The evening world. Newspaper, January 13, 1921, Page 25

~ er ; lerdal Argan rm American Girls Have World’s Best Figures Want to Know the Reason? Taste for Athletics, Developed in Recent Years, Has Broadened Shoulders, Increased Height; and Improved Health, Say Experts. THE CRY F° ORY | By Maurice Ketten BETTER MOVIES io © BY SOPHIE IRENE LOEB « Covrriaht, 1981, tp The Prem Publishing €o, (The New York Rreping World.) comes that the Chicago deal about cleaning up moving ple- palige have put a ban on mo- tures—thet is, making them sade aad tion plotures that show meth- eane and sanitary, \HAT'S THE USE ? | STILLTAKE AY BATH Are they getting heavier? #irl of the future, one with broad shoulders, a well set head and a body which boasts of flesh and muscles *mmther than qmere feminine dainti- wees? “We shall,” eays Prof. R. T. MoKenzle, Director of Physical Edu- cation at the University of Pennsyl- vania. “Women of to-day and of the future are to be much stronger, heavier set and taller. Plenty of outdoor exercise, interest in basket- ball, tennis end gymnaaium work és Tesponsiible for this change.” Certainly one does see a number of tall women, in fact, many taller ‘han mere man, upon the subways, on the avenue and evén upon the stage. And it is always the young Woman, the woman who has to School within the last five or ten years, who is tallest. Henoe Prof, Henry C. Hathaway, Director of Ath- male of the species, Prof, Hathaway readily admitted ‘thet women are becoming heavier eet, but he did not agree with Prof, enzie in regard to his statement women Gre getting taller. “The athletic woman is Reavy-set and boasts of good, broad shoulders,” Said Prof. Hathaway. “I have noticed (mt the present-day girl has a much heavier frame than the little girl of, expected to change a ginl’@ tight, at last not to any marked degree, But, of course, plenty of exc.cise will broaden her chest, develop her hips and the delicate spindle limb of which her mother and aunts were so proud will naturally be much better de- veloped.” Prof. Hathaway aleo believes that ‘the women of England are much heavier and broader about the should- ore, “While touring Hurope fast year,” Saitd he, “I was under the impression that the English woman 4s much heavier set than her American sister. Ivaccounted for this on the ground that she has Jed an outdoor, athletic life for a longer time than the Anieri~ gan girl. “I also noticed,” laughed the pro- fessor, “that ‘vaimps’ are conspicu- ously absent in England, The girls Over there have too much fun in the Wholesome air to doll up and parade around in latost styles, A tennis racket or a golf stick is far more at~ at least 500 per cent, in the number of women engaged in outdoor sports within the last five years,” éaid Mr, Wall. “This means heavier garis and Comrright, WPul, by the Prem Publishing Co, A RE American women getting taller? (The New York Prening World.) Xs the day of the stender, willowy, spinilie-ankled female wham" ‘we have seen plotured. between Dame Fashion's covers gradually dying out? * @hall we find a taller, heavier set - MAXIMS OF A MODERN MAID ARGUERITE MOOERS MARS/ALL LIRTATION is the first act in love's vaudeville, and some- times it is so much fun that neither sudience nor performer goes any further with the programme. After the wife of a clever Mr, Fixit has reminded him six times to put on the storm door, has found his tools for him, has listened to the profanity incident to their use, hes put them awgy—she wishes passion- ately that she had paid the furnace man for the job out of her own al- lowanee! high degree of perfection his morn- ing snarl ie the very person who feels injured because his wife so sel- dom wears a morning smile. About this time careful mothers are beginning to worry as to whether the cellar will hold out until ALL the girls are safely mar- ried and the old folks free to spend their declining years in Cube. perhaps she may find it p-ssible to swim without one next summer. The man who says that he can’t argue with a woman is probably right—he is too much a creature of impulse end unreason to argue with anybody. Divorce 4s ‘the, amputation which follows a bad case of matrimonial gangrene. Greenwich Village Trying Y ‘TH “IN THE KITCHEN Tae : Bu Fay Stevenson. Roun i ABOUT MY Boa AND H ‘TH WHEN ie OLP FASHIONED WAY. HE SAID HE NUS HAVE HIS BATH EVERY DAY... HE COULDNT Do oda of crime or the way of criminals, At the same time we hear a great DEBASTORY GLANCE: On Coen, PE Yate tie Reltit No. 