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The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
IDLE WOMEN AND WORKING
By DOROTHY DIX
THE WORLDS HIGHEST PAID WOMAN WRITER

One of the most curious things in
the world is that we have believed
for 30 long q time that there were
two varieties of human nature. mas
culine human nature and feminine
human nature. instead Of realizing that
all human nature is cut OF the same
bolt of cloth. and is precisely Of the
same warp and woof.
This fallacious theory has made US
think that what was sauce for the
goose was not sauce for the gander.
and that men and women were di-
versely affected by the same influence
and reacted differently to tho same
situation.
Thus we have held that work was a
blessing to man and a curse to wom-
an. We have realized that the devil
invariably finds work for idle mas
culine hands to do, but we have had
a child-like faith that idle feminine
hands did nothing but lie. white and
innocent. In feminine laps
We have not failed to observe that
1t woakens every fiber OF mans
moral nature for him not to earn his
own bread and butter by the sweat
of his brow, but We have fstuously
expected a woman to grow fine, lovely
and angelic on parasitism-
OF course, these miracles never
happen, but we have gone on believ-
ing in them just the same. in spite
of the fact that idle women have
been the curse of the world. and
that practically every feminine voice
is the direct result of women not
having any legitimate object upon
which to bestow their energies.
The nosey old maid. whose curlos-
ity makes her pry into every ones
private affairs. is nothing but the
woman who has so little to do, and
so few interests in her own life.
that she has to graft upon the lives
of her neighbors. The tittle-tattle
and gossip, and scandal mongering
that goes on among women. and
that blasts regulations and ruins
lives, is only the inevitable result
of women having nothing that is
big enough and vital enough to alb
sorb their thoughts.
II doctors were honest enough TO
make a true diagnosis of what eils
ninety per cent of their feminine
patients they would tell them that
II is idleness and prescribe work as
cure. Give a woman nothing TO
do and she starts exploring her sys-
TEN for symptoms OF disease and
she finds every sffliction known to
the science OF medicine.
In proof of this. reflect that II is
not the mothers OF seven babies and
who have to do their own cooking,
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deavor to adopt the designs used for
the type of evening gown that a mate
rial of this sort requires, to materials
such as the women here demand for
their summer evening dresses; for
while the women on this side of the
water like to dress and look as at
tractive as possible. at the same time
they insist upon being comfortable.
Certainly this sort OF material does
not have the appearance OF comfort
that is, not for a hot summer even
ing.
These evening gowns may not be
practical for the women. but they are,
nevertheless. regal and very elegant
to look upon. Possibly the style may
be preserved and held over for the fall
season, so that the women can enjoy
their beauty to the utmost.
The artist has sketched one OF
these metallic brocade gowns, that
you may study the lines employed for
this material. This gown is OF black
and silver brocade, draped, with the
bodice and skirt IN one. and 1t follows
the figure almost like a princess frock-
The long sleeves. the points Of which
reach to the hem of the gown, are Of
black tulle. Jet ornaments trim the
top of the sleeves. Inquiries are So
licited and may be addressed care Of
this newspaper
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
By HOWARD II. GARIs.

