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The Washington herald., 1920-04-20

side Of our school. He's going to
catch Uncle Wiggily. I'm almost
sure"
"Oh, how dreadful" said the lady
mouse. How can We stop him.
Jimmie thought for a moment
and then he said:
Leave il to me-
Going over to the water pail the
duck boy soaked and filled the big
sponge with water. Then. carry
ing the dripping sponge TO the win
dow, unC which the Skee was hid
ing. Jimmie held the sponge ont
over the Skee's head. Next Jimmie
squeezed the sponge.
All at once a big shower Of wa
ter dropped from the sponge and
splashed down all over the Skee-
zicks.
"Oh, my. Oh, WOW, Oh. um-
brellas and rubber coats" howled
the surprised chap. It's raining,
It's pouring, It's showering: Tn
Gle Wiggily will never come today
and I'll get wet through and catch
the epizootic! I'd better rum"
And II the gold fish doesn't try t.
mail a letter in the match box. and
have to ask the ice man to take 1,
out with the fire shovel I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and Luz
lu's lunch.
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By Mildred K. Rarbonr
Copyright. 1920,
(McClure syndicate.)

Il think we're rather odd moth
ers. she said unsteadily.
IL Is not our fault" Doris replied
quietly. We have both been robbed
OF our confidence in ourselves and
1 suppose that means our indiyid-
uality has gone. too"
Il don't believe l ever had any,"
sighed Lila.
''Oh. yes. you did. But it was
nlpped in the bud by your mother.
Now my case was different; | had
one. rather well defined. but Stew
arts was stronger and mine has
quite disappeared"
Lila regarded her curiously.
You have changed. Doris. For
one thing. you talk so differently.
| think you had the same type of
schooling that had. but lately YOU
seem so much better informed than
l."
Thanks to Anne and JACQUES Nor
vell." Doris replied, smiling I've
tried to keep up with their in
tellectual fads. OF course, it's Civ
en- me only 4 superficial knowledge
that doesn't amount to anything
Stewart just laughs at what he calls
my top crust learning-but outsid
ers sometimes think | have brains
Isn't it quaint? Come. let's brave
the monarch of the nursery"
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IS THIS YOUR TYPE?
THE DIANA IDEAL.
Copyright. 1920. Mcclure Syndicate }

Just as no one ever seems to doubt
the fact that Venus hac golden hair
so there is no controverting the
theory that Diana had hair that was
as dark as dark can be. To be sure
she Is the goddess whom we NAV
fancy We see when We look at the
moon and the moon perhaps sug-
gests a blond more than a brunette
but Diana really is not and was not
a blonde. However. she was very
pale. 1t is her pale face that YOU
see in the moon and you have to use
your imagination 10 get an idea OF
the smooth black hair and cold,
fathomless black eyes that were
also hers. She was very pale, but Il
was not the pallor that goes with
delicacy or ill health. For she il
spoken of as huntress always and
might be taken as the presiding
diety of the young athlete of today
But then IL is a mistake to imagine
that rosy cheeks always indicate
greater health or vitality than pale
ones or that every person who lives
in the outdoors has a bright COM
plexion.
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Helene Manned Life 80 s!: :.!::!s sEsssrrE

