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The Washington times., 1924-12-18
MISS STANFIELD MAKES
DEBUT AT TEA TODAY


Miss Barbara Stanfield. daughter
of Senator and Mrs. Robert Stan.
field Of Oregon, is making her de-
but this afternoon at a tea at
Rauscher's from to Z o'clock. The
two smaller rooms are being used
for receiving and in the large ball
room, where the orchestra il
screened behind palms, the younger
people will dance the latter part
of the afternoon. The rooms and
tables are aglow with American
beauty roses predominating in the
decorations.
Miss Stanfield, who is one Of the
loveliest and most accomplished of
this seasons debutantes, is wearing
frock Of powder blue crepe made
very simply and is carrying a bou.
Quet Of yellow roses and blue iris.
Her mother is gowned in peach
colored chiffon made on straight
lines and trimmed with a bit of
gold embroidery.
Assisting Mrs Stanfield are Mrs.
Lorenzo Gasser, Mrs. Ollie James,
AIRS. Parker West, Mrs. Fred Brit
Etsns- Mrs. John B. Kendrick, Mrs.
Arthur Capper, Mrs. William Eric
Fowler, Mrs. Robert Love Taylor and
Mrs. Margaret Cowan.
Among the young girls assisting
the debutante are: Miss Beatrice Nc.
Lean, Miss Betty Byrne, Miss Mar
garet Treadwell, Miss Elizabeth
Sutherland, Miss Francesca McKen-
Iney, Miss Janet Moffett and Miss
Elizabeth Zolnay.
Miss Stanfield will enteratin the
receiving party at supper later in
the evening.
Robert Thompson Oliphant, a
grandson of the late Senator Ellkins
and Arthur Lee, jr., of Elkins, w.
Va, will be holiday guests Of Mrs.
Stephen B. Elkins at her home,
1922 X street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Riggs viii
entertain at dinner this evening in
their home, Green Hill, in Maryland,
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayley
and Mrs. Simon Wolf will sail on
January 20 to spend six months
abroad. They will take the Medi-
terranean trip, reaching Rome in
time for Easter after spending some
| time in Egypt and on the Riviera.
AdISE Iucy WAL 81 " 4 ais
| x y
BISHOP TO PERFORM
MARRIAGE CEREMONY.
The Right Reverend Arthur Sci
den Lloyd, suffragan bishop of New
York, will come to Washington for
the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Sci
den Cone, daughter Of Rear Ad
miral Hutchinson I. Cone, and
Lieutenant Jeffrey Caswell Metzel
on Saturday and will perform the
Y ,.,,fonrn ~ v,Anva IN
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and Mrs. Goetz will Be guests Of
Mrs. Wood IN her box for the Penn
syIvania Society's reception torsor@
row evening at which her nephew,
Governor Pinchot Of Pennsylvania.
is to be the guest Of honor. Mrs.
Woods brother, William Phelps
Emo. Mrs George Ehle and Miss
Mary Morgan will also be IN the
party, with William Stewart, OF
Pennsylvania. and his fiancee, Miss
Rounds. Mrs. Wood has heen asked
to be In the receiving line.
Mrs. Cabot Stevens has sent out
invitations for q tea on Tuesday,
December 80, from 4 to z o'clock
at her residence, 1916 Webster
street, to meet Miss Lydia Cabot
Stevens.
Miss Catherine McI4ane, who has
been the guest 81 Miss Mary Smith.
wick, daughter Of Congressman and
Mrs. John IA. Snaithwick, at the
CONTINUED on Page 28)
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ORANGE RECIPE PRIZES

IN VERY day brings its fresh
n batch Of orange recipes to
the editors desk. The
orange is such a versatile
fruit that there is no end to the
ways It can be used. AS a >foun-
dalton for salads ana desserts.
It Ia unSQuallSd. Orange pie,
orange cake, orange pudding,
orange candy, orange ice cream,
are among q few Of the ways
of serving this fruit, recipes for
which the Orange Contest Editor
Is receiving.
The orange is natures own
tonic" and its health-giving quail
tiles have been proven by physi-
clans, dietitians and scientists. At
any age in life oranges or orange
juice supply necessary food in
a form readily eaten and easily
assimilated.
Oranges are not picked or pulled
from trees as many persons pre-
sumo. Each orange lie carefully
clipped close enough to the fruit
so that no stem is left to injure
other fruit when packed for ship.
ment All piokers wear gloves
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NORA LEE = By Elenore Meherin
Writer Of Great Serial "iche" Presents New Novel of
Modern Life Conferred on the Heart and the Mind
of the "Flapper"

