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Evening journal., 1914-04-10
DANCE AFTER HOPPER PLAY.

An opportunity for seeing and par
tlcipating in The modern dances which
have taken the country by storm will
DC afforded those who attend the
supper dance at the Hotel DUPONT.
which will be held on Monday even
ing, April 20, following the opera
"Mikado' in which De Wolf Home,
VIII appear at the Playhouse In a
benent performance for the Home Of
Merciful Rest for Incurables.
The managers Of the Home and Mr..
Iaite of the hotel are cooperating 10
make the supper-dance a brilliantly
successful affair. Tables may be spe-
cially reserved and tickets at a dollar
and a half fo5 the supper including
the dancing can be gotten at the hotel
or from any Of the following man
ayers:
Mrs. Donald Ashbrooke, Mrs. JOS
eoh Bancroft Miss Barnard, Mrs. G..
Marshall Barron, Miss Mary Bigss.
Mrs. Francis Davis, Jr., Mrs. A.
Felix dupont, Mrs. Laumont dupont,
Miss Amy DUPONT. Mrs. J. Edmunds
Forgey Miss Christine Cause, Mrs.
Harrison Howell, Miss Martn james.
Miss Elizabeth Jackson, Mrs. David
Lindsay, Jr.. Miss Augusta La Motto.
Mrs. Frederick La Motto, Mrs. /. r.
Nowland, Miss Phoebe Pyle, Mrs.
Charles l.. Patterson, Miss Elsie Pat
terson, Mrs. Joseph Pusey, Mrs. j.
Bail Pierce, Mrs. William L. Scott.
Miss Martha Shortlidge. Mrs. l.. Scott
Townsend, Mrs. S. ID. Townsend Mrs.
William {. Spruance. Mrs. Renben
Sat'erthwalie. Mrs. William Thomson
Mrs. A. d. Warner, Jr.. Mrs. Richard
Reese, Mrs. Robert Richards, MIS-
James Nields.
Evening journal., 1914-04-10
ORRINE FOR DRINK Habit.
TRY 1T Ar OUR ExpFNSr

We are in earnest when we ask you to
give ORRlNE a trial You have nothing
to risk and everything to gain for your
money win be returned, if, after a trial
you fail to get results from ORRINE
This offer gives the wives and mothers
of those who drink to excess an oppor-
tunity to try the ORR1NE treatment.
II is a very simple treatment, can be
given in the home without publicity or
loss of time from business, apd at a
small price.
ORRlNE is prepared in two forms {:
No. I, secret treatment a powder; OR
RINE No. ., in pin form, for those who
desire TO take voluntary treatment.
Costs only sl0O a box Come in and
talk over the matter with us. Ask for
booklet
n. B. Danforth, Market and Second
streets.
Evening journal., 1914-04-10

Mrs. William A. Lacy of stockford,
Conn.,, is visiting her sister, Mrs. John A.
Boder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Denney have been
visiting Mrs. D. H. Boyce Of Cheswold
this week.
Miss Dorothy Newton OF Bridgeville,
daughter Of Oliver a. Newton is visiting
her aunt. Mrs. Charles A. Blizzard
Mrs. Samuel Merritt and daughter
Essie have returned to Townsend after
% ten days visit with her son here.
Miss Margaret Stradlcy Of Laurel IS
the guest OF Mrs Paul White in the
Gooding Apartments.
Evening journal., 1914-04-10
MANY ATTEND BALL

The local committee in charge of the
first ball of the Wilmington Philo- Gel
tic Society's to be given in Irish-Ameri-
can Hall on next Monday evening has
received assurance that many persons
from Philadelphia and New York will
be present. The officers of the ball are f:
Joseph NJ Brogan, chairman; William
A. Cannon, secretary; Joseph Burke
treasurer; William Connor, floor man.
agter; Shemus McNulty. master of cere-
monies; Joseph Burke. John Crcedon, Jo.
seph Brogau, James Hines, assistant
floor manager.
Evening journal., 1914-04-10
Observation-Disclosures

Miss Nellie Walton OF No. 720 Madi-
son and j. B. Dougherty OF San Fran
cisco, were married on Tuesday by the
Rev. r. w. Trapnell, rector OF st. An
drews Episcopal Church The bride has
been in III health for over two weeks.
which has confined her to her bed, but
she insisted that the wedding take
place as arranged After she recovers
the newly married couple will go TO the
west until after the Panama Exposition
when they will move TO a beautiful
home now being built by Mr.. Dougherty
at Phoenix, Ariz
Evening journal., 1914-04-10
sCHLATTERs SAIL FOR HOME.

