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'OMAN'S WORLD FASHIONS HINTS ON BEAUTY
B CONVENTIONS MADE TO BE
BROKEN IN SPECIFIED CASES?
'(Rules of Conduct for Sweet Young Thing of Eight
een Need Not Apply to Settled Spinster
of Twice Her Years
ilWTtiMT H wpeiHewt at time to modify
tho oonreeUowsT For Instance, I've
MtM r4 yottr answers advising anxious
If m to tho correct thing to do. You
,MMmaj chaperons, you dlsapprovo
pf( heater parties sans Damo Grundy.
nDn th contrary, I should highly approvo
Jletamld Damo Grundy l among those
l (Missing. It la h very presence, how
fprer, that necessitates the chaperon.
Ko continue: "But aren't your counsels
i. In tended for the cloistered debutanto, not
'jlor the average business woman? Of
' icovrao, I believe I wonder If you do,
,.-that those who nak for advice need
JC Also conventions are mado for those
need them.
!' "On the whole, however, In not the
J ("proper thins to do' entirely dependent on
Jjemo's own attitude? I think the work
I Ms girl would find it rather dlflleult to
'Mvs up to the regulations surrounding tho
j 'coddled dobutante. And why should her
(code bo considered less corroctT"
1
v A clear-headed, efficient young; bust
e9 woman I should Judge the writer
Pert this letter, who signs herself Josoph-k
In, to be. She evidently feels she can
safely dispense with silly conventions.
If you reread some of the answers to
questions of otlquette you will see,
Josephlno, that they are answers to ques
tions of etiquette, nothing more. Most
of us will agree with you that the ruled
of convention are made, like all others, to
be broken, Becauso Ma'am Orundy de
crees that the young girl of it should be
accompanied to tho theater by a. chaper
on tho unmarried business woman ot un
certalh years need not foel that she Is
being terribly daring whon sho ventures
out alone with a man after dusk.
You ask why tho codo of tho working
girl should bo considered less correct than
that ot tho society girl, necauso horn Is
n code of expediency. Just no long as
thero Is a leisure class, and in this coun
try that class Is steadily increasing, Its
mannors and customs will set tho stand
ard for tho so-called common people.
THE high cost of bachclorlng threat
ens'. "Why pick on tho poor, mis
guided creatures? Tho happily marrlod
men are unconsciously rather unflattering
to the fair sex wot?
THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE
Qllttitm mbmltfed la tM deportment wtll t antvirrtd. uihrn poaalbfe, en th folloteino
day. Special anrrft IUc tfcoa pliun below nr Invited. Alt communication!
. drpnrtmeiit thonld bx tuiilrfitil at follow;
TOR WOMAN'S liXCIIANUK. ISvtnlna I.tdpcr, Philadtlphta, Pa.
TODAY'S INQUIRIES
1. Hw can mold on books be prevented?
t. Wkn boring a broom, how can It bo tested?
. Should too be boUedr
1. Wl
etrlkli
Then one la motoring the dnat and wind
mot
o, or
id t
111
ilir the fare. ,Min rnaFlr ..lift lirr lit lint.
ran this be. In large measure, prevented?
X. Should tb finger nnll be cat or flltd?
I. Should Janet be worn In tho morning?
ANSWERS TO YESTERDAY'S INQUIRIES
l.'Ttie Inn part of beef whon frrahlr cut
KgM be Itrm, o that no mark ot the linger re
. jsalna when It la preaaedi It obould be a miriill-.li
-ed eolori thanrlng to bright red and becoming
aaolut after being eipoeed to the air. There
wuld be plentr of fat; R thi. to lacking It la a
'ten that the moat tome (rem an old or poerlr
.(lea kpectetn.
t. I)Hod orange pool, allowed to omolder on ft
ftlere of red-hot Iron or an old ahsrel. will kill
iaar duacreeablo odor In a room and Iran a
.iiragrani one,
S. Match Pinrko left on woodwork tan he re-
bine, nrat Willi m aura or lemon.
