The evening world. Newspaper, December 19, 1907, Page 18

vening: Ww orld Daily Magazine, “Thursday, Dece ated beE DE -mber 19, 1907; Poblisned Daily Except Sunday by the Press Publishing Company, Nos 83 to © Park Row, New York. 2 sorrn Teurtzen, Peay 3 Kast 12d Perret, J. ANGUS BILAW, BeeToree, “Canada. One Fearseeses, n¢ month: 4 AY BELLE LEE is now Hivorced The decree was granted on her own, admissions. ‘This letter, which she, wrote to hér husband, explains it all: Dear Husband—I do not see how ously blame me for has happe! You know that if re net for your business we would be happy to-day. What was I to° do, left alone for more than three-quarters ‘of a year without any children to con-/ sole me? | You know how | was buffeted and thrown around during my early life. 1 resisted al] temptation then. 1 thought . - ‘ -when | was married my lonesomeness was over forever. But 1 was dooméd to disappointment. | Our first year 1 was left alone in this great city while you we: far away fa South America. 1 stood it that, year, and the next, but there was a limit.| A married woman alone in New York seems to be looked upon by all men she! happens to meet as lawful prey. That is the way they seemed to view me. *@ Then I. knew we could no longer live together. A travelling map should er marry. He is compelled to neglect his mate | and she is compelled to look to others for her pleasure. If you get free} never marry argin. Your loving wife, MAY BELLE. Mrs. Lee had been married only a few years. She was young and} attractive, She was born in a country town and the pleasures and oppor-! tunities of city life dawned upon her first when she came here with her husband. | Temptation besought her on every side. Her husband was away , almost all the time. The first year he went to South America, leaving her alone in New York. Other years he went out on the road selling goods. His visits to her were no more frequent than. during. their courtship days. Deprived of the society of her father and mother and the acquaintances in the country town where she was born and raised, her natural desire for companionship found the other outlet which is always in this city open to an attractive woman. She was lonely. ; = There is nothing so lonely as a great ci The solitude of a forest vis ‘friendly in comparison. Out in the country the birds, the squirrels, : ‘the trees and the flowers are companions. But inNew York a young, attractive woman who knows nobody can ye readily make only the kind of acquaintances which are the worst for her. Smt Nobody is interested in her for any good purpose. The other’ ten- _ ants of the apartment-house where she lives do not take the trouble to ‘find out even her name. The landlord cares only that she pays the rent and does not cause the patrol wagon to Sop in front of the door and give the hogse a bad-name. There are idle-men-in-New York as well as idle women. These men are always in pursuit. The natural hunting instinct which finds vent in the chase for wild animals or in the strife of open-air sport, In a city like this is turned in entirely too many cases to the pursuit of women, May Belle Lee was caught by the hunter. like one of the fawns in the Adirondack Mountains. Only her end is less merciful Kindly bullet it is a decree of diy a a Letters irom the People. Old Age Penstons, To the Falter family do not rf Eyenine Work hard times re sald to b STORRS Occur to me again Peo; : x ired and } thelr fobs can eften x: how about the elderly worked all lila life and is now out Work? He could not”rave, for ho airns r often small pay, and the of living {s too high. wis th an old- uke KoVernment pension would xave thouxan| frown immortaiize a ident War victories in history. men ‘" RIC npelled to ; Bronx to Battery IT should right to. ate W sy and Houston tks Siroet and Pel and thirty and reached } Su y next month I np Jow will wtart from walk to I make it in (readers? Dark - Mo the Raitor « take th gerd whore thi ar abc cannot see. ans to- Uc 1 haye DE Wiacur, $0 curious!” His New. Sunday Suit. “By Maurice Meter, BuT ‘Just SEE THE FRONT! Santa Claus a Sly Old Coon, and Mr. and Mrs. Jarr Aid and Abet ‘Him, but the Little Jarrs Are Sherlock