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AROUSED FROM THEIR FRANCES

Several mild little ladies. deep in the
morning papers in their various corners
OF the room. bliuked out through clouds OF
.mokc. for Nine. Grand had raised her
voice AID il had reached further than she
Intended.
Nothing happened. though. the old
ladies settled down to their papers again
and Nine Grand prodded a sofa cushion
gently. as she continued, In lower tones
Wei. this act viii do luch to stay the
iniquty anyway. and now that women are
really opening their eyes 10 all that con-
Germs them the outlook is hopeful"
you were one Of the first openly
avowed feminists. weren't you?' ! asked,
forgetting that this might seem to imply
greater age than the novelist would care
10 admit but somehow I've always
thought Of her as a sort of pioneer OF
woman's rights. in the biggest sense. not
Just suffrage. but much more. Haven't
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81 used TO, once upon time" smiled
Nine. Grand. Now ! don't quite so much.
but | am going on the Continent very
soon to do some work on new book
DO you like the social life in the coun-
try?" I demanded. i've heard il is so
narrow and cosby in English country
villages"
Social life is much the same every
where i'm England" declared the lady.
It's no worse in the country than else
where. OF course. If you are a profess
sional woman. they expect you to be &C.
centric, and everything you do IS com
mented upon: but that is much the same
in other places. Tine present age doesn
care for intellectual men and women.
Among fashionable people it isn't quite
the correct thing to be clever
How has the American element az
fected society"
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SCARED HER YOUNG AUDITOR

"Oh." laughed Nine. Grand-and she
has a clear. ringing laugh that it IS a
Joy TO hear-"oh, dear, me. | don't know
when ] began my career as story
teller. / know ] made up tales long be-
fore ] could write them. ] used to sit up
in bed at night and tell my sister stories
so horrible that she says she has never
been able 10 be alone at night since
Then. when ] finally learned to write
and I had trouble i'm doing that. | spent
all my moments stolen from lessons at
my desk
THE Heavenly Twins was your first
successful novel. wasn't it,
As | asked this my thoughts few back
in the time when my elders discussed this
book and wouldn't let me read 1t be-
cause il was so daring" and / stole OF
and I'm the solitude Of the apple orchard
read IT, quite without understanding or
ENJOYMENT. except the thrill which came
from doing a desperately outrageous ana
wicked thing.
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GOT QUERY MACHINE GOING.

It's a mere matter Of training" re-
piled your Aunt Kate modestly.
Then ! pulled myself together and took
the reins i'm my own hands. dashin7
bravely into Interrogation.
DO YOU think women who work ar"
the happiest women J asked. skippin"
all my earlier questions which were t
lead up 10 this. and saving the first thin@
that came into my head.
Nine. Grand looked a little disappointed
AT not being able 10 20 on interviewing
me. but she answered. with wholesom
tolerance:
We'll. l don't believe could reply :"
that without reservation. think wonen's
prescnt-day independence is a blessed
thing, and ! think the more they worF
and support themselves the happier anC
better adjusted the world Will be. But
husband. home and children mean mnch
10 a woman also. and always will"
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THAT Thy. FUTILE FIRE.

rose, hope not too suddenly. and
looked at the two-for-apenny little lire
in the crate on that cold. damp day, and
then at the ladies covering over 1t with
cloaks and woody shawls on their shout
ders. and at Nine. Grand, who had sat
for half an hour talking TO me with her
coat buttoned up tight and her furs mut-
fed round her. Then my thoughts lie"
10 the theatres. where the women keep
their heavy opera cloaks over their even
iug gowns. so as to endure the atmos-
phere. and the bridge parties. where every
one shivers, save those who have been
fortunate enough TO draw seats by ths
fire. and though | uttered 10 word OF re-
preach / sincerely trust my glance con
voyed something of what l felt.
All the old ladies looked up from theli
papers as / took my departure. and the
blue gray haze hung thick about them.
Nine Grand. walked TO the door witt
me. and showed that she had the lon5
free stride of the athletic Englshwomsn.
Then she shook my hand with hearty
grin. and the last / saw of her she was
vending her way back into the room, TO
have another cigarette and 10 read the
morning papers by whatever share OF tina,
infant fire she could justly claim.
Copyright. 1913. New-York TrIbure'
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IN DEFENCE OF sHMEN.

