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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-19

A Central park elephant objects to
the pairing af his corns with q jack
plane.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-19

: Louisiana farmers would feel better
about It II they had wanted their land
irrigated.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-19
CAGE DIPPING Vat
Crate 10 RaIsed. and Lowered by Uss
Of! Team Of Reconsideration
Explains Itsslf.

One Of your readers desires informs
ton: % to how to operate the cage in
the dipping vat ] recently described
In your columns. writes L w. Chase
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-19

:; The reichstag has adopted an anti
dueling bill. which is one way Of chal-
longing the kaiser.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-19

The walters fear that the new
cent pieces will be used as tips.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-19
Commissioners Proceedings

Continued from Page ~
Christ Mintz, fees in justice
case .............. 2 so
o. A. Oberg, assessor first dist. 302 90
Minneapolis Tribune Co., print.
notices ....................... 2 80
O. Torkelson, livery for county
surveyor acknowledgements. q w
C. A. Huntley, wood and hauling
To be continued in next issue.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-07-19
Methodist Church

Prayer meeting Thursday evening ii
the church prayer at 500.
j. C. Cooke, pastor.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11
MOCK BkTTLEFoR RED CROSS
Teams Of Nurses LED By Society
Women Take Part In Dan.

Teams OF Nurses LED b. Society
Women Take Part In Dan.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-pesd and
dying Uttered me park around Wash
,nston's Monument this afternoon.
Carnage and bloodshed made . cory
spectacle like q battlefield. But II was
all make bslievs"-ths drills Of teams
attending tho International Red Cross
conference Men waawng dad and
wounded made . most realistic spscta-
cIs. And the dead and dying en-
toysd II, a. wen % an immense anda-
encA, comprising the Diplomatic and
Congressional corps and Al official
Washington
society women. headed b. Msu
Marion Oliver. daughter OF the AsdN-
mt Secretary Of Wer. and Mass AAye
Meyer, daughter Of the Secretary Cd
the Navy. led rsvaa teams Of Red Gross
nurses.
Explosion q IN artf1oid coal rntns
vas another spectacular feature Of the
driris. A coal nans relief car was used.
with ali FIRST AID appliances cor mining
dsaSteru.
other rescue 6r0U we're Gfysn BY
navy and army hospital corps. nrsmsn,
policemen and boy scouts
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11
WAR ON PETERBOROUGH
SUBWAY PLAN RE0PENED.
Aldermanic President Mitchell Again
In Harness, Will Protest Of
ficiallY and as Citizen.

Chairman Wilcox Of the Public Ser
vice Commission returned to his desk
to-day after a trip in the West. and
having informed himself Of the stti-
tude of the Board OF Estimate, as ex-
pressed at the Mayors conference yes
terday, announced that the Commission
would meet the Board Of Estimate con-
ferees In the Public Service Commits
sion's office at 1890 A NJ. Monday.
At this meeting. It was said. Presi-
dent Mitchell. who has returned g, es.tly
improved in health. will make a direct
appeal for the rejection Of the Inter
borough's offer. II this falls. 1t Is
said, Mr.. Mitchell plans to again make
personal appeals to the public for sup
port at meetings in halls throughout
the city. II " not thought that Mr..
Mitchell will have the support of Comp
trollsr Prendergast. who In now known
not to be entirely hostile to the Inter
esreRSh's efIsr. ns.t -. =
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11

] would W them, With did. ASS0 u11a9
Ne Oseicurs soae snA o. ~ = ~ weo4ee-
ful Cuticufa 0intmaas. svosy eneoe - 6lon4p
noticed Tie impeevsmsnt. ! - deliQneed -
~ the bletchD havs ~ di1aopoaso6 - ]
en- completely cured through - - 6 ~
Onticusa 0eap end Olnt0mt ODoO
Mn ksilis LsassyaA. len. -. 1911. 80.
4 esaseatisa Il msthe0 ~ SGunl - -
- veil suited fer dsaasing "a pus1yAQ ~
skia end hair II infants ed sAnds0 . o.
eufs Soap. in sbsslues Dus'ty - 49,
ifagrancs alsas - enssah - Deoson01 y
chow ordinary skm soaSs. but ehele , al1e1
- thsss QuAlisi0 dsl1eats ~ egoeoove e3o6
bsat Dssperlies. deslvsd AU@ 0Uoeuo -,
nent, which soadess u nost valDooA -
ovsscomins . tenAeacy 70 distasl1ee -.
tiens and promotiag . normal es1oit3en 9
skin and kAis hsaltA. CuS1euRa 49, -
Ointnsat are ssld evWyvl9A No3
saMpls q each Da1Ds1 Ire, w ~. 49,
Azores, "Cut1cves," Dept. 7. Boslse.
~Nsadsrfansd ~ sheal1 - Cu>0n9o
eeap Shaving Suck. sensitive Nhsuzy.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11
ELUSIVE BURGLAR
PROVES TO Be A
STUDENT Of crime
Sleuths Say They Pound Loot
and Library of 1000 VOL
umeS in His Home.

