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One could not choose a more deli
cate mnttern for decorating the night
gown that thla simple pattern of tln.Y
leave* and delicate flowers Too, It
la something which can ho transforr
ed to any undergarment. making the
complete outfit In one floral pattern.
U«e ooft white hnJl floss for work
ing the embroidery, using but one
strand of lose If you wish to preserve
the central lino In each leaf, If, how
ever, you prefer the satin all over
stitch, use the double floss. It does
the work more quickly, but It Is less
beautiful than the more carefully
patterns with c-are In preserving the
natural contour of leaf or flower.
Work the flowers In ,-mtln stitch. By
using the long and short stitch in
these mlnlaturo flower petals, with
single floss, you will be able to work
the petals from base to point, giving
an almost realistic appearance with
the natural "cup" In each petal. If
one cares to use a color, It could be
worked In floral tints, the washable
floee which does not fade when care
fully laundered, can he used. Here
Is s splendid pattern for pale bluo
floweres, delicate green leaves, and
blue silken ribbons.
As ibis pattern will be transferred
to sheer material, he sure to make the
rltrt>on eyelets very solid. Split them
from end to end with sharp scissors,
then whip the edges closely and fin
ish the ends to prevent the eyelets rip
ping with the st rens of ribbons. To
makes the buttonhole edge quite firm,
using double floss for the purpose.
Pot a oak* of aoaf> (laundry will do)
to a pint of hot water. attr vttoroualy
and remove th* aoap. Saturate thla
Peetgn with the aoap and water int*-
tore. then remove the exceea moisture
by partially drying the aaturated De
sign or by applying aheet of blotting
paper Place th* material or fabric to
which the d*al*n t* to be tranaferred
on a hard, flat eurfao# and lay the De
sign, face down, upon the material. Coy
er with a dry ahaet of thick paper or
two folds of newapeper, and with the
bow) of a tab eapoort rub. pressing hard,
until the IVilgn I* entirely tranaferred,
beln* aareful to rub from, rather than
toward you. When rabbin*, you can aee
If rnourh preaeure la beln* applied by
llftln* a corner of th* I>eal*n to nolo
how well It'* taking Do not wel th*
malarial or rub the faoe of the Design
with damp finger*. To remove the De
alert tinea after th* article la competed,
wash In warm water, with aoap IB*
entire procres It very elmpl* and with
a little oar* you can aaat.y make per
fect transfer* to any kind of *ocd*
EMORY COLLEGE NEWS
Emory College. Oxford, Ga.—Ox
ford Is quite proud of Its neighbor,
the Flint HIU School, four miles
above town, on the Walnut Grove
road This country school has the
distinction of being the first school
This Attractive And Useful Design For Needleworkers Can Be Transferred Without Recourse To The
Old And Obsolete Tracing Paper Method Which is Unreliable At Best.
In Newton county and the third In tho
state, to ho graded as a standard
school. Mr. Scott \V. Tltslmw Is tho
principal of (lie school. Flint Hill has
long been noted for the thoroughness
of Its work In preparing young men
and women for college. For years
some of the best students In Emory
have come from there. The present
senior class contains four fine Flint
1111! men: Tllden and urady Elllng
ton, Egbert and late Smith.
Misses Ethel Hudson, Helen Smith
and Rachel Beck, who came down to
attend the A. T. O. reception, and
were the guests, while here, of Ma
dams K. K. Turner, and M. M. Mar
shall, have returned to Atlanta.
Mrs. Leila Dillard, state vice-pres
ident of the W, ('. T. IT., returned last
week, from a tour of south Georgia,
and Is now engaged organising and
visiting unions In the northern part
of tho state.
Misses Annie and Jessie Dickey,
and F.lolse Cooper who spent the Eas
ter holiday with their parents, have
returned to Wesleyan College, Macon.
Mrs Ellen Dasher, who was called
to McDonough last week, to attend
the funeral of her mother, Mrs. Sarah
llankston, of Fort Valley, has return
ed home.
Colonel and Mrs, Edgar R. Gunn
were In Atlanta this week to attend
the recital given by Mr. Kurt Mush
ier, director of the Atlanta Conserva
tory, of which Mrs. Gunn Is an alum
na.
Miss Camilla Pharr, of Washington,
Georgia, who has been spending a
few days with Miss Annie Sue Bon
nell, hns returned home, aocomj'antod
by Miss Bonnell.
