The evening world. Newspaper, July 18, 1918, Page 14

Oe ee ee re ee te ee ee nme er ee wees eccrine emcees A oe nae ae AIO na a ets oe THURSDAY, JULY Death “Releases” the Story | ‘of John W. Sterling, N. Y.’s | 48, 1918 panos it Most Modest Millionaire : The ‘‘Make-Up”’ of the Modern Mermaid if DESIGNS 3) s«WWas RICH Enough to Leave Twenty Million Dollars, | : Sim Fifteen of Them to His Alma Mater, Yale Uni-| i. versity, ii Was BIG Enough to Counsel Such Giants of Industry ; as Hill, Harriman, Stillman, Rogers and Others. | _ Was BUSY Enough to Make Billions for Others and | to Unsnarl the Legal Entanglements of Great ‘ Railroads, YET Was So Self-Effacing That He Considered Himself Too Unimportant to Have a Story Printed About Him. Lived Unmarried, Almost as a Recluse, for Years) With a Bachelor Friend in His Big Fifth Avenue'|- Home, And Found Time to Teach a Struggling Negro) Youth How to Read and Write to Help Him Get a Job. | By Taylor Kennerly a Onorpright, 1918, by The Prem Publishing Os, (Tee New York Kroving World), (a W's Dr. Arthur T. Hadley, President of Yale, was travelling from Tee Si” SEN agit er the university to New York one night early in July he mentioned to @ friend he met on the train the cause of his visit—the death of John W. Sterling, the lawyer who had died suddenly a few days pre- viously while salmon fiehing on the Metapadia River, in Canada, Dr, Had- ley was one of the honorary palibearers. A colored porter overheard the conversation, “Excuse me, boss,” said the nogro: addressing Dr. Hadley, understand you to say that Mr. John William Sterling was dead “You did,” replied the head of Yale, and turned his glance from the negro to resume his conversation with his companion. But the colored porter made no attempt to move on. Instead he| stood in the aisle with his head Dowed. holding to the back of sont | | to steady himself. “Did you know Mr. Starling,” asked | the head of the great university as be) : noted the expression on the man's) face “Did I know him, boss? I guess if anybody ever knew him I did,” said/ the darky. “It was John William! Sterling who taught me how to read) and write so that I could get this very job f got now. And now he is dead.” | | “but did I } FOR YOUR SUMMER BATHING COSTUME AND 1918 ACCESSORIES. DRAWN BY TE EVENING WORLD'S FASHION ARTIST, MILDRED LODEWICK, Copyright, 1918, by the Press Publishing Co. (The New York Evening World). 4 | pers who thought the world was a dance floor will soon be Jingling Had Dr. Hadley been a newspaper! | sheir bracelets in the cartridge seminary. They will take a finishing reporter instead of one of the world’: | | course in finishing cartridges which will finish the Kaiser. What could mest renowned educators he would) | be sweeter? He started the horrid thing, in the first place, Sic ‘em, have Dakea hee elaery pDame ona lari | | Tigerus! as the Greeks used to mutter. one. “e | | Sak As it was, he never asked the porter TERLING | | D d hie name, but he never forgot the | tr L \ + + eldent. Upon his arrival nee een | e€ Ss S) 1 n g a n ( 1 n Ba mentioned it to a number of Mr.|oqe Woere ‘he record of a man by | ere coey eo Bambee jsuch a namo should be found, About | Stat eae he cpr a ghey oo tecn ion «SEA NYMPHS SET NEW SEASON STYLE OF GAY COLORS or the Camera one of them—"the son of one of the Fabra Ra pee fF ice dow all Street—tha one old servants of the Sterling bome|time he had been a member of the Bathing Suit Only Centre of a Stage Setting at No, 912 Fifth Avenue. Yes, what! well known firm of Sterling, Garvan &| rs AES; . Me sve te true His ambition was to) Shearman. Then the will he had left | of Parasols, Pillows, Knitting Bags and Capes By Mrs, Vernon Castle & Pullman porter, but as Pullman| was filed ‘Tuesd ie proba ) ‘ ' iH , : porters had to read and write, thls|wan shown he had lett at etate oath | By Mildred Lodewick Wap les combines with biagk satia. fen Ploomieraiand oan, Bends of the young negro saw no chance for him to|mated to bo worth in the neighbors Copyright, 1018, Ly The Prew Publishing Co, (The New York Kvening World), satin Deavily embroidered in yarn trim the fusion. and an smibrold rea} Dressing for Water Pictures ever don a porter's uniform. Jobo} jood of $20,000,000, $15,000,000 of which HE laughing waves that tumble in to the beaches this summer motif decorates the cap. This costume, although as smart and beauti- Sterling, however, did." |was to go to Yale University, whero| yi will be groeted by the gayest and smartest clad sea nymphs ful to look at as any of the so-called “beach costumes” that are not N one of the scenes in a big picture I had to escape from a ship and And that was the way of John jhe had many, many years ago—he wa that have ever ridden their foamy manes, Arrayed in frocks intended for the water, is practical both in fabric and design for I dive into the water to get away from the Japs who were chasing