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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08

seemed as though no wss eight.
He was really an Old man, with hundreds
OF acquaintance, but almost no real
friends outside Of that small Newspaper
Row that had been his home and his
world for eight Of the best years OF his
life. He had sacrificed everything to his
work. He had allowed the old friends
and the old memories that had been so
dear to him TO slip completely out of his
life. He had given a parting glance as
he had shut his mind upon them-and
then work had filled the gap. Truly he
had succeeded.
But then he thought Of that handful OF
oop-shouIdered, tired toilers he had left
back there in the editorial rooms, and he
wondered again II his own life had be
come as one-sided and coIorless As theirs.
Had 1T He was sure OF 1t now
Had the prize been worth the labor and
the heartaches aud the total sacrifice Of
the best years Of bis young mans life?
II he had never entered newspaperdom
If he had gone into some other less ex-
acting business and settled down 20 the
sort Of life other young men we're living
the sort Of life his old chums were
probably living now
If? If? Il sounded as though some one
had said that he was living his college
days over.
The play only partially interested
Drake. He found more pleasure IN study
ing the people about him.
Suddenly be became aware that ne@
voice was speaking. Something in the
tones seemed to stir old memories within
him. Where had he heard that voice be-
fore7
He turned again to the stage. One
glance at the speaker and he sat rooted
With his breath coming in short gasps he
followed the woman's acting for mo
meut With his eyes. Through his veins
the blood vas eoursing until it seemed
that they were about TO burst.
Scarcely aware of his own actions he
clutched at his program. It had slipped
10 the floor He stopped and picked It up.
With nervous haste his eyes ran down
the list Of players Presently he found ii
what he had been looking for:
GLADYS MoBtTose. Miss Alice West"
The curtain had scarcely fallen when
Drake made his way quickly around TO
the little door behind the boxes that led
to the stage.
Alice had already gone 70 her room.
But The doerkeeper at the stage entrance
remembered him-Drake had done dra-
MATES" at one time-and sent his card
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08
RAKE closed the top OF his desk
with q bang. CaTelessIy he
locked it and slipped the bunch
of keys back in his pocket

with q bang. Carelessly he
- locked it and slipped the bunch
of keys back in his pocket
A thin, smooth-shaven individual
with stopped shoulders. at q desk near
by. glanced up from his typewriter for
moment
Might Off" he queried.
Yes" replied Drake, and the tired
looking individual resumed his rapid
lingering of the keys. There was some
thing in his manner as he sat there that
suggested the man who has done the
same thing for years and despises the
work, but cant give it up. II was
Nicholas. the political reporter
As Drake walked down the narrow
aisle between the long rows Of desks he
glanced nerrously about him II was q
mere habit. He was so accustomed to
looking about there to see who were in
their places
But tonight it was different. He was
enjoying the LbNtA ScA9sl'AtA va 1N'-S
of for few hours IT was the first
time he had taken a night off from his
work for months. And. he reflected, he
wouldn't have done it then, but for the
earnest and persistent entreaties Of
'BfIy''-otheTwise William OldTidge-
Billy was the managing editor
Here and there in the big room the
electric lights, incaEed in their metal
shades, cast small round patches Of
light over the desks. Here a bare hand
full of stoop- shouldered men we're bend
ing silently over typewriters or thick
masses Of paper AS he passed them,
Drake uuconsc. 1usly enumerated to
himself their branches of WORKSHOPS.
night police athletics, courts. gen
ereI" They were all as familiar to him
rs his alphabet; all formed . part OF
the very backbone Of his life
They. al seemed alike, with their bent
shoulders. nervous hands, and that tired
feverish manner.
Somehow, as Drake glanced at them,
2 shudder ran over him They We're
the silent toiIers who give the world
its daily news: who form the back
bone and intellect Of empires and re-
pubIics And yet they seemed small
and insignificant and miserable Drake
thought they resembled insects. hover
ing about q fame and letting il burn
out their lives He had never noticed
how desolate and pitifuI their existence
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-11

Cut Prices Preva! in Our Clothing Department.
 BOYS OVERCOATS.
 Regular S3. so Raglans cut to $2.o8. Child's Castor Reefers. S7.5o value, cut to S4.7S. All others i'm like proportion.
 CUT PRICES IN BOYS SUITS.
 Ages to B Years.
 S2.oo Suits cut to SE.49. $500 Suits cut to S2.24. Balance of Hines same proportion. The above goods placed on center counters at entrance to Clothing Department. Come i'm and look at them.
 CUT PRICES ON MEMS SUITS. We have too many $T2.5o and SI5.0o Suits in stock. We're going to reduce the quantity, and adopt the best method. We have selected a big, desirable lot of them, consisting of fancy CheviOts and unfinished Worsteds and will sell them at uniform price SIo.oo suit.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-11
Shoes.

