iFsOCIETY I
flin TT10BV inil'UllHHL UVClib Ul UIO BUKIHI
Xii "" Assembly, will lako placa to
night t tlio BelUviio-StriUford. Usually the
managers of these exclusive halls bIvc two
I each Benson, hut owing to wnr cnndltlbns this
, war it wwf decided to hold only one, nnd to
reduce the subscription for that one,
Of course every debutante who has received
the coveted Invitation wilt attend and cqunlly,
of course, thoso persons of an older growth,
some of whom even yet unwrap the folds of
iho "Assembly Clown," will appear nt this
' ball, which so distinctly marks the social status
of all.
To be sure the list has grown greatly with
the Increase of subscribers In tho last several
ears, hut thcro are many living who will re
member when tho Assembly was quite small
and how Charles, the old colored man. Used to
take the "book" to tho various subscribers who
flould Inscribe their names and give him the
subscription. And never a mistake did the old
man malic. lie know Just h was entitled
to the Invitation nnd who was not.
N'ow the Invitations go out In tho regulation
way and "Charles" is n memory of tho past
Tho patronesses will receive tho guests In
the foyer tonight, and tho cards requrnt all to
be prompt In arriving by 10.30 This year the
patronesses will bo Mrs. Henry tJrlntnn Coxo,
Jlrs. Henry Mlilfllotnn Fisher, Mrs. John Curt
waladcr, Mrs Clmrlm Kdward lmjernoll, Mrs
Fdnaril F IJcnlo niiil thp hrlrtc of the J ear
i will be Mrn Arthur I'mlen Xcwliold, Jr., who
It will bo rcmemhored, was Miss Mnrgaret "iir-
nall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlton Yar-
nall.
Mrs. Cone haa selected a nuperb gown of
uhlto brocado and lace, the bodice of which
Is outlined with rhlncstoncs. Her Jewels will
t. nAfirla nnd diamonds.
Wisteria velvet and cream laco has been
chosen by Mrs. Bealo. The skirl of the gown
will bo finished with a long train. Mrs. Fisher
ulll wear a beautiful gown of p.ilo blue satin,
and Mrs Cadwaladcr has chosen whlto nnd
(Old biocado.
A charming bevy of debutantes will bo ar
rayed In white. Miss Mary Frances Fisher will
I wear a frock of this color, cut on simple and
ev rlrllsh lines. Miss Ituth Coxe, for whom so
many affairs hnvo been given, will wrnr a
dainty gown of whlto tulle made with the reg
ulation full skirt nnd short-walsted bodice over
' foundation of white satin Miss Hope Bealo
has scln trd whlto corded silk, which Is cx
(julsltclj trimmed with silver tinsel lace. A
simple frock of white satin, with a tiny bunch
of flowers tucket In nt tho wnlst line, will be
worn by Miss Caroline Ives I3rlnton, and Miss
Cordelia Blrldle will also appear In whlto
tulle over slllc.
'A handsomo gown, which will bo n combina
tion of whlto satin and Hllvcr, will h worn
oy Mrs William Hills Scull, who will have
as her guests Mrs. Douglas Campbell and Miss
Mar)' Alexander. Mrs. Scull's ornaments will
be diamonds and pearls. Her daughter. Miss
Margot Scull, will wear a cltflnty frock of pale
Lk!uc, mado with a hlgh-walstcd corsage and
very full skirt
$ Mrs. Campbell's gown will bo of white satin
"covered with tullo and trimmed with black
Chantllly lace.
Mrs. flenjamlti Hush who, with Mr. Hush will
give a dinner for her daughter, Miss Charlotte
Rush, will wear n gown of shimmering pink and
Itold brocade. Tho gown will hnvo a train and
trtm !. al,it1rlnta u 111 nil n ..(inn nf rrnlil
" " " -'-. "-"
lace. Miss Kush will wear a charming llttlo
frock of whlto chiffon trimmed with crystals,
and the skirt will be quite short In dancing
length.
Another debutante, Mlsa Jean Thompson, has
chosen an old-fashioned frock of apple green
taffeta. It Is quite simple and girlish, devoid
of trimming, except for folds of tullo at tho
decollctagc. Tho skirt Is ankle-length and
very wide, trimmed with tiny ruffles. Silver
flippers and stockings complete the attractive
costume.
