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The Washington times., 1930-06-04
Advice to LOvelOrn
BY Beatrice Fairfax

no less adorable than girls have
always seemed to boys.
But when girls who looked so
straight and sturdy expressed
common sense views. declining
special protection if they had to
walk city block at night, or
insisting on paying for their
own luncheon in restaurant
it seems natural enough to let
them have their way.
They looked independent. and
they said they wanted to be in
dependent. That seemed to
settle it.
Not only the enamored boys,
but we, the middle,aged on
lockers, rather thought it would
always be like that.
But what vast change has
been brought about by the
wearing of few ruffled frocks!
The girl of 1880 may say,
and feel that she needs no
masculine protection. But what
youth will believe her?
The charm that she is exert
ing on her male acquaintance
at this moment is not the
Charm of femininity alone. 1t
is the charm of fragility and
dclicacy and grace-of foolish.
bewitching. perfume-y qualities
that have been out Of fashion
rs long as most of US can
remember.
Any boy with a spark OF man.
hood, finding himself with a
girl dressed as nowadays she
is bound to be dressed, feels
that If he doesn't supply her
with an expenSivcly nutritious
meal within an hour, she is
likely to collapse from sheer
enchanting girli3h weakness.
And gazing, enraptured, at the
friVolouSly brittle look Of her,
he decides that unless he can
provide Il stuffed and heated
taxi every inch of the way to
the theater where he has
bought those extravagant seats,
she is likely to break in two
and perish before his eyes.
he didn't know you could
feel so protective toward any
thing in the world as he now
feels toward q slender girl in
a wispy dress and tucked-up
hair (only two inches long,
really with a weak, confid-
ing little voice and the air
of one only too eager to believe
anything and everything he
may tell her.
Shor t-haired, square-skirted
girls didn't have that voice
and manner.
We know, Of course. that
personality changes with cos
tune. But this is almost like
the birth of a new race. Or
perhaps more like the rebirth
of an old race.
And it has taken so short a
time. not only for the girls
to be transformed. but for the
boys. beholdinG them, to be
transformed also.
The youth Of 1890 is = nCw
creature likewise.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
TEA-TABLE
CHATTER

A weekly manicure is almost q
sure cure for nail.biting, which is
melted by rough nail edges or
hangnailS. The manicure builds
up a sense of pride. Nail biters
are disappearing. The biters
have learned that germs lurk un-
der fingernail caves and that nib
bling is a dangerous pastime.
Nearly all stockings shrink
slightly during the first wash
ing. If they are snug fit
the first wearing, they will be
too small afterwards. A size
that is amply large is better
for foot comfort; it does not
induce perspiration nor cramp
to the toes. Soap should not
be rubbed directly on hosiery.
nor should chiffon socks be
rubbed on the waShboard.
Treatment for frowns be.
tween the eyes; anoint with a
heavy cream. Place, thumb at
lower end, first finger at upper
point. Keep finger stationary
and iron upward with the
thumb. Follow with a rotary
movement. little circles done
with the first finger. Finish
up with an ice ironing. The
necessary step of course Is 10
stop irOwnlug.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
YOUR RULING
STAR
BY William Shwader-
THE YEAR AHEAD
For those whose birthday is
June

If today is your birthday dur.
ing the coming year you should
feel the beneficial influence of
Uranus with your natal Sun.
You should be extremely
energetic and capable of doing
unusual work. Unexpected
events may happen that should
work to your advantage. Jour
neys may come and interest in
sciences or new lines of work.
Important Dates
Avoid eXceSSes of all kinds,
take no risks and maintain
routine from July l to 4, July
"a to 26, September % to
october II. January l to 4,
March 80 to April 6. Good
for general affairs, make eff
forts to advance your interests
from June Is to 19, August II
to 81, September l to 4. Sep
tember % to October 10. Febru-
ary II to IS, May to 3. Con
Trajectory dates show two op-
posing influences.
A child born today will be
artistic. probably will travel
and take a keen interest in
education. He should be able
TO do a number of things we'll,
He may be extravagant. He
will take an interest in cleo
tricity, aircraft and wireless.
Tendencies for Tomorrow
June s.
The influences today are
contradictory-allowing m any
opportunities. but warning
against careless or deliberate
misuse of them.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04

