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dispatches his bull is lucky. More often
two and three attempts are made before
the vital spark is reached. L pom these
failures the rabble rises en- masse and
cries derision upon The matador. There
fans of the bull ring We'll Of
the bleachers that skirt the American ma
tional game. And these cry i'm derision.
There are cries that might he interpreted
into clumsy English to mean some such
thing q : get an Az or 'slap him on the
wrist There are such donations
ripe fruit presented vigorously. and there
is Latin derision expressed i'm all manner
of venomous Kisses.
But success means a different thing.
For when the matador dispatches his
bull gracefully the throng rises in a fury
of applause. The band plays la Diana"
the air specially reserved for the success
ful mataGor The fans of the front rows
throw their hats into the ring. The idol
unbends. picks these up and sails them
maiesticaily back toward the owners and
the young bloods boast endlessly or the
sky pieces that have been Graced by the
touch of the great matador.
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An afternoons entertainment at the
bullfght includes the battling with
and the killing Of six or eight bulls
In each the fight is different. for fight
ing bulls are different as fighting men.
ties put on by various fighters One
man will sit down comfortably in the
middle of the ring and invite a
charge. He will refuse to bulge but
will trust to his ability to direct the
charge to one side through the manipu-
lation of his cape. Another will add
the ordinary pole for vaulting which
is used in college athletics. When
the bull charges he will vault high
into the air. the bull will knock the
pole from under him and he will tum-
BILE in the wake of the charge. A re-
cent innovation Of the banderilleros Is
the 'banderilla de fuego." or brand Of
fire. This has a fireworks attachment
and when damned into the shoulders of
the bull there is an explosion and "A
consequent display OF the torture OF
burning. All are spectacular. Each
has a special thrill of its own. The
combination has an unrelaxing hold on
the Latin public.
The love of and the Importance Of
the bullfight is increasing in Mexico.
and more populous than was ever old
Spain and the Importance Of the sport
that the Moors taught the Spanish
grandees is greater over here Then
there is the Is per cent that the state
gets on all gate receipts. and this is no
item to be sneeZed at and a lusty rival
of the tariff and the lottery a rey
enue getter. The chance to revert to Il
wilder ancestry that bred us Will long
be offered in sunny Mexico.
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The Modern Girl.
HARDING DAVIS praise

DICHARD HARDING DAVIS praised.
N at a dinner in Philadelphia, the
modern girls love of sports.
And how beautiful her open-air life
has made her." said Mr.. Davis. Il wish
could show you some of the primitive
statuettes in the British Museum-mans
very first statuettes-for there you
would see how the modern girl has i'm
proved upon her prehistoric sister. The
prehistoric girl. these statuettes show,
was all hips. Hips like a hogshead. and
shoulders and arms as weak and narrow
as a little child's.
81 hate to see the modern girl. though,
neglect her mind in the cultivation of
her body Once at tea in Rittenhouse
square Tennyson was being discussed.
and l turned to tall girl Of singular
beauty and said:
DO you like the Passing o. Ar
thur?
Arthur? Arthur? she unused I'm
sure he isn't a Pennsylvania man. Where
is he playingAYale OF Harvard? "
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tunity. Then il is that his life depends
on his GOODNESS, his agility, his under
standing Of the game.
The bull fight is a three-act perform
ance. From the presidente'S stand is
bugled the end of the prologue and the
call to arena of the picadorS, the men
on horseback who are to offer their
mounts To be gored. In principle these
picadOrs are supposed to receive the
onrushing bull on their spiked wooden
lanceS and turn them from the charge.
But. matter of fact, the onrush
is but invited. that the populace may
be treated to the rending of the mount
and the tumbling Of the picador by the
mad bull.
The horses that appear in this act are
miserable creatures that are barely able
to gallop about the arena. Their eyes
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leo has become a city as cosmopolitan as
Paris or Washington. And in the hearts
of the most refined there is still trace
of what Ridpath STYLES the magnificent
independence of the barbarian. and con-
trasts with the degeneracy of Christian
civilization. And all people here tend to
weld to the primal instinct and attend
The bull fight.
