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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26
COMBINING BLUE AND RED
At First, Scheme Seems Outlandish,
but Most Excellent Results
May Be Attained.

The combination of blue and red Is
much In evidence this season; both
the purplish fuchsia tones of red and
the pronounced shades are combined
with the dark blue.
Costumes in these colorngs are
among the lovelest creations emanat-
ing from Paris. One in particular was
so lovely it appeared TO come fresh
from the Arabian Nights dream, but
had not the slightest hint Of conspicu-
GUS freakishness about it. The ma
terials used we're soft satins, deep,
deep purple, of reddish tone. similar
to the darkest shade of the single vio-
lets. This formed tunic over chif-
fon of the same tone, which covered a
foundation Of fuschia-red chiffon. The
front and back of the tunic Tapped
over each other IL inches above the
knee; above and below the point the
chiffon showed and was crossed by
bands of superb embroidery in heavy
silks, metal and chenille, giving soft.
oriental tones.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26
Floral Gifts
At Eastertide.

Sending floral gifts at Eastcrtide
is a charming practice that is gain
ing in favor each year, and this sea-
son the florists have eXcelled them.
selves in getting up novel and artis-
tic effects for these offerings. While
cut flowers are much chosen, p0tted
plants are perhaps greater favorites.
The Easter lily is chief favorite. next
the azalca, and for cheap gifts the
spring bulbs tulips. jOnquIls and
hyacinths.
When sending Easter flowers make
them attractive if nothing else. Gov
or the pots with frills OF paper or,
better still, slip over the carthen pot
covering OF raiiia work In some
llaht springlikc coloring.
Coverings for potted plants OF
birch bark give a lasting reminder
of the day or jardinieres OF cut brass
or green earthenware add to the
beauty Of the Easter plant, While
very artistic are the long narrow
window baskets or hanging baskets
made from rallia green, brown or
dark red These range IRON tlos"
Iof six inches long for lew BIOS
sons 10 those Il yard n length il!lcd
with hot house plants. These has
l1~ hold small vases OF colored
lochery IN which the flowers can h'
sept fresh.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26
Sponsors and Chaperons
tor Macon Reunion.

The Sponsors and Chapcrons VIII
Will represent the United Sons ol
Confederate Veterans durlng tht
confederate reunion, have been an
Eounced 81 Gen, VIM. 9. Pritehard
Of Charleston, $, G., commandments
thief OF the L. 5. {. Y. The appoint
hcnts are as follows:
Sponsor-in-Chief, Miss Mary Gus
It's. Of Fredericksburg, Va; Maids o
Honor. Miss Constance Hall Jaques
Of Macon; Miss Lila Leftwitch Jam
ison, Of Roanoke. Va; Miss Mar!
Stewart, of st. Louis, Mo-; Chap
vron- in-Chief, Mrs. j. p. Norticot. o
Memphis, Tenn; Matron OF Honor
Mrs. Florence Wadley Coleman. o
Macon, Ga.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26
HER HAIR.

Her hair was dying sunset
That weeps Ger a pool OF blood /,
II tumbled adown her shoulders
In a wanton, golden flood.
At moments it seemed TO GROW dullei +.
Again. it would rayish color
OF roses that bloom and bud.
Ii was iiecked with sparkling sun
light;
The orange had lent its bloom;
The shadows were russell OF copper
But family spied in the gloom.
Ny efforts to tell you its beauty
Would fail. though ! made it my
duty;
Besides, haven't the room.
I fell in love with the splendor
That seemed to halo her head;
She spurned my marriage proposal,
And would not be wooed or wed
Nv spectrum was prone to dcluslon'
For now have reached the conclu-
sion
That her hair is just plain red.
T. Stempfel, Jr
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26
Wo mans Club Will Meet
Thursday Afternoon.

All the members Of the Woman ?
cnb arc reminded that II lhalsaia
Afternoon the next ineelliS ~ WV
Womans club will Occur. Inc COM
mi,tee appointed to draft h!-!aN7
and constitution will probahi! "
ready TO report at ms meet =
There is much GOOD work to be ae-
complished by the Woman $ 'iao'
and the ladies are much enthhseh
over their plans for future enueaN
ors All those interested in becom-
ing members should communicate
With the secretary. Mrs. X. X. sulii-
,.an who will h. pleased to enroll all
those interested as members
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26
Lovely Hyacinth Blooms.