She Played Ruthlessly the
Game of Love

Slowly rhythmic; not fiery, as
the Spanish know it.
Indeed l will" she said,
hurrying him along toward the
palm grove that was. ordi-
narily, a ballroom. I'm not
sure can dance it, but with
you to guide me, l feel I can
do anything"
"You are a nice child, ma
petite. You are clever, and
you have gratitude. There are
many who are clever. But
gratitude, that is indeed rare.
Especially in the young"
They glided into the tango.
Alphonse surprised her by be-
ing a dancer at once smooth
and yet vitality alive. He felt
the spirit of the dance, was a
harmonious note in the rhythm
of the music. Let them stare,
white faces over black shoul.
ders. darker faces over white
shoulders. She was with AL
pIlODSS, VIII LIdN gwen liza
beauty, and she was safe.
The dance was finished. She
was sorry She would like it to
60 on. Indefinitely. Forever
perhaps.
Out into the rose-garlanded
hall. Men were following
them. Clamoring. polite but
firmly, for a dance. Go away.
1 do not want to dance with
you. l want to dance only
with AlphonSe.
Raquel did not know how it
happened, but suddenly Al
phonse was no longer at her
side. There was a clot of men,
of beautiful women. She drew
herself up imperiously, swept
them with black eyes. No. AL
phonse was not among them.
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His Promise

She was passing white blurs
of faces. The night-club where
she once danced the tango. No.
A fairy palace. She was in a
fairy palace, on the arm of a
pink man. At the other side OF
the pink man walked her spec
ter. The specter smiled, wagged
its head at the white blurred
faces.
DO not be frightened, Prin-
cess" Ellsworth said, bringing
his whiff of pink moustache
uncomfortably close to her ear.
I'll not leave your side"
What did you say. darling"
The smile was wiped from the
specter's face.
L was telling the Princess
she must put her confidence in
lis. Bonnie m'dear. She
seemed A bit unsteady"
Raquel felt the pressure of
Elseworth's arm again.
But no." Mrs. Bosart's af-
frighted agate eyes bulged.
That will never do. Courage,
my dear. Already the place is
buzzing with news of us. Can't
you hear it? They are filled
with curiosity to know who you
are. They cannot believe their
eyes, that there are two great
beauties, so much alike, in the
world. Courage!"
Raquel drew a deep breath.
The heavy fragrance no longer
affected her. She need not be
told she must not be a coward.
Pink Ellsworth was present
ing people to her.
The Princess del Mama
nllla."
All, delighted I'm sure,
Princess Mah-11ah--"
This fusty little fellow bleated
like a sheep. If she could
laugh
"Man-zan-ee-ya." Raquel res
cued him. Her rel lips held
the syllables in a caress.
Precisely" said the fusty
little fellow and stepped on the
jeweled heel in front of him.
The offended lady blasted him
with a look.
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Tendencies for Tomorrow
Lime 81
THE BEAUTY
BOX
BY Helen FOlIett-

The short girl, who is still
growing, should do a lot of
stretching. She should initiate
the noble house dog. who never
arises from sleep without rous,
ing his muscles with a good
stretch. Animals follow natures
health laws. They seldom over
eat. They rest when they are
tired. They keep their muscles
flexible and in order. Humans
make laws of their own which
aren't so good.
Before having her hair dyed,
the Supplicant for renewed
youth should consider the up
keep. The hair grows six inches
d year. Every month half an
inch of gray hair will appear
at the scalp. There must be a
tOuch-up every six weeks, if the
deception is not to be adver-
tised to a curious and inter
ested world. If possible have a
specialist do the work. 1t is
cheaper in the long run.
All bending exercises tend to
Taper the waist, to lessen
breadth Of hips. Scatter the
contents of the button box over
the floor. Pick up the buttons,
one by one. Each time stand
erect, lift up on the toes. come
down on the heels, bend at the
waiStlinc, keeping the legs rigid.
Too much sitting or not enough
walking puts flesh on the body,
let's muscles go slack, adds to
circumference.
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Forgiveness

