The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 25, 1920, Page 9

1 4 | CONCEIT MAKES OF MANY HEROFS LOWLY IDOLS OF CLAY?) Dear Miss Grey Have never written you before this time, as I"ye never really had anything to say that I considered people would be interested in hearing. : Today, tho, I thought of something which might interest ome people. much prosperi just so-much adulation; just so much pedesta! stuff? it not because we are all really very much | alike in our abilities, and the giving of too much praise dis- torts our imagination and makes us just swell up and burst? Look at the theatrical people! | Who were more adored than some of them? And how flat they fell in our minds when we found out that they were common clay like the rest of us. I think that altho some ple are more gifted than others in certain lines, mostly | Because of training, when it comes to the essentials of life | we are all pretty much alike. | It is wrong, I believe, to place one person away and above others in our minds because when these people get tripped up | they fall pretty flat. A WOMAN READER. he smooth press agent is responsible, I believe, for much ‘of the public's disillusionment regarding theatrical folk. But Why is itethat we humans can stand just so/| be even here are there exceptions. There are a few grand per- onalities, like Madame Louise Homer and Schumann-Heink, Beloved by all peoples for the In ir fineness of character. these great souls there never was any room for conceit, altho, as you say, it might have found fextile soil in the public) idoration of these two. 4 ory The More Human Way ‘Dear Miss Grey: T am coming to You for advice, Living in our neigh Beorhood is a little colored girl 10 Years old. She is in the same room ‘Mt school with my little girl of the “game age. They often walk home Pogether, as they come the same way, " @nd sometimes the liftle colored girl her dol] and they play here, ——¥ Now, Miss Grey, some of the Mothers that I have for neighbors do Mot approve of this and will not let their chikiren play with my little girl. They say “she plays with a eer. ‘The children have been asked by | their teacher to treat this little girt » Bicely, and certainly the way she has Been trained would shame a good | Her parents | | @re Christian people and own their) Many white mothers. wn home. They have trained their little girl to be very nice. "The whole thing is causing my Child to feel very bed. Please tell me What I should do, let her continue to ‘Rreat the little colored girl nicely, re | gardiess of the neighbors’ remarka, @f stop her playing with her? a A TROUBLED MOTHER. ‘A real American realizes the re- Bponsibility that cach of us bears to- ward the African race—we were) Belely responsible for bringing them, Dere—now let ws do our duty by Chem. of your little girl showld be a in broad minded: and kind- which will, in time, shame the acifiah egotiam of your % Cash Basis Dear Miss Grey: Tam a man 22 ol4 and am thinking seriously married. Would you please me some advice as to how Much money a person ought to have Before marrying? I do not own any property and Werasked several men this ques- tion, and I get so many different that I am doubtful whether getting married now or to what the girl you ts used to, and salary wufficient able and to pro- You are stilt “4 Miss Grey: I think before you Publish things concerning lone wom- _ @n in your paper it would be a better | Policy if you found out the truth cerning the case first. ‘These women are neither alone nor itu and, what is more, their ¥’ Ten Year Younger Than Doesn’t it make you feel od—cause you to straight- up and feel “chesty”— when someone guesses your age at ten years or so younger than you really are? You look into your mirror, smile with satisfac- tion and say to yourself: “Well, he didn’t make such a bad guess, at that.” | _The point is: You’re no older than your vii If a man is strong, vigor- ous, mentally alert, fine and fit at 50 he has a better chance of living up to 80 than a man of 30 who is ‘weak and run-down has of living up to 60. While none of us can stay the years nor time, we should all an heroic effort to suc- cessfully resist the effects of time by ever keeping our vitality at par. When you sense a feeling of slowing down iat your physical forces—when your stomach, liver, kidneys and | other organs show signs of ‘weakness—when you notice P a lack of your old time “pep” and ‘‘punch’’—in other a when you feel your vitality ( wane, you should com- Certainly your conduct and) L New HAT do YOU think? Write Cyn- thia Grey, care of The Seattle Star. house rent has been paid up