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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05
N m S

The man who Invented the women's
waists that button down be-
hind,
And the man who invented the cans
with keys and the strips that
viii never wind,
Were put to sea in a leaky boat and
with never a bite to eat
But a couple of dozen Of patent cans
in which was their only meat.
And they sailed and sailed DER the
ocean wide and never they had
n taste
or aught to eat, for the cans stayed
shut, and ~ 'peek-a-boo shirt
waist
Was all they had to bale the brine
that came in the leaky boat;
And their tongues were thick and
their threats were dry, and
they barely kept afloat. =
They came at last to an island fair.
and a man stood on h shore.
So they flew Il signal of distress and
their hopes rose high once
more,
And they called to him to fetch a
boat, for their craft was sink
ing fast,
And n couple Of hours at best they
knew was al their boat would
last.
SO he called to them a CHEEKY call and
he said he would make haste,
But first he must go back to his wife
and button up her waist,
Which would only take him an hour
or so and then he would fetch
a boat,
the man who invented the back
stairs waist. he groaned in his
swollen boat.
The hours passed by on leaden wings
and they saw another nan
In the window Of n bungalow, and he
held a tin meat can
In his bleeding hands, and they called
to him, not once hut twice and
thrice,
And he said: Just wait till I opcn
this and III he there in u
~tricel"
And the man who invented the patent
cans he knew what the prom
Use meant,
he leaped in air with a horrid cry
and into the sea he went,
And the bubbles rose where he sank
and sank and a groan choked
in the throat
" the man wno invented the back
stairs waist and he sank with
the leaky boat!
Saturday Evening Post.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05
\ QUESTION or TIGHTS.


For several DAYS lawyers represent.
ing theatrical managers. as wen as
counsel for actors and actresses. cs-
pecially the latter, have heen exam.
ining the FUN tcxt of the recent deci-
sion Of the court OF appeals ia the
case Of Charles =. and Henrietta Lee
Morrison, againr Hurts & seamou.
theatrical managers.
The decision was a split one and
involved to some cxient the right OF
a manager Ga compel an actress to
wear tights aud discusses the respec-
tive rights of managers and PERFORM
crs as "a costumes and as 20 who is
TO furnish them and under what cir
cumstnnces the manager can compel
the performer 10 buy now or differ
ent costumes
II was also set forth that where tho
contract provides Tor the furnishing
by the performer OF such things as
MAY be necessary the interpretation of
the word necessary shall not he in
tho mouth of either party arbitrarily
ouf must he determined from ali the
facts and circumstance OF the case
The court OF appeals decision writ
ten hy Judge Werner and c%oncurred ia
Is chief Judge cullen and Judges
Bartlett and Hl-cock. reversed ID ver-
oict for st.So0 which the Morrisous
recovered against HufJir q seamon
ana which was affirmed hy u decision
OF The appellate division OF the su-
promo court Judge Edward r. Bart
LETT disscnted, holding that the iudg
ment of the lover courts should te
affirmed Judgc Chase concurred in
tho J~l.senting opinion
Airs Morrison. who is known on
tie stage ss Henrietta Lee. nnd her
husband. Charles p. Morrison. an
Acrr. about a year ago suc iiuriis a
seamon 80 recover s. aso. asserting
thar They were ~wrongfuily discharged
Leon Llskl nd George Edwin Joseph,
counsel FOR ihe managers. said that
the contract was braken because Mrs
Morrison refused ta dress The part
sRd Qaat the mapsscrs we've Justified
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05
R0STAND--- DRAMATIST
OF THE ROOSTER

