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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-05-15


the JOURNAL Wednesday.
Mrs. A. II. Bruce and Mrs. Ray
Carter spent last Tuesday in Toledo.
Mrs. Almira Haynes of Toledo was
the guest of James Hayes and family.
Mrs. HatGie White of Montpelier,
o., is the guest of j. White and wife.
&C. f. Shier and family spent Sat
urday evening with w. A. Shier and
wife.
James and Miss Lizzie Lenhart of
Columbus were Tuesday guests of Mrs.
L.. Judson.
For SALE. -Mich cow Inquire
of Fred Fahrer. l1a*
Russell Hartsing was the Sunday
visitor of relatives and friends in Wes-
ton.
Miss Meltha Kohl of the country
Sundayed with Henry Hufford and
family.
Mrs. Orvil Fifer has returned after
an extended visit with relatives at Con
tinental, o.
Everybody enjoyed the band con
cert Saturday evening given by the w.
o. w. Band.
e. RAIDER, wife and daughter of To.
ledo were Sunday guests of II. l.. Bar
ger and family.
Frank Harve", Practical Auction
eer. ready for business at all times.
Address Perry sburg, r. F. d. No. 8.
VIM. Salsbery and wife of Toledo
were visitors of l.. E. Chapman and
family, Sunday.
John Schramm, wife and son, Err
nest spent last Sunday with Chas
Thaiss, Jr., and family.
Miss Myra Daniels visited Mrs.
Geo. Carter and Chris. Stires and fam
lily of Haskins last Sunday.
Stephan Schaller and wife were
| vi lIuC DClldllCl anu IdD1lly VI
Waterville, Sunday.
| John Simmons and family of Dow
ling were Sunday guests of Dunham
Simmons, Jr., and family.
Mrs. David Lahey and children of
Bowling spent last week with her par
ents, John Schwlnd and wife.
-Dayid A. Mason was called to
Swanton on account of the illness of
his mother, Mrs. LYDIA Mason.
Misses Augusta and Lulu Powers
and May Cranker attended the May
festival in Toledo, Tuesday.
| ID. VanH ellen, wife and daughter,
Miss Bess, were guests of Will Davy
and family of Toledo last Sunday.
! Mrs. j. F. Caller of Bowling
Green spent the first of the week with
her parents, ID. w. Meeker and wife.
| Mrs. Frank Hill and sons Edward
and Howard of Toledo are spending
the week with Ernest Moser and wife.
/
Many friends of Rev. Sower of
Oak Harbor will be pleased to learn
that he is recovering from serious
illness.
The Misses Amelia Weidner and
Cora Schaller were guests of Miss
Helena Kellermeier of Watervllle last
Sunday.
Those colored Post Cards of Per
rysburg scenes are selling rapidly.
They are gems of art and colored in IL
truly artistic manner.
There's nothing so good for sore
throat as DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil.
Cures it in few hours. Relieves any
pain in any part.
-Thos. Pruden of Deerfield, Mich,
was the guest of Fl. G. Leydorf and
family Friday and Saturday, and was
accompanied home by Samuel Powley.
The Farmers base ball team was
defeated at LeMoyne Sunday by the
LeMoyne base ball team, the score be
ing to in favor of LeMoyne. Next
Sunday the Farmers Will cross bats
with the fast team OF Stony Ridge at
Stony Ridge.
Those beautiful colored post
cards of PerrysDurg scenes which we
, had printed in Germany, are remark
ably fine. They are works of art ex
ecuted by Berlin artists. They sci
at 2 for 5 cents, and can be secured
: ONLY AT THE JOURNAL OFFICE
!. Aft
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29

a graceful dancer of a girl who, in the
beginning, was physically united for
the work.
In answer to a query La Sylphe con-
fessed that she wears corsets, not only
off the stage but on it. The corset,
however, is made to her order, ana IS
a curious contrivance, with elastic
frame Far from being hindrance to
her dancing, La Sylphe finds it an aid
q fact which she explains by saying
that the difficult part of her back
bending is not the getting down, but
the getting up" The corset makes
the descent somewhat less easy, but
ON the other hand 1t helps the young
woman to regain an upright position
For her dances La Sylphe carries
twenty-four costumes. Last week at
the Orpheum she used tWenty-one of
them-three each day, the afternoon
and evening changes being the same.
These costumes were all made by Lam
durf of Paris and are fashioned of the
lightest possible material.
When she arrived in San Francisco
from Australia a fortnight ago, La
Sylphe set foot upon the soil of her
native country for the first time in
eight years. Eight years ago, when
she was thirteen years of age, she
played an engagement at Roster &
Bials, New York, but was compelled
to give up her public appearances in
this country because of the. difficulty
experienced in securing permits, her
youth being against her.
Abroad she had no such trouble. In
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29
TO HAVE A SCHOOL
FOR TRIED ACTORS