brightest bush-there IL death ana
sadness and wonder.
In a pitiful way Nora Lees
awakening came. Two blocks
from their house was their near
est neighbor, little old French
woman name Nine. BrousseI. She
raised vegetables In her back
yard and sold them to Markarot.
One day she offered 70 teach
Nora Lee French.
This was great opportunity.
The child went every day for two
hours. She had an Initiative ear
ana learned quickly. They were
soon reading simple stories, and
at the end Of q year the old
woman got out a trunk fun Of
novels.
She picked them out with utter
indifference to Nora Lees age or
sophistication. They read "Manon
Lescaut." Nine. Broussel had q
habit of dropping crude remarks
in a knowing, squint.eyed fashion
that made the young girl un.
acconntably angry.
This day she explained the
nature of poor Manon's sin. She
wet her lips in a slow satisfac-
ton. 'You see what comes Of
girls like her, Nora Lee?" :.
NOra's Reaction
1.-THE poor, poor thing!"
Madame Broussel perceived that
Nora Lee did not see-that the
story sat very, lightly on her
thoughts. She said: my good.
ness, child, don't you understand?
Don't you know where you came
from?"
Nora Lee turned white. This
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Foxy Grandpa's Story

: dust here yesterday and sawdust
on the stairs today"
Evidently been carried there"
suggested Bunny. looking ut me
with a curious expression in his
eyes.
What are you talking about?"
I asked.
Carpenters carrying sawdust,"
he responded.
I couldn't continue the CONVEX
sation, for at that moment the
contractor arrived to whom was
anxious to talk about putting
the barn in good condition.
These beams are rotting. This
one will have to come down, Foxy
Grandpa" the contractor said,
hitting it with his ruler as a hol.
low sound echoed out through
the loft. -..-..
So, early in the morning the
carpenters arrived and went out
into the barn to watch the work.
The first thing they tackled
was the big beam in the loft
First they put UP braces and then
sawed down the old beam. When
1t was laid on the floor I kicked
1t with my foot and was surprised
to see a layer Of wood faU
away, disclosing a black interior.
Then I was more surprised. for
as I bent over to examine 1t I
saw dozens Of little ants hurry.
Ing out of the old beam.
well. well" I sighed: sorry
to have broken up your home"
"A beautiful home. too" said
Bunny. Look at 1t. I'll wager
they've been eight years build.
ing it. Examine 1t, Foxy Grand.
pa"
Down on my knees I went and
tearing tho wood apart, I saw
one Of the finest bits of work.
manship in the world. There was
the ants home with its many
chambers built floor after floor
above each other-like one of our
sky.scraping apartment houses.
And in its long hall and corridors
were columns which formed tiny
cells where the eggs were laid.
1T looks like an ancient ca
thedral, Bunny!" gasped.
Sure, they're carpenter ants.
They're the fellows that left the
sawdust here that day. But
they're very clean workmen. They
always carry the debris away.
That's how you happened to see
the sawdust on the stairs and
couldn't find the little pile here
In the loft that day. They were
cleaning up"
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been drawn odd lots somewhere this Of Paradise
Arms dripping with salt water and with yellow sand
Arms that grip mans neck in the Dance though they feared
he might escape them. - 80 ~
Arms that to the world that was right and
to suspect that damSel to climb tree
Arms that leave pearl powder all mans coat and
him to swear-or Smle-privily. - 'o
Arms that made for holding babies welding broom. md
running washing machines NOT
ton Of man, nor the dazzling Of his eyes, p
Arms arms ARMs UnbsautifuI unghty Disseminating ar
playing them to all the world? " " UPO" us
THREAT! Nv 80 'O'ereO arm ID
Surely surely they have forgotten the charm Of son, r
tender promise OF feminine under
the smarness Of tailored sleeve Ee ~
Of an arm in . satin sheathe ' WIG 0OA' curves
For TO- the Venus de Med knew the fatal b;dssr
uncovered arms and cheerfully parted with hers 0i
sing Of arms oh my daushteS-Of ARMS the gveuwav
SELAHl
tCopyrEht 1925 King Syndicate
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, was 4 thing she had long wished
to know. Madame Bfoussel has
tened to explain.
The girl trernblOd. She slammed
the book and walked up and
shook her finger in the old lAdy's
face: You shut up! You're q bad
old woman! I know everything
by myself. You shut right up,
and you mind your own business!"
She ran up the street crimson
with shame. She was afraid to
face her mother, as though Mar
Garet might see, like q black spot.
on her forehead, the wicked thing
she had heard.
She sat the table In q heavy
slowness. a sense Of guilt oppres-
sing her" She felt that she had
betrayed Margaret in thus learn
ing what she had so obviously
withheld.
She took a violent dislike for
Madame Broussel and for weeks
refused to study with her. Mar.
garet said: please, Nora Lee
do this for me. AS you grow
older you will regret the lost op.
portunity.'
Il don't like her! She's q
wicked cid wonaAn"'
why do you say THAR"
I don't like herr" No coaxing
would elicit further confidence.
In the end Nora Lee returned to
the lessons. But she gave a
speech to the teacher. She
warned: You remember what