The most striking magazine coup O
tho summer is the nncem
made BY Hampton's to the effect tina
Rostand's "Chantcclef" viii appeaf
serially in that publication. Nhngin
ming with the June number. This Il
the second time that this marvoloui
Frenehman has made for himself Z
| world sensation. The first time wa
in 1897, when he and Coquclin, thC
famous French actor, brought GU
the Cyrano At the Theater Port st
Martin In Paris. Coquelin. now dead
said OF That triumph,
Little by little. scene by scene, he
brought me the play rs II grew. unit
finally ! had ii all. lie worked furi-
ouslv. without moderation or ~rcst1ic+
tion: he could work in no other way
Sometimes II was a delight to watch
him cherishing ana smoothing his
verses ms q fond gardener who wat
ers the flowers he loves and gives
them the sun. Again he wrought out
his lines in torture like Il spirit driven
through hell with rest forbidden. Ills
critical power is as remarkable rs
his creative power. He knnNs with
unerring judgment when Il thing is
good ana when it Is bad. He judges
his own work exactly as If someone
else had written It,"
The great %Rcrnhardt. too. gave her
praise to this newest of French dra-
matte poets. For her ne wrote
"L'Aiglon'' and OF him she said
n thank God that lie has let me
be alive To intafpret A@ part at least
Of what his greatsgcnius win produce.
If Rostand were to die II would he n
calamity to mankind for he is bring
ing In u new period in the drama-a
clean, wholesome period. II Rostaud
were TO die | think-why, / think /
should want TO die, too
Later shc was 10 quarrel with Ros-
tand and he. being q fiail little man,
was almost to die. But OF That, at
the time, nothing WAS Known.
Edmond Rostand is an example of
tho old Biblical dictum that to them
that have shall be given. He was
bonn. 1868, in Marseillcs. OF wealthy
parents. His life was laid nut for
him in the easy course of a gentleman
OF fashion; yet, in his 27th year he
was to astound the world and reap
millions of francs from 'CNrano,'
and In his thirty-third year he was
to break all records By being adj
mitted to the Forty Immortals OF the
French Academy. The scene OF that
triumph was quite "a unusual as any
thing else in this unusual mans life;
for he came into the chamber dressed
in green coat and trousers with gold
braid and spoke a smart and witty
upon half a dozen different
subjects. greatly to the establishment
Of the other members, almost all of
were old, deaf, disnified and
lismaycd. This honor of the Acade-
my was one which had beer denied to
Dumas. Daudet and jules
For the past eight years the world
)f letters has been wondering just
what Rostand would do next After
lis Illness he retired To Camho, Bas-
oyrenecs. whore he has Il chautcau, |
there. accompanied solely by his
wife. he spent most of his time in an
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05
FEMININE FADS and FANCES
by Coral Clyce.

ter, removing the sections and FREQ.
ing them of the white fiber. Marin.
ate in a little French dressing OF three
tablespoonfuls of oil, one of vinegar
and salt and pepper TO taste. Place
some of the grape fruit on hear
leaves of head lettuce. on these nests
add enough cherries 10 make an at
'tractive salad.
Spanish Salad.
Cut in halves several hard cooked
eggs, and place them at intervals on
the lettuce in a salad bowl or plate
Between the egg lay stuffed olives
97' ''7'"os Of tomatoes. Cover each
mayonnaise, and serve each
Hutst Nlth each of the Ingredients of
the salad.
Banana Salad.
Peel and cut Il banana in half
~lengthwise. Lay on. q lettuce leaf.
cover with ~mayonnaise dressing and
sprinkle with finely chopped nuts.
Oyster Salad.
Cook the oysters for five minutes in
their own liquor; drain, dry them on
a soft napkin. and lay them away to
get very cold.
Mix with mayonnaise and serve on
crisp lettuce leaves.
Walnut and Pea Salad.
Chop one pint of blanched English
walnuts. then add to them n pint of
green peas. one large pepper.
finely chopped. and seasoning OF salt
Arrange on a bed of crisp lettuce
dress with a m~ayonnaise or
boiled dressing. garnish with fresh
mint and the flowers of scarlet ger.
anium.
Cheese Salad.
Make an ordinary French dressing
In the proportions Of one tablespoon
full of vinegar u three of oil. a dash
Of mustard, salt and pepper to taste.
Into this dressing rub Roquefort
-heese-the ported cheese is ready 10
use as it comes. the other must he
or crushed-until the whole is
smooth and about the consistency of
hick cream.
Serve With crisp lettuce and hard
,rackers.
IIalibut Salad.
Flake some cold boiled halibut with
fork, toss with it about half the
quantity Of chopped celery, then ponr
,yer a French dressing. Arrange on
ettuce leaves and cover with thinly
iliced cucumbers. Spread over with
nayonnaisc.
Shredded sweet peppers may he
substituted for the cucumbers, If pre-
erred.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05
Something About
the Brilliant
Author of Chan
t~ecler'

