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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07

MRS. LIvINGTONE was very quiet
Ifl on the ride from the theater TO
the Astor. Cynthia-uncertain as to
how much Of the conversation be-
tween herself and Milton had been
overheard by her aunt-was vaguely
uneasy. Dora chatted on uncon-
scious Of the tense atmosphere.
When the party entered the restau-
rant Mrs. Livingstone took control
Of the situation.
Dora" she ordered. as the walters
drew out the chairs from the table
that Gerald had selected. you sit
here. And Mr.. Stewart. you sit next
to me with Cynthia the other side Of
you-between yon and her uncle. Mil
ton. you will naturally sit next to
Dora"
but. mother" Dora ventured. "as
this is Gerald's supper party, don't
you think it might be well to allow
him to seat his guests TO suit him
self?"
Mrs. Livingstone shot a reproving
glance at her daughter. but had the
grace to appear to.withdraw from the
dictatorship Of the occasion. Sure
"" she agreed, with her best society
manner. Where do you wish US to
sit, Mr.. Stewart"
madam Gerald said with a bow. AS
you have honOred me by putting me
by you, it would be ungrateful and
ungallant for me to suggest any other
arrangement
Mrs. Livingstone smiled her appre-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07
miser's gold the audience is invaria
bly, sMept away on waves Of applausl

, miser's gold the audience is invaria-
bly, swept away on waves Of applause
A Free for All Fight.
There is also a wonderfully human
scene in the fairy's store room where
[ Tyltyl. having dropped the magic
cap. sees his sweethearts quar-eling
over him ana finally engaging in a
real free for all. Only the entrance
Of TyltyTs old friend Light bearing
the cap which she has picked up on
the trail. restores peace and harmony.
When Tylrvl arrives at the abode
OF his ancestors he finds, as most OF
US would in similar circumstances.
that some Of them were a pretty
spOtty lot WAS there ever a muir
derer in our family he asks. aghast,
and his fairy guide says: of course.
stupid, there is one in every family"
The Unborn Children.
A beautiful scene reveals the abode
OF the unborn children and when
these children appear in myriads,
representing perhaps a dozen genera
children are the only ones who can
pick out their mother from the many
sweethearts. To Tyltyls horror they
choose a mysterious yelled girl who
has been tagging along uubidden and
unrecog nized- And even after they
have chosen her Tyltyl cannot call her
name or remember her face. Only at
ter his return home. after his awak-
ening from the dream state. does he
find her in JOY, the little daughter Of
his former neighbor, to whom he had
given the bluebird. symbol Of hap
piness.
The play has been staged with sim
PIE grandeur. and with an obvious
disregard Of expense The cast has
been admirably chosen Reginald
Sheffield makes a great Tyltyi and
Edith Wynne Matthison, as Light. has
an opportunity realized to the fullest
sweetness and charm. as well as her
real dramatic ability.
The six sWeethearts and the yelled
sweetheart who turns out to be the
real choice, are played with wonder
ful art by the Misses Boots Wooster.
Winifred Lehman. Gladys George. Nav
Collins. June Walker. Flora Sheffield
and Sylvia Field.
The cast includes more than so
persons.
Willard Mack Is Frank.
Whatever shortcomings Willard
Mack may possess. and he admits to
number, no one can accuse him Of
lack Of courage or straightforward
edness- Mr.. Mack recently has been
( the victim Of q number OF rumors
life a story was started that his
wife. Pauline Frederick. planned TO
divorce him, and that he in turn
would marry another woman In
Z .---1. - GISS t.lAcA ; NJ mack ldtS
issued the following remarkable let
ter for publication:
"A story has been IN circulation for
the past six months eliminating quite
recently in a positive assertion by a
local paper that Mrs. Mack pauline
Eredericl) and myself have sepa-
rated and inferred that another wom-
an is in the case.
Now those who like me and those
who don't are quite radical in their
variable opinions, but neither those
who like me nor those who do not
remember when sidestepped the con-
sequences Of any physical, moral or
financial battle I have ever had. So
here is the story and let my friends
be the Judges:
Whisky His Enemy.
Every one in this town who Is at
all interested knows that Mrs. Mack
through her loyalty, love and kindness
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07

