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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
INITIATE CUSTOMS OF WEST
Manchu Women on Streets of Picking
Use Rouge, but in Manner Pro-
nounced Clumsy.

The first strikingly surprising Gus
tom among the citizens of Picking is
that the women wear skirts, james A.
Muller writes in the National Geo
graphic Magazine. To traveller fresh
from America this would seem as it
should be, but to one resident in the
land of trOuSered women it appears
almost immodeSt!
They not only wear skirts; they
further approximate western usage by
painting their faces. Broadway is ma
ture itself in comparison; for in Pc
king there are no light, artistic
touches, but bold cheek circles of red
upon frankly whitened faces-comet-
ic unabashed.
These are the Manchu women. The
Mnnchu men, descendants of the row.
ing Tartars, go futilely about this spa
cious city OF their fathers balancing
trick birds upon their wrists for, now
that the empire is no more, their only
occupation, that of ruling, is gone, and
the conquered Chinese, immemOrial
city jewellers, are masters of the cap
itaL 1t is significant illustration of
the age-old ability of the Chinese to
absorb and enervate their conquerors.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
People of the World.

The total population of the earth
is 1,G99 100000. according to the latest
edition of the Gotta Hofkalender Tho
1919 estimate was 646,O0O,0OO. The
eastern hemisphere. including Europe
Africa. Asia and Australia. has 1.494.-
100000 people while the Western hem
iSphere-the AmcricaS-has a popu-
larion of 205,000,000.
The average density of population
Of the earth Is 2S.5 per square mile.
while Australia is most sparSely set
tled-2.45 people per square mile In
North America the average population
per square mile is 10.
The greatest uncertainty exists as
to the population of Persia, AbysSina
and the Congo, estimates differing from
100000 to 100000, 100000 to 70
100000 and from 100000 to 10000,
900 respectively. SO that the total diff
terence between the lowest and high
est estimates is 100000. That diff
ference is insignificant compared with
a total population of nearly 1,T0OO00
900.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
Hancock Point.

Mrs. L. c. Ball is having her house
painted and chimney rebuilt.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah
Southland extend sympathy in the loss
of their nineteen months-old son,
who died in Bath last week. Mrs.
Southland was Miss Livonia Phillips.
Interment at Hancock, on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gleason Foss have
moved into the building owned by A.
E. Tracy Mr. Foss will run a fish
and meat market.
William Crabtree and wife, Mr..
Reed, wife and son Hollis and J. A.
Penney attended the funeral of Mrs.
Crabtree's brother, Sherman Bunker,
in Sullivan Sunday.
H. M. Hodgkins spent Sunday in
Bangor with his son Dana, who is i'm
proving rapidly after an operation.
Hollis Reed of Boston is spending
two weeks with his parents.
Mrs. l. l.. Crabtree is with her
daughter, Mrs. June Foss.
May %. M. r.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
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SPREADING Joy.

The JOY you give others will return
to you with interest. To be sure you
do not help others for returns. That
would be mercenary and where 1t is
practiced men soon learn to read the
motives that prompt it. The result is
a lonesome man in a short time. You
will give your JOY for the Joy it gives
you to give it. You feel rewarded
hundredfold in knowing you have
helped somebody. Their grateful hearts
respond with overlooking gladness and
gratitude. It's no wonder you're glad.
Yet it's merely the action of the old
law that rewards the altruistic spirit
with blessings.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
MUCH Is TOLD BY PROVERBS
Household Sayings Throw Light on
Characteristics of Social Groups
Whence They Emanate.

1t Is a commonplace to say that
nations moral code is revealed in its
proberbs; but it is less widely recog-
nized that proverbal sayings throw
light also upon the long-standing
economic structure of a social group.
A proverb is not an individual obser-
walton; it condenses the experience
of class, a sex, a caste. large
number record the accumulated ex'
perience of the small peasant propri-
etor. his ceaseless labor and petty
saving and Screwing. while the
sheep blates he loses Il mOuthful."
The economics of married life are
often tersely laid bare. "A wooden
mother is better than a golden father
(Shropshire) must be taken from the
outlook of wife who would be
summed up in a national census as
home worker"
"A rolling stone gathers no moss"
says the wisdom of the staid British
countryman, diligently making the
best of his land by long and careful
husbandry. by going and coming
the bird builds its nest" is the oppo-
site point of view held by Negro
trader travelling backward and for
ward through the African forest.
Bawbees are round and rim away.
A Strip O. the grund is guide to haze.
expresses the land-hunger of a Scots
man of the old school, miStruStng
Investments" which he cannot see
and handle.
Here is a trio from Norway: "A
large stock needs much pasture" "A
COW will not hear that the hay is
dwindling away" you cannot climb
"A mountain by level road Do they
not sum up certain aspects of the
little farm perched up amid scanty
mountain pastures?
Factory life, a modern growth
everywhere, has not yet left its mark
upon the proverbial lore of any coun-
try because it has not yet been fully
assimilated as mode of self-eXpres-
sion. The proverb is everywhere Il
spontaneous growth, for 'shoes alone
know if locking hab hole" as they
say in Jamaica.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
THING THAT REALLY COUNTS
First Punch Always the Effective
Agent, in Life as Well as the
Squared Cir@e.

