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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25

other hand. are the outcome Pf II hkee In
genuity and skill. Among these Ate vege-
table and meat choppers, ulttld churns
to make a pat Of sweet, fresh but
ter and get daily service Of deli
cious buttermlk as we'll; water dis
tillers. sandwich and vegetable 7 cutters.
molds Of all sorts for jellies and desserts.
Ice cream freezers plate scrapers. mayon-
naise heaters. whipped cream churns. fruit
pressers, almond mills and a hundred and
one other contrivances that bear out the
remark made recently by a veteran dealer
in housefurnishings:
with all the multiplication of household
conveniences we find 1t hard to keep up
with the wants Of the modern housekeeper.
few years ago it was difficult to persuade
her to give any new device trial. Today.
with all Europe. Asia and America cater
ing to her comfort and fancy, she calls for
more "
The day is. indeed. past when anything
was good enough for the kitchen. Beauty
and utility must be combined to gild and
refine the whilom drudgery of the kitchen,
for the modern housewife realizes that
cooking is no less refined than the other
arts. and that it's shrine must be in keep
ing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
Pretty nainsook chemises. with the square

Pretty nainsook chemises. with the square
neck bordered with a neat embroidery,
may be had for 90 cents.
Chemises trimmed at the bottom, and
long enough to take the place OF snort
skirts. dearer than the short, untrim-
med styles when domestic made. But the
French models are always of the last eort'
the exaggerated width and fluffy bottoms
of the accompanying drawers supplying
virtually a short petticoat effect. FROM
25 to % inches Is the usual length or these
drawers, which run to wash ribbon draw
strings and yokes carefully cut and meet
ing with few gathers as possible.
\ number of the more dresSy chemlseS
are held on the shoulders by ribbon sus-
penders, tying in a smart bow and scarcely
a summer night gown is seen that is not
made with short sleeves and a cut-out
neck. The line of this may be either round
or square. but the prevailing gown sleeve
is short bouffant puff with the band
drawn in with wash ribbons. Upon such
materials as lawn, batiste. dimity and
Swiss. point d'esprit. point de Paris and
Valencfennes laces are used with airy and
charming effect.
To Place Trimmings.
braid lace is sometimes employed in
bow-knot designs about the bust and
shoulders of lawn chemise. One such
model also showed the bow knots inserted
in the skirt frll, but even the chemises that
are the most deliberately trimmed at the
top are usually only slightly ornamented at
the bottom.
SWISS being too harsh a texture for other
service only petticoats are seen in 1t, such
skirts having proved themselves invaluable
for gowns of similar airneSS.
AS to the shape of the popular pettlcoat,
it is little changed, though the widening OF
the outside skirt must naturally soon erect
an increase in the under one. The best
gown skirts in the market are already very
full in the back. and 1t is predicted that
petticoats Will soon be as wide as they have
lately been narrow.
Meanwhile as everything Is done to pre-
serve the umbrella look of the get-up. some
of the tricks employed to achieve slimness
are worthy of study.
Where the thickness of the outside skirt
admits of ii many stoutly built figures go
ent rely without petticoats.
Again. long chemiSe of black pongee or
China silk will be worn. or the corset ad-
justed over the long silk petticoat though
in this case the carriers must be worn
around the leg.
To obviate the awkwardness of the Shout
der straps undervestS, intended for trans
parent bodices, come without shoulder
pieces. A soft silk tape holds the wide
band about the figure, and instead of the
usual tight corset cover tllmy chemlse IS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
A Lace Year.

Wonderful things can be done TINS year
with lace. The plainest OF blouses can De
made smart and dressy by means OF
dainty little coffee coat or one OF the
deep pelerine collars of lace or lace ana
net combined. There are decided novelties
in lace within the means of very moderate
nurses The inexpensive new punched"
lace is quite pretty-with its delicate
punched pattern on very light net
ground. This is H great contrast to the
cuipures and other heavier laces, which
are in handsome patterns of medallion
type, the medallion being detachable and
therefore available for applications to
sprinkle on collars Of grass lawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
Mixed StraWs.

