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The Washington times., 1918-03-26

: Up till Q little while ago the
name Of Mrs. Castle brought q
series OF vital and vivid figures
before the hearers memory
One thought Of her frst as dane
ing. Most OF US have seen her
dance-not once, but dozens Of
times. Few will forget the charm
Of her dancing, the exquisite, deli
cate, supple beauty Of It. Back Of
It there was always the sense Of
an inexhaustible reserve Of vital
fly. OF enthusiasm, OF Joy in life.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Cas-
tie danced together in the days
when they were the most success
full and the most popular dancing
pair in America, spectators told
themselves that here were two who
had been made for each other.
They were extraordinarily alike.
Each was extremely tall, extreme
~ slender, extremely graceful.
They danced like young birch trees
swept by the wind. They loved to
dance and showed that they loved
It, even when they had danced for
hours on end. up at Castle House.
Castles Life a Fairy Tale
To them both life seemed very
much like a fairy tale. They were
young, superbly well. and in love.
Their success was sudden and
phenomenal They grew rich In
The Washington times., 1918-03-26
By Rita Stuyvesant.
YOU CAN MAKE ONE

Fastertime a childs thoughts
a turn TO Dummies. Easter eggs
- and pretty bonnets. and espe-
eIaIiy this year mothers Will have 10
do a little extra figuring to make
the household budget stretch 20 in
clude smart Easter millinery for the
youngsters
However. the children need not
be disappointed and mothers need
not worry, for the cunninsest and
most dainty Easter bonnets may DO
made at home for less than one dol
lar. They are 70 simple TO make
that II mother Is too busy doipE
patriotic work. sister can make the
ANAL hats for the Riddles.
The most becoming little hat
frames Of buckram can he purchased
for ten cents at ''five and ten cent
stores" 1t Is better to bring tho
child with you whom purchasing tho
shape" SO that she may try Il on.
Remember. do not trust to luck"
for an unbecoming hat, no matter
how lovely It may be, IL always a
failure. Five or six yards OF straw
may be bought at ten cents Il yard
and is offered In a wide variety of
colors and kinds.
Or YOU could purchase half yard
o, cotton back satin for thirty cents
snd any number or quaint bouquots
Of flowers at ten cents each. smart
corded silk ribbon with a Jagged
edge Is being sold for ten cents a I'D,
hG q. st, IL
Juvenile millinery. Very often small
bits OF gay eoiored silks can be jAsed
for day fruit or perhaps a. fol age.
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To My Sweetheart Soldier
MISS1vE FROM WIFE TO HER HUSBAND
Every Girl. Has Sweetheart-So
Every Girl Should Read These
Wonderful Letters.

used all their inhuerse t5Hsprevent
the unsults5ss marriage fBut -phs
persisted. and In the nj steftune
which followed she found nsrssn
estranged from her fanIf1y -
How good 1t would be, beloved
II God, In His gifts 70 lnortals had
given US the power 70 overcome an
unwise love. How few can do It,
but how much. misery would be
saved Perhaps, after all, Il Is
loves very tenacfty in spite of
everything. that makes It so splen-
did. Even a life ruined BIZ lows,
has about u a sort OF grandeur end
dignity which claims, recognition
and demands respect ...-.
And so It Is agreed that the dress
maker Is coming next week with
two OF her helping girls. and we
are to have tlreSsmakiug orgfs
right here in the house. = I am 80
pleased because for SIC. ] can have
made q little gown. plenty good
enough TO wear anywhere, instead
OF paying eighty or ninety as has
been the CUSTOM andrright away Ia
one swoop ! shall save Eaxty or
seventy dollars for the Red Cross..
II ! can't earn j can at least save,
and doesn't that amount to thesans
thing. dearest? / believe this war
Is going to shame US women out OF
extravagance In dress. Instead OF
fiounting our finery In the worlds
face, as some women have DONE.
you know. since Eve enlarged upon
the hg-Ieaf design, think we shall
soon begin to feel proud OF our
economies. and speak cutie boast
fully OF the price. OF gfnSham
gown or a cheap straw hat Maybe
when this desperate crisis has.
stripped US OF. some sof our. social
veneer. we shall be just simple
human beings again, with all the
old primitive Instincts OF generosity
and good fellowship and love Nay
be we shall get back TO the truth
OF things where the bewildering
clash or preeept and practice ceases
to vex-back to the days when men
thought it was good to love, natural
TO trust. ard wise TO believe! Be-
loved. am going TO dream OF this
Millennium tonight. In the mean
time my love for you fills the world
and all the nelds OF the sky,
YOUR WIPE
The Washington times., 1918-03-26
By David Cory.

