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The Evening World Daily Magazine, Thursday, December 31, 190d. ’ ‘ ‘ s “ + “A Hazardous Business” te sta wget we BY Rat ditati f " ‘ ' : Meditations of — =: é , ie ——~ oe _ e/a * / Maxine Elliott's Poor Bow | 777 — 5! 1T'SA RULE © hie a arrie an He's mape| / (Sy OF THE. ROAD, n Theatre Makes Tee MANY Fs" aaa Ie THEY HAVENT < CALLS! SHAP-Hic= Witt Hee “at By Clarence L. Cullen. A cK IR te . 7 You-Wic ~Take Ul Avprelic th BOOCC OO . Successful Debut. Hie = Me. Hone? sss Gr clhL : ; OFF THEY Gc , Zs “4 BAG AND BAGAGE GOOD way) freaks who slt on the same platform ¥ (3 with the female suffragiats B CHARLES DARNTON. —————— Another thing that a woman kes 2 Misa Maxino Elliott do to ait back to-day and draw a long breath of con: = \ ele a at baat He husbani We Die tited phew is of congratulation on the successful opening of her new theatre last night erday af ad Tittan pect at ; nitenth 1 present Fortune favors ¢ who finds herself with two successes on her hands BiARIBS Ad) chic sHAHWaR, ES BoRKe: AGN LA REIHRSHEN tH AG EA ewe the same nicht ‘axine Elliott Theatre, tucked away in Thirty-ninth vine " Wotvinh. ChMTHRDY SHa)!| Guloninke “UHEIC AHey MGR ATER OR eet Just beyond the clare of Rroadway, made its debut under the “dragon Kno A woman has only tol going out Into the bitter cold with low= of aiisy Blllott in “Phe Chaperon,” and won unquailfed admiration from Khe at a man dnd he'l|eut shoes, gauze-front stockings and threshold to {ts tage. An audience that tn ided Mrs aie My DAS ue) {iy A ape t | of himself over| fully exposed peek-a-boo top yokes to tr Ne ‘sole and M gated eat Me e i a ek u n u) praises NL . r'* Ms the shirt waists which they wear under eiveauty ana the new house, Miss Elltott's profe ‘ z ~ Sho ers that pugiiista are nasty, [thelr coate “f ike home noANY Of theatre } own—has Apacter quite 1 " Q { i it, wok) . 5~call 1 yOU u leking around, at) things, did you ever notice the Imper- lored drape nd tb ead, comfortat je seats, it s Bee s hart BY Ne plas ttle Nal turbable resignation with which women AES, and the f preudemanustic “shadows,” the luck of all flambor w, to se fon pletures of the | aecept the mandate that man must earn peaibe ier en) ibe ionelioteepca th The severe stmp Gy Rid prineteht ‘ |his (and her) bread by the sweat of his WRN PER TERE UBLOes: (hie HANNA 8 that seem to make ota dreams come true, What women partteularly Hke about | jrow? RU HAWARGTRR CITE ith veins 6 I RE A {ia Br i 4 hee t¢ ? a the handsome mes at . sa ee : : nee y m arch Now _Year'a ee a ; Ne ene When she tells you that Mister So- } © you something to about tn the y ate A 10 Aoi ets A and lofty | and-So bullies his wife dreadfully, don’t ‘ Early vinitors last night were in no hurry to go to thelr sonts, preferring to retving If thelr husbands happen tolask her how she knows. They sure 40 j ind about in t! broad yer, where even the longest train found room to arivt \ pondency of remorse, resent being “pinned right down that 7 Bread itself. A fe > & broad staircase of marble took you to the bal- Some men imagine that, after | way. yrand (pail hense as you “Eo upstalre’ at home—granting you ufbreaks of wholly unreasonable | Wonder if Tasso would have been ave a hame of more than one floor. For once the “gallery hot feel pevvishness, they can square things |Wlling to spend so many years in the Brat they, helonged to another world. Every seat in the house wa usIng their husbands by staking them |bushoue for his Leonora If he'd ever rms with the s 1 applause sec 4 much