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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
By Lionel c. Noise

WAS shining my shoes when Henry
entered He said nothing, but he looked
at me rather curiously. l knew he was
thinking, Poor chap! SO he has to shine
his own shoes now" On my part l also
said nothing. But l felt very sorry for
Henry
Henry belongs to the great mental class
Of New York. 1t would astonish him very
much to be told this, but it is true. lie
has no sef-respect, NO pride, no sense Of
shame. He can be insulted thousand times
day without showing the least sign of
resentment. I do not contemn him for
THIS; know it is a penalty which must
De paid by every one who resides in New
York for any length of time l merely pity
him.
Do not like to shine my own shoes. IN
Variably l smear my hands with the Pc
eulary odorous ointment which is essential
10 the process, l infict upon myself an
acute backache, and | become the sponsor
Tor many profane remarks which were bet-
Yer left unsaid. Also, seldom attain much
o1 shine. But emerge with my self
respect intact and my sacred rights as a
iiee citizen Of this Republic unimpaired.
ihis Henry does not and can not do.
At one time, before l had been in New
iofS long enough to be acquainted with oil
It's customs. | was in danger of becoming
mat which Henry is. At that time l had
not shined my own shoes for many years
not since hallowed era when the ceremony
was attended by parental advice and coer-
zion. During that period l had arrived at
the conclusion that shining ones own shoes
was an excessively bothersome and unpleas-
ant task, to be dispensed with as soon as
0he had grown old enough. And l had dis
pensed with it.
lhen | had incautiously come to New
lofk remember well the first time after
Wis momentous step when it occurred to
'c mat it would be q good idea to have
"S SHOES shined. I remember it as Williams
,Smemoers the time he was thrown out Of
'eAs or as Davidson recalls the day when
NC was arrested In raid on poker room.
V"'iilams has always maintained that the
~'''er mistook him for some one else and
davidson that he was in the poker room in
oearch OF friend, but that has not changed
"'ions IN tne eyes OF their 1flehuS.)
ieei AFFECT, humiliated, stripped of all
,aas self-esteem without which man is
1--WE better than poor, naked thing,
'"pped by the innumerable winds of dis
~ aa'h' am anxious to forget it, to erase
permanently from my memory. But it
persists.
~ was an ordinary shine-I believe the
"s'a 10 parlor-shine parlor, then, in ap-
ssasance Since then I have learned that it
~. 10 ah ordinary shine parlor in every
'"er way / entered and inquired whether
WAS possible for me to get shine None
:. the three members of the Malta who werc
'0unsing by the window favored me with a
glance. repeated my question more loud
~ thereupon, the most villanous member
TIE three glanced over his shoulder, sur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

ttssnoil of the new Paris. Where were the
GASES of rest and quiet where years ago
one found haven of day dreams and ST.
lence?
In the evening Paris ilurnined the sky
with thousands of lights and conspicuous
displays of advertising of wares. The crowds
moved about gesticulating and shouting,
while negro orchestras played deafening
and uncouthly sounding music.
Where should 1 find care free, delightful
Paris Of the past?
One evening, strolling mournfully or the
Terrace of the Pershing Palace, met an
old man, who, like myself, seemed bored and
ennuye This seemed to create a bond of
sympathy between US, and informed him
that had come from Australia and
Paris after the lapse Of many years.
what a changed" exclaimed. :.
"Prodigious," he assented.
paris to-day is not like the old orc to
me-"
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troupe of clowns, acrobats and banjo play

troupe Of clowns, acrobats and banjo play
ers."
"In the house Of Molere7"
My establishment amused the New Pari-
slams with whom / was travelling. bor-
rowed copy of the "Matin" from one of
them and was bewldered to find that it
was almost wholly printed in English. Its
size was another source of surprise to me;
it had eighty pages and published twelve
cinephonoliterary feuilletons. 1t was ex-
planned to me that it was only necessary
to cut the edges Of the paper, slip it into
pocket photograph and the dialogues of
the personages mentioned would be heard
by the reader
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

ception of a few old ladies who had kept
to the Louis Nv heel Of their youthful
days.
Not single stroller among the excited
crowds!
Where were the saunterers of nv early
years, tha philosophers Of the asphalt. the
dreamers of the Paris Of yesterday?
| was awakened from my reveric BY
man in black. with a lace cap on his head
and armed with a bizarre apparatus, the
emblem of office.
"Move on! Circulated" he ordered.
"But"- I demonstrated.
"No remonstrances," he demanded
~ have right
"Ah, now understand; you are an idler."
II am living on my income, and have a
right to do So" I expostulated.
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Captured by
" American Ideas

