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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-09

date fairness in millinery. 1t is wide
brimmed, with a very low crown, which.
like the brim, is draped with folds OF
panne velvet of the same "peau dane
shade as the cloth. The brim is faced
with tiny bias folds Of grey taffeta. and
the edge is bound with a band OF black
sable and spray OF holly. with beauti-
fully shaded velvet leaves and red ber-
ries, forms the trimming.
Travelling coats are of particular inter-
est now to these fashion birds of passage
who flock to warmer climes. These coats
spicuous for decided individuality II not
eccentricity. for to Guido and outshine 9TH
ers is the purpose of these styles. The
different shades of red are much used, and
one coat of cloth of brilliant sang de
boeuf' shade is particularly effective. 1t
is full length and cut in the semiadjusted
form which denotes the skill OF the mas
ter tailor. 1t has eight cores. faring
gracefully below the knees and each seam
Is covered with a rather wide strap OF the
same CLOTH stitched with six rows Of black
silk. The same stitched straps finish the
closing down the left side, where four huge
buttons of chased silver serve as fasteners.
There is deep scalioped collar and reveres
of black MIRROR velvet, edged with a
strap OF red cloth, stitched with black
silk, and the sleeves are quite full at the
shoulders. and have a slashed and scaloped
cuff finished with stitched straps while
another strap runs along the sleeve seam
ut the back A black derby hat and black
spotted veil Is worn with this attractive
coat FELIX FOURNERY.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-09

the actual practical workings of the mill
says the Commercial Tribune, con-
trollcd by the only woman engineer. The
establishment is -four mill, owned by
her father, and Miss Stout is not only en-
gineer, but is also superintendent and has
full charge of all the employees. Her en-
CINE is a forty-five horse power, with
capacity of fifty barrels a day. On en-
ter.ng the engine room the first thing that
impresses the eye of the visitor is its
scrupulous clea nliness. Not a spot of dust
is to be seen, the brasswork has been pol
ished to a mirror-like brilliancy, no dirty
rags or pools of oil are to be seen and or
der prevails everywhere.
Wearing a rough dress something on the
style of sculptress gown. the girl en-
gineer. oil can in hand was lubricatiIg
one Of the journals Of the throbbing ma
chine when the correspondent entered.
After she had finished and everything was
working to her satisfaction. she answered
some questions regarding her work and
the causes which led her to adopt, for
woman, such strange profession.
81 was raised in the mill" she said,
"and know every cog and bearing in that
engine Until two years ago, however. l
had no thought Of becoming engineer. l
was bookkeeper at that time. and my
gineer. After n while l became dissatis
fed with clerical work and began TO de-
velop a positive passion for machinery l
resolved to become an engineer. and
neither protests nor ridicule availed to
turn me from my purpose.
81 began firing in July. 1899. and spent
nv leisure time reading technical books
and mastering the rudiments of engineer
ing With the help of my father ! made
rapid progress. and in six months he pro-
nounoed me competent to handle the en-
CINE myself then sent in my applica-
ton to the State Board. and succeeded
in passing the examination without any
great difficulty. Before granting me my
license a local deputy visited the mill and
watched me operate the machine. 1t was
through his favorable report that l at
last received my credentials as expert
engineer with full authority to practice
anywhere within the confines Of the
tat
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-09

Don't forget Xmas is the day to bow
to individuality. Never buy things for the
whole family therefore.
Don't repeat yourself. Don't give to
others this ysar what they did to you last
That is very bad taste.
Don't buy father. brothers, or husband
ties, slippers. or pipes. Choose rather
something they will not wear out and will
appeal to their taste.
Don't give your mother useful gift
unless you are too poor for aught orna-
mental. She may be getting on" but
she still loves pretty trinkets. Crafty
her.
Don't decide not TO give at all because
you cannot give handsomely. Good will
is the watchword, and good sense will
help you to choose lovely gifts for little
money.
Making presents literally with your own
fair (or tanned) hands doubles the value
literally and sentimentally very often
Busy times are these to everyone. ard
quire small outlay.
Don't miss book departments. Thera
never was such harvest of books. ri
astoundingly low prices. as now.
Pictures of antiques and Sargent pan
1ls. framed in dull black are artistic IL
he extreme. and cost very little. Tar
cstry panel pieces. set in black frames
tre QUART and inexpensive for lovers ct
the house beautiful.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-09
A. to Opening Letters.