-1oU remember IN the last story
how the maiden found the
wonly golden fleece on the
thnruy bushes. and now when the
Goddess Venus returned. she WIS
stiII very angry with her. And per
mps something drsadfni might
have happened. n. all OF suddan.
the lovely uzi6sn HADN'T turned
into q butterfly and flown RwD.
Ard without waiting, Puss followed
and by and By hs caught mp tn hsr
tust as Hhe aIlKhtAd on n rOse-
Where arr you GOING asked
Puxs gently. for he felt xs-y nnry
for her at.E- An fhs hard tanks
which shs had -p4rfnrmsd AMI ihsn
The urtln bHrtAEAJ TBpBe&:
Lib n made uD of many tAskz.
nttfs eat. ana WHEN thS body has
grown wuHry, thu Eurn takes wings
and flies EWay" And then thu Httls
butterfly paused and nHrternd u \
white rose, ana AZ she swEyUA 10
and fro in the SumnlG- wind. ma
sang this song;
Once ] ICas On Ipvky thing
Upon the earth that crept.
UrtH 1 spun q son cdc00n
IbGt held ne IOhsIe SIept
And Iohes tie sPTtng beDoo I'd ssaS
Its stecsf ssookeBFn0 Log,
! found myself q butterfly
VIII IoiaDs 10 GV GloGR
I GUnr understand yoIu song.
said Little Puss Junior. So the
lovely butterfly said. Little PuEs
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Castles Life a Fairy Tale.
inexpensive Easter BOnnets
YOU CAN MAKE ONE FOR LESS THAN A DOLLAR

A lovely dainty Easter bonnet can
be made of pale gray straw trimmed
with blue corn flowers and blue rib
bon. A poke bonnet shape 10 Do
coming to most children. and bucsran
frames OF this kind can be purchased
for ten cents. Carefully cover the
shape with straw. beginning on tae
outside OF the brim. Row after row
% tho straw braid Is then laid on
and sewed until the shape Is COM
pletely covered. The underbrim Is
likewise covered.
To trim tho hat, draw the ribbon
IN a double row about the crown
tying Il In a chic bow at the back.
Arrange tho corn flowers hrtistieal-
~ about the crown. Finally line
tho bonnet and you will have a
most attractive hat
Satin makes a smart hat for q
youngster, and II a shade matching
the coat iE used a pleasing costume
Will result. Tailored effects are
good looking. and even a trim little
girl will be proud that her hat
boasts no frills. All OF the new
military shades are popular JUST
now. and they combine nicely with
old blue, green or rose.
To cover q hat with satin. lay
the shape OF the material carefully.
pinnIng It to place. and cut It out.
A small hole Is cut for the head
size and the material Is slAshed
out from this hole several times and
turned Inside OF tho crown. The
upper brim is covered In the same
way. while bias strip OF the satin
IS used around the crown.
4 novel trimming for q hat OF
this kind IL q band Of ribbon about
an inch and a half wide drawn
with embroidered flowers done In
bright worstsd. A few stitches can
mako an interesting daisy. and 10
Asc!dsALy chic Or a hsmS-mRds bat
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Puss in Boots Jr.
q. PLEAsTNG GOoD-NIGHTi SERIEs n nTrh

