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The Detroit times., 1917-01-08
LeginSka Again
Delights Detroit
Piano Enthusiasts

For the second time in the cur
rent season. Mime Ethel Leginska
onthralled and amazed concertgoers
with her unusual skill al he piano,
sunday afternoon, In Arcadia
This little woman. who elects 90
disregard am the ordinary fashion
able irippcries of Tie woman concert
artist and appears on the platform
in an odd long skirted black velvet
coat, worn over short satin skirt
The sombrpnoss Of which is relieved
only by the Ryron-likc collar and
cuffs Of soft white silk blouse,
makes her music, and not herself
ihe object of tie attention Of the
audience Seated az the big ebony
piano. with "a background of black
il was almost impossible 10 distin-
guish the small but electrically vi
brarng figure az the instrument
There was only an occasional fash
Of white cuned hands and ivory
keys and az The close Of a number.
% sudden glimpse Of white face
and burning dark eyes. smiling
thanks from a mop of short curly
lair no doubt al these things ar,
quite as much a part of studied If
fcct as Che pretty frock. cleaning
tights and artisically arranged flow.
ors preferred and sought for by the
rdinary artist All such folk have "a
lively sense OF theatrical effect and
they can no more help striving FOR
Il Than they can help chasing public
favor
Put aside from an effect OF this
Kind. Mime Laginska can play the
piano She Is possessed % an onor
nous technique 80 that she makes
chitd's play OF trlls. and runs and
involved lingering She has a splen-
DID, huoyaut sweep in her playing
hat BE- in startling contrast TO her
mali person. She can play with ali
fhc power OF PadcrewsN and a
Iofmann, and with delicacy and
beauty that brings the notes rip
I.IiiN- HNt'f.tf httiAiit uAtAt NiAfN"'ef III
fhc tWO programs which Nine lie.
einska has given in Detroit. n
would acom there is nothing IN the
literature Cor tho piano which She
cannot play and play far and away
setter than most OF her fellow ar
lists She rcvels in The tempera-
mental ihc brilliant the mysterious.
'he spiritual The sad and the gay.
and She is as supreme in the ma.
ostic end tonal overpowering, as
che is in the blithc and The ar.
uetically tricky
Nine. Lccinska was brought TO
Detroit by the Central Concert com
many under whose management
Nine Louise Homer viii give re
'ial in Arcadia, Tuesday evening.
Jan %
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE
The Detroit times., 1917-01-08

and at last he was 50 tired and dis
couraged that he had 90 give up.
Il wonder II ans body ever was as
hungry as / am. he thought miser.
ably That reminded him OF Tommy
Tit and Drummer the Woodpecker
and Peter Rabbit and others OF his
friends and suddenly ~ came over
him thar they must Dee quite as help
loss as be- in this dreadful storm and
that some OF them doubtless had
been without food longer than he
had my gracious. I'M sorry for
thom'" he oxclgimcd right out loud
Il never understood before why II
WAS they dreaded storms so, but /
know now certainly am sorry for
them II they are as hungry as am,
and | guess they are" And so II was
hat Chattorer learned To have sym
pathy
Next story After &c storm.
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No. a9-snoes Is. NecKTIE

