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The New York herald., 1922-02-01
Authorities on Rouge.
Napoleon Was for 1t; Cowper, the
Poet, Opposed Aids to Beauty.

To THE NEW York HERALD: The tilt
made by one of your fair correspond
ents on "Naturals" opinion of women
who make up would seem to demand
masculine attention. The theme, like
bobbed hair, is attractive. 1t presents
possibilities.
Natural has thrown a challenging
hat in the ring. and unless it is pro-
tected from the onslaught OF fair OPP
ponents IL is likely to lose some of its
feathers. But no mere man regardful
of his controversial plumage will enter
the lists to joust with manads on so
purely personal subject armed only
with the lance of his own opinion. He
must be panoplied. So if you will permit
me and the ladies will listen I will read
them a lesson from eminent authorities
on the subject of vermilion.
Madame de Remusat In her recollec-
tions OF the First Empire tells how Ma
poleon used to pull the ears of the ladies'
Of his court, and one day, seeing the
fair lady In waiting to the Empress had
been weeping. remarked: You are too
pale; you have no rouge on" Being
assured by the lady that she had for
gotten It he exclaimed: WHAT a
woman forget to put on her rouge? Two
things are becoming to woman--tears
and rouge"
II Napoleon was mean judge OF at
tractive women the fact is not oe record
The reverse Of this opinion IS that OF
William Cowper, the English poet. Writ
ing to the Rev. William Unwin on the
subject of the immortality OF face paint
ing he says:
"In France Il seems to be a symptom
of modest consciousness, French faces
having neither white nor red of their
own. French women are naturally either
brown or yellow. This humble acknowl-
edgment of a defect looks like virtue.
They do not even attempt an imitation
OF nature but besmear themselves
hastily. being only anxious to lay on
enough. A French woman, though
painted an inch deep. may be virtuous,
discreet. But in England painted ladies
are not entitled to the same apology.
Anxiety to be more beautiful than ma
ture made them is a symptom not favor
able 20 the idea Of modesty. They are
guilty OF a design TO deceive, and II to
deceive, with what purpose?"
Cowper was. afflicted with acute reli-
rious mania. consorted with noncon-
forming Methodist preachers. went mad
twice on the subject of his own lost con-
dition and twice attempted suicide. But
no one ever accused him OF being a
misogynist.
Both sides may draw comfort from
this eminentIy trustworthy testimony
and paint or not paint their faces. as
sured that their right to do SO or to re-
frain from doing SO is sanctioned by high
authority. FINDLAY SAcKETT.
SUMMIT, N. j., January 81.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
NINE. AIDA IN SONGS.
Music Dedicated to Her In Recital
Program.

Nine. Frances Aida of the Metropoli-
tan gave song recital at Carnegie Hall
last evening, with Frank La Forge at
the piano. The soprano was heard by a
large audience. She sang from a stage
richly set with palms and potted plants.
She was the recipient of numerous floral
tributes and much applause was be-
slowed on her performance.
Her program included many beautiful
numbers. 1t began with group of older
selections, such as Scarlattis air ''Se
Florindo Fedele" and Monro's my
Lovely Celia" Songs from different
lands followed, including "The Soldiers
Bride" by Rachmaninov Ansorge's
"Tausend Sterne," Hue's "Je Pleure en-
Reye," and with cello and organ obbli-
gait. Franck's "Ave Maria" Scotts "The
Unforeseen was In the final group, and
three songs written for and dedicated
to Nine. Aida. They were La Forge's II
Came With a Song and "Song OF the
Open" and 1.-THE Singer" by Maxwell,
The artist closed her list with Allitsen's
"a Song OF Thanksgiving"
In her delivery Nine. Alda's lovely
lyric voice was well suited to many of
her selections and she sang with a
praiseworthy feeling for style. Some OF
her tones were not well controlled.\ and
she was happier in songs calling for the
expression OF light and gentle senti-
ments. In slow. sustained passages her
work was generally admirable. Further
more her singing was tasteful.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01