Mr. Frank M. Means has returned
from nn extended visit to h!s daugh
ter, Mrs. R. M. Evans, at Kissimmee,
Florida. His granddaughter, Mtss
luuira Thomas came homo with him.
Mrs. M. T. Peed has as her guests
this week her sister, Mrs. Archer Av
ery, Mrs. J. 1L Morgan, and Miss Dag
ma Sams, of Atlanta. The Atlanta
ladles stopped off in Oxford, en route
to Atlanta, from the D. A. R. conven
tion in Augusta.
Miss Sarah Thomas, of Atlanta, Is
the guest of her grand-parents. Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Means.
The Emory College quartette,
Messrs. W, A. Carlton, Hftygood Ev
ans, Paul Qulllian and learner Tim
mons. went out to Flint Hill School
yesterday evening to attend the play
given by the pupils, and to furnish
music for the occasion.
Miss Bernice Breedlove, of Monroe,
who came over to attend the A. T O.
reception, and who was the guest of
Mtss Annie White, of Covington,
while here, has returned home.
Assistant Postmaster Barney Dial
and his brother-in-law, Cad Smith are
congratulating each other, and re
ceiving the congratulations of their
friend* this week. Hartley's i£ a boy;
Cad's a girl.
SOCIAL NEWS OF
AIKEN
Social News and Personal Items of
Interest.
Aiken, 8. C. —In compliment to
Dudley Hall, of Boston, and Mrs.
Robert Henry Wilds, who has just
returned with her husband from thqlr
honeymoon, Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Stone
entertained most delightfully at auc
tion bridge Wednesday evening. This
attractive home had been very pret
tily decorated for the occasion, and
the evening was much enjoyed by
those present.
MTs. C. C. Beckwith, of Charleston,
Is the guest of Mrs. H. J. Ray.
Mr. Bradford Merrill and party are
spending a few days In Charleston.
Mr. Chas. Baker, of l-aurens, Is In
the city, the guest of Dr. H. H. Wy
man.
Mrs. H. Hastings Wyman, Sr., left
Thursday for Charleston, to visit
relatives.
Mr. Jas. Timmerman, of Edgefield,
Is In the city this week, the guest of
hlB sister, Mrs. Chas. D. Hall.
Representative and Mrs. Hugh
Long have returned to the city after
spending some time in Monroe, S. C.
Mrs. E. H. Shuler, of Sfpartanburg,
Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Toole.
Cadet-Lieutenant Wilcox, returned
Tuesday to the Porter Military Aca
demy at Charleston, after a short
visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick S. Wlllcox.
Cadet Thoron Woodward, of Clem
son. Is In the city. 11l health has
forced him temporarily to discontinue
his academic and military duties at
the college.
Miss Lolte Clay, of Converse Col
lege, Spartanburg. Is spending this
week-end in Aiken on a visit to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Sommers.
L. Waterbury, a polo player of In
ternational note, who has been In
Aiken for the past two weeks, during
the Aiken role events of this season,
left Wednesday for New York.
Mr. and Mrs. James Williams and
little daughter, of New York, who
have been spending several weeks
here as the guests of Miss Rena Cha
fee at Evergreen Cottage, left Wed
nesday for Columbia. They have beyn
touring South Carolina in an auto
mobile.
Miss Margaret Thorpe has return
ed to Ninety six.
The Cochran party returned Sun
day to their home In New York.
Miss Esther Polier, of the Denmark
graded schools, spent the week-end In
the city on a visit to her parents.
Mr. Lawrence M. Overstreet re
turned Tuesday to Washington, after
spending a week In Aiken on a visit
to his family.
Mrs. Lunsford Harley, of Wllllston,
has been In the city on a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. J. C. Thomas.
Miss Martha Ayer Duncan and
daughter, of Barnwell, have been
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA-
spending a week at St. Angela’s Aca
demy.
Mr. Wilbur Shuler, who is attend
ing the University of South Carolina,
Is home for a few days on a visit to
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Shu
ler.
Mrs. W. R. Walker, of Gainesville,
Ga., and her daughter, Mrs. D. D.
Kessler, of Winder. Ga„ have been
visiting In Aiken this week.
Mrs. Randolph Watkins, of Rich
mond, Va., Is the guest of her moth
er. Mrs. E. V. I-orenz.
The Phipps party have returned to
Westbury, L. I. The Messrs. Phipps
have been in Aiken for a portion of
the polo season, and have with them
a number of exceptionally well train
ed ponies.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Henry Wilds
returned from their honeyt
moon In Florida. They will spend
some days here and then go on to
Washington, where Dr. Wilds, who is
In the reserve corps, medical depart
ment of the United States Army, will
be located for several months, pend
ing a permanent assignment to the
service.