endeavor to get over his nervous
prostration. Being a man who takes
very little exercise, save that of rid
ing n bicycle, ana endowed with zone
too sturdy a physique. he has had q
difficult time OF II. Ill-natured Cos
sip ana adverse criticism both of him
individually ana of his play we're re-
%sponsible for his slow recovery.
Ana then just as a waiting world
had given up all hope OF ever seeing
anything else from the Rostand pen,
the rumor went around that he vas
writing some sort Of n b%arnyard
piece. As long ago as 1908 this ru-
NOR took definite shape. That was
the first mention Of '.Chantecler.'
Each year thereafter something
seemed to ono up to delay its pro-
duction. Rostand could not get the
scenes to suit nm; Isostand objected
To the costumes. Rostand swore that
the actors could never learn to hop
like birds: Rostand had TORI up tho
play. And so on. Finally Coquelin
the elder, who vas scheduled to play
the Cock. died, This part was regret
fully shifted 20 the shoulders Of CO.
ouelin the younger; and suddenly he
died. At last Lucien Guitry was given
the part and at last the play was
produced.
Where did YOU get the idea for
Chanteeler9" q friend one day asked
Rostand.
WHY. | happened to be taking n
stroll in the country. Near my housc
there was % farmyard. one day |
walked in. | can still see that Jolly
farmvard. flooded with sunshine and
pconled with al sorts Of animals-a
dog. a flock Of chickens. hare. a mag
pic. and on the wall Il cage filled with
birds. All those creatures seemed TO
be thinkine and saying a thousand
things; suddenly the Cock entered
Great excitement You would have
said the Cocks advent became the
subject of fresh conversations. And
then. | don't know why, all these m
imals seemed To me like characters in
q possible drama. q drama OF ideas
and sentiments, With the farmyard
for it's setting. saw the play even
before beginning it. And / called il
Tn Petit Coin du Monde It was I'M
that title IN t it lived in my mind
for q considerable time. Then there
appears a novel, a very pretty novel,
bearing exactly that title. SO | had
to change it,"
As a matter Of fact. the bird of
IS the rOoster 1t appears on
the new gold coins and elsewhere.
ltostand. according to Henry James,
Is lust thorough Frenchman enough
to pull OFF, any French appeal he
can by amy sort Of trick; thus, in ''Cy-
rano" he embodied the wit and bra
vado Of the whole French notion and
especially of the most popular section
VI the neutrality-suspicious. the
personality OF q real Frenchman. n
aero OF the earlier centuries. SO that.
possibly. explains the dexterous knack
naming his new play "Chantecler.
What Henry James calls the
bravery OF his verse, the
frolic Of his vocabulary, es-
l~ccially under the happy crack of the
whip OF rhyme" is more than usually
noticeable in "chantecler.'
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05
HONOR AND Only.

According 20 q Chicago paper. tni
June brides 81 that city are almos
unanimously in favor # retaining Il
The mafriage ceremony the world
honor nnd obe,
And they voted. In a recent canvass
that despite an rhe criticisms ana bit.
Ina wisticisms. thrown AZ The phrase
Il should be retained and used al
their weddings.
This IL disconraginR enough But
when we consider the numerous Other
''obsolete" or old-faehloned Ways thnl
modern lovers persist IN. the situation
becomes positively painful. Ii calls
loudly for something 10 be done. and
done quickly, Tor The honor Of modern
progress.
To begin with. these misguided per-
sons seldom think Of defining their re-
spectiye rights n duties and taking
legal Guarantees. az people do when
they enter into other contractnal re-
latlons, They ~rctnally behave az If
they thought marriage something
more than a contract.
And what Is still more astonishing
--they pay NJ more attention to the
warnings Of science regarding 'ou-
genics. and hygienics than they do 10
the personal affnirs Of the Ahkoond OF
swat or tho ruler Of Siam.
fet the whole truth be told without.
fear or favor ire warning literature
N the subject Of kissing has had, so
far an can be seen at present. abso-
lutcly no effect upon them. All those
beautiful scientific dissertations might
az wen NOT have been written-~ns far
as they are concerned
In brief. with every opportunity 10
get married and maintain the mar
riod state in the most modern and
scientific style, With every incentive
which the earnest adJurations Of d
large variety or scientists can afford.
and with an The illumination which
their researches supply, the Young
men and young women keep on fall
ing IN love and getting married IN
the snme old fashioned. obsolete. un-
f"''hf'ff' hHR Ah'@fARAVif IH'iiitfif 1
You can look az them IN al the
OF their romance ana YOU can
tell az FIRST glance that simply being
in love Is taking an their time. They
things. are SO busy that they
never think of getting round TO the
homer and obey question or 10 All
the other legal. scientific and soeioiog
Teal matters that the io-oent maRa
and the Sunday supplements nre
calling out TO them.
Can't something be done 10 remedy
awful situation IL modern ciy
Ili9ati0n a faihire9 Must wc Sit idly
BY and see these young men and
young women just fall IN love with
Zach other and finally be united in
marriage IN this simple hnrny and
fashion,
Perish tho thought There mus he
somewhere
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05
WHEN THE SKIN AlLS
Real First Aid" in Eczema and skin
Troubles of Every Nature.

