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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-12

Indeed, words have. q romance all their
own. MacAdam was a road builder, Gull
lotine compassionate physician, Derrick an
inventor. General Silhouette first devised
the cut-outs which In the hands of a. few;
have been. raised to the point of genuine art
Lord Sandwich made hasty repast at the
gaming table. The spurious jewelry called
pinchbeck, is made of a cheap alloy first: used
By a jeweler of that name. Mrs. Bloomer
set the feminine world agog in her day. Mr..
Boycott was a landlord in Ireland whose.
tenantry refused to pay their rentals until
certain of their demands were granted.
diverting hoax was once perpetrated by
one DAILY. manager Of Dublin theatre. He
wagered that within twenty four hours he
could introduce a new and meaningless word
into The English language. That night he
and his cronies 'chaIked on walls and pave
ments- throughout the town the four letter,
Quiz. In. the morning all Dublin was
set wondering as to their sisnifcance-won-
dering in vain. In week rain washed avay
the bafhing riddle, but the seven days be-
wilderment Of a citizenry as yet unused to
outdoor advertising resulted in the eircula-
ton of concocted word that is widely cur.
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matter was Of no consequence. :, The term
hnker's DAM" also, is not to be spelled
damn 1t is piece. of coarse cloth, used by
tinsmith to hold hot solder from running.
% The phrase mot worth a rap" Is likewise
numismatic in origin. For a. rap was au
Irish copper coin issued early in the eight
eenth century to supply a long felt need for
small money: INominally, it was worth
halfpenny, but its metal was so thin and
base that it never passed for more than a
farthins. - ..q..:
At the front OF. the throat is q projection
of sliding cartilage coIloquially called Adams
apple. The name comes from the old be-
lief that piece of the forbidden fruit lodged
in Adams larynI. Hence it is prominent
In males. ~ ~ y, @.g-:
Daniel Drew was a Western droyer. Be-
fore driving his stock to market the willy
cattleman would feed salt in large quaint
ties to the animals. to make them thirsty
They would drink so beautifully that their
weight was much increased. When put on
the scales and sold they Fetched mate
rally more. To this chicanery> on the part
OF that obscure ranchman the world owes
the phrase "watered stock ~
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-12
Where Phrases Originate Walter Hart Blamenthal

TN THE days of chivalry-when Milady
L was the idol of the blades Of derring do
many urn of CALAMITY were attached to
no particular prince or cause, but lent their
proves and their lances to such noble mas
tiers as might engage their service. They
were, therefore, free lances, like those pres
emit day writer's whose quilts tilt the ink
horn or whose keyboards tap the ribbon for
any editorial accolade. Such was the origin
Of the term free lance as now applied to
doughty soldiers az fortune in the writing
confraternity. Is
The phrase coat of arms comes also from
the days. when knighthood was a hardy
perennial. Those jousting gentlemen of
time when fair Dulcineas rode white pal
freys wore brave blazonry on their persons.
Over their armor they were arrayed in "A
sleeveless outer garment called a tabard.
Such items of apparel were embroidered with
the heraldry Of the wearer, whence arose the
expression coat arms.
GNE b not profane who doesn't give /.
" dam" A dam was 4 small Hindu, coin A.
time when the English came to India. The
phrase spranE into use to signify that .
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rent @and is a. collegiate bugbear to the
students of today. 49,,
Canard, the French for duck. has come
to be used in characterization of incredible
items in the newspapers, and is a word Of
curious origin. Many years ago q story
went the rounds of European journals re-
counting an alleged experiment in the vorac
ity of ducks. 1t was said that ten had been
taken and one killed and fed to the remain
ing nine, OF the uine one had then been
killed. cut into pieces, and rsvenousty de-
voured by the eight. Another having been
chopped up was gluttonoqsly gobbled BY the
seven. And 80 there finally remained only
one duck which perforce must have eaten
the other nine! This yarn gave rise to the
word ''canard' when an improbable or
ridiculous story was printed. - -H
Strange is the word saunterer, sprung
from La Sainte Terre (tbe Holy Land),
whittier pilgrims were wont leisurely to
journey. Stranger the word haberdaxher,
which is said to, have been derived form the
German habit ihr das hier? Another exotic
corruption, this time from, the French, is
qu'en dirai twbat shall Say Of it;) for
quandary.; .',.s.-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-12
By Hannah Mitchell

