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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-15

Book and job Printing neatly executed
at the Dispatch Prnting-H House.
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spoons.

From Harpers Bazaar
Inc lad Of the souvenir spoon has an
parentiy had its day. and young women no
longer care TO make collections Of spoons
with architectural emblazonry in the bowls
and the figures Of statesmen or Indian war;
rlors carved in relief-wcrk on the handles.
Yet there are souvenir spoons which are
very quaint and interesting. particularly
when they are dainty in form and design,
and have some historic association or me-
mortal significance
Just an ordinary teaspoon which has
Deen in ones family fer several genera
lions surpaSses in interest and value all
the spoons Of the market place. be the mar
Ret place the ends Of the earth This queer
thin, plain, little spoon with the initials OF
The great grandmother when she was a
bride engraved on the top of tho handle
what history il has had what INCIDENTS
II mas seen, what sentiments IL iuspiresi
Births and marriages and deaths fortunes
won ana lost, careers splendid and on the
Mane, family festivals. family sorroWs-aI
have been connected somehow with the
little spoon and the set TO which il be-
longed. Family silver in daily use through
passing generations grows precious with
that worth which is measured in no bank
err account
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PERSIAN CARPET WEAHERS.
Women Who Sit All Day Weaving the
Much-Prized Fabrics.

From the ST. Louis Gobe-Democrat
Marvels of color and design are the car
pets that come to us from Persia and it Is
the artistic, after all, that keeps in touch
the east and the west. But as we wonder
at the geometrcal designs and enjoy the
luxuriant softness, thought is seldom
given to the women who SIT all day at the
loom weaving the precious fabric. TIE "a
vorite design is the eight-pointed star, over
and over again appearing. large small,
the fancy of the weaver may dictate.
There are not more than twenty patterns
In all. but in the colors and In the Dor lers
the weavers exercise great care in presery-
ing originality. If the pile is long and
loose and the pattern large. the rug IS
comparatively cheap in the manufacture
fine. short pile is the sort to be desired
and Will last hundred years with ordinary
care. Worthless colors may be discovered
by rubbing with a wet rag. when the colors
come off. The mellow tint we prize So
much is not characteristic of the new rug.
In fact. like old wine. Persian rags improve
with age. The dyes must be fast colors,
and the rug that you choose must not show
on the wrong side evidence of having been
darned.
The Rev. Yaroo Nessan native of Per
STA is a graduate of the Theological Semi
nary of New York, expecting soon to re-
turn to his native land as a missionary.
He naturally takes much interest in the
principal industry of his country. and
shows photographs of two young women
who are expert rug weaverS. These wo-
men live in the mountains of Kurdistan,
Gre of the four chief places not noted for
the manufacture of rugs. or. as the people
ef the east call them, carpets. Like the
Swiss watchmakers. the industry descends
from father to son and from mother to
daughter. The making of rug is often a
family affair different members working at
different times, each choosing colors ac
cCrding to his own sweet will. This ac-
counts for the difference of design that the
owner sometimes deprecatcs, but which is
really the best evidence CT the genuine
ness of the carpet.
The many mistakes in the matching of
colOrs is due to the fact that If the wool
runs short the weaver will often replace II
with another that looks as much like (. as
possible. The people of the east are not
fain to trouble themselves about trif1es
and rather than take the trouble to con-
tiDGe pattern already begun a new one Is
Joined to the other. But, after all, 1t IS the
color that we prize. and The Kaleidoscope
effects OF the diversity of patterns make
the result all the more pleasing.
The women OF Persia are very picturesque
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S S[fatHres; They are above the medium,
neish ut, they nave the beautiful dark eyes
SO common in the east, their mouths are
s SihaH ara perfect "Cupids bows the
t ttl, ana feet are small. and. above ali
thelr charm is the beauty of the hair Tbnv
arrange 1t with great care and adorn i
VII ornaments OF various kinds Silver
ana hollow gold ornaments are used nv The
peasants, and poor, indeed, is the girl who
i,ts not COMP or pin of some sort for her
glossy black locks. The women of the
f f class load themselves down with
JeWeiry, bracelets and necklaces, and hang
ing from the neck Is long chain. from
"hlch hang numerous bottles which con-
Jam perfumery usually altar of roses
Blue, black and auburn are their favorite
UNITS IN hair and to produce blue hair they
use as a dye indigo. The following recipa
IS given Tor blue-black hair:
MAKE a paste of powdered indigo leaves.
cover the hair with it for three or four
hours; upon taking it off the hair turns
eafk green, but within a short time IT
turns blue-plack. About once a month this
process of hair dressing must be repeated
AS the women of the lower classes usu-
ally wear bright scarlet dresses, the effect
is very picturesque.
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Both Lower in Price at This Season
of the Year.
HOW TO FRESHBN UP THE OLD ONES
Big Bows and Knots on a Snugly
Fitted Frame.
DAINTY NEW EVENING HOODS
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
NEW YORK January u. 1929
Pretty toques and hats and dainty ties
help to relieve the monotony of the ward
robe We have had with us since the first
cold wave. and which we are already some
what weary of, though We know-or be-
cause we know-we must put up with it
until late March or early April. SO. unless
We belong to the favored few who can
order new gown with little thought of
expense, We must needs exercise our in
genuity to vary our tinishings as best we
may.
Bonnets and toques are a fascinating sub
ject, well as a fresheniug one. They
nearly al set back from the face, ii is
needless to say, although there is a rumor
that the day of the backward flare is nearly
over. So wear your toque. and enjoy its
soft, artistic look while you may, for there
are signs of a reaction. Already one be
gins to see modified shapes of hats which
suggest the old English walking hat. A
hat Of this sort, which goes by the name of
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Spirit of Success,

