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a ® aa 1 ' ’ ’ | Review, Goes Thomas ' ' & (Associate Editor of retentive ang treacherous with and the arte Ihave also submitted them, and they Furthermore, the questions are espe- ially made out for MEN. I say man because 1 believe that dy a rule ‘men are not as well posted upon these @ubjects as women (especially the questions relating to the Bible). Now then, here goes: 1. What was the maiden name of George Washington's mother? 2, What were the Christian names of the second wife of Napoleon the First? 3. How many women Caesar marry? 4. What is the name of the woman ‘who wrote “The Battle Hymn of the "MRapublic”? 6. Who was Mrs. Malaprop? . Who was Betsy Ross? . Who was Nell Gwynn? 8. Who was Charlotte Corday? 9. Who was Charlotte Cushman? 10. Who was Hypatia? 11. Name twelve outstanding femi- yomine characters of the Old ‘Testament, did Julius Shakespeare's tragedy, a Capulet or a Montague? ‘14, Repeat the first line of Lady Macbeth's Sleep-Walking Scene. 15. Repeat the first line of Ophelia’s “Willow Song,” in “Hamlet.” 16. Name the heroine of Dickens's novel “David Copperfield.” 17. Name the heroine of Dickens's novel “Bleak House.” 18. Name the heroine of Dickens's ‘ale of Two Cities.” 9. What was the maiden name of <Algxander Hamilton's mother? 20. What were the maiden names of the wives of Presidents Harding, Wit- son, Taft, Roosevelt, McKinley and Cleveland? S31. Who te the outstanding feminine figure in ‘Thackeray's “Vanity Fair"? 23. What is the name of the heroine erdi's opera “Rigoletto”? 49. Who was Little Nell? 24, What is the name of the woman t i + yhe wrote the music for “In a Persian f “Garden”? ' *25. Name the Three Little Maids in “The Mikado.” “26. Name the Tudor Queens who ruled England. “1. Who was the Queen of England “WAS proposed to her husband? owls Who was Queen of England . Saher Scotland was united with Eng- Yana? .s29. Name the heroine of Shake- speare's “Twelfth Night.” _30. What woman wrote the song, “The Little Silver Ring"? “81. What woman wrote w"Cbrinne”? “$8, Whose daughter was she? $3. What woman wrote “Pride and Prejudice"? 14. After Eve, who is the woman mentioned in the Bible? the novel first Hifiy Lear, 36. What woman wrote the histori- galinovel “Romola"? @7, What woman wrote the Indian novel “Ramona”? 38. Name the outstanding feminine characters in “The Ring of the Nie- “pefingen.” <c~s40, What woman wrote “Under Two rr = ine ita What woman wrote “The House Mot Mirth"? iM 43. What woman wrote “Bingen on withe Rhine"? 44, What woman wrote "One Sweetly Mg nn Thought"? 45. Name a famous 2Q@tined In the Bible. 46. After what feminine character in mythology was Friday named? eee et ee ee 1 ? 40. Who was Lucy of Lammermoor? . .low Jong did Queen Elizabeth ign? dancer men- 47. Give the technical names of the ‘Muses 48. Name one pioneer woman educa- tor of America. 49. Name the most celebrated wom- an astronomer of American birth —$0. What was the name of the wom- an whose cow, kicked over the lamp which caused the great fire in Chicago in 1871? 1. What was the name ‘woman who Inspired Dante? Who was Sappho? 58. What was the actual number of women who sailed In the Mayflower? 64. Who was the first woman jour- nalist in America to distinguish’ her- self? 55. What was the name of Blue- Deard's last wife? 56. What was the name of the wo of the bh an who wrote “Blessed Assurance?” Na. 57. Describe the Amazons, as re- tqumngied. in history? wei. Who was Hester Prynne? WTRO89 Who was the famous beauty \Asoea by men after she waa elghty years old? iidin60. A woman founded the Red @rpss. Who was she? oT he anew to th .qwarpear on this page to-morrow. Woman Asks 60 Questions For Men to Answer Thomas Edison, wizard, of Orange, 12, Name eight outstanding femi- nine characters of the New Testa- ° ment. #48, Was Juliet, the heroine of 35. Name the favorite daughter of | hinks Men Should Be Better Posted § On Achievements of Her Sex “Emma L. Trapper, Associate Editor of the Jersey * Edison One Better for She Has Also Supplied the Answers. By Emma L. Trapper. the Jersey Review.) Copyright, 1981, by the Prose Publisbing Co, (Tee New York Evening World) “) OeppR all, the answer is quite as important us the question \ ran N. his recent “Questionnaire,” stirred up memories which he @ampiled to test the knowledge of college graduates, Mr. Edison has not answered these questions for | Of course we