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had two small children dependent upon
me She went back, and aside from the
lace we found $l52 worth OF goods on her,
But this is only one OF hundred cases.
They happen daily.
"One man nearly worried the life out of
me last summer in trying TO ma te up his
mind to take valuable piece of bric-a-brac.
He hung about the department nearly every
day for four months,
MANY times he was just on the point Of
it, only to grow nervous, and go out, But
back he came every time. OF course had
learned to know him and knew the very
article he was trying to take, and you can
imagine my feelings in the matter. For
four months hung over that man and my
natural impulse was to tell him not to take
it, and have it over with. But that was not
my business and I restrained myself.
"Wel, finally the man took the bric-a-
brac, but he soon had to explain his conduct
in the office. We found out he was a dealer
in bric-a-brac, and was not a natural
thief He got terrible scare before we got
through with him, and we've never seen
him since,
II would much rather handle the men
than the women. A man will generally
walk right back to the Office with you and
make no scene, while the women scream
and cry and try to enlist the sympathies
of the crowd around them.
I'VE ordinarily have more women TO
deal with than men. as their clothing is
better adapted to shopifting; yet, in all
my experience, we have never had so many
men to deal with as last summer. 1t was
a ecord-breaker.
"Now, there is one thing want to give
the woman shopper little advice about.
Most women will carry their purse dangling
by the handle, but the woman whom we de-
tectives think smart is the one who grasls her
pocketbook firmly at the top.
This new style OF purse which hangs
from the wrist is the very best contrivance
ever invented for the pickpocket | have
stood and seen pickpocket cut the bottom
out of one of these while the woman was
iostled about in the crowd Or again,
one professional will open the top, while
his companion will extract The money. So
Just now in the Christmas rush | warn the
women to hold their purses tightly about
the top"
Mrs. O'Conner has trained many of the
successful women detectives at work to-
day. She has n daughter Of IA whom she
proposes to train to the detective calling
as soon as she leaves school.
Mrs O'Conner is a large, genial faced,
MISUNDERSTANDING woman quite the last
one would take for sleuth Long eX-
perience with criminals has not hardened
the lines Of her face, and as she mixes with
the Christmas crowds one would take her
for mother out shopping for her children
more than anything else. ~
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which she was hanging onto for dear life
There had been n perfect ovation in the
theatre and | came out feeling pretty good.
Il got into the carriage and the first |
knew the horses were taken out and men
took their places. There was a Prince
in the procession, two or three Barons and
some other titled nobility whom had al
ways looked at with a little awe.
when we went through the streets the
people followed, shouting and screaming
and the windows would open and the house
people would wave their handkerchiefs
and join in he cheering. 1t was very
exhiarating.
NO, l can't imagine the people doing it
here, and Miss Fpmstad laughed heartily
at the mental picture Of herself being drawn
in triumph from the Metropolitan Opera
House through crowded Broadway.
my greatest success has been made in
Carmen. but | do not care to sing 1t here.
-You soc, Calv6 will be here and will of
course give it, and would not like to at
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ALL PLAY FOOTBALL POKER.
THE GAME NOW THE RAGE WITH
STUDENTS AT HARVARD.
II Is Governed by the Rules OF Football
and POker-Those who Have Tried II
Gail II Fascina tins-One Does Not Have
to he Expert at Either Game to Play

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Dec. l9.-Ask Har-
ward man what his favorite card game is
now and it is a 10 to 1 bet that he will
answer: Football poker"
just where the game originated and
who the inventor was no one here is able
to tell, but the students have not bothered
themselves with these questions, being
quite content to enjoy the pastime, which
has become almost passion with some
of the men. 1t is not necessary for the
players to lay any money on the outcome
in order to make the game interesting. The
uncel tainty is enough in itself
Football poker is easily learned. Any
person familiar with the great American
game can quickly become expert. Even
those people who have never played poker
or rushed the pigskin on college gridiron
can with a little coaching, soon master
the fine points.
