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te WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1919 | Learn How to ‘‘Curtsey” It You Hope to Meet Queen Elizabeth COUNTESS D’'URSEL, Lady in Waiting to Bel- gium’s Queen, Tells New Yorkers Just How to Act in the Royal Presence When Belgium's Rulers Visit This City. By Marguerite Mooers Marshall Copvriaht. 1919. by The Pred Publisning Co. (The New York Kvening World) ADAM, can you curtesy? Sir, can you kits a lady If Mr. or Mrs. New York « arts, they had better “practise up" be when the King and Queen of the Belgians will arrive in America, For . smyoth and supple curtseys will be required of every the hohor to be presented to Queen | woman who ha Elizabeth, and it tinguished to kiss the technique of aske with the Ameri Leopold. But to Americuns worrying about the etiquet Queen—whom we have not seen in (his country sin present century® Countess d'Ursel can give many valuable hints, for rhe went to coort when she was almost a Mlivokalani in the early part of the ittle girl. First of all, 1 asked the tall, fresh colored Countess with the brillian hazel eyes and the excollent command of moner’ should Behave when granted un audience with Queen Elizabeth, fa woman,” explnined Countess d'Ursel, “she makes a deep curtsey, sinking almost to the floor, at the threshold of the apartment, and “In the ca another when she stands just before bows, and in Europe a man kisses the Queen's hand,” However, if fiat last is too much of an effort for @ blushing American male, the Countess thinks he may be let off with the elaborate bows, “Of course,” she continued, “the person being received never _ sits down until the Queen suggests jt. If > “get seated herself, however, Queon Biigabeth never keeps others stand- ing. Each topic of conversation is intra: by the Queen; she leads "te { And no one leaves her presence until she gives permission, which she usually conveys by a gtacious bow or a word or two to show the audience is over.” In short, DO NOT follow the ex- ample of Gov, Allen of Kansas when hey with Medill McCormick, had an faudjénce with the King of Italy. Senator McCormick told William Allen White that, after a few minutes of conversation, Gov. Allen rose and sald pleasantly, “Oh, King, liveyfor- ever! Medill and I must pull our) freight!” And even Gov. Allen's own version of the incident was that he told the King he guessed he'd hetter be going, since the King must be a busy man and had given him a lot of valuable time already. No one will have an audience with Queen Elizabeth unless she expresses willingness to receive the person, lt is not correct to write and ask her for an audience, but the request may be made to the Belgian Am- bassador at Washington or to some member of the Queen's household. “When the King and Queen enter a theatre, opera house or other place of public assembly,” continued Coun- tess d’Ursel, “it is customary for the audience to rise and remain standing #o long. as the royal party stands, Meanwhile, the orchestra, if there is one, plays ‘he Belgian national anthem, 4 ‘ “Ata reception, dinner or téa party the same general procedure is f0l- lowed. “The persons who are .to be present arrive aad ure shown.(o their places bythe master of the household. After every one elwe, the King and Queen enter; every one bows Weeply aud they “make the circle,” to trans- late the, French phrase literally—that is they go about from one to another, speaking a. pleasant'word! or two to each, while every one remains ‘stand- ing. At dinner those highest in rank At a ball | have never seen the Queen dance ob a dais. her little hand, interesting fucts and much more of} entertaining a Queen from Countess Louise d'Ursel, honorary lady in waiting to Queen Hiiza- beth, who has just reached New York. She has been by the Belgian Government to thank the United States for its oid to Belgium, She has her own fine war record ofeservice in the hospital at Poperinghe and later 1 Jearned these « hand? ca bit backward in these gentle fore the Ist of October, wbout the 4 n wo die 4 (rue courtliness for mw Cross, and wears the Order of that doth hedge a} the visit of Queen livh to tell me how a “com the Queen. A map makes two deep waving, and men remove their hats. “The Queen is rather short, very slender and immensely smart. She has beautiful