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THE CHARLOTTE NEW8. FEBRUARY 18, 1912 Social and A Sunday Thought. The smallest effort is not lost, Kach wavelet on the ocean tossed Aids in the ebb tide or the flow; IJach raindrop makes some flow.ret blow, Each straggle lessens human woe. Charles Maekay. MILLINERY OPENINGS SHOW . UNIQUE FEATURES. ' Curious and beautiful are the new liat trimmings. At the millinery openings, exclama tions cf surprise", of joy, of admira tion ere heard on every side; women ere delighted with the quaint touch that is seen ou many of the Paris iicdels. KactEgvptian designs worked out in tiuT rich East Indian eolors are a favorite mode and will be much worn. Crov.ns in every shade, with a decided leaning toward the gulden t-Ee, ct-3seribe the keynote on a goodh- number of the latest importa tions. Purple, in every tone from the rich and royal to the palest shade of lavender, find their way into the fall r.tvles. Scarlet and the deep rich red tones are to be popular, while black and white, the favorite combination of many women, will be as much in evidence as ever. Feathers play an important part in the new hat trimmings. Curiously enough, there is a decided absence of the willow plume, in the newer models. Can it be that these graceful and beautiful feathers are passe, that fashion makers will discard them al together? - To be sure, the'o road sweeping picture models are often adorned with long willow plumes, but on the smaller hats and these are still ia fashion this winter the hackle feathers have taken their place. Gar lands of bright colored flowers will adorn velvet and felt hats. These are made of ribbon, silk, velvet, gold and silver cloth, and crocheted with fee zephyr in all the hard bright toses that are found in the old-fashioned crewel work our grandmothers were so fond cf. Tiny blossoms they are, with wired edges and stems of wire covered with trappings of zephyr. Fur is an other note in the trimmings of winter hats. Rows of fur, ends of fur, fur tails, and little furry heads of ani mals all go to beautify milady's head gBr. . Theater bonnets are trimmed witu rental flowers and high-standing aig rettes of fine metal wire, gold and silver. Ostrey feathers and all sorts of upstanding wngs and fancy feath ers wiil be seen in the correct mod ule during the coming season. Wash ington Herald. JUVENILE BOOKS A CENTURY AGO Does the modem child count his blessings in the matter of Christmas books? asks the London Chronicle. What wculd he say if,-instead of one cf the healthy, brightly written sto ries that crowd the booksellers win flows, he received a copy of one of the books for juveniles in vogue a cen tury ago? The. very titles of some of these volumes would rouse the back of present day-youth "'The Advan tages cf Education as Elucidated in the History of the Wingfield Family," Elizabeth Ann Dove's "Tales for My Pupils, or, an Attempt to Correct Juve nile Errors;" S. W.'s "A Visit to a Farm, or an Introduction to Various Subjects Connected with Rural Econ omy" (this reached a fifth edition in 1811), and Sandham's "Perambulations cf a Bee and a Butterfly, in Which is Delineated Those Smaller Traits of Character Which Commonly Escape Observation." TO VISIT MRS. BETHEL. Mrs. R. M. Oates and Mrs. W. H. Twitty left yesterday morning for Norfolk to visit Mrs. George Bethel, Mrs. Oates oldest daughter. LEFT YESTERDAY. ' Mr. and Mrs. John M. Morehead and children left yesterday morning for their home in Spray, after spend ing a month in the city at the Sel Tryn hotel. Accompanying them was Mrs. T. V. Garrett, of -Marietta, -Ga.. Mcrehead's niece. BEAUTIFUL AFFAIR. One of the prettiest hospitalities of !he season in juvenile circles, was the Valentine party given Friday nisht by Miss Gist Graham and Master W. W. jraham, jr., the pretty daughter and fcfindscme son cf Mr. and Mrs. W. W. "raham. It was planned upon elaborate lines, Mrs. Graham omitting no detail of ornamentation that would add to the be?uty of the affair, which, by the ray was strictly Valentine. In the vntre of the parlor grew "the heart ifze." On it hung tiny satin bags heart shaped of varied hues and col ors. Each guest plucked a heart, wear Iz'Z it is a souvenir. Across one corner sf the room was a string of large heart?;, called "fortune hearts" be rause on the back of each were writ ten fortune. Each of the children wa tlindfolded and lead toward the hearts. The