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The Washington times., 1920-01-04

mysterousy at Meyerling, Vienna, January &c.
1899
At seventeen she married George Osborne Hayne, .
young Canadian of wealthy family who filed several good
business positions and finally became British officer
during the After the birth of little boy she drfted
apart from Hayne and began suit for divorce.
Another young Canadian Justin B. McDougald, be.
infatuated with her while she waiting for the
divorce. His father placed him in institution alleging
that he out of his senses and Alma Vetsera Hayne
made two attempts to the youth by stealth at
night in automobile.
After this Mrs Hayne moved to New York, where she
lived in the best Of hotels and apartments and enjoyed
much social popularity. She also paid long visits to
London.
In New York she met young Donald Shields Andrews,
Of Cleveland millionaire mine and a senior
at Yale University The young fell in love with her.
many other men had done, and they married
at Mamaroneck, NJ Y. in 1915.
They went to London, but disagreed after a short
time owing to the opposition of his family the reduction
Of income, the young man alleged extravaganza and
other causes. divorce resulted
Mrs. HayDe had been living in London when the
broke out and her claim to be Of Austrian parentage
would have rendered her subject to internment The
Scotland Yard detective force conducted extensive
investigation into this matter and decided that she Of
American parentage but refused 10 give further nfor
nation on the subject. She then became q popular
member OF London society not merely Of the Bohemian
SET but Of the most arstocratc circles Her beauty her
exquisite taste in dress her education and accomplish
The Washington times., 1920-01-04

Yv7HO was the brilliant young beauty, Mrs. Alma
w Vetsera Steane, who committed suicide the
w morning after London second Victory Ball,
November III
That there is a mystery about her origin, mystery
that overshadowed her whole life and finally drove her
to commit suicide appears certain but at present is
only possible peer little way into the tangled of
tragedies adventures and nexpcabe circumstances that
surround her existence.
She has passed away pursued by the haunting mystery
of her life at when she seemed have every
thing worth living for when she the wife of wealthy
and handsome young officer of the British army, Captain
Cedric Sebastian Steane when she the spoiled dar
ling of London society and the friend of such dis
tngushed London social leaders the Countess Of
Wilton She killed herself the morning after the
second Victory Ball, exactly year after the pretty
young actress, Billie Carleton, died mysteriously of
poisoning following the first Victory Ball. This fact has
led many persons to refer to the Steane The
Second Victory Ball Mystery
In Billie Carletons the public interest
aroused mainly by the revelations which followed
cerning the corrupt and criminal in London society
that surrounded her. while in Mrs Steane il is the
romantic and mysterious Of the herself
that compels attention.
When Mrs. Steane first became known TO society she
came from religious institution in Toronto Can where
she had been highly educated and where her psrentage
always concealed. She always called herself Alma
Vesera and gave herself out to be the child of the i'll
faed Crown Prince Rudolph Of Austria and his sweet
heart the Baroness vetsera. both Of whom perished
The Washington times., 1920-01-04
Who Was This Beauty, and Why Did She r
Name, and What Was the Secret That /
Destruction the Night of the Great BalR

was that witnsss initiated what he meant by raising his
hand TO his mouth).
9. Putting something into her MOUTH
A. saw her put her hand to her mouth.
@ Did she drink snythingi
A. She then drank water from a,glass the mantel-
piece. Then heard something tiRkle the fiat roof
outside.
Q. Was the window opcni
A. She opened il.
The Washington times., 1920-01-04

I'VE returned from
the ball soon after
wo-thirty in the
morning. She went
into her bedroom and
soon called me. On
entering the room I
found her standing
In front of the fire
place. l saw her put
her hand to her
m mouth-then o she
drank a glass Of
water from the man.
telpiece. l didn't
realize what had
taken place until she
said, TONY, kiss me
for the last time."-
From, the testimony
of Mr.. Cedric s.
Steane, husband Of
the mysterious
beauty.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-19
Farmer Loses Arm

Special to The Times.
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Nov. 19.-Ruben
II. Thompson. Is, farmer Of White County,
suffered the loss OF an arm In cord
shredder late Thursday. He was feed
ing the machine, when his glove caught
IN the roller and his arm was drawn into
the knife and literally cut to shreds.
Thompson was brought to st. Joseph's
Hospital here, where the mangled arm
was amputated.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-19
Open Saturday Night
6 to $50
Fletcher
4abiHgs am Crust Ga
lanuOoscxss
Seriousness Lack
One Trouble Taft

NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-Extravagance
Injury and "a frightful lack Of serious
ness' are war reactions experienced by
the American people, ex-President Will
lam II. Taft said in a speech here.
But the lessons Of the war have not
been lost. the resction is only tenn
porary, am convinced" said Mr.. Taft.
The speaker made a plea for education.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17

CHE was rummaging through her bag
Dior her door key. She parted an old
letter. her railroad ticket. an out-of-
date timetable, week -old shopping list,
and n stamp book. and dug down into
the depths of the bag. Her fingers closed
on something cool and hard. In tri@
umph, she brought up penny. she
dropped everything and put the penny
In her pocketbook. Then she dived
again, found a nickel that she knew
nothing about. and discovered clean
handkerchief, folded away In an OBJ
sc,Iro corner. The key must have been
lost. she decided How in, the world
would she get in, because everybody else
was away! -,
She made one more hopeless. search,
bringing to the surface a pencil with
out a point and another penny, and
then gave up in despair. She dropped
the penny absent -mindedly into the lit.
tie change pocket of the bag. heard 1t
clink against something, looked hur>
riedly. sheepishly--and found her key:
Yet she had looked there in the first
place! But then. there was a soiled
visiting card, with limp, exhausted
edges, a "voucher" for something that
had long since been delivered. from tho
store, and a newspaper clipping. all OF
which had conspired to hide that dis
agreeable little key! ., ,
She pulled 1t out with a reproacb :
full little Jerk, inserted it in the lock
and let herself in. With an indignant
bump she dropped the bag down on the
nearest table. ..., :,
'I must get another bag that's small
er." she told her self decisively. Then
I won't have room to keep so much
trash that I don't need. Nobody could
find anything in all that mess"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
HER HANDBAG WAS SO FULL z
SHE COULDN'T FIND HER KEY
So She Got Smaller Purse That Woulda't Hold So Much
"Trush"-Then She Filled IL Up So Full That 1t Bulged

A WEEK later I met her on the tro,.
"A ley. She carried a fiat leath,.
purse. the kind with strap that a..
over the back of the hand. and il bs,S
snug and secure without any burden.
ing Of the fingers. Not this one, thouyb
It's owners fingers were 30 burdensd
that they could hardly reach ono nm,
other around the bulging, fat pocket.
book. She opened the purse and began
a search for carfarc. There were biIls
rolled up in one compartment Of tb,t
"smaller purse that wouldn't hold "a
much trash" there was timetable Ana
n ticket, a handkerchief and an nm.
mailed letter in another. while loos.
change. key. department store COIN
some loose stamps and n gold pin viii
a broken clasp occupied the third!
There's no use--a woman cannot hna
n bag too small to hold a great deal Al
unnecessary trash. any more than IN.
can find one big enough to hold all tbs
stuff she can manage to cram into Il
She hasn't any pockets, like a man, IA
fill up with all the superfluous "truck"
that accumulates so quickly. II sbs
had they would probably be SO hea,il,
filled that they would pull her clothe,
all out of shape--how do men manage IL
keep so much "junk" in their pocket,
and still preserve that fat. wcll-pressed
appearance of their coats?
Perhaps, in their pockets, they don't
keep 30 much "junk." Is It a purel,
feminine habit? If it is, it's practiced
very consistently; for there isn't 4
woman who carries a bag or pocketbock
or purse of any description who hasn't
been seen at some time sitting resolut,ly
down to "clean out" the trash.
"Now I'm not going to let this bag s.t
80 cluttered up again" she always de-.
clares firmly. And about two months
or moro later she does 1t all over again (!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
THERE Is nothing especially new to

THERE Is nothing especially new 10
i adventure readers about the nuts.
7 have told you Of them before. But
in passing the other day, noticed that
one shop apparently has just received
new supply of them. and thought
that you might like to be reminded OF
them, in case you are giving a summer
marty at the shore. The nuts are made
of papier -mache, and closely resemble
walnuts. But they have this difference: :
Whereas with a walnut one generally
knows what one will find inside, in
these nuts one can never tell, Tor
each has some little surprising toy.
They make mighty nice party favors,
and are reasonably priced at 25c for Il.
The powder kewpies are irresistible.
They stand some six inches high, and to
ali intents and purposes are just regu-
lar kewpie dolls with rcguish smiles
and fat little "tums." But here Is their
secret-at the back of their heads is q
fair sized opening which will remind
Won of the top of talcum powder can.
And that, in truth, is just what 1t Is.
For these kewpies conceal within their
vitals. fragrant scented talcum powder
which sprinkles out through the open
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
after Washing