clothes and is very fond of white. By the way, the woman who has an afternoon audience with the Queen should wear a hat, white gloves and a beautiful afgernoon frock, At evening functions in her honor conventional evening dress is the rule. “The Queef’s greatest personal Pleasure . is musice although she is also very fond of paintings. (Of danger in tt, and Js very keen about |during the war, “Do you know,’ ) Countess d'Ursel told me with kind- , ling admiration, It would be quite ‘correct te invite her to visit the Metropoli- tan Museum and to make music prominent feature in any entertain- ment arranged for her, She is not supposed to ‘go shopping,’ although , ,. I know she does it now and then. The formal procedure when sho desires, for example, to buy a vase, is for ono or more shopkeepe:s to send to her Five Women in the Big Parade For Valiant Services Performed Overseas, Mary N. Arrowsmith; Gertrude Ely, Frances J. Gulick, Marjorie Skelding and Ethel Creighton Toryance, All ‘*Y”’ Workers, Two of Them Decorated, Have Been Given a Place of. Honor To-Day MARY N- ARROW SMITH CREIGHTON JORRANCE EDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1919 © eR agnior. By Neal R. O'Hara Copyright, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World) ‘OU might know Fashion % § was a woman, Fashion's always the latest thing out. Also the last word. That's how you tell it's a woman, Ad- ditional proof that Fashion is feminine—they call her Dame Fashion. Men folks spell Dame with an “N,” Fashions are born in Paris and raised in New York. They work in opposite directions. Low necks and ‘high heels go to- gether. When there’s a lotta waist, there's no saving. This season they've got half hose and double prices. Before the war Paris dictated the world's fashions. While Poiret was figuring on the spring styles of the Parisites, Kaiser was planning on the fall of Paris. Kaiser might have got away with it, but he banked on the wrong almanac, Took a spring and then took a fall. Forgot that pride goeth before an autumn, a aS the squareheads started through Belgium, Paris fashion staff got together. De- cided the 1914 fall fashions would be to have the Boche army hemmed in at the border By Fay Stevenson IE are five of the girls who are marching with the Ist Division in to-day'’s big parade. of which she m proud al| the days of her has a record Mary Arrowsmith, ed with the Croix de Guerre and a bronze star, Miss Ely is from Bryn Mawr, Pa, | And was the first Amer apartments their most beautiful vases| that she may make her selection. | an expert horsewoman. Sho Sport, particularly if there is a thrill travelling by aeroplane. She is utter- ly feurless, as she proved many times, hat when she waa working in her hospital at La Panne She personally nursed the soldiers and she even visited the typhus ward where every step exposed her to in- | fection and death! “She is not 90 beautiful, perhap: concluded her lady-in-waiting, “but she ts mado up through and through of charm, a charm which endears her to all about her and at once puts them at their ease.” Arid when you are talking with her you call her “Madam” or “Majesty.” Seen Magazine for September, what ap- of the ancient poet. The remainder, | “While the Queen is in the room though in Greek type like the begin- ne back must be turned on her, Un- less she is seated every one stands I remember that I was impressed by ning, was filled with the diatribe. The | volume was addressed to an educated t the tremendous amount of standing | Greek into an Indian dialect, done at court functions when I first attended them as a young girl. Of NEW ASSAY OFFICE VAULTS! coarse, she always goes first through doors and downstairs, “The Queen very rarely pays a call, pital, ‘Phe last even in her own occasion when I knew her to breal this rule was just after the Belgian re As ela LARGEST IN WORLD. {yN the underground vaults of the | new United States assay office, the cornerstone of which wag laid recently in New York, can be stored more than $20,000,000,000 In gold, They | return to Brussels. One of her ladivs- | ure said to be the largest and finest in in-waiting, quite a young woman, the world, according to Popu' had been iil, and the Queen went to chanics Magazine for see her and spept an hour with her Later si able table than the one in the apart