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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-11
MRS. FREDERICK THuRsTON MASON

night for me. IL was not frequent
occurrence to be out till dawn.
"Perhaps that is why there was no
rouge then. Instead of rouge the girls
took h good long beauty sleep.
"The ball that lasted un IL O'Clock
WAS at the Philadelphia Club. 1t was
n beautiful affair" And Mrs. Boxer S
eyes grew soft at the memory of the
duys when she was the belle OF the
ball. IAN the m"mbrrs sent their sill
YER for ,he supper--tlat is. all the
members who had silver handsome
enough TO send.
"A great thing Wa evening visiting.
One had 20 have "a different young man
every night to be considered popular.
Now there is very little entertaining of
guests. Many hostesscs let their gues s
founder and got along as best they
can. so long us they themselves are
managing to have u good time.
"The general run of boys have bad
manners. and have always had them.
We cannot blame the present genera
tion for that. ut least. But II girls
were more particular, manners would
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-11

tury slipping in the door with bunch
of posics for the lady Of his choice,
only to have them confscatcd and locked
up In room, to waste their sweetness
on the quiet air.
1.-THE class was from 0 o'clock to IL,
and in those days there were no late
comers---the days before it was stylish
to be late. They would not miss ono
tiny step of a waltz or one figure o,
the stately quadrillc.
"At T. sent the musicians home and
locked the piano. Then saw every one
out.'
No lingering behind in those days.
AS In some sets father dropped the shoe
on the floor above to let the young pco.
pie know that it was time to 70 home,
80 Mrs. Boxer locked tho Piano Us n
signal to depart. She continued:
Hotel life was UNKNOWN then. We
had two hotels, the Colonnadc and the
Continental, but VIC never went TO them
and no one ever entertained there.
Everything ccntercd in the homc--tbcr,,
was a great deal more homc life.
daresay hotel entertaining is necessary
now, because society rs go much large,
one could not entertain satisfactoril,
in the home.
I'm those days there wcro no icay.
! never went to tea In all the time
was going around. We used TO call
great deal. The calling was very
formal and regulated strictly. When
we wcrc debs wc would 60 calling
with our mothers. We were very IN :
important persons, AMI VIC were yer,
pleased to be invited at ALL The sec-
ond winter girls we're the iuportart
persons then. Nowadays. after n yea,
OF lavish entertaining girl is shove
into the corner TO make way for hcl
/ younger sisters.
There was none Of this tcrribl,
tearing around the country Mt night
Everything was simpler. All parties
werc over at clock IN the morning
at the very latest, though ! rcmcmbri
| once got home from a bali at ,
o'clock, and that was q very cXcitln'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-11
Modern Life Is Hard
on Debutante'S NerreS

There is much more doing in the
big cities now, and il /, hard on II
debutante's nerves" and Mrs, Sullivan
told of the parties they had then
dancing TO the beautiful, graceful
waltz-and she also told about sled
ding parties. Mrs. sullivan was Il
deb in New York, Mis-, Lulu Nichols.
And shedding parties are the vogue to-
day--completing the ry'lr which the
debutantcs of years ago began. But
picture the difference in the appear
ance OF shedding party then and now.
lThcn the girls bundled up, with per-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-11

have fine suppcrs. Never. never,
never would a glri take enough wine
TO affect her" The thought Of th'
old etiquette books nrosc--thc books
that told 'lady" she should never
refuse TO have her glass filled With
wine, but should never really drink it
merely touch it TO the lips. This
etiquette made prim little mnidcnH,
with delightfully."- stiff and correct man
npry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-11