For country wear with tailor frocks Paris
is inventing all kinds of queer mixed
straws in hats. There is 4 certain amount
of smartness noticeable in the biscuit straw
and black chiffon bow. on a black turban
hat with odd tasses and loops of straw
at the back. This Is a feature of the hour
which will quickly pass. Straws, as rule,
are somewhat hard. and the cunning OF
the Partisan milliner is shown by the fact
that she Is mixing them with gagged or
tucked chiffon. the softening effect of which
no one can deny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
GRANDMOTHER HERBS
A GARDEN OF THEM IS NOW IN
FASHION.
All the Old-Time Vegetable Seasonings
and Cure-All Have Mod
ern Uses

written for The Evening Star.
Among the many old country customs
redivtvus, none can show more reason from
either a gastronomic, medicinal or esthetic
standpoint for its reinstatement in popular
favor than the old-fashioned herb garden Of
our grandmothers.
Fifty years ago she a shiftless house
keeper indeed, whose kitchen garden did
not boast it's corner sacred to sage, sum
mer savory, thyme, parsley, tarragon and
all those other seasoning herbs whose dis
tinctive flavors lent themselves SO admir-
ably to those savory
Country messes
Which the neat-handed Phyllis dresses
The garnet. come late autumn. was
redolent with the pungent. delightful odor
of vegeta BILE cure-alls and simples, hang
ing in dry punches from the rafters.
Then the custom fell into disuse and
American cookery suffered thereby. De-
pendent upon drug store or corner gro
Gerry for all such things. the delicate sea-
sCning of steWs and soups went too often
by default. Not 50 with the French house
wife. whose ragOutS and soups are culinary
"dreamS,' for her SeasOnings are always
at hand and cost her nothing, she raises
them herself. If she has no garden, pots
on the window ledge answer the purpose
SO 1t is with the Italians.
a bed of sweet herbs is not al all hard TO
cultivate, even in the circumscribed quar-
tiers of a city back yard. 1t IS an especial
ly good plan to start such a bed near 4
country cottage, for the reason that the
country store or vegetable dealer seldom
thinks to add any Of the seasoning herbs to
his stock in trade
The most useful herbs to raise in the
garden are parsley, chives. sage, summer
savory, taragon, thyme caraway. mint and
cheryil.
Chervil possesses a most delicate flavor
besides making Il pretty s lad garnish it
comes quickly from the Sap6 am pr
rapidly. 1t IS delicious in salads and COM
hlned with tarragOn. ChiveS and cress 1t
makes the famous mince Of herbs used by
French cooks 10 season cold sauces and
salads.
A Delicious Vinegar
Tarragon is a hardy perennial which
must be purchased by the root to start
with. 1t makes a delicious vinegar. and
lends itself to hot cookery as we'll as
salads.
Sage is also perennial and besides fur
nishing its well known flavor to ''stufings''
and sausage, it is a time honored and use
full remedy in home nursing.
Hot sage tea will break up a cold if the
patient Will remain in bed, buried under a
heap Of blankets. That is what our grand
mothers prescribed They also used sage
leaves to clean their teeth and applied 1t
to old, suppuratng wounds.
Caraway IS another old timer that. once
started goes on growing forever. Who
can ever forget grandnOther's caraway
seed cakes. now happily revived, or her
green apple PIE. well spInkled with the
same aromatic seed?
Thyme and summer savOry. the favorite
seasonings of the English housewife, should
be raised from seed each year, as also the
most useful of all scasonlngs and garnish-
oS-parSlcN.
Parsley as a Standby
With parsley to fall back upon in an
emergency, the housewife may decorate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
Back to Louis Quinze.

The second corset gets its inspiration
from the Louis Quinze period, the line of
the waist following the stiff V of that time.
The materials are unbleaChed coutille and
brocaded satins. shirred ribbons begay-
ing one texture and rich laces the other.
For bridal purposes the tops of many cor
sets are hung with fringes of delicate white
flowers The lOUSeness of the prevailing
bodices admits of this dainty frivolty, and
when the CharmeT is exposed in a shop
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incidentally held in ana the figure forced
INFO correct carriage.
Among the many corset models submitted
for summer approval are two which strike
the cdsc-lOVing soul as possessing unusual
virtues. For. praise the Instrument of tor
tUTc as YOU will. Il is an instrument of tor
ture still. That is. in its usual shape-and
to the unusual Wearcr-fOr the woman who
prefers untTammeled muscles to Il stylish
appearance is as rare as white black
berry.
one Of these CorSets admits both grace
and comfort for il is no more than mar
row girdlc in soft satin ribbons, with only
the front stccls and cluster of whalebones
at the back. Beautiful Powered and striped
ribbons are used for these models, some of
which lace at the back. They are all the
support necessary for the usual figure, and
when the other underwear matches in color
as it now frequently does, the effect of them
is very ornamental.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25

