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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-15

their personal appearance; perhaps
their family relations, and undoubtedly
their probable costumes, al we're gone
over carefully between the prospective
hostess and her friend. But Mrs, Ma
son, apparently had said all she was
going to say,
Are YOU there, child?" was all, and
thon: You might, let me say good
night TO Freddie
Estrelda turned over the telephone
to her husband again, She heard him
laughing and talking what she would
have called silly nonsense" to his
mother and then he. too, hung up the
receiver.
THAT was nice OF mother" he re-
marked. az he turned back to Estrelda,
Now 10 tell the truth his wife saw
nothing nice" about It., She felt the
Invitation was no more than her due;
that Mrs. Mason ought to entertain
them much more extensively than she
did. But after Freddie's very recent
iebuke, che was afraid to say so just
then, InJtead'
"lt'll be my first formal dinner party
in New York she said. I'm glad
| began my shopping"
"Oh. II won't be formal, dear Fred
die told her. TIM sure mothers Just
having two or three friends and our
selves.
II don't think 90, Freddie said Els
AItlubs J. tNhlh NtiA i'VAA wv NNy NHN
smoke. I've got my full evening dress,
thank goodness! | only have to buy
long gloves and slippers and stockings
to match. What would you think OF
one Of those big feather fans, Freddie?
They're perfectly beautiful and very
fashionable .
Estrelda was all animation and good
temper now at the thought OF planning
her costume. But poor Freddie was
the victim Of ~forebodlnRs.
Dear he said, you know I don't
know much about girls clothes, !
might be wrong II | advised you, |
don't want to seem to harp on any ad-
vice. but | do think you ought TO talk
to mother, | really don't think you'll
want to wear an evening gown Sat
urdey. I'll wear my dinner o And
those fans are lovely, as you say, but
| don't think girls carry them except
to dances or the opera
Wei, that shows all YOU know about
it, Estreldh told him. I've seen plenty
Of pictures OF women dressed for din
ner parties and you needn't worry,
ri look as good as any of them She
was feeling specially good natured now,
SO.
my" she added, II certainly never
can complain that ! didn't marry an
innocent man. .
She looked at him and laughed. And
slowly n painful color crept up over
Freddie's face. He scarcely knew him
self why he shrank equally from his
wife's bad temper and her p~leasantries
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CHAPTER No. ~.
An Inultaflon

An InVltatlon,
copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Probably Estrelda would have sulked
the rest Of the evening. She was ut
terly incapable Of confessing herself In
the wrong. and apparently the natural
recourse of such a nature Is in sullen-
ness, Or at any rate, people who are
IN the right never seem TO sulk, II
isn't necessary with them. Perhaps
that was why Freddie so soon felt calm
again after the few quick words that
had passed between him and his bride.
Indeed, he even began to feel a little
sorry for her; TO wonder 10 himself II
his rebuke had been too sharp, Justi-
fable though II a Then the tele-
phone bell rang. Estrelda frightened
at its first tinkle. Any diversion with
her was better than no diversion. Fred
die answered the ring, AT once his
voice rounded into the tones OF hap
Hello, Doll Baby" he said to hts
mother. What do you think you're
doing? Gee whiS, It's good to hear
There was a muffIed answer Estrel-
Freddie turned from the telephone to
"Mother wants TO know II We could
dine with her next Saturday evening, -
he said. She's having one or two
others?"
'Don't he silly. Freddie" said Es-
4 ttelda. "Of course, we can! Here, let
me speak to your mother
She took the transmitter from MS
hand, When she spoke there was no
trace IN her tones OF her recent dis
agreeable mood. As a matter OF fact,
she, herself, had at once forgotten IL,
( ANY promise II pleasure dangled be-
fore Estrelda's vision was n sure cure
for all her ills.
wed he pleased TO come 70 dinner,
Mother Mason she said, in her best
manner, "aRd we thank you very much
for asking us"
At the other end OF the wire, Mrs.
Mason wrlthed at the formality Of the
acceptance, II was hard for her to
hear q third person consent to allow
her son to dine In n home that his
mother still thought Of as his. How
ever
''we'l be glad TO see you, child" she
replied as pleasantly as she could
ttYou might como at about half past
seven II you will. I'm asking four or
six other people"
Estrelda wanted 10 ask who these
other people were. She waited a mo-
ment now. expecting that Mrs, Mason
would 20 on: would tell her more OF
t'the party" In Mspleville II one wom-
an t~elephoned another that she was
having guests for dinner, a long con-
Sersation naturally ensued. The guests;
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HOROSCOPE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL is, 1919.