more personal than with their Husbands by staking them soon her eating Gorgonzola cheese and | usually the « na word, the house seemed “cozy,” and once sug- to a little baby talk. (Footnote. solate souffle in alternate mouth+ ted cold marl! 1 t pure Greek ou but it was pure joy Come to think of they can.) fuls? wd t x x Once there was a man who told his Wonder if the woman wz 9, in tortte eee é s ee plavedl Uche Ghaperon! on wife the absolute truth about every ing a spunky letter to the humdle We RRS auntonte 1 peas RKC LHARRRGH OE eSUHES Raunt tthe a atte author hereof, meant “terror” or ter though, when he ear the amount ot Hiigarnco thems the stage was Eliot's task to show wh y ane anted hee in. the | Tie! when she said that he “muat de a judgment tn the t a pin ad eataaidd we uer choice of | ‘ |a ‘terry’ at home tire untll the aes | erhear a woman tell-| ryer feel kind of thoughtful when, = ing her women friends that she truste | artes ping a bundle In @ foolish We are speaking by the pro-| YOURSELF 7 orE/ mw ACEO) Oo UO Een | YOUR SEL 2 SKATE | her husbund imy 1 generally of gambling, you found your wife evages find, upon Investigation, that her hus-|redarning a pretty nigh gone pair of ; fire THAT MAN tt SEE THAT Y e band ear ces G ay ead Oe kings that ghe'd darned many @ ae fc s Asti RAISE aes Vhat No Man Ever Wil Know fe beto polite naenianle TAIS 'S No FREE ‘fou FIVE B-RR- PUF-F his wife will brag unceasingly about \ good many women Imagine that noe Ju eenieole LopGING House! ; hin to ev ly she knows and then | their husbands. a Ry hy Wa farce of ihe wot WAS | a s m=. | y tell tim to faco that he's @ xero with them. th t get along nite rane | plied 1 ‘ € a t F matter of a Bree earnite | t slip the remark that distur es involved in rfax's earl Meanie FB gta Sette etal and loathe the trouble inet tifa hapa sara on as etting out of a rut. j f . its butetle and ‘ yur days ago 1s a kes: day in the sentimentad and hing a of] 1 married woman's atence is that to New York by the fussy | ; ‘ 5 upon which she f At her husband ( s 1 fretful wife, 1 2 . i is able to allud the rst time he 5 ret tul Ww ni f ! t help in- jRof without becoming gurgiy im lat, ¢ ) be picked up nea t ng-balred male the vielnage of the neckband. “yy a er | i Tho Six Prize Winners Ww ‘4 yi Fe) yt (6° 29) Ln ain i ~ lathe “Dot” Compstition j + o> =e z uM NEN a) 2) a Ds i WORLD'S "Dot and self-consctousness as in this scene. Wor once she ruthlessly sacrificed ner| SSS, [pein seeUtine a hada pe beauty to become almost grotesquely funny. It remained for her to kiek off | i wn-nps brourht hundreds of | Jim's shoes on the svene just in time 1 stand on her dignity her stocking feet when the Count paddled Aprons in the Office. Jim embracing her, and would have et during Fee | | but the Post-Office au fon nd then think of| The Count'’s refusal accept the explanation that the lovers had been | By Margaret H. Ayer. | t like t m in wht flutte two of them gig-| obliged 10 spend the night on the island because of an accident t» their cance | | nuncements were mad a ge with»: ving for their a Countess on thejcaused Jim to knock him down, ‘This Mr. Jullan trange did with the same | + —~ MisSrucuCRAGa Heimcompealiionieston % y verge of et arte wbeenve of two vears slok of hertability that marked his performance of Jim t hout the play, He was ad I Ain : THRE EAvba Sele La nwonaTeealn LSPA ITIGl di matrimoniu 1 4 the lake to get y from her|mirable, But Mr, Thomas Thorne, as the Count, was such a, bad actor that the E ae eH ALUEINE UE Pe) CCR DANE eo" naughty