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THE MOTHERS DIARY.

!" HE wife and mothersof one Of tho
inostideal families that have ever
known commenced on the da ) of her
marriage keeping diary, and up to
the day OF her death, solEe thirty
years after, there had been literally no
twenty-four hours without line. The
memorable morning when little Mary cut
her first tooth; when Charles donned trous-
ers; the excitement OF the first school da ys;
later The Geauts into society; TIE entering
of college; the graduation; the weddings;
the first grandchild, were all faithfully ans>
concisely recorded. And now that she has
passed over into the great silence, what
an inestimable value this family record
has for both the present and coming gem
erations.
And ii would seem TO be OF special i'm
poriance in America, where the young so
constantly break a'Tay from the old home
stead and strike out for themselves, and
where whole families often make complete o
transfer from east To west. Without some
such hrccorditneeds only three or four genera
tions TO lose complete trace Of the family
pedigree. Some OF us hardly know that
we had great-grandfather, and are equally
ignorant Of our grandmother maitiennanie.
and 10 knew something of ones ancestry
Is of absorbing interest, from both tie
historical and scientific points OF view.
We can at least aid coming generations in
picking up the threads of family history.
though Confess 1t is chiefly from the in
terest and benefit or ones own generation
tbat recommend tie family diary.-New
York Commercial.
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ORIGIN OF CINDERELLA.

/ I has been said. Not one sweet girl in
thousand knows the origin OF the
friend of her childhood, Cinderella. "
Her real name was Rhodope, and she
was a beautiful Egyptian maiden, who
lived 67O years before the common era and
during the reign of one of the twelve kings
of Egypt. one day RbOdope ventured to
bathe in a clear stream near her home, leav
ing her shoes. which were very small, ly-
ing on the Dank. An eagle passing above
caught sight of the little sandals, and, mis-
taking mem for IA toothsome tidbit, pounced
do owr and carried one off in his beak. The
bird unwittinGly played the part Of fairy
goJmother, for, flying over Memphis, where
he king was dispensing justice, it let the
shoe fall directly at the kings feet. Its size.
beauty aud daiItiness simmediately attracted
the royal eye, and the king determined to
know the wearer OF so cunning shoe. Mes
sengers were sent through ali the kingdom
in search of the foot that it would fit. Rho
dope was finally discovered, the shoe placed
on her foot, and she was carried in triumph
to Memphis, where she became the queen of
the king. Psammeticus.
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HoPKINS, 436 9th st.
DIED.

ALEXANDER On Monday, July 20.
1895, at l115 p. m. Charles o., be-
loved infant OF c. o.. and Lille E Alex
ande-, aged six months.
Funeral private, Wednesday, July %.
at l p. m, from the residence of his
parents, No. $40 Maine avenue southwest
EMMONS-oa Sunday. July 10, 1886.
at 9:15 p. m, Mary c. Emmons. beloved
wife OF l.. II. Euimons, aged forty-threo
years nine months and nine days.
Funeral from the family residence, $50
/ street northeast, Wednesday, at 2 p. III
Friends of the family invited.
KESLER July 20, 1886, AZ . 20 u. H.,
alter a lingering illness, Mrs. Helen kcs-
ler.
Mr.. H. KeSler, No. 6G1 Eighth street LuIth-
east, Wednesday, July s2. at $50 a M,
thence TO st. Josepn's Church. where
requiem mass Will tc Gcld. lnterment at
Mount Oiivet Cemetery.
tLoulsviIie, Ky, ami hew Albany, Ind,
papers please copy-i
AACGILL-At O'Clock y. IN. Sunday,
1.th INST, alter lingering illness, Z.
Olivia Macgill.
Funeral ut 5 O'Clock p. ID. Wednesday,
JWy -, from tine residence oT her Urotaer.
William W MacSill, 1886 Eleventh street.
northwest. Services at Incarnation Church.
Twelfth and streets northwest Rei,-
tives and friends invited jy2u-35
PEYTON-On Monday morning, July
20, 1895, Nawpeitna ada Ma!, iI;IHnj
uaugHier OF CiaGGiGs B. Peytun and Cassie
Peyi0n nee Exams, aged five u.onJus and
five days.
Our taby has departed:
our days are wrapped in gloom;
Why snonid we not he IrCSeI hearted,
when tears OF SORROW reach the tomb.
Funeral will take place Tuesday evening,
at - o eIOCk, lIut.I tuS II NitisI4Jv OF A.I>-
Evans, 1927 Florida avenue northeast.
Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
1t
woRK-on Monday. July 20, AT y M.
John Carey Wurk, the youngest and seventh
son Of William j. and Alice Work.
Funeral services Tuesday afternoon at 4
p m-, at the house, No. 20 Ninth street
northeast. Interment private.
baltimore and Philadelphia papers please
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COOKERY HERBS.

