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God sent $50, 900, and only eleven letters
had TO be written in acknowledgment"
DR.. Marshall then gracefully intro
ducedMrs. Taylor. who said in part:
MRS. TAYLOR'S ADDRESS.
1T is good thing some times to take
time to remember, to remind ourselves
OF he nearness of God / often wonder
about the facts OF our mission in China
In fact. the more ! know about it. the
more wonder at it, that we have 500
missionaries. From all parts of the
world even Corsica. they come All de-
nominations are represented When
think that they have nothing but the
promises of the living God to depend
upon, it fills one with wonder. Some of
the missions are six and eight months
journey, and of course months and
months away from all merchants and
other foreigners. Nothing but God We
never think of appealing to any of the
foreign consuls, although We have suf-
fered perhaps more than any others in
crty and loss of life. We are taking no
indemnity from the powers.
After all, are these missions needed ?
Is all this expenditure of money and life
needed? They have their religion, edu-
cational systems, other essentials of
civilization.
I'VE believe the Chinese are the finest.
most moral of all the heathens. The
Japanese are more attractive; they are
great in little things, but little in great
things. I have often noticed in banks
and business houses that the confidential
clerks are Chinese.
Mrs. Taylor then went on to the status
of woman in China. and said it was far
superior to that in Japan and India
Human sacrifices are unknown in China
Moreover. in the classics of confucius
there is not an impure live, although the
books go back 1000 years before Christ,
and the same cannot be said even of
the classics OF Greece and Rome
Neither do the Chinese sacrifice the aged
as they 90 sometimes in India. Parents
are worshipped. There are great ex
animation halls, where twenty thousand
can be examined at one time. Many are
great scholars They are highly cultured
along their own lines.
'Do they then need the Gospel? We
can't realize the benefits we derives
from our christianity. There is no JUS
tice. You must bride. There are no hos
pitfalls and asylums for the suffering"
Mrs. Taylor then drew q heart rend
ing picture of the wretched beggars,
lepers, diseased OF all kinds. that line
the entrances to the great temples.
Speaking of the moral and spiritual
side of the suffering, Mrs. Taylor said
Girls are generally betroted at the
age of Is. The families never meet be-
fore the marriage, all is arranged by 60
betweens, old women who want to make
q little money out of it. Women have
no rights. A man may kill his wife and
children in any way he pleases. Suicides
among the women and children are the
commonest things.
Their idea of death is horrible, too.
They believe they must go to hell and
suffer there unspeakable tortures for
their sins, and the Buddhist priests pic
ture TO them the most horrible scenes
of torture there. and yet they take their
lives on account Of their impossible con-
dition.
I'VE are responsible for all this for
we have the power to stop it. the word
of God The burden is upon our souls. =
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-18

1t is hardly necessary to touch ever so
slightly upon the desirabllity- absolute
necessity tor, comfortable bed in these
days of hustle. hurry and strenuous living
The men and women of this Twentieth Cen
fury. who make the worlds of work. business
and pleasure go round, are keyed up to the
highest nervous pitch, and hence need sound,
refreshing sleep. 1t is criminal folly to deny
them "a good bed" But what is "a good
bed?' A beds quality does not depend upon
polished mahogany. or shining brass. but on
the bed proper, and the material of which it is
made. The mattress is the bed. and should
be given first consideration. and
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God sent $50, 600, and only eleven letters
had to be written in acknowledgement
DR.. Marshall then gracefully intro.
ducedAlrs. Taylor. who said in part:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-01-18

II is announced that the ecclesiastical
authority and all the care of the Episco-
pal Diocese of Virginia has been trans
ferred by Bishop F. NJ. Whittle TO his
coadjutor, Bishop Robert A. Gibson.
This action by Bishop Whittle is taken
to mean that's he has finally decided to
retire on account OF continued i'll health
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NORTHWARD.

