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New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Miss Marguerite Stitt
Is Bride of Legislator

Miss Marguerite Stitt, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William James Stitt, was
married to Ralph Edwin Church, of
Chicago, a member of the Illinois
State Legislature, yesterday afternoon
at the home of her parents, 316 West
Seventy-ninth Street. The Rev. DR..
Millard Lyman Robinson, brother-in-
law of the bride, assisted by the Rev
DR.. Christian F. Reisner, performed
the ceremony which was followed by
a small reception.
The bride was attended by Mrs Eu-
gene Addison Howard. of Chicago;
Mrs. Dunbar Wood Lewis, of Bridge
port, Conn; Mrs. Kenneth Paul
Crafts, of Boston, and Miss Elsie Leal
Stitt, of New York. Anderson Pace
of Chicago and New York. acted as
best man. After their wedding trip
Mr.. Church and his bride II live in
Evanston, III.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22

In former years Christmas week was
one of the jolliest of the season in So
cial circles, with lunchcons, tea dan
SAINTS, dinners, theatre parties and
dances taking up every moment of the
day, all of them arranged for the
boys and girls home from school and
college for the holidays. Things
changed during the war, but since the
signing of the armistice society is
gradually beginning to take up its So
cial activities again, and one of the
largest and most elaborate costume
dances arranged in New York in
years will be given at the Ritz Carlton
Hotel on Saturday night. 1t is known
as the Carnaval de Victoire and Masque
de Triomphe, and is being given for
the benefit of the Free Milk Fund of
France, of which organization Mrs.
Warren McConihe is president Miss
Josephine Osborn vice president, and
Nine. la Marechale Foch chairman.
Mrs. Newbold lie Roy Edgar is
chairman OF the committee in charge
of the dance; Mrs. Warren McConihe
is vice-chairman, and associated with
them are Mrs. Charles B. Alexander,
Mrs. George F. Baker, jr, Mrs. Henry
Clews, Mrs. Frank Gray Griswold, Mrs.
Lydig Hoyt, Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan,
Mrs. Charles H. Marshall, Mrs. H.
Eo rf old Oehoru NIrc E'ro,c;s Eov
Pendleton, Mrs. Whitney Warren
and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, jr.
Every room on the Ritz lower floor
will be changed and attractively dec
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Miss Latham To Be Married
To Army Lieutenant TODAY

The marriage of Miss Bertha w
Latham, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs
Frank Terry Latham, to Lieutenant
take place this evening at the home Of
the brides parents in Greenwich,
Conn Her father will perform the
ceremony The bride will be given
away by her twin brother, Burton
Latham, of Brooklyn, and her sister,
Miss Florence Latham, will be the
maid of honor.
Lieutenant Jamison, of Camp Upton,
will act as best man. Lieutenant
Stockwells home is in Marquette,
Mich
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Annual Christmas Dance
To Be Given at the Ritz

Miss Adeline King Robinson's Christ
mas dance Of the Wednesday Dancing
Glass, which for the last twenty years,
has been given at sherry's, will be
given Friday evening, December r. at
the Ritz-Carlton.
The patronesses are Mrs. Oliver
Gould Jennings, Mrs. B. Ogden CHS
olm, Mrs. Amos R. f. Pinchot, Mrs.
Ambrose Mcneil, Mrs. n. Thayer Ro4b,
Mrs. J. Stewart Barney, Mrs. H. D.
Auchincloss, Mrs. Lewis B. Gawtry,
Mrs. Nathaniel C. Reynal. Mrs J. Hor-
ace Harding, Mrs. Payne Whitney, Mrs.
]. Archibald Murray, Mrs. Joseph c.
Baldwin, Mrs. H. Casimir de Rham,
Mrs. Henry NJ. Tilford, Mrs. Henry c.
Beadleston, Mrs. W. Scott Cameron,
Mrs. Percy H Stewart, Mrs: James
Byrne, Mrs. Magee Ellsworth. Mrs.
Goodhue Livingston and Mrs. Eliphalet
n Po+tar
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22