fortune on the back of the hacrt touched, was read as the fortune of the cne who touched.it. Many other pretty devices were thought of. In the "heart number" game. Miss Mary Brevard Alexander won flrsct prize, Miss Elsye Palmer second prize for the girls; and Master. Craig Matthews first and Master James Graham second for the boys. For pinning the heart on the right place on the portiere, the first prize was won by Miss Madeline Bellinger and the second by Miss Mil dren Cuthbertson. Then delicious re freshments were served from a beauti fully decorated table. In the center was a pile of souvenirs with red ribbon attached which made red runners over the Cluny lunch cloth. The effect was exceedingly pretty. The young hostess and young host did the honors with fare grace and charm. MR. AND MRS. HOLT LEAVE TOMORROW. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Holt, Jr., of Jexington, are guests of Mrs Holt's parents, Dr. and Mrs. John L. Cald velh on North Church street They jjturn tomorrow. Prosperity gains friends and adver flty tries them. Pacuvius. Personal i "BE BEAUTIFUL, 'Tis a Worn I an's Duty." Every Woman Can j Be Beautiful. Mme. De Le Vic. MISS DAVIS PRETY PARTY. Miss Sarah Adelaide Davis, in a sweet and becoming dress of cham pagne cloth hand embroidered in blue, made a charming hostess Friday night to the young folks named in Friday's News as her guests-to-be. The whole lower floor of the home was thrown en suite, and there the merry cames of the evening were enjoyed. hn of the merriest games was the cutting a ribbon to which a paper) hatchet was suspenaea, me iuuti liMnr blindfolded. In this contest a number were successful and strawswere drawn. Miss Adelaide Pearson Cald well won the prize, a lovely jewel casket. On the vote as to which girl was the prettiest the boys voting and which boy the handsomest the girls voting there was a tie on the first ballot between Miss Willodene Elliott and Miss Ruth Porter. On the second ballot Miss Elliott won. The nrst ballot for the handsomest bov resulted in a tie between Master John Worth Carson and John Irwin. Master Carson won on the second ballot. The girls' prize was a box of candy. The bey's will ask John. Ices, cakes and ben bons followed the games. Serving were Miss Margaret Davis and Miss Adelaide Caldwell. o MISS ANDERSON HOME. Miss Xancv Anderson returned yes terday morning from visits in Rock-1 ingham and Wilmington. In the tor mer place she was the guest of Miss Stelle; in the latter place of Miss Craig. LEAVE FOR MIAMI. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Lester and son left this morning for Miami, Fla., where they will spend a month. They may possible follow the tide of trav el to Cuba. MRS. SMITH IN SANFORD. Mrs. Sam Smith, of North Brevard street, has gone to Sanford, Fla., to visit her sisters who live there. HOME FROM RICHMOND. Mrs. Brook Tood and son, Brook. Jr., are home from Richmond. WILL REMAIN A WEEK. Mi. and Mrs.. Edward. C. Hovey, of Spartanburg, S. C, who came to at tend the funeral of Mrs. Hovey's moth er. Mrs. T. T. Smith, will remain in Charlotte for possibly a week longer. Mr. Hovey Is confined to his chair with an injured leg. He slipped and fell on ah icy sidewalk in New York. Miss JosephineSmith has returned to Concord. MRS. RYBURN HERE. Mrs. Robert L-. Ryburn, of Shelbs', was here yesterday. She stopped at the Selwyn. WITH MRS. DEGRAFFENREID Miss Sadie Davis is the guest of Mrs. Tschaner Degraffenreld at her apartments in the Vance apartments. MISS PATTERSON TO LEAVE. Miss Mildred Patterson, of Chester, S. C, who has been the popular and attractive guest of Mrs. Baxter Moore, ( at her home on Tenth avenue, leaves Monday for her home. A FORENOON BRIDGE. Two of the forenoon hours were delightfully spent at Mrs. M. M. Mur phy's yesterday by a 'charming set ot friends who were bidden to bridge. A midday luncheon of several de licious courses, was attractively served by the engaging hostess. The guests were: Mesdames H. B. Fowler, Ralph Van Landihgham, ' Luke - Sea well, E. C. Marshall, R. C. Moore, H. A. London, Ben Smith, Armand Myers, Lockwood Jones, T. S. Frank lin, James Ker, Brlce Beard, E.. V. Durham, Misses Mary Armand and Bettie Nash and Ella McAden. MISS SCOTT TO ENTERTAIN. Miss Sudie Scott; will entertain Tuesday afternoon" at her ' home on East Morehead street in honor of Mrs. Jennie C. Hatcher, of Petersburg, Va the guest of Mrs. W. R. Burwell. BRIDGE AT