The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 18, 1920, Page 9

READER DIGS UP COMMENT, ON WOMEN’S CLOTHES WRITTEN SEVERAL YEARS BACK Dear Miss Grey: your columns? Will you please print the following in IMMODESTY As I walk thru the streets of this city and look upon the billboard advertisements of your theatres and operas, as I stop to look at the costumes of the women and ask the honest) question, “Why was that woman put in that position, and with that costume?” (and the inevitable answer must come to every candid, honest man and woman) “the motive was bad.” not for the best. When I see on the advertisement of tobacco and almost} every other commodity of trade the nude forms of women, | my cheeks burn and my heart aches. It is a bid for the worst thoughts, and its influence is But in answer to my criticism comes back the fact that no woman was ever pic- tured in a garb that she did not wear, and after all, the ‘women of the land are responsible for this fearful shocking. nudity of the female form flooding our towns, our theatres, our operas and our social gatherings. tw Has rasan, lost her modesty? Are we utterly given over I pray you, good women, to whom God Almighty has in- the rearing of sweet girls, call a halt on this infernal in dress. Lend not your girls to this school of lust. Give not arms, necks and shoulders of your sweet girls to feed the ions of the voluptuous vultures that attend all these gatherings chiefly to feed upon the weaknesses and ‘follies of our women.—SEL. Miss Grey, this was written several years what the writer would say today? They Should Complain Dear Miss Grey: Iam very much interested in this clothes question for ‘women and want to hear a few words from the very “wise” regurding the | comforts derived from the present} @ay dress. The majority say “it's for comfort,” but do you call it comfort) ‘when, in the summer time, they will Bave a huge fur wrapped around their necks, and, in the winter time, mo fur, but a very large V-shaped and short skirts that are so Barrow they cannot step on a street ar without making a display. To “make matters worse, you will notice p Bbout 35 per cent of these women or girls are wearing half hose, display. ing a portion of their bare limbs, Is that comfort these foggy, rainy days? I like to see a heatlydressed wo ‘man, but it seems now, that in order to be popular or stared at, you must “Rave on something different from the average. If some of these wo men could hear, the remarks made bout them as they pass a group of men, they would not bé so anxious to put on the questionable attire (or haps that’s the reason for the kish get-up) If, by chance, one of these women hear a remark passed about them as they pass, they become indignant. whereas, if they were dressed con- gervatively, they would, in all prot | . I wonder THOUGHTFUL. AT do YOU think? Write thia Grey, care af’ Seattle Star. e Wants to Remain With Mother Dear Miss Grey: I would lke a Uttle advice of you on my own case. I have been married a number of years, and have three children, My wife doesn't want to go back home, but wants to stay bere in your city. I am a working man and in our home town I can make a little bet ter than a living, while here I know we will want @or the neceasities of life this winter. Wifle doesn’t want to go back home and says if I go she is thru with me. I cam make from six to eight dol lars per day more in our home town; but simply because her people live| here that’s where she has decided to stay. Should I go and take a chance on loosing my wife, or stay here and maybe have my family go cold and hunery? Your advice will be care- fully considered. SAM. Instead, I should like to advise your wife. Tell her for me, please, that she decided the question of fam- ily definitely when she severed home ties to become your wife. Her first thoughts should be of her home, her family, and of you. If you can carn in|? better ving for her and your chil- WHAT YOUR NERVES NEED Whatever medication, whatever renewed strength and vigor can be imparted to the nerves must reach them through the blood. Dr. Wil Tams’ Pink Pills are a nervine tonic but they act on the nerves through the blood, enabling the blood to carry to the nerves the elements meeded to build them up. Neuralgia, sciatica, sick headache “and a number of more severe nerv ous troubles are properly treated by building up the blood with Dr. Wil ) ams’ Pink Puls and are often en- tirely corrected in this way. if you are nervous you can nd yourself by refusing to worry, by | taking proper rest, sieep and vaca tions, by avoiding excesses and by taking outof-door exercise. For Medicine take Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, the non-alcoholic tonic. Sufferers from nervous disorders who have been taking treatment without benefit should the tonic method. Write today to the Dr. Willams Medicine Co, Schenectaty, N. ¥., for the booklet, “Diseases of the Nervous System. It will be sent free on request. Your own druggist can supply you vith Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, they will be sent by mail, postpaid, ‘on receipt of price, 60 cents per box. investigate | |man to t or \a dren in your home town, there ta no question as to the right or the wrong of the thing—she should go, and go cheerfully. Business men predict rather a strenuous winter ahead. It behooves every man with a family to become settled in the best possible position and save every cent he can. This holds true at any time, of course, but more espectaily in times of financial stress. 