Georges Carpenter is a smart fellow
that is, he is something more than a
fighter. One might even call the
F'renchman prophet.
1.-THE one that gets in the first punch
will win," he said, referring to his
coming match with Dempsey.
Wen let it go at that so far as the
next worlds championship heavy
weight fight goes. But just look around
and see if you have punch in your
system and if you can land it first.
How hard can you sock at your job!
What is your batting average in the n.
IN. Or can yon take a punch as well
as give one?
They called iris Speaker a miracle
pilot because he put the punch into a
ball club that COPIED the world title.
He always made it point to land first
on the scoreboard and when he didn't
he kept smuggling away until he usually
had his lead at the end of the game.
Man O. War is called the greatest
horse the world has ever had. But the
Dluuie colt is just d HorSe llia' Pu'S
the best he has into every race and al
ways Man O War finishes ahead of the
dust
The football star who hits em
first" is usually on the honor roll when
the cleats are hung UP at the end of the
season.
It's the punch that counts, from mar
bles to X. O.-Chicago Evening Post.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
Penobscot.

Mrs. Della Tyler and baby of
Brooklin are visiting her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Manley o. Leach.
Cant. J. B. Sellers has gone to
Mark Harbor. where he has employ
ment.
The ball game at Bluehill Wednes-
dav between Clark high and academy
was won by Clark; score, ll-l4.
The senior class of South Brooks
Vile high will present the play
"Brown-eyed Betty" at the town hall
Thursday evening, May 70. &c.,
An interesting and helpful meeting
of Penobscot chapter, o. E. s., was
held Friday evening, May 20. me
degrees were conferred upon Mr.. ana
Mrs Willis Snow, after which re-
freshments were served. The next
stated meeting will be held June .,
when the degrees will be conferred
upon four.
Herman Leach spent the weekend
at his home here.
Mr., and Mrs. Maynard Perkins are
receiving congratulations upon ,he
birth of a daughter.
Mrs. NJ. A. Wardwell, past grand
matron. O. e. s., and Mrs. Una
Bridges, w. M. of Penobscot chapter,
are in Portland attending grand
chapter. Mrs. Wardwell Will lnstail
the grand officers this year.
Mrs. Lenora Thompson Will be IN
the home of Mrs. Alma Wescott for
while.
Mrs. Watson Perkins visited her
son Blaine in Bangor last week.
The many friends of M. o. Leach
will be sorry to hear of his illness.
Nav %. "Woodlocke."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
East Orland.

A crew of men from Waterville is
making repairs at the power plant.
Sundays wind storm did great
deal of damage by the uprooting of
trees. A large pine tree fell on a
COW belonging to Dennis Soper.
The COW was alive when extricated
by the cutting away of the tree
limbs.
Miss Nora Peters of Ellsworth is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ.
Forsyth.
Mrs. Carrie White is at home,
after several months in Brewer.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ingalls, Wis
tied her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.
Dunbar, recently.
H. H. Dunbar has purchased a
Franklin car.
Prof. Cowan of Philadelphia was
at the Inn last week. He was
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
New American Industry.

Establishment of new Eastern fac
tory with $4,000 square feet of floor
space, for the manufacture of arti-
fetal pearls from fish scale essence,
marks the beginning of new Amer
lean industry, formerly dependent on
imports from France, Germany and
Italy, says Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. The common herring Is the
base of supply for the iridescent ma
terial used, and removing it is an
arduous task, because each scale, taken
from certain parts of the fish, yields
only tiny speck of luster.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
North BrOOklin.