In general may, the rules of poker
and of football govern the game. An i'm
aginary ball is rushed or punted up and
down a gridiron drawn upon a sheet of
paper. The progress of the ball is fol-
lowed with pencil marks. Only two persons
can play
To make the gridiron, take a sheet of
ordinary letter paper ana draw lne across
the centre, to represent the middle of the
field, labelling it at each end with the letter
NJ Then draw eleven similar lines half
an inch or so apart, parallel to the centre
line and on each side of it,
These lines will give gridron 10 yards
long. the space between each pair of lines
representing five yards The 25 and 45-
yard lines are also marked as in regula-
ton football field.
pack of cards being procured, the
players are now ready TO begin. First
they agree as to the length of halves, time
bcing kept by watch in front of the con-
testants.
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has to practise cont inually. The voice
must have constant use or it becomes like
a muscle that is allowed to grow habby
for want of exercise.
Society? Never. | sometimes wonder
how it is that some singers have the time
and vitality for it.
her in London and she has always the place
filled with people, things going on con-
tinually. And Nordica, too, seems TO te
able to do it; but l can't.
IF give myself to people have nothing
left for my work Society takes so much
from you; and what does It give you in
return?
81 crticise no ones methods. One can
only study ones own needs and limitations
hut for me the social life is impossible 20
long as | am completely absorbed in my
work and desire to give everything hav
10 it.
Il wonder if the general public think of
the opera singers life as one of continued
pleasure and excitement. Mine is daily
round of hard work, and sleep-that is
all
A reference was made to Evelyn Inness
the type in modern literature, presumably
of the Wagnerian prima donna.
Dear old George Moore! It's a charming
book, viewed as entertainment merely, but
az the type of the opera singer-never,
Miss Fremstad said. "He doesn't know
what he is talking about
Evelyn Inness was woman who loved
pretty gowns, and trips to Paris, and men
that was all. If she had been the true
artist they would have counted as nothing.
"She would have had TO work and she
would have been absorbed in her art. She
could not have gone to convent as she
did, finally She could not, for her art
would have been too nsistent
"Don't ] think that | should go into the
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will sing as I never sang before. I will
not be coward
Il have played Carmen, and when fell
stabbed to the heart in the last scene
have whispered again Perhaps in an
other hour
Wouldn't you call that an emot ional
experience? Do you think that S o'clock
teas or evening receptions could give you
more development through the emotions
than crisis like that?
Germany is a hotbed Of intrigue, espe-
cialy among the musical coteries. 1t
is narrow, petty, self-centred. 1t is not
like America with its broad way of looking
at things
Il cannot understand this belittling Of
others work. If a woman sings the same
role that ! do, what difference? She has
her Interpretation and | have nine they
are different and there is place for both.
There is some jealousy here and some
backbiting, but it is as nothing in COM
parison with what it is in Germany You
don't have what they call itching powders
here? No? That is. | guess, a particu-
larly Teutonic method of insult.
"iou get letter, anonymous. When
you open it a fine, mpalpable powder flies
into your throat You cannot sing that
night.
"Of course, it is the night that you are
billed to take some very import ant part
S'tghnde, perhaps, and you have looked
forward to it. After you have received
one of those powders you don't open your
mail any more in the morning.
My greatest success and how feel
about it?
Il was terribly proud just as proud
as could be. | had been singing Carmen
in Munich and | was to take a train that
night for London after the opera.
My maid was waiting for me in the
carriage, which was piled full of boxes.
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Olive Fremstad pointed TO the spires of
S, pa'ricks Cathedral from her window
a the Algonquin and said, smlingly
Il owe TO look at them They remind
mo a, one Of my few pleasant experiences
or nv las stay here. | sang there"
Miss lrenstad il one of the new stars
Mr. ,onricd has engaged for the Metro
rolran season, Like Edith Walker, an
other of the newest songs,ers she comes
beyadoi with all sorts of European laud-
alton 49,.