VI
Time.
Connections at Jacksonville and Tampa, for all
Florida East Coast points, and Cuba and Porto
Rico. At New Orleans for all points in Texas
Mexico and California
e SLEEPING CAR SERVICE
Nos. 81 and 34-Florida and Metropolitan Linn.
tied. Drawing Room Sleeping and Through Day
Coaches between New York and Jacksonville
Through Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping aars be-
tween New York and Atlanta
Nos 81 and 81 80 and 80 carry Cafe Cars be-
tween Hamlet and Savannah, Hamlet and
Athens.
Nos. 81 and 66-Florida and Atlanta Fast Nail
Through Drawing Room Buffet Sleeping Cars be-
tween New York and jacksonville, connecting at
Hamlet with Sleeping Car to and from Atlanta.
Tickets on sale to all points. Pullman Bertbs
Reserved and reservations made on outgoing
steamers from Norfolk. Baggage checked from
hotel and residences without extra charge at
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Stockholders MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the North Carolina Home. Insurance
Company will be held at their office in
this city on Wednesday, the 5th day OF
February, 1902, at IL o'clock III.
sCHAS. ROOT, Secretary.
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Evening star., 1902-08-23

maidenhair fern, in which borders with
bowhnots and half circles were the floral
plan.
For March this clever woman's mind
turned to viOlets. These linens We're so
embroidered as to appear in tumbing
masses of these purple flowers. those of the
more delicate hue scattered here and there
over the surface.
AS the spring began to unfold it's bios
SONS her linens were a gorgeous scheme
of tulips and crocuses. Some We're en-
broidered only in corners, others of a more
elaborate pattern were on Japanese linen
in colors, pale and delicate combined with
white.
In her country home in May when giving
pretty and simple entertainments her table
was charm of fruit blossoms A wide
table scarf of cherry and apple blossom
was the central scheme. This table runner
was cleverly worked in an aII-over design,
the edge finished In a renaissance pattern
of lace some four inches wide.
This clever artist asserted that her sum-
mer work was an easy task. She had the
field to choose from, and when the sketches
were made she had them transferred to the
linens. These floral subjects consisted of
daisies, buttercups cardinal flowers or old
fashioned garden plants, or groupings of
nasturtiums, which bloom all summer For
June, July and August it was merely a
question of choosing few Of many sub
jectS.
Evening star., 1902-08-23

scarcely dreamed of have been achieved
by the velvet manufacturers. The fabrics
are stamped to look as if embroidered, and
in designs many of them resemble those
seen upon foulard silks Oriental designs
are especially striking; indeed, the velvet
manufac cturers' displays look not unlike an
exhibition Of Persian draperies. Hats as
well gowns will be garnished with vel
vet. Even entire costumes will be fash
iOned of brilliant colors covered with elab-
Orately stamped patterns. Cardinal, vari-
Gus shades of green. blue and brown wIll
have prominence. The costumes for street
wear will be decorated. the seams covered
with strappings and the bodices glittering
with ornamental buttons.
The short skirt is still holding it's own in
spite Of the efforts of some modistes to re-
place it with a sweeping. longer one For
walking a moderate length is both sensi-
bic and picturesque. but for indoor wear
every woman is likely to cling to trailing
draperies. Some daring souls trying to
bring into vogue even for house. service 4
short. round skirt. Their success has rot
been brilliant. although the length is a con-
venient one for dancing parties. The trou-
ble is that it does not look well except on
the figures of short, trim women or young
girls. At present fashion favors the short
walking skirt for hard outdoor service, the
round skirt for dressy morning wear. the
slightly trained one for afternoons and the
very long trained skirt for evening func-
tions. CATHERINE TALBOT.
Evening star., 1902-08-23
The Popularity of Taffeta.