Muslins laces and embroidery should be
washed in soapsuds rtnsed well, starched
Immediately az starch is reQuired and
then pulled into shape. Embroideries
should be ironed ON the wrong side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25

All colors in ribbon are in vogue as
floral decorations-yelow. pink, cerise. red,
green. violet, mauve. blue.
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The Little Extras.

worn over this detail. this providing the
skirt as Mcll.
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window 'Ohs" and Abs" are heard from
all sides.
Femininity is nothing now II not exquis-
ite IN under rigging. and pla!nness of make
must be abetted by the most delicate hand
stitChery to stand muster. Colors, too,
no longer tabooed formerly. and many
"A palely tinted gown often lifts to show
stockings and pctticoats in the same color.
This one color scheme Is observed In the
French sets accompanying some toilet OF
unusual elegance, for special occasion.
SILK In a stocking web, and almost stock
ing fine. is employed for number OF the
ColOred underwear sets. which include
night dress. Chemise drawers and petit
coat. The founCes adjoining the bottom of
the skirt are of thin louisine, finely kilt
ed. and of course. in the same tint as are
the laCes and ribbons elsewhere used In
fact. the presence of white lace on colored
silk underwear is TO place ii at once outside
the goo circle In the lingerie world The
tinted thing must show no vulgar con-
trasts; II must fall clngingly and-hearken
well here-be without sound. The rustic
which once proclaimed hidden splendors no
longer heralds the true child OF fashion.
The sails OF the woman CONNIE IL faut ele-
giant. sophisticated, seductive, pass as ST.
lently as those of the ships In the night.
leaving behind just the mystery necessary
for complete charm.
It's Bargain Time.
But to como down to probabilities, re-
member that the bargain season is on the
world and look out for odd undergarments
In lawn and nainsook.
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Up-to-Date and Novel Fittings

The fittings deserve a chapter to them
selves. When there men cooks taste
runs to copper, Its FURNISHED surface lend
ing a charming coloring to the room. In a
New York millionaires kitchen the copper
utensils have wrought iron handles with
concentrations copied from special pieces
In the Cluny and other museums In a
Chicago kitchen the pots and saucepans
are of copper lined with silver, while a
noted Philadelphian resident in Paris
elects to have his pots and pans plated
inside and out with silver.
The up-to-date chatelaine however. who
realizes the extra weight of copper and the
time and strength required to keep it burn
iShed, prefers the best enameled iron ware
While the gray and blue enamels are at
tractve and clean. the newest ware which
comes in milk wilderness with rims of gilt
is charming that even one who hates
houscwork feels inclined to conjure with
it. All sorts of things are made of it, from
the tea kettle to the spice cans
Most of the decorative. picturesque fit
tngs for the kitchen come from abroad.
The f1reproof casseroles and ramikins, with
their rich. rusty shades of brown lined
with white porcelain. are of French manu-
facture. while the polished mounting is
done in Berlin.
Countless Labor-S Saving Devices.
Most Of the labor saving devices. on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25

Green Tomato Soy-Cut green tomatoes
into thin slices. Then place in stone jar
alternating each layer with layer OF
sliced onions and a sprinkling of salt, al
having one dozen onions to a peck of to-
matoes Let stand over night, and in the
morning drain off all liquor and place in
the preserving kettle Add one and one.
half ounces of black pepper, one ounce OF
whole allspice one ounce of cloves. one
ounce of mustard seed and one-fourth Of
!, mound of ground mustard seed mixed 10
a paste with a little vinegar Pour IN Vin-
apsr enough to cover and let them simmer
until thoroughly soft and well blended.
pack in stone or glass jars and let them
stand for six weeks before using.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
PROGRAM OUT FOR MAC0MB
NORMAL COMMENCEMENT