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Schlatter who
went abroad on their wedding trip
several weeks ago, will sail tomor-
row from Cherbourg, France, on the
steamer New York. They expect to
arrive in New York about April ~.
and will leave at once for Stamford
Conn. their future home. Mrs.
Schlatter was Miss Dorothy Ball.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs j. Frank
Ball.
Evening journal., 1914-04-10
NAVAL SURGEON ON VISIT

Dr. Carroll r. Baker. L. S. y, is visit
ing his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. b.
Baker, No. 6l9 North Van Buren street.
DR. Baker graduated with honors at the
post graduate Navy Medical School,
Washington, April ,, having led his class
of 81, in that number. After visiting
his parents for a few days. he viii pro-
coed to Philadelphia Navy Yard for duty
on the L. S. battlcship Michigan.
Evening journal., 1914-04-10
ABOUT bye GLASSES
Attainable Beauty
For Most Women at
No Expense
By GWEN SEARS
Copyright. 1913, by H. J. -att

Instead glasses adding ones the belief
and lament they often
circular puns the
Facial
rounded shoulders
bending
hat no
which
Evening journal., 1914-04-10
ABRAMs-KING.

Miss Ruth e. Abrams. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Ross e. Abrams. Of No.
sos West Third street. and Gilbert j..
King, Of No. S04 West Third street,
were married Wednesday evening,
March 25, at Scott NJ. Il. parsonage,
by the Rev. W. A. Wise.
Evening journal., 1914-04-10
DRAPER- R-REED.

Miss Marion Orpha Draper and
Marcus Wilmer Reed we're married
last evening at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
c. Draper, by the Rev. G. T. Alder
son. The bride was given away by
Evening journal., 1914-04-10
JAPANESE FESTIVAL SOCIAL.

One of the features in celebration OF
Easter win be given Monday evening
April l3, in Odd Fellows Hall, by Mrs.
f. Snyder. being Japanese festival
dance. There will be some novel decor
ative effects. A special musical program
has been arranged
Evening journal., 1914-04-10
ANNOUNCE ENCACEMENT.

Miss Annie C. Sweeney. of Edge
Moor. announces the engagement of
her niece. Miss Mary ]. MoGinnis, to
Edward J. Boyle. Jr.. Of this city.
Evening journal., 1914-04-10
SUFFRAGE MEETING
AT NEWPORT.

At the new Masonic Hall. Newport,
on Thursday night. April l6, public
suffrage meeting will be held. The
speakers will be Mrs. Florence Bay
ard Hilles, Mrs. Nina r. Allender. Of
Washington, d. c., and DR. George
Edward Reed.
Evening star., 1914-10-11