grated, and over the Forty-sixth
Street entrance to the Ritz there will
be two trumphal arches and at For
ty-siXth Street and Fifth Avenue and
Forty-sixth and Madison Avenue poles
will be erected, from which streamers
will be strung.
Inside the hotel the lounge will be
made into sort of grand foyer, with
twenty seven boxes, and the ceiling and
lighting will be covered and altered
The Japanese garden is to be rooted
and the space usually devoted to tea
tables will be fitted with tiny booths.
The breakfast room is to be turned
into hanging gardens of Babylon" !"
and the pink reception room into
desert" with scenic effects, sanded
floor and a psychic, who has foretold
many events of the war. She will be
in a tent in the desert.
Five hundred florists have donated
flowers for the crystal room, which
will be the Versailles of the night, and
about 100 young society women, head
ed by Miss Symphorosa Bristed, will
sell programmes. Six orchestras will
play, and at 1 o'clock in the morning
there will be series of surprise feat
ures, in which actors and actresses
from France will have an important
part.
The boxes in the grand ballroom will
be arranged to accommodate six, and
Will be artistically built, of floral
design.
Among those who have taken boxes
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Pageant Will Revive
EIeries of Old France

A four arts costume and masque ball
will be held New Years Eve at the
Hotel des Artistes, West Sixty
seventh Street. The glory of old Yer
sailles and the Trianon will be revived
in pagentry. At midnight there will
be presented "The Masque of the
Bells"
Among those on the committee in
charge of the arrangements are Lady
Colebrook, Lady Susan Fitzclarence,
Princess Pierre Troubetzky, Baron
and Baroness de Meyer, James L.
Brccse, Howard Chandler Christy. DIR.
Arnold Benths and PenEhyu StanlaYs.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Benefit Performance
To Help Girls Home

Arrangements are being made for a
special matinee performance of "The
Better 'Ole" to be given on the after
noon Of January at the Cort Theatre
for the benefit of the Cooperate Homo
for girls who earn small salaries.
Mrs. Archibald G. Thacher is chair
man of the committee in charge, and
associated with her are Mrs. John R.
Drexel, Mrs. Irving Brokaw, Mrs.
Charles Mather MacNeill, Mrs. Edward
Van Ingen, Mrs. Frederick NJ. Davies,
Mrs. James I. Brown and Miss Louise
B. Scott.
Tickets may be obtained from Mrs.
Arson W. Burchard, 81 East Sixty
fourth Street
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Opera for La Fayette House

A special performance of "The Con
doliers" will be given at the Park
Theatre tomorrow evening, for the
benefit of La Fayette House, Red Cross
Auxiliary No. 2S The proceeds will be
applied to the fund for carrying on the
work for soldiers ard sailors. Among
the members of the executive com
mttee of La Fayette House are Mrs.
William Boyd Thompson, Mrs. George
Orvis. Mrs. Albert II. Wiggin, Mrs.
Henry B. .Clayback, Mrs William T.
Dewart and Mrs. Ferdinand Z. Canda.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Miss Denison Engaged

The engagement is announced of
Miss Lucia Jewett Denison, daughter
of the Rev. and Mrs. Robert c. Denison
Roger Vail Baylis, U. S. A., of New
York and Ridgewood, N. J. Miss Den
isons father is now serving as maj
with the American Red Cross Commits
sion in Serbia. Lieutenant Bayls is
a son Of Mr.. and Mrs Henry W. Baylis,
of Ridgewood, n. j.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Is Engaged TO Soldier

Announcement has been made Of the
engagement Of Miss Lillian Lucille Lon
don, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. =, 4
London, of Atlanta, Ga, to Walter me
odore Leon, of New Rochelle, N: J.
now serving in France with the Med
ical Corps. i. S. A.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22

are Mrs. Joseph S. Stevens, Mrs. w.
K. Vanderbilt, jr., Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon, Mrs. Alexander Tiers, Mrs.
Warren McConihe, Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney, Miss Caroline Morgan and
others.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-22
Caruso at Musical Morning

Enrico Caruso and Toscha Seide,
violinist, will be the soloists at Aloer'
Morris Bagby's musical morning IN me
ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria TO-
morrow.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
COATS WITHOUT ANY SLEEVES
DoIman Has Been Replaced This Sea-
son by the Loose, ShapeIess and
Sleeveless Outer Garment.