to the 25th of Wiis month, by myself; also T have paid the same during the | eight weeks, three weeks previo them moving to Aloha st. where [they are now five weeks, We have also provided them with food and money, and would have done so, but they were not satisfied. As to the jewels——what rubbish they only had what brought them $5. I have re jcelpts to show that I am not telling a Your ad was a disgrace to them, not to anyone else. } MRS. F. A.C. To degin with, I never print ads in my column. T don't know who you are, and I lcare lees, This case you mention| |was first reported to me by a neigh- bor who is thoroly acquainted with the story of this mother and her daughter, To make absolutely sure | that they are worthy, I reported the case to the Bocial Welfare icague, who sent a caller, Bince the women asked for work, @ chance to make their own living, and not for char- ity, the woman who investigated | thought it would, be well to run the letter you take eeception to. dt was with the women's permission that I | printed it, as they called on me at my office and czplained, too, that lthey wanted some kind of honest [work, Surely, it t no disgrace to anyone to wish to become economic- ally independent, or even partially so. In view of this fact, | do not | quite comprehend the object of your letter, Suitable Name \for French Bull Dear Mis Grey: I would appre- olate it very much ff you will sug-| gest a couple of Frenchy names suit- | |able for a male French bull dog. | PEGs. | Why not Fifi, Pierre, or the name |@f some French war general or hero? SUBSTITUTE COOKER Heat the gas oven thoroly and} | after boiling hominy grits, or other cereals requiring long cooking, for 16 minutes, fill the double boiler with st | What has happened to the Silk Market We'll tell you Wednesday. 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Leon tells you he is an outofthe. comedy Leon wonderful may ordinary pianist and then proceeds | in & most able manner to prove it Act No. 3 ta a comedy skit, cleverly acted by Robert Hyman, Virginia Mann three other performers. The manner in which a young wife aids her husband in getting a raise out of the boss furnishes laughs galore, Frank Kellerman, with the aid of fiminutive Patricia O'Dare, has a ne of comedy which immediately takes” with the audience, The Barr Qyvins are two dashing young womer ho sing a bit, dance a lot and wear some exceedingly beautiful costumes. They carry their own planist and the act ia pre ly staged. © Bohne and Eddie Nelson walk off with comedy honors, Not satixfied with sending the audience nto fits of laughter by their comical antics there two young chaps offer a coupe of harmony numbers which bring forth a round of applause. John and Nell do some hand performing. If you like comedy and lots of tt youll enjoy th program at the Moore this week. WILKES PRESENT COMEDY DRAMA Good, clean comedy, with a touch of romance, makes Rachel Crother’s 39 East.” a play depicting life in a New York boarding house, a sue «eful vehicle for the Wilkes play this week, There is a slight plot tn which Pen elope Penn, a young git! from the West, comes to New York seeking & position’ as a singer in order to help her family. How she succeeds formes a pleas ing, if not startling climax te the action of the play, And how she meets Napoleon Gibbs, a man about town grt of fellow, who falls In love with her, lends the romantic touch. Jane Morgan, as Penelope, and George Rand, as Gibbs, carry off the leading roles with ir usual suc cons, while Fanchon Everhardt, aa the proprictor of the boarding house, on her household with severity, and yet the final scenes show a gen- tleness in the character. Margaret Armstrong, ea Mrs. Smith, Southern lady, wih undeund ed curiosity, and Alice Kaston, as a NARA AAR macnn the “watch er sleight-of Ol boiling water, cover tht and put in| the hot gas oven over night and you will find the cereal cooked as well as in & fifoless cooker, and will need only to be reheated for break, fast typical boarding house “spinster,” made the most of thetr comedy parte. see POPULAR COMEDIAN | AGAIN AT LEVY'S | | The feature of “Wild Game,” the | musical comedy at Levy’s Orpheum thin. week, is the return to the cast jot Lew White, popular Hebrew co jmedian. White has the leading fun | | role, and with the aid of Oncar Ge-| | rard, Swedieh comedian, be puta over! | the numerous comedy scenes in great atyle, Hens HIN bas a delightful role, she | appears as Patricia, an actress, Rob jert Lor Frank Budd and Billie Bingham also help the fun along. | The musical numbers are cleverly jstaged. White appears in the feat ured offering