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Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28
NEW BUDGET IS
PROPOSED BY
TRAINERS
Finance Committee Agrees to
Amend Sheet if Opposing A.
dsrmen Will Pass It Then.

In an effort to end the dght he
tween the Two factions In the City
Council over the budget the Finance
Committee met Friday and agreed 70
make a number OF changes IN the
budget if the four Aldermen prevent
ing its passage would agree TO vote
for &
The changes contemplate cutting
down certain approprlotionS and add
ing TO others, the total changes aggre
eating $4,000. uhicu IS 20 ue taken
from the following sources
From tho $4,000 Appropriation for
the widening Of the PeaChtTec street
bottle neck s 900, $4,000 from inc
street grading and repair FUND S3.509
from the asphalt repair lund $4,000
from the salaries Of the operators Of
The new fire alarm system; $1,000 ap-
proprTated FOR .he salary OF a boiler
Inspector, and s. $50 from the appro-
priation for interest on bonds
The Reapportionment.
They would reinstatc street In
spectors D'Alvigny and DOzier, which
would take 81. 400. add 81, 900 10 tho
$4,000 appropriation for the paving on
Cherokee avenue and provide SlloOO
Peachtree streets.
Alderman James r. %utttng auo
John S. owens appeared before the
Finance Committee representing thd
Aldermen. They proposed 10 antlci
pate S15. 900 more revenue and hT cut
ting down certain appropriations 10
make new appropriations aggrega ing
33S, 500 They announced thc win
drawal NJ opposition from the SprlnE
and Pryor street improvements
After hearing the Aldermen. the
Finance Committee went into exec
utive session IN Mayor Woodward =
office. Chairman Humphrey VIII
submit the proposal Of the Finance
Committee to them Friday afternoon.
Woodward Approves.
Nayor Woodward approves the
course of the Finance Committee. hut
ne said he was feeling go bad that
he was una able 10 take much part ~
the discussion.
In a written statement to tho
Finance Committee. tho Aldermen,
%utting, owens. Maddox and Thorn
sou. declare;
1T seems To us that tine time Tor
action has arrived. and We trust that
the Finance Committee win now join
with us n uHleasnng the forces OF
tae Construction Department ana in
pushing forward 20 early completion
the various big improvements that
: re proposed. in which so many OF
our citizens are vitaily Interested.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28
in Atlanta

OF her eyes. and flowing girIishly at
the back. And all the time she
smiled. a friendly. attractive smile.
Immediately upon her entrance she
began to dance, As a uancer she
proved hardly as graceful as some of
tho best whom the stage knows, but
she is as energetic and as sprightly
as the hest. and much more intrepid
than any other dancer ever seen in
these parts. Couhding the safety of
her life and limb into the keeping IF
Jack Cliffords strength. in many
unique and acrobatic measures.
The dances she gave were decorous
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28
Much aIked-of Woman Disarms
Many of Her Critics With Sim
pie AttractivenesS.
BY TARLEToN COLLIER.

A slender hand was thrust into
view from between the folds Of
great curtain. and the audience at
the Atlanta Theater Thursday knew
that Evelyn Ncsbit Thaw was about
to appear. II was quite dramatic
moment. with the white hand poised
against the dark velvet and in the
few seconds il remained there was a
buzz OF adjustment and sincere eN-
citement over all the house, a hasty
focusing OF opera glasses. craniuE
OF neCkS
Then the hand pulled aside wee
bit of the curtain. and "A woman g
face looked out over the audience
one Of the brightest and smihngest OF
faces, which everybody recognized at
once II was withdrawn for an in
stant. and then Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
appeared and walked out toward the
footliEhts. holding the hand OF Jack
clifford. her dancing partner. II was
a most effective entrance.
Not Like Her Pictures.
The first thought in fact. the au-
d.ble expression of those who saw
her was that she does not look like
any of her pictures. That is a very
natural conclusion. FOR the picture
must be a snmber thing at the best,
and Evelyn Thaw's charm Is her ra-
dance
with half an eve anyone could have
seen that all the audience was Intent
ON the details of her face and figure
and apparel everybody leaned for
ward in Watching The smiling young
Woman.
What they saw was a youthful
looking person appearing younger
Ia ii s
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28

