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Primary English as She Is Spoke at Hull House
C Jiihhip? fnff '^ merica is the melting pot, Chicago is where the mixture
tact 1 T',"" 11 HU11 House is «*** in the middle of the boiling. The
•write n t 6 ° tllG classes * n Primary English told her polyglot pupils to
write a play, promising a prize for
the best. This one was turned in,
among others :
'"GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THE
AMERICAN FLAG."
Act 1, Scene 1—A Tent at Valley
Forge.
Enter two colonial officers ;
First Colonial Officer—We ain't
got no flag for the Revolution.
Second Colonial Officer—Gee, al^'t
that fierce I
Act 2, Scene 1—George Washington's Tent.
First Colonial Officer (to George Washington)—George we ain't got DO
flag for the Revolution.
George Washington—Gee, ain't that fierce!
Act 3, Scene 1—Home of Betsy Ross. 1
George Washington (entering)—"Betsy, we ain't got no flag for the Revo
lotion.
Betsy Ross—Gee, ain't that fierce! Well, George, you hold the baby and
111 make you one.
Act 3, Scene 2—George Washington's Tent.
George Washington (entering)—We got a flag for the Revolution.
First Colonial Officer—Ain't that grandi
Second Colonial Officer—You bet.
Curtain.
One goess as to which play got the prize.
Anyway, if the play isn't primary English, what Is it?
How Heaven Protected This One Poor Working Girl
L OUISVILLE, KT. —She made only $7 a week, and she was wondering how
she was going to spend the two weeks' vacation which her employer had
offered her. She reasoned rightly that she couldn't take a very extended
trip. But she didn't know that Yaarab
Temple of Shriners was passing
through Louisville from Atlanta to
Indianapolis.
As she passed a hotel on her way
to work she was stopped by a man
dressed In the garb of a fiction char
acter which she had often seen on ad
vertisements for cigarettes. He
stopped her. She was frightened.
And then a lot more men looking
like "cigarette signs" gathered aborj
her and sang songs in funny lan«
guages. But worse was to come. They took away her lunch basket and
dumped all her lunch out on the sidewalk. There were two perfectly good
sandwiches ; an onion, fresh and juicy ; a big red apple anil a few leaves of let
tuce, still pretty fresh. Naturally she felt like crying, and the tears were just
coming when—
One of the number jumped upon a suitcase and spoke to the multitude sf
red fezzes while the others locked hands and danced about her. She was so
bewildered she forgot all about crying.
The man who jumped upon the suitcase auctioned off her lunch. The
*pple brought $57.40. The onion smelled no stronger than any other onion,
but it brought $35.50. When her lunch had been distributed among the bidders
the auctioneer had collected exactly $250. He handed it to the frightened
little "working girl," with the ease and grace of a prince.
She was ten minutes late to work because of the interruption, but she
"should worry;" she was $250 to the good, and there was a little something
•which made her heart beat faster.
Cheer Up, Girls! The Prince of Wales Can Foxtrot
ERKELEY, CAL.—Is the prince of Wales a good dancer? One University
JJ of California girl knows first hand that he is. Anyway, she says he is.
At a ball at the Casino in Coblenz the royal arm encircled her waist in a
dreamy waltz, and on this experience
is based her affirmative answer.
The girl Is Miss Elizabeth Witter,
University of California sorority and
Sierra club member and well known
in Town and Gown circles In the
«ollege city.
Miss Witter has Just returned
from a year and a half service with
the American Red Cross in the can
teen work organized by Mrs. Wlllium
K. Vanderbilt.
With the army of occupation at ,
Coblenz, where she passed the months since the armistice was signed, seve
dances were given by the Americans. At two of these Miss Witter danced
with Gen. John O. Pershing, and at the last, a ball given to General Mitchell,
she had her first dance with royalty.
«I should say the prince Is a good dancer," said Miss Witter, They
dance Just the same 'over there* as here. They are strong for Jazzy music,
and their one-steps are not a bit more stately than ours."