Women may have grown somewhat tired
of the glace coat and bolero, yet the three
quarter length carriage wrap in black or
colored taffeta has become a recognized
necessity in the wardrobe of the society
woman, while nothing exces the chic and
utility of tafreta for smart country clothes.
Black, dark blue and golden brown shades
trimmed with ecru guipure and softened
with chiffon of a corresponding tint form
ideal wraps, and, though smart taffeta Is
never too smart. Always recollect that II
woman Is oversmart she is not smart
at all. She who is possessed of innate re-
finement realizes that subtlety and mystery
in dress are better than any aggressive fit
ting mode of the hour.
To return to the fancy for taffeta a
black, navy or even dark red taffeta frock,
well made and daintily trimmed, accom-
panied by lace collar, forms a fitting and
smart afternoon toilet and will look equally
well at garden party; in the early au-
tumn 1t will come in for demitoilet or can
even be cut down into a pretty and useful
evening frock. Such are the uses of taf-
feta, which Is, by the way, a softer make
of glace. Fashion has done wisely in Civ
ing this silk a foremost place in the modes
OF the hour.
Evening star., 1902-08-23
Dubious Necessity of Hats.
From the London GIabe.

rum lle LONDON Gluhc.
The wise and human. order whereby I'm
Hcemen are 20 longer called u,gn to .,r-I
under the old-rashioned helmet has sug-
Sested TO one or twa of the weekly ioilrr.is
the question Of the hat as a whole Do va
need hats? With the his orr, of orr r3....
with the dispositions Of our ancestors and
with the physical ailments Of our in7D.a-
dlate prog,nitors. We have Inherited ,be
notion that the hat is as necessary ia l,,d-
ny salvation as haRntls to the crickster or
the Jumper to the sailor But. is no
According To some authorities there is no
more fruitful cause Of badness i'm mon
thah me tght-ftting box that they lam
50 FtmOrSt ltSSly about their ears If men
would Only 60 about the streets with their
cidIIumS exposed TO the Deneficent ravs Of
Ihe sun and to the genial blessings Of
Lephyrus their heads. We are told would
Durseon with crisp young hair and smile
IKE fertle valley. Children. We are re
Hihueu' are ctasing TO wear shoes since
sandals are now firmly established IN me
nursery and on Brighton sands soon
therefore-the logic is irresistible-as th.
chlld Is father to the man. men will Dut or
the topper. the billy-cOck, even the delicate
straw, and walk hatleSs under heaven W.
nave no doubt in the world that il Is wis
oom 10 wear hats as little as possible bur
we cannot so force oar ina ginations as 70
picture even in The dim future this hat
less generation. Besides the disarrans,a
ment or ones locks there is the profound
dlHnculty Tor the nervous man Of returning
a ladys bow without something TO nuii
from his head; and in addition even tn this
there Is the dreadful possibility of colds in
the head. "
Evening star., 1902-08-23
TABLE EMBROIDERIES
NOVEL SCHEME GIVES A NEW
ONE FOR EACH MONTH.
A Society Woman's Fad Who Makes
Her Own and Always Has
Dainty Spread.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
At all seasons embroideries play an i'm
portant part in entertainments, doing duty
for the formal dinner, the MONDAY break
fast or informal luncheon. A clever host
ess who gives very up-to-date functions
declared that table was well equipped
without a bit of decorative linen. She is a
well-knOwn society woman who takes time
by the forelock. and she has prepared for
her coming winter functions set after set
of elegantly equipped linens, and laid them
away TO serve for table decoration.
For September luncheons she has dainty
plate doiies carving mats and others Of
smaller size to accompany them, each one
in pretty design Of golden rod and group
ings of china asters in all the delicate tones
of this beautiful flower.
During October she will use for formal
dinners the chrysanthemum, her favorite
blossom. These linens consist of center
pieces and corner doilies, whose borders are
delight of fluffy blossoms, some of creamy
white, others in delicate pastel shades
For November the linens showed pref
erence for the more cultivated flowers; and
as this month is given over to bridal fes-
Evening star., 1902-08-23

