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PLAYING CHILDREN's PLAYS

In the last few months much has
been happening in the theatre world
of interest TO the readers Of this page.
: In addition TO the charming pOrtrayals
of Little Women" and Peter Pan"
the fairy tale Of "Snow White is be-
ing given and later. beginning Decem-
her %. a Children's Theatre will be
'opened. which will present only those
lplays that are of interest to children.
There will be no tedious waits and the
seats will be low enough for our feet
10 touch the floor and everything else
will be very comfortable.
The first play to be given is by Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett the author
of Little Lord Fauntleroy." 1t will
be called 1.-The Racketty Racketty
House" and is all about dolls. BY
permission of the publishers and the
producer of this play we print else
where on this page picture Of some
of the characters. Aren't they fascl-
mating little folk?
The "Snow White" story appearing
to-day is taken from "Grimm's Fairy
Tales" which, no doubt. all of us have
read and love very much. We are re-
printing it for two very good reasons;
ID Just one hundred years ago the
brothers Grimm were born, and it is
fitting that we children should be re-
minded of this fact; and ~ Because
the play at the Little Theatre is based
on the Grimm version of SNOW
White"
Isn't il lovely to be living in world
where our favorite stories are going
TO be acted and where we can hear our
favorite heroes speak! For so long a
time only grown-ups have had this
pleasure, but now we are going TO
have it, too!
Have any of us tried to dramatic
favorite story and then try to act 1t!
TRY this some time and see how Won
derfully interesting it can be. And
then, too, we shall realize how much
time and thought and money it re-
ouires to have the scenes, costumes,
lights and actors carry out the idea of
o the author of the story. There is moth
Eng like trying to do thing ourselves
q. 10 make us appreciate the effort OF
other people who are doing the same
thing. And these new efforts Of the
theatres surely ought to be appreciated
by all the children who read this page
and by many, many other children, too
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

little child as fair as snow. as rosy as thc
red blood and with hair as black as ebony
and they gave her the name of Snow
white. But at the birth of the little child
the queen died.
When Snow-white was a year old the
king took another wife. She was very
handsome, but so proud and vain that sac
could not endure that any one should sur
pass her in beauty. She possessed a won
derful mirror. and when she stood before
it to look at herself she would say:
Mirror. mirror.ton the wall.
Am l most beautiful Of all?
Then the mirror would reply:
Young queen. thou art so wondrous fair
None can with thee at all compare.
Then she would go away quite con-
tented, for she knew that the magic
mirror could speak only the truth.
Years went by, and as Snow-white grew
I'D she became day after day more beau
tiful. till she reached the age OF seven
years, and then people began to talk
about her, and say that she would be
more lovely even than the queen her
self. So the proud woman went TO her
magic looking glass and asked;
Mirror. mirror. on the wall.
Am | most beautiful OF all!
But the mirror answered:
Queen. thou art lovely still TO see.
Pint Snow-whlte will be 49,, A..
a tbonssnd times more beautiful than thee.
Then the queen was terrlheu, anu
turned green and yellow with oeaiousS'
II she had caught sight OF Sho"-"'i'e
az that moment she would have peeh
ready TO tear her heart out of her bouy'
she hated the maiden so fercely'
And this jealousy and envy grew every
day in her heart stronger and stronger
like a disease, till she had no rest day OF
night.
At last she sent for hunter who ilVeo
near a forest and said TO him: Hunter
/ want to get rid OF that child. rake her
out in the wood, and IL you BRING me
some proofs that she is dead / VIII re-
ward you handsomely. Never let her sp-
pear before my eyes again"
So the hunter enticed the child into the
wood; but when he took out his hunting
knife to thrust 1t into Snow-white's IN
nocent heart, she fell on her knees and
wept and said "Ah, dear hunter, leave
me my life. 1 will run away into the
wild wood and never, never come nome
any more"
She looked so innocent and beautiful
as she knelt that the hunters heart was
moved with compassion. Run away
then, thou poor child" he cried. Il can
not harm thee" Snow-whte thanked
him so sweetly and was out Of sight In
few moments.
she will be devoured by wild beasts. "
he said 10 himself. But the thought that
he had not killed her was as If a stone
weight had been lifted from his heart.
To satisfy the queen, he took part of
the inside of young fawn, which the
wicked woman thought was poor little
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