ment and a chair to match, “Natural beater Ras " in Brussel, as soon as! newspapers; a medal on which th the royal’ car ip recognized it re- r September, ive the earth, Sealed in the cornerstot of the structure are copies of seve is a portrait of the T cross the Rhine Army of Occupation. “ it the head of th ‘Sho is very fond of riding and t9 hing Brig, likes nig officers with the 18th Infantry lst. Division ‘pontaon bridge at Coblenz to begin Its long watch on the Rhine. accompanied | Division at the spevial request of the | unit to Which she was attached, The | nature of her work with the 18th In- |in true French fashion on either cheek | attached to the 1st Division as can-| ‘The day |teen worker in November, 1917, and, Gen, Petuin, Marshal of France, who | was saved, and Miss Ely now wears since August, 1918, has served as field iuerre In perfett as-| secretary, that all the formalities of its | talion, n complied with and flour on FRANCES dk GOLICK PHOTOS QINTHRNaTNONAL fantry is indicated by the St the confused \Y declared her to be a ample of the devotion of the Ameri: ‘ean women, “Attached to one of the best regi- | “splendid ex- She joined the 3d Bat- ation have b With rolled up s! marched with it into Coblenz bridge- eriduring all hardships of transportation Petain's citation, “since the beginning ampaign, she followed it in} make 10,000 doughnuts and distribute them to the men of the Ist Division pored with two o' “Y" girls to every sector, giving her moral and for a single What Eve Said ABOUT WOMEN By Sophie Irene Loeb VIRY vacation roost has its cackling hens, A brainless beauty is but a toy forever, The woman who is beloved, by women only is not remarkable for - When @ woman, casts her eyes down she has a man in view. Even a woman minding her’ own business her’ husband's business. Men may core and men tnay go, but the nagging woman goes on forever, | Many wonven think they have poise when in reality it is avoirdupois, When women vote they will embrace every opportunity, Most vomen, when they can’t get the man they care for, care for the man they can get. When a woman says she will think it over it is “all off.” Some women are like champagne; the sparkling bubbles are on the sur-| face; the dregs are’ on the bottom and show themselves only when the bubbles have quite disappeared, Some women are born with beauty, some achieve beauty, but none ever have beauty thrust upon them, Some women think they are philanthropists when in reality they are brass band performers. 4 To a lady card-fiend, a good game is rather to be chosen than great riches. The secret of a woman's power is not in her faculty for reasoning, but in her instinct, To moét girls a moon without a man is like a mine of money on a desert need not overlook a little of {material help to the soldiers durig | as they were going into action. the hours of difficulty.” Nearly six months after torle morning when she crossed the ERMANS PRINT PROPAGANDA Rhine the regiment was drawn up on IN VOLUME OF HOMER. jparade at Montabaur, and Gen. An-|hot drinks and (TH the ehd of the war have |drieu of the French Army pinned the|to quiet the nerves of the suffering come many revélations of the, Croix de Guérre on Miss Ely’s uni-| men, wnuvual methods used by the form. Then, ag the, doughboys stood | about it, and when she returned to! founder of the Camp Fire Girls, Miss mans to spread their harmful breathless, waiting the expected ox- | Ar Propaganda in the countries arrdyed |Plosive kisses that had marked the|a Croix d against the Central Powers, and of|decoration of the-men heroes of the | and 4o the clever work which often frus- { division, During’ the’ entire period of occupation she has remained with battalion, overcoming many dif- qnd’ bettering the conditions of the soldiers, seeking always to ad- minister to their happiness and com- | By Herman J. Stich Wayfarers and Builders. Copyright, 1019, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Bvening World). RIENTAL Japan w: | the artillery, whe helped with t » bandages, served sed out oigurettes . Petain heard) A davghter of the late Dr, Gulick, a she was astonished to have Frances J. Gulick, is also one of the uerre pinned on her waist | few women who have been invited to ar the message from the! parade with the Ist Division in the en, Andrieu