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TV iT 1 'althy young Connecticut corporation nt
1 W M I trtlr'y- who wa beautiful Lotltla Thomas.
AT the Blwnsndoah valley, served Welsh
t'Jil 'H' frlrt1"' "f th groom, wondered, the
LdJ blushed dnd frowned when Intofrh.
gatrH, and the hrldemalds and friend of the
bride, .aughed merrily and begged her for the recipe.
"Thr Welsh rnrhbit romance." on everybody In the1
"valley" callg " t.ettle " Thomas' marring. has become
public property, attd the Welsh farebit hits taken the plaee
of 11 other dishes among the belles of the valley front Char
lottesville to the t'etothac.
"Lettie" Thnr), lost and then won Jerome Walkley
through the medium of the dish concerning which the Title
poet en a:
" Welsh rarebits are detestable,
tiecrtusp they're Indigestible."
The poet evldrhtly never connected with the right k.riri
of Welsh rarebits, and perhaps fed his muse on the kind
that first started the trouble between Iettie Thomas and
" Jerry " Walkley.
BegM tritf a Hunfto Hounds.
The Welsh rarebit ronwtice began At a meeting of the
Hfnry Courtly Hunt club, up In the hills above the beauti
ful Shenandoah ' vallby, and the handsome young Yankee
attorney was thS gueht of the club. He rode Some, after the
manner of busy metl who ride electric cttt Shd etltdhid-
blles better than they do the trained hunters. The meet was
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vowels and fall entirely Irt consonants. She Surmised, too;
thift she would give Walkley si Surprise that would Make
hint fofget all other Weteh rarebits he ever tasted. So,
when the young PhllaflelrThlan was mended as as to be
around the neighborhood, she gave a chafing dish supper In
his honor.
She seeured the- best of American cream cheese and
graterf tt fine, and ehe staled a bottle of strong nte, and
prepared the bet of ground mustard, whipping It Into
t parte with a small amount of stale ale, and ah placed
her silver1 clwtflhg dish on the mahogany lable that came
wlrti her great grandmother to the colony
prepared for a triumph.
But Somehow everything went wrong;
Walkler, whose broken arm hod mended,
arranged for a Thursday In Inst Kovemher-ln the Virginia
fall, when the olilnqUnplns were falling and the foliage of
the treses had turned to gold and russet, and the air was
keen with the first scent of frost In the mountains.
The young northerner' Was the guest of one of the first
families of Martinsville, and It Was there that he first saw
" Lettlo " Thomas, the belle of the entire countryside, the
best rider, the ntnut daring, the gayest, the most beautiful
of all the girls In Henry county. They were introduced
at the meet, and they rode together that day, fence after
fence, the y mi ng northerner daring anything and winning
the admiration of the fair southern girl by hie reckless riding.
The fact that he knew but little of the fine points of horse
manship, and was riding , borrowed horse, made lier re
spect his nerve moYe than ever.
At the next meet tHry rode again, and that day Walkley,
riding too roe-klessly, went down at the fourth Jump, fell
undT his horse 1n the flitch beyond the worm fence, and
lay unconscious. And when the grooms came they found
him, apparently dead, with the beautiful Lcttle Thomas, her
habit, stained with mud, kneeling beside him and bathing
his face in water with her handkerchief.
Viheri ht first Rarebil Came In.
Any one in Henry county could have told that day what
would happen and It would have happened without any
more ado had It Mot been for the1 Welsh rarebit the first
one.
It was while Waikiey was recovering that the Welsh
rarebit enltercd the plot. Walkley thought the Welsh raTe
bit was a cold weather food, tft be made of virile theese, of
stern mustard, fft strong ale, and to be eaten standing, by
men and women, flushed with' cold air, and followed by
strong old aU, mullsd. He could not conceive of a Welsh
rarebit In a mild southern climate made by the beautiful
hands of southern girts. It-may have been all right for him
to believe these things, but he made the mistake of telling
them, and " Lottie " Thomas resented his statements and
declared she wotlld make' a WelBh rarebit that would disabuse
his mind of such Ideas.
