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Killed Herself in o the VctoryB

with Gaby Deslys, who helped her until
her own death. When Hallye Peck was
falling into financial difficulties, Gaby sc.
cured position for her as understudy for
"Suzettc" at the Globe Theatre, In London.
The life OF thirdratc musical comedy
actress proved a cruel trial for the spoiled
child OF luxury. The contacts of inferior
hotels and boarding houses in England
were nauseating to her soul when she
thought OF her former chef and her wine
cellar. After 4 brief trial she abandoned
this line OF work.
After Gaby had gone away to America
and returned to Paris she received word
from Hallye Peck that she was in great
distress and wanted to find something 10
do in Paris. Gaby took her to Paris intro
duccd her TO several managers but before
anything was accomplished in the the
htrical line Gaby Deslys died and Hallye
had found new ways Of satisfying her love
OF luxury.
She began to live again in as luxurious
and eXtravagant manner rs she had done
in London, but with Partisan cmbellish-
ments. She had rich friends still.
she leased sumptuous apartment be-
longing TO the Project of the Seine, OIL the
Avenue Mafceau lie WAS glad TO have
1t OFF his hands on account of its cXncnse
She entertained lavishly and gave beau
tiful dinners. Mt which she served vintage
champa2nes. now almost priceless in in
exhaustible quantities
She enjoyed all the nocturnal dssipa-
tions of Paris which have lately attracted
notoriety through tine ruin and misery they
have caused and have excited such uni
versal condemnation. She resorted to
strange and maddening drinks TO drive
away the spectre of approaching ruin. But
her Partisan prosperity was short-liyed,
for her reckless ways had ruined her
beauty.
One by one her gay and wealthy friends
deserted her, as always happens They
grew weary OF the extravagant, bleared
and reckless creature, with the lines Of
dissipation and despair daily increasing in
her face and marrng it's beauty She be-
came drug fend. like SO many of the
women who have taken the downward
path.
A few of her theatrical acquaintances
remained faithful to her, but she would
not be comforted. Her desire was for
luxury: the friendship of poor strugglers
offered no consolation to her.
Once more she was faced with the awful
spectre Of poverty She had to live in o.
cheap lodging house instead of an aristo.
cratic apartment; to eat in the poorest
restaurants in place of being waited on
by her butler; to walk the streets OF Paris
instead OF riding in her limousine. She
pawned the last of her jewels, and then
all hope was gone.
When she looked at her pale and dis.
torted face in her tawdry mirror, she knew
that this time poverty and squalor had
come to stay. There was no escape from
them but death. There was no quick way
out but TO kill herself. Twice she at.
tempted to commit suicide, but was saved
by very faithful maid.
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desperately Ill again. When ut the moi
OF death she was rescued by ber FAM
ana carried back to her old Virginia hon
where she died
one of the most peculiar tragedies Y,
that OF the notorious Mrs Mabel Attic,
long famous as the most beautiful w.,
IN England. For many yearc 1t 10y 10y
that she could defy the laws G ais
with triumphant success WhS,ae. s NC
a young married woman, wi;,InI;S',t snc
nnsuished officer in the Brya aINt then
captivated the young Duke siahu, 'no n
the richest nobleman , age am" TODD
gagged to a beautiful 1900 to eXtricate
that the duke paid .tment. Then MRS.
himself from this explained divorce,
Atherton's husba. eman than the duke,
naming another 4nt on from one sensa'
For years 81, another, but always the
rional eplsod. gay fashionable set. Two
iaol Of n 20, became the wife of clever
years ago But the middlc-ased charmer
playwriglng mentally unbalanced at the
was beof her fading beauty, ana her
thoug' moods estranged her huspan"'
glouay she said: me-.
osyery time l look at the mirror 'ifc
ems dreadful" ,..oa
Then she took a shotgun ADD destroyed
nor beouiy and her life by shooting hef
self in the head.
Mro Alma yetsera Steane, who commit
,od snicide in London on the night OF I'M
Second Victory Ball, had most aralha..
snd mysterious history. She was proush
ss n child by unnamed persons 10 MOI
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while Hallye Peck was at the end OF a long
downward path.
fIaliye Peck's tragedy must be classed
with those of many other women OF good
social position who have been intoxicated
with the joys Of life and have been led
from one folly to another. until they vio-
lated the fundamental laws.
The case OF Florence Schenck was one
of the cruelest tragedies of this character.
This beautiful girl belonged to one of the
Oldest families of Virginia and had been
reared in great refinement at Norfolk, Va.
Life there was quiet and did not satisfy the
warnings of an exceptionally lively ard
high spirited girl. She INDUCED in dan
York, Paris and other great cities.
Then Alfred Vanderbilt, with wonder.
full string of horses, came to a horse show
in Norfolk. The fashionable men who ac-
companied him paid many iattering atten-
tons TO the little Norfolk beauty and in
creased her girlish ambitions to see the
great world AS result, she ran away
with Mr.. Vanderbilts middle-aged married
horse trainer, Charles Fl. Wilson, She
accompanied him to London, Paris and
other European cities, where she enjoyed
what seemed to her at first delightful
existence in the gayest circles After
wards she said that Wilson promised to
obtain divorce and marry her, but failed
to keep his promise.
Then came the time, as in other case
when her gay friends deserted her. re ;e
fell into the drug habit and ether any
practices. The wretcheG girl tried .,r, co,,l'
NIT suicide by taking choral 'E Iaris
She not die at once, but tn attenpt
Great urItsIn xiyh,. -SeseIyed
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ject.
She came to New York and hastily maf-
riea n Young Yale student, also miinch
aires son, went to London and there quar-
relied with him. Then she became e1.
tremely popular in certain element o
fashionable society, and after refusing sev'
oral noblemen, married CAPTAIN Cedric
steane. a young army officer. After COM
ing home from the second Victory Ball she
fell into respondent mood Something In
har mast had come UP to trouble her. She
Wont TO her bedroom and, without a word
nj warning, swallowed cyanide or potas
stun md died.
In The same class may be counted the
historic case Of Clara Ward. Princess de
Ch;mny. which was long subject III
cossin and discussion on two continents
Che did not take her life. but her miser'
ahIe and lonely death was traceaDie 10 the
sane temptations and mistakes.
At the courts of Europe she enjoyed
> sories of social triumphs, and as CLIMAX
She married the Prince de chimay. hea a,
os one Of the most ancient families in Bel
onm The attention paid her by wlcke
ola King Leopold was the starting poin
NJ downward career that ended III I've
!. death in wretched Italian logging hou''
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that both fell victims
20 the evil lure OF a GER.
tain phase of Partisan
life = the life Of the
night cafes. the drug
dens and the gambling
dens. But in many re-
spects they were very
different, for olive
Thomas was in the
flush Of success and
prosperity and accident
ally suffered from dan
rous surroundings,
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Women who have given way to diasipa.
lion are less stable than men who are
leading n similar life. When they have
lost money. friends and the respect OF their
families their finer, more sensitive, more
emotsonai organization makes them fall
easy victims to utter. black dependency,
and then they end their lives
Many persons who deplore the tempta-
items that Paris presents to American
women have said that the tragedy of
Hallye Peck is like that of Olive Thomas.
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wrecked health and hg ana al
oherd death. a eNauisteiy e"h
married young
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The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-15
MANY STYLES OF FOOTWEAR
Gorgeous Brocaded Black Satin and
Variety of Other Slippers to
Please All Tastes.