~The whole thing is the result of the
var and its aftermath. During the con-
Aict the French had become acquainted
with American methods, points of view and
differences of life concepts While not
understanding these, the French adopted
them in large measure, and in the years
that followed France-and, in particular,
Paris-became a Yankee replica par ex-
eelence."
I confess to have had feeling of disap-
pointment Of the Paris of that day and
the one in which the happiest days of my
earlier life had been spent. l therefore
decided to see again the beautiful city on
the Seine.
Leaving Melbourne on March "a, 1860, on
board the electroboat Verdun, found my
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
Lambs Hold Open House for Wounded Doughboys

'ThereW be no more shooting guns
No more guns q0ill be shooting
Huns
No more sitting IN the mud all day
No more sleeping ON q bed of hoy
oh Boy, oh Boy, soon aoeW be IN
c1oUer
For ace're gofn0 to take trip
On q great big ship
For the - qUar Is over."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

in height and proportion, some being as
tall one hundred floors from the street
level.
One of them told me that he lived on the
sixty-third floor, another domiciled on
the eightieth floor, very convenient for
taking the aerobus.
"Besides that" he added, "the view is
grand can see Fontaine bleau."
The train drew into the stltion, and now
| should breathe the air of Paris Tears
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

lead and now The Lambs have made it an
institution.
Months ago, when the first of the wound
ed men began to return, Buck-hes known
to every one by his last name and no other
went off by himself and after observing
the necessary routine secured permission
to take six wounded men out for an after
noon and evening.
In the afternoon the seven of them, be-
cause part of the idea was that they were
just to go around as pals together, took in
a matinee. Then they went over to The
Lambs, where they sat down and had din
ner. No fuss or feathers! There was to
be no entertaining; no speechmaking-jus
seven Lambs for the day having dinner to-
gether at the club. Another theatre in the
evening and then back to the convalescent
hospital where they were stationed
Gradually. the scheme took" Other
Lambs followed the leader Then one day
the Lambs formally adopted the idea.
Since then each Wednesday and Saturday
big Lambs and little Lambs, old Lambs and
young Lambs have gathered from far and
near to gambo awhile with an hundred or
SO Lambs for the day.
Inside the clubhouse there is just about
as much excitement as though Augustus
Thomas, David Beasco, Dave Warfield, De
Wolf Hopper and a few more equally we'll
known Lambs strolled m together-on y
perhaps not quite much so. That's the
whole idea of the thing, you know.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

branch of United States service; that
you've been to the front, and that you've
come back. bearing honorable wounds and
scars. Simple enough, isn't it?
Over the emphatic protest of Gene Buck,
honored Lamb, song writer, sketch artist,
and general all-around theatrical man, it
must be recorded that this finest thing Of
all the fine things for the men who are
coming back wounded originated with him.
Since he started it others have followed the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

things that they shall. A stranger both TO
the club and to the thing the club is trying
to do might easily drop in and go on about
his way without noticing anything out Of
the ordinary, save possibly that over in one
corner there is quite likely to be pile of
fresh looking new wooden crutches.
The boys aren't any 700 we'll used to
them yet, you know, and when they get
around the pool tables playing a game
where they roll the balls instead of shoot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

the newly arrived club members find their
way without too much trouble to the pool
and billiard tables; another delegation ex-
actly as though it was an everyday affair
for the visitors, points the way to the card
room, and in far less time than it takes to
write it the big clubhouse has completely
swallowed up the new members.
For perhaps an hour the visitors entertain
themselves. 1t is written in the scheme of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

ana l o l y years
passed swiftly--time
does when one is
making riches. which
it fell to my lot to do.
When at last | de-
cided to a b q n d o n
business to live on
my income I began
to feel that homesick
y earn n 6 which
comes to all W h n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
Mot Too.
l Y Ohcious