The bull ring in which the battles
actually take place has a diameter of
40 feet. About this ring is built the
great ampitheater. rising tier after tier
of seats in perfect circles, all of which
face the ring directly. There is five
foot barrier next the ring and a narrow
runway back of this. Often the in
furiated bull leaps the barrier and runs
along under the very noses of the peo-
pie occupying the front seats. These
are the fans OF the game and their
greatest delight is to beat the bull with
their sticks on such occasions. The masses
occupy the seats that rise gradually, and
above them all are the boxes. covered
with a roof and sufficiently removed to
modify the horror of the bloodshed.
On bull fight days the assembled crowds
boot and hiss and cat call while await
ing the presidente, the official of the day.
of the ring and opposite the gate from
which the bulls enter the procession of
fighters energies and with the glitter of
gaudy uniform and amid the clatter of
music parades about the ampitheater.
Then Immediately the fight is on. 4
gateway opposite the presidentes box is
opened. and a great black bull plunges
out. He has been confined in a dark
ened room, and the glare Of the sun
dazzles him. Aside from this. as he en-
tered the ring beneath low portal. a
dagger has been thrust into his Shout
ders, and with fluttering ribbons holds
its place and goads him constantly.
Dazed. bewildered, Infatuated, he shorts
defiance to all the world. rears his great
crest and rapier-like horns on high in
courage immutable, for he, in reality. is
the king of fighting beasts
For these bulls are of special breed
that for centuries have been accumulated
in viciousness Great haciendas are
maintained for their breeding. When the
bull was yet calf LIS courage was
tested by the vaqueros, and where 1t
failed the animal went to the butcher.
The courage OF his mother and his faith
er had been likewise tested. and in no
instance has there been flaw in courage
I'm his ancestry. As the game chicken
and the bulldog are bred to do battle, SO
is the bull of the ring. except here. the
process being profitable. is carried to the
utmost. For fighting bull is worth
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to this the eyes of the populace are now
turned. for the season is but just open
ing and there is six months of sport
ahead The grand celebration OF the CEN
tennial of independence has thrown down
the barrier auspiciously and the nation S
prosperity augurs well for good business.
So is the scene set for seml-Weekly
reversion to the barbarian The old dons
OF Spain will lead the procession that
winds regularly to the great DUH ring
These will be followed by the populace.
BY the expatriated residents of all ma
lions, by tourists from many lands. Mex
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thousand dollars. y great African lion
was once thrust into the arena with one
of these bulls. 1t leaped upon the back
of the bull and sunk its claws and teeth
into his sides. But the bull instantly
shook ii off and pinioned the so-called
king Of beasts with his horns and won
the fight in sixty seconds.
So it is no mean fighter that the men
in the bull ring face. OF these men there
are a score. First it is the torero. who is
the master of them all in the fast work
He it is who first meets he bull when
he is full of life and vitality and takes
the chances on his primary and most
vicious thrusts. But a the first ell
trance of this monarch of the plains there
are other antagonists to cali his atten-
ton The picadors are there on horse
lack, mounted on the foriorn steeds that
are later to feel the thrust of those keen
horns. There are the banderilleros who
are to infuriate him with thrusts of their
barbed wands. There are the capai doris,
who are to torment him with the trapping
or their scarlet capes in his face.
AS the bull shorts into the ring from
his darkened pen he sees all these
things dmly. He paws the earth as
his vision clears and charges every
thing in sight. Most of his tormentors
vault into the runway around the arena
Then, while he is at his best, the torero
meets him in the open. The bull
charges him like a catapult The
torero. man Of ineffable grace.
beckons him on with his cape. and the
invitation is accepted. The torero
stands indifferently waiting the rush.
