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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-06
CONFESSIONS
OF A BRIDE
Nobody at the Big House Had
Missed Us During Our Absence,
Copyright, 1900

The nurses who were caring for
Jim Lorimer hurried to my hus.
bands bedside. Our family physi-
clan arrived and brought me the
comfort to be had only from those
whom we trust. Mother Lorimer
was recovering from one of her
heart attacks and could not be told
the terrible news about her older
son, but Daddy LorImer Chrys and
Ann came to share the hard hours
with me. There was much discus.
sion about what had caused Bob's
collapse.
We moved restlessly from room
to room of my bungalow while DE-.
Marshall and the nurses worked
over Bob. And to my astOnishment
I discovered that although I had
been away from home two nights
and a day, no enc had missed me!
Moreover, nobody had missed Bob!
Those at the big house had been
very much worried about Mother
Lorimer. They had not wanted
Bob and me to be anxious, and so
they had not called up our house.
And Bob had not been seen at
his fathers! The Information made
me most uncomfortable. From the
order OF his room, and his bed,
which had not been disturbed
when / discovered him, 1t was plain
that my husband had not slept at
home either night Of my absence.
Where was he the afternoon |
left for New York? Where had he
spent that night, the next day, and
the next night?
Who had placed my wire to him
from New York on the hall table?
And why had Bob not found It
there, why had he not opened II as
soon as he entered the house?
It was easy to answer one ques'
ton: Judson, one of the L0rimer
employees, who had been with Dad.
dy for years, cared for tho heating
OF the various houses on the es'
tate: doubtless he had received my
wire to Bob and had placed 1t wh0e
my husband could not fail to find
1t.
But Bob had not seen the yellow
envelope, had not opened It! A
horrid thought passed through my
mind: Perhaps Bob hadn't been
very observant when he passed the
hall table!
Although AIMS house was only
few hundred feet from my own,
she had not missed us. she did not
know that we had been away from
home. I gathered from AIMS eva
sive manner that she had been on
on soma silly escapade, ana there.
fore had avoided getting in touch
with me the previous day.
am always suspicious Of Mis-.
tress Ann on the days she fails to
run over to tell me something ex'
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~ ana Eatrr t1at noxea

The newspapers this month SO
far are a riot Of Christmas adver.
Using. We see so many beautiful
things with so many suggestions
as to what we should buy that It Is
difficult to select what weJwant.
Pictures and descriptions are Sd
deludinE. / think never Rppreciat-
ed the arttulness and impishness
Of ads quite so truly as following
my discovery OF the rules Of the
game. The ad man has glorious
time. He cuts and pastes and draws
and designs. Then he adus clever
verses and prose. Quite regard
less OF everything but how It all
reads and looks. He's veritable
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legs and table corners, but evident
ly oblivious to the fact,

legs and table corners, but evident
~ Oblivious to the fact,
The two women tfptoed back TO
the kitchen. HE likes ller!" said
one. "She likes him!" said the
other. "And you know" continu-
ed her mother, II gas SO provoked
when she came in with that rig
on. Here. you and Eshad gone TO
all the work of showing her what
a real man was like. and hoping
he'd take TO her u little. But
guess it's all right now"
That it was Gil right was evil
dent about a year later when Aunt
Julia and her sister were called
upon to fashion all sorts of lovely
garments for bride-to-be. And
it was not unnatural that they took
unto themselves entire credit for
the match
But Douglas and Roberta, dis
cussing on the last night of their
engagement their favOrlte lovers
conundrum, when did you first
know you loved me?" decided that
no earthly agency had brought
about their happiness. 1t was fate
-destiny-the decree of the gods.
Its funny that the first question
you asked me was il l could dance
said Roberta suddenly.
"Oh. not SO very" said the doc
tor off-hand, thinking of the dear
way Roberta's eyelcshes curled at
the ends, although OF course. l
knew you could"
"You did?" cried Roberta in as
tonishmont.
ITO be sure" said the doctor.
II was in Nortonville on a call and
on my way back I looked in at the
lawn club dance, and the prettiest
girl on the floor, dancing with her
head thrown back, her eyes full of
the joy of living, they told me was
Roberta Dean. And l said to my
self, THAT Ia the sort Of girl a
serious minded old codger like me
ought to marry; a happy-go-lucky
comrade to go down the path Of
life with, tightening the cares
along the way"
"And 1 didn't fool you at all, "
reproached Roberta. Then with a
toss of her head, II don't care!"
she said and held up her lips to be
kissed.
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I,iIt wore 8 Whits tnation. Two
members of the choir wore hands
Shn1a bouquets Of roses There vas
"a addition i dash of vivid blue ana
deep orange Ii last evenings tale
with wonderful orange eolored
trailing plumes While another in
diVfdtiaG present gIaddened the eye
In her simple costume keynote
so often the same-coral, and deep
pink roses. The three ladies' two
in the choir and one at the urVpr
wore large, dropping picture hats
much admired by the audience.
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SISTER MARY7S
KITCHEN
CO., l1920, b. ~