Programs are out for the first an
nual commencement of the Western
Illinois State Normal school at Ma
comb. The dates are June to 10.
Friday there will be a song recital by
the training school, and senior recep-
ton. Saturday there is an art exhibit in
the assembly hall. Sunday the bacca-
laureate address will be delivered in
the assembly hall. Monday evening
there will be choral recital. Tues
day the Platonian and Emersonian
societies will hold literary contest.
Wednesday morning the board of
trustees will meet at 9 o'clock and the
graduating exercises will be held at
10 a. m. with the principal address de
livered by DR.. Benjamin Terry, of the
University of Chicago. upon rs An
Education Worth Having?" This will
end with the presentation of diplomas
to the graduates by {. j. Searle, of
this city, in his capacity as president
of the board of trustees. The closing
number of the commencement series
will be the commencement reception
by the faculty and the board of trust
ees in the evening. Special railroad
rates have been arranged for and the
public will be welcomed at the eXer-
cises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
IMPROVEMENTS BEING
MADE AT CAMP LINCOLN

Work has commenced at Camp Lin
coin in Springfield on improvements
which were authorized by the last
general assembly. a bath house and
the hospital are in course of erection,
work having been begun last week.
The bath house viii be greatly APP
preciated. 1t will be frame struc-
ture, go feet long by Is feet wide, and
will have accommodations for 60 men
at one time; that is, it will contain Go
baths. 1t will be complete, having
lockers for the clothing of the occu-
pants, and there will be soap and
towels for their use. This house will
do away with the swimming pool
where so many lives have been lost
The hospital will be of stone and
smaller. 1t will, however, be ample
for the needs of the sick and will
contain all the modern improvements
Both buildings will be complete and
ready for occupancy when the guard
begins to arrive July II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
RECITAL LAST EVENING
WAS CHARMING EVENT

An appreciatiye audience greeted
Miss Anna Irene Larlxia at the de-
lightful recital she gave at the y. NJ.
C. A. auditorium last evening with
the assistance of Miss Nicotine Zede-
Ter. 1t was the first appearance of
Miss Larkin in a varied role since the
completion of her studies in the read
er's art, and to say that her friends
were pleased is putting it mildly. The
numbers rendered by Miss Zedeler on
the violin were not below her high
standard of artistic. excellence and
were warmly received. Each number
was epcered.
Miss Zedeler opened the program
with Wieniawski's ';Legende," and
was followed by Miss Larlkin with
Mrs. Wigs, of the Cabbage Patch"
in two parts, THE Annexation of
Cuby" and "A Theatre Party" by
Alice Hogan Rice, and then The Lost
Word" by Henry Van Dyke. After
another violin number. Keller Bela's
Hungarian Idyl," by Miss Zedeler,
Miss Larkin appeared in The Hun
dreda and Oneth.' Annie Hamilton
Donnell; "Corydop,IIo b. Aldrich;
Apple blossoms" William Welsey
Martin. and Opportunity" Edward
Rowland Sill, and ending with The
Kisses of Marjorie,"S by Booth lark
ingtOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02

'Tisn't safe to be day without DIR.
Thomas Eclectric Oil in the house.
Never can tell what moment an acct
dent is going to happen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
Adrertl.sa Le.ter Ll.. 30. aa.

The following is the list of adver-
tised letters remaining uncalled for
in the Rock Island postoffice for the
week ending May. 30, 1908;
Mrs. Martha Brooks, Mrs. Amcsco
Benning, George b. Bluto. Miss Rose
Clark, II. a. Collum, Ion Cassil, c. T.
Cooper, Rt. Rev. +. Fitzgerald. Amelia
NJ. Gumble. William Hack, Mrs. Minna
Hodson, Mrs Ambrose Laskins, Budd
Miller, Clyde Mannering, Sam Neon
chic, w. Mills, Mrs. Jessie A. Nilsson,
Charles Obust, Miss Florence O'Neil,
Mrs. Florence Perry, Miss Nellie
Right, Miss Sadie Smith, c. l.. Stein
burg, Eugene j. Stratton, Henry Yer
Itch, j. r.. Westling, Jony Weile.
+. II. THOMAS, 2. NJ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
TRI-CITY CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY WILL DO PAVING

There were but two bids for the
paving of Fifteenth street from Third
avenue south to Twelfth avenue when
the board of local improvements
opened them yesterday afternoon.
The Tri-City Construction company
and the Peoples Construction com
pany were the competitors. The for
mer offered to do the work for $1.37
per square yard for the paving and
~ cents per lineal foot for the curb
ing. The Peoples Construction com
pany gave the same figures for the
curbing and $1.44 per square yard for
the paving. The former was awarded
the contract. Work will begin as
soon as the weather permits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
Pump and sewage Matters.

