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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16
Gingerbread BIkcnIts.

Put half a pound of -four into a basin
add to it a pinch of salt and a teaspoonful
of baking powder; rub three ounces Of but
ter into the flour, then add three ounces
of brown sugar, teaspoonful OF ground
ginger. three tabespoonfuls of treacle and
just sufficient milk to mix the ingredients
to stiff paste.
Turn the paste on to Toured board and
roll it out with Toured rolling pin to
about one-eighth of an inch in thickness
and then cut into biscuits either with a
round cutter which has been Toured, or
the top OF a medium sized tin will answer
the purpose. Place some fine strips of can
died lemon peel on the top OF the biscuits
and bake them at once on a Toured tin in
moderately hot oven for about ten or NJ
teen minutes. When DONE remove the bis
cults very carefully from the tin and put
them on to sieve to cool.
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velvet. The skirt was plain. with a long
train and short coat of velvet embroid-
cred with silver and jet. She wore a toque
OF black and white tulle ornamented with
silver and Jet
Many of the Partisan fashionables at
tended the wedding, but among so many
royalties they did not cut much of a fig
ure, even the brilliant and imperious
Duchess Dues, who has more wit in her
little finger than all the Orleans women in
their heads.
Dainty Footwear.
The wearing of long skirts has had a dis
They are turning them out now smarter
than ever. The constant lifting of the trail
ing robes which fashion demands makes
the shoes more conspicuous than they ever
were in the old days of short skirts. AS a
consequence it is necessary that the foot
gear should be chosen with view to max
ing good appearance. The newest designs
IN SHOES have patent leather tips only, al
though some still made with the uppers
of kid and the lower part of the shining
leather For evening smart satin shoes,
with a bow or buckle in front. are still
much worn, or they are daintily strapped
upon the foot with embroidered or jeweled
cross-pieces.
Two sumptuous coats designed for two
Weil-known American women of fashion
have just been completed. One of these is
OF sllvery chinchilla. the skins for the yoke
and high collar being put on perpend cular-
ly, while on the rest of the coat they are
laid horizontally. They are clasped by an
tique silver ornaments and lined with del
icate shade of purple orchid satin.
The other coat is of Sealskin cut IN di-
rectoire shape, shorter in the front and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16
CapcIine Hats In Felt.

White felt capelines are worn this sea-
SON The shape is very elegant if it is
allowed to dioop sufficiently over the eyes
and at the back of the hair. The smartest
of them will be trimmed with twist of
biack panne around the crown and a large
bow OF the same silky material pieced some
what on the brm in front, the ends curl
ing toward the back. In order to make this
hat rest we'll upon the hair it is necessary
to run couple of handsome pins through
the brim at the back. Some of them are
attached with jeweled bar, which is
both novel and effective. The large blue
turquoises, which are coming into fashion
again, will look well upon these white hats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16
CARE OF THE HANDS.
Any One May Be Her Own Manicure If
She Desires.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
81 have never" said a pretty matron,
whose hands have long been the admira-
ton and envy of her friends, been to a
manicure in my life. For my own use my
stock in trade consists of two buffers-an
unnecessary extravaganza I allow myself
celluloid nail cleaner, carefully selected
as regards lis cleansing capabilities, one
pair of bowed scissors for cutting the ma !,
a box of er:ery boards, box of rosaline
and box of nail enamel. That is Ss,iffi-
cient for the best results, and is certainly
simple.
Never dry your hands after washing
them in hot water without first cooling
them off under the cold water faucet.
There is theory that this whitens them;
1t certainly hardens them to exposure If
ADDICTED to chapped hands. battle them at
night in lukewarm water, then rub in a
mixture of rose water and glycerine Avoid
the ordinary connections for identifying
me hands. Do not Oil your hands and
then put on gloves for the night; this only
increases the tendency to chap
Never use steel file on the nails 1t
thickens them and makes them coarse.
SOAK the tips OF Your fingers in hot water
tlii the nan Is pliable-this prevents break
ing; With the bowed scissors cut care
1uiiy In the shape of an almond-do not
point them: then. with the fine side of the
emery board, file off any rough edges.
move any discoloration, and then spread
thoroughly over each nail and well down
INTO the quick thin layer of the rosaline
PIP the nail in the powder and polish
;.eser CUT the cuticle but carefully loosen
II from the quick with the nail cleaner
rms should be done every morning after
the bath. With warm water and a brush
remove the red paste entirely and Then
give final polish
| III there are hangnaiIs it is better te
| tear them on, not roughly, and though the
| niger may be sore for day or two, it is
| the growth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16