ERBS used in cookery, while they
may be purchased in the markets
VI of the larger cities Of the United
states, are rarely procurable in
those of smaller towns. To the
average ruralist they are unknown, or, If
known, their use is not understood. In
first-rate cookery, which is one OF delicate
combinations and flavors, they are abso-
lutely indispensable, and their absence
therefrom, is quickly detected by cultivated
palates. Chives, tarragoD, chevril, savory,
sorrel, ETC., may be grown with little
trouble either out of doors or in boxes in
the house. Pulverized dried horbs that are
sold in bottles or tin are OF little value.
For flavoriDg purposes they are hardly
more effective than so much dried dust.
Sorrel soup, on account of its pleasantly
acid flavor, is much in vogue in Europe.
Here it is almost entirely unknown, and
is rarely or ever served, except in fami-
lies of foreign origin, or at restaurants
that encourage a special clientele. Or
all the herbs only sage and mint are in
universal use with us. For this boon We
areiBdebted to the flavor accorded sausa ges,
and the popularity Of the mint julep."
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HERE AND THERE.

" HERE Is an old superstition that
the maiden WHO receives the garter
worn by bride on her wedding
day Is certain to become a bride
before the year Is OFT. A briac's
garters are therefore much in demand, and
as ordinarily she wears but t two, the sup
ply is limited. To obviate this difficulty
a charming young woman who was re-
Gently married in Orange wore wenty gar
tefs on her wedding Gay, and after the
ceremony distributed them among her
bridesmaids and unmarried friends
A writer III an English magazine claims
TO have discovered that marin &c is mere
accident, and no test whatever of sex
attractiveness. Beyond the fact OF mar
riage there is nothing to distinguish the
welded from the unweddcd. Some Of both
classes are pretty, some are plain, some
are jolly, some are shrewish, some are
Intellectual, and some arestupid Spinsters
are just the inevitable remnant resulting
from homogeneous Institutions and the over
plus OF the sex.
An English paper, in discussing the
'.coning-out" period, suggests that year
or six months before the formal and tri-
ufnl'bdi entry INTO SOSlety SlTl SHOulu
be brought out, so to speak, in her own
family, attending little .at homes and
small parties, as this gives her confidence
and imparts the advantage of unaffected
manners.
The sash is once again basl,ing in the
sunshine of fashions favor The broad
richness that adds such d pleasant note
to the gown of last season, or serves 80
well to link the oolorings or a blouse and
skirts for n distinct reaction, has set in
against the cieft-in-twain effect we have
harbored SO long and SO fondly- La Mode
demands that We Compromise matters by
a connecting harmony-assuredly a change
for the better.
Housekeeping in tents is the newest
feature at Long Beach. About forty Of
these abodes can be put up at moments
notice. They have q wide veranda, are
divided by curtains, into two apartments,
ana are provided with gas and water fix
lures.
The most fashionable hats among oars
women are Manlias, with black or scar
let bands. Navy blue sergcs, are, of
course, being worn, and their somber-
ness is relieved by bands of white cloth.
edged with light blue braid or piping. ct.
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NHlTE DkAPED MIRROR.

