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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-12-05

eriabrenes, fiir Sonsarbeii in Ell.
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a Ramo, Wife of Ambassador From Spain Combines

Spanish and Danish. Her Girlhood lif,
abroad and later her experience ut Seuor
Iiano's diplomatic posts were inStrU-
mental i'll developing this facility. IN
addition to the advantages with Which
fate favored her. she has an innate pow
that makes 1t easy for her TO master
a foreign tongue
L never take any credit to myself for
my linguistic ability. Learning foreign
languages is easy for me. do not think
it an especial distinction to achieve any
thing that requires little effort. | am ut
present working ny my Spanish. Strange
to say. | least familiar witu il than
any other tongue of Europe. Ny hus-
band and / always talk to one another
IN English. He speaks my Language as
well as ! do. And for that reason. per
haps. and also because | have spent so
little time in his counry, | am backward
in Spanish
Sonora Riano is a prominent and pop
u'ar figure IT all diplomatic functions.
Her conversation is as sparkling When
She talks with representatives of southern
Italy as with those of northern Sweden.
Her mastery of the mechanical side oi
the European tongues and the charm of
her own personality is a combination that
WithstooG.
She finds time for many other things
besides study. Her pets must be men
tloned as occupSin ing place III the fore
ground Of her interests She has two lit
tie Belgian doss-sriffons they called
that are as attractive lapdoeS as the
now popular Pekingese, upon which New
York society women are lavishiis their
attention.
Sonora Riano's dogs are tiny.
III. PekinseSe, but their bodies are differ
entity shaped She calls the older one
Mono. which is Spanish for monkey.
Mono is an appropriate name. for TIN.
little dog $ expression he sat his
mistress lap was more simian than any
thing else. He Is Il Very friendly little
fellow and continually keeps the tip oil
his pink tongue showing between his
lips. This is because he is old says the
sonora. and has teeth to hold the
tongue Inside of his mouth.
She whispered something to Mono III
French she cuddled him to her. She
droiiy admitted that he understands Il
command rs well i'll his language
and in English. Mono aud his companion
not treated a. though tiieN were mere
dosSics. 1hc5 sleep in the SyIior;tS ossn
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MINNESOTA
4Gt

ally in one of the shops one could pick
up real one, bat they weren't any
where near Hike Tie ones made now
adays Besides | preferred to be orig
inal. Those asiniue little verses about
roses being red and sugar sweet, and the
comparing Of the fair dansel to the lat
Ter. didn't appeal 10 me at all.
Il tell YOU | spent many nervous,
laboring over that hit Of linen paper,
which was the foundation for my val
cntine. with pencil and box of paints.
| finally succeeded in devising what |
thought then was about the cutest
little thing ina ginabie. First / drew
punches Of flowers in the corners. then
scattered a number of hearts over
thc surface and then painted the
flowers and hearts the proper colors
with ny toy paints.
II wanted "A real brain child. After
anxious hours before that Valentines
day. ! could not wait for the proper
time to arrive when | could see the
object Of my affections face light UP
with JOY as she unfolded my valentine
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Sir talked - Spta aad tz Ioyeicp-
msnt
They arc he"rinS pace pitA tnc ";iier
countries over there lhink. la an n.
spectS, except a. regards npiaail sui
ffas.. That has uof 80 aroused the
Spanish womans enthusiasm. ! am surr
that it viii come eventually. though foi
women manage estates in my husband
country as well in others. And II j.
surely not because the women arc not
strong minded. | know of some eNc,,"d-
ingly capable women. who would make
splendid leaders. As III "very place, SpsIn
has its working women and its shelterca
women, II is = problem whether those
of the former class viii become enthUSi
astic enough t. shaGc the uthcrS from
their adherence t. old traditions. Kut
think the subject Will ,Ne.tr interest
sooner or later
Sonora Riano is not 4 suffraS;st She
is not lobbyist Of any kind
Il am not even an ex.rcis. ,rthuSiast.
she said = an very fond of watkins
and last summer | sWam and played
tennis rather q good .iral ,il5c - motto
and travel but do n"i have ;iiar to 10
i'll for so-call.d faas
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ON

weren't at all slow about telling her
of her charms.
j was among the fiatterers. you
may be sure. The boys were all rather
Jealous of me because Annabelle. that
was her name, ii / remember correct
ly, seemed to prefer my company to
theirs. At least she always walked
down the street very slowly when
school was over until 1 caught up
with her; then she allowed me to
carry her books for her. and didn't
object when I stopped in at a small
stationery and candy store around the
corner to buy her raffy and popcorn
balls.
