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numeraries being people knew
was a commission from Sir Henry
irving. | might mention, too" he
added, smiling whimsically, that
the money from this picture started
my first bank account, many wears
ago, at the beginning of my career.
When the picture was finished Sir
Henry insisted upon giving me dou-
bic the amount agreed upon. This !
returned, and he again sent me the
same sum, which I sent back once
more, only to have him insist that !
accept it.
The best schools for the develop
ment OF the young artist are un-
doubtedly in Paris" he continued.
but everywhere, both in ENGLAND
and America as we'll, more encour-
agement is given the student and far
greater opportunities than in nv
day. While decadent movements in
art do exist, and always will, to a
certain extent, I suppose, still the
general trend is upward. Manv
treasures of lnestimable value have
been destroyed or injured. Manv
llVes have been sacrificed that would
nave enriched the world. The un-
speakable Hun did his best to de-
stroy all that was beautiful and true
put out of the ashes of the great con-
migration the world is rising, phe
h1S-1ke, with new vision, which
embraces art in its highest concep-
ton"
All OF which goes to show that
Forbes-Robertson, like all great con-
structive artists, is born optimist.
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being produced throughout the coun-
try.
In this production one Of the wom-
en- decides to apply the direct
method" in winning the man Of her
choice Unfortunately for her plans,
the man. an astrologer who is seek
ing an alliance Of wealth rather than
Of love, centers his interest on the
woman's niece, who, in addition TO
being very wealthy, is also very
young and very pretty.
The ickleness Of the object Of her
affections so incenses the woman that
she has her niece incarcerated in a
sanatorium for the feeble minded,
but the astrologer, who is possessed
Of a great amount Of determination
follows her there.
Not to be beaten so easily, the
woman also goes 10 the asylum. and,
although she meets with all sorts Of
difficulties, such as being mistaken
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sons who might be expected to speak
with authority on the subject. This
uh"Illingness to go on record was
found among the wed as we'll as
those still in state of single bless
edness.
IF you ask me what I think of
women proposing as a general prop
csltlon. SAID one well known suffra-
gist who is still single, ~ can only
call your attention to the mess a
great many men have made of mar
rage, and ask you if women could
do any worse if they did the choos-
ing. But if you want to know what
well - The sentence ended
there, and there was something in
the general atmosphere which indi-
Gated that it would not only be fu-
tile but highly injudcious to press
the inquiry further along that line.
When the question of what thew
thought of women proposing was
put up to certain married men, they
either replied with what seemed un-
reasonable heat that they'd like the
inquirer to understand that they had
always done their Gown proposing"
and were masters in their own
'ousehold, or they excused them
selves on rhe plea of pressing bust |
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for patient and being locked up.
she persists in her efforts, finally
forcing the man she has decided to
make her own to listen to her propo-
sal and to make her his wife.
Incidentally the niece adopts al
most equally vigorous methods in
winning a young man who is much
nearer her age and more suited to
her in every way, and when the final
scene IS shown the audience is as
sured that for her, as we'll as for her
aunt, the romance has ended happily.
Of course, 1t is pointed out, such
methods as these are entirely too
strenuous for actual life and such
as no woman Of delicacy would en-
ploy, and they are merely offered in
this connection by persons who do
not know where else than the stage
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can make it appeare that he is be-
trothed ane ithcr woman he then
shall be free"
A few years afterward like law
was passed in France, and in the tif-
teenth century the custom of leap
year was legalized in Genoa and
France.
In modern days none of these
laws has been enforced in any Of the
respective countries, and so women
were thrown back on the methods
which Bernard Shaw so sharply
criticized in his book on the subject
Of matrimony.
Shaw, as has already been pointed
out, insists that, leap year or no
leap year, women always have been
the aggressors in courtship, and
that even though they may not go
to the extent Of making the definite
proposal they have other ways Of
bAluSHlS dDOut Lielt SIluS when are
equally effective
"The pretense that women do not
take the initiative is farce" Is the
way Shaw puts it. "Why, the whole
world is strewn with snares, traps,
gins and pitfalls for the capture Of
men by women.
