EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1915.
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COURTESY AND SINCERITY
THE SECRET OF POPULARITY
"Politeness Is Like an Air Cushion; There's Nothing
in It, But It Eases the Joints Wonderfully."
i Kindliness Wins True Friendship
By ELLEN
THE advice of Rt. Francis de Sales Is
lomethlng which proves n sure reclpo
lor the attaining of real popularity. "Cul
tlrt a gentle, sincere courtesy; be more
ready to seek lovo
lhan honor; never
Jest nt tho expense
of another; never bo
sarcastic; never af
fronting, or being af
fronted." These arc excellent
rules of life, and
sound curiously sim
ple, llut It Is when
one tries to live up
to them that ono rcnllzcs how difficult
It Is to put these seemingly simple rules
Into practice.
Under provocation the sharp word
comes easier than the "silent tougue.'
For i reputation for smartness Is gained
by saying things which, though undoubt
edly clever, are Inclined to be cruel. Yet
It If obvious to tho meanest understand
ing that tho woman who hni a i cputatlon
lor siylng clever, cutting things at the
exper.se of absent acquaintances has but
lew real friends to rely upon In times of
troub e, or, Indeed, nt any time at all.
She has many acquaintance? who parade
under the name of friends but In their
hearts there Is none of that real lovo
without which tho wholo e-senca of true
friendship Is entirely lacking.
"Politeness U llko an nlr cushion;
there's nothing In It, but It cases the
lolrts wonderfully." And po'.iteness goes
a very long way In establishing popular
ity. True, courteous manners In con
junction with nn apathetic spirit or a
back-biting tongue will achlcvo very lit
tle in the way of friendship. Thus It Is
quite possible to huvo "exquisite man
ners," to ki'ow tho rules of etiquette back
ward as well as forward, and yet lack
the intangible charm which comes from
taking thought for other people at all
times and under all circumstances.
I once knew a delightful old lady whose
Wholo life was devoted to making others
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THE NEWEST EVENING GOWNS
ARE EXTREMELY DECOLLETE
STUNNING EVENING GOWN
THE woman who would be fashionably
gowned this season must wear a more
r less extreme decollete. There is no al
lowance made for unattractive neck and
shoulders Milady simply must have
sleeveless frocks and gowns. Bodices
to a mero wisp of lllmjf-rnetalllc tls
ue, or sheer tulle scarfs draped cllng
tagly about the shoulders. The solid part
of the bodice Is one complete girdle, laid
in folds across the bust. These folds
look particularly well when developed In
brocaded satins, or stiff taffetas, In light
pastel shadings. The young figures as
sumes a decidedly becoming roundness
with such treatment.
For the elderly woman, as well as for
the young matron, the new decollete
lines aro stunning. V-backs are cut
down to the girdle In back. This same
line is seen at the front, although a
MILLIE AND HER MILLIONS
ADAIR
Imppr. She was French, and chic, and
Pretty, and she gave charming little par
ties In her dainty npnrtmcnt overlooking
the Hols In Paris.
"A woman's metier Is to be truly charm
Ing." snld tho little old lady, nodding hor
well-colftcd head with a most portentous
nlr. "And charm simply means taking
thought for others. It seems to me that
so many women make tho dcplorablo
en or or reserving nil their charm for
slrmgTs. Thlr courteous consideration
Is kept for mero acquaintances and
strnrgcly withheld from their nenrest and
dee rest. Only when those nearest and
ilearrs have sllppcl from them across
thrft bourne from which there Is no re
turning do they sadly realize how cruel
and neglectful they have been! llut It Is
too lalo then for reformation nnd to the
end of their days they carry with them
a regret which need never have arisen
had their hearts been kindlier, and their
perceptions keener nt tho beginning."
Truo courtesy Is no spasmodic virtue,
but the outcome of deep-rooted, stren
uorsly cultivated, self-sacrificing love for
one's fellow creatures. It grows and
strengthens by uso alone, while disuse
will cnuue It to fade and die.
