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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
ADELAIDE NEILSON-From Nurse
Maid TO Star in Shakespearean Roles.

public, fed up with Juliets who could
lei the part but not the age. was
smitten with the lightness. grace and
youth Of Nelson's portrayal. Nor
was she lacking in the tragic depths
that the part called for.
Nelson's New York reception in
1872 duplicated her triumphs IN Lon
don. She returned to make three
successful tours Of America. AT her
farewell performance she said: 1t
seems I am leaving not only friends
but happiness itself; that the skies
can never again be as bright as they
have been to me here. o flowers
bloom as beautifully. nor music
sound as sweetly any more"
This was a truer prophecy than
any thought who had crowded into
the theatre to bid farewell to the
visiting star. Nelson was taken sud
denly i'll on her trip back to Eng
land, and on her way to the South Of
France to recuperate, died suddenly
in Paris, at the age Of th~irty-nine.
The world mourned the loss of the
lovely actress, but, after the first
shock Of her death had passed. those
who had known and loved her re-
joiced that her passing should have
come before a tickle public had de-
tracted from her fame or old age had
stolen AWAY her heantv
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
The Lives and Loves Of
Great Stage Beauties

; keeper and nurse-maid did not sue
coed in q%uenching this dramatic
flame. By the time she was fifteen,
Nelson could recite measurably well
the various Shakespearian roles that
were to be her vehicles to fame.
II was at fifteen that Adelaide
took the step that was to change her
whole life: she ran away from home.
Carefully boarded pennies took her
to London and soon left her there
without resources. There was no one
who might befriend her-nothing to
which she might turn but a lone and
uncomfortable bench In Hyde Park
where she fell asleep one day out Of
sheer exhaustion.
Via a public house in the Hay
market where she served drinks be-
hind a bar. Nelson achieved the
stage-first. in the humble capacity
Of ballet dancer at a small London
theatre. John Ryder, a friend of the
famous Macready, attracted by her
unspoiled charm and earnest desire
10 succeed. coached her in various
roles and corrected her Yorkshire
accent.
Her debut occurred in 1865 as
Julia in The Hunchback." Her
fresh young face and unpretentious
manner won jaded theatre-goers i'm
mediately and she enjoyed a steady
rise to popularity The London
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13

Wv How do you braise
meat?'
"Whv do these directions say
blanch?"
Cooking has a language OF It's own,
much of 1t lifted from the French
and now as permanently parked in
our American vocabulary as chauf-
feur. or garage.
Here are a few OF the most fire.
quently used cooking terms-and in
order to make the list complete,
even the very simplest ones are in.
Guided:
Au Gratin-A cooked dish OF vege-
tables. or fish or meat or macaroni.
which is finished by baking with a
sprinlling Of cheese. butter and
~breadcrumbs. Drowned.
Blanching-Plunging a food into
boiling water and then removing II
within a few moments. This does
not cook food. but is a way Of re-
moving too strong flavors before
cooking, or for removing skins, as
in tomatoes, chestnuts and other
foods.
Boiling-It you have a Their
mometer you can tell the boiling
point-212 r. At that point bubbles
rise in water. break and give off
steam. You can make water boil
faster by continuing the same heat.
but the water will not get any hot
ter. After placing any food In boil
ing water 1t is usual to reduce the
flame 50 that it Just keeps on boil
ing, but not so rapidly that water
evaporates and food burns unex-
pectedlv.
Braising-To brown meat or vege.
table in fat, then add LIQUID. and con-
tinue cooking on top Of stove or in
oven.
Broiling-Cooking over or under a
flame.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES on an ex-
tremely hot and ungreased frying
pan.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
A Fashion Models Diary
Size Talks Of the Latest Spring Coats.
By GRACE THORNCLIFFE