Uncle wiggiIy. do you think you
will be passing the and Accent store
this morning. as you hop along to
look for adventures asked Nurse
Jane Fuzzy wuzzy OF the bunny rab-
bit gentleman one day.
''I will make it a special point TO go
to the and 4-cent store for you,
Nurse Jane" answered Uncle Wig
gily with a low and polite bow Of his
tall silk hat. What are you pleased
to want?'
Some salted peanuts" replied the
muskrat lady. II am going to have a
little party this evening-just a few
friends-Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck
lady and Aunt Lettie, the goat. They
are very fond of -salted peanuts.
"I'u bring you some" promised Un-
Gle Wiggily.
So ne hoped along, over the fields
and through the woods, and he was
almost at the and 7-cent store when.
all of a sudden, he heard a tiny said
voice saying:
"Oh, dear! II I could only grow
up. how happy I would be! But I
never can grow with all this hard,
packed dirt on top OF my head"
Hum Unless I am greatly mis-
taken that is some one In need of
help" said Uncle wiggily. There's
trouble around here. as sure as any
thing"'
Uncle wiggily looked around, think
ing perhaps he might see Sammie Lit
tletail, the rabbit, or one Of the
squirrel boys. in trouble. but all he
saw was a sort of little bulged-up
mound OF earth near a clump OF
ferns that were just showing their
early spring green.
who called for help" asked Uncle
Wiggily.
Il did" answered voice that SEEM
ed as IL it came from away down
cellar.
who are you?' asked the bunny.
"AIr. Jack" was the answer. MY
whole name is Jack-in the-P Pulpit. but
call myself Mr.. Jack for short"
And what is the troubIe?" asked
Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh such lot of trouble" sighed
Mr.. Jack. 81 tried to grow up, since
the gentle April showers sprinkled
me and these ferns. But, when had
put my head part way through the
ground I came to a hard place. full
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Confessions of a War Bride

You must know that I did not come
here as a spy. Tony! Think-I came
to warn you Of a plot against your
life.
mo woman ever fooled me before,
honey. And you will never fool me
again! AS for warning me, why, I
am well used to plots to catch plot
ters. Don't talk any more about the
girl called Jeanne She has Joined
the dead Jane Lorimer!"
He spoke solemnly, ominously For
tho first time since had been
buried felt that might never be
resurrected.
The mans hidden cruelty, the Hun
nishness which he had concealed from
all of his friends so successfully and
for so long time, was betrayed again
in his next words:
Il suppose 1 never could have got
you in any other way, sweetheart
But now" His eyes were half
closed as he looked at me. I shut INV
own eyes to keep out the sight of his
gloatinG face.
This was not the Hamilton Certeis
had known. 1t was not Daddy Lori
mer's friend. 1t was the Bolsheyik, /,
The primitive exploiter of women, I,
And part of his great plot-I guessed
from what had read in the files-was
to nationalize womenl The fate which
threatened me would befal1 all decent
girls il he and his kind were permit
ted TO spread their doctrines,
Never In my life had 7 been oh
sessed blythe wish to kill. When T
had swept the U-boat with a gun II
was to save the troopship. not from
hate. But could have killed Hanil-
ton Certeis, the Bolshevik, The wish
to slay him made me weak, for a mo-
ment the light went out of the day,
then I stood erect and pushed the
man away from me. saying with a
show of resignation:
81 am going up to my room''
Certeis bowed very nicely, and I
wondered IL the devil had ever been
famous for his fine manners.
Go be continued.J
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washing and ironing, who acquire
nervous prostration. but ladies who
ride around In limousines and have
maids that hand them their Pomer-
anian pups. Also reflect upon the
number of invalid ladies you have
known cured by having their hus-
bands die. and having had to rise
from their couches and roll up their
sleeves and 60 to work to support
the family.
Idleness is also the real co-respon-
dent in the great majority of divorce
cases. Give a woman plenty OF money
and nothing more interesting TO do
than to buy clothes. and haunt beauty
shops, and you give her irst-class
ticket to perdition. She's all doiled
up. and she has got to go somewhere
to show of her finery, and she has got
TO have somebody to admire her. and
the somebody's got to be q man.
Husband is too busy making money
to pay for her idleness TO notice what
she's got on, or to pay her compli-
ments, and SO wife starts out on a
still hunt for somebody who will. And
she finds him in some lounge lizard.
or long haired aesthetic, who is per
fectly willing to pay for being fed.
and driven about in her car, by telling
her how misunderstood and unap-
preciated she is, and what a sordio
chump she is married TO.
They ignore the fact that women
have any intelligence or any energy.
and that the individual with brains and
energy must be given a worthy object
upon which to expend them, or else
he or she will find an unworthy one.
Yet, in spite OF all this. the great
majority OF people continue to believe
that idleness is the ideal state for
women. and men keep on working
themselves to death so that their
wives and daughters may have moth
ing to do but TO sit on a silk cushion
and sew up a seam, and feed upon
Strawberries, sugar and cream That
men should sacrifice themselves to do
their womenkind the greatest harm
they could possibly do them. Is one OF
the most pitiful mistakes that the
world has ever seen in all the history
of blundering altruism.
You need no better proof OF this
than to see how much healthier. how
much happier, how much more alert
tho working woman is than the idle
one II though she looked so alive"
says the envious rich, fine lady OF
the typist OF one OF Barrie's subtle
plays. And it's true. The woman who
works is alive. She's UP on her tip
toes. She's full of fresh ideas. new
thoughts, bubbling over with hope
and enthusiasm
She doesn't have to IN in endless
days with make believe tasks such as
punching holes in cloth to fill them
up again, or crocheting borders on
wash rags. She's doing constructive
work that is worth while, that means
something and gets somewhere. She
has a definite goal 10 her ambition.
and it puts pep and ginger in her days
and a song in her heart
Work is the panacea for broken
hearts, for III health. for everything
that sIls you. and It affects the femi-
nine constitution precisely like It does
the male, and when men realize this,
and instead OF trying to protect their
sisters and daughters from having to
earn their own support, they get them
good Job, the Millennium will be in
sight
Copyright. lns By TIE Wheeler Syndicate, Ine-l
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08

