The Washington times., 1915-12-02
1t May Be Playing the Eu-
kalali or Roller Skating,
But Mrs. Castle Will
Have 1t All Ready When
She Comes to Washing
ton Next Week in Watch
Your STEP
By FLORENCE +. YODER.

Y" HEN MIS-. vernon lHstIe
w comes down here next
" week with the Watch
Your Step" company. she
- going to bring not only her white
wig. a store full Of dresses. and
couple of feet full OF new steps, but
she has promised to think up for
Washington a brand new fad. espe-
cially adapted to the climate and
general social status OF Washington.
Whether II will be playing on the
eukalali-that funny Hawaiian in
strument that looks like a colonial
bed-warmer and sounds like a mu-
sical sawmill-or ice or roller skating,
or flying. is not yet known.
Mrs. Castle doesn't think that ice
skating will last or. even perhaps he
possible here: roller skating she Is
not so sure of: and dancing she says
never will become a wall flower. She
played no favoritcs.
Assurance only was given that the
fad would be forthcoming. and that
1t would engage either the hands
or the feet. or both. of all Wash
ington.
Not Press Agent Yarn.
No. this isn't a yarn supplied by a
press agent. or anything approximate
ing. This story Is the exact truth,
and was told the writer by Mrs. Castle
Yesterday.
Among other things to he stated
later on in this article will bc what
Mrs. Castle thinks of having Vernon
20 to awaiting ,hes going to Join
the British army). and whether or
not she ever thinks OF getting old
and whether or not she has
good disposition. and whether or
not she likes to dress uD like a
Christmas tree every day in the week
and SUNDAYS too-and lots of inter-
csting gossip.
or course. gentle reader. II you
have the idea in your head that
this Is press agent yarn and not
q bona fide interview. you had bet
ter stop right away because II
wouldn't he any fun at all to read
what Mrs. Castle didn't say. and
only what some hnlf-witted agent
tbeg pardon. agents. thought she
wanted to say.
But II you have read this far and
intend to 20 on. tc comforted by the
thought that Mrs. Castle told this
story over the long distance phone.
right into the ear OF the writer and
that 1t was taken down at the hour
Of II p. m. directly after the close OF
the performance Of watch Your
Step" at the Colonial Theater in
Boston. last night.
Confdcntially. 1t was n sticklcr Of
an ASST gnment. and IL It hadn't been
that desperation gave certain
amount OF boldncss to both victims.
there would not be anything to
record but a couple OF weak little
hollos' few I'm sorry to have
kept you ups" aud two meek and
easping little "goodnights."
Impertiment Questions Asked.
However both had to fight so with
the toll operator that by the time
the limo was clear and the interview
started. the writer had wiped off the
cold sweat and made up n list Of the
most impertinent questions ever put
to a subject.
No time. therefore. was wasted. ex-
cept the firsc second or two when n
peculiar strangling sensation had to
be overcome.
II Is easiest to give out this inter
view just as 1t was obtained. for It
ts really all interesting. and the part
about the new fad for Washington
was only picked out and played up
because 1t is tn" point of most
universal interest and will therefore
trap more people into reading this
story
Not that anybody who ever sees
anything about Mrs. Castle has tc
be trapped into reading the printing
ground the picture. Far from It
But 1t Is just customary IN news
paper work to say something in the
first paragraph.
Tho conversation began like this.
'Hello--Mrs. CASTLE"
Brunette voice, low pitched. an'
pleasant, even after it's possessor hac
danced three hours. mind. answered
saying. Yes: this IL Mrs. Castle
What can do for your"
And then after strangling sensa