Miss Jean Christian Bullitt has selected a
Kfrock of shell pink chiffon, trimmed -with tiny
1 bands of dark fur and opalescent sequins. Tho
i chiffon on tho skirt veils a drop skirt of nc
, cordlon-pleatcd satin.
Also among the debutantes making their bow
, at an Assembly will bo Miss Gertrude Tower,
, whoso gown will ho o'f orango satin with a
; teaUed tunic, and trimmed with rhlnestones.
Her skirt will bo In dancing length. Her
jiliter, Miss Helen Tower, whoso debut took
i place last season, will ho gowned In pale green
riatln with crystals, tha bodlco veiled In tulle.
Mrs. George Jasper Harding will wear a
"gown of white silver brocade, and her daugh
! ter, Miss Jnne Harding's frock will bo of whlto
'tulle, the decolletago of which will ba edged
fwlth French flowers.
A smart gown ot blacJc laca over satin hafl
jlen selected by Mrs. Charles U. Wright, wno,
fwlth Mr, Wright, will give a dinner or H) covers
fprlor to tho bal. Tho bodlco or the gown Is
Itompojod or orchid-colored satin, with folds or
Lfllmy tullo rilling in tho decollotage.
Miss Isabel Wurt Tago will wenr a, dainty
fflrllah frock of whlto eatln tullo and lace, which
1111 be trtmm.ed with gold-embroidered bands.
Mrs. Jamesi Largo has selected a stunning
Mown of purple velvet, which la made with a
lunlo and trlminlng of lllao tulle,
A handsome gown, which Is a combination
pf. blue and silver, has been choen by .Mrs.
KVllliam ltoberta Howell.
' Mrs. David S. B, Chew will wear a wonderful
igown of black chiffon velvet and her daughter,
t"i Mary Evelyn Chew, will wear whlto satin
Effectively- trimmed with leopard skin.
Mrs, Ferreo Brlnton's gown w(l have a
foundation, t Bold net, over which tbero will
P a wide tunlo of Alice blue taffeta. The
bpdlca will be of velvet of the same shade as
Line oversklrt.
Mils Anna Brlnton's gown will be an elaborate
reatlon of grass crreen tullo and silver lace.
ftfftie skirt will be very full and tha wallt will
B limply but effectively trimmed with tha
Haver.
.3lr. Samuel Frederick Houston will wear a
;a.ndom gown of whlto brocade, elaborately
W"e4 with silver laca and embroidery, and
Jm Chrlotte Hardlns Brown will hava a.
? Wcade4 frock trimmed with silver lace,
fi4do eunply with a full skirt and a high waist
- A number of dinners will precede tha
" Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. TVrlfht. of
hutnut nil!, will entertain In honor of Mls
ndrl Emery, of Nair York. Tha gueiU
Ul ejnntr will Includa Mr. Tuller Bmlth. of
IgfWVerk. WM jfopa Hesle. MU Helen Tower,
w? Alasander, MtM Qertnida Haeksehar.
Joliji. nush. SliM Bogll Polan, w
Ousatt MUs Mwiet B, HowspJ
BYENIKG T.iEBGBTl-Prr'rTiA-DBLPTrTA. FRIDAY, iTAtfTJAKY 29, 1915
Photo y Hrana Stu.lio
MISS CERTRUDi: TOWKK
Mils Tower it tho debutante daughter of Sir.
and Mrs. Cluirlemasnc Tower.
Sturgls, of lloston: S.uimcl Chow, William Ciuh
ran, Joseph Hldillp, Atthur Ullpln, Andrew
Gray. Ooorgo Hrook, ItndLllfTc Chcston, Met
atidcr Y.irnall und Mr. Do Beaufort, of Wash
ington. Mrs. Washington Gilpin, iOftl Dp Lnnccy
street, will give a dinner In honor of her son
ond daughlcr-ln-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Clay
ton Gilpin.
Miss Phoebe W. Hoffman, daughter of Mr.
nnd Mrs. Kdwnrd l Hoffman, will gle a small
dinner at their residence, 4057 Spruce street.
In honor of Mr nnd Mrs. Himry H HpimI. of
Now York. Mrs Heed wns Miss Hllr.tljetli
Leeds, of Chestnut Hill. Mrs. Cralgo I.lppln
cott, 1025 Spruce street, will entertain In honor
of her son-ln-lnw and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel K. Ileevcs. Mr. and Mrs. IMgar
Scott will give a dinner at tho nitz-Cnrlton.