tilted at an appreciable angle from
the direct line.
Public opinion, however, is not yet
wooed over to the bent line theory.
But public opinion is plastic. Nearly
everybody believes now that the
world is round. But FERDINAND OF
Spain and JOHN of Portugal were dis
suaded from backing COLUMBUS be-
cause their councillors thought the
water in the China Sea would fall
into the sky when the spheroidal
world of COLUMBUS turned upside
down. 1t was not that anybody felt
concerned about the China Sea; but
it stuck to its place in geography, so
how could the world be round?
Let Professor JONES and his col
leagues be certain of their proof be-
fore they come back to inform an
eagerly waiting world whether the
straight and narrow path to the skies
actually has or has not an Einstein
kink in it.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01

or NovEILI or AGuGLIA could not
match. GIOVANNI GRAsso, the latest
of the visiting Latin actors. played
this winter only for his own people
in theater on the Bowery.
1t may be that there have been
fewer really distinguished players
abroad in recent years. The absence
of foreign virtuosos, however. is as
likely to be due to the shift of public
interest from the actor to the play.
Whatever their nationality may be,
stage artists know that without a
play of the first class 1t is useless to
attempt to conquer our stage. Lack
of really fine plays rather than the
scarcity of good actors to-day makes
the visits of the famous foreigners
infreq1ent.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
Something Like Jersey Justice.

The young gunman LUTHER BoDDY
killed two policemen on January s.
He was indicted on January 6. He
was arrested on January 8. His
trial was started on January 90. He
was convicted on January 80. He
will be sentenced on February 3.
This is not undue haste, but speed
somewhat like that which has come
to be known in the East as Jersey
justice" 1t encourages the public
belief in the swiftness and sternness
of the law.
OF course BoDDY will not be exc
cuted for months because the legal
procedure in New York State re-
quires that his case be taken to the
Court of Appeals. But the machinery
of the District Attorneys Office and
the local courts has moved without
delay.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
Times Are on the Bend.

England is sending Professor
SPENCER JoNEs, chief assistant to the
Royal Astronomer at Greenwich, to
Christmas Island i'm the South Sea
TO test the Einstein theory of bent
light rays during the next eclipse OF
the sun. The professors who repose
on their backs on March % and
squint at the sky in the hope of inn
proving on the observations made in
Brazil in 1919 will be doing humanity
a distinct service. The possibilities
OF the bent ray, or the bent line, in.
trigue the imagination.
II there is any truth in the multi.
trde OF rumors concerning the Elm.
stein theory. then all generations un-
til now were mistaken when they
looked at the stars overhead and
thought they saw the celestial bodies
in straight line from the eye. What
they actually saw, according to the
new and improved scheme of things,
was light rays coming from stars
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
Last Days of the Russian Court.

A truly dependable and most human
document Is added to our knowledge
of the last days of the Romanoffs by
the recently published book OF PIERRE
GILLIARD, a former tutor of the Czare-
witch. M. Gu.IIABD became instructor
to the children of the Russian i'm
perial family in 1904 and continued
with them until he was forcibly sep
arated from them at Ekaterinburg,
where they are believed to have been
murdered. The last five years of his
service was with the young Care
witch, for whom he had much affec-
tion and whom he accompanied into
banishment and captivity.
M. GmLIARD's intimate association
with this unfortunate boy and his
knowledge of the home life Of Gar
and Czarina permit him to write
with authority upon the Czarevitch's
illness and to explain the malefcent
influence of the impostor RAspUTIN.
The disease from which the youth
suffered was hemophilia, tendency
to profuse and uncomfortable hemor-
rhage. This is generally considered
a hereditary disease. and the belief
that it had been transmitted from
her family caused the Czarina deep
pain and modification. She nursed
her son with the greatest devotion,
and she believed that RAspUTrN had
saved his life.
NICHOLAS had little faith in the
man and mistrusted him, yet NJ. Gu.-
LIZARD says he did not wish TO send
him away. "for If ALEXIS NIcoLA1E.
wren died, in the eyes OF his mother
he would have been the murderer
of his son" Writing Of seeing the
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
ny w. J. HENDERSON.