told you! You just remember it,"
Ito BE Continued Tomorrow
Tell your friends that the back
chapters Of this great story can
be had free at The Times office.
Call, telephone or write for them.
Main $500.
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a
skin and graceful, spontaneous
alacrity to every movement
There are ever SO many simple
lotions and creams that will help
the tan and sunburn to fade
away more quickly should they
prove unbecoming to your new
late.summer. frocks.
You might try buttermilk: Pour
a little in a saucer and apply 1t
: to your face, neck, arms and that
unbecoming v on your chest near
your throat. Sponge It on with
absorbent cotton, then let it dry
in and afterward wash 1t off.
Go through this process morn.
ing and night and If 1t is con-
venient, once during the day az
we'll. ~
The wise vacationist, however,
returns from her outing with
beauty asset that will mean more
to her-provided she makes the
most Of it-than even her Inn
proved health. This distinct
beauty asset consists in new
perspective. a, fresh point Of view.
It enables her to compare the
Improvement in her appearance
that has resultea arom her out
doorv two weeks with the run
down. health Snd faded look that
were the outcome Of her previous
activities and inactivities.
Never again." she promises
herself as. the result of this
mental taking Of stock. Her pro-
hibitiVe good resolution applies
to former habits of never walk
ing when means Of riding could
be found. eating meals rapidly
and nerYously, staying up late
every night and various other
sins against good health.
Since outdoor sports, outdoor:
life and sufficient sleep have
done so much to enhance her.
health and beauty, this wise va
cationist decides to rearrange her
daily regime in such a way as to
include these beneficial avocations
and pastimes.
On arising in the morning, fif..
teen minutes Of vigorous exercise
before her open window, using
exercises that bring all the mus
cles of the body into play. a
quick. tepfd bath, brisk rub, fol-.
lowed, perhaps, by an alcohol
rub; careful brushing OF her hair
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be guilty Of contffbutory neg1i
gence. The fading Of the glow
Of passion /playS rs part. But
I'm the final analysis.~ the reason
men and women Sire Of their
Splendid passion - because
sEnotion without Intellectual sat.
:tstaction is not enough to hold q
man or woman. $500. 80.
= We may yearn 70 be gttmnlab-
ed. We need to b0 interested.
Boredom In the thing no one can
endure when once he has learned
to use his mind. ;T'
., Marriages fail because, felix's.
find out they never: had q thing.
in common but passion. because
they yearu. for new. worlds to-
I conquer. because the grind :, Of !,
! earning a living makes them, irri-.
table. because they are weak and
restless, because they have not;
learned to respect each others
: pergonaltties-or for any Oh a
hundred other reasons Of huinan
! ennui or WEAKNESS. -:
The first thrill of your lo7er.s.
touch. may vanishs-but boredom
; and :. WEAKNESS do not inevitably
follow. The, fact that a girl has
become your bride doesn't mean
that you are chained to q dull
routine Of sameness ana assurances
and security. -
r Winning love is easy. Nature
herself helps you to the initial
victory. Only your own under:
standing can win for you the, per.
petuaI and incessant victories you
must gain to hold that delicate
thing known as fancy"
Marriage becomes drab and
firing thing unless 1t. is stimu-
lated and inspired and galvan.
lied to ever-new life by the cleo
tricity Of love.
Marriage becomes a CALLING
chain If it lacks the freedom that
every human being has right
to expect and demand >.
Nothing can be duller and more,
carking than to- account for your
every thought to some. one who
insists that she has a right to
your soul because you have
pledged yourself to cherish her.,
Love has to be won anew each
day: Marriage is. dull when q;
man and woman put love In q
cage and Did it stay there. It
does not sing. when 1t is impris.
oned. 1t only: waits for the cage.
door to open and give it a chance
at freedom. 4.
But when man and woman
realize that they have a claim,
of. love only so long to stay with
make love long to, stay with
them, then the greatest and most
beautiful romance of life Will Do
marriage. -.
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A s walked up in to the loft
"A Of my barn when Bunny.
- n Bobby and arrived in the
country I looked on the floor
and said:
IT wonder who's been in this
barn"
why. Foxy Grandpa?" asked
Bobby.
Looks as If a carpenter had
been at work. didn't order
any work done-in fact. no one
has the key but myself. But
look at the saWdust."
The next day when we went
out to the barn Bobby said as
we were climbing the stairs:
Look, Foxy GRANDPA! There
on that step! There's some more
sawdust."
That's stranger I exclaimed.
When we got up into the loft
again l reached for the broom,
thinking I would tidy up a bit
and sweep away the little pile Of
sawdust which had seen the day
before. When I went to brush 1t
away imagine to my surprise to
find 1t was gone!
Did you sweep UP here,
Bobby" asked.
mo, Foxy Grandpa, I haven't
been in the barn since we were
here yesterday" he replied.
don't understand 1t. Saw.
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By Beatrice Fairfax. :.