In honor of their nloco, Miss Honrletlo Howard
Sturgls, daughter of Mrs. Hobort Sturgls, of
New York. Mr. and Mrs Adnlph G. Ilosen
gartPii, 2212 De I.ancpy street, will glc n dlnv
ncr, nt which there will be 1) guests. Mt and
Mis. J. Franklin McFndden, 19th and De I.ancey
streets, will also entertain at tho ItlU-Carllon
Miss Julia Berwlnd, of 102 South 21st strppt,
will entertain. Her guestH will lncludo Mr. and
Mn. Archibald J. Barklle, Mr. and Mrs. Alex
ander Vnn Hensselner, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney
W. Kolth, Mr. nnd Mrs. C. llartmnn Kuhn.
Mr. and Mrs Charlemagne Tower, Mrs. Theo
dore Spencer, Wilson C'atherwood, Bobcrt Cole
man Drayton, Clarence tl Lewis.
Miss Berwlnd will wear a gown of whlto satin
having a full skirt embroidered In sliver.
Supper will bo served promptly at midnight.
Tha following gentleman have been Invited to
sit at tho patronesses' table: Chnrlemagno
Tower, Aloxandcr Van ncnhselaor, Robert
Coleman Drayton, It, II. Bayard Bowie, Arthur
Ingorsoll Meigs, 8 Pembcrton Hutchinson. The
managers for tho Assembly this year lucludo
General Edward Morrcll, Saunders Lewis, Jr.,
C Willing Hnrc, Lynford Blddle, Gouvcrneur
Cadwaladcr, Caspar Wlstar Morris.
A largo number of guests from other cities
will attend tho billl. They will bo:
New York Miss Henrietta Sturgls, V. Coster
Wllmerdlng, Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry H. Heed, Mr.
and Mrs. .Philip Stevenson, Philip O. Mills, Mlsi
Martha C. Bent, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Phelps
Bliss, A. D. Ilodgera Sulllvant, J. .Jefferson
Jnucs, Jr.. Miss Audrey Osborn, Frpdf-rlck C
Fearing Philip Hazcn Chase, Mlsa Mary Alex
ander, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wheaton Vaughan,
Mrs. Edith Harrison Taylor. James B. Town
send. Miss Mildred Filbert Townsond. John A.
Apploton, Donald Tucker, Miss Ina A. Kissel.
Carroll ltobertson.
Washington Miss Elizabeth Hush Porter,
Miss Carolyn Nash.
Boston Mr. and Mrs. George Howe, Louis
Curtis.
Morrlelown. N. J. Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. B.
Frellnghuysen, John Frost, Arthur B. Frost, Jr.
Cincinnati Morris W. aate?, John S. Wins
low'. Dayton, O. Jefferson r. Crane, Miss Dorothy
I Patterson.
Charleston, W. Va.-MIsa Viola Newell El
liott. St. Loula Miss Itebecca. A. Lycett.
Richmond, Va. Luclen Cocke.
Pittsburgh Joseph Wood, Jr.
Westbury, L. I. Miss Elsie Stevenson Park.
Wllkes-Barro Mrs. C. Cheyney Bartol.
Norfolk, Va. E. Bradford Tazewell.
Mooreatown, N. J. B. Grey Dayton.
Babylon, I I. D. Dudley Norton.
Wilmington, Del. Henry F. du Pont.
Harrlsburg Vanco C McCormlck.
Doylestown Miss Mary Ross,
Altoona Robert R. Meigs.
Atlanta-H. M. Atkinson.
Virginia Arthur Dutton.
Lodl, N. T.-Georgo Tl. Foulke, Jr.
tiherborn, Mass. Apthorpa Fuller.
California Miss Geneva Feblger.
Wyonilnir Dr. Horape Cameroas.
Ireland James Wilcox, Jr., Miss Katharine
If. Wilcox.
United States Navy Paymaster James A.
Bull, Lieutenant and Mrs. William W. Smyth.
Lieutenant Edward A. Osterman.
United States Marine Corps Colonel and
Mrs. Lyttleton W. Tazewell Waller, Major and
Mrs. Smedley Darllnston Butler, Captain J. C,
Beaumont, Randolph Coyle.