tivities she selected bolting cloth in the
finest of textures and decorated it with
bride roses. To give a body to the edges,
two dinner sets were Respondent in a con-
ventfonalized mass of the roses, with love-
ly buds and half-open blossoms, rose leaf
peeping out here and there. The whole
made a charming background for the tall,
futed, cloud-like glass bouquet holder filed
with the same in natural flowers.
In one box she had stored away her
Christmas linens, decoration of yule col
ors on a fine Belgian cream surface, the
design a picturesque adornment of holly
and mistletoe with their gray and red ber-
ries. For extra holiday inspiration the
fal-over of the cloth was monogramed at
each corner in pure white French work, set
in a wealth of Christmas green, with a
touch here and there of red, making a
cheerful note for the whole.
Other Fine Pieces.
Quite apart from the rest were large CEN
terpieces. doilies for accessories and small
mats of a rich heavy tan and light brown
linen, the edges beautifully finished in
scrolls, leaf effects and oriental patterns,
in silks of red. yellow and purple. Each
linen, at one point another, had dec
orative motto referring to the new year.
These were intended to be used on bare
mahogany table, making a good treatment
for a chafing dish supper. or a spread
where sandwiches and punch are the even
ing rejection.
AS contrast to the others. green and
white for February seemed to lead the way.
These charming appointments were deli
cate treatments of lilies Of the valley and
Evening star., 1902-08-23
Fashions of the Hour.

rags tassels and fandangles Of all kinds
are decided features of the fashion Of the
hour, but, although La Mode has succeeded
in bringing in elaborate decoration in this
form, she fails signally when she endeavors
to introduce plaits and folds instead Of the
plain, graceful skirt we have loved so
long. The fact remains that the best skirt
Is an absolutely plain one. There is a ten
dency to trim the hips, yet at the same
time to keep plain lines. and in regard TO
this the individual woman can please her
self.
The simple, stitched taffeta skirts ana
blouse bodices are cool, smart and yet very
practical. They afford a change. too. from
the ctnging sole de chine and crepe do
chine We have favored so long.
Evening star., 1902-08-23
Relief for Weary Ewes.

People who suffer from tired eyes may n.
glad to try French authors accidentally
discovered remdy. 1t is simple method OF
restoring the vision to freshness.
One night when engaged in writing an ar
tcle his eyes gave out before he could fin
ish' and he was compelled to stop. So.
turning from his unfinished manuscrInt
MS eyes fell upon some scraps of col
ored silk that his wife had been usine
Ior patchwork These gay colors had Pc
cuIlar attraction for his wearied optics
On resuming his work after gazing st
them Tor several minutes he found them
quite fresh. After several experiments he
surrounded his inkstand with brilliantly
colored strlped SILK material so that his eyes
must rest on them every time he dips his
lief
Evening star., 1902-08-23
To Remove Stains From Linen

Tar may be removed from linen by rub
bing the stain with butter and then wash
ing II out with warm water and turpentine
Paint and varnish come out with turpen-
tine. Ink and almost any stain that will
not come out by the methods given may be
removed by weak oxalic acid and lemon
juice. Dissolve a tablespoonful Of oxaIic
acid and one of lemon juice in pint of rain
water and keep it on hand in a bottle AS
soon as the spots are removed wash out
the stain mixture In clear cold water.
Evening star., 1902-08-23

ease with which the dust may be shaken
from it. should have special attention when
It appears on the late summer bargain cour-
ter. for dressmakers say that this material
has not yet reached the end of it's popu-
larity. For wear 1t is unexcelled. although
one would scarcely think so from the light
ness Of the ia brio. OF course the delicate
colOrs which have prevailed during the
summer are not suitable for outdoor wear
later, but there are many soft neutral
tints which are just the thing for afternoon
toilets. Even the lighter shades may see
service in indoor froci<s.
Velvet Trimming.
Autumn trimmings will consist of velvet
Fashion leaders say that the fall and win
ter of 1902 is to be distinctly velvet sea-
son. Soft and supple effects hitherto
Evening star., 1902-08-23