Only wo ourselves know the frequency
with which wc neglect nnd pass by oppor
tunities for being courteous nnd consid
erate In our dally life, particularly among
thute to whom we owe most In tho world.
Generally speaking,
It Isn't In tho least
neco?sary to go oitt
of our way to make
big sacrifices. Few
are chosen for that
high calling. It Is
tho tiny sacrifices of
which nobody hears,
the acts of consid
eration which take
o much time nnd
make no "show" at
all, the kindly sym
oathv and love which
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beget no visible gratitude all these ac
cumulated small sacrifices count for Just
ns much ns the big sacrifices and im
mense philanthropic undertakings that
nro recognized nnd acclaimed by tho
whole world.
great many of the ultra models show a
straight corsage, with no ornament but
straps of tulle, flowers, velvet fruits or
metallic fabric over the shoulder. Tho
more daring styles show wisps of alarm
ingly perishable tulle held In place by
fastening them to a pearl necklace.
Flesh plr.k and soft gray Is the com
bination featured In today's fashion cut.
The effect la decidedly good. The under
dress of golden rod satin Is veiled by an
overtunlc of silk net. elaborately em
broidered with motifs In gunmetal and
silver spangles. This garniture is a sort
of robe, and constitutes the entire trim
ming of the gown. The odd arrange
ment of flesh net folds under the bodice
Is worthy of notice, and the unbroken line
from the waist to the skirt. The bottom
of the hem Is finished off with a row of
spangles, from which a silk fringe of
gray may bo seen. The real beauty of
such a gown lies In the wearer It Is an
admirable setting lor well-formed arms
and shoulders,
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M'LISS ENCOUNTERS
LITTLE SUFFKAGIST
BRAVING BIG THRONG
"I Don't Like This a Bit," Says
Courageous Young Worker
as She Passes Out Lit
erature to Men
"BUTTONITIS" EPIDEMIC
By M'LISS
She was a fluffy little person with tho
light of earnest determination shining In
her eye. Like a sailboat anchored to tho
spot but shifting with tho breeze, she
stood on the corner of Chestnut nnd 7th
streets In n perfect sea of noonday traf
fic, turning first this way nnd then that,
In nn effort to be of the grentost uso to
the greatest numbers a lesson that good
suffragists Imbibe at an early age.
"No," she said. In tho few spare mo
ments not given over to the distribution
of the white, yellow nnd blue leaflets with
Which sho was freighted, "1 do not like It
a bit, this street work. 1 don't believe
any woman does, and we're women, of
course before we're surrrajlsts, even If
politically we're not regarded ns people."
At this moment a man with nn "nntl"
button nnd a supercilious countenance
disdained her outstretched offer of n pam
phlet, but the man In bnck of him put
down the nrmful of cigar boxes he was
carrying, tipped his hnt In appreciation
of tho literature extended to him nnd went
smiling on his way.
"But when old grny-halred ladles, who
would much rather be at homo toasting
their toes nt the radiator and working
the knitting needles, forego these pleas
ures to come out n,nd work for their con
victions. I think It's up to tho young
People to follow s.iit. I'm frank to snv
that my grandmother Is responsible for
my being here. She said If I didn't coma
out sho would, nnd so, of course, I came."
In tl at section of Chestnut street, be
tween 11th nnd 6th streets, which, during
these fow remaining days beforo election
has bscome a veritable Midway Plalsanco,
with entertainment provided nt every Btep
for the passing throng, tho little suffra
gist is ono of the most attractive fig
ures Unlike her "nntl" sisters, who, becauso
of the exigencies of the campaign, can
not remain In that home tho paeans of
which they sing so lustily, she does not
hide In her headquarters behind n care
fully placarded window, while paid boys
and men with lackadaisical demeanor
pursue the business of getting rid of tho
rose-red buttons. Like St. Paul, he be
lieves that "faith without works Is dead,"
and she Is nothing If not live.