when Hsnsy Nsong was a1Agnsd IN
ths NfsA Avsaus Court ~ Brooklyn to-
day. Detectives Uctman, Hyland.
DwyR and De Martini said they be-
nevsd nv bad captured At last the
burglar who for months had been rob-
bing homes ii Bag Ridge and New
Utrecht while the HOUSEWIVES were out
shopphs. Melting. they said. haA oon-
Asassd - some a the robbesies and 500
worth q Jsweiry had been recovered.
BW Nsahng was moro interested IN
TIE wa1 h cana 20 BE- found out than
h IL sharvss aeaAnst him. NsltinS.
who y twenty-four. Lived With his wife
and ewo-year-oid son at No. <r STAN
hops street. Williamsburg. The detec-
cva found IN his hons . remarkabls
library On ofims. moro than one thou
oaod vooumAA
com1ss1o So a osDosaau ths great
yssnch Astsosvs seory writer. and Of
Conan Doyle. ths 0saAos q Sherlock
HolmeA with similAr authors Of less
note. vsrs In his bookoass. Melting read
them. the dstsctives sAsd he told them.
to learn she assthods BY which criminals
were trOced.
ExpiaininG ~ nssthods. the police sa,d
he declared he always wore KID gloves
when he entered . house % that he
should leave no hngorpr4nts on any A.
uoles he touches. He usually GOT IN. the
detectives avsrred BY usdng . sl<elston
key. but somettmss by means a the
dumbwaitsr o. IRE escape
Down to iast saturday Nsilins was Z
driver for the Mshhn on Company. Z
Standard OIL subsidiAry. and worked q
route IN Bay Ridge end New Utrecht
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11

s.d ven not NE money 10 the end Of
the world On, nor
AscElvEs TWO OFFERS THAT
FAIRLY sTAooER HER.
"And yet there may be money IN
Hight opcra?" I suggested
There must be-" she agreed. for
received two Offers this week that fairly
staGgsred me- The explanation 10.
s,pposs, that I'm . contralto and taka
the part Of . boy"
The tact =, Y3orenos Wlo1chAm. with
her nne voice end equally nns ngura
n a "find," and Broadway managers
are evidently tust beginning to make
this discovery.
TITS all new to me-" she remarked
1--WE never seem Q performance OF
Robin Hood But the first time I went
to a theatre Z saw wang thought
De Wolf Hopper very funny. and TIT
women, especially the sir In the boyi
oaovhss, strangely beautiful I dtdn''
s,aSpoct they we're paanted-Q W. only
a Nttjs Siri-and when I got oac& hons
I looked At myself In the S1aO vii
diseast and SD, what IN usfy thinS
you arer never even dreamed u
thoee days Of going on the stage. thougf
fhe fine came, ~ It does to nearly
every Rirl, when felt should like
70 b an actress.
eat the Metropolitan acting 10 larger,
. matter Of form. and originality II
NOT encouraged. In grand opera we taxi
big. long strides and wave ono arm
wildly in the air when We wish to ex
pres emotion. BY this beautifully sim
ME method every emotion may be a
pressed. But On tho light opera stag
Won, At least. have the opportunity 4
ACT IN your own Individual way, and
hope now to be able to learn somethint
about acting"
before you went abroad to study yos
we're a church singer In BROOKLYN"
BROOKLYN shrie1ced Miss Wickham
II didn't come from Brooklyn. Churcl
singer Observation-Disclosures did you eve
get that idea? ddd sing for six week
| in a church in Allegheny"
Then you're from Pennsylvania
+, "Yes-,Beaver. It's not at all NIX
BROOKLYN; It's moro MILO Pittshnrgh. Di'
you ever hear Of Pittsburgh7 l SAM
there. too"
| with succe1f'
no, with diff,cuftv"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11
COMMODORE SAILS WITH
A CARGO OF 276 PEACHES
They're From Wadleigh High
School and Bench Warmers Wake
Up When They Embark.