14—Delibes’s Lakme, HE British rule India, but the garden of Nittalantha, the Brabmin priest, amd father of the Beautiful Lakme, Is inviolate. A bamboo Inclosure protects his. prop- erty from defilement by the, hated invadef, But one day, as Lakme goes to the nearby river to gather jotos blooms, Gerald, a young Brit lah . and Frederic, a break ‘brother officer, through the inclosure in a wpirit of fun, and enter the priest's hut. A pile of jewels lies on the table, and Ellen admires them so much that Gerald offers to. make drawings of them and give her ditiplicates as wedding gift. They go away, ‘leaving him at his task, and Lakme returos. fan a hidden flame in the maiden’s heart, They hear the priest coming and Lakme forces Gerald to flee, Nikalantba enters, furious, He bas geen the bidken tnclogure, and aweare that the violator of his prom- ison must die. Thé Springtime Festival is going on in the town and the priest, dis- evined as a beggur and leaning on the arm of Lakme, approaches group ot British officers, Gerald sees her, and the priest, watching for the flaah of recognition which comes, knows that that India ts in revolt, and that Eng- land needa him. Gorald ‘heare the beat of drums, the pound of the mill- tary bands, and the marching ot maiy feet. ‘When Lakme returne, she realizes that he is lost to her forever, She eats some of the polaonous datura flower and sinks dying in her be- loved’s arms. ‘Too late, Gerald-selzes the cup of water and drinks. Nika- lathe bursts in with his followers just ag the maiden dies, and Lakme's laat words are in supplication for her lover. Real Co-operative Laundry All Patrons Are Shareholders; They Pay Current Rates for Work, Then Divide Profits Annually. Copsright, 1921, by tho Prese Publishing Co, (The New York Brening World.) A RE you still having trouble with opened for the benefit of any one living Inthat section, dt is the frst established co-operative laundry in therefore keenly your laundress? Year for their wash. Employees are paid at the union wage, with the privilege of becoming shareholders. "In this way {t is hoped to enable shareholders to have their work done I. « Copyright, 1921, by The Press Publlahing Co, (The New York Kveuing World.) N his homecoming this evening, Mrs. Jarr met friend husband at the door with an air’ of pleasurable excitement, She clapped her hands over his eyes and drew him into the front room; then, removing her hands, she cried: “Now, look!" Mr. Jarr gazed at his good lady and tulated, “you mustn't talk like that. You look nice to me, and the house always looks so nice to me that,sin my mind, neither you nor our home veal friend and always speak frankly.” Mr. Jarr said no*more on the®@ub- Ject of the rug, neither did Mrs. Jarr, and after awhile the visitor departed. “Why did you let that woman sneer’at my rug?" asked Mrs. Jarr, as soon as the dopr closed behind Mrs, Grimshaw, “What do L care what she says?” asked Mr. Jarr. "I like ft and you ike it—in fact, T think it's a dandy!” ‘Wut just the same the poison had done it’ work, for a day or so later Mr. Jarr noticed the new rug was gone and a new floor lamp had taken e. could be tmproved—maybe that woulde ts pli Think of a Tooth the Size of the Woolworth Building! Just One Comparison of Several in Figuring What We Would Be if We Lived on the Star Betelgeuse. Copyright, 1021, by ‘The Pres Publishing Co. (The New York Wrening World.) HEN the scientist informe us Betelgeuso is in the constellation of Orion, It is #o many light years away from us that the distance cannot be comprehended, but we can tranglate ita size into term that are familiar seven mites tall. The sole of his foot would cover all of Manimttan and plenty on both ides. Hix head In this connection I have talked with many men at the tep af the in- duatry, athonmg whom ie the Presiden of the Motion Picture Owners of America, ‘Without exception these men the Industry ‘cleaned up as well you and I. ‘Thgy want the producers to-give them onty good pictures sf exhibitor whose Bible is hie Dex office —who thinks only in terms of money rather than in, terms of humanity. Ht i this individual who i the greatest menace to mankind wher- evet we find him, and many good people who want only good things are made to Ddecause of him. How fooled thf fellow wil ting himmelf! If he only stopa to reason and réfiect how short-lived are even the box office receipts on the wrong picture—the movie with the bad in- fluence. You have tut to go back into morgue of the movies and