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The Washington times., 1904-04-30
~ WASH FOBS FOR SUMNER WEAR .
Everything Is to Be Washable This
Summer, and the Latest Is
Wash Fob.

going a tub Everything be
the wash mems clothes well women's.
are only wearing hannes and ducks ln-
setting just
silk jeweled fob would be.
fact is fad make these wash fobs
give them mounted unmouned to their friends.
plain and embroidered and all sorts OF white
heavy used
Coarse pique is popular and Marselles crash white
plain etamne erossstitch and duck,
linen cotton The plain fobs often mounted
the embroidered fobs with the metal most
in harmony with the silk used In the decoration.
Is a flower for ornamentation ini
ones in color. of flow
natural hue, in the Of the coaOfarms
initial favore color ones college colors
ne a college brother friend. then of
course college with initial coli
lege burgeon society badge. har
In gold Yale blue with silver
Harvard crimson with reddish nouveau gold.
So far a fobs have had the foundation
white pink blue all the col
being In embroidery metal setting. The cotton
white wash satin and interined with white
They be neatly made. without crease
II they carefully the straight OF the
will pull in the wash and out looking
like rag of fashionable fob So select the best
OF carefully neatly. and then let
brother friend warning word to the laundress.
really thoughtful sister sweetheart usually sends
half dozen box birthday gift, embroidered
Wear hem al them Immediately fresh,
propriate yet incon spicuous
The Washington times., 1904-04-30
Middle Course in
Good Housekeeping

No longer does the unexpected guest
brought home by the man Of the house
test the ability and reputation Of the
house mistress on her own ground. Now
the club and the telephone have rem
dered other things the standard of the
ideal home.
An orderly disorder or a careless or
derliness. is evolved by the modern sue
cessful homemaker. in which any and
many comfortable things may happen.
and in which uncomfortable and unto
ward happenings seemingly never occur.
The lamps here and there at the head
of the couches are always in working
order and never by any chance forgot
ten to be filed. but the pillows may be
tumbled and rumpled and lounged on
while nobody is concerned
The papers are never carried off to
mysterious places. from which they are
not forthcoming. and yet here and there
one can be dropped on the floor with
impunity.
The "den" gets busted somehow with
out depredations on the pipes and pa
pers and the collections and hobbies
which are the especial delight and pos
session OF the man. and In this kind Of
a home the delightful something for a
late lunch or the tempting bite between
meals is usually not wanting
Happy Is she who strikes the golden
mean between the house kept Odorless
and spOtless and dustless at the expense
of happy ways and good living and the
extreme of liberty hall" and who does
so by efforts well planned and we'll di-
rected. rather than exhaustive and over
ambitious.
The Washington times., 1904-04-30
WOMEN FLOCK TO BUY
SEIZED BABY CLOTHES
All Mothers Hear of Confiscaton Sale and Turn Out in
Force-Fa to Bid on Infantle Apparel Sold in Bulk

Government. The profits TO said Gov
eminent would be increased, he declared,
II the articles were sold in a lot, rather
than I'm sections.
About $50 persons, half Of whom were
women, attended the sale, and Mr.. Hen
KEEL said that IL was the largest he had
ever seen. The bidding. however. was
confined to a very few, as only few
were prepared 10 compete for the pos
session Of the whole lot.
The lot was knocked down for $SO5. an
enormous sum, Mr.. Henkel said, and
thereby the Government was in S346. ii
over and above the amount OF the duty,
Sass Sc, which Mrs. BerWind refused to
pay, on the ground that the articles
were not worth so much.
The bidding began at $500, and from
that went up to $3.50, $500, $525, $3.50, and
5000. The rise from $500 10 $500 was made
by s. steps.
The contents of the trunks We're de-
scribed on the announcement OF the
marshals sale as cotton embroidered
silk. wearing apparel. and other arti-
cles" and We're In reality Of very mis-
cellaneous character, probably bought as
presents, Mr.. Henkel said. There were a
few handsome gowns. four dozen pairs
Of gloves. some jewelry. decorated china.
leather opera bags. card cases, etc,
soaps. perfumery and cosmetics, cush-
ions. table covers, lamp shades. ribbons.
laces, etc. This property was appraised
at Sl9i98. foreign value.
The Washington times., 1904-04-30
Wells Are Now
Seven Yards Long