Thaw uses little makeup, indeed, ex-
cent the black paste in her eyelashes
Her natural hue seems as fresh.
her features as fun aud as untouched
by any hint of experience or tragedy
as they probably We're ten years ago,
when she was really the girl she
seems now. II was plain that she
captivated the women first Of all II
was they who were the best custo-
mers of the boy selling her pictures.
The face that has been pictured as
probably has that of no other woman
is mobile and possessing many pos
sibilitieS of expression.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28
Wrights to Protect
Aeroplane Patents

NEW YORK. Feb. 25.--Thc Wright
Company has issued warning to ev-
cryone engaged in flying that It would
proceed against infringcments Of It's
basic patent.
This Is the FIRST action taken since
the United States Circuit Court OF
Appeals upheld the decision obtained
against the Herrick-C -Curtiss Company
and Glenn II. Curtiss, which held that
use of ailerons and wing warping was
an infringement OF the Wright patent.
This decision affects all makes OF
aeroplanes.
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were right. / should do the same: l had
grown TO care for the others, and ! was
not wholly careless OF humanity; but in
the face of this greater matter, family
and race and right itself, If need were.
might go to the devil l was fighting for
her and for myself, and for that wherein
we two were one desire.
fell asleep at last thinking OF that.
and imagining what I should need TO say
and do; and the next morning went
out 10 Stamford in a curious mood OF de-
liberation: feeling, on the threshold OF
crisis, unnaturally calm and sure; as II
were somehow going with the stream.
small embodiment OF predetermined
force. a mOuthpiece Of the thing which
was to be.
AS she had done once before, sheila
opened the door for me. II was very plain
that she was glad OF my coming.
Sure. it's Mr.. Crosby" she exclaimed
softly. What's the matter. sir? You
look white and tired like. 'Tis ell the
world seems upset lately"
Il want TO see Miss Tabor, sheila. viii
you tell her that l am here?"
That's the very thing I'm not to tell
she was not to see any one today; but"
Sheila frowned at me forbiddingly, you
sit down an wait a minute, sir. an III
do me best. I'm a servant girl no longer
--ordhers is nothing 10 me"
But, shella-" 1 began nervously.
But nothin. Mr.. Crosby. You sit down
an wait" and che was gone before
could say another word. I sat in the
great room, as If at the portals Of judE.
ment day, every fiber OF me keenly alive,
and yet my mind knowing no particular
focus OF thought The future gAped be-
fore me like eternity. something too
vaguely large for definition or compre-
hension. / remember that kept whisper.
ing dryly 10 myself that man was master
Of his fate, and feeling infiniteaimally y
comforted by the sophistry
The curtains OF the room parted, and
Lady stood looking In my eyes. saw
before she spoke that she knew why ]
had come,
Il was sure that It was you" she said
at last. "sheila told me that a young
man was downstairs. and that she could
not get him TO go away"
she told me-" ! said, that you do
not wish TO see me. Was that true?'
Lady sank Wsarily into a chair. "sheila
should not have let you in" she said. II
was afraid that you might come here
and you know that II was wrong OF you
10 come. You know that as we'll % do.
She spoke monotonously. with pauseI
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with their kind. In public meeting places.
clubs and drink rendezvous where they
could play their games and discuss cur
rent events she said. Until now women
have for the most part stayed al home
and accepted their men folks views,
There Is valuable suggestion IN that
remark. II might well be embodied in o
circular and sent 10 every married man
in America. BY discouraginG the women
Of their families from association with
other women men are making one Of their
many mistakes Like most mistakes they
are boomersnEs that react upon the per-
sons who make them.
Some men like beauty. few are in
different TO II. All men become 80 used
20 1t when II Is under their own roof
and they have a daily vision Of II that
they cease to prize II. But all men like
women they classify as bright" by which
they mean entertaining. bright
woman, as men regard her. is one who
10 mentally responsive without being ar
gumentstiye. They like her to score them
in repArtee. but 10 do 40 with a smile.
No creature In trousers ever liked a sar-
castle woman, but every one OF them
likes a lively woman, On one point
there has never been a dissenting mascu-
line voice. No man likes a low spirited
woman. The female pessimist Is a mis-.
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between the words. leaning back along
the deep chair. The last few days must
have been hard ones for her. She was