lom harpcr baZdr.
one of the most potent elements of our
success is our expectation that we shall
succeed. With hand and brain we NAV
work for success and with all our might :
but II we constantly fear failure and men
tally prognosticate it, we create around
ourselves an unfavorabe atmosphere, which
will greatly help to fulfill our prophecy.
Earnest and determined faith in our s,1o-
cess, while we plan and work toward it
is a powerful factor, against which few
conditions in life can long stand oppose5
We are daily learning more and more of
the reality of thought learning that orr
thought about matter influences If as
surely as our action toward it, Belief in
the accomplishment of what We desire and
an Intelligent planning for it, while we wait
the proptious moment to act, will often
bring about the desired result without our
cooperation, while impuisive work without
thought will as often fail
if We believe this to be true or even if
We do not, We may be able to make the
not believe 1t, 1t will do no harm to test
the matter, and. so give ourselves a possible,
extra chance of success
Impress the feeling of success on your
children in their school work. Believe sin
cerely that they will be promoted that thew
are not to fail in their recitations. that their
essays are to be excellent and tell the lit
Tie doubters that you think So This moth
ef lalth IN him is tower of strength to n
child and gives him courage and Confidence
to conquer the most dreaded task And ~
the spirit of success can do so rnurb FOR :,
child. its intelligent application will surely
do as much for you.
Believe that there is way out of Your
difnculties and that you will find it. even
though you do not yet know where il lies
nor IN what way the help Will come
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than by strip of sable about the low,
square-cut decolletage? Thus at least the
reasoning.
This is pretty arrangement: A strip of
sable about the low neck: down the left
side of the corsage: about the waist; down
the right side of the skirt, where it divides
into two rills of soft fur, flowing down
at either marge of a panel of light silk; and
then, with curve, sweeping about the bot
tom of the skirt. good combination of
materials is this: For the skirt and bodice,
if for afternoon wear. figured silk or bro
caded satin; for the panel in the skirt, of
decided ecru tint; for the throat, a wide
band of the dress material.
Substitute brighter colors and band of
jewels for the throat. and you have a
modification good for evening wear. Even
morning gowns frequently trimmed
with yokes of fur; and young girls are
prettily ensummited by bawitching little
old-grannyish cape-hoods of plain brown or
gray or red doth, with border Of fur rum
ming all about the face and hemming the
garment.
These modes are all very well for trim
mngs borne midway of the person; but /
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to hang loosely at the other. Among the
gems used. topaz and garnet appear fire.
quently, and nmerald OCCASIONALLY, but the
most popular of all seem to be the anne
II ySt and turquoise A novel and pretty
design is a girdle in enamel in bright coll
ors-reds, blues, green's, etc.-in small plaid
effects. But the dainIiest. if not the new
st of all, is a girdle formed of two ropes
of twisted gold, with a small pansy of
white enamel at intervals of an inch apart,
and finished by the buckle, a larger flower.
The severe whiteness is relieved by a deli
safe line of purple and a small diamond for
the center
There can be no prettier trimming for
plain white gown than the touches of color
and brightness given by these new girdles
and repeated in the long chains wound
around the neck. Upon the whole, great
weight is laid on the value of details in
the dressing of today, which is but another
proof that we are dealing with an art to
which every year makes its individual con-
tributi0n.
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Queer Way to Quiet Babies.

