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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1919
Hard Winter Ahead
For Erstwhile Members
Of the Alimony Club
All They Can Sing Now Is
for Ucrzfcld Amendment lias Broken Up Their
Cozy Club and Now They'll Have to Pay Dues to
"Madam X" or Be Jugged Again and Again and
Again Until They "Come Across.
By Fay Stevenson
Ovrrttfit. 1111, to Tbt m roUUhlm Co. (TIM Ntv Tot t?n!i WttlO).
HAPPY dajre at the Alimony Club are now ancient history. Gone arc
the good old times when a man oould brag to his friends that ho
would sorve six months In Jail rather than pay hi wife a nickel.
Oono arc the dayn whon fancy beefsteak breakfasts and
lobster salad luncheons reigned amid good company, Jolly
companions every one, cigars, games and oven visits to
tho movies. Hack to tho mines, there'll bo no strlko
to-night!
Tho Alimony Club is no more. The nllmonastcrles on
Ludlow and Raymond streets, which for so many rears
havo served as retreats for husbands who hod grown
weary of supporting their divorced wives, turn their
oocupanU back into a cruel, cruel world. Through an
amendment of Section 1773 of the Codo of Civil Proce
dure tho way of tho alimony payer becomes more dim.
cult. Hitherto, the man who rofuscd to pay his divorced wife tho amount
directed by tho court served not more than six months In Jail. When he
was again frco of Jail, ho was niso freo
of the drain of supporting his wife,
who, after having aim punished oicc
tor this offlense, cuuul not punish blm
again.
AU this Is now changed through an
amendment introduced by Max Ilcrz
feld. a Brooklyn lawyer, and upprovid
by Governor Smith.
"No wonder husbands would rather
go to Jail than pay their alimony,"
laughed Mr. Max Horzfeld. "All the
husbands who were not willing to pay
alimony bad to do was to allow back
paymonts to reach tho sura of
then their wives would halo them to
court and they would bo sentenced for
term of throo months. If tho amount
was over $500 they would be sentenced
nix months on a contempt charge.
Hut after they had served tho six
months they could not bo sent to Jail
again on tho samo charge. To be sure,
whatever property they might have or
accumulate in the future could be
Kclred if, It was in New York State:
but they could not bo placed behind
tho bars again, and by removing to
(UlOtllcr Stntn their ullmnnv nrn tilimn
, ,,..,,..
were solved.
"But now my b.,1 provides that each '
default t treated as a separate case.
After rrlfr hla torm for non.pay.
raent, tho unfortunuto husband. If ho
still refuses to come across with all-
mnn M. ..I..... ... . .1
rWovcr Zra "Zy keep up 1
for the rest of his or hl wife's life." I
Of course there aro many cases of
nmk Injustice to be found -at tho
Ludlow Street Jail, No. 70 Ludlow
Btieot. Manhattan, and at tho Ray-,
I
ALKALKA SMITH.
Yours truly,
your stomach?
out what that gnawing Is In
Have you stopped to llguro
HUNGUY!
It ha made every one
what it is
you will laugh when I tell you
lng has dono ono thing, and
this nolsu about food profltecr
onco or twice u day. Hut all
along without tenderloin steak
Wo have found wo can jji
wo can wear jmtched clothes,
very strange. We have found
Hut the efTect of all this Is
be.
to get food, and we always will
been fed if we mnde an effort
been clothed wo havo always
And yet wo havo always
fear we will go hungry,
wo will not get clothes wn
is the great God-four. Wo fear
and ono of these great things
Great things aro In tho air,
hunger.
orders unca.slne.'w disease
Disappearances strikes, dis
as they nr happening to-day.
Strango things happened then
days even as there are to-day.
Thero were profiteer In thoso
and po on.
names Carneglr, Hockefellor.
tunes that mado famous tho
rlod ushored in tho great for
from 18G3-5 to 1873. This pc
lowlng tho Civil' War, namely,
corresponding to that Just ml-
Dinow living in a in-rlod
rtipeats Itself. Wo aro
BAH HEOPJJ3: History
rrbe Nwr York Kiraina World.)
CVwrltfb;. Wl". T '"' l'"i'!i!Um Co
GOING UP
AROUND THE SCHOOL.
T
BACHIJK In
what course
do you ex
pect to graduato,
young man?
Pupil Why. In
the courso of time,
I suppose. Man
ual Prospect.
"Happy Days Gone Uu,
mond Street Jail in Brooklyn. Many
men are Imprisoned and thus pre
vented from earning a livelihood to
UHfuv mcir wives. io one ever
hcurs about theso caseo. It Is only
when some well-to-do New Yorker
is sent thero who can afford to send
cut for his meals, havo his barber
and manicure, his visitors and cl- I
gnrs that wo hear of tho fun ih
Alimony Club Is having. Theodoro
I.oborts, the actor, and William It.