Mark l.. Dodge is recovering from
a two weeks illness.
Everett Candage is back from
Waterville, to spend a few weeks at
the old home.
Mrs. Wedge, the first of the sum-
mer colony, arrived last week from
New York.
L/The stork made visit to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Flye early
Friday morning, and left thriving
baby girl-Hazel Estelle.
People here were much pleased to
meet and hear Rev. Alexander Hen
derson of Richmond, who preached in
the chapel, Sunday afternoon.
Chester J. Flye came home from
the interscholastic athletic meet at
Bluehill Friday with four gold
medals. he having won first place in
four events.
May %. ''Xenophon."
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
SedoWiCk,

Mr.. and Mrs Earle Grindle and lit
tie daughter came on THURSDAY Tor a
visit to Mr.. Grindle's parents.
Mrs. X. p. Roberts and her sister
Mrs. Fannie SOULS, came from
Somerville, Mass, last Thursday tC
Mrs Roberts home. Every one Will
he clad to welcome Aunt Kit,
back to her home.
Rev. e. S. Drew, one OF SedgWlck
former pastors, now at East Corinth
with Mrs. Drew, was in town Thurs
day calling on friends.
Rev. Alexander Henderson, secre-
tary of the Religious Education socl-
ETY. of Maine, preached in the Baptist
church Sunday. There was bap-
tism preceding the meeting.
Nav % "ElOc"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25

A new William Fox production
why Trust Your Husband ?"
which has reported big success
wherever it has been shown, is the
bill at the Dirigo theatre Tuesday
Eileen Percy is its star The story
deals with the adventures of two
young husbands who slip away to a
masquerade ball. for their first
night out since marriage. They
are met at the ball by their wives
in costume and mask-the wives
having discovered the little game.
Then there's fun.-Advt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
Suction Tube Unloads the Boat.

A big suction tube is used at Oak
land, Cal, in the operation of unload
Ing crafts of their cargo of cOpra. The
material is thrown into the hold loose
and the end of the tube is thrust
down the hold. The material is light
and the current of air readily picks
it UP and carries through the pipe to
the bins on the wharf where it Is
stored Copra is lighter. than cork
and comes from tropical countries.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
IIgypt.

Mrs. f. H. Jordan and Master
Frederick were Sunday visitors at
Bar HarbOr.
Mrs. Blanche Jordan, who re-
Gently arrived from Passaic. N. j.,
accompanied by her aunt, Mrs.
Susan Desisle, from Massachusetts,
is spending a few weeks here, after
which they will go to Lamoine for
the summer.
The house occupied by Capt. w
F. Jordan was struck by lightning
during the thunder storm Sunday
afternoon, quite good deal of
damage being done to the chimney
breaking windows and tearing off
shingles and clapboards. The tele-
phone was destroyed. Fortunately
no one was injured.
May %. S.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
Seven MILLIONS
LOST TO maine
Much Do You Care? Buy Xmas
Seals.

Maine men and women lost $1,000
GOO last year because they were
obliged to stop work through sick
moss!
Two percent OF the people of this
state are constantly sick,
How much do YOU care?
Much of this sickness is preventable
and to aid in removing personal suf
fering and general economic loss the
Maine Public Health Association is
devoting its resources and its ener
gies.
How effective this work will be next
year, depends upon the people OF
Maine who are now being given op-
portunity to show how MUCH they
care by purchasing generously the
seals and health bonds now on sale
for 1920 Christmas Seal Campaign.
To carry out the effective program
which has been drawn up for 1921 by
the executive committee of the AS
sociation, for years known to Maine
people as the Maine Anti Tuberculo
sis Association, $4,000 are needed
-Four million seals and health bonds
in denominations OF from tie to one
thousand dollars have been distribut
ed to health workers in every town
in that state and an average Of ten
seals to every man woman and child
must be maintained if the quota is to
lie gained
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
What Did He Mean?

She-Promise me that when we
marry we shall live somewhere near
mother, so that she can slip over.
house on the edge of the cliff, and
then | should love her to slip over
London Opinion.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
Love-,

A Philadelphia editor was talking
about Anatole France, the famous
French novelist whose serious illness
is reported
"Anatole France" he said, sis a
cynic, graceful and profound Gym
ic. l once heard him make cynical
speech about love.
Love" he said. encountered
Wisdom on the high road
1.-The girl is beautiful today said
Wisdom but she will be the image of
her mother when she gets to be her
mothers age. You, though, of course,
are blind
Love laughed carelessly.
"'Oh. no. he said, 4 simply shan't
no there to see.'"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
Very Bad Indeed.

