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New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

NeF' She was shy with other children ton FOR
&c se'oom had an opportunity to see any When
she was quite small she had sometimes wished "a
play With the school children she met in her walks
"u' her nurse was shocked at the idea for sonia
was 'he daughter of noble. and these children
were what the nurse called common brats ;.
14a leit very much ashamed Of having wanted TO
pay Win them. and after while came to have no
uesire Tor playmates. When any little girl of her
own age came to the house she did not know what
to say to her. kept thinking Il Wish she ,vouId
GO The only happiness she had was when alone
Win the nurse who was very fond Of her and used
TO tell her delightful fairy tales. But when she
was six the nurse banished and she was CON-
signed TO the care of governess who. with the
best intentions in the world, made her very nser-
able
slmost the only bright spots In Sonias life were
the visits of her two uncles Peter, her fathers
brother, and Fedor, her mothers. Uncle Peter
was gentle and stately old man, who was as
fond of talking his brother was of silence
There was always talk at the table when he was
there and when he had else to listen to him
he would expound the most abstract theories to
Sonia. who listened eagerly and did her best 10
understand Uncle Fedor was young gay and
handsome Sonia could scarcely keep her eyes off
of him, she thought him beautiful. There was
always talking at the table when he was there
too though his talk was less serious than Uncle
Peters. and after dinner Sonia would sit on his
knee and he would talk to her about coral reefs
sea weeds infusoria and other wonderful things
in which Aniuta and Fedia didn't to be a bit
interested.
When Sonia was about thirteen something very
exciting happened in the house of Krukovsky. To
relieve the monotony of her existence Aniuta be-
gan. secretly, write stories, and these stories
published and paid for by of the best
Russian magazines. The correspondence
ried through the housekeeper, who used to go
out to meet the postnan so that the letters would
not fall into any eise's hands But one day
when every was busy preparing for Nine.
Krukovsky's birthday things went wrong and the
general discovered the secret. Now, any father
in these days-eyen Russian father, doubt,
would be proud of a daughter who could write
Krukovsky thought his daughters conduct so
shameful that he had a attack of illness.
He was angry that Anuta began to think she
really had done something disgraceful. Yet she
would not promise TO stop writing. and every one
was very unhappy for few days. Then General
Krukovsky consented to hear his daughter read
one of her stories. 1t moved him tears and he
made no objection TO her writing. Poor
General KrukoYsky! He had to reconcile himself
to many worse things than this before many
years had passed. and 1T is greatly to his credit
that he did at last that the things
his daughters did not dreadful after all.
Anuta kept on writing and did many other things
contrary TO the Krukovsky traditions, while Sonia
became an eminent mathematician. She married
a brilliant young man named Kovalevsky and so
now we know her Sonia Kovalevsky.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
"MONITO."

Dear Little Men and Little Women: going to
tell you about my pet monkey which my uncle
brought from South America. He is about the size
of an ordinary cat, only his tail is about three-quar
ters of yard long. We call him Monito. feed him
fruit, bread and hot milk, and sometimes when
he is real good I give him lollypop, of which
he is is very fond and which he eats as We would.
Occasionally he tries to eat an onion, but it makes
his eyes water; then he gets angry and throws 1t
down.
My sister and I dress him up in dolls dresses
and make him walk the broomstick. This makes
him very angry, and he screams until we take him
down.
He has many other funny little ways and IS very
interesting but is also very destructive
MARGHERITA FRAZZA (aged 49,
No 636 East c5th street. Paterson, n. j.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

Paris, June J.
y all the year the life OF the Parisienne is the
.Sest during the months Of May and June. one
.-cuon follows another in quick succession l'
'hen the outdoor life is al its height 1he
-Srt ciubhouses and fascinating restaurants ale
a0sded az the luncheon and the tea hour thal u
eseriy impossible for late conner 10 secure d
=, The impression one gets is that OF ufii-
- sa uKury. There is d sense of eKtaordniaIS
AeA
a.. women piquant, gracious and gay Ihes
n, freshness IN harmony with their sarfouno-
e. he goWning may be extravagant' bu, :"
a. n 70 be picturesque. The hats, II immense
a. va poised over perfectly arranged haii'
n4s- ~ brunette, old or young, all have uiie
d. fugitive grace that perfectly acce"'0
a. .eSahg moment. Faces seem prettler, yonis"
.. tA tA under the shade Of the wide hat pfliiis,
e.a 1lhes blurred by the soft narrow ruches tii
nss ae heck. And as they walk across tiio
O. IRON carriage 10 chair with the miiiciie
t&s,peieo by the high heeled shoes ana io'e
a, SKIRTS, it is all in the picturei
gsss -0cner hour Of the day these same women
%r,, ~"fsnneled by clothes. play at eoh -
ae " ~ smart. short skirted costume "''A
sr mn their dogs or canter on horseoaon
q. 80 OF country. IL is all in the Gays "oi =, n
uisn OF the world. Always the fieH~
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