whether the little platform In front Of the
windows might not have once been the scene
Of interesting bits of drama.
The curtains at the Tudor windows Of this
reception waiting room are of red lacquer
ehintz- Bottles of Venetian glass, rose,
blue, green and amber, reflect the light and
suggest the lotions and perfumes dear to
women's hearts. French and American
fashion magazines are scattered temptingly
about for perusal while the customer waits
her appointment. Upon the walls are deco
ratiye panels Upon q long table are
more attractive bottles and little jars filed
with things that have such attractive names
as Petal Rouge .'Balsam," ..Roseleaf''
and the like. 10 chin weather there is al
vaJs FIRE Of logs in the fireplace. In this
room impatencez and fretfulness are i'm
posAbte- The chairs, the fireplace. the
soft eelers command that you rest and
smooth some Of the lines out Of Jour face
before the Attendant takes you for treat.
ment. -. -. -
You like ft?' questioned Mrs. Morris,
Is eager as little girl. .sThe effect Of
surroundings holds such an important mac,
In psychology. Hurry and worry are beauty
destroyers. And We want to create the
right atmosphere here for relaxation.
We believe that real beauty is within
every woman. Let each recognize that and
tnen follow scientific methods Of CORRECTING
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The Wrong Color

TuCKLEToN was a small and unimportsns
: i rural railway station. and the post Of
tcket agent was held BY Mrs. Amanda
Crpes, an. energetic woman who lived near
the tracks. Travel to and from the town
was light, and having little use for a sep
arste Office, Mrs. Cripes sold railway ticket,
when they were called for at her own house.
where she kept her stock for safety In .
bureau drawer -...---
E Besides selling tickets. Mrs.. cripes did
fer houseful Of bosrders and a shfftles,
husband. "A ticket for town being reouired
enc day when the agents hands wer, occu-
pied with the mixing Of biscuit doush- NJ,
CrIpes requested her husband to act as bo>
representative, and he obliginely conplied A
little later be appeared in the kitchen v;,,
4 troubled eountenance.
=. Mandy" he said, anxiously, .sv,s ,rx
Of the town tickets blue,"
''No-all red" said Mandy.
well" continued Mr.. Cripe.. q, l..
wiped the perspirston from his brpx !,
troubled way, II sold Mrs. Jones , ~.
ticket, and then aftervard noticed g..
red tickets in the lower drawer, md"
Upon my soul! Upon my soull' v,;,.5
Mrs. Cripes. do you mean 70 ten mn. e..
you have gone and sold her one Of NV mir
tickets-the last one had! You ,vtrI
man! Now the trains gone and We can't s,,
it back, and nilk's 50 high, toeis
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or~e- while my children were little. Now
school take. their time and have no little
playAates.
Il chose q beauty parior''-Primrus.
House may Be conceded the PROPORTIONS of
an Observation-Disclosures believe that
beauty Is the thing women want most in
The world Giving people something they
want Is sound business principle. But
my choice of work rested on something
deeper than that / believe there is great
contribution TO be made in furtherinr the
scientific care and development of personal
APPEARANCES You know, i am sure, and. 1
Know how much better work We do on DAYS
when we have the added confidence of booking
well Consciousness of a straggly appear
ance takes ones attention from her work
and creates seh-consciousness, kills copoep-
traf1oa ON The work at hand This is true
sr the business woman, and II is just ne
True for the home woman A slovenly mother
has bad effect on children
In Primrose House we are dealing with
emily one phase of this problem of appear
ances- but it seems to me our line is one
W fundamentals 1t is just as wrong for the
mooTn woman to neglect her face and
hands as 1t was 4 few years ago for her
GRANDMOTHER to neglect her teeth. II
woman negleets her complexion and is
careless Of her appearance, it represents
nothing more or less than pure laziness- At
The same time there are many things to be
learned by the woman of the best inten-
tons And that is where we come in. We
give them the best that science can give and
RTrraba L.
eholosy as q basis for beauty"
A A matter of fact Primrose House has
"A put into practice the theories and desires
Of many society women Among Mrs. Nor
MS friends before Primrose House was
inaugurated it was agreed that in the mat
ter of beauty parlors no one place suited.
The beauty parlor was too often q place
where temporary effects were gained through
the use of uncensored cosmetics. In society
women's homes personal maids are not 50
numerous as they used to be-
Eventually the question arose as to why
not establish n beauty parlor which would
answer the demands OF these women. Mrs.
Morris replied to it with Primrose House.
The place itself cannot be passed over
without some comment
Primrose House, in the East Fifties Just
OF Fifth avenue, is three story house dec-
GRATED on the outside in the yellow of its
name. On the first floor is a tea room. The
window boxes on the tiny balconies of the
second Hoor belong to the beauty parlor.
The door inviting feminine Ponce de Icons
Is Of red lacquer opening on the street Up
ono fight Of stairs and the seeker after
youth and beauty finds herself in q recep-
ton room made for comfort and pleasing
effect.
The house was once the home Of Sothern
and harlowe, and sinking into one of the
deep-eushioned chairs 1t is easy to wonder
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want to do their part. Some of them do not
know exactly what that is, but they are
trying to find, themselves. This CROPPING has
come. In real earnest since the war The
war did women lots of good. just as 1 feel it
did men lots of harm. The home used to be
the factory. and the women in it the factory
worker. That factory work had been trans
ferred elsewhere before the war, but it was
during the war that women realized it.
Now women are getting out and offering
worth while contribution to the world. They
are no longer satisfied with pat on the
back for work well done. They want rec
ognition and compensation -,
In this proclamation Mrs. Morris was no
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doubt expressing herself and many of her
friends. Charity work and lending their
names to committees no longer suffice for
these women. They must be doing something
that brings recognition, respect and, COM
pensation. -.
Women also owe it to their children to
make the most of everything they can do
and be. 1 am always interested in children
and eager to promote things that will be
of help to them" o.
WITH her own children. two daughters,
wv known Familiarity as Patsy and Bay.
Mrs. Morris is real comrade and friend.
She has been their companion in the out
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-12
SEEKING BRADsTREETs AsNo SOCIAL REGISTER

