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The Washington times., 1922-10-09
ABOUT RAINBOWS
PROF. SERVISS EXPLAINS WHY WE SEE RAINBOWS
: erany less than semi:ercumfer


orally less than a semi-circumfer.
ence in extent, with the convex.
ity upward. though when seen
from an elevation it may BE-
nearly a complete circle. and often
does appear as a complete circle
if projected against the mist Of
a waterfall.
2. The rainbow must have ex.
listed as long as alternate rain
and sunshine have occurred upon
the earth. Traditions of the sud
den creation of the rainbow as a
token" or promise" made by
the Almighty to the earth's in
habitants, insuring them against
the occurrence of a second deluge,
are to be regarded as an expires.
sion of the poetic spirit 50 often
strongly manifested by theology
in early times and among primi-
tive peoples.
3. A rainbow Is seen only after
a shower Of rain simply because
the appearance of the colored
bow Is due to a combined effect
Of refraction and reflection Of
light, occurring in the falling rain
drops, as the shower retreats from
the observer, with the sunshine
falling upon 1t. The bow cannot
be formed in the midst of a rain
storm or shower, because then
no direct sunshine reaches It.
On the other hand, it cannot be
formed when there are no rain
drops or mist drops in the air
for the sunshine to illuminate.
az What has just been said
virtually answers this question
also.
(5) However, although rainbows
generally are visible only in the
daytime, yet they may occasion.
ally be seen at night, formed
naturally by the light Of a bright
Illumination
(6) The colors Of a rainbow are
basally the same as those seen
when a ray Of sunlight is trans
mitted through glass prism
and allowed to fall upon a white
wall. or screen. These are the 60.
called prismatic colors. or ''prirn-
ary" colors, whose combination
form white light. However, the
colors in the bow are often COM
paratively faint and some are
generally missing. Red Is always
more or less conspicious on tie
outer edge of the bow, followed
by orange and violet, the latter
being on the inner side. But
when, as sometimes occurs,
secondary" bow is formed a con.
siderable distance outside the
primary one, the colors are re-
versed in their relative positions.
An interesting fact, the truth Of
which any observer may test for
himself, is that the center Of the
circle of which the rainbow Is an
arc, lies In a straight line with
the sun and the observers head.
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BY Charles Major.

k[XIOU do me foul wrong,
sW assure you. am the
1tt - soul of modesty, and
Hieve that you should think me
!, Bold" said Brandon, with a broad.
J ching smile.
& 8 fgMary interrupted him. Now. |
qp believe you are laughing at
/ peat my prudery, I suppose
gbu think It,"
4 Mary would rather have been
CALLED a fool than a prude, and I
! think she was right. Prudery Is
po more a sign Of virtue than a
wig is Of hair. 1t is usually put
pn to hide bald place.
The princess stood irresolute for
4 moment, in evident hesitation
] And annoyance.
! You are grieving becaus, I
Mink you bold! And yet you
/ stand there laughing at me to my
face. I think so more than ever
} hDw. I know it. Oh. you make
3 he angry! Don't! I do not like
persons who anger me and then
laugh at me-" This turned Brau-
don's smile into a laugh which he
gould not hold back.
Erying Quits.
I Mary's eyes shot fire, and she
etamped her foot, exclaiming: Sir,
this goes beyond all bounds; I will
not tolerate your boldness an.
other moment" 1 Thought she
Sas going to dismiss him, but she
hid not. The time had come when
he or she must be the master.
TIt was a battle royal between
I THE forces on the floor, and en-.
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/ THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
-By Aline Michaelis-

~yOW, the Honesty Bureau
~ comes next. though already
~ with bureaus we're vexed
Schemes to set the world right
on all sides are in sight. solving
questions that have US perplexed.
This said bureau informs us It's
said little Johnny and Sue are so
bad. Little John wants to swim,
but tie chances look slim, SO he
makes up q story for Dad. Sister
Susie had six squares Of cake,
the result is terrible ache.