Walkley had the opportunity of his lifetime to swallow
any leathery concoction she might make and declare It the
food of the gods, and he made up his mind to do so. He was
morally certain that " lttle " Thomas, with her acconi
pHshsnents, could not make a Welsh rarebit. Yet ho de
termined that he Would eat whatever She made and declare
it good. 1
Now, as ei matter of fact, Iettle was famed all over the
Top Leaf " country for her chafing dish cookery, and she
could make a Welsh rarebit that would make any one forget
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that burned, the r.treblt turne1 bo Mle li-nth"r, nnd was
striney enoiiith to attract the attention of the cor dug truwt.
Tears of vexation filled Iett1e'i eyes, nnd the eltrht of
Walkley, eating away as If on angel food, tilled hrr with Juwt
wrath. The others gave no attention to the trouble that
was brewing.
Angrr Because He Praised the Sfuff.
Perhaps It was not Wnlkley's fault. Perhaps tho leath
ery compound taMed to hlin as delirious as anything In the
world, but. under the conditions, he took the wrong t:ek.
lie prnlsd the stringy mass, swallowed lukewarm ale (the
Iceman forgot to stop), and declared that never before in
his life had he tasted such delicious viands'.
And Lettle, her temper already strained, declared he
Woilld bever marry a man who deliberately prevaricated,
and dismissed him peremptorily, stormed away to her room,'
leaving him hurt and astonished, only half renllelng what
had happened. f
The next-morning Walkley bade the thbmna family a
hasty adieu and went back to law and Philadelphia which
nro n synonymous, although many persons think thoy
are. And l.ettte Thomas wept When alone, atid toseed her
head higher when she rode with the merry field after the
fux. Rut, although Suitors crime by the score, ho rejected
them all. and the family, In distress, began to fenr that
ettle, the beauty of the Thomas tribe, was to be An old
maid."
That was four years ngo. During the last Washington
Season Walkley wn at the capital. The fact that he was
hnndsome, wealthy, and distinctly n " rntch " brought him
Into demand, and one evchtng he returned from a rewp
tlon with a gay crowd of young men nnd women for a mid
night lunch and a " rarebit " at a mansion near Dupont circle.
Identified Her by the Rarebit
There were eight In the party, and they stood In the
dining room, lifting their glasses of strong old ale while
the colored maid brought in the crackling rarebit.
Walkley, after one taste of the sixrllng, crackling deli
cacy, turned to his hostess and Inquired, almost rudely:
"Who made this rarebit?"
" Why do you ask?" laughed the girl. Vtfiy
" Ilcrause. there Is a taste to It that reminds me of an
other rarebit that 1 once ate nnd the girl who mnde it." ft
"Cousin little made this one." said the girl. "She Is
visiting with us. but she Is In mourning and Hid not want
to appear, but ehe offered to make the rarebit."
"little." said Walkley. "Where Is she? May I see
her? The girl who made the other rarelult was named
liOttlc." he added, lamely explaining.
Three minutes later Walkley and " Lettie " mot, ilio step
ping into the room where he, directing a negro maid, was
manufacturing welsh rarebits. And while the merry party
In the (Hiving room waited, Walkley assured her that tho
" rabbit " was the most delicious he ever tasted, and thnt,
this time, he was honest about It. He pleaded and argued
his ease with all the skill of a Philadelphia lawyer.
Twenty minutes afterward Walkley led her into .the
dining room and announced tholr engagement, blessing the
Welsh rarebit that had brought them together aimln.
And, when the wedding took place last week, "Ijettle"
Thomas could not forego the temptation to take pleasant
revenge, and she, In her going a Way gown, nlade the " rab
bit " which astonished the guests at the brldeS table.
And Walkley. munching away, declared the third " rab-J
bit " as delicious as the other two.
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The Problem of Holding Your Head,
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HE woman who studies her bwn stvle Is lust
H I now confronted with a fresh prrtblerri. Shall
I I she or shall she not adopt the new fashion of
JL I holding the head?