To dry sweater without stretching,
pass the clothesline In one sleeve and
out the other, drawing It taut and so
adjusting the sweater that the sleeves
will be In a straight line with the
shoulders. A coat sweater should be
buttoned to prevent the fronts from
sagging.
Creme kimonos, house dresses and
underwear can be dried satisfactorily in
the same way. In hanging these up
1t is best to choose that part of the line
where, a parallel or angle line is near
enough to be reached. Then one side
of the hem of the garment can be pinned
to the other line so that the skirt falls
open wide and allows the air to blow
through the garment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
Tho Lemon Treatment

To the Editor Of womur's Pdco:
Dear Madam think the Woman's
Page Is wonderful and gives good ad-
vice. / have como for some, too. Please
help mo. Thank you.
The other evening I read about q tan
neck. My neck isn't tanned, but It Is
winter. will the lemon Juice harm the
skin or pores? Is II supposed to burn
when you put It on and how often Is It
to be done and when?
Are you to wash the lemon juice OF
after you apply Il? After you use lemon
Juice for q while and then stop will your
neck get tan again?
AN EVERYDAY READER
I am 81 glad to know that tho
Woman's Page helps you. The lemon
Juice will not harm your skin. 1t
wouldn't be a very good thing to recon-
burr, you when you put II on unless you
have q cut or some kind Of eruption on
your skin. Then II will smart a little.
but ordinarily 1t just makes the skin
feel nice and clean and dry. Put u on
every night for a while, Just before you
60 to bed, and allow It to stay on all
night. Then in the morning battle your
bleached your skin to the desired white
ness you can make your applications
less frequent, every other night, and
then twtce or three times a week. Your
neck may get dark again II you don't
continue the treatment, but you car
decide for yourself whether you need the
bleach or not. OF course. II your skin
sible to get your throat and neck white
but, as You say your face Is white, you
ought to have no trouble in bleaching
the neck.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
Please Tell Me What to DO
BY CYNTHIA

men in spite OF himself" Precisely.
DE Jure." I am willing to wager, ID
nothing more or less than sell con-
scious boy, rather young, I juCge, from
is afraid Of girls! fear my, opini.on., OF,
will be somewhat Of a blow. to ID. Us.
sophistry, but am merely reader
passing by and that is my verdict OF
ID. j." from his letters.
Suppose ID. J." answers some ques-
tons, too? If girls are SO irconsequen-
tial, inconsistent and all the rest OF MS
choice synonyms (Which he seems to
imply describe only the girls), why
give them second Thought! Why train
yourself ID. J." not to think OF girl
five minutes after you meet her? Then
you admit they do interest: We do not
think Of things which 60 not interest
You convince me that you, after all, are
Just like the rest Of them; you are In
terested In girls in spite. Of yourself,
sire to be different, makes you build
fence or armor of laughable theories
that truly stamp you a budding youth,
who will not let himself be normal
just an everyday mere man"
forced. not straight from the shoulder:
affected. You "cramp YOUR style" ane
nothing shows you UP. ID. j." as bad
actor as your power of expression.
Therefore I call your blum: dare you
and IL missed my guess the only thing
! hope for you Is that you will recover
In time to have a hearty laugh at your
self some years hence, should you hap
pen to meet your letters again. when
you have acquired family and have
"degenerated" into a mere husband.
Your kind always do become that last +;
1t is always they who have the loftiest
perch above regular. everyday common
sense who fall the fastest and Incl
dentally the hardest! Honestly, ID. j.
you are funny. Cheer up, the girls can
who asks such silly questions as What
and why Is love?" Just one more ques-
ton: Why an ''armor of antagonism p
Antagonistic to what? I wonder II you
are as conceited as you sound?
A MERE GIRL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
Mrs. Wilson's Menu Contest