It was ono of these that I approached
this morning, wishing to obtain somo
leaflets and compare tho arguments of
the contending forces.
"Some literature, please?
"What's that, mum?" was tho puzzled
reply.
Yes, tho Midway Plalsance Is a divert
ing place, but all of thoso who tread its
precincts Invariably fall a victim to tho
epidemic that Is sweeping It from end
to end. "Buttonltls" is tho disease, and
many a man with the most Innocent ap
pearance Is laden with the germs. Tho
coat lapel Is the breeding place.
Starting at 11th and Chestnut, tho
passerby, attracted by tho display win
dow of the Woman's Good Government
League, halts. A feminine advocate of
purer politics smiles at him and, quite
without knowing it, ho takes on a Porter
button. A llttlo further down an Itiner
ant evangelist Is shouting his creed to
the clrcumamblant air. Ills buttons are
white and bear a religious message. In
tho process of getting through tho audi
ence, even though ho be nn arch-heretic,
the pedestrian annexes a religious but
ton. By this time he has acquired the habit
and extends his hand quite naturnlly to
the "antl" boy who apprehends him. A
little further along he meets a friend,
who believes In rights for the contrac
tors, and, lo, the smiling countenance
of Thomas B. Smith Is placed coolly next
to that of Philadelphia's recent Public
Safety Director.
With rare foresight the "suffs," acting
on the principle that he who "buttons
lost buttons best," havo taken up their
position at tho end of the row. In some
cases the nro-suffrntre ladles onlv suc-
fceed In adding to the collection on the
lapels of the diseased ones, but fair ex
change being no robbery and convinced
that one suffrage button Is worth n solid
aggregation of the other kind, they some
times effect a transfer. This requires
skill, however, and great persuaslvo
powers. But the collection of "antl" but
tons that they turn In o'nlghts shows
that It can bo done.
"It a man Is as good as his word," said
the pretty little suffragist, "It's hurray
for the amendment. If he Isn't It's I'ooil
night until tho next time. But 'good
night' doesn't mean going to Bleep," she
added cheerfully. "Just watch us."
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NOW IT'S THE "AMERICANIZATION"
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Dancing masters, in revolt at the complete monoply of Argentine,
Brazilian, Spanish, French and other foreign steps over the figures
In the modern dances, have finally evolved tho "Americanization."
Its inventor, Maurice, is hero shown teaching the new steps to two
of his little girl assistants.
"AMERICANIZATION," LATEST DANCE,
COMBINES THE OLD AND NEW STEPS
It Has Been Standardized So That the Ordinary "Garden
Variety" of Terpsichorean Artist Can Enjoy
It and "Get Away With It"
TWO musical and dancing experts of
this city recently decided that there Is
too much "forclgnness" In modern dances
too much of the Brazilian. Argentine and
Hungarian, to say nothing of tho Spanish
and Italian, in tho "light fantastic" aCtlVl
tl.... nf nraennLdnf nnrfotV. WllY. they
asked, cannot Americans invent an Ameri
can dance to bo danced to American
music In America by Americans?
No one could give a satisfactory answer
to this question. The fact was apparent
that thero was no such dance, with tho
possible exception of the antiquated cake
walk, a product of tho South. The two
experts, brothers, Joined forces to produce
nn American dance, ono with as few
foreign steps ns possible Meyer Davis
Invented the dance, which Is called the
"Americanization dance." Uriel Davis,
musical director of the Dellevue-Stratford,
composed the musical score. It is named
the "Americanization." The other co
plotters, who will help In Introducing the
dance to the public, aro Maurice, a danc
ing expert, nnd Miss Elizabeth Marbury,
his manager.
The dance Is a combination of the polka,
one-step, mazurka and fox-trot. It starts
with the polka or the old waltz step, and
then changes to the one-step. This step
Is danced In much quicker time than the
ordinary one-step and takes on tho char
acteristics of a sort of "double lame
duck." Then follows the mazurka, with
Jimmy South-Breeze
"no
THAT llttlo robin person thinks I
O have no fun on my travels." laughed
Jimmy South-breeze to himself as ne
Journeyed southward. "Ho must think
that I travel right straight through In
one long trip as he doesl But I don't!