France likes the sleeveless idea in
garments so much that she has built
new coats that droOp over the Shout
ders but have no sleeves. This is a
medieval idea that did not seem to
interfere with the comfort of the men
and women of the twelfth century,
when the weather was as cold as now
and the houses 100 per cent colder.
Among the materials that France of
fers to America in the building Of
these sleeveless coats is a corded silk
and wool poplln. 1t used to be worn
by us. 1t was made into frocks and
wraps and turned out in those dolmans
that were trimmed with bugles and
paillettes and edged with fur.
This season the dolman has been re-
placed by the loose, shapeless, sleeve
less coat. This came over from
France. where it was worn on one of
the smart stages by an actress who
knows how to dress,
All the American shops are looking
to the French theater today for in
SEPARATION, and the theaters themselves
have burst into a new bloom OF life
and beauty through the presence of so
many thousands of American soldiers
on leave with money in their pockets.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

mine, for / have paid the taxes out of
my own pockets now these many
years"
"Taxes What do you mean?"
81 paid them. The receipts are in
my name"
Heaven! Such perfdyI And you
who knew him!'
'The deeds have been lost for so
long that the property would have re-
verified to the crown had it not been
for me. You doubt that, Ell? Well, APP
peal to the court and You will find that
1t is true. Now, then, let us be frank.
Inasmuch as we're both in much the
same fix, hadn't we better continue
our present arrangements" He stared
unblinkingly at his listener. ooh, l
mean it Is 1t not better for you to
be content with what my generosity
prompts me to give, rather than to
risk ruin for both by grasping for too
muchT'
1.-The outraged I warrant you have
grown rich through your stealing"
IsabePs voice had gone fiat with con-
sternation.
"Rich? Well, not exactly, but com
fortably well off" Cueto actually
smiled again. mo doubt my frankness
is a shock to you. You are angry at
my proposition, Ell? Never mind. You
will think better of it in time, if you
are a sensible woman. But now, since
at last we enjoy such confidential re-
lations. let us have no more of these
miserable suspicious of each other.
Let US entirely forget this unpleasant
misunderstanding and be the same
good friends as before"
Having said this, Pancho Cueto stood
silent a moment in polite expectancy !;
then receiving no Ineligible reply, he
bowed low and left the room.
To the avaricious Donna Isabel Cue
to's frank acknowledgment of theft
was maddening, and the realization
that she was helpless. nay, dependent
upon his charity for her living, fairly
crucified her proud spirit.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
HAT LINES MUST BE SMART
Designers Apparently Deduce That the
More Peculiar the Brim, the
Smarter the Headuear.

In the Paris shops are shown many
satin hats, extremely small models
that are excellent for spring wear.
They have satin trimming, if they have
any-for the lines of the hats are what
make them smart, writes a Paris cor
respondent.
Two exceptionally pretty chapeau&
We're seen recently. One was of black
milan straw with satin brim In clili-
tary blue; the only establishment was
supplied by grosgrain ribbon and
black ostrich. The ribbon bow was
made in tiny loops and ends, and was
placed at the back of the hat, little
to the side. The ostrich was at the
extreme left edge of the brim, in front.
The other model had black lisere
brim and a very high black taffeta
crown. The crown band which ended
in bow in the back-at the center Of
the back-was of French blue ribbon,
finished in front with a knot of French
flowers
There are many quaint twists in the
brim of hats. The designers seem to
feel that the more peculiar the brim
the smarter the hat. Ribbon is used
extensively and oh, so many flowers.
We have rose toques, violet toqGes and
many other kinds, and this revival Of
French flower hats has helped to re-
vive our flower industry and for this
we are duly grateful.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
FIT TRIBUTE TO WASHINGTON
Shaft at National Capital Is One of
the Most Remarkable Ever
Built by Man.

The foundation of the great shaft of
the Washington monument is so feet
square and is set in solid rock eight
feet below the surface of the earth.
The interior is only % feet in diameter,
while the exterior diameter is 50 feet.
This shows the tremendous thickness
of the walls. which are made of per-
fectly fitted stones. No wonder that
this obelisk has been called ''the best
piece of masonry in the world"
Many nations as well as many cities
and states. wished TO contribute to this
great cenotaph. and as the visitor en-
tiers the monument and takes his place
in the big elevator. he may see, as he
SLOWLY mounts. various interesting
stones from all parts of the world. He
may catch a glimpse of stone from
'Braddock's field" one from the bat
tlefield of Long Island" one from the
Alexandrian library in Egypt. one
from the tomb of Napoleon at st. Hell
ena. mosaic block from the ruins of
Carthage. lava from Yesuvius and
stones from Jerusalem and Mecca, be-
sides blocks contributed by 40 states.
16 cities and towns and A societies.
Ten foreign countries sent blocks of
stone. suitably inscribed, TO testify TO
their regard-Mary V. Worstell in St.
Nicholas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
No RoYcots on Tafeta.