"You are stranger in our
country?" This was a towering
woman with an acid face and
white hair. Her sharp eyes
bored like steel points. Did she
mean to accuse her. Raquel, OF
not being a stranger? Oh, but
I am a stranger, If you only
knew
"Si. Sonora" Her voice had
the low. resonant sweetness OF
cello.
The steel points stopped bor-
ing.
I'VE hope you will remain
sometime-so few Europeans
worth while-forgive me, Prin-
cess"
so, Sonora. Gracias."
Ellsworth touching her arm:
Princess del Manzanilla,
may l present Monsieur Al
phonse?"
"MonSieu-" 1t was as much
as she could do to refrain from
crying out with joyous relief,
laying her head against the
white expanse of shirt above
his heart.
If you will take my arm.
Princess" Ellsworth suggested,
Il will find you refreshments
a cooling drink
Perhaps the Princess will do
me the honor of refreshing
her" Alphonse suggested.
oh, yes, please"
Alphone led her away.
That young swine of an Els
worth would spoil everything" :"
Alphonse grumbled as they
made their way toward the
dining salon. Madame is in
sane with jealousy of him"
II am glad" Raquel could
laugh again. Madame is a
watchful herder. If the pig
strayS, she will beat him until
he goes back in the pen"
She was hungry, she found.
And parched. How good it was
of Alphonse to enjoy seeing her
eat. To bring her delicious
iced drinks in frosted silver
cups! Good AlphonSe.
Would she favor him with
her first dance? 1t was the
tango, in the French style.
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is real man, trying to pre-
serve his home and give his
children what they ought to
have a mothers personal
undivided care!
Calls Her Shirker
"A woman who would leave
her children and go out to work
outside the home has mighty
few of the instincts of mother.
hood. Ard a very Scant appre-
citation of the beauties Of that
sacred thing. She's Just plain
shirking! Sinking her great re.
SpOnSibilitieS. The greatest re-
SpOnSibilitieS that God ever gave
woman. And the sooner she
realizes it. the sooner she'll be
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
CONTINUED from Yesterday
CHAPTER 10

Il
Raquel felt as if she we're
floating down a long flower
banked aisle. heavy with per-
fume. Easter in the church
at Hermosa. Faint faraway
music, Sister Conception play
ing
There was a pressure against
her arm. Her head was flung
up with the quick motion of a
thoroughbred scenting the race.
The aisle was a wide hall, tes-
tooned with roses. Red and
pink roses. The air was heavy
with them, and with a subtle
fragrance she did not know.
It made her slightly giddy.
Music, from a long way off.
The strum of some insinuating
stringed instrument, like a
pulse-beat. The chatting of
sticks against serrated edges OF
dried guords. Music that re-
minded Her of Keno Joe's cab
afet in her home town.
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Au Authority on Problems of
Love and Marriage

Girls are girls again.
One year, two years ago, with
their boyish haircuts, boyish
figures and flat. plain boyish
clothes, the disguise that girls
wore was still pretty complete.
They were so cOmforta BILE.
they said, with short. narrow
skirts and sleek. shorn heads,
that they thought it would be
nice to feel like that and look
like that always.
But this year, they've forgot
ten all about that desire for
comfort.
Their heightened skirts end
in thin. sweetly impractical
frills, and there's a line to
show just where their slim lit
tie waists are, and their colt
fures demand great many
hairpinS and their hats are
floppy. And they tell you that
they think it's cute to look
feminine for a change. AS, of
course, it is.
But the interesting part of
all this, it Geems to me, is not
merely that there's been a
change of fashion, for fashions
pcrpetually change, but that
this change has been of so
radical a sort that it's had an
effect on boys and young men
th2t is actually bewildering.
Boys who are now 20 had un-
til recently almost never seen
really girly girl who was at the
came time up-to-date.
These boys had become
pretty much used to beings who
dressed and acted a good deal
like themselves. They liked
these beings very much and
very frequently fell in love with
them. Indeed, such girls seem
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of some real worth in the world.
"a mother who objects to
caring for her babies and work
ing for them should never have
had them! She krew when she
married and had those children
or at least she should
have known that it would
mean work. and plenty of it!
Why did she do it if she was
going to object to doing her
part?
II say more power to Lau-
renee And to Eve ] say snap
out of it! Learn to he a real
mother. A god mother, as God
meant you to be. Not Just one
of these modern fIutterhudgets.
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Timely Topics