Miss Witter went over with Miss Mildred Johnston and Mrs. Elizabeth
Gray Potter, a sister of Prentiss Gray, head of the relief for Belgium. They
left March 6,1918, and were stationed at Dijon In canteen work feeding troops
and convoy trains. Later they were moved up near Bar-le-Duc, in the Meuse
aector and saw strenuous service, often within range of the big Gorman guns.
The prince of Wales will be over here before long and other charming
American girls will also have a chance to know first band whether he Is—
or Isn't __
Philadelphia Boastin g "Youn gest Grandparents"
P HILADELPHIA.—"Meet the right girl early, and. If you're lucky enough
to win her queenly favor, marry her," Is the bit of advice that comes
wank Miller 1728 "West Passyunk avenue, the man who is, at the age
from Frank Miller. ^ MrtJ . üvet probably the youngest
granddad in the country. The twenty
day old daughter of Miller's daughtes
has been christened Helen.
"There can be but few grandfa
thers and grandmothers younger than
my wife and I are," said Mr. Miller. "1
married Mary Shields when she was
only seventeen and I was just turning
eighteen, and I dare say that there's
not a happier man living today. 01
course I'm in favor of marrying early."
' To his wife, therefore, belongs the
distinction of being one of the youngest grandmothers, in the city, and maybe
In 'Ï twiner"?* The father h o e f "four"children and is probably a little happier
Mr. Miller is because this young daughter of his child, Mrs. Mary
than the U J. ^ t ' eet m akes him a proud grandfather. His other chil
Donovan, lo09 Em . • _johnnv aged thirteen ; Emily, aged eight, and
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In meeting the right one, " eat grand and plain parents and children
This family years old. Her daughter. Mrs
begins with Mrs * H son Frank Miller, Is thirty-five. Eis daughter.
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To Freshen Silks.
Japanese, China, India and pongee
silks are freshened by washing In
warm soapsuds, rinsing quickly and
drying In the shade; roll In a sheet
when not perfectly dry and then iron
on the wrong side.
Colored silk fades and white silk
yellows after washing, but this may
be avoided by using medium warm
soap and water and rinsing well;
wrap In a large cloth (an old sheet Is
fine) for half . n hour, and then Iron
on the wrong side with n moderate
iron, using a bit of thin lawn between
the iron and silk. Do not let the light
and air get to it while wet, as this
yellows and fades the fubric.
When black silk or satin begins to
shine, sponge on the right side with a
mixture of two parts of gin and one of
water, and iron while damp on the
wrong side.
To Remove GreJlse Stain« From Silk.
When nny greasy substance has
been dropped upon silk It can be ab
stracted by mixing French chalk with
methylated spirits to the consistency
of cream, laying it upon the stain,
then covering with a brown paper and
pressing with a warm Iron.
French chalk removes grease and
does not injure colored silks. Scrape
a little on the spot, rub It In, let It
stand 24 hours, then brush off and re- P
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peat the process if necessary,
grease is often hard to remove.
To Remove Stain from Silk Use
Chloroform.
First remove as much of the grease
■pot as you can by the hot-iron meth
od ; that is, place clean blotting paper
What the Children Wear
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out In Arizona has the
Very simple frocks of fine cotton
goods In gay colors or of handkerchief
linen, and all made by hand, are pro
vided for little girls to wear when
they are all dressed up. Cotton crepe,
batiste, lawn and organdie usually fur
nish the material, and embroidered
batiste or val lace or fancy needle
work the trimming for these fine af
fairs, and hand work puts the hall
mark of elegance on them. And when
the little boy of three or more must
be dressed up to match the splendor
of his sister he is likely to appear in
knickers of pongee or other strong
silk, with batiste blouse to match it
In color. But of course his life is
spent in much more sturdy clothes
made of strong cottons, like cotton
poplin and pique, while these and
ginghams or chumbrays serve for the
daily wear of little girls.
Between the two extremes of very
dainty and sheer things, for special oc
casions, and heavy cottons, come the
durable printed voiles. They make
very practical frocks that are more
dressy than ginghams. A good many
of these. imitate ginghams in plaids
and cross-bars that are very pretty in
this sheer material, and a greater num
ber have small flower designs scat
tered thickly o*er their surface; oth
er« are striped, so that there is an
unending variety to choose from, and
all these cottbn goods are well rep
resented In stores aU over the country.
both above and below the stain, then
place a warm Iron over the paper. The
heat will dissolve the grease which the
blotting paper will absorb.