Give tho women the vote and In
five years there will be crushing
tax on bachelors.
ut is assumed that the woman
must wait, motionless, until she is
wooed, and she does wait, motion
less. But that is how the spider
waits for the fly. The spider spins
his web and if the fly shows
strength that promises to extricate
him, how swiftly does she abandon
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rick Theater in London, and the
famous church scene from "NIuch
Ado About Nothing" which was a
commission from Sir Henry Irving,
are considered by authoritative
critics to be notable works Of art.
lie has recently finished a portrait
of Anthony Hope at his studio in
his home on Bedford Square, Lon
don, the historic spot which a cele
brated humorist once described as
bounded on the north by Forbes
Robertson, on the east by Weldon
Grossmith, on the south by Anthony
Hope and on the west by Lady
Monckton."
IF all the horrible things we see
exhibited" continued Sir Johnston
mere bald sketches, crude and dis
torted-are to be looked upon as
tine art, what about Sargent. Rem
pranot, Velazquez, Sir Joshua Reyn-
olds, to name a few of the masters
at random? Both can't be right. Of
course, this craze for violent forms
and colors really does not amount to
anything" he went on earnestly,
but 1T is pity to see people even
temporarily influenced by these ex-
travagant and abnormal things.
"These cubists and futurists and
other cults Of weird origin and
names are all wild nonsense. They
are all part of movement-a NOR
bid craze to get attention by using
desperate methods. The originators
would rather be execrated than ig-
nored," he added, with an amused
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nothing more and must not obtrudt
to the detriment Of the actors.
so many times I have noticed
that American and English artists
think only of painting the scene fo,
its own sake. Sometimes it is toe
strongly done, and again if too weak
has the same effect. I remember
he continued, upon one occasion
taking my eldest daughter to the
Russian ballet, l was distressed to
md tendency to trade on certain
grotesque contortions; to discover
scenery of a puerile nature which
conveyed nothing to my mind but
incompetence in regard to the scene
| regretted to see this evidence of a
cad influence, because formerly l had
enjoyed the exquisite work of Paw
Iowa and Mordkin."
1t is interesting to recall that the
daughter Of whom Sir Johnston
spoke is the eldest of four and is
eighteen years old. She is named
TOR her aunt, Maxine Elliott, who is
Lady Robertson's sister. The
younger Maxine or Maxine Marv
Frances, to give her her full name is
beautiful and accomplished girl,
and having inherited much of the
artistic ability of her distinguished
father, as we'll as the critical faculty.
of her grandfather, John Forbes
Robertson, one of the noted art
critics and journalists Of his day.
she is now being educated in one Of
the art schools of Paris.
Continuing the subject of scenic
art, which logically would b.
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great interest to one who has hoo,
so notably identified with the stage
Tor more than thirty years, Sir
johnston declared, with characteris-
tic vigor: when go to the theater
and expect to look upon scene
which is supposed to represent a
forest, or sylvan glade, or a
blasted heath, l don't want to sec
quantities of rags that look like
nothing more than dishcloths dipped
IN dirty water, twisted, or rolled, or
draped, which cannot, either under
the lights or by the widest stretch
OF imagination, be made to create
the proper illusion. Such effort
does not carry out the idea Of the
dramatist or the poet, as the case
may be-
III the author indicates that the
actors should move across q moor
or through q glade, realistic scenery
should be painted to represent as
nearly as possible the trees, shrub
berry, etc. Get the scene as near as
possible to nature. All distortions
and ridiculous substitutes show a
craving for notoriety which is al
most disease"
Growing reminiscent at this noint
ne went on: "My portrait of Samuel
Phelps was labor of love. He was
my master in the early days and a
great actor in every sense of the
word. The church scene from
Much Ado About Nothing,' which
is entirely biographical, every fig
pre-, pra n it being the portrait of an
s Aor ACTRESS, even the suner-
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smile. "These so-called periods OF
schools of art are entirely ephem-
eral. I've lived through dozens of
them," he added, tolerantly; "a few
leave faint, very faint, impressions
behind, and nothing more. Their
creed seems to be, For Heavens
sake, let US see how ugly we can
make this man or this woman or
tins object'-as the case may be,
They are destructive and not con-
structlve, and, therefore, cannot
live. Their efforts are but 'sprinkled
along the waste Of years. to quote
Keble.
