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The Washington times., 1922-08-14
ANOTHER LETTER
BY Beatrice Fairfax

claim residence in some State so
as to vote. even though they make
their money here and seldom go
to the State from which they come,
pay their taxes there and are al.
lowed to do so. So, don't get the
impression that Washington,
ID. C., Is Kept on the map by It's
guests. because It is not. II is
the voteless Washingtonisn who
makes his money here and pays II
here that keeps Washington on the
map and keeps II out of debt.
feel honored that you should
compare this city with a section
Of the United States. You speak
as though there were no good
points about Washington men. In
the recent war the Washington
men came to the front and did
their duty, more so than some
whole States In that section Of
which you speak. am not speak.
ing OF the ones who flocked here
from the different States In order
to get bomb-proof Jobs, but the
ones who volunteered and went
overseas. Statistics will prove
that.
Your acauaintances In Washing.
ton most likely have been confined
to the mediocre class Of war.tima
acduaintances. II you were to
come In contact with a real Wash.
'tngtonian, am sure he could
show you q better time than any
II your small.town idols.
am a wsshinstou 0Iri and an,
proud OF Il. II. 3. T.
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A Graphic Story of Metropolitan Stage
Life and a Beautiful Girls
Great Sacrifice. ,a

OF rags--excited Bob's liveliest ap.
prehension, and at such times he
hovered near by, poised upon tip
toe for fear she might drop It. He
felt that II should be borne on
siiken cushions while heads were
bowed and backs bent rather than
upon the hip or in the crook Of
careless elbow. When he ventured
to voice this feeling to his wife he
was offended at her amusement.
and for a whole day tortured
himself with the suspicion that the
chiid's mother did not truly love
II.
To all young fathers there comes
q certain resdjustment Of values.
To Bob, who had always led q
selfish. thoughtiess existence. 1t
was at first bewildering 10 discover
that his place At the head Of his
household had been usurped by
another. Heretofore he had always
been of supreme domestic limpor'
tance, but now the order OF
things was completely reversed.
II not hopelessly jumbled. First in
consequence came this new person,
tiny and vastly tyrannical because
Of its helplessness. then the nurse,
an awesome person-a sort Of
oracle and regent combined-who
ruled in the name OF the new
ed. her slightest wish was law, and
heir. Nurses wisdom was unbound
next to her in authority was a fat,
bearded prime minister. who daily
came and went In an automobile
and who wrote edicts on a little
pad. This persons frown threw
the entire establishment into confu-
sion. Lorelei herself occupied no
mean station In the new scheme.
for at least she shared the conf.
dence of the nurse and the doctor,
and ranked above the cook and the
housemaid, but not 80 Bob. Some
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BY. Lucrezia BOri,
A Member OF the Metropolitan
Opera Company, and Admired
for Her Beauty ~ Wei
as for Her Art.

- tw ucF hTt.
no you know that your hands
ID may serve al indicators OF
~ your age?
AS old as the idea that q beau.
tfful hand 10 sign OF beauty 10
the belief that.-the age OF their
owner can be Judged by the con.
dition Of the hands.
Any woman who reads this and
is At all interested in her personal
appearance will Immediately take
a cursory survey OF her hands and
wonder what she can do to i'm.
prove their appearance.
Does the cuticle stand back from
your nails or does Il overgrow
them In a struggling. clumsy man
ner? .. o.. ...
Do your nails conform to the
lovely filbtrt shape 20 admired by
beauty specialists? Do they reveal
a perfectly shaped half-moon at
the base?
Are your hands firm and white
and lovely in appearance. or do
they look undernourished and Ill
cared for?
These are some OF the questions
you can ask yourself In your at
tempt to get a good general idea
OF the beauty condition Of your
hands. II will help you to see
them with the impartial eye Of
another.
This reminds me OF q sign in a
small dry-cleanins shop which
often pass. They clean household
furnishings and display a card
advising the passer-by: Judge
your house with the critical eye OF
a visitor"
In judging your own personal
appearance, and in particular the
appearance of your hands. II il
well to Judge them with an eve
which 10 critical. II you find them
wanting, start now to bring them
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ready forgiveness of his behavior
did much to renew his faith In him
self. beside doubling his devotion
to her. He did not feel that he
could ever learn to love her any
more than he did. for at times the
strength OF his passion frightened
him. but her allowance for his
weakness brought them into closer
touch with each other and kindled
in him an aching humility that
craved self-sacrifice. Dwarfing
these and kindred emotions. how.
ever, was q feeling altogether new
which had come with the birth OF
his son. At first the baby awed
and frightened Rob, II oppressed
him with a sense OF tremendous
responsibility. but on the heels OF
this came a dswning pride and
then an Unsuitable curiosity. He
began to spend great deal OF time
with the infant; he studied It, he
stared at II. when no one was look.
ing he felt OF the little fellow
gingerly, and would have enjoyed
examining It minutely had he
dared. His hands itched for it. and
it's weak, strangiing gurglins
sent indescribable thrills through
him. The easy dexterity with
which the nurse handled it-as II
the precious atom were q bundle
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Widely Known Lecturer and An.
thor and a National Authority
On Juvenile Problems.

