The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28

and they of the same profession in Chicago met the train on which sh arrived there, for the same purpose.
 To all were apparent her newly ac- quired slenderness and her enduring youthfulness, for Miss Garden has re- turned to her former avoirdupois of 11s pounds, and the legendary fountain of youth was frequently mentioned among her interviewers. Those who have be- come familiar with her during her sev- eral years of pulchritudinous plump ness see her now in sort of before and-after metamorphosis.
 T have tried both the svelte and the embonpoint," she exclaimed, "and have better. How is it done? Eat sanely and exercise.
 ''Yes, had appendicitis in Paris two years ago, but that had nothing to do with it. I weigh the same as I did be- fore my illness and never felt better in my life.
 "No. I didn't leave it there; I still have it with me, and it is perfectly good appendix
 And then Our Mary" went Chicago ward because doesn't Our Nary be- long to the Chicago opera, and doesn't Chicago claim her as it's very own? And so she stole a march on everything and everybody, except the mounted pofice- men, all of whom know her in Chicago, and she slipped in without being spot ted' by the newspaper people, that is for at least an hour.
 Our 4dary" surrendered herself at once to the hairdresser and the manicure lady and she would see nobody-until well-until she could emerge properly "coiffeured," properly manicured, prop erly gowned and properly smart
 Then the reporters" swarmed in like so many "bees" and were ushered into Our Mary's" apartments at the Black stone, redolent of musk and myrrh, and & moment later the one, the only mimi table Mary Garden appeared in a stunning blue gown and pearl spats. collection of jade bracelets clanked like a chain around her wrists. Her hair gleamed in the sunlight.
 q complimented her on her slimness,' writes the interviewer in the Chicago Daily News, which was quite noticeable. That seemed to please her. Ah,' she sighed, wouldn't be fat for anything in the world. I'd rather lose my voice tbap Ioea ,,,x xt,aiStliuat
 You know, when a lot of people get money their only ambition is eat and drink They lie in bed and read hate my bed.- I love outdoor life-horsebacS riding-swimming!s
 And as she talked her eyes sparkled. her face lighted up and she made an!- mated little gestures.
 Politics. No, she wasn't going to run for Parlament-didn't know how tha' story got around. But she still admired William Jennings Bryan. Was he stiii candidate
 She admired him because he had come out for prohibition. She was in favor Of prohibition--absolutely It was the be- ginning of the strength of our country
 II had my money up on Bryan, but he lost,'' she went on with a quick gesture How am l betting now?, I'm not pet ting. I don't know either of the candi- dates, and you can't tell from the news papers which to follow. But don't you think it's an awful disaster-millions and millions of people in this country, and you can't find one you want for Presi- dent.''
 Mary spoke of her coming appearance New Years Eve in 'Aphrodite." sh' pronounced it "Aphrodeet." That wa the right way, she assured me.
 But I'm working now on salomee. she went on-"my bad child. Yes, Tn going to give it again here, and hop' the chief of police gets busy."S | The conversation switched to books Mary has been reading serious book lately -'crime and Punishment ane things like that.
 1 q hate novelsr' she exclaimed. "Ane don't like Russian authors, either. suppose it's the translations. It's Jus the same in music.
 Her favorite topic today, however was prohibition. She reverted to lagain and again.
 Americans haven't sacrificed any thing" she said. ''They take your glas of wine from the table, but they leav' you water, don't they: And that's muci better than wine to quench your thirst When I read books on crime and ois lease and find such notations as mother alcoholic,' father alcoholic say alec hol is at the bottom of the whole hu