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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-09

The outstanding social function to
be given during the convention Of
the northeast division Of The Ma
tional Educational Association here
the last three days OF the week will
be the informal "at home to be
given by local high school instruc-
tors to all the high school teachers of
the state. The date set is Friday,
October 10, and the affair will be
ment rooms Of the high school build
ing. The hours of the Eat home
are from 4 to s o'clock.
Miss NJ. Helen, Davies is general
chairman Of arrangements; Miss
Mary McCumbcr has charge of dec
orations; Miss Regina Brennan will
care for the refreshments. and miss
Ruth Dahl wilharrange the program
to be, given. A group Of other high
school teachers will assist with the
serving.
ConplimenEnE Miss Camilla H6ftQ
who has been their ~accompanist for
some TIME, the Bethany. Lutheran
choir members gave a dinner In the
auditorium of the church on Satur-
day evening. The rooms were decor
ated in red and white, streamers Of
cupids, hearts, INC arrows being
prominent in the decorations. Red
and white asters were the flowers
used.
The forty guests were seated at one
long table, n the program of toasts
was presided over by O.. H. Bridston.
Responses were given by ALI Hulteng,
Rev. David stocve, and Joseph Brid-
ston. At the close of the evening. the
favored guest was presented with a
silver coffee urn. :.as4,
In charge Of the dinner arrange
mentS were the Mesdames r. QuamS
liver h4odn1ell, and Torger Jensen. The
Misses Marion Taylor and Ellen Guam
served. s.
One of the most attractive and
novel dancingl parties of the early fall
seaso promises to be that which the
local Business and Professional Wom-
ems club has announced for October
81. The party will be an old time
dance. and will be divided in two
sections. according to present plans.
The first part of the evening will be
given over to a group of dances to be
given on, the stage in the city AUDITOR
1pm where the party is to be, given
and fhis portion Of the program will
be under the supervision of Miss Mil
sds'ed &Metcalf, local supervisor of ply
sicaltraining in the public schools.
Inc last part of the evening will be
devoted to an old fashioned dance,
and directing it will be w. w. Hall, ii
former resident Of Grand Forks. who
is known as a premier dancer OF old
time numbers.
Very elaborate plans are being for
mulated for the affair. and because Of
Its nature. the party will doubtless be
anticipated with pleasure by a great
MANY local people. Z
DR.. andTMrs. RID. CampbeHr and
Judge and Mrs. c. NJ. Cooley left
Saturday for Nissswa, Miun, 4sMhsre
they eape ct to spend a few dayss R
~ X +&* 5.sFsss " 5
Miss Blanche Kadell. who is. teach
ing school at Webster, N. ~, is here
n with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Kadell.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-09
Business Women
Hold 8 O'clock
Meeting Tonight

In accordance with the e PROVE
csionsof the Business and Professional
.Wornen-s clubs, which makes two
meetsnes:a month instead Of n the
regulation number, the first meeting
Of the present month Will be held at
8 O'clock this evening in the Com
imercial club rooms. The frst meet
ing will begin at 8 o'clock, n We
second session Of each month will Ae
a experimenting, starting as before at
$3.50 o'clock. IS
Miss Clara Struble, who spent. the
past summer in Europe, will speak
>this evening of her experiences in
France. A good attendance is asked
for the meeting tonight.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-09
.hroad. nut it appears that I'D
ih,nink business with pleasutSsssHIsS

Tom, Mix, won't be outdonase@
AS soon a., T3tAiSxS
tSat the ring champion hadShc
: n,nnnt,e. the FoxgepwbUx9 | LII
himself east for Is sFsablA sinssSDSss
mareS that allowed him toaspst
one-piece eyeglass in several ia 4
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-09