Seldom since the Middle Ages when
shoes had pointed toes so long that
often they were Topped up and
fastened at the knee has footwear as
sumed so many and varied modes. 1t
would seem that the designers had
ransacked their brains to produce un-
usual and charming effects in shoes
and slippers.
Gorgeous brOcaded evening Slip
perS in vivid tangerine fashioned in
sandal effect, with high thin French
heels, and straps which fasten with
tiny jeweled buckles; or metallic bro
caded slippers with low heels just
like those worn by children, and with
straps Of the brocade; or slippers of
ruby or French blue velvet for strong
colors are for the nonce preferred to
black, all may be seen displayed in
the footwear section of the various
stores and shops.
Black satin slippers with green
satin heels and jade green buttons are
In vogue while for sports wear red
calf is splendid, fringed tongues which
pass over the tops Of such slippers
and down the front being considered
very smart. Other sport cOmbtna-
lions consist of white buckskin with
brown or red calf vamps and straps.
Really the new spring shoes rival the
new spring millinery in interest.
SO, take it all in all, one can readily
see that quite as much attention IS
being paid at present to the pedal ex-
tremities as there is to the head.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-15
IN Glove STYLES
White Giace Kids Are Ignored by
the French Women.
Gray and Light Beige in
Variety OF Tones.