The Society Editor is indebted u
,Irs T Fletcher for beautiful
specimen of hyacinth, whose bell
sbaned flowers are white as the drlV-
en- snow and indeed lovely to loon
unon The other day Miss Edith
Nelson also presented the writer with
some hyacinth blooms. which were
also very pretty and fragrant Al
though If is declared that these love-
" flowers will not grow in Florida,
these ladies have proven otherwise
and florists will take heart and Try
again, no doubt.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26
EARLY SPRING MODELS
SILK AND FLOWER TRIMMINGS
FOR MILLINERY.

Suitable and Pretty Styles Displayed
illustrations Show How Effective
Iy Fabrics May Be Handled in
Body Of Hat and Trimming.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26
A New Use for Wall Paper.

ii you lave any rolla q wall pa
-, + OF Il pretty lloral design lei, ot"i.
from paperln2 Il room 2,t them out
and make pillow tops, scarls and bed
sets from them. Absurd? Well, wat
until the modus operandi is en-
blamed before YOU decide upon tn"
merits of the new use for wall pa
per.
SUPPOSE your inst effort Is phi
lcW TOD. Look over your wall papei
collection, and ii you ind design
showing Dig roses Or large poppfi9
YOU are fortunate. \ pillow just lin-
ned Tor "a green room was made
from "A beautiful border of pale PIMA
roses in conventional pattern. liie
nrst step was to cut out the Howell
from the wall paper very carefully
and arrange them as border AROUND
pillow top oil dull green satll:.
Library paste was used to stick them
10 the satin, after which the who'll
was pressed with warm iron.
Now comes the trick. After thu
pillow cover was sewed to the pillow
along its edge the top was covered
with square of White wash blond
net, yelling the applied wall paper
not not only keeping it in place, bu'
rendering it most useful, The effect
too, of the soft pink roses throug
the lace was lovely.
If your room boasts a hanging Dor
Ger or wall paper showing a suitable
design try a bureau scarf made IL
this way. Choose a pale tint OF sa
teen for the underpart. Cut out thu
flowers from the paper, arranging
lime of small flowers and leaves alon-
the sides and a deep row at thu
ends. Apply with paste as previous
~ described after the sateen ma
terial has been hemmed.
Nothing could be more charming
than a bed set that tones in will
the color scheme of the room.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26
Mrs. Fletcher Gets
Handsome Overland Car.

Mrs. $. I. Fletcher has received Il
handsome i9la Overland touring car
which col. Fletcher gave her Tor !
hri,tmas present, but which she
lad sent mp only few days ago wv
ing TO the fact that Mrs. fl'trh'f
sustained an accident some Weeks
a.o in Georgia. she decided she would
rather not have the ear here untl
she was entirely recovered, and now
She is set'll'a much pleasure IRON ~
use.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26
Fine Lecture Last Night.

DR. VIM. Hall, the celebrated lee
tnrer addressed quite gathering
last night at the school auditorium
taking as his subject The Fool MIL
err Mr.. Hall is one Of the greales'
humorists OF the age, and AWAY >
holds the attention OF his hearers,
Last nisht he delighted all Win Ms
ieles combined with which there
was an ever present vein OF philoso-
phy and wisdom, which 1t wouid "e
we'll for all to heed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26
New Stationery.

Dainty stationery Of the hour has
the finest bordering line OF silver,
gold, gray or lavender along the edge
Of the sheets and the flaps Of the en-
velopes, says the New York Press.
Checked and striped patterns Of the
invisible sort are now fashionable.
and exceedingly attractive.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26
Woman's Foreign Missionary
reading Circle Met Yesterday.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Reading Circle of the Methodist
church met yesterday afternoon IN
the lecture room of the church. There
was much interest in the reading,
and the afternoon was pleasantly ana
profitably spent by all present.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26

with a piping Of the silk. The under
brim is covered with silk laid on plain
and the brim edge finished with q
double puff.
The wreath Of roses Is fashioned Of
the same silk used with millinery
stems of mossy.l0okihg chenille made
on a wire support. The flowers are
improved by the introduction Of 0cca.
sional petals In crepe silk In the
same col0rings.
Fig. 2 is a beautiful model In hemp
and silk combined. 1t Is developed in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26

many varieties as to color. The model
in gray braid and corisc silk is fin
ished with a narrow band of feathers
and pair of wings in gray. Two
covered buttons add pretty touch TO
this tailored hat. II is very soft and
extremely becoming; simple hat pos
sessing much "class."
JULIA BOrroMLEY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-26

All-silk hats and hats of braid and
silk are most prominent among the
models for early spring millinery. Silk.
in fact, and especially taffeta silk in
changeable weaves, is the feature Of
the season. These and other hats are
often trimmed with flowers made also
of taffeta. Nothing could be better for
between-season hat. or for general
utility millinery.
In Fig. l hat in blue glase taffeta
shot With vivid green. shows how ef-
fectively this fabric may be handled
both in the body of the hat and in its
trimming. The crown in this model
is made of four pieces set together
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25