Special C rrespondence OF The Evening Star. 4.
II you really wish to shine
In the high estbetic line
As man Of culture rare
You must gather all the germs
OF the transcendental terms
And plant them everywhere
So sang Bunthorne in Patience when
the craze for the esthetic was raging vio-
lently in London, and to paraphrase it for
the devotees of Dame Fashion would be to
advise them to
Gather all the germs
OF the latest fashion terms
And wear them everywhere.
For it is not so much in what one wears
as in how one wears it.
Look at the hat in the Illustration, for
instance. 1t is simply a black felt beaver
shaped into toque, with two standing ears
of ve.vet held in place by a buckle. Yet one
would be astonished at the price asked for
this little toque. 1t is the smartness of it
that costs. Notice, too, the slant over the
brow. Some turbanS look as if they must
slip down over the face, so seriously is
their center of gravity disturbed by their
downward tilt toward the nose.
To wear these fitting toques the hair is
colled on the exact crown of the head and
pulled out at the sides and back The knot
of hair on the crown tits the hat forward
Or the hair is worn on the extreme top of
the head and a comb resting just be,ow the
Toques of Beaver Felt.
The beaver-felt toques are rarer than the
turbans with fur brims, and therefore q
shade more desirable. To elucidate another
germ: 1t is not to wear something which
every one else is wearing that makes smart
ness; 1t is to have something distinctive.
although it cannot, of course, depart mark
eddy from the mode of the hour. For in
stance, picture hat, loaded down with
feathers, may be becoming, but in the pres
ent reign Of much smaller hats it does not
possess smartness. Yet a toque which is
rather smaller than the prevailing turbans
Will have great e.egance. Now, had it hap
pened that picture hats were decreed for
the last winter of this century, small
tCque would be a trifle odd and only dis
tnctiVe because peculiar
IhlS means sacrifice, of course. If
picture hats, large sleeves and full skirts
are most becoming to you. have. if you
Will, the courage of your convictions. Con-
tinue to wear in a close-reefed period your
flowing draperes. You may be picturesque
you may be artistic, but you will not be
smart. And here 1t is that the so-called
ugly girl has her innings. Indeed,
think this is the reason that she has. to a
great extent, disappeared. She can always
nowadays cultivate trimness and smart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16
Aids to COmeliness.