Holmes-ing Round and Will Get Him.. OW," said Mrs. Jarr, as she locked the door to her} bedroom and hung Mr. Jarr’s hat on the door “NX Jarr, reproachtully. ‘I've had to save and make sacrifices to buy thesq Httle things, are, and t's no! to you!) Christrhaa {sn My feelings are nothing to you! Nothing ts n¢ thng is notling to me, of course,’ said Mr. Jarr, eagerly, js something to me, Go ahead and show me; I’m Interested.” I've just had the most terrible time with the children all thi said Mrs. Jarr. “I dont see w during school hours, But that wou I don't know what si ch rut’ “T wan Mr, Jarr <a : “Well, you anw how people are buy! tink they were all right,” said 3 Jarr. and the enamel chips off if'1 agtiinst s them as Christmas gifts you'd tarnish tn a week or ewo, | ¢ least thing; I think tvs} ne only glued on, because,-after awhile, ft fatls off them, no matter how careful) won’ you may. be.'! ms ‘ | “What's the uso of getting them, then 1 Mr. Jurr, peavey “Well”! said Mrs. Jarr, “they'll look alt right for a couple of weeks, maybe | a month of two, ani Delia's going to leave after Christmas, anyway, I can see | have t thut in ner “It ae sinys, manded of her, aa much as Fb if that's the case, eald Mr, Jarr; “but suppose she stays" I will advise her to keep it In the little plush box that knob to cover tho keyhole—“now. keep very quiet.""| comes with sail Mrs. Jarr. look good, But she isn't going) “What are you going to do, now you have me alono—|to stay. They never do atay after Christmas. Girls always stay tll Christmas murder me?’ asked Mr. Jarr to see what they are golng to get, then they go away.’ “f want to show some of the things I got for ybe if you got her something fine, say a sold watch, a good one, she'd. mas; I’want you to tell me what you think of them. ted Mr. Jarr. Mra, Jarr. Mrs, Jarr gave tim a. withering look. ‘That the very thing that would "Oh, they're all right." sald Mr. Jarr, make a girl get up and go ri efter the holldays,” sald she. “It's the very “what's the good of showing them to n mistake you can make with a girl. Then. if sho got womething that was! “You might at least take a little t A seallze she had all s ct, and {hat extra work would | and {f she didn't do it, or If eho didn't stay on her when we had company, she'd get hints about the fine Christmas e’a given lier, No, a girl sometimos stays when the doesn't Ket expects, Wut she ttnys when she getd more than she isn't human nature! TN show you what I got for the ¢ outside, “Mamma, I water!" ; tell Della to get rou a drink," Jarr through ta tum in” As snoopy. ° ried the itth fy 8 fa M1 noopy. I c } oh e girl, "I'se afald tn de hall.? Beacoye ate a mateo “Well, go out of Uie bh Go ito Ainttig: roe Go away from that| st i pose st eae he rebate door or I'l! give you th pping you ever h: Every showy and they are only two nine i . ; ¥ nis threat the Il ped and walled and the: Uttle dow w: “I can't see how you can get much of a watch for two ninety-e her to i Baunsaane nee le \ lie the little boy answered Mr, Jurr, tond me yi penknife!" miped the ttle x1 hildren d 5 a single thing, not a single thing!” sald tant I tum 4p ‘oor room?” watled the little girl. fo a cent, athe Utti~ be hwas there ever mich chitdren? I suppose 11) are asicep to show you the Uilngs, and we'll have to open | iclous of something f Jarr, menacingl: Why tant I tum in? The Holiday Hide-and- Seek Game ’Twas Always Thus lt at This Season. Be ae F.G. Long. T010NT KNOW By THE WRETCH! THOUGHT HE You WERE COMAG. HOME 30 EHRLY: - Seite COulo FOOL 7E BY HIDING Cie | {| “4 | THESE MBOPiWATIONS IM ( OW-LooK WHATS HERE SHME OLD SL/PPER S~ SAIL OLD NEGTILE od (GSAHE = GOSH wishy BES’ PLACE THEY CouLD UIOE THESE 1 PUNK p Pers TOYS mamma has a headache, Santa -Claus |eeeeeeassnaenesaesoene ee |e 3 The Story of the Operas 7 By Albert Payson Terhune. 