These two artists have been away from
America for many years and their points
of view in regard to the homecoming are
ns diverse as their personalities. They are
allkeinths. that their rcput tations az singers
have hccu founded OH the ability that
comes from unCeasing labor, untiring am
hilton and that eternal belief in ones own
ROVER which neither defeat nor neglect
nor Indifference can Kill,
They are both singing star roles and
have their gray eyes fixed on more WaE-
merriam heroincs in the near future. Both
express dissat sfaction with their present
work and determination to make their
rast successes seem light in comparison
with future results.
NO. Miss Fremstad continued, answer
inp a question. Il am not American by
BIRTH although I came here so early, when
was a child, that | feel myself really an
American girl, and do love America
Il is so generous to the deserving; there
is nothing mean or little about it.
IF we're not being interviewed l could
tell YOU so many interesting things there
is so much of novelty and excitement in
the life OF an opera singer; but the thought
Of having what you say printed simply
paralyzes your speech. I'll do my best =,
though, only don't think me egotistic.
Il was born in Stockholm, the northern
Venice or, as others call it, the northern
Paris commenced life as n p anist and
studied little in Christiania before l came
TO America We moved to Minneapolis,
and it was there found out that | had Il
voice with possibilities in it.
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The cards are then cut, the low man
having his choice Of whether he will kick
of or receive the kick of. Usually it is
better to kick the ball if one wins the
cut. for in that way one sends the ball into
his opponents territory, and unless ne has
extraordinary luck it will be difficult for
him to work the ball by rushes to the op-
posite goal line. Besides it gives the
person kicking off an opportunity Of re-
covering the ball in his opponents territory
close to his goal line on an imaginary
tumble. which in football poker is a straight
or better.
The cards are dealt by the person kicking
off, five to each man, as in regulation poker.
The contestants then discard and draw.
showing down what they hold as they
receive the new cards.
If the person kicking Off then holds the
better hand, the ball has been kicked forty
five yards, and is so designated on the
paper gridiron by pencil mark from the
centre line,, beginning. at the side of the
line where it is first down for the opponent.
Should the person kicking of hold the
poorer hand the ball goes but thirty yards.
After the kick off, the one receiving the
ball can rush or kick the ball back as he
elects, announcing his selection before he
looks at his hand.
The game is so new here at Harvard
that no one has perfected a set Of rules
covering all the possible situations that
might occur in Il game, but regulations
nearly approaching perfection have been
adopted, and from time to time additions
and corrections will be made. The rules
governing football poker as played at Har-
ward follow:
AZ far as possible the recognized rules of
foot hall and showdown" poker shall govern.
KlCK-OFF.
The bali shall be put IN play by being kicked
OF, from the centre Of the field
The option of taking the first kick -oG,
with the choice of goals, shall bc determined
by cutting the cards.
After each touchdown. or goal from the
field the hall must be kicked of again, the
side scored upon electins to kick of or re-
A kick-off cannot bc blocked or interfered
with by the opponents but If the side Kicking
and the side opposing shall not hold one
pair or better the ball shall be deemed to
have gone ont OF bounds and shall be kicked
over.
Two kicks out Of bounds shall give the
kick to the opponents.
The distance made on the kck-of shall be
determined by the value Of the hands.
TG the side kicking of. after tho draw. hold
the better hand the kick shall be forty-fva
yards if the opponent hold the better hand,
the kick shall ha thirty yards,
After the kick-ofT the ball shall be in the
possession of the side receiving the kick.
" may be advanced toward the opponents
goal by rushing or by puntinS.
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you would gain friendship, securing for
your future companionship. Show me
the singer who has gained these Most of
the artists / know who have married are
either divorced or want to be.
Marry an artist? An opera snger?" Miss
Fremstad gasped. "Why, artists are not
men, that is you don't think of them in
that light; they are just artists; that is all.
You don't marry them; it would be absurd.
"They are perfectly charming to meet
and know and work with, but
An eloquent silence ensued.
NO: | am an old maid and | expect /
will be one.