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Mr. and Mrs. Antonio tfznaga btewart will
entertain at dinner tomorrow night In honor
of Wire Alexandria Emery, or New J'ork, who
Will be the iruest of Mrs, Charlea u. Wright
for the Assembly tonight.
Dr. and Mro. George iL tioyd, or Uto upruca
street, will entertain at a small informal tfance
on Saturday, February U In honor of their
daughter, Miss Alary Outhbert Boyd,
Mrs. John Bcott. Jr., will receive informally
at the Uladstone on Thursdays In February,
from until 9 o'clock. No cards hava bn
stnt out.
Mr. and Airs. Hlchard Wafdlo Nelms, or Ml
South Kid streeti ore receiving congratulations
on the birth of a son, Paul Lauyaux m, on
Thursday, January W,
Mr. and Mrs, Msrcellus Coze hiYa been
obliged IP zecall Uielc lavltatiooa to dlwusx
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WILL ATTEND ASSjEMBLY TONIGHT
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Tbulo Iljr I ugene O'Connor
MISS JEAN C, BULLITT
Miss Uullilt is the debutante il.tughlcr of Mr.
and Mrs. LoRan ,M. Ilullill.
before the Assembly, as Mr. Coxo la suffering
from a broken leg.
Captain Jamei J. Mcadc, U. S. Marino Corps,
and Mis. Mcailo wcro tho guests of Captain
Joseph Hamilton and Mrs. Hamilton nt tho
Hotel Adclphla last night. Captain Jnmcs
J. Mcndo has icccntly been transferred to
Wnshlngton from League Jslnnd Navy Ynrd.
ALONG THE MAIN LINK
BALA Friends of Mr. and Mrs Bernard
Hoopes, of Edgchlll road, will be Kind to
know that their little daughter, MIuh Florence
Yorko Hoopes, who fell out of her parents' car
Monday wepk, sustaining a fractured nun, has
returned from tho Jefferson Hospital, and is
convalescing.
Mrs. John G. Flock has Issued Invitations for
a dance, to ho given at the Onwyil Country
Club on January SO.
wiMSEWonn MIhs Helen Gray Muriuy and
Miss I.aurn Dottercr McCowen will go to An
napolis on Saturday to attend the Academy
hop, to be given that night. They will be
chaperoned by Miss Murray's mothor, Mrs.
Jtalph Lenford Murray.
CHESTNUT HILL
Miss Dorothy Dlsston, daughter of Mr. nnd
Sirs. Jacob Steelman Dlsston, of Norwood
Hall, will leavo next Wednesday for Bellalr,
Fla., where ho will Join her family and remain
for about a month.
Mlsa Itachael Bully, of Syracuse, N. Y., ar
rived yesterday and will bo tho guest of Mlaa
Rebecca C. Durhlng, of St. Martin's, for two
weeks.
Miss Anita Smith, daughter of Mrs. II. Cav
alier Smith, has returned to New York after
spending a fortnight na the guest of Miss
Rebecca C. Durhlng, daughter of the Rev.
Hcrmun L. Durhlng, of St. Martin's.
TONIGHT will he a night well remembered by
the debutantes, for It will he their first As
sembly. Many will celebrate the event doubly
with dinner and theatre parties before the
ball.
Mlsa Caroline Ives Brlnton and 'Miss Anna
Blnney Brlnton will be guests of honor at a
dinner, to be given at the Bellevue-Strat-ford
nnd theatre party to be given by their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ferree Brlnton. Tha
other guests will Include Mr. and Mrs, Christian
Brlnton, of New York; Miss Emily Wagner,
John Wagner, John Heyl, Henry Maraton and
Sydney Morris.
Miss Jano E, Harding, daughter of Mrs.
George Jeaper Harding will be guest of honor
at a dinner and theatre party, to be given by
her mother at her home, 2115 Walnut street.
The guests wilt Include Mlsa Anna 11,
lleckscher, Miss Charlotte Harding Brown. Miss
Margaret Harriet Burton, Mlsa Katharine
Hobart Hare, Miss Jean Christian Bullitt, Miss
Phoebe W. Adama( Pemberton II. Shober, Hod
man H Wlster, Snowden Samuel, G. Rowland
Sergeant, W, Montague Lycett, Jr, Morris IV.
Johnson, Francis P. Blair, 5d, L. Brooke Ed
wards, William Piatt Pepper, M, Stevenson
Eaaby, John daP. Conger, George J, Harding'.