on JuVenlle fFODfcfuo.
" VERY normal child has some
where within his makeup
~ the possibilities OF leader
ship. Parents may watch for this
vein of strength, discover its rela-
ton to the whole character OF the
individual boy or girl and make II
a factor in service and happiness.
A supposedly backward nine
year-old boy was taking a back
seat in everything till there came
the occasion for making kites for
q play tournament. At this he
proved such a genius and natural
leader that the teacher made him
the instructor of all the others.
A ten.year-old girl, who showed
no aggressiveness IN school and
waited for prompting in every
thing, was seen at back-lawn
play center acting beautifully as
the little mother Of dozen
smaller children. who deferred to
her wishes and plans in all re-
spects. =
A high school youth. shy and
reticent to a fault, and never even
approaching the Craftsmanship OF
any ordinary occasion, suddenly
sprang into prominence at a party
by his unique and finished per-
formance on the piano. In that
new setting and rearrangement Of
his young friends he was easily
the master.
So, we might go on down the
line of ordinary boys and girls and
find q basis OF possible leadership
in practically every one. And our
particular contention here Is that
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A Realistic Romance Wherein Poverty
and Millions Walk Side by Side
in Strange Places.

paturally' wanted to do what 1
could" r., %.
Yes. 80 on"
Pope took a deeper breath. then
burst out:
"Oh, I have a sixty.horsepower
imagination. and II seems to me
that music In a sort of-prayer:
anyhow it's the only, way know
Of praying. Good music Is divine
language: it's what, the angels
speak. IL there are any angels.
Sometimes II seems to fne that I
can soar heavenward ON the wings
of-of melody and get close enough
to make myself heard In my own
way / was sort OF praying for
those two children. Foolish. isn't
It? I'm sorry I told you. 1t
sounds nutty to me when l stop
70 consider it," Pope stirred un.
easily under Adoree's graveiy
speculative eyes. -Lorelet'B all
right?"
Adoree nodded. ITS a boy"
There was a moment of silence.
did you ever see a brandnew
baby?''
Lord. no!"
Miss Demorest's gaze remained
bent upon Pope. but 1t was focused
upon great distances; her voice
when she spoke was hushed ana
awe-stricken.. Neither did I until
this one. / held IL! held 1t in
my arms. OH was frightened,
and yet I seemed TO know Just
what to do and-and everything.
1t was strange 1t hurt me ter
ribly. for. you see. didn't know
what babies meant until tonight.
Now 1 know"
Pope saw the shining eyes sud.
denly fin and threaten to over.
flow; instead OF the grotesquely
overdressed and artificial stage
favorite he behed only a yearning
woman whose face was softened
and glorified as by a vision.
Poor LoreIei!- he murmured, at
q loss for words.
Poor Loreiei?" Adoree's lips
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twisted mirthlessly. ''of course
you don't understand. How coald
you? Why. it's her baby. She's
a mother. can hold tt once In
while; she can hold II always"
Il didn't know you cared for
children"
Adoree shrugged: the beads at
her throat clicked barbarously.
Neither did i. but I suppose every
woman does IL she only knew II.
Tonight began to understand
what this ache inside OF me
means" Her gaze came hack and
centered upon his face, but 1t
was frightened and anic.strickeu
now. 1--WE sacrificed my right to
children"
How can you say"
"oh. you know II as well as ]
do"' A flush wavered in the
speakers cheeks, then fled, leav.
ing her white and weary. You.
of all men, must understand. I'm
notorious. I'm a painted woman.
a wicked woman-the .wickedest
woman in the land-and that repu.
tation will live in spite Of anything
/ can do" She began to cry now
in a way strange to Pope's expert
ence, for her tears appeared, grew.
and spilled themselves slowly down
her cheeks, and she made no
attempt to hide them. The sight
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where at the foot Of the list he
found his own true place.
Now. strange TO say. this novel
arrangement was extremely agree
able to the deposed ruler. Bob took
a shameless delight in doing menial
service; to fetch and to carry for
all hands filled him with Joy. But
once outside OF the premises he re.
asserted himself, and his impor-
tancs grew as gas expands; he
swelled to the bursting point. he
strutted. he grinned, he was broad
ly tolerant, and more than once he
startled total strangers by laugh
ing hilariously at nothing. When
he could not talk. he whistled in
tune to the singing voices within
him. But II was seldom indeed
that he could not talk. and before
long his intimate friends began to
avoid him liAe a plague. 1t was
his partner. Kurtz, who finally
dubbed him "The Pestilence that
talketh in darkness and the De-
struction that wasteth our noon.
days"
Scarcely less interested In the
new baby was Campbell Pope.
Pope, in fact. was becoming inter
ested in almost everything Of late.
He was growing youthful, too. in a
way that vaguely alarmed his ac'
quaintances. His cynicism was dis.
appearing, his dramatic reviews be-
gan to assume q commendatory
tone that all but destroyed their
journalistic value.
When Lorelei had recovered suf-
ficiently to receive visitors, the two
lovers appeared one afternoon
laden with packages.
Go Be Continued Tomorrow
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Broadway whose connection with the underworld
makes him formidable figure among wrongdoers
ROBERT WHART0N-Son of muti-millionare,
reckless spendthrft who is intoxicated most of the
time but who has sparks of decency in his
sober moments. ..
ADOREE DEMOREST-A noted dancer who has
startled the Metropolis by her daring exhibitions.
JOHN T. MERKLE-A rich bachelor and lifelong
friend of Harmon, whose association with Lilas he
watches with anxiety.
CAMPBELL POPE-A caustc writer and critic who
can see little good in stage life.
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)TOTELL REALPEARLS
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CULTIVATED AND REAL