hesitated. The| Commander in Chief of the French| great Welcome Home Pershing Pa trated their well-laid plans. In one | situation was a delicate one. Was the|Army of the East, which conferred!rade. She served with the 1st Divi- case, mentioned in Popular Mechanics |herotnc. to. go unkissed because of|the citation of the brigade to her. on the part|"Oh, it was all in the tensenens | she replied when asked how she did it, | elixir of knowledge re-created her into a nation of builders. China was a wayfaring people until Perry threatened to blow up her gates to admit the breath of science and progress. ‘sion at Condrecourt from November, ome inexplicable timid: peared to be an old and worn copy|of the Frenehman? are placed nearest the King and | of the works of Homer proved to be|increased as the moment was pro- | Queen {n an exact order of precedence. | Volume of attacks on British rule longed. in India, Only the first few pages of j officer be sits with the King, usually , the book were printed with the words |planted the required kisses firmly and faithful services The “General Pershing Salute’ How It Was Impressed Upon a Certain Group of His Officers in a Way They'll Long Remember. N the most trying days of gonne offensive January, 1919, to July, 1919, at Wirges; She was among the very vent over, and cord for herself thel Creighton Torrance was) first of thé girls w praised by the Division Com- | made nally sincere and }as well as for the Y, W. Another ljttle lady mare! Suddenly a young, American stepped forward, saluted and |mander for “exc Miss Torrance was —Iskelding, of Southbury, Conn, work with the Y. |November, 1917, when she was sent to |Mailly, where she worked until May, going from Rome, Macedonia and Carthage were in their day the leading builders of the world. Self-content blinded and pol- soned them. The complacency killed their growth, self-satisfaction warped the woof of their na- they declined ndu capable of translating the | frost of self- | worker and contributed much by her entrance into the work. Keep your ey who gave the open h Is ot {dying day. Though the Commander pen for these wir! ched the first senior Colonel in the line, | Three cheers for the American girls | ‘who did their big bit! i poetics Rs three Colonels, a Lieutenant Colonel | officer, th nd a Major were standing in thelafier bringing his hand to his cap, of the Chateau at which served as headquarters of t Senitly, | snapped it down almost instantly, PANAMA CANAL AIR DEFENSES BEING PLANNED BY ARMY. R defenses for the Panama Canal will be planned after the report of a military board, now inves- | tigating on the Isthmus, has been r ceived, according to an announcement in the September Popular Mer.anics Instructions given to the} board indicate that the War ment intends to place several defen- | aerial units in the Canal Zone, ides four balloon companies to as- artillery in adjusting officers followed suit » Pershing remained at salut Hand to visor, he pa Are you a builder or are youa commanded by Jand under, "|The Major MeGuire, of the elght stories of the building ora) staff, for sent her a more comfort- will be located beneath the aurfi Pershing himselt Are you bgwailing your luck and bemoaning life or are you fighting on and fighting harder? Do you see things to a finish or finished before you've Are you hanging on or are you hanging bavk" you dismantled your mental ma- chinery and left it to dust and looked them, squi cretary of the Gen- to talk to| ad not followed the Colonel tt ¢ Of Brig. el starr, Drum, Chief of | Only when he reached | Magazine, the stair that led fo his offic drop his hand known head ere peared ut resident, and &) snapped to attention, five hands went ebives the right of way. While the | bag containing a set of United States |to caps in salute and Gen, Pershing Queen is passing through the public | colns ranging in value from 1 vent! master of the best salute in the army streets almost any form of enthusi- io $20, besides other articles of inser-|—replied by bringing his hand tovhis | ie pomnitie—lhere may opt ana vaiue erecting shouting, checring, bandkerchef over §5v0,000, pishly when Pershing had disap- Colonel | sist fi " he |necessary and the best sites for their | the | stations will be decided by the board, h also will consider other ques- relating to the protection of