New York City-There have been
many complaints voiced by those who
have recently returned from Paris,
where they went to gain ideas to use
in the costumes for the American
women. One most frequently heard
of these comments. has been the ma
terials used by these designers, which
most of those who viewed the models
claim to be utterly. unfit for the Amer
ican woman at this time of the yea,
at least. Heavy woolen materials
were made up into daytime dresses
and suits and for afternoon and even
ing, satins. For evening, however, a
very weighty metallic brocade was the
most frequently used. This metallic
brocade is somewhat different from
the brocades we have been using. in
asmuch as the surface is not smooth,
but is instead rather rough and the
designs huge.
1t does seem quite a problem TO en-
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Certeis Reveals Himself the Primi-
tive Bolshevik

You cute little thing" with a
delicate finger under my chin, Ger
tets raised my face toward his own
and looked boldly into my eyes. DO
not rage SO. darling" he went on.
Keep still for you are going to
hear something important. You
fooled me this noon with your very
clever disguise. But that is nothing
to the way your character has been
fooling me for months. You sweet
little ingenue! Why. you are the
first woman I have ever seen who is
cleverer that I am! have permitted
you to follow me around, have let
you into my house, and never once
have 1 dreamed that you were try
ing to trap me! My dear. you sur
pass any spy I have ever dealt
withw
with that he held mo at arms
length as II thus he could better
admire the fine specimen of a spy
which he had caught!
Then with all my strength. I
struck him across the mouth!
tore myself from his grasp and
spreng toward an opening which the
explosion had broken in the wall of
the office.
7 sprang away from him with all
of the energy I had ever put into
a gym stunt-but I quite forgot my
new-styls narrow skirt. and so
staggered and would have fallen fat
had not Certeis caught me.
500" His 'favorite little word had
a triumphant accent. Dearest.
told you not to struggle. It is use
less. Do you know, I am really
cleverer than you are after all? You
came to trap me-and kindly OBJ
serve how ] am holding you in my
arms. sweetis" With that he drew
n caressinE finger from my shoulder
down the length of my arm.
Tony" l implored. "If you ever
loved me honestly let me go, Call
me Jeanne again, as you used to do.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08
HOROSCOPE.
TUESDAY, APRIL S, 1919.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicatel

Copyright, 1919. by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate)
Mars and Saturn are in ell place
today. according to astrology.
1t should be time for careful action
and a positive attitude of mind, for
there may be conditions that demand
supreme confidence.
Mars is in a place that seems to
foreshadow some sort of a temporary
obstacle in the way Of peace.
This is not a favorable sway for
any sort of banking or financial trans
action that involves large amounts Of
money, but the rule will change to a
more fortunate planetary government.
The seers declare that through this
month and next there may be tests to
the national character and that the
year will be one of great events most
beneficial for the country.
Since the United States has proved
its supreme resourcefulness in the
war, astrologers declare that its pos
sibilities in world commerce will be
splendidly demonstrated
The stars are in an aspect sup
posed to cause unrest and discomfort
among soldiers, but there is a sign
making for the best fortunes for them
in the future.
Saturn is read as presaging the
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there close his eyes and revsl IN
the atmosphere OF artistic great
ness.
We almost forgot to mention those
little dramatic soirees that the Post
office Department clerks stage on
the ground floor OF the big Avenue
building every Saturday. After the
performance they put on . dance.
too.
HARRY CRANDALL doesn't like
the blank look OF the 10th street
wall OF the Metropolitan. so he's
erecting a couple OF big billboards
TO advertise current attractions.
Have you seen ANNE ORR at the
National this week? She's the little
girl who danced so prettily through
the first production OF Leave 1t
TO Jane" She was the athletic
girl. Bessie Tanner IL you re-
member that show.
CHARLES DILLINGHAM, the tho
atricaI producer. journeyed to Wash
ington last Sunday night for the pre-
miere OF his new production, "A New
Girl" About s o'clock Sunday
night, he received a telegram from
the management OF the New York
Hippodrome. headquarters OF the
New York Victory Loan committee,
saying that a Victory loan message
had been sent to Vice President
Marshall by carrier pigeon and that
message OF best wishes on "A
New Girls premier" has been sent
by the same bird.
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COSMOS
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sooREs sTnANp-
Anti Ss~,1 In "A sndni<ht Bo-ssp--
LOEws PALACE
John BsTynore in TIE T--s o. Bonr-
LoEvs OoLUsEII-
VIVIAN Martin in "Llttls Cusz-sns
LrCEUN-
Ns Irno,rrf Mkid.
koORE's GARDEN
LoSnS 6Lsnm IN TIE Bc-tr- 'oa.-
CBANDALLs METROPOLITAN.
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CRASDALL-s
Tum Moor, IN "A hsn and Htt soe~-
CRASDALL-s SAVOY.
J. uA-sr Ke-1ssn In '-rhs End 81 ths mi
CRAND1LL's KSICKERBOCkEn
Frvd ston, in 'Jodnny Gct Yor Gut"
PALACE-SlnA. D~T ths A-.noe-
Tbs Mans Thste. snofs q rcu lD.
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"Girl of the Golden Apple"
SAYS
Learn to Walk i'm Beauty

-Four famous artists james
MontEomery F1cgg, Howard
Chandler Christy, Penrhyn stan
laws md Harrison Fisher-Eave
the golden apple" of beauty at
the annual chs Chu Chow ball
in New York to Miss Edith Hyde.
Miss Hyde In now telling WASH
inSton women her beauty secrets
In a series of eighteen articles
written expressly for The WASH
ington Herald, and illustrated by
photographs Of Miss Hyde her
self. This article Ia the eigh-
teenth.
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Stage andSereen
By EARLE DORSEY.

