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have fought the desire to smile at you
for years now. and at last have siven In.
That all this is-a smile-on paper.
MISS ALDRlCH. WHO WROTE
A HILLTOP ON THE MARINE

Mildred Aldrich. author OF the much
discussed "A Hilltop on the Marne.' has
been painted by more than one we'll
known artist. but Pierre Cornillier's
portrait frontispiecs in her new book.
Told In . French Garden. August.
1914" is one of the best likenesses Of
this brilliant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. A
well known Bostonian. Miss Aldrich has
lived abroad so long that II has become
home to her. A delightful word picture
Of her (aimost as fascinating as Cornil-
lier's portrait) anne the other day from
a man who had known her as a girl
and who had watched her achieve her
ambition. that Of becoming a celebrated
author.
''In some respects" said this reminis-
cent word painter. ''she was the sanest
woman. from a mans point Of view.
that I ever knew. Most people are born.
marry. die. Mildred never married. She
Is the sort of woman you adore. bu.
somehow the question Of sex never
comes up. In those days when she was
a struggling young journalist before she
became a best seller she always man.
aged to give more than she got.
In other words she was not a money
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TOPICS OF SERMONS
IN LOCAL CHURCHES
Mrs. Behrend to Speak on THE
Law Of Liberty'-Other
Sunday Services.

ssMo9. 9 = THE syILpERs.
vice tomorrow ats p. N. Mrs. Bshr.nd
VIII speak on The Law Of Liberty"
' e. 40. a.. CT coRprrr-rh. wall stree.
tho First Methodist Church. At Ludlow.
ST. JAMES N. e. cnvRcH.CM.d,son
morning on THE ..~Individuslism Of
r ,s5n. %ns, w SGa T. the evening on "A
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE cHuRcH-rhe
subject Of the lesson sermon in Al
Golden D0s ssss tc al naHn'% s's.j. fR 3 law law
was our schoolmaster to bring us unto
christ; that we might DO JUSTIFIED by
CHURCH OF THE HOLY coMMu-
N1oN-tsixth avenue at Twentieth streeD
Services at II A. NJ. . p. NJ, . p. NJ.
the Rev. DR.. Mottet.
,s WATERMELON nSg HEIGHTS vSIvEnsAL.
owing to lack OF street car service. the
special sermons by picked men will be
discontinued for the present. The minis
Near Men,"f~ ~
HOTEL ~AsToR-Dr. Murray will preach
on The Second Coming" tomorrow at IL
a. NJ. In the north ballroom.
HARLEM NEW YORK PREsBYTE-
RlAS CHCRCH-Services Tomorrow: IL
A. NJ, Harvest and Harvesters'; y. NJ,
'SplritualIsm Of God or Of the Devll!"
MARBLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH -
Fifth avenue at Twenty-n!nth stree,-Dr.
Burrell Will preach tomorrow at II A. NJ.
on stolen Gods. and In the evening on
"a Soldier Some where In Flanders"
COLLEGIATE CHURCH Of ST. SICHO.
LAS-Fifth avenue at Forty-eighth street
The Rev. Malcolm James Macleod. ID.
D. minister, will preach to- morrow morn
ming "on Doing a Thing Simply and Solely
Because 1t Is Right
MADISON AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH
Corner Thirty-nrst street.-The Rev.
Madison SHei;ss Av ens.'' hsp, b: PsstGT OF w MI
preach tomorrow morning on Break Your
shGsklss; Message to Men Who Desire
loid Reiigion: Is 1t Worth while?" The
Rev. G, =. Han Will conduct tho Union
Bible Glass at s:i5 A. 81.
OLD JOHN STREET NJ. r. CHURCH
The Rev. pr. Lewis II, streeter viii preach
a; IL A. N. and 1910 +. NJ.
ST. PAuL's METHODIST CHURCH
West End avenue at Eighty-sixth street
morning on An Ancient Rally Day and
In the evening ON The Second Command
ment."
METROPOLITAN TEMPLE Seventh
home gathering day Will be observed to-
morrow. The women will attend In . body
al the mornins service TO hsar the sermon
attend In n body at the evening service.
sermon: "A Pertinent Question" Special
motion pictures on The HarNests OF the
World" The Southern Quartet.
CALVARY METHODIST CHURCH.
seventh Avenue at i?s;h street-Dr. VIII
lam II. Morgan will preach in tho morn
evening "Why / Am Q Christian"
ALI. SOULS UNITARIAN. Fourth ave-
nue. at Twentieth street.-The minister, the
Rev. william Laurence Sullivan, will
preach at II 4; 81. on what DO We
COLLEGIATE CHURCH, West End ave.
nue. at seventy seventh street.-the min
lister. the Rev. Henry Evertson Cobb, ID, b..
Will preach at II A. NJ. Al the service at
$50 =. ". the Rev. Thomas McBrid
Nichols viii preach on The Singing Chris
tian." Special music. Selections from
the COMPOSITIONS OF Frederick Stevenson.
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L