very pale. the little blue veins in her
temples distinct and clear lined. II tore
! me to see her so and for q moment
wondered II | had done well to come, and
| felt a wave OF that uncomfortable reac-
tion which meets one on the threshold OF
test: for a moment only then knew
that even though / tired her the more,
II was q price that we must psy for her
sake as we'll as mine. No good ever
comes OF half understandings.
mo. don't know that, said slowly.
You don't believe that I'm altogether
selfish. or that would come now. when
l know that many things have distressed
you, to give you any further reason for
distress" r.'.'...
She leaned forward, one white hand
raised. Please" she said, II am not
sure-not really surs--why you have come
But ! am certain Of this. that you have
made a mistake in coming. There's moth
ing on earth that you can do TO help us
Just now--thsre's nothing anybody can do
there's nothing anybody can do"
"oh, things aren't 30 bad as that"
husW lnbl was only tempOrlblnB, ana
RACED inwardy at myself
Ladys eyes dropped, an1 one hand
played nervously with a loop OF the
chain that hung about her neck
! Il don't believe you can understand
just how bad they are. The worst Of II
| is that can't tell you-oh II wasn't fair
, OF you 70 come today"-her voice broke
ever so little. and her eyes brimmed with
unshed teaTs-"Im tired and disheartened
and want advice and comfort-no, dom
come near mel can't tell you anything
there's nothing can tell 10 anybody :r
the world"
! was standing before her. NO,
can't comfort you now" said. I'm here
to ask you things. and perhaps TO hurt
you very much. But you mustn't thinl
| I've come carelesEiy. I came because
had to-bscause there are things I have
10 understand to go on living"
Her eyes were frightened. but she set
tied herself back as II 20 meet whatever
blow my questioning might give -
don't think that you are very generous
today" she said; and her voice grew
harder than had ever heard II. "Neithe
shall answer anything that may not
But-but perhaps you are risht-perhapi
there are some things that you have I,
say and have II done
You told me once began gently
that your name was Margaret Wa
that true?'
/ ~ ~. CTcn9f,u.a srar.o..-..--- a
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mech OF irresoluble circumstances. l saw
now what ] had TO do; and the problem
was not what the trouble might be- not
even what / must accomplish, but only
how / should accomplish IT, The Carucci
story might be true wholly, or in part
or practically not at all. It did not mat
ter. Assuming all of II, II Lady was
Miriam, and Reid had married her when
he was not free to do so, she was not
his wife even in law. Whether his wife
was now living or dead made no differ
ence. Lady was not bound to him in
theory and certainly not in reality. She
was free TO come to me II she chose. and
/ had only to make her see II.
But / did not for a moment believe
that the trouble was so directly her con-
Germ. Mrs. Tabor was insane, or was
feared to be, that was beyond doubt
and that beyond a doubt was the root
and center OF It all; that was what the
family had so elaborately striven to con-
cesl, either because OF the nature OF her
illusion. or because Of some scandal In
the events which had brought II about
That was reason enough, granting their
determination TO keep II secret, for all
that had seen, from the midnight alarm,
which had driven me out OF the house, to
Mrs. Tabors terror Of the alienist; and
her absurd suggestion that he himself
was insane clenched the matter. What
supported IL still more was that II this
were so, then all these honest people had
from point TO point spoken the truth;
Mr.. Tabor had, as he said, trusted me
TO the edge of caution; Lady had told
the truth in fear and Reid under pres
sure; Sheila had told the truth, only in
flated and colored by superstition And
as / thought over the substance OF what
she had told me, ] wondered whether by
some chance her tale had not been truer
than I thought, nearer than even the
others knew TO the heart OF reality. /
would not take her ghosts too literally;
but Mrs. Tabor might have some illusion
Of her dead daughters presence, and
remembered the voice called Miriam that
had spoken in the circle Of spirit seekers,
Was there not surely some connection
here?
Act. however that might be, II all closed
round a single need. cared nothing,
after ell, what the shadow might be- ex-
cept as that concerned my taking Lady
away from Il. II would be like her 10y
atty 10 feel the family trouble a bond
that she must not selfshly break but
Ike her girlhood to dream her mother $
deluslon a tAint that must forbid her
marrying. But she was wrong in both
and tomorrow I should tell her 60 and
take her away with me. Even II she
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-28
Mistakes Husbands Make