your pardon for saying go. I'm re-
ferring TO the poor, crazed creature
that we've just removed. Broke into
your room. did she? They're mighty
artful. where they have their likes
and dislikes. You'd best be very
careful. It's a wonder that she didn't
murder you outright"
He proceeded TO assist his master
IN the Strengthening OF his collar
ana tie. which had suffered griey-
ously In the struggle.
And you'd best watch out. sic
too. You've got a few scratches on
your race: You ought TO have tham
cauterized."
Mr. Anstruther. however, pooh
poohed this suggestion. He drew a
long deep breath, and said:
I'd give a lot TO know Just who
TINS creature Is, and what she's do
Ing In the neighborhood? What are
the police thinking Off She ought
10 nave a keeper OF some sort--it,s
wicked to think OF such a menace
roaming round. Without a doubt''-
ne turned to me-"without a doul,,
| it's this self-same creature who
aimed a bullet at you tonight, Hell
ene-and only by the mercy OF
heaven did you escape"
The butler pricked his ears up.
Begging your pardon. sir. but
was the young lady all alone? Or
who accompanied herr" said he.
Mr.. Travis Lloyd was with her in
a car" came the answer
The butler nodded slowly. with a
wise look on his usually sphinx-like
| countenance.
All, yes. Mr.. Travis Lloyd. That
makes things a little palmer" There
was an air Of mystery in his very
enunciatioon of the words
His master swung round on him.
I Speak out, man. What d'you
! mean?"
The butler shook his head.
1t isn't for the likes of me TO say
the word, sir. But Mr.. Lloyd-ask
him. He knows"
Tomorrow what Does IL Meant
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What $ in aName2
BY Mildred Marshall.
IMOCENE..

lMINlENE.
Not so frequent in usage but none
the less lovely and possessing OF a
good deal OF poetic charm is Imo-
gene. The pane has no definite
history and esymologists find 1t diff
fcult to account for 1t. but the gen.
orally accepted theory is that It IL
another form of the lima gina which
Is found In Germany in early times
There was an Imagina OF Linn
burg in 400 and various other In
stances Of the use of the name by
German women. How England Sc
cured the name OF Imogene Is open
to speculation. 1t is probable that
Shakespeare's heroine established
her vogue there. though etymolo-
gists contend that it was used by
British ladies before the master
playwright wrote his version of the
old story Of the deserted and be-
trayed wife. which he so strangely
placed at the court of the last in
dependent British prince.
Copyright. 1920, by Wheeler Syndicate. Inc. }
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CHILDREN'S
SUNRISE STORIES
by HOWARD X. GARlS
UNCLE WICGILY AND
JIMMY'S SHOWER

Jimmie Wibblewobble- called
the lady mouse teacher in the hol-
low stump school one day, Jimmie
I want you to stay in after the 9th
ers have gone"
why. teacher? Have 1 been bad
didn't quack once out loud In
school today" said Jimmie sadly.
"Oh. no. it isn't that" said the
lady mouse. smiling kindly at jim
mie. ITS just that l want you to
help me clean off the black boards. "
Now just about this time the bad
old Skeezicks, sneaking around in
the woods, looking for souse, hap
pened to see Uncle Wiggily hop
ping along. The Skeezicks saw the
bunny gentleman heading for tho
hollow stump schooli and the Skee
said to himself:
81 know what I'll do, I'll taxa n
short cut, and I'll get to the school
first. Then I'll hide. and when I'm
Gle WiEgily comes to walk home
with the lady mouse teacher I'll
gran MN. and get as much souse
OF MIS- ears as | want, Vow
On and on went the bunny rabbi,
gentleman, but the Skeezicks wa,
ahead of him. The bad chan reach.
ed the school first. and he saw how
still and quiet it was.
Every body must have ront
home. whispered the Skee to him.
self. SO much the better for me
Closer and closer went the Ske,
to the hollow stump school and
then he hid himself down outsId,
onder one Of the windows.
Now just about that time Jimmi,
went over to that window to clos,
II. for he had finished washing on
the blackboards with the bis
sponge. and he was going to heir
the teacher lock up the school 10,
the day. And. looking out of tn,
window. as duck boys will. .Jimmi,
saw the Skee hiding there. with hi,
back to the wall.
The lady mouse teacher. lookinr
out OF window on the other sid,
or the room. sQueaked:
Here comes Uncle WiggiIy III
the hill" ~
Does he?" whispered Jimmie. fin.
toelng over to the teacher "Ob
hed'd better not come here,
The bad old Skeezicks is wait;ns
out under the window on the othe,
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d. 4. r. Notes

Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey
was the guest of honor at a tea
given by the Women's City Club
yesterday afternoon from 4 to &
O'Clock for the visiting Daughters
OF the American Revolution who
are members of the City Clubs in
their own cities. The following la
dies acted as hostcsses: Mrs. ELLEN
Spencer Mussey. Miss Mary O'Toole.
Mrs. George Eastment and Mrs.
James Campbell Cantrill.
Mrs. Everest George Sewell of
Miami. Fla, is a guest at the Shore
ham Hotel while in the city attend
ing the ID. A. r. Congress, as the
newly elected State Regent of
Florida.
Mrs. Sewell is well known here
and has many friends who are al
ways pleased to greet her
Mrs. Delos Blodgett will enter
tain at a tea this afternoon at her
residence in Sixteenth street. in
compliment to the Michigan dele
CATION to the Continental Congress.
which opened here yesterday. A
board meeting of the delegation
will be held at Mrs. Blodgett's res
idence before the reception. to
which only the Michigan contingent
has been asked. Among those as
sisting Mrs. Blodgett will be her
sister. Mrs. Charles G. Matthews,
Mrs. Thomas ]. O'Brien. Mrs. Henry
Getty Chiffon. Mrs. Hugart and the
officers of the Michigan delegation.
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LxxIv-sTRUGGLE.

Keeping close 20 Mr.. Anstruther,
] went below. my frightened eyes
roaming here and there and every
where in search of what I dreaded
SO to see.
But there was nothing.
We went into. the dining-room.
By some device. my host hau
switched on all the lower lights
from the upper landing. The light
was reassuring.
the fire.
Helene. shall we?" Again that wor-
ried note was in his voice. This
crazy creature must have nown on
into the night. Forget about IL. my
dear child" He handed me a glass
of wine.
But before the glass had reached
my lips. dropped il from my shak-
ing fingers For-from behind the
curtains of the dining-room-ther
came a low. dreadful. mocking laugh
"a laugh that made my blood run
cold
" nat
always be a confusion in my mem
ory. In fact. / hate TO think of IL.
The mad woman-for indeed she
was insane-made a wild rush at
me from behind the curtains, and
Mr. Anstruther only intercepted her
in the very nick OF time.
For she was armed. And there
was murder on her face.
Frsl- = a.
was enormously strong. She grap-
pied with Mr.. Anstruther like a
fiend. And all the time. she hurled
imprecations at my head, in a dread
full. piercing voice that reused the
house.
1t was just as we'll the house was
reused. Mr.. Anstruther was farlng
pretty badly. And as for me-oh'
I'm ashamed TO say it-but was no
more help than a newborn infant
would have been! Ny wits seemed
temporarily to have deserted me
and l could only stand there, dumb
and shaking.
But in five minutes the servants
had rushed in. The butler slept on
the ground floor. near the dining
room, and naturally he was the first
to hear the fracas. The sight Of his
master, with torn collar and scratch
ed face. appalled, that worthy. The
sight of the female Desfarges. who
seemed bent on numbering everyone
in the vicinity. appalled, him too.
He rushed TO his masters as
sistance. The cook-a stout, equable
person who under no circumstances
ever could be excited-assisted. Be-
tween the three OF them. they over
powered the dreadful intruder.
The latter was borne away 10
some distant portion of the house,
still hurling dreadful imprecations
at my head. Some of her speech
was quite unintelligible, though its
general drift was not.
Escaped from some lunatic
asylum. I should say. sir" painted
the butler, after the hands and
ankles Of the unknown creature had
been tied securely. and she had been
deposited on a couch in a distant
and unoccupied bedroom that was
! completely out of earshot. What
shall we do now? Phone for the
police"
Mr.. Anstruther looked immensely
worried. He glanced at me.
The country police are no earthly
good, Besides. one doesn't want a
scandal in the neighborhood. Ano
Alice-my wife-I've got to think of
her"
Amazing though it may seem
Alice had slept through the affair
The butler looked at me. There
was an immense interest on his
face.
: she hates you. miss-begginG
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20

