
people who patronize the theatres who
need anything of the kind. It may
even be doubted If anybody needs such
a lesson.
The theatre, according to our mod
ern Ideals, is fulfilling its highest des
tiny when it conforms to the rule of
the old gentleman who was employ
ing; a coachman.
“How close can you drive to a preci
pice?” he asked of the first applicant.
The aplicant believed he could drive
within a foot of a precipice.
Other applicants could do better.
One of them could drive within an
inch of the verge of destruction, he
believed.
But finally there was one who de
clared that he would drive just as far
away from the evil place as he could
get. And he, of course, was the man
who got the job.
The theatre are helping ub most, per
haps, when they are ateering just as
far as possible away from evil, and
showing us. Instead, the things which
are restful, or diverting, or ideal.
“AULD LANG SYNE”
BRIDGE
There was an “Auld Lang Syne” fla
vor about the bridge that Mrs. Clar
ence and Mrs. Joseph Wearn gave yes
terday forenoon for Mrs. D. Y. Cooper
and Mrs. Sidney Cooper, of Hender
son. the former home of Mrs. Clar
ence Weam. The score cards w’ere
miniature copies of “Auld Lang Syne”
—as unique and pretty as could be.
A three course luncheon w'as served
at a beautiful mahogany table, the
beauty of which was intensified by the
gorgeous bowl of pink ro&es in the cen
tre. and the pink anil white bon bons
and rich luncheon lace. Mrs. D. Y.
Cooper was elegant in nlle green silk
foulard with garnitures of real lace,
Mrs. Sidney Cooi>er handsome in nat
ural pongee with big picture hat of
black with willow plumes. Mrs. Jo»
seph Weam wore a lovely lingerie
and Mrs. Clarence W’eam a dainty
white batiste.
MRS. BUSBEE AT
MRS. SMITH’S. ,
Mrs. R. S. Busbee, of Raleigh, who
spent last week with her sister, Mrs.
Henry Fowler, went to Mrs. Ben
Smith yesterday to be her guest for
some days.
MRS. BLAND TO
BE HOSTESS.
Mrs. C. A. Rland will entertain to
morrow afternoon for Miss Lucy
Boyce, of Gastonia, a student at the
Presbyterian College. A number .of
the college girls will be guests.
MISS WHARTON
A VISITOR.
Miss Margaret Wharton, of Greens
boro, a last-year’s graduate at the
Presbyterian College, is visiting her
sister. Miss Annld Wharton, a this
year’s student at the college.
RETURNS
TUESDAY.
Mrs. Robert W. Glasjgow, who has
been in Baltimore for several weeks,
will retume Tuesday.
MRS. HARDEMAN^O
ENTERTAIN FOR VISITORS
Possibly the last of the many pretty
courtesies which have been
showered upon Mrs. D. Y.
and Mrs. Sidney Cooper will be
the bridge luncheon which Mrs. Isaac
Hardeman will give tomorrow after
noon at 3 o’clock at her attractive
home in Dilworth. Mesdames Cooper
expect to leave for home either Mon*
day night or Tuesday. Meeting them
at Mrs. Hardeman’s tomorrow after
noon will be Mesdamea W, A. Rey
nolds. E. W. Thompson, W. H. Lam
beth, C. E. Platt, E. W. Mellon, W. M.
Robey. W. R. Saliaferro. Sr., Franklin
Gordon, J. F. Yorke. F. D. Gatchell,
J. L. Staten, G. T. Buxton, E. L. Bus
sey. Lottie Maflltt, A. B. Wingfield,
Croft Woodruff and Miss Lola Ferrell,
of Winston, and Martha May Carr.
After-game guests: Meildames W.
G. Rogers, W. W. Johnson, J. E. Reil-
ley and Miss Margaret Ker.
MISS WITHERS ^
HAS PARTY.
Miss Bnnie Withers entertained a
small party of her friends yesterday
afternoon at her home on East ave
nue. Miss Withers, the charming host
ess, celebrated her fifteenth birthday.
The color scheme of the decoratlona
was pink and the big white cake waa
surmounted with fifteen pink candles.
Cubical Hearts was the game of
the afternoon. Miss Alethia Bland
taking the prize for the highest score.