The automobile is responsible for
many fads; one of the latest is an elon-
CATION of the already long automobile
veil The new veil. TO be fashionable,
must be not less than seven yards long.
and a tall woman wears one even long
err. so that the ends float across the
bottom of her dress.
These long wells have wide hens, usu-
ally headed with a fine needlework
stitch. and they are plain for the most
part. although fashion shows a tendency
10 decorate them with big polka dots.
There is a variety of very thin crepe
de chine used for yelling purposes. but
chiffon is the principal fabric for long
wells. No other yelling materials have
yet received the sanction OF good society
for automobile wells.
The mode of wearing the seven-yard
veil is important. II is gathered in a
ring about the middle and this gathered
portion fits over the top or the nat me
long ends are brought back, crossed and
brought around 10 the front. where they
are tied in a big bow Sometimes this
bow forms a fluffy frame 10 the face
when tied just under the chin; some
times IL Is considered more becoming to
tie IL at the bust; and II is tied from
the chin TO the waist, and even lower,
or wherever woman thinks nuny
bow will be most becoming, decorative
or coquettish.
The favorite colors are several dark
shades Of brown. several soft shades of
pale gray, delicate mauve tint. white
upon occasions, and black. There seems
a promise that dull shades of tea green
and ecru will be popular for early spring,
but black Is the favorite of all colors
now. and an odd effect Is produced when
woman wearing a colored gown
swathes herself In a long black veil.
The fashionable long veil practically
conceals the features of the wearer,
something that short wells are not m
tended TO do.
The Washington times., 1904-04-30
STOLE HORSE TO GET
MONEY FOR A GIRL
She Had Urged Him, 'For Gods Sake,
to BEG, Borrow or
Steal"

CHAMBERSBURG. Pa, April 30
How much can you beg. borrow. or
steal for me. Harvey: for Gods sake.
don't say you can't do anything for me.
You don't know what 1t means for me,
and at once"
This IS an extract from a letter to
Harvey Welsh, who has been convicted
OF stealing a horse from Monroe Min
Mich. near Green Castle. on the night of
March IL.
A day or two after receiving the COM
munication he went to Minnichs home.
obtain ed shelter for the night, and the
foliov ing day importuned Minnich to
lend him $40.
Minnich refused. and the following
night his horse was stolen, and later
found in Welsh's possession.
The letter was posted In Baltimore
Md. and was signed Lovingly, Cousin
Margaret"
Welsh is in jail awaiting removal to
the Eastern penitentiary to serve a two
yeara' sentence.
His mother IS lying dead at Rocky
Springs. her sons conviction having has
tened her end.
The Washington times., 1904-04-30
To Cure Untidy
Little Ones

Every mother with a flock OF litcIe
ones to care for knows what a oifficdlt
matter it is to get children 10 keep their
belongings in order, but when once the
habit of neatness is inculcated IL is of
inestimable value to the boy and girl
for future life.
An ingenious mother thought out an
excellent plan. She made il an un-
alterable rule that there should be a
place for everything and everything
kept in its place.
Whenever any of the family found
anything belonging to another member
of II out of place he was at liberty to
put it in the pound" The pound was
room kept locked and presided over
by the mother. Every article entering
there called for a cent to effect its re-
lease
AT first caps, states. pencils. slippers
came teeming in, and following them
the pennies for release. and these form
ed a fund for purchasing something 10
promote tidiness. such as waste paper
baskets, paper racks, and so on.
Soon by firmly adhering to the rule
of demanding the ransom money the
articles coming To the pound decreased
in number and the lesson was thorough
" taught TO the children.
Outside the pound door hung a slate,
with a pencil attached, and when any
article was oonfiscated the date was
noted. A certain time fixed for their
detention was a wise forethOught for
IL the little article or toys must remain
in the pound three or four days or q
week. their little owners will think more
of being depriy ed OF their treasures than
even OF paying the necessary penny to
release them and the toy comes out
again with certain freshness that
makes II dOubly attractive
The Washington times., 1904-04-30
WOMEN AND THE THEATER.