.of nm o,Conneil, Lionel Belrlore has
been cast for Hawks. Nigel Barrie Will.
enact the role of Brent Christopher.
,D. 4. o. Hatswell will plays,the part
Of Alaric. Fred Huntly viii be seen as
the butler, Sidna Beth WINS Will .pof-
tray the mother. OF Peg sd Aheen
3O'Maley will play Peg las a.. chad
Ethel Grey Terry NIL appear In the
part Of Ethel Chichester.l 5rsa
~; . Al, 80 - tyna; r. 4
Since Lupin Lane has sort pf made
d hit, in Fox Comedies it Is reported
that Renaultt brothers. a celebrated
pAirS.of French clowns, have been
signed up by Julius Stern and will be
featuped in Century Comedies. Stern
recently sailed for a vacation"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-09
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-09
gLeona Smith
Won Honors In
Essay Contest

Her friends in Grand Forks will be
glad to learn of recent success
scored BY Miss Leona V. Smith. form.
erfy head of the department OF ora
expression In the local high school.
when she was awarded first prize in
q contest. staged by the Toledo tOhio)
BlAaie. in which h submitted the
best essay on skirt lengths"
Accompanying the announcement
OF the winners which appeared In q
recent edition of the Blade, is u large
portrait OF Miss Smith.
Miss Smith set forth he? opinion
IN skirt lengths as follows:
First. short skirts arc more
beautiful. Tho Oriental girl OF
yesterday covered her face: he
American girl, her ankles. Both
reveal beauty. rank and breeding
And civilized people a civilized
homage 10 both.
Gio girl more beautiful because
more healthful. Short skirts
bring a free stride, q buoyant
feeling md a real smile.
Third, OF The wings OF health :
comes strength Of character, and.
therefore, better morals. Good
behavior, not clothes, will de.
teETnine true dignity.
Miss Smith is now heading a school
Of expression in Bowling Green, Ohio.
The department of expression,
through special arrangement, Is a
part Of the school curriculum Of the
high school and yet is Independently
managed by Miss Smith. The latter
has classes in North Baltimore,
Rossford, and it is possible she will
establish still others. ~
Since she taught in the local high
school. Miss Smith spent one year
with the Dominion Chautauqua In
western Canada and Alaska.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23

seen and of how entrancingly little old Inouye
Haruko out-Follies Mr.. Ziegfeld. In the last
scene there was back drop of cherry bios
SONS lowered with electric sparklers glistening
through it. The stage was full of bewitching
little blue-clad dancers bearing cherry
branches and japanese fans There were
beautiful colors, splendid lighting effects,
graceful notwithstanding that revue
should have, excepting, OF course, the legs. I
remembered stages I had seen draped with
flower ladders up which climbed peaches and
cream maidens of Ziegfeldan proportions and
adornment. No, the Miyako-odori would not
succeed in New York. It is a series of pos
lures, graceful and studied in detail, the SUBJ
ject usually having its origin in some popu-
lar literary artistic motif or in stories Of
some Of Japans famous beauty spots.
And they are pastures which would please
the most puritanically inclined. Even when
the gesha dance is seen in it's own environ
ment, restaurants or private parties, if the
dancers remain true to Japanese traditions
rather than affecting those Of the travelling
Yankee statesmen whom they may be enter
tanning, the poses are never suggestive of i'm
nodesty. The story the dance is depicting
may be, and probably is, one which the
Comstockians would Enthusiastically damn,
but the gestures used by the maidens to
tell the story are entirely restrained and
classic
So Mr.. Ziegfeld's audiences would probably
be bored by the Miyako-odori. There are no
bare backs and no muscular gyrations The
most abandoned gesture of the cherry dancer
is, perhaps, a sweeping bend to the floor to
IL, IL
turn on her stockinged heel, with the other
foot uplifted bare six inches from the floor
and tucked we'll into the graceful swirl of her
kimono She does not climb hoydenishly into
a swing of rose ropes and, amid an aiuring
and provocative froth Of laces from which ex-
tend two silken-clad legs entirely too realistic
to be even provocative, swing far out over
delighted first row of bald heads The cherry
dancer is clad in delicately tinted kimono
which comes up into a demUre little expo
sure at her neck and surrounds her feet in
sweeping circle of color. There are no seduc-
tive curves at her waist, for it is encircled
many times by a heavy brocaGed sash fash
Toned into an intricate bow almost as big as
she is across her back. Her shining black hair
S full Of tortose-shell pins. The stage is
nlassed full Of these beautiful creatures, and
you, If you happen to be a foreigner, sigh
contentedly, for there before you is the Japan
of your childish dreams-the Japan you've
been looking for ever since you came-the
Japan of the picture books--the japan of the
little maidens on your tea cups--the Japan of
your heart which has no place in it for stock
exchanges and chambers of commerce.
It is there. your Japan, even if you dc not
find it nowadays in many ether places.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23
By FREDERIC r. VAN de WATER
illustration by Jefferson Machan1er