MRS. M'CLINTOCK'S. Mrs. J. Lattimore McClintock will entertain at bridge Wednesday after noon at her home In .Piedmont. MISS SHANNON HOUSE TO SING TODAY. ' Miss Polly Shannonhouse will sing the offertory at St. Peter's Episcopal church this morning. . Her selection will be: Ambrose's "One Sweetly Sol emn Thought." Miss Shannonhouse has a delightfully, sweet voice, of mez zo quality. She is a pupil of Mrs. Minnie Wrfston Smith at the Presby terian College. BRIDAL LUNCHEON. Miss Minta Jones Is to compliment Miss Nancy Brown he April bride with a bridal luncheon tomorrow. In vited to meet Miss Brown will be the winter brides Mesdames" H. A. Mor son, Thos. Fuller, Norma Cocke, Julian Lummus, J. L. McClintock, Berrett (a daughter of the late Rev. C. I Hoff man, rector of the Episcopal church for several years) Wilson Wallace, jr., F. M. Simmons, J. H. Dalngerfleld, Laurie Dickson, J. A. C. Wadsworth and W. H. Allan. Miss Elizabeth Boyd, of Greensboro, will also be a guest. MRS. JOHNSON LEAVES PfiR HrtMP Mrs. Rufus Johnson, of Gastonia, who has been a patient at the ires byterian hospital for the past week returned home yesterday. D. A. R. The American Monthly Magazine conducts a D. A. R. Subscription 'Bu reau. In the last issue Is a fine half ton reproduction of the beautiful In-taglio-Gravure etching of Memorial Continental Hall, erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington, D. C. The Intaglio-Gravure Is founded upon a process originating In Munich, Bavaria. In a perfected form, known as the Corkett-Itaglio. In the belief that no worthier sub ject than Memorial Continental Hall could be found for an art reproduc tion, the Intaglio-Gravure process has been secured. This picture is 11x15 inches- and it is mounted with a mat 19x24 inches. For every member who has seen Memorial Continental Hall this picture will constantly renew her first Impressions of Its lofty arches and Imposing colonnades. Those "Daughters" who have never looked upon the D. A. R. headquarters will best realize, through the medium of this reproduction, the great beauty of. the memorial, to the building of which all have contributed. BRIDGE LUNCHEON. In gracious compliment to Miss Ida Morrison,' of Rockingham, who is the guest of Mrs. Cameron Mor rison, Mrs. J. Q. Myers gave a bridge luncheon yesterday afternoon at her home in Dilworth. To meet Miss Morrison who is by no means a stranger here, having frequently been a verj- delightful vis itor were Mesdames- Cameron Morrison, Harvy Lambeth and guest S. F. Tomlinson, W. E. Moffatt, Gil bert White, L. B. Newell, Armand DeRosett Myers, T. S. Franklin, P. C. Whitlock, William Allan, A. M. Spong, T. W. Alexander, T. C. Guth rie, Jos. R Ross,. Margaret Kelfy Abernathy, Ben Smith, W. R. Engle, C. M. Trippe, William Lambetn, w C. Petty, J. M. Jamison, R. H. De Butts. Misses Josephine Dellehay, Eva Liddell, Helen Brem, Evelyn Weeks, May Biockenbrogh. An excellent siv course luncheon followed the game. The prizes, which were unusually handsome, were won by Miss Brem, first prize, and Mrs. T. W. Alexander, consolation. The guest of honor was presented with a handsome prize. ABERNETHY-CRAVEN MARRIAGE. A marriage of unusual interest was solemnized at the home of Dr. W. P. Craven in Hopewell on Thurs day evening at 8 o'clock, when his daughter, 'Miss Letitia, became the bride of Mr. R. Harry Abernethy. The ceremony- was performed by their pastor, Rev. W. A. Daniel, in a beau tifully impressive style. The bride looked charming in a dress of blue crepe meteor. Lohengrin's wedding march was delightfully rendered by Mrs. Mac Sample, sister of the bride. Quite a number of friends and rela tives gathered to witness the nuptials. Mrs. Abernethy is a young woman of winning personality, and the groom, who is a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Abernethy, is a young man of ster ling worth. Their many friends will MRS. HOOK'S BEAUTIFUL LUNCHEONfl In a dinning room set with ferns and palms, and reflecting a color mo tif of red, Mrs. Charles C. Hook presided at a beautiful luncheon which she gave in honor of Mrs. William Allan, and of Mrs. George Patterson, the latter of Concord. A rich piece of Chiny overspread the table. Red carnations were used as the center piece. The place cards were orna mented with tiny red hearts. Mrs. Hook wore a pretty house dress of red cloth, with metal bands. Mrs. Allan was charming in a lav ender crepe metlor, and