Mother warned greedy Sue, now
she's yelling: "Boo-hoo! and
lays claim to a fearful headache.
Childrens fables are offered ad
lib, with wild tales Mothers pets
are quite glib. But this bureau
would stop all the fairy tale crop,
put. an end to each innocent fib.
Uothing's new in this statement,
forsooth; that there's beauty and
virtue in truth. Why not start
in each home, ere the new bu-
reau come, to teach honest, square
dealings to youth? II a man
would go straight in his prime,
early years are the very best
time, 80 it's Up to his Ma and his
Granddad and>Fa, to put a quietus
on crime! And, whatever his
elders would teach, here's one
precept that's really a peach: II
they'd have little Sue be unfail-
ingly true, they must practice the
virtue they preach. Oh. this hon
esty bureaus the thing when a
boys in q tough youngsters ring,
when II seems that the lad Is
just bound to go bad and Is head
Ing right straight for Sing Sing.
But, quite often, II Johnny would
steal, slipper without any heel
II correctly applied, Is an excel.
lent guide to the morals a fellow
should feel Though this remedy's
simple and plain and might caus
Johnny's mother much pain. tn"
new bureau could stop for tho
rad kiddie n~Jp would certainly.
speedily vars.
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of an equal than she was accus.
toned to. and her royal dignity.
which was the artificial part Of
her. rebelled against it now
and then in spite Of her
real inclinations. The habit
OF receiving only adulat!on,
and living on pinnacle
above everybody else, was 30
>strong from continued practice
that it appealed to her as a duty
to maintain that elevation. She
had never before been called upon
to exert herself in that direction.
and the situation was new.
The servile ones with whom she
usually associated maintained II
for her; so she now felt, whenever
she thought Of it. that she was in
duty bound to Chamber back at
least part Of the way TO her dig.
nifty, however pleasant it was. per-
sonally, down below in the denscr
atmosphere OF informality.
In her heart the princess pre-
ferred. upon proper occasions. such
as this, to abate her dignity, and
often requested others to dispense
with ceremony, as, in fact, she
had done with us earlier in the
evening. But Brandon's easy
manner, although perfectly re-
spectful and elegantly polite. was
very different from anything she
had ever known.
She enjoyed it. but every now
and then the sense of her impor-
tance and dignity-for you must
remember she was the first prin-
cess OF the blood royal-would su-
persede even her love Of enjoy
ment. and the girl went down and
the princess came up.
More Girl Than Princess.
Besides. she half feared that
Brandon was amusing himself at
her expense. and that, in fact. this
was a new sort Of masculine worm.
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Choice of
Admirers
BY Beatrice Fairfax.
Who Occupies a Unique Position
in the Writing World as an
Authority on the Prob.
lens Of Girls.

IciilS OI Uun.
CCILE spent several weeks in
a summer hotel. Almost the
first day she arrived sne
noticed two men at a nearby table.
One was a fine.looking chap with
chiselled features and mysterious,
romantic ewes. The other was a
sturdy, unremarkable chap. Lucille
hardly observed him. She spent
most Of her time trying to meet
the handsome hero Of the gray
eyes.
Then some one came to the hotel
who knew all about the two men.
The unremarkable chap was n
fine character in every way. He
was a devoted son and brother, n
good business man, one who had
any number Of loyal pals among
the men. The heroic looking per-
son with alluring gray eyes was
a ne'erdo-well cousin who was va
cationtng at the expense of the
solid business man.
He was penniless, and so unde-
pendable and unreliable that his
family feared to let him go off
without the sturdy Frank to watch
over him and keep him from bor-
rowing money from each new
acquaintance and involving them
in all sorts of hare-brained schemes
which his glib tongue knew how to
make so alluring.
Are graceful bows and good dan
cling and a pair of romantic look
ing eyes what girls really like In a
mann
Don't they look beyond to char
acter and stability? Don't they
deal with something more than sur
faces?