Not until the bull is within three feet
of him does he move by So much as Il
hairs breadth. Then. allowing the
cape to hold its old place. he side
steps but half an arms length. The
mighty rush spends itself against so
flmy thing silken curtain. and
the Infatuated bull turns in his futility
and charges again and again. Each
time the torero sidesteps and swings
again to meet the onrush
This is merely a warming-up, a pro-
logue to the play. But it shows the
principle upon which bullf1ghting is
based. The man who enters the ring
must possess an understanding Of the
game, and nimbleness, but, above these
things, he must possess self-control
If. when he is charged by the bull, he
should begin his sidestep while the
animal is yet six feet away from him,
there would be time for a change of the
direction of the rush and danger to the
fighter But when the bull gets with
in three feet of his antagonist he
closes his eyes in anticipate of the
impact and charges blndly. In that
three feet between the closing of the
bulls eyes and the impact is the mar
row margin of the bullfghter's oppor-
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broad ideals of philanthropy have always
appealed TO me and were no small factor
in my change of faith. There are so
many societies here in Washington al
ways needing aid and always
working for the most inspiring
ends; that all my leisure is devoted to
aiding those in charge. 1t is to me a
most comforting thought that may
people are devotinG their lives to works
of beneVolence. The old order was TO
give your money and to hire those who
would personally dole out the aims. The
new order Is to give not only your money
but yourself heart. soul and mind The
noble work done by those placed in lofty
stations is most edifying. There is. of
course. always an element OF selfshness
and one is apt to be a little impatient of
the number who, like the Pharisees of
old. stand only in the market places to
bestow their aims. But this class is far
outnumbered by those who labor silently
at the Masters calling and ask no re-
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are blndfolded that they may not even
attempt to save themselves. When, at
the end of the prologue. the bull is
worked to Il high degree of frenzy. the
illimounted pcador spurs right nobly into
his very face This rider is incased in
all manner of protection that the horns
of the bull nor the upsetting of his mount
may do him no harm. The bull, if his
mettle is what 1t should be. responds to
the attack. AS the rider comes on the
great ANNA rushes to meet him. There
is a possibility of his being turned aside
by the lance but the chances are In ia
vor OF the grand impact. The great horns
go ripping through the poor ribs of the
horse and find his vitals. The force OF
the impact sends both horse and rider
spra wiling in an ignominious heap. into
which the bull not infrequently plunges
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According to Schedule.

EUGENE HIGGINS, in the smoking
l. room of the kronprinzessin Cecilie,
condemned the too hurried tours of Eu-
rope that some Americans make.
Europe, to give it's best" said Mr..
Higgins, must be taken slowly. Once,
in an Italian picture gallery. l heard one
broad shouldered American woman ask
another:
lis this Florence or Venice?'
What days today? the other asked
In turn.
Wednesday
"'Then It's Florence
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EXICO has Wrested
from Spain the
palm of supremacy
in that greatest of
modern barbariC
battles to the death.
the b ull fight.
Mexico City now
has the greatest
arena built in mod
ern times, " 1t h
seating space for
1000 people, and
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to see what additional damage may be
done. The picador attempts TO an
range the fall that he may be thrown
with the body of the fallen horse between
him and the bull and with the barrier
nearby. Yet he is hardly able to walk
because of the weight of his armor. The
capadores here appear and attempt to
draw off the bull that the pcador may
scramble to another mount and again face
the bull.
When the bull is specially vicious the
principle is to give him all the oppor-
tunity he seems inclined to make use of
fight recently in the Mexico City arena.
the first four bulls were not particularly
combative in the picador scene, and
no horses were killed outright, much
to the disgust of the onlookers. But the
fifth bull was fend incarnate. The first
poor steed that came before him was
tossed high into the air with a horn
through his heart. Another and another
were brought on III rapid succession UNI
I'll six were killed in as many minutes,
and there about the arena. The teams
that haul out the dead got busy, while
the wits on the bleachers shouted in
Spanish the equivalent of Sausage will
at an end. The trumpet was sounded for
the withdrawal Of the picadors.