Two hundred and seventy~ave girls
from wadisish High School. started
on from chs Battery On an outing uis
morning in the steamer Commodore 10
san around Manhattan and take q run
down 70 Sandy Hook aud Staten leland.
Busipsss was suspsndsd on the Bat
terry while the sirls embarked The
bench warmers. Who wouldn't raise
themselves on thar elbows to see q
whole flest Of LusitaniAs steam into
port, got up and offered advice. The
boetmsn shouted Instructions and ferry
passengers misssd . boat In order To
see the Commodore of
The skipper Of the Commodore was
Uncovered with 0osstions by the girls.
They wanted 70 know what ne was do
iue with that wheel and what thoss
funny little bells meant He aid two
rtaRs meant coffee and rolls and one
was ham and eggs for the crew. II
promised to be q mighty Instructive
lay Tor the siriA
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11
SHOOTS wife AMO HOLDS
PURSUING MOB At BAY.
Mw. Pferfer Wounded While
Removing Belongings From
Home. She Was Leaving.

1Awrencs Pferfsr OF No. IL iAnned'
svenue, Maspeth. shot and seriously
wounded hts wife, Mary. IN their home
to-day when tho latter returned AFTER
Sx wesis absence to remove her be-
lcngings permanently. At the German
Hospital It was found that the bullet
which had struck Mrs. Pferfer over
tie LETT eye. had not penetrated the
soguu and that she would recover.
The man who did the shooting IL at
aargs. ThreAecning q crowd of neigh
eors VINO ts&ed to pursue. and holding
mem at bay with a revolver. he boarded
q trolley csr bound for Brooklyn. A
general ahsm has been ssnt out for
dim.
Six weeks ago SirA Pferfer lent her
Husband with her fifteen year-old son,
Joseph. by another marriage. ana Wen,
10. the home of her parents in Jersey
city. When she returned to Maspetil
xo-day her husband ordered her from
Ahe house Upon her refusal to 60 he
drew . revolver and shot her.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11
Get a 25-cent bottle of Dan,
derine and just try this
stops falling hair at once

Thin, brittle. colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence Of a neglected
scalp; Of dandruff--that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive Ia
the hair as dandruii. 1t robs the hair
Of It's lustre. its strength and its very
life; eventually producing . feverish-
ness and itching Of the scalp, which.
IL not remedied. causes the hair roots
to shrink. loosen and die - then the
hair falls out fast.
A little Danderine to-night--pow-
anytime - win surely save your hair
Tek minutes after applying all the
daIdruff will disappear. all itching
will cease and there will be no more
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11
Lots of Soft, WavH Fluffy
Hair and No More DQndyuM.

falling hair. Millions Of men and
women use Knowlton's Dsnderine and
they never have dapdruii. itchy scalp
or falling hsir-they know that 4
keeps the scalp clean and healthy and
makes the hair grow heavy. long and
beautiful.
Get a Is cent bottle Of Knowlton' s
Danderine from any drug store or
toilet counter, and after the first ap-
plication you will say 1t wa. the best
investment you ever made. Your hair
will Immediately take on that life.
lustre and luxu.iance which Il 90
beautiful. 1t will become wavy and
fluffy and have tho appearance Of
DS :Sss; n rSs s ns... s yo
most viii be after Just 9 few weeks
use. when you will actually see . lot
Of fine. downy hsir--aev hair-grox-
ing Ill over the scalp. =,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11