husband, w a} n the bank account of her mother. (scene lost much of tis force mutha Eve TAR AT AUR onleaea TEI veain tn « The * t Eliott thawed in the reception given her! © The Countess got awny In a mud seew bel ne to an trate “native,” and | Collis aeDhennagnn ine rid of by the ence a om the Coombs household. Put the Countess | Miss Elliott, still in a pet vat arrted ) de ttl comedy into the last act eal c 1a first prize of $10 for the best set had no 80 ' four young men to make | He 6 fault was to emphasize almost every word with glance or smile. Ag 4 iu eanilines of four pictures based on the arrang duties more . eve t nd self staring into the face of|chaperon she proved a dismal fajlure, for the 8 purents returned to find | e, it w ent of dots shown in the accompany her old Him ¢ ho had just “broken camp” up the lake. This would|that all but one of her charges had bec engased during th absence, and heudcer igram. One of the dots was to never do {that the butler had run away with the cook. 1 the only Jal without a! Gagan a man's head; his 3 and And whut ed? when the eminently proper Coun- |Jack—was acted with droll humor by pretty Ittle « Valdrop. After the mother ea . Paetcrininntealiietheeorne corp naa allie husband {ot > she straight-|of the Countess had led off the worthless hushond by her pursestrings Miss si uns of slim mateh-like ine way seize eR ) e her away from there in hie Httle| EMtott sat in a swing and listened to Jim with her prettiest smile. inefulleand n comle poses or in motion were canoe. 1 € ind that's what made the second act ‘The Chaperon” {3 as light as a canoe, but it holds water. Above all, it anevaseitenron: » be drawn in between the dots. Of] Third Prize, $1—Sarah ‘Elmer, aged, oo tunt Willie ( rhe cut a ridiculous {shows Miss Elliott at her best, in her most delightful mood. ind 1 certainly do|be the peculiar property he drawings sent those submitted by |thirteen, Middleburgh, N. ¥. sf figure . ————E—————————— —— not think it woula|matd on t but 1 ollowing competitors were awarded | Mourth Prize, §1—Clifford G. Tioyé, nomorying ft the Coun- A ith’ you to | anrons, then pr 27 North Pearl street, Albany, N. ¥. tess and Jim ! anything be more | Slang in England. ae mal Hist Misizey aio GorInalGouchaiseNoy| unit rice ation eamnn oes romantl a me, on a desert {sl OTTEN’S division of slang terms for inebriety would be useful tn police s. ‘The f » West One Hundred and Seventeenth | South Amboy, N. pack (of p Phe rable Cr H n if fashion did not so quickly change in this respect. The following 1 1 rect, New York Cl Sixth Prize, $l-Loulse Powell, 28 where that } BagD this was sheer fun were classified as denoting m ntoxteation; Beery, bemused, boozy, bosky, | great many su aprons Age it econd Priae, $1-J. 4 Melntyre, No.| Washington street, South Norwalk, Bain point, 3 U Ee} d, and when she threw butry, corned, foggy, fou, fresh, hazy, elevated, Kisky, lushy, mooney, muggy, | year. s ) u 6 Clinton avenue, Jersey City, Conn. J pulsper t Ls on F a ae zon ine note came muzzy, on, screwed, stewed, tight and winey, In an intermediate class stood | fashion, especially with girls who enEG COR On BDO uaN - - ———— jout amu ’ Feu have no Idea how large they are for me podgy, beargered, blued, cut, primed, lumpy, muddled, ploughed, obfuscated, |ate the typewriting machine Where after work—to a A FATSTAE Spy SRP Hho i att eae re ep ae at me | See eRe NE AREMRO SUNG a Oe, RL Wuaie! RELers Mati GH A Few Things Worth Knowing. i Was ¢ more pathetteally funny when she took off her skirt | ms i . b 1 rather pro . ' n ~2+2 skirt from dust, machine oll and rub- ; a ! es t 2” asked the obliging sim faa he hung it] Wings, and far from detracting from hor eee | I not rise tf aan senty feet below water, Heat ‘ O88, ¢ are Pha iv aris The Barrister’s Back Pocket. een een ate eee ee enancinoiMolass | th a population of consumes 840,000,000 clgurettes yearly, n t tof the whole e. 