"You are not eating very much, Mr..
Shyful," said the girl coyly to the
bashful sutton who had been invited
to the family Christmas dinner.
yes he replied, and at last, for
the first time during the evening. he
got his chance. so seizing all his cour-
age he gasped:
ITO sit next to you, Miss Betty, is
to lose ones appetite"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
GOuIdSbOrO.

Ira Guptill purchased a new Ford
car recently.
Carleton Rolfe has returned
home from Massachusetts.
Rev. Mr.. Fletcher, State mission
airy, preached in the Baptist church
Sunday morning.
The schools will observe Memorial
day Friday, with appropriate eXer-
cises.
Rev. Mr.. Hanna came to have ser
vices in the Methodist church Sun
day evening. The weather was 50
threatening that only few ventured
out, so no services were held
May %. "Eittah"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25

looking after his camp, which he
has purchased for use as boys
camp.
May %. M.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-05-25
Airplanes to Survey Africa.

Airpanes to Survey Africa.
1t Is proposed to adapt the airplane
to further discoveries In darkest
Africa.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16
CHICAGO CAsH GRAIN.

CHICAGO, san. 15.-WHEAT-No. l
red, $2.01 No. red, S2O3
CORN-No. } yellow, G6L. GI6Tc: No 4
yellow, 63@G4I2c; No 3 mixed. G6d61c +:
No. 4 mixed. G3G632c; No 2 white 45c
No. white, 65a &c; No. white. G6L, az
0A1S-NO. ; white, 43644c.
CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE
CHICAGO. Jan 15.-C1usfng prices
WHEAT-May S166AGia; March,
S174L
CORN-May. 7O94 az; July, 72d71TSc
OATS-Alay, 4ja3 a. Is; July, 45l "a -.
PORK--AIay. $3.50: Jan, S24 20.
LARD-May. $13.62: Jan. $1292
RlBS-May. $12.5j: Jan. Sill.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16
COMMODITY PRICES

The decline or prices in primary
markets has shown signs OF slack
ening. Grain. cotton. stocks and va
rious commodities have made par
tial and more or less temporary re-
coveries The downward rush of
prices. which gained such proper
tons In late fall. acceleratinE month
BY month. could not in the nature of
things continue indefinitely. Appar-
emily the sharpest deflation ia past.
although retailers are still cutting
prices drastICally for their January
clearance sales.
wholesale prices on Jan. 1. ac-
cording TO Duns. stood only 64.2 per
cent above the 1913 average. falling
CO per cent during Decembe and
6.S per cent during Novem Der. The
readjustment I'm prices has even ex-
tended to crude oil A small cut in
Pennsylvania crude presages further
breaks in this market. The Chicago
Retail Food Distributors association
estimates a decline of 20 per cent I'm
average Chicago grocery and hotel
and restaurant food prices last year
Rentals. transportation. fuel and
sundrfes, ON the other hand COntin-
ued rising. often with accelerating
speed. The increase in rentals prob
ably would average 25 per cent.
Weekly bank ClearinEs are still very
large. recently approaching $500
100000. They indicate a large vol
ume OF business transactions rather
than a maintenance OF the former
price level. Cut prices have attract
ed no small amount OF buying. At
the same time, IL must be remeul-
bered. many commodities and types
OF service cost as much or nearly as
much as ever before.
Alignment and sterilization of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16
RETAIL TRADE

The number Of retail failures is
steadily increasing after a four
years trend in the opposite direc-
ton. but failures have not reached
the CalamitiOus proportions which
many persons anticipated The new
year brought no sudden deluge of
bankruptcies and reCeiverships. Pos
sibly the worst revelations are yet
TO come.
Criticism Of the retailer has been
less sharp since price reductions be-
come quite general. The large de-
partment stores early last summer
were among the first 10 cut prices.
giving impetus TO the deflatOry
movement which the banks had
started. Larger retailers have met
market conditions fairly, 1t is claim
ed. partly because they have
larger monetary reserve and more
10 gain by holding public good will,
and have transmitted reductions at
wholesale as soon as il became prac-
ticable TO do so. The small retailer
is still reluctant to deflate his prices.
The circumstances of his business
are often peculiar and deserve spe-
cial consideration. Many retailers
are making real money for the first
time in their lives. Retailers have
much yet TO do before the country
gets back on a normal basis.
Cost Of replacement is troubling
not few merchants. Can prices in
the primary markets stay on their
present level or will they advance
with the first wave Of demand, leav-
ing the retailer who has sold on a
basis of lower costs financially
strained Many merchants have
been compelled to sell below pres
ent replacement costs. as we'll "a at
loss, in order TO secure funds Ger
tainly competition Will be keen here
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16