know he could, but—ahem! fixty questions all about the achievements of my sex in history, literature And in case the answers do not pop into one’s head at once’ 4 ui submitting a list of will be printed to-morrow, They’re Animals But They’re Not So “Dumb”! Just Being Different Got ‘ Them Into Limelight of Publicity—Even Snakes. Coprright, 1921, Th by the Press Publishing Co, w Yors Bemug World), different in mannerisms, dress, thoughts is the main- spring of publicity, ‘That not only applies to man, but also to his four-footed, creeping and feathered friends of the animal kingdom. And an active publicity agent must be employed, if they keep on “being dif- 8 the news of the day will Squirrel lions, 1 their pl time or Now, you say, what can a squirrel be of interest chickens, cats, snakes, peacocks—all have the limelight at one to the Or a snake? Note t > Adopts Mouse. Snake Necktie: With = Live Snake Inside. Snakes Are New Hobby in Smart Set in Paris. The first snake by coiling up fur- nishes a comfortable home for a little hite mouse and the most amicable ations exist between the two. The the second snake has been won by a little boy eleven years oid, who wraps the snake around his neck whenever he wishes, and in per- fect safety, The third grouo of snakes are Parisian. With poison fangs extracted, they are the orna- ment of home or dress. Some extrem- ave adopted the custom of car- ryIng reptiles wrapped around their places, where a dish of chopped fruits is es- y provided for them. Our important squirrel is a product ot San Frangisco, He is a musical squirrel, Hvery afternoon, Brownin (named after the poet because of his re friendship of metrical chattering) visits the band concert in the park and do until all the people den: mean time apparently in while listening to the music. Another musical friend of notor- fety is Tetrazzini's Grand Opera par- rot. Parrots are known for their mimicry—but here parrot who can sing just like a prima donna, with all the great singer's difficult trills. Then there are homes to which public attention has been directed because of unusual occupants. In the Stokes divorce case, It developed that Mr. Stokes had forty-five chickens in his home to which Mrs. Stokes seriously objected. In Boston, there is a spinster who had forty-two cats In her home until the neighbors complained of the very unmusical noises--and now the cat colony is ‘busted up." ‘Two more pets have been added to the White House m nagerie,” ta the news from Washing- ton, with the amplification that the pets are owls who have been added to the President's home to rid It of Posta—not human, but rodenta, Last Sunday, out !n Chicago, auto- mobilists were disconcerted by orders from .an apparently unsnen off.cer from an apparently unaoen officer, would announce, Then would come a whistle, and they would stop, Then the o: again, Traffic became a mess. nally, it developed that a pet parrot and owl were causing all the confusion by thelr talking and hooting, Sometimes these animals are put to harmful uses because of thelr intelligence. A "master mind” drug- smuggling criminal used the offices of a faithful carrier pigeon to trans- port narcotics In Kansas City, An- other “master mind” employed cats fo upset lighted lamps, thus setting fire to buildings. The swindler would use this scheme to collect insuran money or gain through fraudulent bonkruptcy. THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, aoees 21 New York’s Spooning Places By Clyde Ludwick Copyright, 1921, by the Press Pubttsh' Bening World.) hallowed spot where love reigns supreme. SPhatowed in this sordid world there is a It is in Central Park. Just cross the Nat- ural Bridge that to sip honey. There are cozy corners and rustic furniture, and there can be heard birds singing in sym- leads you over the ravine south of the Shakespearian Garden, and you will have entered the Dominion of King Cupid. There are tall trees and screening undergrowth and babbling brooks and little bridges; and there are places carpeted with turf, and there are blossoming plants where bees and butterflies go phony and soft sighs and hushed voices. There are smiling faces and throbbing hearts, for there are lovers! ‘There are fair lovers who have found the little window through which we, the human kind, can glimpse into Heaven. There are foolish lovers who do not speak their love, but wait for better days—which may never come. No. 1—Central