This she seemed to resent as a slur
upon English manhood. for she FASTENED
TO assure me that John Bull was equally
kind and indulgent. but misguided.
"Our men folk have a deeply rooted
theory as 10 women's weakness" she ex-
planned and for that they try TO keep
us out OF the labor market and the po-
litical arena. | really believe that Is their
only reason. though. and | think TO have
any bitterness toward them for this Is
absurd Sex war Is not TO be thought or
and the suffraGcttes are doing us much
harm bv their attitude toward men. And
Vet. in It's way. thcir enthusiasm is good"
Here one of the club servants entered.
a very gorgeous person in an even more
gorgeous uniform. ard after a brief look
round the room he came 20 Nine. Grand
and presented her with telegram on
salver She read IT, and then said to me
with one of her pleasant smiles.
1T is a good thing that you were able
10 come this morning. for ! find | must
return to Tunbridge Wells to-day. after
ALL"
do you like living In the country" I
asked.
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they don't want to. but to those who have
looked into the matter there is no punish
mont too severe for those miserable men
who deal in wOmanhood. Perhaps hoggins
Will serve the purpose. but II We women
bad our way We would tear them 10
pieces / understand that now. since the
new ac, against them has been passed.
they are fleeing from the country. 10 save
their miserable skins
She sat mp very straight a. she said all
this. her eyes blucly flashing and her
cigarette discarded or the tray.
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do you think women writers encounter
more obstacles than men,
Not so much nowadays. They did
once. Of course But their lives are harder
than the ordinary woman's, for they have
double duties. generally those which be-
long TO their womanhood and those be-
longing TO their art"
They have double Interests also" ]
suggested tentatively. and double anec-
tons"
True" nodded Nine. Grand as she
nicked the ashes from her cigarette. hold
ing ii firmly between the fingers of her
plump, white hand. ones work always
means a great deal in ones life. Mine
does to me. And get perhaps one misses
other things because Of it,
Did you begin writing when you were
q girl?' ! questioned.
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AND THEN-THE BALLOT.

1T must be gratifying TO you to have
seen this come to pass. when you believed
I'm il and worked for IL long before thei
was any real hope OF it, said l.
1T is. indeed" affirmed the novelist IN
her crisp. positive way. NOW. the next
step is the vote
"Oh. yes: the vote" ! repeated. really
didn't want To talk about the vote IN the
concrete. only the rights and wrongs CT
women. but 1 realized there was 10 turn
ing back now. We were in for ii. We
had reached the vote question. and II
would have 10 be thrashed out An Eng
lish suffragist is like a dog with a bone
when she gets hold OF the word vote She
Jumps at ii. selzes II. plays with IT,
crunches II. and gets out OF 1t all the
good there is In II.
Mime. Grand leaned toward me. en-
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>ATE CAREW FINDS CREATOR OF HEAVENLY TWINS IN CLUB
Writer Thinks Americans Have Done English Society
Much Good by Breaking Down the Barriers OF
British Shvness" The Feminist Movement
and Her Connection Herewith in Its
Earlier Stages.

fancy Nine. Grand's train OF thought
must have been along the same hnes'
for she suddenly cast her eyes on me ana
said somewhat abruptly:
american women fade rather early.
don't they? They seem to me to have
generally a beached sort Of look. as II
they were dollhouse plants and did not
have all the fresh air they should.
think IT is due to the overheated houses.
They probably do not get the proper
amount of oxygen"
There it was again!
Oh. dear Oh dearI Girls. II youo
heard this as often as ] have since I've
been i'm this chilsome land you'd have
been tempted to utter manly expletive.
didn't, though, only hot flush OF
AMER mantled my faded cheeks as
asked somewhat coldly:
Have you ever been In American
"Oh. yes" responded Nine. Grand
cheerily. quite unconscious that she had
wounded my u. S. A. sensitiveness.
Yes. / was there some time. and en-
joyed it very much. particularly when 1t
showed and everything was wrapped In
a soft white mantle; but, Of course. the
heat of the houses
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lively BUT EXTRAVAGANT."

