The Photo-Play Journal (Jul 1919-Feb 1921)

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No more Chaplins for me." Poor Charlie ; one of the millions has deserted him. Well — such is the penalty of greatness. Charlie and a Boy War Hero Charlie Chaplin brought about a beautiful contrast of human emotion at his studio one day recently when his contagious smile of good cheer caused the reluctant return of joy to the heart of Marcel Dupuis. Marcel is the fourteen-year-old French lad who went into action at Chateau Thierry and Pont-a-Mousson. His mother passed on in 191 1 and his father fell in the battle of Verdun. As for earthly ties, grim fate made of the one-time care-free chap a bit of dodging driftwood, caught in the current of hungry hearts. The authorities placed him in an orphan asylum, where restlessness and discontent soon mastered him. One day he ran away and finally reached the front line trenches, where he attached himself to the 79th French Infantry. Many stories are told of "the handy boy around the front-line dressing stations," whose particular job was crawling around amongst the wounded, giving them rum. While giving cheer and stimulant to his stricken comrades he was twice wounded. As the ranks of his countrymen grew thirl and scattered, the little man was separated from them, and later attached himself to an American unit, the 143rd Field Artillery. The 143rd came home on the transport "Matsonia," with the 144th Field Artillery, in which Cantain Peter B. Kvne commanded Battery A. The soldiers of the 143rd smuggled Marcel aboard the transport and he turned up two days later at sea, which was Christmas day. Quoting Mr. Kyne : "Knowing the boy would become a vagabond if returned to France, I just naturally grabbed him and brought him to California on our troop train, and his name is now, Marcel Dupuis-Kyne." It was a mighty good sight to see Mr. Chaplin and Marcel romping over the studio grounds. The wistful little fellow of sad memories was once again the happy boy. "Father," said Marcel, whose English is quite good, "you have been so nice to me all the time, but when you bring me to play with Charlie Chaplin ... Oh ! ! ! . . . I think you are wonderful." Bryant Washburn On Clothes (Continued from Page 13) of England, and the creation of the order of the Garter?" "I don't believe I do." "Well, in effect it was this way: There was a great function, and during the affair one of the beautiful ladies of the court dropped a jeweled garter. The assembled knights began to titter, but the King stopped and picked up the jeweled bauble with the words I have quoted — you see the application? The order of the Garter resulted from this. Lots of times the only evil in dress is in the mind of the observer." "But why afford food for such evil thought ?" "There's something in what you say. Still, why should a person be obliged to dress unattractively just to keep some evil-minded individual from thinking wrongly ? That was the idea in the olden times you mentioned — when people — women, particularly — covered themselves with great masses of clothing. The Turks insist that their women wear 'yashmasks' or veils. It is a sacrilege to be seen in public unveiled. But everybody knows the moral status of the Turks." "I agree with you. And so, you feel that as long as a gown is beautiful and becoming and not immodest — it is all right ?" "That's safe enough — yes." "About men's attire, then?" "Oh, well — that's easier. What do you want to know ?" 'Well — there's talk of men wearing corsets— " "Perish the thought," cried Mr. Washburn. "Never will I wear such a thing." "They say it is the outcome of the waspish military uniforms." "Well, that may be — but I don't approve of the idea. It is the height of effeminacy. A corset, indeed; Might as well put us in skirts. The present-day attire of men is pretty sensible, but sometimes I think that it is a little too plain. I like color. If it were the fashion, brilliant-hued clothing would do a lot toward brightening up our city streets and our spirits as well. Can you imagine Broadway thronged with men wearing pea green or brilliant crimson or lemon yellow clothes? What makes a European fashionable capital so picturesque? The vari-colored uniforms, the brilliant costumes. Our streets, save when the women help out the color scheme, are very drab and dun-colored. A period I liked was when they wore the caped overcoats — I should say it was pre-colonial. Safin knee-breeches were all right — but I shudder when I think of some of the masculine shanks that would be discovered. I think people must have had better figures in those days — the men, I mean. The women were always hidden by ruffles and flounces and yards of skirts. Still, whatever makes for masculinity, virility, for the real red-blooded man — is the best. There is a lot more attraction in the lumberman with his boots and his mackinaw than in the fop with his tight trousers, wasp-waisted coat and lemon-colored gloves. "It's all a matter of taste, after all. So long as people don't go mad on extremes, there's nothing to get excited over. All this discussion about immodesty in dress, etc., had a good deal of value as a sensational newspaper idea, but it really isn't very serious. It is a perennial discussion anyhow. And people are pretty apt to do as they like and follow Dame Fashion whither she leads — which is probably from one extreme to another. Next year the women may be wearing hoopskirts, though I hope not. Anything else you'd like to know ?" "I guess that's about all," I answered. "It's enough," he returned. "Mind, I don't set myself up as an authority on these matters. 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