whiting and washing with ooap and
S. Mate!
wSrr
i
Rccipo for Chocolate Icing
To th Xdtlor of th Woman' Pact:
Dear Madam Ploaoo lot mo know In Batur
.dav'a paper. If poialbl. how to make a choco
I late lotn that will be rich and dark and not
Male lookW. I want to a&-
The use of chocolate Is recommended for
ietng, although some cooks have good re-
auKa with cooos. One cupful granulated
. J sugar, one-halt cupful milk, three table-
I spoonfuls cocoa. Stir together and boll,
'(without stirring, four minutes. Romovo
,i(rom the fire and beat with an eggbeater
1 .until It begins to thicken; then spread at
''once over the cooled cake. This recipe
IfrBakos a creamy frosting which does not
try or crumble. It younnd that It does
not thicken readily the 'first time, put It
kaak on the stove for a mlnuto or two, then
beat again. Of course. If the quantity Is
increased the time of cooking must bo
I lengthened. If desired, the frosting may
s m&ao, oeaien until wick aim t nnMj,
when wanted for use it can oo sci into
fceHIng water and stirred until it is thin
oeugh to spread on tho cake. If you do
4m a. filling? between the layers of a choco-
"lift cake, the regular fudge recipe can be
lljioayJand the mixture can be removed from
ft Mm fire before It is quite hard enough for
gwgge. Beaten ana spreaa.
Letft-Over Asparanus
r Editor o Woman' Pob
Doer MoiJam Can you toll mo a war to. uoe
loft-oror aaparasu! IMHS.) i.. U.
The following recipe will be lust what
yu want: Arrange abort stalks or not
eeked asparagus In Individual oblong cas
reles, allowing eight to each portion, and
soar over the following sauce: Melt three
isMespooatuls of butter, add three table
sswonfuls of flour and stir until well
iJMeodedl then pour on gradually, while
Mtvlng constantly, one cupful ot cmcuon
Msk and one-half cupful of cream: bring
t the botUsg point and season with one
sjwsvrter. teaspooaful of salt and a few
sutlM of pepper; then add yolks of two
Java allafctlr beaten and one-half table-
1 1 atveoful ot lemon juice. The chicken stock
"saf be omitted.
Qahice Marmalade
gm "th EMtor of ihi Woman's Pogt!
oar Madam ri tiro mo a recipe (or
'JSBMe marBuUd. and oblige, .,,
i -" T ELIZABETH C.
Wloe the unpared quinces, cover with
Mater and cook until tender. Press through
''sieve and return to stove, allowing one
j4 one-quarter pounds of sugar t'each
T-asslnJ of pulp. Cook very carefully until
OK ana pacx in smaii jars.
-E -
1 ..There rhould be no Injurr to Die eren from
'enillllK In lld. If ar la titan lin It.. Ill.,
l good and fall oirr the left ahniiider und the
rv-xwr ,o ptvviwu into m wn
lilting podllon.
MY MARRIED LIFE
By ADELE GARRISON
"If I Can"
Disposing' of Embroidery
T f Kdllor of l) Woman' ioo
Veer mumi :id you sire mo in uorfw
fneaiwu mrDUfll nuicn ran uivpuw -v.
erea ana otntr rncy nanaworai inana.
', eA ntd!
1 Sgyoli'"
i anticipation for tbla favor, O. J.
X cannot give you the names and ad
roasts of any firms, but there are women's
sBWhangea In every city to which you can
i your worK and liioy will put it on mm
fls you, keeping a percentage ot the re-
1 XMiianKe Seeds for Crochet Patterns
J tkt MiUor of th Woman' Paw
Boar Madam Mar i compliment rov on in
lalinsit It 1 so Inttrrotlnic and luitruotln.
mhi If anr of jour rcadr would rare
I Aowtret I would like to Jrtt aome
eroshet dulsua for rut! and laocn, and
Wpferr siaa to enru nournocx. sweet wu-
. snU" four o'clock, cveotns' prtmroo.
sflttj oummtr-blooinlnB coemoo, Indian
. raa ef aaeroa or Uo trie d to ta-
it anrono win let nt anow wucn eo
wlak. TMaklaa you fjartoyr. Sifiad . ol-
thanks ler yur Mpreealena ot ap-
rfaMon, Mrs. X, I hop aome one ean
you the-pawerpe'ana that you wtU
i te the oofwassi aajNfctn.