II eggs are plentiful, why not
bake q rich fruit cake for the
Christmas dinner? The cake could
be served With light frozen des-
sert of some sort instead OF plum
guiding. Plum pudding il really
too substantial To eat after a big
Christmas dinner Of goose or ttir-
key. The fruit cake is part OF the
Christmas "fixin's" maybe, and
should be baked weeks ahead Of the
day and is Just the thing to finish
on with.
Black Fruit Cake.
cups sugar
cups butter
10 eggs
cups -four
l teaspoon cloves
! teaspoon .allsp!re
! teaspoon cinuamcn
cup molasses
1-2 cup sweet milk
2 teaspoons soda
pounds currants
pounds raislTs
pound citron
l+E pound HSS
IL pound almonds weighed after
Smelling
l tablespoon vanilla
1-2 teaspoon SAL.
Cream. butter and sugar Beat
white sand yolks ot'eggs separately
Add yolks, beaten Il. thick and
lemon-colored. to hntr,s- and sugar.
Add whites, baaten till still snd
dry. Add milk, rfAlt and nuts Add
lemon Juice and vau;llA. Put INTO
deep butterd pans, cover with but
tered paper and steam three hours
Then bake in Slows oven for an
hour and 80 minutes. The -aiElnS
for the cake should be seeded and
finely chopped. The AEs should be
cut in small plo;s3j tie almonds
blanched and shredded ana the
citron cut n thin narrow strips The
cake can BE- baked FJr "our hurTs
III very SLOW sven. m this case
the pans shoLld be lined with rev.
aral rAickuaases II puraffin Paper
to prevent buin!uS.
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An Evening In Color.

The memorial services last night
at the Presbyterian church we're
very beautiful. Given in honor OF
the dead who belonged to the Elk
lodge they were impressive as we'll
as touching and those VINO were
present to witness the exercises
especially those who were moth
ers, wives, brothers or sisters OF
the 80 deceased were glad indeeli
to have the opportunity of attend.
ing.
It is indeed a beautiful thing
this stopping for an hour or two
once Q. year to hold service for the
dead. You and I would feel very
proud could we feel sure our
friends would stop for a even a
moment, in the long years to come,
and think longingly Of u.s.
Every Elk who attended last
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Copyright, 1920, N. E. Az

there! They even got our Ira in
print. How'd they know ne had q
drumw
On closer inspection I discovered
the follow against the tree was
tied and tagged as punishment be-
cause he had offended against the
Irish Republic. There CHANGED 10
be a period between each letter OF
the Ira besides. Sometimes other
things are read as not intended.
Not only in words but in actions.
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cARo.oFrI.Ls

We wish ID thS1t 6r Il
and nelghbcrs for ElS
kindness they did Tor
sickness and death sle
Mr.. James Giants, and NJ
for the beautiful hpIS
Mrs. Elizabeth Gaiif
dren.
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the noise pulling It, and
driving And had sharp knives that were shipping off sFea5
throwing the ground Half of the field covered
bundles lying straight rows like ranks OF allen soldiers
another thing Of greater importance 10 him by r
oe had had happened to himself
inside OF the bundles and tied up as
lightly package He could his little and turn
tail right in with the
buckwheat stalks he knew he could never pull it out
did ruant?" he began to whtu1per why
School like good boy and mind Mr.
scribb Scratch schomaser? wonder Nick will find me!
Or Nancy!
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Evening Chat
prunnned outI

