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The Washington times., 1921-11-26
CAN BEES TELL
THE TIME?
FRENCH expert declares that
bees are able to tell the time.
This ingenious Frenchman

This ingenious Frenchman
conducted an interesting expert
ment. He began by breakfasting
in the open air at Z o'clock. partak-
ing of light preserves. Precisely at
10 o'clock the table was cleared. At
the midday meal no sweets were
served, but at 4 o'clock in the aft
ernoon there was a light lunch with
sweets.
Within a week all the bees in
the neighborhood seemed to get
wind Of what was going on, for
they came in such swarrns that they
covered the table, and the meals
had to be served indoors.
For weeks the visits Of the bees
were as regular as clockwork. They
omitted the midday meal because
no sweets were served then.
Subsequently a jar of jam was
placed in a window for the first five
minutes Of every hour during the
day. Within a short time the bees
made hourly visits with such reg
ularity that the time of day could
be judged without reference to a
clock.
The Washington times., 1921-11-26
FUEL FOR THE
BODY
BY Brice Belden--

IN HE wastes of the body may be
conceived Of as so much
- smoke and ashes resulting
from vital combustion. 1t Ii this
vital combustion which maintains
the animal heat and supplies the
energy for bodily activity The fuel
itself il our food. Therefore, life
may truly be said to be symbolized
by flame.
When we speak of combustion we
mean it literally. This combustion
is like any other fire except that 1t
gives out no luminous flame, Is
slower in it's manifestation, and goes
on in the presence of water-that is,
the water Of the tissues. The term
oxidation applies to either process,
except that In the case OF the fire In
a stove the burning Is a rapid affair,
and in the case of the body slow
affair.
1t should also be said that II IL
not only the fuel In the form OF food
that is burned up, but the body itself
Is slowly consumed, whereas In the
case of a fire in a furnace the con-
tainer does not itself burn. More
over, the heat developed In the
former case is of only moderate de-
gree, while furnace fire is accom-
panied by intense heat.
Why is the human body not de-
stroyed by vital combustion2 1t 10
because Of the continual recreation
of the tissues from new material
supplied by the food, for food fur
nishes not only fuel for the wonder
full human engine, but also repair
material for our living machinery.
This is the secret, expressed in
the simplest terms of why we keep
warm and why we have so much
energy for muscular and other forms
OF work.
The Washington times., 1921-11-26
THE WOMAN
OBSERVER
YOU never can tell which way a

You never can tell which way a
freshman class will Jump when
asked to register their preferences
concerning favorite authors of the
past and present. Take the fresh
man class of the University of
Louisille, KY. Among 102 stud
ents the vote for the most popular
of modern novelists has gone over
whelming for Harold Bell Wright.
Charles Dickens heads the list Of
favorites among standard authors.
Harold Bell Wright received over
twice as many votes as did IL. O..
Wells and Mark Twain; over four
times as many as did Booth Tark-
ington, Sinclair Lewis, Hugh Wal
pole and others. John Fox, jr, and
Zane Grey tied for second place.
The list, in order of popularity,
ran: Harold Bell Wright; John Fox,
jr., Zane Grey, Rudyard KipllnC,
Mark Twain, II. G.. Wells, Winston
Churchill, William ]. Locke, j. NJ.
Barrie, Sinclair Lewis, Booth Tar
kington. Hugh Walpole, James
Lane Allen, Jack London, Edgar
Burroughs, Arnold Bennett, Diana
Craik, Irwin s. Cobb. Mary Roberts
Rinehart, William Dean Howells,
John Galsworthy. Ethel NJ. Dell.
Marion Crawford, Charles Neville
Buck, Kenneth Graeme, George
Barr McCutcheon, Jeffrey Farnol.
Beulah Dix, Mrs. Fannie Caldwell
McCauley.
The votes poled for standard
noelists ran as follows: Dickens.
Cooper, Scott. Stevenson, Eliot.
Thackeray, Jane Austen, Haw.
thorne, Mark Twain, Henry James.
Edgar Guest, Swinebourne, Victor
Hugo, Tennyson, Hardy. Bulwer.
Lytton.
The Washington times., 1921-11-26
CHAPTER Nv.