this hole under o microscope and
illuminate It by focusing q strong
light through the translucent wall.
A very minute mirror 10 then In
troduced into the hole. A droplet
Of mercury forms this mirror, it's
rounded surface rejecting the in.
terror of the pearl and allowing
photographs to be taken.
The inventors assert that in the
cultivated pearl there is q sharp
line OF division between the intro.
duced layers, whereas In a natural
pearl. although the many concen.
trio layers can be observed, the
outlines of these are not sharply
marked, but fade one into the
The Washington times., 1922-08-14
Rhyming
OptiMlist
Aline Michaelis
The .Shriaking Earth.

IC OGtf tfS"OH1 SSf NfSs
-YHEN Columbus went sail.
" ing, folks thought he was
ailing. they said: Some
things wrong with his head; he
will not find a landing for ships
he's commanding. but sail over
earth's border, instead" For
men then had scant notions OF
islands or oceans, and their maps
or the countries were queer.
Earth was fiat. they insisted.
and they stouuy resisted the
folly that called II sphere.
Though today 'twould amaze you,
the people in Asia knew nothing
of folks in Peru; races stayed in
their corner like little Jack Hor-
ner and said corner was all that
they knew. But, in spite OF con-
tentions, their countless inven-
tions have conquered the sea and
the air; while mems foreheads
grow taller, the earth's getting
smaller, as they cut down the
miles here and there. When
Columbus went sailing, folks
said. He'll be failing and his
ships will fall off i..to space"
Now men laugh at such folly
and declare that It's jolly to go
up in the air for a race. But the
best of inventions to shrink
earth's dimensions and to burn
up the distance like chaff, 10 the
latest in wireless, so clever and
tireless, the busy young radio
graph! 1t has cut down the hours
between foreign powers, brought
cheer to the loneliest souls; 1t
has made people neighbors in
laughter and labors, though they
dwell far apart as the poles. In
the youth of our planet, wise old
chaps used to scan Il, exclaiminR
In wonder and awe; but through
ages of thinking they've kept old
earth shrinking, till today it's
it's the size Of q taw!
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!; !: !: !: = NEdddZ1ne PsMh !M
Chief Characters in This Unusual RC