1t seems, from few of the French
gowns that have been built for the
new spring season, that taffeta will
not be bOycotted. The American pub
lie has grown weary of this fabric,
but again that French persistency that
runs through their dressmaking world
has caused them to send up trial bal
looms in this fabric.
They do not build an entire gown of
taffeta this season. They make it the
Opaque touch to transparent fr0ck
of the new embroidered silk tulle
which has leaped into high fashion
with lace. They make bodice of this
Opaque silk, primitive, medieval In
its simplicity, introduce a bit of the
silk tulle at the girdle, cut the peplum
of the bodice very short in front, and
let it drop over slim, slightly gath
cred skirt of the embroidered net.
AS sasheS are part and parcel of many
of the frocks, the designer will take
two long, bias ribbons of the taffeta,
knot them together at the waist and
again at the knees, and drop them
down the side of the skirt as a floating
panel.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
Esteban's support of the In
surrecto cause brings disaster to
himself and Rosa. The next in
stalIment tells of their plight.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
EXPLAINS POISONING BY FOOD
Held, That Ptomaines Are the
Cause of Infection.

Poisoning by food is no longer ex-
planned as ''ptomaine poisoning" but
in an address to the American Assoc
citation for the Advancement of Science,
DR.. e. O. Jordan showed that it is due
either to true bacterial toxins compare
bic TO those of diphtheria and tetanus
bacilli, or to infection with specific in
lection carried by the food article. The
best known example of the toxin-form-
ing microbes is the bacillus bOtullnus,
which has produced in the United
States % recorded cases of poisoning,
of which II were in California, while
Great Britain has reported no case.
This type of poisoning is rare, but in
lection with food-borne disease bac-
terra seems TO occur In great number
of cases The bacteria are either pres
ent in the food itself, or the food is
contaminat. from human sources.
The chief food-borne infections hith-
erto traced to human contamination
are typhoid fever and the various
paratyphoid infections; but TO these
must be added certain infections rare
ly transmitted by any food except
milk, such as diphtheria, scarlet fever,
and streptococcus sore throat The
type of infection from food contain
mated at it's source is exemplified in
the diseases of certain food animals.
The chief infections known to be due
to food infected at its source are those
mainly meat-bOrne-caused by the
group of paratyphoid enteritidis bac-
terra, and those resulting from the use
of infected milk. The bacterial dis
eases of plants do not infect man.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

er and a dress which loses its shape
and freshness after q few wearings
are poor investments. To obtain ma
terials, therefore, which are worth
being made up (and the matter of max
ing up also is more costly than in the
pasO woman must reconcile herself
to greater expenditure. Let her cur
tail the number of her gowns, If neces-
sary, but not the quality.
Fashions this season are exceeding
~ kind to the woman who is striv-
ing to dress sensibly. For instance,
the vogue of foulard, now definitely es-
tablished. is distinctly in accord with
the principle of dressing sensibly. A
foulard frock is one of the best wear
ing garments which a woman can in
clude in her wardrobe. Not too formal
for morning and quite formal enough
for afternoon wear, 1t may be worn
during many hours OF the day. If
need be, wartime informally will even
allow it to appear in the evening.
Some of the new fou,ards are exceed
ingly charming; they are attractive in
design and exquisite in quality, and
nothing Grapes more beautifully than
this silk. There are two types Of the
material. one of them dull of surface
and the other printed on satin
ground.
Next in Importance to the foulards
are the new printed chiffOns. The de.
signs are similar TO the foulard pat
terms, though with a chiffon it is al
ways possible to adopt larger and
holder pattern than that which would
be employed for more substantial
stuff, as its delicacy lends an illusively
attractive vagueness to the design.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30