Contest No. ! (Fortune Telling Puzzle)-Choice
of a boys Tribune watch, sterling silver Tribune
badge, an interesting book, box of water color
paints, embroidery set or pearl bead necklace
for the neatest and best three answers
Contest No. (Things to Think Abeut).-Choice
of interesting book, imitation ivory paper
cutter, a leather card case, a box of water color
paints, a sterling silver Tribune badge, a boy
Tribune watch embroidery set for the neat
est and best two solutions.
Contest Nc drawing Entitled Walking a
Tight Rope') ')-Cheice Of a box of color
paints, an interesting book, boys Tribune watch,
an embroidery set imitation ivory paper cutter.
leather card or box Of dainty notepaper
for the neatest and best two original drawings.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
Hosv TO 6g)tr1 q Prize.

These drawings must be in black ink on white
paper.
Contest No. (Our Letter Box).-A prize of 81
will be given for every letter printed under this
heading. The letter may contain incidents in your
life anecdotes of pets. novel school experiences or
things seen in travel. These stories must be orig
nal and must be written on side of the paper
only
Be sure to state your age.
Be sure to give your choice of prizes
Be sure to give your name and address.
Contest closes on June 19. Age is considered in
awarding prizes Address your answers and let
ters to Little Men and Little Women The New
York Tribune, New York.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
is inches

It the exact size. and then another one-half
inch outside to allow for inequalities after en-
bossing, and with pair of scissors cut the port
folio out the latter line. Now draw your
inner line again, then. folding the sides together
make another line one-half inch inside and mark
border both sides of the portfolio Your leather
is now ready for work and we shall proceed to
consider the tools.
1t is rather difficult to set leather tools, none
cf the dealers to keep them expressly for
that purpose. They similar the tools
used in brass repousee work, but they must not
be so sharp. 1t is easy take couple of sizes
of blunt chses and have the sharpness of the
edge polished off by a machinst. You will need
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
TOADS.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: am going
to tell you something which 1 think will interest
you about toads. They live under the walk
that runs from the street to our front porch. The
rain made large cavity under the stone, and they
live in this. Every night at about the time the
sun sets they come out by one through a crack
in the pavement Ny sister made the crack larger
with a chisel. When she asked why, she said:
They are so fat that it is hard for them to come
out"
In the evening sit the stoop and watch
them. One night We counted sixteen Ii looks TOO
funny to see them squeeze out through the hole.
The toads stay under the in daytime and
come out at night to look for bugs Yours truly.
RAYMOND ULRICH (aged 49,.
Harrison avenue, Hasbrook Heights, n. ].
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

also copied nearly possible. 1t is cut in crs
cular fashion. with the only opening. or fastening.
on the left shoulder. The ample folds the left
and adjusted gracefully over the right arm.
When the arms at rest IL falls into beautiful
straight loose folds. great metal clasp holds il
on the shoulder and small collar turns back the
neck
summer frOck is made of white muslin with
pompadour designs in pink and blue The skirt
is frilIed 70 the knees each frill hemed inch wide
with pink silk. The bodice is formed of three silk
hemmed frilIs set in the shape of a fchu. and
there is a wide wrinkled belt of the pink silk.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

a hammer, two sizes Of chises and two sizes Of
punches. The best punches for leather work are
made by scarifying the ends of large nails for
small punches. while larger one may be made
by having a blacksmith cut off three inches Of
a small iron bar one-quarter inch square and
scarify one of the ends The old hand fooled
feathers show the marks of many various punches,
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
FAITHFUL FRIENDS.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: While was
in Boston last summer saw q man who was SELL
ing newspapers near the Common. He lame.
and had two little yellow spaniels to help him.
They each had a little leather harness, which
hung basket. They would go TO their master
and get a paper. then go around till they sold it,
They to me. and / put the money in the bas-
ket and took the paper Don't you think that they
cute? I am your friend
GEORGE WALTON (aged I'D.
No. III Woodward avenue, Rutherford, y. J.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
JETS CUTE TRICKS.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: Jet, our
black cocker spaniel knows many cunning tricks
Whenever Jet is thirsty he runs to the bathroom.
hops on to the chair that stands beside the basin
and whines until somebody comes to give him a
drink. We put In the stopper and fill the basin.
and when he has finished he puts In his paw, pulls
up the stopper and watches the water disappear.
One day he went visiting, and to a basin which
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
WANT TO BE MISSIONARIES