What is the most beautiful
bridal costume of the age"
That is the question raised by
the Brides OF the Centuries"
feature, considered one of the most
artistic parts OF John Murray An
derson'S revue.
The bridal costumes OF every
age have been reproduced, with
infinite care to make each detail
correct.
First comes Julicttc Compton,
a Kentucky beauty. as the medic
val bride, gowned in white velvet
with a train eight yards long.
Historic records OF fashions in
the thirteenth century, with Italy
in the lead, tell of long, straight
fitting gowns, with corresponding
ly long, tight-fitting sleeves. If
the lady were wealthy, she chose
silks, or velvet brocadc, often
adorned with bands of gold or
silver embroidery. But were she
OF a lower class in society, laws
prohibited her from wearing such
materials as silk and velvet. AL
most always, a cap. or ornate head
dress of some description COM
pleted the costume. The uniuue
head covering of Miss Compton
emphasizes this fashion.
Nor were the fair ladies of the
middle ages behind the present
modes in the use of rouge and
false and dyed hair. Many jewels,
too, were the decree of fashion,
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
Remodeling a Wife
CVII-Two Ruined Personalities.

CyII-Two Ruined Personalities.
Darlington returned from his
business "trip to find Doris complete
ly absorbed in affairs outside her
household. She gave part of each
day to Marcia, who was her ador-
ing shadow.
1t was not until her talk with
Durand on the day that she motored
him uptown that Doris realized
what her influence might do for the
unhappy girl who shrank from her
friends and those of her mother.
lest embarrassing questions be
asked.
A few words Of sympathy and un-
derstanding had done much, ana
Marcia became practically installed
in the Darlington household. Mar
garet raised her brows slightly at
the intimacy; Doris believed that
she disapproved. but she had long
since ceased to feel any apprehen-
sion in regard to her sister-in-law's s
opinion of her.
Lila Demarest, too-unhappy girl
that she was-returned to Doris
confidence. after a stormy scene
with her mother, regarding the at
tentions of Alex Muncaster.
I'm so wretched. Doris" she told
her. miserabIy, one afternoon when
she had dropped in for tea. I've
had to send Alex away forever. If
had the courage. I would derry
everybody and try to snatch my
happiness"
you mean" Doris gave her
attention to the Sheffield service on
the tea table.
I'D run away with Alex. as ne
begS me to do. and force my hus-
band to divorce me. He only holds
me because he knows l detest him,
and he wants to torture me-" de-
clared Lila. bitterly.
There were new lines in her face
a deeper shadow round her violet
eyes. which Doris thought infinitely
more attractive than the baby fea-
lures under the fluff of fair hair
| that made old Lila a characterless
. figure.
"Of course. there is your baby"
Doris suggested.
''She belongs to Lethe." cried Lila
"What has she ever meant to me
but a French doll for the nurse
to dress with expensive clothes
which L was not even permitted to
select"
Rather like my own babies"
unused Doris, except that there are
no expensive clothes. / should have
loved to buy them lacey frocks and
beribboned bOnnets and cunning
satin boots with fur tops. but Stew
art says such things are insult
able and unhygienic. They wear
only simple cotton dresses that can
be easily laundered."
Might I see the babies?" asked
Lila You know I've never met
the youngest"
Stewart doesn't approve of bring
ing them in to see people: he says
Excitement is bad for children. But
IN see II their nurse will let us
come up for a minute" Doris rose
and touched a bell.
Lila laughed. a tribe Historically.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
About the Colon

The big waste pipe Of the lower
bowel. II must he kept active or
an ordinarily harmless germ which
dwells there may become a raving
maniac and run amu~k. causing
death and destruction to follow in
his wake. This colon dweller is
known as the coli communis"
The food as IL passes through the
intestines is Of the consistency Of
thick pea soup until IL reaches the
colon. The absorption through the
intestinal walls occurs while il il in
this state. When IL reaches the
colon il is practically all eNcretory
matter and has become more and
more solid. consequently the pcris-
taltic or waYe-like motion has slowed
down. This is where the trouble
begins. II the individual who suffers
some headache unacvounted for:
more or less OF that tired feeling"
out Of proportion to the work being
done; and even the more severe
evidences of autointoNication. dizzi-
ness. vomiting, coma. spasms-your
doctor will look for an accounting
10 h. r. II. Coli Communis who is
on a rampage. Something wrong
that cannot be regulated with pills
Ask yourself Am ] taking enough
muscular exercise Is my dict prop
erly chosen? Am ! drinking enough
water? Is the food OF sufficient bulk =
Am ! getting enough sleep? Am I
overworking: or do ! work too long
at a time without resting? Is my
clothing warm enough or am l over
clad"
These questions must he answered
and a serious getting down to busi-
ness must follow. IL is as important
TO see TO the regular discharge of
body waste as IL is TO regularly
feed the body. Most OF the beginning
ills of the whole world depend on
! this fact.
Copyright. 1921. by The NC Syndicate.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
GIRLS SEEK MORE PAY
FOREIGNER CARFARE

