The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 16, 1924, Page 11

| Doug and Mary Love comes to the W. ms comedy drama, y in managing humor tten a highly Wiliam Fox © screen, Bes ¢ a small belle who has won every of t 7 ntance. Too {thearted to them down al frankness, she is m: Wife"? will develop. matter too seri famous for her ma in such a real Her views on “How to cate a Wife’ may not agree at» a! urs, So write — 200-word her sertous!y or win one of the the merchants list y vein, a prizes offered by wife be educated before so, what method cedure should be followed to obtuin this education. The Y. M. C. A's in some eastern cities are giv ing courses which tmpart very val- wable information to prospective husbands, Similar courses should be arra for girls about to be Married. Here's an angle from which you can write your opinion win one of the prizes some of the letters al Contest Editor: You do not need “Educate a Wife.” If she has it in her to be a ood wife, she will be one; and if not, nothing can make her one. 1tMs true, she might get along better if she knew how to sew and cook. But there is many a wife who knows how to sew and cook, ond wit never make a good wife. A good wife has to have itin her to “give in,” is right Also to try to keep the worries of the home away from her husband, | 4s he has outside worries and ex-| Dects « “haven of rest at home.” Such a woman {s born, not edu cated. MRS. 0. H. BOND, R. 1, Box 134, Burlington, Wash. eee Contest Editor: I thought the sys- tem of “Educating Wives” went out with bustles and hot toddies! But if they're still doing it, I'd suggest TACT. It goes further and wins More battles than all the other ef- forts of human nature combined. Our girls of today, the wives of tomorrow, stand firmly on their own feet and look you directly in the eye Are morally capable of making their own wa World or on the athletic field. They are “pals,” and they want neither a fool nor a brute for a mate, but a MAN. Let that man use tact, kindness | and consideration; let him be not too proud to coax, instead of rave and bully; let him disguise his own selfish desires; let him treat her as a human being, instead of either a queen or a chattle, and, given th Average girl of today for a “wif in a few years he can auction her off for enough to settle the war debt. MRS. J. O. BOVEE, 1629 Harvard Ave. ine da Contest Editor wife: What the wife of today needs Js less “education,” and more com- Mon sense, in the gentle art of hus. bandtaming, I believe that hall of our matrimonial tragedies could be avoided by the use of less propa- ganda and more good, old-fashioned truth When our dashing Shiek begins Tushing his Sheba around, does he ask himself honestly if she is a girl who will be right there “when a fel ler needs a friend?” Is he honest with the girl, in giving her an idea of his financial limitations? Indeed Hot! He “says it with flowers,” “says ft with « ’ “saya it with movies and 4 ." and even “says it with liquor." ‘The girl who reads poetry and “darns her own’ Is left “slttin’ in a corner." Then, with that sort of “education,” the poor, deluded fellow fondly hopes that this little flapper will be flourishing a mean broom and wielding a wicked saucepan, the day after the ceremony! Yow, why, in the name of com- mon sense, don’t our flaming youths" give their girls @ little real education in what will be expected 1 “Gentle Julia.” e'he is—her real love “How to Educate a Wife’’ even if she knows she Meet men on an equal| basis in the political game, business | How to educate a} Not to Desert! United Artists ular ft did t 1 . ' e t ‘ ate 1 Players-1 ‘ ports . sla Doug issued th wing ptatemen Tr pape {ft Pickt and I ¢ change 1 business a angeme e ‘ fout ‘ I peat 1 = > wait t Mary F M . F P inter Garden Sunday in Booth fiscovers that he is 4 interested oniy in a eal with father, Her public w by Harold Goodwin anisms and is just has given up about to leave all such staterr he t they relate to adventures in the great unknown when she i and 1 After that, of to facta and takes Noble for what comes home course, Julia awakens Coming in Fast of them. and let down lig aon peddling the bunk whi is HELEN MALONE no other need « t 724 15th ave ated. essays wn on NOMADS OF THE NORTH d be {they TO SHOW HERE AGAIN words 2 to the Contest Ed Star. The cor ae thru the run of closing The essays, es from t 1 f the finest ant judges of the contest are Whitehead, judg Frank Fuqus Daniel I | Reah H aleo provides gripping forest fire work of rom: court rst prize—G ol nee niture—$10 merc The » nee is the per ond p 8. sistent effort of an tron-fisted king Sons, of trad whose father | post to force a girl, in debt to him, to ed and lll-bred son. minine lead order y his (golf) prize—H. E. Williamson Electric Co. —45 merchandise “Forbidden Paradise,” Negri film is a pict the stage play “The Czar SO NICE OF THE BOYS REE property men and seven electricians “doubled” for Betty Compson in William de Mille’s production of “The Fast Set,” by eating delicate chicken || SHE WAS THE sandwiches, tuna salad and olives || PRETTIEST GIRI at the close of a scene, | IN TOWN BUT The scene is laid in the apart. ment of a sauve bachelor, played by Adolphe Menjou. He has pre pared a little supper for two, but |} Miss Compson, who plays an || author's wife, telephones that she | cannot attend the party. Menjou nibbled at the sand- wiches, tasted the slaad and chewed on an olive. Then he left the scene. “We'll ‘double’ for Miss Comp- They son,” the crew declared. LAST DAY Mi | sin HALL CAINE’S i] l “NAME THE MAN” z SUN., MON., TUES. % DAYS— Booth most popular story starring demure little BESSIE LOVE in an ideal rolo LAST TIMES FRED THOMSON and his remarkable horse, “Silver King,” in ‘THE SILENT STRANGER’ The kind of a picture “everyone enjoys FOX NEWS COMEDY ANTONIUS JENSEN and his WINTER GARDEN ORCHESTRA —~\ JOHN BOWERS w 10¢ MARGUERITH DE LA MOTTE 6180 Any time 10¢ Loge Seats 206 7A EEC BRR ic HAILS FROM NEW JERSEY Marguerite Courtot, pretty little star of “The Heart,” ihe present attraction at the Blue Mouse, ament | the new Liberty picture offering. pped M” ERITE COURTOT the, eenful story of old), po staan WHAT ots ¢ woman whose } is fast Heart,” the new photoplay now | one” ti tim. wm hur | anre , ‘ theme of the| In th ¢ t the Blue Mouse, was! cf Distinct! to First. Nati tion, “Single wu own how a normal New Jersey. Like manyjfeature her in Steadfast 2 Wive which showing at the ch other and living f lumiuartes Miss Courtot Hamrick Books Liberty for the first time today thru the agency of her work in that best of all with the romance and| pe . " Cor Griffith and Milt dirft apart—per- hools, the serial produc-|charm of “The Steadfast Heart” are Big Picture er point She appeared tn many |thrills a-plenty—boyhoo! fist fights,| Manager John Hamri é aha Corinne Griffith and t and developed 0/4 court never to be for-|Btue Mouse theater annou the the cast boasts of very that Famous Players-Lasky | ¢o'ten, f thuge on &/ signing for at g next Saturday of names, including. J n offer. Fo newspa f race| Victor Hugo Halipen's fam ‘ Lou Tellegen, \ she appeared in that req o« n of AN | cons, “When a Loves,” a stirring I Haver, the Tiger The Ro! e\ ty to drama of shackled lives with one of , Jere Austin, John "The Kix atest and. Steadfast ture was th [historic town of } NEW STORY FOR righ MRS. WALLACE REID | Broken taws" ie in many: America, as a of 1 Believe Us! —Have Faith in This Promise! “The Steadfast Heart” is one of the most beautiful, tender, and at the same time human pictures that we have ever had the pleas- ure to show you— IT’S HERE} TODAY®* “THE STEADFAST HEART” It’s a Second “Tol’able David” —4 A Stirring, Thrilling Romance of the Hills of Virginia Any Show Any Day Any Time Organint Henrl,©. Steadfast |‘ made ickaburg, Va at grea institutions—the ) DeMille Film (DISCOVERS HOW TO BE HAPPY | Beanke-Heeosd || THO MARRIED Corinne Griffith has a charming role in “Single Wives,” the best of casts including n » well kn reen celebrities ’ : _ as Agnes Ayres, I nt FILMING MOSQUITO |; peemann, “Mary. 4 ng nsects, is having his JEW YORK, Aug. 16.—Betty r e Maite itp op Seay dog. Lo H N Br ee an obscure motion re actress, has been selected James Barrie to play the title role in the forthcoming pro- duction of Peter Pan, the part Maude Adams. “Captain Kleinschmidt’s Adven ouncement was made tures in the Far Nort! one of the|of the series, the e Lasky of the Fa- most remarkable films ever brought | ant, the bee, the # butter 18 Players Lasky corporation down from the Aretic, will h showing af the Strand in the r future. the c lion or ng a cable received from author of the play. rab, t | | Barrie STARTING TODAY ASTOUNDED THOUSANDS HAVE DEMANDED IT Word of mouth praise of the crowds upon crowds that were astounded by the wonderful acting of Valentino in Para- mount’s million dollar production of Booth Tarkington's immortal romance has made it necessary that we continue “Monsieur Beauvaire” another week. RUDOLPH VALENTINO —— “MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE” STRAND ORCHESTRA HENRI DAMSKI and his brilliant string ensemble, Clide Lehman—Concerto in G MINOT. cesses eee eens +«-Dance Interlude ra’a KOT a RACAL! COMING, “ADVENTURES IN THE NORTH” Bebe Daniels AND Lois Wilson ; i; “Ty a il 3 oe