Dear mo. nol I have much more sense
about Journeys than he has. I have
learned to trnvel slowly and enjoy life
nnd the Ecenery as I go."
And Just to prove that he was right,
Jimmy danced out on a lake he was at
that minute pusslng and made gay little
flourishes on tho placid water.
"That reminds me," he said to himself
as he noticed how pretty the ruffled-up
water looked. "I wonder why the water
Is always so still and smooth when I
come to It? I don't llko still water; It
Is so stupid looking."
Of course Jimmy had not expected an
answer to his question, he merely was
talking to himself by way of amusement,
so Imagine his surprlso when a warm
little voice said, "The water Is sttll-look-Ing
because, till you arrive, It Is comfort
able nnd quiet. And It Is going to stay
that way as long as I am here. Kindly
get out of my wayl"
"Just listen to that, will you!" laughed
Jimmy. "As though I would move, Just
because some unknown person asked me
tol I would have you know that I am
Jimmy Bouth-breeze, son of the famous
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Its pretty turning steps, and after that
the fox-trot. Then back to the polka.
The one-step Is danced as a sort of In
terlude In almost every variation. Ex
perts danco the "Americanization" with
mnny variations it is capable of an al
most unlimited number but even tho
very proficient rarely introduce more than
eight variations. The dance has been
standardized, so that tho ordinary "gar
den variety" of dancer can "get away
with It." As danced by this typo of
tcrplslchorean artist it has the Blmple,
standard, four variations, nnd these may
oven be reduced to two.
The "Americanization" dance was Intro
duced to the public for tho first time re
cently at a dnnsant nt tho Bcllevue-Strat-ford.
It was exhibited by a number of
little girls who assisted Mr. Maurice In
his dancing acts. It created a Bcnsntlon,
and n fow debutantes and other girls
present took up the dance with eagerness.
It Is expected that the girls will give ex
hibitions of the dance at debutante affairs
the coming season.
Miss Elizabeth Marbury and Mr. Mau
rice have left for New York city to In
troduce the dnnco among the children
of tho Gerry schools there. Later they
will visit and request an audience with
President Wilson. If ho expresses Inter
est In the project, an exhibition will
bo given by the girls before him nnd his
fiancee, Mrs. Gait. If he sanctions the
dance, it will be Introduced In all the
Gerry schools throughout the country.
Ruffles the Water
Mrs. South-breeze; and I intend to stay
right here till I am ready to leave. If
there Is any leaving done, you will do It."
And he danced out over the water as
though the matter was settled for good
but ho was mistaken, It wasn't settled
nt all.
Instead, the warm little voice replied,
"That's a Joke on you, Jimmy, I know
who you are and you know me. Don't
you remember the warm southern sun
benms that drove you north last spring?
We rule this lake and you'd better leave.
We want It smooth and hot today."
"And I want It ruffled." said Jimmy pos
itively. "So now we'll see who's the
strongest."
Tho sunbeams laughed good-naturedly,
but they shone harder thin ever.
And Jimmy laughed, too, at first; but
he hadn't blown two minutes till he got
so hot he could hardly move! He tried
and tried, but the lake lay before him
as still and rlppleless as though he was
nowhere near; "This Is going to be harder
work thun I thought for!" he cried In
despair. "Maybe I better rest a bit!"
While he was trying to decide whetner
to slip away or to keep on trying, old
Mother Sun called all her sunbeams and
put them to bed In the western hills.
Then Jimmy South-breeze danced out
over the water and ru fried It up to his
heart's content. "This -twilight hour Is
the best time for me to play on the wa
ter," ho said to himself thoughtfully, and
so often he hides during the hot day
time and ruffles the lakes nt night.
Copyright Clara Ingram Judaon.