EFT not her to whom nature has been
niggard OF her charms despair II
she would See herself in tie de-
- ceptive mirror as others see Lcr
with the eye, or as Eearly as PCS
sible. let her hasten 10 n dry-goods store
and buy Guantity of soft, pure white ma
terial-gauze If possible; II not, Swiss OF
India muslin will answer very well.
Be sure and have 1t pure white, and
after polishing the surface Of the mirror,
gather the material ut the center of the
top and bring it down softly at either side,
framing the glass in folds of pure white.
When this is done to artistic satisfaction,
peep in and see what a transformation.
The true tints OF the complexion. Tie ex-
preston OF the countenance and eyes, the
correct color OF the hair, will be very ac-
cGrately reflected.
This is one OF the miilncr'S oldest Sc
crets. Many of the most artful of them
drape the glasses in the softcst drapery
of pure white. 1t is done with the view
OF giving the fair patronesses the lest
view of themselves possible. administer
ing in this way a little subtle fIattery,
thereby disposing more easily of u greater
amount OF goods.
Then the whitc-drapcd mirror tie lace
covered toilet table, make dainty spot
in any girls room
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THE HOUSEWIVES NAYS.

IT ordinary corner in n room that
i lacks distinction wa, improved by
/" using a rich screen for back
\ ground. Beforeit was placed beau
tiful mahogany tea table and two
dainty chairs that would have lost their
decorative value against the wall paper.
a stone crock or bo of tin with cover,
preferably the first, is the only safe place
in which TO keep cloths that have been dip
ped in oil or turpentine and use1 for polish
ing floors Or furniture.
Dyed palms are very decorative as a
frieze in a summer room, and are not very
expensive. A cool living room in a seaside
cottage, says the New York Evening Post,
hasthe walls scovered with gra y ri,hnet, with
the palms used as a finish.
Copper gauze is more durable for the win
dow and screen doors used in seaside
cottages than the ordinary wire netting
When grease is spilled on the kitchen floor
pour cold water over it instantly. BY 80 do
ing it will harden instead of sinking into the
pores of the wood, and can be easily re-
moved.
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AIRY DRAPERIES.

- OARSE-MESHED fish net, in white
or cream, is the choicest material
Tor sash curtains, aud certainly
nothing adds SO much to country
house as universal treatment
OF the windows. These curtains should be
edged with full lace ruffles, well crossed
at the top and gracefully draped from the
bottom of the top sash with rather heavy
cords, ribbons being out OF fashion Dotted
muslin or Swiss, trimmed with fluted ruf-
files of the same, are also desirab BILE. They
should he looped back with bands of the
same material, made with ttonlioles that
fasten over j hook at the side OF the win
dow sash, or, as the aforementioned, with
quite heavy white cords. In a bedroom re-
Gently visited the windows We're cha arining-
ly and very originally treated. In addi-
tion to tine pretty sash curtains were
long curtains OF cretonne, which hung
free from the bar. On the edge of
these heavy curtains was sewn a full
hemmed and plated ruffle of point esprit
lace. which looked like second curtain
OF lace, thus doing away with additional
material. Vogue.
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STILES OF WEDDING RINGS.

