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IDEAS AIDING PHYSICAL
IMPROVEMENT OF WOMAN
By LUCREZIA BoRI,
The Prma Donna Metropolitan Company York

ECENTLY it was my pleas
l. u-e to meet q charming
woman whose grace and
dignity Of carriage impress
Cd me more than that Of any crown
Cd head ] have ever seen. She did
not need the mantle Of royal pur-
pie nor the scepter to label her
queen among wOmen-her general
bearing proclaimed her breeding.
She was not beautiful nor was
she much beyond the average
preston of towering head and
shoulders above a roOmful of so
ciety matrOns. For an instant l
was puzzled as to the secret Of her
fascination. and then she moved
toward ME while speaking to her
She walked properly. and she knew
how to use her voice to Its best
advantage.
IL women would only realize how
important it is to be able to move
about gracefully: No matser how
lovely you may be. or now Smartly
frockcd. YOU sacrifice the advan-
tage of creating good first I'M
preston If you walk awkwardly.
1t is equally unfortunate IL you
speak with a high pitched metallic
voice. The American woman is OF
nervous tyre. which accounts for
her shrtll voice and apparent lack
Of pLise. but her other attractive
qualities are so numerous that we
forgive her for not knowing how
to walk. This fault is easily cor
rectcd.
To obtain graceful carriage.
walk by placing the ball Of the
foot down first. point the toes out.
and step easily. not In jerks. AL
low the ankles to move freely. for
unless there Is proper Joint action
the gait is flat-footed and ua-
calmly.
Also remember that unless the
shoulders are Well thrown back.
and the chest expanded. graceful
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NO. l6l.

THE MONEY GONE.
~ UT l was too excited even now
that unexpectedly l had found
u the author OF tho anonymous
letter to tell him what l thought
OF him. Very shortly dad was on the
phone and I was telling him as much
ss | knew with n sharp excitement in
m voice.
I'm be right there. Peter" he said.
land SO will mother"
And somehow the sound OF his kindly
Voice brought over me with snarp
pang how lately i had drifted away
from mother and dad. thanks to that
! illogical resentment which my wife
cherishes against my people, while cX-
! pscting me whole-heartedly to adopt
fers.
The Anxious Waiting.
1t seemed an interminable interval be-
fore mother and dad were at the door.
| Peter" said mother. you poor boy!
You're as white as ghost yourself.
But l was already leading them to the
! room where Mary lay SO white and
I heavy.
her pulse. And aga.n In this night OF
J agonizing realizations was realizins
/ that dad was old-a kindly, white haired
, old doctor Of the old school, In whom l
/ had utter trust,
very queer. but I'm afraid Mary has
been drugEed. There's every evidence
Of It, Open the window C little fur
| ther.'
all it voiced my own suspicion
, ,"Drugged"'
Dad nodded.
And you and mother had better
wait outside IN the library un,il !
for Mary's life.
outside in the library ] began a
nervous tramping about. The events
OF the evening had wrought me up
to a pitch OF. crazy excitement that
would have been impossible when my
nerves were stronger. could see
mother watching me with quiet ap-
prehension in her eyes.
The anonymous letter that Alvin hnd
written In a fretful burst of resent
nent because Carey's music had an
noyed him had brought me home
thank God-in time. But where was
Carey: Why was his room deserted
/ Mary's First Realization.
How long. l tramped up and dowr
the library I don't know. ] vaguely
remember that as the night advanced
my headache grew worse and I fei,
very feverish. | remember roughly
brushing mother away when sh,
would nave comforted me--a thing II
ordinary circumstances never woul,
have done.
But at last dad was beside me, ant
I caught q vast relief in his eyes.
MARY Is conscious now, Peter lie
said. and she's trying hard to say
something about some money. can
make head or tail Of it myself. hui
likely you can.
Mother and l followed dad into th'
room. Mary sat W. in bed. bolsteret
against the pillows. very white an,
! sick. her eyes tragic. The instant rh'
saw me she b"nan to cIy wildly.
oh. Peter" she said "lhe money
the money
"Mary." | SAID. nor heavens sal,'
lets not worry GbHat any money now
Thank heaven You're bettel.'
She shuddered and closed her eyes
Then again she began fretful. wil'
crying and clutching at my hand.
'Peter." she said, "you don't under
stand. Il was urder--undr" my pil
low. rhe money for the maREcto--
;hc :'oney ) gu got MhcH-- when yo'
n""r'd Nour rin%. 1t It's gone
t,'t'r hi Of it..
thou",t e.: ir,, sic 'Ls lavIiv
itt,". tr.u w, "elpHt 80 ultr
'rra Cd of h"r eve rCa'i,-G :hvI -,
hand that had dsSSSsd M wife IA
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some some, .diSappointments time and time
"A 4 iish. light heart to you and happy on''
I hear them talk Of. you in public
Places. Such funny things they say.
He is ambitious, they say. He Is arbi-
trary. lie 10 worldly. lie Is too rich.
lie is too light-mtnded. He is too
serious And all tho time l remember
and know and my heart warns. And,
oh. I wish him we'll.
Life Full of Friends.
And there Is the clever woman. the
great professor. in the great university
-she doesn't write me often. She
hasn't time. But she's there. and I
know II, always. And on my birthday
late II am wandering far. but always
there; the letter, of love and apprecia-
tion. and faithful and deep affection
from my friend.
her amazing life to remember me and
how VIC told each other our dreams
long ago. when she was always down on
/ the program as a maid or one Of the
There's tho black woman who sat at
the foot OF my bed night after night
! when / was Ill and no trained nurse
that ever bossed could drive her away.
servant. love to think Of her and
| love her.
And there Is the trained nurse, too
| What a friend she is! Why, shed
| rAwn the last striped dress she had to
! get across the continent to help me
or any other Of her real friends she
| really loves.
Friends! What could We do without
| them?
The world is full Of them; crowded
with them: eager with them: kind. low.
ing, honest, faithful. devoted friends
and yet there are never quite enough.
Write to me. little girl, and let's be
| friends.
! Copyright, 1914. Newspaper Feature service.)
The Washington times., 1915-01-01
TINES DAILY MAGAZINE PAGE FOR EVERYON
Advice to
Girls
BY ANNIE LAURIE.