BMdNr Vp at t)M CMkM
i son aav keni mommi twrtile
kwt eav a few r wft
ua kttr laundry, to dry- l.mHs
i asat WSSMM Will mil tM ! MOM
3. Nlrhllr miMil!,.llna nf Mul .nulln. mm ...
oil to the orebrowa wUI In lime darken them and
make them Uilrker.
it. A widow upon remarriage doe not appear
n n while gown or rail, hot thould wear a l
tlnr rotliime, preferublr grnx or some other
nbduod shade.
Parcntu Object to Fiancee
To tho Editor of th Woman' Pant:
Dear Madam Will you pita giro m your
opinion ot the following: I am engaged to a
xoung lady who I of Hwedlnh dractnt Having
been born In thU country and educated tn the
public school. There la not a trie of broken
Kngltah In her ipeech. My partnl think hr
a try fine girl und a ultabl companion for
me. but when I told them of her nationality
tbyy objected, saying- It waa a barrltr, I main
tain It I not a barrltr. Who I right?
SAM.
Wilmington. Del.
Your parents' objections to the girl's na
tionality or descent are certainly without
reason. There are all kinds of Swedes.
Just as thero are many kinds of Ilrltlsh,
French or Germans. Your own State owes
a large part of its prosperity to the Swedes
who settled there.
Suggestlona for Tin Wedding
To th SHI or of tht Woman' Pace!
Dear Madam Will you pita. tell me an
original kind of Invitation, something unique,
or a tenth waddtn nnlMn.rv? Alan Ai.,
should the luncheon conalat of and how should
It be aervtd to about thirty peraon In a not
Jjry larg hou In what Informal way could
th couple receive their gufataj Ily anawtrlng
I tJUT that servant question," I began,
Xaafier Dicky was comfortably settled
and smiling over his cigar, "I will employ
one, a first-class really competent house
keeper, If you will make no objections to
this."
I opened the tetter and handed It to him.
lie read It through, his face growing angrier
at every line. When he had finished he
threw It on the floor.
"Well, I guess not," he exclaimed. "I J
know that club game; It's the limit. There's
nothing In It They'll pay only a beggarly
sum, and you'll be tltd to that same after
noon once a week for a year, ftuppose we
had something we wanted to do on that
day? TVs would have to let It go hang."
"I suppose If we had something we
wanted to do on a day when you had a
commlaslon'to execute you would leave your
work and go," I aimwered .quietly,
"That's entirely different," returned
Dicky. "I'm responsible for the support ot
this family. You are not All you have to
do Is to enjoy yourself and make home
comfortablo for me."
We wero Interrupted by the door boll
Dicky went to the door while I hastily
dropped the portieres between the living
room and the dining room. I heard Dicky's
deep voice In greeting.
"This Is good of you, LI I." and Lillian
Oale came Into the room with outstretched
hand.
a stmrmsia aiat
"Perhaps I shouldn't have come so soon,"
she sulci, "but you see I am bound to know
you, even If Dicky does spirit you away
when we want you to Join us."
She threw him a laughing glance as she
clasped my hand.
"I am so glad you have come," I said
cordially, but .Inwardly I fiercely resented
her Intrusion, as I deemed It
nut what wan my horror to hear Dicky
say casually:
"Tou'te come at a most opportune time,
1,11. Madge has had an offer from some
woman's club to do a lecturing stunt on
history; her specialty, you know, and she
wants to take It I wish you'd help me
persuade her out of It."
"I cannot Imagine why we ehould trouble
Mrs. Underwood with so personal a matter,"
I heard myself saying faintly.
Mrs. Underwood laughed boisterously.
"Why, I'm one of the family, my dear
child," she said heartily. Then she looked
nt mo keenly.
"I might have known that one man would
liae no chance with two women," Dick
growled. Ills tone- held capitulation. I
knew I had won my battle. Hut was It my
victory or this woman's I so detested?
"Don't lot this lad bully you," she ad
vised. halMaughlngly. "He's perfectly
capable of it I know him. By all means
accept the offer If you think It's worth
while. All these husbands are a bit archalo
yet you know. They don't realise that
women have Joined the human race."
