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The Washington times., 1916-02-05

a reserve OF extra tissues is formed
coincident with childhood. adolescence.
and maturity.
An egg 6 millions of times smaller
than the baby at its birth. This is as
comparable as a pinhead to Pixies Peak
The individual units Of a living struc-
ture. the tiniest. elementary particles OF
NE OF liver. spleen. muscles. skin,
Is called a cell" II iS not. however.
empty. but contains a plasm' and a
darkened area called a nucleus.
All living "cells" are like miniature
melons or mock oranges. They NAV he
oval or globular. and there may be mil
lions OF them In a drop. The growth
of the whole anatomy depends uDon the
cells. For a moment they are increased
IN Size only long enough. however to
split up into two new cells They fold
in like an hour glass; and the middle
thins out until II snaps In two. ThuS
two living cells are grown where one
grew before.
Heat and Growth.
When these two cells have grown 10
tho size of the mother cell the process
is repeated. for as long as life lasts this
strange behavior OF living cells in Ali
the tissues goes on. The average size OF
each Individual cell remains about the
same. The whole anatomy grows IN
freshness and vigor. but its entirety
may seem to be the same.
The marvel is that q man always
looks much the same. Months. years
decades, even half century and more
may pass, during which every cell IN
man has been washed and wiped away
a legion of times. Each and every us
sue and group OF tissues organs, glands.
membranes, and limbs have perhaps
been repeatedly duplicated. yet the form
and the soul of the being has been un-
altered.
Many living ceatures grow differently
under extremes OF heat and cold. BE-
tween the freezing point and bIooa
heat, and even in boiling temperature
various types of life exist and thrive
Commonly, the growth OF any living
thing is. within limits. accelerated by a
mild increase of temperature above
normal. Four groups of frogs eggs
kept at so and 81 degrees, respectively.
all developed differently. The ones at
GO degrees began to metamorphose INTO
swimming, wriggllng tadpoles within
nine days and were fully developed
frogs within six weeks. The eggs kept
at 81 degrees did not grow into the
frog state for seven months.
Ccopy't 1915, by Newspaper Feature servIceJ
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
Women Deny Being "World's Worst Failures


,ess in that she set out to capture sen
succeeded. Her commen
g:
THE woman who spends her life
wanting 10 capture a man and never
succeeding would he a failure II she
existed, but she doesn't. Any woman
can capture man n she wants to:
there are plenty OF them only too
anxious to be captured.
THE Frenchwoman did not want
10 capture a man. What she wanted
to capture was sensations, She sue
ceeded; so even she was no failure.
She will die young. consumed by the
fires of her own emotions, or awaken
TO her follies and turn them to bet
ter purposes,
The average woman does not want
to capture a man. She is particu-
lar. She dresses her best, she culti-
Yates her inward charms. that she
may draw to her her own, the man
she believes was destined for her.
she wants him.
This is the delightful game OF
love. courtship, and marriage, and
we are all willing to be interrupted
in the big things of life to enjoy it
that we may secure our life partner.
We want love and companlonship,
and most of US get II. and then, our
more violent emotions subsiding, we
turn our attention to other things,
the better for our experience.
Nothing worth while has ever
been achieved that has not had love
as It's basis. The man who wins the
plaudits of the world has attained
his pinnacle of fame only through
the devotion and love of some wom-
an who loved him enough to sacrI-
iice herself to the trivialitles of life
that he might be spared them, and
thus, devoting his time and talents
to single purpose. attain success.
The world is full OF such women.
Are they failures?"
The Washington times., 1916-02-05

wise urged upon the public What
q convenience to be able to sip
ones afternoon tea without spoil
ing the picture by a thrown-back
veil!
Imagine the effect Of such a pro-
vocative veil draped over a close
fitting hat OF white with an appli-
Qued band OF black velvet leaves!
All the occurrences that a veil
means is quite offset by the gener-
Gus glimpses of a pretty cheek
Pom POM Is the official title or
this particular conception.
All women may not wish TO risk
obscurity by hiding in the depths OF
a veil. For them, especially those
who long for inches they do not pos
sess, the very tall hats Of the sea-
son have been especially designed.
So high do they soar. I'm fact, that
they put a drum majors official
chapeau quite in the shade.
Huge punches OF roses, crimson
rambiers and otherwise. climb up
the front OF most OF these Impossible
chapeaux. Or they may be Violets,
defyIng all fundamentals OF gravity
and horticulture. or pansies, bloom
ing peacefully m beds OF purple vel
vet. I,..
For the tall woman who hesitates
equally 20 perch q small hat, pea
nIIt-IIke. on the summit OF her Golf
fure and to assume heavensoaring
headgear 10 the ver-dependable sail
or. shiny and flat. to be sure, but
sailor iust the same. Such hats are
trimmed only by a simple band or
gros grain and guiltless OF floral
adornment.
The Washington times., 1916-02-05