Aids to COmeliness.
1t is a firm conviction in the mind of one
close observer that tailor mades and the
small hats which accompany them have
done more than even the famous Ugly
Girl Papers" to spread comeliness in erst-
while desert spots. L quite agree with her
estimate of the tailor mades and their ac-
cessories, but l should not think of men,
tioning them without the flesh brushes
face brushes, cold water and fresh air,
which came in about the same time.
This depression into the realm of the
rapidly raising standard of good looks must
not take us away from contemplation of
turbans with fur brims, although they are
more common than toques For if the fur
is good, they are extremely expensive, and,
most serious of all, they are affected by
the woman who "gathrs all the germs of
the latest fashion terms
There are, of course, four sorts of women
who have to adapt to themselves the rari-
Gus garments which are Ell reggie at the
present moment. Shey are the long the
short, the stout and the thin. Too often.
alas, they divide themselves into two
classes of longthin and stout-short. Mani
testify this is not as it should be. They
should be divided thus. long stout, short
thin. In fashion magazines one class only
is provided for, long-thin, and this is most
artificial for as a rule this class is rare;
therefore why make all illustrations and all
patterns for them? But SO wonderful are
the resources of woman that sE> overcomes
almost all the DEFICIENCIES of nature and
whether she is tall or short, stout or thin,
she may, if she will. look pretty much as
Dame Fashion DEGREES. Usually she begins
with a turban tipped over her nose. be she
tall or short. She may or may rot wear Il
veil. For at least a year wells have been
out of favor. but lately there has been
something of a revival of them. Time was
when they were as much part of an out
door toilet as a pair of gloves, but that
time is past.
Tall-Thin or Tall-Stout.
If she is a tall woman she may wear an
a carriage, or just escapes the ground il
she is walking, and is long enough in front
to almost touch. The skirt may have
habit back, but if it has just been made 1t
will have a box plat in the back. 1t may
At smoothly over the hips or have those
fetching narrow tucks which go way below
the knee in front and slant up a little in
the back, leaving the skirt very full about
the feet. 1t Is needless to say that the tall
stout woman wears the skirt fitted about
the hips, while the tall-thin sister has the
endless perpendicular tucks running down
toward her feet.
Because eton jackets are not very warm.
even when well lined and tightly buttoned,
their wearer has about her neck an exquis-
lite fur which at one time might have been
called a boa, but now is quite too large for
that name. To be sure, the coolest part of
an eton is at the waist line, even though
they are now made to cover the belt But
one cannot wear a fur collar about the
belt When the blasts of January and Feb
ruary begin to blow this same woman will
probably wear three-quarters coat of
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draped and tied in the front, where it tell
in a careless knot.
The third blouse was of silver gray panne
laid in double plaits in a wavy line over
the front. 1t opened over a half vest Of
cream guipure upon front of white satin
and mOuSseiine de sole.
Wedding of u Princess.
The marriage Of Princess Isabelle de
France and Prince Jean d'Orleans scarcely
aroused flut;er of interest in France, al
though little more than a century ago
such an event would have meant public re-
joiCing and fetes of all sort in every town
in the country. But these are days when
royal blood counts no more than the ordi-
nary red fluid that flows in plebeian veins.
a few of the Old nobility went over to Eng
land to attend the wedding. but the ma
jOrity of the guests We're English and rep
resentatives of the various foreign legations
in England. Nearly all the bridal finery
va; purchased in London. and the wedding,
which took place i'll the little Roman Cath
Ole Church of St. Raphael. kingston-on-
Thames, was very English in its character
istics. In this chapel. years ago, the par
ents of both bride and bridegroom were
married, so also was the brides sister.
Princess Helen, to the Due d 'Aosta-
The bride wore simple gown of ivory
white satin duchesse, trimmed with lace
and orange blossoms. Her train was drap-
ed from the waist in three box plaits. The
veil of point dalencon was thrown back
from her face and fastened with a chaplet
of orange blossoms. The escutcheons OF
the bride and bridegroom were worked IN
one corner of the Veil. The Princess Of
Wales, who was one of the guests, wore d
gown of pale rnauve satin yelled with ivory
lace and net and spangled with silver pail
lettes. On her graceful head this charming
lady wore an embroidered tulle toque, trim
med with shaded ostrich plumes. Princess
Victoria. who accompanied her mother, was
attired In pale gray and wore an orchid
mauve toque trimmed with white tulle and
white aigrets. The Duchesse de Chartres
the mother of the bridegroom, was clad in
mulberry red velvet, with sleeves of red
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16
FrivoIities for Men.

1t can no longer be brought against men
that they are superior to wearing pretty
things and that they leave all these frivoli-
ties of the toilet to their womankind. Just
now there is great rage for Embroidered
waistcoats for golf and country wear, made
OF tan or colored linens and worked with
tiny sprigs of theirsfavorite flowers, while
IN evening dress We can see waistcoats of
white satin or black MORE. very lightly
embroidered: And II is whispered that these
waistcoats have double value, as they
are very often worked by fair sisters, or
fiancees, or wives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16