"Come, Dickybird," she rattled on as she
saw his darkening face. "Don't be silly.
You'll have to give In. You're Just fifty
years behind the times, you know."
During the remainder of Mrs. Under
wood's brief call she Ignored Dicky, and
devoted herself to me. There Is no denying
the tact that she has treat charm when
she chooses to exercise It, Dicky, howeier,
appeared entirely oblivious of It sitting in
moody silence until she rose to go.
DICKY NOT BEATEN
"You ought to preserve that grouch," she
carelessly advised, as he stood holding the
door open for her. "Carefully corked In A
glass Jar It ought to keep to give to your
grandchildren as a horrible example."
Dicky grinned reluctantly and bowed low
as she passed out of the room with a cordial
adieu to me, but no sooner had th door
closed behind her than he turned to me
angrily,
"Look here, Madge," he exclaimed, "are
you really In earnest about taking that
blasted position 7"
"Why, of course I am," I answered. "It
seems providential, coming just as you In
sUt upon having the maid. I can engage
one with a clear conscience now."
Dicky sprang to his feet with a muttered
word that sounded suspiciously like an oath,
and began to walk rapidly up and down
the room, his hands behind his back, and
his face dark with angor. Up and down, up
and down ho paced, while I, sitting quietly
In my chair, waited, nerving myself for the
scene I anticipated.
A TENDEIl TLEA.
When It came, howevor. It surprised me
with the turn It took. Dicky stopped sud
denly In his pacing, and, coming swiftly
over to me, dropped on one knee beside my
chair and put his arms around me
"Sweetheart," he said softly, "I don't
want to quarrel about this, nor do I wish
to be unreasonable about It But really.
It means an awful lot to me. I don't want
you to do It Won't you glvo It up for
me?"
I returned Dicky's kiss, and held him
tightly as I answered.
"Dear boy, I'll think It over very care
fully. If I possibly can I will do as you
wish. But remember, I say If I can, I
haven't made you a definite promise yet"
"But you will. I know that's my own
doar girl. Oood-by. I'll have to rush
back to the studio now."
Dicky's tone was light and confident as
he rose. Life always has been easy for
Dicky. I heard him say once he never
could remember tho time when he didn't
get his own way,
CONTINUED MONDAY
Rambles in the Field of Current Literature
NEWS OF BOOKS
FROM NEAR AND FAR
What Writers and Publishers
Are Doing and
Planning
thta qutatlon a early as
poaalbl you will
lAUW.J jr. m. T.
A short four-line Jingle such as the fol
lowing might bo written on a dainty sheet
of note paper. Fill In the correct day.
Thursday is used in the rhyme, but any day
will nil In, even It It has throe syllables,
such as Wednesday or Saturday, as the
meter need not bo perfect:
Next Thursday we shall celebrate
Our wedding day, as sure as fate:
Please dine with us at half-past eight
When ten years will have passed to date.
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. T
(Address). .,.,.,
Seat your guests at five small tables,
placing six at each. Probably the most
economical way to do would be to order
the supper or dinner from a caterer, who
would likewise provldo waiters and make
no extra charge A simple menu, lnoludlng
oyster cocktail, bouillon, croquettes and
salad, with an Ice and coffee, would be
ample.
Both host and hostess should be in the
drawing room before the guests arrive and
greet them when they enter the room, but
do not stand at the doorway In a formal
fashion. Move about the room, speaking to
the various guests. You might spend the
latter part of the evening In dancing, play
ing cards or other games.
Bride's Parents Entertain
To th .Editor o th Woman' Pout:
Dar Madam I am a youne ftllow and am
to b married next month. My swtbtart llvt
In Nw Jtry. and wa ar to hava a biir nrt
on our wddlns day. lltr partnla Inalat on hav-
ly m ntr nom town, but my par
on having It In my homo town.
1-vgilKo Ucdoku th right
Iters,
J.
(Copyright)
DIARY OP A WELL-DRESSED GIRL
Ing th party
ante . inaut
Kinaiy
tea. It I very Iswwrtaat that tM
wesl vr4 b, that the
will not be rueU.'
shown be eantmlly Hutag Is avM
from hanging in points,. Clip yew
to th olotbseliue by tb ban, catosvi
th front aMl th back of the belt t-
om smi tew it a saving ac
. to ut au bsntfsmofclaf fotu bajr.