had spared her life, and how after wan
dering about for a whole day she had
found their house.
The dwarfs said: do you think you
could be our little housekeeper' to make
the beds, cook the dinner and WASH anu
sew and knit for us, and keep everything
neat and clean and orderly III you eah'
then you shall stay here with US ana no
body shall hurt you"
ooh. YES. I will try" said snow-white
So tbev let her stay, and she was clever
little thing. She managed very well ana
kent the house quite clean and in order
And while they were gone to the noun
tains to find gold she got their supper
ready, and they were very happy together
But every morning when they left her
the kind little dwarfs warned Snow-white
to be careful While the maiden was
alone they knew she was in danger ana
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"I can let in this respectable ola
woman" thought Snow-white; "she VIII
not harm me-" So she unbolted the door
and bought the laces. Presently the ola
woman said: Child, come here; L VIII
show you how TO lace your stays prop
erlv." Snow-white had no suspicion, so
she placed herself before the old woman
that she might lace her stays. But no
sooner was the lace in the holes than she
began TO lace so fast and pull so tight
that Snow-white could not breathe. and
presently fell down at her feet as II dead.
Now l shall be the most beautiful"
said the woman, and rushed away as
quickly as she could.
Not long after the seven dwarfs came
home, and they were terribly frightened
to see dear little Snowwhite lying on the
ground without motion, as If she were
dead. They lifted her up, and saw in a
moment that her stays had been laced too
tight. Quickly they cut the stay lace in
two Snow-white began to breathe
little. and after time was restored to
life. But when the dwarfs heard what
had happened they said: THAT old mar
stepmother. Snow-whte, you must never
again let any one in while we are not with
you"
The wicked queen, when she returned
home, went to her looking glass, and
asked:
Mirror, mirror. on the wall,
Am | most beautiful OF ali!
Then answered the mirror:
OuAen thou art not the faircst now;
Snow-white over the mountains brow
thousand times fairer Is than thou.
When she heard this she was so terri
fed that the blood rushed TO her heart,
for she knew that Snow-whlte was still
alive. 81 must think of something else"
she said to herself, Ito get rid Of her"
And, with her knowledge OF witchcratt
she poisoned comb.
Then toe story goes on to say how when
this does not Kill Snow-whte the queen
prevails upon her to eat a bright red apple
which kills her TheD how the dwarls ma
SNOWY hite and put her IN glass CONN
and how the kings son saw 1t and asked
for il: then how the princes servants
slipped and fell with the coffin and dis
lodged the apple, which had only stuck
in Snow whites throat, and how SNOW
white came back to life. And then how
Snow-whlte and the prince were married
and Iiy ed happily ever after. And then the
stermothcr. Traddened by Snow-whte's
good fortune, danced till she fell dead at
Snow-white's wedding, and everything
and every one was happy ever after.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
The Weeks Poem
THE CLOUD.
BY Percy Bysshe Shelley.

4 bring fresh showers for the thrsting
flowers
From the seas and the streams
bear light shade for the leaves when
laid
[ In their MONDAY dreams.
From my wings are shaken the dews that
waken
The sweet buds, every one.
when rocked TO rest on their mother
breast,
As she dances about the sum-
4 WELD the fail of the flashing hail
And whiten the green plains under:
And then again / dissolve 1t In rain,
And laugh as l pass in thunder.
am the daughter Of Earth and Water,
And the nursing Of the Sky;
pass through the pores of the ocean
shores:
l change. but 1 cannot die.
(ABRIDGED)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

One day in the middle of winter, when
the snowfakes fell from the sky like
feathers. a queen sat at window, the
frame of which was of black ebony, an2
as she sewed and the snow glittered she
pricked her finger, and three drops Of
blood fell into the snow. The red spots
looked so beautiful in the white snow
that the queen thought to herself:
ooh, if I had little child as fair as
snow, as rosy as the red blood and with
hair as black as ebony"
Very soon after this the queen had a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

IL up The way to do this Is to place II
in a small glass or jar OF water, and Keep
fl I'm a cool. dark cellar, where 1t can
have plenty of fresh air, for a few weeks.
Then what do you think will happen?
why, It wakes up, of course! After that
YOU must not touch II. for II you do 1t
might die. At first, after about week,
a tiny little white root begins to grow
out of the bottom Of the bulb. Then an
other commences TO grow. and another
and another. until there is whole fringe
Of little white roots at the bottom. What
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
A FLOWER THAT GREW IN A
GLASS.
BY Royal Dixon.