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Kirkwood turned upon him in fury ‘ es of the County | glaring ¢ the 5 rs put fort not disting of Calend: evolver in his pocket, c wale t 5 ed a he requested the girt,| "So!" he cried, shaking with passion, ; = utter of no diMeulty gallant effort to hold thelr plac able while halatared haok along thoroad ‘ tone tremulous, | y ou oblige me by sitting over|‘"This is what your hospitality meantt throw ep) $ ses Petr hiters wre 3 wa nore t e , k of We must not permit ourselves | yale ita? sou friend.” interrupted ‘ i ; pfiying th raua Ham- stdod, d. n the wings of the free! Prenty een houlder: tha satter | ules dragned ealotl Graduhily | have de t t whic My, perhaps, engage your inter by tr ay ou, J could have asked no bete i ersmith on the Uxbridge Koad; on Ning! (if t ? i 7 “ m afraid ave hee may,’ | ext for a r er opportunity than) wh yo ‘ ’ We ae Fonds 6 ! 5 1 that buffeted thelr f. turned to him a fa Dikuen nt dre W tuvern stundi » ° : \ ; 1. | By BueRU under my" Own ty eres Rane n, and KNEW lag milo af A ad x Cate Naan fhaverund Ami tow Khe t r i ior him and alleviate his ey: But—hang it all, Brentwick!" expose : NOM Hed ue the darkling English countrys mini ie sag punarnue lat rij? ArT Yer sive. © © © Kirk d, do you hear | a¢ distr Bel ani they acceded ulated Kirkwood shares De 1 i aries, then opened out before them, sweet and. ously 1 fea cc nuAdaral inelent the tap-room hing?" I 1 found himself seated opposite jensimus: “1 dtlnt en ee ' ‘ business was sud he . n't mean that, but wonderfu What is it fempentre Me A atant flora enti Not ye ; -.| Dorothy, Brentwick between them, Af-! "Would you have bullets fyb : f Once Kirkwood looked back troubled voice able light. A creaking slgn-board, much, “2’erhap: ‘ 1 Hire \ litter some hestitation, made the more, she is ne demanded Brentwhok sport; Cal a ; Hatriol a aaaninel tant, s tha : : t ate per ps we ha tter allg notabl y an air of uneasiness which | 8¢athingly Hastily he slipped the re- « ‘ ave said ti lurid American tdiom) a run | 8 Maths d Bett, ery ‘ J i f petrol sure and ¢ t mien had there- on ne {nfocmed Hlrewaed - a distant rise and glide down into davk- | aniclan ays the tank must be leak- curacy of 4 wiek's se, an posure anc nt mien had there: some heat, “I love you ay my s PRR XVIIL his money, The scattered lights of | ness, When he turned, Dorott el Well g ia hisatewe cantannld . iettnat a areca ayy hun, gd we Rave 1008) tofore heen so complete and reassuring, |OWN son, but you're a young fool! ® ee CHAPTER 3 . uthall were winking out behind them | terey, ~ I find at Fi ) t ( nbled 4 i as I have been in my’ time + * and wiles x nterrogating him with eyes whose to fin uk, Fortunately most of th Itre, } e alnment for man Fen Le ‘ nan inner Arete Rete and ( An Exciting Chase. efare. Breniw vk plioge. to) ive the | molting udowed 1 ess reve { no 8 keep supplies of petrol and beast should like that" 4 t to Hght al 1, Philip-—be ‘an't you T a steady gait, now a , nietly the latter threw in the ie tear aAtie A OY: ’ do you thi: 1 Slugeishly u uf MP: ROERPS 5) I 1 nodded his ay minintene aoaninetii aman veur checked in defere 1 et t eemed to ineite