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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-24
By ella ". Peattie.

OF fitness have passed, and the likeness
will not be repeated in this western world.
Why should we follow outworn precedentsg
What would you have in twentieth cen
fury New York-eity walls afTording no
protection TO the city, lofty campanile with
bell ringing obsolescent quaint bridges for
few hundred foot passengers. Instead OF
great structures 20 accommodate hundreds
Of thousands? This new civilization calls
for a different expression in art from lat
II calls for the things that reveal our west
ern life and its energy. IL we build for
our present day needs with honesty and
sincerity, we shall have no cause TO blush.
This. however. to the average man, in
or out OF New York, IS a somewhat vio-
lent conclusion. He bushes unconsciously
and offers apologies profusely for the sky
scrapers, the tunnels, the bridges, the sub
ways. But there Is no good reason for his
doing so. They are necessities OF the city's
life, they work perfectly, fulfilling each its
aim and purpose each helping the other
Ike the wheels Of great machine set in
motion. And after their kind they are every
one OF them right. characteristic. and beau
tiful- Their fitness makes them So
But how difficult II is 10 make the New
Yorker believe that utility is the basis OF
beauty! He keeps barking back 10 Vene-
tian buildings and bridges. thinking. per-
haps, because they are now picturesque
they never could have been useful. win
New York ever become like that? he asks.
No; it certainly Will not But In it's own
way It Is just as beautiful Just as pictur-
esQue at the present time, as London or
Paris. or any other European city.
Unfortunately, though we have eyes. the
majority Of US see little with them. Not
one in a hundred OF its citizens has ever
seen New York. 1t is too near. There is
no perspective, no proper focus. Even our
painter people are little bewildered by its
bigness.' They do scraps OF color. odd
bits along the Harlem, a city square or
street. but with few exceptions. they
have not risen TO the vast new city. That
the big things, the high bridges. the
colossal skyscrapers. the high factories, the
enormous waterways are pictorial in them
selves, needs no wordy argument The IL
Illustrations in this volume are sufficient
proof In them Mr.. Pennell has Shown that
the material is here and that II needs only
the properly adjusted eyes TO see Its beauty
That beauty. in the original as in the pic
lures. is not harmony Of streets, squares,
and houses. nor a formal arrangement or
monuments. towers and dOmes; but rather
a new sublimity that lies in majesty OF
mass. in aspiring lines against the upper
sky, in the brilliancy o. color, in the mystery
Of fields Of shadow, in the splendor OF telds
Of llght-above all in the suggested power
and energy of New York life"
This is brave defense. and just one.
Moreover, the last expression is essentially
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and vitality true. Il is the power and ener-
gy Of our American cities wnicn gives them
their significance. their peculiar dlTeren-
tiation from the other cities Of the world.
The chapter on the homes and houses OF
New York is particularly interesting Mr.
Van Dyke has seen what he has seen. and
he gauges to the full the tentative charac-
ter OF the New York home. and the nomadlc
nature of a large number Of the people.
Twenty years, as he remarks, is a long
time for one family to reside IN a house. Inc
tenure is too uncertain.
In the quetest of domestic circles, %
he says. there is more or less or IN
easiness. The restlessness percoIates brick
and stone uptown, as well as steel and ce-
ment downtown. People keep pacing up
and down. mentally, II not phyically. and
the nervous energy of business New YORK
though 4 may be subdued, kept In allegiance.
is nevertheless present at the dinner table
OF social New York. II is in the air, in
the brain, in the blood. No one is quite
free from it. save those who are beyond
influences Of any kind"
out picturing It's contrasts, and THIS Mr..
Van Dyke has done. He attaches even
more Importance TO them, indeed, than the
circumstances warrant-for who suppOses
a great city can be consistent At the last
he soars--he prophesies 1t seems rather
amusing, but It may be. upon reflection,
sublime Al any rate. It was in the program
to do IT, Perhaps the future port OF
New York may reach to Montauk Point,
with all Long island In the greater ring. o
calculates Prof. Van Dyke. In the time
to come. a quarter of a century hence. the
traveller returning to New York may find the
age Of wonder has not passed. The city
should be more awe inspiring than ever-a
city OF the same hurrying energy perhaps,
devoted 10 business still. leavening its life
with the humanities here and there. aspir-
ing to mentality and even to righteousness;
but always a city Of commerce. Of display,
OF wealth and luxury, Of color. and OF light
The greatest port on any sea. with the
wealth Of the Americas behind il. should
outsoar in majesty and ouishine in SPLEEN
dor any other city Of the modern world. A
slighter commerce and a less viriIe energy
heaped magnihcence upon Tyre and Car
thage and Rome. Why not the repetition or
the tale. increased, a hundred fold. in the
new New York? "
Why not. indeed? When one considers in
how brief a space Of time New York has
arisen to be one Of the most fascinating.
amazing. acclaiming cities Of the world
one may prophesy. without fear Of con-
tradiction. the largest expansion within
geographical limits, the utmost utilization
of material, the most aggressive pushing
Of commercial opportunities. And more be-
side, no doubt-enrichments Of art. devel-
opment Of science, splendid civic prodigai-
ties. triumphs Of benevolence over selnsh-
ness! Verify, verify. why not pr phesyY
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the Keyncte 81 Paris at Play.

