The evening world. Newspaper, June 5, 1919, Page 20

by, of the a A 18 iittle crimes, not big ones, departure from the husband's part—do there is only one @empsuies the spring shedding of the Every motorist would shudder at Bever ap application of lubricant. ‘Wet he thinks his marriage can run moothly without the lubricant of @ourtesy. A frictionless machine, a frietionicas marriage, has never been fmventel. In both instances, how- ever, friction can be largely elmin- \ Sted, reduced to a minimum. Just as @il and grease keep engine parts, from Decomin, overheated and make a car Fun easily, 90 the softening influence ef good manners makes marriage “go” with few jolte and with the east possible grating of two sets of Berves, principles and tendencies, Criminals have been loved ardently Weir “wives, But no woman feel any emotion stronger patient tolerance for the man ly bruises her heart and of- breeding by the little dis- Sourtesies he ts likely to think “don't matter 90 long an it's my wife.” ‘The man {s not always wholly to Diame, or, rather, there is an g oe E i i to belt or neck- ‘Wear from another sister's chiffonier. oat never dream of ‘saying " “excuse me,” or “thank you" to each other. So they grow uw thinking good manners ape like \te—not te be worn in the house. On the contrary, if it is too much of strain on your prMnitive soul to ite to everybody, you should try to observe the ordinary politeness jn your own home. you emulate the well known chest- mut bur in your association. with your boss, there is a chance he may eé@mire your “spunk” and like you all the better. Im no circumstances ‘will your surliness, carelessness, un- © Tesponsiveness help to establish you tm the affections of your wife. Courtesy on her part is equally es- wential if*marriage is to run with- Out unnecessary beat and strain. Bad Manners, like beards, disfigure wo- men much more than they do men. “Why,” I asked a man I know, “Wp the average American so brusque with his wife? Why doesn't he Dring ber flowers several times & month? Why doesn't he tell her he loves her—when it is true? Why does be never pay her a compliment, nor notice what she is wearing? Why does he forget their anniversaries? ‘These little acts and words are Simply the good manners of lve. Why are they po neglected by men who honestly, down in thoir hearts, are deeply and loyally devoted to the ‘women they have married?” “Because,” my friend replied blunt- ty, “when a man does or says any ef the things you have mentioned bis wife gets suspicious, “I know a man who, whenever he made a tew extra dollars, brought wife a bit of jewelry. Invariably fret remark was, ‘What have you | now? What are you holding| on me? And she would refer thesé gifts as ‘hush-money.’ The was a decent fellow, fond of wife and she of him, but you guess how eager he felt to give spentancous proofs of his affec- tion after they were welcomed in manner I have described.” 4 s° 8 a ty ane s TREE ‘are suffering from our legacy of Puri fapiem. We are obsessed with the @eeviction that whatever is good and pure must be harsh and stern. We shy of biandishment. We dis- 4 graciousness. We hug to our- “males the conviction that tt 1s enough ad deeply, not realizing that the THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1919 ~ Matrimonial Rules | Vil.—RUN SMOOTHLY WITH FRICTION DIMIN- e ISHED. Some Husbands and Wives Think Good Manners Are Like Hats, Not to Be Worn in the House—But Frequent Use of the Lubricant of Courtesy Means Greater Comfort and Longer Life for Marriage— if You Cannot Be Polite to Everybody, Be Polite to Your Wife—or Your Husband. By Marguerite Mooers Marshall Conrviaht, 1918, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Hvening World). band,” a wise woman once told me. “She can love him, even if he commits burglary or areon. What she finds hard to forgive ts his hurrying through a door in front of her, his too can-| 4id criticism—especially before an audience, his abrupt} bas Qnished huttoning her gloves. Little discourtesies | —trequently ths result of absent-mindedness on the The. wise woman was right Sometimes I think that is a polite woman. The sixth sense, the eighth art, the fourth grace of civilization is manners; yet so many men never learn them, so many other men slough them, after marriage, with the sigh of relief which ac- domestic friction. Soft words butter you!" Try tion in your mi The marriages of so many of us Road that estrange a wife from her hus- ir table