kept me away from my old enemy
(whisky) for nearly two years, ana
then. running true to form, 1 te1 from
grace and proceeded upon my own
drunken way. I was more or less in
this state for five weeks. I found
myself for the finish in hospital
where my wife had placed me. She
perforce returned to her mothers
home. Woods asked me as a favor
that I remain under the doctors care
right up to the opening in The Big
Chance which I did. and Mrs. Mack
remained at the home of her mother.
In my early days I saw great
deal Of the old open range and have
seen coyotes follow a weakly animal
FOR days waiting for it to drop so that
they might jump upon it. So it was
with me. Mrs. Mack was heartbroken
that I should have fallen from grace
and I was really very i'll during this
time the story which had been in cir
culation six months ago began to
breed new life. and I emerged from
the hospital informed that was be-
ing divorced from my wife and about
to remarry.
Fortunately my wife met me at
the door and explained that she also
had read II, but as she remembered
where, il had not disturbed her.
Now. there's the story I told you
in the beginning that IL was entirely
remained away from John Barley
corn as long as I did If I could
stay away two years she may help
me to stay away four, and prorata 10
the end At any rate, let me say that
whatever I have done. however the
quite sure that every one viii say that
il ever a man had a chance to behave
himself I an that man"
Don't Call Me Kamerad.
Frank Bason, who plays the part OF
a chronic liar and ne'er do we'll in
''Lightnin'." hides behind a peaceful
exterior one of the most martial
hearts in New York. Just now Mr..
Bacon is interested in learning the
name Of the author Of a bit Of war
poetry which he says is quite the
finest thing that has been done. so far
as he knows. The other night Bacon
recited the poem to party OF his
friends. It is as follows;
I ought to shoot i'm where e stands
A whinin' I'm with lifted 'ands-
For e called me ''Kamerad:r
Ne, wOt's fought i'm clean an fair.
Played the game an played it square:
E crucified my pal out there:
An e calls me "Kamerad.'
You low-down. stinkin' 'ound O. ell.
I've seen the work you do so we'll:
Don't you call me 'Kamerad;"
You wot shells n 'elpless crew
Wot rapes an murders women. too:
= blasted BLACKBOARD through an
through.
An you calls me "Kamerad."
You bloody, bleedin'. blinkin' I'm.
After wot you've been an done"
Don't call me "Kamerad."
I amt no bloomin' 'ypocrite-
There amt no 'alo in my kit.
But when you comes to this, quit;
Don't call me .'Kamerad."
A Walking stick.
Sam Forrest, Conan & Harris's gen.
eral stage director, who is at present
in Chicago. received a walking stick
from the women OF the theater assem-
bly, at a session held in the Hotel
Astor few days before his departure.
AS he struts through the Leep dis
trict swinging his new silver headed
cane he is said TO be the envy OF all
onloOkers. including Lou Houseman-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07
There Are Six Sweethearts
For One Lucky Youth;
60 Persons In Cast.

NEW YORK, Dec. Hats Off to
~ Maurice 8Iaeterlincki And to Win
throp Ames. All han The BetrothaT
as the most pleasing dramatic specta-
Gle since The Bluebird." also written
by NJ Maeterlinck and produced in
America by Mr.. Ames.
The Betrothal," recently given its
premiere at the shubert theater. is
a sequel to The Bluebird" IN It
TyltyI continues alone the search for
happiness on which an enraptured
public followed him and his little
sister Mytyl some half dozen or so
years ago. This time the Woodcut-
ter's son embarks on an expedition
TO discover MS true mate.
Under the guidance Of our old
friend, the fairy Berylune, Tyltyl
summons all his sweethearts and IN
company with them sets out to the
abode Of his ansectors. and later to
the dwelling place Of his future chill
dren, in order that me may choose
wisely his life partner.
This Tyltyl, grown almost 10 mans
stature at II, seems TO be an ingen-
uous kid until, at Berylune's COM
mand, he summons to the trysting
place all the girls with whom he is
in love Then the little rascal re-
veals that he is a gay dog in the max
ing, for an even half dozen Of the
maidens Of the forest and the vii
lage answer the call
Socially Tyltyl is catholic in his
tastes, his sweethearts ranging from
the naughty daughter Of the mayor to
the humble beggar maid who sits at
the bridge in the village It is evil
dent that Tyltyl has an eye 70 beau
~. for six more pleasing maidens than
these have never appeared together
on any stage And there must be
more to the boy than appears on the
surface. for each Of these bewitching
damosels loves him madly.
The magic cap this time surrounds
Tyltyi with an atmosphere which
makes for peace and harmony, and
not only does each OF his sweethearts
love him, but every one is perfectly
willing 10 have the others love him.
too. To quote the muttered undertone
of a tired business man who occupied
the next seat to this writer: 'Oh,
boyl'
TyItyl unlocks the key to a miser's
heart and discovers that he isn't
really a miser. but just misguided
human being This is one OF the most
effective stage pictures ever drawn,
and when the boy staggers away IN
der the load OF vast store Of the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07
Baby Gardens Begin to Blossom
And Every City Will Have Them
They Are Nice Rooms, and Grounds Filled With
Child's Furniture and Presided Over by Women
Who Don't Fuss at Children.