In the New York Times yester-
day, in the picture section saw a
man close to tree with sign on
the front of him reading: "Drummed
out. Ira" Seeing the picture from
across the ROBIN remarked, Hi
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yea" sold the yG9n
proudly. father always III
thing expensive whehs 10
PRESENTS
$50 I discovered Wllea Is
you away" reIolned the EouIl
band, teelingly.-London Tttbtt
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.A.DVE LJREsS OF TIE. I WINS
81 OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON.
"A Prisoner
3OBEHTs BARTON,

ats happenedF cried Chip chlpmunk something
grab him cwhet field tie him tightly In dark place
then throw violently the ground
sound he could family
from dungeon the rattle big thing
decided the big thing that had
gone way through the bucIwheat field
couldn't fist but gradually wrEgied and scratched
awed unn he got little crack opened where the daylight
Chip put the hole and behold found in tce
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organdie makes a very attrac.
tive pillow cover for a young girls
room. Use two shades Of pink or
candle. An oblong Of the lighter
organdie is stitched to the center
and two rows of hemstitching trim
the edges. Five organdie roses ada
n finishing -touoh
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-06

GIFTS For
Christina

A frilly lampshade VIII make an
appreciated gift for a young girl.
Take a wire frame Of the size ana
shape desired and cover with o
foundation Of rose colored silk. To
this ruffles Of Valenciennes lace arc
sewed. A row of tiny rosehuds fin
ishes tho top.
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Tho Best Day In tho Week.

Wasn't yesterday a quiet, chilly
Sunday? The sun failed to put in
an appearance and 1t was gloomy
everywhere. Did you so to church?
Did you like the sermon? Was
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-06
Dainty Gift.

Dainty powder boxes are easily
made. A glass bowl is used for a
foundation. Plated rose or blue
satin and a piece Of net IS gath
cred together in the center around
the feet OF a small kewpie doll.
The doll is dressed in net and rose
buds. The powder puff Is attached
to the silk and forms the cover OF
the box,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-06

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Evening
gowns and dance frocks are as
charming and dainty as milady can
desire. A smart dance frock, worn
by a young actress in the cast OF
a New York play, is shown here.
The frock is of silver lace and
net over gray chiffon with only
strand OF satin rosebuds to sound
the color note. The skirt, narrow
ut the hem where it is banded With
lace insertion. is quite full at the
top and has three rows Of rIve-inch
silver lace put on in an undulating
effect.
The top comprises a surpIice
bodice of gray chiffon crossing over
a bandeau of silver cloth banded
with inch-inch lace insertion. The
fan is a long black one or straight
ostrich frOnds.
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The most successful cook rSnl-
ICES her limitations and steers clear
of them. MARY.
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BOX sUPPTR AT COLL
There will be d bod suI,t ~
5olEax school house R.Tid ~
December 10. Ever b6
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The Washington times., 1920-10-09
GEORGE SISLER HAS CLOUTING TITLE;
SAM RICE LEADS CRIFFS WITH STICK

George Sisters average Of 400
with the fail gives him the 1920 bat
ting championship Of the American
League. The Browns great first
sscker hung up a new league record
with . total Of 25S safe swsts and
came within six-of equaling Jesse
Burkett's ancient record of 180 sim
giles In = season. Sisler played In
l64 contests, went TO bat 63l times,
scored 1877 runs on his 268 hits,
crashed IL homers and stole Al
bases.
Sam Rice has the honor of leading
his fellow Grinmen over the line with
the sterling average OF $40. Further
more. Sans 81 stolen sacks gives him
the league leadership in that line.
Joe Judges 1888 entities him to sec
ond place behind Rice. with Milan.
the veteran gardener. third yith 1922.
Turkey" Brewer. the rookie from
Reading, clouted for .311 in his first
80 games under the main tent, which
10 fair enough.
Babe Ruth established two new rec
ords. His "a home runs is destined
to last for some time. unless the mag
mates tsmper with the official ball.
His total OF 1853 runs scored Is the
greatest number of tallies ever scored
In one year by any player in the his
tory OF the American League.
Following are the final unofficial
batting averages for all players ap-
gether with the team figures:
a "a
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
SEMINOLES READY.