Mrs. Arthur Brock, of 2)01 Spruce street, will
entertain at dinner, In honor of Miss Margaret
Montgomery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, William
W. Montgomery,
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Leldy, of ill) Locust
street. In honor of their daughter. Miss Cornelia
Leldy, and Mlsa Charlotte Rush wllbe honor
guests at dinner, to be given by her parents,
Mr. and Mrs, Benjamin Rush.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thompson, of lilt Pa
Lancay street, will entertain at dinner in honor
of their daughter, Mlia Jean Newbold Thomp
son. There will be, 39 guatta present, mainly
iron the debutaqt cU
debutanhSmi
MBuMSBsM
i&fipjpiitljji&cj&i'iji ; "imjiftrtfiimvrv r i nOjit";
MRS. ARTHUR EMLEN NEWIIOLD, JR.
Mrs. Nr-wliold will lm the liridc patroness of
the Aiacmbly tonight
GKKMANTOWN
Mia David Milne, of West School House
tunc nrul Gypsy lane has as bPr guests her
sister and brothcr-lti-luw, Captain and Mro.
D B. Wills, U. S. M. C, of Washington.
Mrs. J. Thompson Rlday will entertain the
members of her card club this afternoon at her
home, 122 Mnnhelm strict. Hor guests will ln
rludo Mrs Arthur Kcclcr, Mrs. E. Horace
Kempton, Mr. Henry II. Falirlg, Mrs. Now
lniPii Rcpvp, MrH William Blair, Mrs. Harry
W .Iter Scott and Mrs. William J. Manwarlng.
ALONG THE READING
Mr and Mrs. Waltur Ducannon, of Oak Lane,
wero honor guests at a dinner glvpn at tho
Adelphla last night by Mr. and Mrs. Charlcl
M. Lamb, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Ducannon
will leavo today for Pittsburgh.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stcrtz, of 4S0t North
Camac street, Logan, will entertain at cardn
this evening at their hoin. Their guests will
Include Ml. and Mrs. Ocr.Ud Aldroyd, Mr. ami
Mih. Leonard Hucknell and Mr. and Mrs.
William Kuhn, Jr. Early spring flowers will
be artistically arranged throughout the living
room, halls and dining room.
WEST PHILADELPHIA
Mrs. Louis F. Cunningham, of Osage avenue,
is entertaining Mrs. L. M. Worth, of New
York city. Mm. Cunningham will bo remem
bered as Mlsi Nan Clay McMlchnel.
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Dotterer McGowen, of
01 Spruce street, will entertain nt dinner to
night in honor of Mrs Armltage, of New York,
who is tho guest nf Lieutenant and W. F.
Cochrnno and Mrs. Cochrnno at their home In
tho Glrard Estate.
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA
Mrs Frederick S. Baldl, of the Glrard Estate,
entertained at a delightful luncheon, followed
by cords, yesterday afternoon In honor of Miss
Beth MacFetrldgo, of Chicago, who is at present
her gueut at hor homo, 2121 West Pussyunk
uvonue. Tho guests were Mrs. H. C. Illchman,
of Bala; Mrs. H. C. Benson, of Bala; Mrs. Soy
boldt. Dr. Charlotte Farrlngton, Mrs. Eastwood,
Mrs. Hodgens, Mrs. Scolleld, Mrs. Hochrath,
Mrs. Leach, Mrs. Hallowell, Mrs. Blood, Mrs.
MellvlIIe, Mrs. Baitln, Mlsa Alice Rutherford
and Miss Alice Shea.
Miss Anne Harris will entertain Miss Anne
Wright, of Baltimore, ns her guest over tho
week-end at her home, 2513 South 20th street.
NOHTH PHILADELPHIA
Members of tho younger set hnvo organized
a society widely known as the Delta Club and
celebrated their anniversary last night by giv
ing a theatre party, after which a banquet
followed.
Members of the class of 1903 of the William
Penn High School for Girls will celebrate their
10th anniversary on Saturday, February. 6, by
a matinee theatre party, followed by supper
at the Rlttenhouse.
A recently organized dancing class which
will meet on Friday afternoons at the homo of
Miss Beau, 171 (J Norrls street, Included Mlsa
Mnry Mopp, Miss Edna Pattau, Mrs. Howard
Baughor, Mrs. L. E. Adams, Mrs. John Belv,
Mrs. Adole Carman and Mrs. C. J. Thompson.