"The Bakst ideas are clever" he
went on, but so extravagant as to
border on the ridiculous. Exaggera-
tlon never appeals to me, because it
always gives me the feeling that the
artist is seeking the ugly instead of
the beautiful"
Speaking OF scenic art, he said
I'VE have wonderful scenic artists
on both sides Of the Atlantic. all
though the tendency is to paint too
forcefully in order to make a strong
background, and when this is the
case the actors are overwhelmed, so
to speak; or, rather, the audience is
distracted from the actors by the
background. The French lead the
world in this phase Of art. They
consistently treat scene merely as
a background which will throw up
the figures insead of obscuring them.
French artists invariably and con-
stantly keep in mind that the scene
must always be background and
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her pretense of passiveness and
openly fling coil after coil about him
until he is secured forever"
Of course, all this, though put
with that engaging frankness which
is typically Shavian, is beside the
mark, for the problem now con-
fronting womankind is that of MAX
ing their proposals openly and
frankly, instead Of by the indirect
method referred to by the English
author, but it is worth putting down
as showing how at least one eminent
mind views the subject.
4 WOnuans Vie,p
Equally interesting is what some
other authors have had to say on the
question of women making pro-
posals
John Oliver Hobbies, who was
Pearl Richards Craigle, woman,
CONSIDERED the subject one OF great
Importance, but treated it with
Righteousness nevertheless.
"Should girls propose?" she asked
in an article. could marriage with
a man too cowardly to propose make
her happy?" Then, after making
caustic reference to "hulking fell
lows" being treated in leap year
as though they were delicate
flowers, capricious zephyrs, sensi-
tive plants or moping love BIRDS"
she concluded:
of we allow~-even for arguments
sake-that it is for women to ar
range marriage, all social life would
be doomed to destruction"
Of course, she was writing satir-
ically, and may have meant some of
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and, If they are, how best to 20
about it.

oHO, IL Cucy are, now DeSC TO 20
about it.
For, after all, if women are to be
encouraged in making proposals the
first question is to give them the op-
portunity, and the next is "How to
go about it,"
The answer to the second question
seems to- be as difficult to obtain as
to the first, and virtually the only
sources of information are the plav-
wrights. These craftsmen have not
hesltated to offer solutions, but the
trouble with them is that no two
agree, and in many instances the
methods suggested are not at all
suited, in the opinion Of many peo-
pie, to practical needs.
An example in point is shown in
a motion picture play which is now
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''B 9 :.s's' II. VA. a; ' ;; has Il:
inconsequence and vul-
garity to some sort of
recognition among certain classes
1t is manifestation Of unhealthi-
ness developed of late not only In
painting but sculpture, music and
in literature" declared Sir John
ston when I talked with him recently,
aboard a Cunarder, on his first trip
to this country since his retirement
from the stage In 1915-I6.
We had touched upon the labor
question, spoken Of the future of
the Anglo-American alliance and the
development of the drama, and then
the conversation drifted to the SUBJ
Ject of art, on which this greatest
of Shakespearean actors can speak
with authority, for, like Joseph JEFF
ferson, had he not given his life to
a hlstrionic career he would have
been equally famous as a master of
portraiture.
His leisure time has always been
devoted to his painting, and several
If his canvases, including his por-
traits of Ellen Terry, Mary Ander-
son and Samuel Phelps, the great
lctor, which now hangs in the Gar
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saint were successful so far as max
ing Leap Year a permanent feature
was concerned, but-and this is
pointed to to-day by many women
as indicating the chronic state of the
masculine mind-so unwilling were
the men from the very first to be
partners to it that in several in
stances laws had to be passed to i'm
press them with their obligations.
Became English Lao
Record of one of these early laws,
adopted in this case by an English
hamlet, is still in existence, and
readsp
GAN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS
OF COURTSHIP AND MATRI
MONY.
albeit 1t is now become part of
the common law In regard to social
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4 Stage Example


Another stage example Of h,
else the proposal may be made va.
offered by J. Baldwin Blackstone !,
the three-act play in which the nj.
dealt directly with leap year pros,
fer.