CHARLES FROHMAN has accepted
a set of plans submitted to him by
~ Otis Skinner from which a novel
training school for actors will be es-
tablished in New York next season and
an attempt made to replenish the con-
stantly decreasing supply of good ju-
venile leading men.
Instead of travelling on tour next year
Mr.. Skinner will play the entire season
in New York in 1.-The Honor of the
Family and four other plays. Mr..
Trohman will establish Mr.. Skinner "a
the head OF a company that will play
an extensive repertory, but with con-
stanty changing company.
Mr. Skinner will have entire charge
of the organization, the selection of the
plays, the actors, the casting of tho
characters and the course of training.
The organization will not be a stock
company but the contracts with its
members will be so drawn that their
professional plans for the season will be
under the direction of Mr.. Skinner.
The chief principle in operating the
company will be one of Interchange of
actors. The Charles Frohman attrac-
ticns running in New York will be put
at Mr.. SINNERS disposal, for him TO
Interchange actors and actresses of less
than stellar rank as he sees fit.
An actor playing in THE Honor of
the Family" one night may act the fol-
lowing night as a member of the Maude
Adams or John Drew company, return
ing again to his original part. bettered
in versatility and self-possession by the
experience.
In addition to "rhe Honor OF the
Family" Mr.. Skinner will add to the
repertory of his company many of his
already established successes. The or
ganization will be known as the Reper-
tory company. It's permanent homa
VIII be in one of the Frohman theaters,
Mr.. Skinner especially wishes 1t made
Gear that the Repertory company can
in no way assist beginners on the stage.
'1ts idea" he said, "is not at all that
of dramatic school, but school for
actors and actresses of recognized
worth, who are still teachable.
"It is not to be a school of acting, but
n school FOR we'll tried actors. 1t will
be as far above the ordinary school of
acting as the average postgraduate or
university course is above the average
high school"
It's aim will be TO foster in young
actors and actresses greater flexibility
versatility and range OF power which
cnlv comes with the acting of many
parts Nor will its purpose be alto
cether altruistic. In fact, It's chier
value to a man of Charles Frohman's
multiplicity of interests will be to give
him exact working information as to
the range of parts of which each OF his
Juvenile actors and actresses is ca
pable
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29

London, for instance, any child more
than ten years of age may appear upon
thet stage without let or hindrance. AT
that time, too, other countries were
equally liberal though more recently
the age limitation has been fixed in
Germany as sixteen and in Russia as
twenty-one.
Russia, La Sylphe declares, is 100
years behind other nations so far
as it's theaters are concerned. The the
ater there, she says, is merely cafe,
where men go to eat and drink and.
incidentally, to watch some vaudeville
or other performance between courses.
The last time She was in st. Peters
burg her act went on regularly at two
o'clock in the morning, something un-
heard of in other countries.
Tour Had Purpose
1t was with no idle purpose that La
Sylphe undertook her around-the-
world dancing tour. She wanted to see
and study the dances OF all the races
and she has done so. The result is
embodied in her "Salome" dance, which
is cosmopolitan affair. including
movements used by the dancers of
many peoples. This step, she says, is
Russian; that, French; while this bow
came from Turkey and that obeisancs
from Algiers. SO far as the Orient is
concerned, however. LA Sylphe found
little that she could use.
Muscle dancing is all they care
for there she confessed, land in order
to do a muscle dance effectively you
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29
GLAMOUR is ABSENT
FROM REHEARSALS
WI HEN pony ballet frisks out on
w the stage before the footlights
and ca Nnrts a hnIt like so MANY