Do YOU know that there are lots ana
lots of pretty flowers that grow from
round bulbs that look Ike onions! YES
there are and some of them are so easy
to raise that you could plant one yourself
and care for it until it grows to be
beautiful flower.
One Of the most wonderful of these
and one that almost everybody has SEEN
is the hyacinth. Its fragrance Is most
delightful, and 1t will blossom during the
cherries months Of winter ana carry
SPRING when many other plants will not.
There are many kinds of hyacinths ana
equally as many colors. Some have
white flowers, some red, some pink, some
blue. and have even seen straw col
ored one.
When you get the bulb it is all dry ana
seems to be dead, but it really is only
asleep. So, you see, you must hrst wake
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
SNOW-WHITE
BY the Brothers Grimm.

Snow-white. and was overjoyed TO think
she was dead.
But the poor. little motherless child,
when she found herself alone in the wood,
and saw nothing but trees and leaves,
was dreadfuly frightened and knew not
what to do At last she began to run over
sharp stones and through the thorns, and
though the wild beasts sprang out before
her they did her no harm. She ran on as
long as she could, till her little feet be-
came quite sore, and toward evening she
saw, to- her great joy, pretty little
house. She went up TO 1t and found the
door open and no one at home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
BOTANY FOR TINY TOTS

do you think these roots are for? They
are there to drink up the water, and II
is the water that the bulbs live on. II
makes them grow.
But all this time the plant has been
growing down, and as yet IL has not
grown from the top at all!
Have you noticed how fast the water
disappears every day? Where has II
gone? Perhaps you think it has eyap-
GRATED? But no; the bulb has used it all
has drunk II ALL
Very soon something begins to happen
at the top of the bulb. Right in the
middle it begins to open. Then the little
fresh green leaves begin to peep out. At
the top of the first little leaves are hard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
Tribune Junior Forum

Published in the interest OF boys ana
girls, to furnish information and dm"Se-
mem and to gire them an opportunity
to cypress Themselves.
All contributions and letters should
DC addressed TO the Editor Of the Trio
inc Junior Forum, Nelo-York Tribune,
154 Nassau Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

along the oceans bottom among forests Of
coral and niadrepore. or rises skyward on
the wings of larks and griffons The dis-
logue is most general The lion contrib
utes vigorous oh! oh! the wall talks
through it's crevices. and If any one has
but jest to throw in, a pun, or coadn-
drum, ne is free to interrupt the most in
teresting scene
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
Puzzle Answers

/. CHARADE:
Sea, son, season.
2. PIED PROVERB:
BY hammer and hand
All arts do stand.
3. NUMERICAL ENIGMA:
% Sentence.
90 Anthems.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
A FAIRY THEATRE

From tho French OF Theophlle Gautier)
There Is quaint theatre that | love.
In IL glow worms take the place of foot
lights. a beetle, beating time with his
antcnne, sits at the CONDUCTOR desk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

told her not TO show herself for her step
mother would soon ind out where she
was, and said. Whatever you do. let no
body into the house while We are gone
After the wicked queen had proved az
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
Puzzles
PIED PROVERB.

Slevessregal amy vurteen rome.
Tub tiny basto STUN peek nj hoers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
The mirror replied


The mirror replied:
Fair queen al home there is none like thee.
But over he mountains Is Snow-whitc free,
with seven little dwarfs who are strange TO
see:
She is a thousand times farer than thee!
The queen was frightened, Tor she knew
the mirror was truthful. that the
hunter must have deceived her and that
Snow-white still lived. SO she sat and
pondered, thinking what would be best TO
do. for as long as she was not the most
beautiful woman in the land her jealousy
gave her no peace. After time she de-
cided what 10 do. First, she painted her
face and whitened her hair; then she
dressed herself in old woman's clothes, SO
that no one could have recognized her.
Watching an opportunity, she left the
castle and took ner way to the wood near
the mountains. where the seven little
dwarfs lived. When she reached the door
she knocked and cried Beautiful goods
to sell! Beautiful goods to SELF
Snow-white, when she heard 1t. peeped
through the window and said. Good day,
old lady What have you in your basket
for me to buy?"
Everything that is pretis'' she re-
piled: "Iaces OF every color. And she
held I'D one woven Of glitteriug silk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

2. TWO SQUARES.
I. A company; a section; nigh;
sharp weapon.
2. A beautiful flower; egg-shaped re-
marks. Otherwise.
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DIAMOND.

