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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA', TUESDAY, 'AUGUST 17, 101S;
0?HE WOMAN WITH A "TEMPERAMENT"
AND HER COMMONSENSE SISTER
Ifc.Is Said That Women Can Never Strike a Happy
Medium in Their Affections, and to Judge by
Some Examples, One Would Almost Believe It
MOTHERHOOD MAY
BAR DH WILSON FROM
SCHOOL PROMOTION
By ELLEN ADAIR
T WAVE JUt been rereading that de-1 which their
X Hghtfully quaint old novel. "Sense nnd
Senslbllitr' by Jane Austen, In which
the heroins of th tale Li so carried
away by the excess of
her own (eellnga on
,11 nnd every occasion
that she lands herself
nnd her family Into
all sorts of troubles.
Moderation In any
thin Is quite un
known to her; In
fact, she scorns It ns
something too Initio
nnd dull for one of her
hlRhly strung tern
tcrnment.
This thin excuse nf
being "highly strung" covers a multitude
of peccadilloes In the lives of many peo
pie today. It Is the great modern plea,
the vindication for all manner of fool
ishneSs.
The heroine of Jane Austen's novel, re
ferred to above. Is an example of ex
treme "temperament," nnd has her coun
terpart In some modern maidens, al
though, fortunately, the number la not
many In a few terso sentences the au
thor tolls Us how her heroine behaved
when her lover was called nway very
suddenly on Important business
vnlrMi had been oftenest
fnlnsrl nn.1 ftat nt the Instrument gating
on every line of music that he had writ
ten out for her till her heart was so
henvy that no farther sadness could bo
Kilned; and this nourishment of grlf
was every day applied! She spent whole
hnurs at the pianoforte alternately sing
ing and crying, her volco often totally
suspended by her tears. In books, too,
ns well as In music, she courted the
mI... ...I.I..I. a MHlvnal tiAtwAitn 1 l.n
liurvij' nilllll 11 tuiitiuai ......... -.. .
past and present was certain of giving. I
Bhe read nothing but what they had been
used to read together.
"such violence of affliction Indeed could
not be supported foreicrs It sunk within
a few days Into n calmer meiancnoiy;
but these employments, to which she dally
recurred, her solitary walks and silent
meditations, still produced effusions of
sorrow os lively as ever."
Friends Fear Education Board
Will Disregard Her as Can
didate for Superintendent
MATTER OF DELICACY"
Normal School Head Has Trained
Mute Son Herself Ho Will Enter
Harvard This Year at Ago of 10
Ago of 16
EVEN CHAMPION SWIMMER ONCE
FEARED TO VENTURE INTO WATER
Miss Olga Dorfner, Possessor of Championship Titles,
Says She Used to Hang Onto Kail of the Pool,
and That Instinct Doesn't Help
i i -
IP ONLT wo could catch that mue oira
who "tells." What' a story he could
"Marianne would havo thought herself
Vary Inexcusable had she been able to
sleep at all the first night nfter parting
from Wllloughby. She would havo been
ashamed to look her family In the face
the next morning had she not risen fiom
her bed In more need of repose than
When she lay down In It. Hut the feel
Ings which mado such composure, a dis
grace left her In no danger of Incurring
It Bhe was awake the whole night and
aho wept the greatest part of It. She
got up with a headache, was unable to
talk and Unwilling to tako any nourish
ment, giving pain every moment to r.er
mother and sisters, and forbidding all
attempt at consolation from either. Her
sensibility una patent enough I
"When brenkfast was over sho walked
out by herself nnd wrfndcred about tho
Village, IndulKlm: the recollection of tinst
enjoyment, and crying over tho present
reverse for tho most of tho morning!
"The evening pasted off In equal In
dulgence of fooling. She played over
every favorite song that she had been
used to piny to Wllloughby, ovcry air in
There must have becri a morbid pleas
ure In grief of this sort. Personally 1
have met people who nre never so happy
as when plunged In Utter woo Irish
though this statement may sound. They
enjoy the feeling that they of all people
have been specially singled out for sor
row, and they take n ghoulish delight in
gloating over their own miseries,
It scarcely seems a healthy occupation,
this nursing of private woes! And yet It
is indulged in by many of those "so
called highly strung" souls who scorn tho
more stoically Inclined as beings devoid of
all proper feeling. The other day hero In
I'nrls I witnessed a scene of this sort. A
llttlo Trench woman was mourning tho
fact that her son was at tho war Sho
was weeping copious tears nt the thought
of tho dangers ho was running an atti
tude tulto unliko that of tho usual French
woman, who nlways keeps up
ft brave front, no matter what
sho may bo suffering.