From Pearsons Weekly.
That humanity can bear anything to
which 1t is accustomed In early life is
proved by the selection of sleeping places
for their children by the native women liv-
ing in the slopes of the Himalaya noun
tains. They are Obliged to work in the
fields for the greater part Of the day, and
have lighted upon this extraordinary ex-
pedient for keeping their children quiet
while they are away from home.
Before going to work i'm the morning they
swaddle their infants completely in band
ages, leaving only the face exposed. Then
they place them under a ledge of rock from
which water is dripping. BY means OF a
bamboo rod, tiny stream of water il
made to fall on the bahy's forehead. The
dripping of the water seems 10 have a lulu
ing effect upon the children, for they drop
asleep almost Immediately and remain mo-
tionless until the mothers return. Then
they are unwrapped, dried and fed.
The natives declare this system TO be
most beneficial to the childs health, and,
oddly enough, very few OF them succumb to
the treatment, growing up for the most
part, into strong, healthy men and women.
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Correct Hat Pins.
From the London Mail.

From the London Mail.
1t is modish now to show more of the hat
pin than its mere head, so the pins them
selves are made ornamental.
The finds of inventive geniuses are turn
ing toward pin that will stay in the hat
without any danger of falling out. Recent
ly there was a patented split that was pro-
vided with little spring which worked by
pressure.
A very nice hat pin, with a head of am
Der, had an amber fastening accompanying
it, made secure by gold chain. The fast
ener" was stuck in the hat, so that to lose
the hat pin you must lose the hat also
A very special little piece OF jewery is a
band of pearls connected withe hat piu by
gold chain. The pearl band is used as a
brooch or as pin upon the breast
The gold chain bangles from the hat pin
and makes a pretty bit OF finery for the
woman who likes fripperies. The band NAV
match the hat pin, and be of any jewels or
plain gold
Hat chains are seen on some of the
French toques. They are only pins in an
other guise. One of fine gold and nearIs
pretended to clasp huge nosegay ofvioIets
upon chenille toQue, OF course. II only
pretended but what was its decention
worth when 1t looked so nice?
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brim. In the back the velvet-covered frame
fits closely In fact, as one woman re
marked, the back is the only place where
the hat of the present does fit. she says
she nins hers TO her hair in front to get
clos e-fitting effect. Pinning, however. seems
scarcely necessary even if one is very par
ticuIar to have the head closely embraced
by it's covering. Most of the frames under
meath the velvet are of wire and can b.
bent into any desired shape. The left side
of these hats with the bow effect is usually
relieved or frightened by wings or by the
handsome silk or velvet flowers which have
been seen in such abundance this winter.
But in spite of the lowering Of prices at
fashionable and good shops il is stiH cheap
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Four-year-old Bobbie made his first long
journey the other day. 1t was to Boston
and back. and it lasted twenty-four hours.
They had to take two trains to get there
and stayed all night at big, strange hotel,
where the negro walters were such a novel;
ty to Bobbie that he fixed all his attention
upon the biack-skinned servitors. He re-
turned home, the weight of his travels
upon him and full of superiority toward all
men. We'll, girls" he said, patronizingIy,
with n fatherly embrace of his two-year-
old sister, does she member mer'
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Washing the Comb and Brush.