Girls employed in laundries here
are urging the Scent fare as a rea-
son for the same minimum wage
as women employees in other indus
tries, the Minimum Wage Board
announced yesterday.
The second minimum-wage hear
ing for women workers in District
laundries will be held at the Dis
trict Building tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.
A minimum scale of $3.50 weekly
has already been set for women en-
ployes Of department stores. hotels
restaurants and hospitals.
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sisting her were Mrs. George T.
Guernsey. retiring president gen.
cral of the d. A. R.; Mrs. George
Maynard Minor, Mrs. William H.
Waite. vice president general, of
Michigan; Miss Alice Louise Nc
Duffie. of Kalamazoo, State regent;
Mrs. Seydel. of Grand Rapids, vice
State regent: and Senator Newber-
ry's sister. Mrs. Henry B. Joy. of De-
troit. chairman of the resolutions
committee of the congress. who with
her daughter, Mrs. Howard Lee, a
page at the congress. is staying
at the Washington Hotel
Among the guests were the
daughters as well as the wives of
the Michigan Senators and Repre-
sentatives. Mrs. Louis c. Cramp-
ton and Mrs. Earl C. Michener,
whose husbands are Representa-
tivcs from Michigan, poured tea for
Mrs. Newberry.
Mrs. Horace Mann Towner, wife
of Congressman Towner, of Iowa,
will be hostess at a reception this
afternoon at the Congressional Club
from 4 to o'clock in compliment
to the delegates from Iowa to the
ID. A. r. Congress. She will be as
sisted by the Misses Cummins, sis
ters of Senator Cummins. of Iowa
Mrs. w. s. Kenyon, wife of Sem
ator Kenyon. and the wives of the
members of the Iowa delegation in
Congress; Mrs. James w. Good, Mrs.
w. r. Green, Mrs. C. W. Ramseyer,
Mrs. L. ]. Dickinson and Mrs. W.
D. Boies.
Mrs. James Campbell Cantrill will
be hostess to the Kentucky delega-
tion d. A. r. at a tea at the
Women's City Club this afternoon
from 4 to o'clock. Among the
guests of honor will be Mrs. r. NJ
Swami, of Louisville, KY. a real
Daughter of the American Revolu-
tion.
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MRS. BRITTEN ENTERTAINs
CHICAGO DELEGATE.

Mrs. John F. Jelke of Chicago
who is delegate to the annual
congress. National Society, D. A. r.,
Is spending this week as the guest
of Mrs. Fred A. Britten.
Mrs. J. B. Francis Herreshoff. of
New York City. regent of the Man
haitian Chapter, D. A. r., and the
State parilmentarian-el of New
York State. is stopping at the
Washington during the D. A. r.
Congress. Mrs. Herreshoff was
well-known in Washington as Car
rie Ridley Enslow, national charity
officer. D. A. r., in the juvenile
courts of Washington.
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Some Features That
Proue Interesting at
d. 4. r. ConcLaue