In this production the action !.
much more gentle, and is phrased !,
the politest of words. A vour,
woman Of wealth is DESTROYS =,
forming a union in holy matrimon,
with a young man named N,
Dimple, who, unfortunately, j. !,
financial straits, ard FOR that reaso,
hesitates to ask her to be his wife
SO she-her name is Miss O'Learr-
approaches tie subject this way:
Miss OL.-Ah, sir! Their. sr
times and seasons when the custom,
of society become reversed and
ladies are allowed latitude which
at other periods are denied them.
Mr.. Dimple-Ah!
Miss OI.-And now, Mr.. Dimpl.
intend to take advantage o. the priv.
ilege as regards myself
Mr.. mple-Oh, dear ne, Mw
I really-I-
Miss OIL know you have long
wished to meet with a hear. tba.
you could call YOUR owa.
Mr.. Dimple--T confess have had
such thoughts don't, don't lei ma
say too much.
After that the rest is easy, and q
happy marriage, which neither ever
regrets, is the result.
Once again, it is pointed out, tn.
method may not be exactly what is
wanted to-day, but it furnishes
suggestion in the art Of leading ID
to the proposal which. some CON
slider. might prove helpful.
But these are by no means the
only examples to be had, the stage.
Astounding in plots which provide an
almost endless opportunity for stud
by women DESTROYS of learning the
best way Of meeting their particular
problem.
In New York City. for instance
one Of the popular plays has in it
young man who is extremely shy in
the presence Of his loved one, al
though when with others he has no
trouble at all about making love.
The young woman whom the
young man really loves is everything
that his heart desires, young, pretty
and vivacious, but somehow when
ever he is in her presence his cour-
age forsakes him. There is little
complication which causes the young
woman, entirely against her inclina.
ton, to engage herself to an adven.
turer who seeks to force her to
marry him by holding over her head
the threat Of making public an al
legged theft that had been committed
by her brother while in his employ;
but this is incidental to the real
courtship, which is between her and
the shy young man. He also is COM
PEELED to engage himself to another,
but this, too, is extraneous, and
merely holds in suspense the interest
of the audience. and serves to keep
the play going through the required
number Of acts.
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The way she finally wins him "
this: First she tells all of her
friends that she is in love with him
and that she is certain he Is in love
with her. Then, whenever the op-
portunity offers, she sits beside him
in the moonlight, although these op-'
portunities are brief, as the young
man, in his extreme nervousness
falls off the bench or makes hasty
exit into the night.
Finally she wins him by Sheer
weight of accumulativc effect, and
before he knows it he finds himself
clasping her in his arms, and the
curtain goes down on a very happy
ending.
This method, especially that part
OF it which includes telling the mans
friends that he is TO be married BE-
fore making the proposal to MIN
direct, is considered by the experts
to be mot so bad" and as offering
real helpful hint which, in the COM
ing year, may be used to good effecl
by women seeking to take advantage
of their opportunities during Leap
Year.
These are all the helpful sugges-
tons that could be gathered. As 10
whether any of them will he &C.
cepted, however, is matter upon
which no one will venture al opih-
ion, and which probably because OF
the reticence usually displayed after
ward in such matters will never Do
known.
The only thing that is known Is
that this Leap Year many men are
perfectly willing for the women 70
try the experiment of making the
proposals--on the condition, OF
course, they don't tell the men
friends Of their husbands after
ward. -
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The Pay Envelope and the
Ballot May Alter the
Situation

to look for solution as provid;r,
a hint that, however the nro,a..,
may be made, a certain arnopnt =.
persistence IN some cases nav =
necessary.
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IS at hana when 1t is mans
(calendar) privilege to lean
back comfortably in his arm
chair and to address in this manner
the anxious, shy and highly agitated
woman kneeling before him:
All right. Go ahead and ask me,
and maybe III marry you"
But will she ask him? Even If he
adopts a less standofElsh attitude,
giving her every encouragement pos
sible, will she do it? Moreover, hav-
ing decided to ask him, what is her
best way of going about it?