pected thing: he laughed shortly and
shook his head.
Donna Isabel was ready to faint and
her voice quavered as she went on :
Understand ME, we part the best of
friends despite all have heard against
you. | do not believe these stories
people tell, for you probably have en-
emies. Even If all they said were
true. should force myself to be leni-
ent because of your affection for my
husband,
The man rose, still smiling. sit is
who have been lenient," said he.
"Eh? Speak plainly
Gladly. have long suspected that
Don Esteban hid the deeds of his prop
erty with the rest of his valuables, and
now that you admit
Donna Isabel recoiled sharply. "Ad-
nit! Are you mad? Deeds! What
are you talking about?" Her eyes met
his bravely enough, but she could feel
her lips trembling loosely.
Casting aside all pretense, the over
seer exclaimed: ''Por ell amor de Dios
An end to this l know why you sent
for me. You think l have been rob-
bling you. Well, to be honest, so
have. Why should toll as do while
you and those twins live here in lux
ury and idleness. squandering money
to which you have no right?"
'Have lost my reason?" gasped the
widow. ''fSo right?"
"At least no better right than /.
Don't you understand? You have nc
title to these plantations! They are
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
TWO-FABRIC SUITS.
Very Smart Outfit for General
Summer Wear.
One of Newest Ideas is square-cut
Coat of White or Light Colored
Fabrio-Topping Dark Skirt

Coats OF plain dark material, such
as velvet, velveteen, serge. wool, jer-
sey or satin, combined with gay
striped or checked skirts, have been
featured for sports wear through the
winter. The sleeveless dark coat worn
over a light-colored blouse, the two
topping a striped or checked skirt, has
also been much In evidence of late.
One of the newest ideas in sports ap-
parel is the square-cut coat of white
or light-colored fabric. topping dark
striped or checked skirt.
The sketch illustrates a very smart
sports suit for summer wear. The
skirt is of black and white striped
satin, and the coat is of plain white
heavy satin, with scarf collar faced in
black. Tiny turn-baek cuffs of black
finish the plain sleeves, and large black
satin-covered buttons fasten the coat.
The skirt of this suit is laid in box
plaits. Black and white satin ribbon
might be attractively and conven-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-30
CHAPTER IlI-continued.


Good !" Don Mario rose to leave,
for the exertiOn of his ride had made
him thirsty. "You may name your own
reward for helping me and / will pay
10 the day Rosa marries me. Now kind
~ advise her of my intentions and tell
her shall come to see her soon"
1t was quite true that Johnnie
OReilly-or '"The O'Reilly," as his
friends called him-had little in the
way of worldly advantage to offer any
girl, and it was precisely because OF
this fact that he had accepted posi-
ton here In Cuba, where, from the very
nature of things, promotion was hkely
To be more rapid than in the New YORK
Office of his firm.
A dancing eye speaks every IAN
guage; a singing heart gathers It's own
audience. Before the young Irish
American had more than bowling ac-
quaintance with the cOmmonest Span
ish verbs he had a calling acquaint-
ance with some of the most exclusive
people of MatanZas He had adjusted
himself serenely to his surroundings
when Rosa VarOna returned from
school, but with her coming, away
went ali his complacency. His content
ment vanished; he experienced total
change in his opinions, his hopes. and
his ambitions.
He discovered. for example. that Ma
tanzas was by no means the Out-of-the-
way place he had considered it; on the
contrary, after meeting Rosa once by
accident, twice by design, and three
times by mutual arrangement, 1t had
dawned upon him that this was the
chief city of Cuba, if not, perhaps, the
hub around which the whole world re-
volved; certainly it was the most
agreeable of all cities, since 1t con-
tanned everything that was necessary
for mans happiness. Yet, despite the
thrill of his awakening, O'Reilly was
not at all pleased with himself, for, as
Il happened. there was another girl
back home, and during his first year
of loneliness he had written to her
more freely and more frequently than
any man on such salary as his had a
right to do.
Inasmuch as her father was O'Reil-
Tvs company" it may be seen that
Rosa Varona's homecoming seriously
complicated matters, not only from a
sentimental, but from business stand
point.
1t was in a thoughtful mood that he
rode up La Cumbre toward the Quinta
de Esteban late on the afternoon of
Dan Mario's visit. Instead of going di-
rectly to the house, as the merchant
had done, O'Reilly turned Off from the
road and, after lettering his horse in
fl cluster of guava bushes, proceeded
on foot. He did not like Donna Isabel,
nor did Donna Isabel like him. More
over, he had a particular reason for
avoiding her today.
Just inside the Varona premises he
paused an instant to admire the out
look. The quinta commanded an excel
lent view of the Yumuri, on the one
hand, and of the town and harbOr on
the other; no one ever climbed the hill