TWADDLE
B
By FANNIE HURST
(© by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)
(WNU Bervice)
January morning
Strassmore
NE sunlit
Madame Heinrich
sat in the large, lived-in look-
ing music room of velours,
mahogany, chintz, bits of good brass,
crystal and and opened her
large stack of mail
It was rightly termed music room.
The big alcove circular windows
contained a grand piano, a smaller up-
right, a harp, two music cabinets and
signed photographs of most of the mu-
sical celebrities of the day.
The last madame's letters
pled her attention a bit more than the
rest. A brief note in a blue and black
envelope addressed
envelope
enclosed,
Finally
the top of a handsome marquetry table
and let softly explode the word “twad-
dle” from her wide, handsome lips.
Then madame walked out of the
sun-1it, shabbily pleasant music room,
through a dining room of good old
silver: several still life paintings,
handsome high-backed Heppelwhite
chairs ranged around well-worn
but handsome dining table and then
into an enormous kitchen.
A cook looked up at her approach
and together tie were conferences
over dinner, the contents of two large
refricerators were scanned by madame
and a sip out of a large double boiler
taken by her as she leaned over the
ange to inspect a simmering
gruel,
More conferences with a parlor mald
who came into
two pails, an 1
ter of kittens unde » hack porch,
inquiry about Infected
finger and then
chintz bfingalow
morning
stairs to
Three I
mother's sturdiness of figure
ing their breakfasts of the
inspected gruel,
that room with {
versed with them In Germa
French.
There was a frantic
madame as she entered
blings, confidences, stories to be told
to her, “pieces” to be
even a few tears to be wept 1
For two hours madame remaine
the nursery.
At twelve o'clock
another flight of stairs
old house, and knocked at a do«
led Into the sunniest room of al
At a desk, und
sat Josef
scholarly hu
There
there.
of thelr friends
Madame an
of the sort of sophomoric
in another that
vealed a surprising si
most famous
time and her academic hu
name was equally eminent
the more special realms of
th
books
of
.O1}
of occu
with a stamped,
of the same blue and black
madame flipped this letter to
the
slowly
new
wore a
tan
dress, clir
her chi
children
dren's
who
were hav-
recently
nf
orner
con
Kisses, tum-
recite
er a green eye shade,
fron
indame
Strassmore, the gray
band of
's conference
The conference none
had ever looked In on
the professor were guilty
ahsorption
would have re
de of one of the
one
MezzZo-80Pranos
Considering
that matter,
professor's
mons Brunhilde
madame, they were
Obviously two people whe
lovers,
At one
madame and he
Tunched In a small
known among themselves as “the get-
away” because it madame
and her family 11ed themselves
when reporters or
invaded their quiet.
At two o'clock, n messenger from a
shop arrived with
chintz for the nursery and, for another
half-hour, madame and the children
and the professor conferred over color
and fabrics,
At three the professor re-
turned to his retreat and madame, ac-
compafiied by fraulein and two of
the children, went In a motor car to
the dentist, where madame held little
hands while cold instruments clicked
among small teeth.
At four o'clock madame was back
once more in her home and, at the
sound of her volee, the professor ven-
tured out of his retreat for a few mo-
ments, arranged some music with her
and went softly out, closing the door,
locking it, and throwing the key back
over the transon, because already
madame’s glorious volce was rippling
and pouring.
For three hours, with brief intervals
of rest, that sonorous avalanche of
melody rang through the house,
Messengers arrived, telephones rang,
servants scuttled on noiseless feet, but
no hand turned the knob of that
locked door, .
At seven o'clock, madame emerged
from the music room and again
mounted the stairs to the nursery and
fed her youngest child his gruel
spoon-by-spoon from a dish with four
rabbits around the brim. For every
rabbit a story had to be invented as
he clutched his mother's wrist and
swallowed gruel.
The second child, a lovely girl,
Griselda, wanted a certain lullaby to
send her to sleep, and so while a
mald dressed madame's halr she sat
beside the small bedstead that she
herself had painted, and softly sang
her girl to sleep.
At seven-thirty, while madame was
being hooked Into a spangled gown
ah
professor and
children
room
o'clock
1 three
secluded
wns there
cel v.geekors
same samples of
o'clock
welj fitted to her ample figure, frau-
leln brought her in a bowl of milk
toast which she took standing up.
At eight o'clock, the professor, far
more nervous than madame herself,
awaited her in the lower hall In stiff
evening clothes, while a limousine
chugged at the door,
At a few minutes past eight, madame,
handsome in the spangles and a su-
perb sable wrap across her shoulders,
descended the stairs.