Members OF the Chicago Opera Com
pany in a medieval ship. with a red
sail. tossing on the stormy waters Of
German opera, was the novel spectacle
presented to an attentive audience last
evening in, the Manhattan Opera House.
The Wagnerlan drama is not entirely
stranger to that stage. but perform. :.
ance of Christian und Isolde" with The
original text. was something which even
the bold adventurous spirit of Oscar
Hammerstein might have hesitated to
contemplate. But Mr.. Otto Kahn lately
intimated that there was no telling what
Miss Garden would take UP next.
The principals engaged in the inter-
probation OF the drama were mostly new
to the Chicago roster. Nine. Beatrice
Kottlar as Isolde, Miss Eleanor Rey-.
nolds as Brangdene and Richard schu-
bert as Tristan were previously un-
known to local records. William Beck.
the KurvendI, sang here under Mr..
Hammerstein, and James Wolf. the
King Mark, was heard as the Cardinal
Brogm in the interesting production of
La Juive" In Yiddish last May at the
Lexington Theater. The other singers
were versatile members of Miss Gar
denis familiar force.
The performance was not one of high
distinction. 1t belonged to the type to
he found in the honest hard working
Stadt theaters OF Germany. There was
much vigorous defamation. much dis
tinct pronunciation Of the text. great
physical energy and little vocal art.
The variety of tone produced by the
leading singers was one warmly admired
in Germany, but never made popular
here.
The Isolde evidently had enjoyed ex-
tended experience In Europe and showed
acquaintance with the meaning of a
role to which she was unable to bring
the necessary voice and technic. The
Tristan was a knight Of rueful counte-
nance and sang with a cold, hard tone
which could not be induced to express
passion. But it is not essential to this
mornings record that all the details of
the performance be described. Mr..
Polacco conducted and let loose torrents
Of orchestral sound, but not always in
the most suitable places.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
Arthur Pearson Memorial.
Otto II. Kahn Supplements Lady
Pearson's Appeal for the Blind.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Refer
ring to the letter recently published by
Lady Pearson inviting American sub
scriptions TO the Arthur Pearson Memo
rial Fund, may be allowed to add my
appeal to hers?
Tho truly great work done by the late
sir Arthur Pearson for tho blind was
in its beneflcent aspects
and results What he planned for and
organized. out of the great pity OF his
heart, out of the lessons OF his own
afliction and out or his genius as an
executive, has proved an invaluable boon
to the blind throughout the world.
Those in America who may feel gem
erously moved to give financial aid to
the Arthur Pearson Memorial Find will
not only honor the memory OF enc who
has we'll deserved of all humanity but
they will further the work OF ST. Dun-
STAINS which Is n model and laboratory
for all efforts on behalf Of the blind,
and will help 20 enhance the welfare.
happiness and usefulness OF the blind in
all lands.
Contributions may be sent to and will
he gratefully acknowledged by either
Lord Richard Nevill, Plaza Hotel. New
York, or myself at SO William street.
New York. OTTo II. KAHN.
NEW York, January 81.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
Visiting Stars.

The presence here of popular
London actress, MARIE LouR, empha-
sizes the comparative rarity in these
times of artistic visits such as that
which brought her to this country.
BY playgoers Of another generation
the season which did not bring the
annual immigration from European
stages was held to suffer from that
lack of brilliancy which is the mis-.
fortune of all functions lacking the
presence of notable foreigners.
London sent many players here,
none of them in recent years more
warmly awaited than HENRY IRVING
and ELLEN TERRY. Mrs. PATRICK
CAMPBELL was frequent visitor, and
in later years LENA AsHwELL, PHYLLIS
NELSON TERRY and MARIE TEMPEST
have been applauded in the United
States with a warmth that varied
according to the popularity of the
plays they appeared in. BEERBoHM
TREE, T.. S. WILLARD, JOHN HARE,
JOHNSTON FORBES ROBERTSON came
frequently during the earlier epoch.
These we're stars of the London
stage. III there are actors of equal
popularity seen there to-day they do
not visit these shores. MARTIN
HARVEY appears frequently in Can.
ada, but he has never repeated his
visits to this city.
The Continental stage used annu-
ally to send its representatives. None
was ever as successful in bringing
the French and American stages into
complete sympathy as was SARAH
BERSuAEpT. No other player Of
tongue not understood by the people
ever won here the same success as
she won. She attracted the American
public much more than JANE HADING,
GABRIELLE REJANE, JEAN MoUNET-
SuLbY or even CONSTANT CooUELIN.
Now visit from French actor is
rare. When JACQUES CoPEAU came
to New York he brought his entire
company with him and attempted to
establish 1t here as an institution. 1t,
however. never took deep root
Before the war the Irving Place
Theater had such artists from the
Central Empires as JOSEF KANE,
LUpwre BAENAY, AGNES SoRMA, ADOLF
Won SoNNENTHAL and GEoRG BNGELs,
who enjoyed popularity that ex-
tended beyond the limits Of those of
their own race. Among the italians
SALvrNr and RrsToRi attained in their
earlier day a following that Rossr
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
Foxes of Pribilof Islands.
Eight Transferred to the AIeutian.
to Improve Blue Fox Industry.