1 feel quite sure you wife will ace this point of view, and realie that she must go, if not for her own sake, for the sake of her children. $100 A WEEK FOR CHORUS GIRLS NEW YORK.—With the new the atrical season about to start, Broad. way, a5 usual, is complaining of the dearth of chorus girls and the high cost of the young women of the en- semble who nowadays make much, and in some cases more, than their brothers and sisters of the drama. The chorus gir! of today, if she is good-looking and dresses well ough to attract the tired business theatre several times to see her, demands and in mort cases receives, $76 a week. Others draw paltry salary of $50 to $60, while some exceptional show girle draw as high as $100 a week. 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We Stand the Open Sundays From ® to 12 tor Working People OHIO CUT-RATE DENTISTS | Ot UNIVEMSITY se Onvcaite Vrasce-Paterson OC $2 real THE euartie STAR Two “Robin He Hood,” Popular Comic Once Book Reviews STEEPLEJACK, by James Hune. | ker,—The autoblography of a famous | Jack of all arts, the playboy of Western culture, Huneker is a Philadetphian of Hungarian and} Irish extraction; a professional hobo | thra the world of art; an artist into | | whose mental brew the great house: | wife, Nature, thfew too many cakes | of intellectual and emotional yeast “Steeplejack” is doomed to be one) of the most widely discussed books of the y FEMINISM AND SEX EXTINC TION, by Arabella Keneally,—-A study of the alleged effects result ing from the modern differentiation |of the sexes. | SECRETS OF DETHRONED | ROYALTY, by Princess Radsiwel) Sunday supplement goesip of the ‘vourta of Europe. RESPONSIBILITY, by —Jamen! Agate.—A story of a newcomer—or| is “Agate” a pseudonyth? — who writes with the swagger and bluster of & sea captain out of Stevenson | and with & reminiscent trace of the! finease and robustness of Stevenson himself. STAFF TALES, by Capt. W. P. Lipscomb.—Typically English hu- mor, Many of tho-tales appeared origtnalty in Punch, MORE MAGIC PICTURES OF THE LONG AGO, by Anna Curtis Chandler.—Each of thw stories deals with the youth of some historic per sonage. The illustrations are re-| productions of works of art in the Metropolitan museum. A painiena | method of Injecting history into a child's cranium, ATLANTIDA, by Pierre Renoit.- The story that won the prize given by the French Academy for the bent novel of the year, It in a Gallic rendering of Kider-Haggard's THE PATH OF ADVE? by Jullus M, Price.—This is “one more war book to read” becaune it throws light not #0 much on the well known and justly famous} guerre as on the entertaining and whimaical “Huckleberry Finn” of English freelance war correspond ents. CALIBAN, by W. L. George.— ‘The story of a poor boy who rose to be one of the most powerful newspa |per publishers in the world. It | wounds like a Horation Alger novel It tant. THE DOOR OF THE UNREAL, by Bram Stocker’s “Dracula” you will like this uncanny tale. The following books had the widest sale during the past week at Seattle's largest bookstore: Fiction Kindred of the Dust, by Peter B. Kyne. The Rescue, by Joseph Conrad. Harriet and the Piper, by Kath- leen Norria. ‘Thread of Flame, by Basi! King. Man of the Forest, by Zane Grey Poor Relations, by Compton Mac Kernie. Non-Fiction ‘White Shadows in the South Seas by Frederick O'Brien, Economic Consequences Peace, by Prof. John | Keynes. | Memotrs of the Empress Eugenie. |by Comte Fleury American World Politits, by David Jayne Hib Roosevelt's Letters to His Chil dren. Now It Can Be Told, by Gibbs. RIPE CUCUMBER PICKLES 12 ripe cucumbers 2 teaspoons powdered alum 2 suger 1 quart vinegar 2 tablespoons whole cloves 2 tablespoons stick cinnamon 1 tablespoon salt Cut cucumbers in quarters length wise, then in thirds, Dissolve alum in one quart water, Heat slowly to boiling point and then t stand on | the back of stove for twp hours | Drain and chill in cold water. Tie spices in a bag and add to syrup made of vinegar, sugar and salt. Add cucumbers and cook ten minutes Put cucumbers in a stone jar and pour over syrup, Drain and scald syrup three succeasive morning’. 