And the soothsayer gave answer: "Great
phoenix Of this realm, have knowledge past
the understanding of man. l speak with
djinns and afrites, and the seven gates Of
Eblls are open to me. And behold it hath
come to mine ears that thou wilt take the
place of Will ibn Hearst in the vanguard of
the faithful and go forth to war against the
Sultan Nathan the Curious and strive to over
throw him. Wherefore, bid thee, beware!"
Then smiled the good Caiph as the sun
breaketh through clouds after the rain, and he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23

this is little jest Of mine own-Meyered
and Untermeyered"-
Then spake the soothsayer quickly as one
who hath little JOY in original jest: "Consider
whence they came. From the wells of Al Bany
to war against thy greatness. Consider, 0.
Caliph, how many more who cannot afford the
carfare wait there until thou contest to them
to plague thee And behold in all the land of
AL Bany there is none to write thy speeches
for thee, unless they remove The American
from this city thither Recant, O, Caliph;
warn thee while there is still time. Beware
Of thirst for power Beware"
And he vanished, leaving smoke and flame
behind him. Then safe the Caliph, thinking
rapidly, and at the end of an hour and forty
minutes he summoned his scribe, saying:
write thou an epistle from me to Will ibn
Hearst, the great shek"
Now, at the same day and hour came Con-
ners Bey, great and good friend to Will bn
Hearst, to the palace of his lord and sought
the presence Of the Sheik I'll Islam, saying:
"Woe is me, great prophet and prince, for
my efforts have come to naught Long have
] striven in thy behalf Much have spent
and many the words in thy praise / have
poured into the ears of those who came to me
from the kept press. Yet alas, none have
converted to thy banner and / fear that de-
feat will greet thee when thou goest forth to
war against the Sultan Nathan. We barely
hold our own and gain no recruits. Aye,
even our constituency, the good Caliph, waver-
eth in his alle2 ance and rumor hath it is
about to come out for Hy-lan.
Behold even this day came one to our
headquarters crying joyfully that he would
give any amount to see thee sultan. And I
greeted him with Joy, but found that he
labored under the belief that it was Albania,
rather than AL Bany over which thou desirest
to rule, and when I had made all plain to him
he went away sorrowing and gave naught to
thy cause"
Then spake Will ibn Hearst art thou GER
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23


