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-!*>VvP. ' *By Charles Sughroe SOCIETY STIRRED BY BROKEN ENGAGEMENT I | Lady Moira Forbes and De Bristac Will Not Wed. New York. ? Society has a new top ic for speculation, ah old topic for regret since It was announced recent ly that the engagement of Lady Molra Forbes of London and the Marquis de Brlssac has been broken. The upper crust of three countries was Interested In the engagement and anticipated' the marriage. Lady Forbes, twenty-two, Is one of the richest young women In England. She Is the daughter of the earl and countess of Granard and the niece of Secretary of the Treasury Ogden Mills. The Marquis de Brlssac, thlrty flve, is a descendant of one of. the most Illustrious families of France, and great-grandson of the Dowager Duchess D'Uzes, one of the grand dames of France. Inserted -Advertisement. Why the engagement was broken, Bo one in Paris, In London, or here would say. The marquis Inserted a paid notice In the court column of the London Times, saying, "Thexdar rlage arranged between the Marquis de Brlssac and I-ady Moira Forbes will not take place." He declined to comment further. Dowagers with long memories re called that Lady Forbes' mother, the former Jane Beatrice Mills of New York, caused a flurry of English heart beats and heartbreaks before she set tled her affections on the earl of Granard, and they wondered If Lady Forbes was perhaps taking after her mother. It was widely reported at one time, for example, that the beautiful Beat rice Mills, heiress to the $40,000,000 Mills fortune, would marry Lord How ard de Walden, who at that time was the wealthiest peer In England. The engagement was to bo announced at any moment, according to printed re ports on both sides of the ocean. But no announcement was ever made. Instead, Beatrice Mills married the earl of Granard in one of the most brilliant weddings of the 1909 season. The event took place at the Mills town house, 2 E. 69th street, Man hattan. Nor did the brilliance of her life abate one Jot when the American girl transferred her residence to England as a British peeress. For years her Jewels were the talk of London. Scribes asserted that she was never twice seen In public wearing the same gems. Hfr tiaras were more brilliant than those of Queen Alexandra ; some of her gowns were literally encrust ed with diamonds. At the opening of parliament In 1909, Immediately after her marriage, she appeared In the press gallery so dazzllngly arrayed that the then prince of Wales made special inquiries to ascertain lier Identity. On her fluffy golden hair she wore a crown with 12 glittering spikes, each topped with a huge solitaire. Around her throat there was a deep collar of diamonds and below that a necklace of varl-col ored large stones suspended from chains of smaller ones. Beneath that was a necklace of sapphires. Annoyed at Joke. There were some who said that the countess' ostentation betrayed an an noyance with certain of her husband's friends who played a practical Joke on him Just before the wedding, and told about It Just afterward. It seems that Granard was a cap tain in the Scots guards and no more when Bannerman became prime min ister and was called upon to form his government. Thinking to have a Joke at Granard's expense, his friends sent him a telegram over Bannerman's name, summoning him to the prime minister's residence and informing him that the prime minister wished to make him lord In waiting. Granard hastened to Belgrave square, where the prime minister then lived, and presented himself and the telegram to Bannerman. The prime minister, recognizing the canard, but equal to the situation, promptly appointed Granard lord in waiting. Shortly afterward the king bestowed on him the honor of master of the horse, a coveted place in court circles. The countess of Grnnnrd might well have resented the Joke, even though it turned out so happily, for all Eng land and America heard and smiled over It. Whoie I?n't A girl's Idea of a perfect man Is sub ject to frequent revision. ? Bluffton News-Banner. Sports Costume Among the timely suggestions for | tlio season Is this circular tweed skirt with sweater, gloves, socks nnd hat In white, with navy used In effective contrast. I Golden Grist of Reno Divorce Mill (fr'V ^ v' - jj . ; . Vi ? AH th? whtolR of the Hcno divorce mill grind ont A continuous stream of divorce decreet, these boy* and their colleague* reap a golden harreet of wed 'ding? rings. As soon as the unhappy wives Jhare received thelf divorce decrees It Is quite "the thing to. do'* to proceed at once to the Truckee river bridge and fling the golden wedding bands Into the water. The local lads proceed to re , claim the rings ffom the river with considerable profit to themselves. New Harvard Captain John H. Dean, class of *84, fullback on the Harvard varsity football team, was elected captain of the 1933 eleven. Dean Is twenty-one^jears of age, weight 101 pounds anqBtoeet 2 Inches tall. He prepared at^fcxeter. His home Is Cohasset, Mass. He was a member of his freshman football and hockey teams and won numerals In both sports. There la no doubt that children need training, and parents as well. Some THE TRAINING OF CHILDREN By THOMAS ARKLE CLARK Late Dean of Man, University of Illinois. day I think I shall write a text on the, training of parents. In the meaptlntei there is much b?l i n g written and published on the training of chil dren, and some of it is worth while. There are maga zines on the sub ject I have Just been reading the prospectus of one. "You are always sure of being right," this prospectus asserts, "If you follow tLe advice of the understand ing wen and women who write for our magazine. Because these well known authorities on child care and training are parents themselves, and know from their own experience Just how to help you make a success of your Job." When I nm trying to tell Mrs. Bar ber about her son who hns so far been an Intellectual flat tire, and make some suggestions as to his proper training, she Inquires: "How many children havo you?" I am forced to admit that I am childless. She shakes her head. She has no faith In my suggestions and advice. "Jf you had children of your