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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1916)
TIIE SUNDAY OTtECJOXIAX. rOHTLAXD, FEBRTJATtY 13, 1916. Grdcrc11dLr yc. Zkridq?jydtronJ Joo.af'400m EG Lit; J VST what doa If eaa fb I GH fro Roo.- thin TurbUb Tutnr at" Ua with bar bifurcate den elnsT t. thaao "Ballet :ulV and In -tWrnfr Or I" ia rortlaoaTe - n't.M evmee thU aoddea bot fx( aubtU df ! of !& social a-raronta thi bv lone fea the covenant f Or't fair "I"? fa cthr wnvJa. who "lift! lb ll-T" f the rbrtt4 ruHKi bo f -ttlt't amm coatnaafa aa4 lora 1 1 Aad the hu r. Laa Tear. Tti tp ia bol4. bat It waa buc rufat. alii the tiwriaruUr an4 4rlntT bll IM CtaUrlLM at Inmi a fortaictil an t a Ibat abaaa'4 tha buy ao4 rfrvw lorta(t from -date (aatrona la lk balcony. bo ba4 l ! a Mwibl tb to rvaliao II a.L Tbo CloHrll" bll dariaa. bat ll . J.lshtfol ana) itaiia "da .' It a hirml'M tnuo-larbolt ibat w4 tba aortal atari from tbalr lailu4a .na il prouani oa by tno arar. ani fjof yaara af maatallM donlnaa". Nalurallr. traditioa at tba roy ynata 1114 Into lb baoetaar of mala t, 4 wicb aa tnay IfhaO. It la llltla ot4tr IS-y bacaa ahaplna bi aorUI (4tMr aarlv. Ta rindarallaa" tall waa odaara aaooct that ba la no aaual chM Tba atori'a ba will baat la latl has tha laat bUak dmr af taoaibar baa fO'ta-t InlA obllvtoa no doubt will raah alone wlta im "Mrtaal dlreara." Iha Cabut da:a aa4 waataot or Iba 4ftiai ra4ar of otnar rltlaa Of coarae rorttaa4 boa bad olaor brtltkaat aad eriiaal futl.aa muaa aat aura Haa but Botblaff !! a Iiha IhU Leap Tear ant. V;rtrmr. t'oriiaad el !a t ecnla In I ha laa Taar U oX yoaaaar aat wilbcut lU'ailot Ball. first io&fictttcr vocct j retentions, Sj Bold Con cctzfc2dj as 7' GIRLS LEAP YEAR RIGHT TO PROPOSE, ESTABLISHED DY LAW If anjofM) doubts that ratmbtn of the fair sex have a perfect l-irl rifhUaa well a conventional privilege, to Uke th initiative, and if J it ..;r th.ir fancv to rroDo) marriaffe thi year, read the following. . which ia an extract of the law, paaaed in 123 In Scotia in tnaj 15th century, was made part of Uie statute Florence: "It ia statut and ordalnt that durinjr the reipn of hir malst bliit ma rente for ilk yeare knowne as lope yeare. ilk mayden ladye of bothe kifhe and low esUit shall hae liberte to bespeke ye man she likes, albeit he refuse to Uik hir to be hi lawful wyfe, he shall be mulcted in ye sum aoe pundi or less, as his estait may be, except and awi be can make it appeare that he is betrothit ane ither woman he then shall be free." many trlraboae confab and confer aaxaa batweaa proud mamanaa and luaay paaaa too Ion bald la tbeir aiealflad laaob. But Ibay ralanlad. aad. what a coraaly eaallns off of tba aortal lira that blad. tble blark and wbiie parir aa! Aad. wa aro told, thte was aalr tba balnnla. Tba Cln darallaa knw wbal they were doln wkaa (bay ralagalod Ibalr aodmolhar aortal eclawra. and eorrrrt form, and draw apn :halr Imaalnattona and alt Iba llcrnao Ibo Irsaadary year al lowed, la aolaeari aUa It d cld4 Iba stria abouM aabe Iba fatal plant wllbaot a anarmar. Thay would pun IJia tbia wliboot aid almo.t without tba aaactloa af tba crowaupa. Tuar woald pay all tba aiaanaaa. Tbay woold lovlta Jt Iba bora tbay wanted aavd tbay woald aaeort tbanv so after I Bm and retore T ham aafaly to tba krapirc of Ur analar and patera or Ike bou .ahold f tbalr bachelor apartmrnla. Tbay hoald aak. yea. d avao't daacaa. aad If It ploaaad iaaiC fbflCZ tasZ Woa4 daAC tbe bora V Xj vj 5i V 2. " V tnd and which, ef Genoa and posltlnn. I-ap Tear ahould be Leap Tar m all Us effulgence. And laat. but not leaat, they would pay few old cora a few aorlal crudsea aaalnat las awatns! H.id they been enubbed. they would Ihemnelve anub a faw of the boy, eome of whom are "toy" only ly favor rather than hr fact. The coin should be that of the aorlal realm, rood on Us fare value, and they would circulate it lavlvhly. o ll wa, loo. Tba Clnoeralla knrw what they were about. Their Mack and white party didn't Jut happen. It occurred. 