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For sale we “i yo” it \ i» ° “Robin Hood,” which will be pro Weert Bee Od es SN ¥ ‘Coming Sunday to saopolitan 1—Elsie Thieda, who will , be heard in “Robin Hood,” at \the Met; 2—George Rand, a\“ lar member of the Wilkes ers; 3—Oscar Gerard, | Swedish comedian, Levy's Or- heum; 4—Gladys Marvin, ce ‘nip; 5—Miriam Wills, Moore; 6—Mary Caroline Daniel, coming to Pantages Monday. the large chorus will be much in @vidence thruout the show eee POPULAR DANCER ON MOORE PROGRAM Sheila Terry, a dancing marvel, is the headline attraction the Moore NE NR RN Ee SS THE BOOK OF DEBORAH | ANN’S PET RACCOON DIGS UP A SURPRISE .FROM BOB’S CLOTHES Ann's pet raccoon had |himnelf a pernistent mischief maker, Ginger was as tame as a kitten and |as bothersome as a puppy. Ann car. | rlea him wherever sho went. When whe became interested in the event jot the hour, she set down her pet |and promptly forgot him, and pres jently the party was obliged to scat ter to find the precious thing! | Jim never spoke of him except “that darn coon!” Jim's voice then expressed much more than bis words. It takes only @ trifia, some | timen, to destroy masculine patience, | Jim could be a hero when the engine lof his plane stopped hitting 6,000 feet up in the air, but “that darn | coon” seemed as inevitably destined } to destroy his happiness as the ser pent did Adam's. Little did I guess it could ever dis- turb my life when Ann held it out to Deb on my veranda. There is always a look of wonder in Deb's eyes when she considers Jim's wife. It is as if she were ank- ing herself, “Would Jim have loved me had I been like THAT?” Deb was politely unastonished to find Ann petting a coon, and genu inely interested in its cuteness, When our talk finally turned from’ Gin- ger's diet, Ann put the raccoon down, and as usual, promptly forgot him. Two hours later, after we had made an exhausting search of the house, we digcovered Ginger up- stairs im the closet of my husband's room, The beastie was nosing some- thing sheer and white, Ann picked it up, It was a woman's handker chief. “I'm afraid he's spoiled it, Jane! ‘aughtic Sweetsie! Too bad, for it is a wonder.” I gave the handkerchief one glance. It was a wonder—and it not mine! “My—what @ love of kerchief” Ann cried, holding up the delicate trifle for Deb to examine. Deborah Burns loves all things beautiful, and «he scrutinized the fine hand-hemming appreciatively. “It looks like that Belgian girl's work, you know, the refugee Mrs. Van Wyck is getting orders for. That edge must have n button. holed under @ microscope!” she said, then suddenly gaxpef, “Oh! Take it, Jan as she tossed it toward me. Ann snatched at it with: “I must see it again And she looked aa mischievous as her weird pet when she spread it out and read the initials im one corner; “K. O. MI" duced at the Metropolitan for next} next week in “Three's a Crowd,” a9] gne rained a pair Of Found eyes to week, starting Saturday night, tr acknowledged to be the greatest masterpiece of comic opérh ever written by Americans Nothing could be more fascinating than the story upon which the opera was founded. The old English tale of Robin Hood and his band of out- laws is a famous one and their merry pranks in Sherwood have furnished Sir Walter Scott and other writers with stories that will live ong as our language, Around thix celebrated theme was built the delightful opera by De Koven and Smith, and in ite musical form they have given us a new pleasure that adds est to the story of the great- est of England's popular heroes. An opera of such metit as “Robin Hood” demands a singing.cast of the highest order, and the coming pro duction fully meets this require ment, as the principals are all of grand opera caliber Heading the cast is Albert Parr as} Robert of Huntington (Robin Hood) and Mins Elsa Thiede as Maid Marian. Otheg popular memberg of the company are Hetty Baxter, who sings Alan-aDale. Harry Longstreet sings Little John, Mary Baker in seen a4 Anabelle, while the part of Will Scartett goes to William Degan. The comedy roles are admirably cared for by Tom Burton as sheriff of Nottingham, Madeline Hartfort as the buxom Dame Dur den, and Rudolph Kouch as the wily Sir Guy of Gisburte. There in also a chorus of good singers. eee JUVENILE ARTISTS COMING TO PANTAGES As the headline feature of the new week's bill at The Pantages be ginning next Monday mattpee, Miss Maud Daniel will present “The Ris- ing Generation,” a musical and dancing revue presented by a com- pany of ten gifted stage children mbled from New York, Chicago And other eastern cities. Max Cooper and will provide an interesting feature of the new bill with their new skit, “Ah, Gimme de Ring.” One of the prettiest novelties of the season is “The Golden Bird,” presented by Miss Lorraine Evans, a young violinist, The bird in ques- tion is a tiny yellow canary who has been taught to imitate birds and the music of the violin. The Rigdon Dancers will appear in a terpsichorean novelty. John E, Henshaw and Grace Avery will be seen in a laughing success, “Carrying On.” Wirre and Walker are tight wire artists ee WIDOW CAUSES MERRY MIXUPS AT LEVY’S “The Winsome Widow” is the offerings to be presented by Levy's Musical Comedy company, begin- ning with a matinee today. The plot centers around Jakie Cohen (James Dooley) who endeav- ors to get thru @ matrimonial agency a etep-mother