No s3-sHoEs VS.. NsckTIE.
a girl never really loves I'll che
foreets herself
SO Howard and were married.
Young. and very much in love, as
we werc there seemed no reason
ter us 20 walt Howard had Oh.
tanned q position IN Petrles' book
shop re- twenty-five dollars "a week
! was now earning ten dollars a
week with the insurance company.
We had agreed that Was 20 con
unuo uy work Howard would be
away from me all day. anyway. and
/ would prefer 20 have something TO
keep myself occupied Also. add
tional money would be very handy
We took The sunday before our
marriage 10 look for some sort Of
quarters in which We could both
live W. decided ON two unfur-
ni-hed rooms and ertA Ia quite a
poor part ~ tho city We each had
a few Articles We could call om
own what more W. needed. told
Howard we could buy on The in
siallment plan would get our sim.
pie breakfast coffee and rolls; we
each-Would lunch near our places OF
business and meet again FOR dinner
at one of The less expensive table
dhofos 10 us 8, seemed a perfect
arrangement As matter OF fact.
our plans did work out admirably
Wc we're comfortable and very
happy
II was on q Wednesday after our
WI < 7TTT T70T7 TTOW1fd rad begun
In Petries shop on ne first OF the
week that we met and went 10 the
city han 10 be married by an alder.
man We both preferred TO have
The ceremony as simple as possible
OF coursc too. every penny counted
with as just then Helen Flahariy.
my girl friend who worked IN the
insurance Office with me. was the
only person whom ! told OF the
grcat change which was 10 come
into my lie For The present pre-
rerrod 20 have my mother know
nothing about II ] felt sure she
would strongly dIsapprove " any
tic which would not better me finan.
cially Howard and were so happy
dreaded the thought OF my moth.
er's comments upon what she would
be- sure 90 call our "foolhardiness."
But Howard told his mother and
father that we were TO be married
They did not.come TO the ceremony
Their one comment was TO send
Towards trunks. together with n
few photographs OF friends which
he priced prepaid 10 our new rooms
We waited until the end OF the
week for our honeymoon Then
Howard. IN spite OF my protests, in
sisted on pawning quite hand
some scarfp pin which was his. and
We took the money and went TO
visit the beautiful little town where
be had gone to college. and when
was near enough 10 the city to
make the trip possible And How.
ard Insisted that We blow our
small capital We had comfortable
and even elegant rooms I'm the best
hotel. and ON Sunday afternoon We
moiorpd We came back 10 ouT
humble quarters. which we now
called home" exceedingly happy
and with scarcely "a cent left
must say here that all the con
tent that came into my life then and
has stayed with me- always came
thru Howard. Even rs a practical
~ undeveloped hoy he had re-
markable nature. tie was cheerful.
brave. and with tender consldera
tion for me INDEED for all women.
witch IL unusual 20 End in any
youth Romcmobor that he came
directly from a uxurious home TO
The poorest kind Of accommodations.
That he who had thought nothing
The Detroit times., 1917-01-08

Twentieth Century club, Mrs.
Mrs Charles a. Reokie. Mrs. Louis
Sherwood and Mrs Frank Munger
viii act as hostesses. These ladies
are natives of.Texas which state will
be represented ia the decorations
and refreshments for the party.
o
The enlightenment IL announced CT
Miss Marscry Butler Mellish daugh
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles r. Mel
fish. TO Dr Frederick Clinton Kid
tner.
Earl A Peoples has returned TO
Harvard university after spending
the holidays with his parents. Mr.
ond Mrs A. c. Peoples. No. 2lS7
West Grand-blvd.
The round table OF the Ingleside
club, which meets weekly, will dis
cuss the Modern trend in life insur-
ance.' Monday evening j. II. Hath
away Will be the speaker,
The Cooley senate OF Delta Theta
Phi fraternity, OF rhe Detroit Col
lege OF Law. viii give an informal
dancing party in the fraternity
house, No. 5l6 JefIerson-aye, Satur-
day evening.
Miss Helen Scully gave a tea in
her home, No. 1897 West Grand
blvd, Satur Jay in honor OF the
Misses Theodota and Grace Ford
ney, of Saginaw. who are visiting
Miss Frances Billion.
o.
Mrs John NJ. pwyer and sen. VIM
cent Dwyer, viii leave soon for Cali
fornia Mr. Dryer is one OF the
members Of the Yale Musical club
which gave concert in this city
last week
An engagemen, Of interest TO De-
trolt's Younger society set is that
of Mass Lillian Talbot of Da. ton.
O.. 10 Albert Prown + ION. Jr. son
of col A. r. Hilton, of New York
Miss Talbot has frequently visited
in Detroit
! A luncheon was given by 20 peo-
pie interested in The Detroit Open
forum in he Hotel Statler. SUNDAY,
in honor of Frederick c. Howe,
United States Immigration commits.
sIoner who spoke in the forum in
he afternoon
The marriage &c Miss Carmen Kin
near, dauglN~r Of Mr. and Mrs. viii
son Sherman kinnear, OF New York.
formerly Of Detroit, 10 Charles Al
bert Smylic will take place Thurs
day afternoon. Jan. %, in the Hotel
Plaza, New York.
o
Mrs. c. Piquette Mitchell gave a
supper in the Detroit Athletic club,
Friday evening after the perform
Gnce at the Little theater. in honor
q her guest. Miss Marie Jacques, OF
New York. and of Miss Katherine
Semmes. of Memphis. Tenn, who is
the guest OF Miss Elise Moran
! The marriage OF Miss Esther
Frain HAYES and Newell Barker
I Wallace took place in the home Of
the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs II.
Jay HAYES, No. 800 Cass-ave., Thurs
day evening Ian 4. the Rev Willis
A Moore offciatinp Miss Yvonnp
/ Stevenson was maid OF honor. and
the groom was assisted by Edward
/ +. Mac Creme. as best man. Fred
Crick c. Bah and Harry l.. Dresser
served as usherS The decorations
we're in Pima and white. Mr. and
Mrs Wallace have gone 10 Costa
Rica and Havana and in the spring
will be at home at No. 995 Cass.aye.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-08
SOCIALISTS ARE
STRONGER DEBS

