i Life's Problems
Are Discussed
"As a man thinketh in his heart,
so is he."
In other words, he presents to the
world his own conception of himself.
And the world accepts him at his
own valuation.
All of us In our experience have
seen some one putting it across with
no apparent equipment, and have
wondered and admired; and we have
all seen real gifts and real talent
fail of re<v>snitlon. We have pondered
over this injustice, and marvelled at
the strange workings of destinty. But
there is a reason.
My own humble theory is, that the
mediocre but successful people pos
sess an invaluable something which
the gifted but unrecognized lack, and
that is a sense of drama.
We will stand anything in the way
of pose or pretense, provided it is
carried off artistically. For the ba,d
actor, either off or on the stage,
"Boos" shall be his portion.
Have you ever met a real genius,
one acclaimed so by the world be
cause of his or her transcendent
sifts? They are as scarce as hen's
teeth, but their invariable and dis
tinguished characteristic is that they
are entirely simple, natural and un-1
affected. They don't have to be any
thing else. Nevertheless, they are:
dramatic; for that is the role of;
genius. Theirs is the drama of!
achievement.
Poor little Emperor Nicholas of
Russia is an example of those who
are lacking in the dramatic instinct.
Pallid and undersized and trembling
at his own shadow, he did not at all
till the popular idea of a Czar. If he
had been a big, blustering brute with
a loud voice and a scowl, it would
have been a much more difficult mat- (
ter to have dislodged him from his j
throne. People will stand for an auto- i
crat, but never for a counterfeit of
one.
'The same thing is true of Louis
XVI of France. Old Louis XIV un- j
derstood the game better. He knew!
the deluge was coming, but he died ,
with his head on his shoulders.
The successful men and women of |
the world, either consciously or un
consciously, have always realized the j
value of dramatic effect. They haw !
lcoked and acted the part—made the;
picture, as the stage saying goes.
I don't suppose for a moment that ■
George Washington ever attitudiniz- j
ed before a -mirror, or purposely j
brushed back his hair from his fore- i
head. But if you don't think that'
serene, lofty brow, that classic profile!
;md that stately bearing of his had I
anything to do with his frame, try to i
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Bringing Up Father Copyright, 1917, International News Service By McManus
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Imagine a fat. low-browed man with I
a snub nose and a walrus mustache I
ever being regarded as the Father of
his country.
Andrew Jackson embodied in his
careless attire and yncouth manners |
what constituted in his day the pop- i
ular conception of rugged honesty.
There were other men of his time no
doubt just as square, just as force
ful, just as patriotic as he; but j
gnarled and sturdy in appearance;
t,nd speech he looked and acted the
part of "Old Hickory."
There is nothing discreditable or
belittling in all this. Tbeso men were
guiltv of no affectation or of pre
tending to be something that they,
were not. They simply emphasized in
their actions and appearance those
inner qualities which characterized
them, it was probably quite uncon
scious on their part. They were mere
ly obeying their instinctive sense ot
drama.
No one would ever suggest, for in
stance. that there was anything
studied about the personal peculi
arities of General Grant. Yet what
an effect of bulldog tenacity was
given by that tightly clenched cigar
between his grim lips, and of stern
deliberation by his silences. With
his squall-set figure and square,
bearded face, he symbolized to the
Nation an impregnable bulwark.
It is not possible that in the very
assumption of autocracy which he
gave lay the secret of that unequalled
power that the late J. P. Morgan
wielded for so many years in the
world of finance? Big and bold and
brusque and masterful, lie filled
every requirement of the role. Like
Lorenzo the magnificent, he sur
rounded himself with treasures of
art.
This instinct which some men
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j have properly to stage themselves!
land whatever they do amounts often |
i to positive genius. 1 read a story the
! other day in a current magazine I
' nbout a public man who had in his!
I possession some extremely sensa-1
I tional information which he was not I
i yet quite prepared to give out. The |
! newspapers, however, had gained an I
; inkling of the facts and the reporters I
< were after him.
He did not seek to avoid them.j
! That would have served .as an as-)
Isurance that he had something he
was trying to keep dark. Instead, al
-1 though he was just out of bed, he
| sent word that they Vere to come
I up to his rooms. The place was flood
ed with morning sunshine. He came
i out from his bathroom to greet them,
I arrayed In the scantiest of garments j
and rubbing his head with a towel, i
; The psychological effect was one of
frank informality, so utterly opposed
to any suggestion of concealment
I that he practically had the battle
I won before he spoke a word.
Those shrewd, experienced news
papermen were impressed with the
; idea that there was nothing to dis
cover. ami asked him only a few per
functory questions which he was eas
ily able to turn aside. Yet his ruse
was not the result of forethought
It was a spontaneous Inspiration born
of his natural dramatic quality.