Il think the Americans have done us
no end Of good. They have cer:ain'N
Ivened things Up II is quite remark
able how they have broken down tho
barriers of British GOODNESS. which &c.
after all only a stupid shyness. an'
made their way into the very midst o.
things. And it is partly thanks TO then
that English society is less stodgy aH'
stuffy than 1t was ON the other hand
however. they have introduced eXtraVa-
cance. Everything they do is done
lavishly. and we try To follow suit. OG'
simple entertainments have had their
day. Now society Graves excitement ana
luxury more than ever before.
was longing to ask her how she Kept
herself I'm such good condition, with such
rosy checks. fright eyes and erect car
riaCe, Just so ! could tell you all how To
go and do likewise but it was difficult
question to formulate. so, instead. ques-
toned her as TO her recreauons.
We'll. travelling is one OF them she
replied. and then there is my music.
What about walking and riding?
''Oh, I don't ride any more now, but !
still walk a great deal There are charm
ina country roads whore 1 live, in Kent.
1t is called the Garden County of Eng
I'd. you know. and it well deserves the
name"
believe hat IS how these English
women do il; how they keep fresh and
young. even when they arc middle aged
| mean Thcystakc plenty of fresh air
and more exercise than we ever do. and 1t
would seem to pay in the long run
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thusiasm lighting her face so that II
looked younger than ever.
DO tell me about the states in America
where women have the vote" she begged
Has ii been successful there"
All the contradictory accounts ia heard
OF women rs voters and lawmakers were
jumbled together In my head. but | said
that. on the whole. ! believed II had
Nine Grand sank back on her cushions
again. looking more Ike Du Maurier
type than before. as she exclaimed: Tn
so glad. OF course. American women
have not been very keen about going into
politics till recently have they
no. 81 they had 7 think they would
have got there" asserted a triie boast
fully. "Our mer wouldn't he likely TO
keep us out for long"
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TIE WHITE SLAVE Traffic.

Nowadays people write and talk about
ANYTHING and everything. observed.
"Nhy. even the white slave traffic Is a
dinner table topic OF conversation.
And should be-" interrupted Nine.
Grand sternly. These Things must De
known and discussed 10 he dealt with
properly. Some women don't realize what
white slave traffic means. simply because
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THE oMNIPREsENr cHINTz.

need hardly add that everything was
chint,-corersd as usual. Really, girls. il
| were 10 stray into chintzless room In
London I'd get nervous and think was
somewhere else. so accustomed am I now
10 the gay flowers and brilliant hued
birds which cover and preserve the up
holstery OF plush and velvet chairs ar7
eofas
There were several other women I'm the
roo having their after-breakfast cigar
cites They were elderly, for the most
part, and distinctly mid Victorian in type.
except that they were putting away with
an evident enjoyment which would have
shocked Victoria the Good into violent
Mysteries could she have seen them.
And ] must confess il still gives me
something Of a surprise when / go to
clubs here and see elderly ladies smoking
as they do. In the ultra-modern young
woman it seems more or less natural She
is little masculine. any way. somewhat
slansy, very strong I'm her opinions and
severe as to dress. and her silver cigar
cite case sort of goes with her general
get-up and manner.
But when ! see dear old Tables. with
dovelike eyes, white hair and the softest
OF voices calmly smoking fat and strong
Turkish or Egyptian cigarettes, as l say,
IL makes me blink a little
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Ry Kate Carew.


-vILL you have cigarettes, or
SA is ii too early in the morning
w for YOU TO begin smoking?"
IA Nine sarah Grand. and she passed
me a robust silver case we'll stacked with
fragrant weeds.
near ne. out ! felt a woman of the
.,,ra at that moment! However. it was
80 carly in the morning and. any way.
~ smoke. So declined. gracefully.
hope.
Nine. Grand lighted her own cigar
,,,e. leaned back comfortably on her end
- the sofa we were sharing and smiled
hopehcertly upon me through the blue
gray haze.
We were in the smoking room Of a
ladies' club; charming long, low apart
ment. with line OF most comfortable.
portly armchairs and little tables beside
them. with matches and ash trays
thereon.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