Dissolve lump of soda in warm water
the brush being thoroughly ccmbed ont
dip its bristles downward in the water and
rub them with the fingers: rinse and rub
again. then wash out in cold water, being
careful not to touch the back with water.
IL possible. Wipe on a towel and place with
the handle upward to completely dry In the
air. A comb If sufficiently cleaned unless
1t Is greasy. with tissue paper, which, when
folded. should be drawn between the teeth.
II greasy, rub 1t over with dry salt and a
flannel.
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New Baby Coaches.

From the Philadelphia Press
There are fashions even In baby car
riages. This statement is prompted by the
fact that this fall will see along the streets
of this city the babies of the rich in 4 new
sort of turnout
The old-fashioned baby carriage, with its
pillows, lace and satin, its flounced par asoI
and its ribbons, is to go. The rich baby
will no longer be trunded in one of these
For this baby carriage what is known as
the English baby coach is being substitute
ed Plain leather, severe woodwork
thoroughly British conception, replace the
daintiness and elaborateness of the French
models.
The new baby coach is, in fact. radically
different in design. 1t needs little more
than shafts and a small horse in front 20
actually make it miniature wagon 1t has
higher wheels and is in itself higher and
narrower than the. baby carriage so famil
lar to this city.
In get-up as well as shape does it differ.
There is not d sign of pale, delicate colors
no baby tints," no white wheels yellow
wheels or enameied body. Nor Is there a
much-belaced, beruffled and beflounced sun
shade, parasoI or canopy The new baby
coach is entirely of black. 1t is lined plain
ly with black leather, and it's top is built
on the lines of an ordinary buggy ton
moved up and down in the same manner
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in the height Of the seasons mode, sweep
ing up the dust of the street and wearing
out with prodigal American rapidity.
Fur Beautifies Even Youth.
If fur Is ever beautiful for trimmings 1t
is when worn by little girls as trimmings,
as cloaks or as strips upon other material
AS to very little girls, we are all in the
same frame of mind as the boy who liked
EN- better fat" Pumped out by no mat
ter how great profusion of fur about her
waist, tiny miss of three or four looks all
the more adorable.
So long ago as when John Jacob Astor
the elder was the principal fur merchant of
America thu Chinese were the best Gus
toners for his wares. The celestialS re
tain all their love for this rich material.
They say our inQuisitive friend Lii Hung
Chang has the finest collection of furs in
all the world. Certain it is that in the new
world there are ne better judges of furs
than rich Chinese merchants.
When, the other day, a Boston China
bring home a wife born and reared in this
country, her dover consisted in large part
of some very beautiful furs-though neither
her husband nor her father could be called
very rich, after the American million
standard.
I'm afraid it is the barbarian in US that
calls for the soft skins of animals who can
i'll afford to lose them. In state of ma
ture, furs and such trophies of the chase
are the only wealth; they are wealth now;
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Butterfly Ornaments.

From the New York Herald.
Now that the opera season is upon U.S. It
is surprising to note the prevalence of but
terflies and wings in spangled gauze. many
studded with Jewels in exact imitation of
nature The butterflies and wings have
taken precedence over every other fad for
couture decoration. Spreading tulle or lace
bows In fan shape are no longer considered
the best style.
Jeweled butterflies. butterfly wings Of
spangled gauze and half wreaths of flowers.
with rose and bud arranged in aigrette
form, are the only smart ornaments for
evening, provided always that the jeweled
tiara Is not forthcoming.
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other Luxurious Comforts,

