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IL do not really know Just how It oc-
currod," said the Viscountess. INDUCING in
a pleasant "Reminiscences. 1T must have
been the sea, or the glorious sunshine or
something else, but when jacques came
down there I felt the founcation Of my
independence slipping, and I appreciated
that had not built 80 securely as had
thought Everything he told me seemed
to be more beautiful and had an added
meaning. l found myself become actually
sentimental apd. what was worse, liking It,
too. Well In weeks time was won,
but with certain conditions. Those condi-
tions we're that | should have my full
liberty to do as wanted; could maintain
my own apartment as | had always main
tanned Il: should continue my career and
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my husband was in no way to interfere
In 1t. IA
$50, when I dress In a gown and como
down TO the salon to go to the theatre or
dinner and find my noble husband making
faces of disapprobation when he sees me,
l absolutely ignore him, for I dress as
wish and to please myself.
Il do not think that anything that Is
artistic could be questioned morally. I
grant my gowns are sensational and ex-
treme. but they are always artistic and
pretty. 1t Is the great passion OF my lIfo
to dress well. Two things rule my life.
my love for dress and my career Out
side OF our many disputes about MY
clothes, our married life has been one OF
great happiness. When Jacques is very
good, l sometimes invite him over to my
apartment for dinner. We have great
rivalry as to who runs tho best estab-
lishmentl"
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tune was relieved only by the touch OF
white sleeves. 1t swathed her form like a
Mephistophelian robe. climbed above her
shoulders, clasped her neck tightly and
rose up to her ears, and the long black
gloves at the ends OF the white sleeves
seemed to add another sepulchral touch.
A photograph Of this strange CONNECTION is
printed on this page.
This woman Of rank, who wears such
surprising dresses, is much more than
woman OF fashion who spends her time in
trying and wearing new dresses. She has
been the heroine Of a very interesting
love romance, and she has worked bravely
for her country.
1t was during the early part Of the war,
when the present Viscountess was at
tached to a socalled hospital train bring
ing the wounded from the front lines that
she met the man who became her husband.
These hospital trains were not the hos
pital trains Of later times. They had no
clean, well-equipped cars with beds for the
wounded. They were improvised hospital
trains, composed Of freight cars, in which
straw had been placed and where the poor
wounded rested as well as they could.
1t was one night while she was attend
ing to the men in the dim light OF the
smoking lamps placed about the car that
she came upon soldier, severely wounded
but hearing his suffering like real hero.
He was covered with mud and had just
come from the front-line trenches. She
was impressed by the heroic nature Of the
man. who would soon be taken from the
train to be conveyed to a hospital. and she
said:
when you 60 back to the front / will
be pleased to be your marianne, II you
wish It. What ia your name?
He told her he was Jacques Nardou and
gave her the number Of his regiment. He
added:
I'm spite OF The number OF men at II, war
Is most lonely business, and will be
pleased to have some one interested in
me-"
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ranging her hair and discreetly using a
powder rag, as every woman does under
embarrassment, she said:
But never knew you under that name"
Il purposely never told you," the Wis
count replied, 'for l wanted to offer 1t to
you before you even knew It,"
The Partisan business woman thought no
was joking, but after having been con-
WINGED by the earnest exhortations OF the
Viscount that he was very much In earn
est, she told him that such a thing as mar
rage would be impossible; that she had to
have her liberty and her independence and
all that. She told him that she had never
even contemplated marrying for she
thought her happiness and contentment
could never be found In being tied to a
man for life. She had to live her own life
Great Britain Right. Reserved.
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She wrote out her address for the soldier
on piece of paper.
The Viscountess went on caring for the
others In the car and thought nothing more
of her newly adopted "godchild,' who was
removed at the next stop and taken on to
be treated. Her work kept her very busy,
but one day, when a permission was
granted to her, she returned to her apart
ment in Paris, to find mass of mail that
had accumulated, among which were three
letters from her "godchild" or "filleul,"
Jacques Nardou.
She wrote him regularly and sent pack.
ages Of such necessartes as were not pro-
durable at the front, but her "filleul" was
sort Of a dream, an unreal thing to her,
for she never had seen him but that one
time under such strange conditions.
When she gave up her Red Cross work
she returned to Paris to occupy herself
with her business, for she is very modern
woman and believes in every woman hav-
ing something serious to do in life. She
is not only business woman, but a most
the direction OF one Of the most renowned
Photographic establishments In Paris.
Since she married the Viscount she has
insisted on doing this work, In spite Of all
his protests, for she says:
mo man can take independence away
from a woman who works"
One day, while sitting in her office on
the Champs-Elysees, a man came in to see
her who sent in his card reading: The Wis
count de Flougere." She did not know
who It was, and he seemed much amused
and kept up playing little comedy until
he said:
Don't you know me7 I'm your fllleul'"
The marianne" was much embarrassed
by this sudden, unexpected meeting with
her god-child OF so many years and, ar
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The Vivacious and Versatile MINI
de Flougere's Bargain with
Her Distinguished Husband to
Dress as She Pleases and
Maintain Her Own
Separate Establishment