asked for money in tho streets for the
Rcd Cros> and Liberty Loan drives
some worked IN hospitals and II great
many girls took positions. -tli combined
to make them independents and TO give
them different outlook ON things
restraint becnm" uMbcnrahlc. But I
think that the automobile has made The
greatest change Of all.
Tho au,omohrc makes It practically
impossible for the parent 10 rhapcronc
their children. When We were debut
antes there was no flying around the
country in machines, II was not pos
sble TO rae" 10 two and three parties
in the one night. Life is much swifter
now-cverythinc moves 80 Qulckly-lt
is rush, rush, rush.
Smoking was never thought Of
except, of course, in Europe, where,
even then. women we're smoking. The
STYLES were simplcr-Wc would wear
kttle white muslin drcSsr' In the dances
and the dances began much earlier.
This talk of smoking and drinking
is, think. largely Just talk. And the
manners of the girl Of today are as
sweet as when we Wprr cirls--there
were aS many rude people then as now.
1t is this new indcpeudcnr" that Is the
spirit Of the age, lifcrvntiatiug it from
Il generation ago
Mrs. Large is Tire prc~.!cut Of the
Colonial DANES Of Am,T,cH, Cu@ptcr =,
of Philadelphia.
And Mrs. james Francis sullivan Is
heartily in accord with Mrs. Large.
The girls Of today are ~ sweet, as
well educated, as Hnhlli"u> and Hs
thoughtful rs they Wor" IN my Girlhood
days. Of course. the desire for luxury
| .,.l h.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-11
Dancing Styles We're
Prettier in Olden Days

The dancing was dffcrcnt-grnccrul
and pretty, and not 30 many Cut-ins.
This was much nicer for the boys, who
could count on II complete dance with
their partners, They would all line up
and take their turns.
Wonder if the girls of 1890 would
not have had little thrill from
cut-iny
Mrs. Edward s, Dunp. who. as
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-11
Does Not Like the Idea
of Girls on Summing Trip

'This new idea Of girls going sluln-
ming and to queer places late in the
day is dreadful am not at all sure
that a girl Of today has more outside
interest than We had. OF course, they
talk lot, but that does not prove how
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-11
Matrons Of Philadelphia Society Drazv 14Side Cur-
tain Of Mgnonetted Past and Present W>ondeyfM1
XiuaHzation of "Nfy LAZY Of the C7nohIne,
W(h0 Did Not Sm0ke-0r Drink

NCE upon when the world young sage remarked
odou and the old quoted
that SINCE
But comparisons often interesting.
when prominent take the pastc
d.vs when draw
tbs age, who shall call such comparisons odious?
tboser rule the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-11

be better. There may be- truth in this.
IL girl stood before II closed door
long enough. perhaps hcr escort would
open it--but this method requires Il
lot Of patience.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-11

is as true now as ever before. Girls
are as timid, modest and reluctant now
as they ever were.
The Washington times., 1922-03-19
JAP STUDENTS IN
j. S. like OUR WAYS
Girls Are Attractive and lntelli-
gent, but So Are Japanese,
One Says.

KALAMAZOO. Mich, March H.
The two japanese students at Kala-
maxoo College profess the profound
est admiration for America and
customs.
At the same time they both ara
intensely devoted to their own coun.
try. and declare the progress japan
has made In the last half century
proclaims her the equal Of every
other nation in the world.
my country cares much for
America" says Sakae Myake, Of
Osakae-fu -Sakae, Japan, and 1 am
sure America and Japan always will
hold the best feeling for each other.
japan looks up to your country. She
likes to initiate your ways. She
thiNks you are the greatest nation
In the world"
This is the answer which Myake
makes to the so-called japanese.
American problem.
Hiroschi Sueyoshi. who entered
this year from Tokyo, is studying
engtneering. HIS parents and an.
cestors were members Of the army
clan, which for many years has con-
trolled the official positions In the
imperial government: hence the
young mans education and culture
II OF the best. He admires especially
the American system of education.
81 like American boys" he says.
American girls are attractive, and
the goods seem intelligent. but they
are no more so than our japanese
girls. We have brilliant women In
our colleges"
The Washington times., 1922-03-19
Youth, 16, Major
Sport Lea d er

SYRACUSE, N. r, March il.
EOR the first time in the his
l. tory Of 81. Johns Military
Academy a sixteen-year-old ath-
lete has been elected to captain
a varsity team in a major sport.
The distinction went today to
Andrew Thompson, a Junior
cadet, hailing from Garden City.
l.. l.. who win lead the 1922
20 basketball team Of the Man.
Illus institution.
Thompson has played short
stop on the st. Johns. varsity
team for three years. won the
lightweight boxing champion
ship Of the school last year and
is q mainstay Of the tennis
team.
The Washington times., 1922-03-19
Offers TOPAY
$4,000 If BOY
CHANGES name
Richmond Doctor Involved IN
Suit Over Parentags Of
6-Ysar- Old Child.

