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The Detroit times., 1916-03-24
Does the College Girl
Learn to Win a Husband
Who Is Worthy of Her?
By MARY z. WALTER
Copyright 1915. by NJ r. waIter)

"Td give my months allowance
for a man."
Mrs. Henry Mortimer Harden, 40
bride. read this line in a recent
issue OF the Wellesley College News
and smiled the wise smile of a won
an who understands.
Il cannot end a man by human
forces!" continued the poetical
wall. The author is supposedly a
Wellesley senior whose pursuit OF
knowledge leaves he- minus the
tall Apollos" of her fortunate sis.
ters. She is seemingly about to
take an A. B.. but not A Man!
Mrs. Henry Mortimer Harden
read the whole poem and smiled
contentedly.
Bertha May Rogers, A. B., 1899.
was born In a western village.
Eager for education. she battled
through high school despite the
need OF her help at home She
clerked year in Fulton's General
store to get funds for college.
At 10 she went 10 Wellesley. She
was serious-purposed and serious
faced. Her hair was straight and
tight She wore one made-over suit
for three years. Housework In fac.
ulty families carried her along till
hard study won a scholarship that
paid her junior and senior expenses.
Bertha May was classed az a
dig" And not till the end OF her
senior year did she fully awake to
things that went on In college be-
sides intellectual endeavor.
She knew she wasn't pretty. Her
efforts for q degree had barred
dainty dress. Extreme reserve hid
any social graces to compensate for
lack OF looks and clothes. She
couldn't nirt had she tried. and she
had never tried. Regretfully she
saw graduating social activities re.
strict her to ''hen parties" The few
men she wsl casually--brothers.
friends, property OF other seniors
didn't Took at her twice." They
were 1t the age and temperament
for smiling faces set In frilly frocks.
At commencement she wore Q
skimpy made-over. Her hair had
only a bit less OF its freshman
straishtness and tightness--she' d
never had time TO do II In any but
the quickest way. The determine
tion In her face erased its girlish.
ness.
In her heart she smothered a
restiessness she called foolish"
Berth May Rogers returned to
the western village with her tiny
trunk. big boz OF books. and her
A. b.
She renewed her old high school
ties. To Jane Binton. teaching
fourth grade. she talked Nietsschc.
Jane was dumb and avoided her Aft
erward. She preached eugenics to
Mrs. George Penderssst, president
Of the Woman's club. Mrs. Presi-
dent switched to a bothersome cook.
She ess-yed evolution with "Hod''
Henderson, county clerk. "Hod"
laughed at the digniHed A. b.
Hal Ford Of her class In high"
called once. He was q placid groc.
or. talked shop, and bored her
to extinction" Howard Stevens.
fiashy tanker. voted Bertha Mays
reserve too much for him." VII.
lard Jones. class valedictorian, plod-
ding bookkeeper. found her "ofnsh.'
Into her college.tred scheme OF
things these people didn't ft.
She began teaching high school.
Folks called her "highbrow." Books
and the education Of her brothers
saA slsfara shaorhOd haP ana RI tina.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24
SAY WIFE
! SHOuLDBE
YOUNGER
Woman Foolish To
Wed Man Her
Junior
TROUBLE LIKELY
TO BE THE RESULT
PendletOn Waverly
4 Match Continues to
Attract Attention

In 1.-THE Confessions OF q Wife,"
the Intensely interesting serial
now running In The Times, the
question OF the ACCESSIBILITY OF
woman marrying man younger
than herself comes In for much
discussion, the principals In thep
proposed marriage being Mary
waveriy. aged 80. and Max Pen
dleton. ?s The Times invites its
readers TO participate In this dis
cussion. Make your letters short
and TO the point and address
them to the editor Of The Times.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
Mrs. Quack Continues Her Story.
tcopyright. 1915. by r. w. Burgess)

frightened that they would forgot
10 follow their leader and would fly
!, different directions. and later
Join other Jocks. So 1t was that
when at last we reached the place
In the sunny Southland for which
we had started Mr.. Quack and I
were alone. What became of our
II children don't know. am
afraid the terrible guns got some.
! hope some Joined other nocks and
escaped. but l don't know"
Il hope they did, too" said Peter.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24

Henry Schumann-Heink. son OF
the noted singer, Nine. Ernestine
Schumann-Heink. who recently took
up his residence In Detroit. viii give
a lecture-rccital, Friday afternoon,
at $3.50 o'clock, In the auditorium of
Central high school. With the aid
of the Dno-Art-0rand steinway, Mr..
Scnumann- hsink win snalyse for the
students the Following compositions |;
Prelude and fugue (Bach). Fantastic
No. tMoxart), nrst movement from
Moonlight sonata (Beethoven).
overture TO Der Fresichrtz" (weD-
err. Mnrche Miiitaire tschubertTau-
sigJs The lecture recital 10 free.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24