six small children. the Oldest a girl Of Il.
so none of them is able to work TO earn
anything. myself had a severe attack Of
illness last summer. 80 that since then I am
not able to do anything to help. Anyhow.
/ have no trade or business occupation. so
that there Is not much could do. Can
you put my boy in the way Of music les
sons. do you think? ABB"
This Is a request which ought to bring
prompt response from some musical phi
lanthropist, and there are many such. You
do not say II your boys craving is TO learn
piano playing or the violin, or some other
but In any case l shall be as
tonished and disappointed if some one who
loves humanity as well as music does not
write and ask further details as 10 your
boy and his desire 10 be a musician.
hope the offer. when It does come, may
bring with 1t an opportunity for the boy
himself to do something in return, not only
because he will value more highly some
thing which costs him an effort TO get but
also because OF the benefit It will be TO him
TO feel that he is making some compensa-
tion for what he receives. There is almost
always lowering OF the moral tone of the
one who gets q good OF any kind for moth
Ing. The sense Of obligation is a whole
some experience for all Of us.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Not the Dogs Fault.

Hes the most Jealous little fellow you
ever saw" she said complacently. II
! speak to my husband In the morning be-
fore / speak to him he taps me with his paw.
The other day when he did it didn't pay
any attention to him. just to see what he
would do. and found out. Look there"
displaying a long cratch on her arm. And
the other day a caller sat in the chair he
thinks is his and he jumped at her and tore
a great hole in her skirt. Isn't he the clever
thing?'
Il should think you would and 1t incop-
venient at times" said. . little at q loss n
10 what was expected Of me.
20. that's not the beginning Of his
tricks" she went on. .' We have 10 buy
lamb chops and steak for him. and he must
have his chicken bone regularly. We are
afraid to give him too much meat. since he
is house cat and can't get much exercise,
but II we get fish it hae TO be the best. and
he wants his milk half cream"
tried to show a polite interest and to
conceal my real feelings, but within me
was boiling the thought Of the starving
children who could be helped By the money
and time and care bestowed upon the Jeal-
Gus cat
This reflection L. constantly with me
when in the course Of my walks abroad I
encounter women and sometimes men lead
ing pet dogs out to exercise. To me there
are few spectacles more ignominious than
that Of a stalwart lord of creation with q
diminutive dog on a leash.
"Disgustlng!" / calculated one day after
had passed a man with a couple of DUG,
in tow. If were IN his place would like
TO drown the little brutes!"
After all. it's not the dogs fault" pro-
tested my companion.
Not their fault grant-rather their mis-.
fortune Was there ever q well conducted
dog which would not prefer freedom and
country life TO pampered existence a. a
house pet? There Is room for doubt II even
the essentially domestic dogs which are
raised for boudoir and drawing room orna-
nents would not De happier roaming about
kennels as they please than cockered up as
they are. just as furbelowed children would
prefer mud pies and bare footed bliss to all
the luxuries that could be offered them.
No, it is not the fault Of the dogs but
Of the women who pervert their maternal
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

and their habits as though they possessed
good deal more intelligence than 10 COM
monty imputed to them.
Another friend considered q email turtle
who shared the hospitality Of her glass
globe one Of the most valued members OF her
family! Still another mad q little lizard or
tains. and which she credited with much
understanding. In fact. have known sew
sral friends who kept lizards or salaman-
ders as pets and found them cieanly and
agreeable Rnot remarkable for mental de-
velopment!
But canaries are easily first when IL
comes 10 household companions who do
not suner from confinement and give no
trouble beyond the care taken in looking
after them. Born and raised In cages. with
long pedigree behind them Of ancestors
with the same history. they know nothing
or the free outdoors. and would perish II
they were given liberty to rove as they
please. They have an intelligence beyond
that Of the fish or the lizard, they learn TO
know and love their owners, they may be
taught q number OF Accomplishments, and
have various pretty little tricks Of their own
which make them interesting even to the
casual observer and much more SO 30 thoss
who love them and study them.
Ifyour child or any member of your house
hold yearns for q domestic pet, buy Q
canary! You can 90 even further and get
pair, and then go into the absorbing work Of
raising young birds. There Is a great deal
Of enjoyment and much education in this
pursuit and an admirable opportunity for
teaching q ch.ld q sense Of responsibility
which will prove Of value later in LIE
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Lesson for Child.