Avowedly women are both directly
and indirectly the best friends OF the
theatrical manager. II he can please
the feminine portion OF his audience he
is tolerably sure OF success, for when
woman likes a play she induces her men
folk TO go to II. This being so. ought
not women to be specially considered
in all places of entertainment? But II
is precisely on the opposite lines that
the manager commonly proceeds. Men
are encouraged 10 push and squeeze
past and disturb and inconvenience wo-
men between the acts because smoking
lounges are provided fer them In most
theaters, women, on the other hand, are
expostulated with and denounced IL they
wear hats at a matinee.
The Washington times., 1904-04-30

NEW YORK, April 3O-The baby
clothes contained in the two trunks con
hscated on February Il by the United
States Government from Mrs c. T. Ber-
wind. Of Philadelphia, made a lot of
trouble yesterday for United States
Marshal William Henkel
The marshal had announced that by
virtue OF a certain writ of venditioni
exponas" this property would be sold at
pubic auction. IL having become known
that the trunks contained a large guam
tity or infantile wearing apparel all the
mothers in town were Immediately on
the Qui vive.
The sale took place at noon in the
Postoftice Building. and all morning Mr..
Henkel was kept busy answering tele-
phone Inquiries relative 10 the baby
clothes.
Some interest was a1so displayed in
the adult wearing apparel contained in
Mrs. Berwind's trunks. but those baby
clothes-which the marshal politely but
firmly declined to descrfbe-seemed to
be the goal Of all women's desire. Great
was the disappointment when they
learned that the property was 10 be dis
posed OF as a whole. and not in pieces
All entreaties failed TO move the mar
shall. The interests of the United States
Government were at stake. and he was
adamant
1T wouldn't be any use. madame"
he said 10 the fiftieth petitioner: there
wouldn't be enough to go around. and
there are bound to be some disappoinI-
ed ones anyway
At the sale the marshaFs resolution
was again put TO the test. but he still
remained true 10 the interests OF the
The Washington times., 1904-04-30
Mrs nargret f1olrnee Batec i
e-oTo - " y oON4e~

keep my mind going continually on
lofty heights
She knew how he had lived.
He was absorbed In money getting
He knew nothing Of the advances made
in the profession that allowed him 70
write two high-sounding initials after
his name.
The Contrasting Results.
There was an idiot son to bear wit
ness to the mental, status of himself
and his wife. He sighed as he looked
into the brooding eyes Of his old-time
sweetheart and she smiled on her two
strong, bright boys at play. Her life
was full Of care; she was not fortunate
save in her children and her own buoy
ant temper that refused TO be crushed
by her own mistake that had led her
into poverty, toll, and many worries.
Her costumes, from her cheap, home
made hat TO her cheap. well-brushed
shoes, might have been worn by a girl
of fifteen or woman Of seventy, or by
a scrubwoman: and yet, worn Dy their
personality. and. She dresses very
plainly" was the usual comment Of
lookers-on.
If one set about it. these instances
might be multiplied TO I'LL a thousand
quarto pages. but where's the use Of
repeating a self-evident truth? How Of
ten has II been said of certain races.
nations or tribes: Their women lose all
attra ctiveness very early in life.
This Is notable of sluggish women.
who. If they must work. make a task
of IL over which they glover and fret
while the more cheerful woman will
glorify her toll idealize II. lose thought
Of the diSagreeable details in the JOY
of the results. Her labor may harden
her hands but in her soul is the spirit
ualistic thought. This is for those de-
pendent upon me; IL is for their happi-
ness and comfort" This mental state
| illumines her eyes and turns all the
lines Of her face upward In hopeful
smiles.
1t Is not millinery, but mentality. tina;
gives the elderly woman the attractive
ness that is mistaken for youthfulness
1t takes so long for people TO under
stand that all the beauty belonging 10
humanity IS not monopoliZed by youth
True there is beauty In the young OF
| all created things, with which nothing
II so soon gives place to the more last
Ing qualities of the loveliness of ma
turity. Apple blossoms are among tht
| prettiest flowers that bloom. but while
we admire they are scattered in snow,
| showers at our feet. Then we NAV leis.
urely watch the growing ana ripeninp
OF the fruit At their best what Is
more beautiful than a golden pippin Z
pei mower. greening, a rambO. or The
| ever reliable russell?
remember. at their best; so too. con-
slder the woman. Not the dwarfed
The Washington times., 1904-04-30
THREW CARBOLIC ACID
into FACE OF A NUN
Victim, Once Before Assaulted, May
Die From Effects of
the Shock.