in the restaurant before she love to death by slow poison.” civilized animal in the world—and winter overcoat. the idea of running his car with well to read about but most annoy- ing to have in the house. A woman never can quite believe in it, you| see. Also, even if she is sure her ‘8 love is a stone citadel in| can always find refuge— still, the modern woman has very little use for a citadel. She would get more enjoyment out of some- thing leas grim and more lively. In addition to greater comfort, the wise driver knows he will got longer life trom his car if he gives it the amount of lubricant needed. There- fore, for the application, he spares readily the slight expense and the time and labor involved. Applying courtesy, appreciation, graciousness with the skill and pro- portion necessary to make marriage run smoothly and long is a task neither husband nor wife should grudge. Its habitual performance bas prevented mapy @ matrimonial amash-up. Nor is it meceasary for a couple to exohange diamond ear-rings and stickpina, in thelr effort to diminish no parsnips but they do something infinitely, more useful—they of] mar- riage. An odious self-consciousness, rather than indifference, keeps three soft words from being repeated often enough in the American home, They are 80 simple, 90 short—just “I love them for cutting down fric- arriage | Ignorant Essays SLIDE TROMBONES Slide Trombonists Are Rapidly Becom- ing Extinct, So They’re Worth a Part- ing Shot, and Here It Is. Incidentally, the Author Discloses Arfother Reason Why We Joined the Allies. By J. P. McEvoy Copyright, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co. ("The Now York Evening World), W’* don't know who invented the slide trombone, but he was an Anarchist with a deadly grudge against humanity. However, one good uge has been discovered for the slide trombone nothing will break a lease quicker. It is easy to play, which is un- fortunate, and has seven orderly positions in the hands of an expert . And fifty-seven disorderly ones tn the hands of an amatour. It is easy to distinguish the playing of an amateur from that of a professional, Tho amateur is practically tireless, Slide trombonists are rapidiy becoming extinct, thanks to the Society for tho Suppression of Criminal Noises and the fact that a disgruntie] neighbor can buy a good gun cheap. world does improve. So, you see, the One's respect for the demoniacal ingenuity of the Spanish Inquisi- tion tortures fades when one learns they never used a slide trombone {n their work. After all, they were mere tyros and fell down horribly in their chosen professions, . To become a trombone player requires a strong right arm to operato the slide, a good ear for bad music and, most important, police protection, Without police protection you'll never becdme a good , trombone player-—you won't live that long. However, it is necessary to delude tho police, for if they suspect they are shielding an embryo trombone player they may refuse to compound a felony. ¥ Slide trombones are charter members in the Hard-on-the-Kyes Club, together with bow legs, most choruses and the Union Station (in any town). Next to hearing one there is nothing so conducive to sharp pain as watching one in action. You can't believe such a thing could make inusic, And your intuition is right. It can’t. When parading, slide trombonists are put in the first row, This is probably, done to draw the fire or to get them by first and have it over with. It is possible to play a great variety of notes on a slide Jove, unexpressed, is about Seine a8 ap unpainted a trombone, but most of them are of one variety—-sour. It is the slide trombone which keeps the Hungry Fives hungry. Germany is noto- ®@ trombone players. it has developed. ws . ar AN Na ed ot th MOUSE COLORED GEoRrGeTra CREPE WITH WHITE BEADS AND RK € | lo b t Y h fested parts of the city, with elevated | trains roaring overhead and crowds) of pedestrians from every corner of the earth and Chinatown close by, was once a lonely forest glade that was fenced in by the early settlers to prevent their cattle from getting square, horsemen and formed the only con- necting link between Fort Amsterdam down on the Battery and the six pouweries or farms on the east side of the island. dians, and at the first rumor of their presence they scurried away to take seventeenth century a giant negro named Hmanue! de Groot, and ten elderly slaves, were permitted by their masters to build themselves a few rude