An amusing fact, despite the preya'
lent belief that America looks to Paris
for fashion hints, is the complete alb
sence in the wardrobe of any well
dressed FrpnchWOman of the ubiQul-
tOus white glace kid glove of America,
Glace kid gloves are only worn In Par
is when they are black and of gaunt-
let mousquetaire or 2O-button cut, and
these as we'll as evening gloves, of any
cut or color have been sacrificed to
the prevailing vogue Of enormous
cabOChOn rings.
In place of white gloves, which al
ways increase the apparent size Of the
hands and are so frequently in
toilette, the FFenchwoman's taste in
stinctively turns toward the lovely
suede gloves In pearl-gray and light
beige, in a variety of tones, each one
only removed from another IN a vary
ing degree.
Practically all the chic gloves devel-
oped in color are in suede and have
very fine stitchings, in self-tone, black
suede being peculiar to mourning in
France. The popular lengths are
gauntlet and mOLSquetaire, the latter
sometimes having such intriguing de-
tails as scalloped or pointed tops and
narrow bands or. motifs Of cut steel
bead embroidery. For an example,
black glace kid gloves are embroidered
with a fairly open triangle of cut steel
beads, quite close to the scallOpcd
edge. Another pair shows the steel
bead embroidery in diamond shape on
the back of the hand Worn with these
gloves was a small hat of white leather
embroidered with the same pattern in
jet beads.
The gauntlet glove lends itself more
readily to variation in that it can be
amazingly lined and edged. When you
line a beige suede glove with black
MORE and edge the same with very
narrow but rich silver galloon you have
a chic accessory to the simple black
dress, which is the rage Of the moment.
The color Of the lining is by no means
limited to black, because you may find
beige lined with rose, green and rust !;
pearl gray lined with peacock blue,
and black glace lined with rust, or
with gold and white brocade, Or with
gold cloth.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-15
FADS AND FASHIONS

For dressy blouses, sheer fabrics
and crepe de chine are smartest.
A new frock of brown velvet is
trimmed with lacquer red buttons
White satin and bands of ermine
appear together as a charming wed.
ding gown.
A tricOt blouse Of canary yellow has
the cuffs and lower part of the blouse
run with metal.
An aprOn-shaped net veil has two
deep points forming ends to tie around
the crown Of the hat.
One smart leather coat has collar
and cuffs of otter and bands Of EN-
broidery in gold thread.
Silk fringe is used on one of the
new serge suits. The fringe, in black,
borders the coat of blue twill-fringe
about two inches wide, hanging along
the edge of the sleeves and the lower
edge of the coat.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-15
MILL OWNERS TRY
TO DODGE PROBE IN
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
Angry Because A. F. of L. Conven-
ton Demanded That Congress
Act Against Them.