This woman was being com
forted by n Indy In deep
mourning. "Tour son will
como back safely, bo do not
weep!" she was saying In
kindly tones.
'fl-
Later I heard that the
comforter had herself lost n
husband and three sons In
tho war. Yet sho could speak
cnlmly, nnd not only control
herself, but seek to control
nnd to comfort others, too.
And this, nftnr all. Is tho finest exam
ple of a courago which a woman can display.
SUFFRAGE PIONEERS
DESERVE MONUMENTS
So Says Miss Bertha Sapovits,
Votes for Women Leader,
After Boston Visit
Suffrage leaders are as worthy of monu
ments and statutes as many of tho fore
most colonists who fought In tho Revo
lutionary War, according to Miss Bertha
gapovlts, Philadelphia suffrage worker,
who returned yesterday after n tour of
two weeks, spent mostly In Now Eng
land. "I was very much Impressed with Bos
ton." Miss Sapovits said. "I could not
fall to notice the many monuments erect
ed there In memory of tho early patriots
who wcro prominent In the Revolutionary
War. Surely the early suffrage leaders,
women who faced ridicule which Is some:
times more powerful than bullets, women
who have been responsible for the grant
ing of the ballot to thousands and thou
sands of women surely they nre deserv
ing of fitting memorials In America's
many cities.
"I feel sure that monuments will bo
erected to such women as Mrs. rank
hurst. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, Susan B.
Anthony and many others. It is not cus
tomary, I think, to erect monuments to
Jiving persons, but In years to como sure
ly fitting memorials will bo erected In
honor of tho early suffrage leaders.
'The early colonlBts gavo liberty to 13
colonies nnd a few million human beings.
The work of the forerunners of the sut
frnge movement has given political free
dom to millions of women in many of
our States."
Miss Sapovits Bald that the new suf
frage tags were seen throughout New
England. "They havo been' glued to
traveling bags, suitcases and even on
cameras," Miss Sapovits said, "and, I
assure you, they make a welcome sight
Indeed. 1 am referring to the tags, of
course. It shows the spirit of the peo
ple. 'The trip to Boston I made by sea.
Not only has the captain of the Bteumer
oreclan been converted to the cause, but
many of the passengers as well. On the
two trips, both going and on the re
turn, suffrage was discussed practically
by nil hands."
Miss Sapovits will work In Philadelphia
until nfter the November election.
The Kid's Chronicle
THIS uftlrnoon I was wawklng nlawng
and I startld to go past a lot of tuff
kids standing awn n cornlr, nnd nun of
them scd, O look whoso going past. Mccn
Ing me, and nnulhlr wun scd, I bet I can
lick that guy, and nnuthlr wun scd. Hay
mack. I bet I can lick you.
Meenlng me. ony I Jest kepp awn wawk
lng past ns If I dldcnt no who they ment.
nnd pritty soon I passed a little tuff kid
standing by himself, and he sed, Wats
tho mattlr, mack, was those felloa yell
ing at you,
Yes, tliaro pritty fresh, I sed.
Hay, fellos, heera a guy sea yure pritty
fresh, the Ilttel kid yelled, and the whole
Bang calm running up yelling like en
thlng, and they got awl erround mo In n
ring, and the biggest kid sed. Lot him ilto
Casey, enseys his size. And he pushed
Kid nt me, beelnc a kid with ....,
and so meny holes in his cloio you mitu
think he was worelng holes Insted of
cloze, and the kid put up his fists like a
prize liter, saying, Kite me, I dare you.
I will If noboddy elts butts In. I sed.
Go nhed nnd nto him, noboddy elts will
Ilttel kid with tho holes startld to run
nt me and I startld to lite him. and I was
JiB J11"1 nwI to ""thing wen awl of a
suddln I felt a fcorso bang nwn the ccr,
and wat wos It but nnuthlr Ilttel kid
Jumping erround In back of me.
Hay, no fare, no fnri r v.n.
..m0.".' T",1 t0 flt0 cny moar the kid
with tho holes, you nte him, Puggy.
WMWl nte,' "' llte hlm- BeU the biggest
k,- ,I,c?'nE nb"t twlso as big as me
with frecklls nwl ovlr him.
No, I dont wunt to flte you, I sed
Go awn, nte him. hn rnn nt. .
Puggy. s,ed the kid with the holes. -'
Aii scd Puggy.
Awl rlto. wato tllll get something. I sed
tX -St,ar"d .t0 pU8h ,hro the tuff kids',
S ' wu"t to get something, wate a
ilV -I.UBt V my thlnB' Ani they
1 tu out,iylnB Let him get something!