n III -
Junior, there are many thiAgS rcd !,
will never understand until yoU
have suffered much" And than she
new away. leaving little Puss -
think over what she had said.
Well. after q while, a. Pus1
3ournsysd Oh. he came to the
Underworld. . dark and gloomy
place, where a great river flowed
SILENTLY al5nk. And While Puss
stood there an old fsrryman naTned
ChAron rowod up IN his boat and
asked PuRs IL he would like to cross
over. So Puss jumped into the
boat and BY and by they reached
the opposite shore. where . three
headed dog named Csrebus oarked
with his thrse threats until Pus1
begged the old forrynAn 70 QuIsS
him. guess n was the nrst time
that old dog had seen . cat
Show me the fiowery feldA
where the happy spirits Iva said
little P1ss Junior. 80 the old ferry
man pointed to q path and Puss fol-.
lowed II and BY and by Ia cana -
a nowery meadow where TIE blue
birds sang all the year And thA
dowerB never faded, who're the
happy children played and ther
parents rested from the tolls OF the
world
"Ah, me- sighed HttIs PusS Ju-
ntoR $50 this 81 the place where
the sptrits Of the fAfry-Stsry people
60" and he turned around and re-
traced his steps And than the OLE
ferryman took kim hack over tha
dark river ana the thrse-hsaded dog
AeVer bzrksd, for he vAS sornA
asleep In his cave
Geodby, Mr. Charon. Thaak reg
for taking me Ia your boat; ana
our little traveller wsat upon his
way back to the upper world. once
more to meat the great heroes %
fame and fable.
Copyright. 1913. David Gen.
TIE BE CensluaeA.
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Here's What has Already
Happened.

Esther vasseu Is Induced to marry for
. large sum Of money. Ceremony. which
n ATTENDED by a strange woman, taxes
place In a ruined church. Returning from
the marriage she finds her uncle and sis
tar murdered. She Is left sole hciT 70 her
uncfe's large fortune, who disinheT1ts his
nephew. Guy Hooking.
Esther discovers that Guy, her cousin,
u married TO the strange woman who at
landed her marriage.
She goes to Helm Court. the estate left
by her uncle, and meets young Lord Bor-
radale, and they Immediately fall in love.
Guys friends frame him, and he signs
q mysterious contract mortgaging the
estate he will receive at Esther's death.
She u marked for death. but young Dor
Adale illustrates the attempt, and 10
Esther goes TO New York to md out II
abe 70 free to marry Harold. and at the
ruined church discovers the body OF the
man size married. She concludes she Is
free from her marriage vow, but If warn
% by Lillian, Guys mysterious wife, and
aleo BY the rector, that she Is not
Esther returns 20 Helm Court and telln
Harold she VIII become his wife. The rec
ter warns them both that II is impossible;
that such . marriage would evoke the
B0rT1dale curse
TIE attempts on Esther's life are ez-
plained BY Guy when he tells them OF
nat be Doesn't know the terms OF Il
ether than that Il Is through Esther's
dsGth the money he haal borrowed can
Be repaid So -
Returning TO New York Guy goes to see
oolesmith and discovers him dead. He
searches his apartment for the contract
but IS unable 70 md 81.
Lillian pleads with Guy to prevent the
carriage between Esther and Harold. but
- refuses to DO 50. The only explanation
Dat Lillian VIII give as 10 her reason for
desiring that the marriage shall not take
place Is that her life-as well as Esther's
win be In danger.
Pietro, a former servant OF Lillian, sends
ksr q fake message and holds her for
eooo0 ransom
Read Right On in Today's
The Washington times., 1918-03-26
By Elizabeth Jordan.