The possession Of pet Of any sort Is
waste Of energy unless utilized as a means
Of leading a child to recognize that certain
duties devolve upon him for which he. and
he alone, is answerable. II your child is
old enough to take care Of the bird make
It his peculiar care. Let him feel that the
bird depends upon its master for food, for
water, for cleanliness. and accustom hi.
to bestowing all these upon it with the same
regularity which marks his own meals and
bath.
II he doesn't care enough for the bird TO
take the trouble to give It its food and It's
bath and to clean its cage he is not nj TO
have a pet and would neglect any he might
own He should not be permitted to shtf,
he charge Of It to some one else. but be
made to recognize that every gift or privi-
Iese brings q duty with It.
This is a lesson more easily taught when
4 bird Is in question than when one Is con-
cerned with a dog or a cat, which can pick
I'D its living for itself Give your child the
bird or the goldfish now and persuade him
Of the cruelty Of confning dog or a cat
TO the Imprisonment Of four walls and the
limited range Of the roof or the city streets
II We begin to lmplant this faith in the
children there IL a chance that q future
generation may develop enough common
sense to keep most pets where they belong
in the country or in some surroundings
where they need not live a wholly artificial
and unwholesome life.
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DANGERS OF KEEPING HOUSE PETS IN THE CITY.

to hear which prove my point. have seen
them turn against the hand that has fed
them. have known them to ny savagely
at the mistress who had always. fondled
them, ! have been in touch with Instances
where their bite has proved almost as dan
gerous as that OF. . dog with rabies.
Not long ago was dining in the apart
ment Of friends who. having no children.
had concentrated their affections upon .
Pet cat He was humored as no child
should be. allowed to sleep in the same bed
with his protectors, and to have only such
food as suited his rather expensive tastes
His mistress. or. as she called herself. his
"muvver "a good deal to my disgust-sn-
characteristics.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Clutches Needed.

II you have not disposed Of the crutches
offered by Nina F. would be GLAD 10 &c.
them, as I have been IN bed with rheuma-
tism for i've months. and 1t will be some
time before shall be able to walk nyou
will let me have her address will get my
sister to call for them. d. NJ
am sorry to say the crutches have al
ready been given away. but hope another
I-lr may be offered for the benefit OF this
sufferer. She Is still In the hospital. and IL
would be a comfort and encouragement to
her to know that when she Is finally able
to get about pair Of crutches will be ready
to help her. Five months Il q long time to
be laid up in . hospital with rheumatism.
and II would be Joy to be able to bring the
sufferer cheer.
Among my most valued correspondents
count Q number Of German housemothers
who. often send me useful and helpful hints
In the line of domestic economy. These
I am always glad to print here for the
sake Of the many the suggestions will reach
and aid. Now and again there comes to
me Q recipe for some distinctively German
dainty with the assurance that the direo-
tions for It are correct and II carefully fol-
lowed will produce pleasing result
Now, although have Travelled In Ger
many, am not familiar with Its cookery
further than as have met 1t In hotels and
pensions. SO that the dishes for which In
structions are given are often entirely new
to me- Therefore I must ask my German
readers who send the recipes to be especial
ly careful as to their accuracy and must
also beg the indulgence Of the readers not
Of Teutonic origin who try the dishes and
fail to be pleased by them What suits the
palate Of one nationality might not gratify
the tastes Of another people. We cannot
expect the Italians to care for German food
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

and pepper. a good sized onion, and little
sage. Mix all wel with the water in which
turkey or chicken is boiled and stun the
turkey. Make the rest OF the stufiing into
little cakes. bake them and serve with
gravy made from the water IN which the
turkey was cooked. MRS G. H."
Although l have printed several recipes
for turkey stuffng made of cornmea. 1
use this because II differs somewhat from
the others which have appeared. have
already uttered a protest against parboil-
ing a turkey before roasting It and susge
that II you must use other moistening than
butter for the stuffins you utilize the liquor
in which the giblets were cooked or any
other stock you may have on hand. When
You parboil your turkey you rob Of Its
distinctive flavor and make OF 1t quite an