that he would feel highly dattsred. For
. light opera composer to write MUSIC
that could exhaust . great opera singer
was rare achievement. eth. h Some
amazemsnt. ! repeated. the most DIM
Quit role you've ever hadT'
Yes" reiterated Mis- Wicicham. "xou
ses." she explained. "you can't 1T down
in tights. That's the worst Of iti I
have to stand al the time. But I'm
having . special chair built for me. ana
may be sbls to set . Nttls rest BY
propplng myself UP In Il when I'm not
on the stage"
A rich oontra3to laNUh 10 Oood 70 hear
and Mn WldzhaA iaughs - we'll %
she sings.
''But I'll probaOay feel less tired when
get ussd to tights" she went on. elm
srsad opsrl. Of COURSE. there 10 . great
the stage In fact. you often have time
enough to write . letter or plan q
house while you're over In q corner
waiting TOR your turn to sing. Lghi
opera seems . much more vital thing.
For one thing. you can see the faces OF
the audience. and II comes homo TO you
that you're doing something. Thh u
q distinctive sort Of thing. don't mean
that I'm not going to be true 70 my
grand opera. But you have to do hsht
opera when you're young. In grand
opera age Is considered an advantage,
especially with oontraitos-poor things
Up to forty they are 'promisins.' and
hey live In the hope Of getting to the
Metropolitan. After forty they ere toe
DID, and they have no hope Of ssttins
anywhere. Ana, OF course" she added
with another priceless laugh. I'VE dom,
like money! We never did like monay
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11
NEWS|E, KNOWN As
"PH|LANTHROP|ST,"
ILL IN HOSPITAL
Thomas verdoh, Whose Kind
ness Has Won Third Avenue,
Has Spinal Meningitis

Thomas verdon. tweswe years ID. q
No. N Ffrst avsnue. . ncwsboy. vesc
won for himself the sobriauet Of INT
Lfttb PMlanthropast Of the Mast esds.'
- IN Bellevue Hospital suffering nom
spinai msninSitia n was SAID It ths
institution, where bs was taken last
niSht, that his oondAtion 10 serious.
Thomas for ssvsrA ysars has bssr
contrfouting largely 70 ~ suppss3 ID
~ mother end ssspeashsr DanAsa Nm
rsghS formerly smusoved n ne DspAse
n,eut Of street. Ossa1aG
For moro than . year he b. sosd
nsvOapsrs in Third avenue bsewsss
Tweuty~third and Forty-second sFssta
ana hds Generous nature has wuA ~
him SCORES Of friends anaons the se1ss'
keepsru IN that thorouShfarA
Three weeks ago Thomas was At Tnnc
avenue and Forty-sccond street wncf
he was accosted by a man and woman
who described themselves 40 Miss Dob
son and Homer Croy. MEMBER q u
Adventure Club IN No. % Irving place.
could you DO mo . fsvor-thAt ~ u
a little money were invoavsdr sske<
tho man.
Thomas drew from his pocket nstfu
Of pennies.
care you bro,csr- ne inquired.
rhs man Acknowledged that such VA
the case, that he had lost efs purs'
and that ne did not have even carefar'
With wnsch to get 10 The club roomA
'.rhars all right" declared Thomas
! ,hru .tins twenty pennies into the man.
hand. Forget tr'
The nan ana woman boarded . down
town car. Tho next day they cAaIsd .
the Enrisht homo. They found In
,,ut due ana nttis food in the htahsn.
II am going to pay bact . bean
owe your son." said the man. hytnt
several bills In the mothers iaN
'T8ut''-- stammered Mrs.. nna9ht
s-rhomas neevr had this much MONEY.
Keep H." said tho man. IN inclods
intareet ON the loan"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11
SEVEN men BEAT
G|Rl,LEAv|NG HER
SENSELESS IN LOT.
pne Man Of Group She Was
Sem With Is Held as
: I Crime Suspect.
CONDITION IS CRITICAL.
In Hospital, Anna Smith Re-
gains Consciousness Long
Enough to Tell Name.
CONDITION IS CRITICAL