"What would do if lost my voice? 1
would become an actress. | believe that
a good voice prevents many woman from
becoming fine actress
"You soc, the voice hampers YOU You
may want to give your RI lie dramGt c power,
you may feel its need. and that is particu
larlv rue of the Wagnerian RI les, but you
must save yourself, give yourself to your
voice and the acting is always secondary.
1T is true that Cave is both, but then
she has only few les. She is one Of the
darngs of fortune, and does only what
she ple1scs Perhaps if her rfpGrt DIRE
were an unlimited one-I do not know.
"Yes. | think a good voice is necessary
for an actress, but il is moi the only thing,
as ii is in opera. Think Whit Irving does
without any voice; think OF his gestures,
which mecn everything; think Of those
few words which he speaks distinctly and
are always the words that mean some
thing. which convey the whole idea, and
if YOU don't catch the rest Of the sentence,
you have always caught the essent ial part.
AS Mrs Frcmstad shook hands and said
-Au revoir,' she had another word of de-
lipht in her environments
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world more to gain experience? You
mean, Of course. emotional experiences"
There was queer note in Miss Fremsta s
voice as she answered this.
Il don't need to. | don't believe any
opera singer, if she has any attract ion
personally. needs TO. They will come to
you.
Il will tell you this | have gone on
the stage night after night to sing my part
when did not expect to see another day.
There was a German officer madly in
love with me who had threatened 10 kill
me if l would not marry him. He had
written me many times, and personally
threatened that some night on my way
home from the opera he would end every
thing
II believed him. think now he was in
earnest.
Il have st ood in the wings and whispered
to myself; Perhaps in another hour
Then have gathered myself together and
said: Very well, if it is the last time,
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OLIVE FREMSTAD.

her position And il is impossible for such
detective ever o get another place.
"Do you remember your first case?' was
asked
"Indeed, | do" she replied.
A man and woman came into the store
and went up to the jewelry counter and
the woman asked to see some diamond
rings. All the while she was eating apples
putting her hand in and out of the bag.
After standing at the counter some
time | saw her slip ring under the palm
of her hand, pass her hand to her mouth
and remove some peeling he was eating,
to the bag. OF course the ring went into
the bag too. She did this several times.
After awhile she raised her hand to her
hair for they were wearing the old water
falls at the time, and hid a ring there. Then
they both went out to the street.
AS she reached the sidewalk the woman
threw the paper bag in the street, which
another man, confederate, picked up.
But we got all three and proved our case
by the ring in the woman's hair.
'"The day. of big capess used to give us
a great deal of trouble, for il was an easy
matter to conceal articles under these. NOW
that sleeves with big cuffs and coats with
blouses are in style, we have plenty to keep
us busy again. ,.
"The newest device of the shoplifter is
the long straps which extend from the
waist nearly to the floor under the skirts.
THE shoplifters drop things on the
floor. and stoop down as if to tie shoe,
when they snap the strap to the goods
and pull them up under the skirt. The
big pocket is NOT used so much any more.
"To tell the Il N, in all my twenty-five
wears experience have never yet come
across a really destitute, poor shopifter
They nearly all have money, and II they
haven't they've always got some influence.
some shopliftprs are people of position.
"Once woman of standing in society
went to the superintendent office and
asked for my discharge, because she had
observed me watching her upon several
occasions. Naturally ! was called down
by the firm, for the woman was profitable
patron, ,
II told the superintendent to let me alone
and | would surprise him some day. Less
than two weeks afterward, | detected this
same woman taking some lace. and followed
her quite n distance out of the store, as
we cannot arrest any one until they are
some little distance away, which shows
their intention,
Il smiled and ouched the woman on the
arm and told her she must come back 10
tho store with me as | had seen her take
the lace She pulled il out from her jacket
and begged mo to let il 60 at that, but |
remembered tlat she had been only too
willing to have me discharged, although
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people say, sometimes, that the Ger
mans are so good to the American girls.
| or they are so horrid to them, but the truth
! is they are neither good nor bad in the
sense of nationality All they think of is
! the voice, the art If that is right it makes
| absolutely no difference where the singer
| comes from.
you look upon opera here as purely
| social event, apparently. People don't
| care over there if they do tear their gloves
| all to pieces when they applaud. But
| here
Now take 'Parsifal' Isn't it absurd?