after. even when demand revives.
Merchants must economic and con-
tent themselves with a smaller mar
gin of profit.
Stocks in distributors hands are
certainly not burdensome as a rule.
Consumption without normal pro-
ductiOn and replacement always de-
pletes the reservoirs of supply. Upon
low stocks in merchants hands is
predicted an industrial revival, signs
of which already appear in the tex
tile industry. The farmers show no
greater disposition to buy than here
tOfOre. Their resentment and loss in
buying power are holding up the en-
tire industrial and mercantile pro-
ceSSinn.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16

prices are the principal need Of to-
day and condition any genuine bust
ness revival Deflation must extend
20 rents. fuel. light, light, many ar
ticles OF food. building materials,
printing and a multitude of other
things necessary to human existence
before the cost Of living can reflect
the spectacular decline in few
markets. Deflation now harks back
TO wages at almost every point.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16
NEW YORK GRAINS.

BY Associated Press:
NEW YORK, Jan. Is. - Wheat
spot weak: No. 2 red and No. 2 hard
204 y elf track New York, January
shipment; No. 2 mixed durum 1882
elf to arrive.
Corn spot weak; No. ? yellow
90&c and No. 2. mixed 9S%c elf
New York ten day shipment.
Oats spot easy: No. 1 white 5959
TO 60C.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16
CHICAGO CRAJN -CIoSE
CHICAGO PROnTCE

CHICAGO. Jan. 15.-BUTTFR-R
ceipts 4,6JS tubs; creamery, extra, 4Slac.
packing stock, Halls.
EGGS-Recelpts, 4,224 cases; ordinary
frsts. 65h GGSEc tirsts. 72MT2Rc; checks.
J005Sc dirties, J4dJSc.
CHEESE-Twins new 24G 24Mc: Dais-
les, = = a pc young Americas, 26G26ILc
LOnghOrnS, 2GM2G12c
LIVE POULTRY Turkeys 4Sc: chick
ems. 2Sc; springs, &c; ROSTERS, 2Oc
geese, 2Sc; ducks. SIC.
MISUNDERSTANDING. As cars; Mime
sofas and Wisconsins, 81 3jd1iO
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16
CHICAGO GRAM AND PROVISION
EAST BUFFALO LIVE STOCK.

EAST BUFFALO. y. Y. Jan. 15-CAT-
TLE-Receipts light: market steady !:
prime steers, S11d115O: shipping sters
$11mll.jO: butcher grades S10.2ld Il !:
heife-s $. 25d975: COWS. S4OG13O
CALVES--Receipts. 90 head: market
steady others unchanged
HOGS-Reecipts light: market steady /:
Workers, S950d o 10; pigs S1O.5O61O -
mixed, $40 j0d1OI5; heavy. $1050d10.7l:
stays, SGdS.50.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16
NEW YORK SUGAR.

by Associated IreSS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-The local
market for raw sugar was unchang-
ed at re for Cubas cost and freight
equal to SOP for centrifugal. The
market for refined was unchanged
at 7.73 for fine granulated.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16
PITTsBURG LIVE STOCK.

PITTSBURG. Pa, Jan. 1j.-CATTLE-
supply light, market steady choice
Sll4 ll.50; prime, S1lGllJ0 good. Sl0.2j
all, tidy butchers. %id.JUul1, fair s. y
GIS.sJ; common, Ss.1llIJ.1@. common to
good fat bulls, Sya6: common 20 good
lat COWS, SOHS, heifers. $sd9.jO, fresh
cows end springers, $G0Q I5O, veal calves.
- load. steady heavy and trim calves.
Sl5
SEEEP AND LAMBS-Supply. coo
near market steady prime wethers.
SO good mixed, $40, fair mixed SiH
D. culls and common S2d4. lambs.
steady spring lambs, S12
HtTIS-EeCeipts, 5000 head, mark ct
steady prime heavy hogs. SJ.JOd9T -
mediums, $lOJOdl075. heavy Workers.
S10.JOQ1O.7j, light Workers. SIO.JOn
1910; pigs, S10J0Qlo..5 rOurbs, SG0
500 stays. SGdSJ0.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16

Mrs William X Vanderbilt OF
onabe Fifth which hOroughfa OF
York
Ne" York This became with
dit ransion
the purchasing OF the house shown the picture
place
e nucleus OF colony blend three socaed
artistic and professional When
she plans odfashoned