The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-04-14


portancc hut Orville Gates. the su
pcrintendcnt Of the mill. aud John
Soaver, attorney AZ law, and Robert
Brown. the grocer. and Pcudlrtor
Ames who kept the book and station
cry store. and William Ferguson, IN,
clothior. and Darwin SILL the butcher
and SuodgraSs, the carpenter, and 9th
ers had Joined the picnic caravan led
by the millionaire These good PEG
pie would not have admitted II. hu'
the truth Is J Patterson Bing hello
them all in the hollow Of his hand
Nobody outside his own family had
any affection for him. OutwHrdly. h'
was a. hard as nails lIut he ownc,
the bank and controlled credits an,
wns an cNtrnvugnnt buyer lie ha,
given freely for the Improvement q
the village and the ucighboriug city %
Ilnzclmeud His family was the cour
circle ~ Bngvillc Consciously or un
consciously the best people initiate,
the EiugS
Judge Crooker was, one day. dis
-ussing with n friend the social condl-
lions ~ Biuvvillp In regard to picnic
sundays he made this remark
George Meredith once wrote To his
ON that he would need the help OF
religion to get safely beyond the
stormy passions of youth. 1t il very
.rue'"
The historian was reminded ~ this
saying by the undetow " the life
currents In Biugylllc
The dances IN the Normal school
and In the home. of the wcll-tu do
were limitations ~ the great party AT
Patterson Biug'S. The costumes oi
certain ~ the young ladies were. TO
quote a clause from the posters IL the
Mcssrs Raruum and Bailey. still cling
ing To the billboard "the most daring
and amazing bareback performances
In the history " the circus ring.
PHYLLIS Ring. the unrlval"d mctropoli-
tan performer set the pace. II was
distinctly too rapid FOR her followers.
u one NAV say IL kindly, she was as
cold and hcartl"ss and beautiful Ia her
act as piece Of bronze or Italian
marble She was not ashamed of her
self. She dld Il So easily and grace
fully and uuconsciouSly and ohliging
" 50 to speak as II her license had
never been questioned II was not So
with Vivian Mead and Frances Smith
and Pauline Baker They limped and
struggled In their efforts 20 keep MP.
To- begin with, the art Of their
modIste had been fussy. initiative and
timld. II lacked the muster touch.
Their spirits we're also improperly pre-
pared for such publicity They hlushed
and looked apologies and were viSihly
uncomfortable when they entered the
dance hall
On this point. Judge Croker deliv-
cred q famous opinion. II was: 81 feel
sorry FOR thoS" girls. but their mothers
ought to be spanked 80
There l. evidence that this sentence
Of his was carried out In due time and
In most CHcctual manner But the
works Of art which these mothers hnd
put on exhibition AZ the Normal school
sprnug into overwhelming popularity
with the young men and their cards
were quickly titled In half an hour
they had ceased 10 blush Their eyes
NJ longer spoke apologies. They were
new women Their initiation was
complete They had become. in the
language of Judge Croker, perfect
PhylliSfine~
The dau,.u- tried 10 be- aS naughty
n that remarkable rhylliStiuian pas
time al ~" mansion of the Rings and
succeeded we'll II not Handsomely.
The modern danrrs and dress We're
now definitely established in Ring
willie
Just h,fur" the holidays the cNten-
sion of the ample home Of the million
airc was decorated, furnished and
ready 10 be- shown Mrs Ring and
Phyllis. who had been having "A tling
In New York. came home for the holi'
days John arrived the next day from
the great pndelford school 10 be with
the family through the winter recess
Mrs Bing CAV" n tea 10 the ladies' OF
Blngville. she wanted them Ia sec
the improvements and become aware
Of her good will She had thought oi
an evening party, but there were many
men in the village whom she didn't
care To have in her house. So II be
came tea.
The women talked Of leaking roofs
aud water pipes and useless bathrooms
and outrageous costs. Phyllis sat IN
the palm room with the village girls
II happened that they talked mainly
about their fathers. Some had com
planned Of raternal strictness,
"Alcn are terrible They make 50
much trouble" said Frances Smith. "l'
seems as II they hated to see anybody
have good time
Mother aud | do ms We pleeSe aud
say nothing" said Phyllis. 1--WE never
tell father anything don't un
derstand."
Some of the girls smiled and looked
into one an theirs eyes
1hcre haI been curious undercur
ran I'm he marty II did not break tn