Mrs. Patter son handsome in a black velvet with corsage bunch of red carnations. LEAVES SANATORIUM TOMORROW. Mrs. J. Lynn Adams, of Gastonia, who has been a patient at the sana torlum for some time, will return to her home Monday. A DAY'S SHOPPING. Misses Laura Page and Rebecca Adams, of Gastonia, were in the city yesterday shopping. GASTONIA VISITORS. Among the Gastonia people In Char lotte for Blanche Ring, were Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Love, Miss Elizabeth Love and Miss Myrtle Dodson, MRS. JUSTICE'S GUEST. -: Mrs. J. r: Mitchell, of Winton, -Is the guest o Mrs. A. B. Justice, at her home in Elizabeth. AUGUSTA GUESTS. Mrs. .T. n. Fareo and Mrs. Jessie Westmoreland, of Augusta, who spent several days with Mrs. Harvey vvn son Moore, at her home on West Vance street, left Friday night. Mrs. Fareo was Miss Mary Moore, a daughter of the late Mr. James Moore and Mrs. Anna Wilson Moore, of Augusta. She is a sister of Mr. Harvy Wilson Moore. At a six o ciock dinner Mr. and Mrs. Moore invited rr nnH Mrs. T. H. Wright and Dr. and Mrs. William Allan to meet rMs. Moore and Mrs. Westmoreland. NEW HANBAGS Vow Vinn dbaes show the continuous use of fabrics in preference to leather. The newest forms or nanaoags are in the shape -of the old-fashioned knit ted purse in the form of a long sack having an opening at the center, which Is closed with sliding rings. Bags of this character are very large and made of the richest fabrics brocade silks, changeable taffetas, metals il luminated faille, and velvet. In flat handbags the prevailing Idea Is the medium size, x with long cord handle the frame of the bag being In such a way as to be evry thin; in fact, the thinnest possible. Nothing, can be considered smart in the way of a handbag that ig over an Inch thick. A willing mind makes a hard jour ney easy. Massinget- ELIZABETH COL LEGE EIESITS OF INT EREST iu x.ucnrestian Literary society xauuiur meeting on uuesaay veLng A very interesting program on Charles DiWano rQ ran which was as follows: Sketch of Life . ... , ..Miss Ruth Hearne Piano Solo.. , - Miss Era Page Dickens the Writer Miss Lillian Philpot In Your Opinion, his Greatest Work and WThy .. ..Miss Susie Wbotey Vical Solo Miss Elise Wallace sCsli;ers-s'envote?,;sttosMr..2thlBdwa Popularity at Home and Abroad. . . . Miss Marie Lentz Piano Solo.r .. ..Miss Bess Heilig uickens' Contribution to Humanity ...Miss Sara Moseley Basket Ball Team. After the program was rendered and other business attended to, a basket ball team was elected to represent'the society fo rthe spring tournament. Miss Cora Stansill was elected mana ger, and Miss Willie Anderson was elected captain. -The team Is as fol lows : Forwards, Misses Vollers and Wool ley; centers, Misses Moseley and' Lee; guards, Misses Anderson and Watson. The Di's Meet. On Tuesday night the Diatelean Lit erary Society held a regular meeting. A Valentine program had been prepar ed for this meeting, which proved very interesting to all present. The program read as follows: Origin and Customs of St. Valentine's Day Miss Conyers Who is Cupid Miss Thompson Are Cupid's Chances Better in Leap year Miss Myrtle Gray Experiences of Cupid . . ...... . . ..Miss Alexander One of the participants being absent Miss Van Poole gave a reading "James Henry In School." McDowell Music Club. The last meeting of the MacDowell Music Clnh was vrv interesting in deed. The subject was the study ot "The waltz." The following program was enjoyed by all: Story of the Waltz .. ..Miss Craichen Feather Dance.. .. .. ..Miss Eliot False Song Miss . Stancill Song "I Hear You Calling Me".. .. ' ..Miss Simmons Valse d'adele Miss Shaner The officers for ,the second term were elected: Miss' Webb, resident: Miss Caldwell, vice president; Miss Vollers, secretary; Miss Kugneimer, treasurer; Miss Heilig, critic; Miss Graichen, censor. Personals. Miss -Van Poole spent a few days at her home in Salisbury this week. Mrs. C. H. Robinson of Hartsville, S. C, is spending the week-end with her daughter, Miss Ruth Richardson. Miss Blanche Simons left yesterday for Greenwood, S. C, to spend several dajTs with her mother. Miss Lurline Mowery is spending the week-end. at home in Salisbury. Miss Julia Mae Caldwell is spending the week-end at her home in Hunters ville. Mrs. Chas. B. King is visiting her mother, Mrs. O. S. WTatts in Baltimore. Future Events. The annual celebration and recep t?r ct th two literarv socities