Psychological Research society New
York. Inc. 637 Madison Avenue, Tuxedo
building. Corner seth, Sunday. Monday,
Thursday. s T., NJ; Sunday. Wednesday, I
T.. II. christensen. phenomenal poychist.
sunday, Professor Stevenson.
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hoped for an Ideally beautiful and unseinsh
friendship. but In spite Of his abiding love
for her he has chosen to make impossible
even . friendly correspondence. They do
not meet. so that no strain or temptation
II liable to come about. what can be a
mans motives In the refusal Of tho barest
frie ndship to one whom he holds dear as
thst7 Your answer to this question would
be an inestimabie service to one In great
confusion Of heart and desolation Of soul.
Pleass reply and advise. II you can spare
. few moments to a stranger.
Such letters as this are not infre-
quently In the quantity Of letters which
Mrs. Harris receives daily and could we
see them We would find nearly all
marked answered" But there are other
more fortunate readers who have prof
tied materially from her book, as evinccd
by the following delightful letter from
tent" Illinois:
Dear Cora Harris:
Oh. Cora Harris. I love you. I've loved
you ever since you wrote The Circuit
Riders Wife" And II won't hurt you to
know this because I'm 80 and q woman
with three sons.
when Ewes Second Husband' came
II turned our neighborhood upside down.
Women went and had their teeth nxed.
got new clothes. took to washing their
hair regularly every two weeks and SINCE
Ing the ends once a month. Most of US
took to wearing stockings over our arms
lille gardening. and I got a manicure set
even . little jar of hngernaii paste-oh,
how We all laughed when we got together
and confessed! My second boy was then Q
proving baby. and he ate most OF that
rosy paste two weeks after rot II.
Two years ago. down In the cattle plains
OF the Argentine Republic. I watched .
sick man laugh himself well over your
Recording ANGEL
And now here In this little Illinois town
10 . young. boyish ministers wife letting
her soul shrivel to death because she has
no sense of humor when IL comes to en-
during the special %torturcs OF her Job. So
I am going to town this week to buy a
copy OF Gil your works-sor that IL all
that I know Of that can save her now.
My husband read Ewes Second Hus-
band as attentively as he reads his Kip
ling or his Mark Twain. But every once
In q while he swore. And at the end he
said: Damn It ail-that woman knows
too much"
when I meet my kind Of people on the
streets Of Chicago. up In Wisconsin woods.
on the pier In Brazil. on the deck of m
ocean boat. In tho COW country Of Arsen-
tina, I smile.
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AUTHORS AND THEIR WORK
THE CIRCUIT RIDERS
WIFE" AS A WIDOW
A Storm Of Letters Pous Upon Cora Harris from All Kinds
and Conditions Of Readers
= "A Smile on Paper"
"A Smile on Paper

