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TTEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA„ SUNDAY, MAY 25, 1013.
For Milady's Wardrobe
By MME. HAUTE MONDE.
Net over a color makes loveliest of
bridesmaid gowns always, especially
for less formal weddings. A point,
however, is that this .‘••eason the lining
is not of charmeune bui a layer of
chiffon. T’nder this, of course, i«
worn one of the new Empire slips of
chiffon that replace skirt and corset
cover They are lovely' in their ele
gant limpness a mass of fine hand
tucks and broad entre deux through
which wide satin ribbon is run, and
look more like a princess slip than
lingerie.
• • •
The flowered crepe voiles, with their
quaint French posies scattered over
the surface, have great possibilities
for bridesmaids’ or attendants'
gowns, especially for the summer
weddings where a little of the cere
monial aspect Is often omitted. Su
perposed materials, In line with the
futurist coloringH, give a good chance
for splendid color effects
• • •
Three-piece suits of imported cot
ton ratines with the correct fuzzy
texture are at the same time thin
and diphanously light weight. Such
suits are something new. and any
bride nhould certainly Include them
in her wardrobe. They can be worn
with equal propriety In town or at
the summer resorta, so that they
have a double use—a valuable eco
nomical feature.
• • •
For soft and light gowns here Is a
bit of useful information A slip of
supple satin is often necessary to
hold the ruffles and draperies. If.
for Instance, a dress discloses at the
lower edge a pleated flounce, the up
per part being a tunic, the pleated
flounce can be attached to the slip
Instead of the tunic.
• • •
The brilliantly colored athletic coat
that replaces this year the knitted
sweater coat is another novelty for
the bride’s outfit. Of lightest weight,
yet thick and of winter material
weave, these coats with their brilliant
green, red or yellow hues are a wel
come addition to any out of town out
fit.
* • •
The cape, new’ In shape, that slopes
aw'fty in a cutaway effect from the
neck and is weighted on the edges by
ruching, ruffles or marabout, is pret
ty to throw on over the light even
ing dress, and it is the fashion to
have several of these
• • •
When the great question of the
crash and girdle comes up for con
sideration there is a decided empha
sis placed on crossed lines. The soft
ribbon, after being w'ound around
the waist, is curved and crossed at
any place that Is In need of this
not© of color. The tunic is another
part of the costume which can be
used as an effective place for the
crossing of lines The examples are
everywhere noticeable, and a leniency
is the chief characterist ic, which
promises ihe right and becoming
crossing of lines for all women.
ton and wool
signs are inui
with not only
trimming for
in cretonne i
colors and dr
trim wool dr
smartest little
used for r
eponge In novelty de
li used in combination
plain eponge hut as a
silks. Pique, printed
itterns and Bulgarian
“signs, in alao used to
•'“uses. It makes the
» vests ami it is oft-n
rs and cuffs.
Tailored suits have bolero or etori
jackets and broad girdle of a con
trasting color. Buttons are much In
evidence, and those of porcelain,
ivory, tortoise shell or enamel are
most favored.
Striped materials are extensively
used for street costumes. A Paquin
model of gray and brown ribbed ma
terial has a modified bolero Jacket,
with revers, collar and cuff* of brovvr.
and white checked silk.
* • •
The present fashion seems more
than ever to seek to preserve a Ju- i
venlle appearance to the feminine
silhouette, and even to exaggerate. A
woman very rarely pauses to consid
er w’hether such and such a detail of
her toilette will be too young, and the
designers of models seldom think of
creating anything specially destined
for the woman in the autumn of her
life. Every fashion is permitted t >
ber no long as she has the wMt and
the good sense to adapt it to her gray
hair. Pertain lines of a costume in
tended for a young woman may eas
ily be modified, and the degired ef
fect can be produced by a veiling of
lace flounces, so as to achieve an "en-
eemble" which will give harmony 10
a silhouette made heavy by age.
• • •
Evening wraps are developed of
corded silk, chiffon or heavily headed 1
tfiet or chiffon. The handsomest mod - i
els are draped about the knees and
fsntened over at the side with a single
button or ornament.