CHAPTER Nv.
~ TORROW. in making the most
of his new world with Torrie
~ at his side, found a number
of things to tax both his patience
and his resolution. His studio, In
the first place betrayed symptoms
of being embarrassingly over
crowded. once the Vibbard apart
ment had been cleared of his wife's
belongings and the communicating
door had been duly locked and
sealed.
Torrie. too, had little Of Stor-
rows sense of orderliness. and sus-
tanned application to that work
work with which he knew life could
alone be justified became more and
more difficult. Yet he was unable
TO accuse Torrie of not doing her
part. She had imposed on her
friends, he grew to understand. a
tacit conspiracy of absenteeism,
and few, indeed. were the callers.
outside of the irrepressible Fannie
Atwill and the persistently loyal
Hardy, who came to interrupt him.
(To BE Continued Monday
published by arrangement with Intsrna
tional Feature Service, Ino-)
The Washington times., 1921-11-26

goods that you put into bunco games
you'd be rich. He called the turn
all right"
He stood back to survey the we'll
dressed figures before him. Gee"
he cried. Its hard to believe you
we're both a couple Of"
Don't say 1t aloud. Tom" eau
toned Wallingford.
81 won't-but when are you COM
ing back to Broadway? How long
can you stand this small town stuff.
i have to laugh at the boobs here
all right"
Mr.. Daw looked at his partner
with an indignant frown. See here,
Tom, can that stuff-you're in
wrong. There aren't any boobs
in Battlesburg. and as for going
back. as far as I'm concerned. this
The Washington times., 1921-11-26

is good enough for me. How about
you, Jimmy?"
"Ill make you a present OF my
share of the white lights, Tom; that's
how feel" said Wallingford.
Square with the World.
Going to live all your lives in 4
joke tank town like this?" Dono-
hue nodded. as though the idea were
really humorous.
We've got the greatest business
In this part OF the country. and we've
got the finest hotel in the state.
We've got the best traction lines In
this part Of the country and we've
got a millionaires club with forty
members. You're off, Tom; it's
Broadway that's the joke. not Bat
tlesburg."
The Washington times., 1921-11-26
Colleges and
Morals
BY w. A. McKeever
Widely Known Lecturer and Author
And q National Authority on
Juvenile Problems.


TT OW do you evaluate the col
lege which your son or
daughter is attending? Is 1t
intellectual achievement, scientific
research, social advantage, moral
direction, religious integrity. or
spirit Of democracy?
The first three Of these might be
considered by some as major coli
legiate issues, and the other three
as secondary. Just now. with the
entire country in tense struggle
to control the morals of the young
and to refine public morals in gen.
eral, 1t is my contention that the
college authorities should stress the
second three, the altruistic purposes.
Every high consideration for the
early return of common society to
that lofty and quiet level character
istic of a decade ago warrants US in
urging that the colleges of all
classes throw their powerful influ-
ence into the task of turning the
public mind back toward idealism
and altruism. Consider a--ain sharp
ly the three curative college motives
rs given above:
Moral Direction.
Religious Integrity.
Spiritual Democracy.
BY featuring these for even .
years time and by giving full pub
licity to their emergency programs,
our five hundred colleges could pro-
foundly change and elevate the
moral well-being of the entire COM
monwealth.
Without moral education the in
dividual becomes selfish and grasp
ing; without religious practice he be-
r>mes cynical and pessimistic; with
out democratic training he becomes
mean and intolerant.
The Washington times., 1921-11-26

bought the concern. He shook hands
with Clint Hankins and the bejew-
eled Mrs. Hankins, and he was pre-
scented TO Col. Battles, and his broth
err. Tim Battles. ana Henry Quig
and the one-time hackman, Abe
Gunther. and the amiable Mr..
welles. as those gentlemen came
singing in a group to say goodnight
to their host.
They expressed their delight at
meeting the visitor from the East;
any friend of Wallingford's was Il
friend of theirs. and they invited
Mr. Donohue to come to the club and
make a night of 1t.
And you think New York's got
anything on this town." asked WAL
The Washington times., 1921-11-26
A STIRRING ROMANCE
BY Arthur Stringer.

his second gin-rickey he no longer
gave harborage to such battered
suspicious. 1t was a new world. he
told himself. and he was there to
make the most of 1t, to make the
most of it with Torrie at his side.
And as though to seal that deter
mination, he asked for still another
gin.riCkeY.
The Washington times., 1921-11-26
Screen Version Nopelized
BY Jane Mclean