The second act Is calculated TO appeal
more to the admirer of the 1.-the, the ath-
letic the daring. than to the grosser
blood letting of the first scene. 1t is here
that the banderillero plays the leading
part. and the banderillero is the artist
who places the spiked wands in the Shout
ders of the bull to drive him on to greater
furies. This is one Of the most difficult
and dangerous phases of the game. The
banderillero. wand. is q stick two feet
long, with a two-inch harpoon in its end.
1t is ornamented with colored paper, and.
as compliment to the combatiVeneSs of
the bull sometimes with flowers. The
object is to drive the spike into the with
ers of the bull. and allow the stick to re-
main erect. thereby waving about as the
animal moves, and constantly goading
him.
The chief actor in TINS scene appears i'm
the ring with not SO much as a cape with
which to confuse the bull. His task is
to allow the beast to charge him, to wait
until he is sufficiently near that II is pos
sible to reach over his very horns and
thrust the harpoons into his neck. and
then get away before those horns have
done their deadly work. Those deadly
horns pass regularly within an inch or
two of the vitals of the man. a slight
miscalculation a slip or a misstep means
that he would be transfiXed.
AS the bull charges the banderillero
makes his calculations. awaits the on
rush, reaches over the beast, makes a
thrust with each hand, side steps and
the bull rushes on with a roar of anger,
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CHE Has Lived in Wash
- ington for Almost Twenty
Years. Mrs. McKenna has
Enjoyed Various Experiences
as a Member of the Official
Set - Figured consecutively
as the Wife of Member of
the Lower House, of a Cabi-
net Officer and Now In Most
Stable and Exclusive Coterie
at the Capital. She Was Born
Amanda Frances Bornemann,
daughter of Francis Borne
mann of Oakland, Cal.
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with any degree Of conscientiousness it
fills in many hours most acceptably. But
/ appreciate that every woman must
have other interests even though she
be the most ardent lover of her home and
family. l have found a most comforting
occupation in works of charity, and the
way these corporal acts of mercy can
multiply offers ample employment even
for the most leisurely. Being a member
OF the Catholic Church and Il convert, its
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I'D he encounters them at every point.
and he says it gives him sense of happy
companionship in his labors and sort
of inspiration at all times. Mrs. Nc
Kenna's room is also picture gallery
OF pretty child heads. She is more
partial to photographs of her handsome
children when they were small. and their
portraits are suggestive of the cherub
heads of Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Justice and Mrs. McKenna have at
tended ST. Matthew'S Church since their
first residence in Washington. nearly
twenty years ago. Mrs. McKenna had
been educated at the Notre Dame Con-
vent. at San Jose, Cal, and had edu-
Gated all her daughters at the George
town Convent here. Though always in
clned to the faith of her husband, she
did not join the Catholic Church until
about fifteen years ago. Her dearest
friends in Washington were a former
Episcopalian minister and his wife, who
had Joined the Catholic faith after
visit to Rome. and by these friends. DIR.
and Mrs. Coggeshell. she was thoroughly
instructed. She was baptized by the first
rector of the Catholic University, then
Bishop Keane, now the Archbishop of
Dubuque, and the ceremony took place
in the pretty little chapel of the di-
vnity hall at the Catholic University.
Mrs Coggeshell was her sponsor, and
though she has now left Washington to
reside in the south, she and Mrs. Nc
kenna are faithful correspondents. and
frequently visit each other.