People everywhere fall into classi
fication as "types" and we expect
them to be what they appear. If they
fail to measure up to our anticipa
! tions. we feel disappointed and de
frauded.
You see a woman with,an oval
face, fair haft- parted in the middle,
dove-like eyes and an expression ap
pealing and tender; and you expect
her to be a Madonna, not a vam-
| pire. If she turns out to be a vam
| pire you are much more shocked
; than if she looked the part.
Where we make a big mistake is
iin failing either through selfcon
: sciousness or timidity to play up to
| the role to which nature has evi
, dently assigned us. If you are not
j succeeding. It is because you are
I playing a part which does not be
long to you. You are miscast.
Drama grips and interests every
1 one. Twelve million people in this
country go .to the "movies" every
day merely to be amused and thrill
ed and taken out of themselves. And
thbre is no such drama as life itself
when it is suitably presented. The
trouble is that it is generally so
sloppily played. The situations are
slurred, the characterization is poor.
Drama in its very essence is ac
tion as against stagnation, a conflict
in which the hero or the heroine
wins against odds.
On the basis then, dramatize your
self. Your business and your life
are not poor, sordid, monotonous af
fuirs; they are great, dramatic ad
ventures full of romance and color
tind action. Your audience Is waiting.
Then bow to the world's low foot
lights and give them their money's
worth.
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| "THEIR MARRIED LIFE"
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Service. , •
"I'm getting tired of these eternal
dates that you keep making," War
ren said disagreeably.
"Well, Warren, either you must
accept people's invitations and ask
them here in return or you must give
up having friends."
"Now, that's a ridiculous state
ment."
"Why, no, it isn't dear; not at all."
"It certainly is."
"Well, 1 don't agree with you."
"Of course you dont' simply be
cause you don't want to."
"Warren, that is terribly unfair."
"Well, why can't we make life a
little more spontaneous? Why can't
we do things on the spur of the mo
ment? That's the only way to have
any fun out of life."
"It would be nice." sighed Helen;
"but it would be so hard to see peo
ple that way."
"It seems hard because we aren t
used to it."
"But other people might not un
! derstand it at all."
| They'd have to take us as we are
1 or give us up."
But you wouldn't want to do that,
dear."
"Sure I would. If they weren t
real friends, real enough to under
stand our way of doing things what
would be the use of hanging on to
them?"
"Well, Warren." said Helen prac
tically, "inasmuch as we have made
this engagement for tonight, you d
better get dressed. We can talk
about the other arrangement some
other time."
"Yes, that means that it will be put
off indefinitely, and the next time
talking over the telephone you 11
have the entire week filled up with
engagements, and I'll. have nothing
at all to say about it."
"But you're never home, Warren,
and what would you have me say
when people ask to see us?"
"Oh, there are plenty of th.ngs to
say. Be frank and te 'l >' our friends
that you are not going to make any
more definite engagements."
"But Warren, it wouldn't be pos
sible to do things that way in the
case of meals."
"Well, manage matters any way
you like then, but don't make my
iife an engagement schedule. Do
vou realize that we have been doing
somthing, either having people here
or going somewhere, every night
this week? Why I don't have a
minute to read the paper or do any
thing I want to do. You women
have all day to visit with each other
and see each other, but what time
do the men have unless they take
a night or two off and then there's
always more or less fuss made about
It."
"Anytime you want a night off,
take it, dear. • I don't remember ever,
saying anything about it."
"No, but when the times came
you would, all right, or else you'd
go around with that injured martyr
air, which is worse than any amount
of fussing."
By this time Warren had worked
himself up into a perfect passion of
self pity. He.imagined himself the
worst abused man in the city, and
he was past argument or convincing
even, if he had stopped to listen to
anything Helen might say. And so
as usual, she saul nothing* and
slipped out of the bedroom, leaving
him to dress. She pondered on what
he had said as she tlxed the card
table with a fresh cover and got out
the cards. It would be lovely not to
plan things ahead, and just to do
things on the spur of the moment.
Carp and Frances did things that
way. Every time Helen had asked
Frances up for dinner she had
begged off on the plea that Carp
hated to make a definite engagement.
"If you'll let us drop in some
night and take pot luck with you,"
Frances had responded, "we'd simply
love it." And Helen had laughed
and had tried to understand, because
she loved Frances, but she had been
hurt just the same.
By the time the Thurstons came
in, at about 8:30, Helen felt more or
less downcast. Warren had forgot
ten the argument after a change of
clothing, but Helen, who had been
Kinking things over, was just be
ginning to wonder how she could
manage things to please Warren.
Now Helen did not care very much
for Mrs. Thurston, she had never
felt quite at home with her; certain
ly Mrs. Thurston was not the type
of woman anyone could get at all in
timate with. But Mr. Thurston was
different. He was delightful. Gen
erous to a fault, always ready with
funny anecdotes, and splendid com
pany. Everyone liked him and War
ren particularly. After an evening
of bridge, when Warren and Mrs.