Dear Annie Laurie:
am engaged to q man ten years
older than myself I am seventeen.
He has been divorced, but well
On account OF this divorce and his
age my parents object to my mar
rying him. Would you advise me to
break my engagement?
Y /OC are the one who must live
v with the man. You arc the one
who must make up your mind
about him.
DO you believe in divorce? II you do.
don't see why tho fact that the mau
Is divorced should influence you. But
who got the divorce. he or his wife?
II he was too bad man for one
woman to live with 1t is very unlikely
that you can make him over.
Pcrhs~s he had to divorce his vita
That Is an affair Of quite different
aspect.
Don't take his word for It, Get your
parents to investigate. You know your
he does? Just because he says so now?
There's good deal more than say 50
In love. I wouldn't be in too much of a
hurry about this AFFAIR. little girl.
Dear Annie Laurie:
VIII" Is 1t that cannot set a nice
young man to keep steady company
with? 1t seems that when go out
the young men don't even look at
me. but as soon as go few steps
u score Of old ducks are after me-
Now. Miss Laurie. It is not that I
am homely. I am considered to be
the best looking girl in the bunch.
too forward. either. and I am very
jollv. The reason. think, is be-
cause I am a little stout. Do you
think that's my trouble?
Please answer me fully and soon.
There's another thing. met a
young man a few weeks ago at a
swimming school. He called me up
once. and We went for short walk
that evening. Then he made an en-
but never showed up. He called me
up once since but would not tell
who it was, although I knew It was
him. Now. when we meet he greets
me; but but, pSyss ,ss- stops s'!so,,1 would not not
about him. as are the rest OF tho
girls and would really like to see a
way to gain his friendship. II !
don't succeed I don't know what
will happen to me. as ! love him
fcarfully. Please answer soon.
BRIGHT EYES.
~ u. fudge! Bright Eyes. You can
4 live without the wondrous fas'
~ cinator. You'll have to live
| without him II he doesn't care
| Tor you. so you might as we'll make up
your mind about 1t right now.
Possibly you look older than you are
Most stout girls do. That's why you at
tract older men.
Don't think so much about the men
| and they'll think more about you.
Miss Iauriex,will welcome letters of
inquiry on subjects OF feminine inter-
/ est from young women readers Of this
, paper and will reply to them in these
columns. They should be addressed to
| her, care Of this office.
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Bv JEAN ELIOT.