Two plump Quails. two tablespoonfuls OF
butter. one gill of highly seasoned broth,
one gill of port or c,aret, one teaspoonfuI
Of onion vinegar, celery, salt, white pepper
one tablespoonful of mushroom catsup Cut
the birds open down the back. Put the but
ter into the chatting dish and heat until II
begins to brown. Then put in the birds.
cover and cook five minutes: turn and cook
five minutes longer. When nicely Drowned
on both sides add the broth. port or claret.
catsup and vinegar; season with celery,
salt and pepper and serve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16
BoIeros Over Lace w,istcoats

The latest fashion is the perfectly plain
velvet gown with little bolero Jackets worn
over lace waistcoats.
A jacket that was both new and natty
was made of broadtail, with revers faced
with emerald green panne bordered with
cream guipure lace. The collar was a high
sweeping affair that on the chest merged
into two wide, pointed revers. The basque
pointed over the hips and was rounded out
INTO several small scallops. Two large or
namental buttons trimmed the front of the
Jacket N
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llS"re ami carriage which have with therl
he distinction which in the marianne ~
The day we call smart
Then look about for a walking dress
winch is simple but new in cut and the re-
suit VIII be that You will lead in fashions
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black broadcloth when she takes her walks
abroad. with or without biases to draw it
into the figure, and very we'll it will be-
come her.
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others May Wear Them. Too.

others May Wear Them. Too.
OF course, it is possible and probable that
short thin and short stout women may wear
etons, for the former class ,ook very well in
them. But she who has caught fashions
germs and happens to lack four or five
inches Of the number which may bring her
up to the average height will probably
wear tunic skirt and a little coat. She
may wear the same sort of a turban how
ever, only perhaps not as large as her tail
sister, for turbanS and toques are essen
Italy smart
Why a tuuic skirt should be more be-
coming to short woman than is a plain
skirt with unbroken lines reason does moi
explain. But observation confirms the state
ment; More than this. the double skirts
mat Is. a plain underskirt made quite long
and full about the feet with a second skirt
over that which is short enough 10 shovy
at least four or five inches of the under
shHt-ls extremely becoming. and does not
take from the little lady's stature
Nheh fur is worn about the neck there
Is always some pretty collar of ribbon or
lace TO NIL IN the space between the reyers
II * only when she is wearing n fur hat
alat me extremely smart woman INDUCES
her ever useful short waist
Natural Dignity.
To describe the ordinary street dress of
the smart woman does not fill the bill. The
lady who presdes over the range ana ,,,o,
lave only left the peat boys a year ago
would scorn its simplicity. 1t is more than
clothes which is needed. Carriage is tn.
first requisite and without it the clothes
Will only be covering without air and
without distinction
A rev years ago every summer visitor 10
historic West Point could pick out the
downtrodden plebe at once by his pecuIor
method OF carrying his arms and hands
HIS arms were closely pressed to his side
The palms of his hand faced outward and
his thumbs were folded across them and
his fingers touched the seams of his trou-
sers. He was a melancholy object. in
deed, and even the girls who would not
have cared TO know him in his downtrodden
state had a little sympathy for his hard
let compelled, as he was, to walk for
three months with his hands and arms in
this position
Attitudes Worth Trying.
But she admired the erect figures, hollow
backs and inflated chests of the upper
class men. perhaps without rejecting that
1t was this very three months of thinning"
which gave 1t TO them. Try the attitude
yourself and mark the improvement in
your carriage. The chest is thrown out
the abdomen in and the shoulders back
Add to this little practice in the art of
walking withou: swaying from side TO side
or moving the hips. coming down the ball
OF the foot first and the result will be a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16
Ermine Tails and TuIIe.