the! centra brushing up and keeping your fotellect up-to-date? | She vuilding wilt cost | visor. jee pus ‘Them something bappened that did thereafter, Bloating over your Yesterdays or are you planning for the count- less~To-morrows?? Eternal ‘preparedness is the price of self-preservation. The Western nations have always been characterized by their greed for knowledge and im- provement. ‘They have always been builders, Because Germany was build- ing while the rest of the nations were wayfaring she was able to fight to a standstill almost the entire civilized world. The United States was wayfar- ing along in pretty sleepy fash- jon until the shock of unreadi- ness and the wolf at the door started creaking wheels and de- teriorating machines into ac; tion, We'vesturned builder and we've turned the trick true to form and with telling despatch, Are you one of us? Sereaedtiieesane RANDOM FACTS, Australian manufacturers are mak- ing pressed steel water pipe 28 feet long by 50 inches internal diameter at @ plant in Bombay, rues A plant growing on mountains in Europe develops enough heat its flower stalks through snow and produce blossoms, t and pretty well basted. 1 worked! Kaiser then got his fashion sharps together and ordered a yoke for the German people. Yoke was the style for five years, till people ordered a peace suit, While the war was on, war news was the only thing that was “the latest from Paris.” First real fashion note of 1918 was when the Paris staff de cided on the brown derby for Ludendorff. About ‘the same time white feathers were all the rage in Berlin. Paris experts next decided on open work, and that’s what the Germans got. Pershing made a breach in the line and Foch made another one. Germans then had a pair of breaches, and that was the very “jatest from Paris. The very last, in fact. Paris was still the fashion cen- tre after the war. Designed’ the pattern for the League of Na- tions there and the plan called for open work, openly arrived at. United States ‘Senate now the centre of fashion—trying to cut out the League pattern. Fifth Avenue fashion found- ries now ‘mport their gowns from Paris, Suspect a few of ‘em are imported from the Gor den of Eden. Fall styles are making this the toughest season the blite men ever had. Lotta guys have been looking at skirts so much they’e narrow-minded, Ain't looked up at the sun for months Don't have to—skirts are the barometer for weather condt tions.. When {t rains‘ the ba- rometer goes up. Most guys have more rubber in their necks than in their heels, Evenings are now getting longer, but evening gowns work other way, Old-fash- foned bird can remember’~ when he had to hook wife's gown up the back, Now all he does is hook her girdle and the job's done. Girl'll put on dia- monds to glitter, but if her nose shines she'll have a fit. Girl of to-day will wear silk stockings or ,nothing. We've seen a few that chose nothing. Wise dolla fool the moh with phony sox though. Stockings are silk in the lower part but cotton upstairs, Hats are a big bet in the style sweepstakes too. They call # woman's hat a chapeau, French’ “Chap, meaning “boy,” and “peau,” meaning the same in any language. You look at the chapeau the wife brings home; then look at the bill and—oh boy! That's why they don't want women to vote—they’ll start bet- ting hats. Would be all right if Fashion stood still for a whole season, But they change styles the way they shift gears—as soon as you get started. Fashion dictators are pulling off something every minute, and that's a fact. Only Place a woman's sure to be in the latest style is in the bath tub, Modistes on Fifth Avenua know what the styles will be~ next summer, but they won't expose ‘em, We've gotta wait till next summer for the expo. sure. Modiste knows the styles in advance and the customer pays for ’em that way. Only one thing that puzzles us, and that's the way a chick looks when she’s dressed for dancing. If she puts on few clothes, she puts on a lotta airs, In fact, she puts on more airs than the orchestra, Seems to be a flap per's idea that clothes make the*man and also make the man LOOK. Would say the flapper has the right idea. Yea, bo—Dame Fashion's some gal! But these days you've gotta have her twin sister t keep up with her, Twin sister is Dame Fortune, ' We sald something, p said something!