T seems 70 me hat the designers
s are working overtime to plan
- lovelier clothes-and more Of
them! Helene and / have been posi-
lively s~peechless with delight at
some Of the newest things, just ar
rived from dear Par-ee. and believe
me. we have cause for the trans
ports,
Zach new lot, coming IN packed up
most g%orgeously in coolies and
coolies Of scented tissue paper and
tied up with lovely ribbons, seems
like a package from home. It's
usually the cue for a wild
scramble to be in on the open
ing, and Madame is as bad as We
Ere. You see. the people with whom
Madame deals in Paris know that
she viii not stand for anything ex-
cept the very latest and loveliest Of
everything, and that accounts for
the stunning things they send her.
This morning when several pack
ages arrived at the shop we could
hardly wait until all the foTmalities
of receiving them were over, so we
VII 81 ia Gil AI+C LIS NOG4s Al
what a surprise!
Mostly the boxes contained coats,
and what coats, One in particular
struck my fancy and Helene and I
argued as to who should model il.
Madame finally settled it, because
after trying it on both OF us. she
decided hat it was more becoming
to little Oracle! Another feather IN
my cap! But wait until l tell you
about it,
Strange to say II isn't cut on the
princess line which Is so popular
now. Rather it returns to the
straight line with which we are SO
familiar. It's Of black b~rOadCloth
and has the cutest little shoulder
cape imaginable. There's a soft
shawl collar Of Summer ermine
which ties in a perky bow in the
front. The stole ends fall to the
bottom Of the coat and give the APP
pearance Of fur facinss. The sleeves
have an adorable flare cuff. but what
tickled me most was the inset pocket
on the right side.
Altogether it's perfectly adorable.
and ] wish thai I could be the lucky
possessor Of 1t. But OF course. that's
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Loves Awakening
Charles Queen Is Freed Of Suspicion in The Brutal attack on
Young Prince Georges.
The Heart Story OF q
SfedGfdsf Woman.
Adele Garrison

who 1t wasn't" he retorted. looking
from one Of US to the other. Il
saw your face. Lady Fair. when
Mary was describing the man. and
there was relief on 1t. Evidently.
her description wasn't what you
feared"
MY telltale facet" l exclaimed.
But you are right. The description
in no way fitted Charles Owen.
Samuel Brixton's h~alf-brother."
He whistled-a long slow note,
then his face was suddenly grave.
II apologize to you, my dear"
He turned to his wife. Il was a bit
too strenuous in my objections to
hearing anything about the Brix-
tons. But if had known this angle
i don't know it yet, but you'll tell
me now. ! know-it would hav"
made quite a difference
"lt Is I who Should ~apUIVg1ze,
Harry" she told him. her steady
eyes meeting his. Il should have
known that anything affecting these
young scions Of royalty would be
Of importance to YOU But you were
luu nevun'u say what you mean"
he told her with a grin. 1T wouldn't
be lady-like. As 1t turns out, there's
been no great harm done as yet.
and we're forearmed. But / sure
do want to hear the low-down on
this half-brother OF B~rixton's."
at won't take long" l said, and
forthwith told every incident Of the
encounter between Charles Owen
and Prince Georges. Mr.. Under
wood listened attentively. and when
I had finished. whistled again softly.
Let me get this straight" he
said. Georges warned him that IL
Queen Olga found out where Dina
was before she got ready to go home
herself. the prince wsald hold Owen
responsible. and see that he was
taken back to Trees?"
Yes, that was the threat Georges
mada." I said.
mo wonder your friend was
desperate" he commented. Georges
was signing his own death warrant
when he made a threat like that. II
he had added a threat Of what would
happen If he himself was croaked.
that would have been something like.
This Owen must have been a very
active person lately. Why the de-
murring look. Lady Fair?"
Because" I said slowly, II do not
believe that Owen has the capacity
for real murder in him. He could
give-or sell-the information which
he knew might cause the death Of
anyone, but he never could kill any
one himself"
Continued Tomorrow
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
The Stars Say
For Thursday, March Ia.
By CENEyIEVE KEMBLE.