Green and midnight blue seem to be
favorite colors for evening wear this
season, the green ranging from a pale
lettuce shade to deep emerald. Miss
Rebecca Wilmer is wearing a blue vel
vet frock, very simply made. win lts
f,ll skirt looped up to show petticoat
or lace. which Is distinctly becoming 70
her blonde type. Mrs. James r. M!tcnei,
too affects nhdniEht blue HelVet ams, ana
the green gowns at the Charity ball
was a frock of emerald green satin ana
t,Ilje with a bodice Of taFntshed golo
lace. worn by Miss Nathalie MaSruder'
and another notable creation OF pale let
tmce taffeta. brocaded in silver flowers,
with a short full skirt. looped on one
side to show the pctticoat OF lace.
with a folded bodice of the tateta
and sleeves of lace.
Miss Marian Trumbuil mas worn son or,
Gress. a bright blue green, whose i,i,l
tnIle skirt, over taffeta. is banded WIN
fur. The bodice Is a simple wide slrole
of green velvet, with straps over 'he
shoulders and sleeves or frilly WI t'
soimt. freshness and its sirlish becon'
Ingness. Miss Trumbuli has another
freck. along similar lines. carried on'
In gray tulle and French blue Heiret
Mrs. Edward b. Mclean. who dresse:
most unusually. to suit her own par
iC,Ilar style, has one Of the few
trained gowns l have seen this season
| a, long, clinglng creation Of bright b'u'
charmcuse. brocaded in silver ant
| trimmed with silver lace. Mss Fran
ces Hoar, daughter of Mrs. Rock"oo'
| Hoar. has a number OF dainty evening
gowns in her wardrobe, among them
| French model Of buttercup yellow tull
and satin, the skirt made Of sevcra
superimposed tunics, cut in points an.
each edged with marrow band OF m
night blue velvet A glrdle OF the blu
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BY LEoNX. DALRYMPLE.
NO. l62.

slid trca { he soLsly beneath the pillow
| and robbed ue.i too.
The Washington times., 1915-01-01

Miss Edythe Howard Is the possessor
Of delightful afternoon gown. which
she has worn to several teas at which
she has been in the receiving party.
short and very full. with the new
ouchcd drapery at one side. A folded
boGice OF the velvet IL topped by
sleeves and a yoke. cut in a deep V In
front. of creamy lace. In effect the
frock is simple. rich. and most becom-
'nC
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FASHION CHATTER

velvet and a dainty bodice Of the tulie
comrl letes a very dainty and becoming
costume. The same shade OF blue Is
combined with pale pink in much the
same fashion IN 4 frock which Miss
Helen Walcott Is wearing.
The Washington times., 1915-01-01
HITS FROM SHARP WITS.

One would think that good inten-
! tions were too perishable to be useful
for paving material where they are
| said to be used.
The Washington times., 1915-01-01
Electrons a Physical Unit
Which Can Be Measured;
Life Principle Is UnSolved

Material Principle In Common With All Matter Solved BY
the Discovery Of the Electron. Animation of Par
. tices of Matter, the Eectrons of intelligence Still
Mystery.
The Washington times., 1915-01-01

1t is easier to learn to wait than to
learn to labor.
The Washington times., 1915-01-01

Who waits always for something to
! turn up will be rewarded at last by
his toes.--Albany Journal.
The Washington times., 1915-01-01

BE just before you are generous
Ia the nice way of looking out for
No. l.-Deseret News.
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t course Shsss IS q esas! sass u
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THE MONEY GUNF.
\ UT l was too excited even now
that unexpectedly had found
the author OF tho anonymous
letter to tell him what ! thought
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08
CrQn1 TON 0lDDL crown chl6nspRe2
49, u R2SAh IQn:Q
BATTLES FOR LIFE
IN DARKENED ROOM
Detective Wins in Hand-to-Hand
Struggle With Man Who Is
Armed With Razor \

In the small kitchen at 311 Hamil-
ton street, Harrisburg, last night, with
no light except the weird glow from a
dim lamp, Detective l. n. Durnbaugh
fought for his life with Ross M. Dickey,
whom he sought to arrest.
Durnbaugh went to Dickey's home
TO arrest him on warrant sworn out
by his wife. who alleges that her hus-
band beat her while drinking. When
the detective entered the front door
Dickey, he says. started for the
kitchen. Durnbaugh followed.
The kitchen was dark and the de-
tective opened his fiashlamp to follow
his prisoners movements. AS he
opened the lamp. he declares, Dickey
lunged at him, flashing a razor. The
detective dropped his flash and grap-
pied with the man, who, he declares
was. almost crazed with drink. Back
and forth through the darkened room
they struggled until the detective
showed Dickey through window. AS
he recovered and made another lunge
at the officer Durnbaugh drew his
mace and struck out in defense. His
blow landed and Dickey was subdued
Dickey is in Jail, charged with as
saulting an officer, assaulting his wife
and with resisting an officer. He will
be given a hearing before Squire
Gardner.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08
STEELToN CHURCHES

