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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
I Marvel at the
Mysteries of the Stage.

remember in New York a reporter came
down to the house to SOC me. II was a novel
experience in those days, and one which con-
siderably fustered me- It was the first of do
not know how many interviews which were to
be my lot Mother showed him a photograph
which had been taken in Philadelphia. ct is
a curious fact that have not a single one of
these pictures left. though it is not such long
time ago since they were taken) A photo
graph Of a pose had made was printed IN an
evening paper In New York, with a compli
mantaFy caption underneath, and thence
onward saw many reporters all Of whom were
anxious 70 get photograph for their papers.
The Sunday American published several of
them, two big pages. and It only natural
that this should be followed by a succession OF
offers to 60 on the stage.
I suppose such an experience, falling to a
young girl. unused TO publicity and with little
knowledge Of the world. would be sufficient TO
turn her head But was Immensely sane in
those days I attribute this to the fact that
had read more than most girls OF my age.
My father had An excellent library and l had
been q most orunfvoro1s reader. laugh to
myself when think Of the literary puzzles l
tackled I am more than astounded to realize
that not only read, but enjoyed many books
which q child might reasonably be supposed to
think more than little difficult But the efforts
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They Left Me Still
MY Veil of Innocence.

went home in the seventh heaven Of e.
light.
And here let me deal with an aspect Of stage
life which forever excites the morafiA Has n
a corrupting influence on the young2 speak
Of myself when say II did not corrupt ma II
being brought into contact with people who are
loose of speech, or who have exaggerated views
on the dexibility Of morals, is corruption. then
the streets Of New York Paris, London, Of Gny
great city, are unfit for the young girl
There is a camaradene on the stage which
entails a certain freedom Of speech and O Ger
tain frankness in dealing with the relationships
which exist between people, but there iB also
the protection which comes from the destTuo.
ton of illusion.
And there is too, a very keen appreciation
of duty toward the innocent There Is q code
which protects the child and stands between
her and knowledge of evil, and IN no other
branch OF life have l seen such anxiety DIS
played to hide ugly truths from the n0vitiRtA
Here is example of how q girl can live
in the very midst of things without fully I'M
derstanding their significance.
| remember that in those early days I used
to envy sextet Of beautiful girls who had q
chorus number of their own. used to stand
in the wings and watch them dancing grace
fully the slow movements Of the number and
wonder little ruefully whether should ever
be tall enough or sklltul enough to do the work
they were doing. For, IN my innocence. l
regarded them as the most wonderful part of
the show and certainly the best paid, for" |
argued, how could they wear such lovely
clothes OF the stage and such beautiful pearls
On, unless they received a salary in proportion
to their charms?"
must have mentioned my view to several
people, but not one OF them attempted to lift
the veil which hid realities from my eyes. The
stage was indeed a wonderful world, it's people,
a people apart One looked at life from a new
angle, and saw men and women from another
plane. | was impressed by the frank egotism
of the girls. quality which is neither to be
despised nor condemned for they merely put
into words an that their sisters Of the other
world think. They had gotten the trick Of
thinking aloud, and found speech an excellent
and soothing substitute for thought, and one OF
the reasons why actresses are apparently 50
inconsistent is to be found in this practice.
found n took years of study before could
disentangle the real intentions of a girl from
her expressed and often vehementty expressed
view. l have heard people, and msn espe-
cially, who have complained bitterly At TIE In
consistency and deceptive powers q EtTls ca,
gagged on the stage.
Next Sunday Evelyn ThsW viii give the hfS-
tory Of hsr ASgaintanss With Ssansers Matte
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Judged by the ordinary standards and con-
ducts of life the thing is cataclysma. Yet
she looks and talks as lightly and uncon-
cernedly as she takes of her hat and goes
to the glass to arrange her hair, as II they
were about to engage In a game Of tennis.
She then retires behind a screen, or into an
other room. to emerge presently appareled only
in her youth and beauty. am speaking or
course of the artists model who poses for the
figure.
This picture doubtless win appeal to different
people in a very different manner. Not
few will regard II as horrible" "disgraceful,
Outrageous" the law should prevent her'
and SO on.
or course. II is a big risk for any woman
thus to challenge the conventions and even the
instincts of her sex: and yet to do so with
impunity has been found quite possible by the
majority Of those who have risked 1t. A girl
with character can keep the narrow road
with much less difficulty than besets her SIS
ter in other branches OF life.
It stands to reason that such exacting work
as drawing and painting the figure can not be
combined with philandering TO any great ex-
tent and the artist, even though flesh and
blood, and he can not be much Of an artist
unless ne is very much so, quickly gets shy
of models whose idea of earning their dollar
a day consists in the arduous task Of sitting
on his knee partaking Of chocolates or smok-
ing cigarettes.
For the girl of parts, indeed. there are few
means of livelihood which offer fairer posi-
Dll1ueS tnan tnlS career OF posing. IL REQUIRES
neither money nor influence. Like Shake
speare, she may know small Latin and less
Greek The only capital necessary is that with
which Nature has financed her--a pretty face, a
shapely form and plastic, sympathetic tenn
permanent
1t is not couleur dc rose all the time, OF
course for, Of the rank and nle, but few fail
to have some good times. But even for the
luckiest there is the Inevitable pay pay pay
the guild pro quo
Beying its name, sitting very often involves
great muscular effort. and fainting is a COM
mon incident, especially IN the long sittngs
required In schools and classes, and the work
is at all times great strain on the nerves.
A girl taking up sitting professionally and
seriously must be prepared TO make pleasure,
amusement and other interests subordinate to
her work.
In a sense It was my work as An artists
model that first brought me into the public eye.
do not know that to be brought into the pub
tic eye is the happiest OF experiences. Wilde
has said that a woman, like a country, is hap
piest when she has no history; for my part
l am free to confess that while the reminis-
cences Of the past may be painful, there is a
peculiar fascination and happiness in framing
up the experienced
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29