3 NO. 56—-GOUNOD'S R. FAUST, an aged philosopher of Nuremburg, sat in his gloomy toon on Easter morning. Outside op 'D 'all was spring and life and youth heeded none of it Nf this did man His and had brought him only un= rest and aocrrow. Hoe had missed the Joy of existence and longed for death. As he grasped a poison flask that should end.the whole misery of jonejiness. and ola age a tall stranger, claa In flaming acarlet, mtood before him, The new- comer Introduced himself as Mephis- | topheles (Satan), and offered the de- *palring dotard the priccioss gift of Youth and jove it tn return Faust would fell his roul to the Evil One. As the Dhilosopher hesitated, Mephistopheles | ratsed before him a viston of the beau- | tiful peasant ‘girl Margaret. The sight {et her loveliness banished the doctor's jiast scruples, Eagerly ‘he ‘connented, . | In @ moment he was transformed Intoa fy tath a | young and handsome man, eager to be- HE | ein his career of pleasure under Meph- MEPHISTOF: pei) tstopheles's ‘guidance. * °° | Matgarot was un orphan and the ‘dol ne her soldier brother, Vale The [latter, about fo teavw for the wars, confided her to the care.of hin yiunz frien@ ; Sledel," a student, who loved tho girl with n bashful adoration that took thet Faust, through ,the wiles off phejes, managed to meet Margaret during the Kirmesse celebration a8 Nurembure“and to seek her acquaintance. She modestly repulsed him, thus! fanning his ‘first love to hter glow. That evening a! eunset Mephistophelos took Faust t garot's home. Sha had not yet come back from bidding her } But Siebel had been there in her absence, leaving a bouquet of Milles and the oorstep to greec her umn. Mephistopheles, with a sne at so chcap aa offering, Dade Faust walt while he himself went to: fetch gifts better worthy he girl's notice, Faust, left alone in the carde: ched by pure beauty his sweetheart’s surro. ings that he reso! d to aband-n hiv quest and leave her in pace. But Me; returning just then with a casket him’ out of the not} ) Faust to a hiding pl the ganien of Mare staer farewells, 1 roses om} Je on the thresaoht-tnd with the effect of the trick Soon Margaret came home, musing traager she had atthe Kirmesse. she opened ft and drew forth the el ie er glorying In thelr rich bea marveling at Sheir presence In her humble home. Lured by girlish vanity ahe tried che effect of the trinkets agatust her ‘hnir and white throat, quite Senoring: Siebe's votive bunch of flowers, In the mist of her ecccupation Schreriein, an neighbor, came in and exclaimed In amazem Rirl's costly or le Margaret was trying to eapiain, Mephistopheles. tnnocent rapture over the handsome. Tie casket met her eye. In xondow entered the Foust. He annovneed that he had been rent to Martha to b: “r absent husband's death. He forthwith ceed: to Mirt with the widow. qulfe drawing her attention from. the young girl whore chapenon sho was supposed to be, Fa seized tha opportunt ayww hls love to Margaret and to win from her a shy confession that her heart was hig. arden. So deeply were the youn couple Immersed In tl.c.r mutual vows of devo~ thn that night had {alles before elther realized the swift passage of timey Hastily bidding Faust good night and begging him to retum In the morning, \ the liappy girt Med injlears, leaving her lover to receive Mephistopheles's mock~ ing compliments on his success a wootr, ¢ *% & Mosths passed, The war was oxer, The army, wth Valentine tn {tx ranks, was on the ayuy back to Nuremburg. But Marguret was too unhappy to rejoice at tho prospect of her beboved brother's safe return. For Faust had Jevarte@ The trosting girl's heart Mephistopheles tad cast a mrst- spell over the whole, her, lurcd on by Mephistopheles to fresh amusements. was broken. She sot solace in prayer, at church the.sinister scare se between her and God. Sho wae ‘tet-clad form of Mplistopheles seemed to pointed out by curlous neighbors ax the gi | run away. | some came the soldiers, to be rreeted by had a wife, sweetheart or sister to rejoice In > battle honors, hastened to hix house to tell Marga lher ‘tor the eMoacy of a sacred medallion she ha to ward off death : At the entrance to his dwelling the soldier met Siebel. who told the horrified | brother Margaret's xad Jove story. Scarce had: Valentine entered thy house | when Faust and) Mepiilatopheies appeared in the street before it, Unable eveut his. wildest «dissipntions to forgst Margaret, Faust had forced Mophiee to her. Valentize, reeling the two loitering before t's identity end rushed