We'll, met an attractive young thing
at a tea recently. and she told me a
pathetic story Of your overweening ioAd-
ness for sweets, especially those OF the
chocolate variety. and the ecla'rs were
lust being brought up fresh from the
kitchen as l passed bakers shop.
IT'S a good story you heard at the tea'
but IT doesn't happen to be true as
serted Mr.. Frohman, authorltatiyely.
His brown eyes twinkled though. Ike
those Of a mischieyous boy. Ii was true
and he knew 1t was true. After second
he gave a sort of guilty. rueful glance
al n far table, where among the flowers
and books there iurked box which might
have been the twin OF receptacle ior
BuzZard's best chocolates.
OF course, / didn't exactly follo" MS
glance. Manners. you know.
simply changed the subject
when are you crossing the ocean
again, Mr.. Frohman?
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25

What arc some Of your other tastes?
I queried. "Do YOU like music"
"Umn--yes. I'm fond Of music. but /
can't get up much of "a thrill over opera
of the grand ,arety. Very seldom go to
II. as "A matter of fact Lest time ! was
lurcd In IL was to hear "a performance OF
La Eonemc and some of the scenery
tumbled down ] told the person wh)
took mo there 'twould teach mo not to
go to the opera again And g. F. gave
smother of his bad boy chucklcs.
1t was infectious and 1 gigglcd in SYM
pathy.
Ever do any sightseeing when you're
here in London"
Heavens no!'
"Oh. don't you?' I cried. innocenty
If DO. I've bccn to the Tower and the
galleries and Westminster Abbey, ana
"Ah. yes. !. too, have seen Westmin'
ster." broke i'm Mr.. Frohman. "Haddon
Chambers thought be would do kindly
act and luggcd me there one day SAID
there was lots to contemplate. We didn't
see much, though Got lost first and thcn
got mixed up in long service When
that was over they closed up the Abbey
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
A THEORY ILLUSTRATED.

Maybe the thought Of my visit had pro-
duced all this. l must confess. though,
that, as a rule, your aunue's little pres
ence seems 10 make the cheek blanch and
the warm blood freeze.
In my anxiety l peered rudely through
my goggles at the Frohman eyes In
search Of crows feet
None!
To be sure a few stray locks are miss
ing on the top of the head but l think ne
never did have a completely covered pate
Some men don't, even at twenty-nve-you
know that-and I've always had a per-
fectly good theory that badness LENDS
youth TO the face, instead OF age IL
gives a certain effect of early infant In
nocence. reminds one of cradles, rattles
and feeding bottles.
1 like 1t myself, and 1 think he must
have been an awfully fetchnglittle baby.
ANYHOW. If there is some tonsorial
scarcity In the Frohman makeup IL
doesn't in the least mar the brightness Oh
two twinkling, enthusiastic. kind eyes ne
wears under well marked brows.
But let's get away from these emoar-
RAISING personalities.
After I'd made myself quite comfortable
I began TO forget my wrath, ana saio
amiab bly,:
you are certainly looking very we'll.
Il am we'll"
Have you quite recovered from your
recent illness?"
Mr.. Frohman tried to scoWl severely
but he laughed at the same time, which
rather spoiled the effect. as he said:
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25

That taught me not to do any more
sightseeing" 49,
"Well YOU don't just stay here in this
hotel all the time, do you?"
IL just do, mostly. cast my eye over
the theatres. of course and / take trips
10 the Continent and the country oc-
casionally That's all
What about eXerciseY
MIR. Frohman's kind. chubby face as
sumed a contemptuous expression, and ne
nestled down Iuxuriously into the depths
Of the ample chair he filled so capably.
rben he lit a long cigar, but he spake not
a word.
"Well. don't you walk pursued, quite
undismayed. "and what about golf!
BENEFICIAL and fashionable, you know"
"I never take exercise any more" ne
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
HIS PERENNIAL YOUTH.