Using the 1000 .OOO-volt X
ray tube. DR.. r. E. Vollrath,
Of the California Institute of
Technology, is attempting to
knock electrons out of mer-
curry atoms in order to OBJ
tain a cleW to the nature or
structure Of the positive core.
Thirteen chemical elements
are necessary for plant growth
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
A Mans Class Ring

DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
Kindly tell me on which
hand and on which finger il
it proper for q college man to
wear his class ring? l.. j.
l can never be enthusiastic
about any mans wearing any
ring. but if he feels that his
happiness depends on wearing
a ring, he should wear it on his
little finger.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
No. 81

These cut glass bowls and
covers once were the property
OF George Washington and were
used by him at Mt. Vernon.
They are deeply cut, in a dia-
mond design, slightly irregular.
They are now owned by Mrs
William F. Davidge, of North
Cathedral Mansions.
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
What Do You KnOw:?
Questions On Editorial Page).
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST

Ivan 2 Two on each side Of the neck. B.. species of
locust a. Roman poet s. De Soto. City. 7.
Product Mountains TO- River IL. r. l776. l3
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CORRECT
MANNERS
Role
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckmanl

wi Ss NOl uCIIuS DCSChHud dill
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
/. I have been thinking of
adding soup spoons to my ster-
ling silver. My dishes have
cream soup bowls. The manu-
facturers of my silver do not
make a cream soup spoon. What
is the correct spoon for me to
buy to use with the cream soup
bowls?
2. Should one remove ones
coat when having lunch in q
restaurant? M. A.
/. Have you written directly
to the manufacturer of your sill
yer to inquire from them if they
do not now make the cream
soup spoons? / recommend
that you do this, and ask them,
too, if they do not make these
special and convenient spoons
now, if the are planning to
manufacture them. I know of
several manufacturers of silver.
both of sterling and plate, who
are planning to manufacture
these spoons soon. and perhaps
yours is one of them. Your deal
er may not know of this plan.
Until you are able to buy
these special spoons. whchi are
so convenient to use with your
cream soup bowls, you might
use your teaspoons or the
spoons which are known as tbs
dessert spoons" Either of these
is more convenient to use with
the cream soup cups than Is
the round bowl soup spoon.
2. Just as you wish. With
an ensemble suit, however,
many women consider it better
not to remove the coat unless
this is more comfortable.
A Decided Breach of Etiquette
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
am rather puzzled with send
ing a wedding present. We are
newcomers in this city and my
husband alone received an in
Vitation to his assistants we'd
ding. Although 1 have not met
either party concerned, l con-
slider this a decided breach Of
etiquette. ! wish to know how
you feel about it, and if l should
not send the wedding gift in
Guiding my name?
MRS. J. H.
Yes, you are right, and this
was a very decided breach of
etiquette. Regardless of whether
or not you knew either your
husbands assistant or his bride
to-be, the wedding invitation
should have been sent in both
your husbands and your name.
This is one of the fundamental
rules of etiquette.
If you are planning to send
a wedding present, it should be
sent in both your names-en-
close both visiting cards, or a
MI. and Mrs" card. if you
have one. And the present, of
course, should be addressed only
to the bride-to-be, at her home.
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She only, instantly forgot her past but lost all
sympathy and understanding for the other Cindereas
For diversion she studies singing. number of other
young also study with the teacher and to
extra for their sudes they accept engagements to
sing
The Washington times., 1930-06-04
This Day in History