How truly Cora Harris has remained
b the hearts and minds Of her country
msn - the circuit riders widow Is
shown By the mass Of letters which are
pouring In on her as a result OF the
publication Of her new book. "A Circuit
Riders Widow" Although Mrs. Harris's
work always %provokes a storm Of let
tors from her readers. never before has
the food borne Town upon her with such
persistency as It has since the publica-
ton Of this. her latest book-wi'h one
exception: after the publication Of 1.-The
Circuit Riders Wife"
These letters come from all kinds and
conditions OF people: from aspiring
authors who would like to collaborate (:
from ministers and laymen who wish to
enter into theological discussions from
members OF village churches who "can
and the prototype Of your every char
acter In my nome town; from women
who could match every n OF your
eharacters-I who write you being one
OF those sisters who ache to testify
to other peoples shortcomings. yet &C.
knowledge my own as meek!y (O as
your dsar circuit riders widow; from
"a circuit riders daughter who has
searched her soul for suitable express
sion for fifty years but "coul not have
been more accurate In telling OF events
than you are doing In your story"
Countless OF these letters testlfying
to the accuracy OF Mrs. Harris's ma
tsrial could be quoted. but that Is not
necessary readers OF her books know
how thoroughly at home she Is In the
atmosphere Of such n community as
h depicts In her new book.
OF the other kind of letters, the ones
which most indlsputably prove that the
book has struck home are those from
persons who. encouraged by the un.
DERIVING human tone OF her book seek
her advice Just rs the people OF Berton
In her book turned to the circuit riders
widow a. q sure source OF comfort In
their troubles. Wo quote a most pathetic
letter OF this sort.
Dear Mrs.. Harris:
Pardon mo. . stranger. for asking a
favor OF you. but ! just read the opening
chapter Of "A Circuit Riders widow" and
] want to ask you a question.
For years q great Christian minister has
had . deep affection for a girl who was
converted by one of his sermons and has
loved him dearly too. Happy adjustment
10 impossible because OF u previous I'M
happy marriage relationship. The girl has
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CHRISTIAN

SIXTH CYCLE MESSAGE.
Ralph NJ. de Nit. 2lB Madison Az. COZ. seth.
Sunday, II and 4. All Welcome.
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PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES

SoD BOYS AND YOUNG MEN.
NEW YoRK CITY. New Ysrh.
The sun., 1916-10-14

There is an old saying that it is impossible to
please everybody, which is measurably true.
There are exceptions to this. however. One Of
these is H LITERARY DIGEST. When you
take it home every week you know you will
please the whole family. Each issue contains
matter for all tastes and for every taste. For
father there is the political section, the foreign
comment, the discussion of industrial and social
issues of moment, and the advice on finance and
investments; for mother, the articles on art, and
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maker. but she got out Of life things
that money can't buy. God shows
what he thinks Of money by the people
he gives It to-" interjected the speaker
at this point In the wore sketch.
"She has" he added. "a curiously
transparent mind and style. a sort OF
sympathy which enables her to do Jus
tice to other peoples ideas. Some OF
her early work was dom for the Old
Boston Nome journal. Alan Dale also
wrote for this weekly. In his ire
sponsible way. but no one ever saw II.
1t was like writing on the back OF a
tombstone."
October rs 10 the publication date O,
Miss Aldrich's new book. Told in a
French Garden. August. 1914" II will
Be published by Small. Maynard 4 Co.
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BAPTIST.

FIFTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH.
TO ) West 10Th street.
Rev. Cornelius woclfkin, II. D.. >,,,,.,
Rev, Z. Herbert Dutton, ''
DIR. Woelfkin will preach At II and ..
sunday school. $50; Bible Glasses. $40.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
OLD JOHN ST. CHURCH s :ns o

. race. l0tth. nj. Col. Christian +. Reisner.
= II, Model Church Members" 1915. Boy
Freedom" Boy Police attend. Boro. Pres.
speaks.
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OLD MOTHER T u
NJ ROSEMARY STREET.
aged 81

T HE birds are flying high
Up IN the big blue sky
I sdio a little butterfly
and he said
at my pdnses bed
Wake up you lazy head
The " u out this morning.
And the people haze to poot up
there orniao.
Oct s, 1916
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RELIGIOUS ADyERrIsEMENrs.