WeONeSDAf, APHlI 10, Nls'
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper SyndicateQ
Saturn and Neptune rule strongly for
evil today, according to astroloEy, In
the evening Jupiter Is in benetic as
pect,
IL Is a sway under which there Is
likely to be much questioning OF mo-
tiyeS and bitter fault finding,
Analysis Is supposed to he encour-
aged during this |configuration, which
ii supposed to foment discomfort and
70 encourage labor troubles,
Saturn gives warning of revolution
airy tendencies that will develop In
many quarters on this side of the
ocean. The seers declare that they who
rule by right OF political power or
financial status should take counsel
with leaders of the people.
This is not a fortunate day for agrt-
cultural interests as damage TO certain
crops Is indicated.
Neptune is in a place read as eX-
ceAdingly menacing for national seren-
ity. as there Is a prophecy that many
voices will be raised to accuse, wher-
ever public men meet.
During this planetary direction work
ers In Iron and steel are supposed TO be
more than commonly susceptible 10
suggestion that makes for trouble.
Mining again appears to he subject
TO sinister government Of the planets
The stars that are held to increase
the desire for overcoming authority
may affect workers. who may demand
profit sharing or other wage adjust
iments,
Public excitement and high feelint
among the people OF many cities arr
foreshadowed by the planets.
There is a sign read as forecastinI
waste ~ public money and extrava'
Ganco al governmental affairs, espe
riallF in cities.
Trades unions come under a rul
that il declared beneficial. Growth II
strength and influence is %prognosti
cafod.
Italy and France are both subject I
d sway that is not altogether fortunate
The elimination Of Saturn is not al
together lucky for the king OF Eng
land and the government.
Persons whose birthdate 1T Is hay
the augurY OF a successful year. The
should guard against deception.
Chlidren born on this day are likel
/ be generous and popular. Many In
MENTORS are born under this sign,
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It's a funny thing, but It always hap
pena Just as life is going along
smoothly and pleasantly we suddenly
find ourselves as the crossroads.
We spend ~sleepless nights trying to
decide, and seek copious advice on the
subject, and the nearer the moment
comes when we have to take the de-
cisive step the more muddled we are,
This il the auandAry OF n CORE
spundent. She writes me that she and
her sister were left orphans Of an early
age, In possession OF n comfortable
little apartment and an equally com
Portable little income, The lattar was
not quite enough for their needs, SO
they took Il business training and Sc
office. Now the younger Of the two
is to be married, entirely with her sis
ter's approval, and both she and her
future husband have asked my CORE
spondent to make her home with them.
She says: Through trying to take
care OF my little sister, looking after her
schooling, etc. ! have made no friends,
but have depended on her for com -.
partnership. Now that they have asked
me to live with them, ! am In doubt
about what to do and have not yet de-
ctded, | am very much perplexed, for
| hate to be alone, and yet ! do not
want to be m intruder"
atlNOliH WIN iANE w Wy "'Nh iNlNN
for the conduct OF another PERSONS life
puts himself In the class Of the fools
who rush in whore angels fear to tread
One a only discuss the matter in al
abstract a
When Younger Sister marries she
embarks On a new life with all sorts
Of new interests, hopes and plans whici
are shared only by her husband, He
and she are living In their own world
and anyone else. no matter how neal
and dear to either or both, is neces'
sarily an outsider. You may camouflaEt
II with affection and wreath It with
sentiment. but the stark fact remains
No matter how welcome Elder Slste'
might be In that hrand-new household
she would still he the fifth wheel t.
the wagon. 1t Is not n role that is Otter
successfully played.
II requires more tact to be q perfec
guest than It does to be a lion-tamer
and there's less excitement in IT.
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Mrs. Wilson WOOdrOw'S Article
BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW.
The world famous writer on vital subjects.

