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The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07

New York, Nov 3-Year by year So
eiety IN aid about New York City gives
itself up more and more to the delights OK
country life in the early autumn months,
until il has come 10 pass that November
is reached before a sufficient number OF
representative men of the smart club set
have selected their outer garments and
haberdashery and thus given the neees-
sary seal of approval to the fashion This
statement. 1t viii be noticed, presupposes
that society alone. and New York society
al that, fixes the fashions for the whole
country, and this Is the case. To be sure,
New Yorker is IN turn indebted to the
leisure class Of our cousins across the wa
ter. but after The New York society man
and club man have modified English
styles and made them individual, all the
rest OF the country must keep step or De
out of the procession altogether. 1t is al
most a misfortune that Just when the de-
erees are promulgated the horse show.
with its opportunity for the exhibition of
bad taste and eccentricity, should come
along and threaten the stability OF the
mode. But its influence is momentary at
most and as ephemeral as the show itself.
Speaking generally, the styles this year
must give satisfaction to those who be-
lieve in that maxim of dress which de-
crees that the best taste selects that
which is inconsplcuous. For example, in
formal day wear, in hats the choice is
practically limited 10 derby with crown
OF modest size and well-shaped brim. with
no bizarre curves or lines. and the SER
vleeable, sensible Alpine, with the band
In self tone. Even the formal silk hat.
which has at times been nodded into
strange and almost fantastic shapes. Is a
disnifeG. contained affair. and beyond its
natural hideousness. which is conceded
and deplored, even by those who are most
addicted TO its use, is open to no criticism.
The dimensions of the derby, as well as
of the silk hat, are poticeably conserva-
tive A young man will wear silk hat
"a inches deep, with a crown ga inches
wide, and we'll curled. The mans hat will
De s Ia inches deep and will have a crown
rs inches in width, moderately curved,
The derby is IA inches deep, with rs
crown. with what is known as the So
falkner curl. Other derbys are 4 "a inches
deep and still others inches Deep The
soft hat of the golf model will also be
very popular. These hats have very wide,
faring brims and rather low crowns.
High Collars Doomed.
The same tendency to moderation. which
is SO marked that this autumn might al
most be called ''The Age of Reason in
Raiment," is noticeable in the matter of
collars. For it may be set down as abso-
lutte that. unless there are personal phys
zeal idiosyncrasies, the well dressed man
will wear no collar either turned down or
standing that is more that two and three
quarters inches in height. Two and one
half is about what the average man will
select as the most suitable and becoming.
The openings still tend to be rather mar
row. This interferes somewhat with the
adjusting of craVats, but beyond this the
collar of this season is thing of comfort
and a joy forever There is some ques-
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07

seems a bit chilly for street wear. but is
just the thing for receptions and other
dress occasions.
All skirts except the outing sorts are
made long all around The pronounced
train appears only on the full dress cos
tune, but all others sweep the floor all
around, and are full about the feet either
from the spring of pleats or from the
shaping OF the foot-edge fiounce. Women
either wear outing skirts. or sndeavor to
hold up these long skiyts on the street
The pleated skirt is not easy 10 hold up
nor is the stylish length shown in the
group OF three fall costumes a sensible
one. Styles as new as these, however,
are safe from anything like general con-
demnation because of such fault. This
princess gowns main features were gray
broadeloth as material, pleated skirt pan
els of gray velvet, and bolero of white
cloth embroidered in silver. Crystal passe-
menterie gave its band trimming. Red
broadcloth. draping of black velvet, and
spangled white lace yoke and collar were
details of the gown next this. Then comes
a green cheviot, the jacket self-trimmed
with bias folds, and held by gilt buttons
and black silk cord.
Geld Buttons i'm Favor.
Just now there is no limit to the num-
Der of buttons that can be put on gown,
if only they are gold. Another way of
getting metal on a gown is by the use OF
ferrets- These are the dainty points of
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07
AChlnr.e Exeeasleu.