• • •
Silk is more popular than ever,
but the weaves having rough sur
faces. like crepe do chine, orepon and
*tu6J*ore, are particularly lovely. Hep
and silk moire are preferred to lib-
erty and taffeta silk.
• • •
Neckwear gutmpes. girdles, hosiery
and gloves, parasols and shoes art
all painted from the dye pots of the
Far East. The Woman who love?
brilliant plumage will have no difti
culty In satisfying her taste this wa
gon.
* * *
The combination of fabrics is of the
greatest importance this spring. Cot-
V
Buy Correctly Graded
Diamonds Now
Before Prices Advance
Diamonds will unquestion
ably be 20 j>er cent higher
within tlie next few months.
The average yearly advance
by the syndicate is 15 ]>er
cent. The l>est quality ad
vances on an average of 17Vi
j»er (’em. The new Tariff Bill
will put another 10 per cent
on them i» two months or so.
While it lasts, our present
stock will lie sold at the old
prices qiMed in our current
catalogue, and diamond book
let.
Every mounted diamond in
our stock is marktsl plainly
with its exact weight, grade,
and lowest net price. Weights
and grades are guaranteed.
Selection packages sent on
approval anywhere. Attrac
tive monthly payments al
lowed.
Fall or write for our dia
mond lx>oklet and 160-page il
lustrated catalogue.
MAIER ft BERKELE, Inc.
Diamond Merchants
31-33 Whitehall Street
Established 1887
Modistes say green will he the
”rag«" for women’s toilettes through;
out the summer.
In Paris whole frocks and xvanl-
robes carry the one tone—that of
bright lettuce leaves. Black suits at *
trimmed with green; green waists
and belts are worn, while the strik
ing combination of a green taffeta
gown worn with a red Jacket has
been seen In "Rumpelmayer’e" stylish
tea room, on the Hue Royal.
• • •
Oriental color combinations are
worked Into some of the newest braids
and fancy ornaments, and are used
to trim the darker-toned coat suits
and one-piece dresses of ratine,
eponge and covert. In place of satin
for collar and cuffs, much ben&alin
will he used and there i* a decided
preference for novelty eponge and ra
tine.
• • •
The mania for the new silhouette is
showing no sign of abating. The
draping of skirt** Is more confined,
bringing the fullness from the hips to
the front, so as to emphasize the
straight line and give the "1918
stylish droop.” The lower'part of the
skirt Is now left quite plain, clinging
closely to the figure,
• • •
Not the least detail of the summer
blouse or wash dress is the very dec
orative buttons that are used to adorn
them. Few conventional round, flat
pearl or crocheted buttons can he
found on this season’s models. Instead
the prevailing style for bright colors
made its Impression even on the but
ton, and they are to be found adorn
ing blouses In all the kaleidoscope
colors Imaginable. Jn shape, too,
they have changed, and that Is not
the least attractive thin*” about them.
Some arc ball shaped, and around the
center of th> sphere there is an ad
ded ring of a contrasting color or ma
terial.
* • •
Balkan blouse dresses look well on
children of all ages and the prettiest
models seen in the good shops are
fashioned on this style. The thicker
woolens and linens make up well in
a modified fashion of this long walk
ed style, and for the voiles, challies
and lingerie frocks It is simply a
question of introducing a little moro
fullness to keep It from looking skim
py.
• * •
In the toilet of the fashionable
woman of the season, jewels abound,
but mounted In an original manner,
which is one of the things most typi
cal of our epoch. The brilliants and
pearls are placed in aiglets on the
corsage and sometimes In the hair,
lightly and artistically dispose.!.
Bracelets encircle the gloves sewn
discreetly with brilliants, and even in
the case of a diadem they are now
made without any heaviness, each
stone mounted separately.