will take place tomorrow night. Cards have been sent out. This reeentkm Is entirely under the control of the literary society. The faculty and the college autnonties are simply Invited guests. Student's Recital. There will be another student's re cital Feb. 26th. During March and April there are twelve recitals and lectures booked. . THE PREACHER'S SOLILOQUY. To move or not . to moVe; that is the question Whether 'tis nobler In the mind to suffer . - Ihes lings and arrows of outrageuos fortune, Or take arms against a sea or troubles And, by opposing, overcome them, Or to pack up and get away from them, To stay, to move, And by a move to say we end The heartache and the thousand na tural shocks That flesh is heir to'tis a Conaum mation Devoutly to be wished. To move, to To stay! perchance to dread that things may change Ay, there's the rub! For If one say, what troubles yet may come, ' When one has shuffled off his coll oi Must give, us pause; there's the re- Bp&Ct That makes calamity in the preach er's life For who would bear the whips and Bcoms of time, A The oppressors wrong, the proud man's contumely. The pangs of despised love, the sala- ry delays. The insolence of the officiary, and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy When he himself might quietness With a removing? Who would these troubles bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something af ter moving The undiscovered country, from which Another has just now moved puz- Zl63 til 6 Will And makes one rather bear the ills Than fly to others that he knows not of? Rev. C. O. Ransford in St. Louis Christian Advocate.) When a man Is old enough to under stand women, he Is too old to enjoy them. You need not worry about giving his Satanic majesty his due; he'll get It. Chicago Newa, MUST GIVE CHILD A CHANCE Education Is the right of every child, a right not to be denied eith er by state or parent.- Schools are provided in every community, main tained at large expense, a burden wil lingly born by the taxpayers, who re cognize their . duty to provide for the rising generation. Yet hundreds of Children are deprived of the advan tages the state has provided because their parents either are so careless that they do not compel their chil dren -to attend school, or put them to work at a tender age. Maryland Is one of the few eastern states that does not compel parents to send their children to school. In Baltimore cits', under the present law, every child between the ages of eight and twelve must attend school; but for the rest of the state, except Alle gany county, there is no such law. The school attendance bill, which the present legislature will consider, Is designed to remedy defects in the present system. It requires compul sory attendance, in every county, of all children between the ages of eight and fourteen, raising the age limit in Baltimore from twelve to fourteen years. The proposed new law has the hear ty indorsement of the state superin tendent, of schools, county and city superintendents, school trustees, and others familiar with educational prob lems. Civic and benevolent societies, women's clubs and federations, men and women who have the welfare of the state and its children at heart are working earnestly for the passage of this law. They urge the law on economic grounds, as education will add to earn ing power. They point out that con stant, labor at early age stunts the growth of a child and makes him a weakling for life, making him a bur den to the community when he should be an asset. They urge it on moral grounds, education developing the child mentally and morally, and strengthening his character. Parents who are now giving their children an education will not be af fected by the proposed law. Parents who are not sending their sons and daughters to school should be com pelled to do their duty. Maryland must give every child a chance. Bal timore Sun. Many Englishmen have risen to the dignity of cardinal, but only one Ad rlan IX. has ever ascended the pa pal throne. Adrian whose rear name was Nicholas Breakspear was born at Abbots Langley, near St. Albans, edabout the year 1100. His- father was a poor man who entered a monastery and left his son to fend for himself. This the lad did by crossing to France and traveling about, supporting him self by begging until he entered the monastery of St. Rufus, near Valence From a menial position he presently rose to be obbot of the