Hardly in the way of garments but near
allied to the are the beautiful sleigh robes
that smart women tuck about their feet
when they go a-sieighing. Fox and stone
narten are good materials. Perhaps one
may, in the latitude of New York use a
sleigh robe twice in a SEASON if lucky
The Russian sables are the finest. In
spite of the talk of Anglo-American al
iances, Canada sables sell for but half as
much
A pretty combination: A fawn cloth
cloak. almost full length, lined throughout
with yellow silk; a wide collar of flg,lrs d
SIX two rows of Russian sable all about
the collar and the edge
No prettier use can. after all, he p,ada of
ief than those beautiful Faust slippers
edsed al about the top with the longest,
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Weary-iooking Man-"Doctor, can insom-
mia be cured?'
Dector-"Nothing easier. Any one can
fall into a sound sleep by simply irving to
count thousand"
Yes; but our baby can't count"-Tit-
Bits.
Professor" said graduate. trying to be
pathetic at starting, Il am indebted to you
for all I know"
Pray do not mention such a trifle," was
the uniattering reply.-Tit-BI
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wealth thai increases in value. But as long
as mere men prefer to put their money
into banks OF investments instead, furs will
continue more dangerous form of tempta-
ton than any other known
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er If one needs toque to buy the material
and have it made up by some tried and
trusted miliner. Pattern hats and smart
Illustrations are copied by the utmost ease
by clever fingers. and copied, too. with lit
tie changes and variations which quite dis
guise the source of the inspiration.
Some thing quite new in trimming is fiat
rosette which is generally anchored just
where the brim turns up in front. 1t is
modification of the chouX and of the velvet
cartwheel, and it holds in place the wings,
quilts or feathers as the case may be.
which often flare directly away from our
faces in a manner which was once con-
sidered too trying for any except the most
regular features to venture. There are so
many small hats this year that less atten-
ton than usual has been paid to evening
bonnets The majority of women dress
their hair high and pin into ii some orna-
ment when going out in the evening. Even
in this conventional city one sees such
headdresses in the street car. with only
lace veil or something equally light thrown
over them.
Black, Yellow and Orange.
A yellow velvet bonnet with a touch Of
burnt orange on the left side and a little
bunch of yellow and orange velvet roses
was worn to the opera last Monday night
by a young woman, who though not blessed
with much of this worlds goods herself is
yet lucky enough to often have seats I'm the
orchestra just outside the charmed orches-
ira chairs. With this bonnet she wore a
black Brussels net gown, and for the gown
there are two guimpes. One is red and one
is yellow. Both accord well with her bru-
nette coloring. With the yellow she wears
the bonnet, while when she dons the red
her hair is caught up high on her head and
in it there is fiuted velvet bow held down
by rhinestone buckle.
The central head in the illustration is
crowned with one of the new evening hoods
which are quite separate from capes. The
hoods are very dainty and very effective
and are made in all the soft pretty colors
of silk or velvet They are a glorified modi-
hcauon of the sunbonnet of yore and the
golf bonnet of the past summer. If cape
with hood is comfort hood which can
be worn whenever one goes out at night,
no matter what wrap may be donned. is a
luxury. hood can be folded inside of a
wrap without any fear of mussing it. II
may be worn in carriage and ii is ideal
when one is skating In fact it is alto
gether such a useful little article under all
conditions after nightfall that the winter
girl is wondering how she lived without it
SO long. MABEL BOYD.
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Styles Vary Little.

In somewhat prolonged experience 1
nave never seen new style This years
mode is always legitimate logical deduc-
ton from last years. A case in point is
the use of furs trimmings. even upon
evening gowns. How. for instance, could
beauty's snowy shoulders be better shown
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II you want work read the want columns
of The Star.
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A roast Of chopped meat made of one
third each of pork, veal and beef will be
found excellent served hot or cold. Spice
and season it to suit the taste. bind to-
gether with beaten egg and bake in
moderate oven. When done, thicken the
gravy left in the pan and pour around the
meat. Serve hot. What remains be
sliced cold. or dipped in egg and crumb and
fried, making an excellent supper or break
fast dish.
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A popular English drink on cold winter
nights when the wind blows chilli is
ale posset. 1t may be made in a little
saucepan on the range, over the gas, or
spoonful of butter and stir with it one Ia
blespoonfuI of flour until bubbing and
frothy but not Drowned. Pour in gradual
" one cup of milk mixed with slightly
beaten egg. Stir constantly, and as the
mixture thickens add gradually one cup of
ale. Salt to taste and sprinkle with just a
few grains of cayenne. Serve with toasted
crackers and cheese.