■ * •
"Never have pearls been so mMch in
favor, and if there are marvellous
i necklaces and collars of them there
are also a lot of imitation and false
pearls. Many of our women of so-
! dety wear pearl earrings, and pearl
buttons compete with diamond but
tons and those of color. Indeed,
some of our w\micn have adopted the
drop earring© so becoming to the fa e
and long since abandoned. Diamond
necklaces are not worn any longer
about the neck, but an epaulettes, a*
are also the pearl dog collars.
* • *
The separate blouse Is still with us.
hut so beautified this season that it
can hardly be associated with the
old-time "shirt-wa Ft” of the Ameri
can woman. The French have trans
formed the blouse, into its present
mode a transparent bodice of the
thinnest mousseline de sole, the only
opaque material used being a silk
sasli around the waist. The rest, the
sleeves included, is absolutely trans
parent—in some cases so much so as
to indicate a wish on the part of the
wearer to outdo the most daring
fashion of the directotre period. Hose-
tinted tulla bodloea with vary short
sleeves are exceedingly popular
Fashion experts predict that their
vogue will increase as the season ad
vances.
• • •
"The gold wrist hag Is the coquel-
tish thing for dinners. It can he laid
on the table or suspended on ttv»
arm without inconvenience. On the
contrary, it is rather an ornament,
for its frame and chain are also con
stellated with stones.”
• • •
The movement In favor to lower
I heels seems to be making headway.
Very few <f the fancy Fouls XVI.
i jeweled or lacquered heels, which
! caused a sensation by their extraordi-
i nary height early in the season, were
seen this afternoon. At the same
lime the classic cothurni or buskins,
laced high on the leg, are more fash
ionable now.
• • •
At a recent Frewh exhibit of new
modes, the general tone was consid-
| erably more sober than ever before
i this year, which is interpreted as an
indication that the time for the ex-
i hibition of daring freaks is over, and
that reasonableness is beginning to
! rule Paris modes. Let us hope the
: reign of reason will reach this sec
tion of the fashionable world In the
I near future.
• • •
A charming gown which attracted
much attention in the aforesaid ex
hibit was of dove-colored tussor with
basque and bodice of Alencon lace,
and a bolero embroidered with Nat
tier blue silk and silver. Face fell
gracefully over the skirt from the
waist as far as the knees. It was
I shorter In the fr«yit than In the hack.
raceful appearance to a
Theater
Gown
Of Black Crepe de Chine
A Stroll Through Shopkmd
By EVELYN WREN.
The e Is every opportunity for the
June bride to complete her trousseau,
furnish her home and remain happy.
M. Rich & Bros. Co. have a touch of
sentiment In her favor. They are
making it so possible to he an eco
nomical. practical bride that one can
hardly find sufficient reasons for re
maining in single blessedness. The
old excuse of the costliness of mar
riage has disappeared.
There is still a chance for Miss
Bride-elect to procure the daintiest of
lingerie which arrived a bit too late
for the May sale proper. The thir
tieth semi-annual linen sale is still in
progress and the bridal linens chest
need know no lack nor the girl her
self feel the inadequacy of her sup
ply.
There are exactly twelve Wilton
. ug» for $27.50 apiece. These are the
usual $40 rugs, 9 by 12. They would
grace the new living room or dining
room with appropriateness. Twelve
brides can be happy.
M. High Company has
J.
a stu
pendous ready-to-wear sale. There ;s
nothing more soothing to the procras
tinator than to realize that she can,
within a few hours' time, clothe her-
self becomingly. Waists, hundreds of
them, at 77 cents apiece are shown in
oretty voiles, with touches of color,
embroidery and lace. Suits of ramie
linen, worth $15, are to sell for $5.97.
Poplin and serge skirts, beautifully
trimmed, are to go at $4.95.
But best of all, perhaps, are the
I dresses which High's are offering this
week. White dresses, in elegant sim
plicity. are priced at $5.95, $7.95 and
$10.95. Mr. Bellah, of the ready-to-
wear department, is evidently another
one of Hymen's conspirators.
There are 200 silk dresses for $9.75.
