Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

"But those women I limited maliciously.
chose beautiful gals who roll their eyes all over
q celebrity. Don't you get jealouS?"
She laughed. "Oh, they just run after his
signature; they don't annoy him otherwise"
But" I insisted, IF one of them tried to
Vamp him away from you -"
She turned swiftly. IT have never had SUCH
q thing to contend with" she snapped But II
ever have I'll put them in their places mighty
quick"
There are some folk who think a party Ia
place to park your wife while you seek the
strange and alluring company of other women
Babe is unusually attentive to me-" Mrs
Ruth said. He manages to be at my side moo
of the time. But you would be surprised how
little we attend parties. Not at all in Spring
and playing seasons. When we do agree to at
tent function we are on our way home by
1890 or IL, just when every is beginning
to have a good time.
Babe can't do the things he used to do 10
years ago. He must have q full nights sleep
during the playing season.
THE home run king enjoys his home-preters
it to a country place. And it's an arart-
ment just couple hops from Broadway. But
why wouldn't he epioy his Manhattan cave?
He is allowed to spill ashes on the Orientals and
have gang Of pals in to play pinochle when
ever the mood stirs. Mrs. Ruth isn't fussy
about the unreasonable and childish things huS-
bands are apt to do.
As a matter Of record, Babe is neat around
the house. He doesn't throw his neckties over
the chandelier or sprinkle his socks all ever
the grand piano. He picks up after himself
Unlike the royalty of the talkies, he has no
valet
Mrs. Ruth eliminates the manservant prob
lem She sews button on shirt or two takes
care o. his wardrobe and sees that his trousers
are creased She gives him those homely atten-
tons that even world series money can't buy
Babe Ruth never rises IN the morning with
Q crouch This alone should make him inn
mortal. He springs out of bed like the fellows
in the magazine adS-with vim, vigor and pep.
He hasn't that bite-your- head-of look until he
gets mouthful Of coffee Did say coffee?
Mr.. Ruth drinks tea; he sips tea; he enjoys
tea It's part of the diet. -
It takes him less than 10 minutes to dress
He doesn't scream around the house for his
this -and-that, either. Furthermore he doesn't
rehearse all the previous nights radio songs
while he shaves There's trip to the BARRIERS
every morning and no rusty safety-razor blades
left for his wife to worry about.
Reams of publicity ballyhooing Babe Ruth's
pay check have set minds to working ON
emptying his pocketbook. If some reporter
hadn't mentioned the absurd matter that his
yearly proceeds were several thousand dollars
more than the President of the United States,
all would have been peaceful. But now mail
bags OF requests for spare change pour in TO
Ruth and family.
And. there, stationed like the steel bars and
concrete vaults of the Federal Reserve banks
stands little Mrs. Ruth.
For just a few years ago the home-rm mas
ter Of base ball was fiat broke. 1t was at that
time that Claire came into the picture 1t was
pathetic picture, too. For here was the
greatest box-ofhce, cash-on- the counter attracs