T0HE French are the most industrious
people in the world: they are likewise
the most pleasure loving. How they
combine industry and pleasure is one
OF their many social triumphs. n
attempting TO give even faint picture OF
Paris as a playground and OF the Parisians
as they enjoy themselves In the stress Of
city life. some idea OF how they interpret
a beautiful city as not merely something 10
look at but as a place in which to ave. must
be given.
To begin with. the French conceive .
house as a place TO sleep in; the rest OF their
living is out Of doors. In Paris the street
is a social center II is place for the ia
bic and It's pleasures, for the bar and its
convivialities: a place less for moving than
for resting The awnings offer shade, the
trees more shade; for the weary there is
rest. for the hungry and thirsty there are
food and drink. There need be no worry
about being in some ones way. There Is
room for all in a big city where openness
and freedom prevail.
In this street life the cafe rises to the dig
nifty OF an institution. and a simple insti-
tuition IL Is. Al uANpNtAtN Nab4Ot ~ Nt4e-AA
or a bench near It. with a solitary occupant,
in any obscure corner Of Paris is a cafe
Many fine tables. many dainty chairs,
many[-Snely dressed people on spacious
boulevard ars also cafe.
Sitting at yAese tables for a hearty bit OF
refreshment on the way 10 work is a Gus
tom OF busy people; tarrying on the boule-
wards for hours and hours is pastime OF
the leisure loving, one they indulge in night
and day.
ParIsians do not seem 20 come 70 these
cafes. but to have been always there. They
do not observe while they sit and sip; they
have always looked on the pageant Of
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THE GENTLE CYNIC.

That silence Is golden is a comforting be-
lief to the fellow who can never think Of
good answer.
Nothing is so annoying TO the man who is
fond Of giving advice as to have his friends
succeed by going contrary to 1t.
Just because man eats with his knife
and murders the kings English, don't jump
to the conclusion that he is a millionaire
Prejudices are merely other peoples opin-
ions.
The woman who tries to conceal her age
is generally old enough 10 know better.
The man who marries for money often
has a harder job getting 1t than the fellow
who works for II.
he June bridegroom is apt to wonder
whether the summer days are really longer
or II they just seem so.
When a girl stops wondering just what
the sensations Of love are. she has found
out.
Almost as much sympathy is wasted on
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BY ellen TitzGeraId.

pleasure and business whirling by. They
are part Of the city whose whole structure
is essentially adapted TO the SOFT things Of
Nfe-abundsnce Of shade. beauty Of archi-
lecture. resting places everywhere.
What strikes one In this outdoor board
ing is the variety in the types who find re-
freshment in public view, the workman
in his long blouse, the student scanning
his notes the man OF no particular stamp
toying with his gloves. are at adjacent
tables Near them Is q group Of women
who will not tarry long. for the women OF
Paris are the workers and only the men
can nnger long over the glasses. II
is in the evening that women really give
distinction 10 the cafes They need not
hurry then. they have escorts. and the
whole appearance OF the cafes at night
is enchanted by their presence.
Even more as a permanent pleasure in
Paris than sitting In the cafes is the prom
enade. The French 60 not walk 10 90 any
where, but simply as a social pastime They
o. four or FIVE, keeping time 10 their mo-
ton by gesture, speech and those little
unnamed social graces they are born 70.
This aimless walking back and forth IS a
much better way OF airing ones fnery
than sitting In the cafes; and take away
their finery. and the French are even as
the rest OF US. ordinary mortals. plodding
at duh existence. But given the feathers
and the fans, the flowing wrap and the trail
ms robe the dainty shoes. and daintier
gloves, all in marching order ali in the
command OF the most self-conscioUs woman
in the world; give these women escorts
tailored 10 the last degree OF precision,
and & IS easily seen why walking IN Paris
is not wholly an exercise for health
1t may seem strange 70 speak OF the
French and especially Parisians as a people
Of simple pleasures, yet that is the term
closely descriptive Of most Of their social
hfe II is only necessary TO frequent their
public parks 10 be convinced Of this. The
spirit OF play, recreation. is nowhere more
spontaneous, more really chndlfke Men
and women join with the children in the
simplest games. and are as eager in their
enjoyment OF them as children.
No spot in Paris is so ideal for the study
Of the cut OF door life as the Luxembourg
gardens. From the baby with it's rattle
10 the savant with bis books. the whole
park is an evidence Of how simply the
French enjoy themselves. They gather
in groups, and fall into some kind OF
amusement: II may be tossing a ball. or
practicing a game, or more often II is that
most delightful OF pastimes-conversati
This is the most prevalent recreation, the
simplest form and at the same time the
verest test OF sOciability. That the
'ench have developed it into an art. is
mother evidence Of their mastery OF social
Re.
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Bp 3obn Il. DowIano.