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home on the Pacific coast" said Mrs. Nc
kenna. and whenever opportunity offers
| joyfully journey across the continent.
even to sZend but a short time. / have
my venerable father as magnet. and
tie friends of my youth who always hold
a place never usurped by these you meet
in later years. I hoping that We
shall have the pleasure OF attending the
great exposition there which will COM
memorate the opening or the Panama
canal
With a residence of almost twenty
years in Washington / am beginning TO
feel at home here ard my California days
would get hazy,if il were not that visit
Oakland and San Francisco so frequently
and keep up a vigorous correspondence
with friends and relatives. My father for
merly resided in San Francisco. but after
the awful visitation he chose Oakland as
his permanent home. He is now IN his
eighty-eighth year. and is hale and ro-
bust. and still enjoying life quietly but
entirely. My children are all natives of
the golden state. and are as loyal to 1t as
I. In Washington l have found a delight
full home. and look back on all my years
spent there with gratitude as well as
pleasure
Il cannot imagine a more agreeable
standpoint of the woman in the Supreme
Court set. This appeals particularly when
the strenuous eXertion attaching to othef
omciai stations begins 10 pail anu one
longs for quiet and familiar intercourse
This is absolutely obtainable among the
families which comprise the second part
of the governmental scheme. the judiciary.
We are permanent residents of Washing
ton. and We have more leisure to know
each other. We soon develop into one
large but harmonious family, each mem
Der deeply interested in all that concerns
the welfare of the other. We dine to-
gether frequently. and have our little
plans together and our days of meeting
We shall meet this autumn and joy ously
relate our adventures OF the summer and
unfold our plans and begin the winter
with the stimulating consciousness that
eacn IS sure of the other sustaining AID
and sympathy. This makes JOY in life
not always found in the merely perfume
tory relations which attach to official sta
ton
Since my children have grown and
married and left me / have, like so many
women, found the necessity of getting
an outside interest. one which would ab-
sorb the days and take away their empti-
ness. | have. however. always taken ii
keen interest in my housekeeping. and If
one looks after the details of a household
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Japan Debating Fashions
for the Civilized World

y interview a few days ago with
~ the richest and at the same time
= = one of the most progressive Womel.
in Japan, the Baroness Mitsui. has caus-
ed widespread comment. and because OF
its very apparent truthfuness has been
the cause of much discomfort and cha
grin to certain Partisan modistes famous
for their Originality"
The interview took place at Yokohama.
Baroness Mitsui first boldly announced
that the 'hobble skirt" which just now
is ct the height of its popularity. is Dor
rowed from designs that have been made
by Japanese dressmakers for years. and
then went further with the declaration
that for the past ten years each important
change in women's fashions may be traced
directly to the same source.
Your American styles are all borrowed
ones" said the baroness. They have
been originated by the skillful needle
women of Japan.
1T Is quite true that We Japanese have
much to learn from Americans and Eu-
ropeanE, but there is one thing that we
can teach your women anyway and that's
how to dress. Not a season passes that
added proof is not furnished this state
ment. The world is as much dependent
on Japan for it's fashions as Paris.
French dressmakers noted for their
originality would starve to death were
il not for the ideas sent them from the
land of the mikado. A striking example
of the proof of this is the birth of the
hobble skirt. Why. the hobble skirt is
half a century old in Japan. We women
have worn dresses wrapped tightly at
the knees for years. Yet almost a duplica-
ton of our costume is handed to the
world as new.
Naturally. in thinking over the charge
of the talented japanese noblewoman
one turns to mladys habits and her
wardrobe today and of the past few
years for confirmation. And it seems
that her statements are in the main cor
rect. for besides designs in dress half
score of fads dear to the fashionable
woman are found to be directly trace
able to the fiowery kingdom.
Any day from the life of one of our
society women will give ample proof
that the people of Japan have helped
TO make her what she is. Milady rises
at am. and slips into her silk kimo-
no, direct importation.
The wide loose sleeves fall back
from her hands SO she may
be free to pour her chocolate and nib
bic her toast The Japanese woman
long ago realized the comfort of hav-
Ing her wrists untrammelea by cuffs
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BY Margaret B. Downing.

y the rush and tur-
moil which affects
nearly all the OFF,
cial so iety Of
Washington the
Chatelaines of a
s upr e m e Court
home move with
the stately grace
which attaches to
permanent sitUa-
tions. their social
obligations are al