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The Washington times., 1927-08-26
By Maria Jeritza,
Prima Dona Or the Metropolitan
Opera Company and One Of the
Most Beautiful Women

Of the Day
MORE and more We are turn.
N4 ing to simplicity these days,
in our quest for beauty ana
charm. Feminine loneliness Is
not a complicated affair, depend
ent on countless lotions and
powders. It Is rather the natural
result Of healthful living and
common-sense care Of the body.
My own toilet shelf contains
merely q half.dozen or 30 simple
beauty aids, which I now and
then supplement by adding some
special lotion, tonic or powder
to meet a special need Of the
moment.
You can IL you choose, 60 to
expensive specialists, who will
prescribe costly tonics and pom.
AIDES for your, hair and scalp.
Doubtless, you will be greatly
benefited by these preparat TONS
But II you have Just a very little
money to spend on your beauty
quest, do not be discouraged.
Simplest aids are often best.
doubt, for instance, whether
you can find a better means of
encouraging thick. long. healthy
growth OF hair, than massaging
The Washington times., 1927-08-26

also women ARCHITECTS. lawyers, dem
lists executives. and legislators.
But ell too often d woman wins her
economic independence Ut the cost
OF her health.
Mrs. Elizabeth Chamberlain who
works In the Unionall factory max.
ing Overalls writes that che got
wonderful results" from taking
Lydia r. Pinlham's Vegetable Com.
pound. Mrs. Chamberlain lives at
500 Monmouth st., Trenton, M. ].
She recommends the Vegetable Com.
pound to her friends in the factory
and will gladly answer any letters
she gets from women asking aboutit.
Are you on the suhlit Road e.
Better Healthi
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
Brothers Marriage
MRS. BEEcIlMAN:

nEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:
~ Ny brother Ii to be mar
fled In Z few weeks and I
would like to know a few things:
/. Should he wear 4 white OF
black bow tie with business
3. Also, should he give the
ushers and best man d gift7
B. Are the brides parents sup
posed to pay for the invitations?
4. What expense OF the wed.
ding Il the bridegroom TO pay
fort S.
Ninth the business suit your
brother would wear the kind
OF tie that Is ordinarily correct
with q business suit and that Is
becoming to him. A four finland
Il always good. one with narrow
white stripe or clustered stripes,
or with some other neat design.
He may. X II is becoming to him,
wear q bow tie. but he should not
wear q white bow tie because he
thinks that in this way he can
look more formally dressed. a
bow tie with q design, with dots,
say, or some other simple design,
would be better than = white Oh
q black tie.
3. 1t Ii customary for the groom
to give gift to the best man
and Of less consequential nature
to his ushers.
3. Yes, the brides parents pay
for the wedding invitations, since
they, as hosts. issue the invita-.
tons.
Here Il list OF the wedding
obligations OF the groom:
i. The engagement ring.
2. The wedding ring.
3. A wedding present to the
bride.
4. The brides bouquet.
s. The marriage license.
s. The fee for the Clergyman.
Z. The gift to the best man
and each. or the ushers, besides
their ties, gloves and boutonnieres.
8. Al groom afranges for the
transportation OF the ushers and
for the car that Is to take him
and his best man to the church,
as well as for the one that is to
take the best man from the
church to the brides home for
the reception.
9. The expenses OF the wedding
trip.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26

WHAT are the fifteen finest.
" short stories in the world?
John Cournos, the literary critic
who assisted Edward j. o'Brien in
his selection Of the best British
short stories Of the year, answers
the question in the September
number Of The Forum magazine.
Here Is his list:
Boule de Sui, by Guy de Mau.
pasant.
The Hidden Masterpiece. by
Honore de Balzac.
The Procurator Of Judaea. by
Anatole France.
The Oyercoat, by NikoIai Gogol.
Bontzye Shweig, by Isaac Perez.
Telltale Heart, by Edgar Allan
Poe.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
HOUSEHOLD
HINTS

Ink stains can be removed
from linen by putting melted
tallow on the mark and then
washing the article.
X \
TO bring out the flavor Of
stewed prunes add few drops
Of vinegar.
\ ~
When scaling fish, first dip.
into hot water. The scales can
then be removed more easily.
To clean ebony articles, rub
lightly with soft clotL on which
has been placed a small quantity
Of white vaseline. Finish off
with a clean, soft buster.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26