Shoes. This department is coming to the front i'm gallOp. Plenty of up-tO-date new stock, and a saving of money to each customer, with polite attention to all, is doing the good work.''
 Special" 100 pairs childrens and misses Patent Calf Polish Vamps, dulI and bright kid tops, Me Kay sewed, spring heels. Values $E.5o to S1.z5, for the pair 98c.
 Boys Patent Leather Balls, sizes T;3 to ?, S2.oo value, for the pair SH.HS. Ladies fine DongOla Kid, Lace, Patent Tip, flexible, Mckay sewed, medium heels, new styles, all sizes and lasts and heavy sOles, for the pair SI.5o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-11
FREE! Skirts to OrderFree

making We doing business in this help shape double Many asked for
 advertised last week. their tunity-BroadcIoth and other fine quality material
 with skirt pad rue braid apqued styesworth fully $Oo for this week s990 We perfect satisfaction. <
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
Hsrdiwork of Iona Auo.

Chenille embroidery is being re-
vived along with the knitting needle
and the crochet hook. There was n
time In the days of our great-great-
grandmammas and grand-aunts when
this was the popular fancy work. It Is
most effective when carefully wrought,
and, as 1t is not an expensive handi-
work, 1t is likely 10 be taken up, at
least for time. by the maids who
like to try everything.
Chenille can he applied to a can
vas or felt ground and quite lovely
articles can be contrivej with both.
Mats, chair backs, cushion covers and
sachets can often be picked up for a
mere trifie at the bargain day sale
of some art needlework depot and
transformed by chenille embroidery
into important looking fancy work.
Chenille can be used with chem
illc needle as a working thread, but
it is better to catch 1t down with
COUGHING in finer silk, for other
wise the desired curves will be diff
cult to obtain. This applies to the
thick chenille; the very thin kind can,
Of course, be used as thread.
A lovely idea in chenille embroij.
cry was worked out by girl, who ap-
piled 1t to the sash ends OF one Of her
evening gowns. The gown was blue
and the sash oyster white satir. Up.
on the ends was wrought true low
ers' knot design. This was carried
out in actual blue satin ribbon with
a bordering Of blue chenille. From
the sides where the ribbon termin-
ated was a sort Of pendant Of conven.
tional flowers carried out In two
shades OF blue chenille, and from the
flowers fell showers of silver Sc.
quins.-New York American.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25

fashionable big collar and loose sleeves
and is essentially chic. AS shown 1t
is made Of white pongee with collar
shield and cuffs Of twine colored lace
over silk yelled with chiffon, and is
daintily charming, but all silks, soft
woods, fine linen and cotton fabrics are
appropriate and the design suits both
the odd v aist and the costume.
The Foundation is a smoothly fitted
lining that closes at the centre front.
On It are arranged the plain back. the
shield and the box pleated fronts. The
back Is smooth across the shoulders
and drawn down In gathers at the
waist line, but the fronts are gathered
and droop slightly and becomingly over
the belt. The sleeves are box pleated
from the shoulders to slightly below
the elbows, then fall in soft puffs and
are gathered into deep cuffs. The clos
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
Woinsn'a House Jacket.