To the keen eyes that discover the most
subtle changes In feminine practices it has for
Some time been apparent that many pretty
women are discarding the fashion Which has
been aptly described as " holding one's face on top of one's
head." v
The new way Is to hoid the chin In and the head forwitrd
Just to that perceptible degree which results from tilting
it a little bit to one side, tt is Just the opposite of the"Alice
Roosevelt pose," and exbept for the addition bf the' " little
tilt," which adds Immensely to Its becomlngness, It Is the
carriage affected by Queen Alexandra.
Some say that the hew way originated In the fancy (f
making a fad of wnatever is Associated with the queeh. At
least it Is true that thf fashion prevails particularly in the
set which may be called Angld-Amerlcart.
American Beaulles Adopt Nek Pose.
s One of the most conspicuous follower! bi the new style
Is Mrs. Reginald Vanderbllt, she who Wn Miss Kathleen
Keilsort. Another Is Mrs. De Lancey Retintze, who was the
southern beauty, Miss Marthi Johnston. To both of these
women it Is exceedingly becoming. To Mrs. Vartderbllt es
pecially It has become a new and charming attraction.
Others have adopted it with less happy effect It la a
question whether Emma Eairtes Story, who fo yeari has
been held to achieve half of her beauty by the high holdlr.dr
bf her chin, has not lost half rtf her regal look slncfe she has!
adopted the little droop of her head. It emphasises the length
bf hefr face by throwing Into relief the pointed outlines bf the
lower part.
AUce Roosevelt, who at one time tried the hew fancy by
holding her head as In the picture printed herewith, In her
hat hnd furs, decided that it WaS not so becoming to hef at
the old way, which she now affects to a degree if anything
more emphasized than before.
The woman who has the true sense of the artistic will
recognize that Whether the new carriage or thr- head Is be
coming to her Will depend Upon her general style, and, td
feHnie extent, urlbn the various little things that htonlfv It. Art
excellent idea of these points mny lie gained front sliidjlilg
both poses as they are shown by the different typs bf wrimefi
In the pictures.
Generally speaking, the truest test hf the Itlntter Is In the
length of the heck. To the lohg and sllril hocked woman
the neW style Is almost Invariably hi'comlnlt. tt gives her
naturally that turn tt) tbe head which IS ilcrtled the short
nerked woman, and which always has a peculiar faSclnatlon
and charm, this Is always absent when the head 10 held high.
defects of Chin Are Hidden.
Another point to study Is the chin, tf Soil are Inclined
10 a double chin the high carriage Is the only salvation. A
too broad and heavy chin Is also less prominent, Just as Is
the ease with the hn that is exceedingly nolnked. when the
head le well up.
The shape of the eyebrows ought also to be taken Into
consideration, a fact which Is usually lost Sight of. To her
who has the least suggestion, of an oval contour to the upper
part of the face, and the slightest arch td the brows, the
high carriage of the head, even to the point of throwing it
well back, Is the most effective method of throwing it into
relief. On the other hand, she who has the straight brows
that "narrow In." so that they give the eyes their piquant
expression, loses her greatest charm If she does not hold her
hertfl St Sn r.hgle which permits her to use het- eyes with the
least bit bf an upward look, tt is this that makes the new
pose Infinitely more becoming to Mrs. Vanderbllt than the
method she formerly used.
Length of Neck Mif Be Contested.
From the profile view the matter resolved Itself Into the
length of the throat. To the Short necked Woman the trlok
of throwing the head well back 'gives the arched throat so
fflneh admired In Ada Rehfln. When the long necked woman
holds her chin In this manner the length bf her throat be
comes a dlflflgurement.
A rule given to those who are trained fot the French
llsge says: " The head should he held In such a position that
the top of the collar shows In front li those who are on a
level." This can be accomplished and Still give the new and
fashionable tilt to the head by simply' Stiffening the musclts
at the back of the neck and holding the chin well In.
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MRS. REGINALD VANDERBILT POSE.'
tt the pop!iiar tmaglnatloit shd in Bctlon the
ttalned nurse figures aS A White capped.