The resolutions committee of the
twenty ninth congress, as announc-
ed by the president general yester-
day afternoon. includes: Mrs. Henry
B. Joy, Michigan: Mrs. Harold r.
Howell, Iowa; Mrs. William ii. Tai
bott. Maryland; Mrs. George NJ.
Minor, Connecticut; Mrs. John Z.
Ames. Illinois; Mrs. Livingston l..
Hunter. Pennsylvania: Mrs. Shep-
pard w. Foster, Georgia: Mrs. Frank
ID. Ellison. Massachusetts: Mrs. Ed
ward l.. Harris, Ohio: Mrs. F. II. H.
Calhoun. South Carolina: Mrs. John
i. Hume, Wisconsin,; Miss Alice L..
McDuffee. Michigan; Mrs. Cassius G.
Cottlc, California; Mrs. Isaac Lee
Patterson, Oregon.
Ambassador Jusserand, of France.
informed the ID. A. II. congress last
evening that his government. in ap-
probation of the work the 10. A. T..
had done in behalf of French or
phans, had requested him to ask the
national society to accept the Hou-
don bust of Washington.
Gen. Pershing drew the big laugh
OF the evening when. in the course
Of telling how he had in ten min
utes at Lincoln. Neb.. become a
member of the ID. A. r., he turned
to the president general and paused
when he had momentarily forgot
ten the proper title by which he
should address Mrs. Guernsey. Final
ly. when the pause started a ripple.
l. sa1, a Il
the ripple became a laugh.
John Barrett and his staff will en-
tertain the women of the d. A. r. at
tea tomorrow afternoon at the Pan
American Union Building.
The ID. A. Y. reporter, one man in
crowd of 1900 women, had sought
a fellow man in the mass of silk
gowns. He had wandered out on
the southern veranda of Continental
Hall and had found the official pho
tographer busy shooting a badge
bespangled breast of a d. A. r.
member. The reporter. as he waited
for the woman to rise from her pos
ing. mused to himself that there was
a fine example of grand old Amer
lean mother. Finally he broke in by
saying Are you surprising the chill
dren at home with a new picture?"
NO, that's for my beau" responded
the photographers subject. A good
laugh swallowed up the awkward
ness the error had caused. When
the lady had gone inside, the re-
porter murmured to the photog-
rapher. You'd never guess it, eh?''
No" said the man of the lens, "and
I've quit trying"
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20

Dear Miss Lee: Do you think IL Is right
for young girl to constantly telephone q
young man friend of hers and to ask him TO
come over to her home: II q young man
broke about three engagements he had with
you would il BE- all right to make another
one with him BLONDE.
] do not think a young girl should
make practice of telephoning
young men. II is better to 60 to
the other extreme and make 1t a
point never to call one. 1t is all
right for a girl to ask a young man
to attend a party or even to say,
Wont you come out to the house
sometime? We will be glad to see
you" but she should not make
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
Daily Horoscope
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1920.

TUESDAY, APRIL 70, 1920.
This is not a lucky day. accord
ing TO astrology. Neptune is in for
bidding aspect. while Mercury and
Venus are adverse.
During this sway IT may not be
wise to deal with women. who are
held to be more inclined to be
deceiving than in ordinary circum-
stances.
Neptune gives warning of the
greatest divergence in public opin-
ion, misjudgmeLts, misrepresenta-
tions and general uncharitableness.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20

Revolution, of which Mrs. Keyes is
one Of the national vice presidents
Mrs. Daniel Lothrop, founder of the
children OF American Revolution: !:
Mrs. William B. Howe, ex-State
regent of New Hampshire; Miss
Elizabeth F. Pierce. chaplain gem
eral OF d. A. r., and Mrs. Isaac
Pearson, president of the League of
American Pen Women, will preside
at the tea table.
The Washington herald., 1920-04-20
MISSOURI DELEGATION
TO MEET TODAY.

The State meeting of the Mis-
souri, d. A. r. delegation will be
held at the Lafayette this after
noon. Mrs. John Trigg Moss, of
st. Louis. State regent. will pre-
side. Among others who will be
present are Mrs. Dan B. Holmes,
of Kansas City; Mrs Henry l..
Mann. of Kansas City, who is visit
ing Senator and Mrs. James A.
Reed. and Mrs.. Samuel G. Major,
wifa of RanrasAntativa Major. who