Dainty house jackets are essential
to comfort and to making that best ap-
pearance under all conditions which 1t
is every woman's duty to cultivate.
The very pretty May Manton example
shown In the large drawing is abso-
lutely simple, and at the same time is
attractive and becoming. The original
Is made of white lawn, with trimming
Of valenciennes lace, but all washable
fabrics are suitable as well as light
weight woods and simple silks.
The jacket consists of fronts, back
and side backs. with bell sleeves. Both
the fronts and the back are tucked, the
former to the yoke depth, the latter to
the waist line, but fall in soft folds
below the tucks. The sleeves are
slightly flowing. but can be gathered
into bands in bishop style. as shown In
the small cut At the neck Is stand
ing collar with turnover portion Of
lace.
To cut this jacket in the medium size,
four yards Of material twenty-seven
inches wide, three and one-fourth yards
thirty-two inches wide, or two and
one-fourth yards forty-four inches wide
will be required, with three yards of
Insertion to trim as illustrated.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25

Aching backs are eased. Hip. back. and
loin pains overcome. Swelling of the
limbs and dropsy signs vanish. y
They correct urine with brick dust sedi-
ment, high colored, excessive, pain In pass
ing. dribbling, frequency, bed wetting.
Doan's Kidney Pills dissolve and remove
calculi and gravel. Relieve heart palpita-
tion, sleeplessness, headache, nervousness.
SALEM, IND, Feb. 8, 1908. received
the trial package Of Doan's Kidney Pills
and l must confess they didme wonderful
good. 1t seems strange to say that had
tried several kinds of kidney medicines
without doing me any good. had back
ache. pain in my bladder and scalding
urine, and the sample package sent me
stopped 1t all in few days. and with the
package am now using from our drug
store l expect to be cured permanently. II
Is wonderful, but sure and certain the med
icine does Its work. was In constant
misery until l commenced the use OF
Doan's Kidney Pills. .'-CHAs. r. Cook,
p. o. Box 90, Salem. Washington Co., Ill
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25

suited alike to the making Of new
gowns and to remOdeling. The full
length or Hungarian sleeve is shown
with upper portion and pun Of one ma.
terial and the cuff Of lace, the three
quarter sleeves has cap Of lace and
the short sleeve Is tucked; but the
plain cap can be used with the full
length sleeve or for the short one
whenever preferred and combinations
and materials can be varied again and
again.
The foundation is fitted lining. On
1t are arranged the puffs Of the full
length model. and 1t is cut of to give
the required length for the deep elbow
and short sleeves. The cap for the
full length sleeve Is tucked and the
pun Is gathered at both edges. When
elbow length is desired, the pun Is
finished to droop becomingly over the
lower edge.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is: For full
length, two and five-eighth yards twen-
ty-one inches wide, two and one-eighth
yards twenty-seven inches wide, or
one and five-eighth yards forty-four
inches wide, with one-half yard OF all
over lace for cuffs; for three-quarter
length, one and five-eighth yards twen-
ty-one inches wide. one and fvc-eighth
yards twenty-seven inches wide, or one
and one-eighth yards forty-four inches
wide. with one-half yard Of al-over
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
The Granny Mum.

A great furrier having declared that
this should &c season of large muffs,
the granny mum Immediately became
the fashion. Some fortunate women
promptly visited their attics and un-
earthed the muffs carried by their
grannies many years ago. Dame
Fashion, who will always pause in her
rapid flight long enough to pick up a
forgotten style, saw that the granny
mutt was worth cultivating, and the
result is that every women has one
genuine or otherwise. Some OF the
handsomest muffs are of sable. 80
inches round and half a yard wide.
Others are melon shaped. and again
another style is heart staped. There
are some lovely combinations Of vel
vet and fnr. Nothing Is prettier than
a muff Of the same material as the
gown worn; say a sapphire blue vel
vet Ia trimmed with sable and has
the mat and muff to match.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25

To speak frankly I believe every diff.
dculty In household management Is
primarily duo to mismangament of my
good haiy on the start, writes Deshier
Welch, In Good Housekeeping. mean
away back In the early periphery Of
things: Lack Of system, lack OF do.
termination and studied purpose, and,
6nally, lack Of knowledge. abso-
lutely believe that now, where you
And . good cook you'll find a good
wife. The palpable remedy for the
present cook evil. as have said else
where. is a housekeepers' trust-a big
one. making a chain OF cities-mak-
ing It positively necessary when a SER
want wishes TO obtain a position that
she bear a card from the head office
of the trust certifying that her charac.
ter Is entirely commendable-as testi-
ned to by her former employer. a men,
Der Of the trust. and that her accom-
plishment as chef de cuisine Is OF
the class set forth on the card By
card rating her salary is governed.
1t seems to me that in time the young
women tins seeking employment
would strive hard to obtain as high
Commission" as possible from the
trust. Most dinstinctly would this
prove great advantage to both mis-
tress and servant.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
Pretty NeckMear.