Uke uu. it i-4UirM
to ary Use Utile articlM in tbl
ssj
&
SW1
BzaLSBBaflfigaiK?
tat In your Krutka t.biwiku ih. ih
place to nave tht party, tn my town or In ban
Thanking you tor tb favor, I am II. D, T.
I suppose you refer to the reception or
entertainment which will be given after the
wedding ceremony, Tho bride's parents
always give these affairs on the wedding
day, The bridegroom is only responsible
for the clergyman's fee, the wedding ring
and the flowers for the bridal party on his
wedding day. Ills expenses pome later.
The parents of the bride are responsible
for any other expenses or the entertain
ment of the guests on the day of the wed
ding. So the party should be given either
at the home of the bride or In some hotel
or reception hall In the town in which she
lives.
Dances Barefoot
To th XMtor ot th Woman' Past;
Dar Madam I attend! a (mail danc glvan
at th horn ot a frland. Our boateas la a pretty
young woman of twenty-nin and is a vtry
Sraoaful danctr. Moat of th guaata wor
anclng sltppar. but our hoatta aurprlaed ua
by dancing barefoot. Hh not only danoed ban
foot, but remained thU way th antlr evening.
Do you not think tola Improper on her part?
It certainly was an unusual thing for
your hostess to do. and I am afraid it
cannot be said that she acted properly,
Net that (t was Immodestly Improper, but
eonveatlonally so. Very many things whloh
are forbidden by the conventions are not
radically wrong, but the fact that "it is
not done" by persona of refinement should
rule oae's actions In dealings and manners
with ethers. v
Widower's Mourning
T Wr ot th Woman' Pag:
DwMekf-WI jJOasto tatl m bow
BTwl, and If K&JW1I fr Mm te attend
jjjkj 7tW within u mM ft Dber
It id tasvai fer a wMewer te wear mourn
lac for a Seat a year, and a bleok band
is nea41y worn oa the arm during the se
skt year after Ms wife's death. It would b
la singularly bad last for a man to attend
a soseal funesf. stub as a-t, eoU
r , far at least a, year, It, to true
that Mi) as a rule do net wear mourning
as long as a wasnaa does, nor do thy stay
away fiun theater sad concert as long
as a wuuaa wswsl. Bvm so, Mrar nil
tSSf ? 1 .1 Wl'e 'W T PW
(IT'LL be married on the twentieth of De-i-cember.
That's settled." said Nancy,
putting the calendar back on the desk. The
Inevitable has happened. Nancy and Phil
Marvin are engaged. I never before wit
nessed such n whirlwind courtship. Ann
Leo Is delighted nt the prospect of a wed
ding at Seven Tines, Nancy's home. She.
of course, will be the maid of honor, and
I'll be one of the eight bridesmaids.
After deciding upon the date for her wed
ding, Nancy asked us to go with her to Ma
dame Naudln's to order her trousseau.
We wero surprised to find that madame had
no models of bridal robes, so she submitted
six sketches for Nancy's approval. Each
of us liked a different design. Ann Lee
thought a Victorian frock or tulle with a
three-tiered skirt and a tery long train
hanging from the waist, and a bodlco with
a lace bertha was "too lovely for anything."
I was fascinated by the dignified gown of
white satin embroidered In silver and
trimmed with lace. It was so decidedly
medieval In character, and I had visions of
Nancy's flawless beauty set off by this robe :
but the bride-to-be could not see hersslt In
anything so "saintly looking." nn she put It
Sho was Inclined to favor a quaint 1830
frock until madame suggested that she
choose a gown more suited to her type ot
loveliness. She said that petite girls should
wear only frocks of this type, while she
should carry something more elaborate.
Nancy abided by her decision and placed
her order tor the gown of madame's choice.
It Is a charming model of white satin
and lace. The overdress Is to be of satin
ot the softest quality, and It Is to be ar
ranged to form a panel front, giving long,
unbroken lines. The sides and back are
to be very full, falling In deep folds about
the hem. The satin bodice Is to be draped
softly about the figure, while the long full
sleeves are to be of chiffon. Madame said
that an effective trimming would be to add
caps of lace to the sleeves, extending them
over the shoulders. Nanoy agreed with her,
so the gown will have caps.