Should 4 husband open his wife's let
tiers! Should a wife open her husbands
letters? are two questions now going the
rounds In the ideal marriage the interests
OF wife and husband are identical. and
there should be nothing 10 conceal. TIE
wife should have no secrets frcm her hus-
band and the husband no secrets from his
wife But ideal marriages. alas! are rare,
and will be SO long as men and women
persist in undertaking lightly, carelessly,
unthinkingly, or from selfish or mercenary
motives what is the most serious. solemn,
and important step that can be taken in
the life Of any man or woman.
In the new code OF civil law that holds
good for the whole OF the German Empire
the husbands right is clearly defined in
cases of difference of opinion. and allows
him to decide matters affecting what is
termed their mutual conjugal living to-
gethcr." such as the arrangements for the
household the scale of living, number of
domestic servants. etc. and also as to how
far the husband and the wife are to mu-
tualiy support one another where assist
auce is required; but, as letter addressed
TO a mans wife is held not to affect their
mutual life. he is forbidden to open 1t
contrary TO his wite's wish. No husband
or wife should send or receive any mis-
sive that they cannot show TO one another.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-09
OUR CHAMoMILE GRANDMA.
She Drank Herb Tea and Became a
Venus,

''Humph. Chamomile, That's what
you necd-chamomile tea, and plenty OF
it, the old doctor said, cycling the young
woman's muddy skin, and lack-lustre
eyes Don't sniff he went on. "If
wanted to humbug you, l would pre-
scribe it learnedly as Anthems noblis.
But have, hope got beyond humbug
ging people Yes, it is an old womans
remedy-but let me tell you the only
doctors nowadays who sheer at old
women's remedies are those who know so
little they think they know everything
Back in the times of your grand
mother. young women drank chamomile
tea as matter of course. Not every
night. understand. but three nights run
ming some time in the month. either at
the new moon or the full. Making the
tea was no haphazard process. either.
The flowers for it were carefully picked.
juts as they opened. and dried separate
from the mass of the herb. kept for
general medcament. You see, It's ia
nous bitter and stomachic, as well as Il
tonic. To this day its grown CONNER
cialiy at the pretty English town of
Hitchin, and cultivators there have de-
veloped the plant so, the flowers are as
double as the tangled China asters.
When chamomile ten time came
around, a generous handful of dried flow
ers was put into a china bowl, covered
with boiling water, then set to steep in
warm place for maybe three hours.
Just before bedtime the bowl was filed
with water little below boiling. An in
fusion. understand, is one thing, a decoc-
ton another. Sleeping makes the infu-
sion. The properties of it vary if the
water is warm or cold. Boiling makes a
decoction-and brings out very different
properties from the same substance
What was wanted for the chamomile
complexion was a gentle but thorough
rousng of every neutrality-suspicious.
the glands of the skin The tea did this
and no more. 1t was slipped from the
edge of the bowl as hot as il could be
swallowed, then the slipper went to bed
and slept the sisep of youth and happi-
ness. She got ZIP in the morning feeling
as fine as silk, bathed her face and shout
ders In fresh spring water. and looked 1t
herself approvingly in the mirror. Well
she might. She had skin like velvet.
with a peach blossom pink in the cheeks
and eyes of the liveliest lustre After
the third night, she could bid defiance
to headache, languor and lassitude. and
was ready to work all day and frolic all
night whenever she had the chance.
This for young women in ordinary
health. Those whom colds or fevers hal
left weakened. sallow and emaciated
needed different treatment. Where pro
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-09
ALvERDA STOUT, ENGINEER.
Hers Is the Latest Role of the New
WOmnn.