q w and the courtesy displayed by the
~~ mighty Saladin and the gaiour emir
Richard of the Lion Heart, one to
the other. Greater still the tenderness and
consideration shown by the Sultan Sharrkhan
of Damascus to his half brother Nour- Din.
Yet these pale as does the hair of the average
when contrasted with the flowing locks
of the good Caliph Hy-lan Of the Ruddy
Countenance, when one matches them with
the greatness of heart and thought for each
other displayed by this same Caliph--may
Allah send him thousand grandsons and
Will ibn Hearst, the Sheik III islam.
Wherefore draw near, emirs, pashas, heys
and the holy hadji who wear the sacred green
turban of the pilgrimage and give ear to the
thousand and ffty-seventh tale of the good
Caliph and how he and the noble sheik en-
gagged in a duel of nobility known as the Re-
nunciation Sweepstakes.
Now it came to pass in the fifth year Of the
Profit that the good ,Caliph safe in his council
chamber, listening to the cooling drip of the
shower on the floor below and reading tome
on the care and feeding of the young of Islam
by the Wazir Holt. And Mameluke of the
guard entered, and, salaanling before his lord,
spake, saying
80, constituency of Will ibn Hearst, be-
hold soothsayer is without and he saith he
hath vision to disclose to thee, nor will he
be put off, but denandeth audience at once"
Whereat the good Caliph blinked thrice and
spake, saying: Usher him into the presence
forthwith Perchance he hath some charm for
the exercising of collie from the young or
potion that will enable them and the rest Of
the house to gain night Of unbroken sum-
ber."
And it was as the good Colph commanded,
and the soothsayer entered and, after making
obeisance, cried in q hollow voice:
"a doom, O, great Caliph, doom! Caliph
thou art; Sultan thou wilt endeavor to be.
Beware the des Of November!"
Then answered the Caliph with dignity;
"Whazzat?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23

spake saying: "Now by the beard Of the
Prophet, if this be true, well shalt thou be re-
warded, but where dost thou acquire that be-
ware stuff"
And the soothsayer gave answer, saying:
mighty lord, beware the poison wells Of AL
Bany. Dost thou remember the Shek Meyer
and the sword-tongued FL Brown Effendi?
Dost thou remember the Charter Revision
hosts and the hordes of the Transit Com
mission?"
Then replied the Caliph: "Aye. have been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23

TOXIC.
IA S I REMEMBER, back in the days
I'm when l lived in New York (almost a
n year ago now, after the theatrical
season was we'll under way, one of
ne first questions with which you greeted a
bend was, Have you seen the Follies YETI"
If the friend had not you spent the evening
describing the show. If he had, the hours be-
Green dinner and midnight were given over
r an animated discussion of the merits of
Eas years performance as compared to those
i other years. Were the girls as pretty?
Ere the scenic effects as spectacular? Were
costumes as daring? And, anyway, after
VII was said and done, there never could be
Smother Fo.ies like the one of 1916 or 1917 or
Hsl8, as the case might be.
& Japan has its Follies, too. A little differ
Rnt to be sure, and perhaps to New York
audience lacking in the necessary pep Not
many or SO much leg as New York audi
Knce might require-no revealingly diapha-
Sous draperies, but Follies nevertheless
Faich has pleased the first-nighters of Japan,
fnd particularly of Kyoto, for over fifty
pears, which | suspect is more of a record
Ehan Mr.. Zegfeld can claim, and Follies
which, like Ziegfelds own, has its regular
Clientele of Tired Business Men and its host
kf imitators.
During the days of the Tokugawa Shotgun
f'e training school for geisha or dancing
glfls, known as the Gion-S hinchi, was estab-
Eished in Kyoto. Here the intricacies and
fuoueties Of the geisha dances were then, and
gre still, half century later, taught to Sc
sFcted aspirants And to-day. as then, those
Eaught in the Gion-Shinchi are reputed to be
Fe most superior geisha in the empire. 1t is
III the students of the Gion-Shinchi that the
japanese Follies, known locally as the Miyako-
Saori, are given every year throughout the
Month Of April.
because 1t is celebration of the cherry sea-
|0h the Mlyako-odori is known to most for
-e"erS as the cherry Dance" although the
lame really means "dance of the residence of
4ie mlkado" or dance of the capital" Kyoto
a. ioffnerly the capital of the empire, and,
0'oi"ing to Kyoto boosters, is still spiritually
s'SV' ooeS not tho coronation take place in the
.-'-e''. palace at Kyoto? Is not Kyoto the
e'ognized artistic and literary center of the
sSui'1fy Are not most of the traditions of
~ empire centered in the beautiful hills
zouno hyota rather than in the mud fats upon
men ieddo' now known as Toxic, was built
!. recent years? And are not the Mikados
rought back to Momo-yanla in the hills near
yoto Tor their last long rest? The palace
TOXIC! Pooh! A mere business Office.
ley say in Kyoto.
ana IL ia IN kyoto that the Miyoko-odori
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23