The great question that seems to have
been agitating everybody is what they
shall wear and the difficulty OF wearing
afternoon and evening dress both.
Nov, it is finally decided that an hour
and three quarters will be given SO that the
audience may go home and put on it's even
ing garb. Important, is it not?
"Dont i think that the reason grand
opera is a purely social function is that
you have TO pay stars so much that only
the wealthy class can make a possibility
of it? That is true. but one reason why
stars demand such salaries is because they
have to pay so much more to live here.
Such exhorhitant prices for everything,
for your cab hire, for your rooms! And
then another thing, in Germany your
costumes are provided for you, everything
you want.
"All you have TO do is 10 go to the director
and say, | need gloves, shoes, new costume
for such and such role Here you furnish
your own and You are expected to wear
the best. In fact you must, If you wish to
create any response at all
Yes, | sing here ns Bruanhiide, Amneris,
Ortrud, the roles have made my success
in abroad also sing in concert with
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Gericke Bagby and on Dec. "a at a big social
affair at Mrs Astor's'
Like Olive Fremstad, Edith Walker
spoke feelingly of her struggles to attain
eminence; of the pitessness of the routine
in Germany. She is pupil Of the Dresden
Conservatoire.
There were two subjects mentioned
which reused her into enthusiasm, one q
mention of "Parsifal,' which seems to have
monopolized the conversation of the Met.
ropolitan singers.
mo one thinks much of anything else at
the opera house." she admitted, "but the
coming performance of 'Parsifal. 1t is in
every one s thoughts there and We are Just
as anxious to hear it as the public
"Yes, | have sung in it at Bayreuh, but
shall not here
"There is, of course, great feeling at Bay
reuth in the matter. ! received letter
from Frau Wagner, saying, / see you are
going to sing in "Parsifal" ! trust it il
only newspaper story
"Do think thatthe singing of 'Parslar
here will affect the rrengagement of the
singers to sing at Bayreuth! ] am quite
sure it will. There is a great sentiment
about it there and rightly.
1T is not the fina ncial question involved,
although that has something to do with
it; but to them it seems a sacrilegc to play
'Parsifal' one niyht and perhaps the 'Cayal-
leria' the next, sandwiched in between
! two light operas maybe.
There is an atmosphere there which
cannot be reproduced. When you go into
that house that Wagner built for the repre-
sentation of 'Parsifal and sit there, some-
thing ipIpsrrihDhn It
could not be reproduced here and think,
norb,ns for that very roason. the renra.
l"I! -. ~ Wi Iii ,,a. -. ~,
sehta'ioh III We" io'A VIII no. anec, 'ne
performances at Bayreuth l think IL
will stimulate people all tho more to go
there and compare the two
.Wa ~. ,I, onx;ous n, Lnor, how. III.
w. "i '," n"o ;,. o;,.s
Ne" iorh peoPie are soi'is W RECEIVE
'Parsifal, whether it Will be more than
nine days wonder"
Apparently Miss Walker had little hop.
,b,t ,ha o,,.r, would h, a,nr.ciated
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throcS or better
4 Try Tor goal rnHy be- hiO"N,d bv .lrrr@ht
or better and III" ball 'tptur, d lt til' up
ponrntS.
When III" side hold nc 'hr hnli uiints from
inside their o"n territory and III" puui does
not GO outside their territory" goal IRON. the
field may b" tried. lhrc or h'tt,l are
necessary for u suCCcSsf,u try.
Failure to Kick Il goal from thc i"ld Cn-
titles the opponents TO a frc" Kick from his
"j-yard line
PFNALTIrS
Misdea Loss Of 10 yard-.
DiScnrdmg niter opponents cards have
been displayed 10 yards
Unnecessarily delaying tho game Ii yards.
Except il Il penalty would result in the
side penalized being forced over the goal
line, the penalty shall be one-hnf the distance
to the goal line.