Weeks before this particular ST.
Valentine day of which [ speak I had
been saving my pennies in order to
purchase a token for my lady fair.
The morning of St Valentine day
when ] counted my earnings | was
grati1ied to discover that ! was the
possessor of the huge sum of 10 cents.
Il hurried to the store against the
plate glass window of which had
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Equal to the Situation.

a WESTERN senator compilneuted an
actor on his fine lead Of hair ana
said he would ike 10 know the actor $
secret.
Smoothing his glossy locks. the actor
replied
The secret Of good head Of hear is
still unknown. The number OF bald head
ed BARRIERS one sees is proof Of this be-
cause a bald head is serious drawback
to BARRIERS trade How many bald bar
bers, offering hair growers to customers.
are asked why they don't use the tonic
themselves.
Laughing, the actor contnucd
Il know a bald barber in New York.
though. who has a ready. il not alto
gether convincing, answer for questions
of that sort.
"A friend OF mine, on being offered a
bottle of tonic one day at this fellow
shop. exclaimed:
What nerve you have 80 bald
yourself. Yet recommending a hair tonic
An the barber replied. ii is on my
assistant whose fine head Of hair YOU see.
that we use the hair toms l. ON the
other hand. am experimenting with a
new dcpilatory cream. Just look At nay
skull-smooth as a billiard bali.
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and read my bold declaration of un-
dying love.
Il worried for fear my love was not
reclprocated, but my fears We're ban
ishcd when ] received a somewhat
similar missive from her. She didn't
sign her name to hers as | had done
to mine; but 1t was a aive-away just
the same. for I recognized the paper as
the identical kind on which | had re-
ceivcd d note from her some weeks
prior to the great day. ] felt that
was quite sleuth as ! compared the
stationery and discovered the sender.
The verse ON the valentine she sent
nie vas also original and was deco
rated in about the same way. crimson
hearts and flowers-thouGh | must say
there We're more flowers and less
hearts on hers than on mine"
Representative William f. Humphrey
of Seattle. Wash, says that February
IA was never his lucky day for valen-
tines. SO he changed the date and
moved it into March, and since that
time he has been receiving perfectly
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spIenid ones. though they do not take
the form of hand painted paper ones.
when | was young and in a re-
ctptive mood | never received "A val
entine-that | wanted to show. said
Mr. Humphrey. The one that i'm
pressed me most was one that some
jealous rival sent me the first year l
was in college. 1t depicted a corntield
youth in 'high-water' pants and ce1lu-
loid collar vigorously 'elocutins,' and
it was labeled: The Modern Webster.
''.As years went by | became firmly
convinced that my failure to receive
valentines was no fault of mine. but
was because that day came at the
wrong time of the year. So ! decided 10
take liberties with the calendar, and
! moved this day forward into March
1t worked we'll
The people of Seattle twice gave
me a valentine in the month of
March in the shape Of "A certificate
corporation counsel. Encouraged by
this result | moved forward my Val
entine day once more and fixed it on
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ira>s and piattcrs wrought hy hand.
They. too. are original designs. from
Which present-day copies are nladr.
As She led the way through the spa
cious rooms of the embassy She called
attention to old pieces-desks and cabi
nets-that looked as though they might
have been brought directly from the pal
ace at Versailles a full-length portrait
OF King Alfonso occupies almost all of
one wall space in the second-fioor recep-
ton room. Autographed photographs of
the Queen of Spain and the King and
Queen of Sweden rest above the fireplace
One thing in particular that endcars
this house to me" Sonora Riano remark
ed, as she led the way 10 her Doudoir
on the floor above. is its large number
of windows and consequently its abun-
dance of sunlight ! love the sun. Ii
makes all the difference il the world
whether a house is light and cheerful or
not. My boudoir here gets both the
morning and afternoon sun. That is the
reason l am so foud of this room
1t was delightful rooni-this one
where she lounges in the comfort of her
neglige. Her chaisc lounge piled high
with lingerie pillows. MAS invitinglN
placed before the windows. and her init
mate possessions were gathered togethe:-
i'll charming. artistic Effect. On . center
mahogany table was displayed rare
collection of copenhagen china. tortoise
shell cases and boxes.