AS each Leap Year approaches
there have always been problems, and
there are again problems this time. It
is freely admitted on all sides that
never in their history have women
been so favoraby placed for taking
more aggressive attitude in mat
ters Of courtship and matrimony as
to-day, but it is also conceded, with
equal unanimity, that the way of go
ing about it is just as complicated
as usual
What, therefore, are the women
going to do in the season beginning
next month and ending & full year
hence? Will they take advantage of
the hard-won privilege gained for
them by st. Bridget on the shores of
Tough Neagh, so many centuries
ago, or will they again be reduced to
the necessity of employing the
'wiles by indirection" Of which Ber-
nard Shaw complained so bitterly in
his book?
What are the women going to do
this coming year?
A cautious and careful survey
it had to he cautious and careful for
reasons which will appear later
seems to Indicate that there is a
growing conviction in many quarters
that if they ever intend actually to
take advantage Of their Lean Year
opportunities the time for them to
DO It is now.
In the first place, they have never
enjoyed such complete "emancipa-
ton politically and economically.
They not only have the vote in a
majority of the states, but about 80
per cent more than ever before are
self supporting. IN a greater de-
gree than in their history, too, they
arc on an equal basis" with the
men in the United States in earn
ing capacity. The war, especially,
was great boon to them, and
women are now employed In many
fields i'll which they never were seen
before. Moreover, it is contended,
in many instances, they and not the
men hold the ''paying jobs" and are,
therefore, in better position than
the males to take the initiative in
proposing matrimony.
But will they do it?
Object to Being Quoted
In making an investigation with
view to offering a conservative fore
cast of what may be expected in
1920, surprising amount Of reti-
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In making an investigation with q
view to offering a conservative fore
cast of what may be expected in
1920, surprising amount Of reti-
cence was encountered among per-
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Vhat Will Enfrancfised Woman Do With Leap Yea
An Inquiry Into What May
BE Expected i'm the
Future

NNCE again the happy season
q is at hand when it is mans
(calendar) privilege to lean
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By Frances Fisher Byers

* OLSHEVISM In art has
3 forced its way by its
inconsequence and vul-
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Object to Being Quoted

But will they do it?
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-05-02
Miss Gertie Reednier visited at Cha

Miss Gertie Reednier visited at Chas.
Newton's last week.
Tillie Lyman was in Cleveland last
Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt Howard Wis
tied his brother Ray, in Cleveland
last Saturday.
May Damon of Brunswick spent
last Thursday night with her sister,
Bessie Ward.
Harry Barber and wife spent Sun
day at w. J. Kinch's.
Edd Bauer received telegram from
his son Harry Sunday morning. He
had just landed in New York and now
hopes to get home soon.
Mrs. Blanch Hughes of Detroit Wis
tied at Frank Rennison's last Sunday.
Miss Tropp spent last Sunday at
Chas. Brassee's.
Mrs. Fred Bennett of Cleveland and
Mrs. Cora Bennett of Medina were at
Bert Lockwood's one day last week.
The Beebetown Odd Fellows visited
the Medina Lodge last Monday night.
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LITCHFIELD

The people Of Litchfeld had the
pleasure of listening to the new coun-
ty Y. M. G. A. secretary, Mr.. Small in
the Baptist church last Sunday even
ing.
Miss Ina Starr, a returned nurse
from France, spoke in Wellington on
Tuesday evening of this week.
A Victory loan tank passed thru
our little village this week Monday,
stopping long enough for the school
children to inspect it, along with some
of the colder children" too.
Mrs. Latimore has given up the
bakery. Mrs. Frank Preston has ii
in charge again.
Misses Helen Bryenton and Lucinda
Beard are home from their respective
schools for the summer vacation.
Mrs. Art Foote, Miss Marjory Nc
Nally and Yuba Morehouse all are on
the road to recovery.
Mrs. Fleck and little daughter of
New York state, who have been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Will Ring, re-
turned to their home Monday of this
week.
Mrs. A. Swanker and daughter
Ruth were in Cleveland last week to
see her son Sherman, who is one Of
the famous 332d boys who have re-
turned from Italy. He will be home
in a few days.
Jeff Langworthy of Cleveland was
at his home over Sunday.
Miss Marie Rising is at the home
of her parents, H. L. Rising and wife
for few days.