barrel and may be laid as deep as four or
SIX inches. The barrel should then be filled
Win TWO parts Of good fbrOus loam one
part or lear mold and one part Of fertilizer
2ter the soil. and the garden is ready for
use Dwarf nasturtiums, lobellas. mig
noHette. Nerbenas. geraniums and small
mowers may be planted in the holes at the
sides of the barrel. Almost any plants will
DO Tor the upper part A large tub NAV
be covered with bark or tWigs and then
hlled with soil in the same way as the har-
Tb. The tub will make an adm "a bic holder
lor large ferns or tropical plants which are
cool.
An Old Tree Stump.
Old tree stumps t. which the roots are
attached can be transformed into handsome
hover vases The roots are sawed off 10
support the stump in an upright position.
and the latter is then followed out. filled
"ith SOL ana planted with flowers. Queer.
twisted pieces Of root are OFTEN arranged
LOT Tern holders. The ends Of the roots re
cut on. followed and filed with son. i'm
NlIlcn the lerns are imbedded.
ne japanese are the most art sic fovrar
growers in the world. They give roucF
tHousht TO the question Of properly noting
thelr plants. and their principle il thar as
ehe POT or lardinlerc is the frame for the
ToWer. II must not divert a.f,Dtfrn r-,u,
the principal object A simple box II stsin-
tu WOOD IS their usual " Ss,i for tho III ant
out sometimes a quaint idea will be car
rltd out IN rustic work All arhsr or a ,,a
Soud Is punt on small scale. hay-irp DIarts
aITanEed III every nook and Granny Of the
exterior. " ''lS
Evening star., 1902-08-23

Now, if Plain Duty were only stylish or
chic, or If she had tact or aplomb or some
thing like that, we might brace up and
pay attention to her; but if she is merely
plain she must not be surprised IL a good
many OF us give her the cold shake.-Life
Evening star., 1902-08-23

This gown is an adap+-:ton of two new
ideas with older ones. The jacket bodice is
stereOtyped to a degree. but the skirt IS
new pleated model, which promises 10 lead
u a more marked revival. The regular kilt
skirt is coming in and viii be a popular
model for the short skirt in the early au-
tumn. Most of the pique linen. cloth and
brilliartine short skirts much worn now
are pIeated all the way round, and are al
Evening star., 1902-08-23
Wanted to Know.

From the Chicago News
Ida-"Maude says the man she is going 70
marry is bold and fearless"
May-"Indeedi Is he an umpire or a
book agent?''
Evening star., 1902-08-23
The Eternal Feminine.

For woman to touch UP her toilet at a
public restaurant, to produce mirror from
her pocket and a powder puff, and then to
apply wee bit of poudre de riz to the tin
of her nose and to lightly dust her cheeks.
would be an astonishing performance in
America, bur common sight in Partisan
restaurant Nowhere in the world do wo-
men claim and enjoy more real liberty than
tn America, but European women are less
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-04-26

During the past IL months 2S,6OO,C00 hogs
squealed their last squeal in Western packing
h0uoaq
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-04-26

John Wesley Elkins, who confessed to the
murder of his father and stepmother when he
was II years DID, is to be released from the State
prison in Iowa. after IL years and three months
Of what is admitted to have been illegal incar-
ceration. 1t is now understood that the i'm
prisonment was without warrant of law, as the
courts have held repeatedly that a child under
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-04-26
NOR SALE.

The undersigned, agents for owners, offers at
private sale, the property known as the a
"Kephart" farm, situated within a short dis III
more or less, in high state of cultivation, with
small tract of woodland. The improvements
are of very substantial character consisting
of large brick mansion, large brick barn and
other buildings. This property is within short
distance of st. Georges Station, w. NJ. r. R.,
and within a short walk of the electric railway.
1t has very many advantages such as excellent
water in abundance; high and healthy location,
convenient to churches, schools, stores, shops,
etc., and within short walk of Hannah More
1t is offered for sale at this time to close es
tate. 1t has been the home of Mr. Reister Rus
sell for 30 years, and is an ideal country home
and farm, and must be seen to be appreciated.
Particulars on application to the undersigned,
LONGNECKER BROS,
Real Estate, Towson, Md.
Apl Eff. mo. 3121