From the Fisheries Service Bulletin.
In the spring Of 1921 the Bureau of
Biological Survey directed attention to
the fact that the blue foxes on some of
the Aleutian Islands arc deter,orating
through inbreeding, and that there was
a desire on the part of the natives and
Others to secure animals from the Pribi-
lof Islands for restocking purposes.
In order to assist In building up the
blue fox industry OF the Aleutans. where
climatic conditions appear to be favor
able. the Introduction of new blood from
the Pribilofs was accordingly under
taken by the Bureau OF Fisheries and
eight live blue foxes were placed aboard
the Coast Guard cutter Bear at St.
George Island September Is, 1921. One
pair went to l.. A. Lavigne, lessee of
unslga Island: one pair to the Una
las<a Native Brotherhood, lessees OF
AvatanalS Island and two pairs to N.
II. Bolshanin, lessee of Kavalga and
other islands. The purchasers supplied
shipping cases and transportation was
at their risk.
All the foxes were received at Una
laska in good order and wero promptly
placed on the islands under lease to
the various persons concerned. The
price charged for each animal was
sss.12, this being the average realized
for Pribilof blue fox skins at the sale
at st. Louis February 81. 1921 The
amount received for the eight foxes was
s704.96; IS was allowed natives OF the
PrFbiof Islands for each fox secured,
and the net proceeds. amounting to
s664.9e, were covered into the Treasury
of the United States.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
Small Town Theaters.
Regrets That Moving Pictures Are
Replacing the Spoken Drama.

To THE New YORK HERALD: English
spoken plays are fewer and fewer In
small towns in comparison with the
growth in population. The silent picture
drama is taking their place. This is to
be regretted because OF the consequent
loss of instruction in the correct speak
ing of English-instruction of which
there is real need by the mixed races
forming our population.
Why is il little companies OF players
no longer visit the small towns, mix with
the plain country people, eat the good
country meals and sleep in the deep
feather beds after playing in the opera
house or town hall? Many great actors
got their training playing to country
folks and enunciated English in way
that inspired better use of the English
language in the country towns.
One sees hundreds, perhaps thousands.
of English speaking actors and actresses
walking the streets idle, many carry
ing the banner" in the big cities, while
the town hall and the old opera house
and the country hotel and the country
people miss their presence and would
like to have the old plays again and to
hear the old English language spoken
correctly on the stage.
Moving pictures do not take the place
of the spoken drama. Small towns do
not insist upon elaborate scenery and
expensive productions. The trouble is
due in part to Brindellism. think-to
combinations of capital as well as labor ;
the big interests kill off the small COM
panies. Whatever the cause, the result
is regrettable. The English language is
being forced off the small town stage.
JOSEPH RUPERT.
STAMFORD, Conn, January 81.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
The Anti-Lynching Act.
Is 1t an Invasion OF the Police
Powers Of the States?

To THE New York HERALD: OF
course every State in the Union has an
anti-lynching law; mob violence has
never been countenanced by civilized ma
tions so far as I am aware. But why
should the House of Representatives,
oath bound to support the Constitution of
the United States. lawlessy invade the
police power of the several States with
a so-called anti-lynching law? Every
intelligent member of Congress knows
that. outside of the special provisions in
reference to prohibition and suffrage, no
police powers have been delegated to
Congress and that "the powers not dele
gated to the United States by the Con-
stitution nor prohibited by it to the
States are reserved to the States respec-
lively, or to the people" (Tenth Amend
ment.)
Is it any wonder that the farmers and
other intelligent American citizens grow
impatient when their representatives
travel outside of the Constitution. while
the matters committed to their care by
that instrument are neglected? Private
agents thus abusing their trusts would
be held responsible for their conduct. 1t
may be that an aroused public sentiment
will retire some of these roamers for
reforms in forbidden fields and admonish
their successors that the duties OF
member of Congress are to perform the
functions outlined and commanded by
the Constitution of the United States.
BENJAMIN S. DEAN.
JAMESTOWN, January 81.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
Two Tragic Pictures.