7 is not generally known that in all
there are about "a different makes OF
wedding rings and three qualities of
L gold. The cheap quality Is in favor
with the Scotch and Irish, while in
the north of England heavy rings are in
demand. OF the two styles OF ring g-the
round and the broad sort the popular taste
most approves the latter as being the most
snowy.
The wants of tile United Kingdom in this
respect are supplied, for the most part by
birmingham, where the tradeis so bris. that
it Is no uncommon thing for one establish
nient to turn out butches of from 60 to 20
dozens week, aud so far as we can see
ut present, there seems no prospect of any
decay in the thriving trade.
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she must devote good part OF
L every day to the care OF her body.
Constant care is the price OF
beauty"
Avoid powder and rouge. They do not
deceive anyone, and pow der clogs the pores
OF the skin
Get lots OF fresh air and exercise and
sleep III room which is continually VEN
tiIate1. Sunshine Is an excellent COS
metic, and il possible, the sleeping room
should be one in which the sun has shone
all day.
Take Il hard scrub every day, preferably
warm at night and cool in the morning
Do not be afraid to rub hard. as large pores
and biackheads are caused by some I'M
perfection in the circulation. Vigorous
rubbing promotes the action OF the skin and
increases the circulation.
When drying the face always use the
towel with an upwarI motion. 1t prevents
wrinkles and tine deepening OF the lines It
the sides OF the nose. a woman who has
followed this practice for years at mid
die age has a skin as free from wrinkles
as a girl OF sixteen.
DO not scowl IL you would have pretty
eyes.
If you rub your scalp vigorously for five
minutes with the tips Of your fingers
every night before retiring, ami then brush
it for five minutes more, the rubbing viii
remove or prevent dandruff and the brush
ing will make the hair glossy. II you fol-
low this treatment it will repay you for
the time expended
a thorough and persistent massage Of
alcohol will refura flash
and massage OF oil will soon pro luce tie
plumpness desired before wearing deeol-
lette gown.
A ripe tomato will remove stains from
the fingers after having prepared fruit or
summer vegetables. A lemon similarly
will remove ink stains.
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said Il lawyer TO a Gelicate-look-
ing little woman on the 1litness
stand, according to The Detroit Fr@ Press.
Well SHE said. after a moment's re-
Election, Il washed my two children and
got them ready for school and sewcd
button On JoiDny's coat and me4itied a
rent ia Neilie's dress. Then l tidied up
my sitting room and made two beds and
watered my house phlaDts and glanced
over tie morning paper. Tten l busted
my parior and set things to right in it
and washed some lamp chimncys and
combed my baby's hair ami sewed q
button on one OF ber little shoes, and
then ! swept out my front entry and
brushed and put way the ciiildren's sunday
clothes and wrote n note to JohnBy's
teacher, asking her to excuse him for not
being at school on Friday Then fed my
canary bird and gave the grocery man an
order and swept off the back porch, and
then / sat down and rested for a few
minutes before the clock struck g. That's
all"
''Allp' said the dazed LAWYER Excuse
me, Judge; / must get my breath before
/ call the next witness"
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GREEN AND WHITE LUNcHEONs

II OR summer luncheon no colors are
~ cooler or more refreshing g than green
and white. Aprettyidea is to drape
the doors, windows and picture
frames OF the dining Room IN smil-
ak. and to place large growing pa.'ns and
ferns in every nook and corner. The snow
lest linen cloth should be laid, and all the
doylies used should be embroidered In maid
enfaIr fern. handsome centcrpece in
keeping with such decoration can be made
of braided grasses and then filled with
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ODD USE OF sPLAsHERs.

- PLASHERS are useful but rarely or
namental furnishings. In a GER
tain summer home, however, says
theNew York Times, the clever mis-
tress has made her most decorative
effects with these affairs. Above each
toilet stand hangs slender brass rod, on
which Is shirred rather full a sweep Of
dotted muslin or scrim curtain. The drapery
falls to the floor and extends out beyond
the stand sufficiently far to form a back
ground for the jar. The pole is suspended
by a picture wire frem decorative brass
nail, or in some of the rcbns from the pic
ture molding, and the Naify effects OF these
spiasher curtains is qaitei feature Of the
home They are easily l6undered and are
put on sufficiently fif eto afford ample
protection.
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To Prevent Tsinting.