get up. Europeans. for example. rise
later than the natives of Asia; the
red Indian is up before the yellow
Corean: the Zulu's passion for early
rising is renowned. while the depraved
Patagonian, travellers report, does not
go to bed at all. In the case. also. of
nations. classes and individuals. their
accurate index of their culture and re-
finement. The Bavarian. for instance.
gets up later than the Prussian, the
Partisan later than the Londoner, the
Bostonian than the Gothamite, the
townsman than the villager. the actor
than the postman, and Polly has to
rise long before Muriel. Indeed. unless
it is practiced from high spiritual
motives. a chronic addiction to early
| tellectual barbarism or of industrial
servitude. Early risers, therefore, have
little reason for boasting."
They have little reason. indeed but
any one who may be able to explain
| why a person arising by ordinary habis
at 7:30 and finding himself up by ex-
plicable or inexplicable circumstance a
80 should feel that his spiritualits
has been enhanced and his worth I'M
creased will have an understanding oi
that little. Z
| 1t may be that the purity Of the
| early morning transplants itself into
his consciousness, but IL that be 50
why then should a man arriving ct
sun up to seek his bed at the other
end of the spiritual world from the
| man getting up from his at the SANG
hour?
In early rising there is a SNUG con-
| seriousness of right doing that Is not
easily explained. -.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
EARLY RISING MYTH.
No Virtue in Getting Out of Bed
Sooner Than Necessary.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The arrogance of the man who arises
to the minor heroism of a cold bath
has been complained of by less heroic
folk who arise to a tepid or warm
one. To be set apart by the ability
to stand the shock of cold water has
seemed to less vigorous folk an unsub-
stantial claim to immortality. It lacks
moral sufficiency and is too much made
of by the cold bather.
Another arrogance is given consid-
Grafton by Rev. Walter Dwight, S. j..
in America. 1t is the arrogance of
early risers. Father Dwight denies
them heroism and enters into doubt as
to their intelligence. AS a rule he finds
! them a notably arrogant SET" appear
| ing to believe that they move on a
higher ethical plane.
Every normal human being. not
given ordinarily to early rising, but
| being on occasion tempted or forced
afflatus, the moral patting on the back
in consequence thereof. The feeling
that a good deed has been done for a
naughty world is inexplicable, but su-
preme.
Father Dwight is remorseless. :. The
early riser is the least intelligent of
mankind.
I'm the average American of today.
moreover, early rising is merely form
| of atavism Miles of statistics. gath
| cred by careful investigators, show
| that the lower a people is in the
scale of civilization the earlier they
Evening star., 1914-10-11

mouth. closed his eyes. tilted his head
back with an anticipatory gurgle of
appreciation and lifted the spoon. Ca
lamity followed
Either the spoon was too heavily
weighted on one side or Mr.. Hoofus
hugged to his bosom the delusion that
ice cream will defy the laws of gravity.
Just as the spoon was on a level with
MI. Hoofus' face the ice cream fell
with sickening, slithering splash
upon Mr.. Hoofus shirt front. Slowly,
ike deadly brown and pink and
white insect. it crept southwark toward
Mr.. Hoofus' black vest. 1t crawled
along the vest. leaving a trail Of sickly
white behind, and finally hid inside Mr..
Hoofus' watch pocket
Mr. Hoofus was stunned. His jaw
dropped slackly. He murmured some
thlng-a phrase never intended for card
parties. He paused.
Dropped it," he concluded.
Then came Mrs. Malange's oppor-
tunfty. In a voice ringing with tri-
umph that lady of culture turned upon
the harassed Mr.. Hoofus.
Evening star., 1914-10-11
such a sympathetic way
There was more of this.