forth with drawn sword, Faus@ fighting the blametess brother of ths girl he loved an@ casting away in contempt tho racred@ whose lover had tired of ner am@ welcoming crowds Each maa s return. Valentine, Inden with, of his deeds and to than once hung about his neckt aart sl topreles to Uring him } his door, suapecte, disliked the woull have ed. Thut Valentine, L medailion, fiercely attacked him. ey foueht, ond $n self-defense Faus: wee | forcad to elay the furfous man Vatentine died, cursing Margaret with tis las® breath, ° °° ‘ Margaret, driven insane by grief, was cst into prison for muner. Faus® les's ald, found his way in‘o the girt recognized her recreant ant through Mephisto; dum tha poo But catching sight of Mephistopheles refused to forsake her, cell to set her free. Eyou tn her do! {over and ran delislitedly to meet him. {n the doorway, sh: recofled tn terror. No longer would the Usten tofaurt'® him, but fell on her knees and prayed. In the midst of | plea that she fy w | the prayer her spirit passed and her lifeless body san | me Ix judged!” laughed Mephiateptictes in trt the weeping Fanst. ac “She is saved!” % to the stone floor mph es he towered above angel voices, eIngings And In answer came a ¢! Published Saturday. The Story of Flotow's “Martha” Will He —_—_——_- 4+-__—_—_ Nixola www Sw Greeley-Smith POOO000G: z," sald Mrs. Tilnor Glyn, talking at the Pen ana Brush Club Tuenday, ‘Ya a trinity. Is tx body and soul and the desire to reproduce love's Imax I quote this sentence merely because it 1s a fine example of Mra. Glyn's style and point of view. It might have beea taken bodily from her book, which has recently dispute@ popalarity with the other epidemic of grippe now raging - in our midst. o ‘Apparently there Is a widespread demand’ for prurtent platitudes like the one 1 have quoted, and I think that 18 Mrs, Glyn really wants vo make money—and I have Strong suspicion to that effect—she shoul abandon pled writing and establish, a Correspondence School of Fascinas | , ton in New York. “How to Be siren in Six Lessons tow! $5, Success Guaranteed or Your Money Back’? would, I ame | sure,"meet a new need created @mong the admirers of Mrs. Glyn's lurid heroing, | the Imperatorskoye, ‘Teaching )Sen to Live, Even Though They Would Rathes would make an en mb and instructive course, though the milltand | Die" | methods of the Glyn siren migxt have to be modified to be of any practical use In New York. For the process of ‘hanging’ Insane patients recently uncovered at Ward's lIsland has a precedent among Mrs. Glyn's heroines, Who heave the pleasing | nante ‘oft winding thelr rayen tresses around a man’s neck and similarly choking | him Into submission. ’ | How to accomplish this fe RUght mark the first leason fn alluremeny which | wauild’ in many cases entail a complementary course In hair quiture or else) tae | use of q wig. Kor comparatively few women are endowed with hair enough to! strangle m man with, unless, to be sure, he happened to swallow one, And ty’ that event a teh would be more efMcacious. “How to Be a Tigress, Demonstrations with the Iave Mod er instructlye tople. ftight Inflection’ of Pet Names, might furnistg* | anoth | : with Partloular Attention to ‘Baby! to be succeeded in turn by a cou Jan Endeating Diminutlye” should follow, [in touching farewells Qyith variations on the Inspired action of the Imperatores rkoye, who, having loved, according to Mra, Glyn'a defintvion, of love as « trinity. | an inspired farewell to the man she had uplifted and left him as a leet collar f Another lesson, covering all tho inoldentals or} ny tiger perfumes, wines and. most ime pilin of fore is dog! s, strange ornaments, sone of the morale of they offare = For fewer bille’s doux and more bi! | English authoress’s lateat book, where the hero, having taken too much ported watches the [heroine eat her alluring way through a Jong and elaborately! | bed course dinner. doc . | 1 fut! faintly outlined what Mra. @lyn might teach us {f she could really be poravaced o undertake our, enlightenment, for I feel scarcely qualified to do so. But | know sho will agree with mo that we have many things to learm ‘trom’ her—if we care to learn them.