ounces; tincture of benzoin. 2
ounces; rose water 2 drains; pulver-
lied tannin. ] dram.
w. R.-If you will send a stamped,
self-addresscd envelope with your
query repeated I.wili be glad to give
you the desited information.
f. v. C.-My little girl, two years old.
is troubled with bad digestion. What
would you advise?
Let her breakfast consist of cereals
with plenty Of milk but little sugar. and
single egg. either Soft-boiled or
poached. Give her one cupful. also a
glassful OF warm milk. Her midday
meal should consist chiefly Of meat
broths, chopped or scraped meat and
potatoes (boiled or baked). Beginning
with very small portions. green vege-
tables. such as spinach. celery. young
lettuce. well cooked and mashed, may
be added. Give her a teaspoonfll OF
milk OF magnesia before meals and q
tablespoonful Of olive OIL after meals.
Keep her bowels open.
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
Gro7Uth Is Real Symptom
Of Life in Either Human
Or Vegetable Existence
By DR. LEONARD KEENE HIRsHBERG.

- NE Of the most characteristic
Symptoms" of life is growth.
" To paraphrase a popular allu-
sion, you may say, while
there's life, there's growth" Growth
may not always assert It's presence by
an extra inch or more of height, width
or girth, yet as long as the spark of
vitality is afame 1T is still present.
Man, brutes and plants live and have
their being by virtue Of certain strange
and vital processes, such as absorption
OF food, inhalation of fresh air, drink
ing OF water, and the birth Of new
tissues in the place Of those worn out
by use, decay. accident, injury, waste
or illness.
The waste that accumulates in the
pores, channels. crevices, canals, path
ways, intestines. kidneys, lungs and
other ducts that lead to the outside
must be removed once or twice every
day. II not quickly carried to the
outer world this waste will obstruct and
put an end to life.
Psychologists call this hourly waste
wear and tearN ''katabolism,' which
means a breaking down or destruction
of living flesh and blood. The same
pundits use the term "Rnabolism,"
which means the accession OF vital ma
terial. such az 'Victuals, drink, air, and
FERTILIZER Tor the living faDr1CS TO Duild
up and replace each microscopic struc-
ture that is lost by the stress and
strain Of every day wear.
Unless the constructive elements
provender. water. afr and heat-at least
equal the destructive powers, living
things must, perforce. wither away, dry
UP and die. Evidently. then as long as
life, health and strength are resident in
the textures, growth is a necessity for
lift itself.
Plants Grow Ceasclessly.
There occur certain non-living proc
esses. which on the surface apparently
resemble this outstanding symptom of
life. Plants can be seen to grow as long
az they live but animals. after a def
mite age. seem superflciallv to cease
growing. This. however. is more ap-
parent than real At this momentous
frontier between youth and maturity the
balance between "anabolism" or new
building material. and "katabolism." or
loss and waste. is barely on the credit
side of lifes ledger.
The growth now goes into the essence
of the creature to abet further repro
duction. wise Creator foresees that
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
THE TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAC
Mrs. Wilson Charms at
Judiciary Reception; Fe7U
Striking Gowns Are Seen
By JEAN ELIOT.