huts, tlege they were each to pay every vear a fat hog and twenty-two and one-half bushels of wheat, but their AND ORANGE WOOL* MBROIDERED FLOWERS WHITE ORGANDY WITH BANOINGS-oF NAVY MOIRE RIBBON ANO A CLUSTER OF SPRING FLoweRs BLOUSE OF OvLL QLUE SATIN STITCHED * iN BLACK YARN AND BRAIDED with Black VELVET. INSERTS EM BROIDERED Wit LAVANDER, GREEN AND Tan Vann | The Story of New York Squares Chatham Square, the Lonely Forest Glade That Became Centre of One of New York’s Most Congested Districts. work, | slavery, When New Amsterdam had become @ sizable place of about a thousand inhabitants, in the year 1661, the farthest outlying dwelling of the town was a tavern kept by Wolfert Web- |ber in Ghatham Square, and old chroniclers’ relate how wayfarers | bound for the distant Village of Har- | lem were accustomed to stop here while they imbibed enough “Dutch | courage” to carry them safely on their journey through the woods, The earliest “kissing bridge” was over a small stream on the Post Road | close by Chatham Square, Travellers who Joft the city by this road usually parted from their friends on this bridge, as it was the custom to ac- company them thus far on their way. Hence the name ‘The square took !ts name from what is now Park Row, which from City Hall Park north was just prior tu the Revolutionary W. named after the British Prime Minister, William Pitt, Karl of Chatham, the statesman who zealously defended the rights of the American colonists and tried vainly to have the Stamp Act re- pealed. This was ono of the meas- ures chiefly responsible for the out- break of hostilities. Because of his attitude @ marble statue of Pitt was erected in Wall Street by the grate- for they must go back to By Eleanor Clapp Oopyright, 1919, by The Prew Wub'ihing Co, (The New York Evening World.) T is hard to realize that noisy | Chatham Square, in the heart of | what is now one of the most con- pat In the woods. In 1647 a narrow trail led to the This was wige enough for The early Dutch’ set- Jers were very much afraid of In- efuge in the fort until the savages had departed. The first permanent settlement in his vicinity was on a hill long since levelled, Here in the middle of the For thig great priv- headless torso of this old statue stood for years in front of Riley's old hotel in Franklin Street end West Broadway, When the proprie- tor died, the Historical Society took the remains of the statue and it is in its rooms yet, About 1761 a very famous tavern was built just north of the square. This was the old Bull's Head, @ fa- vorite resort for drovers and farm- ers, as it stood near the slaughter houses, Washington and his staff occupied the tavern on the day that the British evacuated the city in 1783, The Bowery Lane, which rao north from the square, was a favor- ite route for the British soldiers in their frequent forays’ against the American forces. The old Bull's Head was pulled down in 1826 and the firat Bowery Theatre erected on the spot. There were five different theatres of the name built here, for the place was burnt out four times, and in 1879 it became the Thalia Theatre, This was the first place of entertainment in the city to be lighted by gas. Nearly all the celebrated actors of the day appeared here, from Char- lotte Cushman, who made her New York debut in the place, to the elder Booth, Edwin Forrest and Lester Wallack, Nearby, where Pell Street runs into the square, was the old frame huuse ful colonists in 1770. During the Rev- olysion the effigy was pulled down by could not live with them troops, the head cut eff and ah RR ee PEARY Mab ARNE THEN: AORN TENE where the famous Charlotte Temple ,| or cotton, and wipe every particle of What to Coperight, 1919, by the Prem Publishing CCIDEINTS to the eye are #0 fre- quent by persone prowling around in the dark @hat eye specialists caution one to avoid such mishaps by holding the bands six inches before the eyes, so the hands and not eyes receive the im- pact of an open door, projecting post or what not. In the first injury the eye itself might have been saved, if it had at once been flooded with soap suds, or strong solutions of sodium bicarbon- ate until the arrival of the doctor. In injuries from bumps, fists, corks, balls &c., apply warm oil liberally until further ald is secured. Accidents with household chemicals are very common; ‘a bottle of am- monia, @ strong acid, a can of lye be- ing spied while lifted from a shelf; it goes without saying—that a physi- cian