A n unusually lively and progress
IA sive day is forecast from the
lunar and mutual configura-
tons. 1t is a time for forging ahead
with diligence and application.
especially in the direction Of new
projects. with every prospect OF sue
cess New contracts or agreements
are under suspicious rule. and spec
ulation or investment are under a
benign influence Of Jupiter, promis-
ing increase and expansion. Per
sonal association should also flourish
and bring satisfaction.
Those whose birthday II IS may
prepare for a very active and
progressive year with all matters
flourishing and expanding. Invest
ment as we'll as speculative enter
prises should thrive. Personal mat
tiers should be pleasant and prosper
BUS. 1t is a time for pushing to-
ward the goal of the ambitions. A
child born on this day may be well
equipped for a successful and happy
life, and should attain high station
by its talents and enterprise.
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to be a nun when | was eighteen
and look at me now" She
settled the rings on her fingers,
glanced into the mirror which
reflected her smart, worldly fig
ure to the very best advantage,
sighed as if she were thinking Of
something half sweet and half
sad (they do say James step
mother is a bit of a flirt even
YETI.
James fathers face grew very
serious. He looked a long time
at James stepmother and then
he looked a long time at Jane,
and he and Jane had a long seri-
Gus talk.
"Jane," said James father, Il
respect you for your ideals. I
have a suspicion I'm going to be
real proud of my daughter" and
he kissed her and that settled
that.
And Jane has gone into train
ing and she is consecrating her
life to the comforting of the sick
and the weary-I wonder if she
won't be happier in the end
really happier, than she would
have been if she had listened to
her stepmother and become tired
of bridge and tired of dancing
and tired Of swimming and tired
of make-believe love making
and then-what?
Hats off to Jane, | think she
has received the accolade of the
spirit.
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D6dCH anu gave Her LnG run OF Lne Place IN The
~prettiest sort of pretty clothes.
And Jane danced, swan and went to the
Junior League parties and had plenty Of part
ners-no, Jane is not a beauty, but she is
attractive in a sort Of quaint, old-fashioned
way, and some of the gayest young men seemed
to like to tag her around when the really gay
girls began to be a bit Of a bore with their
wise cracks" and the "know-it-all" attitude
toward life.
Just think what Jane did on the day her
father came down to take her and her step
mother back North. She asked them if she
might talk with them quite alone for quite
awhile.
James stepmother didn't see how she could
make the time. There was to be a tea at one
Of the smart hotels and a dinner at a friends
home and a dance afterwards and in the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
Advice to Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE

NEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
O am a girl in my teens and
/ have been keeping company with
several boys. for some time. Do
you consider this improper?
Is there any harm In writing TO
those different young men?
KITTY.
z ITTY: Not at all. improper. my
"A dear. provided. Of curse. that
your parents approve. AS to writ
ing to the young e I think It
would be wiser not to DO too much
Of that. for II might lead to q silly.
sentimental correspondence for
which you would some day be sorry.
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"A Mary looked up at him with
puzzled eyes.
mo, l didn't scream at first" she
said. Il was too frightened for one
thing. The sight Of that awful face
looking almost as II 1t were floating
outside my window-the light made
1t look that way. | suppOse-and
the hand cutting the screen. abso-
lutely paralyZed me for a second or
two. Then l thought that il |
screamed before | got out Of the
room, the man might shoot at me or
something, so ] made myself lie per-
fectly still while thought what Id
better -
MN Yu.avs accelerated with pride
~. ny niece-I was proud to call
her that, although she a not what
my mother-in-law would call blood
kin" to me. But her voice, a bit
husky with nervous tension, was
going on and | focused my attention
upon her story.
THE side OF my between the
bed and the door was darker than
the other. and the couch WAS he-
tween 1t and the window h went
On. WAS I glad that | was wearing
my black silk pajamas? Oh. boy!
III tell the world, ! was. | wriSgled
out Of bed and dropped down to the
floor and crawled to the door with
out making a sound. Then ! drew
myself up against the door. so l
could throw it open with n move
ment, for I knew the light from the
hall would stream in when I opened
it. And when ] finally got into the
hall-did l scream?'
She shuddered again, and Lillian
spoke quickly. again patiently obey
ing a signal from her husband.
re not going to bother you
any more tonight. Mary. GO to
sleep now. with wreaths OF laurel
on your brow and all the rest Of It.
You sure deserve the Croix de
Guerre. the Congressional Medal,
and all the rest Of the decorations"
Mary smiled wanly at US as we
waved goodbye from the doorway.
and as If with common consent no
one Of us spoke until we were down
stairs in the library again with the
door closed. When we were COM
struck his fist against his knee.
THAT plucky little devilr' he said
admiringly. And she sure was
playing for a higher stake than she
knew. That fiend would have
dropped her IL he'd seer her before
she got to the door"
"You know who 1t was. Harry?"
Lillian said. and the words were an
assertion instead of a question.
"At least you and Madge know
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
By RUTH MORRIS