The guests were: Misses Maria
Gallup, Josephine Abbott, Charlotte
Abbott, Fannie Ker, Sarah Harris,
AlwHda Van Ness and Alethia Bland.
Miss Van Ness is home from Faasi-
fern.
Fratler*a Cafe eervee the best
(n the elty. Aak a Judge?
He ne'er was known
To pay a debt.
But prides himself
“ottr set”
-—Paul Cook.
On
The endearing elegance of female
friendship.—Johnion.
LIBRARY NOTES
(By The Librarian.)
The seventh annual meeting of
the North Carolina Library As-
sociailon will be held in Durham,
November 22 and 23. The associa
tion will be the guest of the Dur
ham Public Library. Since its or
ganization in 1904. the association
has grown steadily. Its purposes are
the promotion of library Interests,
the interchange of experience and
the advancement of the profession of
librarianship. Librarians, library
trustees, educators, and all others
who believe in the healthful influ-,
ence of the book in character forma
tion. and in the library as a power
for enlightenment and good, are elig
ible to membership and are urged to
become members of the association.
The annual fee for membership is
one dollar.
* • •
Mr. William Winter’s articles
entitled “Shakespeare on the stage,’'
which have been one of the most in
teresting features of the “Century
Magazine” during the past few
months, are soon to be published in
book form by Messrs. Moffat, Yard
& Co.
* * •
We learn from the Chicago Dial
that a new treatment of the Faust
legend may be confidently be expect
ed if M. Rostand, lately the unfor
tunate victim of an automobile ac
cident in France, carries out his re
ported intention of trying his hand
at the theme that has challenged
a Marlowe, a Goethe, a Gounod, and
countless others, known and un
known. Here certainly is an oppor
tunity for him to surpass his pre
vious popular successes and to rise
to hitherto unattained heights. Yet
poets like other men, are the vic
tims of their own peculiar endow
ments; and any drama, with what
ever motif, from the brilliant author
of “Cyrano” and “Chanteclrer” is
very sure to be unmistakably Roa-
tandesque—out of the ordinary, at
tention-compelling, something more
than a nine-days’ wonder, but not
free from the inevitable defects of
its qualities. Goethe’s laurels are not
yet in danger.
The American edition of Professor
Archibald Henderson’s critical biog
raphy of eGorge Bernard Shaw,
which has been the occasion of a
merry v newspaper war between the
biographer and his subject, is to be
published by Messrs. Stewart & Kidd
of Cincinnati.
The following list of selected ma
terial in the library on Denmark,
Finland, Norway and Sweden, has
been compiled for the use of the
members of the Cranford Book Club
who have chosen these subjects for
their winter’s study.
BOOKS
914.8. Anderson—Pictures of trav
el; 3, 914,8, Ballou—Due North; 5, J.
Boyesen—Boyhood in Norway; 839.5,
Boyeson—Essays on Scandanavian lit
erature: 948.1, Boyesen—Norway; 1,
914.8, Edwards—Through Scandana
vian to Moscow, 4, J. 914.8, Ferryman
—Norway; 2, 948, Geijer—History of
the Swedes; 2, 914,9, Hare—Sketches
in Holland and Scandanavia; 5. 948,
Geijer—History of the Swedes; 2,
914.9, Hare—Sketches in Holland and
Scandanavia; 5. 948. Keary—Vikings
in Western Christendom; 1, 914.8,'
Monroe—In Viking Land; 6, 948,
Morris—Historical tales: Scandana
vian; 3, 910, Stoddard—Lectures, V.
1 and V. 11; 12, 914.8, Taylor—
Northern travel; 2, 914.8. Thomas—
Sweden and the Swedes; 1, 940,
Voltaire—History of Charles' XII;
4.
MAGAINES—DENMARK
Colossal official thief—Outlook
90:464-5; Commonwealth ruled by
farmers—Outlook 94:441-50; Danish
press. Review of Reviews 81^206-8,'
Denmark and the American 'Idea
Bookman 33:539-43; Denmark, the
buffer state of the north. Reviews ol
Reviews 32:305-9; Hamlet’s castle--
Century 61:388-97; How Denmark
has taught itself prosperity and hap
piness—World’s Work 22:14486-94,
Kindly joumev—Outlook 96:108-22.