The man who has told US that reading
and writing do for a man and woman
has given us the best recipe for making
an entertaining oonversationalist. Cen
ference maketh a ready man" Allow
your wife TO hold conferences with other
woman. oh, husbands The danger of
her wasting her time at bridge whist?
There 10 that danger, I grant you. The
peril Of her meeting Silly women at
hotels, teas and dances and Of there
learning the vulgar art OF filtration
There 10 some peril In this direction, I
grant you, and II you have married a
feather headed woman. you are indeed an
object OF pity for all mankind. But given
an average woman with an average head
full OF common sense and she will be
better instead OF worse for talking life
and it's problems over with other women,
Of her own or q superior kind. wherever
two or three women are gathered to-
sether something sensible is said and that
something may be a torch in one OF the
dark places OF life In which your wife is
cropping.
Even the art OF light conversation Is
ons that must be learned. A woman
never lesrns II by sitting frowingly at
home alone, Solitude makes for sulisn-
ness, II you want a bright" wife let
her sandpaper her wits against thoae OF
other women. II you find your life part
ner sulky and mopy when you come homa
from work, her mood Is probably not her
own fault. II Is yours. BY insisting upon
her having no women friends you have
turned low the light Of her intelligence
For yours is not wholly a Frightening in
fluence, my lord man. II you fancy so
you are adding another 10 the mistakes
husbands make
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take Of nature. or. better, OF her own, for
II Is in the power OF every pesimlst to
become an optmlst Men Ike women to
be quick wtted. to be fairly well in
formed 70 know n little about every sub
ject save those too profound. man
wants the woman Of his permanent inter-
est to be merry, chatty, sparkling. but
reaching no tiresome depths. The pro-
found woman is 20 him as great a mis-
take as the female pessimist
The emblem OF the woman OF his ad-
miration the woman he finds compan.
ionable. the woman he marries II he can.
is the mountain stream, not the deep and
quiet lake. lie chooses vivscity and
shuns profundity
A husbands mistake is to expect his
wife to be bright" without furnishing
her with the means OF Frightening. He
subscr!bes for the daily newspapers? Let
me remind him that Bacon has said:
Reading maketh a fun man" Books,
newspapers. magazines. add somewhat to
the fund Of knowledge, especially II the
faculty Of selection be employed. Perusal
Of them will make woman well in
formed but they do not make her
bright The husband who wants his
wife To be illuminating may set her at
the school girl task OF reducing her ex-
periences-to writing even In = diary, and
OF asking her to write synopses OF the
chapters Of novels she has that day read.
| know a college professor who Is bring
ing up young VIE in this way. But
again Bacon: Writing maketh an exact
man and woman. Presently I suspect
the college professor will find his wife
pulling his breakfast table remarks N
pieces and picking flaws In his class lee
lures
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-28
Planning for the
StOrk'S Arrival