pay salary that offered elsewhere have released
with Godpeed Granting Of this possibility,
this epOye the house double his
salary. with him any loyalty?
They had have me- he himself; they In
and they didn't know where else turn
wholly desirable starting in it, Then his employer
have manufactured his executive disposed
results quickly. Isn't he double the former salary
oft Isn't he giving the handg
BY means! And why? In the first place the executive
He his while and feeling his he
intangible in the house
have thought Of filing the place themselves They and
dheartened Any Of Them the place would have
jumped chance do and half the salary forced the
uned In this situation, could anything logically
friction than the show
the big salary has bis contract" He has
that It five be
owing the need felt by his employer Faithful
years the the house fired the
executive the big salary is safe!
things young really have something
make diagnosis
other spent will be well worth while Don't
graveyard
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'!EAITJ
Bp PAUL Strauss.

Among these voluntary teachers public health be in
the first ranks They should visit the poor the sick These visits
properly conducted viii them opportunity supplement
the physician popuarze his theories teach the how keep
household in sanitary condition. and tell them what the
ciples Of hygiene
We educate the merely it for
be charitable towards its weaker and
bers but in own interests for safety.
Poverty sovenness and ignorance the things which breed
disease which breed plaques epdnc both
dp therefore this ignorance which the
hygenic sanitation well other subjects and
their and their prejudces which all
take part in.
Physicians phianthrp educators and the government
all charged with that social mission Of insrucng the
aiding the dinheted They all assist
spreading the benefits preventive medicine the teachings
hygiene
individual and national health and we'll being.
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THE LITTLE RED RIBBON.

I sing not OF battles nor conquerors laden
with trophies their valor has won in the
strife;
My song is the love OF a shy little maiden
Who smiled on me in the morning OF life.
I whispered my passion. Though clumsily
spoken,
With tear shining lashes she needed my
prayer:
With the ring OF betrothal begged for a
token.
The little red ribbon she wore in her hair.
Though now 1t IS faded.
picture II braided,
The way that It shimmered that night on
the stair;
And often kiss It,
And think how I'd miss tt
The little red ribbon she wore in her hair.
The years have flown by and her locks
have grown winter.
smile when she speaks Of the gray IL the
gold;
I whisper to her that her glances are
brighter.
Her dimples more witching than ever Of
old
Our love-Hfe has witnessed more laughing
than weeping;
We chase with fond kisses the footprints
OF care;
But my own little wife never dreams I am
keeping
The little red ribbon she wore IN her hair.
Though faded and crinkled.
And rumpled and Wrinkled.
The bonnie. bright looping that glistened so
fair.
Far down in my pocket
II lies in a locket-
The little red ribbon she wore in her hair.
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EDITORIALS BY
Guarding the Mealtb Of Society.

and the territory the It important
eradicate the it equally and perhaps still important
TO watch the territory in which this located In other
words destroy the the only thing to be aimed at To
the spread Of the equally important
for public safety and public health quannd house is the surest
the public As the individual
precautions and his health the best be
against any nrOads OF disease into his system
In the wholesale struggle and the spread Of
agious mades which the with the aid Of
there others
Of making human beings healthier happier There ample
work here for and with phianthrOpc incnaOns In
struggling public health necessarily carry struggle
against and physical and degradation This struggle
carried by keeping intense and unng
cation and agitation The professional educators however
alone such widespread campaign They have voun-
ary And phianthropic people
can be of great service 10 the community
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department heads advertising manager head booeeper and the
like all whom had been taken competing establish
young
might be fortified against all competitions everywhere.
1T takes do that observed the young
OF pride in his voice.
And tremendous lack comprehension the part Of the
heads Of the establishment" added that
make clear the point my had raised.
The house which friend pasng had been estab-
shed brought
in those OF the highest
business Bradseet the banking house had
nursd doubt to its financial credit Officers and stockholders in
the institution had both social and financial standing In the
But after all these growing, prosperous years young
reminding that the executive heads Of the establishment,
almost without exception had heavy premium
competing houses in which these had developed.
Proud OF the that this
find these developed outside
premium necessary them he had overlooked pointed ques
why his house hadn't developed
from within its walls? Why hadn't
conc why had friend been roseay hopeful
the fact that he had been accepted potential the
houses future?
president company members Of his staff
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Women famous as Nattons' Rulers.