shown a lack Of interest In lie became
very active when the Viscountess sppesro1
and, jumping up. would follow her viva
ciously. In fact the Viscountess was ac-
companied by a crowd all the time. The
viscount was bored to death with this
unwanted popularity. but the Viscountess
revelled In It.
At Biarritz there was almost riot when
she appeared decollete with her hair done
In a novel fashion. The same thing oc-
CURED when she went to Etretat. Ma mat
ter whether a dress was decollete or Just
the opposite, when the Viscontess wore It
there was always something sensational
about 1t. At the first nights Of the theatre
in Paris the Viscountess is watched for
with as much interest as is the play ITSELF
She ia always making debut in some new
idea and the public expect 1t OF her. In
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the Bols, In the
restaurants, every
where, you hear
people asking what
Is the latest fad
of the Viscountess
de F1ougere.
The Viscountess
designs all her own
models. She has
them executed by
one of the great
dressmakers OF
Paris, but superin-
tends the design
ing, draping and
making herself.
It would seem as
II It was not alone
the element of dar-
ing or decollete in
dress which inter
ests the fiscoun-
tess. Those who
have been startled
by the holiness Of
her evening gowns
were equally taken
by surprise when
the Viscountess de-
murely appeared
one afternoon In
the gay throngs
at Monte Carlo
wearing a gown
which seemed to
h We an under
takers shroud for
its inspiration!
This relentlessly
severe black cos
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ner, and she had only been
by the seaside three days
when her ardent sutton
arrived.
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and did not want
to be interfered
with.
But the more OBJ
durate the little
wo m an became.
the more insistent-
ly the Viscount
forced his argu-
ments. But she
would have none Of
him, and although
he persisted ana
made daily visits
endeavoring to
make her change
her mind, she re-
manned firm. The
Viscount's impor-
tunities began to
bore her and his
visits interfered
with the conduct OF
her many interests.
When she became
too bored sh o
jumped a train and
went to Deauville
to get rid Of her
love-mad Viscount.
But he found out
W h ere she had
gone In some man.
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points on which Some confusion of thought
has been evident The iden is encountered
here and there that the Use ri tradc ac-
ceptanccs by banks clientele will tend
to exhaust the reserves Of thnt Institution
Tho central fallacy in this IL Of course tho
asstnpti that for bank To discount n
trade acceptance IL actually or IN effect To
mako n loan. The statute provides that
the discount Of bills of exchange drawn in
good faith against actually existing values,
and tho discount Of commercial or biisI-
ness paper actually owned by the pereOn
negotiating the sale shall not be consider
cd ns money borrowed. n eligible trade
aocepthnccs were not properly to be classcd
ms mn nssct, the law certainly would have
made them subject TO tho limitations
placed on national banks To hold their
loans To any single borrower TO 10 per
cent Of their capital and surplus. Tho
trade acceptance IN an asset 20 bank just
ns is standard bond indeed more 40,
for it is not only based, like IA bond. on
actually existing value, but il represents
a particular segregated transaction, and
therefore has beck Of IL a separate and
definite value in goods which, during the
life of the acceptance, arc being sold SO as
To provide the funds with which TO rnoet
the bill at maturity. The bank which p,Ir-
chascs a trade acceptance has, therefore,
nm asset, moreovef. becaus it can redls-
count IL nj tho Federal Reserve bank and
thus keep in replonishment those reserves
VIII oh the critics Of trade nrceptances
claim to be worrying about
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the rules and regulations under which
national banks may accept drifts. These
four arr, ms you know, as follows. Drafts
which arise out Of transaction involving
the importation or expectation Of goods:
those which arise out Of transaction in
volving the domestic shipment Of goods /.
those which nre secured by readily market
able goods IN storage and those which
are drawn for the purpose Of furnishing
dollar exchange.
."The bankers acceptance has Mt present
it's widest ,ise M an instrument for iinanc-
ing international trade; the trade nc
ccptance in it's most important nspccts
relates to domestic business For these
reasons and because it haa to do with
staple goods, the use Of the bankers ac-
ceptance in connection with ordinary
domestic commercial transactions be-
tween buyer and seller is IN sense limited
and is relatively infrcquent as compared
with the trade acceptance Hence there is
small cairsc for confusing the two instr,I-
ments, either in the abstract or in artunl
practice.
''The trnde acceptance, in the opinion
of these who have had wide experience in
it's practical ,ise, is the logical means of
settlement in practically all Of the ordi-
nary transactions involving moderate
amounts, and hence in amall M well as in
largo communities In this conviction
they have i'm mind benefits accriiing 10 the
banks ~ well as To the direct parties To the
instrument And here we come face 10
face with another Of the fundamental
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-22
TTERNILk BOOSTED.