business is making inroads upon tie
Croutine Of teas, dinners and DANCES that
were once the life of the society woman.
Bradstreet's may some day rival the social
register. 1t has become fashionable to work
for living. or If the living be already well
looked out for, to work for commercial
gain
Ms- Gouverneur Norris, wife Of the
suthor and one of New FORKS most popular
and energetic society women, is rising
star IN the business world-Elsie Waterbury
Morris, we should have said, since that is
the way she signs herself in business.
Early last spring Mrs Morris took charge
81 4 beauty parsor and has proved herself
already fully rs capable in the executive
ehair n IN the drawing room or on the golf
esurse- From her little Office in Primrose
dsuse she IL esnducttng 4 rapidly growing
business and one which might wen be the
envy OF many an ambitious and .stute bust
ness man.
have always been interested IN busi-
ses and have wanted to Try my hand 1t il,
she sid recently in reply to the why
winch has NJ doubt been asked from many
nneS i come Of q family Of business
nen, and n has aHxys seemed to me that
might be able 10 succeed IN the busine.s
voetu- Now that my children are in school
and do not need the attention and tim.
snce give them I have my opportunity
have 4 great deal of energy which 1
have bern obliged to utilize in sports, be-
1nse could not embark On a business
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C.r11ete r.hrhnd
Mr. Elie Waterbury Morris b
aDang the prominent women vhs
find . business career f.shisn.bls
besides being decidedly profitable