81. 4 sth Ave. Rev. A. u, Simpson, Pastor
Preaching BY the Pastor i0;30 A. II. sub.
tects: Can Christian Have Complete Vie.
tory Over sin :" s 7. NJ, Divine Healing
and the Recent Decision Of the Supreme
Court"
Evening star., 1916-03-28
Peter. Didn't w. tell you that he

Peter. Didn't we tell you that he
would be good to your"
"Quack, ouack. Quack! Fve seen
that kind OF kindness too often to he
fooled by IT." snapped Mrs. Quack. He
probably saw me leave in a hurry and
put this corn here hoping that would
come back and find It and make up
my mind to stay here a while He
thinks that II do he'll have a chance
to hide near enough to shoot me.
place for me. and now l know it I'll
try to find some other place. oh. dear.
at all to feel safe IN" There were
tears in her eyes.
Peter thought OF the dear Old Brier
Patch. and how safe he always felt
there. and he felt a great pity for
poor Mrs. Quack, who couldn't feel safe
anywhere. And then right away he
grew indignant that she should he so
dstrustful of Farmer Browns Boy.
though II he had stopped to think he
would have remembered that once he
was just as distrustfuL
II should think. said Peter. with a
great deal of dignity. that you might
at least believe what Jerry Musk krat
and I. who live here all the time. tell
you. We ought to know Farmer
Browns Boy If any one does. and we
tell you that he won't harm a feather
of you"
He won't get the chance" snapped
Mrs. Quack.
Jerry Muskrat shifted in disgust 81
Evening star., 1916-03-28
Fashions and Fads.

There are many smart small sailor
hats worn.
used on garments.
One-piece frocks have capes that
hang 10 the waist
Everything must fare-coats, basques
and skirts.
The laced shoe is the most popular
for high shoe.
Your jacket should be as long as it is
becoming to you.
The skirts of dance frocks are very
wide and untrimmed.
There are quantity picturesque shoul-
der capes of marabou.
There Will be a great wave of POM
padour silks this season.
We may still have pockets in our
skirts and be fashionable.
Big black insects are the sole trim
ming of many OF the new hats.
Lingerie. with touch of Chinese en-
broidery, is new and very rich.
Most of the new fashions have sus-
gestions of the days of long ago.
The semi-tailored suit promises to be
the most fashionable this spring.
The new hats almost command the
hair to be worn high on the head.
New parasols are striped in colors
to match the trimming on the gown.
Evening star., 1916-03-28
T0DAYS HOUSEHOLD
AFFAIRS.
BY MARY LEE.

You remember that 1 told you that
Madame Secour promised to send some
casserole recipes. Here they are Want
to COPY them before | send them to the
club library to put in the club cook
cook ?" Mrs Happy Homemaker opened
sheaf Of papers.
First is pork chops en- casserole.
She saws: Pork chops and fresh ham
are usually tough. but if they are
cooked in earthenware they are more
tender, more digestible. and go much
farther than II cooked in the usual meth
cd Two pounds of pork chops or
fresh ham. cut in pieces proper size
for serving. one cupful and = ha II Of
sliced yellow turnips, one cupful of eel
cry. cut fine: one JeaSpooniuI Ol Sa IT,
one eighth of a teaspoonful of pepper,
powdered sage, dried bread crumbs. one
chopped apple. and boiling water or
beef stock. If you have any. Dust the
chops with the seasoning, rol! well in
the bread crumbs and brown in fry
ing pan into which couple Of table
spoonfuls of dripping have been melted.
Put layer of the turnips, apple and
celery in the baking dish, then the
meat, and alternate in any seal
loped dish until filled. Add the water
or stock. season. put on the lid and
cook an hour and a half in moderate
oven.
"Dncks not expensive in
France they In America. SO
have them ofrener but the very item
OF expense should make the most
economical method Of cooking popular,
and that is surely en- casserole.
For four-pound duck you will
need four small onions, one pint Of
canned tomatoes two teaspoonfuls of
salt a fourth of teaspoonful of pep
per. half a cup Of rice, a bit of bay
leaf. two cloves, few stalks of cell
cry, boiling water or drippings.
''Dsjoint the duck. roll it in -four
and brown it in the drippings to which
the onions have been added. Place in
the casserole. alternating as before in
layers. and covering with stock. Bake
slowly in a moderate oven for three
hours. This dish must be watched, for
II the liquid cooks away more must be
added. If peas or beans are liked bet
ter than tomatoes they can be used.
Chicken touRh ones which seem
never to boil tender). ham, corned
beef. beef tongue, beef heart, calves
head-all of these very nutritious
dishes, which are so seldom used be
cause they have a reputation for be
ing hard to prepare and cook-may be
made delicious by this method. And
Evening star., 1916-03-28

