Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-02-21

estate men and the electroplate ad-
vertisers go for three months and add
TO our glory as nation by doing a
great and unselfish thing. We can
do it. Let us do it,
Estella Lafayette Binks asks who
is Worth
Charles Frederic Worth, of Paris,
France, is a well-to-do dressmaker.
He started out as poor sewing girl,
and first attracted attention in Paris
by not leading life of shame. This
drew about him the curious and
wealthy, who got him TO make their
dresses. He was born in England, l
think in Lincolnshire. He was a
clerk in drygoods store at first, but
showed such genius in draping and
arranging costumes, also in invent
ing new methods Of squandering
money on clothes, that he was soon
able to establish himself. His place,
| think, is on the Rue de la Paix, or
some such rue as that, and on the
great French holiday, which occurs
on July IA, his decorations and illum-
nations are the finest and most beau
tiful
He has made great many dresses
for the Empress Eugene, and those
who have seen him, with a mouthful
of Pins, fitting waist lining to the
Empress say it is worth II losing and
nauseating journey over the sea to
witness. The poet says:
'Tis worth that makes the man,
And want of II the fellow.
This is also true of the woman of
Paris.
Worth has a very handsome daugh-
ter who has served to show off some
of her fathers greatest masterpieces
in costuming. The famous establish
ment is now about twenty years old
and is doing well.
Worth does not make dresses for
my folks. We are little particular
about who makes our clothes.
A good feather cake is made by
compiling one and one-half cups of
sugar with two newly plucked eggs,
well beaten, two tablespoonfuls melt
ed butter, one cup of sweet Harlem
milk, two cups of -four, two spoonfuls
of baking powder, a little salt, and
one-half teaspoonful OF vanilla. Make
it in three layers and fill in with
chocolate or cocoanut. Bake slowly
and eat while hot. The cake itself
should be cold however, when eaten.
You cannot collect change of
man" who has failed to give ii back
to you for eleven years. You say that
it was at Springfield, Mass, and that
the lunch counter man failed to give
you back the majority of a two-dol-
lar bill when you bought only a hard
boiled egg. You should have done
the way man did who bought the
plate of beans at the same place and
had to lose his change or his train.
He telegraphed the proprietor, 'col-
lect, that he thought that was II
h of price FOR beans until 1t
cost the lunch counter twenty dol
lars, and then he got his change.
Mr.. Davey was getting rapid, stand
up meal one day at Springfield during
that reign of terror, and saw that the
proprietor did not intend to give him
his change for two dollars, so while
a friend engaged the genial and ur-
bane cold-tongue purveyor to the
Queen in conversation Mr. Davey
gently slid his hand under an adult
custard pie. Then as the train was
about to start Mr.. Davey casually
called the attention OF the hardboiled
egg founder, who looked suddenly
around only to receive the entire pie
in his face. By the time he had
combed the custard PIE out OF his
long and luxuriant whiskers the train
had reached Boston. Springfield now
has, however, | am happy to say,
good counter, where one and all are
welcome.
There are some more letters yet
unanswered, and everybody is cordi-
ally invited to add to the stock al
ready on hand. am only too hap
py to shed information. Write early
and avoid the rush.
RTII NyR