Starchy fairy who flits about the bedside, easily
earning a fcood salary and eventually winning
the InvC of r. handsome and Wealthy patient
whom She marries, living h.tfpily ever after.
Ill renllty, hdwet-er, the trained nurse fol
lows Srt exacting profession, and sometimes,
If the public's health Is good, earns a Salary not greater
than that of the girt In the office or store.
In addition to the exacting solitary toll of their profession
they are confronted by- difficult and dangerous situations.
Two Chicago nurses recently resigned from a case which
paid $50 per week and Involved a tour of the world Irt a prt-.
vate car and yacht.
" We couldn't get relieved from it too soon," said bhe
of them. : " Of course the salary was all right, and the tour
would have beea nice, but after two weeks' trial I found
neither was sufficient consideration. In another two Week
I would have been crazy myself."
The patient, the daughter of a New York broker, suf
fers impulsive Insanity, and although famous specialists had
pronounced her Incurable the father desperately hoped she
would be benefited by an extended tour, and was willing to
pay almost any Rrlce for nurses to accompany her, providing
they signed a contract for two years. All applicants were
permitted a two weeks' trial before signing.
Fulile Starch for Nurse.
.Three years have been spent In the search, and none of
the hundreds of nurses who have been mi the case has been
found willing to take the two years' contract. The broker
has employed an agent whose only duty Is to Secure nurses
to relieve those who attempt the case.
" If It had been Just a mania religions tir something like
that," said the surse who had just been relieved, " we would
have retained the case, but it was homicidal. We had td
watch night and day to keep her from killing herself or
one of us, and, although my nerves huve stood the strain of
horrible sights on the operating table, they were unequal
to Such a continuous tension, and ,1 do not believe there's
a woman who can stand It.
" In the two weeks She made five attacks, and once, had tt
not been tor the quick wit and conrage of the other nurse,
probably would have succeeded In killing me. When we took
the case. In Denver, the hurses whom We relie ved cautioned
us never to relax vigilance for a second, warning us not to be
deceived by the patient's apparent mildness. Rut after four
days' acquaintance with the putlent, during which we found
her a delightful companion. We concluded our pre'd-ccssors
had overestlniateel the danger, and sometimes unconsciously
we were off guard.
Struggle with Homicidal Patient.
"It was my love of nature which nearly cost me my
life. Our ear was running ou the end of one of the Itlo
Grande expresses, and the grandeur of the gorge through
which we were passing temptad me out on the rear platform.
. " Suddenly I felt myself seized by the legs and lifted until
one foot was over the rail. I clung franllcally&tothe rail
and Screamed. The other nurse, whd had beeh awake dur
ing the night; was asleep In the forward end of the car, and
with the train running on a down grade thrdugh a caflon,
which concentrated the roar of the train, from which no
scream couid be distinguished, there was lit tie1 hope that she
would hear. The thought that then terrified me was an awful
thought that through my negligence the other girl would
lose her life, for Inid I . been burled from the train the
maniac undoubtedly would have attacked her also.
" Rut the reriifr of the train, which I thought fatal, saved
US both: It awakent'd the other nurse. She was frightened
for a minute when She saw my plight, but quickly gathered
lier senses, seized a skirt, and, approaching from behind, she
threw It over the bead ef tbe patient. I hardly had strength
enough to Mlmb back on the platform, Where a nurse ought
never to admit It I fainted.
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Saved from Death, Quits Case.
" When I regained consciousne ss the nurse was holding
fhe patient completely submissive by the hammer hold,
which, she had been taught by her brother. At Suit Luke wo
tclcgraphe-d lier fatheT for relief, and were glad when It
rame. The other four attempts were not serious, as we were
on the alert and eiulckly subdued them.
" Fifty flollars per wee k is remarkable pay for a nurne,
und the girl who has a chance to travel Is envied, but I
would rather stay In Chicago and take the risk of the public
being too healthy than to huve that case on a two years'
coutract"
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