First Reformed = Rev. Charles A.
Huyette, pastor. Morning service and
Sunday school combined at 10 o'clock.
Mothers Day will be observed. Sub
iect of sermon. THE Influence of a
Mother" c. r. Society at 6.45.
b. Smith. 1890 a. M, theme, THE
End of SIM" p. m, Sunday school;
6.45 p m, Christian Endeavor; 7.30
p. M. theme. "Alive in God"
First Presbyterian - The Rev. c.
Benjamin Segelken, pastor, will preach
at l. subject, Mother and the Home. -
Sabbath school at 9.45 a. m.
st. Johns Lutheran-Rev. George
n. Lauffer, pastor. At 1O.45 o'clock,
subject of sermon, Ideal Mother
hood" and at 73O the pastor will
preach the second of the series of SER
mons on the life of Joseph. subject
"'Worthiness Finds Its Reward"
Trinity Episcopal-The Rev. S. J.
Rainey. rector, a. m, holy COM
a. M, morning prayer and sermon
subject, "Unappreciated Benefits" 7.S0
y. M, evening prayer and sermon.
Centenary United Brethren The
Rev. A. K. Wier pastor. 1890 a. M.
Mothers Day services, address by Mrs
c. e. Hills. special music. Half OF
the church auditorium will be reserved
for mothers.
Main Street. Church of God-The
Rev. G. w. Getz, pastor, will preach
at 1880 a. m. on yielding to God
Sunday school at 2 o'clock junior
Christian Endeavor, 6 o'clock.
st. Johns Lutheran-The Rev. Geo
n. Lauffe, pastor. will preach at 1915
a. m, subject. Ideal Motherhood,
and at 7.30 p. m, "Worthiness Finds
Its Reward" Sunday school, $3.50
a. M; $50 p. m. intermediate Chris.
tian Endeavor.
Grace U. E.-The Rev. James NJ
Shoop, pastor, will preach at 1926
a. M, subject. Mothers. Day." and al
7.S0 m, subject. The Enrichine
Saviour" Sunday school. 9.15 a. M;
X. L. c. E., 6.45 p. m. The Rev. Mr.
Shoop, leader. Special musical mum.
bers on Mothers Day will be the fea.
ture at the Sunday school session.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08
TRANSFORM WOODS
INTO PRETTY PARK
School Children, Laborers and
Prominent Residents Work
Under Direction of Expert

Two hundred school children, forty
laborers and many men prominent in
the business and professional life OF
Steelton, participated to-day in the
field day exercises in Luther r. kelker
Park that formally marked the be-
ginning of comprehensive park sys-
tenn for the borough.
Under the personal direction OF
Warren H. Manning. the Boston land
scape architect, this small army of
volunteers blazed trails, graded walks
or drives and trimmed trees with
much enthusiasm.
A few hours after the volunteer
toilers had commenced their work
Kelker Park was transformed from a
ten-acre tract of wild tangled wood
land, covered with dense. thorny un-
derbrush, to a beautiful park.
Over the hillsides, many gently slop-
ing trails now wind their way through
small, trimmed locust trees, past
tall, stately oaks and poplars, down
through shady ravines, to convene at
the feet of two huge, towering oaks.
Here two springs of clear, spark
ling water bubble forth. Just few
feet beyond is natural ampitheater
In the CenLeE OF Whlcn Is IL site IoI a
bandstand, and a little farther down,
flows a small stream of water to be
used for wading purposes.
Experts Direct Work
That there might be an efficient or
ganization and not merely a haphaz-
ard attempt to do the work, Mr.. Man
ming delegated certain parts of the
work to separate men. William p.
Callaghan, engineer for the borough
assisted Mr.. Manning in marking out
lines for the trails and drives. jacob
Meshey, highway commissioner; Geo
Cover, a labor boss for the steel COM
pany, and Harry Zook, the steel COM
pany's real estate manager, directed
squads of laborers.
G. S. Davis, principal of the High
School, and Paul d. Miller. ]. D.
Hurst, A. G. Hottenstine. L. B. Ney
and Roscoe Bowman, of the High
School faculty, directed the work OF
the High School students.
n. A. Yeaney and G. w. Henry, oi
the Central Grammar School, were in
charge of big delegation of grammar
school boys. II. c. Wright, president
of the Municipal League, directed part
of the grading work.
Girls Work With Men
While the boys from the high and
grammar schools showed considerable
enthusiasm. there was a group of per-
haps % little girls who attend one OF
the foreign parochial schools, that sci
the pace.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08
Coast Guard Declares
Ship Sank in 8 Minutes
Rr A.tncintcd Prcts