There are three little princes In Germany who
being educated for the army or navy either
of which has long been considered the proper des-
tination of princes in search Of BY their
own wish the boys being educated for the
Church. with a view to becoming missionaries in
German East Africa They the children OF
Duke Albert Of Wjirtenberg, and they said
TO be jolly little fellows, not prenaturely solemn
and serious.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
Oar Letter Box.

has stopper regulated from the top OF the basin.
When Jet tried to pull up the stopper he very
much surprised TO find IL would not come up. so
he tried two paws. scratching very hard and finally
climbed in altogether. Then We let the water out
and Jet was perfectly happy. thinking he had done
it himself
Hoping you will think this interesting your
friend FRANCES HYDE (aged n1s-
No. 155 Turrell avenue. South Orange. " J.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

as each punch SHOWS
its own impression.
And for finer work
you will want finer
tools, but for the
bold. effective re-
suits that a beginner
can obtain the tools
that I have men,
toned will be sum-
cient. You have now
everything ready TO
begin work with.
When folded your
leather looks like
this cut.
One is the outside
edge, to be trimmed
off after the work
is finished, 2 and 8
Next week we shall
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

this fat and open
on the leather like
this cut, the dots in
dicating where the
portfolio is TO be
folded. Choose the
place to lay it over
economically, so as
to save the rest of
the leather for other
articles, and then
draw a line around
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
RIDDLEAfEREE.


My first is in sovereign, but never in king;
My seconds in bracelet but never in ring;
My third is in sceptre. but never in throne;
My fourth is in organ, but never in tone;
My fifth is in feastng, but never in food;
My sixth is in ribbon, but never in snood:
My seventh's In poet but never in bard;
My eighth is in inches but never in yard
My whole is season, that's coming to all;
We hope you'll enjoy It, both great and small
TRIANGLE.
1. well known college for women.
2. proposition, meaning surrounding.
8. In short time.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

Dear Editor: 1 want to thank you for the very
pretty book received. / had never read it before
and therefore very glad to get it. Your little
reader KATHLEEN RUTTER.
No. li0 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14
6bin&s TO Think About.

A. The principal source of the earths light and
heat.
g. A proposition.
6. In proposition. adverb and verb but never in
noun.
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
A BIRD STUDY.
l. Rail g. Indigo bird.
2 Swift Z. Swallow.
g. yellow hammer. s. Goose.
T. Thrasher. 8. Chat
& Kite 10. Quail.
WORD SQUARE.
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c
N E C K
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

81 a stylish hat
Ieantg to Rabbitvile until I've purchased that
So in
Bu doubtfuly. Says she: Its big
the adj
Imakeo
we ewornthe
Twill makea lovely o in next Spring.
To ho Continue
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

are your real border lines. Next week we shall
make the design and apply it TO the leather
MARGARET STERLING.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-14

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name
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water color paints "
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Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
AGAIN WILL GIVE
PATRIOTIC DRILLS
GIRL SHOWS RARE ABILITY AS
A LEADER
Twenty-Five Maids to Participate In
Bethlehem Institute Flag Marches
at Ebell Club House
June Fl

The patriotic flag drill given last
Monday night as one Of the principal
features of the annual May meeting Of
the Bethlehem Institutional church
will be repeated by request at the Ebell
club house the afternoon of June 4.
Miss Violet McMartin. aged Is years,
a student of the Cumnock school, is
the leader of the drill team. She dis
plays wonderful power and quiet de-
meanor for one so young. Her friends
say she Is a natural born leader"
The team consists of twenty-four
girls besides the leader all attired in
white, who carry out their parts beau
tifully. They are as follows: Violet
McMartin. leader; Clara Eyraud, Dora
Pfnnig, Celia Keenan,, Bertha Hilton,
Ethel Rouse, Elsie Pfnnig, Minnie
Pankkaw, Maud Hilton, Vivian Dun
can, Annie Petroff. Alice Magee, Ro-
fetta Duncan, Jennie Parsons, Della
Biscar, Hortense Vignes, Evelyn Dun
can, Mary Elder. Elenora Bates, Kira
Green, Mildred Wilson, Angela Zino-
RIM, Adella Zinorini, Hattie Darnell
and Jennette Biscar.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
The Musical World
BY Genevra Johnstone- Bishop.
NASTER VERNON BETTIN, wide
WI ly known all over Southern Cali
4IA fornta as being the pOSsessOr OF