A Andss ~, ,ot more than sashtssn
vsars on. wAe he's vsry fair hslr. bius
sgss ana ~ fun "a Mps Of shald.
ues In The Hneola Hospital to-day In
Q 0eitioaa oonditiou. 0As y Anna Smith.
IND. ax0f being lsn6 unoensoloua. wAs
q last s6is 10 say she Lived WIN .
3amuy named Hartmann - No, <as
East one Hundred and Forty,sixth
strssl 4 policeman found bar sroap-
ne In . vacant LOT q One Hundred
en- Fortsth street end Southern
Dsulsvard ths Bronx. early to-eAy.
The mAsers Of orStAi beating are on
her fscs and head, aod nnCers have left
Their imprint ab0ut her THROAT It %
shs opinion Of ths physicfans that she
AaA been cruelty uaiereatsd and xbzs
opinion 10 born out By the arrest Of one
Of seven suspected men. who he's -
fused - GuSwr questions shout The
crime.
WAm tAe sri recovered Consciousness
b the hospital. sftsr many houss. A.
0istAaA Superintendent II. "A. DosuA
lusstioosd her and learned the sparse
faSts she know conserving the assault
She said that on hsr wae b the Hart
mann homo she stopped a. the lunch
wagou TO get . 1ao Of oo6ees end that
she sew seven msn In the plAcs. She
IA not speak - sny Of them. the Girl
Asraarsd. When ahs LETT tho place she
suddenly Git arms slaspen6 her from
behind end saw he nOusss o6 several
men eushing toward hes. Than shs re-
eeivad q crushing blow - he head and
tnSw 40 mora
A dstsotavs Of ths Mosrisania sta.
<ion wNs passing an aN-night lunch
wsgon 1t one Hundred and Sorty-hfth
street and southsra Boulevard shortly
after midnight this morning ana WA
surprised 70 So the brtght-haared girl
A the place With the meu. He met
policeman O'Keafs shortly aftsrward
ana told him IL would be we'll to keep
his eye on the lunch wagon ana the
xirl who was there alone with men 81
that hour OF night
A. 3 O'Clock O'Ksefe walked back to
look inside the lunch wagon.
Az he reached the wagon he heard
groans from the darkness OF the va
cant lot at One Hundred and Forty
arst street He traced the sound until
h stumbled across the unconscious
fosn Of the girl. without waiting for
an ambulance the policeman gathered
the limp figure in his arms and carried
n 10 the Alexander avenue station.
A detective then went back ana ar.
sssted Waiter johnson. the keeper Of
me lunch wagon, who was alone when
ne detective arrived. Upon informa'
ton given by him the police picked w
william Englart, driver. whose nome
q AZ No. as Concord avenue. johnson
esd Fnalart appeared in the Morrisania
Court this morning before Magistrate
aofurphy. A. ,,...
,vnapn man was released. but Dng1ar'
40 held under $1,000 bail on charge
q criminal assault tor further exam
walton Monday.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11
s10O,0OOFORLOvE
Of WIFE ASKEOBY
SCIENCE HEALER
Charles Charters Brings Suit
Against Thomas l. L. Tenn
pie of Texas for Alienation.
SHE'S SEEKING DIVORCE
Lillian Young Charters, Reader
in Eddy Cult Church, Says
Husband Was Cruel.
SHE'S SEEKING DIVORCE

TRENTON. N. J.. May r.-Ckardes
ChartGa Christian sciercs healer.
whose family trovolei have osen In
the oosst, Tor ehs last Few weekA hss
fo1,owsd up his nrst '4ctory. w0sn his
wife was refused slimony psnding hsr
divorce suit. b. bringing suit foP &C.,
90 agaiost Thomas L. l. Tsm4aA q
millionaire Texan. for ALLEGED aiiena-
ton Of the affections Of Charter
wife. The new complaint, fled late
yesterday did moi become pubic until
to-day.
Charters and his wife. Aitian Yosms
Chasters. are both Christian Sciencs
hcaiers. MrA Charters 10 second reader
Of the F1cth Church Of Chris
6cssntAstl OhartsrTs name has MOI
been n the Journal The ofioal organ
q che Church. aAncs ne was named
IN . divorce Ou1k brought by Col
George WHder Of England.
Templs. she defendant In the alienation
suit, - . widower with two daugheav
ana . con. He and MS family visite<
the ChaEtsrA and In the complaint Char
tors declares that Temple, ct Palisades
jersey City; Texarkana. Tex. and othe,
places succeeded In changing the VII,
toward the husband BY vasious srts
connavanoes. tnfiusnosA conversation
prsssn<s. g1fts. manifestations Of afIeo
don and other subtle and wscksd d,
| vicea"
The Charters were married st eaz
Antooio. Tex, n 1888 They wsnk to New
York In 1905 and isAsr Co Paiisade, The,
remained there until January of las
year when, u y oharGed By Charters
his wife deserted HIM. On the contrary
Mrs. Charters says she waA driven swa,
by cruelty and that thsrsnues her hus
band 10 guilty Of desertion.
Charters maintains that four dav
after hast Christmas he and his VII,
had . eonvsrsat,on during which h,
told her that she was not the sam,
since she had returned from Texas. III
declared that her affection had change.
and thereupn. he continues, she De
olared that shs would never talk to hin
again.
Charterv and his wife then separater
and he began a suit against his wife
charging dcsertion. This was late
withdrawn. Han suit for divorce 4
now pendiH9.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11
q 100000 to Promote rarmsn~.