TIOGA
In honor of his birthday anniversary, a num
ber of friends tendered Edward J. Mc
Grath, of 3H North IHh street, a theatre party,
followed by a supper on Wednesday evening,
January 27. Tho guest of honor was tho re
cipient of several beautiful gifts, while elaborate
favors were provided for the fortunato guests.
Miss Elsie ICrouse, of 1210 West Allegheny
avenue, gave a luncheon followed by cards yes
terday. Her guests are members ot a recently
organized "00' club.
FRANKFOHD
Mrs. William Hall, of Dlsston street, will en
tertain the members of her sewing circle today,
which will Include Mrs. John Stevenson, Mrs.
Franklin Cartledge, Mrs. George Potts, Mlsa
Clara Case, Miss Nell Travis. Mies Ada Travis.
Mlsa Benilca Cartlccjse and Miss Elen Pat
terson. Miss Ellen Patterson, of Holmesburg, haa
had u' her guests for a few days Miss Helen
Busslnger, Miss Adeline Busslnger. of Tioga;
Mlas Lydla Parker and Miss Edythe WltslU
LANSDOWNE
The Olrls' Guild of St. John's Church will
glye the operetta, "A Japanese qrl(" In the
Twentieth Century Club, on February 12, for
the benefit of tha Philadelphia Bed Cross fund.
Tha cast -Hill consist of Miss Levlnlce C. Borden,
Mteu Marlon Botts Wallace, Miss Lucy porter,
Mlsa Ruth Randolph Wallace, Mlas Florence
lUy Conway and Mlsa Sara Hlndle. Oscar
Wagonknlght wtU ba tha Mikado, and will
be attended by Robert SUtiell and Joseph
Crawford. Tha members of th,a chorus will ba
Mlas Adelaide Breen, Mlsa Gene Lewis, Mlsa
Maria Carskadden. Miss Clalra Phillips, MUa
Dorothy King, Miss Dorothy Hay, Miss Eliza
Damon. Mlsa Kafberine Blcodworth. Miss Mar
rurrlta fsde. Miss Flpremje Young, Mlsa Marie
CoUlass, Msa Gertrude Powell and Mlsa MeU
KBlri4iBC&,
BEST THOUGHT IN AMERICA
Digest of
(t) Scrlbncrn', "Tho Woman nt tho
Wheel."
(2) Hclcntirio American, "Tho Car of
191 fi."
(3) Vogue, "Tho Esthetics of ttio Mulor
Car."
(4) Collier's, "Tho Farmer and tho
Motor Car."
tB) Metropolitan, "Willi nn English
Ambulance Corps In Belgium,"
AUTOMOBILES
Horseless carriages they were n 9-dnyn
wondor. And now they nro commonplace, ns
much a matter of courso ns ollk lints on
politicians. Where a few ears ngo, every
body stopped to gapo when nti nutmnoblle
chugged past, today It takes rsornn schotnlnp;
on tho part of Its press agent to gel nny real
notoriety for n car. Ho can rent It to gun
men for a murder, arranging with tho police
man on tho corner to tnko down tho number
ns tho car flashes paBt after tho shooting,
or ho can paint It In futurist reds and yel
lows, but this wins nt beat n cheap ephemeral
fame. Another method is to run over
pedestrians. This Is effnethe for getting
Into print, but Is likely to Involve trouhlo
somo complications,
Although tho individual car mny havo to
schema to get Into tho headlines, there Is no
difficulty for motors ns a class, nn Is evi
denced by tho number of mngaMnos which
havo Issued special automobile numbers
nlrcndy this year; nmoiiB them Collier's,
Bcrlbnors', Scientific American and Vogue, to
say nothing of tho magazines devoted to
motoring, -which havo published sumptuous
editions de luxo In honor of tho motor shows
bolng hold all over the country this month.
Ono of the Inter developments of motoilng,
which has nltcndy come to bo a mntter of
course. Is tho woman driving her own car.
This Is tho theme of nn article, "Tho Woman
nt tho Wheel," by H. L. ToWle (1):
What changes a dozen years havo wrought
in motoring. Men no longer buy cars for tho
fun of discovering why they won't go, hut
.!? yr IV10 Prosnlo expectation that thoy
will. Llttlo do tho beginners of today know
of tho stern Joys of conquest which oncn
made every mile a triumph. Today a man
must drive his car to death to have nnv
Jhlng more serious tlinu nrrcst happen to
him. And now we neo women driving motor
cars for iTl the world as If they belonged at
tho wlieol.