These handsome gowns are worth
I N this fetching model the bod
ice is widely opened In square
front and back and makes a
kimono which shows the upper
part of the arm. Five row’s of
straps hold It over the shoulder
and a beaded ornament finishes
the small sleeves. The kimono is
of headed macrame net. An effect
of beaded black net girdles the
bust. A huge violet rose com
pletes the bodice. The same head
ed net circles the hips, going up
the middle of the front. The skirt
is tightened at the bottom by two
huge headed ornaments and is
finished by a round train with
beaded rabochon.
giving a ° rj
simple but rl
cm
A most original costum
what daring for its
beauty is thus described;
lie, almost in the style
dress, was of white
»slgn of small
and some-
onspicuous
The bod-
of evening
satin broche with
bunches of roses
J>\
; in their natural colors. Tt ended
immediately under the arms. from
I which uoint the gow n of dull white
crepe de chine continued as a per
fectly simple furretu clinging to the
j figure down to just below the knees.
| where a series of folds, evidently
boned or starched to represent the
J petals <*f a rose, circled the skirt.
giving the wearer the appearance of
I emerging from tlie heart of a rose,
j Dull green stockings and silk shoes.
J obviously meant to represent the
stem of the flower, were worn, while
J instead of a hat the manikin wore 1
a tieht-fitting calotte of pink silk I
I simply trimmed with a row of pearls
j along the edges
• • *
ort coat* of all shades, reaching
from back to front, are almost a nec
essity for the modish costume of th»
day, because of the flimsiness of the
materials used for the bodices of the
gowns.
• * *
Dressmakers are vieing with each
other to provide tempting frock? for
the young girls. They do not under
rate the value of a trousseau in the
near future, <u* the possibility of
gowning th<' smart young married
woman. Needless to say. simplicity
is essential at this season.
• * *
Linen skirts for sporting wear, al
lowing for a good tennis stride are
a bit narrower than in former sea
sons and have a high waist-line, and
the coveted pocket. A pretty style
is in khaki, with two pockets and a
high waist-line, buttons on each hip.
Another of wide wale pique, or cot
ton corduroy, as it is called, has the
natural waist-line. A natural color
linen has little flaps buttoning over
mar the hem. and buttons to the
left front. The severe lines and
fresh starchiness of these make them
particularly attractive for office wear.
A white eponge and a linen burlap
In a black and white mixture, are
two very smart models, having pock
ets and the hip plackets.
The rage for flowered cretonnes
and cotton crepes, as dress materials.
Instead of wall hangings, has brought
out some startling effects; but, hav
ing blossomed out in parasols, they
seem to have reached their native
heath. The great flowered patterns,
catching the sun. add appreciably to
the gayety of nations. All-color
combinations are found In them.
Handbags to match are made up
very attractively.
Summer Footwear
There are women whose slender
ness of ankle and wrist remain* un
changed, no matter how much, avoir
dupois the rest of the figure takes
on, as years advance, but the aver
age woman finds difficulty In keeping
her ankles trim after thirty—especial
ly In the summer time, when the
high buttoned boot is exchanged for
low cut slippers and pumps. If low
footwear Is worn continuously
through the summer it Is found that
1 buttoned booUs. donned in the au-
| lumn. pinch cruelly unless the but
tons are moved. As the ankle,
spread because of its unconfinement
during the summer, recedes in size,
the boot becomes loose and another
entire change of the button is nec
essary.
This trouble may be obviated if
the buttoned boot Is worn at lea.st
part of the time through the sum
mer, and as such boots are now’ con
sidered best form for street wear
with formal costumes. a pair of dain
ty patent leather ‘boots, with button
ed tops of suede or cloth, will not
only assist In keeping the ankles
trim, hut will complete, one’s summer
wardrobe satisfactorily. The white
buckskin buttoned boots, worn with
I white tailored costumes, are smart
and attractive in appearance, and are
comfortable, even on the warmest
days. Such boots should always be
worn by the woman whose ankles are
inclined to spread In the summer,
pumps and slippers being reserved
for piazza or driving use, when the
weight of the body is not thrown
continually on the feet.