SAiN S"'Ou mohcy iOi ouiuAucI COl
lege courses. Sometimes that fool
ish" restlessness stirred In he
heart.
STRAIGHTFORWARD. plain-frocked
studious. without one proposal o
marriage, Bertha May Roger
reached the age OF 80.
That summer she went to Ami
Arbor to complete work for Pm. d
She lived In a dormitory with othe
women students. Some. like her
were Serious" digs "old mai,
school marms." A large and con
spicuous class were sweet an,
~ Or looked It. They scrape,
through classes, but following q
their high and fashionable heel,
were many young Apollos."
For four weeks Bertha May oh
served. then lost zest for study II
her old foolish restlessness," On,
day, with humping heart. she drew
lavishly on her Phi. d. savings an,
for the frst time in her life Gu
classes: She went shopping. Thi
was her shopping account:
Blue silk frock. $3.50. Plum
colored suit, $50. Velvet wrap. $50
Rose cloth frock. SET. Chiffol
blouse. $9,75. Two lace camisoles
So. SILK petticoat. So. Lace petit
coat. s.. Two hats. $50. Silk hose
"a. Pumps. slippers. boots. SIS
Gloves, 4.50. Wells, 81. Neck Ak
ings. IS. Corset. IS. Lavalliere
$3.50. Powder. so cents. Rouge. 81
cents. Perfume. u. Curling tongs
so cents. sundries. s4.s5. Total
$222.l5.
Twelve of these items figured II
Bertha Mays dinner toilet mex
night. Following her to the dorm
tory table was Henry Mortime
Harden. widower. IS, capitalist. Hel
old college roommate. Bess Brooks
had written to her to find him, bu
she'd previously been too busy. Tha
morning she had 'phoned. asking
him to dine.
Next day his mail brought {
note from her begging his advice
abou. books. As q result he spen'
half day with her In the library
She asked TO share his usual Sunda,
tramping trip and insisted on learn
Ing golf. his pet sport.
The following week she 'phonet
him every other day. Alternate
days. she arranged 90 he'd 'phon,
her. The third week there was ,
motor trip and . country club din
ner--Miss Rogers had expressed ,
coy desire for the experience. Th'
next week she invited him
That fall Mrs. Henry Mortime
Harden went home to the western
village on her wedding trip. Tn,
president Of the woman's club re
marked:
'It has taken Bertha May Roger,
just 20 years to find out that II sh'
wanted q man she'd have to go AFT
er him!"
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pain ueane to ~
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tiouu have - onI
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The Detroit times., 1916-03-24
THE
STAGE

One OF the handsornest souvenirs
ever given away ia celebration OF n
milestone In the long run OF piece,
was distributed a week ago, by the
Schubert theatrical company. to
mark the two hundredth and fftieth
performance OF THE Blue Paradise"
In the Casino. New York. The
souvenir is a silver jewel case about
three inches high. of pretty floral
design, and lined with delicate blue
silk. One OF these attractive me-
mentoes-minus the jewels--found
fits way TO The Times dramatic desk
and apprcciative thanks are hereby
extended. THE Blue Paradise" has
been phenomenally successful even
for a musical piece. The featured
member of the cast is Cecil Lean,
former Detroiter.
Sir tombstone Forbes Robertson.
the eminent British actor, gave two
performances in the Whitney the
ater, IN Ann Arbor. Wednesday. and
many .Detroiters braved the snow
drifts and low temperature to travel
by train. CT interurban, TO the uni.
versity city 10 see the famous actor
for the last time. Sir tombstone il
bidding q real farewell to America.
and indeed to the professional stage
at home and abroad, In his present
tour. Every effort was made by
Detroit theater managers to secure
Sir tombstone for an engagement
this season, but he steadfastly re-
fused to reconsider his determine
ton not to appear egain in those
cities visited last season, in his an
nounced farewell tour. In the last
week. ne has appeared in Michigan,
In Kalamazoo. Battle Creek. Grand
Rapids, Lansing. Saginaw and Ann
Arbor. The latter city being the
nearest In point of mileage and ac-
feasibility to Detroit was seized
upon by many Detroit lovers Of tho
dmama and admirers OF Forbes-Rob-
ertson, to see this favorite actor
once more. Sir tombstone gave his
wonderful, and. to those privileged
TO see It. his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
conception OF the character OF Ham
let. wednesday afternoon. and In the
evening. the delightful Passing OF
the Third Floor Back The audi.
ences that applauded Sir tombstone
and his capable players we're OF ca.
pacity numbers. and most enthu-
siastic. AT both performances, the
distinguished actor was compelled
TO make a little speech. II Is TO DC
deeply deplored that so accomplish
ed q player. and so fine a gentle
man. should pass forever from pub
lie activity. The stage OF this, or
any other, country can i'll AFFORD to
lose such men as Professionalism
and Edward II. Sothern, both OF
whom are definitely Withdrawing
from professional labors within a
few weeks.
There II no discounting the iae'
that Irene Franklin Is one OF the
most talented and popular entertain
ers In vaudeville today. Recently
she was featured by the Shuberts In
the musical show. Hands Up, IN
which she Was seen In the Garrick
theater early this season. Now she
has returned to vaudeville for just
few weeks before starring at the
head OF her own company in a new
farce comedy. Miss FRANKLIN will
top the bill In the Temple next
week. As usual. Burton Green. the
other half OF the family. will pre-
side at the piano. Miss Franklin
will offer new bundle OF character
songs and will sing any OF the old
favorites by request. one Of the
smsrtest teams in vaudeville. Ben
A
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24