me. William Sterling—the man who made | *eventy-five years old at the timo of! that rival those of the land th vers of the sea complete their swimming. Another pretty and effective outfit is of black-and-white |* As I had on a heavy tweed suit when I boarded the ship I naturally billions for others, millions for bim- | death—obtained the foundéiuon for his| costumes in @ most fastidious manner. Parasol, bag, hats, capes, polka dot, with sash and bloomers of plain black satin, Over a | had to think of some way in which to get rid of most of {t before trying self, spent a ifeshene in the largest jeduoation and silont but nevertheess! cushions, shoes, socks and blankets combine either in a pretty har- swathed cap of black satin a square brim of the polka dot ts set to | to swim to safety. It was decided that I should strip off my coat and : ee seet wrendnrry} a tafe bhava professional and business) mony or bold contrast to add their “bit” to the colorful scene of the Rate iy sae awe y. Any gir]s can make such a brim which can jabirts and in order to be properly , gain single and practically unkaowD.| Ic was then an olf World man, who| reer None of these sccompanimenta are like those one sees on SE ee tn te te elaine Legere We Ee oe at| ’ ‘The man who was big enough to give | goog Se & beeaaae aa Are land, They are distinctly sportive and individual. Parasols have For the girl who takes pride An ber beach clothes I have sug- | heavy blac bs iy re . ise counsel to such giants of industry AS} .1¢ years ago, dug deep into eng| Broad and spacious tops, and handles carved with fishes, while cush- gested a novel adornment for her parasol and cape, which at the same | knickerbockers that buttone a Hill, Harriman, Stillman, Rogers and] safest and most valuable tile of them| {008 to make one's rest on the beach truly comfortable are of satin times insures their everlasting Allegiance to her. A monogram or two | the side of one leg, ending in a Wet e| others was still not too big or self} i, his momory to match one's dress, or of ribbon or straw, or cretonne, of which also initials that may be cither embroidered in yarn or cut out of colored ruffle just below the knee. They) * important to give free and willingly | «1 remember something about that| One's knitting bag is made to form a “set.” Knitting bags are impor- linen are applied to a circle of a contrasting color, which in turn 1s | looked quite attractive when finished | hia time and brain to a struggling | man,” he said to » reporter of the| tant for when one's idle minutes out of the water can be accounted for blanket-stitched on to each of the articles, as seen in the sketch, An |and thoroughly clothed me, my| negro xoule to Hs tbe vid . younger generation, by the rows of knitting that brings a sock nearer completion a sense air of delightful individuality may be achleved in this way. The | blouse being held in place by a large a heb te “ patty “As weil ax I can recall tt now tt] of gratification makes the pleasure hours more enjoyable. striped costume which though dressy 1s neverthless practical ts of | black satin sash at the waist. Bp debe, tbe numbie polar on « Pul|inet ‘The Morning Work tnd’ fl atisectve’ bathing silat thet wen inspired by tre pictureneee soc, | the moment aod would be Gattering tom sll Agurm” A, anal! lmli°asa, and. when Boal et Mf pee ain An # . genes orm . bs attractive bathing outfit that was inspired by the picturesque cos- e mom vo e slight figure, sma’ |that day, and when s a “yeaa Ne tet ere A Dee cent hn aa at ate A tumes of China: Robin's egg blue wool Jersey for the straight chemise | welsht on the points front and back insurés a proper effect, home 1 found that the halekarhos am by one of the greatest counsellors at) ay at (iia that i¢ Waka busen| eee ee eee sana 7 re ers had run so terri " | law absolutely free the very thing hat be waa juet an ordins the President, hated or avolded pub: and other haunts of | Ab k V: H He thing I had on was tinted a dark} Tare this same lawyer bad charged Fane eye eenaE? | icity amare than did John Sterling Mnineynaanaa arma near Theee dee | ftsus to Take a Vacation Here at Home Ipiue-even. my skin was—and the} the same corporation hundreds of hd unworthy of any such} 4 [dia characteristic was the|two of them often made, particularly| ep ig not necessary that you golif {t does scom an exorbitant ex-|color also had run into the blouse; thousands of 4 for—time and} hot £ Notor he | 00> Sh ie petrnte an i Be pyc 1 When the season waa quiet i away to take a vacation, It is,/penditure? A vacation costs money |and a8 I had to use that blouse for t brains. It was either Bub 1s, Live| life Not even the closest friends of @ was no public function to however, decidedly necessary that\and a » weeks’ rest from the | other scenes, We had to have a new i Could any er | ) wrote that sory or else | {Hit genius of busine ADA. profeas