viii learn a great deal while they are
In any case, don't dismiss this idea
as a mere fad or "frili" Did you
know that It is a great deal more i'm
portant to provide the right conditions
for children who are too young TO go
20 school than for the older ones2 Did
you know that the time between nurs-
ing and school age Is really the crit
ical period Of lifez That II you ever
are coing TO take pains" with his
health and education. you ought to do
It then, even though he hasn't reached
the reading. writing and arithmetic
stage2
It's probably true that a mother who
can give her baby all he needs at home
doesn't need to send him to a baby
garden How many cam
The mother who employs a nurse,
or that underlined and totally une-
Quipped creature called a nursemafd.
for her babies. surely isn't doing much
for them A nurse can keep children
clean and take them on more or less
melancholy little walks outdoors. but
only a supernurse is fit TO be entrust-
ed with all the questions OF their
health. happiness and general train
ing.
hire any relief for herself. and who
has to combine baby tending with
cooking, dishwashing. sweeping, sew
ing and the personal demands made
BY her husband and older children,
may love her baby very much, Il IS
true She may cud6le him passion
ately whenever she has time, and she
may love to feel him clinging to her
skirts and delight in the sound OF his
questioning, trustful little voice
But isn't he missing a great many
things that a baby garden could do
for him2
There is a mother now and then who
combines in herself all the elements
OF the best baby garden, who in her
self Is arching tree and streaming
sunshine and running brook and
blooming rose. II mothers OF this
bountiful sort would only start and
manage baby gardens for the help OF
all the other mothers Of the world
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07
AdUice To The LooeIorn
Nv BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
IS HE A LOVERF
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss Fairfax:
Do you think a girl should
spend her time on a man who
comes around to see her only dur
ing the week and never on
Saturday or Sunday or other
holidays7 And then again he
does not come around every week
to see her either. She likes him
very much.
Would you advise her TO tell
this man that she loves him:
maybe that would influence him
10 call more often. He has never
mentioned anything aboEr love 10
her Edith,
Ny dear Edith. I must protes
against your point Of view. TeI
seen TO feel injured because a younl
man calls upon you without propos
ing marriage. Isn't that rather too
much to expect OF a merely friedll
caller2
II he IS not IN love with you. you
confession OF love for him now woul,
place him in an awkward position
and perhaps end your friendship
Why dou't you let the situation de
velop naturally
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07
Beauty Chats By Edna Kent Forbes
Queries.

ELIZABETH K.-You had better use
l. the cleansing powder for black
heads. the formula for which often
appears in this space and IS given
today, below. to Nurse Cavall" Then
every day, If the skin is very dry Cor
every other day, II oily use a pure
cold cream-the powder being a lit
tie drying. Use this cleansing powder
in place Of soap, with hot water every
night the last thing before retiring.
Finish your treatment with an ice
rub or cold water. The cause Of this
trouble may be your stomach. Your
diet should be light and easily d.
gested.
Oily Skin-Send me a letter with a
self addressed stamped envelope for a
hair tonic to overcome the extreme
oiliness Of the hair-which IS a sign
Of poor health. Use the cleansing
powder described above for the skin.
X X
Mrs. c. II. P.-Don't try to remove
hair from the little girls face or
neck: this IS a light down and may
not grow noticeable at all. For your
self, you need a hair tonic. since you
are getting gray prematurely. See
answer above.
= =
Curious-No, buttermillE is not fat
tening. You should weigh III.
Miss Tim-The local Red Cross will
{ give you all the information you want
about sending gifts TO men in service
why not books. magazines or news
PAPER subscripticns2 I know there
. is not enough reading matter TO &c
+ round
I J. Amy drug store carries Cocoa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07
LittIeBObbie spa
Now That The War Is Over, PA
Gets 4 Sudden Notion That He
Ought To Help Rebuild
France.
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.