In the picturesque language OF
George AIDE, "The train seldom hest
tates in going to Oskaloosa, Kan"
The depot is more than mile from
the town. HOLSTER Pratt. Of ANY
Mans Sister" company, to come 10
the Lyceum next week. was visiting
a friend there last summer ana. hav-
ing business engagement In ST.
Joe, was in hurry to connect with
the only train that left the town
that day. He was riding to the
depot in the hotel bus and was
greatly annoyed by the bad road and
,he general DEBILITY OF the team
Finally. when the balky horses stop
ped altogether and Pratt heard the
whistle of the train In the distance.
he lost patience and. turning TO the
driver of the stage. said 'What on
earth made them build that depot
80 far from the town." The bus
driver shifted his guild of tobacco.
Because they wanted 1t to be near
the railroad, reckon" he said.
In an elaborate setting represent
ing familiar scenes in the Hawaiian
islands, the Royal Hawaiian troupe
will offer native singing. dancing
and instrumental entertainment as
the feature attraction In the Miles
theater. next week. The troupe
comes to Detroit from the Portola.
Louvre. San Francisco. The hula
hula dancing OF three graceful girls
attired in the native costumes and
the selections played on the ukalalc
are Of special merit. Second honors
will go to the famous jackson fam
lily, six clever girl riders who per.
form remarkable feats Of skill ana
daring on wheels OF all shapes and
sizes. Eddie Girard. Jessie Gardner
and their company In the farce
"Dooley and the Diamond" Work
and Over, the acrobatic testers; the
musical Krelles. nstrumentalists.
end Clark and Chappelle. in The
saleslady and the Janitor," make up
the balance OF tho vaudeville pro-
gram. First run feature photoplays.
new comedies and the latest Selig-
Tribune weekly starts promptly at
1890 o'clock daily.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24

Mining. smelling, agrlcn1h
cattle raising are the chief 1ee1
industries. sit Y "
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24

TO the Editor OF The Times:
Science has yet to solve the sex age.
After Mary wayerly and Max PEN
dIeton have lived their lives together
they alone Will know at what age
they should have married. but science
has the power to reveal at what age
either sex should marry so as to have
end. a small percentage OF domestic
trouble arises from too much differ
encs In age. IL man IL ~ his pr limo
81 ~ years that should show that he
would be hale and hearty at so. Now
the question 10 would Mary Wnverly
be In her prime at 81. she being nine
years older than MAXI am sure that
Hoa,s Ser net Max ars rnds Msny aga "a
aged 81. Love. might run smooth for
awhile but those that laugh last
laugh best and II Is best for both
N. ". AND MRS CIRCUIT.
Ashley. Mich, March "a. 1915.
70 the Editor OF The Times:
We have been subscribers OF your
paper for four or five years. J have
thought OF writing you how much we
Antcy reading II; We used to read the
other daiiies. but The Times alone is
good enough for us now.
In answer Ia your question: should
woman marry = man younger than
might no, make much difference. but
- woman ~ said To aye faster than
: man. III he were five or 10 years old
er than herself l think u would be
Better. I would not marry man
yornger than myseif
was personally acquainted VITA
4 woman or 10 who after divorclng
her eyed husband, married young
German OF ~ she was bright,
rorfsiy woman. but she looked old
enough TO be his mother, I thought
~ looked rnther sheepish over IL. she
had married daughter who was
uearly a. old az her husband.
I also knew a young woman OF 20
who married a man OF so. she was
Door. and a pleasant home and life
81 ease LOOKED good 90 her no doubt.
Che put on long face. dressed hcr
hair very plainly. comblng IL down
over her ears, arrayed herself In dark
and unbccoming garments and easily
passed for n pid,flc-sged woman.
think II Was Wise and kind % her to
DO 80, but what sacrlhcc OF youth
and beauty. X. T. NASH.
cass City. Mich, Mar. 20. 1916.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24