Eugene V. Debs. former Socialist
candidate for president, told So
cialist audience that waited for him
three hours Sunday afternoon in
Moose temple, that the Socialist
party today is in a stronger position
than it ever has been.
A girl presented him with bunch
OF carnations as he mouted the plat
form. The crowd gave him an en-
thusiastic welcome.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-08
The CniCaso Diet

- - -
Squad" succeeded In
cutting down the average
cost of each meal 10 8-h
cents in spite of the high
cost of foods. And the
squad waxed fat and hearty.
The most expensive foods
are generally the least nu-
tritious. Two Shredded
Wheat Biscuits with milk
make a perfect meal. con-
tanning all the nutriment
any man or woman needs
for a half days work and at
a cost of four or FIVE cents.
Shredded Wheat has all the
bodybuilding material in
The whole wheat grain in a
digestible form. For break
fast with milk or cream, or
for any meal with fruits.
Made in NIAGARA Falls. N. Y.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-08
DIANA OF THE GREAT GAME
The Story Of Woman's Hunt For Man.
BY ethel LLoYc PATTERSON

OF spending twenty-five dollars with
his friends al afternoon tea. now
worked hard for six days To earn
that sum Remember, too. that all
his be did for me. because he
loved me he was plunged suddenly
into an exfErrnce which was almost
sordid Not once did ] over hear
him complain He seemed 10 feel
and almost made me feel, that he
was the gamer
II was not only in biz things. too,
that Howard was 50. generous. but
4o was sweet in all nc smaller de
tails OF our life he never would
let me get the breakfast alone for
az both This. in spite OF the fact
that would protest that coffee
making and dish washing were tn
Girls job Indeed. often and often
have come home late from the OF
fee 10 find Howard had hurried
here before me so that our rooms
might be straiehtened and made as
attractive as possible before my re
turn
Just one thing Howard did not
quite realize at that time When
wc had married his wardrobe hal
been so admirably equipped that he
actually nigh, go for years without
needing any clothes. ON the other
hand. had already commenced 20
wear ont the few things had when
arst started 20 work. was on
the verge OF being shabby
Now il was actually q necessity
for me TO have underwear and shoes
and the simple -necesAllles= of liz
Strive as we might our combined
salaries just about covered our liv-
ing expenses II was hard 10 put
by any very large sum toward
wearing apparel Howard did no.
seem TO notice that | needed any.
thing Thus. rather than say any
thing 10 him. | would put by twenty
FIVE cents or fifty cents as best I
could. 10 buy an article AT a time
II was this boarding OF my small
earnings that first opened my eyes
TO how much really cared for the
man | had married had saved
nearly three dollars towards a pair
OF shoes which needed sadly.
had told myself that by the end CT
the week | would be able 10 get
them. Howard and had met after
office hours 10 walk uptown togeth.
or and stop somewhere for dinner
As we went our way laughing and
talking. We passed the brightly light
cd window OF a smart haberdasher's
shop We paused to look at some
neckties that were displayed.
Gee Isn't that a beauty. Dr."
asked Howard pointing TO one which
occupied tho center OF the display
when | get rich again I am goIns
10 have one Ike that That's my
secret vice, you know-ties"
Let's get this one now. sweet
heart" ] suggested. II gness We
could manage, couldn't we?"
Howard shook his head and
laughed AT me-
AT least three good iron men for
that" he said Almost three-quar.
ters OF a days pay. Not on your
life. sweetheart"
glanced at the name on the
door OF the shop. Next day at lunch
I took the money which had saved
10 buy myself shoes and bought my
husband the tic he had coveted. As
matter OF fact. II was foolish
thing 10 do. But I couldn't help IT,
had 20 do IL. | would not have
been happy with the shoes had
bought them for myself. And as
left the store with the packag,
which contained the tie I knew al
last how much cared!
f-...
The Detroit times., 1917-01-08