Most medicinal preparations for
physicians use tell on the label what
particular disease they are best adapt
cd to cure All the troubles readily
durable by poslam, the new skin rem
edy, make a lengthy list, including
every surface skin affection, for pos
lam is first aid whenever the skin
ais. While primarily a remedy for
eczema, acne, letter, BARRIERS and all
other forms of itch, etc. il promptly
cures all the lesser skin affections,
pimples. hlackheads, blotches. fever
blisters, red noses, inflamed skin, rash.
herpes. clears the complexion and
keeps the skin in a healthy condition.
Many of these minor troubles are
e~radieated by poslam over night. 9TH
ers in a day or two. and many cases OF
eczema yield in two weeks. Itching
stops on first application. and the skin
begins 10 heal at once.
Every druggist keeps both the 90
cent size tfor minor troubles) and the
50 jar, either OF these may be obtain
ed at b. II. Briggs & Co.'S and J. II.
O'Hielley's. as we'll as other reliable
drug stores.
But no one is even asked TO pur-
chase noslam without first obtaining
p sample package. which will be sent
~ mail, free of charge. upon request.
by the Emergency laboratories. No
81 West Twenty-fifth street, New
York City.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05

I n dischnrgine her and her husban'
on that account, the contract also in
voivine his services
AIRS Morrison asserted that she wa
justified IN refusing 10 wear tights ant
TO furnish certain new costumes or.
dered by the defendants.
During the trial Of the suit in IN,
supreme court. counsel for the defcn.
dants called attention 10 the fact thai
the courts OF New York state decided
that sliss Lillian Russell did not have
~ legal right TO refuse 10 wear tights
and 10 break her contract with her
manager. Mr. Duff, when lie directed
her to wear tights because she feared
that she might contract q cold IL she
appeared In tights. Since that dcci-
sion. n number of Years ago, there
have been but few lawsuits involving
tights
Recently. however, Nora Bayos. ac-
trees. refused a. wear tights when or
defed 10 do so ms Florenz Ziegfeld.
Jr.. her manager. MI. ziogfeid gal
deferred 70 her nyowed aversion
20 tights, ana told her she could wear
a riding habit IN place OF tights. CON
A%canentiy his legal right TO compel her
20 wear tights WAS not directly before
Justice o'Gorman when he recently
decided that Mr. zicgfeid was entitled
n permanent injunction restraining
Miss Bayes from appearing with any
other manager until the expiration Of.
her contract with him.
Neither did the our Of appeals de-
eide directly on the question Of lights
IN the Morrison case, but. By implica-
lion At least, decided that IN order 10
tights aid not Justify her in
breaking her contract.
Many theatrical lawyers contend
hat tho decision clearly sustains the
of the manager to compel the
lctress to wear tights under the word
ng of certain contracts now IN use.
they are studying the decision
'arcfulls for the purpose of reframing
heatrical contracts for the ensuing |
Ieoaon. so as to cover completely every
question rs to tights and costumes.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05

The Philadelphia Record states that
the York Manufacturing company
is considering plans for utilizing The
smoke from It's stncks. thus doing
away with n nuisance and making
profit out Of IT NJ the same time. 1t
IS estimated hat in burning six tons
OF soft coal a barrel OF SCOT is pro-
duced. The SCOT win make five bar
rels Of paint m the new scheme con
templates capturing the SCOT before
II leaves the plant. 1t is much to be
desired. for the comfort Of communi-
ties, That the scheme nay prove a sue
cess, Also that it win prove catching
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05
Las UItimas Modas.