The work was fairly light The poses were
not particularly difficult In the main they
wanted me for my head. l never posed for
the figure, in the sense that posed for the
nude. Sometimes would be painted % q
little Eastern girl in costume Of q Turkish
woman, all vivid coloring, with ropes and
bangles Of Jade about my neck and arms.
And here I would like to say something about
the artists model, because there Ii so much in
this conception.
The question of the artists model the
eternal feminine" Of course, Ike that Of the
stage is a question in which many people
seem to take considerable and, indeed at times
uncalled for interest.
In the case OF the artists model. It is per
hRps not to be wondered at that when girl
a model must completely ignore all the
safeguards with which society and convention
have fenced in womanhood. the world should
speculate as to what manner OF person she is,
will presently become, nor can IL altogether
be considered guilty Of rash judgment II Il Is
inclined to reckon such girls as more or less
outside the pale.
Now let us look at the girl alone with the
artist The law can not help her, society, con-
vention, custom are shut outside the walls Of
this great room, pOwerless to aid or shield from
the elemental passions Of tive human AssTtA
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York, sending me back TO Pittsburg. Even then
our circumstances were so strained that it
was necessary for her to get me pass from
a friend of my father. I had to go back to
get Howard, my little brother. l there
for a few weeks, and we went on by way Of
Allegheny, to New York.
Ny mother would never cease in her efforts
to secure a position as designer, but in New
in Philadelphia. The main objections which
barred her in the smaller city were against her
in New York.
We had secpred a room on Twenty-seo-
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vaudeville star.

Beyond the IA ct
that most of tn Q
people who drew me
were, as l say, wo-
men. there were one
or two men artists
whose names / do
not remember.
When | was IN full
swing we decided to
move 20 New York,
and my artist friends
gave me letters OF in
PRODUCTION, one of
which was to Mr..
Carroll B e ckw it'll.
Mother went to New
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character.