This cabinet" she said. rs a very
very old Chinese piece. The paint and
the figures are peeling off here and there
in places. l am sorry. because il is diff
ficut TO reinish il. In this compart-
ment keep some Of my husbands child
hood toys. and here is an old-fas hioned
doll that my grandmother dressed long
ago. II is a cologne bottle underneath
its voluminous taff.ta skirts like TO
keep such things as these for me
mentoes.
Beside the cabinet hangs j collection
OF paintings of famous queens i'll court
dress.
They are a great source of inspira-
tion, she said. and very convenient to
have before fancy dress ball. The de-
tails of the costumes show up We'll
that they are most easily copied.
Her bedroom furniture is of circassian
walnut. The bed is draped in empire
STYLE, with canopy of rose brocade
After this tour of her establishment,
Sonora Riano settled herself once more
before the fireplace i'll the drawing room.
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been pressing my face for days ad
miring a certain valentine displayed
there and eagerly priced il. When |
learned that it cost a quarter ! was
almost heartbroken until I spied a
table bearing the legand: Choice. 10
cents In this collection l finally found
one which pleased my fancy. 1t was a
square folder effect with a plentiful
supply of cupids. hearts. arrows and
birds on cover and back.
The central picture was of a little boy
and girl clasp:ng hands. and it bore the
inscription: Two hearts that beat as
one Then, with my lead pencil l wrote
her name above the picture of the little
girl and mine above that of the boy.
slipped ii into an envelope which the
shopkeeper gave me and placed ii care
fully i'll my geography book until l
should reach school.
When l arrived at school ! discovered
that we We're to have an arithmatic test.
and. having somewhat neglected my
study of the same. l was consequently
worried. As a result the thought Of my
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Old cfe4t and humble, maids and mon.
Aad the he.rtiesS little wretch is keen
about tn sport.
On F'ehvuary 14-St Valentine day-
OF every YEAR he has the big time of his
yoang HE He gees oat victim hunting
wit4 .s v.useance. He's crafty little
cts~s. toe H knows that a Hitting hit Of
verse containing 1ust the right amounts
o. Battery and cajolery, will do more
taHarI accomplishing his IN IS than any
ta- 'se ii the world.
-'aIt,e -T55s.- ertiIpa Y persons who re-
f t|- 0sa ..p at ibe shrine uf tte God
O. s-ast F1tl5 ale. amin Ill tuIid : ef-
i-r3-- tri att---ztte | at tin nttHs of
H-,.+nf5s, tuId h left l., t!g' kiti,iies.
bttjs. =t4. al it sHuaId BE- zion. aNaN
VIII cat rely But no ie>s t'l4tortaut
pt1suaoses than certain senators and
Representatives, IN Congress assembled
side wsiA cupid. In fact. they have been
lndGced 10 give testimonials OF this he
iisf n the Iittle winged god and his mes
sages And they recall, unabashcd the
Iayho"d DAYS when thtv thrilled at the
sending and tie receiving of dainty val
entin,s.
Representative Julius Kahn Of cali
tet-n.a tells of tn. t.Ist valentine he ever
received
When / was a boy attending school -
n SAID wye used te have a basket
placed in front Of the schcelroom on st.
Valentine day. 50 thst We could send
nlissiVes to one another Now even as I,
boy Was very modest. ] have never
considered uyseif an -Adonis or Apollo
nor felt that could make mUch of an
Impression vita tine fair Sex. never
expected 20 hear my name called out by
tea @A,1. Imagine my surprise, therefore,
whea une St Valentines day / received
lender missiye. addressed 10 me in Il
feminine schoolgirl hand, exciting NY
"eartF ana attrit utins all the virtues
t45at u boy coGId possess to me
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the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November. and for more than
IA decade | have had no reason to
doubt the wisdom of the change
The prank of one of his schoolmates
brought Representative Martin E.
Madden of Illinois to grief one Nalen-
tine day when he was twelve years
old He came near engaging in a duel
with the mischief maker
Il was very much interested in
curly haired little blond, a year my
junior. in those halcyon days" he
said. She was quite the belle of the
school. too, and the boys We're all
anxious to pay her attentions. She
had cunning, piquant little face.
with slightly tiptilted nose, pouting
lips and her skin was the color of
rose petals. She was a vain little
person. too. She couldn't help bur be,
because the male members of her class
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RE. little plump.
