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The Washington herald., 1920-06-14
GRACEFUL BEAUTY.

Even the most primitive Of fslk
are susceptible to the charm Of a
graceful form and q graceful car
rage and one of the first lessons
in beauty culture that women Of
primitive times have taught them
selves is the Importance of cultivat-
ing and maintaining this feminine
grace.
1t is said that we as a nation neg
lect the cultivation and maintenance
of grace to a surprising extent.
Our young girls learn at an early
age the art of enhancing their beau
ty through tricks of dress and hair
arrangement. and they are becom-
ing more and more devoted 10 such
aid as cosmetics give. But very few
indeed give much thought to this
question of grace, while in days gone
by cultivated young women were
drilled very thoroughly in this mat
ter of grace. One of the chief pur-
poses of teaching young girls to
dance was, in days gone by, to in
crease their natural grace of car
riagc. One hardly takes lessons in
modern dances for this purpose.
However, the most charming sort
of gracefulness is the gracefulness
that Is innate. and that needs not to
be taught. Now il does not always
happen that beauty of feature goes
with pronounced grace of bearing,
but it does usually happen that the
woman of graceful bearing is like
wise tactful and of gracious man
ner. No one who had ever seen the
famous Madame Recamier failed to
mention her great grace. and her
tactfulness was proverbial. Noel
Williams says of her: The secret
of her charm Is probably to be
found in her charm of manner, her
perfect ease and grace in conversa-
tion. and her extraordinary tact,
which enable her to fill her salon
with people of every shade and va
riety of opinion. and every class and
rank in society. and yet so to con-
trive that every one there should be
made to feel perfectly at his ease"
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14
CXNI.-TONY,S STORY.


Jim and l were utterly taken
aback.
Tony Lascelles-the son of Travis
Lloyd! How could it be?
1T seems" said Mr.. Lloyd, still
with that little quaver in his
tones. lit seems that Tony has
been following up some clues
Proofs of identity were in my safe
some photographs-some papers.
On two occasions. Tony opened the
safe. anxious to secure these proofs.
We suspected his motives wrongly.
am sorry"
He turned to Tony. That youth
had the grace to look profoundly
uncomfortable.
II ought to have come straight
and told you. sir" he muttered.
but / wanted the proofs first"
Travis Lloyd gave pathetic
sort of smile. This finding of his
long-lost child-it carried with it
considerable establishment. Was
he trying now to make the very
best of an unhappy situation?
But-as he talked-I could see a
gleam that might be called pater-
nal. in his eye. Evidently the
shock of his newly-established
fatherhood had swept away some
thing of his justly condemnatory
attitude toward Tony.
AS for me. l felt so bewildered
that l didn't rightly take in half
of the explanations.
But this l gathered: The visit to
town and to Tony had been follow
ed by a prolonged interview with
Jim's father. the man who had
brought up Tony as his son. Ton
had been present at that inter-
view-with proofs.
Mr.. st. Aubyns and his wife had
described how, twenty-five years
ago they'd found the abandoned
baby lying sleeping on their door
step. in a New York suburb. The
baby's clothes were initiated with
the letters T. l..
I'VE could find nobody to claim
him. and my wife loved him i'm
mediately," Jim's father had de-
clared. I'VE had no child of our
him. Yes, OF course, we tried to
find the parents. But with small
success. Advertising at that pc
riod wasn't so cleverly done as it
is today-and no one answered our
newspaper advertisements.
I'VE were going off to Italy with
in the week. and we took the baby
with US. From the initials. T. L.,
on his clothes. we called him Tony
Lascelles. Eighteen months later.
my own son was born. And the
children grew up together"
Until the age of eighteen. when
his reckless tendencies were get
ting him into endless scrapes in
college, Tony was not told of the
mystery surrounding his birth. Mr..
and Mrs. st. Aubyns. in fact, were
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14
Daily Horoscope