December 31, 10; Knight errant of
the sea—Outlook 95.927-40; Lessons
in good government, good health and
thrift—World’s Work 14:8886; Our
beautiful summer—Outlook 80:47-56;
Trooper who won a war alone—Out
look 95:365-7; Yule-tide in the old
town—Century 77:163-74.
FINLAND.
Coercion of Finland—Outlook 93:-
479-80; Conflict in Finland—Century
69:620-32; Dissolution of the Finnish
Diet—Outlook 93:841-4; Fate of ^e
Finns—Review of Reviews 41:630;
Finland’s women to the front Re
views of Reviews 35:499-500; History
—Outlook 84:250; Present danger of
Finland—Outloolc 82.903-6; Reasons
for emigration of the Finns—Outlook
65:895-6; Russian reform in Finlana
—Reviews of Reviews 30:56-7; Sit
uation in Finland—North Amerij^n
Review 179:913-25; Tolstoy on Jin-
land—Reviews of Reviews 44:219.
Ag. 11; Woman suffrage in Finland—
Outlook 87:35-0.
NORWAY.
Fishing in Arctic seas—Harper
110:659-68; Motor invasion of Nor-
way-Century 79:226-39; New Norse
movement in Norway Review of Re
views 30:306-7; Norways Aght of
the tongues—Review of
739-41; Norway's
dence—North American Review
2S1-3; Norwegian flag—Review of R^
views 21.484-5; Norwegian H^^t-
lantic 101:256-63; Norwegian ski ma
neuvers—Review of
51; Periodicals of Norway—Reviews
of Reviews 31:208-9; Vikmg sWP
found at O^aeberge—Century 70.727
33; Why Norway and Sw«^en are
at odds—Review of Reviews 30.208 9,
Why Scandanavia
gian republic—Review of Reviews
33:M-5.
SWEDEN.
Farthest north *by motor car Cen
tury 82:445-58, JI. . _
Program for a new
den—Current Uterature 50.409-10,
SCANDANAVfX.
Contrast between the S^dan^
vlan countries
World’s Work 9:5642-3.
•Fifty years of
monwealth—World’s Work
Scandaanvlan-Ameri^n: his status
—North American
Scandanaviah-American solidarity
—Outlook 90 • ‘
Our youth we can Have but today,
tn Arrow
youtn we can
We may always find time
—Bishop Berkley.
CONFEDERATE.
BOOK CLUBS.
Stonewall Jackson Chapter of ^e
U. D. C. met yesterday afternoon at
the hoiue of Mrs. A. L. Smith.
Delegates elected to th|» general con
vention In Richmond the week of Nov.
7th: Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, honw-
ary president-general; Mra. B. R. Pres
ton, and Mrs. Gordon Finger, chapter
president; Mrs. Latta Johnson of the
North Carolina room in the Richmond
Museum, Mrs., I. W1 Faison, director
of the Arlington monument, Mrs. J. A.
Fore, and Miss Julia Alexander.
Alternates: Mesdames H. B. Tho
mas, Thos. F. Costner, E, F. Black-
welder, W. W. Watt, and J. P. Durant.
The chapter decided to have a mov
ing picture benefit. The pictures are
to ^ of the veterans at the Little
Rock reunion. Committee on pictures:
Mrs. E. C. Register. Mrs. A. W. Hast
ings, Miss Pauline Davis, and Mrs.
J. A. Fore.
Committee to assist veterans to fix
a permanent hall: Mrs. I. W. Faison,
chairman; Miss Pauline Davis, and
Mrs. Thos. F. Costner and Mrs. E.
F. Blackweider.
The next meetins: in November will
be at the home of ^rs, Latta Johnston,
when the annual election of ojcers
will be held.
The nominating committee consists
of Mrs. C. E. Platt, chairman; Mrs.
Latta Johnston and Dr. Annie L.
Alexander.
Two new members were elected
yesterday.
STATE CONVENTION.
The State convention is to . held
In Winston. James B. Gordon Chap*
ter is to be the hostess. A letter was
read yesterday from Mrs. H. L. Wig-,
gins, president of James B. Gordon
Chapter telling of the pleasure the
convention is to have. The opening
reception will be held Tuesday night,
Oct. 24.