There were final Instructions to
leave with fraulein about baby's cold
and rubbing his small chest with
goose grease. There were some ques-
tions to put to the chauffeur Ike,
whose wife had seclatiea, The parlor
maid came tearing down to hand the
professor madame's throat syringe to
have along in case of emergency.
At eight forty-five, madame ap-
peared on the stage of Carnegie hall
pnd for two hours held an audience
enchanted by the soaring magnificence
of her volce.
At eleven o'clock, while
fessor hovered about with madame's
wraps, the crowds milled about her
in the dressing room, bagging for buds
from her eager to press her
hand, hungry for a closer view of the
woman whose glory had held them
spellbound,
At half after eleven, the professor
and madame more entered the
room they ealled “music room.”
There was a table for two spread
beside a roaring fire and Johanna, the
second upstairs girl, who had begged
the privilege of staying up instead of
the waitress, was standing ready to
serve,
Madame herself went into the
kitchen and made the coffee. The
professor liked his percolated her cer.
tain way. After that, with Johanna
eager to remove her mistress’
slippers for softer ones, there was just
qulet talk between madame and the
professor,
She had been her magnificent hest.
His eves caressed her. His lips sought
her hands.
Madame and the professor ate now
the pro-
corsage,
once
stiff
with
There
relaxed enjoyment,
knu
kles, Not
professor,
were pigs’
coarse to madame or the
but sue food of
rich, strong
hite bread madame
ad,
the bow! and
flavor firm w
had baked reelf
10 green, Y iG an
The sal crisp
out of Ingredi-
t {Ore
had
the
ougn
that madame
and
was api
baked the hefore
rich coffee of her brewing
After that sat
and hushand,
Ff +X
chimes of the clock
morning
the
until
in the hall
they
fire,
the
by
madame her
lovely
sounded two,
Sitting back relaxed, madame's hand
reached idly for the letter In the
and black that had
elicited the
her
a onl fram ta
again from its
out
blue envelope
word
from
that mn
morning.
She drew it
leaning back
to read it through half-closed, amused
to her
“Dear Madame Strassmore,
husband :
Ov Os,
n your vast experience and your
us success, wil give the
» the bene
for a wom-
life and a
possible
hate both home
repeated
handsome
madame, and,
fling her wrap, went
upstairs on the arm of her hus
Kashmir Shawl Beloved
In their
presented
heyday—when Napoleon
several to Josephine as a
gift — Kashmir shawl
by the elaboration of their design,
in which the “cone™ or “mango” pat.
tern is the prominent feature—also by
the glowing harmony, the
the
the colors,
When Victoria was proclaimed em-
press of India a number of Kashmir
the English crown.
its more modern version-—the Paisley,
Whether or not familiar with
are few who have not owned or seen
a Paisley,
mir, but the materials are products
of Scotland rather than of the Tibetan
goat. From the little town of Pals.
of Paisley this more recent shawl took
its name,
Snorer Shocker Welcome
Europe is welcoming the news that a
radio device to shock snorers has been
invented, Newspapers have taken up
the laea, and when the device Is mar-
keted there is sure to be a demand for
it, especially from bedfellows of those
who broadeast In thelr sleep. The In
vention consists of a small microphone
patterned after those used In radio
broadcasting. It Is placed near a sleep
er, whose snores complete a circuit,
which shocks or sticks a pin into the
nasal soloist,
Valuable Counterfeit
Counterfeit coins whose value In-
creases with the disclosure of the
fraud perpetrated are not comthon In
the banking world, Recently, however,
such a case came to light In London.
Among a parcel of coins bought as
gold was a clever Imitation of & sov-
ereign of 1863. Acid tests revealed
that the coin was gilded platinum, At
the time it was struck off, in the reign
of Queen Victoria, platinum wag worth
oniy mbout one-third as much as gold
Now It 1s worth much mqre.
A
Pagane
OF COURSE you are riding, yacht
golfing, tennis-playing and
80 on and so forth these days. Every
modern
s¢ healthgiving things,
ing,
woman
going in for the
ns BOCs On,
thus
who claim Wr is
time with increasing en
asm.
