The Consul's Dilemma
By Harold Ballagh
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"I can tell you a better story than
MA cousin of mlne-forty-Becond dt
gree, as they count In the south was
rsthpr Annt Thm man T'll n11 Mm
Allit8on was our Consul-General In
Yokohama. One hot morning two big
Danes, American citizens, appeared
at the consulate. A Japanese woman
clattering unmusically along on her
clogs, walked between them.
. '"Do you take the Job to marry a
manT asked one of the big fellows.
"Well, hardly said the Marshal,
who met him. 'but HI speak .to the
ConsuL
"What dry sayr asked Bill Alllfr
son, drawing his brows together and
turning his good ear towards the Mar
shal. 'Oh, exactly; they want to get
married, do they? Well, get their
names and show 'em-Into the office.
Now, boys. Just stop your grinning.'
"Jim Dates and I pulled as solemn
faces as we could and stood up behind
the ConsuL
"The wedding party, very shame
faced, came rolling in. Evidently they
were seafaring gentlemen. The wom
an had a wholesome, honest look, but
was no beauty in my eyes.
"Tou are citizens of the United
States r Questioned the ConsuL
. " 'Ja, just so,' nodded the men.
"They lined up in front of Allitson,
the woman still in the middle.
"The Consul iook up a dog-eared
Prayer-Book, kept for the purpose, and
turned to the marriage service. The
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should say It It was serious! Tou're
hitching up the wrong pair. The oth
er man is the bridegroom, the one
with the hang-dog air.' 4
" 'Ah!' muttered Allitson, It's well
you spoke when you did, or the mat
ter .would have been past mending.
Now, then, are you John Johnson V
-'Ja.'
"And you are Erich Erlchsenf
"'Ja.'
" It you are the man to marry this
woman, take her hand and don't let
go of it, so there'll be no mlBtake.'
"Bates and I were stifling with
laughter. Dill threw ub one Indig
nant glance, and solemly went over
the ceremony with the right parties,
who were none the wiser.
"After they had registered and each
received a marriage certificate with a
huge United States seal on it, they de
parted, shuffling down the wide walk.
"Allitson was one of the leading
lawyers of his state.
"As well as we were able for roar
ing jrith laughter, we. put these ques
tions to him:
" Tour Honor,' said I, 'we claim that
this is a case of bigamy, as tup men
have been married to this woman,
and no dlvor&e '
"Tour Honor,' said Bates, 'acting
for the. defendants we would claim
that my client has not been guilty of
bigamy. We admit that my client has
had two men married to her this day,
but she has been married to only one
man.'
"Allitson stopped grinning, put on
his most judicial look, and said In his
inimitable, ex-cathedra manner:
" 'The court decides that the Amer
ican Consul-General at Tokohama has
been guilty of suborning of big
amy In causing an Innocent woman to
be wholly married to one man and
half married to another, and be is
hereby fined boy, bring the cham
pagne!' "
"Wilt Thou Have This Woman to Be
Thy Wedded wife"
Marshal handed him a sup 01 paper
'with the names of all three written
on it-
"Allitson danced at it cleared hli
throat, and read the first part of the
service.
-; " 'Bates,' said I, In an . undertone,
that's the best man who is holding
the woman's hand. The other fellow
is the bridegroom.'
"'S'pose he'll hand her over when
the time comes.'
', "But be did nothing of the sort . -'"I
began to get fldety as I heard the
monotonous voice of - Allitson dron
ing" out the service. -
" 'jonn jonnBon,- saia me ijonsui,
wilt thou have' this woman to be
iny weaueu nun . - ,
' " Bill I whispered at Allitson's
back, 'Bill, you've got the wrong fel
low.' ttrt x 1 IIII.ak XI X atA Vtaea A
"To live together after God's or
dinance,' he continued.
"Johnson . nodded every time the
Consul paused, as he understood little-English
and nothing of the mar
riage service, and supposed ha was
rnnAr1v Tierformlnr the dtitlai of best
yivyv.., - w
man.- v . ' . " .
Ji&tO iosm, wilt uivu uarw lata
nan '
"Bill,' cried digging Allitson in
the back, 'you've- married the wrong
jsan to that woman.' --
imr said Bill, turning aston
ished, disapproving eyes upon me.
Vtitt under beavsm makes you act
to, Charlie? This Is a serious busi
ness.' " - .
EIlTa low, soft tones peculiar -to
.most aeaf people were filled with a
j'.a'ntlve reaioiiB trance.
- 'Z'JX I U rapidly la tU ear, 1
QUEER VIEWS OF STAGE LIFE
Good Story Illustrating- the Commtr
clallsm of American
Playhouses.
Office-boy Insolence Is one of the
reasons why the stage isn't as pleas
ant a pursuit as -it used to be, accord
ing to the experienced ' actors, the
New Tork correspondent of the Cin
cinnati Times-Star says. "Nowadays,"
they say, "the theater is so thoroughly
commercialized that its chief figures
in management act and think precise
ly as they would If they were manag
ing sweatshops. And the art of act
ing is Itself in decline.' One of th
reasons Is the Insistence of the mod
ern manager upon the employment of
'typeB.' Actors and actresses must
physically, fit the needs of the roles
for which they are cast, instead of
making themselves over to fit them,
as in the old days."
However that may be, queer little
stories turn up every now and then.
The other day a young woman, . in
whose veins the very proudest blood
of Kentucky and Virginia runs, ap
plied to a little, half-portion manager
for a place she knew he had vacant
He gave one careless glance at her
and shook his head.
"Ton won't do," said he. '1 want a
reglar arisdograt vor that there job."