On Wednesday there will be a tea
from 4 to 5 o’clock by the D. A. R.
chapter of Winston, at the ?jmne of
the state regent, Mrsi W. A. Rey
nolds.
At night there will be a reception,
Thursday afternoon an automobile
ride. Each day luncheon will be serv
ed in the board of trade rooms.
• • •
Mr. C. A. Fonerden, of Baltimore
writing of “The Real Stonewall Jack
son” says:
“If any more evidence is needed to
discredit the physical and mental mis
conceptions of Stonewall Jackson per
petrated in “The Long Roll” by its
authar. Miss Mary Johnson, I desire
to add my testimony that they are, for
the gceater part, so absolutely bold of
any* trueness of likeness as to make
them ridiculous and absurd. Her
frontispiece of this great soldier Is en
tirely featureless of him, and is more
the likeness of some brutal prize figh
ter, of physical figure and countenance
all animal, without one spark of men
tal illumination. And while this is
simply and solely beastly. Miss John
ston’s miserably unjust and unllteness
like portrayal of his character and
mental qualities is at one, or in very
close imity, with this monstrous physi
cal likeness. ^
Honored as 1 was for the whole of
our four years’ war with active mem
bership in the old Stonewall Brigade,
and seeing General Jackson with the
frequency of almost every recurring
day, as did the great majority of that
old command, which singular fact mad^‘
him appear to the ubiquitous, I beg to
be permitted to present in the col
umns of the Sun my Stonewall Brigade
picture of this unexampled and match
less man. But my picture, being an
exact counterpart of one executed by a
more skillful artist than myself. I will
copy that writer's portraiture as he.
the gifted author, John Esten Cooke,
gives it in his estimable book, “Wear
ing of the Gray:”
‘Jackson had little humor. He was
not sour or gloomy, nor did he look
grimly upon ‘fun* as something which
a good Presbyterian should avoid. He
was perfectly cheerful, liberal and ra
tional in this, as in everything, but
he had no ear for humor, as some per
sons hive none for music.
“A man more guiltless of poetry, in
thought or deed, I suppose never lived.
His poetry was the cannon’s flash, the
rattle of musketry and the lurid cloud
of battle. ' '
“His bearing was neither striking,
graceful nor impressive. He rode un
gracefully, walked with an awkward
stride and wanted ease of manner. He
never lost a certain sh; - ess in compa
ny.
“But personally he mWe a most
agreeable impression by his delightful
ly natural courtesy. His smile was as
sweet as a child’s, and evident^
sprang from his goodness df heart. His
voice in ordinary conversation was sub
dued and pleasant from its friendly
and courteous tone, though Injured by
the acquired habit—a West Pointlsm—
of cutting off, so to speak, each word
and leaving each to take care of it
self. This was always observable in
his manner of talking, but briefest of
the brief, curtest of the curt, was
Stonewall Jackson on the field of bat
tle and at ‘work.’ His never-failing re
gard for the comfori; and the feelings
of the private soldier, his oddities, ec
centricities and originalities all were
an unfailing provocation to liking and
endeared him to his men.
‘^Jackson appaered to be an eminent
ly rational, judicious and sensible per
son in conversation, and the world
must determine whether there was
any ‘erase,’ any flaw or crack or error
In the terribly logical processes of his
brain as a fighter of armies. The pres
ent writer believes himself to be fa
miliar with every detail of his career
and cannot recall one blunder. The
lighter graces were denied him, but
not the abiding charm.”
“So, then, here is a picture of the
real Jackson, and it differs so greatly
from the harsh and unjust likeness
of Miss Johnston’s book that we who
knew him better will accept this and
" Mrs. E. W. Mell^. Mrs. T. M. Shel
ton. of this city, and Mrs, Dr. Wilkie,
of Gastonia, daughters of Mrs. J^
Craig, of Gastonia, are planning to
celebrate their mother’s 69th birth
day—which is Tuesday—tu very hap
py style. They are to give a beautiful
dinner at Mrs. Mellons. Tlra guMts
will be friends of Mrs. Craig's—from
Gkistonia: Mesdames A. M. Sayre, J.
D. Moore, J. Q. Holland, Mattie C.
Pegram, Jennie Duff, W. L. Gallant,
!>. 8. Page, N. E. Jenkins, M. P.