shonld be sent for at once, Mean- while something must be done, and it is highly importan} to know what to do, for this may save the sight or prevent a marked deformity. Lime in the eye either pure or in the form of plaster or motar, is not an uncommon acckient, Every one knows that lime ls a caustic, and unless speedily removed sets up permanent damage. Do not use water, as water slacks the lime and makes it burn worse. ‘ Use fat or of] in any form on @ clean handkerchief or piece of gauze lime from the eye. The lids must be folded back and carefully examined for minute grains and then wash the eye thoroughly with a strong solution of common sugar. If sugar is not handy then pour molasses in the eye. ‘These substances neutralize the ac- tion of the lime, and do not injure the eye. Next apply sweetened oil or vaseline and lay iced cloths over the eye until the doctor arrives. Acids frequently get into the eye, | ‘How The Go-Go Fastens to the Bicycle — A youngster who 1s very fond of taking “go-gos,” the baby word for outing. How to take the baby on an outing when the Englis! man and bis wife are enthusiastic cyclists was the problem to be over- come ivy the father of the kiddie, Be- ing an emateur mechanic, he pat- terned from a piece of sheet iron this “go-go” body. An tron bar sup- ports the body of the “go-go” from the fork over the seat of the cycle and a similar bar extended from the axle of the rear wheel gives the con- trivance stability, To prevent the baby from falling out, the youngster fe scrapped in and an adjustable sup- port reaching to the ground prevents Pee youngster from falling out when tne cycle ts loft stationary, The photos show the “go-go” on the road and at_rest. olutionary War, And when her lover deserted her she found shelter in this house, then far from the city, and ‘goon pined away and died. Her grave is in Trinty churchyard, This pa- thetic incident brought tears of sen- timentality to the oyes of our grand- inothers as they pored over the pages of Mre, Susannah Rowson's “Talo of Truth,” who used Charlotte Temple to point @ highly moral lesson in a tal story. sennmmnost celebrated pump in the city) was in Chatham Street fust itn “of the square. ‘This was che ered Tea Water” pump mentioned in all the early records, It was so | died. This ill-fated English woman ie eaid to have come to America because the water from the Salieat Pond Which _sazolen the pump bh extra quality |house in casks and sold by the\quags i wes ii + kare WHT CNR sk UE é “ENE ORE WO AGO RONG - The Doctor Comes. By Charlotte C. West, M. D. Series of Articles Written Especially for The Evening World Cut Out and Save in Your Home * EYE ACCIDENTS **Go-Go’’ on Bike for Baby Daddy’s: Ingenious SUNE & Do Until 1919 On (The New York Mrening World). the first thing ts to neutralise thete action with an alkaline wash of some sort—borax, ‘icarbonate of soda (baking powder), dissolved in water and poured gently into the eye, wil quickly arrest the action of the ach. Milk will answer, or even plain water if none of the substances named are at hand, for plenty of water will weaken the acid. The eye and lid should then be covered with of) or grease of some kind and cold cloths applied. Ammonia in the eye is neutralised with vinegar or lemon juice and the same after treatment pursued as im the other cases. Carbolic acid may get into the eve ‘by mistake. Alcohol in some form is the thing to use, either pure or as whiskey or brandy; one part of this to three parts of water ts the strength required. Wash the eye thoroughly with this, or use plaim water if no form of alcohol le at hand; then protect the eye as above with oll and iced cloths, The eyes or lids may be injured by steam, boiling fat or hot cinders, A curling iron may drop from «& woman's grasp, fall on the eye and burn the lid severely. Hot cinders and the like can quick- ly be removed by sweeping the eye with a small goose or other feather dipped in oll, A good rule to impress upon one's mind ts never close the hand down on the eye, This presses the hot cinder or whatever has got into the eye be- tween the ball and the lid, thereby delaying its removal and increasing the damage Always draw the lid away from the eye, Burns are best treated with oitve ofl, applied as hot as can be borne, upon antiseptic cotton. This is aiso excellent treatment far discolored eye. Invention tea. As late as 1789 this pump was the chief water works in New York and the water was carried from house ta.