WHEELING. w. Va. April 3O.-A
white man ostensibly a tramp, threw
the contents Of bottle OF carbolic acid
into the fact of Sister Mary Alma, OF
the Community OF ST. Joseph. at the
Catholic Orphanage, in Elm Grove. W.
Va, yesterday afternoon.
The nun IS the same who, last Sep
TENDER. was assaulted by three negroes.
who visited the orphanage while all the
other occupants OF the institution were
attending a religious service in the
chapel
Her attending physician thinks her
sight VIII be saved. but that prOstration
caused by shock may result fatally.
When the tramp raped at the con-
vent door he asked for money. Sister
Mary Alma said she could not give him
that. but Il he wished anything to eat
she would procure IL
The man went away, but returned a
little later. When the sister opened the
door ne dashed the contents OF the bot
tie over her.
Threatening letters were received by
local newspaper publishers recently. de-
claring that anarchists would avenge
the punishment OF the negroes con-
victed or the Elm Grove outrage unless
another trial were given to them.
The Washington times., 1904-04-30

This lack of responsibility on the part
OF volunteer choirs has been felt by
everyone who has ever had TO do with
such choirs all over the country. Just
why IL should be so is a great mystery
People go TO church to worship the
Giver of All Good; they do this in the
congregation or in the choir stalls; they
assume a certain obligation to honor
His Name, and then by being faithless
to that 60 dishonor to their church and
themselves.
We are told of the commentator
which is given faithful servants, but
how about unfaithful ones?
PEGGY QUINCY.
The Washington times., 1904-04-30
MOTHER MOT COMPETENT
TO MANAGE ESTATE

Francis r. Ullmer has filed a Do
t.tion in the District Supreme Court
asking that a committee be appointed
10 take charge Of and manage the es-
who he says, Is incompetent to do
so. George Kenney and T. Elwood
Mitchell are named as counsel for the
petitioner.
The Washington times., 1904-04-30
AGED WOMAN AT II
WILL WALK 5000 MILES

NEW YORK. April 30.-Mrs. Annette
l.. Place. seventy-two years old, will
start in few days from this city TO
tramp to San Francisco. The itinerary
mapped out provides for the accomplish
ment Of the trip in considerably less
than a year, averaging more than If
teen miles a day. She IS an ardent "out-
door" advocate.
The Washington times., 1904-04-30
A BALLAD OF A BAD BABY.

Alexander Michaelvitski.
Wouldn't mind a little bitski.
Mamma took her slipperouski
To the shed behind the houSki-
Took her son across her lapSki,
Giving him a spanski slapski.
Since that time his mammals joyski
Is a model Russian boyski.
The Washington times., 1904-04-30
"WORLD EVANGELIST"
AT CHRISTIAN BETHEL

The Rev. John w. Matchett world
evangelist" will speak at the Christian
Bethel, 702 NJ Street northwest at 2
o'clock tomorrow. His text will be THE
Yell OF the Temple Was Rent In Twain
From the Top TO the Bottom. While
Jesus was Hanging on the Cross"
The Washington times., 1904-04-30

1t is a ane thing TO make a promise
and keep it. but TO make a promise and
straightway forget all about it is dis
honorable and wrong Yet how many
Go this. Indeed, some people continu>
ally smilingly promise things, in order
doubtless, TO make someone happy for
a moment, but does not the disappoint>
ment and bitterness occasioned by the
the little happiness given in the first
place?
The Washington times., 1904-04-30

soulless animal that has lived only as
the four-foOted creatures do. depend
ent and purely physical life; iat the
aspiring, vigorous minded woman,
''nobly planned to warn. to comfort or
command"
Another writer bewails the fact that
the middle-aged woman nowadays is
often sOrely disappointed, because In
spite of her Efforts she cannot go from
one place to another all day without
WEAKNESS; she cannot be up late of
nights. and keep all sorts Of irregular
hours as her sons and daughters do.
without feeling the effects. The unpreju-
diced observer has seen young men and
maidens get weary, too sometimes Of
course. the elderly woman has mary in
vitatlons, because she is a desirable ad-
dltion to any society.
It Is not so often the young woman or
the girl who is overwhelmed with en-
gagementS. who is besought to join this
or that club or society as IS her mother
or her grandmother She has not the
prestige OF the older woman. Her name
In list OF guests. or at the head OF an
organization, would mean p1thing as
compared with that of her Laather
The fact of the matter Is the whole
scheme OF society has been made over
since nifty years ago. All ages haY
was common enough for girls OF sixteen
to be married.
Nowadays. girls of eighteen or twenty
are looked upon as mere children. They
are still in school, and their mothers,
though DESTROYS of carrying their years
gracefully. would not consider IL a move
| I'm the right direction to wear the simple
hat belonging TO the daughter. even to
| 60 out for the marketing
! II is not the youthfulness of the head
: gear. but the becOmingness of ii that
adds to a woman's looks. The happy
/ faced elderly woman is not wholly alb
sCrbed in efforts to look younger than
/ she Is She Is simply enjoying the cos
tunes of recreations proper for her
time of life.
The Washington times., 1904-04-30