Tommy TIE and Drummer tee wood
peckcr and Peter Rabbit and itedd'
Fox and lof more of his ncifhb0rs
couldn't store up food As 10 did 49,
used ia turn ap hla nose and say g.
wag because fhat eerc too las ~
didn't know cmu uu auu~ na
I know that Il h M fopp,a
really think. Chaurrrr would Nfr
known that t was aud because
these Others iye en- food iha' can
not be stoned away as corn and NUTS
and seeds can
81. because be never had had 20
so very, very hungry Chatter,r had
not learned to have sympathy fyr
Others Rut hc was 20 learn now
You see when ne a~eSe The morn
ing after the Terrible esporicnc,
when the hollow limb In which he
had made his home was broken %
and blown 20 the ground, Where O.
broke in two again DEE couldn't
imagine az frsf where nc vas iic
lay there blinking for a minute on
Two and then 10 an came back tc
him. the terrible fright he had had
and the dreadful thing that had hap.
pened 20 his house Tie scrambled to
biz feet and as usual The INST thing
he thought Of WAS something 10 oat
Ills stomach was empty Right then
he realized fully what Ak be Waa
in. The piece az the hollow limb u
which he was Was not very big and
there wasn't so much as grain of
corn or single nut here All hi
splendid store OF food had been n
the other part OF that hollow limb
and where that was now he hadn
the least idea
For a long time he sat thinking
wondering what ne had best do. and
all the time his stomach kept feel
ing emptler and emptier Sittine
slnl won't got me, anything said hc
AZ last I'm not afraid OF SNOW $50
guess Ill dig my way ont and see
what | can find"
lie went 90 work with VIII and
dug his way out and up. but The IN.
FTTT7f IT TT7f7TT:: fTfS fTT=7TTT 0IT y IN
snow II was 10 have his breash
snatched away and binding little ics
particles driven into his face 80 that
no was glad 10 shut his eyes and
duck down again The storm was
not vet over
"Phcg'" he gasncd II can't go
ont there What shall do now
Perhaps can ind the other part az
my hollow limb II dig Tor b. I'D
try j, ANYWAY"
Now. Chatterer Is no shltk. iIe
is q good worker. az every body
knows So he set 20 work 20 dix
little tunnel in the snow The
trouble was he didn't have the Least
idea in which direction 20 dig and
II happened that he chose the wrong
direction For a long time be dug
but u was IN vain Then he went
back TO his broken house 20 rest
Working like that had made him
ETH more hungry. You know It Is
very. very hard 10 work on an empty
stomach. when he folt little rest
cd ne started 20 dig In another di
rection and was no more successful
than before. You see he had moth
ing whatever 10 guide him down
there in<AAe snow. lie just had TO
trust 20 luck and luck was very
much against him.
After while he had 10 stop
oftcner TO rest His tunnels grew
shorter and shorter. I}ut he is
plueky. is Chatterer. and he kept ~
II just as long as he could Ills
stomach fairly sched from emptiness
The Detroit times., 1917-01-08

cap is green. with chin strap of
green pontine
Is The one-piece frock is also pom
tine with the lustrons surface out
ward It buttons at the side Rus
sian blouse fashion. The skirt has
close set side pleatings The sash
Is black velvet and the fur bands
seal. The worsted hat is trimmed
with bright colored autumn leaves
OF leather.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-08
THE. CONFESSIONS Or A WIFE
LOVE is NO SIGN OF MARRIAGE.