W.T. HEN a pony ballet frisks out on
w the stage before the footlights
w and cavorts about like so many
colts in a ten-acre lot the average
lookeron, charmed as he is by the
agility and grace displayed, imagines
it all comes perfectly natural to the
youngsters. that their work is merely
play. He thinks-if the matter of re-
hearsals ever occurs to him-that
the girls come down at midday,
don their pink tights and fluffy
skirts and chassez about amid the same
spangled and sparkling surroundings
that envelop them at night. with a
full orchestra booming away in the pit.
He never seems to think that it might
all be different; that being pony
is the hardest kind of work; that it
calls for special skill and strength and
that rehearsals are about the most
gloomy, disheartening and tiresome
work that is often put up to girl.
There is a pony ballet rehearsing at
the Auditorium this week and those re-
hearsals spell disillusion. In the first
place gone are all the glitter and
glare, the brightness and the gayety.
All the lovely scenery is high up in the
air and the furnishings are slowed
away. There is a great, bare, empty
stage. A piano stands in one corner-a
tinkly, tin-panny piano. rather dusty,
A broken chair is in front of it. The
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29

must be fat. The fatter you are the
more highly they regard your per-
formance. | saw some wonderful eX'
hibitions of this curious dance, but
nothing that was of any use TO me, ex-
cept a few bows and the twirling
movement used in my classical toe
dance.
La Sylphe finds appreciation of her
dances much keener in Europe than in
this country. There" she says, "the
people understand dancing. 1t is
taught to children as matter of
counse. Consequently they know good
dancing when they see it. Here l
sometimes win my most enthusiastic
applause for some little trick that
amounts to nothing, while my best
and most difficult movements pass
unnoticed.
Audience Didn't Understand
I'm San Francisco 1 appeared on the
program with an American trained
dancer. She was not a natural dancer
and she proved it every time she went
upon the stage. But whenever she
raised one foot above her head she did
it with such obvious effort that the
audience imagined it a great feat and
applauded enthusiastically. When |
came out l did the same thing so easily
they never noticed 1t at ALL"
La Sylphe weighs 109 pounds and IS
five feet seven inches in height, which
is unusually tall for successful
dancer She is thin. almost to attenua-
ton. and her constant exercise keeps
her so. she eats little meat, not be-
cause she believes meat eating would
be bad for her work, but because she
doesn't care for it, and never eats
anything during the three hours pre-
ceding her dancing.
She has become a linguist of good
attainments; speaks English, French
and German tluently; and Russian,
italian and Spanish well enough to
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29
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DANCES HER WAY
ROUND THE WORLD

1T is necessary only to grow up
without a figure in order to
u achieve any sort of figure that
may be desired. In Paris. few
months ago, La Sylphe went to the
atelier of a fashionable photogra pher
where she posed for a series of pic
lures, illustrative of her dances. For
the first pose the young woman
swathed her body in a soft cloth of
ranged the draperies. pinned them
closely about La Sylphe's body and
the dancer took her position before the
camera.
The photographer, however, was not
satisfied.
"Eet is YER nice" he said 'ver'
nice. Poetical ah; mais zere is here
one unlofely line of re heep. 1 would
sugges' if madamoiselle will have le
bonte to place just leetle padding
zare. Zen 1t would be parfait; ah,
raVissement!"
"It isn't at all necessary, monsieur"
replied La Slyphe.
unlovely hip line disappeared and in it's
place a curve of the approved Partisan
fashion. The photographer looked in
amaze, but he made no more sugges-
tions of padding.
Poses for Radioeraph
Last week La Sylphe posed for a
radiograph. The result is not poetical
1t is not, ah, ravissement! But the
radiograph has it's interest for all of
that First of all, it proves that La
Sylphe actually has bones, despite ex-
ternal evidences to the contrary. In
cidentally, the picture is the first ever
made of Il human vertebrae SO remark
ably contorted
The taking of that radiograph was
novel experience for the young wo-
man. At first she was somewhat fear
full, but when assured that no evil re-
suits would follow. she finally con-
sented TO pose and held the pose, too,
until the picture was taken.
Despite her nom du theater, La Slyphe
is an American girl. She was
born in New York city, her father be-
ing a Frenchman and her mother the
daughter of New York clergyman.
1t is out of Difference to the wishes of
her mothers family that La Sylphe
does not use her own name for profess
sional purposes.
The sobriquet was given her by a
New York dancing teacher upon the
occasion of her first appearance in
public. La Sylphe then was child of
eight years, but the natural supple
quality of her body, her grace and her
precocious proficiency in the dance al
ready had made her a remarkable per-
former.
Dances for Charity
She was asked to contribute a num-
Der to a vaudeville entertainment
given by the New York World. for the
benefit of that papers baby outing
fund.- and because the money was to
be devoted to charity the child's
mother consented to her appearance.
Her success was instantaneous. Since
then she has danced her way around
the world. Today she is much better
known in Europe than she is this side
of the Atlantic.
In her private life La Sylphe is
merely a healthy normal American
girl, who chats interestingly of the
many countries and peoples she has
visited and who has ideas of her own
on all matters connected with her
work. She does not believe dancing IL
an art. Neither does she believe that
dancers can be made, unless they are
born with a knack for dancing. No
amount of training, she says. will make
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29