This is the anniversary Of the taking command
of the forces of the Confederacy by Robert E. Lee,
In 1862. Lee is one of the worlds great generals.
The Washington times., 1930-01-21

You. can 60 "shoppinE for apart
Rental Ada.
The Washington times., 1930-01-21
BY DOROTHY HERZOG

Copyright, 1880, Premier Syndicate)
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 20.-She
was a contract player. To wit:
she rested at the studios ex-
penSe. Said studio, through
one Of its executive mouths.
asked her if she could sing or
dance.
"Oh, no." honestly. mot
even with apologies"
Whereupon she was promptly
cast IN musical comedy.
This Charlie Bickford chap.
Greta Garbo's boy friend in
anna Christie" He acts as a
end to a means and not a
means to an end. Don't get
diScouragedO
Bestirred from a lethargy Of
year, this bureau betook it's
body to the M. G. M. lot and
there did corral a mine of in
formation about Mr.. Bickford.
Seems he owns a hog ranch
UP Massachusetts, way. Breeds
porkerS and sells 1000 yearly.
: He owns four gas filling
stations around town. Bick-
ford traipSes hither and yon
between pictures and casts an
eagle eye over this ard that.
II he likes this and that and
provided it's for sale, he buys it.
Fer inst. He spotted a. filling
station on Main Street in Los
Angeles. It was broken down
and living on air. Bickford
bought it. Ie now pays him a
thousand a month net profit.
He owns little restaurant.
Here, ham can have eggs.
Eggs can have ham. Or duo.
He owns three whaling vessels
that ply their down-to-the-Sea-
in-shipS trade with an efficiency
that shows lucrative results.
He recently purchased a half
interest in a business that rents
all kinds of animals to studios.
Bickford started out as a
civil engineer, He laaded with a
grease paint career. Also writ
ing. He wrote the new Lenore
Uric stage effort. "Ehe Sandy
Hooker" Though the play
closed before reaching New
York, 'tiS being rewritten now
and the Uric will eventually
sally, forth in it again. He has
a acond play Tightening itself
together In the Sticks" ere
venturing into Manhattan.
Quite a chap, this Bickford.
He's married and has two chill
dren. Doesn't flutter with the
local ''haute monde" Dresses
with a casualnesS reminiscent
of Jim Tully. Has curly, fiery
red hair. Is a natural with the
palpitating sex but doesn't seem
to swagger. Probably likes his
meat raw and his chicken
tender, Hits off on location
(Very much to his liking) to
Mazataland, Mexico, in a few
The Washington times., 1930-01-21
When The Feature
Is Shown On Screen

COLUMBIA-Maurice Cheva-
lier in "The Love Parade 10
a. M, 12:4o. 2:50, sos, 7:15
and 9:25 p. m.
FOX-Lois Moran in Song
of Kentucky" At 11:15 a. M,
2:37, 4:45, 1852 and 10 p. m.
EARLE-Charlotte Greenwood
in $50 Long Lefty" At 11:49
a. M, 1852, 1855, $50, 1853 and
1855 p. m.
RIALTO-William Boyd in
"His First Command" At HAS
q. M, 1:45, 3:45, 5:45, 7:45
and 9:45 p. m.
R-K-O-KEITH'S-Jack Oakie
in Hit the Deck" At 11:15 a.
M, 1:15, 3:15, Sis, tbs and
9:15 p. m.
PALACE-Norma Shearer in
Their Own Desire" At IL,
2:40, $40, 7:50 and 10 D. m.
METROPOLITAN-John Bar
rymore in General Crack" At
1l:13 a. m, 1:13, 3:13, 5:13,
7:13 and 9:15 p. m.
The Washington times., 1930-01-21
DRAMAGUTLD'S
CONTEST
OPENS