On the night Of the last performance Of
this year disappointed crowds were turned
away. Those who managed to gain entrance
responded to the program with an enthusiasm
which would have delighted the hearts Of New
York's most popular chorus. The Tired Bust
ness Men who sat on the cushions three rows
ahead of me were as delighted as all proper
Tired Business Men should be. They drew
excellent cigarettes from their kimono sleeves.
They nodded their heads enthusiastically when
they liked dance. They pointed out their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23

be given by some of her assistants, contenting
herself with general supervision. This year
however, the Prince of Wales was to be in
town, and special performance of the
Miyako-odori was to be given for him, so
Haruko herself gave all the dancing lessons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23

dience had scarcely gasped out its Joy at
the evanescent beauty of the thing before
1t had ended and had become a memory of
an hour Of beautiful color and delicate
grace.
/ kept thinking Of New York revues l had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23

And the old first night
ers throw up their
hands in delight and
declare the difference
to be remarkable.
The innitators OF the
Miyako-odo1.i are many
and clever. Managers
print elaborate expla-
nations on their pro-
grams that they are
not limitations 49, that,
to the contrary, their
first performances far
antedate that of the
Miyako-odori, which,
as a matter of fact, is
only q rank imitation
of their own superior
entertainments. But
nobody is fooled. Per-
haps a few unwary
4,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23

Kyoto after the first of May allow themselves
to be persuaded that the dance they see is
just as good the cherry dance" But no
one else believes it. And If the other theaters
are crowded after the first of May it is only
because the Miyako- odori is finished and be-
cause the Japanese people like dancing girls
Other dances come and go-the public tastes
in drama and entertainment change, but al
ways in April Kyoto sees the Miyako-odori
drawing crowds, the queues outside the ticket
window standing patiently, and when the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23

doors are opened the
third class ticket hold
ers rushing into their
allotted spaces with 81
never changing eager
ness to get the best
six inches Of floor mat
ting, where they sit
with their feet curled
under them in tireless
admiration Of the shift
ing panorama. T h g
Miyako-odo1i has taken
it's place in the guide
books. 1t has become
a custom, and once a
thing has become a
custom in Japan it is
not long before it
takes it's place among
the sacred things de-
handing and receiving
Ito nrnnar xaneratinn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23

S"ASo HA0SC SNSlS yOoAs
TO the great delecta-
ton of those who come
from all over Japan to
see it. The country
yokels and the sophis-
ticated folk from Toxic
agree in their apprecia-
ton of the Miyako-
odori. 7 h + ou 6 h out
every afternoon and
evening in April a sort
Of continuous per-
Torrance takes place,
each program lasting a
little over an hour. 1t
is always in the same
place and always I'M
der the direction Of
Inouye Haruko, now a
sprightly little old lady
of eighty years. Ac-
cording to the old-time
first nighters, this
years dance is much
better than those Of
the last few seasons.
Haruko, it seems, be-
cause Of her advanced
age, had been lately
allowing the actual in
struction of the dance
steps and pastures to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23

~ REAT, o, effendis ALL was the chivalry
U YET and the courtesy displayed by the
> mighty Saladin and the gaiour emir
Richard of the Lion Heart nna to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-23

tHeiI 1Ololng 1anS, ana
argued excitely over
t h cir comparative
charms. Between the
third and fourth dances
they called an usher,
sent a note back stage
and soon a most at
tractive little geisha
join o d them. She
slipped matter Of fact
ly into an indescrib-
ably small space be-
tween two Of them,
and from then on the
evenin g's entertain
menC proceeded in the
usual manner pre-
scribed for Tired Bust
ness Men the world
over.
/ have no way Of
Judging this years
dance as compared to
earlier ones. I only
know this one was an
exquisite panorama of
rapidly and cleverly
shifted scenery and a
stageful Of dainty XII
monos. 1t was so quick
ly over that the au-