curtain is raised some ten feet and the
vastly bulk of the auditorium looks
spooky in the half light that flickers
down from overhead. A few benches
are there whereon are seated half a
dozen girls in faded or rather worn
skirts, either cut off at the knee or
pinned up there-often both. Boomers
of black are under the skirts and black
hose and old soft shoes complete the
costume save for loose waist. There
must be nothing to hamper movement.
and the trimness and trigness charac-
teristc of the stage appearance is all
absent.
A shock-haired man seats himself at
the piano and pounds a few chords.
Come on, girls" he says wearily;
that last movement again. 1t was rot
ten"
Thus encouraged the girls rise and
form line.
"Tum- -te- tum -tum'' goes the piano
and they sway to its rhythm. Then, as
staccato notes are struck, they move in
light. airy steps, back and forth, each
counting aloud.
1t Is Hard Work
zone, two three, kick; one, two
three, kick" they go, each kicking at
the word and whirling about, as they
have been told to do time and again
The dust rises from the bare boards
and drops of perspiration trickle down
their faces. Hands, feet, body sway
to the proper time, and the whole par
ticular measure is gone through with
out rest.
With the final note the girls drop into
their seats on the hard benches or sit
cross-legged on the floor. The shock
haired man tells them of any defects
and issues commands about the next
movement.
Singly or in pairs they try this out,
time after time, counting and "kick-
ing" as the movement requires. One
girl who knows this particular step
will take the others, one by one, and
show them how 1t is done, the man
drumming the strain over and over
again. The girls try and try, and final
ly one after another perfect themselves
in it. Then they line up and go through
it i'm unison.
Right hands upl" is the command
and the hands wave jauntily.
"Smie!" says the man. Each grins
in set fashion.
"Put some life into that smile!" The
faces take on semblance of coquetry
and he is better pleased.
Then it Is done all over again and
then-again and again.
This has been going on with the
ponies for several weeks now, back in
New York. and since their arrival here.
Each has been a pony" for a period
long enough to insure herself profess
sional standing and all have appeared
in big productions. But a pony ballet
is always new in every opera and there
are many catches and steps and
"zips" and "hurrahs" to get into the
proper places. So the weary round of
rehearsals goes on and will go on till
the opening night.
Then will come the reward. Gone will
be the frayed and dusty skirts. the
soiled waists and the bungling bloom
ers. All will be silks and satins and
flashing tights and smiles and waving
hands and gayety again. 1t will be
worth while then. But it's a tiresome
round of drill for half dozen little
"ponies" till then!
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29

"Driven from Tome" is drama that
Tim Murphy is equipped by experience
to write Six years ago he bought a
lot in Roslyn, Long Island, and the
next spring it was condemned to put
a boulevard through. Then he bought
at Great Neck, but in year fire wiped
out his home Last week he was no.
tilted that his latest acquisition was
to be seized by an interurban traction
company for righ. of way.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28
The Dixie Club.

The Dixie Club has had a rich
part in the pleasure harvest Of the
season, entertainments that have
gladdened the flight of the months.
However it. too, has yielded to sum-
mer's accustomed spell of inactivity
along social ways. and with two
pleasant meetings last week. an
nounces a period of quiet until au-
tumn. On Wednesday afternoon Miss
Mary Goyan Billups was the clubs
hostess. White hydrangeas deco
rated effectively the library and YER
andas, where sixteen guests enjoyed
a contest at whist. In the evening,
Miss Billups entertained a few friends
informally with bridge as the favored
game. In compliment to the club,
Mrs. Frank P. Phillips gave lovely
morning whist Friday. Quantities
of sweet peas, fragrant and rainbow
like in variety and beauty of color,
were used in the graceful decora-
tions, and the occasion in all its pret-
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28

Miss Worthington's Party to Sail
June IL.