with angel sleeves OF tulle, falling TO
her dainty silver slippers. A court train
OF satin lent dignity to the costume.
and saw the Secretary stop and ar
range It for her az they passed through
the hallway He played host most
charmingly through the evening, making
tour OF the rooms with cordial
greeting on the tip OF his tongue. More
over let me whisper, there was bit
or hobnobbing in corners on the part
of the Cabinet members, and believe
they were discussing something moro
important than deviled crabs. For the
rest. Mrs. Gregory was in white with
iridescent trimmings Mrs Burleson in
silver-embroidered black, and Mrs, Dan
bordered' with fur.S Mrs. Houston wore
white lace and blue and Mrs. Redfield's
costume was of black and gold.
Congressman and Ms. Henry ID.
Flood and Mrs. Floods sister, Mrs.
Koohler, were receiving greetings right
and left. Mrs. Koehler wore a lovely
jctted black gown, and Mrs. FLOOD
looked very handsome in pink, with
bouftant panniers and a train which
she carried tucked up over her arm.
had a chat with them, and also with
Mrs. Carl Vrooman, who has. very
taking manner. Mrs, William Bailey
Lamar had one OF the most efrective
costumes Of the evening, gotd colored
gown with slippers and hosiery TO
match. Every detail was perfect from
the slim rope of diamonds, knotted in
front, which encircled her throat TO
the great fan of smoky-gray quilts she
used so gracefully. This seems to be
the very latest wrinkle in fans, by
the bye. and have seen but one other.
Mrs, Lloyd Bowers, in Washington.
Beautiful lace fans are also having a
decided vogue this season. Mrs. WI
liam Wheatley carried one last evening.
and used 1t with telling effect as she
stood on the steps, talking with Mrs.
Lamar.
Some Names.
Some names7 Well, of course, all
the jurists and many of the most dis
tinguished lawyers In town were there.
Mr. and Mrs, Henry L. Davis had their
sister, Miss Josephine Davis, with them,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Warner were
also in the party. Miss Alice Shepard
was with Major and Mrs. James A.
Shipton. 1 saw DR.. and Mrs. Larkin
Glazebrook. with Miss Dorothy Decide,
also Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Taliaferro.
Miss Marjorie Helmbold-she's The
dcbutante with the bobbed hair-and
very fetching in rose pink satin. She
was with Mr. and Mrs. David Kindle-
berger.
There we're lots Of rood clothes, too.
Mrs. Johr H. J'ankhead wife of Sona
tor Baukhead, wore n lovely coronet of
pearls and a pearl necklace with her
handsome gold ard white brccadc gown.
Mrs. John II. Bankhead, jr., was in
rink Oriental crepe, embI oidered in
roses and wistaria, and her little
daughter, Miss Marian Eankhead, look
ed very Rirlish in a white taffeta and
crystal frock. Mrs. George T Maryc's
sister. Miss Callie Doyle, wore a blue
and gold brocade gown. and her SIS
ter Mrs Andrew Moreland. was gown
ed in white and gold
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many more of the noble women who
are carrying on the worlds work."

many more of the noble women who
are CARRYING on the worlds work.
Mrs. Charles Edward Russell, of the
Woman's Peace Party, makes the as
sertiOn that. though women have striven
in the past to cater to men, the latter
sex is something of an afterthought
and luxury and women are just be-
ginning to realize It,
Heretofore" she writes, woman
has been economically dependent
upon man. Her success or failure
depended upon finding favor in his
eyes. To propitiate him has been
her job.
'Rebecca West is wrong. however,
in assuming that because this con-
dition always has been true, IT al
ways will be true. Already, with
their increasing economic independ-
cnce, women have thrown over their
mental artifcialities and shackles to
Their physical shackles will doubt
less soon follow.
AT present It is still good tactics.
in their struggle for equality, for
women TO maintain many of their
traditional affections and elegancies
TO which men have grown accus-
toned.
Man is by nature a conservative
creature, and woman shows good
Judgment in refraining from start
ling him too much all at once. He
is much more likely to accept a new
truth when 1t is offered him in IA
miliar apparel. The shock to his
conventions and sensibilities Is not
so great.
zone quality that has hitherto re-
tarded woman emancipation is too
great consideration. She has placed
her trust in man and has been slow
to admit that he has not justified
this trust.
Another handicap has been her
natural timidity. Like all slaves.
women have preserved their own
shackles and have kept themselves
in bondage Only today are they
beginning to learn that they are
the primary, essential, and self-sus-
tanning sex. Man is but secondary.
He is something of an afterthought,
introduced into the creative scheme
in the course OF evolution largely
for his decorative qualities, to fur
nish variety to the species. Man IL
largely luxury, whereas woman
is essential to the preservation or
the race.
War furnishes the obvious proof
of this Selt-cVident fact. 1t is not
conceivable that women would ever
eNtermnate one another in this
stupid, senseless, wholesale suicide
to which men so readily lend them
selves Nature and their own good
reason would never permS,
"Woman's self-confidence will grow
as IN greater numbers she comes 20
learn what the intellectuals know
now: that she Is, in fact, the domi-
nant sex, and may impose upon man
any terms that she chooses, When
that day daWns / do not know tust
what clothes she will wear She
may choose to maintain her tradi-
tiOnal elegance or she may choose
to wear short hair and trousers. in
either case, man will readily, acceDr
dhn - Ia
may safely prophesy. however, of
this new day for woman: ! Know
that her chief concern win he Tor
the preservation of life, Instead OF
its Wanton destruction"
Elizabeth Hepburn suggests thai
measured by her ambitions even IN
much criticised Parlsienne was a sue
The Washington times., 1916-02-05