The Seminole football team has or
ganized for the season and expects to
put one of the best 140-pound teams
in the District Of Columbia on the
field. Coach Fish" Dunn, end, OF
Eastern High several years ago. will
be in charge of the team and requests
the following players to report for
practice at Fifth and l. streets south
east at 10 a m. Sunday: Ferber.
Richardson, Darling. Shaw. Riley, Cor
nell, Guereri, Haywood, Dorenan,
Virnstein. Milburn, West, Brown,
hewitt, Hunt. Hoover. Pollard, Nc
Auliffe, Keppel, Kinney. McGharighy,
Duty, and Downs. who played with
Gonzaga in 1915, are with the Semi.
noles.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
REXMEN TO PLAY
TEMPERANCE LADS
Bethlehem Pa, Eleven Comes
Here for Game Tomorrow
at Union Park Field.

Rex Athletic Club football players.
Independent champions OF the District
In 1919. open their season at Union
Park. Fifteenth and III streets north
east, tomorrow Afternoon at o'clock
against the Temperance A. c. eleven
OF Bethlehem. Pa.
During the past week the Rex lads
have been speeding up In practice.
Many OF the old players will be In to-
morrow's lineup for Rex. Many new
men are expected To make an appear
anco for Rex tomorrow.
The visiting eleven Is unusually
strong. Former Villanova and Lehigh
players are in the lineup. Last year
Temperance players defeated tho
Thomas Stars and Holmesburg. one OF
the fastest Penn teams.
The Rexmen are out TO better their
record OF 1919 in which they were
beaten but once and tied twice. In
none of the home games were the
Rexmen scored upon.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
NAVY YARD ELEVEN NOW
READY FOR new WORKERS
Mcbride and Scoville Join Squad
and May Play in Sundays

A hard scrimmage at yesterdays
practice certainly proved the fact
that the Navy Yard outfit not only
has a string OF star performers on the
first team. but has also some real class
among the second choice men.
Two complete teams are now In
condition. SO there will be no lack Of
material to draw from for tomorrow's
game at American League Park.
against the strong New York Ship
Building Corporation. Of Camden,
N. J.
The addition of Mcbride and SEQ
VILE, who reported for practice yes
terday, certainly adds the finishing
touches to the outfit Mcbride, a
popular favorite Of local fans, played
fullback on last years team. and SEQ
willie, an ex-Navy man, certainly
showed that he had the goods in yes
terday's practice.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09

sters. the Brooklanders should put up
a good exhibition today.
"Curly" Byrd's Maryland eleven Is
playing at Princeton today. That's
nice. Rutgers last week and the
Tigers this At that. Maryland is un-
usually strong this season and may
prove q decided surprise for Bill
Roper's team.
TARHEELS AT YALE.
South Atlantic footbkn followers
will be interested in today's game at
New Haven. Conn.,. for the North
Carolina University team is there
meeting Tad" Jones' husky Ellis. The
Tarheels cannot hope to win, but It
is whispered that Tommy Campbell
has fast outfit, well-equipped with
open styles of attack. and may score
against Yale.
Dartmouth may be beaten by Penn
State today. The Hanoverians will
be without their two star ends and
two regulars in the backfield.
Lafayette is at Annapolis. Further
more, the Pennsylvanians are there
confident Of doing what North Caro-
lima State did last week. defeat the
Middies. Lafayette is composed of
veterans and is well able to take care
Of itself,
Virginia Is a favorite over V. NJ. I.
despite the big victory Of the cadets
last week over Hampden-Sidney,1 1873
to o. The Orange and Blue is strong
and we'll coached this fall.
The Pittsburgh-West Virginia, Bos-
ton College Fordham and Valparaiso
Harvard games are expected to OFFER
some great football today for. the
early season.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
WOMEN WILL PLAY TODAY
FOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Oct. 9.-Miss
AleXa Stirling, of Atlanta. and Mrs.
J. V. Hurd. of Pittsburgh, formerly
Dorothy Campbell, will meet here to-
day over the links of the Mayfield
Country Club in the final round for
the women's national golf champion
ship.
Miss Stirling won her way into the
final round by defeating Mrs. Clar-
ence Vanderbock, of Philadelphia, in
one of the greatest games she has
ever played. Mrs. Hurd entered the
final by defeating Mrs. David Gaut,
Of Memphis, Tenn. Miss Stirling will
be the national champion for the third
consecutive year IL she defeats Mrs.
Hurd today.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
ROGERS HORNSBY RIDES
AHEAD OF n. |. BATTERS
Cardinals SlugEer Has Highest Per
centage in Eighteen Years
in Circuit.