door sports Of which they are fond rhs
older daughter, fifteen, is q tennis plsyes
Of promise. The younger daughter, vhis
fond Of outdoor sports, Is interested N
writing. In this she probably has the sd-
vantage Of beredity and undoubtedly VIII
have the support of parents Interest
Mrs. Morris herself d thoroughly an cut
door woman. She plays rof-n tcurns-
ments-she svims, she rids and plays ten
mis- As q business woman she keeps Up
in some outdoor sports, although she does
not have the time for as many rs formerly.
But she believes that every business woman
should have some outdoor exeruse- Nh
Morris is slight o: figure, and On the dry
l called was wearing q sort Of sand -cnlored
Canton crepe suit with q brown hat and
brown low Shoes Her eyes are dark; her
face and hands soft in texture and tanned
from the open air. She has 4 great deal
Of nervous energy and the faculty Of tnfeet-
I'M, he, hesrer with enthusiasm for her vork.
small wonder that the women yhs vsrk
nj Primrose House seem 50 pleased With
what they are doing!
The patrons, or rather pstronesses- q
Primrose House are for the most part societJ
,-or,en. As we have said. many of them srt
Mrs Morris friends. But news Of what
IN. place has to offer has gone outside tbs
little inner circle, and many other women,
having come to see what it was Like, havs
.o,n. hack again and again Business and
,,otcsxionsl women, among them q number
% actresses, have made their visits there
n.,t of their routine week. In a WORT
n,,rouizinr Primrose House has been foU7f
practicable as well as smart.
{ The slogan Of this super beauty parlor sI
Here DweIls Youth"
Its n.trons or clients are not only taken
care Of during the process of their treat
r.nts; they receive a certain amount OF
instruction about how they themselves should
take care Of their hands and faces: the
r.ruliarities of their compilations are pointed
ont to them. Only recently I watched one
AZ IN. followers of Primrose Houses instruc-
tio6 groom her face in her own home II
is safe to say that the old soap and wash
cloth methods are out of date 30 FAR as
cleaning the feminine countenance is con-
ccrned.
Mrs. Morris has become so thoroughly q
believer In toe work she is doing that she
surpasses in ambition others who have
worked along the same line. The prediction
and ambition for her work are interesting.
Listen!
II hope and believe that in the next ten
years scientific care Of the skin viii be
taught in schools as part Of the curricu-
lam,'
She is very serious about 1T, and whs
knows? It may be done.
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started what demand there would be for
these things. get orders from all over the
world for our preparations. One just came
today from Singapore. We get many orders
from the Middle west-orders for $2S or $50
worth of material at a writing Some of the
letters are badly worded and written. But
the demand is greater than dreamed It
would be.
When get these orders from women
so far away cannot help feeling that they
are reaching out for something and that
maybe by helping them to improve. their
Appearances We are helping them more
deeply. Women have reached the point
where they want to express themselves; they
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difficulties and bringing out her best pointa.
We hope to bring out this real beauty in
each woman who comes to Us. Our methods
are not those Of spreading beauty from tn
outside, but of bringing it out from the
inside.
You know have worked over the ideas
Primrose House is carrying out for q lonr
time. have collected beauty preparation,
from all over the world, and put them into
use here. Ny friends and 1 had many
favorite preparations OF our own-receipts
we'd found in Paris or the East some.
thing a skin specialist had prescribed. some.
thing grandmother had used when she VA,
q girl in Virginia or something an English
maid had brought from Surrey, Now W.
have pooled all these, our favorite beauty
secrets. We have had specialists work on
them, test them and here they are"
INCIDENTALLY three Of the chemists
L working on preparations for Prtmros.
House, which are made BY a New ENGLAND
firm, are former college professors from
Boston neighborhood and their names are
kept secret
Graduate nurses are employed at Prim-
rose House to give treatments of face, hands
and arms Their little workrooms are each
separate; no half partitions which shut
out sight, bat do not cot OF converse
ton The little individual rooms are fresh
and scientifically clean. Their eoldly
scientific ASPECT is modified BY ilmy dotted
Swiss curtains, merry chintses and little
French prints on the wall In each room
there is chart showing the muscles of the
face. -. -... 81 Pc.
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The spirit efsMrs. Morris permeates the
whole place. She Is on the job every dry
and interested in every Development. She
knows the details of the shop by heart and
Il full Of enthusiasm for every phase Of the
work In reply to the question as to whether
1t was q paying business she exclaimed:
From the day We opened it was paying
proposition. BESIDES doing full business
mere IN tie house We are now doing . good
mail order business. had NJ idea WHEN /
The Washington times., 1922-03-21
MAN ANDW|FE'
REMARK BRINGS
S50,000A ACTION
Chicago Business Man Sued
For Breach Of Promise by
Ethel Jay French.