Sam Harris Arthur Byron. Bill Erb and
half dozen more of the kindred spirits as
unostentatiously as possible see to it that
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dred t. one hundred and fifty new mem
bers.
ssCimple" Membership
~ Conditions

The only condition Of membership is that
you are wearing the uniform of some
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
Bv Clement Vautel
In "Je Sais Tout"

In ''Je Sals Tout
-~HE day after the victory of the
Allies and America business affairs
called me to Australia, | had ex-
- pected to stay in that country for
..w months only, but unforeseen circum-
.'s.es caused me to prolong my sojourn,
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27

ABUNDANT-Pepper. tomatoes.
celery cabbage
kale,
| THE PEACH SITUATION.
cheapest several
nearby producing
eips Will continue for only few
the crop from Msyand snS Virginia be much
the North have small than
variety is highly pTiled for its
% arE II not 50 foSd to out f hand Of the
sss ys.seda s % h from % so per crate
10 the crate Ths housewife
will be found
o the for canning small profit
will will "''"s " 90 'n' " " time 10 make a esnse
@CANNING
Make syrup using pounds
Eaion water Sort the fruit using sound uniform
boiling
skins Sip csly Remove plunge for minute into cold
IN layers the half being
minutes and half gallons thirty ave '
twenty seconds after being peeled
removed
they made flexible pack better
a s oises so sSsSs more TSp and inner Isyp
retailers should sell
az Prices for products OF good average quality Poorer
pub
shea on that day In the column
OF Columbia food administration
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27

into the hollow under my chin. ''oh.
Dicky. you teach your mother al
most daily that she does not know
herself" said to myself. Just be-
cause a good-looking man makes
very sedate love to her. she tries to
be a girl again with the irrespon-
sibilities OF youth and the longing
for youthful follies."
After a little il seemed to me as
though Dick was talking to me and
telling me how glad he was that /
had come back to him and Dicky. ]
strained the little form of my baby
close to me and looked into its un-
conscious face.
For the first time caught on his
baby mouth Dicks crooked smile, /
mean, little book, that for the first
time saw that smile grow and perk
up at the left corner for me. Richard
Waverly III always has that smile
for Jim but today 10 almost oeemed
as though it were Dick. my own Dick
of the long ago who had placed MS
fascinating fingers on my baby's
mouth.
Quickly 1 laid my baby down and
almost ran TO my writing desk and
had just written. My dear Mr.. SiII:"
when Mollie came In. She looked at
though there was a questioning look
in her eyes.
Il Just met Barclay sill down the
street" she said. "Margie, when are
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
in the Social Worlo
BY MAUD MeDoUoALL.

them In the Aztec garden of the Pan
American Building. With Mr.. Barrett
in the receiving line. which formed
on the terrace In front OF the Aztec
temple and overlooking the pool of
the Sad Indian" were Mrs. Lansing.
Mr.. Hugo v. de Pena, the charge
d'affaires of Uruguay, and Nine.
de Pena and members OF the mission.
At the tables. Nine. Francisco Yanes
and Mrs Julius Lay. 1t was. like all
Pan-American parties. most at
traetive affair The building and
grounds are so enhancing that no one
ever wants to go away. OF course
the South American diplomatic con-
tingent was out In force. headed by
Ambassador da CANA of Brazil, Am
hassador Moan Of Argentina. both Of
whose wives are out OF town. as are
the Bonillas. OF the Mexican Em-
bassy. The Cuoar Minister and Nine.
de Cespedes came in late. but most OF
the guests came early and fingered
long.
Among them were Mrs. John Evans
and Miss Meta Exams. Miss Gladys
Hinckley. Lieut. and Nine. Mar
quisan, the latter formerly Miss
Frances Moore; Lieut. and Mrs. Boyle,
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
Women BARRIERS? They're
Here Already! and Also
a School to Teach Them