Tho dcsfssrd huttcrmllk apparently
about fa rnWc ntp lt- own Since DIR.
llttl eIf Watson. state Bacterlologlst
lun .un..l that huttormik under certain
.undltlaus rautafu- three per cent al
uhol. d. hs- received numerous letters
fbm citlfcn- ot Delaware and other state
u NC HIM frankly just what the condl-
uoue are that produce q KICK.
Dalr,mcn saw that the pdSsage of the
lghtccnth Amendment has caused a
hoom n huttcrmlk Moro of this side
prplurt IS being solid nov than ever before
nj the mlkmcn saw II Is because people
have altcad, learned that 1t has pleasant
stimulating effect
II seems that the learned hacteriologist
IS not AZ an lovcd over the publicity gwen
hit pronounccmont concerning the kick
ing powers of buttcrmilk IN fact he AYERS
that hls statements have been miscon-
strucd But u Is Questionable II anything
ha can saw now can discourage the in.
Cruasing salos.
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STATE BANKERS
Continued from page l

tions z the Federal Reserve Board
Throughout this discussion / have in
mind of course, only such acceptanccs as
conform To these niles and regulations.
Back of the characteristic OF sclf-liquida-
tion, common to both, is the vital fact
giving acceptances their superior place in
commerce and finance-that they nre 50
cured by goods. The only exception 70
this is found in bills for dollar exchange,
in which case an acceptance is drawn by
bank and accepted by "A bank
"As for the points OF dissimilarity, let
us note, first, that trade acceptance is
the result Of direct transaction between
seller and buyer Of goods, whereas a
bankers acceptance is the result OF tho
participation of thirl party, bank,
which thereby makes n loan of it's credit.
Therefore, whereas in tho execution of n
trade acceptance, it is the buyer of goods
who accepts the daft, in the case of the
bankers acceptance, the acccptor is
banking institution, which, for n consider
alton, permits the use of its credit. Again
a trade acceptance is always drawn by the
seller Of goods on the buyer; n bankers
acceptance may be drawn by either buyer
or seller If drawn by the seller for ao-
count of the buyer, a commercial credit
is created IL drawn by the buyer To finance
his purchase under pre-arrnngemcut with
his bank, we have a documentary bill.
Another outstanding point Of differ
ence is that the trade acceptance evidcnc-
es n completed transaction; the bankers
acceptance is step in effecting trnnsac-
ton. The trade acceptance &C If used 10
finance an ordinary sale of goods such as
takes place every day IN thousand and
one communities the country over; the
bankers acceptance is usod To supply
credit 10 finance goods in course Of trar g.
portation and in the various stages from
origin to final distribution. Thus it is
evident that the trade acceptance arises
from only one general kind of transaction,
whereas the bankers acceptance may
arise out Of any ono of several -four to be
cxnct-if We classify them according TO
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-22
LIQUOR TRANSPORTATION.
Chester Official Finds Law Forhidding
Movement nj NIGHT