Young girls, most of them hnrdly out of
their teens they meet you everywhere
garbod In duster and gauntlets, mnnlpulntlnfr
gears and brakes with tho assurance of vet
erans. Not always In llttlo lady-llko curs,
either. If j-ou visited last summer n resort
blessed with good roads, whether East or
West, you saw "sixes" of patrician framo
nnd railroad speed, with Dig Sister sitting
coolly at tho wheel, pausing nt tho post
office on her way for a country spin. And
you wondpred If tho rnllow youth seated be
side the compptent pilot would ever hnvo the
gumption to luindlo a renl car himself.
An authoritative nrtlcle on tendencies and
developments of tho 19HJ car appears In tho
Scientific American, written by a meehnnlcnl
engineer, S. P. McMlnn. "Tho Car of 191D"
(2):
Not tho lonst Important of the develop
ments of tho past year has been tho com
mercializing of tho S-cyllnder motor. Or
should wo say, popularizing, for tho motor of
this type has long1 been successfully uf.ed
by our brothers across the sen. We now
havo two American 8-cyllnder motors, ono
selling for Just under $2000 and tho other
selling for less than J1C00. Shall wo havo
more? It seems moro than likely.
From tho S-cyllndor It Is but a step to
the motor with 12 cylinders. So fnr. only
one foreign maker has attained success with
this type of motor, nnd hero ugnln It Is
characteristic that already several wpII
known American makers nro experimenting
with motors of this kind. Tho llght-by-com-parlsou
6-cyllnder cur continues to hold Hh
own. As n matter of cold fnct, the stUI-llghter-by-comparlson,
small, high-speed, 4
cyllnder motor appears to ' have mado
greater strides In the year, nnd by compari
son, than has the G. Another significant
fcaturo Is tho Increase In tho number of cars
which sell at or near to the $1000 mark.
Tho outward appearanco of tho car of 1915
has not changed very much. Yet there Is a
subtle something which utmost Involuntarily
brings to mind and expression the saying,
"Clean ns a hound's tooth." Tho term
"stream line," by tho way, has become a com
mon one, yet there aro not many among tho
ranks of motorists who know Its significance.
It means brlofly that tho designer has taken
advantage of the entering wedge principle
and has at least In part converted wind re
sistance to his own uses. In other words, ho
has conserved some of the wasted energy
represented by displaced atmosphere by
training the eddy currents to help push tho
car along'.
"A Ford and Cantafford"
For those who conspicuously can afford,
Vogue describes some of tho exotic and opu
lent methods of spending money on fit
tings, footmen, liveries and automobile
etiquette, In "Tho Esthetics of the Motor
Car" (3):
The most Impressive feature of the big
Now York Automobile Show was tho empha
bIs laid on small details of luxury and com
fort. Peoplo ure no longer especially Inter
ested In the mechanical problems Involved.
It Is recognized that, speaking; generally, tho
motor will run rather more perfectly and
satisfactorily than u bracelet watch.
Tho 1915 Inclosed car' of tho best type
really contains all the essential fittings ot
the boudoir, the living1 room and tho hall
compressed Into small compass and pot In
tho most convenient position. Tollot enses,
for Instance, are elaborately completo; they
contain perfume bottles, mirrors, vanity
cases, hairpin boxes and many other useful
trifles. In nddltlon to these toilet fittings
many cars carry writing tables, pencils, card
cases veil compartments hat and parcel
racks, and holders for books or magazines.
Many aUo have electric, cigar lighters with
rests and ash trays. Umbrella holders have
come In for a share of improvement. Tha
holders of yore were merely Intended to keep
the umbrella from falling down; they per
mitted It to make as much of a pool on the
floor of the car as the degree of wetness dic
tated. The rack of today, however, Is pro
vided with a drain to carry the water
through tho floor of the car.
In view of the authority with which Vogue
speaks on those delicate and subtle shadings
which Ineffably distinguish the sheep from
the goats, the following- dictum assumes the
Importance of unwritten law; and If the
style of the paper permitted, It should be
printed In Italics;
It Is also not considered In good taste to
have flowers In the car. The custom, -which
was started In Paris by the demi-monde, has
not met with, favor by smart women. Quite
aside from Us origin, there U something about
It which seems out of place, and It Is gen
erally conceded that It crosses that halr-llue
which divides the smart from the ultra.