Cork, Ireland. May s, 6:04 a. NJ
A coast guard VINO witnessed the sink
ing of the ship believes she sank
within eight minutes.t His story is
confirmed by Cork farmer who was
working near Old Head Kinsale when
he heard shots and looking seaward
saw a steamer with her bows in the
air He said hardly ten minutes later
she keeled over on her side and sank.
resident of Ardfield estimates the
ship was five miles from shore when
he heard the crash of the torpedo
when it pierced her side. For a mo-
ment she seemed to move slowly
straight ahead. then turned suddenly
and then stopped. her bow sinking and
the stern rising. Then she keeled
over and disappeared from sight
Within a few minutes the boats had
reached the spot where she went
down.
The trawler Daniel OConnel while
fishing. came upon two of the Lusi-
tania's boats containing SIS passengers
mostly women and children, in a de-
plorable plight. The trawler took the
boats in tow and was proceeding with
them to Kinsale when II was inter-
cepted by government tugs which took
the survivors to Queenstown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08
PASSENGERS BADE
EACH OTHER FAREWELL
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been found here of either Alfred G..
Vanderbilt or Charles Frohman.
The latest rescue boats to arrive are
bringing mostly bodies of the dead
picked up from the water at the scene
of the disaster. The dead now here
number 124, and many of them are
women.
The naval and military authorities OF
Queenstown are rendering every as
sistance in the removal of the dead and
in assisting the injured to hospitals.
The manager of the Cunard line has
taken ample hotel accommodations as
we'll as rooms in lodging houses and
here the survivors are being sent.
Conveyed to Morgue
Queenstown has never witnessed
such scene before. The dead are be-
ing conveyed to morgues and under
taking establishments and numbe of
motor cars have been brought into
service to take the injured to hospitals.
The less serious injured are being
helped ashore by sailors and soldiers.
Both men and women rescued, if
they are able to walk, refuse to remain
in their hotels. They haunt the docks,
waiting and watching for friends and
relatives.
Many of the survivors are still be-
wildered from their terrible experien-
ces, and their accounts of the sinking
of the Lusitania are not entirely clear.
1t is to be noted, however that one
and all unite in eulogizing the manner
in which the ships officers behaved.
Listed in Five Minutes
Five minutes after the Lusitania
was hit with the second torpedo amid
ship she had listed to such an extent
that the lifeboats on, one side could
not be launched at all. The work of
getting as ma1y people as possible,
for the most part women and children
into the only boats that could be got
clear, was at once undertaken by the
captain and officers and men of the
Lusitania and performed efficiently
and with heroism.
The scene as the big liner went down
is described by the survivors as heart
rending beyond words. Battling for
life the passengers called to relatives
and friends or bade each other good
by.
The small boats which had been
gotten away from the side of the liner
picked up a good many survivors who
with belts or clinging to wreckage
were floating on the surface of the
water. But soon the boats all were
crowded. These boats were in turn
pickeH up by rescuing steamers COM
ing atfull speed from shore points, but
in many cases four and more hours
elapsed before the rescuers reached
the scene. In many cases the only
work left for the rescue workers to do
was to collect from the water the
floating bodies of the dead. Several
passengers were taken aboard trawlers
severely injured, only to die before
they could be transferred ashore.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-08
Woman After Long Search
Told of Husbands Death
By Associated Press

Queenstown, May S.-Mrs. Stanley
Lines, who was brought ashore in one
of the ships boats Immediately start
ed a search of the city to find her hus-
band. She learned at four this morn
ing that he was dead at a hotel. When
the women landed they presented a
pitiable appearance Some were COW
cred only with blankets. Many chill
dren were without their parents.
The funerals of the most the Brit
ish victims will be held at Queenstown,
Sunday.
Two stokers have confirmed the re-
port that the steamer was struck by
two torpedoes. The first entered No.
stokehold and the second the engine
room