From the cantoa Repository.
James Barber. son Of Mr. and Mrs. N
c. Barber. Of South Market street. Is pay
master In the United States Navy. and is
on active duty In Chinese waters. He Is
assigned to the Don Juan de Austria. one
Of the Spanish ships captured al Manila.
and when last heard from Was at Canton
In letter 10 the family he told OF seeing
an execution In Canton. They tied q man
who had killed his father 20 a cross and
cut him in twent. -four pieces. IL was the
most horrible sight / ever saw. There was
d large crowd there. all Chinese except
ten Of as from the snip. Every time they
would cut on a piece there would be a
yell Of approval from the crowd They
first cut out his eyes, then an ear OF, and
so on until he vas cut into twenty-foar
pieces We visited the court again and
saw tAe fortunes. and they are something
awful
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07

Fsnm the On City Derrick.
Mr.. 8 z. Stroup has on his farm what
probably no other farmer IN VenanSo
County has. (. G., a natural fee cave
One summers day i've years ago be
was hunting bees. and while on a Wild
wooded portion Of his farm. Just on ton OF
the Allegheny River Hills. he sat down
at the foot of a large hemloek tree AZ tn
mouth of a cavern In the rocks, and was
watching the bees coming and going from
the bee bait" which he had 10 litrie
tn box. The day vas warm. but ursxenf-
~ he detected chilly sensation ge
forna that current OF cold air was NOV
ing out from under the rocks. He foIlow-
ed narrow passageway into the mir sorns
ten or twelve Feet and was rewarded by
finding iee-clear. clean, and ah,,ndsny
Next day he proposed 20 MA family shs,
they have little lee cream thaf -
But he produced the lee unsxniatnSs
Soon all the neignbors knew H. More Tbsn
one fever patient In R0ckland mas entsssd
ice baths when they must have been -
MED them mad stroup's lee cave nos g.
Isted. Several tons Of Tee are found es@n
winter and we're IL not thai many ylsi,ST-
90 there after Ice Mr. stroup would haye
SUFFICIENT for his Use during the surnns-
hausteC.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07
How 10 ,Iake Iiermii..
Prom he PhllaaeIrhla R.oora

From the Philadelphia Record.
Take any fruit cake mixture you may
happen to possess and after putting Il to-
getber add as much fruit ard nut meats
as you can stir In. Make tks mixture 80
stiff that when you drop II BY teaspoon
fuls on the baking pan II will stand up IN
little rough balls. Place them so that they
may spread in baking without running 10
getner When baked they should DO
about as large around as silver dollars
They will bake In ten OF fifteen minutes
A good recipe for hsrmits follows. ono
cupful OF mOiasses, one euYf1i brown
sugar, one cupful OF shortening one cup
fui OF hickory nut meats. One-haH Of a
cupful Of sour cream for oue-haif 81 a
cupful OF cold Coffee. tWo cupfuls Of -four.
one teaspoonful OF soda two eggs Tor four
yoiks). raisins, currants. dates. ciiron 20
MAKE the stiff dough referred % above
SPICES and lemon or orange nad - tssse,
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07
LITERATURE IN NEWSPAPERS.
Deserved Tribute 10 the Memory of the
Late "J0en Campbell.

From the Pathfinder
The sporting editor has long been a
butt for conventional humor. He IS orli-
narily pictured as a man devoid Of know
edge about or interest In anything outside
the race track, the diamond, the gridirop
and the prize ring-a man without refine
ment or ideas. How widely such humor
may miss the mark is shown by the ex-
ample of Joseph Campbell, long the sport
ing editor of The Washington Post. who
has just died. The death of a sporting
editor might ordinarily call for no notice.
IN the great field Of events. but Camp.
oelfs career had In 1t that which deserves
attention and which corroborates the OLD
fact-too often oVershadOwed-that cul-
ture, originality. and heart do count, even
where the ofI-hsnd observer might think
there was no possible call for them.
We have once or twice reprinted reports
of baseball games written by CAMPBELL
we oid not print them as sporting news.
but as literature. Every account thai
Campbell wrote, no matter how trivial
the subject made interesting reading So
prolific was he in picturesque metaphor,
so lavish in .allusion and altogether So
fresh and original that many a nan would
neglect the big news to read his descrip-
tons of insignificant sporting eyents. His
equipment for this work did not come 10
hlm without effort. He was a thorough
n,t VI lIe Desl III EHSllsn literature.
Ihough most of the subjects ne wrote en-
had no literary dignity, he brought 20
them elements which raised them out Of
the commonplace. He never wrote simply
that the batter hit the ball. He always
used some periphrase that was sure 10
tickle your hun or if you had any at all;
and he never used the same phrase twice
Many OF his rich expressions have passed
INTO the language Of sport and will al
ways remain there.
There is dignity in work of this kind
There are plenty of scribblers who would
not stoop To reporting ball game or BIZ
cycle race, but who think nothing Of try
ing to drag into literature by the heels
matter having far less dignity or legitl-
mate interest. The career of any man
who has by sincerity earned pre-eminence
in his work is always worth studying.
ana INC. the career OF Campbell. the sporting
editor, is Of this class.
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CHANCES FOR A TITLE.
Professional Odd. In Fuslaad Are Ass ,inst
knis h koad.