Ryan ana Henrlette Lee Will be the
second feature OF the bill with their
comic skit. you've spoiled IT,.
That charming actress. Gladys Alex.
ander. . native Detroiter. assisted
by vivian Murray, will ofer little
play Of stage life entitled Broad
way Love- Also on this program
will be Yvette, the whirlwind. titan
haired violinist, formerly Of the Fol.
lies Bergere. Paris, and last season
featured with one of the Winter gar
den shows. Five other standard acts
are scheduled also.
Dainty Marie" who II in the Gay
ETY. this week. IL an American girl
and comes OF a non-professional fam
lily. Her name Is Maybelle Meeker
and neither her parents nor nef
cousins, uncles and aunts." who
live In the vicinity OF Leavenworth
Kan, ever dreamed that little May
belle. who took to dancing an duck
takes to water. and was 40 much At
home in the treetops 10 q bird,
would ever become one of the. most
unique performers on the American
vaudeville stage. Dainty Marie
claims that her posing and dancing
way up In the air on rope. 10 next
best to hying. She has been up IN
an aeropiane several times, so she
ought to know. In all her career
she has not had fall. and has no
tear OF one--thAt Is one reason she
can laugh and sing while perform
ing her daring feats. Miss Meeker
has been on the stage seven years
Her first Broadway appearance was
In Lew Fields midnight sons,
where she played a character BIZ
and did an acrobatic dance.
Russia will win In a long drawn
ont struggle and the result will b.
a better Russia, one that. will forg'
to the front In q commercial ans
agricultural way says Alexis
Ksenofontoff. of the Neffsky troup'
OF Russian dancers, In the Mile
theater. this week. Ksenofontot
summed up the opinion OF his nv
associates that Russia would be vic
torious in the end. with her allies
The car has at least realized tina
he must have united nation Il
stard by him In this struggle, an,
for the first time In Russia's his
tory. there Is group Of Hebrew OF
ncers in the Russian army" SAIL
Ksenofontoff. III We had not beer
in this country before the war start
ed. we would have had to join ths
army. We are satisfied to be In
America. Russia has enough can
non meat, without u.s." Alex Bazaar
of. another member OF the troupe
left Warsaw two years ago, and has
not been able to communicate with
his parents since the Germans tool
| that city.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-24
THE RED CIRCLE
BIZ ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE

Nevdsd Fen
th PA Q b WIN n Richsy.
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, 1916-06-01

the chance-at least | had the
chance. If | did ! should try to take
it"
"But chances are all around you.
II is the mark Of the kind of man !
mean that he makes his own chances
You can't hold him back. I've never
met him. and yet seem to know him
SO well. There are heroisms all round
us waiting to be done. It's for men to
do them and for women to reserve
their love as a reward for such men.
Look at that young Frenchman who
went up last week in a balloon 1t was
blowing a gale of wind. but because be
was announced to 20 he insisted on
starting. The wind blew him fifteen
hundred miles in twenty-four hours.
aud he fell In the middle Of Russia.
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Do these wonderful and
terrifying prehistoric creatures
exist today in an uncharted,
unknown landp Is there a
great area in South America,
with its living contents, lifted
up from our world, where the
laws Of nature are suspended
Form your conclusions aft
er reading The Lost World"
1t is the most audacious and
fascinating adventure story yet
written by Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle.
, 1916-06-01