Thurston had come off victorious.
Warren was in a particularly good
humor.
"Too bad, old man," he said gen
ially .slapping Mr. Thurston on the
back, "better luck next time. Say,
why is it that we don't see you peo
ple oftener? How long Is it since
you were here?"
Helen was listening with all her
ears, anxious to know what was com
ing.
"Oh, not so very long," Mrs.
Thurston was saying, "we want you
eople to come up next Thursday
for an evening of bridge. How about
it, is that all right for you?"
"Sure," responded Warren heartily,
"that's all right for us, isn't it,'
Helen?" '
Helen met his eyes, her own filled
with inquiry, but he had forgotten >
his protests of ;i little while <igo. lie
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"We'd love to come," said Helen
prettily, and then wondered why she
had that little hurt feeling that had
come so frequently of late.
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Advice to the Lovelorn
A Bit of Etiquette
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
■d am a stenographer In a small
office and often my employer intro
duces me to salesmen or buyers for
various firms with whom we do bus
iness. How should I receive these
introductions? I am quite unaware
of the correct manner to acknow
ledge theni. Should I offer to shake
hands? Should I arise, if seated
when the introduction Is made?
When a person says, "I am very
pleased to have met you," what is
the proper reply to make? Also is it
very good form to shake hands with
a girl? When introduced to a gen
tleman on the street or in a (train
should you offer your hand when in
troduced and again at leaving him?
forms often puzzle me. A. V. M.
I am a foreigner, and these little
A question like yours does not
really belong in my column. But so
many of my girls have similar wor
ries that in fairness to all of them
I am going to answer you. When
your employer introduces you to
men. you need not arise. Just say.
"How do you do. Mr. Jones." And
when a man or woman speaks of the
pleasure it gave them to meet you,
thank them graciously and say that
you, too, have enjoyed the meeting.
1 think it is always pleasant and
friendly to hold out your hand when
introduced to anyone. Never fear
being over-cordial. The real cor
diality that comes from sweet na
ture and kindheartedness is welcome
to almost everyone.
Try to Win Her Parents
Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am 23 and am dearly in love
with a girl one year my junior. My
financial condition does not allow
me to marry her, as she comes from
a very wealthy family and her par
ents want her to many some man
with money. She has asked me sev
eral times to elope, with her, but I
know my conscience will bother me.
P. I.
Are you sure you cannot win over
the parents of the girl you love? Do
you care for her deeply enough to
want to make sure of her happiness?
Now why riot iiripress her family
with your sincerity, your willingnc s
to work, your deep desire to ma' j
their daughter happy. 1 don't be
lieve in elopements—but even less
do I believe in your objection to an
elopement. If you think your wife
might taunt you with her wealth
some day, evidently you consider
her snobbish. Are you sure that if
you settle down to good, hard effort
you could not convince your sweet
heart's parents that you are rather
a desirable candidate for son-in-law
(iift.s For Soldiers
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Could you possibly suggest some
kind of an appropriate sift to send
a soldier at camp? Although I have
NOVEMBER 17, 1917.
send him anything not in good taste.
Although 1 know Thanksgiving is
quite a ways off, and 1 want it as a
Thanksgiving gift, I would greatly
appreciate your kindness if you
would tell me through the columns
of the paper a sensible gift.
ANXIOUS.
A woman who is doing splendid
work for our soldier boys tells me
that "goodies" are particularly wel
come to the boys in camp. And
when I remember how much a
"box" meant to all of us in my col
lege days I can quite sympathize.
A delicious cake, jellies, preserves
and such things are welcome. Why
don't you send a real Thanksgiving
box—a roast chicken (if turkey is
too bulky and too costly), a mince
pie, a jar of cranberry jelly or any
other dainties you feel like making.
Oood books, nicely marked hand
kerchiefs, some sort of little mend
ing kit, a writing companion, with
paper and fountain pen—any prac
tical gift that will not be useless and
n the nature of "excess baggage" is
right to send a soldier boy.
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See Him ut Home
Dear Miss Fairfax:
1 have been going about with a
young man. We have learned to
love each other. Ho U> anxious to
become acquainted with father and
mother, so I asked if I could receive
him at our home. Why do my par
ents refuse, saying I could do what
ever I choose outside, but that I
could, not have any young men at
the house. V. I.
As you tell your little story, your
parents are a complete puzzle to
me. It sounds as if their judgment
was very poor (and I hate to make
any suggestion which sounds lack
ing in respect to parenthood). I
really feel that it is to them I must
write rather than you. They owe
you the protection of their home.
They ought to see that every girl
needs the privilege of having her
friends in her own house and that
when a young girl is told to meet
her friends a nywhere else she lilces
she is being shoved into danger.
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