Among those things which all women
should know OF, and many of them DO,
Is splendid external application sold
in most drug st0res under the name OF
Mothers Frierd" II is a penetrating
liquid and many and many mother tells
how It 80 wonderfully aided them through
the period Of expectancy. Its chief pur-
pose is 10 render the tendons, hgaments
and muscles so plant that natures ex-
pansion may be accomplished without the
intense strain so often characteristic or
Sths period Of expectancy.
Mothers Friend" may therefore be
considered as Indirectly having a splendid
influence upon the early disposition OF
the future generation.
Whatever induces 10 the ease and COM
fort Of the mother should leave It's Impress
upon the nervous system OF the BABY;
At any rate II is reasonable 20 oeleVe
that since Mothers Friend" has been a
COMPANION 70 motherhood for more than
half a century Il must be a remedy that
women have learned the great value o.
Ask at any drug store for Mother ;
Friend" a penetrating, external iiquid
\ OF great help and value. And write 70
\Bradneld Regulator Co, 4o2 Lamar Bldg;
Atlanta, Ca. for their book OF useful
Rad timely information.
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The Hand.-rheir Possibilities.
LESSON Vuu-PART V.

Nails properly kept are filed q little
every day and cutting is not necessary but
In the average case the operation is COM
menced by cutting the nails the proper
lensth and filing them into shape. Use
the file swiftly. taking one side of tho
nail at time; round them nicely, follow.
ing the shape Of the fingors,
After the nails arc the proper length
and shape. soak them for from three TO
five minutes in the bowl Of soapy water
to soften the skin about them 80 it may
be easily manipulated. Now wipe the
fingers gently and with the blunt end OF
the orange wood stick push down the
skin at the base OF the nails until thu
white half moon Ia visible, taking care
not TO break the skin. Rub away any
hard callous spots with the emery and
trim closely away with the scissors any
ragged bits Of flesh. With the cuticlo
knife sorape away any skin adhering to
the nails, but do this gently. so as not to
njure or scratch the surface OF the nails.
III the ends OF the nails seem rough,
smooth them with the emery-board. After
this Is done the finger tips should be
put back into the soapy water ana
cleaned with the nail brush. u they are
not perfectly clean put a bit OF cotton
wool on the pointed end OF the orange
wood stick. dip It In the peroxide Of hy-
drogen and rub under and about the nails.
The final step is TO cover the nails with
nail paste or powder and polish with the
buffer. taking one nail az q time. Wash
the MALE again to remove traces OF pow
der or paste; they should now be rosy.
polished, perfect in shape and free from
| disoolorations II this is done once 4
week a few minutes daily care OF ths
nails is all that is necessary.
| In the daily care OF the nails avoid tha
scissors, but file them q little every day.
! Never clean them with a metal instru-
ment; use an orange wood stick and be
careful not to press this too far under the
nails 40 az to increase the loose or white
j part To avoid this have always on your
dressing table a bottle OF strong soap and
water; put bit OF cotton on the end OF
your stick, dip II IN this and clean the
nails with II. II will not work so quickly
as peroxide, but the constant use of per-
oxide will dry the nails and render them
/ brittle.
Note-The subject OF "Msnicuring' was
I partly covered in the last article. Lesson
VIII Ia divided into five parts and shoIid
be read throughout to obtain, full infor-
nation on the subject.
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cial, but general
Nor will any
truthful so n
contradict I n q
statement I h a I
some OF the mis-
takes are very
grave. But II IN
one Of the lesser
m ists kes that
called forth ad
vice from a bril-
liant New Yark
woman:
NJ Q n h a v 2
progressed more
than women be-
cause they have
always mingled
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wing-his face pink with the shock Of Icy
water-the little bride. her curls Knot
ted high, in a sweet-smelling littl4 break
fast gown OF the heaven-blue of her eyes
-queening II across and around the tall
thin glass with its one fair. vhits Bride
rose Tho table was three fee. across, I
reckon-that's q Ions way, but they
found that hands could touch a.l clasp
across II. The bride poured the thick,
clear coffee from her cleaning .jot that
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her best chum gave her. Love folded his
fat legs under the table, sitting between,
and eyed the marinalada! And ono cf
the brides monograned nap'tins niuffled
his fat neck and stuck uW like extra
wings below his cars
One OF the grooms hands crept out and
edged the tail, thin vase en- In y rr TWO
aside with laugh. Cant You sec your
golden face, sweetheart Gniotn he. And
the clear, brown coffee cooled and cooled
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Here Is the end of a dream and be-
ginning! Past the awning Of the little
breakfast porch the Spring birds sing
and sail-bluebirds-a-ma ting and a-nest-
ing too-and maybe "out for breaswat,
too" thinks Love, as he licks his sticky
fingers. They started. you see, most
very decorously-the groom in his morn
ing jacket, serenely squared at his trim
place--his hair as smooth as a bird s
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Love dropped his eyes, sighed lr deep,
sweet luxury and "waded i'm And the
groom's eyes called and the little brides
two blue ones answered back--and frat
thing. what with him a-cOnxlnY and she
slipping pussy.footed round the cloth
on her two little satin shoes-first thing
the table!
Her chair yswned enpty-the toast
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Madame Isebelrs nsxt lesson viii he
entitled Tho Present Fashions-Arc
They Becoming to the Average Woman"
Madame Ise'bell win discuss the present
freak fashions. the spineiess' figure, low
neeked gown, the split skirt, cte., telling
how they were originated in Paris, and
why.
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sea-water fathoms down.
But Love-he ATE his breakfast-wlth
his heart at peace--for II have earned
a rest" quoth he. Long, slsepiess.
moonlight nights-love songs and walks
poetry and fasting-and strenuous days
I've had--now / can EAT! wasn't hun-
CRY then-but now my birds are Under
one roof-tree- -and-wheres the MARINA
lade?"
NELL BRINlILLY.
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Now Read On
> = . > =
CHAPTER xxi.

Learn What / Have to Do.
did not sleep much that night; but il
was no longer the Illustrate misery OF
indec.sion. / was done with all that,
with beating myself aimlessly against
blind bars and running weary circles in
he wheel, with tossing helplessly In a
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-28
BY ADA PATTERSON.

They make many OF them None who
has observed them will deny This The
husbands Themselves will make no de-
malls so long as the charge is not spe-
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(ro be Continued Tomorrow