Craig, W. T. Story, I. N. Davis and
J. J. C. Anders.
From DaUas. Mes^^es L. M. Hoff
man, J. R. Lewis. Robert L. Durham,
Frances L. Hoffman, J. B. Whiie.
The Pro Re Nata Book club “re
turned to its muttons” but recently,
holding the first regular meeting Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Laban Mac
Donald “Famous Artiste and their
Masterpieces” is to be the club study
this winter Included in this will be tlM
Itidlan. Flemish and Dutch, French
anid Spanish schools.
The program introducing the season
of 1911-’12 was as follows:
The forerunners of the Renaissance.
Cimabue and his works (1240-1302)
Mrs. G^rge Wadsworth. Glott (1276-
1336) his friscoes in the church of
St. Francis of Assissi and in the chapels
of the church of Santa Croce, Mrs.
O. L. Barringer.
Roll call—Frescoes of the Piscan
Campo Santo.
Members.
The club begins the season with the
following liaembers: Mesdames Paul
Allen, O. L. Barringer. Arinistead Bur-
well. jr., Ernest Blllson Robert Glas
gow, J. Alden Houston, Eben Nye
Huchison. Laban MacDowell, J. C. Pat
ton George Wadsworth, and Miss Edith
Ward, Helen Brem. Alida Oliver, and
Mary Brockenbrougb. Mrs. MacDonald
is president, Mrs. Allen, vice president,
and Mrs, Hutchison secretary and
The club colors are green and white
Chelidon.
Mrs. E. C. Dwelle was first hostess
this season to the Chiiidon Club. The
meeting; was held Friday afternoon at
her lovely hMne. The club study is
Dickens.
Richard Tidy Club.
Mrs. J. B. Carson was first hostess
of the season. Assembling in her hos
pitable salon Friday afternoon was
the full membership of the club with
the exception of one or two members.
The club is to continue its study of
Memoirs and Letters. “The Honorable
Mrs. Norton” was the first subject.
The next meeting will be with Mra.
R. L. Gibbon. The club membership
consists of Mesdames J. E. Carson,
R. L. Gibbon. H. S. Bryan. C. M. Car
son, A. B. Reese, E. L. Keesler, P. S.
Gilchrist, W. H. Twitty, J. M. Scott,
E. T. Cansler, S. B. Tanner. Bessie
Alexander Patterson. Maud Craig
Matthews, H. A* London
LINEN SHOWER
IDEA _ ,
A ery cute and original Idea for a
linen shower for a bride was thought
of by Miss Sudie Scott Friday after
noon when she entertained Miss
Beatrice Blake, one of the October
brides. A white ribbon clothes line
was stretched across the living room
and On it was pinned, with itiny gilt
clothes pins, the dainty linen which
constituted “the shower.”
The house was attractively set for
the happy affair. Palms towered in
parlors and hall, while roses cl‘|5tered
here and there. .
The punch bowl was in the dining
room and compelled with the drawing
power of the traditional magnet and
silver churn.
At the game of hearts which con
sumed the first part of the afternoon.
Miss Laurie Spong won the prize.
The “bride” was given a hand-painted
satin laundry list.
PRETTY WEOOiNQ
IN CONCORD’ ^ .
Among the *weddings of the past
week none was fraught with more in*
terest than that of Miss Anna Douglas
Sherrill and Mr. Nevin Augustus Arch-
abeld, of Concord, which too> place
Thursday afternoon. Owing to the
death the first of the week of the
bride’s grandmother, Mrs. Sherrill, the
marriage was very quiet.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Plato Durham. The bride was
exceedingly smart looking in a stylish
traveling gown which became her won-
drously. She is very attractive—as
bright as she can be and charming
withal. Immediately after the cere
mony Mr. Archabel and bride left for
a northern trip. They will reside in
Concord. The bride is the daughter of
Editor John B. Sherrill, one of the
most gifted and popular n^s^per
men in the state. Mrs. B. C. Regist^,
aunt of the bride, who attended tne
wedding, has returned home.
* Up a little early,
♦ To bed a little late;
,♦ Mornings sweet and pearly,
» Twilight at the gate
* Like a purple lady
* Waiting In her gleam
• For the kiss of magic
♦ ' To the vales of dream.