do you know Margie," said
Paula. Il gradually come 20 realize
that there was after all nothing in
the whole bag OF tricks rs Emma
would say. so interesting as life.
When YOU come to realize that all
OF life IS just playing the game
things simplify Themselves greatly
have always been able 10 Get away
from myself 20 that could look
upon my haps and mishaps in % kind
OF detached way
when was very, very miserable
! said TO myself poor YOU just rs
would say it TO you, and when !
was very. very happy could apprc
ciate and congratulate myself ac
cordingly.
IL have never taken myself too
seriously, / guess. and even when
walked the streets once with four
nickels in my packet wondering
where ! could find a place 10 sleep
for two OF them, somehow did not
despair
IT was not youth. Margie. because
I am not now as young as 7 was
then. and ! have the same fcelins
now But M that time / was on The
whole very happy. was dolng work
which ! loved and for which | was
receiving much commentator
Earnest I.awton was making dies
nerate and. il seemed. sincere love
TO me
About this time Earnest began
10 rail against the institution Of mar
riaso II shocked me.
MY dear he said TO me done
YOU know that marriage rs We
know II NOW cannot m me vefy UH=
tnre OF things he successful? Men
and women do not like each other
Put interrupted
hut me no butts he quoted j
must still call YOU a baby child If
YOU have not found out yet that
loving and hating are almost the
same thing. Crushing and conquer
ing are very much alike, and when
YOU hate YOU want TO crush and
when you love you want TO con
quer'
eve don't wish 10 conquer when
We give ourselves. Earnest
'Buncombe.' was Earnests re-
mark No woman gives herself 70
a man in marriage or otherwise any
more than men give Themselves Co
women II Is not even equal eX
change. nfty-ffty. II is combat, con
test. conquest and that Is worth
while in this world whether u b.
over love or hate or money on famc
or anything that humanity hold
dear
Il did not know then. Margic
what sophlstry this was | did no'
know that il was all said with pur
pose. | contrasted its heaWun'
sounding periods with poor jet
haltingly honest protestations anf
thought exultantly that ] had found
man 10 love a man who know mo-
only his word but himself and vow
can imagine how proud ] was thai
such n man had selected me to or
his wife
For. notwithstanding All the
speeches he had made against mar
rlage and in spite Of the fact thai
Earnest Lawton had never formali'
asked mo 10 marry him. ! could nei
believe. such was my bringing ar
that ne did not expect 90 marry me
In the near future
Consequently. when he made any
derogatory allusion 10 marriage. J
always had cold little feeling
about my heart.
1T was just about this time that
had one Of the most exciting cpi
sodes Of my career. went on ono
evening with Earnest 90 enc OF the
Bohemian places in Greenwich vt
lage and there AZ Polls ! met my
two cousins and rather stolid look
ing Englishman very we'll sct up and
with a military air
MY cousins pretended not 20
know me, but at Polls you sit at
The Detroit times., 1917-01-08
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE

i Charged with cutting John Wood
ruff 40 e Woodwardavc. during
nehi In Nhe Gold Dollar cafe. Sat
urday niahi Edward Randolph ad
cross unknown, Is held az Central
police station Woodruff was treated
by Police Surgeon Smith.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-08

To have sympathy b. 10 feel sorry
for others Chatterer the Red SOUR
EEL never knew what Il vas 90 have
sympathy ion others lie always said
that II people got into trouble 70 waa
no business al his. and II they went
hungry it was their own fault. OF
course he knew that very often ina
bad winter weather some OF his
neighbors often went hungry great
deal OF the time. but he used 90 SAP
that IL served them right for not
laying up a store OF food a. he did.
So he never had any sympathy fot
them You see Caterer IL some
thing OF scatter-brain. That is he
seldom does any real thinking
lie never had stopped to tlhnk
that there might be a reason why
The Detroit times., 1917-01-08