Park. ing Co, (The New York 4 2A cou There are stranger lovers who sit apart and there are pale and palsied pairs, aged. Old lovers in that domicile never scold, never say, “It was not so in other days.” you see a man of sixty kiss the withered hand of his blushing companion, do not be too sure smile, and stately lovers strolling arm in arm. There are stalwart men with robust girls, and There are old lovers, and young and middle- Oh, there is no telling the things that love will count perfect! They When ® ey | AN o> that it is a budding romance, kissed her just as tenderly every day for half a tell the He may lave century or more. Love is eternal! There little boys and girls playing in the brook sut or strolling hand in hand down a rugged path- way never titter when they see a big sister's beau give her a kiss—they seem to understand, Indeed, the etiquette of the place is perfect! Sometimes I think that even the patrolmen hearted men to be their sutiers,” sala see and see not, although it is not the custom of the police. ¢ a Doris Doscher’s Talks on Health and Beauty 2 > under control, the light in the eye re- make the muscles firm. ‘This gives such as string beans, spinach, Brus- The Housewife Ss thoughts you a trim figure, By Doris Doscher. Copyright, 1921, by the Preas Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World. ( EN THOUSAND YEARS ago a T little almond-eyed maiden, anx- jous to appear fair in the eyes of her beloved, knelt at the feet of an ancient Chinese philosopher, asking the self -same question as comes m to me in this morn- ing’s mall: “What ts the key to beauty?" “If you think beauty are beautiful, replied. You have tpe key to unlock the in- most door of your heart. This should let auch a flood of the love of the beautiful come forth that the body cannot help but reflect this radiance. 1 want you to remember that hate- ful, angry thoughts not only put the wrinkles in your face, but !mpair your digestion and are absolutely disastrous to your good appearance. Many things are factors in the make-up of @ beautiful woman, but [ do not wish you to emphasize one point to the exelusion of others equally Important, The daily bath and rub, perfect d\- gestion, a body whose every muscle is own flected from within, Do not think only of diet at one are all the be autiful necessary woman a charming appearance. time and of exercise at another, to re exere member ise in the open that beauty health come from good food, sufficient alr and happy. healthy thoughts from within give 1am a bus inches in height and weigh 140 ness girl, 5 feet 2 nty-three 1 think | am too Try pounds, and am _ twe and good years of agi stout. My sister is years old and weighs 120 pound eighteen What should she weigh if she is 8 myself? the same height Kindly give me through this column the bi In considering exercises torso, first it remedy to retain @ beautiful, healthy appearance. What exercises shall | take to reduce waist, stomach and hips? J. 0. A. for ihe der stand in perfect posture and take a deep breathing exercise. With hands on hips and knees rigid, bend the body forward, nackward and sideways. Learning to touch the floor with your finger tips without bending the knees 1s excellent. Age. Height. 25 Sfeet 4 inches 27 ~— ‘5 feet 61/2 inches 31 B feet 8 inches 1 am undecided whether swim- ming would tend to incre bust ae | am vory desirous of re- Do you think I ducing the bust, should ewim? and clse the ke sw! to reduce reduces 1m the Bo ng as flabby M. Lb. Swimming strengtiiens the muscles fat you an fat the Age may 31 exer Do and You pounds. weight. who At your age you should weigh 120 Your sister eighteen should be a But remember that ten pounds ov weight {s better than ten pounds un- ls only tle stouter. r My two sisters and myself are very anxious to have a diet to r duce our weight. We weigh respectively: Weight. 