Jupiter rules strongly for good
today and the sun is In benefic as
pect.
The sway is fortunate for men
who use their brains In large prob
lens professional or national.
1t Is a day lucky for rulers and
those who bear heavy responsible
ties.
Lawyers and judges should bene-
MT greatly in the course of this
days activities.
Colleges are subject to the most
kindly government of the stars.
focusing. pleasant memories and
high aspirations.
Both men and women should
profit by the power of the planet
that aids constructive effort and
promote large ambitions.
The sun is in a place supposed to
incline to those who hold exalted
positions toward helpfulness of the
ambitious, whether they be men or
women.
1t is a most auspicious day on
which to seek the support financial.
official or personal of any one who
wields influence in the world of ac-
tion.
Access OF confidence and increase
of energy are believed to be marked
while this rule of the stars pre-
walls.
Again a summer of great heat is
prognosticated and warning is
given to safeguard against epi-
denies. Children come under a
sign that threatens great mortality.
Cleanliness is enjoined and cities
should provide the best possible
sanitary conditions.
Since this month is a time when
political interests reach a climax
there Is interest in the fact that its
planetary government foreshadows
for the election the choice of an
able man subject to strong and safe
guidance of the stars.
Persons whose birth date IL is
may have rather an eXacting year,
but care will bring large success.
Children born on this day are
likely to be endowed with mnntal
and physical strength. Success and
prosperity are foreshadowed.
Copyright, 1890, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicatel
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14
MD. STATE SUMMER
SCHOOL OPENS SOON

College Park. Md, June 13.-The
summer school at the Maryland
State College of Agriculture will be-
gin its six weeks session Monday.
June 81. with prospects for the
largest enrolment in its history.
Courses this year will cover prac-
tically the same subjects as former
ly, though II. +. Cotterman. direc-
tor, has arranged for additional
courses in the field of SECONDARY
education.
While the summer school was de-
signed originally for the rural teach
ers, the courses which are provided
are intended to assist teachers in
secondary and vocational schools
as well.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14
Facts Fiction Fashions and Features Of Interest to Woen
Excellent Advice :, s,.': sssssss:. &C. :.

, sation> is o melancholy recital of
her various illnesses, and the trou-
BILE she had raising her children.
and her husbands lack OF appre-
citation of her, and the worries she
has had with servants.
You may never have thought Of II
before, but consider how few and
far between are the jolly, alert. and
alive middle-aged women you know.
how few are interesting and in
|terested. and good to talk and
listen to.
Now considering that Heaven
doesn't turn out many women who
are understudies to- the Venus de
Milo. or her present rival In female
pulchritude, the Living Skeleton.
isn't II about time that the fair sex
realized that IL is more important
to keep their mental figures than
.their physical ones?
For the one can be done. and the
other can't. No woman can keep
.perpetually young and beautiful,
teresting and an agreeable COM
panion. And that's what counts
after forty.
II women would spend as much
time and labor massaging the kinks
out of their tempers as they do the
wrinkles out of their faces they
would get more results. Nobody
and assuredly no husband-cares
whether a woman who is always
sweet and amiable, and reasonable
has crows feet at the corners Of her
eyes or not. Nobody ever knows,
because all they see is the beautiful
soul of her.
Nor does II matter whether a mid
|dle-aRed woman is a perfect thirty
six or an imperfect ffty-six. IL her
gown covers a heart that Is full Of
sympathy and love for all humanity,
and of understanding and friendli-
ness.
The woman who has always
palled with her husband, who has
known how to make excuses, when
things went wrong. and has cheered
him on in times of encouragement,
doesn't need to worry over her belt
measure. After all, you can't really
measure life with a corset string.
Women can keep themselves in
teresting. They can keep out of
ruts. They can keep cheerful, and
refrain from telling hard luck stor-
les. They can read, and travel. and
cultivate an interest in other peo-
pie. and when they do. IL does not
make any difference whether they
are fat or thin.
A middle aged woman should be
at the most fascinating time Of life
because she is old enough to have
acquired poise: she Is old enough
to have a wealth of experience be-
hind her: she is old enough to have
learned to take a numerous instead
Of a tragic view of most things
and she is still young enough TO
look with interest at the closed door
OF the future.
But she is only an agreeable COM
panion IL she has kept her mental
figure. The woman who has grown
fat witted Is a bore from whom we
all pray heaven to deliver us.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14
Keep Your Mental Figure.