NEW YORK. March is.--A i've
ysar-old boy whose parentsss 10 In
dispute. was the involuntary center
OF . storm Of invective and criticism
before Surrogate Cohaian.
The boy has gone under the name
Of Robert Hope Gayle. II the d.
mands OF DR.. Robert Finley Gayle.
prominent physician OF Richmond.
Va. are complied with. he VIII
hereafter be known ~ Robert Hope.
and forever restrained from using
the name OF Gayle.
Likewise. II the physician h9s he
way. the boys mother. who calls her.
self Mrs. Eula j. Ellison Gayle, also
viii be forever barred from using the
name of Gayle.
According to an agreement the
doctor 10 willing to sign, she win be
allowed to ratain $1,000 she has ob-
tained from him. and DR.. Gayle. IN
addition. win set aside $4,000 a.
trust fund to provide for the boys
education and support until he -
twenty-one.
The mothers refusal 70 sign such
an agreement. allegedly because the
money for her boy was to be turned
over to the Lawyers Title and Trust
Company. instead of to her, was
mainly responsible for the matter
being aired In court.
William r. Wilcox, 1ps East
Eighty-second street. former chair.
man. Of the Republican National
Committee, had consented to act ~
the boys general guardian and was
appointed by q surrogate's court
order on January IL on the applica-
ton of Mrs. Gayle.
Mrs. Gayle asked Surrogate Co
halan to set aside the order appoint
ing Mr.. Wilcox and to strike from
the record her petition for his APP
pointment. on the ground that the
statement contained therein. that
your petitioner does not know the
father Of the infant" was not In the
petition when she signed II. but was
added later without her knowledge,
by Martin Cats, 220 West Forty
second street, attorney for the boy
and for Mr.. Wilcox.
In denying these charges. Mr..
Cats stated they ARE false and ma
licious and were inserted In the said
affidavit by a designing. schemtnS
woman, the said Mrs. Eula j. Ellison
Gayle, In COLLISION with one Clifford
Hartbridge, her personal counsel
and q former member OF the bar OF
this State, who 10 now disbarred."
AS drawn up originally. stated Mr..
Cats. Mrs. Gayle's petition for the
appointment of Mr.. Wilcox ~ guard.
ian for her boy contained the state
ment that the whereabouts OF the
father was unknown. A clerk OF the
surrogate's court pointed out, &C
cording to Mr.. Cats. that the law re-
quired that the name Of the father
be given, IL II were known.
He AYERS that the substituted state
ment. that Mrs. Gayle did not know
who was the father Of her son. was
inserted In her PRESENCE and with
her consent.
Mrs. Gayle, whose address 10 given
at 335 West Seventy-seventh street.
claims that DIR. Gayle II the father
Of her boy. The latter. according to
his attorney. Charles J. Lane. us a
physician happily married with q
child, living in Richmond. Va"
Mr.. Catts and Mr.. Wilcox Joined
with Mrs. Gayle in asking that Mr..
Wilcox be relieved Al the boys guar
dian. In addition. Mr.. Cats moved
for the appointment Of a special
guardian.
Surrogate cohalan reserved decI.
afOn
The Washington times., 1922-03-19
new YORK men
ON BALD SP0TSss
Washington People Stopping
Hair From Falling Out
and Restoring Fading =!
Hair.
n0WKN.H DTD TT

