The Washington times., 1922-04-14
FOUNTAIN.
PENROMEO.
G|VENSNUB
Courted Trio AssiduousIy Via
ink-pot, but Juveniles
| Didn't Fall.

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NEW YORK, April 14.-What
Il the most effective s0uy of
nsnhfng love? BIZ cavsman tactics2
By tirrid bat persistent Uorshtpa
BY almost excessive coErtesies and
constant adnlation by s0ord of
spouth and pen and brusbs
Joseph Donald Grafton thought
the last the best method. He has
been indicted for bigdmy, three
sOonen having claimed him as
husband. But he has the satisfuc-
sion, IL 10 may be called that, of
knowing that his method OF love
making s0as successful.
Yet, 70 did not ALWAYS toir.
For three sisters, Nellie, Ethel and
Esther Mssir, tohom he courted
assiduopsly, sOithstood the assaults
on their hearts.
He strove With presents Of bull
dogs, a soolfhoNnd, skunk, a.
turtle and guiena pig TO soin
them. He ootlrted Nth poetry and
fervid letters and pen and Ink
sketches, and did not sCin either of
these three. Here are some of his
contributions in his quest Of Esther
Muir, model at L,icille's. Her
sister, Ethel, Is IN "Tangerine,"
cnd the eldest, Nellie, now Is out
of the shoto business:
''Grafton's Daily Fashion Hints"
was his caption on sketch and
accompanying essay to Esther, in
which he wrote:
This ts sketch OF a costume
designed for Mrs. Astor's pet par
lor maid. Irene Castle wanted It,
but I'm too exclusive. / never do.
anything for professionals. 1t cheap
ems one so. don't you think7
''This is a very simple little af-
fair OF King James court, velvet
and Siberian Garbage Hound fur
trimming. The price complete is 30
cents net. which is too much even
In war times, The hat is called La
Chasseur.' don't know why I
named a that or what II means,
but It sounds awfuIiy expensive. 4
don't know what all that stuff on
the skirt ia. She must have spilled
something"
Shows Artissic Skill
IN the center Of the explanation
had been sketched, with considera-
BILE artistic ability. his creation Of a
mode. Probably he thought to win
the girl with his ''humor." II It
stirred her risibilities, IT must be re-
Dembered he was a man of forty and
she girl of fifteen.
His letters to older minds, and
hearts, were of more mature verbi-
age, and demonstrated that he real
ly had an exquisite command Of the
language.
To Esther he wrote one time:
Mon cher Chu Chu Chis know
ledge of French was meagre, for his
genders here are wrong), your letter
of Monday was an oasis In the desert
of lonesome week.
More Cradle Pictures.
People have been known TO write
worse poetry than what he sent to
Esther. As 20 her sister Ethel, OF
.Tanrerine," he indicted verses, ac-
connpanied with appropriate pAn
sketches, depicting what he believed
must have been her career during
various ages. Alongside q sketch Of
''Esther Muir, one year old" he
wrote:
A blond. fat rascal, I've been told.
eut That was many years ago.
shes grown bit since then. you
sn.'s quite grown up. I fear.
when this snapshot was taken she
Drank milk. and liked "a terribly.
But. shi shed a tear.
No more she drinks the wholesome
or any others of that nk.
But loudly calls for BEER"
This came next, beside a draw
ing of 6 rather chic young thing:
Sand here is Esther at fifteen
A Darb. Beaut, a Peach. q Queen.
Believe me. boy. she's knockin' 'em
She's got an air that gets her by,
A little twinkle In her eye
Thsts very fstehiss; the, IL isn't bold.
She spends her lifs In yodeville.
But some day stsgsisnd's spsnsiss she
And in some some interesting town,
why. she'll proceed TO settle down
with the old millionaire who grabbed
her off"
method Of addressing envelopes with
sketches, sometimes In coIors. Thus,
he would sketch a girl ON the
eneveiope, the girl holding out a
newspaper. on which was printed
Esther's address.
He invented myriad niclxnames
for her and addressed her with them
I'm his effort. by show OF clever
wit, as he supposed II 10 be, to
win her admiration. Ha took elsb-
orate pains with these envelopes,
so much so as TO give rise TO
wonder on the girls part whether
he had time for anything else.
"Skeeter Muir" because she was
from Jersey. was one OF his names
fow her.
She was playing IN Portland, Ore,
in The Love Race" when she re-