The ankles of the woman who has
been a good dancer In youth seldom
grow clumsy as years advance, for
the firmly knit leg muscles allow lit
tle opportunity for a deposit of fat.
Rising and falling on the toes fifty
times night and morning, will help
to harden the ankles and keep them
more slender, and so will walking
with the toe persistently placed on
the ground before the heel.
• • •
That Turkish Sash
I Cheruit introduced the broad
sash tied around the hips in Eastern!
line, and ties it there in a single knot.
Used in this way it has no objection
able features. It would be far bet
ter to omit this sash from an even
ing gown, although it can be imitat
ed in an attractive way by fitting
It to the figure, making it appear as
a hip yoke and holding it in at the
back in pleats, letting the ends drop
to the knees.
Done in black satin and weighted
with jet tassels this kind of sash is a
distinct addition to a gown of black
net, which has evidently taken the
place of black satin for evening wear
this spring.
Whatever else you do about this
sash avoid the kind made of cubist
ribbon in gorgeous colors, which Is
tied about a white satin frock; and
unless you are very young and have
the style that can be daring, do not
adopt the Eastern sash of Roman
ribbon with a coat suit of black or
blue faille.
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MARRIAGE
INVITATIONS
CORRECTLY AND PROMPTLY ENGRAVED
SEND FOR SAMPLES AND PRICES
J. P. STEVENS ENGRAVING CO.. ENGRAVERS
47 WHITEHALL ST., ATLANTA, GA.
from $15 to $22. Wash silk dresses,
worth $17.50, will sell at $7.95.
Shoes for the girl graduate and for
the bride. They are In J. P. Allen
Company’s shoe department. All the
girl graduate need do is to specify the
character of her gown and appro
priate slippers will be se* cted. The
bride-elect is peculiarly fortunate in
shopping here. With a sample of each
gown in her hand she can easily select
slippers and shoes in just the proper
colors and shades.
J. P. Allen shows the latest cut
steel buckles on street shoes. Twink
ling butterflies now alight on pretty
pumps. White canvas, w'hlte buck
skin and while kid shoes are high in
popularity.
Keeiy Company has literally thrown
the store open for the bride-elect. And
yet they say that romance is dead!
Embroidered linens for the indis
pensable garden or tea frocks are to
sell at $1.39. These linens are in
delft, navy, sky and Copenhagen blue,
oyster, pure white, pink, lavender,
champagne and tan.
Gloves—Kayser and Fownes—are
ready for the hands which are to re
ceive a diploma or wear a wedding
ring
The brides of yesteryear like pret
ty homes as well as th^ enthusiastic
brides of to-day. Davison -Paxon-
Stokes Company have a collection of
beautiful draperies. curtains and
utility boxes that would freshen and
cheer the most dingy rooms. The
bright, pretty cretonnes bring the
garden into the home.
Novelty Jewelry
The vogue of novelty jewelry Is
still at Its height. Women who
ten years ago would have been shock
ed at the notion of Imitation Jewelry
now revel In all that is pretty in the
imitation Jewelry’s art. Among the
adornments that are nowadays
scarcely expected to be genuine are
frill pins, earrings and the necklace
that matches. Fashion dictates all
three for the summer season, and
that all three shall match. The frill
pins are unusually long to accommo
date the wide ruffles and jabots that
a woman pins at her throat. They
are to be found in platinum, gold,
satin silver and mat black settings.
Amethysts and topazes and all the
semi-precious stones are worked in
to light, graceful designs, and* sap
phires. emeralds, pearls and diamonds
are quite as convincing to the average
beholder until she has heard their
price. Jade is as popular as the cur
rent use of vivid green might lead
one to expect.
• • •
A little posy of colored flowers Is
often thrust into the belt; sometimes
a garland of them is introduced as a
heading to the fashionable high belt.