PARIS, Jan. s.--Patrol engage
ments in the Bouchavsnes region
and the forest Of Parroy were re-
ported in today's official statement.
ELSEWHERE, there was nothing inn
portant.
The Detroit times., 1917-01-08

Fashion has designed two more
new togs for the skating girl. Here
they are. sketched from Fashion
Art magazine saucy thing n
saucy plaids. and a more dignlhei
garment in warm toned burgundy
with the plaid skirt is a coat Of
dark green pon'ine trimmed with
imitation chinchilla. The worsted
The Detroit times., 1917-01-08
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME


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La ragione. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1917-????, 1917-05-16

non dlmenucate che ala tesla
di QueSto grand d'Ordine Vi sono
perSone che nulla traScurano Der
iii beneSSere di tutu, g che con
ScrupoloSaSita amminiStrano tut
10 clio che a loro { state afhda-
10. Non VI feImate dal percha VI
Siete ncamminau nella via d.
retta che VI portera del bene sia
moralmenUe che materialmente.
Lm voleva eonunuare. ma il
noSuo degno Venerable. Niche
le D'AleSSandro 10 prego q yoler
dare ad alti Fopporunita q par
lare, ed ecco pauche Samo reSta-
L SoIpreSL ma >e ad un' n'epoca
a>c0.tayamO Il Ferrari. Og1 non
facciamo aluo che denun1ar,o
come TN vile < denigratore della
proprla parola, ( perci6 10 laScia-
mo in baGa di = SteSSo . 6eu'Or-
dine independents. ii queStOr-
dine che non ma nuna di comune
con nol. dove queSto retrile un
giorno Se non arrivsra q Soddi-
stare a Sua anbizione Sfrenara
coUplra "a SteSSa EeSra di tamo-
50 volta Taccia.
Per 8 Loggia Mario Bianco
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A VinCenzO TitOIO

II pregO di essere una volta
sincere; i Siciliani hanno una so
Ia parola,
In due diverse volte. Ia pIima
nei local. della Banca del Figli
dItalia quando in questo fabbri-
cato Si tacevano le riparazioni e
tu volesri mosuare a Giovanni
Torchio le camere per ruffcio
derOrdine; Ia Seconda mel mio
negolo mi hai detto che Il car
bone ordinate da mia madre al
comitato della mobiitazione civil
le era state pagato q FiLippo
9 che 10 non ero perci6 response
bile del pagamento di ESQ. 10 Il
riSposi che FiEppo veniva q
seccam ogni Setumana III
SoggiungeSu: gertalo fuOri. In
ranto 10, per sSSere onesro. no
sLdato il conto di quel car6one
g. S-ando ale tue iichiaTazioni.
che OgE mai rimangiato con una
tirata di penna. Fihppo : state
pa-a-o due vote.
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La baVd degI inSOddiSfatti

In alJya p2gina 6i QueSto gior-
male j noSul amiG Ieggeranno
che il gIande OmanleN.. Du-
mas. pardon Ferrari, IN Scae-
ciato dalla loggia Da Neuazano
ii Phila6elphia. perche egh VI
era enuayo, caIpeD6o IS buona
fe6e del Gran6e Ufhciale che di-
reSSe Ia ceumouia. Senza aveue
j reQmSiu.
QUel SignoUe. ScacclaJo daIOr-
dine FiEI 6Iraia. ha vomitatO
6ele conuo j capi ii qUeSca ISu-
ulone per vendicari di e>Sere
state me>So ala porya- Non solo,
ms egG ha voluro anche vendi-
carl 6i non e>>ere state aSSUnro
come tmpiegaro dalla Banca del
FIgL d'Iralia- CoSicche sd a6Gen-
tare veleno>auenCe Il perSone
inteEe. >ono 81 InSo6iiSfarrl.
Quelh che non VI hSnno venduto
il csrbOre Z L >evet,s lcen-ia-
te-
In una lsuea 6ireyJa s GiU-
Seppe d SilveSuU Il Feuari 81
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