l get innumerable letters from
stout womenSof middle age asking
for some reliable recipe for reduc-
ing. so that they may regain their
girlish figures.
Alas. ! know no way in which
this miracle may be accomplished.
II I bad y formula that would re-
move even 50 much as ten pounds OF
superfuous avoirdupois from q stout
bqdyF-and keep IL removed-I would
be lending money to Mr.. Rockefeller,
for all that a woman hath will she
give To be slight and willowy.
Nor Is IL without reason that
women regard fat as the bane of
their existence. 1t is the sign and
seal that middle age oftenest sets
upon them. 1t is the curse that
takes the style out OF clothes and
makes a Paris creation look dowdy
beside the hand-me -down-of some
VI I'M happer. 1t is that which takes
the bloom OF of beauty, and the
gTace out of movement. and causes
a, woman to walk like a ton OF
bricks.
40 wonder. then that women hate
TO grow stout, and attribute all OF
their troubles to 1t. No wonder that
when a woman at middle age sud
denly awakens to the fact that her
husband has grown more or less In
different TO her, and that people
generally exhibit no wild desire for
her society, that she beats upon her
breast and cries out that nobody
loves a fat woman, and forthwith
dashes forth in search of some
method OF melting her too solid
flesh.
Perhaps the reason that grow
ing stout is such a catastrophe TO
women is not so much an increas-
ing belt measure as a decreasing
hat measure. For. sad to say.
about the same time of life that a
woman loses her physical fgure,
she is apt to lose her mental figure.
She not only gets fat in body. but
fat on the brains.
Most young girls are sprightly.
Their wits are as nimble as their
heels. They are receptive to new
ideas. They are alive to fresh
points of view. We like their So
ciety because they are interested in
life. because they are adaptable. be-
cause they are cheerful and bouy-
ant. They are willowy and elastic
in mind as we'll as body.
The middle-aged woman, on the
contrary, is frequently a deadly
dull companion. because she has
become opinionated and prejudiced.
IT would take a surgical operation
to graft a new idea on to the fixed
opinions she already has, and her
mental processes have become as
stiff as her joints.
She has let herself go. She never
reads anything but sloppy novels.
She doesn't try to keep up with the
times. She has no interest in any
thing outside of her small circles.
and she is positive that everything
is wrong that she didn't do when
she was a girl.
Worse still, she is apt to degen-
crate into a wilmer. Her conver-
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14
What S in a Name?
BY Mildred Marshall.
BETTINA.

Bettina, curiously enough, has no
genealogical connection with Betty.
as is generally supposed. 1t is an
Italian feminine name which was
derived from the old verb beo. to
bless, and later, with the word BEN
edico Cto speak welD.
Beata and Bettrys were the early
forms of the name and in Diocle-
tian's persecutians. the Christian
maiden who drew the bodies of her
martyred brothers from the Tiber
and buried them. afterward sharing
their fate was called BeatriX. Her
relics were enshrined at Rome and
her fame spread broadcast. Dante
further contributed to the preva-
lence of the blessed" names, by
making the love of his youth. Bea-
trice Portinari, the theme of his
Vita Nuova" and his guide through
Paradise.
Bona, another form of the name.
was used by the daughters of the
Counts of Savoy, and in the House
of Luxembourg, and came to the
throne of France with the daughter
of Johann of Luxemburg, the blind
King Of Bohemia. In Spain, a Vis-
igothic nun was canonized as Ben
edicta and partly in her honor and
partly through the fame of the pa
triarch of the Western Monks, Ben
edictus. her name became the popu-
lar and accepted form in the Latin
countries, Italy. producing. a Ben
edicta. straiahtway contracted IL to
Bettina. form which England and
America adopted and -populariEed.
The ruby Is Bettina's talismanic
gem. 1t promises her, courage and
power and the attainment of wealth.
Thursday is her lucky day and
her lucky number. The lily is her
flower.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14

In many hospitals there are venti-
lation systems which the nurses
understand and even without the
fresh and moving. In the private
home unfortunately ventilation is a
more or less hit or miss arrangement.
1t depends upon windows and doors,
and intelligent observation is need
ed to protect the patient from
draughts and to regulate the tenn
perature.
In a small room a diIect draught
may be prevented ty covering a
wire fly screen with cheese cloth
which will admit air but will slow
up the Veloc. ty. This arrangement
also excludes much smoke and dust
as you will find On removing tie
cheese cloth &c renew it. A light
bedroom screen should stand di-
rectly before the door if .ke bed
stands in a direct lite between win
dow and door.
If the patient is very III and il
seems inadvisal lie to open all
windows and doors to give the room
n thorough airirg. place an open
umbrella over his head end cover
the whole with a shect. This is
6 good thing to do when the sick
room is being swept as well.
A keen sense of smell Is invalu-
able to a nurse. If she lacks il she
should cultivate il. This will enable
her not only to detect bad odors
but also to note that peculiar life
less quality of air commonly known
rs "stuffiness."
Remember this. All air is not a
draught. Unless il is blowing
through an aperture at the rate of
at least fifteen miles an hour IT is
no. circulating rapidly enough to
be harmful even to an invalid.
Copyright, 1920. by The NC syndicste.l
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14