A. Y. NJ C.-wil you kindly advise
whether - is good for the blood!
do not discuss advertised remedies
through these columns.
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
What the Article Said

According to Miss Vests
article woman's only end in
life is man. Keeping her
self we'll groomed to win
masculine favor is her chief
occupation-iiving on the
emotions her principal joy.
Miss West cites three typical
women-a Parisienne, a
Chicago girl, and herself.
Under al pose, culture, and
education in three cases she
finds but the fundamental
and much to = be deplored
love of dress with a desire
to emplo, it in capturing the
mere man.
The Washington times., 1916-02-05

II was no small feat that the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson accomplished
last evening; this returning from three
or four days of hard travelling and y
tour OF seven States to greet some
1000 guests and to greet them with
smiling cordiality and infectious en-
thusIasm
Tho President looked a little tired,
but Mrs. Wilson was as fresh as
daisy, and her trained gown of black
velvet, with its blue embroideries was
most becoming. She wore a corsage
ornament of diamonds. said to be the
Presidents wedding gift, and carried
great ostrich feather fan.
Given in honor of the judiciary, a
group of men the country probably
honors and respects above any other
group of its public men, the l$eSence
of the most prominent jurists, of the
country lent no little interest to the
reception There was q conspicuous
lack, however, Of the high lights OF
the, first state reception Of the season.
when the Pan-American diplomats were
the special guests.
Few Very Striking Gowns.
There were few diplomats present no
uniforms save those worn by the White
House aides on duty for the evening;
few very striking gowns, and fewer
jewels than might have been expected.
Scarcely saw a tiara.
On the other hand, the marked con-
trasts of the other assemblage, the
high-nEcked gowns and low-necked
collars, the shirt waists, and ancient
frock coats, which rubbed elbows with
gorgeous costumes, immaculate eve
ming clothes, and brilliant uniforms,
were also lacking.
y Here and there a particularly dis
tinRuished figure stood head and shoul-
metaphorically-above the crowd;
Chief Justice White, accompanied by
Mrs. White; Justice Hughes, whose
daughter, Miss Helen Hughes, was with
him; Speaker Clark, who certainly
and dozen other notables. The
Speaker and Mrs. Clark radiated happi-
ness at having their daughter with
them. and Mrs. Thomson looked very
colored gown. She wore her famous
diamond necklace, the gift of the House
on her marriage. Mr. Thomson's sis
ters, the Misses Thomson, were with the
Clarks.
Familiar Faces Missing.
Several familiar faces were missing
from the receiving party, Mrs. Garri-
son and Mrs. Lane, who have both been
indisposed, and are in Atlantic City re-
cuperating, and also Mrs. William b.
Wilson, wife of the Secretary Of Labor,
being absent. Secretary Garrison was
also out of town. but Secretary Lane
and Secretary Wilson came down the
stairway together.
Mrs. Lansing wore a handsome gown
of wine-colored velvet combined with
cloth of silver Mrs McAdoo looked
very fetching in a short white froCk,
The Washington times., 1916-02-05