A POUND OF CHOCOLATE REALLY
DEAF AND DUMB C3IRLS
FIND HAPPINESS IN WORK
Wards Delight Authorities nt Insti
tution With Accomplishments
Knthirlne Frlck nnd Grace Tear, Btate
wards In the Pennsylvania Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb at Mount Airy, have
found happiness. Despite the fact that
they are both deaf and blind, the girls
have learned to use the sowing machine
and have become almost experts In needle
work and embroidery. Instructors Ht the
Institution consider their accomplishments
most extraordinary and class their work
with some of Miss Keller's rare accom
plishments. Undoubtedly the girls, nrc happy. They
have found happiness In work. Both were
taught to make themselves understood,
nnd their eagerness to learn through the
sense of touch has mado their progress
a delight to pupils nnd Instructors alike.
The Mount Airy school reports an un
usually prosperous year. Receipts for tho
year anmunted to $192,000. Expenditures
were 1181.000. Of the receipts $180,000 came
from the State at tho rate of $304 for each
pupil.
RISE OF OLD SOCIAL
SUN SEEN IN CAPITAL
Mrs. Gait's Appointment of
Miss E. W. Benham as Social
Secretary Rouses Discussion
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.-Washlngton
society today Interpreted tho naming of
Miss Kdlth Wallaco Benham, daughter
of tho Into Hear Admiral Benham, ns
social secretary nt the White House as
meaning thnt when Mrs. Norman Gait
takes her position nt mistress of the
White House tho old, conservative branch
of society will again como Into Its own.
Miss Benhnm has been acting as special
secretary of Mrs. Gnlt for tho last month,
and her appointment to take chnrge of
tho White House social affairs was at
the direct request of the President's
fiancee. As secretary she will have
charge of the various receptions that
aro to follow the wedding nnd will have
more than nn ordinary Influence In mak
ing up the lists of thoso who will be
acceptable guests at such functions.
Mis? Benhnm has been very closely
Identified with tho older navy set, being
the daughter of a Rear Admiral and the
grnnddaughter of a commodore, and her
Interests have not been close to the
younger political element in society.
The new secretary was at her post in
tho White House today for tho first time
and the preparations for tho wedding
were transferred thero from tho Gait
home. All of Mrs. Gait's correspondence
will now be handled from there, thus re
lieving a congestion that has required
the employment of two expert stenog
raphers. Mrs. Gait accompanied the President
and Miss Helen W. Bones to the theatre
again last night, this tlmo occupying one
of the stago boxes, where she was the
centre of Interest. She was garbed In a
very low cut gown of pink satin, entirely
trimmed with lace and with a bouquet of
rare orchids on her left shoulder.
MOTHER CUTS SIX CHILDREN
OUT OF WILL; $5 TO EACH
Incurables, the Blind and an Orphan
age Get Greater Part of Estate
Four sons and two daughters of Martha
A. Coward, lato of 1223 East Moyamenslng
avenue, are cut off with $5 bequests by
tho will admitted to probate today.
The major portion of the estate, valued
at $6000, goes In equal shares to tho Phila
delphia Home for Incurables, tho Penn
sylvania Retreat for Blind Mutes and
Aged and Infirm Blind Persons and the
Methodist Episcopal Orphanage. In a
codicil tho testatrix Increases tho bequest
to a daughter, Isabello Muchord, to 400,
and bequeaths $200 to Helen Coward, a
daughter-in-law.
Other wills probated were those of Anna
P. Haines, late of 6706 6th street. Oak
Lane, which disposes of properties valued
at $14,200 In private bequests; Henry
Perrman, 2312 North 30th street, $9600;
Samuel W. Eaklns. 4914 Osage avenue,
$8500; John Ritchie, 6226 Westminster ave
nue. $3400; John N. Brown. 1855 Wensley
street, $3350; William C. Gibson, 1225 Sey
bert street, $2S0O, and Frank H. Williams,
6354 Webster street, $2000. The personal
effects of the estate of Catharine L.
Tatham have been appraised at $11,690.29.