My Gear Mrs wilson, would like
% submit the following menu:
MRS. w. s.
Eev Fale white Potatoes
Sliced Tomatoes Salad
Baked Apples NTH Rdisin Centers
Bread Butter Tea
There Is hardly SUFFICIENT in this menu
for a dinner for four people.
NV dear Mrs. wilson-Inclosed you
win md my menu for dinner.
MRS. NJ K
Ste,oed Veal IN Tomato Crazy
Mashed Potatoes
One Head of Lettuce
Home mado Rhuborb Pic Co1ee
This menu needs a green cooked
vegetable to balance properly.
Nv dear Mrs wilson, would like
10 add this to the menus you are re-
ceiving. Mrs. +. NJ l.
Tomato Soup
Creamed Eggs on Toast
Baked Potatoes Fresh Green Peas
iceberg Lettuce NTH Tomatoes and
Onion
Bread and Butter Rhubdrb
Coffee Creom
There Is not sufficient food allowance
for four people in this menu. Try
again with bigger meal.
Ny dear Mrs. wilson-Inelosed md
menu for your contest MRS. M D.
Lamb Chops
Credmed Neto Potatoes
lettuce
Tomatoes and Mdyon-ai.e Dressing o
Bread Butter
Steped Peaches Lemonade
Fried meats and chops are not al
lowed In the menu contest
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
The WOman,S
Exchange
Wants List Of syndIeatss

To the Editor Of wonan's Page.
Dear Madam wrote TO you q few
weeks ago and told you / write stories
as pastime. You said that you would
send me list Of syndicates, but have
not received them. thought perhaps
you had lost my address. i want to
ask you one more question: May I send
the same story to more than one syndi.
cate? ! certainly am thankful to you
for giving me this information. X. s.
I did not receive your stamped, ad-
dressed envelope for the list Of syndi-
Gates. am sorry you had to wait 30
long for It. II would not be right to
send the same story to two syndicates
for they might both buy II, and then
you would be selling the same thing
twice. Send II to one syndicate, and IL
it Is not bought then send II to another
one after you get Il back. But by all
means send 1t to only one syndicate at
a time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
Assume Indifference

Dear Cynthia-Ive been going with
girl for the last year and have beer
an intimate friend Of the family This
friend of mine has a brother In whom
I'm interested.
Many times when we ara all to-
gethei he hardly notices me and tries
his best to avoid me- He speaks TO me
Just a few times and try my best
to be sociable, and treat him re-
in which I can gain his frienGship?
ANXIOUS
Do not let the young man gee that
you are interested In him at ali paw
more attention to every one else when he
is about and simply be polite TO him.
showing no special interest.
II he Is 70 be interested in you,
apparent indifference on your part will
attract him. A man always wants to
do the seeking. If a woman seeks him
he invariably avoids her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
Spot on White Shoes

To tho Editor Of womdn's Pdoe:
Dear Madam--On the 9Th of July I
dropped some butter on my new white
buck slippers and It left a grease spot
have whitened them several times, but
It does not remove the spot, so would
you please tell me what would remove
the stain? also have a castiron fry
ing pan that burns in the middle. Is
there any way could fix 1t, as 1t is a.
new pan? MRS. I. MEG.
Spread magnesia thiclkly on the SPOT
and work it round until 1t gets gunmy
with the grease. Then dust It Off and
apply more. Repeat this until the stain
has all disappeared, then apply more
and leave II over night
Grease your frying pan and place It In
the oven. Let 1t dry out so that the
grease will soak into It all over. Then
let It air over night before trying to
cook in It This should make 1t stop
burning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
Should Buy Tickets Yourselves

Dear Cynthia-A short time ago two
girl friends and myself were visiting
in a town about twenty miles from our
home. When leaving for the station
two young men whom we had previously
where we each bought our own tickets
for home. Would It have been proper
for the young men to purchase same
for US? DOUBTFUL.
It would have been decidedly I'M
proper for them to buy your tickets. II
a man is taking a girl out with him to
the theatre, etc, he always pays the
expenses, but It would not be good
form for him to buy tickets for a train
trip especially when he was not going
to accompany the girl on the train.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
More About Paint and Powder