ond street-a little
back room on the
second floor. Here
we lived and again
felt the pinch Of pow
erty. TIL ere we're
days when my sole
meal consisted Of a
biscuit and a cup Of
coffee.
Try as she would,
my mother did not
succeed in securing
even a minor posi-
ton with a firm of
dress designers. Ev-
erywhere the same
answer was returned,
the same questions
asked: H ad she
been to Paris re-
Gently? H d sh g
similar Q xper fence
with other stores2"
II was in despera,
ton that mother re-
membered the letter
of introd uction to
Mr.. Carroll Beck
with. In Philadelphia
my artist friends had
sent me TO a photog-
rapher's to secure a
number Of studies Of
my head. Arm e d
with o ne of these
mother called upon
Mr.. Beckwith. This
was In December,
1900. The artist was
pleased with the pic
ture. He told her
that she could bring
me up to the studio,
because he felt pref
ty sure that he would
be able to give me
work. A personal In
spec tion satisfied
him, and he offered
me posing for two
m ornings Q very
week.
You are not the
sort OF girl" he said
kindly. that should
go knocking at stu
do doors. l will give
you some letters Of
introduction TO rep
resentative artists In
New York.
This he did. l re-
member one was to
Mr.. r. s. OhuToh,
and Mr.. Church gave
me letters to Herbert
Morgan and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hyneman and
Carl Blenner. For all
tboun nrftgfo NnraA
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I Take Up Posing
To Fill Our Purse.

/ posed mostly for heads, particularly for
children's heads, and at first for the lady
artists. There were four in that building who
used me as a model for the pictures with which
they illustrated stories in the best-known mag
azines.
grew in patience and the work came oazy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29

Evelyn Nesbft Thaw, as she
appeared on Broadway after
her return from England,
where she made her debut as a
vaudeville star.
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place In Arch street.
IN a sense, this the most momentous of our
moves, from my point of view. The boarding house
in Arch street marked the beginning of my indie
pendent career. Until now l had been a follower
being whose life was directed by the whim or the
circumstances Of another.
Hitherto I and the rest of the world had revolved
about my mother She was in my eyes the central
attraction around which animated creation grated
Arch street represented the period OF transition; the
Re during which the center of attraction slowly
b,t surely shifted
ut was there l met a Mrs. Darach, who was an
artist She was attracted by my face. and asked
NE Il l would SIT a model for her The idea
attracted me- It seemed TO at that time TO
be a wonderful thing that anybody would want
to paint picture of me. 1t really
derful joke and was as proud as though my
self combined all the genius of Michael Angelo
and Rosa Bonheur.
learned in that time the supreme vaIue or
patience Enthusiasm for being painted died
with an aching neck, with the yearning de-
sires to get right away from the position in
which the artist put me, to my head
exactly in the direction she did not wish
to look and to fdget at moments when it was
essential that should keep quite still
Here then, began the great education
education the fruit Of which was to serve me
in such good stead in later years. Other
fists would drop into the studio Chestnut
street and one woman who was very
anxious that l should sit for her. Mrs. Darach,
however, pointed out that l was not profess
sioual model but the other lady artist
very insistent.
why" she said q know lots of girls who
are earning quite good money by posing for
illustrators of magazines"
had never thought of the possibility of
making an income in this way. 1t seemed to
me absurd that people should take money for
being painted. I spoke to mother about it, but
10 she did not offer any objection and thus It
came about from Mrs. Darach went to other
srtista, and slowly but surely began to tsEm
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-26
WATERS
MENACE
BRIDGES

Rising waters of the Little Calumet
are menacing the lower part of Gary
and the high water mark of 1912 has
already been surpassed. The water has
now reached Twenty sixth street on
the north side of the river, and the top
of the Ridge road sewer on the south
side
A half dozen houses are already un-
der water the occupants being made
homeless yesterday. Most of the houses
under water are west of Broadway and
are owned by Senator Frank n. Gavit
Several shacks are already under wat
err
1t is feared that a high wind will
cause the Broadway sidewalks to be
washed away and part of the street
paving itself
washout is feared on the East
Gary-Miller bridge. the Pennsylvanis
and Michigan Central railroad bridges
while the Gary & Interurban's bridg'
is in grave danger of the rising wat
ers
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-26
TERRE HAUTE
AGAIN DEVASTATED
Waters Break from Banks
of the Wabash.