From beneath the satin overdress will
peep twelve Inches or more of the lace
flounced underskirt which Is also very full.
I almost forgot to say that the satin skirt
will have a ploot edge.
Nancy Insisted upon having a very long
train, so madame said that she would sus
pend It from the shoulders and make the
end gracefully pointed.
Charming bridal robe of white
satin and lace.
A youthful touch Is to be added to the
gown In the form of two clusters of sliver
roses and foliage placed at the waist line
In front
Nanoy will wear her mother's lace veil,
but madame said that there must also be
a short face veil of tulle.
The gown wlU cost a scandalous prloe,
but without "throwing bouquets" at myself,
I believe, with Mrs. Mathon's help, that I
could make one like it
Dad wrote that he had sent me a gift
I am wondering what it Is like.
(CopyrUht.)
TO ROUND ANGLES OF YQUR
BODY INTO BEAUTY CURVES
By LUCREZIA BORI
Prima Donna ot the Metropolitan Opera Company.
RECENTLY I dropped In to coll Upon a
friend and found her trying on a frock
that had Just come home from the dress
maker's. She sighed heavily as she stood
before the long mirror. "Madam said that
the present styles were
made for thin women
that they hid all an
gles. But there Isn't
a frock that looks well
on a bag ot bones."
And again she sighed.
She, waa right The
gowns thts season are
charming, but they re
quire a slender, wall
coered figure to carry
them successfully,
No figure can be
beautiful or graceful
unless the bone are
softly overlaid with
wl mm
LUCREZIA, BORI
flesh. So If you are numbered among the
"too thln.i begin to cover your bony frame
work with a padding ot flesh.
I have noticed that most thin women are
overactive. The are seldom still. No
woman who wastes her vitality In thousands
of unnecessary .movements. Who rocks her
chair with the same amount of force that
she weuM employ -In Towing a boat who Is
constantly tapping her Angers 'an,d moving
her feet about, "can ever hope to gain flesh
unless she mends her ways.
If you wish to "eover your bones," first
acquire poise ot manner. Do net "rush"
through the day, liven It you are a busy
housewife you will find that you wlH as
oorapJlsh much more and be lees tired if
you perform your tasks deliberately and
Another factor In the fUefe-bulldlag prea
m to lasBv Host whenever yeu n.
PtoNty ot sleep Is eUai. The "too tfcW
woman should try to etoefi nine hours out
of every. twutytiwr.
- Ym th neat two weeks follow these sttg
gtstloss asat Mia the tosiwovoinent la ysjuri
apptajraao. Oa rising in th morula sake
a xtrn . spong aatn ana guar
tit ,
! iia ai pvaiiaf aas avn ess SSSBP
-Aft 9
ful ot cooked cereal with rich cream and
sugar, plenty of well-buttered toast a cup
ot chocolate and two soft boiled eggs.
Coffee may be taken If preferred. In the
middle of the morning drink a bottle of
kumiss. For luncheon eat an orange, a
baked potato, with plenty of butter, and any
of the starchy vegetables and dessert
What Is needed to make fat are sugars,
fata and starches. Potatoes, bread, rice and
macaroni will supply the starches; cream,
butter and salad 'oil will furnish the oils,
and sugar can be taken In the form ot can
dles, pastries and desserts.
About 3.S0 drink another bottle ot
kumiss.
Tour dinner menu should Include a cream
soup, any red meat starchy vegetables,
dessert and chocolate or coffee.
At night before retiring take a hot bath,
no matter how tired you may be. Then
open the windows of your room.
There Is a great deal In sleeping In the
right position. Do .not He on the left side
and refrain from putting the arms over the
head.
(Copyright)
With Mlnlter, whose first novel, "Our
Natupskl Neighbors," Is announced by
Henry Holt & Co, like Lnndor and De
Morgan, dines late at the literary table.