From the New ysrk Press.
The odds are 3.et0 10 against any Eng
hshTnan ever receiving a knighthoo 4 II
one is ambitious and hungers for . ham
die 10 his name he may get much fletter
odd by entering certains trades or pro-
fessions
Suppose you, as an Englishrsau are
starting IN lie with the determinas ion to
be Sir John Jones. Bart. before you tine
Is up. The best way to accomplish your
object Is TO make the army your ,rofes-
sion. Then you must patiently ait for
your chance. You may be found /, a be-
sieged town and hold It against ie enc
my until the world rings with YOU name
Or you may climb up the service ladder
rung by rung. and win your title by thu
patient work Of years
Three hundred and ten officers IN her
majesty's army have received the rionor OF
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07
One on Julian Ralph.
From the Hcrsea old.

From the HccseA cid.
Julian Ralph has a greater respect for
the Chinese tInan the Japanese. and pre-
diets larger possibilities for the nation. II
ever II adopts; Western civilization. He
relates a story In which his dignity suf-
fered-not the Chinamans In an ex-
change he s2 Us:
When | can he back TO the starting point
OF all my j0 urneys / was told that a
Chinaman wa waiting 10 pay his respects
TO me. / had by this time become an ex-
pert in the iIse OF the 'spidgen English"
(or business English), the baby-like talk
with which { ne English and Chinese mer-
chants trans act their affairs Naturally.
IL was with this speech that addressed
the splendid ly-clad and handsome big
Chinaman whom found waiting upon
my return
Hello" aid l. What tingT' whats
the matteri0 What for you wantehee
catches my? CWhy do you want TO see
mel" &c.
rs this l6r. Ralph2' said the stately
gentleman. 1T does me great honor 10
be able 10 present myself TO one of You
- ana then a list of complimentary
Oriental oh rases.
Why. yo speak English very well"
II should do so, sir" said he '.for I
was educate ed in Connecticut"
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07
Prealaalr Trick.

From the Ps iIsSSIphia Record.
Give Some people something for moth
ing and /, ouve got them," said q we'll
known re al estate dealer the other day
He went on 10 state that he never had
any trout lie in renting houses as long as
he succes ded in thinking up something
for-nothii x schemes MY most success
full plan rent house has been 10 place
about ha II a ton OF coal in the cellar" he
said. II 'eople who wish 10 rent come
along afn after have shown them some
OF the best points of the house | escort
them to the cellar. They spy the coal and
to their inquiry ! simply lei them believe
their own suggestion thai the previous
tenants left the coal behind. Now. as /
have said. so anxious are most people 10
get som ething for nothing that the left
over col Il game very seldom fails 10 take.
Who Ia sesg Why. nobody: the coal man,
who hss supplied the sample, has put In
his best and when i tell him the house IL
rented he Immediately appears with mis-
price list and with the recommendation
that hs served the previous tenants he
does be siuess often enough 10 pay for the
samples aI4-lsoES
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does not apply to trcuseriugs for formal
DAY wear when some variation OF the
wei known stripes In this color are. as
they always were the vogue. AS 70 pat
terms the word plaid Is the watehword
of the hour, and thee Is also a strong
revival OF liking for an underweave IN
the plaid of the herringhone pattern OF
our fathers. Pronounced plaids are not
to b. eucourag ed. though they are per-
miss bic. but small squares. say one Inch
or ar inch and one-hsif. indistinctly out
lined, are seen mere often. and are SAT-
er guide. unless n man has certain pres
ence which enables him TO do daring sar-
torial feafs. gift granted TO Few.
0ufiHg TesEsr,.
The novelties In garments fer oet OF
door amusements are bewiidsring in their
variety. for. as has been said. society has
thrown Itself body and soul into athlet-
icism in some form or other Perhaps the
most noticeable feature Of outing attire
Is the great vogue Of the trousers In pref
erence to knickers. Heavy tweeds, In
leather tones. are worn with the flannel
shirts and the heavy black shoes and the
three-quarter golf socks OF Scottish make.
The red coat is no longer considered good
form. Man does not uniform for any sport.
He dresses as comfortably as possible, al
ways selecting cloths or fabrics suitable
for rough outdoor wear.
Conventional evening dress Is under
sort OF Modes and Persians system Of
statutes and '.it aliereth not" However,
for safety, these precise instructions are
laid down. and any infraction is regarded
as due to Inexcusable ignorance. The suit
proper is made of fine soft English wors
ted and is of dead black hue. The coat
has peaked lapeIs. faced to the button
holes with ribbed silk. The trousers are
made OF the same material as the coat,
and have a plain welt outer seam. or an
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07
Entertainment nj AsricuIraraI College.