Take a style consus at
or oom gathering
will find that the majority
those present are costumed In vogulsh
any sey”
and
of
resort club
you
cottons this summer. There never has
been a more attractive array of fetch
ing cottons insight as are sporting in
the great outdoors these days
As for instance the handsome plques
which in either wide or shallow
are immensely popular and the
washable crepes and ding
onals and ginghams galore and seer
sucker striped in blue, or in red and
white, while the smartly
mesh weaves have so completely cap
tured the
world we are dressing fron
wale
rough
the new
new lacy
heart of
fashionable
top to tow
the
the hoslery we wear and the bandbags
the
in them even to the berets gloves,
we carry.
There's
smart
to the cottons
what's doing it
mally as well as informally, For that
matter a gay plaided gingham party
dress reaches the very pinnacle of the
However, this story is intend
ed to tell about cottons as they flour
igh in the realm of sports and there is
some exceedingly interesting news to
impart in this connection. For In
stance, the fact that the uptodate
equestrienne is hearing the loud and
no mistake the
has been
idea of
more they are
Dot
sot entirely
wearing
won over
and
for
mode,
REDS THIS YEAR'S
FAVORITE COLORS
are bright and light are
most successful clothes
Reds that
this year's
colors,
Scarlet seems to be the favorite
right now. Yellowish reds appear in
bathing suits and evening elothes,
mostly. The reds used for sports
clothes and daytime dresses and suits
are usually darker, and less elemen-
tary. Wine reds and browalsh reds
are beginning to appear in daytime
clothes, and are listed at the top of
forecasted colors for fall
Red-with-color as a fashion scheme
takes many new forms this year.
Along the Riviera there are many ex-
amples of the type of color combining
that Paris favors right now-{wo wari
ations of the same color used togeth.
er as if they were two different colors,
Thus orangy red will serve as trim.
ming, via a scarf, on a dress of
maroon: geranium red is combined
with scarlet; purplish and reddish
reds are worn together,
There ia, of course, more red and
white than any other combination.
Rainbow Eyelashes Are
Latest Extravagance
Artificial silk eyelashes of rainbow
hue, marvelously attached to the real
iashes, are Paris’ Intest fashion extrav-
agance. Blue, red and green lashes
are “worn” with lids of silver or gold
and the lips must be colored to match
the gown.
“Powder cocktails,” the shades com-
bined to make a mixture appropriate
to madame's mood-green for jeal
ousy, purple for passion-—are another
vogue.
As to lipsticks, there is no end to
the variety of colors In these, Pale
yellow, to be used with a green face
powder, is favored by one expert.
Boucle and Lisles
Suits of boucle and lacy lisles are
much worn at the smart resorts espe
cially by older women who like theo
formality of a Jucket suit. White suits
are featured by the most Important
rhops.
call from the cotton fel
throughont
Riding habit
persistent
it echoes
real
all
news
i
iekels
the thir
jittle he ’
material which
dirty white’
brown.
Ship ahoy sun 1%
what the outfit worn by the seafar
idy standing to the left
an real
sugresis
IRR
al to
durene mesh
l
ture at once One «
he
© ever so nautic all a
in these
the bead
their own anchor ligued as you see
natched in eolor to the buttons wi h
asten an veritable first officer's double
fncket The new shorter
makes
sand
contrast to
advocated
along
trouser
it possible the
k. HA8 A
Versions
Seated In the f we
foreground i
1832 wearing the new durene
apron pajamas designed for sun
and in general,
amas have one leg and
drapery behaves like a
bungalow apron, tying at the of
and waist. It may be donned on
the beaeh over the bathing suit,
(8 1922
taths beach wear
the
of the
back
neck
Western Newspaper Unlon.)
CROCHET GLOVES
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
Here is semething new in hand
crocheted accessories. These gloves
are all latest Paris edict. A few of
the more exclusive shops are carrying
them here, but naturally, with the
duty, the handwork and all the rest,
they are by no means cheap. A pair
like the ones pictured may be copied
at the outlay ef only a few cents, and
it requires comparatively little time to
make them. To crochet them requires
two balls each of sizes 10 and 30 mer.
cerized cotton, or you can use a dou
ble strang of the size 30 crochet thread
where directions eall for the size 10.