146 155 180 What should we weigh? M. E.G. The following table shows what you and your eisters should welgh Height Wetght S feet 4 inches 19 5 feet 6% inches M41 » feet & Inches 148 not try to reduce too quickly may eat all green vegetables, > 8 sprouts, beet rots, squash and sturehy food and rich, tops, turnips, car- lettuce. Avoid heavy pastry. I am five feet four inches and weigh 162 pounds. | am anxious to reduce, but cannot undertake the starvation diet. €. €. If you ure five fect four inches you should welish about 130 pounds. You ean easily lose your extra w tand iinprove your health at the same time if only you are willing to reduce slow ly, L certainly don't advise a starving diet, not only bec p It is bad for your ‘health, but you would only gain 4s soon as you started to eat agai Learn to use care in the selection of your food rather than not ing enough. hang loose! other days | them? S One important thing that may be the cause of this sensation of swelling is that you eat yery fast and so gases form in your stomach causing this full- ness. Try eating foods of a more lax- ative nature. from my w can scarcely get into P. | am 5 feet 7 inches and weigh 150 pounds. Kindly inform me how many pounds over weight 1 am. F. K. E. You do not say how old you ar M1 pounds. Rubbernecking : New York By Neal R. O’Hara ‘Copyright, 1901, by the Prees Publishing Go, (The New York Brening World). When you see New York, see it right! Don’t trust the guides on the rubberneck jitneys—they are mostly strangers in town themselves. read our inforuration as you ride along, Or the economical visitor TT" best way to “do” New York is to grab a taxi at Battery Park und can get as good results by entering the subway and doing the a. The dope on Manhattan always runs like this, going from south to north. “Starting here at the Battery, ladies and gents, we have the first place spotted by Hendrik Hudson after he got past Hilis Island. The Battery is named in memory of dif- ferent pairs of guys that’ tried to hold Babe Ruth in check and diet in the attempt. The Standard Oi! Company, at 26 Broadway, overlooks the Battery, but that’s all it does overlook. “Now we're on Broadway, which is divided into two, parts, Upper and Lower, the same as a Pullman berth The only difference is that Uppem and Lower Broadway are now folded up at night. If you twist your neck to the right you will see Wall Street as you pass by. We will not enter that thoroughfare. Our chauffeur aiways steers clear of Wall Street. That's why ho still owns this bus. Those busy gents you see hopping back and forth in the street are not brokers, as you may suspect. They are detectives, still running down clues on the guys that tossed TNT into Wall Street. “Now, on the left, gents and ladies, we have the Woolworth Building. Seven hundred and fifty feet high, and buitt with your nickels and dimes! But think of the building the gas company could put up wits the lead quarters you slip in your meter! The Woolworth sky-scratcher was put up when nickels and dimes amounted to something. Brin- dell discovered it two years ago ani demanded four cents change for every nickel spent on construction. Rob is enjoying some change right now, but it isn’t four cents on every nickel, “The next scene on the programme is Greenwich Village. New York's Latin Quarter, and a bum quarter at that, Everything unconventional here. Imported grease spots on all the tablecloths. Egg stains on tho chin count as beauty spots. Ancient horse stalls are now used for studios where they can tle the bull. Every- body eats a little, drinks a Jittle, Only the barbers starve. ‘ “We are now in Washington Square, Washington once slept in one of these houses. He'd have @ swell time getting any sleep there now, “This is the east side we're foam- ing In now. Kindly note the Tam- many votes conversing on the side- walks, Hockshops everywhere, For every guy that goes broke, there are two pawnbrokers to drag him ia. “Ah, here we are back on Broad- way! This is Times Square, named after O. Howe Times Have Changed! Ali the people you see here ard not actors. Some of them are actresses. They are all working-—their jaws. Telling how big they went in Terre Haute, Ind. How they knocked ‘em off the seats in Fall River, Mass. “Every dame you see is painted. Oh, no, there's one that isn't—but she must be on her way to the drug store, s “This is the end of the tour,, We will not risk seeing Riverside prive this afternoon. I understand Babo Ruth is at large in his motor oar.” The Jarr Family By Roy L. McCardell Loprnighs, 1921, by the Prem Publishing Co., (The New York Evening World) 6é NCLE HBNRY is for disarm- ament,” remarked Mrs. Jarr, fas she looked up from a let. ter she was reading. “He writes that anybody who had experienced the hor- rors of war as he had would be for universal peace forever.” “But he wasn't if the recent World War,” replied Mr. Jarr. “He was too old.” “But be was in the Civil War, the war between the North and the