A very interesting and Instructive en-
tertainment was given under the direction
OF Miss Abby Dayan Mills Friday evening
at the Maryland Agricultural College
College Park. by the talented blind peO-
pie connected with the American Asso-
citation OF the Blind. assisted by Miss
Margaret Theresa Linton OF this city
The entertainment was given at the spe-
cial request Of Capt. Sylvester, the presi-
dent Of the college, and was attended BY
all the students and the members Of the
faculty. besides several from The city
The programme consisted OF duets BY
Misses Murray and Patterson piano solos
by Mr.. Miles. and solos By Miss Murray
and Miss Patterson. Miss Linton was on
the programme for three selec ions but
was so enthusiastically received BIZ the
students and others present that she was
compelled 10 respond 10 encores until
Capt. Sylvester begged the Students 70
please desist. Capt. Sylvester moi only
invited the blind people TO the college.
but met them at the train with carriages
liberal sum was realized
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07
Kome D,sssmaklng.

The very general use Of Eons an
ei0uses that are worn open al the front
has created the need OF sleeveless vest
that can be worn underneath. Until
actual cold weather sets In two sets OF
sleeves mean acute discomfort. besides
which the vest is distinct economy. rs
II saves wearing a bodice OF elaborate
make In order TO get the desired effect at
the front
The very attractive model Illustrated Is
eminently practicable and simple al 'he
same time that II Is smart. and AIDS
greatly TO the jacket with which II IL
worn As shown. the material is soft-fin-
ished tarfeia Ia white. with an eEnbroider-
ed dot In black. bat any silk can be SUB
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07
RUSSIA OF TO-DAY.
Henry Nerman's Visits to fhe Famous
Russian risan n, Irkutsk.

Russian rts0u a irkutsk.
Henry Norman In scribner's
OF course / visited the great prison of
Irkutsk. and was most courteously allow
ed to spend several hours there, and to
examine II closely and converse freely,
through my owr interpreter with any OF
the prisoners. 1t Is a struggling mass Of
buildings. many OF wood. and ali old and
In need OF repairs These are surrounded
by palisade of great posts, twenty feet
high. with pointed ends. / went into ev-
cry part OF the prison that / could see,
including the hospital, the workshops. the
laundry, and the kitchens, and visited ev-
cry one of the large rooms and almost ey-
cry cell. In all these saw but two things
to ind fault with-the practice of herd
ing together criminals of all ages. trie1
and untried, and the long time, in some
cases amounting 10 two years, which
many OF the prisoners spend there before
their cases are finally judged. This latter
evil is caused parity Dy the great difficulty
OF collecting evidence from many parts of
Siberia, but chiefly because the central
authorities do not supply magistrates
enough TO cope with the numbers OF those
arrested. An additional difficulty is the
variety OF Languages spoken by the Grim
inals themselves. Three times during my
visit was the governor, who accompanied
me most OF the time. obliged to send TO
another part OF the prison for a prisoner
10 interpret request made to him as we
passed. The prison is supposed to held
only zoo criminals, hut IL contained 1.024
men on the day OF NV visit, ~ women. and
~ eni.dren accor.T g their mothers
VI these no feper q were awaiting
uldl, LBS were GORGE for definite pc
RODS not eXcee0Ir zee years which
they will serve in tins pTiEon, and 2S6 were
in transit mostly ether to the great
convict D.. or o. ale, androfsk forty-si.
miles fro IA zuts.', e- 20 the island CT
SakhaiiO. tie connects condemned 10
long pericfk o. % Sakhalin had half the
head shaNeo, as shown In the group |
photo graphei. md a runber of the worst
characters were IN chams The majority
of the Prisoners were there for theft. and
robbery with Violence; a number for I'M
natural of.enscs. and several. In solitary
confinement. either fJr using forged pass
ports or FOR having no passport and refus-
ing any Information about themselves.
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whes CsskiHs Vegetables.