He doesn't know yet why the girl
sat down In a sacred chair in his holy
office and laughed "helplessly until she
finally went out her eyes streaming
tears of pure delight Nor does he
quite get the point of the jest of the
girl that succeeded her, and whom he
engaged for the "aristocratic" 'role. In
the first rehearsal the little bandy
legged manager Interfered- . He
scowled at the young woman and criti
cised her acting severely.
"Vy," said he, "don'd efen valk like
an arisdocrat Ze.here.' You must
valk like dlt,"
And ha strutted across the stage
in what he believed to be an '.'aristo
cratic" walk. The girl gazed at him,
with all her innocent young soul In
htr eyes. When he finished his pa
rade he turned to her. ' "
"Oh, yes," aald she, brightly, ; "now
t understand. See, I will walk just as
you do." " -.
She slumped across the stage In a
fiat-footed, duck-legged, pigeon-toed
shamble. ,
"Now," she said,' turning to the
manager, ."didn't I "walk Just as you
think an aristocrat should r lit just
barked at her."
'."You are vlred vor vlagrantly mis
gondoctlng yourselluf," said he.
- LIhat. - .
"I sea that royal blood has bees dis
covered in an old American family."
- "Don't belfeva it Eome gossip la
always making a slan at our old X&a
De.." rtiiade!;iia PutUo lAiztr,
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'The first is in old-rose crepe-de-Chlne, a vest Is made of embroidered net
wHh revers of silk' below it, a silk tie is worn beneath revers. The crepe is
entirely tucked for the sleeves, the tucks are continued for the depth of the
shoulder, and stitclcd down as far as the bust In front and a few inches at
back.
Material required: Three yards 42 Inches wide, yard embroidered net,
yard silk.
A blouse of the description shown in the second illustration might be
made in satin, silk or Vlyella; all would be suitable. Four large tucks are
made on each side of front, with two box-plaits down center of front, buttons
and cords trim the box-plalts, also the sleeve, which is long and tight and has
two deep tucks at the wrist A collar band of piece lace Is worn and finished
in the front with a little silk tie.
Materials required: Two and a half yards 42 Inches wide, 7 dozen but
tons, 4 yards cord. " . . .
The third is a style well suited to be made up In fine cloth to match the
skirt Embroidered Insertion bound with silk forms the trimming, one strip
Is taken from waist bank and front over the shoulder, and the other Is half
way straps of silk fixed io buttons Join the insertion in the front The ma
teria'l is tucked as far as the first silk strap, the fullness is then caught down
by the straps. The sleeve is slightly tucked as far as the elbow; It then con
tinues plain to the wrist, and has buttons sewn on toe outside
Materials required: Two yards 42 inches wide, 3V4 yards insertion.
yard silled
IDEA FOR FLOWER LUNCHEON
Definite Color Scheme, Strictly Ad
hered to, Is Perhaps the
First Requisite.
- Flower luncheons are In order now
and a wealth of bloom Is easily ob
tainable as decorations for the table
and the rooms. Wild flowers from the
woods may be had for the plucking
and the simplest of these wild blos
Boms will be surprisingly beautiful If
care Is uBed in their .arrangement A
definite color scheme must be decided
upon and everything must be In har
mony with it even to the color of the
dishes In which the luncheon is
served. For example, one can give
what may be called a daffodil lunch
eon. Use a table cover of yellow sat
een In daffodil tint, with a center
piece and border of lace. The flow
ers themselves should be placed on
the table in a tall vase and the china
used should be gilt-edged, or even
plain white. The napkins may be
folded in the form of cones and filled
with a small bunch of daffodils.
If your dining room is green a com
bination of white and yellow, or pink,
Is suitable, while 'ferns or anything
green may be depended upon to har
monize with any floral colors. Place
cards should be of water-color paper
decorated with the flower one has
chosen as the color scheme. The
flowers for the places may be of dif
ferent kinds, provided thoy harmon
ise with the general color scheme. It
la frequently advisable to make this
choice according to the individual
floral preference of each guest It
you happen to know them. At this
season of the year there is nothing
more appetizing than a flower-decorated,
table, and a profusion cf them
will secure the success of your lunch
eon.
. With Ribbon Velvet
When the heel of your pump slips
up and down at the back, to the ever
lasting destruction of the atocking
heel, line your pump along the inside
of the heel with a piece of velvet
glued along the top of the heel and
with the velvet side to the foot In
using velvet for this purpose,. have 4t
white,' gray, brown or black, accord
ing to the lining of the shoe. " And
this is a nice- point use ribbon vel
vet with Its selvedge along the top
edge of the heel, to avoid a raw edge
or the bulklnessvof a turned-in edge.
Drees Belongings to Match. -The
Parislenne may wear ever so
simple a little frock, but she spares
no expense on the accessories thereof.
There will be a dashing hat in one
color effect preferably the deep, bluish-violet
porme shade, or one of the
new fir or willow . greens, and this
stunning hat will be matched by par
asol, silk stockings'and handbag, and
usually there wUl be delicately em
brcldcred gloves in the same shade
drawn up oyer the ana., ,
MODISH FOULARD GOWN
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Dotted wistaria satin foulard was
used to make the gown from which
the above model was sketched. Plain
satin-covered buttons are elaborately
uBed for decoration,' and the empire
walat line la defined by a banToI vel
vet (several shades darker than ground
of material) attached in front at bust
line bv two huge amethyst buttons.
Chemisette and stock are white Irish
crochet lace.
A' 8uastloji.
ponce De Leon was. seeking t&J
fountain of youth.
"I wonder," muttered his impecu
nious rival, "did he ever try to pass a
drug store with his best girl?"
Digging into bis jeans he was com
pelled to pay for four sodas. .
8ure 8lgn of Love.
"So you think he's really In love,
h?"
"No doubt about it Why, he thinks
she's attractive in auto goggles."
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