New York. Aug. 26.-The price Of
shaving may advance. but who will
kick when he learns that even now
q brigade OF women are In o barber
cantonment somewhere In New York
learning how 10 slide razors over the
face and harvest the hair crop? They
are reported to take to IL as q duck
takes to water. and soon are to sup
plant men BARRIERS almost entirely. ac-
cording to J. b. schusser. Of the Wal
dorf-Astoria barber shop. who Is
president OF the Master BARRIERS In
stitute.
Women BARRIERS must come in New
York Just as they have come to Chi
cago. London and Paris.' said he
lowing to war conditions. A good
supply OF BARRIERS will soon be turned
out from a school established here
several months ago TO teach the girls
the trade. Women take naturally to
shaving. They have light hand.
They have the artistic touch. you
might say"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
A SHAMPOO WORTH TRYING

It = not necessary to shampoo
your hair so frequently II II Is en-.
tirely and properly cleansed each
time by the use OF a really good
shampoo. The easiest to use and
quickest drying shampoo that we
can recommend to our readers is
one that brings out all the natural
beauty OF the hair and may be en-
joyed at very little expense, by dis
solving a teaspoonful of Canthrox,
which can be obtained from any
druggists. in q cup Of hot water.
This makes a full cup OF shampoo
liquid, enough SO it is easy TO apply
Il to all the hair instead of just to
the top of the head. This. when
rubbed into the scalp and onto
every strand OF hair, chemically
dissolves all impurities. 1t fs very
soothing and cooling In its action,
as well as beneficial to both scalp
and hair. After rinsing out the
lather 90. created. you win md the
scalp fs fresh, clean and free from
dandruff. while the hair dries
quickly and evenly. developing q
bright luster and q soft fluffiness
that makes It seem very heayy.--
n4Hs
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27

The President and Mrs. Wilson oc-
eupied their box at the Belasco last
night for the nrst showing OF the new
omcial war filn. America Answers" !"
They were accompanied by Mr.. John
Randolph Boiling. Dr. Stockton Ak
son and Miss Benhann. They were
the center Of q most enthusiastic au-
dience with practically all Of the
Cabinet and high of1cers Of the army
and navy. a. well a. Representatives
and Senators and their families so
Tar as they are in town--all cheering
Americas Answer to the echo.
Earlier In the day the President and
Mrs. Wilson had entertained INFORMAL
y at luncheon FOR DR.. BruIn, DR..
Cesar Mirs nda and Dr. Javier MendI-
val. Of the Urusuayan Mission, having
invited to meet them the Secretary OF
state and Mrs lansing. the. charge
d'anaires OF Uruguay and Mrs. Hugh
oe Pena. and the Secretary Of the
treasury and Mrs McAdoo.
The mission had spent the morning
at the yard yard. and during the
AFTERNOON were the guests of honor at
a beautiful reception and garden party
which Mr.. John Barrett gave for
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
TRY THESE WAR MEATS

According to all reports our old
meat stand-bys. beef. pork and NUT
ton. will continue in the scarce and
high" class Of foods. Besides, what
meat we have is more needed by sol
diers than by civilians.
Our own United States Bureau Of
Fisheries 10 recommending a very
new kind of meat-and II sending out
recipes for cooking II, too, On the
Atlantic Coast the industry of whale
fishing has taken q new lease on life
and when a whale Is caught, whale
butchers now cut up the great "sea
cows" into delicious steaks and roasts
and ship them to Boston and New
York markets.
City housewives who can buy whale
meat in the public markets should
try these recipes already tested in
the government food laboratories.
Whale stake-dip the steak into a
vessel Of hot water in which baking
soda has been dissivied-one teaspoon
ful to the quart. Grease and heat
broiier or frying pan very hot, put
In the steak and scar quickly on both
sides. Reduce the heat q little, cook
the steak four minutes. allowing II
to brown well. Remove to a hot
creased frying pan. Put the roast
In a large saucepan and drop in a
small cheesecloth bag containing
picking spice. bay leaf. chop parsley
and onions. Cover well with boiling
water and simmer slowly for four
and one-half hours. Serve hot with
tomato parsley sauce.
Besides whale meat II has been pro-
posed from unoficial sources. that
Americans enlarge the national meat
supply by learning to eat seal meat
as well as whale meat. Usually the
seals killed are young and their flesh
Is said 10 have much the same quality
and flavor as veal.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
Copyright. 1913,
by the Newspaper
Enterprfse Asssn.