Torture by Hope. by Villlers de
rIsle.Adam.
Twentyssix Men and Al Girl, by
Maxim Gorly.
The Abyss. by Leonid Andreyev.
The Phantom Richshaw, by
Rudyard Kipling.
The District Doctor, by Ivan
Turgenev.
-Four days, by Vsyevclod Gar.
shin.
The Triumph Of the Egg. by
Sherwood Anderson.
The Funnel, by "A. e. Coppard.
The Darling, by Anton Chekhov.
Mr.. C0urnos offers q test by
which the merits of his prize
fifteen may be estimated Once
read, these stories are never for
gotten.''
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
Rogers Quick Thinking
Saves A Catastrophe

was the suggestion Of contempt
III her face. She was 81 thorough
bred. IL this was the end, she
could face It unflinchingly
Grant ignored her. Quietly he
began the Lords Prayer:
s'Our Father : : HalIowed be
Thy Name -
He repeated 1t slowly, with the
other man watching narrowly.
Finally Grant concluded:
80 Thine be the power, and
the glory, forever, Amen
Is that all Z" Leo asked harsh
".
One moment, " Grant insisted.
Then to Della: DO you want TO
pray?'
The girl stared straight ahead
and did not reply. But tightly
drawn lips showed she was fight
ing to avoid collapse.
Say something!', Leo growled.
a grating click sounded In the
room; then voice directly be-
hind the man with the gun said
quite loudly:
Good evening, ladies' and gem
tIemen. This is',
Leo, with snarl Of hate and
rage. half.turned.
Grant, sensing his moment.
lnnged at the man. As they
crashed to the floor. the gun
roared and q bullet ploughed into
the ceiling.
forced it backward. At almost
the same moment, he crashed
terrific punch into Leo's stomach.
Meanwhile the interrupting voice
continued:
radio station wye. Our
first number this evening will be
The Stars and Stripes Forever
by SOusa. As played by the Sew
enty.ninth Infantry Band. =
As the men rolled on the floor.
fighting madly, Della ran from the
room.
Mr.. Lytell and a business
associate had just entered. They
dashed into the room and helped
disarm Leo and hold him for the
police.
The man was frothing at the
mouth, his eyes wild as an
animals at bay.
Cray as loonr' was Mr.. Ly.
tells verdict. How did he get
ina's
Briefly Grant explained.
Shut off that plagued radio"
RrowIed Lytell,s friend.
sB,esset radio.' Grant returned
Warmly. It saved Della's life,
md mine"
How was that?" Mr.. Lytell
questioned.
Well. the dials were set for
wye. Ard the moment I saw
Leo at the window / turned the
switch or Leo didn't know It
and when the station suddenly
came on the air. he was rat
tied. Then ] jumped him.
The men nodded grimly.
This chauffeur entered, which
gave Grant q chance to seek out
Della. He found her in the hall
way with other women folk. All
were listening, tense win fear
Of the mailman.
"Oh' Grant, the girl whis-
pered. II Thought thought you
were a gutter when you began
to pray
Grant smiled weakly.
That was good prayer--I
was praying for wye to come
on the air."
Della chung to. his arm.
Il used to get tired OF hav-
ing you play that radio" she
admitted But tonight you Ger.
tainly played 1t right.
Yes" Grant agreed. ''And
think III have to send that an.
nouncer box of cigars. He
sure enough has earned them.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

Run entirely by girls, each Of
whom il shareholder, an en-.
gineerfng business is now In its
fifth year. It was established by
women engineers who found them
selves unemployed at the end OF
the war.
Believed to be the Oldest in the
world, q cricket bat made more
than 10 years ago is now being
exhibited Ia London. 1t Is about
six inches longer than the bat
Of today and only four inches
wide at its broadcast point.
The only authentic portrait OF
the poet Virgil known today was
found in northern Africa In 1896.
Al non-sl1id rubber roadway Ii
being tested in an English town.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
Al Helpful Question