She also helped establish classes
in the founding the picture gallery Petersburg
The histories queens regent England
known The reign Elizabeth and glorious
England power diplomacy way
she played nation hardly yet fully
appreciated while she had her call
gentlemen Hawkins Fbher
another written in English history From Elizabeth
naturally led think her Mary and perpetual
that enhruds her The controversy
unfortunate will continue the end mys-
be 10 solution.
In thinking OF Mary Stuart led think the
under whose influence she the early years
Mother Catherine de Med
king France mother
influence reached its height the
Charles IN when she INDUCED full anmoSy against
Hugueno Her the infamous history,
luckily her influence
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the under dog as on the henpecked hus-
band.
Nature generally manages TO adjust her
SELF The quarrelsome people are usually
the ones who get married.
II she sticks 10 the Job long enough the
girl who becomes a young mans slave may
also develop into en- old mans darling.
About the only people who don't quarrel
over religion are the people who haven't
any
It's a good plan 10 keep your trouble to
yourself: till you meet some fellow who is
looking for It.
Many marital difficulties can be traced to
the fact that it is easier to tell little lie
than 10 answer lot Of question:
1t requires considerable equilil - be
able to roll in wealth without ,l e
OF It.
There is no middle ground -u
men. They either have to be c Che
wagon or on the tank.
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Bp M. Cbatto Speno.

Henry Ill
Engands reign been called the Golden Many
Of the Importance took place during the short time
but her personal influence the national policy nil
The Mary H. England like Isabella Cas-
tile merged in that OF her husband that difficult TO know
what and policies attribute the herself Span
generally Casan their preudces that
alt Isabella the expense her but they be relied
their
The and glorious reign Of Victoria TO need
without doubt greatest the of Eng
land longest From beginning end triumph
OF the queen and her ministers
In modern have the extraordinary history OF the dowager
China point that seldom
titles in high place and also the successfully begun reign Of that
whom all turned the
Holland Enough has been said show that CO the
placed the highest positions used their power with ability and
often with distinct genius.
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impossible whether her existence We
find Neear all the queens Egypt
royal l AID regnng jointly with her After her death
she worshped Hatasu reigned jointly with her young half
brother for thirteen years.
There have been several in Russia although
only The
ereign and who
Of Peter the Great ruled that empire Russian
all Catherine H. the German wife OF Peter ILL.,
Of the strength character who headed boods
luton against her succeeding him empress
She made bold ecclesiastical reform The
that had hitherto belonged the
by the state the priests had definite
the The position the mobiles greatly improved
Catherine
privileges The condition middle
proved in this reign
Catherine patron Of literature and TRANSLATED
during a literature began
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happier.
Thanks to these pans which the past
supendued by disease have disappeared Thanks them the world
has Learned defend itself
feels microbes all kinds
ancestors fe when knowledge about those things
when medicine curative, and curative only.
The this tendency spread the knowledge preventive med
cine hygiene gains fooho happier
The public health saguaded by the
tons Of and preventing disease i'll health
the old fatasm which accompanied epdemc
disappear
The spectacle Of the with which disease conquered
spread checked when the preventive and sanitary
applied general confidence people
the guardians public health
The leaders medical today the pub
lie health properly
public disease
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or perhaps / ought to say, her superiority, TO
man is sounding far and wide, it Is Of interest
to consider how women have horne them
selves in the one great position 70 which from
early times their claims have been acknowl-
edged, the highest position OF ALL that Of
sovereign.
And il is interesting to note that IN the
majority Of cases, a wOmans reign has been
an eventful one for her country. Queens
have made names for themselves. A woman
may rise to the highest position in the realm
by being either regnant or regent She may
eXercise with her husband or hrothar q mint
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*6raveparo' no place for Woun0 Man.

HERE are regiments OF young men, trying to
find themselves in business life as employees,
who feel the necessity Of " sizing up" the big
institution in which they may feel their future
must be developed. Entering a house with
view 10 reaching full manhood in its service,
naturally the thoughtful one would ike TO
make a survey of his prospects.
What are my chances here at the end
of fifteen years or soY"
1t is a pertinent question not at all easy
to answer by the young man who may have
most OF his experience yet 10 gain. He is not
long enough in the house TO determine its
methods. It's atmosphere has not impressed
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him. It's details everyday work keeping him quite busy
enough. Still he would like to know.
Not long talking With who had just taken
good position a beginner
most enthusiastic in his praises Of the house He had pma
turey developed loyalty which,
have made him valuable house where
might have difted.
He recng impressions big
characteristic OF the business He told
whom his house had away from $4,000
salary in competing establishment