with the chorus of 20 | irta, | Mise FIN «tings “Surround Me With | Wonderful Boys,” a song written en | pecially for her: Millie Bingham has| A catchy offering with girls, ahd Rob: | | ert Lorenzo offers “Sicily,"*an Italian | | ballad. | “Hidden Dangers," a movie, pre | codes the regular show, | eee SCHOOLROOM SKETCH AT PALACE HIP “The District School,” as shown on the new bill at Loew's Palace Hip | yesterday, im a ively, varied and amusing bit of diversion that boasts & spontaneity and consistency often lacking in sehoolroom «kits, With 4 company Composed of a trio of men and four young giria and shown In two woenes, the production is quite pretentious, Ted McLean ts the author of the |playlet. “A Modern Diana,” in which jhe apepars, It is a cleverly written j skote ‘h, with drama and humor blend. | jed in the telling of an incident | modern business life, Jack Polk hax ho other purpose for his monologue |than to provoke liughter, and he suc ceeds admirably in his mission, Lynn, Weston and Lynn provide comedy tn their combination of crons fire patter, singing and piano play ing. Sinclair and Gray are two extreme ly pretty girl, They feature bicycle riding, and offer a speedy exhibition | of difficult and unusual feata An electric machine han been made that can moisten and seal 1,600 on. velopes an hou _ STOP THING SKN pray ume Prices Are Reduced Here Manufacturers have made allowances in us on many of our lines of merchandise, ou at real low prices. We now offering these to to we are want you to come in wad see the values we are offer- ing—it will surely pay yo yu. All-Wool Velours $6.00 Values Ladies! Just look at this value. Regular $6.00 All-wool Velours at $4.25 a yard. They come in silvertones and goldtones, Suitable for coats or 54 inches wide. Special price tomorrow. New Shawl Scarfs $4.00 to $10.00 You can’t beat our selection of fancy Wool Scarfs, either as to quality or price, choice of colors, well chosen and beautifully made up. They come with belts and pockets. Some are tassel suit: trimmed. Girls’ Shoes $4.25 These Shoes are worth $5.5 & pair, but are being made epecial inducement to you; good | sensible gunmetal shoes, high cut, laced style Sixes 4 to 1 Ladies’ Hose 85c to $1.50 Tadies’ fine Cashmere Hose; hemmed top, gray heels and toes; firmly reinforced. They will prove good warm stockings for winter, and good wearing. Silk Hose $1.50 $1.75 values of Ladies’ Silk Stockings reduced in price Cordovan, gray and white; have | fine eight-inch garter tops; rein forced toes and heels, double soles; full fashioned. Bizes 8% to 10, ary: Silkoline 25c Yard 6c fancy colored Silkoline, 36 inches wide; suitable for lin- ing comforta. at $4.25 Yard There is a splendid Ladies’ Union Suits $1.75 to $2.00 Light-weight Fleeced Union Suits; Dutch neck, short sleeves and ankle lengt iso low neck style and no sleoves. Sizea 96 to 44. Excellent values at these pricea, -Cotton Blankets $2.75 Pair Cotton Sheet Blankets, size 64x74 inches; plain white, gray | and tan with colored borders, Bedspreads $2.98 $3.50 values; size 72x84 inches good heavy weight; free from dressing. Cotton Bats $1.50 Stitched Cotton Bats, size 72x 90 inches; weight, 2% pounds; for @ large size comfort. wm” \home to rent. aw my Actors’ Equity Association, is proud of his beautiful young daughter, who is following in her father’s stage footsteps. Margola Gillmore, who is playing as Sylvia Fair, in “The Fa-| Bob. Nobody must guess until Bob mous Mra. Fair,” is proving daily that the actor talent is an| inheritable character, BEAUTY SPOILED Altho most Greek girls are nato rally very pretty, they begin to paint and powder from a very early age the cheeks bright red, eyebrows and lashes deepest black, and veins geli cutely blue. The rewult te they are withered old women at 40, and thus nowhere are ugiier females to be found than beneath the blue skies of this’ classic Innd, EAT PLENTY FRUIT AND VEGETABLES Too much emphasis can not be As a nation, we are low consumers of both fruit vegetables. only 15 per cent of the total calories | of our diet in America ts contributed | by fruits and vegetables, GRAPE JAM Wash fruit in cold water and’ heat in double boller until skins Durst, jthen separate eking trom pulp | Preas pulp thru sieve to remove table septic applicat weeds, then measure pulp and skin.