Shopping Hints
Those of us who are still wearing low
shoes will appreciate a fow glances
through the shops where spats may be
found.
For Instance, a very smart pair of
white broadcloth spats, with pipings in
black or tan, sell for $3.50.
Plain white broadcloth models may be
had at the same store for $3 a pair.
All-black broadcloth ones, for office or
stormy-weather wear, may be bought
for 60 cents.
The prospective bride will love the new
est mules, French rose-trimmed, lacy,
and berlbboned, at $6 a pair. All shades.
Fiction Popular With
American Boys
Various standards of fiction appeal to the imagination of youth
and silently lay the foundation for the study of more serious
and profitable literature. An interesting resume of romances
by authors old and new is published in
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FMF(ffi HALLOWEEN?
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WILL DELIGHT GUESTS
Of Course Thero Aro tho Old,
Widely Known Games, Too,
Such as Bobbing for Ap
ples and tho Like
OLD WITCH PROPHECIES
There will bo a whoio lot of digging
around In "mental cellars" within the
next few days on the part of Halloween's
hostesses to unearth Ideas, long slnco
burled, of stunts and games particularly
suitable to this night of revelry.
Tho old game of bobbing for apples,
trying to bite a chunk from an apple that
has been suspended on a string from the
top of a door frame, blowing out candles,
burning nuts, counting npple seeds and
so on are too old to deserve more than
mere mention.
Hero are a few novel games which may
bo Introduced by the hostess:
A game of old witch prophecies aot
only will determine partners for the eve
ning but will be a great fun-producer.
For each guest cut from pumpkin-colored
cardboard a pumpkin eight Inches In di
ameter. In the lefthnnd corner paste ft
black witch In silhouette. On each pump
kin wrlto a prophecy Half of the proph
ecles should be suitable for men, and
half for women-thnt Is, If tho company
Is equally divided as to sex. For each
pumpkin buy a small pumpkin-shaped
lantern.
Fasten one end of a long cord to the
stalk of the pumpkin nnd tho other end
to the lantern. Placo tho small lanterns
en tho stairsteps (men on tho right,
women on the left) and wind the cords
down the steps, over pictures, under
chairs, anywhero in cobweb fashion, tak
ing care to havo two pumpkins (one with
a woman's prophecy nnd one with a
mnn's) found In tho sama. place. Hunt
ing fortunes In this manner means a great
deal of untangling of cords, crawling un
der furniture and scrambling around In
unheard-of positions, nnd affords great
fun when the fortunes are placed In ridi
culous places.
Place them In pairs under the library
table, In the comer of the porch, down
cellar In the coalbln, In a chicken coop
(If thero Is one), back of a divan or In
any ridiculous place least likely to be
chosen as a rendezvous for lovers In nor
mal times.
A game of "proposal" Is a fun-maker.
Give each man as many small hearts
(cut out of red cardboard) and lemons
(cut out of yellow cardboard) as there
are men present. Each man Is given a
half minute to propose to a woman, sho
ncceptlng or declining tho offer by giv
ing a heart (if accepting) or the lemon
(if declining). When the bell rings
(hostess ringing bell as tho half mlnuto
Is up) the man proceeds to the next
woman nnd so on until each man has
proposed to each girl and has been either
nccepted or rejected. When all proposals
have been made the man holding the
greatest number of lemons and the
woman with the fewest remaining hearts
Is called on for a public proposal.
The game of Halloween silhouette Is
also good. Furnish each guest wth a
small card, a stick of chewing gum and
a toothpick. After each stick of gum has
been chewed by Us owner, let him place
It by means of his toothpick, on the card.
At the end of ten minutes the ono who
has mounded his gum by means of
moistened toothpick into the most
realistic silhouette appropos of the occa
sion receives a small prize.
The hostess who haa a great many
guests may devote part of the evening to
a progressive game of Jack straws. A set
of these may be bought for 5 or 10
cents. They are particularly suitable for
Halloween.
M Wainer-
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