And as soon ns I was outside the crowd
I startld to run like enythlng and I ran
hoam and slammed the frunt doar wen
the tuff gang was 2 pavemlnts behind me.
Slander
A parrot is for prating prlz'd
But prattling women are despised.
Sho who attacks another's honour
""awa every living thing upon her.
Think, madam, when you stretch your
That all your neighbors, too, havo
One slander, fifty will hi..t
The world with Interest pays the debt.
Poor Bichard's Almanac for 17
Dr. Lucy Langdon Williams Wilson
may be deprived of higher ofTlco In tho
public school system because sho Is a
mother.
The fact that she has a son, who Is
about to enter Harvard University, Is
being used against her In her fight for
promotion. Mrs. Wilson's child was born
n mute. In conscqucnco of the efforts of
his mother the lad was taught to speak.
Under her tlltcction ho has mastered as
tronomy, horticulture and all of the an
cient nnd modern languages. Ho quali
fied for entrance into Harvard at the ago
of 16.
Mrs. Wilson Is tho wlfo of Dr. William
P. Wilson, curator of tho Commercial
Museums. Sho Is nn explorer of Interna
tional reputation and has nscended tho
heights of tho Andes. She Is head of tho
department of biology nt tho Philadelphia
Normal School nnd principal of tho Wll
Ilnm Penn evening High School for
Girls.
ALUMNAU FAVOll DOCTOR WILSON.
Civic clubs nnd ntumnno of tho public
schools who havo been prepared for tho
teaching profession by Mrs. Wilson nro
urging that sho bo promoted cither to
the prlnclpnlshlp of the new South Phila
delphia High School or to tho supcrln
tendency of the entlro public school sys
tem. Mrs. Wilson was a candidate for
tho prlnclpnlshlp several months ago.
Her name opposed thnt of Dr. William
F. Grny. Tho vote resulted in n dead
lock, and tho oince hns not yot been
filled. Mennwhllo Dr. William C. Jacobs,
Superintendent of Schools, died, and thnt
oillco was also left vacant.
Friend? of Doctor Wilson nro deter
mined that her work as an educator shall
be recognized, nnd that motherhood shall
not bar her from n lorger field of activ
ity. Sho should not bo penalized, they
say, for exercising the most sacred duty
that a woman can perform.
a MAT-rnn of -delicacy."
A member of the Board of Education
said today:
"This matter Is one of such cxtrcmo
delicacy that I do not enro to have my
name mentioned. But, really, I do not
bcllcvo thnt a woman who has n family
should be permitted to teach at all. If,
by anv special provision of the law, she
Is given a position, sho should at least
not be promoted, so that slngla women
will bo deprived of higher ofllce.
"I hnve been told that Mrs. Wilson's
husbard earns a largo and sufficient sal
ary. There arc thousands of women In
the city who nre not so fortunate ns to
be married, nnd who therefore stand In
greater need of compensation by taxpay
ers. There nre also hundreds of men
employed In tha school system who hnve
families to support. If they aro capable
of filling executlvo positions, why not per
mit them to attain advancement?"
DOCTOR WILSON AN EXCEPTION.
It was explained that a rule of the
Board of Education forbids tho employ
ment of married women In any capacity
unless they can prove, by affidavit, that
they nre widows or that their husbands
aro mentally or physically Incapacitated
Mrs. Wilson's ensa was an exception un
der the rule because she was a teacher
before It was passed. The law could not
affect women nlready In the employ of
tho Board of Education when tho ruling
was made.
While Mrs. Wilson cannot bo dismissed
from her present position, her marriage
may exclude her from promotion. Sho
may be further handicapped by being a
mother.
reveal of wAlHng and gnashing of teeth
among the host of women whoso attempt
to conquer that elusive something In the
art of swimming that keeps ono afloat
haw ended In a miserable falluro to do
anything but gulp and sink.
Nover mind, faint hearts, the consoling
news reaches us that even tho great have
passed through this rall-cllnging, gasping
stage, nnd that after all our Intuition
Isn't such an Infallible source of guidance
ns we havo been led to believe.
According to tho young Philadelphia
miss who holds all Eastern records for
short-distance swimming and has won
the national championship for plunging,
Intuition Isn't any more dependable In
telllnir ua lust how to navlsate a stream
nrnnerlv thnn It is reliable In gauging the
proper amount of flour for tho grlddlo
cokes or wnter in stowing pens.
INTUITION NOT ENOUGH.
Of course, Intuitively, women know how
to stew peas and (some) to swim, but this
story hinges on tho word "properly."