While the boy was bearing my name
on q silver charger 1 felt myself here
and there to see if ] was intact or just
mang.ed remains. Then l let my most
grlish smile play round the corners Of
ny lips, and went up in the elevator to
Mr.. Frylman's sitting room.
Draw your chairs closer 70 the fire,
dears. and put the screen behind your
hacks. Lower the shades q little also
while you're about it, for your Aunt
Kate's getting Oh q bit IN years. and she
chooses warm corners and dim religious
lights nowadays as ut settings fer her
beauty
Not so with G.. +. Not al all
Being a mere man, and having the best
Of everything. after natures ridiculous
and partia. fashion. there he sat in the
cold, merciless glare, not Of one window
out Of three. while drafts whistled round
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
AN uNsUsPEcTED TALENT.

rfo.d lost his fear of me, or he may have
bsen dying to look at my cute little sos-
sles. ,.,,,., u,o
funds OF reason that what happened was
his He said TO himself:
q guess l better do it now and get 1t
over"
One. two three! The dose was swal-
,cwed, the invitation sent
Imay mention, II was something fairly
noysl In the way of invites.
Al the top was written, Dear Kate
carew." Then he had sketched two
chairs facing each other, and two little
srpres sitting in them, with YOU" ME. I"
written over their respective personali-
,ies and the signature Charles Froh-
man" below
Your Aunt Kate has the average
amount Of perspicacity, and she was on
10 the cipher in a moment.
She hailed q passing taxi, though the
day was yet very young, and she shrieked
to the driver to go as fast as he liked.
For you never know with these elusive
shy men. They may be seized with a
sudden caprice, invite you TO chat with
them, and, before you arrive, are seized
With another caprice to the effect that
they can't possibly see you.
It's fairly dangerous TO tell a London
chauffeur to go as fast as he likes. l
wouldn't advise any of you to do 1t.
They relish a fair amount of speed This
particular one bore me on the wings of
the wind. as it were. We scattered pedes-
TRANS and vehicles like chaff, or any
other old thing.
Well got to the Savoy Hotel before
c. +. had changed his mind.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
MAY BORROW REINHARDT IDEA.

1--WE heard you are going to do some
Reinhardting on your own account. Now
I don't want to pry into future plans. be-
cause, Of course, this isn't an interview
I said modestly, but I'd be pleased 10
know the truth Of this report
well, the Reinhardt system certainly
seems to have caught on with audiences,
replied c. F., with a little twinkle In his
eve. "I'm thinking of giving them treat
I'm the way of a stage crowd. For each
live person I shall have ten wooden ilS-
ures painted with real paint. II wouldn't /
surprise me II you'd hear tremendous
accounts OF this new discovery, as l told
nv English visitor yesterday"
Another prolonged chuckle, and c. F's
ruddy color deepened at least three tones.
Then he cuddled down again in his COM
Portable chair as he said:
Seriously, though. there is a tendency
at present to be Indifferent to accessories.
The plays the thing. I've never spared
money in setting my productions, but now
I shall 90 to the other extreme and sup
ply most simple fittings. That. for In
stance" and he pointed TO woolly bear
on the mantelplece, will serve as an or
nament quite as we'll as a rare vase.
don't believe my audiences will miss any
thing II | cut down properties somewhat.
| have the reputation Of being able to
change the character Of my productions
I'm six days and the audiences are never
conscious of the revolutions I've made"
Must be rather good fun" / remarked.
a., oaIJ Mr FrObrnan
But you've got lots of other thrilling
plans, haven't you? Do tell me some."
pleaded
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
e. F. RESORTS TO STRATEGY.

"Oh, very shortly. now, but then LII
he dashing back home again before Ions.
Seems to me I'm spending great part
Of the latter years Of my life ON the
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25

| Mr.. Frohnnan snorted in quite a start
ling manner.
| ! gave q slight jump.
ITS all right" he said reassuringiy'
"But to continue about Reinhardt. I've
got q theory hat at performance st
his theatre in Berlin the stage manager
forgot to see that the props were on the
stage and the curtain was rung up with
out them. The actors had to go through
their business as best they could. the
management expected the worst. but the
audience, instead Of showing disapprovai.
said, Wonderful! Marvellous! Something
quite newt Hoch der Renhardt! and all
was fine and rosy. That sort of thing
does happen. Years ago when was put
ting on q production Of Romeo and
Juliet we we're pretty hard up for seen
cry. Hunted in the storehouse OF the
theatre. everywhere; nothing forthcom-
ing-and the tragedy was played with the
smallest amount OF scenery ever. Inc
audience found it most artistic perform
ance and you could hear people all over
the place agreeing that scenery always
really diverted too much from the act
| Ing.
Naturally, after Relnhardts successful
! blunder, he tried many stunts and the
magazine writer's helped him enormously
He was good copy and they made the
most of him. Magazine writer's are al
! ways looking for ready-made stories.
They don't seem to have much imagina-
| ton, nor have they minds to think out
truths apparently. But your newspaper
writer's. They've got the brains. Nothing
gets by them. They slft fact or an In
novation down to It's true value. The
press knows just what the public wants
feels It's pulse. as it were, and speaks the
truth hether pleasing or unpleaslng;
What about our American pressE
TITS all right: I don't agree with crit
ics here who say it Is vulgar. 1t may be
exaggerated in spots-headlines, for In
stance-but that's nothing much
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
nv Kate Carew.