n resolution was presented by Aid.
Blochlinger providing for a new cleo
tric pump at the flood gates and the
placing of the building in proper con
ditiOn. The city engineer explained
that a pump run by motor would
require only one man to look after it
and would prove more satisfactory in
other ways. He recommended that
new brick building be erected to ac-
commodate it. The resolution was re-
ferred to the mayor and the superin-
tendent of the watcrworks. Temper
AIRY arrangements have been made to
take care of the excessive quantity
of water in the sewers by an additions
al steam pump from the saw mill.
The report of the city engineer on
his plan, for the new addition TO the
sewage system was received , The ter-
ritOry covered is west of Twelfth
street and between Ninth and EighT
teenth avenues. According to the
plans the entire Black Hawk territory
viii be cut eff from the Twelfth street
sewer, which will result in great re-
lief to that already overburdened part
of the system. No estimate of the
cost was given, as the people further
west Are still to be provided for and
changes will probably have to be
made. On motion of Aid. Eckhart
the council voted TO visit the vicinity
Saturday afternoon and look overythe
ground.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
COUNTY TEMPLE.
Tranafera.

June Lucinda \. Warner to Carl
G. Lunden, lot -, block ., Mrs. L. y
Warmers subdiv. of outlots l and .
First add, East Moline, $500.
Hannah =. Peterson to Emanuel
Evangelical Lutheran church of South
Moline, lot ?, block ), and so feet
lot 1, block 5, Rosslyn add, South Mo
line, $500.
j. B. Oakleaf to Gust Erickson, lot
IS, Sweeney & JacksOn's add, Moline
slips.
man, lot IA. block 1. l.. Mosenfelder's
Thirtieth Street add, Rock Island,
$475.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02

Are you thin? Would you like to
get fat and plump? Tried laughing
'twouldn't work-now take Rocky
Mountain Tea-'twill do the business.
35c. I. H. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
More Paving.

petition was received from prop
erty owners on Fifteenth street liv-
ing between Twelfth and Eighteenth
avenues for the paving of that section
of the street with brick The petition
was referred to the board of public
improvement for necessary considera-
ton.
The board presented the estimate
for the paving of Twenty-ninth street
with brick for a width of 80 feet from
Seventh to Ninth avenues. The pas
sage of the ordinance was recon-
mended and on roll call the recon-
mendatiOn was adopted. The cost is
estimated at $6,sOS.60 The question
of repaving Twentieth street from
Second to Fourth avenues was
brought up by Aid. Birkel and it was
referred to the board of local i'm
provement with the recommendation
that an asphalt sub-layer be looked
into.
The dump boat received another
rapping last night. Three distinct pc
titions were received protesting
against the present location at the
foot of Seventh street. The alder
IlNh IiOAl lliC warn lndl II lllt
people in the vicinity could only have
the assurance that the council would
remove it as soon as a road could be
put in shape, that there would be no
trouble. The petitions were referred
to the health and police committee.
Would Enforce Ordinances.
Aid. Eckhart started lively dis
cussion by making a motion to the
effect that the chief of police be re-
quired to enforce the city ordinances
in regard to the harboring of women
in or about saloons. He gave it as his
opinion that things were about the
same as they were before the recent
grand jury action. The motion led to
some rather cutting tits between
some of the councilmen, and a substi-
tute was finally passed referring the
matter to the committee on health
and police. bev, 49,
The mayer announced thetappoint-
ment of W. IT, Channon to the plumb
ing board. ~ 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
KodoI Gives Strength

by enabling the digestive organs to
digest, assimilate and transform all
of the wholesome food that may be
eaten into the kind of blood that
nourishes the nerves, feeds the it's
sues. hardens the muscles and recu-
perates the organs of the entire body
KodoI Dyspepsia Cure cures indiges.
ton, dyspepsia, catarrh of the stom-
ach and all stomach disorders.
Sold by Harper House pharmacy
a. j. Riess drug store. corner Seventh
avenue and Twenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
WonId Enforce OrdInancea.

If you have kidney or bladder trou-
BILE and do not use Fo1ey's Kidney
Cure, you will have only yourself to
blame for results, as it positively
cures all forms of kidney and bladder
diseases. All druggists.