The evening world. Newspaper, June 10, 1920, Page 25

Y¥, JUNE 10, 1920 Y, JUNE 10 2 E 3d Ave. View of 5th Ave. be ‘Average Rich Man’s oe a eT. typical rich man’s * son ia about per ma cent. a man. i The average society girl & twelve-year-old mind, is merely a puppet, a whose = match-making ther pulls the strings. eer"EIn society'the natural ma- ternal and paternal instincts uggem extinct—or at least at- rophied. "We talk about the deca- dent royal families of Europe “Sut we've plenty of deca- en would-bo aristocratic ~ lies in this country. "Fifth Avenue is a hotbed .@nobbery—and yet some of @® most prominent families uuiemenied trom primitive woparsons whom their own deli- «Cate posterity would bar from midbeir drawing-rooms to-day. @ui“Nature created men and Sempomen to work and to £ Ythieve, but the environment hee ‘modern fashionable society *$ite them merely to be self- Srtndulgent slackers and wast- © ors” % te Im & the picture of Fifth Avenue and folk, as seen by the sharp-eyed, sillusioned, insurgent, Mary Casey 0, wife of the son of the late nuel Thorne, wealthy Man and member of one of New tts aayhat contemptuous phrase, when Mary 5 belle of Third Avenue, who ad Worked her own way through she was beautiful iitvenue, Mr. Thorne left her—for his ‘ arance she blamed his family qpand two years ago, she alleges, he kidnapped her son, Joel, jr. whom has not seen since. Mand I ‘ant the boy sol” this olesome, intelligent, still beautiful told me, unshed tears in the blue eyes under her crown of hair, tightly clenched hands Quivering voice as evidences of ¥oBhe emotion she held in leash. “They +i tell me. ‘he 18 well taken care of'—as we t were all a mother wanted to i about her son—as if she herself Yt want to care for him! Would ‘ sayou.believe anybody could so exploit wu torture the greatest emotion in ‘mughe world by keeping a son away his mother? MRS. JOEL THORNE SAYS: = hese are some of the high lights banker, > Son Only 25% a Man “Average Society Girl Has 12-Year-Old Mind g<Boulevard a Hotbed of Snobbery S0NLY ARISTOCRACY THAT OF BRAINS’ Fashionable Women the Mother Instinct Is Either Absent or Atrophied.” 7 By Marguerite Dean. : be Copyright, 1920, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Brening We bringing up their boys to use wealth wisely and responsibly, are content to let them grow into rakes and spend- tbrifts—about 25 per cent. men. The decadent families are not confined to European royalties—they can be found it here in America.” Tow about society girls?” I asked. then a rich girl goes to college. But at eighteen, when a girl begins her college course, the average society girl i» making her debut. Her fash- jonable finishing school has taught an eligible rich man or a title. “What place has Fifth Avenue snob- bery in a democracy anyway? Tho very families who are vainest of thetr social position are descended from self- made men—tur trader, ferryman, small merchant or tho like, “But the blame for what they are should not rest on individual mem- bers of ‘society,’ summed up fts ruth- less critic from Third Avenue, “so much as on the cotton-wool environ- ment, which doesn’t demand the sur- vival of the fittest—according to Na- ture's law—but the survival of the self- indulgent slacker and waster. ‘The all- conquering checkbook is to blame. One thing I have learned in my little ex- cursion from Third Avenue to fifth Avenue and then to my apartment here at No. 1 West 67th Street—t: 4 | the York Evening 1920, oa Word.) WHAT A RIDICULQUS WAY To DRESS! ADELINA NEVER. WOULD HAVE HER Gowns WERE ALWAYS REFINED AND IN Good TASTE HIS FIRST Wire | HE MAKES NE Sicic WITH ADELINA | ‘The Mgyorat Dell HERE is little chance now that the members of the Women's Betterment League of Delhi will Copyright, 1920, by The Prose Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World). ley, an Anti-Walker Democrat, with switching packages on him. He met Keeley in a crowd outside the hall after the first meeting. A DLEA® oF ADCIEDS WIFE By Sophie Irene Loeb. Copyright, 1920, by Ths Press Publishing Co, (The New York Brening World) OR. the past the farmer's wife has played in our a Good American? The American Library Association, in Its for Everybody’’ Appeal, Seeks to. . . Educate the Foreign-Born. 4 Copyright, 1990, by ‘The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Brening World.) OW cah you make a man a good American? Not by waving @ flag at him, declares Raymond B. Fosdick, former Secretary of the League of Nations, Not by compelling him, against his will, to sit in @ class room and pass a test in Americanism. Not by fore- ing him to eign @ paper and become a citisen, In short, no Americanisa- tion “while you wait!” ‘This should be every citizen's Americanization programme,” declared Mr, Fosdick, at the