In this day and generation we
seem to be coming to put more ana
more stress on "the outward ap-
pearance" and laying less and less
attention to the heart and tho
qualities which make a man worth
a real woman's time and thought.
Men too, have grown into the
habit Of Judging by externals-of
letting headline qualities of beauty
and grace move them beyond sane
Judgment OF the character which
Is essential for happiness In all
life's important relations. :.
OF course, I'd never recommend
that any girl should marry with
out love. But I wonder II what we
call love Is not frequently re-
sponse to a little casual loVemak'
ing-a wooing that lacks restraint
and respect and that merely
snashes into the heart the finer
man reverences too much to take
by storm.
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BObbie and
His Pa
BY William F. Kirk.

.rr A, HA. sed Pa. I see that
sum boy comick has nick
naimed the Athletics base
ball TEEN the Patheticks, sed Pa.
Ha, Ha, that Is reel wit. sed Pa.
I fale to see any hewmor In
making fun of a baseball team
or anything else that is meeting
with Ree-verses, sed Ma.
How strange that a lady shud
fail to see the hew-mor in any.
thing hew-morus. sed Pa, how
passing strange.
Oh. you doant need to pass it
off that way, sed Ma. Thare are
jest as many brite ladies' in this
world as thare are brite men, sed
Ma.
II you were reely hewmorus,
sed Pa. you wud see what a good
joak II was to naim the Athletics
the -Patheticks, sed Pa. That TEEN
has lost 80 many gains this yeer
that thay are hoapless. sed Pa.
That is all the moar reeson
that peepul shud be kind to them
& gentel in speaking OF them.
sed Ma.
give up, sed Pa. I will now
ree-laps into a brown study, sed
Pa.
What does that meen, ree-laps
into a brown study? l sed.
1t mcens not to talk, Bobbie,
sed Pa. To be silent & tassyturn,
like what I am most Of the time,
sed Pa.
Like what? sed Ma.
Like what I am most OF the
time, sed Pa, stern & moody &
not much given to words, sed Pa.
Sum day am going to faint
ded away after one or yure
speeches, sed Ma. The vary idee
Of you beeing tassy-turn. Hev.
ings 4.bid, sed Ma.
buCoo thC iCCbOh yOu
I am a CRATE talker is beekaus
I say SO much wen I say a sin
gel sentence. sed Pa. Yes, that
must be 1t, sed Pa.
You are not saying much wen
you are wasting yure bril-.
yunt mind in discussing the do.
ings Of a paid baseball club, sed
Ma.
Many crate minds are not above
baseball, sed Pa. That gain has
been loved eeven by sum of our
presidents, sed Pa.
Thay mite have enjoyed seeing
a gain now & then. sed Ma, but
I bet thay dident spend thare
evenings talking about baseball
with thare wifes, sed Ma.
No lover Of baseball talks base.
ball with his wife, sed Pa. The
gain Is too deep for the ladies,
sed Pa. You doant eeven see the
hewmor Of calling the Athletics
the PathetiCks, sed Pa.
wish you . peepul wui be
silent awhile and let me lern my
lesson, | sed
So then Pa and Ma shut up.
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THE STRANGER Fn15ilimg kHmanss
;TORY OF MYSTERY, LURE AND INTRIGUE

arium his alleged documents are
worth-say a few hundreds. He
has no right to anything
And l." said Joan. tell you
that am more determined than
ever to fulfill my contract. With
out Mr.. Vaille's evidence l should
never have had a claim. He now
entrusts it all to me and leaves
the rest to my sense of honor.
shall certainly pay in full"
Mr.. Langley sighed. He had had
long experience Of the ways of
lady clients and was only sure
that he never understood them.