Fren the Pii,abarg Dispatch
Do not let your cooi take too thick a
rind on In pairing potatoes. The best part
Of the potato Is near the skin.
On the other hand, tusnlDs shoutd bava
q thick rind pared or. The turnip h. an
outer part that destroys the flavor OF tnA
whole II not thoroughly removed.
onions shoE.d not be added to a stea Or
put n 70 cook With anything eiss until
they nave nTzl been boiled for about ten
minutes and the water thrown away.
csboages are better II boiled with meat
Potatoes should always b. boiled seDar-
ately. Otherwise they are sodden and IN
paIstsbls.
To clean celery OF the insects often
found on II, take a ~ineg sssfu. OF hot
water in yhioh a little nicz rbonate Of
coda has been dissolved Plunge the eel
cry into thiz after IL has been washed.
Then cool Ia Ice water before serving.
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coIlar with tabs Instead of being fas-
tened under the chin. il Is mounted on
chiffon scarf so that the fur lies out on
the shoulders. This gives a suggestion OF
warmth without adding a bit. Little jack
cts OF taffeta are still worn. though the
black ones have been overdone. To be
really swagger taffeta Jacket should
match the feather boa or harmonic with
H. II seems a pity that the scarlet coat
liked so much should be reappearing. not
only on It's native heath, the golf field,
but for city wear. 1t is because the out
Of.town golf club girl dresses in town for
her game and walks 10 the station. Then
the girl who is not a golfer and is not
going TO the station initiates the other.
and an anomaly for the city is presently
accepted unchallenged. Scarlet is being
made into odd little Etons. and often the
collar of such is faced with green or or
ange, combination that would not have
heen borne had not golf coats intro
duced II.
Some thrifty women have had whole
suits made en- suite with a little jacket or
Eton. The latter is being worn now as a
wrap. and will be laid away soon, 10 re-
appear with the skirt In the spring This
trick can be done so adroitly that its true
purpose Will not be apparent. The initial
sketch is of a suit that will do this. It's
goods was red cloth, the skirt plain. But
the Jacket was embroidered in gilt and
trimmed with cuffs fronts. and edgings OF
burnt orange velvet When real coats
come into use they will be of half length
with straight back. That is the variation
OF the boxcoat which brought that fashion
into popularity. Capped coats like the
model pictured here. offer a change from
the conventional box affair. but the rule
in all is TO have room a-plenty.
IHboned Dresses In Fashion.
Now that women are spending much
on their corSets and cOrsets are becoming
so marVelousiy a part OF the figure I'M
boned dresses are being introduced. II
seems silly to spend lot OF money on a
corset and then lot more for dress
that is practically another corset, yet not
a few such gowns are seen. An example
is spangled lace affair that may hang
loose with pair OF long tabs, or these
tabs may be wrapped about the wearer,
drawing the looseness close. The result
Is a bodice Of faultless responsiveness TO
line Many fancy bodices are now made
on some such plan. In the left hand up
per corner Of tO-days second picture IS
one OF these bodices. II included a seam
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eept perhaps the one az the left side OF
the front lock. Such a pompadour has he
desired appearance Of being about 20 % N
Die down. yet may be perfectly secure. II
can never be made tHice alike. which IL
another advantage. Such ar arrangeul ent
II not 50 likely 10 be injured by the N es-
sure OF a hat as Is the more regular oil.
and II acomalishes the fuilness back Of
the ears that ali hats now require. be-
sides giving the irregular forehead line
that now Is considered becoming.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-11-07

Prom the Saturday Evening pet
All OF the Presidents since the admins
t.ation OF Garfield have worn the insignia
o. one Of these societies PreaIdeat Glove
land beIns the only one initiated after ZEE
reached prominence. Garfield was q meul-
Ter Of the Delta UDzilOn, Arthur Wa5
Ps. Ups.lon. HarriE0n was one 81 tae
early members Of Phi Delta Theta, CleE--
lind vas elected member Of Sigma CT.
and Mckinley wore The Fnombic piB ~
Sigma Alpha Epsilon AZ the time " hs
Inauguration. II addition - these. hosts
OF men prominent In public ilie are -
Guided In fraternity membership.