11 waa born In the btae routine of eocUl function: reared In reflection oa the empty Inan-made day and evanlna of the calendar, and It came Into real, rrown-up exUtrnee whn. protected by tradition and eotnm. the girl eriied lha opportunity to take the initiative and did It with a ven geance. t'n for lunate then. Ihe man who In lha pt bad dined repeatedly at lha Jta tabid aait IorotUa hi laJty. callsi 0. V 3 V Woe lo him who In th worrlea of business forsot obligation! Back to the woods for tba lumbering dancer who ollcd ao many aatln pumps! Alaa for the do-ni of deserter, dance-cutter, poor-memorled lads and the aorlally Incorrect squadron, who, alnce the memory of maid and men runneth not to the contrary, b;ive in fested partle. hops, dinner and aadly regulated danants! Alaa for him who had failed to "measure up!" And bad you taken a peep Into the carefully yet carelessly enclosed black and white ballroom you would bava agreed they were a determined set of girl, running almost riot with their special privilege. They carried out. too. quite to the letter, their original pledge In coiiamri and courtesies. Strangely enough, tba spirit of tba occasion had been Imparted to tba lan guishing awaina whom tba aflclety editor picturesquely dubbed Trlnce Charming." for they too became flexible lt their frollcaomo mood and donned all manner of weird and ye, almost exotic coatume. Chefs In Im maculate while, monk, clown and It aeein one grew so bold aa to ba a riK.tor Cook! All were there. Put to the test, tacy did their beat, for on. Si m what a rebuke waa In store if the men failed to "measure up!" Tlie Clnderellaa' ball waa one of good intention, but it waa designed to show the boy a thing or two. It did. There was a complaisance about the altitude of the exclusive ones who planned and executed it, that could not be denied. The "sticks" had been put aside. While the evening was yet young the maids were modest in their intiu-pldlty. an intrepidity that was to grow auey before the evening; waa over. But once the new spirit had pervaded the place, through the agency of one or two who were there to give the social elect a thrill, all "caught on." A for costuming the maids drew from source far and wide, approved and unapproved. The stage which ha ao frequently courted the frown of so ciety, was much used. The ballet was a saving grace. Characters of fiction and folly were corralled and when the dance wts on in earnest it would not have been difficult to imagine the cur tain of some gaiety theater had been lifted. The sequel that success o crowned their efforts that It i. safe to take a wild gness that in the events to come, "small talk," modern diversion worn. 1 a afcsfc hi. threadbare by much and constant use, and the ordained dance, rest, refresh ment, dance-again-and-then-go-homo programme will be turned upside down and annihilated at least for this year. The fir.U blush of the Leap Tear gaiety was a "feeler." The affair waa managed by the younger folks, and th older hei.d looked on almost-with ap prehension and awe. Impulses of youth are such treacherous things! The guid ing hand of a Judicial mother or father might be needed. Therefore, not a few of the heads of families looked on from the balcony with anxiety. But it was without need. The Portland girls, so the social censors inform us. showed in a flash that they knew where th line was to be drawn and how near the brink they might go without in viting actual danyer. Besides, there were just enough of the younger ma trons scattered through the playful throng to sound pianissimo here and call for fortissimo there. Furthermore It was quite exclusive and why worry. Sojourners from the East, the South and from close-at-hand. 8an Francisco who were In the hotel on the eventful night looked on in amaxement at the novelty. What had come over Port land? . They all agreed Portland bad awaJtened with yivaclty. quite ua - iti looked for. and it must be confessed, quite unusual it was, too. And none were more agreeably sur prised than the score or more of