&1,OOO,O 900 TO Promote Farming.
CHICAGO. May Ito promote acien-
tito farming. a. planned by the council
OF grain exchanges. Jultus Rosenwald,
president Of Sears. Roebuclt q Co., an,
noumced today that he would give
81 10000. OF this fund 10000 u TO b
made avaiAb1e at once. and the yeunain-
der whom Il 10 demonstrated that ~
plan - Q success.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11

WIZ = .
fapidly GDeeo1 - -
my fec, Ne ssWo1so
coming = blsteAeA -
causing great Don -
disngursnsat. ~ ~
vss ~ brokan out, -
obi % dls1gafing: 49,
Q businGD WonAA, 3 ~
dreadfulm enbaxfaa11ne.
I vas 8ctorinG ~ q
months Without 80 -
usf. IN I ~ ~ oI9
cufa oeao - 0lDe0a1e
sdveftised, - ! 0eaQht
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11

f<f'VN never beSn under such Q
II terrific ss.,n'-
q Tho pAr<f' ! 6iscreetly In.
ou1red-
mo. the nshts." answered Miss
Florence Wsokham. who nlls the role
Of Ahn-aDals and the sye Of every
body who goes 10 see robin HOOD
at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
I found Miss wlokham vsry ap-
proachabls. 10 SeO1A wSe& she waa
living In my own strsst. but better
stiu her sense a hamor made me feel
thoroughly q home Here was tho
real surprise. Vsw1ng grand opera
nnssrs from . distance hadolonS ago
reached the conclusion mat II they
possessed . sense Of hunnor, they
wouldn't sck - they DO on the stage.
II would be impossible ~ them 10
keep their faces straight.
Miss Wtoleham's face bore no traces
Of Grand opera- II u . rare pleasure
10 meet an artist who 10 Q human being.
even II you ass In yellow shoes end
she b IN . HACK gown - beautiful -
the rose that gives It the necessary
touch Of color. The trihing matter Of
ohair hawtn9 been ssetisd. ! SIAM
mersd:
'"rhis-is-your-dlrst-
Tights" finished Miss Wickhsm
smilinsly. "or perhaps you meant to
say light operag"
I was more than willing 30 let the
A-lw A.
. woman's quick intuition. Miss Wick.
ham seemed to understand my swk.
| ward silence.
YES, IT's HER FIRST APPEAR
ANcE IN TioHTs.
Yes" she said. pursuing the pleasan,
subject, this 10 tho first time I've
worn tights. The only other approach
to . boys part I've ever played was
Ortrud one night at the Metropolitan.
You know 'Lohsngrin'f"
But I didn't know oFtzVd was
| ever
Nor did I until that night" she
laughingly interrupted. But on THU
particular occasion Ortrud Just missed
being . boy. This 10 how It happened
AS usual. I was wearing .kniokers. but
my maid forgot the skirt that should
have come nsxt and ~ the mantle thai
ordinarily covers O multitude Of clothes
was slit up tho side. you can Imagine
the result. A. I came ON With the
pages holding up thp hem at the rob-
happsned to glance down and ses m,
brown knickers appearing on the scene
UNI Himmel's willen. laast falasnl"
gasped to the girls behind me. and thanh
heaven! they did let It fall before the
audience could see the way had dressed
the part. II was q lucky thing for me
perhaps. that I spoke 10 the sirls II
German"
Miss wickham didn't mention tn,
language she used in speaking TO hel
maid afterwaI>d. She proceeded to tel
how she felt IN the more simple postum,
Of Alsn-a-Dale
az frst," she confessed. 1T scanned
er-er-very strange to me. i decided
to approach that iast-act costume b!
easy stages. You may have notice.
that IN the first act I am tho only on,
who wears boots. had to make {
special plea for those gray boots. Then
in the second act there were brown
boots for all OF US, 80 that wasn't 81
bad. And in this way prepared mysel
for that white costume in the last act
hut rye not had an easy time Of It b.
any means. In 4ct. this 10 the mos
d,fficult role I've ever had. After tn
two performances on Wednesday I wa
nearly dead"
was thinking Reginald de Rover
would be pleased to know this: indeed