Asheville, N. c., July 15.-Tcxtllc
mill owners and their newspapers are
angry because the A. F. Of l.. con
vention asked congress to probe
southern textile mills, at the request
of the Textile Workers. union. The
mill owners and their press have re
sorted to the usual mudslinging tao
tics. They say unionists want to start
an industrial war.
Thomas F. Mcmahon, president OF
the United Textile Workers union,
replies in the Asheville Advocate that
there is no desire on our part to start
an industrial war, and we only took
action when intolerable conditions
were forced upon us by the most draS-
tic wage reductions experienced III the
history Of the industry.
Can you imagine what these re
duCtionS have meant to the work
ers?" he asks The woman who was
receiving $27 a week, OF S. hours, less
than a year ago, is now receiving
$II5o for 90 hours.
60 into the mills of CASTOR coun-
ty, and see for yourself, Mr.. Editor
if what | am telling you is true or
false. Go to Albermarle and see the
same thing. Go to Concord and in
quire about the father and mother
whose babe died, and because the par
ents stayed away from the mill TO lay
the little cold form in its grave, that
father and mother lost their bonus,
amounting to about $47 in the two
weeks period.
'oG to Kannapolis and find out
about the little girl who went to
dentist for 80 minutes and had an
aching tooth treated. Because OF that
she lost her bonus, amounting to $40
These things happened in the Can
non mills, and we arc accused OF beng
agitators when we refer TO them
Go to some Of the workers homes
in East Charlotte when it is raining
and watch the streams play through
leaky roofs into. the rooms. lake
look at toilets and sanitary % pro
Visions Note the number Of people
under one roof, living in tour or i've
rooms Note the number OF mothers
forced to work in the mills to hell
support their families because the pay
of the father is so low that he cannot
make a living for the family.
Some Of the employers arc sim
ply mil barons, treating their en-
ploves as chattel property. 1t must
stop and all the Clarks and despotS
combined cannot stem the tide that
has started the old ship OF justice
toward the port Of human freedom.
"The A. +. Of l.. will use its every
power to induce congressional lnvcs-
tigation Of the abominable mill con
ditions Of the south, whether this
particular fight is won or lost.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-15
LITTLE SCHOOL GIRLS
"STICK WITH DADDY"
Had to Quit Because He Was a Real
Union Man and Wouldn't
'Scab."

Indianapolis. July 15,-Ant1-unol
elements who ignore the spirit OIL or
ganized labor could read with prolIl
the report OF Van A. blttncr, repre-
sentative Of the United Mine Workers,
in charge Of the recent Alabama coal
strike
The unionist reprints this letter
from two little girls At COrdONa:
1--WE two little girls had TO qult
school because we have no SHOES, Mr.
Bittner. our dear daddy Is real nn1On
man and mamma and us WouIdn lei
him scab ii we never got any SHOES.
We surely thank the union Tor what
it has done for MS. If you can 40
anything for us we will never forget ii
and if YOU can't, we are IN the strike
to win, just the same.
From the reading Of this pathetic
letter." says Bittnes, 1T can easily be
seen why it was necessary TO dlstrl-
butte shoes and clothing to the Str1k-
inc miners and their families.
Ninety-nine per cent. oil these MN
crs live in company shacks that are
declared a disgrace 10 clvnlZatio,
When the miners were CVlctCd, the
union fought the case to the state
supreme court, which decided against
the workers. Then 1000 tents were
purchased and tent colonies crcclcd
overnight,
Over half a million pounds oil pro-
visions were distributed by the u111on
among the $4,000 men, women ana
children during the strike. The union
distributed these provisions through
one central agency at birmingham to
Io7 points.
The union also cared for the sick
buried the dead
ANY man who is a member OF our
great union" says Bittner, can well
be proud of the aid that was FURNISHED
the striking miners and their tamil1eS
in Alabama by the United Mine
Workers of America. What other
institution on earth can feed, clothc
and house, as we'll as give necessary
medical and hospital aid TO $4,000
men, women and children for seven
months2"
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-15
HIS EASIER METHOD.