♦ Day by day thereafter,
* Just the same thing o’er—
• Oh. the everydayness
• Of this being poor!
« —^Bentstown Bard.
^ THE JOHN MARSHALL HOUSE ♦
North Carolina would do well to em
ulate Virginia’s example in having an
association for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities. One thing the
latter association is to do is to pre
serve the John Marshall house.
“Necessary papers for the transfer
of the John Marshall house to the
Association for the Preservation of
Virginia AntUiultles have been re
ceived by the association from Hon.
Henry R. Pollard, city attorney, says
the Richmond Virginian. After these
papers are signed and recorded, they
will be presented to the city school
board, and that body will transfer the
building to the association. This was
announced at a meeting of the associa
tion yesterday morning when Mrs. J.
Taylor BUyson, who presided, read a
report of what has been done by the
John Marshall house committee. The
restoration and refurnishing of the
building will be begun at once, and car
ried to completion with the greatest
dispatch and roaL The secretary was
authorized to write letters to Miss
Emily H«rvle and Mrs. William Ruf
fin Cox, asking them to be members
of the restoration committee. All
Marshall furniture and portraits that
can be secured will be $ut in the
house aftilr necessary repairs have
been made. I twill be the perma-
iient home and headquarters of the
association. Mrs. Bllyscm reported
that the fund now in hand to the
ciMIt of the John MMwhall House
committee amt^ts to IMOO, and the
entire fund for the restoration ot the
historic home is 12,200.”
MUSIC.
Mrs. Minnie Wriston Smfth. voice
teacher at the Presbyterian College,
who. as News readers know, is plann
ing to bring the great Heinneman back
this season, hopes to secure a date
with him early in December. Mrs.
Smith is a superb exponent of Heinne-.
man’s method—if the natural use ot
the voice can be called a method.
* * *
Charlotte music folk follow David
Bispham in his musical doings with
intere&t. On the 31st he’s to give a
recital at Witherspoon Hal, Philadel
phia.
BIspham’s summer has been one of
constant activity, notes the Philadel
phia Record. His engagements have
ranged from recitals in New York and
Ocean Grove to a series of Chautauqua
appearances extending as tar West
as Nebraska. His preparations for the
season about to open are fraught with
interest. New programs, numerous ad
ditions to his repertoire, new recita
tion^ to music, and various other nov
elties attest his ceaseless effort.
« * •
In the composition of his master
piece “The Girl of The Golden West,”
which Henry W. Savage wUl present
in En#lish this season, the effort of
Puccini has%jeen to create entirely new
tone coloring and the concensus of
musical criticism both in Europe and
America Is that he has magnificently
succeeded and has proved himself an
absolute master of tonal color.
Puccini has treated the opera as a
symphonic poem and has never for a
moment lost sight of the intense dra
matic value of the story,
“The Girl of The 3olden West” is sung
in English it will gain very much from
both a musical and a dramatic stand
point, as the English gutterals are ab
solutely necessary to combine with
the marvelous harmonies written to
express the true spirit of the early
days in California, the more liquid
Italian being less adequate.
In short the “Girl of the Golden
West” marks an epoch In the history
of music. This opera adapted from an
American drama with a locale truly
American, its protagonists a galaxy
of brave and daring men such as only
America can produce, and a beauti
ful American girl as strong and val
iant as she was chaste.
Not alone is the “Girl of the Golden
West” epoch making because of its
splendid and unique harmonies but
also because it will be as superbly
acted as it is superbly sui^. Mr. Sav
age has spared no expense in the pro
duction. The company will number 150,
with an orchestra of 55. including a
number of entirely new orchestral ef
fects.
BELL.HAMMOND
WEDDING.
Of the marriage of Miss Bleanor
Hammond and Mr. S. Inman Bell, in
Greenville Wednesday afternoon, the
Greenville paper saysi
“One of the most prominent wed
dings of the fall season occurred on
Wednesday afternoon, as six o’clock,
when Miss Eleanor Hammond, young
est daughter of Mrs. Alexander Hugh
Hatumond, become the bride of Mr.
S. Inman Bell.
“This lovely marriage was solemn
ized at the home of the bride on
North street, which was beautifully
and tastefully decorated, the bridal col
ors of green and white being used
in pleasing effect.