The game was concluded. Mr.. Hoofus,
as winner of the first prize, received
box of cigars, which he. instantly
opened and shifted with frank suspi-
cionH Mrs. Malange received one of
those dishes artfully designed SO that
they won't hold anything that ever
existed on land or sea. She said:
"Chawmed," in a thoroughly bored
fashion.
Then the grim faced Gus came to the
door.
THE eats is ready" said Gus. in
formally.
The party ambled toward the dining
room. The Observer was elected to
take Mrs. Malange in. She leaned to-
ward him confidingly.
That Mr.. Hoofus,' she said, sis a
perfectly terrible man. So gaucherie.'
The Observer nodded, meditatins
Mrs. Malapge's phrase;
Il should hardly select him as di-
rector of a young ladies' finishing
school," he agreed.
In the dining room Gus. standing be.
hind a long bench, was serving food In
| the approved quick-lunch style. A
weary darky maid was aiding him
Once or twice Gus urged her to "get
| a jump on
The Observer sought out William. who
was gallantly handing ice crea around
Williams collar was wilted and his
hair was losing it's part. His tie was
| rapidly shifting to port. He seemed
nervous.
There is no question:" remarked the
Observer to William, but that Gus
adds distinction and excitement to this
little party
YES" said William. He busted three
dishes down stairs. Also, I stopped him
just as he was getting ready to put
whisky in the lemonade. He said he
thought it would liven the people up.y
Then Mr.. Hoofus waddled over with
huge platterful of sandwiches, which
he was holding in his left hand. The
Observer thought that Mr.. Hoofus was
going to pass them around. which
shows how easily the Observer can
be fooled. Mr.. Hoofus had picked
them out for himself and was assimi-
lating them, one sandwich to a mouth
full.
"There amt much nourishment in
these" said Mr.. Hoofus, swallowing
pleasantly, as he addressed William.
But then I'm hearty eater. Usually
eat big supper before 1 go to
bed"
Fate never intended that a boastful
man shall go unpunished. Mr.. Hoofus
finished his seventh sandwich and de-
cided to tempt his failing appetite with
a dish of ice cream. He went back to
the Impoverished buffet and, selecting
the largest dish in sight, strolled back
to the little group, which was now aug
mented by the presence of Mrs.
Malange.
Carefully Mr.. Hoofus gouged into the
ice cream. He took good. liberal
spoonful. He opened his capacious
Evening star., 1914-10-11

MY de-~-ear man." she soothed. let
me loan you my napkin"
Crushed and helpless. Mr.. Hoofus
went toward the door and called for
his wife.
I'm going home" he announced. and
departed without further ceremony.
The Observer was elected to take Miss
Angletree hcme. II was a three-quars
ter-of- hour ride. Miss AnRletree
talked all the way about romance and
the state of her soul She Is possessed
of considera BILE soul.
In the morning the Observer arose
and grabbed a morning paper. In 40
obscure corner he found these lines: )
Mr.. and Mrs. William Blink enter.
tained friends At bridge whist lase
night. A pleasant time was had"
The Observer uttered a shout Of jog.
The success of the club was assured.
1t had broken into the papers! .
BOBBIE HILL :
Evening star., 1914-10-11

them with the dexterity which might
have been found in a Percheron. The
exercise opened his pores and he per-
spired freely.
There" he grunted, after the last
card had been laid down.
The players looked at their hands.
"I bid a hawht," said Mr.. Ma1ange,
languidly. ,,,
asked Mr.. Hoofus. severely.
'"The points come" said Mr.. Malange,
after the hand is played. We check
"Don"t nobody bank?' asked Mr..
Hoofus.
Some one keeps tally" said Mr.. Ma
lange, patiently.
"It's a rotten SYSTEM" asserted Mr..
Hoofus.
L
Meantime, things were moving along
merrily at the Observers table. Will
liam's wife is really a remarkable
player Time and again she retrieved
the Observers blunders. Even when
the Observer played queen after she
had led low on her second play she did
not arise and slay him. She merely
asked him if he recalled that there
were four kings in the deck.
William is constitutionally polite, but
theirs. Miss Gardenia Angletree had
at some time in her life been dubbed
a sparkling conversationalist, and she
had never let the fact escape her mind
Consequently, she was talking and not
playing. and not playing cards. Will
liam was trying, trying earnestly and
desperately. to be polite. His face wore
the expression of man who is trying
to be jocular while sitting in the dem
lists chair.
"Oh, don't you just love romantic
| drawma?" asked Miss Angletree, as
she leaned kittenishly over the table.
'1 always take in Romeo and Juliet
1t makes me feel like a girl again
when they play that balcony scene."
TT is your play. Miss Angletree." said
William, stoically.
"Oh, honky-honky honk." snickered
Miss Angletree. adjusting her eye
glasses. "Oh, so it is. I must play a
Evening star., 1914-10-11