1--WE hear much to-day about
" what Is called ''the drama
w Of the war" On every
side We see instances Of this
drama"
We arc shown the last agonies
OF perishing races, OF dying ma
lions. The spectacle is SO over
whelming that We cannot compre-
bend It. We turn from It with \
shudder. It can't be true; 1t is
only q nightmare.
Then, suddenly, the terrible
searchlIxht OF the time picks out
an individual victim. For a blind
INK instant It rests on him-or
her. On that solitary figure,
thrown I'D against the black back
Eround OF the present, We look
with aching hearts and under
standing sympathy. Individual
suffering is something We can re-
aliZe.
This" We tell ourselves, is
war"
Then and Now.
A recent and striking instance
of tragic contrasts is illustrated
by the two pictures Of Mrs. Yer
non Castle shown on this page.
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HER DARING ON skis.

cry day, almost every hour. He
was supremacy happy.
"Thls death game" he told his
friends, when you're playing IL
for your country, Is the greatest
game In the world"
We recall all this as we think OF
the intensely alive and vivid pair.
We see them dancing, flying. ski
ing. living. loving.
Then, oil in a moment, we see
tie huddled, lifeless heap that had
been Captain Vernon Castle. And
in few days more We see his
body borne by his comrades to its
last resting place.
War and the Woman.
Behind the coffin We see =
woman. alone. Her head is en-
veloped in a thick black ven. She
seems TO be slowly cropping her
way through an impenetrable fog.
She stumbIes q little, almost falls.
Looking at the tragic, shrouded
figure, one sees, as in a vision,
, Mrs. Vernon Castle as she was \
short time ago dancing, skiing.
loving. One has q moment or rev.
elation. This Is what war does
to individuals.
From this knowledge TO the
greater knowledge is only q step.
War makes In the whole world
and its feelings a difference a.
great as that shown by these two
pictures OF Mrs. Vernon Castle.
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Is He Worth Knowing?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
About three weeks ago I mst
q young man at an amusement
place TO which both he ard / 20
frequently. but not together. lie
10 well hammered ana refined.
The fact Is that he Is married. but
does nor live w!th his wife. lie
has no children. | have learned
of his marriage from himself. but
] know nothing of his married
life. ] would like your advice as
to whether II would be proper for
me to keep an appointment with
him and continue our friendship.
He In nineteen and has been mar
ried since last April ANXIOUS.
WHEN a man mArri.s unhappily
and later meets a nne girl for
whom he cares seriously they have
q real problem to solve. a real traG-
edy to face. But when a nineteen
year old 'youngster"-a mere
child-with q record back OF him OF
. marriage at eighteen. comes into
q girls life. she would do well to
stop and think. Is such q boy worth
konwing7 II he Is emotional. weak
wilIed, unstable and without any
real loyalty In his nature II
wouldn't do much good to know
him even IL he were single. His
foolish, hcadlOnE marriage may not
prove these things. | am not in q
position TO judge, but / want you
to put yourself in a position to
fudge. When n girl COOS about
with. q married man her reputation
Is generally forfeited. This boy
ssrnAs Ike the Sort % htadlcnE,
The Washington times., 1918-03-26
Advice to the LOvelOrn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

impetuous. changeable youngster
who would not be able 20 protect
you either from the world or HIM
self. You must proceed very slowly
and carefully. II you have a brother
or father. or mother, let one OF them
Investigate. You are drifting into
q dang erous position when you fOEm
a friendship such az you suggest.
Take SCUM iinEs and chart your
course before you drift too far.
The Washington times., 1918-03-26
ADVERTISEMENT
"SSWeethedrt, You Look
Ten Years Younger
Conplexion BleniShes Bdnished-No Sign
of Wrnkles-Ho1o She Did It

Only a woman
who has wUtch-
cd her complex
Ion change from
w.rlnkled, coarse,
sallow uElness
to clear, soft,
youthful beauty
can realize the
feeling Of joy
that came over
me when hTst l
say that my own
carewoTn, aged
o In z skin
as actually ro-
gaining It's glrl-
5 h freshness.
Yet prior To this
era " as
scarcely n prep
lratlon. lnclud-
ny treatment at
no hiB h cs .
The Washington times., 1918-03-26
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary Of the death of Beethoven in
1927 TdtFds day the works Of this great composer
stand by themselves masterpieces, which critics believe
represent the highest possible summit of genius in nst
mental music. Beethoven born in 1770 and in 1879
became wholly deaf. Al So VIZ
The Washington times., 1918-03-26
ADVERTISEMENT

younger! I II at
French beauty
recipe Is a mar
yel.F I an GER
tain that most
any woman can
successfully use
the same plan,
so I gladly re-
peat It here for
the benefit Of
others. Merely
wash your face
with buttermilk
and rub in q tea
spoonful OF rose
ate d rea m
(which can be
obtained fro N
druggists: wipe
the face and ap-
ply Poudre Fas
cination-a very
fine complexion
p o " d err, pre-
The Washington times., 1918-03-26
Change TO the Cart,