VINO Holds . Unique Position in
tho Writing World - an
Authority on the Prob
lens Of GklA
A LII Of Cs crave romance, An.
"A Of us long for adventure. And
most OF US believe that romance
must be built on adventure ana
change and the shifting sands OF;
excitement. So we feel that when
marriage comes out Of the church
door love flies cut Of the hearts
window. This sometimes happens
when romance has no real love
FOR its foundation stone. '.> :
When a romantic attachment
springs up between two people
who have nothing in common but
the biological pull they exert on
each other marriage ana the rou-
tine Of well-ordered days may
indeed destroy the illusion they
nnistook for romance. /.
Besides the romance for which
we all long In order to keep our
orderly days from being hum
drum affairs Of dull routine we
need companionship. understand
ing, devotion and the protection
real love affords. We need them.
But we are a bit cynical about
attaining them.
Can we obtain all these soul
necessities7 Above all. can we
find them in one person and unite
our fortunes with his according
to the old fairy tale formula,
and they were married and lived
happy ever after -.
Why not7
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to avoid any possible injury to
the fruit. Oranges are handled
almost as carefully as eggs, In
order to get them to market in
the best possible condition.
They are hauled to packing
houses, protected from the sun
by tarpaulins. where they are
passed through huge washing ma.
chimes, and through a cold show.
er, then to the dryer. After this,
they are graded, wrapped in It's
sue wraps, and packed for ship
ment.
Don't forget the rules Of the
contest. Every entrant may send
in one to five recipes, written on
one side Of paper only, with
name in the upper right hand
corner, and addressed to Orange
Contest Editor, The Washington
Times.
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ROMANCE AND MARRIAGE &
Marriage Becomes Calling Chain IF It Lacks the
Freedom That Every Human Being Has
Right to Expect and Demand #.*1

Marriage IL sorpething uaOre
than the thrill Of wild mo1nentE.E
It is something more than emo:
tional fulfillment. - 49,! 3
Romance is sometimes nothing
but dramatic gesture. Mar
riage is tho dranoa OF life itself
=. II marriage, Is to- last and TO
include the. romance we ali crave,
It must have a sturdy foundation,
No house of love can be built on
the sands Of passion without tho
risk that It win yield to. the. tides
Of curiosity or safety. or :, rest
lessnesa. ,.:.5:--
Why do tho rash and Wildly.
romantic Opponents of Sweet
Sixteen and Dashing Twenty gen.
orally end in the divorce c6urts2:
!. Because. the tremendous, physical.
attraction Of youth feels when Its
emotions are first surging into
being swamps everything In It's
vicinity, and youth mates. as sim.
ply and instinctively as the ant,
mails do. But human youth has
mental processes, maturing and
needing their outlet as much as
emotion needs its way and its
sway. There Is intellectual hun
ger as well as heart hunger. And
when two young things go rush
ing into marriage because they
imagine they can't live without
each other they face the inevt-
table moment when they may
find they can't live with each
other. J.:
Love is not all Bread and
cheese and kisses" The economic
necessities which. are supposed to
kill the romance of marriage may
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and q wave or water wave II
needed; thorough brushing: Of the
teeth and rinse Of the mouth
with q good mouth wash, drink
ing q glassful Of cold or warm
water. followed perhaps by a
glass Of orange Juice; a few mo-
ments devoted to manicuring her
.finger-nails; then dressing. a sim
pie. nourishing breakfast. q brisk
walk Of an hour or two-and the
business Of the day begins.
This regime is supplemented by
an evening Of restful recreation,
including now and then a party
or trip to the theater. Later come
a thorough hot bath, a cold-cream
bath for the face followed by a
good astringent, further atten-
ton to teeth and hair, and at
least eight hours of sleep in. a
darkened well-ventilated room.
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WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