"HE astute Yosi did not fail to
recognize the familiar features
of an old acquaintance who he
had long hoped would never appear
on. his horizon again.
Hello. Yosi," cried Donohue. smil-
Ing into the mask-like face of the
Japanese. ''how's tricks? Long time
since we met, eh. what?"
"Police!' said Yosi with fear
clutching at his heart.
There was that in his tone that
set Donohue alaughing. He FASTENED
to reassure him. Don't be afraid.
It's only a friendly call-tell your
boss I'm here, will your"
Mutual Recognition.
Yosi was spared this unpleasant
duty by the appearance Of Blackie
Daw, immaculate in dress suit.
"Yosi," he called, "the guests are
waiting for their wraps" and then
he caught sight of the stranger.
One word the astute Jap managed
as he edged past Mr.. Daw into the
hall; that word was one that had
spread dismay in the days gone by.
Bull" said Yosi under his breath.
well, II 1t isn't Tom Donohue,"
and he advanced to shake hands
with the man he had formerly tried
hard to avoid.
What are you doing here?"
asked Blackie in a voice that be-
trayed no uneasiness."
ION my way to Des Moines to
pick up a guy and fetch him East;
thought I'd stop off and see If you
were behaving yourselves. you and
Wallingford."
The Washington times., 1921-11-26

C"Get- Rich Quick Walliingford"
is Cosmopolitan Production
based on some of the famous Wal
lingford stories and the famous
play BY George NJ. COhan. d.
rected by Frank Borzage and re-
leased a. q Paramount Picture)
The Washington times., 1921-11-26

IN HE wastes Of the body may be
conceived of as 80 much
- smoke and ashes resulting
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
Fitting the Hat as
Well as the Dress

SUCH lengthy process will never
find favor in this country as no
American woman cares to give so
much time to the purchase of one
article of dress. And one can mag
inc the growing Impotence of an
American milliner if called upon to
spend half day with a single Gus
toner. Business proceeds too rap
idly in this country for that. But
there may be happy compromise
between the two methods; the one of
hurrying woman out of the shop
with hat that is fashionable but
not at all suitable to her particular
type, and the other Of spending so
long time in constructing one that
is suitable.
Since there is nothing that con-
tributes more to q woman's appear
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ance than a becoming hat it is worth
while to spend reasonable amount
of time in its selection and to make
few extra trips to the milliner for
fittings. There is as much reason
for fitting hat as there is for fit
ting dress, although we have not.
always thought so.
With few changes even the ex-
IRENE novelties, which the Paris mil
liner-always noted for her orig
inality and her constant struggle for
something new-often offers, may
have their extreme and trying ef-
fects softened and be made flattering
to different types Of faces by indi-
vidual fittings and adaptations to the
good and bad points Of the wearer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
Earrings That Match
New Hat Ornaments

my woman who has taste and a
milliner who will work with her
along these lines may be sure of
becoming and flattering hats, for de-
fects may be cleverly concealed
and marks of beauty accentuated.
Aside from being head covering
hat should be an adornment. A
woman should never buy one that
does not add something to her looks.
Mere smartness and being of the
latest mode should not suffice. There
is q vast difference between beau
tiful hat and hat which makes its
wearer beautiful.
Among the strikingly new trim
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20

mings this winter are ornaments to
match earrings. The milliner thus
invades the jewelers. realm and car
ries stock Of earrings to match hat
trimmings.
A number of toques of Egyptian,
Russian and Indian inspiration are
trimmed in this way. Startling eff
fects are obtained by draping color
full fabrics into Hindoo toques and
sewing long pendant ornaments, fire.
quently of jet or jade, in the folds.
Real earrings are used in this way.
So much has been written about
feather trimmings during the last
few seasons that there is little more
to say regarding them. but it may
be stated that they are ~ fashion,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20

serge ribbon grained with heavy
ridges to present the appearance of
serge or twilled cloth. 1t may be
had in a number of colors and is
used in variety Of ways, favorite
being that of forming a scarf ending
in a stiff bow. In various widths it
is used for the all-ribbon hat.
The Spanish shawl continues to
have great vogue and many models
are being brought out by French
manufacturers which excel in bril-
liancy of color and depth Of fringe
those which come from the Orient
via Spain.
The Paris milliner has adapted the
Spanish shawl idea to her produc-
tions. Eliane, on the rue de la Paix,
shows . lovely set consisting Of .
scarf and hat in Spanish style.
Lucie Hamar has had great success
with her Spanish scarf trimmed
sailor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
A Renaissance OF
Bright Hued Velvets