On q lonely bit of road just out
side of the Bronx they were met by
an open cart in which sat two men.
Some words passed between these
and Pietro, who brought the car
a standstill.
After n few moments he told Lii
liam roughly 20 alight. She obeyed,
and he followed her example. An
tonic then took Pietro's place.
turned the car with some difficulty
and presently disappeared with IL
by the way they had come.
We continue our way in the
cart" cried Pietro in Lillian's ear.
Il daren't take the automobile to
Mulberry street. Get in, presto. We
are expected.
AS If in a dream. Lillian obeyed.
She sat herself down on a rough
bench in the dirty. evil smelling car,
and Pietro took his place by her
side. One Of the men, an Italian
also. whipped up the horse, and
thus they JoItcd uneasilv along to-
ward the heart OF the great city.
They Arrive Mulberry Street.
II was after midnight when the
cart ratified into the more familiar
streets, and Lillian knew that the
journey was approaching its end.
She sat on a back seat just behind
the driver, PietTo on enc side OF her
and a man whose face she had not
vet distinctly seen on the other.
They had thrown n coarse cloak
over her shoulders so that her
fashionably cut clothes should not
excite remark. and each man held
her firmly by the arm.
Lillian consoled herself with tho
thought that the money, though II
was a large sum, would be readily
subscribed by those whose interests
were identical with her own. Also,
the ransom paid, Pietro would take
his Objectionable presence out OF
her life. He would leave the coun-
try forever. New York. without
knowing il, would be rid OF one Of
its most ravenous wolves, a blood
thirsty creature who had too long
preyed with impunity upon the un-
wary.
Mrs. ROrradale Would Pay.
lie IS monster" Lillian Inu,-
tered TO herself. and / let him
loose II Is fate that he should
turn and rend me. | must w-estle
with him alone"
ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
IoepyTikbt " w. r HsAzztl
The Washington times., 1918-03-26

had not trlod, only to mako my face
look worse. Finally, French lady
gave me beauty recipe which she
had obtained from doctor In Paris.
who told her tho reason most things
failed was because they lacked the
powsr to get down Into the skin and
renew the youthful activity az the
tissues. IL was only Il short time
after that my husband exclaimed,
sweetheart, yc-i look ten wars
The Washington times., 1918-03-26

; 4 year or two. they set up motors
and boats and country houses.
Their friends were devoted to
them.
Then Vernon Castle heard the
call Of his country.
"l'm going" he said one day,
quits suddenly. al can't stay out
Of this war and feel decent I've
got to get into t."
He got into It. Every one knows
OF the brilliant record he made, OF
the cross he won in France. Of his
popularity among his army COM
rades. and Of his tragic death.
Mrs. Castle, FRUSTRATED at first
by his enlistment, had finally con-
WINGED herself that nothing could
happen to Vernon" He was so
cool, so careful. SO skilful. She her
self did war work at home. and
went in for athletics. She became
an expert at riding. at skating. at
tobogganing. at skiing.
Mrs. Castle on Skis.
She liked skiing best OF all. She
loved the excitement OF 1.-THE Wild
leap, the rush through space. Like
her husband, although she was in
tensely high strung she had no
sense of fear. She took chances"
that made her companions gasp.
In the meantime her husband
was thrilling the world with his eI-
potts. He was risking his Life ev-
The Washington times., 1918-03-26
Full Moon Tonight.