DEAR MRS. BEECKAIAN:
~ / wonder il you would
kindly settle an argument be.
tween 4 friend ana myself. she.
insists that it Is proper to pick.
chicken up with your fingers
and eat It, while / say that tt
il improper. viii you also tell
me II 1t Il proper to pick up
club sandwich and eat IL or any
other kind Of cold sandwich? ii.
VoU win in the argument. It Is
y very poor form to pick UP 4
piece Of chicken III ones fingers
unless one Is in the privacy OF
eating alone! The reason is that
the process Ii not agreeable or
pleasant to the person with whom
we are eating, IL that person Is
sensitive to what careful eating
means.
It is not correct to take q club
sandwich In ones fingers. 1t
should be eaten with a knife and
fork. IL IS best to use a fork or
a knife for ali foods that can be
listed as moist Artichokes are
an exception, and SO IL corn on the
cob.
NIrs. BpecInnan win Be glad 20
answer questions on etiquette sub.
mitted BY readers.)
The Washington times., 1927-08-26

your scalp with, crude oil about
half an hour before each sham
poo. Yes, / mean ordinary crude
oil. before It has been refined
or put through any complicated
process.
You can buy crude oil at al.
most ant drug store, because 1t
Is used extensively nowadays, as
a hair tonic. Part your hair
The Washington times., 1927-08-26

over and over and apply the oil
! to your scalp with a medicine
dropper. You can II you prefer
leave 1t on over night, then sham
poo your hair the first thing in
the morning. In that case, pro-.
tect your pillow with a Turkish
towel.
BE sure to get every trace OF
the. oil out Of your hair. This
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
When MannersAr Correct.
-By Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman.

rect In theater either the
gentleman stands aside and allows
the lady to follow the usher. or
the gentleman follows the usher
to see that the usher gets the
correct seats and to be in position
to assist the lady into the row in
which the seats are.
Every gentleman has to decide
for himself which method he pre-.
fers. Evidently your friend chose
to follow the usher, but, IN this
case, he should have allowed you
to do this, which WAS one Of the
details of your hospitality. How.
ever, he may have thought that
you, as host. preEerred to give
your attention to the ladies. Since
your friend took matters so much
in his own hands not too gFa-
cious FOR guest YOU did the cor
rect and thoughtful thing to see
that the ladies were attended to.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
WOMEN Can
NOW DO MORE
Fifty years ago there were few
occupations fOrWomen. Some taught
s9os. child,s Play SUE.

SCHOOL, some did
.hOuseworl1, some
found work to do
athomeandafew
took up nursing.
Today there
are very tewoccu.
pations not open
TO women. Today
they work In
great factories
with hundreds Of
other women and
girls There are
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
DeDice to Keep Flag Straight

POLE with corrugated been designed keep flag
a flying straight the breeze and prevent whipping
Ground. The tube with the wind causing
fly out from the pole matter from what quarter the wind
comes.
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
A Theater Party
nEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:

Lar AAEeG3s 6GALkN~1AAl<AGNS
~ Last evening / was host Of
q little party attending a perform
ance at the theater. The party
included my friend and his wife,
my wife and myself. s
had given the usher our seat
checks and my friend swiftly fol-
lowed the usher. leaving the two
ladies' mad myself behind.
] was between two fires trying
to determine whether to catch up
with my friend or attend the
ladies'. Ibid the latter.
/ have always been Of the opin.
ion that after giving the usher
tickets Din foursone1. that the
ladies would follow the usher pre-
ceding the men.
/ would appreciate q reply and
I'm willing to be corrected.
A SUBSCRIBER.
A LTHOUGH it Is correct for q
"A gentleman to follow the usher.
il he wishes, after he has given
the tickets to the usher, in this
case, since you were the host, the
other gentleman should have given
you the prerogative OF following
the usher. That is, he should have
stepped aside and have allowed
you to follow the usher.
You see, either sequence Is cor
The Washington times., 1927-08-26
SdIDdust Brick II Place Of Coal

AWDUST bricks burned In place Of wood coal have three
fhs the fuel value Of good coal The bque i superior 70
eordooc moisture has been Temoveds it is conveniently
handled measured transported and stored Is ceany and lacks
smoke
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28
CENTRAL JERSEY.

In all the references to New Jer-
sey it is instructive to divide The
State into two sections. north and
south. for definite statements. One
is APT to ask, what Of central ,ler-
sey. and what are its plans ant
hopes? The truth is that central
Jersey does not exist as an ;ndi-
yiduality. Since the first settle
ments We're planted at strategic
boraer points the territory was d.
ridcG ~ a sharp lie cxrA.ding
from Trenton diagonally across to
Raritan Bay. geographically marked
by the edge of the roc' plateau
kn..wh as the fall line. VIA.
flight propes's be calle1 the cen
trel Part OF the State III a proper
tioral map division occupies the
great waste spaces of Burlington,
Atlantic and Monmouth counties,
where acres of stunted forest mark
a spare population. This raeion is
commonly included in South Jersey
although it is little heard from am
ong the bustling concerns OF the
more thiekly settled southern por-
tions.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28