Evening coats for young girls are
fashioned of the most filmy materials,
nets, silk crenes, chiffons, embroider
ed in silver, pearls and moonlight
beads. The coat proper Is often set
into a dee’> hem of brocaded satin or
ribbon well below the hips, to give
that look of restrained fullness which
is a feature of the present modes.
GIFTS FOR THE JUNE BRIDE
At this season of the year, heavy
demand.-' are made on one's purse
by the numerous wedding gift? for
the* June bride. If taste and discrim
ination aic exercised, many beautiful
and acceptable gifts may be pur
chased for $5.00 or le»s.
There are many beautiful and use
ful and dietinctive gifts which can
be bought under the $5 limit. If
the bride is of n sentimental turn «»f
mind and dislikes exchanging her
gifts try to choose something which
will not be duplicated or which, if
duplicated, will still be useful. And
always choose the present with some
knowledge of the bride’s tastes and
needs in view’.
As foi choosing something which
the bride is sure to like, that is some
times difficult. Some young women
with strong opinions and a distinct
idea of what they want their house
to look like after they have settled
it have been really made miserable
by the necessary presence of some
kindly sent gift in their living room.
If the giver avoids certain things
she runs little risk of giving anything
which will be really disliked.
Pictures, for instance, are a bad
choice unless something really won
derful can be given. For $5. of course
a very good carbon print of some
standard work of art could be bought
and well framed. But perhaps the
bride does not like the "Age of Inno
cence.” or Whistler’s famous mother
or any other choice which you might
make. Therefore, taboo pictures.
Among the suitable $5 limit gift?
are any of the attractive wicker lamps
In the shops. Occasionally, at a sale.
a $5 lamp large .enough to serve in
living room or sitting room can be
found; one for a dressing table or
bedroom stand can always be had for
$4. These lamps are finished in ma
hogany and some of them have ma
hogany bases; they are also finished
in various shade* of brown and green
enamel and stain and some are enam
elled white.
The shades are faced with silk or
cretonne, which gives the lamp a defi
nite color value, so know something
about the color scheme for the house
you are helping to furnish before you
send the lamp. A white enamelled one
with cretonne of blue, pink, green or
yellow, as the ca6*e might be. would
be lovely in almost any house, for
almost any house boasts one bedroom
with white enamelled woodwork and
hangings and furnishings in white and
blue, pink, green or yellow, as the
case may be.
Silk elbow gloves once meant only
one thing, and that was silk elbow
gloves. To-day those words mean
many things. They mean plain, old-
fashioned silk gloves which reach to
the elbow’. They mean gloves with
double arms, a meshwork of black silk
threads beginning at the wrist and
reaching to the elbow'. They mean
silk gloves decorated with insets of
lace and silk gloves with lace hands
and silk gloves embroidered in con
trasting colors and decorated with
rhinestones and sequins. They also
means silk gloves with narrow, scal
loped and embroidered frills of the
silk fabric running from the wrist
to the elbow at the oi^side of the
arm.
BREN A U, The College Beautiful;
Its Ideal and Its Attainments
By Mary Carter Winter
Brenau College, Gainesville, Ga.,is an institution with
individuality. It has conscience and personality. Its
beautiful grounds, handsome buildings and thorough
courses are the expression of high ambition, devotion, and
an educational ideal that recognizes nothing but the best.
■'Sn All institutions have their ideals just as individ-
£lv uals have; and, as the ideals of individuals vary ~\\
in loftiness and strength, so are the ideals
of institutions on varying planes.
There is a tendency for individual mem
bers of an institution to adopt the ideal
of the institution, and this is particularly
true of colleges because the members are
in a formative period.
X
O'
:— | only to the knees and widely tlrnpt
Because of this plasticity of the student, it =
is essential that she come within the influence of
only the highest and most helpful ideals.
The ideals of a College are relatively permanent: the individuals
which compose the student body change from year to year. But each
new group of students gradually assimilates more or less the idea! of
the Institution.
f/ud.
The Brenau Ideal
The Idea! of Brenau is refinement. Refinement means fundamental
culture and not mere polish. The refinement idealized at Brenau is like
the refinement of gold which has been through the crucible. There the
refining fires have burned away all dross and the precious metal can
no longer be tarnished.