SWMNSBORO NEWS
Soolal New* and Item* of Personal
Interest
Swainsboro, Ga- —Mrs. H. D. Bell
has returned to Savannah after a
pleasant visit to friends here. Mrs.
Bell was formerly a resident of this
city and her visits are sources of gen
uine pleasure to her many friends in
Swainsboro.
Mrs. W. E. Clark and attractive lit
tle daughter have returned from a
pleasant visit to her mother, Mrs.
Pughsley, of Evens.
Mrs. A. J. Moore, of Hawklnsville,
spent a few days here recently en
route to Adrian where she will spend
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
Neil Canady.
Mrs. Sallie Taylor, of Douglas, after
spending some time with her father,
Mr. J. M. Rountree, has returned
home.
The many friends of Mrs. C. H.
Cooper regret to learn that she is
quite ill at her home a few miles in
the country.
Dr. lamnle Davis has returned from
Wadley where he went to visit Mrs.
Davis and little son.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Elanders are
hack from a pleasant visit to Adrian.
Mrs. VV. F. Price, of Vldalla, Is
spending some time with her brother
Mr. T. A. Fields.
Col. Alfred Herrington has many
friends all over the state who will be
pained to learn of "his continued ill
ness at his home In this city. Col.
Herrington is one of those congenial
spirits who is always ready with a
smile and a joke and hence numbers
his friends by the score. While his
condition is still quite serious his
chances of recovery are better.
Mrs. P. W. Wilson has returned
from a pleasant visit to her aunt Mrs.
Fields, of Statesboro.
Miss Annie Sutton who has been
spending the winter In Florida, has
returned to her home at Wade.
Miss Kate Webb has returned from
a visit to the North and resumed her
position with John C. Coleman.
Miss Dora Powell, who has been
spending some time in Jacksonville as
the guest of Mrs. Jack Rountree, has
returned home. While In Jacksonville
she was the recipient of many de
lightful social courtesies.
Mr. J. M. G. Medlock, of Sylvania,
spent a few weeks here the guest of
his niece, Mrs. A. M. Preston. Mr.
Medlock was the founder of the For
est Blade more than thirty years ago
and his visits here are occasions of
pleasure both to himself and his many
friends.
HLEJJCTS
Social News and Items of Personal
Interest
Harlem, Ga.—Mr. W. J. Huffman
of Grovetown, Ga., visited Harlem
one day this week.
Rev. W. W. Beall, of Augusta spent
several hours In Harlem this week.
Ho Is Colpsiter in the bounds of the
Hephzibah Baptist Association.
Mr. Frank Fuller, of Augusta, was
a pleasant visitor to relatives in Har
lem this week.
Mrs. A. M. Lazenby is on a visit to
relatives in Augusta. *
Mrs. Chas. Walroth, after an ex
tended visit to friends in this section,
has returned to her home in McDuffie
county.
Mrs. John Swain, of McDuffie coun
ty . has moved to Harlem and is re
siding with her brother, Judge G E
Gray,
Dr. J. A. Beall, of Blythe, paid a vis
it to Harlem this week.
Mr. C. J Atkinson, of Augusta, spent
one day in Harlem this week
Miss Emily Beall, after a Visit to
friends in Harlem, has returned to her
home at Blythe.
Mr. Johnnie Wright, of Augusta
was guest of friends in Harlem a short
while this week.
Rev. J. H. Oliver and wife, of Au
gusta, visited relatives in the vicinity
of Harlem this week.
Col. P. B. Johnson, of Thomson,
was In Harlem this week on legal bus
iness.
Mr. E. E. Atkinson, of Athens, has
been spending several days in Harlem
with relatives.
Judge S. H. Sibley, of Union Point,
was In Harlem a short while on his
return from Columbia Superior Court
at Appling, where he represented Mrs.
J. J. Walden, who was suing the
Georgia Railroad for damages for kill
ing her husband over a year ago in
Harlem. A verdict of $2,500 was ren
dered In Mrs. Walden's favor.
An educational rally for Columbia
county will be held at Appling, Ga.,
on Tuesday, April Ist. State School
Commissioner M. L. Brittain, of At
lanta, and Prof. Hendricks, of Savan
nah, who is head of the organization
of Corn Clubs throughout this sectlpn,
will be In attendance and will deliver
addresses. The school tdhehers and
pupils throughout the country are .ex
pected to be present and a very in
structive and interesting occasion is
anticipated.