NTASTER VERNON BETTIN, wide
WI ly known all over Southern Call
4'A fornia as being the possessor of
an excellent voice, will be heard at
Simpson auditorium next Friday even
ing in songs especially arranged for
this occasion.
He will be assisted by Jaime Overton,
violinist, and a boys vested choir,
which has practiced with him for some
time. and this, no doubt. will add
greatly to the evenings program, for
the little fellows are striving to their
very utmost to assist Master Bettin in
making this, his initial appearance, a
most brilliant success.
Master Bettin will sing La Donna g
Mobile" from "Rigoletto," one of the
heavy numbers, which is a difficult Sc
lection for a boy of his age. Several
other heavy numbers are on his pro-
gram.
Jaime Overton has for the past sew
eral years been attracting considerable
attention in Los Angeles, and being a
pupil of Natorp Blumenfeld, and a
most ardent student, he has accom-
plished much on the violin other boys
would have given up months before.
His program has been carefully Sc
Iected and those who have heard Mr..
Overton will be quite surprised at the
manner in which he handles the bow
and also at his wonderful technic and
temperament, as his work is very ex-
cellent indeed.
Mrs. Francis Thoroughman, soprano;
Miss Margaret QUINN pianist, and T.
Franklin give a concert at Whittier
tonight.
Alexander Sasvalasky, the distin-
guished violinist, who is to be a solo,
ist with the New York symphony un-
der Walter Damrosch's' direction when
they play here May IA, 15 and 16 at
the Mason opera house, is a native of
Charkoff, Russia. He studied first in
his native country under the celebrated
Gorski and others, and later at the
Vienna conservatory under Prof. Jo-
seph Gruem. For four years he was
concertmaster of the Russian SYM
phony society, of which he was one of
the organizers, but later, resigned from
that orchestra to Join the New York
symphony, of which he has been con-
certmeister and a special soloist for
the past five years, meeting with great
success wherever he has appeared.
-
Miss Janet Spencer, an eastern con-
tralto who has established herself in
the front ranks of American concert
artists, is to be one of the principal So
loists at the Cincinnati May festival.
Archibald Sessions, the popular Los
Angeles organist, Is to make a con-
cert tour through Europe before he re-
turns to America.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
For Mrs. Cole

Mrs. Cameron Erskine Thorn, who re-
Gently resigned the Office of state vice
regent of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, entertained with a
luncheon of fourteen covers yesterday
in compliment to her successor, Mrs
Nathan Cole, jr.
Those who gathered to do honor to
the hostess and her special guest, all
members of the society, were Mrs
Mary Hollister Banning, Mrs. Henry @
Dillon, Mrs. James w. Johnson and
Miss Eugenia L. Hobbs, regent and
officers-elect of Eschscholtzia chapter;
Mrs. Harriet S. Wright, Mrs. Henry G.
Gooding Mrs. Francis Eastman, Mrs
William Wallace Mcleod and Mrs. Will
liam II. Fuller, past regents and vice
regents of Eschscholtzia chapter; Mrs
Alden and Mrs. Robert J. Burdette, re
gent and past regent of Pasadena chap
ter, and Mrs. Wiley G.. Wells, regent of
Santa Monica chapter.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
Reception Of New England Society

At the meeting of the New England
society which is to be held in Blanch-
ard hall the evening of Friday of tibs
week. the business meeting Is to be
preceded by a reception.
H. w. Chase, president of the So
ciety, will receive, assisted by Miss
Lamb. chairman of the reception COM
mittee, and Mrs. w. A. Lamb, Mrs A.
". Plummer, Mrs. Marshall Stimson,
Mrs. II. l.. Dodge, Mrs. L. G. Durand,
Mrs. Newton, Miss Alice Hill, Miss
Gardiner, Miss Richardson. Miss Chew
aliier.
Ac the New England society, recent
ly organized, includes all sojourners
in and about Los Angeles who come
from" any of the states east of the
Hudson river, and as their name is
legion, there should be a large at
tendance and the plans that are afoot
for an informal and delightful even
ing will doubtless be fulfilled.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
ABSENCE OF CHORUS
CAUSES DISCUSSION
ATTEMPTS TO FORM MUSICAL
SOCIETY FAIL
incompetent Directing, Poor Support
and Too Little Ability Blamed
for Failure of Many
Attempts