JACK EDWARDS was dead right
The dramatic eds. have their work
cut out for them at the Garrick
this week. Life at the Garrick.
with Robert Mantell in repertoire,
is simply one critique, as we jour
nalists say, after another.
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will be- especially for the children.
and a French officer attached to tho
commission will explain the pictures
Miss Georgine Campbell, local ar
tist of considerable fame, has given
.wo paintings. a small portrait of
Marshal Joffre and the infant Savior,
after Reynolds. examples Of her more
, recent work. to Miss Goldman to be
ratified for the benefit of the league,
and they are on view at the director $
table.
No admission is charged.
Mr.. william Bowie Clark is chair
man of the ushers' COMMITTEES for tb.
beneft entertainment to b. e,v.n
tuesday evening, April 20, at the
nome OF Mr.. and Mrs. Breckfnridre
Long TOT the dependent mother Of
an American physician who died IN
serbia. Assisting him will be Brig.
Gen. CoHardet, Mr.. L. de SsrtiRes
MT JuIes Blondel. Duke di Sangro,
Mr.. Andre Celesia di Vegliasoo,
Capt r. r. Glen, Mr.. Robert snsar
tucson commander Uyeda, Com
uer Hotta, Mr.. Jules Henri de
Stoour' Count Raoul d'Adhemar, Mr..
LII
Ion ignacio Serrano, Mr.. DInitrv p.
,Ion' hr. Ricardo Bsou. Mr.. de
eaofsensherne. Count Nils Rosen.
1ouht Goran Rosen, Mr.. AkseI c. p.
IeteId' Lieut.. Jose Van der Gucht,
hor Don Penaberra, Lieut.. Phil
Ipps barber. Lieut. Silvercrist, DR..
Cal raul Hubscher. Mr.. Constanti-
1Iui. Lieut.. Y. c. Chaoulitch, Jonkeer
beeurort. Mr.. Starkenborgh-Sta
cnouwer. Commander II. Dons, Senior
ION Cortadellas, Mr.. T. Donavanik,
senor Don Ernesto Ulloa, Senior Don
J, T. Lefevre. Capt. Teh-Yuen Lu.
Dr' Alfonso Delgado, Mr.. George
matanoVitch. Mr.. Henry Getty Chill
ton Capt. James II. ChrIsty, Mr..
horace Westcott, Mr.. Charles Rich
ardson. Capt Castleman, Mr.. Ar
thur bradley Campbell, Mr.. Hendore
JeWell, Maj. William Eric Fowler.
Mr: A F. NJ. Greigh. Senior Don F.
;. Latour, Maj. Ernesto N Tabrio,
MT Harry du Pont. Rear Admiral
victor Blue, Capt. Ellis, U, s. N:
Col Robert Paxton. Mr.. Felipe Es-
Pill. Maj. Gen. George Barnett, Vice
Aomiral II. b. Wilson. Brig. Gen.
CHARLES l. McCawley, DR.. Thoma s
NS' -hl' Ld"EenCe T. TOWN.
SEND, Mr.. Hugo V. de Pena. Mr.. J. A.
de Buenavista, Mr.. n. H. Lahovary.
Mr.. Albert Blanchet, DR.. Manuel
Gondra. Mr.. Corcoran Thorn, Mr.
Richard W. Flournoy and Ctpt.
Minor. U. S. n.
DR.. G. n. Poulier, Mr.. Peter c.
schow. Mr. George V. Todorovitch,
Mr.. Y. Smitch. Mr.. Alexander V.
Georgevitch. Mr.. Branko Lazare-
witch, DR.. Bojldar Pourvitch. Mai.
Nikola Hristich, Gen. UrcuIlu. Senior
Don G. de Ojeda. Mr.. w. W. Poush-
karen, Mr.. John Barrett. Mr.. Basil
Miles and Senior Don I, ChurioD
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FRED KLEIN has fitted up what
used to be the star dressing room
at the Columbia. as a lOunging
room. He says he can stretch out
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08