Terre Haute, Ind, March 26.-Hardly
recovering from the daze of the tor
nado of Sunday that claimed twenty
lives, injured $50 and did property
damage amounting to $1.000,00G Terre
Haute today faced its second disaster
in forty-eight hours when the waters
of the Wabash swiftly left their banks,
flooding part of the residence section.
Many families whose homes had es-
capped destruction in the tornado were
surrounded and the residents were
forced to flee for their lives The adj
ditional refugees taxed the capacity of
private homes and charitable institu-
lions and it is estimated that $4,000
will be needed to care for the sufferers
| The river has passed the twenty five
J foot stage and is rising at the rate OF
| FIVE inches an hour. Railroad traffic
| is practically suspended and interurban
| traction service has been abandoned
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Green's branch at Anderson, ordinar-
lily narrow stream. is a torrent. Thou
sands have been forced to desert their
homes Water burst through a wall
into the. municipal light plant. and in
employees barely escaping with their
lives
More than 100 homes al Marion are
filled with water to the second floors
through the breaking of the Mississin-
eva river levee. The city is extend Ing
aid to those in need and caring for the
homeless.
At Upton 100 families were driven
out of their abodes and much suffer
ing resulted
Noblesville reports White river high
than in thirty-fve years. and 1t is
said two persons were drowned. They
are believed to have been gypsies One
| hundred families are homeless.
| The big hydraulic dam north OF the
| town is threatened and may go out
during the night. It Is being closely
watched and all persons living below
| it have been told to move TO higher
/ ground
The Little and Big Blue rivers broke
/ the Ievees al Shelbyville and the wat
er reached within a block of the public
| square. The water and light plan:
| were put out of commission schools
| were dismissed The city commander
| ed all wagons there to aid in movins
| out families whose homes were water
| bound Two hundred feet of the Biz
| Four tracks was washed out.
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fContinued from Page II
south bound milk train yesterday aft
ernoon proceeded as far as Battle
Ground. a suburb north of Lafayette.
and then backed up to Monon again.
for the night.
The Erie is having trouble IN Ohio.
and a washout is reported thirty-one
miles east Of Huntington at Decatur.
No attempt is being made to run
through trains.
Conditions on the Pennsylvania can
well be imagined when it stated that
six inches of water are nthe depot al
Iogansport owing to the Wabash leav-
ing it's bounds. This same river is also
said to have shifted the Big -Four
bridge from it's abuttments at La
fayette.
The Nickel Plate is fearing wash
| out on the Tippecanot river at Arnofe
| and has weighted the bridge dowr
there with carloads of coal. Yester.
days through westbound trains ar
held either at FIT. Wayne or Fostoria
| Wire trouble adds to the complications
| for wherever a big stream has to b.
i crossed wires went down.
| While the few local trains that ar
| running bring in a little mail the bull
of it is stalled The Michigan Contra
lis relied upon to bring out from Chi
lcago,, all the mail that the other road
ordinarily bring to Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-26

England up into Maine For seven
years the man from the pulpit. his wife
and boys. lived the life OF the unskilled
day laborer,s family. studying the
problems and conditions OF the labor
Ing man and his family today. in the
laboratories Of living men. Crown
Pointers should not miss this rare OPP
portunity Of hearing man like Nc
utt-Communicate by 4 boy scout
The woman's study club met at the
public library assembly room yester-
day afternoon and a splendid program
was listened to. Mrs. j. Frank Mecker
read one OF the best prepared and most
Instructive papers on the study OF
Sex Hygiene" and expounded many
valuable theories and lessons on the
important theme of the present day.
Mrs. Amelia Fisher in the absence or
Mrs. Charles J. Tinkham. read care
fully prepared and highly entertain
ing paper on Mexico"
The woman's Missionary society of
the Methodist church win meet at the
home of Mrs. Stella Meeker on East
street on Thursday afternoon Mrs
AVIAN Of Gary will deliver a lecture al
this meeting. and all the members are
requested to attend. Refreshments
Will be served
A. c. Harding, an attorney for th'
Northern Public Service company, wa'
I q Crown Point visitor yesterday on lie
gal business connected with the firm
/ The Woman's Study club member
will go to Hammond on Saturday to b.
the guests of the Hammond Woman
club.
Attorney w. ]. McAleer of Ham
! mond transacted business here yester
day.
Ed Neuman of Hammond was
Crown Point visitor yesterday.
The funeral of William Haage, VIII
died OF heart failure at his home o
West Joliet street on Saturday even
ing was held at St Mary's Catholi
church yesterday morning and was al
tended by a big concourse of friends G
the deceased. The remains were In
TERED in the Catholic cemetery.
William Parry is transaeting bus
ness in Hammond today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-26
SHUCkS
From the Diary of ST. Lence