“The maid-of-honor, Miss Sallie
Hammond, sister of the bride, came
down the stairway as the strains of
the wedding march were rendered on
the piano.
“Then followed the bride with her
brother, Mr. Hugh Hammond, who
were met at the foot of the stairs by
the groom and his best man, Mr James
Harris of Atlanta.
“ The ceremony was performed by
the Itev. A. R. Mitchell, rector of the
Episcopal church of this city.
“The bride who Is a noted beauty,
is dainty and gfrllsh, and in her wed-
tive. She wore a gown of crepe me
teor over messallne, the draped skirt
caught with a wide band of princess
lace, the bodice made in a most becom
ing style, the same lace being used
in graceful effect with shell pearls. The
bridal veil was held back from the
face with a wreath of lilies of the
valley, and hung in graceful bolds over
the long square train. She carried an
immense bouquet of bride’s roses
showered with valley lilies. Her only
ornament was the groom’s gift, an
expulsite diamond pendant.
“The dining room was extremely
lovely In Its artistic arrangement of
green plants and cut fiowers.
“From old decanters delicious wine
was served, with fruit cake and wliite
cake. Miss Wilton Earle, Miss Nadle
Westervelt, Miss Sarah Neal and Miss
Clifford Irvine assisted In serving. The
beautifully decorated bride’s cake was
cut amidst much merriment.
"Those receiving throughout the
room in a delightfully channlng man
ner were: Mrs. Alexander Hammond,
Miss Laura Mammond, Miss Laura
Orr, Miss Sallie Hammond, Miss Minta
Jones of Charlotte,* N. C.; Mrs. Bell
and Miss Sarah Bell of Atlanta, Mr.
and Mrs. Bland Hammond of Colum
bia; Mr. and Mrs. Gregg of Columbia,
Mr. James Harris of Atlanta, Mrs.
Orr and Mr. Manlius Orr of Charlotte,
N. C., Mr. Theodore DuBose of Col
umbia, Mr. Hugh Hammond,.
“Mrs. Bell, as Miss Hammond, has
since her short residence in Green
ville, made a number of friends
through her. lovable disposition and
charming manner, from whom she has
the best of wishes.
“Mr. Bell, whose native home is in
Atlanta, has only been in Greenville
a short -f^ile, but is highly esteemed
by every one who knows him. He holds
a responsible position with the Parker
Cotton Mills company.
“Tbs popularity of this young cou
ple was shown by the large; number of
handsome wedding presents.
Mr. and Mrs. Bell left at eight
o’clock for a northern brlday trip,”
Miss Hammond Is a daughter of late
Hugh Hammond and Mrs. Blanche Orr
Hammond. She is a na
tive of Charlotte, a beautiful girl and
a molM: charming one. She was a bell
at hooM and abroad.
t
TO SPEND
SUNDAY.
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. O. Bntt went to
Harrisbwg last night to spend Sunday
with Dr. S. A. Grier’s family. They
expect to return Monday. .,
Frasier's pi^s»the and
neatest In Charlotte. Opsii dpy and
night.
FASHION’S COLORS.
“Where do they get the new colo-3
from, anyhow?” some one asks
ly, says Dress.
“Where indeed! From tlie brovp
fields of autumn, or the changing tint?
of the spring meadows, from tlie ^
set of a hot day. with its red
and pui-ple clouds melting into
and yellow. Every medium of iiatuis
is sought for its marveloua coicr? nri-^
no facilitiy of any kind which :o!
nal possibilities i3 ovfej-ltokei] 11
faehicn makers. The creation Vf
•London Smoke’ and its vojae is ,-t
an example of this.
“The best n’.cdistea in Paris and r-g
other big fasJiion centres, have sci ig
all over the world, hunting unu y
shades and combin2.ticiis of color. • ^
man goes to the F'ar East and gat!' i
fragments of silk which myster:
and long forgotten dyes have tin, -•
in hues unthougM of east of the l ,
casus mountains. Sometimes they ;
mere scraps, but of that rare Tyiei a
purple which w'as lest with the laii
of beautiful Tyre.
“The lands aboat the great desert
are ransacked for color treasures. Tiio
secrets of dyeing in this locality are
jealously guarded and the hunt is fre
quently fraught with danger.