DIAMOND.
4 letter in August.
Not happy.
Material for dresses.
4 loud noise.
A letter in June.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

Edie and her elephant,
Quite late one afternoon,
Decided they would take walk
And try and find the moon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08

she thought. that Snowwhtc was dead,
she felt satisfied there was no one in the
world likely TO become so beautiful as
herself, so she stepped up to her mirror
and asked:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-24
Vacation Hints.

If YOU have trouble while bathing with
water getting in the ears or WettinS the
hair, saturate bit of lambs WOOL with
either yaseline or olive oil for the ear.
Water never penetrates oiled wool 10
protect the hair. take a piece of chamois
eight inches square, fold In half. and sew
tame on the ends of each folded malt
Place this chamois at the nape of the
neck and tie firmly around the head be
fore putting the bathing cap on. Thls
prevents water from reaching the hair,
as il will not soak through chamois-
An oil macintosh i full or possibilities
To tn. woman who intends TO 60 camping
or fishing or even 10 one VINO does gar
deniue and her. own laundry WORK or
scrlbbins The circular cape may ne
cut into two aprons IL finished win a
wafstband cut the skirt portion OF the
coat from the underwaist. form :. Don
plest al TIN. center back. put on waist
band and close at the left front. ana II IS
splendid waterproof skirt. me pocket
should he left in ii il is placed rlent- Ile
fraycd hem at the bottom may he trim
med and finished with black skirt BIND
ing From the remaining parts OF the
waist a sponge bag or waterproof Guns
may he fashioned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-24

To Be Worn at the Seaside

are faced with red or blue cloth. They
are not easily soiled. are extremely prac-
teal for All sorts Of rough wear and
smart enough to be worn for motoring on
cool DAYS The wide collars and great
revers. which can be turned up over the
ears. offer protection from the wind. and
the coats themselves are impcrvious to
Gampness that they can be worn to the
edge of the water over bathing suits.
a bathing suit Of mohair has trim
mings If sOutache embroidery on yoke
and sleeve bands. The model is designed
with waist ard skirt in one piece. and
f.stens down the front with long line
OF buttons. below which. at the skirt bot
tom is 4 section formed of group of
pia'ts The waist is bcltcd in at the
back and sides with a narrow stitched
band Of nohair with square bow in
the back. knickerbockers arc worn with
this suit.
Very pretty bathing suit IS in taf
feta buttoning over the shoulders and
sleeve tops. and designed to be slipped or
over the head The model is cut with
the front of the bodice and apron panel
of the skirt in one piece. but il scanned
at the waist line at sides and back.
To permit the shoulders to slip through.
the waist line is slightly gathered at
the sides. but is drawn in and belted
after being put on by free belt section
with three taffeta-covered buttons at each
end. which fasten into corresponding but
tonholeS in the one-piece front. The skirt
has side plaits, which continue around
front and back below the bottom of the
panels Buttons trim the edge of the
panels down the side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-24

\ very pretty beach toilet is made o.
the new. gayly figured Indian cotton.
paraso to match, and soft straw or fei'
hat trimmed with a bit Of the same ma
terjaI. Another new fancy is Deach
coat Of white flannel or coarse wiz
r,tiue lined with this gay indian stun,
These Innings tnrn over as facinSs !" 'i''
wide collars. revcrs and Gums.
Young girls seaside costum" "l l"iH
material consists OF a one-pie"c dreSS an"
an unlincd coat of white flaniiei' hei''"
and buttoucd with the Indian cotton
clo,h This material is also fashi"naoi"
,o t,,ics ia wear over white linen ana
serge skirts.
ON the beach many pretty h"Wcr-pfih'-
oh ,,nslins are seem finished with Il bell
and sash nj a PLAIN color. with white neck
and sleeve .frills Another style ~ q
black and white striped muslin renewed
Nv ruff,ed tichus. Of point d esprit or sol,
white null and topped by IA wide-pfi'h-
med flower trimmed ha.
New loose half-length Deach COATS %
white r.tine belted across the PACK, nav"
collars and cuffs faced with plain Wh'te
cloth. The fronts are cut vice enousn
tn fan hut usually they are not ciosed
for The desired effect is blGnesS ana ioose-
ness. -.
Peach coats long and loose enough 10
wrap about the 1iSure are Hidue o. ~
tremeIy coarse. loosely woven White
wooden stuff The wide fronts and collars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-24
For Bathing.