MARCH, which opened with moonless evenings, closes
with the spIendors of full moon The March moon
s tonight but for the next four days it will continue to
max. the evenings bright Summer full moons run low,
while those of Winter run high.
The Washington times., 1918-03-26

pared especially Tor SHINY moses and
bad Compilations. II your face IL bad
ly wrlnkled. get box Of Japanese lee
Pencils to use in connection with the
roseated cream. l have seen many
ing woman bsnish every sign Of wrin-
kles aud complsXjoR blenishes and
InSryrtously Increase her beauty,
through Jl.ls simple and iRoxpens.Ys
recipe. -.-..s. g .-s--1., si~s-s 49,.
The Washington times., 1918-03-26

ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
t0sryr1knt ~ w. z HsArssl
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Mrs. Borradale Would Pay.

lie IS monster" Lillian nu,-
tered to herself. and / let him
loose. II IS fate that he should
turn and rend me. | must w.estle
with him alone"
The Washington times., 1918-03-26

I'VE hear much to-day about
" what Is called "the drama
w Of the war" On every
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-13
He Had to Dig in
to Miss Shots
Fired by Girl

SNuSALlTO, Cal-Florence Smith
G]ricrsnksrl Rslyidsre civic worker.
who ~ charged with assault 10 kill
Isaac " Hind Of Tiburon. told Justice
Of the Peace Paul Hclmore that she
shot 20 brighten Hind when he called
her "unpatfioiic and nm. American p
Judge Hslmofe took the case under
adylsement for three days after init
mating that he would hold Mrs. Gric-
penkerl for trial in the superior court.
Hind Is a shipsmi,h About six weeks
ago he was hauling lumber near the
Gfispenkerl residence when his team
became %unmAnagsable and damaged a
bridge belonging to the Gricpcnkerl
property According to the testimony.
Mrs. Griepenkerl and Hind became In
volved in an alteration which led 10
unpatriotie charges against the for.
met By Hind. Mrs. Gricpenkerl then
secured a revolver and tired four shot,
in the general direction Of Hind
Hind says she shot to kill, and that he
was forced 10 do some tall ducking'
and ultimately 10 dig in"
Mrs. Griepenkerl testified that she
did not intend to injure Hind. She de
MED having made unpatriotic remarks
about the United States, although she
admitted resigning from the Red Gross
add directing considerable criticism al
tha. organization Mrs G%riepenkerl is
the wife Of William Griepenkerl, a
native Of Germany, who took out his
naturalization papers here about a ycar
.ra
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-13
Burglar Caught
Drunk in Home
He Had Robbed

REDWOOD CITY, 1ll-Aiter he had
ransacked every room in the house
and a refrigerator filled with beer
Oreste Coruzzi was shaken out OF a
sound sleep, where he Law in the base
ment Of the home Of J, A. Folger, tea
and coffee magnate. in Woodside, and
arrested BY Sheriff Michael Sheehan
and a possee Of five men, who had re.
sponded TO a hurry call to catch a bur
glar.
Mrs Folger discovered the sleeping
Coruzli, his head pillowed on a pile Of
costly clothes belonging to her sCn-in,
law, Joseph Donohus, which he had
taken from one Of the rooms, and sur
rounded by empty beer bottles Accord
ing to Mrs. Folger, Coruzri in search
ing the rooms had left a quantity OF
valuable jewelry untouched. Corut'i
said a man had pointed out the Folger
home TO him as a good place TO sleep.
He said he intended to stay three
nights, this being his third,
He was taken to the county jail pend
Ing an Investigation No charges have
been placed against him.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-13
No Lawyer, But
Would Run for
Supreme Bench

LINCOLN, Neb-Ts Land Commits
,iorer Grant Shumway to be a oandi-
date for the supreme bench7 He has
tipped off a bunch Of friends that he
has discovered" there is no require,
ment in the statutes made and provided
or in the constitution old and antique
which requires a member OF the SUI
preme bench to be a lswyer
In years long gone by, heiore the
present members Of the supreme bepch
were elected. the same expression had
been made by parties having cases be
fore that tribunal which they had failed
to win, but the opinion Of the land com
missioner comes from a study Of the
constitution and an inside view Of his
own ability, c%onfidentially expressed to
Mis- friends, and therefore must be taken
with a degree Of reliability.