What Is worth doing Is worth doing
well, and Olga Dorfnor, tho champion
girl swimmer, as her records show,
swims exceedingly well.
To swim properly, Bho believes It is nrst
of nil necessary to acquire good form.
Thcro Is a psychological second for every
movement, nnd there Is a certain Juxta
position of nrms, legs and body nt every
count, nccordlng to this young mistress of
the nrt. To acquire graco and case In the
wnter, according to Miss Dorfner, It Is
necessary to know this good form and,
knowing It, It Is within reach of alt to
accomplish anything In tho way of pro
pelling ono's self through tho water.
Sho explained, In modest, girlish fash
Ion, tho relaxed, supple state of limbs
and body necessary to good form, empha
sizing, however, tho fnct that nt the same
time there should be thnt happy combina
tion of Btrcngth nnd graco In nrms. nnd
legs to permit of making good tlmo with
easy Btrokes.
"I WAS AFItAID AT FIRST."
She laughed Infectiously nt tho ques
tion as to whether she Just glided Into
tho water tho very first tlmo and struck
out successfully. "No, Indeed," she re
plied. "I was qulto nfrnld at first and
used to hnng on to tho rail of tho pool
so despcratelyq at times that It was re
ported to my father, who threatened to
terminate my lessons If I didn't stop It."
Mlis Olga was tutored nt first under
nn cx-chnmplon swimmer of England and
later by Noah Marks, at the Turngo
mclnde pool. This was four and a half
years ago, slnco which time this little
lady has won tho national championship
for women for plunging, making 56 feet In
2-5 seconds, and winning tho title of
champion of short distance sprints, hold
ing nt present all records for 40, DO, SO, 100,
2M, 440 nnd 8S0 yards.
"Swimming Is a splendid method of de
veloping every part of the body and a
great health producer I haven't had sick
ness of nny kind since I took up swim
ming," said this girl of seventeen nnd a
hnlf summers, who looks the very essenco
of ph j steal perfection "I advise learning
the breast stroke first; then the under
arm, single ovcrnrm, trudgcon, nnd Inst of
nil tho crawl. In this w'ny every muscle
of the body Is brought Into play
BHOIIT DISTANCES DEST.
"I do all my sprints with the crawl
stroke, because there Is less resistance ns
the body la skimming more along tho sur
fa;o of tho wnter, while In the trudgcon
Btrokc tho body Is more submerged. I
never do long-distance swimming," she
ndded, "ns It spoils one's form for short
sprints.
"Doctors advise ono to stay in the water
not more thnn M or 30 minutes nt one
time." nnd sho smiled hnlf seriously, hnlf
mischievously, "but I stny In n couple of
hours nt the very least. Of course, I
think people who nre troubled with weak
hearts aro wise to limit their time to 10 or
1j minutes."
Miss Dorfner concluded her dissertation
on swimming with the remnrk which Is ul-
wnys greeted with open-mouthed nnd un
disguised awe by tho nonswlmmlng set
(who usually have inside Information quite
to tho contrary) that "it is Impossible to
tno reicrrca, or course, to tho posl-
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OLGA DORFNER
BATHERS IGNORE LAWS fiOOO BOYS AND GIRLsl
GO TO SCHOOL DAM
WITHOUT BREAlffi
OF FASHION MASTERS;
SOME SUITS SHABBY
Fair Bathers Think More of
Surf and Less of Selves
as Season Nears Close
NEW RULES EVERY WEEK
tlon In the water where the body lies out
flat on the surface, nrms submerged and
paddling gently with the feet, but admit
ted, laughingly, that nature played us a
pretty mean trick in endowing us with
only two arms, both of which Instinct
prompts us to wave frantically In tho air
when fear of sinking seizes us.
PHUADELPHIANS JUST
"LOVE" FRIED CHICKEN
More Fowl Consumed Here
Than Any Other Dish Also
America's Favorite Food
sink."
RUSSIAN INFLUENCE STILL
EVIDENT ON NEWEST SUITS
Almanac for 174J.
Squeegee Pig Gets His Dinner
anSVX'" P'e an1 h'S Bl,te"" CurIy
'nn'l.'00!5 "?. .at and "uniP bo
ially starving." thought Frisky a ha
.,kei?l,!'ra' 'hey seem sowor?
PniSKY COTTONTAIL slipped away
from the garden .one flna day for
an exploring trip all by his own self.
He bad no Idea where he was going, or
how long he would stay he just wanted
trip, and mayhap, if he wag lucky, an
adventure.