own," Rhe suggests "you would see things differently." ^ I think she Is correct. If I had chil dren of my own I would ho less de tached In my Judgment, moved more by sympathy than by reason, less able to give an unprejudiced opinion. Not having children, but having had a wide experience with all sortfi of young peo ple, I am possibly better fitted to give advice on the trnlnlng of children than was Rrlgham Young, for Instance, who had a town full. It Is hard to make her believe this, however. ? Doctor Graham, whom 1 know well, Is a specialist In children's diseases. He has no children, but he has studied children for years; ho has been In con tact with thousands of them. I am not at all sure that If he had a dozen or so of his own he would on that ac count be better able to diagnose the diseases 01 other people's offspring. All that I am trying to show Is that parenthood does not necessarily fit one to give other people advice on the training, of children. <B>. 1982, Wnatorn Nr>wnpn.j>f>r Union. What! No Spinach? Family Goes to War Lob Angeles, Calif.? -In divorce papers filed by Mrs. Rsther Luclle (Owing she flays she served meals that suited William Kdward ICwIng until one day she forgot to cook spinach And he become so abusive about It she could no longer live with him. ' Ewlng had demanded spinach with his dinner every day, stating It ftave him strength. Rhe doea not like the dish, her pnpera explain. PEKING MAN'S BONES ARE HELD THE MOST ANCIENT Must Have Lived Many Thou sands of Years Ago. Washington. ? The Blnanthropus, or Peking man, whose bones were found near Pelting, China, Is the most prlml I tlve member of the human family of which skeleton remains have been ! found. I ' This was attested by Dr. O. Elliott Smith, noted English anthropologist* In the annual report of the Smithsoni an institution. He said : "While geological evidence shows that Slnanthropus must have lived many hundred thousands of years ago, In the early Pleistocene or Ice age, I anatomlcnl study of the remains shows this creature to have been probably closer to the main line of descent of moderp man than any whose remains I have been found." Chemically, man may be a perpetu ation of various stages of the primeval | ocean in which life had its beginning, | according to H. S. Halcro Wardlaw. well-known Australian biologist, In hJs thesis in the annual report. Life, thinks Doctor Wardlaw, has carried essential environment with It through the millions of years since the first single-celled form appeared. Numerous other papers on outstand Smile Worth $500 Mary V. Dulje of Newark, N. J., merely had to smile and a check for $500 was handed to her. This was because the judges In the recent na tional smiles contest decided that her smile was the most beautlftil of the 05,000 competing. Mary received . her prize from the hand of Mrs. Franklin D.Roosevelt, wife of the President-elect. POTPOURRI Largest Trees The world's largest trees are In California, but are sequoias, not redwoods as erroneously believed by many. The sequoia grove lies on the western slope of the Sierra Nevadas. Some are from 20 to 30 feet through," more than 200 feet tall, and are said to be the oldest living trees In the world. ?. 193!, Western New?t>aper Union. log rjecent scientific developments are contained In the annual report, by Dr. Charles O. Abbot, noted astrophysicist and secretary of the Smithsonian ; Dr. Henry Norrls Uussel of Princeton uni versity ; Dr. Robert A. MtlHknn, world famous American astronomer and j physicist; and Sir James Jeans, Urit j ish astrophysicist. National Defense Bill Cut Under 600 Millions Washington. ? The cost of the Amer ican national defense establishment will run below $000,000,000 during the 1934 tlscal year. If estimates now be ing prepared by the bureau of the budget are enacted Into law at the short session of congress. Inquiry dis closed that the navy budget for 1934 has been reduced to slightly above $300,000,000, while that of the army will be considerably below $300,000,000. According to a recent report of the United States Chamber of Commerce American national defense expedl tures for the 1931 fiscal year were $695,000,000. During the current fiscal year appropriations for national de fense, counting new shore stations, military posts, and new warship con struction, amounted to $044,000,000. On the basis of confidential figures not yet released for publication the appro priations to be aBked for national de fense in 1934 will amount to around $580,000,000. For the most part the reductions will be effected through cutting cer tain classes of pay, curtailment of new construction activities, and a gen eral tightening up on expenditures. A few shore activities and army posts will be closed, but very little saving Is anticipated through this avenue of economy. A cut of 1,700 marines will save a million and a half for the navy. Qabby (jERTIE "During the honeymoon they heave slohs ? afterwards, Installment furni ture." ODD THINGS AND NEW? By Lame Bode WHAVS Hi A WORD ? ACCORDING to -THE. dictionary... A CELL IS A SMALl RELIGIOUS HOUSE A BOOT 15 A /FATHER PRlfiKING vesseL ? ? 9 ? 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If the labor of the woodsmen who cut down the trees, the labor of the sawmill workers who cut the logs into lumber, of the planing mill men who make the doors, sash and floor ing; of the various transportation and distributing agencies are con sidered the portion of the "lumber dollar" goinj: to labor in the construc tion of a dwelling will be approxi mately 07 cents, the association finds. A survey In 15 lavtre cities In as many states, made by the United States bureau of hvbor statistics, showed that the al-m(.erlal cost In residential const rticUo'n was 02.7 cents of the building dollar, while labor costs amounted to 37.3 cents. The "lumber dollar," made up of the cost of carpentry work, lumber, mllhvork, and other items, was di vided between 07.1 cents for mate rials and 32.0 cents for labor. This classification of material referred to materials delivered on tl>e Job and did not reveal the portion of labor going into Its preparation, it is ex plained. ? Washington Star. 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