The preliminary conCeStS lOA
which there are to be five this
year, of the fourth annual one.
act play tournament conducted
by the Community Drama Guild
Of washington under the au-
spices Of the Community Cen
ter Department, and with the
cooperation of the Office OF
Public Buildings and Public
Parks in the National Capital,
will open Wednesday, January
%, at 8 o'clock In Columbia
Heights Community Center
(WilSon Normal School audito-
rum, Eleventh and Harvard
Streets Northwest).
-Four groups Of players will
be seen on the opening pro-
gram, beginning with the Park
View Community Players in
"The Fourth Mrs. Phillips" by
Carl Click. The cast for the
play, which is under. the direc-
ton Of Yvonne Levy Kusnner,
includes Johanna Schumutzer,
Mary Duffy, ESma Lackowltz,
Louise Lerch, Harry WeStcott,
w. o. Hancock, and Lawrence
LeFevre
Following this play will come
the Rebecca Dial Studio Play
ers, presenting "A Social Sue
cess" written and directed by
Rebecca Dial, with a cast in.
cluding Miss Dial herself, Lu-
cille Swift and Charles Farrar.
This group is being sponsored
by the Women's Congressional
Club Of this city.
The dramatic unit Of the Sc.
nior Luther League of Atone
meI1t Lutheran Church, under
the direction Of Marjorie K.
GaardSmoe, will present "A Ear.
gains A Bargain" by Larry K.
Johnson, with Virginia Gum
mel, Nina Bassist, Robert Hines,
Robert Volland. Aagot Norby
and Wilbur r. Swanson in the
cast. 9.-s.
The fourth play, Miss Skimp
Sits Still" will be given by the
Women's City Club drama unit,
Of which Miss Gladys Middle
miss is chairman, the play to
be directed by Edith Ogden
Heidel. The play is an original
one-act comedy written by Alice
Heaven, Of this city, and played
for the first time last week at
the Women's City Club with
such success that 1t was imme-A
diately substituted for the play
originally announced for the
tournament. The cast includes
Amy Clement Leavitt, Gertrude
Lyons, Thelyna Schmitt, Phyllis
E. Stewart and Frances Dol.
mage.
The Community Drama Guild
announces the five drama au-
thoritieS who will serve as
judges for the preliminary con-
tests Of the tournament. These
judges are Capt. George A.
Bentley, U. S. A.: Prof. Will
liam Lee Corbin, of American
University: Mrs. Alice Sigworth
Morse. drama director of the
Young Women'S Christian AS
ISOLATION; Mrs. william j.
Peters, drama director of the
Montgomery Fe derati on of
Women's Clubs. and Miss Kath-
crime Riggs. Four plays will be
chosen to enter the finals.
The public may obtain tickets
for the preliminaries at the
door at Columbia Heights Com
munity Center on Wednesday
and subsequent nights, at IS
cents each. A ticket, including
admission to all five of the
preliminaries, may be obtained
for &1
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HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP

days with the "Sea Bat" troupe.
Nothing unexpected stopping
him, Bickford is regarded by
the producing seerS as a stellar
bet.
Real estate notes: Belle Ben
nett has her Hollywood home
on the boards. Purpose: leaS-
ing.
Joan Crawford and Doug
Fairbanks, jr., have decided to
go English, architecturally elu-
cidating. They're now search.
ing for Sech a house. Spanish
we got in Hollywood. English
That's mostly a screen gag.
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NINE. ROSIE.

GIFTED PIANIST AND CLAIRVoYANT.
fore the. public since child and helped
THOUSANDS on the road to success. Don't
fail to see this gifted palmist. Hours.
q m. TO 10 D. m. 233 81 St. N E
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MME. DARKER

future. Gives names, dates and facts on buei-
ness. love. health, family affairs Hrs.. 80.
Read.. 81. GIG u n. w Look for blue slGn.
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Eddy's Journeys

Weslew Eddy. Of Washington,
and now playing at Loew's
Palace in LES Parfums," has
been scoring hits wherever he
has appeared since leaving
Washington. This includes Bal
timore, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn and
the Capitol at New York city.