“One clever scout followed a cara
van far into the Sahara in order that
he might obtain a piece of a Sheik s
robQ. It was a tawny yellow shading
into a reddish broi-n, and extremely
light in texture. The chieftaili hail
an unusual attachment for the cloak
as it was supposed to protect him
from evil during his journey. Only
after bribing a servant with back-
shesh would the man ^onsent to cut
a piece from his masMr’s robe after
which he fled from the caravan.
“The Navajo Indians and other vivid
tribes of our great West give wealth of
variety to the color seekers of Eu
rope, and the Yosemite valley, with
its brilliant mountains and wonderful
rainbow vapors, offers many rare
shades as well. -
“The private rooms of the great
modistes contain thousands of dollars’
worth o,f canvases, silks, scarves, blan
kets and the like glowing with colors,
all to be used, someday, to attract the
eye of Fashion.,
“It is difficult to get into this won
der box, for the owner guards his
treasures as a Avoman guards her jew
els. With this collection, he will
work out his color scheme, quietly and
silently, gloating over a bit of silk,
for that scrap or rug contains the
color which will set Paris crazy with
delight, and make him the idol of the
world of fashion.
“Most of the fashion dictators have
their own dyers, and keep them con
stantly mixing dyes for the desired
results. The colors from each house,
therefore, have individuality and can
be purchased nowhere else. Some
times Monsieur Fashion Maker wil'
dye but two dress patterns of a pe'
culiar shade and thus he piques the
interest of his customers.
“After all, he says, they all wear
just beautiful clothes. It’s useless to
make any great innovations—women
do, not want radical changes. Give
them this new touch hue, the different
fabric,
“Francis, the debnonaire, the rich,
the charming, tells of his vacation
spent at Smart Spas watching what
the well-dressed women of all the
world chose to*^ favor this summer, the
attractive color combination, and you
sell them clothes; but atempt a radi
cal change and you make a failure of
your season.’
“Fi’ancis tells you he has tired of
the short sleeve; it was too com
mon, therefore he is returning to tha
long sleeve.
“He uses exquisite brocades usually
with metal, for evening gowns and
coats. His favorite color, troupe, ap
pears in both evening and street suits.
“A blue covert strikes a new note
and bngaline or faille are favored for
afternoon dresses,
“Madame Robert, that typical Paris*
ienne, shows you dainty, frilly evening
frocks for la jienne fille, or the mat
ron likewise young. They are a bit
fuller, because the materials are so
sheer Madame explains, and frilled
about the botom because—well, be
cause they are charming so. One
ethereal thing In faintest pink tulle
has the skirt accordeon plaited and
finished with four frilles garlanded
with tiny roses.
Very many of Madam’s ball frocks
have the flower garlands.
“Charm must be present. By what
means these two ends are achieved
each creator of fashion decides for
himself. There is no fixed rule, no
final law that must be followed. Only
taste—exquisite taste is alone the ar
biter of this season’s modes.”
GUESTS OF REV. AND MRS.
J. A. SMITH.
Mr. T. W. Patrick and bride, Miss
May Corpenter. of Chester, S. C., are
guests of Rev. and Mrs. J, A. Smith
at their home on Elizabeth avenue.
Mr. Patrick is a nephew of Mrs. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick were married In
Chester last Wednesday evening and
spent Friday and Friday night visit
ing friends in Mooresville, coming here
yesterday. Both Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
are well known and popular young
people in Oiester.
LITERARY.
The Richmond Dispatch believes in
the study of the classics. It says:
son” in the Sun, says:
“Emperor William of Germany late
ly entertained at Wilhelmshohe Castle
the teaching staff and the first two
classes of the Friedrich Gymnasium.
In the courts of the remark? —
on that occasion, the Kaiser paid ^
high tribute to the value of classical
studies and laid special stress on the
study of Greek, in order that the stu
dents might profit from both the spiri^
of the Hellenes, which today, perhaps
more than ever, influences art, and
also leam how Greek culture led to
harmony In public and in private li^^'
■‘The famous ruler of Germany Is.
first of sll, a practical man, one
believes in rigid efficiency. That he
should have extolled the classics in
times like these, when it is somewhat
th6 fashion to decry all that is nor
modem and new, is a striking trit”"
to the sources of culture upon which a
better generation relied.”
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