Another triumph for the new woman.
another advance into masculine territory,
another field OF endeavor opened to pro-
ercssive femininity--the new woman Is
now an engineer. Into law. art science,
trade she has long since carried her IN
domitablc and conquering personally
but the encroachment into the engine
room Is n new one and well worthy of a
record as being, PERHAPS. the opening
wedge of great reform which Will sweep
into oblivion the grimy, oily. suriy, dir'!'
tobacco using engineer Of tradition ano
replace him by the slightly, cool-headed,
def fingered, Clearly twentieth century
woman engineer.
The winner of this first bloodless vic
tory for the cause of emancipated woman
hood, this victory which may prove SO
pregnant with possibilities, is Miss Aver
da NJ. Stout, of Dyesvilie, o. She is only
eighteen years old, which makes all the
more remarkable her success in achiev-
ing the distinction of being the hrst
member of the fair sex TO ever receive
official sanction to practice as an ensl-
necr.
The laws OF ONO are very stringent ie-
gardipg the qualifications of engineers
In order to protect the great manufac-
turing establishments. laws have teen
passed which render it necessary for all
applicants for engineers certificates TO
pass very severe examination, ana any
one who operates an engine without Sc
curing a license is liable to arrest and
IMPRISONMENT. Recently among the can
didates State Examiner n. T. Collier was
astounded to find woman, or, rather, to
be more exact, a girl-a brown-eyed,
brown haired slip, whose appearance De-
tokened a greater familiarity with books
than ponderous engines. Her hands were
white and dainty and free from Oil or
CRIME: her dress, though modest, was
charming and her whole appearance was
very antithesis OF the traditional concep-
ton of the engineer.
But when Mr.. Collier came to put the
questions to the fair young candidate he
found that appearances are frequently de-
ceptive. She displayed a technical knowl-
edge far beyond that Of many of the
male applicants. She knew every part
of the engine. was familiar with their
workings, understood the whole science
of the generation of steam, the creation
and distribution of power, what to do in
case of an emergency, and all the other
points which are essential to the equip
ment OF an expert engineer.
A few days since correspondent called
ON Miss Stout and bad chance to see
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-09
Her "Lnte Lnmcnted.v

Widows in all countries are supposed to
be full Of little wiles. and certainly some
Of them have very strange practices. Take,
for instance. an Arab woman who intends
to marry again. She naturally thinks that
her late lamented husband would not APP
prove, so the night before the wedding
she goes to pay him visit at his grave.
There she humbly kneels and prays him
not to be Jealous or offended. Probably she
believes that he will be both and that she
must make a definite act to appease his
wrath. Accordingly she takes with her
an ass bearing two goats skins of water.
When her prayers are ended she takes the
water skins and proceeds to saturate her
husbands grave.
Whether a plentiful libstion OF cold wa
ter has a soothing effect on the spirit of
the departed or not may be matter OF
conjecture, but. having made II, the widow
feels that she has done all that can be re-
quired Of her and enters wedlock again
without misgiving.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-09
Tn Clean Paint Brushes.

To clean paint brushes on which the
paint has been allowed to harden, soak
them for some hours in linseed Gil and
then rinse them In turpentine. Finally,
wash them in some good yellow soap and
cold water until quite clean, and then
wine them and put them aside until want
cd for use Brushes should never be al
lowed to dry with the paint on them. and.
II you have not time to wash them when
YOU have finished using them, you should
stand them in can of cold water to pre-
vent the paint drying until you Fave
leisure to attend to them.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-09
Duly Considerable.

Nell Carbohydrates telegram
rem Jack Punter. of the varsity team.
Belle-What's il say?
Ne,I-It SAYS: Nose broken How do
you prefer it set-Greek or Roman"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-10
LIGHT FROSTS TONIGHT.
Friday Fair and Not So Cold; Light to
Fresh Winds.

Forecast till 8 pm. Friday: For the Dis
trict of Col lmbia, eastern Pennsylvania.
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Vir-
ginia. fair and light frosts tonight. Friday
fair and not so cold; light to fresh north
westerly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-10
PHOTOGRAPHED ON STEEL
RUNNING DOWN THE SILVER GER
TIFICATE COUNTERFEITER
Work of the Secret Service Bureau
Highly Praised-Chfef Wilkie
Returns.

Chief Wilkie of the secret service has re-
turned from Philadelphia where he and
his men successfully ran down the whole
story of the celebrated $40 silver certifi-
Gates which recently appeared there, cap
tured the man who circulated them and
the plates from which they were made.
Probably the most interesting fact in
connection with the entire story is that the
plates were made from photographs on
steel, the lines being afterward traced by
Arthur Taylor. who is such expert en-
graver. Up to this time it was believed
that such work was impossible, but there
is no doubt that Taylor photographed the
certificates on the steel plates and engraved
them from the photograph.
Arthur Taylor, who made the plates for
the famous 500 Monroe certificates, also
made the so plates more than two years
ago. He made plates at the same time for
counterfeit sic1 Lincoln head bills: $50 Ev-
eTett. $40 Hamilton. $50 Manning head, $40
Sheridan head and for the internal reve
nue. stamps, which We're used SO long be-
fore they We're detected. The plan of
Arthur TAYLOR was to get all the plates
ready print bills from all of them and put
them all in circulation a once. a trial
was made of the sltD certificates. however.
and this led to the unearthing of the greatest
counterfeit conspiracy of modern times, Tay-
Tor printed $50 notes of the Hamilton head in
March. 1S.iS. placed them in an envelope
and left them in the safe of a friend, who
supposed that the package contained in
surance and other rapers. Taylor buried
the plates immedia tely after printing them.
and the secret service would never have
known of their existence but for the
splendid work just finished.
Arthur Taylor is to be sentenced on the
9th Of this month. He conceived the idea
of having his brother, Harry Taylor. cir
culate the SD notes to puzzle the secret
service. He thought he could get a light
sentence by pretending 20 tell the secret
put forty-eight of the bills in circulation
and burned the others. The fact that he
passed of the notes on man who
knew him led to the discovery of every
thing
Fresh encomiums are reaching Chief Will
kie and his force. The recent work was
done so quickly as to call forth the most
eXtravagant praise from all directions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-10
Hotel Arrivals.