The word "Brenau" means “refined gold.”
The picture of the Alcheknist molding the features of a beautiful girl
out of sefined gold is a pictorial representation of the ultimate object of
Brenau, to form a beautiful character which cannot be tarnished.
Education at its best is a purifying process, and only incidentally a
polishing process. Culture which is no more than skin deep will not
stand the acid test of deep and trying human experience.
It is the ideal of Brenau to prepare its students for such acid tests
—the common lot of humanity.
That this ideal has been often realized, the lives of thousands of use
ful women in various walks of life in all sections of the country beau
tifully testify.
The process of attainment of this ideal is not easy to describe.
Negatively, it is not an emotional process. The purification of culture is
not a new birth. It comes by means of no sudden transformation, it
is accompanied by no cataclysmic emotional paroxysm of the soul.
Religion is a helpful auxiliary, provided it does not degenerate into
fanaticism, which is sometimes mistaken for religion, and which is a
worse enemy of culture than gross ignorance.
But even religion is not a means of refinement. Some of the saints
will be very awkward and uncomfortable when (hey don the shining
robes and promenade in the streets of gold.
Religion mellows and softens human character. It furnishes new
motives and vitalizes human interests and enlarges the spiritual horizon.
But it does not refine. The process of attaining this refinement of
culture is like the process of refining the precious metal. Mixed with
[materials of every kind the ore' is stored in deep recesses of the
'mountains and among the grave! beds of the valleys and streams.
By chance, or design far beyond our ken, some is gathered here and
there and in great, clanging, grinding stamping mills the process of
elimination and separation begins.
The resultant, unshapen. crude masses are then sent to the refiner’s
crucible. Here the process Is slow and more intimate. Heat, the most
powerful force in nature, is gradually applied. The erstwhile disparate
and uneven elements melt together and become homogeneous, and in
the process the dross and unassimilabie elements are easily eliminated.
After a proper cooling season the refined and purified metal is taken
from the crucible and is ready to be adapted to any form of service
which its environment and the needs of humanity may require.
As an ornament there is none more ornate; wrought into useful ar
ticles for the home, there are none more prized; in the commercial
world it fixes the standard of value; in science it is reserved for the
most delicate experiments.
If it is not pushed too far, the analogy is very illuminating and help
ful.
.The great masses of humanity hidden away in the recesses of the moun
tains and scattered through the valleys and along the streams furnish the new
ilia t eria 1.
Whether by Divine selection or by a process of elimination for which no
better phrase has been found than the "survival of the fittest." some of this ma
terial, here and there, is selected anil placed in the great flanging grin,lino-
stamping mills which we know as the public school system * K ' grlndlng
Here the eliminating process really begins. When one considers the amount
of material which goes in and the relatively small amount which comes out
having survived the numerous jars and jolts and changes, one is Inclined to won-’
der if all the noise and tumult, the great expenditure of time and mont-v and en
ergy are worth while. But really the schools render quite as great a service
In eliminating the unfit as they do in preserving the fit a view of the case
which critics of education might well consider.
The material which the public school system furnishes the college is lack
tng in homogeneity and is accompanied by much dross in the form of prejudice
egotism, and other hindering traits. y J
As heat is at the same time the source of greatest power and another
form of the physical light which illumines the universe, so knowledge—real
knowledge—Is the source of power and refinement and is the light which illu
mines the soul of man.
But knowledge is a means and is not to be regarded as an end
v, , T h 1 en . d t0 . be achieve'! in placing the gold in the crucible is not to heat it
but bj heating it to make it possible to remove the dross.
If the ideal of Brenau has any claim to distinction it lies in its recognition of
he fact that the acquirement of knowledge is merely a means to an end-and
this end the elimination from the character of prejudice, of egotism, of un
worthy thought and motive, and the adaptation of character to (he highest prac
tical ends in the service of humanity, which is at the same time the sl?vi?e of
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