A great deal of unfavorable comment
is being passed in Los Angeles and
other coast cities over the absence of a
mixed chorus capable of singing with
the Damrosch orchestra In it's concerts
In this city.
Hardly city of any size in Califor-
MIA or the entire western coast lacks
representative chorus of some size.
In Los Angeles the field is painfully
empty "And why?" do you ask. Well,
that is hard question to answer, but
probably the easiest answer is, TOO
many cooks"
We have had a good many attempts
at chorus work and with monotonous
unanimity each has failed either
through incompetent directing, poor
support or perhaps too much en-
thusiasm, coupled with too little ability.
The Apollo club, lately defunct, has
now left the field absolutely barren,
with the exception of 4 promised pro-
duction of Gade's Crusaders" by a
chorus selected by ]. B. Poulin from
the clubs and professional experience
and acquaintance has taught him Will
yield the best material for this purpose.
Now this is a move in the right direc-
ton. The chief difficulty of every
chorus that has sung in Los Angeles
has been dead wood"-voices that have
lots of enthusiasm, but the qualifica-
ton stops there. The proof of the wis
dom of Mr. Poulin's course lies In the
fact that more have requested a place
in this chorus than he will accept, and
with good judgment he Is limiting the
number to appear in this production to
100, but each has voice and experience
Limits Ability
This will necessarily limit their abil-
ity along the lines of power and drama
tic effect, but the seed is right and
rightly planted, and who shall say what
the tree will be. AS a conductor Mr..
Poulin has over and over again proved
himself to be a commanding figure, per-
haps the only one In Los Angeles with
personal magnetism, ability and fol-
lowing enough to carry this undertake
ing through with artistic success.
While no announcement of a per-
manent organization has been made
there is every hope that from this as q
beginning will spring a chorus that Will
put Los Angeles on the map in this
respect and will give us an organiza-
tion we can be proud of and depend on
to give several great chorus works
every winter.
The Crusaders" in itself is Won
derfully beautiful work, dramatic and
intense, yet full of rhythmic melody,
the fruit of Gade's years of study with
Mendelssohn. The solo parts are writ
ten for mezzo soprano, tenor and bass.
No more interesting, unhackneyed work
could have been chosen for an opening
event of this kind. Rehearsals have
already begun and the performance will
take place about May 2S at Simpson
auditorium. A full orchestra under the
concert mastership of Arnold Krauss
has been engaged that nothing may
lack to give a perfect rendition.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
TRIBE CLEF CLUB HAS
TO POSTPONE ITS CONCERT

The Treble Clef club has announced
that owing to it's failure to receive
orchestral music In time for rehearsals
and in order not to disappoint the pub
lie by a change of program, 1t has de-
cided to postpone the concert set fer
Friday afternoon. May s. to later
date, yet to be published. Tickets
which already have been purchased
will be honored at the concert, however,
when 1t is given.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
SPEEDING AUTO FALLS
INTO BAY; FOUR HURT
Two Girls Fatally Injured and Com.
panions Disabled When the
Car Crashes Over an
Embankment
Bv Associated Press.

SEATTLE, May 6.-An automobile
running fifty miles an hour dashed
through unprotected railings at Fourth
and Andover streets last night and
landed seventy-five feet out on a raft
of logs in Elliott bay with two girls
and two young men. injuring the men
seriously and the girls fatally.
THE victims were In the water an
hour and half.
The girls are Hazel Ross, II years
old, and Alice Teator, 20 years old. The
men are Edward C. Bennett, %, and
Henry c. Hibbard. 23.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
Luncheon and Five Hundred

Mrs. r. J. Northam entertained the
Westlake 800" club, of which she is
a member, together with a few other
friends at luncheon, followed by five
hundred yesterday afternoon at the
Lankershim.
Those who gathered around the
tables In the parlor included Nesdames
VIII Metzger. Jack Slater T. l.. Stass-
forth, A. L. Mcguire. George A.
Ralphs, Ralph Hagan, B. F. Blinn,
Rose Hagan, ]. N. Kelly, Frank
Bowles. w. o. -orton, d. A. Hunter,
w. II. Faust, w. c. Brain, Thomas
Hayward. J. A. Prinsen and Miss
Grace Pease.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-07
saws Tenant Is the Man

By Associated Press
CHAUTAUQUA, Kas, May 6.-Wil-
liam Tenant under arrest In Denver.
is we'll known here. He has been miss
ing since the robbery. Cashier Wal
terhouse of the bank shortly after the
robbery stated positively that Tenant
was one of the two men who held him
up. The holdup Of the Citizens State
bank was one Of the most daring ever
executed in this part of Kansas.