,1y long years have I sleuthed Mr..
M charles Frohman in the hope Of
WI tracking him down. getting him
corner and dragging from him the
mo in,Sotinc interview. You don't know
eiu1'I . I'ye worked at the game; dear ones;
' new ,n managerial anteroom vernacular.
.a Du' = was "n,thln doin'."
"c .o, that he objected to being inter-
cd Good gracious. no!
No always protested that he would like
lily only his various enterprises ex-
,.,'stej all his time, 50 he would have
.afer me TO one of his bright young
secretaries.
F as he is affectionately and IA
.uarlv abbreviated, and ] are both a
-. older than when we started these
'atcb as catch can tactics, and maybe
20 little mellowed, or possibly 1t was
,ss soothing atmosphere of London that
AL II. Anyway, all of sudden. after
'.,st one gentle reminder from me of my
.rssenee in town, ! got a Frohman hand
lawn invitation TO come for a chat.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
THRIvEs IN GILDED CAGES.

theoretically, love both" he an
swered IL often spend as much as a day
a, a time in the country, but, ! guess on
,he whole, I'm a town bird. / can't sleep
,vo,, anywhere except in big city hotels.
l like the hum and throb OF iie why
the clang of the cable car ana the roar
and rumble OF the elevated road sound
pretty good to me. No place Is ever too
no,sv 'Fraid /. couldn't rusticate long
~,,hout wanting shuttle off altogether" !"
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
DIsLlKES PAINFUL SUBJECTS.

Il don't like discussing illnesses. !
guess I'm just paying the penalty Of my
years. But if you had headache every
day for twelve months. wouldn't you be
glad to try and forget it when some one
came TO chat with you? 1 often refuse
10 see people just because 1 know they've
arrived to hear all my symptoms and to
tell me about relatives OF theirs VINO
suffered in the same way, what was done
for them and what ought TO be done for
me When mans i'll he wants to be
diverted. don't he|'
"Of course ne does" ] crooned. sooth-
ingIy. Sorry l spoke at all. I'll be care
full hereafter What do you think / near
IN brought you as a thank Offering for
letting me have a look at you at last!
Some nice. oozy chocolate eclairs. There
now"
Very kind of you, I'm sure" mur-
INJURED c. f. somewhat vaguely very
kind, but why, may l ask?'
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25

ooh. very shortly. now, but then III
he dashing back home again before lohS'
Seems TO me I'm spending great part
=, tho latter years Of my life on the
water
Wagon" queried
Certainly" he grinned.
"Do YOU like the ocean trip|
"yes do rather, especially II I'm left
IN peace and can read plays all the way
over. I make that my best play-readihs
I,,e II only people don't bother me. I'm
not an enthusiast on meeting strangers
anyway, and l particularly hate IL OH
hoard ship. Been put to lot or dodseS
20 avoid devoting precious moments 10
fellow travellers"
Another roguish grin, and Mr.. Frohman
,oaned toward me in the most delight
fuIIv confidential way, just as If he were
going to tell all the secrets OF his past
then be said with a pleased chucKle;
once / tried most successiul game
Got on the steamer and found ceie-
hroted prima donna was shipmate. De
,iobtfuI woman, but / had bunch OF
manuscripts with me and l couiuh see
n,vself walking decks, etc. Are you
good sail3r? J asked her
Rotten she groaned.
".An right, madame, said l. In my
most fatherly manner; I'll tel you just
What to do. Go down to your cabin, go
straight to bed and stay there during the
voyage. You'll thank me when you get
ashore. Best remedy ever. Fine for the
voice. too Sho went and tucked herself
80, and was grateful to me always-while
I read my plays"
c. +. smiled complacentiy at the recoi-
lection.
I shook my finger at him. and said
"Artful and perfdious one"
But he only laughed.
When he had settled down TO some
thing like gravity, asked him II he liked
tbs country and the Simple Life.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-25
SHAW-sARRlE.PINERO BILL.

I'm very much interested in my new
triple bill idea. Three plays by three IA
nous authors. with three separate COM
panies. Shaw. Barrie and Pinero are
doing the plays and I'm gathering the
companies. II this programme turns out
well. I'm going to tour the Continent
with it,"