Ralefgh-L. w. Washington. Pittsburg. IT
W. Dunn, New York; f. L. Boardman, BIZ.
lngs. Mont; j. w. Stebbins, Springfield
Mass; G. E. Lnkey, Colorado Springs, Col.
w. c. Boyden, Boston.
"liiard-J. Pendergast Buffalo, N Y; 6
ii. Nelson, Meriden, Conn; VIM. c. Amos
Denver Col; D. w. Medbury Chicago; M.
w. Both, New York; j. B. Bedford, Denver
Col
Rigss-J w. Heurich, Buffalo, N. Y; C.
5. Woodtng, WATERFOWL, Conn: j. H. Bal
ley, Texas; T. H.. Weaver, Philadelphia;
Jas: cunningham, London, England.
Wellington-A. C. Harvey, Philad. lphia
). H. Miller, J. w. Byron. Ohio: VIM. Joha-
son, Philadelphia; NJ. F. Tanner New
York.
shorehain-F. II. Scott, Nevada, Mo-: A
York; A. Barthing, Chicago; Geo. s. Van
Ind.
Arington--K. F. Gill. Cleveland; Chas
Nasei, Z; o. Baxter, St. Louis; Chas. s.
Eiaml1n, Boston; d. l.. Luke, Piedmont w
Va; H. A. Garfield, Cleveland; w. E. Lib
by, A. 2. Riggs, Worcester, Mass.
Metropolitan-R. B. Eddy, Webster, Mass.
VIM: II. Lockwood. Beaufort, S. c.; F. J.
ingram, Lynchburg, Va; S. Marks, Pitts
burg; w. Forward, London; Chas. E Tuck
Colo.
National.M D. Blum, Atlanta, Ga; R. H
Mayr1ck, Cincinnati: Robt c. Goodman
Philadelphia; Fl. o. Allen, Troy, N Y: w
Noon INCOMES s.. York W Pa; W. L; Massey, Rich
Sochran-S W. johnson, Pittsburg; f. w
aisler, F. HUMMER, Scranton, Pa; G. s.
camp, +. II. Sheath, New Haven Conn; S.
E. Romans, Boston
Richmond-H. Corrigan, Boston; W. G.
st. James,. G. Cornell. Springfield,
Rhodes j.
F. {: Grove, Boston; VIM. Lamson, Hart
lord Conn; L. L. Goode, Indianapolis; R.
C cox, liverpool England; J. NJ. Shannon.
Gordon-Jas: E: Russell, T. Richard, E.
w: Sanborn, W. P. Fuller, New York.
Jos McCreary, Toledo Ohio: E. Waddill,
richmond 6h Va; J. W. Lumb. Jamaica
G. Summers, Philadelphia; J. ]. Perry, New
York; 2. B; Hays, Lynn. Mass; J. w.
P Pest9 Portland, Me-: E. r. Carey,
philadelphia; E. o. Dewey, Owassa, Mich
F. w. Gushing. Portland, Me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-10
MEAT OR CEREALS.
A QUESTION OF INTEREST TO ALL GARRETT


Tie arguments on food are interesting Many
persons adopt vegetarian diet, the ground that
they do not like to feel that life has been taken
feed them, do they fancy the thought Of eating
dead meat.
On the other hand, too great consumption Of
partly cooked starchy oats and wheat or bread
pastry, ETC., produces serious bowel troubles be-
cause the bowel digestive organs twhere starch
should be digested) are overtaxed and the food
ferments, producing gas, and microbes generate in
the decayed food frequently bringing on peritontis
and appendicitis
Starchy food is absolutely essential to the human
body Its best form is shown in the food Grape
Nuts" where the starch is changed into grape
sugar during the process of its manufacture. In
this way the required food is presented to the sys
TEN in a predigested form, and is Immediately
made into blood and tissue, without taxing the d.
gestive organs.
remarkable result in nourishment is gained:
the person using GrapeNuts gains quickly in phys
ical and mental strength. Why in mental? Be-
cause the food contains delicate particles of Phos
phate Of Potash obtained from the grains This
unites with the albumen CT all food, and the COM
bination is what nature uses to rebuild WORKOUT
cells in the brain. This is a scientific fact that
can be easily proven by ten days of Grape
Nuts Never eat beyond three four heaping tea
spoonfuls At meal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-10
A GOOD COMPLEXION
DEFENDS on GOOD DIGESTION.