1-When did the Caroline affair
Il that threatened a British
American rupture occur?
2-When was Madrid taken from
the Moors?
S-When did the siege Of Lady
smith, South Africa, take placer
when did Madagascar be-
come a French colony?
5-When was New Brunswick
settled by the French?
Answers to these queries will be
printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS.
TO yesterdays questions.
Robert Bruce was King of
Scotland from 1905 to 1928.
@The Falkland Islands were
discovered in 1902.
S-Wagner first produced his
opera 'Tannhaeuser, in 1s45.
EThe Main Plot to dethrone
James I Of England was exposed
In 1903.
Syria was occupied by the
French in 1860.
Copyright 1924, by King Features
Syndicate, Tnc.)
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going through
the peeling-off
process that
sometimes fol-
lows sunburn:
3 ut the 8 Q
small blemish-
es are az moth.
ing compared
with the radi-
ant go Cd
h Q alth that
shines through
her hair and
eyes and gives
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Take Care of Beauty
Who Holds . Unique Position I'M
tho Writing World - an
Authority on the Prob.
lens Of GirlA 8.
7 VACATION. DON'T NEGLECT IT
Maria Jeritza-

~ pom returning from an out
door vacation. a woman
~ usually feels and looks
her beauty best
Her skin may be as brown az
an Indians, or It may be cover
ed with freckles. She may be
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Sayings of Mrs. Solomon
ToDAYS PHILOSOPHY IN YESTERDAYS WORDS
BY HELEN ROWLAND

+ SING Of armsand the woman. oh my daughter.
like derricks. ~ S ~ VIZ ~
Fat habby arms that prode the sides like huge hams
In the meat venders window. - -
Pathetic little anaenic young ARM. which r.,.mhl. .d
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sCUIaB9 Clicked IN Their bIue-Wh1t0 p0II0r.
Sad, weather-beaten, withered old arms. adorned
with elbows like can openers
Bold, uncompromising arms, with antique vac
clnaton scars, that resemble the inscriptions on
the tomb Of King Tut.
Red, rough, sunburned arms, that look like The
claws Of parboiled Holsters.
Ungainly, frecklsd arms, that begin in humps
at the shoulders, and and in huge flat hands.
Hard. brown, mannish looking athletic arms
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By Elenore Meherin.
The Biggest and Best Story Of Her
Career.
SYNOPSIS.


Margaret MeGdovs married via
Fec st seventeen. HIS diSsoIWtc
AGb!tS made her miserable, but she
endured him for three years. The
sight he raised his hand to his too
veGr-oId child IN a drunken rage Shs
skipped from hts home Nth her baby.
MGr0dret supported her daughter
By teaching SCHOOL IN FGirdGle, aoherO
she met Andreto She tOGs t,Oemty-
SID and he 40ds ttoenty-ntNe. AndreSO
Sr0s Dell-to-do and popWiGr, but had
an invalid tOife, Wctim of nerves
and bad disposition.
He 4uGs attracted to Margaret.
Their friendship toGS pIdtonto and
their meetings intreqweat until their
IoUe insisted upon being recognized.
Nora and Margaret tUent to tiny
mountain tol0n, t0here ointerS nero
fTIghtfuI and summers painful Az
6Teto tUrote regularly as the seasons
pGSsed and then came q time DheSS
~ ceased to t0site.
Margaret faded quickly. Nora
Leo found her lying IN the Shoto one
dog almost dead.
TVEN Nora Lee noticed 1t. She
~ said: "It's too bad Andrew has
to live in Fairdale, isn't it. He said
he'd bring me the greatest story
In the world. It's pretty quiet
without him, isn't it?"
She remembered Andrews wife
as the lazy old woman who sat
near the lilac bushes all day with
her hands folded. But it never 90
CURED to her that this lady had
a prior claim to Andrews COM
pany. Nor did 1t ever flash on
her thought that Andrews kind
ness to her mother was an In
1ringment Of the white lady's
rights.
He was Just some gallant fell
low Ike a living Santa Claus or
q PEA1CO CO1uO OuI VI q 4d4Iy IdAOs
She picked flowers and stuck
them In every corner Of the room
IN the attic that was kept for
him. And she studied very hard
90 that she could show off and
sprinkle large words in her con-
verations for his benefit. She
wished him to think her a bright,
extraordinary child.
Nora Lee did not go to school.
Margaret taught her. They read
q great deal together. They took
long walks. Margaret felt that in
this way she would guard the girl
she would fill her mind with
beauty-she would keep it safe
from tho unpleasant and arousing
crudities Of life.
No barriers yet found can keep
cut life. A bird falls from the
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MATER drawn by artesian
w wells from below the Sahara
Desert contained small crabs and
other fish. al living.
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