"A DELAIDE NELSON must
"A have been a lovely person.
In all the words that have
been written about her there is not
n ~detracting statement. She seems
to have reduced her auditors to the
very pulp of admiration by her
beauty, her sweet manner and her
exquisite art.
Longfellow indited verses to her.
his ideal OF exquisite intellectual
and poetical feeling: the critical
Wingate said that she possessed
every quality which makes woman
adorable-youth, beauty, purity. femi-
ninity in its finest sense, and a
touching, never swerving loyalty:
in a porcelain vase could not be more
Nelson as it shone through her
Juliet"
Was it her art that these digni-
taries worshipped or was it Nelson
herself? No discussion Of her talent
ever separated personality from por-
trayal; she seems to have merged
DOIn III q lLOI OuSLly OlSdl lllIlS dlIu
alluring whole. Her charm must in
deed have been great to have turned
celebrated. sober-minded men into
worshipping school boys.
Adelaide Nelson was born Lizzie
Anne Brown. at Leeds. England. in
l84S. A step-father was able to
make no more comfortable living out
Of the paper-hanging trade than her
own father, a handsome S~paniard.
had cleaned from the theatre. But
this talented. irresponsible Spaniard
had passed on to his daughter a
more valuable inheritance than mere
patrimony - dark Latin beauty. q
rich voice and a consuming love for
the theatre.
Drudgery as bar-maid. young house
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animal. 1t does not show training
on the contrary. it proves the lack
of It. 1t is the submission Of the
~pack-mule.
/ do not question that many per-
sons are hitched to work for which
they are unsuited. Circumstances
and necessity are holding them
where they don't want to be.
This Is unfortunate. because 1t
causes discomfort. impotence. bad
humor, and unwillinGness to work.
All these emotions have the effect
Of friction. They make the work
hard and firing. Under such condi-
tons 1t is not difficult to overwork.
One OF the uses Of exercise is TO
stimulate the action Of the heart and
lungs. 1t sends the blood in cleansing
stream to every part of the body.
IT helps to purify the blood and pro-
mote the upbuilding Of health.
If you enjoy your work, particu-
1arly il you revel in it, your emo
tional state is reflected in the same
sort Of stimulation Of heart and
lungs that exercise produces. Con-
sequently, the work Is done easily,
fatigue does not come on, and the
Joy of the thing makes It a p~leasur-
able task.
Overwork. overworry, fr%etfulness,
discontent-all these are sisters or
cousins. Certainly they belong to
the anne wicked family.
Don't misunderstood me. you en-
th~usiastic ones! Just because you
love your work and are keen to do
it. are not sufficient reasons for
working too many hours. You may
not notice the effects Of hard work
and will be able to work longer and
harder than the man who hates his
work. himself and the world. But
your nerves and muscles must have
rest just the same.
Abundant and w~eIl-selected food,
plenty Of sleep and fresh air and
all tho other hygienic things, are
essential to your continued we'll
being. Your eyes and all your
muscles need a change Of use.
With a carefully arranged schedule
Of work and play. of rest and sleep.
you need never suffer the evil ef-
fects Of overwork. Am I not right?
Copyright. 1929. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
Ii / Were
A Girl
By JACK
WOULDN'T be ashamed Of my

TT WOULDN'T be ashamed OF my
Il [ wouldn't try to give the i'm
preston that | was a millionairess
who was so bored with balls and tea
dansants and SO fed Up with going
to Palm Beach and the Riviera hat
I had taken a job to see LIFE and
find out how the other half lived.
That pose gets a girl nowhere and
shows up her character in a pretty
poor light. Instead Of being ashamed
Of working. I'd be proud that | had
enough intelligence to hold down a
lob and thai / possessed enough self
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impossible. so ] shall try my best TO
let someone have it that will love it
as much as do. It's one OF those
things hat everyone can't wear. but
n Of the younger set, particularly
a blonde. would look stunning in il,
especially if she wore a tiny half
brimmed hat OF felt with it. And
it's 50 youthful that ] know 1t won't
be in the shop very long, for these
young things are always clamoring
for clothes-and more clothes.
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appeared by %posturing in front Of the
mirror. and after she came I wouldn't
seat myself facing It, so l could talk
and gesture into it instead Of at her.
When I took her to a restaurant
/ wouldn't carefully pick out a table
ear a looking-glass and manage to
peer into it surreptitiously before
and after every mouthful. Life for
some men Is just n mirror after
another! Girls may be vain, but
they're at least unself-conscious
about 1t.
A man is either shanefaced or
complacenA-and one Is as bad as
the other.
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- 1@
And what do you think Jane
wanted? She wanted to be a
trained nurse. She was inter-
ested in sick people, she said,
and fascinated by the scientific
side Of medicine, and she didn't
want to tuck herself away in a
laboratory W she
wanted to do real work for real
people, poor people, if possible,
but anyhow people who we're
lonely, i'll and forlorn and who
needed loving kindness as much
as they needed professional care.
And James ~stepmother laughed
her little, light, trilling laugh.
"It'5 just her age, joe" she
said, don't be worried. I wanted
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
Mental Rebellion Against Job May Be Cause of Overwor1
GOODNIGHT
STORIES
Knarf Relates His "Arabian
Nights" Adventure in Tunis.
By Max Trell