The large toque is very popular, the very
latest being of white tulle, a strange fabric
Tor winter but in the folds of the stuff are
caught numerous little ermine tails that
give wintry effect. while plume of white
paradise feathers rises on one side of the
nat What are called morning hats are
made of white felt turned I'D conuettishiv
IN the front and trimmed with clusters Of
For dressing the hair for evening afflirs
wreath of artificial fern leaves each ,ea :
SET with diamond. was one of the novel
tles seen at recent entertainment
Wreaths of natural and artificial flowers.
as well as sprays of the same sro III;
popular, but OSPREY plumes have lost favor
Tor the hair CATHERINE TALBOT.
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renaissance satin embroidery. Her head
was adorned with a tOque trimmed with
white tulle and white feathers. The brides
mother the Comtesse de Paris, was attired
in dove gray silk. embroidered with lilies
the lilies of France.
In sky Blue Velvet.
The Duchess d'Orleans, wife of the pre-
tender who is brother of the bride, looked
charming in sky blue velvet, which was
laced down the back. The skirt fell in
square tabs over an underskirt of soft
white lace. Her blue velvet hat was trim
med with silver and given a coquettish
touch by cluster of handsome white os-
trich plumes
The Duchess d'Aosta. who is a sister of
the bride. wore dress of turquoise blue
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realm as Bunthorne did in the osthrtic
world. And above all do not forget The
up-illted turtan. MABEL. BOYD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-16
REAL SHARPNESS
Not So Much What You Wear as How
You Do It.
STYLE OF THE TIP-fIETED TURBAN
The Passing of the Picturesque
and Artistic.

A COURSE IN THINNING"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-02
IMlUsTE:.R /! /: nm /.
The Jackson Light Infantry Nov
Part ofthe State Militia.
fifty-seven nlen slusteroa In by Col.
30. I.nne storn-Non-Comn,, ssi on
ed Omcers Appointed.

Jackson Light Infantry is now one
OF the regular militia companies OF the
State. as it was mustered in last night
at the Armory by Col. 10. Lane Stern,
Assistant Inspector-G General of Virginia
State troops.
Fifty-seven men We're sworn in and
there are twelve more to be sworn in
later. 1t is expected that the maximum
membership will be reached with
out difficulty In the not distant future.
The men were first lined up in the
company rooms on the third floor of
the Armory building. where Capt. Not
tingham briefly addressed them. The
men then marched down-by twos-to
the drill room on the second floor.
Here they were inspected by Col
Stern and the appointments of nom
w. v. King. first sergeant; +. E.
Woodhouse, second sergeant; ]. j..
Hennelly, third sergeant; H. A..
Macon, fourth sergeant; -----, fifth
sergeant (not yet appointed). Quar-
termaster, Abe Moses: first corporal,
f. A. Bondurant; second corporal, e.
L. Lightford; third corporal, II. b.
ges fifth corporal, Sidney Browne;
sixth corporal, Phillip a. Churchill.
The captain of the company is
Thomas j. Nottingham; first leuten-
ant, e. w. Jones; second lieutenant,
w C. Shelly. The company will meet
for drill next Friday night.
The re-organized Jackson Light In
fantry. starts off with very bright pros
poets. 1t has plenty Of good material
In 1t and many of the members are
seasoned soldiers and saw service in
Cuba in the late war.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-02
District Home NILSSON Report

Below is the report for Norfolk Dis
trict of the work done by the secretary
of the Home Mission Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South,
during the quarter ending November
30. 1899:
District meetings held, 1; mission
boards organized. L; new auxiliarles or
ganlzed. 2; total gain in membership,
90: membership gain, per cent. 46.5;
meetings attended. IS; addresses given
lby invitation). 8; calls upon pastors,
6: other calls, 10: letters written, 40;
postals written, IT; notes written, 61.
There are now five societies in the
distrlct-one meeting every two weeks,
the others monthly. The attendance at
each Is good and the interest growing.
One of the pleasant things Is the
punctuality Of the ladies, and another
is their intelligent interest and com
mon sense methods. The City Mission
Board is at work on It's Investigations
and hopes soon to be able to suggest
to the societies q practicable plan for
beginning work.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-02
Coroner's Inquest.

Coroner Odend'hal and jury Of in
quest yesterday made inauiry-into the
circumstances surrounding the death
of Mr.. Turner Jones. fireman of the
tug Maggie J. Jory, in Hampton Roads.
last Saturday. The jury found that the
deceased was drowned in the sinking
OF the tug and that the accident was
duo to the failure of Mate Ike B. Forbes
to properly steer his boat. AS stated
in this paper. the mate was accustomed
to cross steering gear and that of
the Jory being straight. he unfor-
tunately steered improperly, causing
the disaster.