foundation. In : "he was created cardinal . and on the death of Anastasius IV. in 1154 succeeded him as pope. The one in teresting event of his rule as touching England was the famous grant" of Ireland tto Henry II. London Chnni cle. - LINEN FROCK. One of the most attractive of the new linen frocks now being shown for wear in the South is of striped lin en, made with a double skirt and blouse, a simple design that requires perfect fit and cut to make It as smart as the original model, says the Wash lngton Herald. The skirts are both quite scant, while the blouse has Quite, a little fullness. The only trim ming is. a collar of white lined edged With . embroidered scallops. This is round and rather shallow in front, but In the back it extends to the belt. PROMINENT VISITORS AT MRS. WOODRUFF'S. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Wesiger of Atlanta, are spending a few days with Mrs. George E. Woodruff in Dilworth on their return from New York and Baltimore. Mr. Wesiger is an official of the Southern Bell Telephone Com pany of Atlanta. Mrs. Wesiger, before her marriage, was Miss Rose Wood ruff, of Charleston, S. C, daughter of the late Dr. Julian Woodruff, of that city, and a niece of ' Mr. and Mrs. George E. Woodruff, of Dilworth. MR; AND MRS. PURCELL RETURN. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Purcell were among the home people whom last week found at home again. Mrs. Pur cell returned from Morganton, where she visited Mrs. W. L. Wilhorte, for merly of this city, but who is now living In the capital. Mr. Purcell returned from New York, Where he had been to buy goods. MRS ROGERS TO GIVE RECEPTION. Mrs. Willard G. Rogers will extend gracious courtesy to Mrs. Charles Green, Of Laurel, Del., in a reception extending over two hours 4 to j6 o'clock. ., , OFF TO CUBA. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Chambers and Mr. W. H. Twitty, who are enjoying Florida, write last from Tampa. A card from Mrs. Chambers to Miss Adelaide Caldwell tell of their plans: "Tampa, Feb. 14. We leave for Cuba tomorrow (Thursday) Have had a lovely trip on the west coast - of Florida. On our return from Cuba will take in east coast of Florida." This message came on a card; depict ing an "Off for Cuba Scene." ' "Tampa, Feb. . 15.- We have enjoy ed the west coasL Are now ready for Cuba. About 200 passengers booked for this trip tonight, on the Oliville." This card has a picture of the Tam pa Bay Hotel a building which cost three million and which the city of Tampa bought for $75,000. "I suppose," said Mrs. Tartleigh, "when you die you expect to meet all your husbands?" "You are very rude," retorted Mrs. Muchwedded. "When I die I expect to go to heav en." Satire. Changing your ways is cheaper than a change of climate, and usually will do more toward Improving your health. Atchison Globe. ONLY ONE ENGLISH POPE. : LONDON IN SHADOW TIME. They- are of the night time, the shadow time, these curbstone ho tels, called - coffee stalls hv an. vm. romantic world. Thev beioner tn tho cloaked and hooded hours when the world stretches itself after a com fortable dinner, when the worker draws his crair to the fire, when Odd Shuffline Shanes creen nlnne- tho curb, the eyes ever downcast. To the nignt, and to those whom the nignt shelters and shields, coffee stalls be long by ngnt of association. To a palace a coffee stall may be refuse, but to refuse it is a nalace palace where shining paraffin lamps cast a comrorting glow on the pave ment,, where stacks of plum bespat tered cake and piles of sandwiches make the absence of a penny a thing oi sname. Through rainbow hued win dows the passerby sees the announce ment of tea, coffee or cocoa. Tantal izing, the words seem to taunt him, for the coffee stall holds just enough comfort to make the vagabonds wisn for more. An elbow mav rest mi th counter, while eyes-, tired of the dark ness feast on the light of the coffee stall. Quite a long time may be spent over thee onsumption of a penny cup of coffee of a sandwich. Time enough to talk, time enough to jeBt, in ag rim, unsmiling way. Time enough, too, to watch the busy ven der serving out warmth and comfort and receiving the coin that repre sents the difference between rich and poor. . There is something of gypsy life, of vagabondage, surrounding the cof fee stall. And so it makes its strong est appeal to those with something She and primitive still lurking in na tures warped by