in all kinds of wCrk with no %ppre-
Ciable disturbance to the economic
efficiency OF tile nation.
AS for women striving too much
to please men, how Is that possible?
Is it not the nature of the rose to be
fragrant and of the cat to scratch?
If the fragrance of tuberoses is ex-
CessiVe, and if the tiger cat kills
while 1t scratches. is one, therefore,
to think OF reforming the weather
because the rain falls on the just
and the unjust alike?
: Besides, this is a fact not to be
overlooked To please man is not
always mere matter Of paint and
powder There are more than a few
men in the world-even in Kansas
City and in Hackensack, New Jer-
ssy. who are pleased with woman
only when she is at her best"
What Is a poor woman to do. II even
the most intellectual man halls her as
darling? inquiries Mrs A. ]. George
secretary of the National Association
opposed to Woman Suffrage. 1t IS just
such situations as this that open the
way for articles like Miss Vests she
thinks.
Woman is no more the worlds
worst failure than man" emphatic
ally declares Mrs. George.
II am firm believer in the bal
ance of inheritance, and IL a2mah's
father has been failure, the son
has the same opportunity of being a
failure that 4 daughter has.
Are babies failure? Is human
ity failure -
The Parslenne is not the French
woman. The French woman is the
peasant mother who wrote to her
son, a dishwasher in a Boston hotel,
and said: Your four brothers have
hnA L ReFnf
Come home, and do your dutJ fight
ing for your country, or you cease
to be my son.
The happlest women. like the
happiest nations. have no history
has been lrdly said by Greek phil
osopher.
"A feminine note has been struck.
Women should have less conscious
ness for the next few years.
"Dur standards are wrong else
there could not be this accusa-
ton. There is not the standard OF
real attainment, and love of show
and prestige has made IL possible Tor
such things to be said OF us; bur
this can never in any way be con-
suucd TO spell failure.
An intellectual man likes TO say
TO fhis little 'dolled-up' wife: YOU
are the darlingest thing i'm the
world, but what Of that? Read Ida
Tarbelps 'Way OF Women would
you know how to meet this sweep
ing assertion. What have the
mothers of this country been doing
that il has been possible for them
to swell the chorus of silly song.
I Did Not Raise NV Boy To BE a
SOLDIER Here, again, is a false
standard--a false standard OF patrI-
Otism. The women who glorify the
common offices OF life do not SOUND
trumpet in the market places.
What l ask. has Miss West To
sav Of the work Of women like Mabel
T. Boardman. of the Red Cross: Ger
trude Robinson Smith. of the French
Flotilla; Anne Morgan. I'm vacation
war relief: the late Miss Grace
Dodge. and her successor. Mrs.
James $. Cushman, president Of the
National Young Women's Christian
Association; Miss Jane Adams, and
The Washington times., 1916-02-05
? s woman the worlds worst failure?
That was the question propounded
m the magazine mage of The Times

rs woman the worlds worst failure?
That was the question propounded
on the magazine page of The Times
a few days ago, a question sug-
gested by Rebecca Vests article in a
recent issue of THE New Republic, I"
entitled Woman. the Worlds Worst
Failure"
In response to the request for COM
ments upon this statement. number or
letters have been received from women.
who rather Indignantly refute Miss
Vests assertion. "If woman is fall
ure. why not man." runs the burden OF
their letters.
The French woman shown by Miss
West may be a failure. but the real
French woman-the one who mounts
guard over the family eXcheduer and
cheerfuly sends her husband off to
warts the most successful woman to-
day, according to Mrs. Flora Macdonald
Thompson. president Of the Housekeep-
ers' Alliance. She SAYS:
whether or not woman is to be
considered the worlds worst fail
ure depends. like everything else,
upon ones point of view. Let no
man be called happy till he's dead
wrote a Greek poet. Let no woman
assume to be a success until the cook
fails to turn up in the morning.
1.-THE acid test of a woman's success
or failure in life Is in measuring her
accomplishment with her aim. DR.,
Mary Walker would look like a sad
failure to the domestic Queen of
Spain. The successful debutante re-
CARDS Ithe purrng chaDeTone as a
poor tirCsome old thing until the
latter elopes with the fianoe of the
former when the debutante learns
that a wOman's charms may fail for
lack of experience in using them
considered from any point NJ
view. probably the woman. who is the
greatest success in the world is the
French women other nations have
their goddcsses and their saints, nut
glory be TO France. here woman Is
jusl woman Thus Robert Louis
Stevenson declared in the syIn-
pathetic car of win Low driving
along the Clamps l.lysecs one day
. after long period Of banishment
overseas
Misleading is the picture drawn
by the Cooks tourist Of the French
woman who is FIRST o. all not
French, but Jewish. of whom II the
whole truth were stated. It should
ne further said that she hailed from
Argentina Eefore being discovered
by the tourist in poster attitudes
discoursing on loVo to strangers in
the cafes and hotels of Parts The
real French woman IS a woman of
the interior where she exercises
love while mounting guard over her
family and her husbands cash box.
q.
cesstully that the real heroes OF the
present war are her men whom she
Nitally sends TO the front to
Tight, and then, the men and
boys having gone TO war the