Not since 1912 when Heinie Zim-
norman slammed the agate for .372
has a National League bastmen hit
in the $40 division for the season.
This year Rogers Hornsby, OF the
Cardinals boasts an average Of $40
which Is close to Heine Zim's mark.
Nornsby topped Nicholson, of the
Pir1tes and Young of the Giants,
Rousch of the Reds, who led the Ma
tional League last year with .321, was
fourth with $3.50 this year.
The following are the National
League 300 hitters and the team
averages:
The Washington times., 1920-10-09


Despite nattering reports. George
town is lacking capable reserves.
within the past week several new
not know the Exendine system ana
their value is questionable. The Hill
top ends are not especially strong and
st 10 probable that several sets Will
bo seen in action today.
Jack Flavtn and GLOOMY Gus" Nal
ley have started out to play good foot
ball this season. So has "Dutch
I.eighty, whe IL todays temporary
captain under the schoolboy system
now in vogue at Georgetown. But
the second string backs do not begin
20 approach the regulars in ability.
Injuries may be decidedly costly be-
fore tho nnal whistle today.
Two new players will make their
debut today with the Hilltoppers. Al
left end will be seen Formoso, from
Hamilton Institute. Hap" Ward,
hAlfback from Portland. Me-. Is ex-
pocted to start at left halfback. Jack
Flavin will direct the Blue and Gray
Dffenr"
i CENTRAL ON GRIDRON.
Seco.u only to the Georgetown.
North Carolina State struggle, is the
big echoolboy contest at Central Stad-
fum between the powerful Woodoerry
Forest eleven, from Orange, va ana
washington's premier high schooi
Team. Central. Play begins at 3 o'clock,
ond IL II safe tosay that large
crowd will be on hand to see this
Vsnne.
woodberry Forest ranks with the
A>st scholastic teams in Virginia,
nlmost always nnishing high in rating.
the Virginians have been showing
plenty Of form for this time in the
campaign and are here confident OF
giving Metzler's lads q stiff battle.
Central has ono Of its regular teams
Of huskies. The line compares favor
ably in weight with the Georgetown
varsity line. OF course the players
arc a bit younger. and therefore
softer, than the Hilltoppers, but they
are all strong enough to put up any
argument with Woodberry Forest
THEY MEET DELAWARE.
Out at Gallaudet Field the George
washington team, just about to break
out of its shell after years of inac-
tiyity, is facing the strong Delaware
eleven. Coach Morse says that he can
not look for a victory. He will be
content II his squad shows any i'm
provement over last week.
Ursinus alarmed the football world
by defeating Rutgers two weeks ago.
Last Saturday Delaware. which had
been trounced by Pennsylvania, took
Ursinus into camp. Therefore George
Washington hardly looks for vic
tory.
Catholic University starts its 1920
campaign today at Brookland and is
taking on no soft proposition in Rich
mond College. The G. U. team Is still
untried, but 1t has the best coach any
c. u. eleven has ever had. and. with
q SQUAD composed Of rugged youngs-
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
TECH MAKES new MARK
IN DEFEATING BUSINESS

Tech High football players rolled
up a new record on Business High in
yesterdays opening high school foot
ball battle. The Manual Trainers got
seventy-six points through little op-
position by Business. Fifteen years
ago the Tech lads got within three
points of that total against Business
Tech outweighed and outplayed
Business by wide margin, outclass-
ing the Stenographers, who were not
content to stay out of the unlimited
class engagements.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
TOMMY NOBLE IS GIVEN
DECISION OVER MURRAY

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Tommy Noble
of England, won a Judges decision
over Johnny Murray, OF New York, in
a ffteen-round bout at Madison
Square Garden last night. Noble out
fought his opponent throughout. The
winners weight was announced as
1854 pounds and Murray's 125k.
Neither man scored a knockdown.
The Englishman appeared superior
at hong range lighting, while Murray
showed to better advantage at might
ing. In the final round Noble ap-
peared weakened from his exertions.
The Washington times., 1920-10-09
Hilltoppers Face Tough Foe

tough foe this afternoon
League Park The North Carolina State team flushed with
confident holding its The Raleigh eleven is the strong
Il coaching, the
Csroinsns expect to Hlltoppers thing
the Mddes Coach Exendne
used
Feers brigade Fsucete wild
gained much ground plays
dsrting usually from Fsucette
their
that the Hntoppers drill
ali aibis He done with
his Blue and Gray lads will do their BEST