Lrfdgh, the artist, both hold out for six
months, but Frank Kay, another
actor, who was Jailed by his actress
wife. Miss Trances White, tired of
the place In leas than forty-eight
hours. It Is truo that life m the Jnll
la comparatively free and easy. nt
(lily tho prlsonors who havo bank
tolls hnvo tho real fun. The All
mtmy Club Is like any other Jail for
the poor man.
"No ono will want to go there now."
said Mr. Horzfeld. "Of course there
are a good many men who do not caro
..vu.ii,,- uoom me. but I Imi...
mndfl ti .... . . ,
owl ot lrlenu amour thr
women Tn i ""'"i,inc
fceie mhtTa "Z
Into my otllcc and said L? ,
whal.lho " I sa d. He ero.
mony Club talk? 1 -. ..,
good times I t L 1 , n"y
huou umca Hit on earth for .1 mnn
TlZLJT T H
h ' ' th.n y" Klvo '
" , p 80 1,0 ca" 1 drow" 1
rro'; forSet it all and then, to 1
"l" ' ma' Jtm lal away j
? r?.g0 11,0 wor,d- a c where'
uls wlfo can't pick lils pocket. What's
tho meaning of It all?'"
1 Mr. Hcrzfold's caller went on to say
that hi income was J2.000 a year and
tho court had decided that ho pay his
wiio i- per wook. Hut rather than
do this ho would go to Jail. Whon ho
was told that now six months' service
would do him no good becauso ho
could bo tried aguln and ugaln every
time- ho failed to meet his bills ho'
slumped out muttering, "Well, 1 sc0
I'm up against It, somebody's always
taking the Joy out of life."
"Thero aro somn women," con
tinued Mr. Horzfeld, "who say they
I do not want alimony when they onco
I leave a man, but every womau who
I weds Is entitled to It if the man
I breaks bis contract and for those who
need it this closing of tho Alimony
Club is going to mean a great god
send. It is about tinin wo make a
few laws which cannot bo dodged."
It's a great life If you don't weaken!
Porhaps If wo llvo another fifty years
we shall soo our llttlo Utopia right
hero In New York.
MOST TATTOOED MAN IN THE WORLD
'Vs a Sa lor on the U. S. S. Texas.
T
HK most tattooed man In the
Navy on board of tho U. Q. S.
with decorations of nil kinds
ders. Emblems of all kinds adorn
among them.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER H, Hit SB
K Sr iBli &ai'U uOYuMyTHBlfjM The Iceman I
Here's That "Perfect Kitchen" Plan
Every Housewife Wants
FIRST PRIZE DESIGN AT THE "OWN YOUR OWN HOME" EXPOSITION
Sink Proper Height Built-in Equipment Ample Working-Table
AreaPlenty of Closet Room, Shelves and Drawers Ideal Light
and Ventilation, and Everything Within Reach of a Six-Foot Circle
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(Th Ntw York K.fnini WorMI.
H'
OUSBW1VBS who have groaned
and grumbled for yeurs be
cause no kitchen on earth has
been "sensibly planned" may now
brace up. Thoso days when mere
mnn planned where tho Icebox bIk I
go (usually right next to tho stove),
where tho sink and kitchen table
space should be (always at opposlto
corners of the kitchen, thus requir
ing many unnecessary stops), are
over. A woman has now- stepped
forward iind given us a plan which
covers sink, range, dumbwaiter, table
space, storage space and all tho many
details that only the heart of a
woman upproc'iatus.
Miss Natalie It. I'rico of No. 3CS HU
John's Place, Brooklyn, 1ms designed
tho model prlzo kitchen, which Is
nhown at tho Own Your Homo Ux-
world Is a sailor In Uncle Sam's
Texas. HU entire body is covered
from his feet right up to his shout-
his body, many religious symbols
;J5SL n
position now going on In tho 71st
heglment Armory. This prlzo kitchen
Is tho result of a contest conducted In
which several hundred women sub
mitted de.slgns of what t ay consid
ered i)cal kitchens. Housewives are
interested by reason of tho fact that
the kitchen Is planned and designed
by a woman, and main architects are
Interested to know what women really
consider Is a model kitchen.
'Ono of the chief charms of this
kitchen Is tho 'step saving" devices,"
said Mrs. A. Ioulsei Andrea, tho well
known household and culinary ex
pert, and tho one who acted as a Jury
of award for designs.