II suppose we cannot prevent
you" he said. Il should not trou-
BILE to discuss 1t only I am as sure
as a solicitor ever has a right TO
be Of your success. And now to
serious business. All, by the way."
he added. have you seen the re-
ports. Mottisfont. Of this unpleas-
ant affair at Knayth7"
Mottisfont frowned at him. He
knew what Langley meant, but he
had wished no mention to be made
Of II.
AT Knayth" exclaimed Joan.
mo, I have heard nothing. Tell
mer'
1T was in the morning journals
yesterday" said Langley, ''and
there Is more about 1t today. 1t
is no concern Of ours, Of course.
but this case Is in all ways so
curious that 1 called attention to
it,"
The morning paper, yet un-
opened, was on the table. Mr..
Langley spread It out and with
wide open eyes Joan saw the head
ing: THE Knayth Abbey Tragedy"
There was a much fuller account
of the affair than had yet been
published and a guarded report Of
the Investigations of the police. 1t
wasSplain that they were as yet
entirely baffled. But a clearly re.
produced portrait Of the dead
Slaney, labeled James Flood, the
Murdered Footman," was shown.
The sharp features and dark,
keen eyes peered at Joan from the
page, exactly Us they had done
through the long room window at
the Abbey. Joan caught her
breath with a gasp and the paper
fell from her hands.
why" she said with a shiver,
that Is the man who let me into
Knayth Abbey. And who watched
me, like a hawk, all the time that
! was there"
Both men stared at Joan with
something like CONSERVATION.
Watched your" echoed Philip,
and ut Knayth! Do you know
anything OF this man. Miss joan"
Go BE Continued Tomorrow
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HEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWE
World-F Famous Story of the ALL Con-
quering Power of Love Over the
Heart of the Willful and Beau
tiful Sister of the Auto
cratic King Henry VIII.

Really, she sometimes doubted u
It were a worm at all. and did not
know what to expect nor what
she ought to do.
She was far more girl than prin.
cess, and would have preferred TO
remain merely girl and let events
take the course they were going,
for she liked 1t. But there was
the other part of her which was
princess, and which kept saying:
Remember who you are" so she
was plainly at a loss between nat.
ural and artificial inclinations
contending unconsciously within
her.
Replying to Mary's remark over
James shoulder. Brandon said:
Your highness asked us to lay
aside ceremony for the evening.
and IL I have offended I can but
make for my excuse my desire TO
please you. Be sure I shall OF.
fend no more" This was said 50
seriously that his meaning Ncouli
not be misunderstood. He did NOT
care whether he pleased so "a
PRECIOUS a person or not.
Mary made no reply, and II
looked as II Brandon had the
worst of 1t.
Mary Capitulates.
We sat a few minutes talking.
Mary wearing an air of dignity.
Cards were proposed, and as the
game progressed she gradually
unbent again and became affable
and familiar as earlier in the eve.
ming. Brandon, however, was
frozen. He was polite ,dignified
and deferential to the ladies, but
the spirit OF the evening was
gone. since he had furnished 1t
all with his free. off-hand manner.
full Of life and brightness.
Copyright. Bobbs- Merrill Co.
(To BE Continued Tomorrow
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sylablcs-a very good vocabulary
in its way. and a very good way,
too, for that matter.
Once he said something to her.
in a low voice, which brought
flush to her cheeks and caused her
to glance quickly up into his face.
BY the time her answer came they
were nearer us. and l heard her
say: Il am afraid ! shall have to
forgive you again II you are not
careful. Let me see an exhibition
Of that modesty you so much
boast"
But a smile and a flash Of the
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eyes went with the words. and took
all the sting out OF them.
After a time the dancers stopped.
and Mary. with flushed face and
sparkling eyes. sank into a chair,
exclaiminR: THE new dance is
delightful. Jane. 1t Is like flying;
your partner helps you so. But
what would the king say? And the
queen? She would simply swoon
with horror. 1t is delightful.
though" Then. with more con.
fusion in her manner than I had
ever before seen: That is, II is
delightful IL one chooses her part.
ner."
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This only made matters worse,
and gave Brandon an opportunity.