Remove the paper, add a fresh sup
ply under the stain and rub with chlo
roform.
Grease Spot on a Parasol
You may get rid of the grease spot
by laying on hot French chalk. This
will dissolve and nbsorb the grease.
Next, the parasol should be opened
and then thoroughly washed with gaso
line and white soap all over its sur
face, more particularly on the soiled
places.
Afterward sponge off with clear gas
oline. By going over every part of
the parasol there will be no danger of
spots or streaks and gasoline will not
harm it. Keep away from fire or ar
tificial light during this process.
Both Suits and Dresses.
Owing to the proportions of the
present demand for women's wear,
the coming fall season promises to
see suits and dresses bought in equal
amounts. Only a short time ago in
the history of the dress trade it was
always a question of a choice between
the two styles of garments, with rare
ly a time when both were equally
Manufacturers of dresses hold
good, jimuuiatiuicio v, -----
the present demand for quality re
P p on sil>le in a measure for the field
{hot exists for both suits and dresses,
and as long as both maintain high
standards they stand the same chance
of acceptance. This stabilizing of
conditions has been a decidedly wel
come development to the dressmak
ers.
The little girl out In Arizona has the
same chance as the little girl In New
York to wear frocks that are up to
date.
The dress shown in the picture Is of
printed voile, machine made, with or
gandie collar and cuffs and facing on
the pocket. The sash Is also of or
gandie and there is a little spray of
embroidery on all these organdie ac
cessories. Narrow organdie frills bor
dering neck and sleeves and sashes
prove as pretty a trimming feature as
the season has to offer. On summer
dresses sleeves arc short, either el
bow or three-quarter length, and skirts
usually about knee length.
Designers of children's clothes have
not ignored georgette crepe and crepe
de chine for the most pretentious of
dainty frocks. The georgette is often
figured and has the appearance of very
flnfe lawn. Gay ribbons and scalloped
edges on sleeves and skirt, bound with
the ribbon or silk to match It, finish up
these airy creations. Many frocks are
made with coatee and jacket effects
in the small bodices, and narrow rib
bons, Including baby velvet ribbon,
must not be overlooked in finishing
them off, These gnd tiny crochet or
pearl buttons decide the class of many
a little frock.
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Supreme Court liilay Have Last Word on the Treaty
W ASHINGTON.—In the heat of the controversy between the president and
senate over Abe League of Nations policy, the general public seems to
have overlooked the fact that there may he a third party to the controversy
by whom the final, and conclusive de
cision may be rentiered. This third
party Is the Supreme court of the
United States.
If the senate fails to ratify, the
treaty becomes Told by that action,
and no appeal to the Supreme court
would he necessary.
If the League of Nations covenant
shall be ratified by the senate it will
he Incumbent on congress immediate
ly to make an appropriation to cover
the United States' portion of the ex
penditure deemed necessary to establish and provide for the maintenance of
the league's secretariat, to he set up in Geneva.
As soon as Congress seeks to do this, the taxpayers' action will he com
menced on the ground that the United States, by its Constitution, is inhibited
from participation in such a convention, certain obligations assumed by the
United States under the covenant being in direct contravention of provisions
of the Constitution. .
If the court should decide that the objections raised were sound, and that
the covenant of the League of Nations actually would, in effect, amend the
Constitution, the treaty could not be carried out until the Constitution had
been amended in the way the Constitution Itself provides It shall he amended,
namely, by the submission of an enactment of a federal amendment.
Several persons are ready to bring this test action, among them being
Hannls Taylor, minister to Spain under McKinley.
The right and duty of the Supreme court Is defined in section 2 of article
8 of the Constitution.
When Old Dame Nature Gets Ready to Scatter Seed
I T WAS noticed one morning at Madison, Wls., that the snow which lay on
the ground had acquired a bright yellowish tint. At the same time the
people of Florence, in the same state, were surprised to find that the snow
"looked dusty" and had acquired a
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reddish brown color. Similar effects
were noticed elsewhere as far east
as Vermont and New Hampshire.