Tho most critical feminine eyes
will find that for onco everything Is
Just an It should bo. At last tho per
fect kitchen has arrived!
Study the plan of tho kttrhen and
you may seo that not a detail has
boon overlooked. To lie sure, this
model kitchen in very rnnall, ritjlto ns
small In fact as tho avomgo kltcli
enetto of an apartment, but remem
ber the smaller your spaco the less
steps you will have to take. Then a
small kitchen In a houso has many
advantages over a small kitchen In
an apartment, becuuso thn former has
puntry space und a connecting back
porch.
"In planning this kitchen two very
Important questions have been con
sidered," continued Mrs. Andrea, "the
height of the sink and tho planing of
tho water and drainage pipes. Strango
to nay, tho average man who fits up
u kltclven must Iniagino thut woman
Is moro or less of a dwarf. The sink
Is usually about thirty lnche high
and sometime only twenty-eight,
which m.iki-s many a tall woman
Ix'tul ami double herself Into all sorts
of fantastic shapes. Now this sink
is thirty-four inchit high, which Is
a height that Just about fits the
average American woman. Of court;
you may nay It's only four Inches
higher, but remember four Inches on
a man's nouo makea a vast difference.
"And tho water and drain p. pes
uro placed against Inside walls, wmcn
means that when the winter winds be
gin to howl and freezing weather sets
m tho water will not freez and tho
plumber not be needed. I would like
fTn 1 1
to havo a list of all the suburban
homes, which nro usually pretty well
exposed, but still have nil water pipe
against outsldo walls und usually
next to a window."
Five special points havo been con
sidered In planning this kltrhen:
General arrangement und cli dilation,
ventilation, lighting, equipment In
general and finish.
Concerning tho general nrrnngo
mcnt thu dining room is far enough
removed from the kitchen to avoid
nolne, odnrx, beat and confusing
sights. There Is no travel through
the kitchen proper to get to other
parts of the house. This means less
confusion and more ellleleney. Hvery
closet or table is arranged to glvi a
logical (.rnuence of operations to
preparation of nerving and clearing up
pieals. The rout r of the kitchen must
always be kept free, allowing thortist
route between different pieces of equip
ment. All equipment is within reach
of a circle of five or six feet radius.
And, above all ciw, the sink Is so placid
that dishes can b dopoalted from din
ing room by shortest route.
The model kitchen has two win
dows, a porch nnd a pantry with u
window tor means of veutl.ctlon. A
northern exposure given coolest loca
tion. Thu window sills nro 3 feet 6
inches from floor ho as to bo abovo
working levil. and are curried close to
he celling to let out heat.
Uvery kitchen must be Ugh In
ordtr to have efficient wotkcirf. A
good light is needed on sink, ningo
nnd work table during daylight hours.
When artificial light Is necessary,
there is a central celling light and side
lights at points most needed.
Amplo table working area is pro
vided In the model klU'hen. All work
ing levels aro 31 Inches from Hoor to
avoid unnecessary backaches end
fatigue. The sink Is porcelain, having
drain boards at both sides and con
tinuous back. The range la separatee)
as fur as practical from working
tables on account ot heat. And thero
is ample storago space provided for
such extra equipment as flrelc.ts cook,
ers, pans, warmers, 4a, as Indicated
on plan.
NaturaJly, since a woman planned
the kitchen, there are enough clorots
anil drawi ri. A variety of closets are
provided, with shelves varying from
those with narrow shelves for srnnll
articles to thoso with wldo shelves for
tho moro bulky puckuifeiv. A small,
nign ciosei is provided for mopj,
brooms, he, which many wives lme.
heretofore hud y hide b -lilnd doors or
as best they could, And there are
tountleMH drawers for silver and linen.
Concerning tho llnluh, a light tint is
used because n nense of coolness Is
preserved and yet Is yeiy nnlnllc. The
model called for tlln wall, but be.
rauso too expensive, hard Mulshed
walls may lx Htilislltuteil, which may
no wuMiieii iiown. ,o projecting
mouldings or grooves are iised, but
lint surfaces.
It docn seem as though this little
model kitchen n tho Own Your
Home Imposition ought to please every
ho'isovvlfo In the city.
80ME BlflOl
SAM There's somnthlng dovelike
about you.
Bene (blushing) No. rrally.
Sain Sure: you'ro pigeon-toed.
Blue and Gold.
Make Over Your Old Clothes,
Put Kink in Cost of Living
H
IJItU are some suggestions for
making over Knrmcnts offered
In thn Thrift Magazine.
A Initios' coat .mil skirt suit can
be made Into a very serviceable one
pleco dross. A separate skirt com
bined with a remnant makes a pretty
one-piece dress.
hong coats can be made over for
one's self, or a top coat for young
girl or boy.