would this apply to those who have children in schools
and who do not get the view those who have child
ren on part time
We certain that when the average citizen to
be merely mildly interested onIooker and takes interest
IN the public hearings and other open meetings of the
various governing bodies, he will not be last minute
kicker, but of the substantial minute men with
operation born of understanding OF the requirements and
opportunities of his rapidly growing city, paramount in his
heart.
Thus a time when we threaten to become unsocia
individual and Indifferent the organization of interested
taxpayers into community body may bring about much
better understanding of conditions and result community
promotion and progress because the knows about
appreciate it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28
Proving Ground
Haven For Game
Wild Life Returns to Shell
Torn Tract Of 1900 Acres
Sold by Bethlehem Steel
Co. After Armistice

Only scattered conclusion mounds
and shattered oaks beside ruins Of
| farmhouses stand as reminders OF
wartime preparations of more than
1900 acres OF forest land here,
formerly the proving ground of the
Bethlehem Steel Company and now
a sanctuary for game under the
ownershop and management OF
Peter Peterson, Tax Collector of
North Wildwood.
The proving ground, comprising
the largest fenced-in tract of LAND
in the southern section of the state
where eighty-seyen small farms
prospered before they were saeri-
Ificed to the necessities Of war
preparation, now provides a haven
for wild life. which. in the opin-
ion Of game wardens, abounds there
in greater numbers than in terri
tory open to gunners.
Peterson, an ardent sportsman,
purchased the tract soon after the
signing Of the armistice, when not
a living animal could be found in
all the 1000 acres. Even migrating
flocks of ducks swerved past the
sheil-torn trees edging lakes and
streams upon which they once
rested during the southwark
journey.
Gradually they have returned
with other game, the deer losing
their timidity to such an extent
that they now enter the care
takers truck garden. When hunt
ing season comes Peterson and his
friends shoot there regularly, anG
the owner demands only that his
guests adhere rigidly to all game
bag limit laws and allow the game
a sporting chance to live.
The revenue of the tract is de-
rived from Cedar Swamp Creek,
where thousands OF muskrats
thrive to yield their furs in winter
months. Bill Wheeler, veteran
sportsman, and his twelve-year-olG
son, Dixie, now are preparing
Peterson's traps for the annual
muskrat harvest.
When the tract was disposed of
by the Bethlehem Steel Company
virtually ali the ordnance used for
shell testing was removed, with the
exception of several big guns which
had cracked with strain. Within
these rusted cannon Dixie captured
recently eighteen opossums.
With every precaution taken to
guard the game from poachers,
who might shoot deer out of sea-
son or snare game birds. trespassing
upon the tract has been confined
to those who come to search for
buried pots of gold, which Tucka-
hoe tradition records as having
been hidden beside many a crums-
ling foundation of a destroyed
farmhouse.
Peterson recently inspected the
tract and announced that the pre-.
valence of deer tracks indicated
that these animals will be more
plentiful when the season opens III
December than ever before.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28
| Have Said in Ny Heart
By iDAH McGLoNE GIBSON
nj e N

/ see that Elinor Glyn says the
American man does not make u
very good lover or husband, and she
lays it all to the elusive dollar that
American business men are forever
chasing, instead OF the rainbows of
love.
Nowhere on the face of the earth
that / have visited-and l have
looked upon the faces OF men in
many countries-ha l found
women so beautifully cared for,
and children so luxuriousiy brought
up, as in America. If this does not
speak of love and devotion on the
part OF men, | do not know what
does.
DO you think that the wife of a
small storekeeper in France or
italy would be living in nice
little home away from the shop
while Dad was shaving away down
town?
The wife of the Englishman
would be pinching and saving to
send her son to some private
school, and the wife OF a French
man or the Italian would be sitting
at the desk keeping the accounts
when she was not waiting on
customers.
And as far as l can see. the for
eigner is not particularly polite
to his wife. He MAY be splendid
lover, but even in that upper
class" of which Madame Elinor
Glyn- SIP axis, he pays little atten-
ton TO his wife when there are
other women around.
Foreign men pay a perfhnctory
politeness to all women-who are
good looking and well dressed-but
L have never known one of them
who did not take the best seat in
a first-class railroad carriage, who
did not push women unceremonious-
" aside at the barriers where
baggage had to be inspected.
In no country in the world do
men hold women in such respect
and reverence as in America. Per-
haps Italians make the best lovers
if one counts fiattery and lip
service as the greatest factors IN
love making.
An Italian will look into your
eyes and whisper, God is good to
me. He let me know you" and yet
he will calmly fake the very btst
piece of cake from the basket at
tea for himself.
The Frenchman viii say. 81 will
not live when you are gone" and
vet he viii order dinner without
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28