you find there the: result of each of them in the words of Omar, “lighting @ Uttle hour or two~was gone.” ing on the sinking sand of iMusion, He got the crowd into his flace tor the moment, but he never ght them all back again. Why? Tecause he catered to the worst viemont—and not to the best of his community. ‘The ‘moving picture theatre, after all, js the theatre of the family. The successful movie man will néede cater to the famiy. The family will be fooled once, but it wit assert it~ making the most moncy of any pie- ture to date, It i sought for every- where, And what is the big reason for ite remarkable success? = ' N Analyze it from every angle. It te the personification of simplicity. 19 is @ story everybody can understand. And because of this ita appeat reaches out to every man, woman and obi {ts entire atmosphere is permeated ‘with wholesomeness. It carries @ t mo . Every thought of the ‘ter mind, who made nets in- finite patience and consumi&ate care, has been aimed to secure a pict ms heart and @ @oul. And He visualized the whole, and yet never for a moment lost the value of every detail. That ie why he hes been able to get over the very big thing that he wanted. That le why you sit and wonder at its simplicity and yet marvel at its magnitude {n the grip that it has on you. That ie the truth with all big works. You often why a wonder by @ great author reads go eas- 9 words are so sii anv the sentencon roll off the tongue, as : i . ‘i ' “N ‘ ' ing, and it is It were. You almost think you could Do you still huve to pay her $8 a day, get her two meals and half then around the room. “I don't see Maybe whe was just envious,” re that the etar Betelreuse is enough to have moan’ at e 2 le ie marked Mrs. Jarr. “Best she 2 7 e' thig have written it yourself. ‘ tpactive'to them than the latest ety! the time find that her work {8 so poor you have to do it over yourself? anything, dearie,” he sald Ie gies Matearihie Oa Cure 294,00:009, mallee tn atnrastee alle vomits that ammarpare th this tg, valle or'a Up-stick: ‘Then why don't you women af cer- " ‘Mra, Jarr looked hurt, “Of course mus, Td wipe my feeteon it it she OUF mind seems to wo blank if we try ra : Francis P. Wall, Assistant Director gin neighborhoods or sections or. Lambert. “Té benefit by the laundry you don't!” she whimpered, “That's did.” i to imagine what this means, But if the size of this star, It might l6o to make it $0 simple and so easily of Athletics of the same university, ponize as they heve in Greenwich “Y one may become a member by all the interest you take in me or In en if it were @ ru, asked Mr. we state that @ man on this star, be powwible that theve inbabitants are read, you will never know, also admits that the American girl is Village and start @ “Co-opcrative aan a 4 snare, They then have your nome, Lf I were to paint the ee even lei wan Joormat,” Wh? Would bo as large in proportion as large when cothpared with their ce ok vitae ie. bay 4 : be lr lau: pa, ave’ ere a doormat,’ ch Y Down Eas annot know getting heavier. In fact he thinks y unary?" fates, AL the Gnd OF he year the walls of this house with gold paint, replied Mrs. Jarr, and then they both &* We are to this earth, would have @ world as wo are to ours, 90 let un #ee orron and the qnersy that went Qnto she Js also taller, considering heela an’ “4 week ago the Greenwich Village profits of the laundry are divided you wouldn't notice it. All you would laughed, and Mra, Jarr remarked sho front tooth the size of the Woolworth what kind of @ creature this ft, Hut wasn't ft worth it? 2 am everything. Co-operative Laundry at Greenwich ®MOong the shareholders, according to say would be, ‘Is dinner ready?” felt like giving a party, Just so as not Building, then we begin to ait up and would be. sure Mr, Griffith, the director, realises Mphere. has éeen an increase of ee Io: 81 Garcow Birsat was the amount paid by them during the “Now, now, dearie,” Mr. Jarr expos- to invite their recent visitor. take notice Firet of alt he would be thirty- that it was—more than an: Let us have more pictures Itke “Way*Down East.” There isn’t any one who can see this picture that Won't love It, not only as a fino picce of work put a9 @ real means of cor- nuld Hea fn diameter, His New York and at cost, eliminating the large element be why 1 wouldn't notice the gold — ad Hina iecti4 ph igheprpe aay? recting wrongs. even taller ones. Long bikes, camp watohed by those interested in con- of profit which ordinarily oes to oper- Pant: Where is the gold paint e e 2 ’ ’ a ts fn Ai ge sas ssa =“ iyo mn ee picture whe life, hockey, regular gymnasium sumer’s co-operation ag a method of ators of commercial~laundries, Co- | "There isn’t any gold paint,” sad Dancing ini L ions Den and his thumbprint wouht cover all guffered agonics, the man who pre- operative laundries have been oper- Mrs. Jarr. “And it's no use to try ¢ of downt Ni k. His hand sumed to judge her, the man whe be- w have brought about these reducing the high cost of livin) ated in Little Rook, Ark, and in and flatter me when you should notice sovalowa’ New Xpr 2d ] : ‘Coach Emil Von Billing of the New pped. American girls do not engage im eveh arduous jabor as women in foreign countries, and this, I think, Ras a great deal to do with their excellent figures. The American girl Walks and takes @ more or less pre- scribed course of exercise, From my own observations, I believe that the Americar girl hag the dinest figure of any girl in the world. A fow years ago she was a trifle un- develuped, dhe rather prided herself ‘pon the pencil figure, Tordey she ip tall, broad-shouldered and carries enough flesh to look real.” Therefore, Miss 1921, make yourself ag tall ae you can, broaden out your shoulders and eat as much as you like so that you will fall in with Prof. MoKenzie's description. Te is much easier to live up to a m likenthat than to assume shoulders and the to say nothing of elimnosa Mrs. Robert Lambert, @ resident of the Village, is acting as temporary talking about this laundry for over a year. Now, at last, we have It started, No one seemed particularly anxious tO act as manager of the thing, so at last ¢ volunteered. Mra, Lambert then took me to the basement of Greenwich House, where the laundry is doing a rig busi- ness." At present there is but one colored laundress for the seventy pa- trons who were the first to send in thelr laundry this week. But Mrs. Lambert thinks that by next week a second laundress will be necessary. A, large electric washer, excellent dryers, ® boy and hand wagon to de- liver, complete the outfit at presen. “What do you charge for the work? And what are the direct benefits to the patrons?” od. Mrs. Lambert handed me a printed list, which I carefully scanned. J found that most of the clothes to be laundered came under current rates. “If the people in the Village are to Pay current rates, where does the real come in?” I bet tive achome’ tetas this way; explained Mra attle, Wash., with great succes: Therefore watch this co-operative N 1916 a State census deter- mined that there were some 1,204,708 aliens in New York City, With the post-war flood of immigration this number is increasing. There are 3,008 miles of mains in New York City. Bhis is more than enough for a pipe line from here to San Franciaeo, The bulk of the mains are In Manhattan and the Brong, which have 1,348 miles, Brooklyn has 1,131 miles. There were 3,681 strikes and 108 lockouts in 1916; 4,3 strikes amd 124 loeckouts in 1917; 8,232 strikes and 106 lockouts in 1918, and 8,266 strikes and 121 lockouts the new rug by the phonograph. 1 thought you'd be so pleased!" “And you believe in taking chances,” remarked Mr. Jarr. “Well, well! And he went over and stooped down to admire the new rug. As he did so the doorbell rang and Mrs, Jarr brought in a visitor in the per- son of Mrs, Grimshaw, social crepe hanger. “I suppose that's a Christmas prea- ent or a New Year's present your husband got you—after the holidays were over? One can tell it's & man's t for the home, the colors fairly * remarked the visitor, with & ring anile. Why, I think it looks fine; 1 think it's a beautiful rig,” tourmured Mr. Jarr. “I can exchange Jarr. “Men tuy things ‘in places where they never exchange,” remarked the gloom bringer. “And I think it's nic Jarr remarked. “You say that because you do not Want to hurt your husband's fe..