As be trotted through the shrubbery
long the roadside, he wondered where
he had better turn off, and Just then
Ssilll
"Vi iisver tfau there uxil squeal at
tkw do."
something seemed to- my "Os Westj"
iijid to the west he turud.
Hf bsdu't 0m tor tut b h4WM upder
tbe fAc funny Utile "sqitMk. Sfjuwik,"
wWh memmi W wy a plain a day,
'I'm tmugrirl WjuiM Is my dinner cmd
lg'" ," thought KrUMy to binyelf.
'th sen poor cMM" wbe to (arv.
tat ferMtb- I mm toqfc ari wbo it
to." Ho t mwm4 and, MMWd iiaLur the
tjj rail Uaet- msui wbai 4 you upjx
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etaUObe Uttbt BJt ytgt tfaw lr
I
ren
look
23 seT' bd,nne;: wait
If I do. maybe they wilt gvo me a taste
tW.Wimh. ?oTfenceh.rU8h a "ev,ca '"
i!f0.r8 hha1 ben there five minutes
wairm.p?,Unt p, P luch a chYmoV
that Trlsky could hardly hear MmV.ie
think! "Dear me." he siiu. "I don'? see
why they get o excited about the"? food!
If they aro that hungry, why don't th.J
hunt for somsthlng to' eat? rSVJi.r
slay there and squeal as they dot" V
,B.ut Pn?ky dldn,t knw Pigs, that w
uiBln. Thow tbreo joung p.'. l 2J
more noise than a hundred nbuui
grunted, they squealed, th.y ruihSX
araumi anrf 11-..1 .1 '. "". ruohea
starts squeaVw Tn 3"""
gain, "" B" over
"I surely do want some of the dlnn.r
hey are trying for." said Frisky tohSX
If It in worth sueh a, fuss. I wnuSS. 3Q9
surprised If It was al.Tesh Utta m tn
carrots young and tender!" ,cuue SW
Just than Ihi. v.
a Soi of delight ttartWHTr XA?
ols head through the ifinVvSJ
th4i fanner coming aeroe the field. "Now
come, thU geo4 dinner." fd FrUky
must watch for son mnttr
Access the field, clcr and atMer cam.
the farmer, tijl be throw wita "f
inwr swps! Squg Curly "nd
Wwly mwed deilghtM and grabbed for
WW tfo the farmer's back waa tttnui
But Frisky was very OUappolnUd. "Jta.
fore t would laaka ucl a. fuss Uggina
for Umu id! ax dinner!" etfS.d
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TO THE many of us
who are trying to find
a cool spot In which to
fan our fevered brows,
this closely-buttoned fall
suit mny prove more or
less discouraging, but
It Is one of the fall mod
els which has attracted
considerable favorable
comment In wholesale
circles. It Is an Amer
ican adaptation of a Cal
lot model, and Is mado
of that good old standby
In fashionable suitings
navy blue serge. An al
most Invisible self-stripe
Is seen In the goods, but
the effect at first glance
Is that of a plain fabrla.
The tendency which Is
rapidly developing In fall
milts is toward fitted ef
fects. Some designers
even go so far as to
openly suggest a return
to the long, awkward
bolster-llke styles, with
long coats and volumi
nous Bklrt, which were
the rage some years ago.
I hope these will never
come to be, but tho
plaited skirts have come
already, and tho coata
are more than likely to
follow.
T o d a ys Illustration
shows a long coat, with
a loose belt clasped by a
gunmotal buckle. Bone
buttons are used tq fas
ten the front, which Is
noticeably Hussion In
line. The full sleeves are
set-In, with a turned
back, cuff, braided on the
edge to match the rest
of the suit. A slight flare
is seen on the bottom of
"'" 9a. which is three
quarters in length.
m?8 "klrt '" v,"r wW".
with a panel In front,
S0,1 entirely of deep
around the bottom, and
S5u,,f.in The hat
F-lflh this cpstume
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Fashion Hints
What Is I'hlladelphin's favorlto dish?
Thero Is no doubt about America's fa
vorlto dish. That was decided for ail
umo nt the recent International Hotel
Stewards' Convention In Detroit. In a
populnrlty contest fried chicken won In
a walk, with lettuce salad a bad second.
Sovcrnl of the chefs of this clty'B lead
ing hotels wcro nsked whnt dish Is tho
most popular. Tho chefs wero unanimous
In tho opinion that chicken Is tho fa
vorlto nrtlclo of food for rhllndelphlnns
nnd other patrons of tho hotels.
So America's favorlto dish is also
Philadelphia's most popular delectable.