The whole country is stricken by
a disaster such as that of the Knick-
erbocker Theater in Washington.
High officials. Join in expressions of
grief. The newspapers. are filled
with the details. Investigations are
begun with view of preventing
repetitions of the disaster. Other
cities take a lesson from the sad
occurrence.
All this is as it should be. 1t is a
sign of the finer human sensibilities.
But it is the fact, just the same, that
the loss of ninety-odd lives in the
Washington horror is scarcely greater
than the toll taken by motor cars
in the streets of New York city
every month. The difference is that
the Washington tragedy was con-
centrated in one place at one mo-
ment. The street killings Of New
York are scattered throughout the
boroughs for four weeks.
There may not be another theater
disaster for years. 1t was quarter
of a century between the Brooklyn
Theater and Iroquois Theater fires
and twenty years between the Iro
quois and Knickerbocker tragedies
But the automobile killings go or
constantly. Two or three day is
this city's average thousand a
year-that is about as many persons
as perished in the three memorable
theater disasters.
If it were only possible to bring
before the responsible authorities a
collective picture of the street kill
ings that affiict this and other cities
"a picture as vivid as that of the
frightful crash in Washington
something more earnest might be
done to end the needless slaughter.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
Snowdrops.

Winter has dropped her shining robes
OF white
DER hill and dale. All earth Is very
fair.
Each blade has been adorned with
tender care.
The tiny crystals CLEAN with radiance
bright.
And nature resting in a calm delight
For the expected message doth pre-
pare.
Lying at peace she harbors no despair
Though the awaited guest is not in
sight.
On swiftly passing hours the days take
wing.
And soon beneath the sunlight of Gods
smile
Like afterthoughts of winters pur-
ity
Shall bloom the snowdrops of returning
spring,
The last frail flakes, that in secur.
ity
On the earth's bosom rest little while
ELISABETH scoLLARD.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
Housing Money.
Problem of Finding Second and Third
Mortgage Cash for Homes.

To THE NEW YORK HERALD: Granted
that the means have been found to raise
unlimited funds on first mortgages, the
Untermyer housing plan has not yet pro-
vided the capital which will be required
to cover the difference between the cost
of these houses and their mortgage
value. These funds. ordinarily specu-
lative, must be found, and no matter
what savings are accomplished in con-
struction they still will form their one
third or one-half OF the entire capital in
vestment.
These funds. except as philanthropy or
charity. will not be attracted to the prof.
ect with a possible per cent. interest
return in the face of an allowance OF 3M
per cent. to cover insurance, deprecia-
ton and obsolescene, and the essential
upkeep covered not at all.
T. Z. RHoADFa.
NEW YORK, January 81.
The New York herald., 1922-02-01
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York--Fair and
somewhat warmer to-day; Tomorrow
rain. increasing southerly winds.
For New Jersoy--Partly cloudy and some
what warmer to-day. followed by rain to-
night or Tomorrow; increasing southeriy
winds.
For Northern New Ensland-Fair to-day.
warmer In interior, Tomorrow rain or snow;
moderate f fresh westerly winds.
tomorrow rain; moderate temperature; in
creasny southeriy winds.
@ For Western New Yorh-Increasing cioudi-
afternoon.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-Pressure con-
country and the Canadian Northwest. while
the disturbances that was central over Me-
and It's center was over ussa southeast he Nsbrasks
tonight This disturbance has been attended
by rain within the last twenty-four hours in
the west Gulf States, the central and south
plains States. southern Arizona and Cahfor-
MIA. and by snow In the north plains States
and the plateau and north Rocky Mountain
regions Elsewhere generally fair weather
has prevailed.
The temperature has risen in the lake
plains states snd e He1tpai ha a ahe ahe lns
teau region. Low temperature continues in
the north mountain region and the Canadian
The western disturbance will move rapidly
northeastward. attended by almost general
precipitation, mostly In the form OF rain, In
the states east of the Mississippi RIVER
within the next two days. However. gener.
ally fair weather will continue tomorrow in
the middle Atlantic and north Atlantic
States. Fl.
The temperature will be somewhat higher
In the Atlantic States. the upper Ohio VAL
icy and the lower lake region tomorrow.
and will continue above normal in these
sections Thursday, while colder weather will
overspread the upper lake region, the mid
east Gulf States during Thursday.