Dear Cynthia-Please print these few
lines to Cepas, Thank you.
Your letter interested me very much,
Cepas, and I would like to ask you a
few questions Most fellows say the
same things as you do about Painted
Dolls" and yet when among a crowd
OF girls the painted ones are the first
they look for, make fuss over them
and leave the plain ones' to en-
Joy themselves BY plain James I mean
II we do powder and paint It Is Just
as much your fault as ours I know 1t
for fact few months ago I used
neither powder nor paint, and al
though my nose was neither red nor
shiny, I was called old fashioned. Now
I use a little powder aid it certainly
makes difference. SO, Cepas. remern-
ber you are to blame as much as the
girls, are you not?
JUST PLAIN MARY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
Correct Clothes

W Whether you are expecting to be in
vited anywhere or not, you will be wise
II you plan your midsummer wardrobe
with an eye on the possibility of week
end trips. Correct clothes for week end
will either make or mar it's success. Al
though a cloth suit or tailored dress Ia
the correct attire for travelling, custom
permits the use Of a dark silk dress or
little, dark yotle frock in very hot
weather. Foulards are particularly use
full and cool, or a little voile dress Is
also suitable. The fouiard dress could
also be used for church on Sunday on a
cool day. On q hot day a dotted swiss
dress would bo more appropriate. And
you know it wouldn Z hurt your pocket
book BIZ b set those dresses, because
you need tAams -SnyhoNk
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
Adventures With a Purse

ing in their heads! As Helen, who va,
with me, suggested. one looks perfectly
adorable on the toilet table or dresser.
with big bow tied about its tummy'
And, of course. the bow can match tbs
color scheme of your room. The prics
of the kewpie, filled with powder, is ST.
Incidentally, I think one would mako
nice gift for the, nursery of the new
baby.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17

Pinch of mustard,
Ono tocll- beaten cpg,
One ard one Qudyter cups Of corn
pulp,
Four tablespoons of fns bread
crumbs.
Mix, turn in CREASED baking dish and
cover with buttered crumbs. Bake In
moderate oven twenty minutes.
To Prepare Buttered Crumbs
Place three tablespoons of butter in
frying pan and melt. Add one half cup
Of coarse bread crumbs. Toss to coat
crumbs thoroughly with butter and then
spread over the prepared corn.
Corn Puns
Place ip mixing bowl
One cup Of corn pulp,
One cup Of -four,
Tpo teaspoons of baking potDder,
One teaspoon of salt,
One-halt teaspoon of pepper,
One egg,
Too thirds cup Of milk,
One holt teaspoon Of onion cntraot.
Beat to mix, drop by spoonful into q
pan containing plenty of hot fat Fry
golden brown. Lift on wire spoon and
drain for a moment and turn on a plate
covered with paper napkin. To drain,
dust with paprika and serve.
Corn Omelet
Break three eggs in bowl and add
Three tablespoons OF rtlk,
Ore-hdtf teaspoon OF salt,
One- quGrter teaspoon Of pepper.
Beat to mix.
Heat three tablespoons Of fat, smok-
ing hot; turn in the eggs and shake pan
gently until eggs set, then spread with
two thirds cup prepared corn pulp. Fold
and roll. Turn on hot dish and gar
nish with parsley.
To Prepare Corn Pulp
Scfape pulp from two ears of corn
and cook In two tablespoons of butter
for five minutes. For Spanish corn
omelet, add two finely minced pimentos
and dust cooked omelet with paprika.
Corn Outlet
Scrape pulp from
Three ears Of corn.
Place In saucepan and add
One cup Of milk,
One-half CUP of -four.
Stir to dissolve -four: bring to boil (;
cook for FIVE minutes. This mixture
must be quite stiff. Now add
One egg,
Ono teaspoon Of salt,
Ono teaspoon Of grated onion,
Too tablespoons Of finely mixced
parsley.
Mix thoroughly and cook one minute.
Turn>on dish to mold. Cool, chill, form
into outlets; roll in -four, then dip in
egg and milk and roll in fne crumbs.
Fry golden brown In hot fat. Garnish
with parsley. Serve with cream sauce.
Kentucky Fried Corn
Cut cold boiled corn from the cob.
Mince fine four slices of bacon and
half cups Of cold boiled corn, cut from
the cob. Toss and cook until a light
golden brown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-17
Explain TO Him

Ashamed-You were rude at the time,
but you did not intend to be- Why not
speak to the boy about II next time you
meet him? Tell him Just what you told
me, that you were embarrassed because
you could not get the steps and forgot
how II would appear to him.