A short coat can bo lemodoled for
a drcAs for a girl, using remnant for
combination.
Waists can be tinted und recut for
a jrulmpo for girl, or a camisole, or a
baby's cap, or a covering for a
woman's summer hat.
Krom worn night gowns, infnnts'
diessos. children's petticoats, or cor
set rotors can be made.
If the gowns are heavier, tho worn
yukes may be cut off. Sow un the
end. run a tape through tbo hem, and
By Ncal
CVtFTIrM. lHt, tw Th Prta rublliblnc
' I i n Iceman's a guy that always
Ihan a chip on his shooli r.
IV m a chin of leu and ha left
It for eighty cents. Nloe guy,
the Irnmnn. White ohlpn are his only
bet And he's always raising on 'era.
Kamlly refrigerator's a hot box till
tho Icrmnn comrs around, Ha fills It
up and then Its an ice box for
twenty minutes, tilt the Ice molts.
One pleco of Ice on a summer day
Is thn same as a one-plcco bathing
suit not much to It. Just one dif
ference though Ico disappears In a
few minutes. Can't say that about a
one.plero bathing suit unless a cop
comes along. Another point 'ou may
have noticed onfv-plrce suits Just
cover the ehfst. One piece of Ice
won't cover the cheat it'll only oc
cupy a corner.
Iceman works the year round. Cuts
leu In the winter. Also cuts the price.
When summer comes price goes up
by degrees, Just like the thermometer.
Iceman's favorlto degree la summer
come laude.
Housewlfo has no use tor the co-
man In wlntor no moro uso for him.
than shu has for summer furs. House
' wife puts furs 111 cold storage In win
tcr and Icrmnn does the sumo with
his Ire. Housewives wait till summer
mul then they tako 'em out Icoinan
wults till summer and that's when he
tnkes Vm In.
' Ice will keep If you put straw In It.
Only thing that will keep that way.
I'ut Hlrnw In 'a mint Julep or a gin
ilcki'y aniK.Uiay'll disappear right
awuy. You'v K"i' nvn buy to kfp
Ice, name us you havo to keep liorn-s,
, You con maku hay while tho sun
shines. "bUt you can't make Ico that
way. Tnji Yiiy Hi" icrmnn is a uusy
guy and "hns to work tho year round.
A hard Winter makes It soft for the
I'lcMimn,
' Thoy will talk of cheap kal!j. but
you don't hear 'em mention lea that
way. A 10-cciit piece In tbu old days
wuuld k'i- a dozen homes cold all
day or long its the dozon lasted.
A plvco that will k'.'P a dozen bottles
cold now will rest 12. Hut a guy that
; affords a dozen bottles now can af
' ford u pleco of li'C Trouble lu, bottles
aro scarcer than Ice. And lc) has been
TWO MINUTES
By Herman
CVlllllU. 1H I, lr Ttu I'rtM IMblliMos
About Uacchus and Terpsichore and Morpheus
T IH BA1D that wo get gray-halrod
I ten years earlier than men and
wom.'n In other countries.
Too many outings will rob you of
your- Innings. The loss you sleep the
less you'll last. When you aren't In
shape you can't cut a figure.
Man Is tho only machine that can't
stand thn strain of too frequent re
pair. Overwrought nerves and over
tuxnd faculties won't bo repeatedly
resurrected. A good many peoplo get
the idea, "I am strong, I can stand It."
Maybe they can for tho moment, but
they fall to reckon with tho Inevltublo
discount,
Whatever steals a man's strength
at night saps his efficiency by day.
A man may disregard all th? man
made luws In the world and yet thrive
and wax great, but tho Instant he
(louts Nature's laws he Ib rushed to
her bur and Judgment Is pronounced.
Sentenco Is occasionally postponed,
but postponement of sentenco simply
compounds its severity.
What diitlngulshiH. one man from
you have a Slip coier for fine dress
or coat, when hung in tho closet.
Krom in imi 'a worn shirts, children's
drosses, combined wlUi remnants, can
be made blouse waists for a boy. bibs
for the baby, or apron for U'o woman.
Old neckties make beautiful patch
work comfort tops or couch covers.
Old sweaters may bo washed, dyed,
unraveled, roknlt for women's or
children's sweaters, scarfs, caps or
wristlets.
Keep all scraps of silk or velvet
for patch work quilts, couch covers,
shopping or work bags.
Stocking tops or old undorwear
may be used for bloomers, or petti
coats for babies or llttlo girls, bed
socks, dust rags or wash rags or for
mUccllaneoua mending.