Never allow meat, uncookcd, to lie flat
on dish in its own juice. In hot weather,
IL thus left, it will soon become tainted.
Hang it up But do not use hook in
steaks or joints. Wind piece Of string
several times round the meat and pass
,s,nr hooks through the loops OF striag.
Many cooks are not aware that meat may
be kept good in the height of summer for
several days by lightly covering 1t with
bran and Hanging it where there is a good
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THE QUEENS BOSOM FRIEND.

- OFEW are the survivors among those
who were connected with the court
during the queens tot-brief mar
ried life, that her majesty nat
urally feels "a special attachment
to such Of them as are still spared by the
hand of Time. Among them,the Dowager
Duchess OF Atholl, who last week arrived
at Balinoral as lad yin waiting and who has
held important posts in the royal household
Tor an unbruken period of nearly fifty
years, occupies the foremost place. There
Is no one outside the royal family circle
who enjoys larger share of the queens
friendship and confidence than the duwager
duchess, with whom her ma jesty loves to
recall memories Of happy days long gone
by, and IN whom she has ever found a w.ss
counselor, sympathetic coDsoler and a
thoroughly congenial companion and friend.
-Lady's Pictorial.
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MIDSUMMER ATTIRE.

" HE season has come when the thin
nest of fabrics are to be seen
chiefly white or iight-tintcd. with
the popular-cOlored silk lining CIV
ing toue to the costume. Pure wiite
is. however, much worn, aud is particularly
suitable to a young girl. The skirt is
white canvas over silk but the full bodice is
OF soft, silk muslin, made rather full over
u lightning. Down the front of the bodice
runs Il broad band of floss silk embroidery
edged with narrow frills. and the same
trimming forms pointed epaulettes Q. er the
sleeves, which do not follow the new tighter
shape. Most becoming is the hat OF pieated
silk muslin to match. trimmsa rather full,
with soft muslin puffings. Eointed ends OF
risbnns aud fullblown roses nesting In
frent.
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Neutrality-suspicious. in New York.

New York, July 2l.-St. Cloud, A. D.
Lloyd; Metropolitan, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs
j Clayton and Z. {. Levens; Imperial, ]
w. Sioborg, NJ. SpIain and i. b. Stuiupt; T.
F Andrews left the st. Cloud to sail for
Bombay on the North German line; Coloh
made, Mrs. c. Baker; Albert, W. NJ. Gibson:
Gilsey, j. 7. Worthineton and wife. Grand
Union, j. +. Smoot and wife; Grand, W. r.
Gardiner, c. q. Sawtcli, U. 5. A, and F. s.
Strong, jr., and Wife; Hoffman, ID. J. Canty,
L. laws and Z. V. Havemer; Holland, j
Alley, U. S. N; Astor, A. Chester and W. F.
Reed; Windsor, L. A. Darlington, u s. A;
st. Denis, Rev. W. II. Miller, Misses Genie V
and L. j. Clarke; Continental, d. H. Lyon:
Amsterdam, q. W. Coates and Wife; Broad
way Central, j. ID. Quinn.
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THE BARONESS BEANC.

N ARONEss BLANC, who has re-
IL Gently been brought before the
public, has been a much-talked-
OF, written-about woman. She is
the, wife of a cousin of Fred Geb-
hardt, and IS. as was the latter. an inti-
mate friend of Mrs. Langtry. She is from
and married Mr. Rigi, from
whom she secured divorce. She is a
woman ofversatile accomplishments, sings,
paints, and was for while on the stage.
She is considered by some beauty, md it
is said some of the many paragraphs of
which she has been made the subject have
been unjust.
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THE GODET SKIRT.