Now that prejudice has been broken
down. and dainty bathing costumes have
taken the place of the erstwhle ugly
shapeless. wearisome blue serge affairs.
fancy has taken bold flights Black Is
still holding its own steadily, notwith-
standing certain bold inroads of color,
such as emerald green. rosa most be-
coming shade to complications that tan to
peach tone-purple etc. while here and
there one sees such originalities as putty
shades. browns and srays. usually picked
out with some contrast.
Sleeves are in conspicuous evidence and
many are cut Ell magyar The expert
swimmer. however. sees - :; that plenty
of aive is provided 1T tie waist eor this
al-in-one cur. But sleeves Of one sort
or arotheT are sine qua non. while the
extremely low decolletage that has shown
signs of being INDUCED in is by no means
generally employed.
Bathing caps. too hay. appreciably i'm
proved \ capital idea for the handker-
chief caps is permanently to mount the
three-cornered piece of silk onto an or
binary rubber cap, fitted to the head by a
threaded elastic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-24
Little Stories for Bedtime
BABY POSTUM CHANGES HIS MIND
By THORNTON W. BURGESS.

ReddN Fox sat At the foot OF the black
birch tree in hollow of which Baby
fossnm was hiding. Reddy scratched
his head and tried to think what could
have made Bal by Postum suddenly, lose
IT'S appetite Reddy had tried to tempt
rap! Possum TO go With him for some
nee fresh eggs. and ia by Possnm actual
~ had started down the tree. Then. like
nash, he had sud denly changed his
mind and had gone hack What RedGy
Fox did not know was that Baby Pos
sum had seen a funny little fellow with
long ears stick his head out from be-
hind 2 big pine tree and shake il. and
then had decided that IL was best not TO
come down
such little fellow as Baby PoSsum
hasn't got much sense. He must be get
ting lonesome By this time. 50 I'll just
try another plan,' thought Reddy Fox.
go in his gentlest. softest voice he called:
Baby Postum. Baby Postum.
There was no answer. 50 after few
minutes Reddy Fox tried again. Baby
Postum. Baby Postum. nave mes
sage for YOU" he called.
Baby Postum heard and poked MS
sharp little face out OF the safe snug
little hollow in which ne was nioins.
same fine gentleman in red who hao IN
vited HIM to go for some eggs. A $ soon
as Reddy Fox saw Baby Postum ne be-
gan to talk in his softest. pleasantes,
voice
Baby Possum." SAID he. your mother
sent me to find you and bring you home.
She is over In the big hollow tree CRYING
her eyes out for her lost baby. and All
your brothers and sisters are Crying
too
..Ah don't care said Baby Postum.
Now all the time he did care and he
was beginning to wish himself safely
back i'm the dear old hollow tree. Reddy
Fox pretended that he did not hear and
kept right on talking.
And your father. dear old Inc Billy
Possum is so worried that he is almost
crazy continued Reddy Fox; lie has
tramped through the Green Forest look
ing for you until lie is almost too tired
to move.
.Ah don't care said Baby Possum.
All the time he did care. and right down
in his throat there was lump that
grew and grew and grew as ne listened
to Reddy Fox.
IF You'll come down right away Ill
take YOU home on my back and give
YOU the finest ride you've ever had,
Went on Reddy Fox in bis pleasant voice.
You can play I'm your horse snd Well
be down in no time.
will YOU take me right straisAg
honae@'' asked Baby Postum.
just as straight as l know how. re-
piled Reddy Fox.
And ran as fast as ire wind" asked
Baby Postum, his eyes beginning TO
sparkle.
Just as fast as the wind. said Reddy
hiding grin behind a hand.
Baby Possum thought il over. Ii GER
tain'y would be fun 70 ride home such
a fine horse as this gentleman in red
"Ah'I come said Baby Possum. he-
ginning TO climb down the tree, Just
then he looked over TO the foot OF the