This is almost IN axiom, although usually we
are apt to think that cosmetics, face powders
lotions, fancy soaps, etc, the secrets for
securing clear complexion. But all these are
simply superficial assistants.
1t Is impossible to have good complexion unless
the digestive organs perform their work properly,
unless the stomach by properly dgestipg the food
taken into 1t furnishes abundance of puer blood
good complexion is impossible.
This is the reason so many ladies' are using
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, because they promptly
cure any stomach trouble and they have found out
that perfect digestion means a perfect complexion
and one that does not require cosmetics and DOW
ders TO enhance its beauty.
Many ladies diet themselves or deny themselves
many articles Of food solely In order to keep their
complexion clear. When Stuart's Dyspepsia tab
lets nseC no such dieting Is necessary take
these tablets and eat oil the good wholesome food
you want and you need have no fear of indiges-
tion the salow. duh complexion which nine
women ont " ten have, solely because they are
suffering from some form Of Indigestion.
Bear In mind that beauty proceeds from good
health. god health results from perfect digestion
and We have advanced the hest argument to induce
every man and woman to give this splendid remedy
a trial
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets can be found in drug
stores and costs but so cents per package.
II there Is any arrangements Of the stomach or
bowels they will 1t and the resultant effects
are good digestion. good health and clear bright
complexion. my7&IO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-10
ARE NOT SOMETHING NEW
NAVAL OFFICERS SURPRISED AT Ex-
CITEMENT CREATED.
Say That sOft-Metal-Capped Amor
Piercing Shells Have Been Used
by the Navy for Years.

The naval officers here are surprised at
the excitement created by the announce
ment of the results of certain tests recently
made with soft-metal-capped shells, and
are fearful that the extravagant conclusions
drawn from these tests may have disas-
trous influence upon the effort to secure the
best armor for the navy.
As a matter of fact, there is nothing new
in the use of the capped shell. Secretary
Long says that the navy has been using
these shells for four years past He himself
contracted with the inventors in behalf of
the Navy Department three years ago. and
since that time all of the armor-piercing
naval shells have been fitted with the soft
metal cap, so that the American fleet off
Santiago must have had them, as well as
Deweys fleet at Manila, though it is i'm
probable that armor piercers or anything
else than bursting shells were used.
There is no particular mystery about these
shells, either. The Russians have tried
them and the English navy has expert
mented with them, and, though it is be-
lfeved that the American cap is better than
the others (Which explains the desire to
keep its manufacture secret, still the gem
eral principle of all these caps is the same.
Based on the experiments of the past three
years, the naval ordnance officers have
reached the conclusion that a capped shell
is % per cent better than a plain shell.
Ihey nave also calculated that krupD ar
NOR is % per cent better than Harveyized
armor; in other words. the improvement in
the shells exactly balances the improve
ment in the armor
The phenomenal penetration attained re-
Gently at Indian Head-a 6-inch capped
shell perforating a 14-inch Harveyized plate
does mark a substantial advance in the
power of the shell, but this result is also
largely attributable to the gun. This was
an extra high-powered 6-inch rifle, of I'M
usual length, being what is known as fifty
calibers, or fifty times long as the bore,
making the length of the barrel twenty-five
feet The. shell had behind it thirty-seven
pounds of smokeless powder, giving the pro-
jectile velocity 80 per cent higher than the
ordinary testing velocity. and striking
force fully 100 per cent, about the average.
These same capped shells have also per-
forated krupp plates, though not so easily
as the Harveyized plate.
The Navy Department has never claimed
that any armor plate was beyond penetra-
ton If set up at short range and fired at
with high-powered guns at right angles
But that fact does not, in the opinion of the
department. tend to disprove the value of
armor under service conditions and the
only result of the last test made by the de-
partment is to stimulate the ordnance ex-
pert to still further improvement of the ar
NOR plate to match the development of the
gun,