heart for luck"
| She giggled girlishly again.
! II don't see how you can." responded
William. stoutly. when this is the first
| lead of spades"
"Honky-honk," said Miss Angletree
| through her nose.
She played something - goodness
knows what. Williams wife took the
trick and William sighed stentoriously.
But little thing like sigh couldn't
I crush the vivacity of Miss Angletree-
not on your life. She was the gayest
little humming bird that ever sat at
card table. Leaning toward the OBJ
server. who was trying with difficulty
to deal the cards on the table and not
on the floor. Miss Angletree spoke up:
Aren't you devoted to Keats?" she
demanded. breathlessly.
I! The Observer, still absorbed in
| chucking the cards around, passed the
| buck.
II don't know him. he replied. calm
ly. rs he Washington MANI"
| 'Oh, breathed Miss AngIetree, q
mean Keats the poet, Don't you kno"
mildly. walter johnson or Ty Cobb z
! Miss Angletree, II she suspected sht
was being kidded. showed not the 1eas'
sign of it. ,F
"Oh, you poor man. she said, sym.
pathetically. And became very earnest
ly engaged in trying to lift the OBJ.
servers blighted soul out Of th<
! slough of ignorance to the heights o1
knowledge. If the Observer ever reads
what she told him to read he will have
to retire on pension and read for the
remainder of his life.
The best talking machine in the
world has to run down some time
After a while Miss Angletree gave out
! She asked the Observer. Don't yor
read anything" and while awaiting
his reply began gulping in great gobt
of air.
| At that moment William blew up. Hi.
voice rose loud above the hum of con
versation.
.'Yes, Miss Angletree." he yelled. "He
reads. He reads Hoyle"'
This got entirely by Miss Angletree
She certainly was miserably poor fielder
when it came to catching hints:
"Oh. you cute man," she bubbled Will
liam had fred broadside without doing a
| particle of damage. Stricken by his
| failure, he glared at his wife, who was
smiling, and breathed heavily through
| his nose.
The performers played on and silence
fell over the table. Then from the other
table came the voice Mr.. Hoofus
women oughter wear underskirts. -
doomed Mr. Hoofus. my wife does. 1t
amt right that women should go around
with nothin' on"
! "O-o-o-p," said Mrs. Malange in a
stifled voice. The Observer looked at her
and saw she was quivering like Mex
ican hairless dog in December. Clearly
she was wondering what thing Mr.. Hoof-
us would say next.
II am as broad-nlinded as any other
man." concluded Mr.. Hoofus, refiectively,
but this is going too far.
"What do you think Of the European
Evening star., 1914-10-11

had no use Tor EN-
Mr.. Malange looked excessively bored.
"Ah. say" he drawled, hadn't we
bettah be getting on?'
And they continued with their game,
with Mr.. Hoofus exploding at intervals
like siege gun.
By this time the Observers attention
was recalled to his own table, William
was speaking. and there were tears in his
voice.
MY Dear Miss Angeltree," he said, and
his voice quivered, didn't you notice
that led a spade and you returned the
play with a hearth
Miss Angletree laughed, lightheart
edly.
''oh. SO you did, she said, 80 yo,
did Oh. Neutrality-suspicious."
I'VE have lost" said William. re
signedly. Then the cewbell rang again
and again Gus appeared. :
Nothing" snapped william, an
waved Gus out of the room.
Mr.. Malange and Mrs. Hoofus, VIII
had been defeated, strolled, and Will
liam's wife with the Observer. advances
where she became the partner of MI
Hoofus. while he sat opposite tn
CudTIHIuS NudlduSc. 1OoI
leaned over toward the Observer ant
whispered hoarsely:
Say. that feller Malange sure is
fathead.'
Fortunately. Mrs. Malange did no
pleted and the bid made. William
wife turned to Mr.. Hoofus.
FARTHER" she inquired. shall
playT'
"shoot! said Mr.. Hoofus. genially.
"Oh don't that rpnr0VQl
Mrs. Malange. glad to swat him now
since she was not his partner. 'Yo,
say Pray do"
why should I say pray do?'" de
manded Mr.. Hoofus, in utter astonish
ment.
"It is ethical" said Mrs. Malange
coldly.
II guess my partner knows what
mean." grumbled Mr.. Hoofus That
enough. amt it?"
she would have said poor boob" AS i
was she merely looked-but made hel
meaning perfectly clear.
The game went on. From time IL
time the cowbel1 rang and the players
ambled from table to table, there t.
Once there was a grand slam, which
Mr.. Hoofus insisted on calling a knock
out. Mr.. Malange thawed out a little
and began a cloudy and involved dis
the two tables phrases arose ad float
ed. half completed. around the room.
'I heard that Mr.. Tom Collins. the
famous clubman. came home in a ter.
rible state and tried to run the eleva,
tor through the roof"
their eyes in debt"
my dear. it's the most positivel,
hideous@
"our new pastor is a dear. He has
Evening star., 1914-10-11