kkNELL US what happened to
you yesterday" said Mi.
Flor, Hand and Yam to
Knarf. The little sltadow-children
with the turned-about names. you
remember. were in Tunis, a city in
far-off Africa The Arabs live in
Tunis. Each OF the five shadows
vent exploring through the city
alone. Yam had seen the market
place, Hand the tents of the barber
and dentist, Flor the fountain where
the Arabian girls and their mothers.
with their faces yelled, filled their
earthen jars with water, and Mil the
Mosque, or Mohammedan church.
Knarf had come running up breath
less just as the others finished tell
ing what they had seen and had
promised 10 tell his story on the
morrow.
This is what happened to me-" he
began. After / left you l came to
a long narrow street. IT wasn't
wide enough even for a little cart to
pass through. On both sides were
tiny shops. with no windows and no
counters. All the wares were either
on the floor or hanging on the wall.
The merchants sat on little rugs in
their shops. Some merchants sold
jars, some sold canaries. some sold
perfumes. some sold pewter pots and
pans, some sold colored cloth. others
sold sandals. spices. meats. fish. jew
elry and rugs.
The street was very crooked. 1t
hranched off into other streets,
equally crooked and narrow. The
streets were named after the kind Of
shops that were 10 be found in them.
There was the street Of the cloth
merchants, and the street of the
jewelers. and the street Of the pot
tiers. and many others.
Then" continued Knarf. Il saw
large white building with many
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can be taken up next day just where it was left.
l guess that sort Of a job would be hard to find,
although it would seem to be most desirable.
Some jobs are hard because they do not ap-
peal to the mind. There is a mental antagonism
that prevents happiness and content. They give
a sense of overwork almost before they are be-
gun.
The Willingness to work and much Of the abil-
ity to work hard, depend on the mental attitude.
If you can get your mind reconciled to the beauty
and attractiveness and desirability of the work
you are doing, the battle is half won.
\ trained mind helps one to adapt himself
to his surroundings. The saner you are and the
better trained, the more readily you overcome
your disgust of a given job. In consequence,
the ease Of doing it increases.
The converse of this is not necessarily true
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respect to so out
and e a my
own living and
my share
OF responsibility.
instead of spong.
| n z o n m y
family.
I'd spend my
time trying to
i'm e my
earning capacity,
instead Of con-
c e n t r a ting on
proving that I
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w men WdIkeQ
the street.
l wouldn't keep
a W Gather eye
out for the nice.
shiny plate glass
W ! n d o w 8 and
never fail to cast
an a ng
glance at I h 9
manly figure re-
Elected in their
depths. When !
went to see a
gin. I wouldn't
while away the
TINA hefOre she
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-13
Ii | Were
A Man
By JILL

III WOULDN'T be a mirror addict. :
I wouldn't stop in front OF
l. every subway slot machin to
pat my tie or smooth my hair or Till
my hat at a more becoming angle.
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A S Y said so many times, the hall of your
IA house is the index to the inhabitants there
1 of. A CHEEKY hall means a CHEEKY spirit
pervading the home which can emanate from
nothing else but the inhabitants themselves.
Therefore, any time and thought spent in the
hall of the house is well spent.
The foyer illustrated here is truly charming.
The quaint staircase with its mahogany rail and
twisted posts is indeed lovely. The balustrade
posts are cream enamel, as are the fronts Of
the steps, the tops Of the latter being mahogany.
A Sheraton table placed flat against the wall,
contains an old bSque figure made into a lamp