don't doubt you have suffered q lot
from men with terrible guns" said he
but you don't suppose Peter and /
have lived as long as we have without
learning a little. do you? I wouldn't
trust many OF those two-leEGed
creatures myself. but Farmer Browns
Boy liz different. II all or them were
like him Wouldn't have n thing to
fear from them He has heart. Yes.
indeed. he has heart. Now. you take
my advice and eat whatever he has put
there for you. be thankful. and stop
worrying. reter and ] VIII keep watch
and warn YOU If there is any danger"
l don't know as even this would
hadn't been for the taste of that good
stomach. She couldn't. she Just couldn't
resist these and presently she was
back among the rushes hunting out
the corn and wheat as fast ever she
could. When at last she could eat no
more she felt so comfortable that some
how the Smiling Pool didn't seem such
a dangerous place after all. and she
quite forgot Farmer Browns Boy. She
found a snug hiding place among tho
rushes too far out from the bank for
Reddy Fox to surprise her. and then
with sleepy good night to Jerry
and Feter she tucked her head under
her wing and soon WAS fast asleep
Peter Rabbit tiptoed away and then
he hurried lipperty-lipperty-l to the
dear Old Brier Patch to ;en Mrs Peter
all about Mrs QuaCk.
Evening star., 1916-03-28

in all classes of materials color plays a
part Not the least beautiful effects are
produced in pompadour and Dolly Warden
materials. and yellow is prominent hue
in the spring color scheme.
OF all ColOrS. however. rose predomi-
mates and prominent among others is
that lovely orchid pink that Mrs. Wilson
affects and which is the mode because
she likes il.
Incidental with the Introduction of very
wide. ripping petticoats is the use OF
ruchings and quillings. with corded or
pinked edges. on nearly all fiounces These
ruchings make the fiounces stand out and.
at the same time. serve as an adornment
They are also put on in scaliopS. with the
stitching through the center of the seal
ops and this novel effect is easy to pro-
duce and lovely as a trimming.
The petticoat design here given has
hip yoke which fits to the figure. and the
skirt can he trimmed in any way that you
please. but trimmed 1t must be.
Evening star., 1916-03-28
Household Economy
How to Have the Best Cough
, Remedy and Save 81 by
Making II at Home.

Cough medicines, a. a rule, contain
large quantity of plain syrup. A
pint of granulated sugar with 12 pint
of walm water, stirred for 2 min
utes, gives you as good syrup as
money can buy.
Then get from your druggist ~
ounces Pinex go cents WORTH, pour
into a pint bottle and fill the bottle
with sugar syrup. This gives you. at
cost of only 81 cents. full pint of
really better cough syrup than you
could buy ready made for S2.50-a
clear saving of nearly s. Full direc-
tions with Pinex.
II takes hold of the usual cough or
chest cold at once and conquers it in
"a hours. Splendid for whooping
cough, bronchitis and winter coughs.
It's truly astonishing how quickly
it loosen. the dry, hoarse or tight
cough and heals and soothes the in
famed membranes in the case of a
cough.
To avoid disappointment ask your
druggist for "2N ounces of Pinex"
and don't accept anything else A
guarantee of absolute satisfaction or
money promptly refunded goes with
this Preparation. The Pinex Co.,,
Fort Wayne, Ind.-Advertkemen
Evening star., 1916-03-28
Sweet Strawberry Shortcake,