THARE is going to be lots Of work
l for US workers. sed Pa to Ma last
mite wen he caime hoam. Thare IS
going to be many things witch we
must put rite. after we have put the
Kiser on bred & water, Pa said Pret-
zeIs & water wud be better for him.
sed Pa
I hoap thare will be a good deel Of
ackshun & littel talk. sed Ma have
herd so much talk laitly ABOUT what
thay are going to do with the Kiser
that I am Citing tired OF the whole
thing. Let US turn our eyes to lite
& latter & work. sed Ma. & fergit the
Kiser.
PA Going to France.
Rite. sed Pa. But about the work
that we have got 10 do, was think
ing I wud talk a litteI run oaver TO
France beefoar long & help them bid
up thare butiful cities aggenn-
worked for a arkytek wen I was
yung. sed Pa. & picked up a good
many things such as hods OF brick,
etc, sed Pa. This wud cum in handy
Oaver Thare now. I am keen to go
Oaver Thare now. sed Pa
II is singular how many IS keen
to go Oaver Thare now. sed Ma Wen
the going was good. sed Ma, many Of
my friends & sum deerer than friends,
such as YOU. sed Ma. dident say a
word about talking the big jump
acrost the Brine. Ma sed. Now all
the old boys want to 60
I wud have went long ago, sed Pa,
II I dident know that the country
needed me moar. at hoam. sed Pa
Unkel n Fighter.
That is what Unkel Henry sed. sed
Ma. I doant know in Jest what line
the country needed him here. sed Ma,
but he seemed to think they needed
him & that settled it, beekaus he
STAYED on & on. & beefoar the war
began. sed Ma. Unkel Hery was all
the time telling what CRATE filter he
was
I am different. sed Pa. I newer
brag- But altho newer brag know
what I know & know that cud help
a lot in REBUILDING France. The job
is going to be did. sed Pa. & did rite.
BObbie. sed Pa. how wud you like 10
talk a trip over to France with me
Party Woo. sed Pa.
Party Who sed Ma
Farley Voc.
Party Woo, sed Pa. that IS n crate
French saying. Pa sed. which meens
the saim as o You Kid or All Thare,
sed Pa It helps one grately II one
knows a lot Of langwidges. sed Pa.
Deer old France, sed Ma How
grateful we shud be 70 France for all
it did for US in the Rebelyun. sed Ma.
You meen in the Reyolushun, sed
Pa
meen in the Rebelyun. sed Ma,
wen Mister Lafayette helped Genral
Grant lick Genral RurgOyne. Ma sed
nnrs-e 4aff mo a-r-fhfwu~ al oue
Ma sed.
Will bet you a new hat for me
aggenst a new hat for you. sed Ma
& I newer bet anything beefoar, sed
Ma
& then Pa bet with Ma & Ma got
Dewdad's Histry of Nashuns. witch
she got with sum soap in a depart
ment store, Pa won the bet & gaiy
me a quarter % cents.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07
A CASE FOR SYMPATHY.

lear MISS alrIdN-
I an a gil OF IS. Al people
say. have a nice face. but I
have TO wear thick eyeglasses.
which makes ne lock homeiy.
am always home and never go
anywhere, for as soon as come
among company they always
make some remark about what
thick glasses wear. which hurts
me very much.
For that reason alone I try to
avoid company as much as posi-
BILE pass many sleepless
nights, thinking what viii be-
come OF me. I often wish my
self dead Mabel D.
This may sound Ike = trivial mis-
fortune but know very well that
It is not, and that q sensitive girl
can suffer miserably from Just such
a cause But you can overcome the
difficulty OF course. BY learning 10
forget your glasses. and when you
can do this other people will forget
them. too. The way to accomplish
this is TO get deeply interested IN
something, It doesn't matter what
Take a clerical position. or learn TO
be a kindergarten teacher. Only don't
sit at home and brood.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07