A Trifle Nettled.
Dare hope" he asked, with a
deferential bow.
'Oh, yes: you may hope. tell
you frankly 1t was delightful with
you. Now. are you satisfied, my
modest one? Jane, I see we have
a forward body here; no telling
what he may be at next said
Mary. with evident impatience.
rapidly swaying her fan.
She spoke almost sharply. for
Brandon's attitude was more that
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embrace was new to her-the first
touch Of man-and was shy and
coy, though willing. being deter
mined to learn the dance. She
was an apt pupil and soon glided
softly and gracefully around the
room with unfeigned delight; yield
ing to the new situation more
easily as she became accustomed
to 1t.
This dance was livelier exercise
than La Galliard. and Mary could
not talk much for lack Of breath.
Brandon kept the conversation 60
ing. though, and she answered with
glances. smiles. mods and mono
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ment." said Philip, but
just look at these two let
ters, Langley. and tell me what
you make of them"
Mr.. Langley read the two notes.
They amazed him. He frowned
deeply and stared at Mottisfont.
Just then the bell rang again and
Joan entered, looking fresh as the
morning dew. She shook hands
warmly with Philip.
"Thfs is Mr.. Langley. who will
prepare the case in which I am
briefed," said Philip. and Joan
bowed charmingly to the solicitor.
Regard him as your strongest
ally. But I should like you to see
these two bombshells that have
been dropped on us this morning,
Miss joan"
He handed Joan the letters. She
read them, and her face lit up
with delight.
Il said that Mr.. Vaille nigh.
have sent them" she cried, "and
am only too glad to find it true.
I think we owe him an apology,
don't you? Surely we see now
that he is a man Of honor
"As a lawyer" said Mr.. Lang
ley, II don't admit anything so
sweeping. Miss Tallbois. Why
were they first sent anonymously.
and the credit for doing SO claimed
afterward? We have only Mr..
Vaille's word for It,"
"It is a piece Of bluff" said
Philip quietly.
But IL he did not send them,
who did?" protested Joan.
"It certainly looks, on the face
OF It, as II he did send them"
said Langley. And I am uuitc
willing to believe 1t. 1t clears the
ground, at any rate, and the proofs,
1 honestly believe. are perfectly
genuine"
"One thing I'm very sure Of"
said MIR. Langley, though I should
not think there is any danger.
These letters are very Gle .erly
worded. They are intended to
place Mr.. Vaille and Mr.. Bell on
a firm footing. So far they sue
ceeded. But regard it as an i'm
pudent attempt to throw the bur
den Of expense on you, while they
intend finally to claim under that
rash agreement you made and In
crease their profit. That they can
no longer do, however. You are
free of them from this moment"
How"
I'VE shall send formal
acknowledgment OF these letters.
but will be no party to acknowl.
edging their absurd claims. When
YOU have your estate, Miss Tall
bois, you may. II you like. send
Ar. vaille whatever small honor.
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Eminent Astronomer and Author
ity on Subjects Of Scientific
Interest.
"A constant reader Of your
articles, l would like to ask you
several questions concerning
the rainbow:
81. What is the rainbow?
"2. For how long does it ex.
ist already?
"3. Why do we have it al
ways after a rain?
-. Why does it always ap-
pear in daytime?
"5. Could 1t appear at night.
and would we be able to see 1t?
IS. What colors could the
rainbow assume? Lentz,
New York"
"HE rainbow is a phenomenon
(appearance) in the atmos-
l. phere, having the shape of
a bow or an arc Of a circle, gen
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TO BE BEAUTIFUL


process. for you must remove
every particle Of soap from your
hair If it is to be as glossy and
lovely as possible. The spray is
the most efficient rinsing meth
cd. 1t may be used warm at
first and gradually allowed to
cool.
Rub your hair and scalp while
they are drying, allowing them
to be exposed to the sun, II pos
sible. Never use artificial heat
for drying. and always keep your
comb and brush scrupulously
clean.