Everywhere smart neck ruffs and
dress accessories are shown. and the
girl that cannot afford to buy them
can at least purchase the materials at
the shop counters and construct them.
Collars Of all the popular laces are
shown in abundance, and sets for
wraps and gowns are Of rare beauty.
There are many new arrangements of
silk In taffcta, shirred,. appliqued and
braided. The collarette and neck boa
has become shoulder cape and has
STEADILY heightened. so that before
long 1t will develop into a garment
that will roach to the elbow and af-
ford degree OF comfort not hither-
to produced. The present period Of
dress is one in which light and deli.
cate materials are very much used
There is a great amount of handwork
and openwork effect, crochet, entire
deux, hemstitching. drawnwork and
every possible method of leaving an
aperture in the construction Of gar.
ment.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
Fashion Notes,

Bunchy or fluffy neckwear is quite
rassc; fiatness alone prevails.
The really smart tailor walking
skirt has never d circular fiounce as
a foot finish.
Madam la Mode prophesies most
confidently that the full skirt is the
coming model.
The low coiffure Is the smartest
fer the street. to accommodate the
fiat, dropping hats SO popular now.
While zibeline is very fashionable
this winter. smartly gowned women
do not use the exaggeratedly long
haired kind.
Picturesque effects, with any guam
tity of lace and embroidery, are most
prominent among the fashionable tea
gowns and negligees.
The mid-season hats. especially de-
signed for wear at social functions,
show some fairly ravishing color tones
most artistically blended.
An exceedingly dainty pendant is
IN pansy form, cut ont of ono piece of
opal. with a diamond centre and sus-
pended from platinum chain.
Collars are omitted on many gowns
and wraps to suit the prevailing craze
for fiat neck effects. narrow bands of
embroidery being substituted.
A lacing Of black bebe ribbon was
the novel trimming effect joining the
upper and lower part of a fur collar
that came from very smart furrier.
The newest hatpin holder is a long
bottle covered with lace edged silk
handkerchief in some delicate shade,
the four corners drawn tightly togeth-
er at the top. making . pretty aaish-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
A Velvet skirt.

A new model of blue and white
dotted velvet has the box-plaited skirt
mounted on hip yoke. Between the
plaits at the bottom Of the skirt arc
pointed motifs of black passemerterie.
The corsage Is plated and ornament
ed with applique to match the skirt
The bodice opens at the neck to dis
play collar and empiecement Of
guipure. The sleeves are plated to
the wrist. A cuff Of passementerie
finishes the whole. The hat to go
With It is of white felt trimmed with
blue velvet and white bird.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
Iron Production,

The American Iron and Steel Associ-
alton has Just issued its circular of
annual statistics regarding production
In the iron trade. II gives the output
of pig iron for 1902 as 1881 300 gross
tons, which agrees substantially with
the estimate recently published by the
Iron Age. and can safely be regarded
as an accurate figure AS compared
with 1901. last years mekss OF iron in
creased !, ,s42. 300 tons, or 1z ifsper cent.
while the second half of 1902 showed
an increase Of 204.200 tons over the
first half. Yet II will be remembered
that owing to the scarcity of fuel oc-
casioned by the coal strike q large
number Of blast furnaces were COM
PEELED to shut down, and that II was
not really until July and the succeed
ing months that this began TO affect
the outrun OF iron. The conclusion
naturally follows that had 1t not been
for certain powerful bstacles-one of
which was the strike Of the anthracite
miners and another the congestion of
freight traffic growing out OF an insult
flcient equipment on the railroads
the expansion Of our iron product, in
stead of pursuing a normal rate of
growth during the last IL months,
have been excessive. AS It Is now,
production not only In pig iron but in
all other branches Of the iron and steel
industry Is still held safely within the
limits Of consumption.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
The Root Of Welded Bliss.