There is too much Of this in the world
Many people who are paid for doing
certain work are apt TO live up to the
letter and not the spirit OF their duty,
and really they themselves are the
losers thereby. If one cannot be faith>
full in little things. il is Tot possible that
there will be any fidelity IN larger af-
fairs.
The Washington times., 1904-04-30

1 cannot see why self-imposed obli-
cation should not be quite as binding as
n compulsory one; indeed 1 think it
should be even more binding. because
when one is paid for work, the only
obligation is that one must give an
equivalent for the money received.
whereas in the other case one tells a
certain person one Is willing to do such
and such, and If it is not done there is
no redress left to the person with whom
faith IS broken.
The Washington times., 1904-04-30

1t is an unfair position TO place any
person, choirmaster, or church in, and
the person who does not live I'D to his
self-imposed obligation is nothing short
of dishOnorable, unless, TO be sure, there
is some very good reason for his failure
TO 90 his duty, which is made manifest
The Washington times., 1904-04-30
Free From Earlier Cares.

She is free from the cares of her ear
lier years. and while she feels great IL
terest in the affairs Of her children and
ner grandchildren, yet she can take bit
little responsibility for them. She rs
not expected TO be either head nurs. or
2overness. In fact. If she displayed TOO
IaLch interest il would be resented
She may consult her son on business
affairs but she never discusses house
hold matters with her sons vie The
Younger woman confines conS srs ;ion
on this toLic to her cook She cf..:sid-
els that mother" has had her day. So
mother" has ample time TO plan for
the welfare of her church or her club,
TO take her refreshing afternoon rest,
then put on her becoming hat and gown
90 to "A committee meeting, tea, and a
reception OF two and thoughtless fol-;
will say: Doesn't she look yOungi But.
it's all in her haiti
The Washington times., 1904-04-30

The choir is a voluntary one, composed
of men and women. and he tells me he
has the utmost difficulty in preparing
the music or getting new anthems or
services learned. because some important
member is absent from rehearsal
Our church music is such that II calls
for an occasional solo, and in a volun-
teer choir IL is needless to say there is
rarely a wonderful voice or such an ex-
traOrdinary singer that he or she needs
no rehearsal; yet all along choirmasters
and organists experience trouble with
volunteer choirs.
The Washington times., 1904-04-30
Observations of Peggy.

In conversation with friend yester-
day l was struck with the lack OF re-
sponsibility felt by men and women in
general when they have made voluntary
obligations
man, whose time is very much taken UP,
Yet in order to help a certain church
along, being a musician, he voluntarily
gives his services as chOirmaster.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-28
MUTE RESERVES
DEFEAT EASTERN
Win Clean and Snappy Game BY
p 70 5-Teanwork and
Fast Backs.

In fast clean game a5oludiug ia
spectacular features. the CaIIaadet Re-
serves defeated Eastern H. 18Th school 40
Kendall Green yesterday afternoon
The score was - 10 5 iu halves ot
twenty and fifteen minutes. It was the
Reserves first match game oE ID. saa-
son, but the constant practice against
the varsity had put them on edge I4a
Easterns played "a pretty game. and a-
times went through the Reserves line
az Will But, except once. whenever theE
threatened the Mutes goal they were
gltner thrown back OF neld for downs.
oeeiey and MCCaudless did the most
Joyce, kutZleb. d DouueII. Schcuermar.
and ttiuch also did well
Inc Reserves victory was due 10 heir
splendid team work and the speed 1f the
back Held. For Eastern the line buck
ing OF LiutI-cum ar fuilbacr and the
QuarJerDack runs Of Cunningham were
Leayl ora the offensive Hal-1m and
fltids. The halves. also played a sLrlu-
Ef}e- = stern did not use her ends no
great advantage on the offensive but
sac Ee=eI.- cd
McCaudless. beside his kicking. did
some good ground gaining for the MuLes
Because Of his good showing he viii
probably be tried al fulback on the var
SHY III the game against Mount ST. JG-
seph at Kendall Green next SATURDAY
Manager Eugate. OF the Reserves. has
only two games scheduled for the Re
serves. lie is anxious to arrange sew
eral more
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-28
BOYS CLUB AFTER GAMES.

The Washington Boys Club would
like 20 hear from some regularly orr
gained football teams. Weight about
10 pounds VIII play teams ranging
from 100 to 80 pounds. Columbia Stars.
Highlands, Washington school for
Boys, Prestou's School, Second Western
High School. and Business High School
preferred address A. @. Sharp. $40
E.rL EL-LIlfua-