The National tribune., 1909-12-09


week from injuries inflicted during the
game, which has naturally greatly in
tensified the rapidly growing prejudice
against 1t. Several colleges have abol-
ished ii altogether, and others have
"called off, the games which they had
been scheduled to play this Autumn.
From all over the country people are
expressing themselves on this subject
in letters to the papers. interviews, etc,
and the consensus of opinion is that
unless the element of danger can be
removed from the game beyond the
shadow of doubt, it had far better go.
It would be very difficult 20 make any
rules eliminating all fatal possibilities
from football which would be obeyed,
because it seems to be impossible to
play the game to win without being
brutal and that is about all there is to
it. Your football hero is little short of
a god among certain class, and very
powerful class it is too, and in. order to
keep that prestige his team must win
victories. In the mad excitement of the
game, when all the % young men are
animated with one thought, one OBJ
ject-to get the game-if 1t becomes
necessary to do brutal thing to assist
in this ii is done without a moments
hesitation. Football cannot be played
in any other way, and while, of course,
hundreds of games are without any
fatal results, yet the fact that even very
occasionally young man is killed by
playing it, is sufficient reason for BAN
ishing it forever from CUR sports. The
fear has been expressed that the col
leges which have been brave enough
to decide against 1t VIII suffer in con-
sequence. but it will probably be found
that this fear is groundless., We move
too quickly in these days to miss any
thing long. Its place is filed before
there is time for grieving. Some in
genious mind would probably devise a
game to take the place of football
which, while net having the savage eX-
citement of battle. perhaps, would an
swer every requirement in the way of
physical development and be quite as
interesting a game to watch. If there
were no spectators there would be COM
paratively few games played.
The life of the stage, for the success
full actress, is popularity supposed to be
full OF a fascination which grips and
holds. The glare of the footlights, the
sea of faces, the gratifying ap-
plause, etc, etc, go to make up a whole
before which the safe, sweet corner by
the household fire" shame-facedly beats
hurried retreat. 1t is very seldom
that an actress who has made name
for herself, no-most of them do
that-but one whose good work has
brought her reputation, gives up the
stage until forced by physical infirmi-
ty to do so. Margaret Ellington, the
one-time wife of the theatrical man
ager, Daniel Frohman, seems TO have
been an exception to this general rule.
She was not happy on the stage, tho
successful, because that was not the
life for which her soul longed. What
Margaret wanted was to darn. stock
ings, poke the fire, and rear children.
TDara sAl a+N 11xy mt nf hi
particular line of business, was ambi-
tious for her to win histrionic laurels,
and gave her no sympathy in her
purely domestic ideas. SO she got a
divorce from Mr.. Frohn1an and has
just married a millionaire real estate
man from Tacoma, who, it is supposed,
shares her views.
Like the dazzling prince in the fairy
tale in search of the beautiful prin-
cess, young, handsome King Manuel
has come to the shores of old Eng
land TO find himself a wife. For 10
these many moons the talk of a royal
spouse for Manuel has occupied most
of the courts of Europe as well as
that of Portugal. The list of royal
girls of suitable age has been carefully
gone over, and several months ago it
was reported that the eldest daughter
of the Princess Royal, King Edwards
oldest daughter, was to be the favored
one, and that Manuel would go at once
to England to ask for her hand. But
the young King was taken i'll, and was
not able to carry out the plan of his
visit to England until recently. He is
now at Windsor, and series of en-
tertainments have been planned for
him. Pretty heads have been busy
planning irresistible toilets for weeks.
for Manuel is a distinguishing young
fellow in his uniform, and quite
enough to awaken dreams in any
young woman's heart. The Princess
the lead in the running, as said before,
Is just Is, and as pretty as a peach.
But the trouble is, this princess is
reputed to be in love with an Eng
lish nobleman already. and doesn't
want TO be queen of Portugal, besides,
she is very devout member of the
Church of England, and could not
change her religion as easily as did her
young relative, the Queen of Spain.
So 1t looks as If Manuel, even with
the crown he has to offer, might have
some difficulty in winning the Princess
Alexandra, and be forced to consider
some of the other available Young
women of royal blood as a possible
queen. There are several of these
among whom are the Princess Louisa
OF Battenberg, and the Princess Maud
the 16-year-old sister of Princess AL
exandra. Both nice girls, and presu-
mably heartwhole and fancy free, so it
Is not feared that Manuel will return
to Portugal without having popped
the question to someone.
An interesting little pen picture of
Mrs. Augusta Stetson, who has Just
been communicated by the Mother
Church of Boston for malpractice, is
given in the December Current Litera-
ture." The great New York church,
with its several thousand members,
was almost entirely the work of her
hands alone. 1t was she who raised
nearly all of the funds to build 1t,
and for 16 years she was its First
Reader. Her converts to Christian
Science numbered among them judges,
lawyers, bankers, college professors
and many men and women from the
highest social circles from whose gen.
erosity Mrs. Stetson is said to have
largely profited. The handsome dwell
ing next to the church where she lived,
which was built for her and presented
TO her, was only a small part of the
gifts she received. 1t is reported that
this house was furnished in a manner
really sumptuous, one side of the draw
ing-room being entirely covered by
very expensive painting depicting
Christ and the Physicians. Scattered
around everywhere were rare and costly
articles, showing that it's mistress had
spared no expense TO give herself the
most luxurious setting. Mrs. Stetson
was very fond of Jewels, and possessed
large collection. She always dressed
in white while conducting her classes
and rich, gems flashed from her hands
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