CHICAGO, March 31.--"Darling,
In the eyes Of God and heaven, we
are man and wife. and az soon as it
can possibly be we shall be man and
wife in the eyes Of the world
This remark. alleged to have been
made by John Wood Brooks.Ladd,
former son in-law Of ex-Congressman
Bauteli, and secretary Of the ANAL
gamated Metal Company, to Miss
Ethel Jay French. $40 Leland ave-
nue., was quoted from her breach Of
promise suit for $4,000.
Attorney Cameron latter, asso.
ciate of Charles e. Hrbstein, quoted
the sentence In his opening address
to the jury In superior Judge Hugo
PANS court, where the hearing Of
the suit was commenced yesterday
Latter related that Miss French and
Mr.. Brooks-Ladd became acquainted
in 1916. and that on every evening
with but one exception. from Novem-
Der to Christmas eve, 1916. he
called on her. On Christmas eve,
Latter said, Brooks.Ladd told Miss
French he loved her and asked her
to become his wife, to which she
consented. Since tina. time, he con-
tinued, their friends considered them
engaged.
Latter told of New Years eve
,arty that year. which both attend
ID. Miss French said she was ad-
1sed by physicians not TO dance.
ut at Brooks Ladd's request she
danced. She tainted, Latter ssid.
and was taken TO Brooks-Ladd 8
room.
The next morning, Mr.. Latter said,
Miss French wakened and said
Where am II" Mr.. Brooks-Ladd
then In alleged to have made the
above protestation Of love.
Later, Mr.. Latter said, upon the
advice Of a MIR. Rich, business asso'
ciate and social mentor OF Mr..
Brooks -Ladd, the latter came to be.
lieve that Miss French was not of
his station in life, and he is alleged
to have forsworn his promise and
gone to Boston. Mr.. Brooks-Ladd is
represented by Attorney Perry g.
Patterson.
Miss French collapsed during a
recess following the beginning Of her
testimony. She fell to the floor In a
faint and was revived by her attor
neys and court attaches.
The Washington times., 1922-03-21
HOUSE P|QUED,
READY To TURN
|. down HARDING
Unless Bonus SnarI Is Un-
tangled, Reduced Army Bill
Will Be Passed.
BY WARREN w. WHEATON,
International News Service.


Unless the bonus snarl is un-
tangled to permit immediate pas
sage, the House will show further
disregard for Administration policies.
and pass the reduced army bill to.
day or tomorrow.
While leaders were trying to
reach common ground with Speaker
Gillett on the bonus legislation for
AT early show down." the little
army" advocates were waiting the
zero hour to put Congressman
Kahn and other Administration
supporters to rout.
Leader Mondell and the powerful
Appropriations Committee, they re.
mained adamant to direct pleas
from the President and Weeks and
prepared to meet economy demands
by cutting the regular army to
115.o00 enlisted men.
II II II found that the bonus
cannot be united until Thursday at
the earliest, two moves will be
made in the House on the army
bill today. They are:
!. Chairman Kahn. of the Military
Affairs Committee. leader of the
Administration forces, will attempt
to amend the bill to provide 143, 900
enlisted men and 1000 Philippine
scouts.
2. Congressman Sisson Dem) of
Mississippi will also seek to amend
the measure, but will ask Is 900 less
men that the bill now proposes.
Both amendments. it was indI.
Gated today would be defeated.
The Washington times., 1922-03-21

the real cause.-the six-hour day, the
miners raids on the operators
profit and the padding of payrolls-
and the operator is going into this
wage battle to clean the mines of
shirkers and these payroll padders.
"The point has been reached when
the public will no longer stand for
these 'extortionate prices these
gigantic and eternal wrangles over
the coal question, and the miners
know 1t and are playing upon the
people to get Congress to nationalize
the mines. The miners want politi-
cal employers whose resistance will
be weak and who will give them
what they want, when they want
It."
The speaker closed his address
with the prediction that the present
coal crisis lie only prelude to one
OF the greatest of Americas politi-
cal strifes and that the question At
issue is whether the nation will turn
the coal business over to labor"
The Washington times., 1922-03-21
BOARD OF TRADE NAMES
CONVENTION DELEGATES

The Washington Board Of Trade
has announced appointment Of the
following delegates to the tenth an
nual convention OF the United States
Chamber Of Commerce, to be held
at the New Willard Hotel May 16.
II, and 1s:
e. r. Colladay, national council.
lor; John Joy Edison, Joshua Evans,
jr., William w. Everett, Julius Gar
finkle, George r. Linkins, Charles
70. Kern. George II. Macdonald, B.
Francis Saul and Francis r.
Weller.
Alternates are George w. Offutt,
jr., alternate national councillor; w.
L. Beale, Fred G.. Coldren, G. J.
Gockeler. Albert Harper, Robert c.
Howard. Howard Moran, e. J.
Murphy, George Pitt, and Fred J.
White.
The Washington times., 1922-03-21
"DREAM ATTACK" CAUSED
SUICIDE, FRIENDS SAY

DETROIT. March IL Miss
Gladys Gansley, twenty, Detroit
school teacher, shot and killed her.
self yesterday In her room at the
home Of a family with whom she
roomed. The girl came here from
Springfield. Mass, three years ago.
Miss Gansley is said by friends to
have complained Of being subject to
nightmare, having asserted she
dreamed often of being attacked BY
burglars. The theory that she shot
herself In her sleep while believing
abe was Struggling with . burglar
In advanced by friends.