The remarkable hold that BOW
EMS GENUINE CRUDE OIL
HAIR GROWER and BOWEN6
GENUINE CRUDE OIL 5HAMPOQc
has taken upon the people Of Wase
ington appears 10 be well deserves
judging from the results OF their use
already being reported. But Il 10 notn'
strange that suclH should be the case :.
- they are Natures offering for tho
hair and scalp, and every ono knows
that men working around oil Wells
are noted for their wonderful headA.
of hair. And In those preparations
the real, genuine crude oil, just ~
II comes from Mother Earth, II used n
In its original form. with all IT. life
and nourishment. e.
DEMAND THEM TODAY |.
A big shipment Of BoWEN0.
GENUINE CRUDE OIL HAZE :
GROWER has just been prepared for
washington, and has been placed on
sale In the Peoples Drug Stores
Liggett's. O'Donnell's, and nearly Al,
the leading drug stores Of Washing.~
ton, and win be Immediately fcllowed 2
With the BOWEN'S GENUINE :
CRUDE OIL SHAMPOO. The prtces.
OF these wonderful hair preparations
n only so cents the bottle each Go
to your nearest druggist at once. 2
AK him for them. II he cannot sup
ply you, notify Bowen q Ramage. S41 (.
Fifth avenue. New York. and they
viii see that he IL supplied for you.
Do not delay going after them. They Z
are sold 10 rapidly that 1t has ban
hard to keep the druggists stocked Y
With them. Try them and note the
remarkable effect ON your hair. It,.
win shine like satin, and you win b
numbered among all the other people :
praising those preparations 20 high. 7
". Your money back II not satts-
fed. Cut this out, to be sure t0gI
avoid. any mistakes in getting those
PRESENTATIONS, and show II to your
drurrist. Remember there In only =
one GENUINE CRUDE OIL prepa- !,
ration. and that II BOWEN'S, made !:
out of oil direct from the wells.
The Washington times., 1922-03-19
bride BRAVES SNOW
TO PLEAD FOR HUBBY
Eightsen- Ysar-oId Wife Walks
~ Miles In Snowstorm to
Aid Her Mate.
LOvELAND. Colo. March Is
wifely devotion still exists.

LOvELAND. Colo. March H.
wifely devotion still exists.
F7apperftis has not killed the
spirit Of woman to sacrifice and suf.
fer for love.
Through the heaviest snowstorm
of the year, with the temperature
lowering around zero. Mrs. c. @.
Finck, eighteen-year-old bride Of q
few months, walked fourteen miles
from Loveland to Fort Collins that
she might plead for the release of
her husband from the county Jail.
Scantily clad. In delicate health.
without money with which to buy
transportation. the youthful bride
trudsed the weary miles after she
had received q message that Offered
new hope to the sadly handicapped
pair.
Ffnck was sent to jail q few days
ago to serve a ninety-day sentence
on a bogus check charge. His wife
was left entirely destituts.
The Washington times., 1922-03-19

Ends Corns and Calluses Quick
II so-called corn .cures" have
only made your feet more sore and
The Washington times., 1922-03-19

week that the faculty of the Uni
versity of Southern California, where
Paddock is a student. had ruled that
he was ineligible for further par
ticipation because Of continued alb
sence from classes.
Paddock already has sufficient
scholastic credits TO insure his grad.
uaton In June. II was explained. and
his contemplated trip, therefore.
would have no effect on his standing
except to bar him from spring track
events. which his absence would do
anyway.
The Washington times., 1922-03-19

~. Free Book 70 DIR Z. y. PADDOCK
6ox WAaoi, Kansas CITY, No. ~
The Washington times., 1922-03-19
Turns Back on Track
For Trim to Honolulu

LOS ANGELES. Calf, March 1S.-
Charles w. Paddock. worlds cham
pion sprinter. has definitely decided
that he win sacrifice further par
ticipation In college track events to
the lure of his proposed trip to Homo
The Washington times., 1922-03-19
'NEWBERRY Case
CHIEF issue IN.
. 6. 0. ?. PRIMARY