the world. A coffee stall and its merchandise planted beneath a roof would be the most hopelessly prosaic and sordid creation. But on the roadway with lights running to and from It like a string of gems, with distant traffic roaring along, and the flotsam of life pausing to satisfy as much hunger as their means allaw the coffee stall becomes a thing of interest, of ro mance. Run by the poor for the poor, these outdoor caravansaries have found and kept their own level and their strange pathetic charm. To some Of us a cup of coffee on the curb among those "queer creatures" is quite a decorous adventure after a dance or theatre, and we patronizingly pro nounce the beverage "quite passa ble." But to the "queer creatures" it Is nectar and our "decorous adven ture" is their sad life. The comedy and tragedy of a con tradictory world may be met round the coffee stall. There, a laugh Is bo nearly a sob, a caress so nearly a blow, and a steaming cup of coffee can turn a tear into a smile. There is a kind i of ree masonry among the fre quenters of these vagabond hotels. Not a stall in London but possesses its regular clientele.. Wet or fine, winter or summer, at about 10 o'clock every evening Lon don's, .coffee , stalls. . are .erected at their different localities. Since the early- closing of public houses made such . refreshment booths, a necessity the metropolis has never been with out itS; stalls; Starting with a board propper on trestles, they have year ly improved, until today many of them are regular caravans. As a pic ture, in . contrasts,, the mighty scene round the celebrated coffee stall in Piccadilly; known as the Junior Turf club, is unsurpassed. Soldiers, sailors, cabmen, clerks, loafers and vagrants stand in a bunch with men in even ing dress, who, turned out of their restaurants, , come to "see life" and take a nightcap with the under world at - the curbstone . hotel From the London Dispatch. COMING TOMORROW. Misses Eldora Ross and Estelle Hargrave, will return from Florida tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. W. J,. who accompanied them will remain for some .weeks.. The .party visited, .the mam points or interest in the state. IN TROPICAL GARDENS., "A trooical nalfi! firamn. Wlnr-IAa is the scene on - a- post - card Which comes to the writer tram Tiv qti? Mrs, C. G. McManaway and daughter, misses Minaa ana Mozeile McMana wav. The m pvs in tVi4Ai wonrf will be interested is -this: "Orlando, Fla., . Feb. 13. Thermometer . 64 spring day. More autos here than in Charlotte. Children 12 vear s old rirtv Charlotte to death. Get The News daily. Got Sundey's News Monday just like a letter from home. Mrs. Stagg comes to our room and we chat over old times. Go to Tamna soon. Mr. Twlttv nt Mr. and Mrs. Chambers are near here. "Eggs 45 cents". (Charlotte is also in the 45-cent Class.) THE AMERICAN BABY. Dr. Roger H. Dennett, a specialist in the liseases of children on "The Helalthy Baby" in the February Wo man's Home Companion :. . "Lack of discipline is an American weakness. You cannot imagine the hu miliation with which I have listened to foreign-born mothers of my charity pa tients say, 'But he is -like the American child, he does not mind.' "A child's training begins during his first week of his life; and, unless he has learned the meaning of discipline at home where it Is kindly meant, it goes hard with him. A child's naugh tiness is punished because if It is al lowed to go on he will not be happy himself, and he .will. be. the. cause of unhappiness in others. "There are several particularly; try ing periods In a child's training. One of them Is at eight or nine months, when he is particularly, insistent, upon having his way. He has realiy just dis covered that he is an individual with a will. He wants something on the table and reaches for it. Mother takes it away from him, and he picks up the next thing. Mother takes this way, and the same performance is repeated until there is nothing left. Then he crie.3 until mother gives it back to him to keep him quiet. "What mother should have done is to put up her finger and say 'No.' If he tries It again, as he ia liable to do. his chair Is turned back to the table, so that he may know his misbehavior has been punshed. It is wonderful how soon he learns to stop when told tn da uo." Mr- Claude Brown ComesJThis Way Trip But Quite Worths While Be Says-Tam t Denver, Hts New Bomei Great City. ; to old Charlotte," S mr Brown, formerly of this i now in business In the Crw. J' J this mrnlg tH g" few days for the North. Mr lS n a Denver AbETS Denver. He says the success S t? venture has been wonderful tte' That Denver is spending flve 1 the amount of money being any other American city of TV for improvements is the cSm e,; Mr. Brown. Millions of$S ?: bonds have been voted for thTv f ying of the city and Cherry cS' which was for many years sore to the residents of the ! 