LoRELEI KNIGHT-A charming and lovely girl who
is brought to New York and placed the stage by
her mother who seeks to capitalize her daughters
beauty.
LH.AS LYNN--A show girl who shares Loreei's
dressing room in the theater in which they act;
she has won the attentions Of Jarvis Harmon,
millionaire.
JIM KN1GHT-Loreleis brother, unprincipled
youth who does his best to try to force his sister
into rich marriage to feather his own nest.
MAX MELCHER-A well known character along
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depressed MIN dreadfully. for mt
heart he was intensely sentimental.
Il didn't know what It means to
be notorious" she stated. tenseiy.
i didn't know what I was doing
when I agreed to be 'Adoree Demo
rest"
Pope's habitual restraint all at
once gave way. 'Nonsenser' he
exploded. THE thing that counts
is what you are, not what you
seem to be. I know the truth; I
don't give q damn what people
say"
Now there was nothing suf.
ficiently significant about these
words TO bring a light
Of wonderment and gladness
to the girls face. but her tears
ceased as abruptly as they hal
commenced. and. noting the slowly
growing radiance Of her expression,
Campbell was stricken dumb with
fright at the possible consequences
OF temerity. The knowledge Of
his shortcomings robbed him OF
confidence and helped to confuse
him.
Adoree rose, she removed her
tango cap and the mantle elaho-
rately draped from ore shoulder
that served as an svening wrap.
then with q lingering backward
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glance she disappeared into he'
chamber. She bathed her eyes.
powdered her cheeks, patted her
hair into more becoming fashion,
gave a final dab OF the puff upon
her nose, as an expert billiard
player chalks his cue. When she
had quite finishsd she returned
TO the critic, who meanwhile had
remained frozen In his tracks. For
a moment she stood looking up at
him with q peculiar. tender smile.
then took him by the lapels Of his
shapeless coat and drew his thin
face down 10 hers.
I'm not going TO let you back
out" she declared, firmly. You
asked me, didn't you?"
"Adoree! No. no! Think what
you are doing" he cried. sharply.
But she continued to smile up
into his eyes with a gladness thar
intoxicated him.
She snuggled closer to him. mur-
muring. cozily: 81 don't want TO
think-we1i have plenty OF time to
think when were too old to talk.
Now. I just want to love you as
hard as you have been loving me
for the last six months"
During the days OF Lorelei's
recovery Bob Wharton was in q
peculiarly exultant mood. Her
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Household Hints

Grease spots may be removed
from mating and rugs by cover
ing the spots thickly with baking
powder. and then using a vacuum
cleaner.
Veal must be firm, pale in color
and close grain. The TT should
be white, and that around the kid
neY hard.
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
The person signing herself
Il. L. L." makes the statement
that every State in the Union
keeps Washington. d. c.. on the
map, which statement indicates
how little she actually knows about
Washington. She should study our
60-40 plan and see how compare
lively easy the Federal Govern
ment Is getting off on expenses.
All Government machines that use
the streets, as we'll as property
used by embassies and Government
buildings are exempt from taxes.
The majority OF people who
The Washington times., 1922-08-14

A METHOD OF distinguishing
between Japanese cultivated
IA pearls and natural pearls has
long been desired by jewellers. AS
already explained on this page. the
Japanese introduce small seed
pearls into living oysters and these
secrete layer after layer OF aacre
around this nucleus.
At a recent meeting Of the
French Academy OF Sciences,
Messrs. ]. Galibourg and F. Ry.
ziger described a method by which
1t Is easy to tell whether q pearl
Is natural or cultivated. They
take advantage Of the fact that
pearls are usually pierced with
small hole in order to thread them
on wires or strings. They place
The Washington times., 1922-08-14
By Rex Beach,

Author OF The Spoilers. The
Silver Horde" 'The Barrier"
i -Heart Of the Sunset" and
Numerous Other Popular
Novels.
~ oPE rose at .Adoree's
entrance. eyins her anxious
Iy. rs everything all
right?" he cried.
''Is what all right?"
Z The-er-Lorelei
"oh yes! What are you doing
here?"
II suppose / must apologize.
You see. heard the news and
came here after the show. When
learned where you were / decided
to wait and-and help"
You decided to--heip?" Adoree
eyed the disheveled musician
queeriy. "By smelling up my
parlor and playing my poor piano
all nights that how you help?
What do you mean, 'help'?"
The critic appeared to realize
for the first time the lateness OF
the hour. Glancing at his watch,
he gasped:
why. I had no idea it was
this time. I've been here all
night. haven't I? You see, after
got in I was afraid to 60 out
without explaining"
What do you mean by saying
you wanted to help" Miss
Demorest repeated. curiously.
"You've helped to break my lease
I'll be thrown out OF this house
sure"
Pope stammered, guiltily: II was
playing for Bob and Lorelei.
With one glove half off Adoree
slowly seated herself. showing in
her face an amazement that in.
creased the mans embarrassment.
'I knew 1t was a serious mat.
ter" he explained. land. being
terribly fond OF Bob and Lorsiei.
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This Day in Our History.