Ancient and almost forgotten blue laws
may be enforced in an endcavor To bring
to an end the traffic of liquor through
Delaware from Baltimore to Pennsylvania
and New York Charles McAvoy, special
prohibition agent for the government at
Chester, claims to have found law which
declares illegal the transportation Of
liquor between the hours Of dark and
dawn
The penalty provided for infraction
of this law is n 500 fine for each cask or
case of wet goods being moved with con-
fiscation of the goods and the vehicle.
Mr.. McAvoy is of the opinion that this
law is still in force but W. Truxton Boycc,
State Prohibition Director for Delaware
thinks that the old law has tten made
void by the provisions of the Nolstead
act.
'"Thc carrying of liquor from Mary
land to Pennsylvania through this state, "
SAYS MIR. Boyce lis classed as inter-s, ate
commerce and as such has certain spcci
fed rights
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-22
WOMEN ROBBED
BY BALKY SCALE
Machine. in Turn. Robbed by
Boys Who Evidently Knew
the Combination.

Everybody is moro or less interested in
human nature, especially II IT ~ of the
eternal feminine variety. This story con-
Germs a weighing machine, penny and q
hair pm. Also, several aides of unheraided
agcs. The reporter was lighting a fifty
cent cigar IN a West Fourth street tobacco
emporium when the incident, or rather
series oi incidents, occurred. The weighing
machine stands Just outside the store IL IS
NOT m repair, and thereby depends the
tale
II Is said that weighing machines and
women are afhnitics, that the machine
has an almost irresistible attraction for
the lady When lady secs one, she is at
eare possesscd with n tremendous desire
o. step ahoari and ascertain how much
avpirdupo,s she has gained or lost. Some
ladics smilc when they note that they have
acquired flesh Others. when they see that
they have losi Thus difference can be ex-
planned hy the ndlcs alone.
The rcason that lady does not always
rush upon n weighing machine the moment
she secs one D. SAID hy the cynic To bc he
cause she shrlnks from publicity But
gave her i quiet corner with not too many
observers and hr attraction Of the ma
Ulllue Wins out over her shyncss
Two girls hrst paused At the West
Fourth street machine, and one stepped
un, inserting a penny N the slot The
pouuy dil not drop. bat became 50 wcdg-
81 that u rntid not hc removed. The mss
un tho plntform dcftl, removed = hair
pun and hshcd Tor the penny She tishod
sumr hVc or sN minutes very patiently
Whdr ~, reporter withheld hIs Services,
wishing to see the tuISh
FINALLY. with lpok II positive venom
"a the false machine the young damscl
.toppcd down and continued on her way,
minus The pcur, AvIekcd hoy, who had
viewed thr proceedings and denied his
assistance, IL strctci the penny with a
pcpkulle
momont aftcrWard a rather stoutish
woman Vas drawn toward the machine
tnu stepping az, tried ~ insert n penny
The Soc prd penny also stuck
Ald NOW uotiDe feminine nature. the
eurkmR of the rcutlc mlnd \ man would
tnV, abandoned penny and machine,
with perhaps crss word, hut no more.
! IA tht lady \o She reached up for
hair pm and turd her darndcst' to re-
ntol that copper And failcd This thing
happened lof sc,, times. and each time
the disappointed ady first thought was
Fer 4 hau pfn That ls human nature as
Zen Is Tie woman Everybody knows the
4 tr, 80 ho1 llc rescued four pennies
p spent them ioul-hlY The reporter
ssctI u.lIc tlc htt II hls 6fty-ccnt
mar tnd rtt u,cd 81 hls office mnnlizlnR
n.u uhpt he Ind seem
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-22
RAY A PHILOSOPHER.
Has Something TO Say About Breaking up
Happy Homes.