South,” Mrs, Jarr explained, “and his dreadful experiences have made him a pacifist. He says he wants us to write President Harling a@ letter commending his words ‘It must never happen again,’ mean.ng war.” “What were Uncle Henry's dread- ful war experiences?” asked Mr. Jarr. don't remember them distinctly,” 1 Mrs. Jari, “But { heard him hildren, It appears that when the Clvil War broke out he was very young, but he enlisted as a sutler of Very high rank, and besides being a ier he also sold tobacco and pipes and all sorts of things to the sol- diers.” “Ah, he wasn't the only sutler who did that, [ believe,” said Mr, Jarr, “It shows, then, that the American Army in those days picked out kind- Mrs. Jarre. “Well, it seems that Uncle Henry was sitting in his camp planning out a battle and selling things to the soldiers,” Mrs. Jarr went on, “when a loud noise was heard, and up came a lot of Jackson Stonewall’s Confederate soldiers, shooting guns right at Uncle Henry's Scrapbook ¢ o> Covyraht, 1921, by the Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World) Oil of pennyroyai will drive away Pour a few drops on small 268 of cotton and strew these about places where ants congregate. lies and mosquitoes will also keep away from the strong odor. ants, pi th Sometimes in oiling the edges of 4 floor oil will get on the rug, These unsightly spots can be removed by rubbing with gasoline. Use a clean cloth and rub each stain several times with the gasoline, using a clean portion of the cloth each time. ‘To clean the mica tn oil stoves, rub thoroughly with vinegar, If this does not remove the black allow to soak for a while. To clean marble, make a solution of gum arabic and water, spread this on the mayble and allow it to remain until it dites. Then wash it off and all staina will come off with It Add @ teaspoonful of vinegar to the water when boiling meat. This will mahe the meat very tender and will n no wise affect the flavor, ~ ni soldiers, The Confederates had horses and cannon with them, and before Uncle Henry could warn them to be careful and look where they were going they ran right over the top of him and pinned him under his tent.” Encouraged by his interest and no® noting the twinkle in his eye, Mra. Jarr plunged again into her narra~ tive. “Weill” she said, “as near as I re- member it, Uncle Henry said that all of Jackson Stonewall's army—Stone- wall Jackson's? Weil, it's aib the same—10,000 men and horses and can- non, went tight over him pell mell. The Union army retreated as fast as it could, but after a while it got tired of running and stopped retreating. Then Mr. Jackson's Confederate Army commenced to retreat, and the more it retreated the faster it ran. “Finally it got back to where it had left Uncle Henry flat under his tent, Yet it never turned out of its way, but right across Uncle Henry {t ran at top Speed, 10,000 soldiers, borses and can- non! "Right on thelr heels came, the Union soldiers, and over Uncle Henry THEY went too, as fast as they could go In chase of Mr. Jackson's Comfed- erate Army. There were 20,000 Union soldiers, horses and cannon, and efter they chased Mr, Jackson's army to a river they got tired and came back ond dug Uncle Henry out from where he had heen stamped into the ground. “All his pies and things were spoiled too. So Uncle Henry came right home after he was able to walk and applied for a pension, which he didn’t get, and ever since that he has been for pea and against war, except when it makes for better prices for farm products.” “It's sad story,” remarked re Jarr. “I shall not write to President Harding, I'll go to see him about it.” Do You Know WHAT ? Copyright, 1921, by the Press Publishing Ca, (Te New York Krenuse Worid) ° QUESTIONS. 1, How many days are there in a year? feap 2 What number does the Roman numeral XL designate? . 3. What State is popularly called the “Buckeye State”? 4. What State is called the “Hawkeye State”? 5. How many signers were there of the Declaration of Independence? 6. Who was the first to sign the Declaration? 7, By whom was the Declaration chiefly drafted? 8. On what date was the Declaration adopted? 1 9. On what date was the Declaration signed? 10. What is the length of a football field from goal line to goal line? ANSWERS, 1, 366; 40; & Ohlo: 4, Iowa; 5, 56; 6. John Hancock; 7. Thomas Jeffer- son; 8 July 4, 1776; 9% August & 10. 300 feet, \

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