" HE Godet skirt has lived" as they
say in Paris. The present fancy is
for plain skirts, tightly fitting at
L the hips and made with the many
seams of long ago. 1t is finished
at the back with two flat pleats.
These skirts are made in pique, plain or
figured, with dots and stripes, or with
floral designs u Ia Louis XVI; or in mohair.
or serge, or grass lawn For transparent
materials silk foundation is required, but
this lining is made entirely independent of
the skirt proper, and can lie worn with
various materials. always supposing that
the cut is exactly the same. Piques. on the
other hand, do not need lining. They are
inner lining.
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firmly with one hand, and with the other
rub the braid the wrong way-that is,
toward the head-and most of the hairs
which do not extend the whole length OF
the braid will spring out like the quills
OF porcupine. With scissors clip these
outstanding hairs, then clip the split ends
below where the braid is fastened This
clipping should be done once in two
weeks or oftener, until all the split ends
have been cut.
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CLIPPING SPLIT HAIRS.

" o RESTORE split hairs to a more
healthy state it is necessary 10
cut off every hair above the
l. place where IL is split or clipped.
Divide the hair into two, three,
or four parts and braid as closely to the
head and as tightly as possible. Tie
each braid an inch or so from the end
with thread or worsted, or wind a small
rubber band around it to keep the braid
from loosening. Hold the end of the braid
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THE DAYS DISH.

TGG salad-cut hard-boiled eggs
k lengthwise and place platter with
parsley and lettuce. Pour over q
sufficient quantity OF Aayonnaise
dressing to season.
(seBt to The Times by LIN. F., as a rep
resentative dish OF South Daketal.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr.. and Airs. a H. Belt of Newburg,N n Y.
left the city yesterday after two weeks
visit TO MIS-. Belts sister, Mrs. Hill OF l.
street.
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Miss Mary A. Bascom OF Norfolk. Va, who
has been a guest OF Mrs. L. Mcdonald of
K street for the past few weeks, returned
yesterday, accompanied by Master Eddie
ADonaldc, the youngest son of her hostess.
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Mrs. Harry KetDer of West Washn gton has
left the city for two months visit 10
Long Island, N. j.
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QUEENS AS MOTHERS.

" HE aDnouncement-which,i 1t is said,
is not altogether agreeable to the
Russian court ladies-that the en-
press is performing for her child
every maternal duty that is possible
to her exalted situation, reminds one OF the
markedly domestic tendencies of many of
the royal soyereigns of the present day.
The Queen of Spain looks upon the per-
soDal training OF the young king as part Of
the'business Of the sovereign, and has rarely
since her widowhood been absent from him
for single day. The Queen Regent of
Holland has educated her daughter almost
in solitude-a state OF things which, 1t is
rumored, the little Queen Wilhemina PROM
ises herseH one day to alter The Empress
of Germany is an equally devoted mother,
and would possible take a more active part
10 the destinies Of her little ones II her
somewhat autocratic consort permitted her
tn
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Miss Nellie b. Lane of Oregon avenue
has returned from months visit To Co.
loniai Beach, ana Will spend the remainder
OF the season with her aunt, Mrs. L. NJ
Matthews, who has a pretty cottage at
Tolchester Beach
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Miss Ella Wheeler OF the Bladensburg
road will leave tomorrow for a weeks
visit to relatives in the vicinity of Piney
Point.
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Miss Lucy F. Dawson, Il former Washing
tonian, and now resident of Staten ISL
and, N. Y, has been spending several weeks
here She is prominent member If the
Nv. N. p. A. and bright newspaper
woman.
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. GaHatin will spenc
August at Rockingham Springs.
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Mrs. Bert De Vivier Tassin has gone to
New York 10 visit Eer father. Mr.. Thomas
Moran, the painter.
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ferns>and white flowers. Strands of smIl.
AK wind in and out, serpent like, between
the covers. and at each plate is white
rose or white sweet pea, tied with green
ribbon.
Suitable refreshments consist of cream
OF corn soup. lettuce and sandwiches, fish
souffle, chicken salad, Snowflake waters,
olives, bread sticks, pistache and vanilla
ice cream angel food, macaroons and Rus
sian tea.
of course. great care must be taken in
the selection ofthc china to be used at such
q luncheon.