IN the year 1875, this date Oliver Hazard Perry
i was born He became of the most intrepid
commanders in Americas young but robust navy,
achieving his greatest fame in the battle of Lake Erie
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Sirius Leads the Dapn.

CUPPOSE you get up before daylight one of these
~ late August mornings. you will see Orion amaz-
ingly brilliant in the east and the great Sinus just
rising as if to announce the coming of the
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B. T." doesn't like the
statement Of IL. L.
L." that every State

In the Union keeps Washington
on the map. She suggests that
when 81. l.. L." meets a real
Washinstonian he will show her
as good a time as any of her
small'town' idols. Here's her
letter:
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HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL
EVERY WOMAN CAN HAVE PRETTY HANDS
Y Lucrezia BOri

; TO the condition which win make
you proud OF their beauty.
Whenever you wash your
hands, use warm water, not hot.
and good, pure soap. At one OF
these hand.washings. whether Il
be in the morning or at night,
soak your nails in a good, warm,
soapy lather for four or five
minutes. As you dry your hands
thoroughly with soft. clean
towel, push the cuticle back very
carefully all around the base Of
your nail.
II you observe this rule daily.
you should never be annoyed by
struggling cuticle and the lovely
crescent moon at the base of
your nail should in time stand
fully revealed.
A nail brush is Indispensable.
Use IL on your nails In the morn.
ing and you will probably need
no other cleansing instrument. II
the brush does not accomplish all
that In desired. never, never use
a sharp instrument to clean your
nail. Take your orange stick,
wrap q bit OF cotton about Il and
dip the cotton in peroxide Of hy.
drogen. This will clean your nail
without hurting IL.
You may need Ls" scissors to
keep your nails properly trimmed
at the corners. but most Of the
shortening process should be done
with your file.
A BIZ OF nail powder and
soft Chamois-covered buffer will
impart the lustre which pro.
nounces them well groomed. Do
not give them too high a lustre.
The following lotion I find ex.
cellent to bleach and soften the
hands. 1t is soothing to apply at
night before going TO bed:
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II your hands need nourishing
and filling out. rub cocoa butter
into them thoroughly before re-
firing. Use a vigorous, lathering
movement, as II you were wash.
ing them with soap and water.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-10
- 7e.e eee @Ie Wribnne .g11sttt1ate Vested 2a.1,
Wholesome Should Be the Sweets the Christmas Stocking

as their slogan says. being merely
ground up figs mixed with sugar
and rolled in the same.
Here you have a fruit sweet of
nutritive and cathartic value. There
is per cent Of protein in figs. be-
sides 2 per cent Of minerals and 64
per cent of sugars, most Of which is
natural sugar. No child will need
to be coaxed to eat these nor the
package raisins nor the dates In
bright, sanitary boxes-all being
characteristic, nutritious sweets. An
other point Is that these products
are now clean and no dark colored
fruits Of this type are sulphured, as
some people seem to think; only the
pale peaches, etc, are sometimes
bleached by sulphuring.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-10
Three Groups of
Specialized Sweeimeais

Three special groups Of real
candies that are pure and simple are
the Macintosh Toffee, in its crimson
and gold box, looking ike English
royalty. which it is; the Adirondack
maple creams and the candies from
the candy kitchen Of Alice Bennett.
The toffee is done up in small bites
hard at first, but soon melting
and with a flavor that keeps you
wondering whether it is butter
scotch or caramel. The chemist
found it nearly half butter (43 per
cent?, about a third sugar and one
fourth glucose, the latter to keep it
caramel-like in texture.
The large amount of butter gives
richness without its being too heavy
or too sweet. The flavor is delicious.
They are just right in size and last
ing qualities for small folks, and
their taste is good enough for any
one.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-10
Lives i'm a Glass House

The mincer complete consists Of a
heavy glass jar with a capacity Of
one pint. Upon the bottom Of this
rests a disk of hard wood about the
dimensions Of a rather fiat biscuit
I'll chopping must be done with this
block in place. The knives edges
would soon be dulled against metal
or glass. However, since any wooden
block would absorb odors, It is a
good plan to have two Of these, one
for the onions and the second for
nuts, fruit and the vegetables less
dominant in character.
Over the top of the glass bowl is
set a dome-shaped cover Of heavily
timed sheet metal. This cover has
through its center a plunger with a
round wood knob at lis upper end
and an X-shaped knife 10 do the