9taclothed person
" no goes around
carrying q bow and
3, bundle Of arrow $,
and who answers
To- tire narre Of
Cupj,i, is me- re
pce ter of persons.
He shoots his cruel
love darts into the
hearts ct rich and
poor, young and
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.AncrlCan W oman
Who Has Travelled
w id ely \ Fluent
Lnguist Her Home
and Its Rare Furnish
lng>.

y AuIertCaI. " oman
vH" lanNs enough
E.c a STANDARD IL
Tee fni= taken for =
u1tite tasiiijal4 Is
;h@ Se9lura Alicia
Ward I;iano y Ca
yangcS Wife Of
ttr Spanish am
naSsa5ior T. I h ! <
country It is "a
strange c"ineideure
"a uGirk Of fate as
1t4.,7 resemble so
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persona its- and sen-c auotnefs iutefcst
nhlch nag be kindred Aith one nf her
ON n. las had much I" do. no doubt win
her sue, ess as mistress Of thu Spanish
embassy.
Then, 100 may he taken into account
hen experience at her husband : former
posts The time spent in Copenhagen,
when he was minister to Denmark, con
trihuted in no small measure to the ease
hi"h sh" displays in administering the
social affairs Of the embassy.
1T was good, she said with pretty
toss of hcr head. TO get back to Amer
'Cd- even II I did come as foreigner.
J had been away six Years. Now | am
busy renewing Old acq'idintances. for.
You know, lived ia Washington hcfors
HrSt Went abroad.
America j. f1st The same splcrt,Iid
placr II has always been. lind very
little dincfenc" in tie life here and III
the continental cities of Europe. one
goes through Tia" same round Of actvi-
ties and does almost the same things
when in Paris as in Washington or New
York. II is only IN the country peasant
life that one finds tbc slraue" foreign at
mosphero that We read about.
Il .im very fond al Europe. IHt hore;o-
fore / have spent alt Of Iuy time in the
cities. My husband and + went to our
country place in Granada crt. summer.
Th.re "a ave so fay away from every
tung that the oulN people We see are
the workers on tht estate We have an
ground have been in my husband = fam
ily for over 3b' ears. Built OF stuccu
around courtyard and with stone
floors, it has an abundance of the old
Sp@ntsh atmosphere. \ rose garden lends
also 10 its romantic charm. In winter
the house Is too cold 10: comfortable liv-
ins- and il is SO great a distance a""y
that wc think 1t rather foolish 10 make
the long trlp in summer only for the
pleasur" Of Seeing il. So ! do not spend
rs much time there as I should like.
'E1t hfr al the old place certainly re-
fleets The real Spanish customs. feel
mat ! ought to go there and live directly
with tire people in order to perfect my
sell ii their language. After all is said
and done. that is the only way in which
TO master Il foreign language. Living in
among tn" people and talking with them
is of more worth than all the schools
can ever possibly be
Sonora Eiano is skilled linguist She
not only speaks hucnty III" common lam
cuaSc OF Errope-F French but She is also
dv., u converse with ease in German,
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Tho country has much 10 bc proud OF
NEic4 't views the sonora, despite the fact
that her exotic type rejects credit upun
another e!lule- She is Young. She rrst
,srpres>os one rs being 4 mere girl. Yet
upou her youthful shoulders rest the re-
Sponsjeinties ~ an embassy, she is one
of tue most Popular and efficient chate-
lalres ot the enure diplomatic corps This
Is dut, perhapa. IA smother oI her per
seEIaI qualities that reveals itso after
~be had been engaged IN conversation
Tor soIuc itttis tIre-
She has "a great stuUUut of what might
h, called forceIul spoHtaueity In other
words. SHE Is dciIchttuiIy enthusiastic
,-bout the JOYS and beauties ef life and
etoss moi heSItat" TO express her pleasure:
but bsslaucIrs tbiS youthful enthusiasm of
hers IS d well DEVELOPED interest in the
nslhf. serious things of life that en-
ablss her to discuss With equal facility
What Is significant as well as what is
fantsstH-
Tins aeility 20 reach Out OF her own
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AS the sonora said this she WAS leaning
a corner Of the drawing room Her hair
matched the black wood OF the cabinet,
and her deep blue eyes were Very large
and luminous. Again. as Sh: talked the
serious vein of her nature Was on the
alert. She showed with pride and pleas
ure the furnishings in the different rooms
of the embassy that Were part of her
own character and her husband : because
they expressed her taste and his.