Three eggs. one cup sugar. two or
hour, one tablespoonful of butter a
teaspoon (heaped) of baking powder.
Beat butter and sugar together and
add the we'll beaten eggs. Stir in -four
and baking powder we'll sifted to-
gether. Bake in deep tin plate. This
quantity viii fill four plates With
three pints of stra wberries mix A cup
ful Of sugar ana mash them a little
Spread the fruit between the layers
The top layer of berries may be COW
cred with a meringue made with the
white of an egg and A tablespoonful
of powdered sugar. The largest ber-
ries may be arranged on the top of the
cake in a circle. This dish is very
fancy and delicious.
Evening star., 1916-03-28
,NIRMES mo
| LAND

Like fluff of spring flowers and foamy
clouds the new petticoats blow with
froth of lace and rainbow effects in color
that charm the eye So long have we
been without all this beauty of silken
glow and ruft1ing lace that every woman
now devotes much of her time to making
or selecting pettcoats.
1t is the vogue to have very full
f1ounces. or rows of founces AT the bot
tom of silk and satin understands, as well
as on those made of wash materials and
Evening star., 1916-03-28
When Cooking Meats.

In boiling meats. take the fat from
the top of the water and save for cook
ing or making soup. In the roasting of
meats pour the grease out of pan. or
dip il out before it gets burned. IT will
be excellent for use in cooking, but if
il stays till the meat is done 1t will be
sure to have burned, unpleasant
flavor.
Evening star., 1916-03-28

There is presented here charming
little frock of simple design which will
be practical for many occasions. This
has been raised from the class Of the
ordinary to distinction by the use of
beads in yariegsted colors. These out
line a design on the collar, two little
patch pockets on the blouse and the
four-inch cuff The blouse is q simple
surplice model, the skirt full one
gathered beneath a crushed girdle Of
the material The long sleeves have a
four-inch cuff of the material with a
little wisp of cream lace tied about
the sleeve at the top of the cuff. A bias
fold on the bottom of the skirt is its
only trimming.
Evening star., 1916-03-28
LI1IILES10RlE!s LI1ILE
,6rBEDTImE
BY THORNTON w. BURGEsA
Copyright 1915. by T. W. Burgess.)
Mrs. QuaCk Has a Good Meal
and a Rest.
There's nothing like a stomach full
To make the heart feel light.
To chase away the clouds Of care
And mnke the world seem bright.

That's fact A full stomach makes
the whole world seem different. bright
er, better and more worth living in.
1t is the hardest kind of hard work to
be cheerful and see only the bright
side of things when your stomach is
empty. But once fill that empty
stomach and everything is changed
1t was just that way with Mrs. Quack.
For days at time she hadn't had a
full stomach because Of the hunters
Evening star., 1916-03-28

remember that wide-mouthed stone
crock covered with a plate will make
Just as good casserole as the ex-
pensive glazed dishes: the main thing
is the time allowed for the cooking"
Evening star., 1916-03-28

Today's drawing shows a becoming
blouse of pink crepe de chine and
embroidered chiffon in the same
shade This is made with a drop
shoulder yoke Of the chiffon outlined
with cordings of the crepe. The front
of the blouse is also filled with en-
broidered chiffon and closed with
double row of tint white satin buttons.
These also trim the cuffs, which are
Of the crepe and have a supplement
tary cuff Of the chiffon with corded
edge.
Evening star., 1916-03-28
Louis XIV Period in Diverse Ways

The gown in the sketch is from Jerome.
In another season it might have been
sold to oneof the great houses for a nice
sum of money and then passed over to
America with the prestige of great
name attached: but today il shines in its
own luster.
1t is of faille. with facings of ochre
taffeta. The sleeves have fiat tops and
immense puffs from elbow to wrist: there
is a shoulder cape that is made in with
the gown and fastened in the front with
large buttons. The neck has ahgh ruche
of the white organdy. a collar which, BY
the way, one sees on so many OF the
smart women here. Often this pleated
fril runs to the waist on each side of a
narrow opening. showing vest of chif-
fon or tulle which does not reach to the
collarbone.
Evening star., 1916-03-28
THE SPRING OPENINGS FOR PARIS.

game of finance corporations and Wall
street. Owen Wister says that cards
are only one of the manifestations OF
poker playing. and in this instance the
American buyers played a big game,
with millions of francs at stake and
with clnt hes instead of cards.