He tapped on the back door and
asked for something to eat. The
good housewife replied that she
would feed him if he was willing to
earn the meal by cleaning out the
gutter.
The tramp agreed, and when he
had eaten his way through several
sandwiches she came Out with rcll-
able looking hoe.
"You needn't have gone to that
trouble, madam said the weary one,
never use a hoe in cleaning out a
Never use hocr said the woman;
"What do you use, thcn--a shoVcl:'
mo, madam" replied the tramp,
starting for the gate, my method IS
to pray for rain."-I'ittSbur&h Times
Gazette.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-15
IN WOMAN'S WORLD
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TOPICS uNNIIUIlIIIN


ly good looking when used on gfng-
ham and Organdie dresses for collars
or fchus, or sometimes just for tiny
turned-back edgings.
The heavier silks and the silk
jerseys in different sorts of Weaves
are very much to be desired for sum-
mer costumes that have to be sub
jected to more or less of hard wear.
After all, the lighter materials must
be most delicately worn and treated,
if they are to retain for any time the
crispness which makes them what they
are. But the loosely woven and creepy
silks are the things that can be worn
and worn and still hang on to the
quality that was with them when they
were created. For this reason, if for
no other, they are highly interesting
additions to the summer things for
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-15

corpOrated is bound to be a success.
for the crispness of the transparent
white stuff is so becoming that 1t
cannot be rivaled by any other ma
terial, or trimming.
In some cases bits of white lace are
combined with the white organdie to
make the trimming more notable, but
the lace is fine and narrow. Filet
has gone out of fashion more or less
perhaps because it was so consistent
ly overdone-and in its place we have
the real bits of valenciennes, the em'
krOidered swiss trimmings. The lat
ter embroideries are coming along in
cOlOrS made to match the tones of the
materials, and these are as good look
ing as the spring dyed laCes have been,
with a character all their own to
make them notable. The cream-rOl-
ored swiss embroidered are extreme
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-15

pie, make plain pie crust, line a
deep pan and fill with sweetened fresh
berries, cover with a top crust and
bake. This makes a juicy pie which
may be served with or without cream.
To keep the pie from boiling over and
losing It's juice. make a small paper
funnel and stick into the top; the
Juice will boil up and fall back with
out wasting.
Blackberry Pudding.-Butter, finger
sized pieces of bread and place in the
bottom of a we'll creased baking dish,
cover with sweetened blackberries and
repeat until the dish is full. Place in
the oven and bake, serve either hot or
cold with cream and sugar.
Blackberry DumpIings. - Stew a
quart or two of the berries in deep
saucepan. When boiling have ready
some soft biscuit dough cut out into
small biscuits and place over the top
of the pan. Cover closely and steam
until done. Do not let the biscuits
rise to touch the cover. Serve hot
with the berries as sauce.
Blackberry JeIIy.-Dissolve one box
of gelatine in little cold water. add
grated rind of one lemon and one
orange, the juice of four oranges and
one lemon. Let stand fifteen minutes,
strain and add one quart of black
berries, pour into individual glasses
and set in a cold place to harden.
When ready to serve garnish with
whipped cream and a perfect berry.
For a breakfast dish there can be
nothing more refreshing than a dish
Of fresh juicy blackberrfes, each
covered with sugar.
Stuffed Prunes.-Soak large prunes
in fruit such as pineapple, orange or
any canned fruit, over night. In the
morning remove the stones and fill
with cut marshmallows, nut meats and
roll them in powdered sugar.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-07-15
A GOOD START.

A Missouri farmer who called him
newly employed hired man out OF bed
at 4 o'clock in the morning was sur
prised a few moments later to see the
man walking on down the road.
Say! Come back an eat breakfast
fore you go to work."
Il amt gOin TO work, the man
called back Pm goin' to hunt some
where to stay all night. "-kansas
City Star