worst. The whole sole of one of
his shoes was torn off and there it
fiipped and tapped. back and forth.
when Uncle Wiggily stood up and
started to run again.
"Oh, l never can go fast with the
sole torn half off my shoer'
thought Mr.. Longears. THE Skee
will surely get me! What shall l
do?"
Uncle Wiggily tried to paste
down the sole on his shoe with
some sticky tree gum, but soon the
leather was Tipping and Tapping
again. as the rabbit hoped on.
Then he tried to tie il on with
strings of grass and slender twigs,
but they soon broke.
''Oh. | must hurry on, to get
away from the Skee; and yet how
can l with the sole of my shoe
going f1ippity fap?" thought the
bunny. oh, what trouble / am
in" he cried.
'Ha. Perhaps I can help you"
said a voice, and there was the
very same bird Uncle wiggily had
helped get loose from the sticky
gum.
Thank you for Offering. but how
can you help me-" asked the
bunny.
We'll. / am Mr.. Tap Tap. the
woedpecker bird" was the answer.
with my strong. sharp bill l tap
holes In the trees to get food for
my little birds. Now l can tap
some holes in the sole of your
shoe, put in some wooden pegs,
and nail 1t fast on again. Then
you can skip lively and get away
from the Skee."
"Oh. thank you so much! Please
do it," begged the bunny gentle
man. So he stretched himself out
on a soft. messy log and held up
in the air his foot on which was
the shoe with, the sole all loose.
Tap! Tap! Tappity-tap-tap"
went the bird, making little holes
In the leather. do I hurt your
asked the woodpecker of the
bunny
NO. but you tickle" laughed
Uncle Wiggily. However, / don't
mind" Soon the flippity- Happily
sole of his shoe was fastened on
by the woodpecker, and Uncle
Wiggily, after thanking the bird,
hoped along through the woods
and the Skee never caught him at
all that day. Aren't you glad?"
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14
HISTORIAN EXPECTS
VICTORY IN IRELAND

Friends Of Irish Freedom crowded
their hall at sol E street last night
to hear Father Murphy, professor OF
history at Georgetown University
on why Ireland Should Be Free"
Father Murphy presented an his
torical analysis of the struggles for
liberty that have made up the his
tory of the ages. What Irishmen
want" he said. "is government by
their own people and of their own
selection and they intend to keep
on fighting, just as the handful OF
men under william Tell did In
Switzerland. to attain their freedom
and recognition by the world as a
nation"
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14
Is This Your Type?'' nzs:s s:s;::: :;.! $1$so"s

Marguerite of Valois-La Mar
Guerite des Marguerites as she was
known-wife of King Francis /, was
widely known for her unaffected
grace of carriage and form. 1t was
this exquisite grace that rendered
her so majectc in opinion and made
her so majestic in opinion and made
that were too small, a nose that
was a little too long. a jaw that
was square and strong and a
rather austere upper lip.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14
Helene S MarriedLife
By MAY CHRISTIE
Copyright. 1870.
Mcclure Syndicate.

quite convinced he was the child
of some unfortunate girl. who had
abandoned him where she hoped
he'd find a home.
Up till the age of eighteen. Tony
had considered himself a son of
some distant relative of the St.
Aubyns family.
Tomorrow; How Ii Happened.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14
OUIJA BOARD JOINS
LIMA POLICE FORCE

Use of ouija boards to assist po-
lice to locate stolen autos is being
carried on in Lima. Ohio. Police
Chief Roush believes in the board.
So do many of the patrolmen and
detectives.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14
Memorial Association Elects.