1t matters little what It is that you
want-whether a situation or servant
"a want ad in The Star will reach tha
person who will NIL your need.
Evening star., 1914-10-11

ONE day the
Washington pub
lie Is going to
wake up and ap-
preciate Williams s
value Then the
Washington pub
lie will take up
a contribution,
everybody sub
scrtbing literally,
and will erect a
monument, and on
be inscribed these
Evening star., 1914-10-11
TO william
The Greatest Little
ORGANIZER
The World Has
Ever Known"

WmAAm - . born orRauizer. He can
orIAnaDe moro with less material than
any Ex men, including wild cat mine
promoters. L W. W. leaders and Col.
Roosevelt Ii the church going to give
= supper? All right, send for six oys-
ters. two pickles and William. The
supper Vill be a terrific success. Look
ing after the details of christenings,
marriages and funerals come as natur-
ally to William as borrowing money
does to the Observer. Il Is a natural
gift.
Evening star., 1914-10-11

war?" asked Mrs Malange in a small.
agonized voice.
81 hope" said Mr.. Hoofus. impressively,
that those Trenches get beat. I never
had no use Tor EN-
Mr.. Malange looked excessively bored.
"Ah. say" he drawled, hadn't we
bettah be getting on?"
And they continued with their game
with Mr.. Hoofus exploding at intervals
like siege gun.
Evening star., 1914-10-11


Observer met William he would be
dragged into something. The Observer
was ambling along at an indifferent
gait when William hove in sight
romping along like a young colt in a
green pasture. Williams coat and vest
were unbuttoned and he was carrying
his hat in his hands. although it was a
cool day. His hair was rumpled. BY
these signs shall We know that William
is organizing.
When he came alongside the Observer
William wheeled and grasped him by
the coat lapels.
Just the man." burbled William
Just the man want to see."
What is it this timer" asked the
Observer. in commonplace tones. so
ciety for the elevation of trouserless
Kaffirs?"
NO." replied William gleefully. I'm
arranging bridge club-the National
Bridge Whist and Social Club"
Where do l get OFF, inquired the
Observer.
Come up to my house tonight" urged
William, mysteriously.
I will do that little thing" replied
the Observer, and walked slowly away,
wondering what would befall him.
4
After . light supper the Observer
donned his dress suit. or, rather. he
donned that portion Of it which had not
been previously appropriated by a
family Of moths. who had been board
Ing free during the summer He hunt
ed out the ancestral high hat, a little
dented here and there and fluffy in
spots Ike an Angora goat, but service
abba He unearthed his white gloves.
looked at them and put them carefully
back They will come in at a funeral
if they only get a little darker.
Attired in the funeral garb which
civilization decreeS whenever the male
desires to disport himself, the Obser-
yer started for the first meeting of the
National Bridge Whist and Social Club.
Within a short time he arrived at
Williams home. Lights were blazing
teesing an elderly piano-player. The
Observer went In.
William had hired Gus. a GRIM faced
waiter from a downtown restaurant
to stand at the door and announce the
club members. Restraining a desire to
offer to exchange his dress clothes for
Gus, although Gus weren't SO much
the Observer announced his name.
"Howdy," replied Gus, gloomily. Go
on in"
So the Observer went in unannounc-
ed. Eight people had gathered there
The Observer was introduced to them.
There was Mr.. Alfred Hoofus. tre-
mendously portly man with a great