Mrs. Clemmie Ellis, Chicago club
woman, has made the startling dis
covery that the gentle art of dishwash-
ing lies at the root of welded bliss.
Teach your boy to wash dishes and
marriage will not be failure. The
young man who includes dishwashing
among his accomplishment will make
q good husband and "how to be happy
though married" will no longer be n
theme Of pessimistic debate or light
persifiage. Mrs. Ellis's underlying
ideas In all this seem to be that the
young man whose brilliant intellect Is
capable Of mastering dishwashing will
90 on to master a lot more things,
such az cooking, sweeping, bedmalI-
ing, ETC., and that the sum total of
these acquisitions, with the meek and
lowly frame of mind they beget. will
make q man desirable helpmeet for
any woman. II Mrs. Ellis IL right
dishwashing will effect reform In
the soul Of man which II hasn't been
able 10 work yet in the breast Of wom-
IN. Most women have to wash dishes
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
Early to Bed.

Put children TO bed early. IF you
have to look after your children your
self, don't let them sit up late, as a
rule, on any terms. You need and
ought to have some time to yourself
for rest and recreation, and it Will
be bad for the children as well as for
you IL you don't get it. The important
thing is to get your thoughts directed
into fresh channels, or in time you
will find II difficult to talk or think
of anything except the house and
the children.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
Beads by the Quart.

No Indian squaw could prize her
beaded ornaments more highly than
does the modern English OF American
girl. Our fair cousins oversee push
bead-wearing 10 the extremity. They
go to church with chains Of beads Of
different kinds around the throat, and
in tho Hyde Park church parade" you
see the fair danes sauntering along
with many beaded chains swinging
from their shoulders. If you are in
mourning You wear a cable chain Of
black Irish bogwood beads, a very
handsome ornament. II you are 'in
colors," and sometimes IL you are not,
you mount your beaded necklace or
long chain.
In Venice ones attention Is distract.
cd from a proper appreciation of the
carpaccios by thoughts of the iride-
scent Venetian glass beads to be pur.
chased in shops or the manufactures.
An American girl who visited the
glass works at Venice few weeks
ago was curiously questions as to
where she had procured a narrow
girdle OF embroidered Indian bead
work. Much surprised, she replied
she had bought 1t in the city Of Mex
leo, explaining that this was oversee
on the American continent. The Off.
cial who made the inquiry then In.
formed the Americans that their
wholesale trade in beads was largely
with the North American Indians and
the Chinese!
You can buy your Venetian beads by
the hank" IL they are already strung
on threads, or by the quart II they are
loose in the deep bowls or trays.
Neepolitan coral Is very lovely. and
some Of 1t Of wonderfully pure col.
or. It seems cheap to the average
shopper. until you consider the duty
on coral jewelry makes up the differ.
ence in cost. It is Just about the
same thing. then. and as yol can buy
all the coral you want In Philadelphia
or New York. you may as well save
your money. for the charming little
bronzes for which Naples Is famous
and which copy the wonderful classi.
cal models now collected in the Ma
tinola museum. Coral beads never
go out Of fashion. and little girls ad-
mlre them more than amber beads
Philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
Novel Test for Office.

Persons aspiring to become bailiffs
at Alnwick. In Northumberland, Eng
land. have to go through a curious and
somewhat unpleasant ordeal. Before
the election the various candidates
ride up In a body to horse pond. and
there, dismounting from their steeds,
plunge into the water and struggle as
best they may to the other side. The
music 'of brass band cheers them
during their struggles In the dirty
water. This ancient custom dates from
the reign Of King John, who once paid
a visit to the town In 1910 and found
no fitting welcome prepared for him.
The blame Of this state of unprepared-
ness was fastened on the luckless ball
IFS. who were promptly thrown into
the horse pond by royal command.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25

The Fiounces Growing In Importance.
Flounces are growing In fusslness
and Importance day by day, especially
where evening exigencies are con-
cerned. A charming creation suitable
to fair debutante was arranged In
delicate pink chiffon. its trained skirt
decked with three frou frou fiounces,
each one whereof was stitched with
narrow ribbon and lace. The bebe
bodice was finished by pointed peler-
Inc of the chiffon, dotted with dimante
and hemmed lace, and bore elbow
sleeves. with handkerchief wing frills
at their base.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25

ing is effected invisibly beneath the
central pleat.
To cut this waist In the medium size
four yards of material twenty-one
inches wide, three and one-half yards
twenty seven inches wide, three and
one-half yards thirty-twO inches vide,
or two yards forty-four inches wide
will be required, with one and three
fourth yards of all-over lace for collar,
shield and cuffs.