The perfect guest must be always
cheerful and smiling. The moment she
Yields even TO a slight penslveness,
she ia met with kindly solicItude.
whats wrong?" she Is asked.
Don't you feel well today? Have you
had any bad news? You are so quiet, |
don't believe you are happy with US
she smiles and insists that all IN
well; but she wants to bite the wood
work and throw stones at he bric-a-
hrac,
The Newly WEEDS will naturally have
their own circle of friendA. and some
Of them will not interest Elder Sister,
She might even be positively Antagonist
tic toward One or two Of them and I'M
able to help criticiZing them, not nee
e~ssarllv because they were wrong, but
simply because she was not In sym
patty with them, but she would have
no right to express her opinion; In
fact, 1t would be in very bad taste
for her to do so. And unexpressed
opinions and suppressed irritation are
| ruinous to that inner harmony which
Is happiness,
It's terribly hard to be polite and
gracious and smiling every minute OF
ones life, and to constantly trim ones
sails to meet every veering wind, We've
got to, let off steam sometimes, and
everyone Is entitled to the luxury OF n
thorough going Crouch once a year,
anyway. But few Of us wish to exhibit
our grouches In public. We want to
crawl into our dons and growl IN de
cent solitude. And that is a privilege
denied to guests In other peoples
houses.
Isn't my correspondent clinging To
something that has already passed
The affection between herself and her
sister viii never wane, of course; but
their mutual dependence is gone. Since
Elder Sister win have to stand on her
own feet some time In her life, isn't
this a good opportunity to test her
strength?
She has been so busy being n mother
TO the younger sister that she has new,
er had the time or perhaps the inclina.
ton TO make other friends. This |,
her chance to do SO and to become
better acquainted with the world w
live In.
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indorse IT," Ia
being groomed by
the Republicans Of
his state as the g.
Q T. candidate for
president IN 1890,
Borah has doomed
rather large In Re-
publican party couu-
ellis since he was
elected 10 the United
states senate bach
In 1907. He was n
member OF the Re
publican nAtlnnal
committee from 1905
to 1912, His orator
zeal powers haV =
made him n mos
effective campaign
speaker, Although,
an ardent Ruosevel
fptipusat n,rob ~
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A CLERICAL ERROR.
ELEVATTNG THE DRAMMER,

If the conductoreue is busy with a pad and pencil and fails to sto,
her car when you want to get off, treat her gently. She is writing a
play. II the barkeep stands with his back to you for 20 minutes when
you are in a hurry to catch a train, do not disturb his muse. He would
like to have you think he Is adding up the days takngs, but he isn't
He is busy on the second act OF his play.
The teamsersa are writing plays while waiting at corners for traf.
fc signals, and the BARRIERS are jouing down ideas on the shaving paper
between strokes OF their razors.
The other day, when a street car ran off the track and down al
'embankment, 10 amateur playwrights got their manuscripts all mixed
up, and the public is going to have some trouble in GETTING the M ~
the plots, These plays will probably be called "revues," which start NO.
where and end three miles farther down the road.
Between the writing OF plays, and even during the writing Of them
people follow many professions and trades. So long IS he il writiny
a living. There is even one man who drives a hearse in the afternoon
and writes on his play mornings and evenings.
Whenever a person can't find ANYTHING else to do. he takes off hi,
coat, tightens UP his belt and says: well | guess I'll writaa Ma >.
An average of S5 authors are writing plays o. the sano subto.
The next SSb are at the same time writing plays O. another snbiact
the two subjects being different In that In one OF them the bush,n ~ 49,,
the wife and In the other the wife fools the husband. 'o''
Out of a possible 2.s46.465 plays written every ear 81 4ss ~, ,,on
re read by producers 45 are accepted for production, IS are PRODUCED
and five last more than two weeks. fouuoou
But it's a great game, and Just as profitable as gadding the streets.
Secretary Baker says the thing for everybody 10 II 4. .ou
And he should have added that everybody should work aSfssrr ~ ~ u ~
there. "oyseu
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-15
HARRISON FLAYS CRITICS
OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS

JACKSON, Miss, April 15.-Address-
ing nm audience here Monday In de-
Tense Of the league OF nations. Senator
Harrison. OF Mississippi, declared the
only real opposition to the league is
being voiced by Republican politicians,
who hope to use the Issue to bring
about n Republican victory in the pres
idential campaign next year.
He favored u speedy return OF RAN
roads and wire lines to private opera
tion and ownership and the enactment
Of the Lane measure designed to place
returned soldiers on farms with gov
ernmsnt assistance,
Senator Harrison win leave soon fol-
INDIANA. where he viii speak on the
league OF nations, he announced to-
night
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cr identified himself with the Progress
sive party,
William Edgar Borah was born at
EAsrfield. III, June 70, 1865. lie was
educated at the Southern Illinois acad.
envy at Enfield and at the University
Of Kansas. He was admitted TO the
bar In 1889 and prscticed law for two
years thereafter at Lyons, Kas In
he has since followed his profession.
He married a Roise girl In 1879.
Borah's friends believe that II he
lived nearer me center Of population
he would stand an excellent chance a
being nominated and elected TO succsak
President Wilson.
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BAKER REACHES Z