The Washington times., 1922-10-09
By LucreZia BOri,
rrima Donna Of the Metropolitan
| Opera Company and Famous
w.; For Her Beauty as Well
iiGi as Her Art.

w. o many women who are un-
firing in their quest for
~ beauty have asked my ad-
nice on caring for the hair. With
out knowing the peculiarities Of
anyone persons scalp it is diff
cult to give individual answers.
~ But there are certain beauty
methods which are sure in their
results. The one important fac
tor which makes for locks that
hre glossy and lovely is cleanli-
ness.
Thorough cleanliness is funda-
mental in every beauty measure.
Every woman who Is personally
attractive exemplifies dainty
cleanliness in all respects. Her
personal appearance, her clothes,
everything about her is scrupu-
tpusly neat and clean.
Her hair, above all, should glis-
ten with beauty and life. II she
cares for it well from day to day,
The chance for that dead. lifeless
appearance to creep over it will
be fairly negligible.
r"How often shall l wash my
hAir?" is difficult question to
answer, for the texture of hair
varies. For the average person,
However, I should say two weeks
Is approximately the proper time
to let elapse between shampoos.
li1f your hair needs washing
bftener you are likely to know
this by the amount of dust you
L~.,.k. IN,
hot weather shampoo every
week may serve better to pre-.
terve that glossy beauty Of hair
Which you desire.
I am going to give you a simple
shampoo method which I consider
one Of the very best for regular
tise and which will give added life
ana beauty to your hair.
. The preparation is very simple.
Tor you need only:
Warm water. ...... quarts
f. Ehaven Castle soap u cake
Borax ............ l teasnoonful
Put your soap shavings into
the basin in which you plan to
wash your hair and pour a
duart Of warm water over them.
Stir until the soap has dissolved
into a thick lather and add more
warm water II needed.
! Now. you are ready for your
alterations. You should have
your hair thoroughly combed and
parted, first through the middle
and then in many subdivisions
( ftom this center part.
with a sponge. or very soft
nail brush. rub this thick lather
cyer every part of your scalp.
; Rub II in we'll until your scalp
has that glowing feeling Of clean.
Illness. Then, too. don't neglect
, 10 rub the ends Of your hair.
Take the soapy strands In your
( hands and rub them enough not,
| ID injure the hair. II the lather
shows that your hair needs an.
other application Of soap do not
Mint II. Go through the same
Z process again until the soap
which comes from YOUR hair is
. ~ white and clean us when YOU
; t.pIIed II.
7 LJch depends on the lInsing
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joyed 1t and felt that Brandon
would come out all right.
He said good humoredly: what,
shall you have all the laugh in
your sleeve at my expense? DO
you expect to bring me here to
win wager for you. made on
the assumption of my stupidity
and lack Of social accomplish.
ments. and then complain when
1t comes my turn to laugh? I
think / am the one who shoul1
be offended. but you see am
not"
Caskoden, did you tell him." lie
manded Mary. evidently referring
to the wager.
HE said not word Of it,"
broke in Brandon, answering for
me; II should have been a dullard
indeed. not to have seen 1t myself
after what you said about the loss
Of your ten crowns: so let us cry
quits and begin again."
Shy and Coy.
Mary reluctantly struck her flag.
"Very well, am willing" she
said laughingly; but as to your
boldness, l still insist upon that:
forgive you, however. this time"
Then, half apologetically, After
all. it is not such a grievous charge
to make. ! believe it never yet in
jured any man with women; they
rather like 1t, am afraid, however
angry 1t makes them. Don't they,
Jane?"
Jane, OF course. did not know"
so we all laughed. as usual. upon
the slightest pretext. and Mary,
that fair bundle of contradictions
and quick transitions. stepped
boldly up to Brandon. with her
colors flying in her cheeks, ready
for the first lessoD, in the new
dance.
She was little frightened at
his arm around her waist, for the