CINCT those high IN authority In
the hat world have called right
about face, tho despised light col
pred velvet hat makes It's appear
snce In the most select circles. Such
a revolution cannot fail to please a
certain type Of American woman who
slways has included in her wardrobe
. blue hat because Of It's becoming
ness. THIS blue Ia not the color OF
the navy uniform, but that OF the
Frenchman's army coat.
Colored facings on black hats also
are a welcome departure. These In
.novations aid In solving the much
discussed question as to whether
woman shall be smartly or appeal
Inely dressed. They make happy
compromise between the two
There 10 a vogue for trimming
black hats with colored ribbons
revival Of q very old-time fashion.
The Paris milliners who make hats
to the order of each customer are
linking the color of the gown with
the hat trimming. Bows Of bright
.olored ribbon frequently appear on
black hats. A large shape may have
the bows beneath the brin at either
side. The loops are somewhat long
and the ends even longer.
Cav Colored Ribbons
Enliven Black Hats
EF THE fashion for colored ribbons
on black hats is enthusiastically
received in this country it will mean
many made-to-order hats which will
insure more becoming millinery than
we have had recently.
In this country the milliner has
shown her hats, the customer tried
them on, and II she found one that
was satisfactory she either bought it
or ordered one like it. But the
French milliner and her client have
proceeded along an entirely differ
ent line. So exacting were the GUS
toners and so painstaking the hat
maker in creating individual styles
that she practically made each hat
on her customers head.
To insure perfectly becoming
contour, to arrive at just the most
becoming angle, to add to or lower
the height of crown or breadth of
brim, the French milliner poses
the hat in its first crude form and
then works with shears and pins to
have it exactly right for the pur-
chaser.
This means that long hours must
be spent in the millinery showroom,
which is practically workroom, as
many of the hats are constructed
there on the customers heads and
finished afterward. It means sitting
before mirror trying on any num-
Der Of models, fitting them this way
and that way and matching color to
yes and hair.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20

" W ATS increase in size as
winter approaches. In the
N n early autumn there was
decided preference for
small hats. Any discussion as to
whether small or large shapes will
prevail never seems worth while be
cause as any season advances the
demand for the large hat is aug
mented. In midwinter as well as in
midsummer the large hat invariably
makes its appearance. Now there is
about an even showing of both types.
No striking changes in shapes can
be recorded, but much that is atten-
ton arresting appears in colors, ma
terials and trimmings. The pre-
dominance of velvet over hatter's
plush is an interesting note.
II Is several seasons since colored
velvets have had such a vogue. We
always have had certain number Of
black velvet hats but blue or red
velvet In headgear has been an ex-
ception In recent years
The new blue, popularized by
Madeleine ct Madeleine, of Paris, has
had considerable influence on mil
linery. Hats in the lighter shades Of
blue velvet, during the last few sea-
sons, have been looked upon as com
monplace and consequently received
no showing at the smart establish
ments.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
Caprices of Fashion