BNEST, April Is. tHavasO-Newton
III Baker. the American secretary OF
sQMf. arrived in Brest at Z o'clock last
apaning on board the American trans
ndrf Leviathan from New York and
iaft an hour later for Paris.
Mr.. 1EAker WAS received at the quar-
nv x%Fershing. A large number OF
K4 ssitroops were lined up In honor
sAcretary Of war.
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DEAR MATTRESSES,
If | told you the truth,
MIGHT he poisoned.
BY A jealous waiter,
BUT ANYWAY,
I'll TAKE .aAanee,
AND TELL. YOU.
THAT For years and years
I'VE BEEN tipping walters
AND MOST Of the time
AND IN most cases
I'VE HAp TO do It.
Just FOR the reason.
THAT THE waiter expected IL
AND If l didn't do 1t.
To RE q p.!kGr.
AND | haven't the outrage
TO BE . plkcr.
THOUGH IT may he true
THAT LOTS. Of times.
I'd LIKE to he one.
AND RECENTLY.
AND SINCE the time.
THAT THE Mattresses.
HAVE PEEN serving me,
THERE'S COME a change,
AND WHATEVER l leave,
ON THE little tray.
THAT BEARS the check,
is FREELY LETT
AND IT means my thanks.
FOR TIE little things.
| THAT oN!.r.a woman.
KNOWS HOW TO do
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[OKtM5PaT.
II Qbu K.Nouhon.

\ Aou K.NoukM
SCIENTIFIC OTES

The use of binder Irvine and the contents of upholstered sofas as
the vital portions of cigars has come into style since America entered
the war. 1t seems to be continuing with success since the signing Of the
armisice.
The substitution of the slide trombone for music in many of the
cafe orchestras has become so general that 1t Is now taken as a matter
of course. In fact, 1T is the slide trombone that really put the foot IN
substitute.
The imitation Bronx cocktail is accepted quite generally now with
out complaint. While 1t Is impossible to use an expensive substitute,
such as gasoline, In the cocktail, science has come to the rescue with
certain ingredients which lend the desired taste, however much they
may lack authority and punch.
In the gentle paths of diplomacy IL, is customary to get results by
following the ancient laws-a lie for a lie and a truth for a truth.
A CLERICAL ERROR.
1t CHANGED like this: Attorney Small,
Touching the estate of Mary Cryder,
Dictated thus: And in the fall
She put her apples down In cider"
Which, when his youthful typist heard,
Although her eyes grew wide and wider,
She wrote It down without a word:
"She put her apples down inside her.
Walter Pulitzer.
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INa4R05Ez7gE4g NE WIS SCIMITAR 14HY a0Mc E4dE
MAGAZINE FEATURES
TO BLAME
THE LLOYD PATTERSON

a person "suks" YOU may be sure that he has a nature toe mai e
one eassIhes the bird by its pIumase.
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(REe.U.s. a cEE)
NC. ID.

WHEN SHE waits on a
AND think It may be,
THAT ONE OF the reasons.
FEEL a. do.
IS THAT was born.
IN AN old, fashioned place.
IN AN old. fashioned time.
WHEN MEN folks worked.
AT TIL. harder tasks.
AND THE women folks,
FUSED AROUND inside,
AND SET tn. table.
AND COOKED the food.
AND CARRIED it in.
AND | grew up there,
AND AS far as I've gone
IN MILES or years.
SINCE wen. away
| HAVE a belief,
. THAT ! took with me.
JUST A liitle bit
OF THE old-fashioned place,
AND THE old fashioned time,
AND I'VE answered your letter.
AND If I'm poisoned,
BY 4 jealous waiter.
IT'LL RE your fault.
AND You'll have to send flowers.
FROM THE Mattresses Union.
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A Line On Men
You Read About