3aautiful place, the 'b ; A, u 1 :ai a continuous system of falls and banked on either ? by boulevards 100 feet wide For man yyears Mr. Brown' resw in this city. He Is a member ofvS big,m .f Te-Brown. During S residence here he was active in w mess life and social life of the SI" ?hree years ago he removed to Den ver, returning only occasionally tn visit friends and relatives. He speaks of the improvements ana developments under way in Chariot! and declares that he is now Ww' able to see the advantages of rjw lotte than while he lived here. ; Mr. Brown had a beautiful' horn near Hendersonville. He disposed of it before going West. He n0 owns a lovely home in Denver. : He has two children, a daughtrf and a son the latter just four in a letter from his daughter thJ morning she says: "Eat all the chick en and eggs you can while East. Eggs are 65 cents a dozen, and chickens are so high, you can't see them fly Mr. Brown will be in the city sev eral days. He has lacked no proof of the gladness of his friends to hav him "home" if only temporarily. THE LADY AND THE COCKTAIL After a brief but seemingly concln. sive experiment, the women's bar thai had been put in by one of the leading hotels of the city has been closed. Tin manager says: "The ladleB do not seem to care to drink anything except tea unless they are in the company oi gentlemen." Here is a social problem that need! to be worked out. A woman may lead another woman to the bar, but it takes a man to make her drink. Is it pos sible that in the mind of a woman It Is not so much the cherry that makes tin charm of the cocktail as the companj that, goes with it? The incident is the more interesting because authorities agree that', to men . take to cigarettes without the companionship of men. Why should the law of -the drink be different from that of the smoke? Is it becauBt cocktails prompt to babbling while to bacco lures to silence and reverie and women, trust men more than tliej trust women? New York World. Inquisitive Student in Anatomy Class Ask. Where can a man buy a cap for nis knee ? - Or a key for a lock of his hair? Can his eyes be called an academr, : Because there are pupils there? In the crown of his head what gems - Who travels the bridge of his nose! Can he use when shingling the root of his mouth The nails on the end of his toei. What does- he gain from a slip of his tongue? . Mt Who plays on the druma oi N ears' And who can tell the cut and style Of the coat his stomach wears. Can the crook of his elbow be sen' . te jail? ; - , And if so, What did it do? How does he sharpen his shoulder blades? , VU be hanged if I fItS A Nigger Reporter. There was a big fight the otbe day among two oi uw wtY0: i lation, the News reporter did not g all of the facts and in i a j0,-, asked one of the old tune ng to write up the ngnt -- s it in. This is the letter as near the shop could make out- "dear boss you art me to ru flte for you an i dun it, you rite it just like i seen ,w to niggers was standi; there fust thing l suunBu iIVusH the blac nigger jumt , up an slaped the tf nigger on the head with a j thi yaller nigger VJJ fi, dun hit me, the thr nigger kaus you cused me, then tne . j nigger up an busts ow tbj with a shuvel, then they w consldurbul with their fists un cops cum an brok it UP b. m lady noip me -.nh is alrlte yourjhyigger bob. The wisest man could ask no tnH of fate OKt m&Biy- Than to be simple, modest, . SafeTrom the many, honored W Nothtag:toeourti..cnurcn,or or state, h great. But inwardly in secret to J,. ; ' thp judg? -What did she say when t a eranted her a divorce Wt her to marry intt er "She asked the judge to in husband proviu PergS. expenses."-Detroit Free Fer "My son, remember tn ing on a salary .-ie tion of many a young man. dad. But suppose my lose her salry-B13- you told ' me this was k glass," "So it was c ican. - a."-.Naw York, Amenv
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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