beaux, who were "included." It Is actually recorded some of the girls did escort duty in its fullest way. Taxicabs and lulling- limousines carted the boys to and fro. Dashing, debonair fellows dropped at their gates only realized they had had the tables turned on them when the motors crawled away. And here's a secret! Not a few of those masculine dervishers who court the social mi:se and arouse her inspira tion by their heroic deeds on the grid iron, on the polo field or on the ice, and inspire reverence for their business sagacity, sought a little additional dancing instruction the week following the eventful Cinderella?' ball. The why? It was merely that the entire dance being ladies' choice, not a few found their light-footed rivals much more in. demand than those slow of pedal. There were no "wall flowers." but there were a few rank needs there. The girls were paying old scores. They won't admit it. because there are too few interesting boys as it is, and they can't all be set aside. But in a tubtle way, full of suggestion, the oracle spoke. It was just a woman's way. That first of a series of dyed-in-the-wool Leap Year events carried its les son and its warning. The Cicerones (spare the word) of society hereabouts were wiser men when they had danced out the night. The Portland girl had shown them a thing or two about a, social good time in her own offenseless way. The event was brilliant; it was dash ing; it was daring but it was decorous. Satisfaction smirked the countenances of the perpetrators and like a secret sect they only winked slyly when fu ture events were up for discussion. And there are future events, you know! For. bear in mind, what one set started, another is going to finish. The end is not yet. Portland shall know the signil'icanse of Leap Year. Portland society came out of its shell, and stretching about, realized how proper original Ideas could be. Who knows but what Leap Year may yet dawn in all its startling glory. The old Scotch law in the 13th century gav woman a gay, albeit grave pre rogative, which has been handed down. Now deny it! Hanging of Women. THK sentence of Mrs. Warren to the electric chair seems to have started the question of hanging women and has North Carolina ever hanged them'.' Several instances seem to have been cited where they have paid the death penalty. S. V. Laughlnghouse was right about a woman having been hanged In Pitt. L. W. Lawrence, an octogenarian, gave the facts lrf the matter. He was an eyewitness to the hanging. He gavo the following story: "Watt Hanrahan was a very large planter and landowner and owned a great number of slaves. To keep them at work he had a large piece of land near the present country home known aa 'Ilanrahan's Quarters' for the keep ing of surplus Blavca, or those for whom he had little to do. At that place they were employed in clearing land, cultivating it and making up port if r.ot money. The overseer was named Griffin. He had occasion to whip one of Mary' children, a boy. This so enraged Mary that while the whipping was being administered she picked up a large lightwood knot and gave the overseer Buch a blow from behind on his head that he died. Mary waa tried for the murder, convicted and. with two negro men. was hanged here in Greenville." About the close of the Revolutionary War a negro woman named Koso was publicly burned at the Courthouse tor the murder of her mistress. John and Sibbey Tyson, his wife or sister, lived on the north side of Contentnea Creek, about north of tho present town of Farmville. They had two slaves. Shade and Rose. Sibbey was very cruel to them. With the '.." Kose murdered her. Rose was tried, convicted and burned at the Court house for the crime. Shade, being only an accomplice, was sold and sent away South. Greenville (M. C.) Cor respondence to New York Sun. Indirect Service. Judge. ' Brown's house is fike a vault." "Heating plant Brown put in is not good, but served Its purpose." "Howr "Oh, when it seta too chilly. Brown and Mrs. B. get iwo a inflated discub sion," ,