/ Bob and I had planned to me mates
and comrades. never felt like lean
Ing. Now he's gone-gone. And I,
like every other war bride, have en-
tered upon q new kind Of wifehood.
Were none OF US going ito belong In
the sense Of depending, and being
comforted and supported and petted
and spoiled by our men.
And we've got to work to be worthy
OF our armies and OF the democracy
our soldiers are fighting for.
Lots OF women are working this
very minute while I'm only a Stacker
brooding over my troubles In bed. But
hope all OF the others have better
farewell memories than I have.
Bob and I. quarreled. the very last
thing! That's why I'm so sick today,
His very last words to me were,
Jane. ] don't understand you at ALL"
And ] ought to have whispered.
Never mind about understanding.
Bobby, darling. just love met" But I
didn't.
How easily and how quickly one can
mess up ones lifei But I'm sure that
no girl ever before fixed her life 20
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27

that IL couldn't be strsishtened out
for years TO come.
What II I'm never, never able to
straighten out miner
All I can think OF II, III only the
dead could come back again and know
when to be forgiven!" Just as II my
bad dream were true and Bob already
dead in France!
He Isn't dead-but oh, Cod How far
France IL away from me and from
ten thousand other war brides Of
Americai
CTo Be continued.)
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
SxS% S&xdWS%HG-o
WHAT EVERY WOMAN WANTS.

Would never again a man find
the world a bowling wilderness
filled with the want of ME? asked
my smiling double in the mirror.
Was my place in life TO be the COM
panion Of insidiously growing old
age?
Il do not know why Barclay made
his proposal of marriage in this
cold fashlOr said out loud to the
girl in the mirror. the girl whose
curling RED hair seemed to be a
scintillatins nimbus about her face
and whose red lips were parted in a
little scornfui smile. But both you
and I know, my dear double, that
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27
SECOND
CHAPTER.
Bob and | Quarrel on
Our Last Meeting Before
He Leaves.

I didn't do thing for victory today
unless staying IN bed and getting my
nerve hack. according to the doctors
orders. Is service to the nation. But
I did something for Bob. / started
this story for him.
They brought me the paper to read
as l rested, and as l ran over the fin
ishing chapters Of Confessions Of a
Wife," It occurred to me that might
write the Confessions of a War
Bride for Bob. He asked me to keep
diary because he couldn't bear to
have months and months of our lives
pass by like pages one skips in dull
book.
Put It all down. Jane, darling" he
said. Nothing that happens TO you
can ever be very slow"
But / think a diary IL apt TO sound
so silly. therefore III write for Bob
the story Of my life while he's away,
and in It I'll tell how other war brides
live at home while their men meet
the Boche. And therell have to be a
lot about the family written in, too.
things I don't at all went to ten to
the eensors In my letters, but things
Bob ought to know.
II my husband Is wounded, and
comes home soon, my book will
amuse him. II fate keeps him safe
for me y fe end OF the war, my
story Ike him forget the
trenehc ne mud and the blood
and Will ,u him In tune with living
among home folks again.
1t seems to me that the Confessions
OF a Wife" treats OF a phase of Amer
ica's woman problem which ended
with the declaration OF war. Margaret
struggles between the primitive fe-
male which is every ~-oman and the
modern feminist whii i Is some wom-
en-. Margaret wanted to belong to
her husband. ] never wanted to be-
long" to Bob. I wanted to walk with
him, shoulder to shoulder, my
hand in his. my heart beating
with his, my brain equal to his.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-27

he lost out-perhaps by the manner
OF his wooing."
when ] msrry."I continued to
my double in the long mirror. "it
will be to the man who thinks he
cannot live another minute without
me-"
Just then Richard wayerly III in
the next room set UP a lusty yell,
and with a happy smile to the girl
in the mirror said, There is one
small man who thinks he cannot
live without me-"
walked into the other room and
picked up Dicky.
His soft. downy head dropped