em away from tho true JOY every one should have a vacation, al-|washing 19 money well expended dur-|one mado as auickly as possible, 4 } imagine a \] 1can't remember which, | ena! ability knew just wh never! of past and fond recollect though many, especially housewives, |ing the summer, If the cost is too| J only tell you all this to show you {stronger touch | | married or why when he would fo to) “I have knowa John W think this 1s {mpossib densome for the head of the house, | how important it is to set your plans,’ Which they did. It was very quser the worli of bi P Dob Livingston ola oe Wetg : sg Greenwich, Conn.,| lug for thirty years,” said a former) sother, tor instance, who fecls the|why not all “chip 4 ail find out just what your clothes are; 4nd amusing, but was afterward out { selfish, se« | terala : SAG BAR ee eae ene hh CauLT LIMEIneas eumcaliias tas Largs os | EY would be neglected if she went|mother this bit of a vacat |going to be expected to do, and test | Ut to shorten the film, i the 1 whe ated in ey y ond the | invartubly return to Now York City | personally exee lege neh in [aWay oven for a fow days, never goes, |housowife must do this work he them at St bef he day o} h]| In one scene I dove into the water have hides an i Imitted in his offices In ine! for dinner at the Union League Club. | frarttnrd. Conn. and how old he wan | 48d Who needs a vacation more than|let her use labor-saving devices in| you will be asked to do your in a cotton dress, under which T had $ Bearts of steel? But, M01) | Metropolitan Building that be ree| John Willlam Sterling never told| one pean and how old he Was) ine woman who is harassed day after|the washing and an electric, gag or|iar stunt. I beve so often had almost|to wear a rather thick petticuat, guob storiey are generally written by Mbered sumeshing about that story | them #why and they never asked. All| ~ € ho died. An's lawyer bia bi day by the perplexing problems of|alcohol iron, and conserve the same experience with water| which added to its weight in the men who know only the Balt Of WAIT viich was never published, He, how-|they knew was that he did, and from| ye ay one ae Lyd ee a bese housekeeping and homemaking, es-|strength required by walking from|scenes and their effect on different | water and made swimming very hard they write ser, denied tbat he wrote it. his club he went to his Fifth Avenue copays pe “ lglg nanctera the} ciaity in those days of bigh cost of |stove to ironing board, to say noth-|aress materials that I cannot speak | indeed, particularly as I had a tittle At none of these writers kney ‘I'm the afun who got it kille co! home, where the only ovcupant of| But eg i apti bal ‘Who's Who" {Uving? jing of the heat-exhaustion that may|too strongly on this subject, They | irl of five on my shoulders, 1 never Jobn William Sterling and there ar sid if there was anytaing on) th eat house, besides the servants, | oi. yy “ = : | She should be made to take @ va-|result from a hot fire, |i gometimes shrink unbelievably tried to swim with any one on my other John Wiliam Sterlings in b thut John Willis was another man old in years and Abstain Jeation; that 1s, to make a change in| absence of hangings, that ex-| qmail, so that you cannot possibly get | back before and did not know that onl si Business t even vubteity,’ experience, but not in mind and vi “MORAL her regular routine of living a mien « aan hs by sui ons and 2 e4-linto them, aad the pisture saat be ie was mare tha h ie 8 casy again , ig metro, papers kr 1 " ae ete Z wajof cleaning and sweeping so indus- | less bric-a-br MH make the house. | delayed while you get new ones, Itlif the pei sat down near yoy : this man of ry. Wh w n fea 1 h This man was J. 0. 13 RPO eehul : pea ; pe vie triousty she can use the mop and the|Work lisht, Do not edtertain guestalis always my ill-fortune to have to| waistline, In my efforts to eso oe 4 and it was hinted be had | ad est and tl ith cotton # r and ifuiong friend | “ r Douglas hough |carpet sweeper during these twol © you 4 hg Your Vacation, | dive or be thrown into the water with |baby well out of the sea, which was of dollars more than one city } oon urgest business re and bosom companion for more than| Probably he has to be ¢ by the|warm months and save r strength, [It means we and you must avoid! al! my clothes on, which makes it| terrifically rough and cold, 1 Jet her New York wanted to know b | kings of " ever rested | forty yea Mr. Bk hates pub-| Printer—maintaing tt, and th alvation linstead of working in not kitchen ; over fatizu |¢rightfully hard to swim because) straddle on my shoulders, and th ugh ce anyway, wos John W ni | ntl he “a Sas ht Unites ana ie » to-day | ATMY evidently takes the word to mean |oreparing elaborate meals she ean] Every afternoon during these twoliney become @o water soaked and|1 managed to keep hor well out of the They made u for