The chefs differed on tho question of
which was tho most popular way of pre
paring chicken. Alexandre Gastard, heart
chef of the IUtz-Carlton, said that sliced
chicken with a sauce was the guest's
favorite dish, while Paul Schwczcl, as
sistant head chef of tho Ucllcvuc-Strat-ford,
nnd Joseph Scrra, head chef of
tho Adclphln, were of tho opinion that
tho breast of chicken, with a dressing, Is
tho most enticing to tho epicures. All
tnrco culinary experts declared that
"chicken a la king." a special Philadel
phia dish Invented by a Phlladclphlan, Is
very popular.
"I am not qualified to decide what Is
Philadelphia's most popular dish, becauso
I cater largely to out-of-town guests, nnd
to peoplo who havo cultivated a foreign
taste." said Gastard, of tho PJtz-Carlton.
"I find that tho breast of chicken, with
npproprlato dressing. Is most in demand."
said Schwezel, of tho Bcllovuc-Strntford.
Fish and lamb are nlso very popular,
and run chicken close seconds. But thero
no doubt that chicken Is most popular,
lsh no doubt that chicken Is most popular,
known almost JOOO pounds of chicken to
be used In tho restaurant in a slnglo day,
Salads aro nlso very popular, but are
not so much In demand ns tho fowl."
. .."' he.ad chef ot tho Adolphla, said
that Americans nro very fond of salads
American salads, not foreign salads with
fancy dressings. Desplto this deserved
popularity, ho said, salada are not in tho
same class with chicken as a favorite
dish. Ho sa d thnt In n aln. j.. ZZ
Arlfllnhln r.,,, Z t. "j .... i" " "10
SOO pounds of chicken. """ "" mUCh na
Grapefruit .Knife
ri?iH'Pefr,!t J3 B0,nf ou' f season
M.dlV',.b th1ro nre ma"y devotees of
tills delicious brenkfimt ,ll-l. ,.... ",.t
regale themselves with grapefruit cock-
Lnn8.' tS- Wtl ,he ver "" fruit has
?V ,Bmany complaints aro mado
about badly prepared fruits; that Is
..w.. ,,.u nbtdcitia 10 come out readilv
that this little knife, designed for th
purpose of obviating tho difficulty, -will
prove a great help. It is made of very
thin steel, with a curved end. suitable for
cutting around the fruit with more sat
isfactory resultB on account of the saw
shaped edges of the steel. They Bell for
30 cents apiece.
ONE-PIECE BATHING SUITS
BANNED BY MAYOR'S EDICT
"Regular Seashore" Garb Must Bo
Worn, Haddonfield Executive Says
Can a womnn wear what she pleases
when she swims f
I 4
f are very smart
? Of Mrlnv .111.
Ji JTil r '
BJUH
to be used wpe "'
lag;, w Wnei motor
fete SBaUrtaL
tf.flP..' fU
This Is a question whleh In nllTll,; ii.
legul authorities of Jlaildonfield. N. J.
The towp s un offlclal swimming pool
known as Montwell Dam, and Tuesdays
and Fridays havo been set aside as wo
men a and girls' days. As cumbersome
skirts and other excess paraphernalia aro
a nuisance to ono who bathes, the fair
divers donned one-piece bathing suits
which added Joy to the plunge because
of their brevity.
Aa no tickets were sold for these open
air baths pf the women many of tho
bathers objected when thoy saw a lone
man on a nearby hill admiring them from
an artistic standpoint. His plea that he
was an artist and that hoVas Interested
solely for art's Bake was not accented
and he was driven off. Then the Borough
Commissioners met and decided that tho
one-piece bathing suit, which most of the
fair mermaids wore, should be tabooed at
once. Many of the women say that the
meeting of the commissioners was due to
tales told by the lone observer who was
chased from the scene.
As a result of the agitation Mayor Lln
pincott Issued1 an edict as follows-
neguiar aeasnore bathing suits must
nw. 4w sntuifiiiija: anil earning tha
wearing ot trunks only Is prohibited '
Hiss Stella H. Taylor, of th and Wal.
nut streets, la the instructor. She sav
that she Introduced the one-piece bathini
suit because It la comfortable..
Automobile Tiro Life Preservers Now
Under Ban Can't Stop
Night Bnthinff
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 17, Tho surf at
high-noon yesterday gavo evidence of tho
fnct thnt tho customary Mondny de
partures had been checked and that ft
vast nrmy Is now hero for a prolonged
stay. Thero wero nearly as many In tho
water ns on Sunday, several very largo
day excursions helping to swell the num
ber of bathers. Tho August crowd al
ways goca In for Bport Instead of stylo,
ro but few new costumes nro to bo seen
on tho beach now. Even tho girls who
lovo to pose on tho bearh aro not paying
so much attention to their raiment now ns
they did early In tho season. People havo
no time to look at the details of bathing
costumes but spend their tlmo disporting
In tho cool waves. Costumes which were
veritable French models In tho early part
of the ocason aro now dowdy nnd Ill
looking, but tho fair bathers enjoy them
selves moro now, as they go In for sport
alone.