for his two young daughters (Bess Hill and Madeline Mathews). How the daugh- ters and their sweethearts try to head off a dainty young widow who answers the ad furnishes a lot of fun. ‘The leading musical numbers of the new attraction will ‘be handled by Bess Hill, Robert Lorenzo, Billie Bingham, Oscar Gerard and James Dooley, while the trio will have sev eral catchy offerings, With pretty new costumes and a catchy assortment of dancing steps ! forent | the | Irene Ricardo | operetta upon strietly modern lines. Here so-called classical music and jase take each other by the hand, while romance and comedy are pals, and, besides, there are a genuine plot and story. | “Jasper Junction,” which ts on a line somewhere between “nowhere 4nd no place,” is the offering of Clif- ford and Wilt, These creative vaudevilligps put forth something | new in “types,” and make “Jasper | Junction” one of the foatures of the | bill | J. Rosamond Johnson, just about as well known as Bert Williams, and who has climbed to fame on the same ladder with him, will put on * pation,” with the old “Johnson's In imitable Five.” Weich, Mealy and Mortrone have @ dancing and acrobatic number that is filled with comedy. La Graciosa is a posing number, Adicr and Dunbar offer “A Btudy From Life." Adier boasts a funny |face “that won't come off,” as it “grew on him.” The “Study” ts from the comedy side, Osaki and Taki have a novel gym nastic exhibition, cee WILKES TO PRESENT “THE VERY IDEA” | Starting with @ matinee Sunday the Wilkes Players will offer Wil Ham Le Barron's popular comedy "The Very Idea, clever satire |that has te do with a baby and eugenics. The story—a clever one—has to do with the plight of a married couple who want to adopt a baby The brother of the wife is a crank on the question of eugenics. He be eves that adopting a child from an orphans’ home, when the parents Jare unknown, is taking a big risk He adviges a clever scheme of mak- ing a watch between his chauffeur and the maid of the house, both of them wonderful specimens of health The consideration that they are to receive for delivering their first child over to his sister and brother. inlaw will be the sum sof $12,000 ‘This they agree to do. At the end of one year the sister and her husband at the request of the brother return t® the city and announce to their many friends that they are the fond parents of a baby. Their friends all come to the home to see the little stranger, but the young married (couple refuse to give up their child. The manner in which they wiggle out of the merry mess of affairs will provide wholesome amusement for the three nets of the comedy, BROWN'S REVUE AT PALACE HIP The new show coming tomorrow to Lowe's Palace Hip features music in a variety of moods, with a suf. ficient sprinkling of comedy and novelty to afford desirable voriety A big feature of the bill, both point of excellence and in numbers, is Tom Brown's Musical Revue, sald to be the latest and most pretentious of the famous producer's musical novelt “The King and Queen of Hokum” is the somewhat prgtentious billing used by Ward and Wilson. Their skit includes. much comedy chatter and some songs that jingle tune fully. ‘The Myrtle Moore Trio appear in a musical melange entitled “In the Usual Way.” “In Concordia” is the offering of Nick Verga and Gladys Marvin, the newsboy Caruso and the flower girl, A__sensational series of physical expf™its is included in the act of- fered by Tate and Tate proved | gled “For the love o Mike! In Bob's clonet! Can you beat it, my dears?” Perhaps the flush in my cheeks informed the silly bebe that she’ had made & heartbreaking mistake, and that Deb's attempt to save my pride by tonsing the handkerchief to me had been a fine thing. But since the secret was out, Ann made the best of it, according to her own Ught “I suppose Ginger found ft in the park,” she remarked carelessly. “My! What strong perfume! She threw the bit of linen to a waste banget, “Give it to me! I exclaimed. : Virginia Pearson and Sheldon Lewis, movie stars, are going on the speaking stage. Miss Pearson is in private life Mrs. Lewis. “Sweetness” is the name of a new song which Al Jolson is now intro- ducing in his musical comedy suc- cess “Binbad.” It is reported that Eva Tanquay recently became Mra. Roscoe Alls. Marceline, the famous Hippodrome clown, may petition the courts to make his stage name his real name. The clown complains that his real name—Matini—wag made illegal by the 18th amendment, Tt has been officially announced that the matinee performance of “Good Times” at the New York Hippodrome entertained the largest audience in the history of the big playhouse. Twelve thousand people saw the two performances of the day, while it is estimated that 20,- 000 were turned away. A certain prince of Wales is one of the leading figures in Patricia Collinge’s new starring vehicle. The play deals with a love affair between the ‘visiting heir to the British crown and a charming young Vir ginia girl. 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