you were made for Lowell You must
lover'
One must wait till It comes"
But why cant you love me. Gladvs
is IL my appearance or v-hat?"
n did unbend a little. She put for.
ward a hand-such a gracious, stoop-
ing attitude it was-and she pressed
back my head. Then she looked into
my upturned face with a very wistful
smile.
NO. 1t isn't that" she said at last
your not n conceited boy by nature.
and so ! can safely tell you that IL is
not that It's deeper"
my ~character?"
h nodded severely.
What a i do to mend 1t? Do sit
dow and talk 1t over No, really,
won't If you'll only sit down.
she looked at me with a wondering
distrust, which was much more to INV
mind than her whole hearted conf
dence. How primitive and bestiaI il
iooks when you put 1t down in black
n white! And perhaps. after all. it
Is only a feeling peculiar to myself.
Anyhow she sat down.
Now, tell me what's amiss with
me?"
I'm in love with somebody else"
said she.
1t was my turn to jump out of my
chair.
Its nobody in particular" she ex
planned. laughing at the expression Of
my face: 'only an ideal. I've never
met the kind of man | mean"
Tell me about him. What does he
look Hke?"
"Oh. he might look very much like
you"
How dear of you to say that! Well,
what is it that he does that | don't do?
Just say the word-teetotal, vegetarian,
aeronaut. theosophist, superman. I'll
have a try at it. Gladys. If you will
only give me an idea what would
please you"
She laughed at the elasticity Of my
character. We'll, in the first place, |
don't think my ideal would speak like
that" said she. He would be a hard
er. sterner man, not so ready to adapt
himself to a silly girls whim. But,
hpON oi. hC u JIG u man ho III
do. who could act. who could look
death In the face and have no fear of
him, a man of great deeds and strange
experiences. 1t is never a man that !
should love. but always the glories he
had o for they would be reflected
upon me. Think of Richard Burtoni
When ! read his wife's life of him |
could so understand her love. And
Lady Stanley! Did you ever read the
wonderful last chapter of that book
about her husband? These are the
sort of men that a woman could wor.
ship with all her soul and yet be the
greater, not the less, on account of her
love. honored by all the world as the
inspirer of noble deeds"
She looked so beautiful in her enthu-
siasm that | nearly brought down the
whole level of the interview. l grip
ped myself hard and went on with the
argument.
I'VE can't all be Stanleys and Bur
TONS" said I. Besides, we don't get
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p J..
-rhsrs Are Heroisms All Around U.s.

There Are Heroiums All Around U.s."
N N r. HUNGERTON. her father.
" really was the most tactless
S person upon earth-a fluffy,
untidy cuckoo of a man. per
fectly good natured. but absolutely
centered upon his own silly self. II
anything could have driven me from
Gladys 1t would have been the thought
of such a father-in-law.
For an hour or more that evening |
listened to his monotonous chirrup
about bad money driving out good. the
token value of silver, the depreciation
of the rupee and the true standards of
exchange.
But at last I was alone with Gladys.
and the moment of Fate had come! All
that evening l had felt like the soldier
who awaits the signal which will send
him on a forlorn hope, hope of victory
and fear of repulse alternating in his
mind.
She sat with that proud. delicate pro
file of hers outlined against the red
curtain. How beautiful she was! And
yet how aloof. We had been friends.
quite good friends. but never could |
get beyond the same comradeship
which ! might have established with
one of my fellow reporters upon the Ga
zette-perfectly frank. perfectly kindly
and perfectly %unsexual.
Gladys was full of every womanly
quality. Some Judged her to be cold
mt hard. but such a thought was trea
son. That delicately bronzed skin, al
most oriental in Its coloring; that ra-
ven hair. the large liquid Eyes, the full
but exquisite lips-all the stigmata Of
passion was there. But | was sadly
conscious that up to now ! had never
found the secret of drawing it forth.
However. come what might, ! should
have done with suspense and bring
matters 10 a head tonight. She could
but refuse me, and better be a re-
pulsed lover than an accepted brother
So far my thoughts had carried me,
and l was about to break the long and
uneasy silence when two critical. dark
eyes looked round at me, II the proud
head was shaken in smiling reproof
81 have a ~presentiment that you are
going to propose, Ned. l do wish you
wouldn't. for things are so much nicer
as they are"
| drew my chair a little nearer
Now, how did you know that ! was
going TO propose?' l asked in genuine
wonder.
Don't women always know? Do
You suppose any woman In the world
was eve taken unawares? Butch,
Ned. friendship has been so good
and so pleasant! What a pity to spoil
II! Don't you feel how splendid 1t is
that a young man and u young woman
should be able to talk face to face as
we ave talkedr
Il don't know, Gladys. You see, !
can talk face TO face-with the station
master" can't image how that Off
cial came into the matter. but In he
trotted and set us both laughing
That does not satisfy me in the least
! want my arms round you n your
head on my breast. and-oh. Gladys, |
want
She had sprung from her chair, as
she saw signs that ! proposed to dem
onstrate some of my wants. You've
spoiled everything, Ned" she said
It's all so beautiful and natural until
This kind Of thing comes in! 1t Is
such a pity Why can't you control
yourselff"
81 didn't Invent it." | pleaded. Its
nature. It's love"
We'll, perhaps II both low 1t may he
different. | have never felt It,"
But you must-you with your
beauty. with your soul! oh. Gladya.