- ings,” snapped Mrs, Grimshaw, “You will excuse my remank, but I'm « it” faltered Mrs, too,” Mrs, ‘cance Toe HETHUR Alice, the forest-bred lioness, thought it was done for her amusement or for her amazement is not a matter of rec- : ord, but the photograph ia, It shows Mr, L, Samuel and Miss Waterhouse of the Pillar Ballroom tangoing in Alice's cage dom at Olympia, London. No, Alice did ast “cut in” dor @ epial. would be four miles long and two miles wide and cover 5,120 acres of stride and coutd jump thirty miles into the air, Even the hair of his head would be about’ 16 feet thick. MR would be like cutting down one of the giant redwoods of California to out off one har. It would take a high powered mi- croscope to even see one of us. Of courte he couldn't Mve on our little earth becuuse his head would be where there is practically no air to breathe Those who want to amuse them- selves can figure outa few other com- parative sizes, A real problem would be to figure the weight of this euper- giant and what he might be capable of lifting. uch comparisons make us realise that our kite world is only an atom in the universe and we humans in. finitesicnal sparks of life At lrast these weird figures will give un @ clearer idee of what the solentist means by qhatar €60,000,000 miles in dtamoter. i trayed her, the woman who gossiped about her—all these characters were developed diligently with their vaned hs = y laundry, ladies of Washington “Why, 80 Lam,” said Mr, Jarr. “It's land. The Woolworth Dullding would human inatinot ab ae etd ga ne ei oar at bee dquart a eaerine okt Heights, Harlem, Flatbush and New @ peach. But, really, I'sn only tooking seem to be only one-third of an Inch m thusiast on outdoor sports, sald when Oi ing and generally supervis- Jersey sections, ‘You never can tell! @t you, dear, when i come home. : herself in that picture and will hug asked to comment on Prof, Mc- [17 “J Perhaps this is the solution for the “Oh, you are trying to get out of it Wigh or about the sixe of a tooth. the memory close accordingly. A ‘ins by saying nice things to me," Mrs. The deepest placo in the ocean ‘The house-cleaners of motior > 'g statement: v4 worst day in the week—-Monday—and by . ie ope: ers of m m pic Peaoive otatamants en are frltatesen ie nly, preation! way Thetreraat of the Tue. Sei ipsitiog, “unt Yop snouit, hare would not react his ankles and he {BF%"_Ihay wall take, cowniaanos: o€ faking moro exercise and going in busbear of thelr life =the washing.” ¢ Matched tho furniture fund the big would hardly notice Mount Everest, (hit, Cxample of ihat can be done for so much athletic training they jn this Village, Judgon Church and NEW YORK NOTES Hey x ibe bp one of an odd tot, which js 29,002 feet high. He would ‘There is no room for ultra-sensa- are becoming more perfectly devel- the D, ¥, N. T. House have been chance!” Own Whe euch & step about sixteen miles at each tionalism or burlesquing Iife. Life—real Mfe—ie big enough for any picture, As I have std to the motion ture exhibitors: ‘The average peers \s @ reasonable human pane Soe be vie~ is tired of ugreasonable tures, T am confident that the te. Baste reasons for being believe they will deat deli called out To sum it all up, the probleme the pleasures of the home, the the community will oooupy the f the stage |i lar appeal than’ the ctacule ie coat or eninge tle hh two letios at New ,York University, was Tee eee. by her bosuty, ‘The exhibitor who tried to ball ; ed to give his opinion about the The man who has developed to a Gerald refuses, His ent words his house on Lad pictures was tuild- say, ten years back, But as to her Add etermal questions: WEy does - Gerald in tho man he seeks. A MO- say afterward, It will not go to the ad chats with bis 4 setting taller) t have a litte theory the sort of wotdan who likes to read AND To THis DAY THERE ISA | ment later, ua Gerald chate wit nies motton-ploture house that bas bed | || my own ; y om him in the back. pictures. | jude Brownltg invariably marry the sort HE HASN'T “Ni gous "pars, Gerald has been ee- glum the ust héap of Ow : “Just an impression which the Of man who likes to go to the creted in a hut in the forest by hosp rat eae 5 vies? Lakme, who now loves him jon- Productions will demonstrate that average woman is trying to create, Movies : ny ‘led, and he the bad photopiay has died its nate- i i ately. His wound has healed, L vy ite a ; In reality, her height in many casesis The coin of smiles is all very well, asks the mulden to get & cup of water ral death in short omer ami the good | due to high heels and high hats, to but a girl Ifes to have a man spehd from & nearby spring for him. TbI8 dicture, like all good things, never { Fed See the way hand pile their other kinds of coin on her'ONCE in rie ee a By Se ee ata dlen iA rin high fantastic knots, @ while! nally faithful. No sooner has she As the latest example of this, take i] “after et orotlael Prot. aa Now that my lady ts learning to joyfully “gone on hor trtesio’. than the play, “Way Down Bast.” It ia iy earay, “outdoor exercise cowid not 'P® ance without # corset this winter, a ae en ro