Almost at the other pole of motoring, but
vivid with ruggednew and sincerity, gland
out this Httar written by r K, B4-
waidj, ma llllnola farmer, to the editor at his
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the Magazines
favorite farm paper. It Is quoted by T, it.
Von Kcler, in "Tho Farmer and tho Motor
Car" (4);
My wife and daughter Imd been alllngr tot
years. We had tried nil sorts of medicines,
' cures" nhel doctors. They cost awfully, but
did no g-ood. Tho whole family became dis
couraged, it look tho spunk nil out of mo to
nee tho womenfolks dragging through each
day In such n forlorn way. None of us wag
happy; life was hard, work plied up. We
wore going backward In mdro ways than one,
although wo stuck close to our work on tho
farm and In tho homo, nnd never went any
where. Finally, J got desperate nnd bought
nn nutonlobllo. Novcr sold a word about it
until I drovo Into tho yard with the tlbvf
car.
My! how my wlfo did scold me for my ex
travagance. Hlio'd never rldo In Hi We
couldn't nfford It. etc. I mado ho back
talk, but nftcr n few days' uso of that ma
chine around tho form, carrying milk to the
depot, doing twlco tho business In half the
time, my daughter "felt well enough" to take
u rldo In It. 1 drovo slowly and carefully,
until she got n little used to it, then I
showed her how that car could go. When
wo got home she rushed Into the house full
of excitement nnd onthuslnsm; hugged nnd
klsspd her mother nnd cried;
"Oh, It's glorious; you simply must go out
In our enr!" nnd with tho accent on tho
"our." After a few rides my wife liked It
ns well as my daughter, nnd slnco then tho
whnlo fnmlly has driven out nlmost every
day or evening, If only for a short run. Get
ting outdoors, hrenthlng fresh air, seeing
new scenes and faces, creating now interests,
along with sharp nppetltes, has cured both
wlfo and daughter and mado a new man of
me. We nil feel llfo Is worth living, after
nil. Wo aro making money and prospering.
Not u dollar has gono for medicines or doc
tors slnco I bought my automobile three
years ngo.
Motor Cars in the War
Tho very latest application of tho auto
mobile has, of courso, been Its manifold serv
Ico In tho war.
An nrtlcle by May Sinclair, the famous
novelist, "With nn English Ambulances
Corps In Belgium" (G), gives n realistic
sonso of theso motor ambulances nnd tholr
tragic work:
Our cprps, working double shifts", waa
badly In nepd of moro motor ambulances,
but wo were told that so many cars -wera
being sent Into Franco that nono could bo
spared for Belgium at present. We had
given up hope, when suddenly ono afternoon
two brnnd-new motor ambulances rolled up
to tho hospital front, with two brand-new
chauffeurs In brand-new suits of khdkl.
Thoy had Just como up from Ostend, and
hadn't been there 10 minutes when orders
enmo through for nn nmbulanco to bo sent
at once to Melle.
The lllngo of Melle that had been raked
liv rifle Are not long before was quiet and
almost deserted. Hp a sldo street, propped
nirnlnst tho wall of a stable, four wounded
Belgians waited for the nmbulanco. A fifth,
shot through the back of his head, lay In
front of them on n dripping stretcher. Tho
euro of tho village wns there. He wore the
Bed Crois brassard on the sleeve of his cas
sock, nnd carried tho host In a llttlo bag- of
purplo silk. -
Tho man on tho dripping stretcher -wan
HftPd In first, very slowly nnd gently. The
curn climbed In after him, carrying tho
hose. Ho kneeled there while the blood
from tho wounded head oozed through tho
bandages and through the canvas of tho
sti etcher, to the floor and to tho skirts of his
cassock In the supremo act there was no
unseemly haste. Ho remained three
moments, three mortal moments, charged
with Immortality. One of us received his
mlsaal and his bng of purple silk as he
gathered his cassock about him and de
scended. ,
"You havo done everything, monsieur?"
"Yes, mndumo." His lips quivered ns ho.
took again his missal and his purple bag.
The death uf everv Belgian soldier Is a
sword In tho heart of theso Belgian soldiers
of the cross. The new enr thus baptised nnd
consecrated ran home with Its wounded,'
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