Her "arrival," In the sense of publication
of full length fiction, has been dlayed,
though It wouldn't be chivalrous or true
to compare It with the septuagenarian suc
cess of the author of "Joseph Vance,"
Mrs. Mlnlter was born in 1M9, but looks
as If the calendar were a decade or so
oft In Its chronology. She Is by no means
a late arrivat In the magazines, as she has
had numerous stories published In Col
lier's, the Associated Sunday Magaxtnea,
the New England Magailne and other
periodicals. Also she has contributed poetry
of rare distinction in thought and felicity
In phrase to the Century and other msga
sines. Her poetlo blossoming has been of
recent years, but her Instinct for It Is a
native Inheritance, as her mother, Jennie
H. T. Dowe, has contributed fully 200 poems
to the Century during the long editorships
of Dr. J. O. Holland, Hlchard Watson CJIIder
and Ilobert Underwood Johnson. It was
natural that when her daughter started to
writ verse, though of nn entirely differ-
Lent strain from tho "Celtlo maglo" which
characterizes oirs. jjowes poetry, in
Century editors should give It place and
the poet n hearing.
Mrs. Mlnlter's career has been that of
tho busy newspaper woman. As Edith
May Dowo she made htr entrance Into
the literary list as a contributor to the
old Worcester Spy. She was born near
Worcester, In Wllbraham, Mass. In 180
nhe was city editor of the Manchester Dally
Press, the only woman city editor In the
country, and said to be the flrst one who
ever held such a position. Later she be
came editor of, the Boston Home Journal,
a weekly devoted to society and the several
arts. For this paper she wrote literary hnd
dramatio criticisms, much quoted, as well as
editorials and the hebdomadal routine of so
cial chronicle and comment In addition
to her editorial supervision and causerles,
sho wroto at least one short story a month
as part of the "grind." To this may be
ascribed her surety ot touch. Insight Into
characterization and deftness In handling
situation, qualities which have marked her
later and moro substantial fiction. One of
her notablo ochlerments was the experi
ment carried on for more than a year
which resulted In nn nrtlcle, published In
the Boston Globe In 1888, "How to Dress
on Forty Dollars a Year." This caused na
tionwide comment. For a dally "Job" now
Mrs. Mlnlter Is editor ot The Household
Digest, ot Boston.
Her story Is a keenly observed study of
tho Intrusion of foreigners Into the "aban
doned farm" typo of agriculture In New
England and tho action ot the aliens on
the natives. It is an untitled field.
A new war book announced by Houghton
Mimin Company for publication September
30 Is "Ambulance No. 10; Personal Letters
from the Front," by Leslie Buswelt. These
letters, like so many of tho best accounts
from the front, were written with no thought
of their ever being published. They were
first printed for private distribution among
the author's friends and are now offered to
the public because Tho demand for them
became too great to be met by a limited
printing,
Joyce Kilmer, the young poet author ot
"Trees and Other Poems," was struck by
an Erie passenger train at Suffern station
recently when on his way to 'New York from
his home at Mahwah, N. J. He was taken
to the Oood Samaritan Hospital at Suf
fern, whero It was found that three ribs
were fractured. He was also suffering from
shock and minor bruises.
Since Harry It Allen, of Philadelphia,
haB declared that girls mnke better swim
mers than boys, demuro little Quaker lassies
who never cared greatly for salt water are
evincing a keen Interest In swimming, and
Philadelphia booksellers are having numer
ous requests for Brown's "Modern Swim
ming," which la considered one of the
best books on the subject The forty black-
and-white Illustrations by Jansson add much
to the charm ot the book.
Whoever wants a fair understanding ot
the history of the Mexican war cannot do
liAtler thnn t-Afift Vnrnlinin Ttlal.,'a 'r.tw
First War In Mexico" (Charles Scrlbner's
Sons, New York). Mr, Bishop's book Is
frankly written to meet the present de
mand for Information. He has consulted
the best authorities and has produced an
Impartial account of that great crisis. He
does not spare the American statesmen of
the time, neither does he represent Mexico
as without blame. His chapters on "Causes
of the War" and "Itesults of the War"
especially deserve attention from those who
would get In brief spaoe an admirable his
torical summary.
It In rntliei enrlv fn- rlilBn- .....
to appear, unless the publishers Intend to
entice tho shoppers to make their holiday
purchases before the rush begins. Mrs.