If possible, mend knit undorwear
with knit underwear patched, basting
tho patch over tbo hole. Stitch with
mactune. neuuning down the raw
edge by hand, ,
R. O'Hara
Oo. (Th Nw Tort KTfClDK Worttt.
awful scarce this summer enpedaSy
In highballs. v
Yup, Ico la so aearo you he U
fight for It Used to ay a plec ot
lea would stop a nosebleed. Now UU
start one. And the winner UXea Um
cako.
Make Ice In children's sizes now
lightweight material and no waste.
Iceman takes a baby .cake Of tea
that's less than six' roonlhsS old.
Otvra an, Imitation of a Pullna por
terbrushes It off, then . tfpt the
scales. I'loco of len welghs'aV inuch
as a baby. ' i
Iceman now wraps the Ibfamt
In a rubbor aullt and gently lay It la
tho refrlgarator. Puts a bottle of
milk on' top of It. Fond roother'ai
llrat question Is "How much'.i4a It
wolirh?" Ieaman brralu tha'laawa
nnd fond mother murmurs, Wjat a
dear llttla thing!" Iceman 'ttdu to
play stork for the next customer.
icciunn always wcigna ma. ice cm
his own scales. Consumer pays for
the weight of the Ictmoh'a tefliand.
weigni or mo tongs nnd weifmt or
the Ice multiplied by two.. -Iabman
never lets tho customer knawj-rhat
hla left hand Is dolnr. V
Customer sometimes, klcka o,t;iy
Ing for tongs. Moro rows over tea
man's tongs than there are .over
Cblnamen'H tonga. Hut Ihe iceman
will always compromise. He'Isub
tract tho weight of the tongas and
toaa In hla right hand. When ad Ice
man puts on weight, he always does
It with his hands. ;
Cold storann would lio nlr wjjhout
Ice. Beef Trust puts In nib lu storage
and It comes out mutton. Pota In
veal and It comes out. -cbUken.
Mnglcl Hut the Ico Trust goes 'em
ono better In mnglc. Ico trusi(DUt
In Icq and It disappears!
If It wasn't for 'tho icemanu that
rum the storage plant, oggu would
the thirty conta a dozen. And If It
wasn't for tho yeggman that ruw the
let trust, lea would bo thirty cents a
hundred. It sounds llko an even
break, but It ain't. You can crack
Icl, but you can't break a yegg. The
Iceman has got us cold.
Thero's only one difference between
an Ico man and a nlco man. And
that's all the difference IB tho world.
OF OPTIMISM
J, Stich
Co. (Tbt .New York Xi.oUn World).
another ta each man'a respective
amount of force of will, his physical
and mental power to do. Kvcry man
embodies a dynamo of determination
and thought, but without good health
ho cannot generate these vital ele
mcnts of success.
Lack of sleep, lack of exerClia, noc
turnal roustabouting dull a man's
wits and blunt his fighting edge The
route to tho devil Is much pleasanter
than his roost. The more a man
stunts his physical well-being the
moro be shunts his fiscal woll-bolng.
If you incnn to make good, rest, re
laxation, cxcrcleo and decency are
matters of obligation, not personal In
clination. The man who pa's attentions to
Bacchus and Terpalchoro and J1IU
Morpheus sooner or later dances at
tendance on somebody who may nt
have half his nntlvo ability, bujj wbS
has twice his tobrlcty and common
sonso. 7
IT8 ONLY NATURAL.
JtTT'.H natural," said a Senator In
J an after-dinner speech, "that wa
should bo suspicious, ovon ush
reasonably suspicious, of tho Oer
mans for many years to come, y
"We can't help it we're all rolns
to be like Aunt Tnbltha. Aunt Tabltha
and I'nelo Hiram started, you know,
for a Christmas visit to New rork,
nnd at Philadelphia Undo Hiram cot
out to buy a newspaper, ant" tKd train
wont off without him.
"But tho railroad people were mere)
than kind to Uncle Hiram ta hla
predicament They put him on aa
extra-rapid express, and he actually
arrived In New York twenty minutes
ahead of Aunt Tobltha. He stood a
the exit In his black Sunday salt,
carpetbag in hand, when she tome
forth.
" 'Here wo are again, heyr be said,
clasping her waist Jocpsoly. tell '
ye, Tablthu, gal, I thought I'd I it ye
for cood.' .
"But Aunt Tabltha had drawiSher-t
self up straight and stiff. Bbaj was
frowning as black 14s a thundetMeaA.
'"Vou clear out, mister!' she hissed.
'None o' ycr New York confldeae
tricks on me. I left my Ulnua ta
rmiaaeipnirw Yt asmngtoa xu,
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