butter. It IS good for a thin neck.
Try deep breathing exercises, also.
Miss Muller-I think you are a lit
tie too fleshy all over. and that a gen
eral reduction would be what you
need-this reduces the bust too. OF
course, massage for about ten min
utes a day with a piece Of ice viii
make the bust smaller, as the ice dries
up the fatty tissue under the skin.
You should measure about Sc. Your
girl friend seems in better proportion.
but she is simmer than you. OF
course, one as fully developed as
WASTED corsets, tight in the hips
your waist is rather small for the hip
measurement-and a light, unboned
brassiere.
Sweet Sixteen-Don't use any pat
ent has removers, except as a tenn
porary means for removing hair, and
then only under the arms or on the
legs. See answer to "Oily Skin"
Subscriber-see answer above.
=
Sun Reader-Wet the face with hot
water. then take a little Of the cleans
ing powder in the hands and rub onto
the skin in place Of soap. Rinse off
thoroughly with hot water.
\
Nurse Cavall-Try the cleansing
I powder for blackheads-used as de-
/ scribed above. To make it. combine
cornstarch. two parts: powdered
/ borax, one part; almond meal. one
part. This is very good for black
I heads
=
/ Margaret S.-Almond meal is a fine
/ powder. Olive oil is fattening to the
: skin, but only the best quality should
be used 1t has a slight tendency t.
grow hair, though
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07

By GEhIAlDE bEAE>H SHAAJs
a VERY sensible fashion has been
"A introduced in fur waistcoats with
choker collars. These waisteoats may
be removed when indoors. II desired,
the open coat then displaying an at
trac5ive GeorGette or tailored SILK
blouse. A suit OF navy blue tricotine
is supplied with one of these vests Of
Persian lamb. Persian lamb cuffs
trim the sleeves. The coat is cut on
the lines OF a sports model. with a
broad belt Of the material held by A
buckle. The skirt Of this suit follows
the regulation lines, being narrow.
rather long. and scantily gathered at
the belt The hat which is worn with
this model is very attractive. \
.-racefrl tam o. dull blue cloth is
braided in n lattice design with black
soutacfe hrafa. This costume il warm
and extremely smart
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07

by the then profiteers or forestallers
as they were called at the time.
Samuel Adams who was a delegate
to congress from Massachusetts, want
ed to make as good appearance as pos
sible. so before setting out he tried to
purchase some suitable clothing. He
was asked $1,000 for a new suit, S125
for pair OF shoes. $500 for a hat, $500
for a pair OF leather breaches and $50
for pocket handkerchief He went
off in his old clothes At this time
on account Of the prohibitive prices
OF clothing people went around like
animated rag bags, men and women as
well as children, minus hats and bare
footed, wearing various kinds Of non
descript garments to cover their
nakedness.
But 1t was in regard to food that
the greatest suffering was felt. The
farmers and merchants who had
boarded what supplies there were
caused a famine in the land. However
there were good men then as now and
these determined that the boarding
should stop. The state legislatures
took a hand and with good effect
Pennsylvania leading the way.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07

The general assembly at Philadel-
phia passed an act setting forth that,
Whereas certain persons in this state
instigated by the lust OF avarice are
assiduously endeavoring by every
means Of oppression, and extortiOn TO
accumulate enormous gain to them
selves" etc. The act provided that
no persons within this commonwealth
from and after the first day of June
next shall ask any greater or higher
prices than the prices herein set
down" Then followed a list OF sup
plies including wheat. flour. rye. corn,
barley. oats. buckwheat. whisky, cider.
beer, pork. beef. butter, skins, leather.
cloth. hay, wood and many other COM
mOdities.
The justices of the peace, under this
act. got full power TO set such sea-
sonable prices on all provisions as
they shall see fit" ANY storekeeper
who charged more than the price fixed
was severely penalized- There were
many jail sentences. too. and such
vigorous campaign was set UP against
the hoarders and prOfiteers that they
had TO baandon their greed and dis
pose Of their supplies at the prices
fixed. Some had their boards confis-
Gated and received nothing whatever.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07

J. ANY drug store carries cocoa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07

Margaret S.-Almond meal is a fine
powder. Olive oil is fattening to the
skin, but only the best quality should
be used. It has slight tendency to
grow hair. though
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07

4 mother might admit mat al these
conditions were desirable and yet feel
that the whole question was settled
by the fact that no baby garden
flourished within reach OF her own
family.
But it Is perfectly easy. II not for
one mother. then for half a dozen
mothers. 10 start their
own baby gardens. tt will be i'm
mensely interesting TO work out the
details OF 1t themselves. And they
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-07

meen in the Rebelyun. sed Ma.
wen Mister Lafayette helped Genral
Grant lick Genral RurgOyne. Ma sed.
Doant tell me anything about histry.
Q