Chickens" not the garden variety
oh no, nothing so innocent and utilitarian
as the feathered denizcns of the slate
coop-but the kind that had rather roam
after dark than roost. are responsible for
unhappness IN many an otherwise happy
home Orso says Hallcck Ray of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children.
His opinion of the human chicken
is summed up in the following terse man
ner The chicken with the powdered
nose and the cute hat looks harmless
enough but oftentimes she is deliberate
home-wrecker
MIR. Ray adds: while wives can no
longer drive men TO drink, they can still
drive them TO the chickens. When your
husband comes home from work don 9
greet him with crouch and dirty shirt
waist and talk about bills, for the chickens
will get him il you don't watch out.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-22
Alkali in Shampoos
Bad for Washing Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampoos con
thin too much alksh. which is very in
FURIOUS ,as Il drcs the scalp and makes
the hnr brittle
The hest thing 20 use is Mulsifed
ooooanut oh shampoo, for this Is pure and
entirely grcasclcs> Its very cheap and
lcats anything Csc all 10 pieces You
eau Get tins 40 any drug store, and few
ounces Will last the whole family for
months
Simply molstcn the hair with water
and rub it 10. about a tcaspoonful is all
that ls required Il makes an abundance
"a rich, creamy lather. cleanses thoroughly,
and rlnscs out easily The hair dries
quickly and evenly. and Is soft, fresh
booking, bright fluffy, wavy and easy to
handle l'csidcs Il looscns and takes out
evrrN particlc nt dust, dirt and dandruff.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-22
Baptist Men on Moonlight.

A moonlight outing on the Delaware
will be held this evening by the Mems
League of the Delaware Avenue Baptast
Church and the Wilmington Christian
Endeavor Union. The excursionists will
leave the Fourth street wharf, NJ S.l5
O'Clock on the steamer Brandywine.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-22
homuS kluh Active.

komus klub mot Tuesday night az the
home 81 Miss Ann Eckcrt. 4 reception
followed about 80 memhcrs attending
dancing and games were INDUCED IN
The kub has hceu very active during tho
summer, having gwen several straw rides,
parties, hikes. ucuics and boat rides
rrparations arr under way for the
opening dance 81 the season to bc held in
~eptcmhct
Evening star., 1920-03-21
LLOYD GEORGE FIRM
IN TURKISH POLICY
Not Treated Severely Be-
cause of Mohammedanism,
Premier Tells Indians.

LONDON. March 20 (by the Associated
Press).-Premier Lloyd George yester-
day discussed the Turkish question with
the Indian caliphate delegation, headed
by Mohammed Ali. who declared that
Turkey should have all her pre-war ter
ritory restored. The premier replied:
81 do not understand Mr.. Moham ed
Ali to claim Indulgence for Turkey
he claims justice Germany has had
justice-pretty terrible justice. Why
should Turkey escape?
Turkey thought she had a feud
with us. Why did she come in and
try to stab us and destroy liberty
throughout the world while we were
engaged in this life-and-de strug
gle?
rs there any reason why we should
apply a different measure to Turkey
than we have meted out to the Chris
tian communities of Germany and
Austria?
Il want the Mohammedans in India
to get it well into their minds that
we are not treating Turkey severely
because she is Mohammedan. We are
applying equally the same principle
to her as to Austria, which is the
greatest Christian community"
Referring to th,, temporal power of
the caliphate, the premier said he
could not interfere in a religious
question, in which Mohammedans
themselves differed.
The delegation requested that the
Armenian massacres be investigated