PLENTY OF BUliES
Not a week passes licro unless somo now
ruling or regulation Is Issued by those In
authority. Mnny of these nre rigidly en
forced for n few days and then forgottpn
nnd things go along n the samo old way.
Chief Beach Surgeon Bosscrt has issued
an order that beginning today, Inner
tubes of automobile, tires will not bo
allowed In the ocean. Ho says there havo
been many ncar-drownlngs ns results of
the use of this stylo of plaything. Ho
stntcs that people who cannot swim be
come Infatuated when these tires buoy
them up, and they paddle around, un
conscious of danger, until they get in
deep water and then yell for tho life
guards. Thero havo been at least a
thousand of those tubes In ueo during
this season, and It will keep the beach
patrol busy for a few days looking after
tho violators.
Thcro Is somo tnlk of stopping night
bathing on account of tho possible danger,
but this fnd has grown to such largo pro
portions that It would tako two companies
of militia to drtvo tho bathers who uso
tho ocean nfter sundown out of the water.
During all of tho agitation over tho
proper obsorvnnco of Sunday here mnny
havo noticed that ono block of Bonrdwnlk
stores is nlways closed on Sundays.
Many havo wondered why a dozen mcr
chnntB In ono block havo tho courage to
ccaso business on tho day of tho Week
wnon coin circulates most freely. Tho
owners havo Incorporated In the lenses
of nil tenants thnt their leases will be null
and void If any business Is carried on on
Sunday.
FnATKItNAI. EXCURSIONS.
Big excursions aro coming In every day
ww.i jTuuuucipnia nnu aajneent territory,
most of them being under tho nusplccs
of fratcrnnl societies connected with large
manufacturing concerns.
There nre many handsomo gardens nnd
lawns In this city, nml nnonin nrtr, in.
dcr how they nro kept In such good con
dition when tho natural soil is sandy and
when tho scorching rays of tho summer
sun soon dries up even tho heaviest rain.
Gardens look especially good this sum
mer because many of the property own
ers have put In operation Irrigation ays
terns with piping running from the city
water supply to all parts of the garden.
This saves a lot of work every day, tho
garden hose not being necessary, and If
a dry spell should come, plants and
flowers can bo mudo to bloom by co
pious wntor drenching from these new
systems.
JITNEY BOATS.
At ono of the boathouses on tho back
wntors of Atlantic City tho enterpris
ing owner has placed a slern whlr.h
rends, "Jitney Balling and Fishing. Boats
10 and 15 cents an hour." Crabbing par
ties are big features every afternoon now,
big catches being made every day.
Vic nichards, a native Philadelphian,
who was compelled to cancel his Euro
pean engagements on account of the war,
heads his own minstrel company, which
opened In Ocean City last night.
"Cousin Lucy." -the new comedy writ
ten for Julian Eltlngc, received Its in
itial production at the Apollo Theatre last
night, and the play scored.
"Brother Masons."h new farce by Sey
mour Brown nnd Hnrry Lewis, was the
offering nt the Cort Theatre, and It got
by nicely, with every promise" of being
a big hit.
PHILADELPHIANS AT SIIOP.E
Among tho Phlladelphlans hero are:
Mr. and Mrs. S. Lowenstctn Mr. nnd
Mrs, iinncy Mopes, William F. Oland,
Miss Helen Blckley, Miss Lucille Thomp
son. Miss Clara Stotesbury, Mrs. J. B.
Perrlne and Miss Mildred Perrlne. Dr.
and Mrs. Jnmes W. Cottlng, Mrs. Emma
Fox, Miss Grace M. Fox, Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson Clymer, Miss Sophia Appell, Mr.
and Mrs Walter M. Schwartz, Charles
Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Holmes and
family, of Tacony; Mrs. John II. Nulton
and family: Mrs. Frederick Schlalch.
Fredorlck Schlalch, Jr., Mrs. J. p
Brown, Miss Kathryn Marie Brown Mr"
nnd Mrs. Clarence Marks, of n.iv Tn.