-
Are YOU interested in the manteau ?
Its a gay and frivolous summer wrar
made mostly of heavy tulle. chiffon,
mousseline or silk marquisette. They
are the craze in Paris. and the fancy
Is adopted greatly by well dressed
women of America. Some are cut in
definite shape, and sewed into man
teuX. blu the straight piece of chif-
fon. draped TO give the effect of a
manteau is the favorite, and so easy
and simple of construction n thcy
are within range OF every on
Miss Pearce, now Mrs. .s.trbcc
Hook. Of Los Angeles. had one OF
these exquisite creations in her Irous-
seau. Ii was made of white and gold
chiffon. n straight piece. one yard
wide. three long-caught under each
arm with gold clasps.
Another pretty suggestion is the use
of cluster roses as fasteners in shades
to match the material used. The man
.teaux are not supposed to match any
one gown, but intended TO be in Il
color suitable for different shades. and
the choice colors are black. cerise. or
a vivid violet.
They are q fetching addition to the
summary evening gowns, and can also
be worn over afternoon toilettes.
though the wrap suggestion, loo not
seem "A good one for these afternoons.
However, the materials are so sheer
they are hardly to BE designated
as wraps, and really are for pretty
show rather tina practical
Enamcled Jcwclry.
Bright blue enamel in round spots
is set into the solid metal with a de-
lightful smoothness that implies dur
ability in much &c the new silver jew
elry.
Silver is a revival in the jewelers.
art. so old that II is new again, as are
4. great many more little things in the
fashion world.
Buttons particularly are inlaid with
enamel. Made of platinum or polished
silver. they are colored by the little
spots of bright enamel pressed into
openings made In the smooth surface,
just two or three Of them on Il gar
will give in elegant touch that
could not be got by a fun dozen of
sort,
For hose who have neglected TO
Put their furs away. the following sug-
gestious are offered.
Avoiding Moths.
Take -Four fun sized sheets of n
newspaper, sew around three
ON the sewing machine with a
long Slltcn, mstkiHS u upubit DIG.
within thoroughly brushed and
aired furs. Turn Il deep fold of the
oaper at the TOP, sew with machine,
catch at top, with two large safety
pins by which to suspend bag from
hooks. Care must be taken TO have
he bag perfectly tight and unbroken.
Caring for Furs.
After thoroughly cleaning and air
place furs in the smallest box that
viii hold them without crowding. The
should be lined with a piece of
newspaper and n piece should
)e put over them and tucked in at
and ends. Seal the box secure
v by cumming two-inch strips of
newspaper to the box and Owe whore
hey meet. Printers ink is ono of
he best of moth preventives.
Before Putting Away.
Before putting away for the sum
ner furs should be thoroughly
and aired in the bright sun
light. If possihla store them in a vel,
room. In nine cases out OF ten
moth hat destroys a fur was put
way with it in the form of an egg
nd Matched under the favorable con-
itlons OF warmth and darkness.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05

they are puzzled whether TO elect
him to ongress or to expel him from
the chureh.-Atlanta. Ga, Georgian.
A meteor that tore a so by co foot
hole in the earth fell recently az Aratt,
II miles from Gaffney, S. C.-Nash-
vile Tennesseean.
Thirteen hundred building permits
in 600 days. Including holidays and
sundays is the record Of Tulsa, Ok
lahoma, since July Isl. 1908.
Hailstones six and eight ounces live
fish and baby alligators were items in
curious spring showers at Columbus,
Gu, and Phoenix City, Ala April lG.
Census enumerators at Reno. New.
had experiences in the fashionable
divorce colony. They earned their
stipend, alright and then some.
Washington. u. c.. proposes a
STRANGERS Club" to get young people
better acquainted. \ surprising drop
in the number of marriage licenses
issued in the last year is the reason.
Slxty-nine cities of New Hampshire
share in the expense Of maintaining
n series Of fine state boulevards
from the Massachusetts state line 10
the White Mountains
The 'eost Of living continues to
fail. bnt in rather zig-sag fashion.
For instance, radium is now quoted
in the Paris market at the astonish-
low price Of $50 per milligram,
or only S2,405,1S1 per pound. six
months ago II was above the 50, 600
600 mnrk.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05

and location Of the buildings and
their general architecture So that
"hen the greater university OF twenty
years hence is built, there will have
been no waste Of time and money and
The completed collection OF buildings
on the brow or the hill will present
a notable spectacle. attractive TO all
ana making this city renowned as he
seat OF q university pre-eminent not
only Tor the pnaliIy Of It's instruc-
ton. he morale Of its nndcfgladu-
ates. and the commanding positions
o. It's alumni. "a also for the distinc-
live attractiveness OF it's architecture.
ARCHITECT.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-05
Sparks From Editorial
AnUiis

Ohio laundrymen are in session at
Cincinnati. They will take no steps
toward having the smoke nuisance
abolished. 1t SCOTS" fhem-Toiedo,
ohio. Blade,
IT railway managers Travelled less in
private ears they might earn some
Of the reasons why railway companies
arc observation-disclosures city, OK
h., Oklahoman.
A man in Virginia ate some can
ned corn, herrings and Ice cream.
The floral offerings at his funeral
were NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Thomp-
son, Ga.
The Vermont mar who was mistak-
en- for Uncle Joe" has embarrassed
his neighbOrs 10 such an extent that