Hat Homely resuntly took first prize
t beauty show. Contest wuz held in
her budwar and tn jedge wuz Hats
mirror.
Prim Prue ser if she wuz spring thet
she wouldn't let winter linger in her
lap fer a moment
James T. Smith. father of Mrs. Cyrus
Kettenring. living with his wife at the
Kettenring home on Jackson street.
died suddenly yesterday morning about
10 o'clock. He has been inN i'll health
for some time. but not seriously and
his sudden death came a distinct
shock to the many friends of the fami-
ly. Mr.. Smith was 10 years of age and
leaves a wife and daughter to mourn
him. He was formerly Presbyterian
minister, but retired from the pulpit
on account of failing health. The flu
neral will be held the kettenring
home on Thursday afternoon at 80
o'clock. the interment being at the
Crown Point cemetery.
1.-THE Dinner Pail Man" has been Sc
cured by the boy scouts to give Crown
Point a treat in the way OF a lecture
next Saturday night. March 20 at Cen
trail Music hall. his subject being The
Fun of Being Alive. or the Tragedy OF
Playing Second Fiddle to an Ambt.
ton" Mr.. George l.. McNutt, "the Din
ner Pail Man is a man unique in cur
rent American life; positive charac
ter. always doing things little differ.
emit After preaching fifteen years as (
Presbyterian minister in Urbana, In
dianapolis. New York City and the ia
west Mr. McNutt entered the Universe
ty of Hard Knocks to study first hand
social and economic questions. Begin
ming as a roustabout in an iron mill
the preached worked incog. through
Indiana Ohio. Pennsylvania. Maryland
New York. Boston and through New
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-26
HOMER IS
/. LANDED IN
| THE TROUGH

There is much joy around the Gary
city hall. The prodigal son has return
ed. No longer is the Gary Tribune and
its great editor. Homer j. Carr, a bit
ter enemy of Mayor Knots. They are
now bosom, friends.
What accomplished this great mir
acle? Mr.. Carr has been admitted to
the public printing trough and by vir-
tue of an order of the Gary board Of
public works Will share with the
Knots organ, the Post, in the city
printing A half share is worth sew
eral thousand dollars.
At The Knots Trough.
This is the second flop that the Trib-
nue. has made within recent months. 1t
Topped from the republican party TO
the bull moose party. Now the bull
moosers are deserted for the Knots
democracy and the moosers are out in
the cold.
You got to hand it to Tom for max
ing his enemies feed out of his hand. .
said one of the city hall contracting
gang. tom now has two newspapers
which he will be able to dictate to and
Homer will have to come around daily
| for his order. believe me-"
! Bull Moosers Deserted.
| over at the GOsI cultoIldi ToOiii
things weren't so rosy today. Thu
Post bunch object to seeing Homer a
the public printing trough. And Home
was not only at the trough but he ha'
both of his fore feet into 1T and a full
pass from his honor for permission t
stay there as long as he is good"
Glooms also settled among the bull
moose followers. The party has nov
lost its only daily paper in this par
of the state and some of the more in
ldignant members are for reading tn
Hopper out of the party forwith.
Knots Fine Fellow Now.
| 1t is recalled that in the 1909 cit
detection Knots threw out a bait an
lead the Tribune to his support in tn
same manner. Homer deserted the re
, publican cause and was strong for hi
honor Eighteen months ago there wa
q falling out and The Tribune foudl
demanded that Knots be kicked OF
of the city hall and named and desig
mated him as "Gary's greatest stumt
ling block
Time mel1owed things and Carr wa
allowed by Knots to have a toy 10
as park commissioner.
IT is rumored that Knots and
/ Tribune representative were closete
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the printing award.
is NOT
YET LOCATED
On Quit Claim Deed to River
Bed Hinges Settlement
of Question.

The w. II. Johns -Manville asbestos
factory is not yet located. According
to the latest information, the heirs OF
the man who conveyed the Riverdale
site to George M. Pullman, who now
seeks to sell it to the H. W. Johns
Manville Co.. refuse to sig quit claim
deed to their title to the bed of the
Little Calumet river.
If this matter cannot be amicably
settled Riverdale may possibly lose
the plant and then the old scramble for
the concern will be renewed.