Of Money IN Elections Face
q Strong Fight.
TOWNSEND AND PEPPER HIT
Candidates Against Them in
Michigan and Penn. Upset
Road to Reelection.
~ Universal Service.
The Newberry case has bobbed
up 10 plague the Republican party
in it, own party primary this
yesf.
The action Of the Republican
Senate IN retaining Senator New
berry In his seat, although under
. cloud, already has become the
principal issue against other Re-
publican Senators seeking reeiec-
ton.
Senator, Townsend. Of Michigan,
ana Pepper, of Psnnsyivania,. the
1eading apologists for Senator New
berry's expensive campaign Tor the
Uenate, are being suoJecseu
unexpected ana neavy IHe oS
within their own party because u
their defense OF Newnerry.
Regardless OF other issues IN moe
States. and OF the campaigns .,
other senators tnis year. pot -
Michigan and Pennsylvania with APP
v,rnt - sSou becaafnA OF the injection
Of the Newberry case INTO canipais"s
against Townsend and Pepper.
Expected IN Easy Time.
uoth aenators had expected 70
havs an easy time obtaining their
party nonination. In both Instances.
however, the support Of Newberry
Furnished their opponents win
hard-fought issue. ana the issue
being pressed VIGOROUSLY,
Representative Patrlck keiiey. Oh
the Townsend-Denpy machine IN
Michigan into CONSERVATION recently
BY announcing his candidacy ior the
Republican senatorial NOMINATION
IN q statement In wnicn ne raised
the Newberry issue.
representative Kelley poioiy IN
5scted the Newperry issue INTO the
campaign In Senator NewDerrys
home State by appealing to Repub-
hcans there to vote against CONDOR
Ing enormous campaign expenditures.
no matter how the expenditures are
made. Senator Townsend had taken
the lead In the Senate In, Defending
the Newbfrry expenditures.
Feeling over the Newberry case
also was running high In Pennsyl-
vania sven during the Senate's con-
alteration OF the resolution to Dust
the Michigan Senator. influential
nswspApers had attacked Republican
crfticisinG Senator Pepper parttcu-
AIRY.
Burke Asssils Pepper.
vvas \ general MISUNDERSTANDING among
the yarious Republican factions IN
the state that he woud not be
ssrtously opposed in the primary.
William ]. Burke. of Pittsbursh
Congressman-at-iarGe from PENNY
sylvania. has announced his candil
dacy against Senator Pepper, max
Inc the Newberry case and an ap-
nSsl 10 labor his PRINCIPAL Issues.
Burke opened his campaign by
addressinr an open letter to labor
In Peunsylyania. in which he
assaiied Senator Pepper for having
voted To retain Newberry in the
Senate and for having later defend
"a his vote.
Mr.. Burke led the Republican
Conversational ticket in Pennsyl-
vnnia two years ago, and ia re-
sardod e a strong opponent by
senator Peppers friends. He was
The Washington times., 1922-03-19
ns-Atlantic Radio
for Amateurs Next,
Says Hiram Maxim

Hiram Percy Marim ,cas called to Washington by
Secretary Hoover to represent the skilled amateurs IN
the Radiophone Conference He Is president Of the Amer
ican Radio Relay League, which already has MEM
tours committee of the .conference and member of the
executive committee schch ,O present to Congress leg
islaton to gover traffic in the ether He % nephe0
of Hudson Mar and of the late Sir Hirum Storens
Ma1in, great Inventors.
BY HIRAM PERCY MAXIM
write. sxprssly Univsrsai Service
The world amateur in radio telephony does not mean
"the small American boy" It rather means young
manhood because the average age Of the American
wireless amateur is in the vicinity of twenty years
know amateurs who young OF seventy and over
It is no unusual thing to have father and son forming
team who build and operate their amateur station.
claim to be as amateur an amateur any of them, and
nv hair is white.
The Washington times., 1922-03-19
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The Washington times., 1922-11-20
Chinese -German-Russian Combine Plot
Charged to DR.. Sun

equality. He is, therefore, in
favor OF a policy looking toward
a closer rapprochemrrt with
those two powers. II" does not
consider such a policy would mill.
tate against the legitimate inter.
ests OF any power that desires q
strong and united China.
He might he dubbed pro.German
or pro-Bolshevik. Those epithets
of hate and revenge have no ter.
rors for him"
Regarding the charges that
Sun contemplated Bolshevism In
China. he states:
"Dr. Sun says that the allega-
ton is foolish. because no one
can really believe that there eX-
lists in China the same historical
and economic conditions which
have produced the sequence OF
events in Russia known as
Bolshsvism, The statement Is
A glance at his writings will
show that he holds very strongly
that effective development and
use of China's incalculable re.
sources necessitates the co-opera'
ton OF foreign capital and for
eign technical assistants. He has
made repeated offers for such co.
operation In American, British,
and other quarters.