This strange phenomenon was ex
amined by several scientists. They
found that a very fine dust had fallen,
appareutly all over the eastern United
States.
The strangest thing about this fall
of dust was that it occurred in a
region the greater part of which lay
under snow ami had been under snow
for many days. It was evident, therefore, that the dust must have traveled
hundreds, if not thousands, of miles.
The study made by government scientists shows that this assumption
was correct. Samples of the dust have been analyzed, with the result that it
was shown to b e composed of minerals found, not in the North where the
dust fell, hut in the Southwest. The scientists assert positively that this dust
came all the way from Arizona, New Mexico and Kansas, being borne by those
large movements of the air which cause our variations of weather.
It is Interesting to note that a little before these strange dustfalls occurred
In the North and Northwest there were heavy sandstorms in the Southwest.
At Albuquerque, N. M., there was a storm such as none of the old-timers
could remember to have seen before. The air was tilled with clouds of dust
and sand so dense that street cars and taxicabs could not run.
Scientists say that this migratory dust is worthy of careful study, as it
carries germs, spores of plants and important elements of soil.
Washington to Drive 15,000 People Out of Alleys
W ASHINGTON, noted the world over for its cleanliness and order, has
more than 15,000 inhabitants living in filthy alleys. Nine-tenths of these
people are colored. These unfortunate alley dwellers must vacate their pres
ent homes a year after the signing of
peace with Germany, when an act of
congress abolishing the alleys as
places of residence becomes effective.
Washington now faces the big
problem of how to provide housing
accommodations for these people in
an already overcrowded city. Congress
will be asked to help solve the prob
lem by appropriating $6,000,000 to
erect 3,000 sanitary homes.
About ten years ago the Alley Im
provement association began a fight
for the elimination of inhabited alleys In the District of Columbia. Gther
civic bodies joined the movement. As a result of their combined efforts a hi 1
was passed by unanimous vote of both houses of congress wiping out the
alley evil.
The date set for the evacuation of the alleys originally was July 1, L 8.
but because of the great congestion in this city due to war conditions, con
gress found it necessary to extend the date.
The association Is of the opinion that the building of 3,000 small houses,
in view of the high cost of building, the class of teimnts concerned and the
limited time before the law becomes operative, cannot he left to private enter
prise. The government must help, just as in other countries, such as England,
Belgium and Scotland, the governments have done under similar circum
stances.
The alley law is not confiscatory, as the alley buildings can be used
after the law becomes effective for garages, stables, shops, storage ware
houses and coal sheds.
The elimination of inhabited alleys will mot only improve the health and
morals of the capital, but it will add greatly to its beauty.
Go to Russia, Young Man, to Make a Fortuna
I F YOU want to share In the greatest commercial and Industrial develop
ment of the immediate future, study the Russian language, and also Russian
geography, resources and trade methods. This Is the advice of the bureau of
education to young Americans. Rus
sia is in chaos now, but it can't afford
to stay in chaos much longer. And
whether it emerges a socialist state, a
social democracy or a republic, it*
180,000,000 people must he supplied
with the necessities of life; it must be
equipped with railroads and factories;
its forests and mines must he utilized.
And all or most of this must he done
by traders and engineers and capital
ists from 1 lie West, for Russia has
neither trained men, money uor tools.
Russia is the world's greatest opportunity, and the fact is opparttn to
most of the world. Americans seem least aware of the Russian opporiuurty;
but the bureau of education and the federal board for vocational education
have been doing what they can to overcome this indiffer nee. Surveys have
been made in 250 American cities with a view to establishing evening and day
classes in the Russian language. Special textbooks have been prepan d. m
which Russian banking, trade and shipping terms take the place of the 'hat
of the gardener" and the "green umbrella of my aunt's grandfather."
Here is a "new country." despite the fact that it is a * cry old one—a coun
try where are unplowed soil, virgin forests and rainerai resources that have
uever been tapped.
For men of every trade and profession, and especially for young men
whom adventure compensates for hardship, Russia is the opportunity of the
future.
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