him to that Are Ww Do you think TAaamantila’ 1 silent pening it when} © Jewe retorted Kirkwood tram for the third epead—aud the (2 \madness which he had bade himself} Oh, no, not a bit of danger of that," | 277) e . ss t ‘ pes fails rounded in the hall What , ane renee car loapen forward like a start}od With all his strength returned Brentwick hastily Thay!) | Saeed, ine sees Hae PCH ear ) Jel placed the wallet, still said anything about the a The mtor ited merrily! He shook his head, as if to » They | not catch up with us this night. ‘That |"? 1 ; OWA MD et intaet, on the ta | ie engine aes # deep-throated song of the open cannot ecateh us fs a very inferior car they have—so\ ‘ as Charles burst unceremon- | Palate NOar's ate erved Int kR " ¢ rious tin the i ’ figure 1 the doorways oe ih its contented silken huwming ty something less than half an hour| Charles says, at least; nothing to com Hy Lets Feet paee al aving the door wide open. at Atures loom: oH hee 16 Into @ sonorous and sustained of this wild driving, Kirkwood roused| pare with this, If I'm not in error yar pe Oe YT ae ee cone Had entwick sir!” he erted gus- distorted ta w fas aUL oO 8 wr en o be re's the Crown and Mitre just ahead; . ae a BDOIGS hurhed m0 _palre 0 FAG) That other car’ clung as tf towed by an tnyislt out of his reverte suffictently to be-| there's t ho, f ; , it sara Away eye vee gaining, nev wing ly tes: the girl were fl come genstiie that the speed was slach-| We'll make It, fil our tanks and be of! "It may take a few minutes," he aatd | he 3 Seema vay ely . 8 smothered ejaculation Kirk-]| fat adventur ve got ey titying to the adventure ting y forward, then t Mi ening. Incohi t snatches of sen-| again before they can make up half, Wmdecidediy, plainiy endeavoring te t the lar will aend en ped to his feet, tugging at the | say, If y mit it to me that way. instant’s freed row ‘0 f; it seemed the most natural! spoken by Hreitwick and t nechar Dorothy looked anxtously to Kirk-| dear,” to the gel, “it ave broug h © re exposed, PeneeRNtin,., .:ceneeieapatl AMeep forever at tl t Naginable that he should take! cian were tung back past lis ears by! Wood, her Mps forming an unuttered| trouble upon yo t Is © one f Interrupting the mae | Mrmereresneee~veencennrennnennng fing hie chance, hiding tn with | he J and pass it beneath bis ar the rus! vind Shielding his eyes| query: What did he think never earn my own forgivenes I ' ft ‘ r ' fixed niwick's attention on| } he Barrier,” Rex Beach's sinister pativr ' whe holding her so, his Angers closed above|he could see dimly that the mechant | corer ee have ne trouble,” Kirkwood stood up ag ateht it ° e yo He, too, stood up, |) PeMertal romance of love and , 1 “ ! the cl nla A t . kly to cla re, will begin in next wearied, (hei 1 re-|her own. Before they t cover an Was tinker arently) with | he assured stoutly; “the chauffeur | attentive ¢ quickly ; ts lax. = had e to cate ely breath, ™ the driving gear, Then, their pace con- | knows, undoubted the volce of the bor ® strong eo A # round Kirkwood's| } ning sean To some extent 1 t | ulle of Middlesex had dropped to ng steadily to abate, he heard| None the less he was moved to siand| wea not of thelr company “I ' * wh with the other hand he laid | { bis motor cur . . jrear ‘rentwick fing at the man @ sharp-|up in the tonneau, conscious of the| nothing,” he announced lonp of t revolver and by @ single | »~ nr B in the Year ery Day | “olstoy s “Daily Prayer Book”-—-His Best Work, He Says Himself-—A “Cycle of Readings” txxinsin'retvening wor 10-Morrow!