Mr. C. D. Norris, of Grovetgwn, was
in Harlem a short while this week.
Miss Ruth Gray an attractive young
lady of Jacksonville, Gla., Is on a vis
it to her uncle, Judge G. E. Gray.
During a wind and thunder storm
in Harlem on Thursday morning the
27th. inst., lightning struck a chimney
in the dwelling occupied by Prof. R.
D. Eadie, entirely demolishing it, and
doing considerable damage to the
house. Fortunately none of the in
mates of the house were injured.
Mrs. E. T. Fuller, of Augusta, spent
Friday with friends and relatives In
Harlem.
Rev. P. A. Segrln and wife of Wis
consin. were In Harlem Friday night
and Saturday. Mr. Segrln delivered
a lecture in the Harlem Baptist
church Friday night to quite a large
audience.
NEWS DE REARING
Social News and Items of Personal
Interest
Dearing, Ga. —Mrs. D. P. McGahee
and Mrs. A. P. Adams spent Thurs
day in Augusta.
Messrs. J. R. Prlntup, Dave How
ard and Dr. C. L. Penington attended
a Masonic meeting in Harlem Fri
day evening.
Mr. Henry Joumigan, of Augusta,
was a pleasant visitor to Mr. Mel
Seals this week.
Mr. L. Grimes, of Atlanta, was in
Dearing Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith McGahee were
here Friday.
Quite a curiosity is being looked at
by all or most of the Dearing folks!
Mrs. D. D. McGahee has an egg that
she got from her yard. The numbers
86 and 60 are plain to be seen, we do
not know the sign hut hope she will
raise this number of chickens and let
us eat with her.
Prof. Martin McGahee, of McGahee.
Ga., .closed his school Thursday night
with an exhibition which did great
credit not only to him. but to the
children, quite a crowd went out from
Dearing.
Miss Do re I. Neal spent Friday In
Thomson.
Mr. R. R. Hatcher from Harlem, was
here shaking hands with friends Frt
day.
Rev. and Mrs. Mize, of Gracewood.
will spend Sunday here and he will
preach at the Methodist church Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Prlntup will
SUNDAY. MARCH 30.
spend the week-end in Spread and
will take in the Union meeting at the
’ Baptist church.
Dr. and Mrs. Jeff Rogers are with
Dr. D. A. Rogers for some time.
Prof. Rumble spent the week-end
with Mrs. Rumble.
Mrs. Warr has many friends here
who are sorry she is on the sick list
again.
Miss Bessie Morgan has charge of
the smaller grades while Mrs. Warr is
sick.
Miss Mary Wallrot, of Warren
county, visited Mrs. J. R. Printup
Wednesday.
“ARSENAL OF FOOLS”
TO BURGLAR’S HOUSE
Offensive Methods of Scientif
ic Burglars Have Far Out
stripped Defensive Methods
of Their Prey.
London. —“A perfect arsenal of bur
glary tools,” was found in the house
of a man who was sentenced to eigh
teen months’ hard labor for burglary.
The outfit included several giant cut
ters (made on the lines of a sardine
tin opener and used for safe-cutting
after a hole has been drilled), blow
pipes, drjll and jimmies, and cutters of
all sorts.
"The fact Is,” said a high detective
chief, in commenting on the matter,
"that the offensive tactics of scien
tific burglars, have far outsripped
many of the defensive methods adopt
ed by jewelers, their chief prey. A
day. the methods of locking up at
night and the opening In the morning.
In one case In the West End the shop
was protected by a roller shutter, se
cured by a bolt three feet long. A
burglar, recently sentenced, said In a
a burst of confidence that it Would
have been a fine investment for the
jewelers of London, if they had re
tained him at a fee of $3,000 a year
to get the round of establishments and
point out the weak spots in their
methods.
Before attacking a jeweler’s shop,
members of the gang, posing as news
venders or hawkers, watch, day after
member of the gang, after patient and
uucautlous watching, learned when
this bolt was kept during the day.
One day he secured It. The end close
to the holt head was filed nearly
through, the incision hidden by greasi
and black lead and the bolt replaced
from where it had been abstracted
For four days, night and morning, I
watch was krpt to see if the tamper
ing with It had been detected. Thet
one night the tolt head was easil!
forced off with a jimmy and as swift
ly put down and by the morning thi
gang were the possessors of jewel
worth $15,000.