Mrs. E. F. Abner, Alfred Norrls, Mr. and
Mrs. Perdlnnnd nilnheima.- mi.- .. JL'
Surprising Condition Reveal
oy Acting Superin.
tendent Garber
"PENNY LUNCH" SYSTl
iiopca oi remedying Evil bS
introduction Varied Menu
of Children
Six thousand boys and girls n-
publle schools of this city each d&y'
out having eaten breakfast ,
This surprising fact w. r. .
Investigation conducted under th 5?
tlnn nf tlr. .Tnhn V n-.u"LU:r..ltI9 ll
intendent of schools. Formal Si
showed that approximately 20.000 chria!
eat breakfast before 6 o'clock b.rf
they nro obliged to tako their mea!l
their parents, who must bo at w,5t
tho flnrl er mnrnlntr tin,,.. ""'tils
Of the GOOd underfed vr,i.. ., H
jorlty aro not deprived of food S
of poverty. The r mlnfnM .KSS
rntUn in II. ...,, ,1 . .. --..u s
that they rush to school TnYhef
being reported "Into" In tho cla,.V
In those neighborhoods wher fl.s?
difficulties make brenkm.. 1 !. "n4!l
tor anrber hopes to solve a presslS'S
lunch sstem In tho schools. Chnv
lumiui iiuoru Mm mmiL.,
pno or two cents will bo cared for $?
largo extent, by persons of charltihi
cnnnTinna. '
Tho results of Doctor Garber-a lav!
.. ... ...uu jjuuiic lOUaV Kill.?
headquarters of tho Board of wVaf
In the Stock Exchange BullSfnifffl
tho close of school in June nu?&
wero addressed to tbo rhV it-WffKSH.
MM
n-nrrlln- !, - ---. ira
morning diet? """ QUOnmy of tij
The results wcro finally comnlledfiS
day. It was reported that 60 per 2ffl:
Philadelphia's school children ar, S
fee drinkers. Boys and girls of thVffi
of C told their teachers that they drS
thrco cups at a Blnglo meal. Othcrs'tivl
a slnglo cup, while some partook "f fl
bovcraco "ocens nnnllv . On. " ."53
and coftco Interchangeably.
Doctor Gnrbcr doclnrert fhoi it 7
intention of tho school authorities)
eradicate, If possible, the practlSlS
coffco drinking among pupils. Obsertid
t on has taught him to believe, he jilVi
that coffco Is a frequent cause of nirJH
ousness and Indigestion. Theso dlserdjrjl
handicap tho children In th!- S?l
hi. nponrtor! 'USS6
in course of the Investlimtlnn tt,
sands of children wero nsked to Mali
mo menu of tlielr average breakfast1!
They uore no' compelled to glvtf their'
names In answering the Inquiry, One Ijijy1
said that ho had been eating bologna atid
...,. li.vij- uuj iur inreo weens; a class-;'
mato boasted of having tea. candy ate,,
..u.tw iyuiiu (iicii-iB uiiu cneae consti
tuted the breakfast of another boy inV
"I cats nvo doenets nnd I cup coff&i
said Wlllam G. "All I like- la Udr fipf
ttvint ivlicu UUI1I1 11.
A corpulent lad. tho favorlto nf
teacher, gave this as his typical brt?
fast: .,wg
"Coffee, sliced samen. rnlln nnH lhH
boiled egg, cui milk, candy, cake, eheQI
unneu Deans nnu no Dreari." -urn
He wns so proud of his appetite thif
ho nfllxcd his nnme to tho statement
iaiKi3 luiiuin. fa
a
IJljj! f To usb before going out o doors M"
To ujo after bstoi out of d8rsM
pjm;t" AH Drug and Depl. Storei JiBll
Mrs. Ferdinand Dileheimer. Mlaa rril r,'
Dllshelmer. Miss Susan Q. Hurllck' Mr'
and Mrs. Charles E. Hires, Mrs. Julius
Wey , Dr. nnd Mrs. Eugene Llndauer and
family; Sir. and Mrs, William Fulton
Kurtz. John Gardiner, Miss Irene Dearn
ley, Mrs. O. A. Carton and son. Mr. nnd
Mrs. II. C. Firth, Mrs. Otto C. ileyrnann
Mlssh Ada Colt. Mr, and Mrs. Howard'
Itcgar. Mr. and Mrs. J. Albert Nopley
Mr and Mrs. Horace S. Stern, Mr ami
Mrs Dudley Mitchell Harvey, Mul' Qe"
trude Bruswlck, Mr. and Mrs. Penrose
Flelsher. Joaeph E. Sulzberger! Mill
Henrletto Pollock, Dr. and Mrs Casrir
Miss Minerva Connerdale. v '
ATLANTIO CITY.
HUMMER ilK8(lltTH"
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THOMAS CLYDE
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