the me nh who wrote it that to pu , | to convince the reporte t there in| morality aay and there, however, | ove simple dishes that require only|months put on a negligee and ile|heavy. water, ber weight bore me down uns the place where a record of the deed i 8 ve nplimentary form, nc of interest or that | pron try aan init one dt 04], short time and a minimum heat to down. If you cannot take a nap, even| In ono particular scene I had on| ti 1 could not keep my face out, and and miscecds, cularly the lat uld be wast nd space on! ot ad friend tha MOU rather a Gelinas di srepare, Perhaps the famuly, with|a balf hour's rest will do you a world| high buttoned shoes when thrown 'n/I had a terrible time trying ft a of all great, near-gt and wouldve | man erving of any |¢ to discuss for the t The word is ni n, for we (this thought in mind, h wented (of good. |@ lake up at Ithaca, and in order to} breath. Also, I was hampered by the great wen are kept, | sch bon | public. ‘To him the name and memory|seem to have no nt, ;mother with a fireless cooker, In short, tf you cannot got out of! get rid of them I asked them to take) weight of my skirts and sleeves of mp et ales, tere was nothing, or 4 FE. M. House, often ry-'of John William Ing are sacred,| Mherene for the French i yond: | During the warm weather a woman town, take jife casy during the warm a scene of me Unbuttoning them and| dress dragging on my army, x the best very, Vs, in “" ols. .1 so ave their private visits to the old‘ tlm London Chronicia st Sond |, >in a laundrewss What w and call it a vacation, taking them off under the water, rays inane a AN Aa AP i it \ {AN Ny lh v THURSDAY, JULY Lady Loafers If Solomon Had a Doniinie in Lowell He Would Be Getting 700 Pay Envelopes a Week —He Wasn’t the Flappers Have Stopped Flapping and Are Now Working. “ ” By Arthur (“Bugs"’) Baer | INCE the work or ballyhoo law was launched everybody is elther working or battling. Even Vesuvius quit loafing and is tossing off a boatload of lava a day. The only way the boys can dodge | If you want to flag a meal nowadays you have to use a pickaxe for a semaphore. The pick and shovel signal corps are waving messages in code all over the works. Even the soprano portion of the family has been scooped up in the work of skirmish law. Lowell, Mass., has published a law com- | pelling all loaferettes to wave their elbows in some essential work. | Sort of 4 blond draft. You might also call {t a hysterical occa- elon, as the rural orators do when they dedicate the cornerstone of the village court house, which never gets any further than the cor- Girls are so excited that they are wearing their Sunday bonnets on rainy Tuesdays and having their nails shampooed and their heads manicured. gander, Still, can’t stop the shriller sex from getting exicted. One wealthy loaferette got all swooned up and powdered her nose with a shredded wheat biscuit. Another fell off her high heels and hung in the girlies will claim exemption. A lot of them have big children and little husbands to support. But every frail in Lowell who has reachod the fighting age—and Cotillon gangsters, ukelele flends, chocolate soda hounds, caramel addicts and bon-bon rowdies are to be aimed for the exit. Peroxide Tuffans must cease bridge whisting for a penny a thousand points. kick. There are munitions to be knitted, sox to be launched and sweat- | rs to be riveted. Is the brunette of the species to be less workful than the male? Nope. You said {t. a lady loafer law. The city daddies claim that no loafer is a lady. The girlies who celebrate their birthdays by busting out on a charlotte russe spree must come out from behind that face enamel and work for ands badly. And it is going to get the hands, even if they are mani- | ‘ed. Lil’ pink fingers which have been swatting sour notes on the talment piano will soon be playing sweet tunes on a cartridge ma- | ¢f noses, Swect cookies, Wouldn't that knock you loose from your earrings? Lady fingers used to be a dessert. Now lady fingers are to work | So Wise, or He Would Have Lived There—All Copyright, 1918, by The Prem Publishing Co, (The New York Bvening World), fighting 1s to work, and the only way to dodge working is to fight Everybody fights or works except father and he does both. No moré loaferines in Lowell. nerstone, Fair enough. What's consomme for the goose {s soup for the midair with her ears caught in her lavalliere. Of course, some of that's three years of ae for contraltos—must either work or fight. | The loafercttes must quit loafing and kick in, even if it is a high-heeled So Lowell ups on its rear ankles and just naturally cuts loose with Unky Sam. There is a big cartridge factory in Lowell which needs | chine, Delicately polished nails will be powdering grenades instead vith. And there will be no lady loafer fingers in Lowell. All the flap- (Copyright, 1918, by The Bell Syudicate, Imag ,