headquarters of the American Library Association, No, 24 West 89th Street; “a friendly epproach, a helping hand, the spread- ing of knowledge of our institutions and principles, of the contagion of our own enthusiastic loyalty, and, juare deal. ‘Americanization’ work until we ourselves are thorough- ly Americanized. We've got to give a man a reason for loving America. This means @ warm right hand of friend whip and @ real welcome into the new country. "We can't interview each man per- sonally and give him individual wel- come, but we can ih almost every man through print. If he can’t read any language ‘he surely hak some ono— partebe ‘a school child or fellow work- man—who can. We need effective Worary activity and many more books —books which are not money makers but are good citizen makers. “That is the reason for the joint movement in New York of the Amorl- can Library Association and the Im- migrant Publication Society. Books which deal with Arherica’s ideals, in- stitutions and traditions are to be pub- Ushed in many languages and made readily accessible to every new Ameri- can. This is a phase of the ‘Books for Everybody’ appeal which seeks $260,- 000 in Greater New York toward a fund of $2,000,000 being raised by nationwide rt. eh Fosdick is directing this move- ment, his first public activity since he relinquished his duties for the ork’s oldest families—“one of the rent ) pon sak of ean af must not await war ot disaster but irele,” in hi ome- , “They don’t know anything,” blunt- ‘Americanization’,” Mr. find community activities to keep each f@ecred Circ! er own xome- Repl etd OL ot Pode "ponted ut, “should not Im mind ‘busy and active—interested in mediately suggest the foreign born. Parmar College and later won her her nothing. ir oweM., she married Joo! Thorne. After “Even my own husband told me a ° geveral years, duy , which Third how sick he and his friends got of PMOOerS fe di’an ade bteat chance to society ‘dolls’—little puppets, whose venue ~ hs strings are pulled by mother, to show Copyright, 1990, by The Press Publishing Co. (The Now York Brening World) nake a first-hand study of Fifth them in the most favorable light to RS. POTIPHAR, T. V, (Truly Virtuous), Never would have been picked by you or me. for the role of siren, Her thick ankles prove my favorite axiom— That the better part of candor is suggestion! Mrs. Potiphar’s iron gray hair is drawn back severely from her in- tellectual brow; Her conversation has the force, con- tinulty and tempo Of a steel riveter in action. She writes plays so uncommonly clever and witty that no manager can afford to produce them— (She says #0 herself!) And, with that strange inconsistency I have noted in more than one “And yet ‘society’ women—I always F rt on Pink quotation marks around that Mot good for any human being to be Support Mayor Cyrus Perkins Walker | “Is Constable Pelee Brown here? Dave eens well-being. sg te un Anti-dutfragiat when {t is used to distinguish able to say to himself or herself ‘I can in his race for re-election, The ladies he asked. I have been ‘An amusing, yet hardly an engaging Soane little group as separate from the human family—seem to be will- have that, and that, and that—any- thing on which my eye or my fancy are of the opinion that he played @ mean trick on them Tuesday at & “Present!” replied the officer, “Arrest man!" touring the State, studying the con- 1 found many farma where the farmer, his wife, and the younger figure, you think? Nevertheless, to hear her tell it, to leave their obildren to the lights—just by writing my name at Brown flew at Keeley and a fight children perform all the labor that in the fatal-en- of hired nurses and governésses, the bottom of a check. What rich meeting in Hugus Hall. Mr. Walker followed in which the brave guardian le okamene oysele pp Mretaa Raatsinn Ciroe was biker in mn to go to Europe and leave them men and rich girls most need to do is has printed a card in the Bazoo de- of the peace was knocked down four farmer, There 1s Compared with Mra. Potiphar, T. V. . And too many fathers, instead of just simply to go to work!" wy bolle "1. @ Jthe world. Then a nervous twitch- im her left eye began to distract \ With her gloved hand she tet er temple and endeavored br{"forget ft, when an overdressed, Ibo PI Caradell. Copyright, 1920, by Tho Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World), “Ihe darr Tromnily asked the man in a bantering tone, Mrs. Jarr hesitated between her in- dignation and the reluctance of every good woman to create a scene in pub- lic which might possibly result in un- pleasant notoriety. At. first she thought she would get off the car at nying the charge, but little credence is given his statements, Mrs, Elisha Q. Pertle, Promptress of the Leagu, characterizes the card as “all bunk,” and the other members of the organi- zation are inclined .o agree with her. ‘The meeting was called at the so- ladies turned out in full force to hear him. As Exhibit A, in his condemne- tion of liquor, the Mayor intended to show a bottle of real hooch whiskey and then take it to his home and de- times, He succeeded in getting his man to accept a summons, however, by biting the buttons off his clothes, Mayor Walker says the switching of the packages was a trick to defeat him in his race for re-election. The whole town is talking. ‘There is much indignation, something to be said about farmer‘s ter. I wonder if we realize the part that the wite , also in connection with her city s: We always maintain that the farmer's family is better off, Woe think of the trees, the woods and fertile flelds and the big chances for good growth, &c. This is true. But have you ever stopped to real- ize the hardships of this farmers ers wife and the children could have earned in the city have not been con- sidered, and in the end all they have to show for it ts the farm. And now conditions are changing. “I have had to send Joseph away,” s! time I saw her; “T had him at the house last Sunday evening and we were ALONE! I wore my scarlet satin tea-gown! My dear, he quite lost control of himself—these artists are 90 tempera- mental! But I am honest, But, you see, I know Joseph, tl jowntow “You are a loafer!" snapped Mrs. jo) he family? And the final result of it ” so ged ges inguerprcditibtalpling #4 yan Haltation of) the Mayor. He malt But I was to blame, Forgive me—and forget?’ toh j the 20 per cont, reduction bargain 7it. AM it vuarested!” Wanted to explain his attitude on the Trish M di 1 P : H t S ¢ h Pi aur ‘Al of which, sounded De nurecing as Robert Chanibers or any of he thifeales, Mrs. Jarr was at poace WILD ““wwnots got you sore now, birdie™ liquor question and, naturally, the odel, faris Mat, panis UMES — Ava rule, the wages that the farm- — go-near-and-yet-0-far-from-sin school of novelists. And while I wouldn't put anything past that bright youms man, I had at least given him the credit for being “some picker.” In my gentle feline fashion, the next time we had lunch together, “Joseph, WHAT have you been sa; Raymond B. Fosdick Tells How: Extend Warm Hand of Friendship to the Foreigner Spread the Knowledge of American Ideals Prove to Him He Will Get a Square Deal. - I wrote to him next day and said, ‘It was my fault—of course, 1 can never invite you ‘ing ti First, he glared; then he sald, “Hu RATGOID.§ Ecos It is @ movement to bring out more strongly in all people the dormant loyalty that in many comes to the surface only in gmergencies. It. movement to educate all people higher understanding of the of the country. “Americanization {8 a movement to secure better government based upon and more closely adhering to the principled of American democ: and justice, by developing ‘civic, interest. and civic intelligence by spreading history, civics, politics o make an enlight~ ened people feel a community spirit and a sense of participation in gov- ernmest. “We must’find so: the children and poenees learn expression of patriotism in gotion. We something.” e informed me, impressively, the law 5 ' to my house again— ‘ vase Mrs, Potiphar—and WHY?" | rudely and distinctly; then jhe eged, wan er smirk on tie-ons bapsiep ae oa od the next stop, but. fearing the man ®tfoy tt. He had ordered a package The people of the farm are “getting — grinned. Wher face and said, “Lovely day, {Ne neat stop, but. fearing containing the liquor to be handed wise.” They are leaving the farm for “You see,” he explained, “it's @ tradition of the Alley that all we tog y it?" “See somebody?" whispered the him when he was speaking at the the more proftable city Jobs. shall make love to her—mildly— 4,4rs.. Jarr edged away and pre- man, cautiously. “Oh, I'm on now!” hai, He showed no hooch, but some- Akg: Knit lod Uthat hall Sort of sing for our suppers—ehe's always thought she was the o: al ded not to notice. “Conductor,” said Mrs. Jarr, pulling ining else, and it incensed the ladies. a pie Pag age papi ; bey Venusberg. * 1 » the ia b: rt id 2 e rmers ls more accentual st ome 5 ‘over-dressed man went sweetly Protection from vulzar masher Promptress Pertle as “Our dependable Wen aaeemins ci is eS wither T dlan't use ehouch, ‘pep’ to auit.ne-cld Jandy aa } taking out his watch to show that f “Why, sur } ay Er gepiied the con- Chief Executive.” Bowing and smil- found 3 ia Peiket eet mother Or she felt like being the heroine of a ‘problem’ story, } bee Be. & big Glamong set In the BRCM, nis tnen sitting beside ane hae iH 0S began: who is only fifty-wwo years old, but For sho just rounded on me, and wrote me. foot letter the maxt Gay, j te Dive, Jarr gave no heed, and