Miss Worthington's Party to Sail
June IL.
Miss Worthingtons party will sail
for Europe June the seventeenth, on
the Nord America, taking the Medit-
erranean trip and landing at Naples.
The tour, which has been delightfully."-
planned, will occupy three months,
and will include travels in Italy,
France, Switzerland, Germany. Hol-
land and the British Isles. Miss
Worthington' general culture, her
knowledge of ways and means and
of the things that are really worth
while, a knowledge gained by fire.
quent visits to Europe as art special
ist of the Temple Tours, will make
her charming chaperone. She
leaves next week for New York to
perfect all arrangements, and the
party will join her there. The fol-
lowing is a complete list of those who
will share with her memorable days
in foreign lands: Mrs. NJ. A. Yerger
of Mobile, Mrs. Gessner T. Smith,
Miss Alma Hills of the College fac
ulty, Mrs. Lillian Slaughter Of Wash
fngton, u. c., Miss NJ g. Nicholson
of Tuscaloosa. Miss Lee Grider of In
dfanola. Miss Jane Willing, Miss
NorYelIe Adams Of Jackson, Miss Mai
Jones Of Memphis. Miss Edna Duncan
of Inverness, Miss Winifred Whit
field. Miss Elvira Newly and Mr..
Paoli Smith of this city.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28
Ramage-AIiIbourn.


Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Franklin
Ramage announce the engagement
and approaching marriage of their
daughter, Ruby Ross, to Mr. Frank
William Milbourn, of Lexington. Ken
tucky. The wedding viii be cele-
brated on the evening Of Wednesday,
June the tenth, at the First Presby-
terian church. Around this announce
ment will gather the best wishes Of
a wide circle of Columbians by whom
Miss Ramage is admired She is an
attractive and accomplished girl. a
graduate of the College, and for the
past two years has been a very ef-
fcient member Of the High School
faculty. Mr. MiIbourn is one of q
coterie of popular young men who
have headquarters in Columbus and
travel in the South He is the repre-
sentative Of a large manufacturing
company, and his fine business ability
and sterling qualities foreteu sue
cess. The marriage viii cau forth
the interest Of many throughout the
State and elsewhere.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28
Interest Centers Upon the College
This Week.

Events Of much charm and inter-
est are heralded with the comins
week, which finds the college the cen
ter Of attraction. On Thursday eve
ming. Miss Bessie Mabry, a young art
ist whose gifts and work in the mu-
sic department have received signal
recognition, viii give a piano and
voice recital. Friday evening the
senior class will present "The Mer-
chant Of Venice with, it is said, an
admirable cast. thoroughly and care
fully trained. Saturday afternoon at
four o'clock DR.. Lillian Johnson. the
distinguished educator, viii address
the Alumnae Association, and the in
yitation extended the public viii
doubtless bring a large and repre-
sentative audience to hear so eminent
a speaker The annual concert Of
the Bach society, always a feature Of
commencement. takes place Saturday
evening.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28

Many Columbians remember most
pleasantly Mrs. Otto T. Hess, OF New
York, who, as Miss Henningham
Spillman, attended the Industrial IN
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28

ty details was a conspicuousIy bright
contribution to the record Of gaiety.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-05-28

Mrs s Selig leaves Tuesday for
Louisville 70 visit her daughters
Later she goes 70 New York ard wl1l
sail June . on the Frederick der
Crosse for Europe She VII he a.
companied BY ATr. and Mrs Lewf1 C
Cincinnati
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-03-11
How to Remain Poor.
(FOr the TriDune.)

Nol LuS lllDuIlC.j
Pointed paragraphs picked from
the notebook of spendthrift.
Do not try to save your loose
change; it is too small an amount
to deposit in the savings bank, and
it would not amount to much any.
way. There is always great pleas.
ure in spending it.
Just wait until you get certain
amount before you deposit it. Try
to get everything you need on cred.
it, and use your money for every.
thing you don't need.
Do not try to economize; it is sc
riresome to always be trying te
save a few cents here and few
cents there. Besides, it will give
you the reputation of being stingy
Y u must show everybody how gen
erous you are.
Just look out for today. JUS
have a good time as you 60 along.
Just use your money yourself
Don't try to save for a "rainy
day. Just think there will be- :
long "dry SPELL Do not deprive
yourself for the sake of having
something for the other people t.
fight about.
Besides you are sure of today
you might not be alive tomorrow.
T, r,