It may appear difficult to crochet these
chic gloves, but really, they are as
ensy to make as a simple scarf or a
beret or one of the new collar and
cuff sets. Use No, 11 steel crochet
hook. Most any fancywork depart.
ment or specalty shop will supply
directions,
Pique Trimming
Pique 18 a dominating fabric. It 1s
used for collar and cuffs and pipings
on dark blue or black frocks for day.
time occasions,
—
TFPrepared by Natlor
Ww as ngton i £ }
HIS year all Swed
brating, with memorial
the
anniversary of
exhibits,
Gustavus Adolj
hero king
Many are the
ways
veler moves about
const glenn
en by
barge,
Canoe,
motor car, rallwag
confronted
stoms and
{4 y
gGilierences,
is
with cu
The
gion one gets of Sy
and h
population
1
In its
Nordie ty]
have
on tl
to the
the n
the sing t
nomad tents of bark
velvety tram
deer hoot
sinte, embers
roam secure!
snow-capped fled
mare than a
heen embroiled
its history has a
aided its territory and left the «
ary aftermath of mixture of blood
During the past six years
i Lan ‘ .
Ring © % fa
trad
gt on
West nn 1
still
and
but
they
went
ex coasts of
England
Greenland -
France celand and
lands
in the I
juring rec
ord of occupancy
Sweden's intervention in the
Thirty
for Europe. Then came the
his death in
defense,
1718 ended his gal
as he alleged,
ideals of statecralt
of west.
the
Sweden
lost Its
prestige as 8 world power diminished
The energy expended on extending em
pire has since been directed toward
the more peaceful pursuits of devel
oping Internal resources, .
against
fts Baltic possessions
No Immigrants There.
Sweden has no immigration problem,
about 00 per cent of its six millions
being native-born. Not immigration,
but emigration, once threatened the
national welfare, Before American
immigration quotas were known, near.
iy a fifth of Sweden's population was
represented In the United States
Love of country dominates the Swed.
ish people. Their songs reveal a pas
gionate Jove for the beauty of the land
which hag been an unending source of
inspiration to Swedish poets The
Bwede's reputation for melancholy
may be attributed wholely to his sus
to the vagaries of the
weather. He Is gloomy at the very
thought of autumn, harbinger of the
All the russet
ber Is wasted on him. He is quick to
lament the briefness of the season of
light. Remind him of some event in
the past and he is likely to say reflec.
tively, "Oh, yes, that was the year the
summer fell on a Tuesaday.”
In that respect he is the arch pessi-
mist. Stockholm, to be sure, is In
very nearly the same latitnde =4 the
southern tip of Greenland. This means
that approximately two-thirds of the
country Hes in latitudes generally con-
sidered unfavorable to habitation amd
growth. But the climate of the Scan.
dinavian peninsula, with its jagged
const line sweeping down majestical:
ly from polar regions into the North
and Baltic seas, is tempered by the
warm Atlantic drift, which follows the
western const of Norway and dips also
into the Skagerrack. There Is a joy
are those that en
of Goteborg (Gother
SUSEeRIS Ne
, although one cory .
be the oldest in the
held continuou S308 on
1284 of the Stora
Kopparberget, with under
ground pit.
said to
erally
world. has
erent
gr
its
gince
Nearly All Live Comfortably.
The are
within the reach of the n With
a highly developed teleph: yetem,
business and social matters are han-
died Ia over the At the
hint of a delay, when a call is made,
not
“Just a minute,” but “In the wink of
an eve !™ and she means literally and
expedigiously just that.
The main railway dines, like the tel-
ephone, are state-owned. Private lines
supplement rather than rival this
service, which includes about a third
of the total railway mileage of the
country. Sweden has a more exten
gively developed railway system, in
proportion to population, than any othe
er European country. Third class ig
cheap and clean. Second far outs
ranks the ordinary European second,
and first offers luxurious means of
travel.
The electrified rallway that is farth-
est north in the world runs from Bo.
den, below the Arctic circle, to Nam
vik, Norwas's always ice-free port,
through which much of Sweden's iron
ore I» shipped. The electrical current
is supplied from Porjus, a modern ine
dustrial town that has sprung up in
the wilderness of 25 years ago. The
machine room at Porjus is sunk inte
a blasted mountain wall at a depth of
165 feet, a precaution that gives a
hit of the low temperatures of the
Arctic winter,
Electricity, derived from waterfalls
and rivers, is being substituted by,
modern industry as fuel that in time
will supplant the black coal which
Sweden lacks Black coal heads the
list of Imports and keeps the balanced
of trade unfavorable to Sweden, but
white coal is beginning to take Its
place.
From the depths of the torests of
Sweden-—they cover approximately,
three-fifths of its land area—come the
commodities that head the exports)
Wood pulp, planed and unplaned
boards, paper, beams, spars, mastwood,
and box boards provide nearly half of
the nation's annual revenues from exe
ports, i
N sys ff aah f 1ifan
ordinary comforts of life
wooly :
rely Wire
the Swedish operalor Answers,