then 4.0), annoying me for blocks!” re- ., Members of the fair sex! It is a 7 eee ee 2 ’ And I can't go there any more, and, dary it, her dinners were GOOD: e2tne twitching ag obsessed hor, plied Mrs. Jarr, keeping her tears Pleasure to Leow gpa lice sem have whose gray hairs and wrinkled face phon were the heavens opened and the mysteriés made plain to m eog"¥ou 100k good to me, all right,” back with difficulty, ax sho noticed the 4, been accorded the privilege of ming. made her appear seventy, This 19 yy these days of the servant problem, the H. C. of L, the ¥ etetinued the objectionable pergon, whole car paying attention, bey A y « the result of hard work. of the pink-ink table d'hote, Peadjuscing bis weartpin that Mrs, dare ee MELT Why the peman ate ier was great applause, 202 the Both she and her husband toiled ven a, gray-halred shiek -ankled Anti-Suffragist can be a self-el Might note the star sapphire pin he 5 ‘ayor continued: tacaaaant hak cn f Mrs, Potiphar, T. Vi— g PAwore, confirming, with his watch, the Me! “Tam against liquor,” he said, “I ee children tm she has @ cook! ’ Sidact that the party who addres: % conductor scratched his head in pave ordered a bottle of the stuff sent might have the change they craved, 0 te pS — es Sy: ‘was'a hot sport—there with a roll, & puzzled manner, mé here and shall exhibit it to you so Two of them they seceded In send- ‘ z X ci: Mts, Jarr endeavored to freeze | aria Ee Mh NE og 2 that you may know how it looks. Is ing to coll one is now a lawyer Place go, I love it so. And yet 1 am the farms. They gave excellent ser- pxith @ sianoe, but the twitching nome sit beside her, continued. the ‘ve mesronser here? and the other is still studying. The tired of being alone, vice during the war, And, as -has d he \ \again and defe 9b, I'm wise! % A. the over-dresse Ba. + of his mouth. "ve got to be you never can tell who's you off. arr turned her head and stared over-dressed man in @ grieved tone, “Oh, some of these blackmailers look ies," rem: ed a fat man the aisle to his wife. at is not so," began Mrs, Jar 1—let me get off this car at once A boy came forward and handed the Mayor a wrapped package. Mr. Walker gave him a4 quarter and opened the package. No hooch was in jt. Instead it contained a live rat which leaped out of the wrappings and sped through the hall. daughter has become a nurse, and is away also, This farmer woman's husband is dead and she has been forced to take care of the place alone. She “If only I had some young people around me I could manage and could continue the work on the farm.” I could not but reflect on the many women in the city, middle aged been stated in these columns, many oy Prominent farmers are advertising for womén instead of men, because of thelr intelligence, their effort a thelr stick-to-it-lveness. * Why could not some of our éity other direction. ne conductor rang the bell, the car ‘The ladies were panic-stricken. : ys 4 . t women of inteMigence, who are going 4 1" whispered the masher, “I stopped and Mrs. Jarr with scarlet face with screams of fear and anger they aac Pe ne fuer Bone acre" through a daily grind in shop and , aigters go ous onto the farms and help 7 Canpour it right Into your car, walked as proudly as she could to B® grose and stampeded out of the hall her two horses, three cows and # rectory, and who could find such such people as this dear old Biedis, Til drop off at the block be: platform and alighted, feaving the Mayor very much. cb TERME ONAL wagon. solace ‘and comfort in a beautiful wife, who knows how to do thi dele a Vio oi La a OR neg Br es Adel tak te grined, Another meeting of the mem- HIS charming hat is a unique innovation in female chapeaux, tor the _ It !8 excellent land, but she cannot place of this kind. but who just needs. company and 2 1 8 ', ? , erdresser u wa: 1 . . rr ed Mrs. Jarr, turning white and remarked. hours later: at winch the Mayor was dainty model wearing it is of Irish extraction, while the hat in the M#nase it, For the last two or three — Besides, they would be helping to willing hands? ’ blazing with anger. P Aw," sald the conductor as he roundly denounced as a trickster and main is distinotly Paris in its flavor, and the graceful glycerined years she has rented it to neighbors, produce food, ‘To be a producer is It is the ery of the hour. It y, sure!" said the man, coldly, yan‘ed the bellrope twice. “Aw, she plumes which adorn the headpiece are typically Spanish. For summer this “I am so lonesome" waa her one something in the scheme of things. be answered to the resulting go me to, didn’t your” his winked at me too as she’went out!" an unworthy person. Mayor Walker pe Hep Kon- crinoline transparent lace hat is muta in vogue. \ bitter cry, “I hate to see the old Women are dally being called to all