The drawing room faces on the Avenue
of the Presidents II has a high ceiling,
and extends across the entire width of
the house. On the walls are hung eight
curious old pictures copies of the ancient
Chinese. made in France during the reign
of Louis Seize. They are set back from
the frames, and the subjects represented
are worked out not in drawing or paint
ing. but with little separate articles
grouped together and fastened i'll pace
The entire picture stands out i'll has re-
lief For instance the flowers are made
of pearls and colored jewels arranged as
petals; the birds are of Colored feathers,
and the figures of men and women are
carved from wood and dressed in real
fabrics The Garden of Eden is one of
fruit of the tree of life is carefully
made and placed in the midst of the
foliage The detail of this set of pic
lures is wonderful.
Sonora Riano has three paintings i'll
priceless old Spanish frames. These are
intricately carved III conventionalized
scrolls. They are original designs In
the dining room she has framed In
cases. i few pieces "i o!d spanish silver
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rmbim@s Her Native and Spanish Customs i'm Daily Life

they hear about the dogs bed viii ;aeN
not?" she asked, laughingly. Il did not
buy the desk. however, expressly for
them. I intend 10 give ii and ti. chair
that matches to my little niece. 1t is
hard to resist buying these dminutive
pieces for the children of the family
Il am very much interested in antiques
In Madrid one can pick up in the shops
old pieces of furniture for almost moth
ing. My husband and | carry our GU
rios around with Us wherever we go to
live. 1t is sometimes bother. and
spend a great deal of energy worrying
whether they will arrive unharmed or
not, but / think the pleasure of having
our own things with us is worth the
trouble, after all. ones home is the most
important part of ones life We gather
together the things we care for. Why not
have them with us if it makes us hap
pier?
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- -T-TTTIU
Fi5sr3-et. l~ c"f1rtn1 and feature liz"
'"autrywoalea ur her f"r"isI-born mus
hau3 trer one. she says, IS amazed
wheG size acknowledges the United states
AS her birthplace aad fatherIand
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Senator James T. MARITIME OF NrM 1er-
sey has recei, ed a good many valentines
in his day. lie admits ii himself Most
of them We're wonderfully gorgeous af-
fairs containing iattering little express
sions of admiration. but some OF them
were positively ridiculous"
You See lie said instead of being
poitly as ] am nov | was Very lean and
lanky. and in these comic valentines
was pictured with queer long, beam
pole legs. entirely out of proportion to my
body.
One Of these crude. uncomplmentary
drawings was entitled Jim Is Still Run
ming For Office" That one of course.
was received in later years and after
had grown to manhood.
While l resented somewhat these
comic affairs | could appreciate what a
temptation il was for my companions to
send them. My legs Were the most con-
spcuous part Of my anatomy realized
that.
However. th. beautiful valentines l
received from my fair admirers hanisaed
all the hard feelings caused by the draw =
ings sent by my male friends and en-
emies. l have always thought that the
sending of valentines was very pretty
sentiment. to be encouraged and not dis
paraged, some folks believe. AS | do
not know how ] would he able to aug
ment it. ] suppose ] will have to let the
younger generation look after it. I've
done my sending and receiving and took
:, mighty lot OF pleasure in it, too.
Senator Moses Edwin Clapp Of Mime
sofa would have appreciated a fur cap
far more than valentine in the month
of February in his cold section Of the
country.
Il worked 50 hard when | WAS a young
ster that I didn't have very much time
to think Of valentines. he said. In
those DAYS were thankful that We
We're alive, not for what our life was.
but that il wasn't any worse.
Il would have thought far more Of a
warm cap or a pair of mitt-is than I
would of an affectionate epist 9. though
I must say | Was rather asreeahiy sur
prised one February II. when | received
a real valentine.
You see. at the age Of twelve | fell
desperately in love with a little girl hy
the name of Mary. who had reached tie
mature age Of nine. And ou that memoir
able day | received 4 valentin. contain
ing the rhyme:
.'Candy + sweet
Nioicts blue,
I l"N" faffy. aud / ,,d.
81 was naturally y.rN much .lated.
thinking that it came from MaiN. Ugtil
one of the rutfianly boys III my ueIghbor-
hood. That WAS m, first and last ex-
perience with valentines