Burnett's "The Little Hunchback Zla," Just
ucu ii um ma pre oi reuoricK A. stokes
Company, New York, Is really a Christmas
story for all the year, ns It deals allegort-
Callv With the vp.rillnlnw mIm.i.
Christianity In the cleansing from unclean-
itos, iuiu in mo iurm ot a touching story
of a child whose Infirmities were healed
by the lavlnr on nf thn hnnA At !. iii.
i t,.i.,-5. i:r -" .:. ""-." '" i
.1 """""""u " to morning of the na-
"Artemus Ward's Best Stories," pub
lished by Harper & Brothers, came out too
soon to contain an Artemus Ward anecdote
recently related by George Henry Story, the
well-known artist Mr. Story knew Ward
when the latter was associate editor of a
newsDanor tn Ifnrwnv At .i i.-
- - . -. w , uiiu jib was
familiar also with, the arand Trunk Hallway
aa It toau In 41ia hMln... , ""
-- " " yiimuva uay. Unce
.?.",. Ward " travellng on It at the rate
of fifteen miles an hour he asked the con-
a am rTT?.PTJOVELIST SEES
A TRAGEDY OF THE TRENCHE&
Patrick MacGiU. Author of "The Rat Pit," Gftes
. m i: noanymfifiTl of a RprTYia-n'o i
- JLUUVIUlig www.r.-" . a
Last Moments in a Dugout
PAT1HCK rtacdlLU whose wonderful
flrst hand ntrount of the charge at Loos
(when the boys ot the London Irish drib
bled a football across the shell-torn fields
to the fJerman trenches) has Just been pub
lished under the title. "The Great rush
has written the following touching descrP
tlon of the death of a German whotn n
found In the sumptuously furnished Ger
man trenches:
"I looked Into a pretentious dugout
What I saw flrst was a wounded German
lying across the bed, his head against thj
wall and his feet on the floor. His rigni
arm was almost severed at the shoulder.
"I entered and gated at him, Thero was
a look of mute appeal In his eyes, and lor
some reason I felt ashamed of myself for
having Intruded on the privacy of a dying
man. There come times when a man in trie
Held of battle should be left slone to his
own thoughts. I unloosened my water Pot
tle from Its holder and by sign Inquired It
he wanted to drink. He nodded, and I
placed the bottle to his lips.
"'Sprechen Anglais J' I Inquired, and he
shook his head.
"I took my bottle of morphia tablets
from my pocket and explained to him aa
well as I was able what the bottle con
tained, and ho permitted me to place two
under his tongue. When rummaging In
my pocket I happened to bring out my
rosary beads and he noticed them. He
spoke and I guessed he was Inquiring it I
was a Catholic
'"I nodded assent ,
"I turned to leave, but he called me back
and pointed to his trousers pocxet as If he
wanted me to bring something out of It I
put In my hsnd and drew out a little leather
packet from which the muzzle of a re
volver peeped forth. This I put In my
ductor who strolled through the smoker,
"Conductor, Is It ever permitted for pas
sengers to mnko suggestions!" The con
ductor nodded a surprised assent "Well,"
said Ward, "I don't see why you have n
cowcatcher on the engine, for the train
would never catch a cow. But I would
suggest you attach It to the back of the
train to prevent any predatory cow from
biting the passengers."
Ot nonflctlon, one of tho most Important
books on the Stokes list Is "Literature In
Ireland." by Thomas MacDonagh, one of the
Sinn Fein leaders who was executed. As
sistant professor of English at the National
University of Ireland and a poet Mac
Donagh was well fitted to write a study
of Anglo-Irish literature. Ho has Included
n valuable selection ot Illustrative pieces.
Among tho modern men treated are Plun
ltott and Pearse, James Stephens, Yeats
and the Slgersons.
pocket He feared that If eon,. -,
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hand with difficulty (I now say That u2
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his tunio pocket and I put mv h.? !?
there. A clasp-knife, a few buS!!!:
piece of string and a photo were aUM-.
the pocket contained. The phetenSS
showed a man, who I saw waa the somw
a woman and a little child U44
table. I put It In his hand, and with feew
llant eyes and set teeth he raised his 2
to look at It
"I went outside."
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