| ness with Mr, Robert Lorimer, but burns bites and stings. Allow to each pint a half pound | eranulated sugar. Combine pulp with | wugar; boil rapidly uritil thick, Fill THE BOOK OF DEBORAH ANN RUNS AWAY, AND WE LEARN VAN HAD LEFT THE SAME DAY! A search of Ann's rooms proved) And then, T stalled my ear and that she bad’ taken off her slave |tangied up the traffic for several girl costume and had put on her| minutes. The traffic cop was splen- | new tricotine dress, a smart cape|did, he smoothed my path with land that precigus new hat, The|a smile, and I couldn't help wom traveling bag was gone, This evi-|dering how often he had seen Bow |dence widened the search. Our|step into the hateful beauty’s cam good friend Morrison, the detective,| I had decided fo follow it, but my came at midnight to take com |delay, in the tangle, spoiled my mand of the hunt, |plan. Bob and Katherine had dime | Chrys and 1 had te talk with | appeared! . |him a long time, Both of us heart| I hurried home, Bob was not |Ann threaten to run away, or to|there. I phoned to Jim's hou kill herself, more than once, and/and to his father’n Bob was sup for the silliest reasons. | posed ta be working on Ann's “Tlysteriaf’ commented Morrison, | case. In fact, | and he proceeded to ignore the in- | formation. But Bob insisted that} the lily pool be drained and the| great park combed for evidence. Fach of us had a theory about Ann's disappearance. 1 agreed with! Morrison that Ann's threat to com-- jmit suicide was all bluff. She had | run away from home simply to hurt ws as much as she could } Most of the next day I spent at | Jim's bedside, backing up the ex- cuses the nurses made for his | wife's absence, Jim mustn't get |excited, he mustn't run a tempera: | jture, they said, and he wasn’t! | going to if they couid prevent it. in the afternoon 1 went Alone in my room, |1 reviewed all the angles of the cane, “Suddenly it occurred to me | that Van hadn't called on Jim that jday as was bis custom. I went to lthe phone—hin valet sald that Mr. | Van Eyck had left town alone, late | | the previous afternoon. | I wet the receiver on the table! instead of on its hanger) knocked | jit to the length of its cor, discov. | ered that I was trembling in every |limb. Then I | | late | Had Ann eloped with Van? I decided that I must talk with ad considered the possibility. Once. it had been my habit to take the roadster and bring my hus- band home from his office every afternoon, It was about time for him to leave—I didn’t waste ao) minute phoning him, I decided to| |hurry down town and park at my old stand, Bob couldn't fail to see} me, or hear me call him. But when I turned the corner, ; near his office, I saw Katherine | Miller’s gny little car—and Bather- | ine—walting for some one! | to the curb around 1 had Mhportant busi- | 1 wheeled | the corner. |I had arrived too late. Bob had left the bullding——had passed be- |yon4 the reach of my volce—I placed upon the wide use of fruits! hot jars or jelly gineen and cover| could ete bis head towering above ay voretablen. ‘with melted paraffin when cold. the crowd. Sirf eteh ret per et pet rt pet pet pet rst etsy =p that A Gift No Money Can Buy Your dearest friends can buy anything =f graph, SRST an Snr ener ea ene ene ene eee To you can give them—except your photo- “Make This a Portrait Christmas” Often during the rush season photog- raphers are compelled to turn away work. How easily this could be avoided and few disappointed at the last moment if appointments were made early. Don’t, Don’t Put It Off! The same conscientious workers are ready to serve you now and have more time for preparation. 1 went to my room and threw myself on my bed. Life didn’t seem real Such things happened only in novels, Never could they hap |pen to met But the worst had come my way? Tt must be faced. Trying to face it, I remembered that poor Jim would have a good deal to face— when hia strength returned. And since Bob wasn't around to assume his rightful responsibility, I called Morrison and detailed my suspicions. “Van Eyck went away without his valet?” Morrison muttered, Then I heard bim whistle softly. “Thank you, Mrs. Lorimer: understand—I'm in a burry!* he rang off. (To Be Contined) , BRING BACK HIGH COLLARS ‘There is a persistent effort to the high collar back into favor, many charming versions of it 4 shown in the new models. made myself face) — Frank Gillmore, the veteran actor and secretary Of the) ine arendtul question: Soreness and stiffness fram Rac pare use vf or too much exe: me baseball, hand i, ive wa to od fect Hamlin hedges penetra it, drives out ness, and li joints and muscles. ue ‘Sprains bruises heal rapidly under ! penetrating quatiica, Keep it a bottle abo, * None but first-class photographers are represented here. They guarantee their work. “WHY NOT PHONE FOR AN APPOINTMENT MUSHET STUDIO 605 Lumber Exchange Bldg. 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