are caprices In every
article of dress but especially
in the non-essentials or those
things which might be
termed coquetries of fashion. These
are great indicators of character.
Even the monogram on a handker-.s
chief proclaims to the world to a
greater or less extent the character
istics of its owner.
If one has a taste for the fantastic
or the wierd 1t may be expressed in
even such small thing as this for
many of the new designs in mono
grams have forsaken conventionality.
For instance, the letter v may be
the half spread wings of dove or
the letter S of serpent gazing into
mirror which forms the letter o.
Jewelry always offers the greatest
field for the introduction of novel
ideas. So great is the variety Of
fered that there is no excuse for a
woman who selects anything that is
not entirely pleasing to her for every
taste is catered to. Many lovely and
unusual bits of jewelry have been
gathered from France, from Italy
and from Czecho- Slovakia. !
Earrings are having renewed
vogue. The present craze for these
no doubt animated from the mode of
hairdressing in Paris which reveals
the ears.
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the ears.
Bizarre Mode in
Single Earring Effects
WEARING an earring in one ear
only-the left-is fancy of
the moment. This mode is in keep
ing with q similar fashion in dress
the ene-side effect-which stresses
the idea that two sides of costume
need not be identical as to length.
drapery or ornamentation.
There is a question as to whether
anything of art or beauty is added
to costume by wearing one earring.
The answer is, try it and decide for
yourself. There is no more reason
for wearing pair of earrings than
for wearing pair of finger rings.
Most noteworthy among earrings
are the drop effects. Sometimes .
these consist of delicate chain sup
porting a single jewel while in other
instances they comprise several
chains strung with small stones.
Again they may be in the form of
large pendant or tassel made of dull
fligree silver and devoid of stones.
The Spanish theme which has in
vaded the realms of millinery and
dressmaking is felt to an even
greater extent in fans. Many of
these are of black Chantilly lace or
black netAand they occasionally feat
ure white embroidery. Lace motifs
frequently are used in conjunction
with spangles and sequins.
Almost Every Bird
Helps to Make the Fan
SWEEPING one-side effects are
sseen in feathered models, and the
plumage of almost every bird is
represented. Black vulture feathers
are often attached to an Egyptian
handle while carved galilith stick
frequently supports the graceful tail
feathers of Monsieur lie coque. Os-
trich and pheasant in dyed and ma
tural colorings are used both singly
and ensemble. In the smaller fans
goose feathers have made their ap-
pearance.
Several Of the foremost couturiers
Of Paris are showing novelty fans of
coque feathers in delightful shades
of fuchsia, cerise, jade green and
dove gray. These are mounted on
two straight sticks of tortoise she'll
The coque feathers are large and
rather straight with only a slight
curl at the tip. They are mounted
at the sides of the shell stick so
that they project at different angles.
thus giving very wild and dishev
eled appearance while making
fashionable and most unusual fan.
A fan that either matches or har.
monies with the gown is smart. Al
recent showing Of French clothes
one Of the mannequins wore ar
Agnes costume exemplifying this
tendency. The gown had bodice
Of fuchsia taffeta and full skirt q
silver lace ornamented with stream
ers Of Natter blue ribbon. With it
she carried fan, also Of silver lace,
the handle supporting steamers Of
the blue ribbon scattered 9TH rose
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
France Contributes
Many Gay Shawls

CHENILLE has found considerable
favor with millinery designers
and is used with good effect in the
Oriental turaans, thick strands Of
the chenille being loosely braided
and wound about a turban shape.
Uneven ends Of chenille may fall
from ole side to make trimming.
Cired ribbons are not new but still
used. There is, however. new
conner in the cirS family. It is cira
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able as ever, and that many in
teresting things still are being done
to feathers to- produce wierd and
unusual effects
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The Milliners Art

w ATS increase in size as
winter approaches. In the
n n early autumn there was a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1921-10-27
GREAT EVENT FOR ST. IVES
"Fairy Now" Held Twice a Year in
Little English Village Had Origin
600 Years Ago.

AS long ago as 1870 the little town
ship of st. Ives obtained the charter
allowing it to hold a market twice a
year, on May 10 and December 3, and
so on these dates, to this day, the
winding, narrow streets are filled with
busy people, and stalls are put up, and
cheap-jacks ply their roaring trade,
for the Fairy Now is a thing that is
not to be missed.
Along the cliffs above the blue-green
sea the children are coming with their
parents, and over the hills from little
hamlets groups of friends are max
ing their way on foot or in carts or
jingles. The pleasant autumn air is
warm in the sunshine, the summer Wis
itors, or foreigners, as they are usually
called, have departed, and st. Ives is
once more herself again, and there is
time to stand about and talk and Cos
sip and laugh, as laugh they can, while
great sh0ppings go on, and much de-
liberation is needed over the choice of
the dinner of a coming festive win
ter's night.
But where do the fairies come in?
Surely it is just for the Fairy Now
that the children have tramped those
long miles and submitted to the dras-
tic additions that took place the night
before. And fairies they will find
of some kind Or another, if it is only
on the hills on the way back. But
the name Fairy Now is just the Eng
fish way of pronouncing the Celtic
words "Fer-a-moh," which mean no
more or less than the pig fair, and
they have meant that for upward of
900 yearS-London Mail.