William T., Borah, Republican sem
ator from Idaho, who recently declared
that he would not support the league
of nations idea even II Christ himself
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We Towre Gossip:
Dear X. G. B-You don't know us,
but we know you, Nearly every day at
moor you come to the restaurant where
we work and eat your lunch, We are
the Mattresses, and every afternoon We
read your column in the paper. We
want you to tell us II YOU like US bet
ter thar the men who used to wait on
YOU. We will look for your answer IN
the paper, THE WAlTRESSES.
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JOES NR-The Onlv Thinq Joe Is NOT Looking for Is WORK!

ovyrOA. ~. Pre-. r.su.l,as Co On r B---',s w.'a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-05

Al LETTER, not for publication, but
f IN written by one of the most dis
Eliminating Of Philadelphia's musicians
was received this week by the music re-
riewer of the EVENING PUsLIc LEDGER.
,xpressing surprise that the review Of
.fhs opera OF last Tuesday evening,
I'll 'Amore del Ire Re-" should have sug-
eesIed wagnerism. This letter gave as
the opinion Of Its writer that there was
not a melody in the work which could
~ traced even remotely to the great
Richard." with this the reviewer agrees
cntirely; It 10 perfectly true that there
a nothing meiodic even remotely re-
rmbling Wagner, but just the same, the
onera showed far more traces of the
r<oat composer than any, other new
1c>rA of ths year. because u was
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-05

the spirit snd not sIavish imitation that
was there.
Many critics are continually finding
Wasnerian melodies In the works OF
composers. Because
young composer has hit mainly by
chance, upon the same melodic curve or
harmonic progression as one Of the older
ones, does not necessarily indicate that
ne is even familiar with the works of
the older man. According to the late
Arrigo Boito, the librettist and intimate
iriend or Verdi. that great italian COM
poser had knowledge of the Wagner
scores not equaled by any man in Eu-
rope, and yet who could make the charge
that Verdi ever used anything of Wagner
IN MS operas? Verdi doubtless learned
tne Wagnerian principles from his study
OF tne German master, but he applied
them only as far as they were of sery-
Ice IN carrying out his own ideas
MoNTEMEZZI has done lust what
Av1 Verdi did. He has absorbed the
Wagnerian spirit and as the spirit is
always more than the letter. It was this
element that struck SO forcibly the re-
viewer OF this paper last Tuesday eve.
nins' There is. however, this important
oinerence: when Wagner broke success
luiiy upon the musical horizon. Verdi
was matured musician. He had COM
posed about as many successful operas
as wagner was destined to write during
ms whole life. to say nothing of about
an equal number which had even then
peen laid aside. He had a technique of
composition and of the operate stage
winch was fully as great as Wagner ever
acquired. Therefore, he brought a musi-
cal mind and talent in its way as great
as Wagner's own, to Judge the new art
principles
Montemezzi's case is different He
studied Wagner and Verdi as men of
past generation and he has absorbed
the spirit of both, doubtless. with Mozart.
the greatest operate composers of all
time. From Wagner he learned the music
drama art principles and the orchestra
ton; from Verdi, the tradition of tia
Ian opera, for 'L'Amore del IRE Re" is
essentially Italian in spirit. The future
is In Montemezzfs own hands. and It Is
bright with promise. II he develops
little more originality OF thought there
is no question that he will prove a
worthy successor to Verdi as Italy's fore
most operate composer.
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Musical Events Of the
Coming Week in Philu.

MONDAY-Ooncert for Divine
Science Society, st. James Hotel,
Thirteenth and Walnut streets,
p. IN.
AY--"Rigoletto," Metropol.
itan Opera House, 8 p. m. Phila-
delphia Music Club musicale, Al
dine Hotel. 3 p. m. ~
Last Words
by choir of Holy Trinity Church,
Rittenhouse Square, p. m.
THURSDAY-Concert. New Century
Club. S:15 p. m. Philadelphia Or
chestra, Weightman Hall, S:15
p. m. Musical tea. Musical Art
Club. 1911 Ranstead street, $3.50
p. m. No.
FRIDAY-Philadelp Orchestra,
Academy OF Music. 8 D. m. (No
sololst.) Philadelphia Music Club.
concert. Musical Art Club. | p. m.
SATURDAY--Jascha Heifetz, violin
recital, Academy of Music, 3 p. m.
Philadelphia Orchestra. Academy
of Music, s:15 p. m. tNo soloist)