thinking to ask il his selections
suit you.
The Enelishman viii spend kong
lazy days on the river with you,
telling you that life is only perfect
when you are near, but he will con-
tinue to be in the one place where
the sun does not shine in his eyes
when he says it.
Both the F'renchman and the
Italian will make love furiously,
but when marriage is proposed it
will not be until the amount OF
your dot is ascertained.
Our country is the only one in
the world where, when man wants
to marry girl he is asked if he
can support her without any help
from her family, and where he
does support her in luxury unknown
to women OF other countries.
To thinking woman, the
American man looms large as a
lover, husband and all around
honorable man.
OF course there are exceptions,
but when comparing American men
with those of other countries, the
fer igner does not count.
Memo: The American man spells
a girl for any other type.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28
[Ili1l1loTS1OIiioS1
Excellent Suggestion.

A high official of one OF the de-
nominations objected to the feature
Of their new pension plan which
proposed retirement on one-halr the
average salary received when in ac-
tive service. He took the lofty
ground, when | retire l want not
one penny more than the llumblest
Of my brethren" When the APP
plause died down, one of those
humber brothers of discerning
mind drew himself up to the fullest
extent of his elongated frame, and
with the rural drawl common am
ong men who live much alone said,
"And why should the bishop wait
till he retires?"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28

A flaming meteorite. Is pounds
in weight, is reputed to have caused
recent forest fire in the Walla
Walla section OF the Umatilia
National Forest in Oregon. The
metorite, according to reports to
the Forest Service broke off 2S
inch tree 90 feet from the ground
and lodged in the stump.
American cuckoos, with a general
ly undesirable reputation derived
from observations upon the
European species, are most highly
regarded by scientists of the Biolo-
gical Survey who have studied
their food habits. Cuckoos feed
largely on caterpillars. The
stomach of one cuckoo examined
by biologist showed remains of
$50 tent caterpillars and another
had eaten 217 fall web-worms.
Cuckoos are also fond of such pests
as erasshoppers, sawfly larvae,
and other injurious insects.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28
BY TRIAL, IN THE NEWSPAPERS

The New York Times complains ibat the Liilendahl
is being tried in the newspapers. We know OF
paper that has given attention TO the Liendal
than the New York Times. But wonder if the New York
Times reporter scooped somehow?
AS to trying in the newspapers recall that the
New York Times lent itself considerable inaccuracy in
lis published reports indictments handed down. alleged
be connected with the Atlantic City vice investigations
Thus Far have noted any corrections in the columns
of the New York Times which would give its readers the
facts they actually occurred
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28

Memo The American man spells
q girl for any other type.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28

Tommy-'Pop when a man gets
married, why do we say he takes
the fatal plunge?' Tolnmy's Pop
I'VE don't always, my son. Sorne-
times We merely say he is putting
bis foot in it.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28
Benevolent Soul.

''f've come to ask if you'll sub
scribe to this deserving charity"
Certainly. I'll give you this
check now"
But it isn't signed"
Il know. / wish to remain anon
ymous."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28

Hundred OF sacks of rice have
been scattered by airplanes over
marshes in Manitoba to provide
forage for ducks and muskrats.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28

The Cynical Bachelor observes
that many a fellow cultiyates his
faults in The hope that some girl
VIII marry him to reform him.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28

Tapioca is product of tapioca
flour, which comes from the root
Of the cassava, tropical plant
much like our sweet potato.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28

1t is sometimes difficult TO decide
whether man is blessed with
superior judgement or is merely a
good guesser.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28
A FERVENT HOPE.

A young minister, noted for his
iollity. was dining at farmhouse
one Sunday, when received a plate
heaped with roast chicken remark
ed facetiously:
We'll, here's where a chicken
enters the ministry"
Hope it does better than it did
in the lay work" rejoined the
bright boy Of the family.
-ss8-
"Wigwag is completely
wrapped up in his wife" Slobbs-
Not only wrapped up, but secure
ly tied"
Pay man compliments and he
won't criticize your grammar.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-10-28

In spite of the fact that having
eyes they see not, the big potoes
always manage to get to the top
of the heap.