fredericksburg, Va, June IS
The Ladies' Memorial Association
has elected the following officers:
Mrs. J. T. Goclrick, president; Mrs,
w. f. Moncure and Mrs. A. b. Yates
vice presidents: Miss Esther ~
Barney, secretary: J. Conway Chi
chester, treasurer.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14
Prefers Cuban Bliss
To Honolulu Squalls

II swear to Pete. jedge, I'd rather
leave dis country than to stick
around and have my wife git me
inta trouble any mo-" Thus spake
Austin Mccarthy. up on a charge or
assault and battery in Honolulu.
The judge said. Go ahead" And
Austin sailed for Cuba,
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14

The chicness of 'ts li-est frocg.
the sheen of satin slippers and silk
en- hose are as beauty wasted ION
the desert arr" Ii milady's ankles be
srrawny or overplnmp.
What to do? The first step toward
reform Is a knowledge of the proper
proportions. Eleanor Dale. model for
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14

Ankles are a matter of decided
note - pride or chagrin. as the case
may be - In these days of short
skirts, slippers and ornate silk hose.
Not even hands surpass them in inn
portance.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14

In ancient Rome no woman over 80
years old was permitted to marry.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-14

weil-known silk-stockinged pictures
OF c: Coles Phillips, has them, so
Mr. Phillips thinks. For instance
her ankle measures Z "a inches. and
her instep, 10 inches.
Get out the tape line, girls. and
see now close you come to perfec-
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
PRESIDENT NAMES
RA|LLAB0R BOARD
District Man on Public. Group
To Arbitrate Wage
. Disputes.
Continued from First Page)

Continued from flrst rase''
the brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen.
A. o. Whartonsis head of the rail-
road employees division of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor and has re-
Gently been with the Labor Adjust
ment Board OF the Railroad Admins
tration.
J. J. Forester is head of the
Brotherhood of. Railroad. Clerks.
Horace Baker was recently con-
nected with the Cincinnati, New Or
leans and Texas Pacific railroad.
], II. Elliott was formerly general
manager of the Texas Pacific railroad.
william l.. Park was vice president
and general manager of the Illinois
Central railroad, and vice president
of the Chicago and Great Western.
The Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee will meet this afternoon
to consider the nominations and they
will probably be confirmed late to-
day, in order that the board may
begin at once its consideration OF the
present railroad strike.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
SITUATION WORSE IN
EAST; BETTER IN WEST

CHICAGO, April 13.-The switch
mems strike situation throughout the
West appeared today to be brighten
ing proportionstely as it was report
Cd growing more serious in the East.
In Chicago much restlessness was
reported among the strikers, and IL
is believed by the RAILROAD officials
and brotherhood chiefs that II back
to-work movement is started it will
be followed by a general rush of the
strikers to return to their jobs.
All freight terminals here showed
considerable Improvement, 1t was an
nounced by the railroads, and embar-
goes on several of the roads we're
lifted. There was a noticeable change
for the better at the stock yards,
with livestock receipts gradually ap-
preaching normal, and activities were
resumed Mt all the big packipg plants
From Fort Wayne, Ind: Columbus
Ohio; and Akron, Ohio, came reports
that the strikers had returned to
work. There were similar movements
afoot in Minneapolis, st. Paul, Du-
ltuth, and three Michigan cities,
Grand Rapids. Saginaw, and Battle
Creek. Tho Rock Island switchmen
were reported to have returned at
Kansas City, and at Denver, Tacoma,
MafnpnlS, tlnClnnatl, tueDlo, tolo,
and st. Joseph, Mo-. the. men were re-
ported as standing solidlly against
Joining the strike. despite the efforts
of sgitators to induce them to go out.
n bulletin issued today by the rail-
road heads said: "The strike sltua-
tion in Chicago continued to improve
Yesterday. Increases were reported
in the number OF switching crews and
in tho tonnage OF stock, coal, and
other commodities moved both in and
out of the Chicago district Passenger
and suburban train service continues
unaffected by the strike
Whether the strikers would obey
the ultimatum OF United states Dis
trict Attorney Charles +. Clyne to
return to work or let other men fill
their jobs" was not disclosed defi-
pitoly early today by the strike lead
ers, but among tho rank and file or
the strikers there seemed to be dis
position 10 defy the Government
The strike leaders maintained their
contention that tho strike is still
gaining everywhere. instead OF sbatA
inE.