The British Ambassador and the
Countess Of Reading will be hosts at
dinner this evening.
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The honor guests at next Sundays
reception to be given at the Was hing
ton Salon, 1413 Fl street, for the
French Club, will be Mrs. Isabel
Anderson, wife OF Mr. Larz Ander-
son, former Minister TO Belgium, and
Miss Josephine Van Kleek Mrs
Anderson. who has recently returned
from Red Cross work at the battle
front, will give a brief review of her
activities among the wounded and
dying and Miss Van Kleek will speak
on Reconstruction Work Among
Women" Mrs. Henry Krogstad will
preside at the tea table and will be
assisted by Miss Elizabeth DoIan,
Miss Hazel Gibson Wood, Miss
Blanche z. Galiher, Miss Mamie A.
Farr, Miss Beatrice F. Brewer and
Miss Agnes I. Stewart.
DR.. Leonard Wilson, r. F. $ A
diplomat. author and traveller: Cant,
Charles Leyering Ireland, NJ. D..
chief Of psycho-therapy at the Wal
ter Reed Hospital, and DR.. Henri NJ
Ami Of the British Embassy. were
the honor guests at Sundays recep-
tton. Mr.. de Zapp being host and Mrs
Gertrude ]. Mcpherson, the chate-
laine. Miss Harriet Anderson poured
tea and was assisted by Miss Alice
Lansdon, Miss Gertrude Elizabeth
Utz, Miss Grace Grant, Miss Marjorie
c. Baillie, Miss Harriet E. McQuilIan,
Miss Carel NJ Hasson and Miss Ger
trude E. Anderson. The British COL
ors were used in the decorations.
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The Netherlands Minister and Nine
Cremer viii be the honor guests at the
dinner which the Secretary OF the In
terror and Mrs Franklin x Lane Will
give this evening.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Let's and the
Misses Let's. who returned recently
from a month at Bellair, Fla, have
moved from Cleveland Park and
have taken an apartment at 2o2e
Connecticut avenue.
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Lieut., Col. Frederic l. Huide-
koper has returned to Washington
atter an absence OF almost two
years, nearly one year of which
was spent in Europe. Mrs. Huide-
koper went to New York to meet
hlm upon his arrival on the Aqui-
tania last Sunday. For more than
eighteen months Lieut.. Col. Huide-
koper was the division adjutant of
the celebrated Thirty-third Diyi-
sion. commanded by Mai Gen.
George Bell, jr.. the only division in
the American Expeditionary Forces
which fought with and under the
British, the Americans and the
French.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08

The Secretary OF the Treasury and
Mrs Carter Glass will leave Washins-
ton Friday for a speaking tour
through the South
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08

NJ, and Mrs. Kenneth Brown: OF
%e1k York, are visiting Mr.. and MIS-.
C,y,6rIas 7. NarIatt AT their home IN
: i'.oar,-b street. Mrs. Brown Is an
,iuthor of note who has written IN
and authoritative tasnion
.,r Greece and conditions in the Near
Fast.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08

Miss I.ota Robinson, VINO was III
for some weeks at severn ths nome
OF her sister. Mrs Richard morton
On the Severn River near Anna poils' S,
will spend the late spring IN Nv ta.
York. where she has been LIVING lor
a number Of years
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08

The Ambassador to France and Mrs.
Hugh Wallace. accompanied by tnelF
niece. Miss Sallie Beecher, sailed yes
tsrday from New York for Paris
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08

Mrs. Rcalc T. Howard has return-
- ,,5 i,ined NIr. Howard at the
rr,,er T.afa-ette after spending
..1.--fr,L+ y, New Yorl, with her sis
~ Miss May Adams Miss Adams
g. cvncc.od back in a week or ten
days.
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ant William Ward Scott. jr.' U.
= NJ G. and Mrs. Scott have taken
OF their quarters at the
navy yard after spending some time
,,,it6 cant Scotts parents at their
resideuce, 14O7 Decatur street.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08

Mr.. and airs. E. Preble Motley Jr,
who have 6een in Aiken. s. c. lot Ine i
last two months. have arrived IN
Washington on their way TO men
home in Tioston and will be guess oI
Miss FeI..n Snow Jones for week or
ten days
Mrs. NotIey was formerly Miss Do
.rott,. Fremont smith. Her motheT'
Mrs. Frank Fremont Smith, VINO Is
InakinG, an extended stay in Washing
ton. Il the guest Of Mr.. and MIS-
Charles J. Bell
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08

John Joyce Brod Tick Of the BRUSH i
Embassy stan is spending se'ea
days in New York
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08

Copt. Robert W. Patterson. L. 5.
Tbo Is stationed at Camp Meade.
=, ~ on sick leave and is staying
Ter his sister. Mrs. Melville w.
r,,1Iar wallace. at her residence
zoos HiIyer place.
NIrs walrace's mother. Mrs. Ray
,,,I,5 Patterson, is with her while
.,.,rt wallace is on duty in France.
The Washington herald., 1919-04-08

Mrs. David Jayne Hill will be al
home this afternoon from 1 10 =. NJ
cards have been issued.
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there, close his eyes and revsl IN
the atmosphere OF artistic great
ness.