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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-03

PHILADELPHIA, June 8. The
Swarthmore college lacrosse team has
won the intercollegiate lacrosse cham
pionship of America by defeating the
University of Toronto team by a score
of 1 to .
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-03
Harvard Accepts English Challenge.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, June SIT is
officially announced that Harvard uni
versity has accepted the challenge Of
Oxford and Cambridge universities for
an international athletic meet in Lon
don this summer between oxford and
Cambridge and Harvard and Yale.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-03

LONDON, June 3. 49, w. ]. Travis,
American golf champion, has defeated
Hilton and Hutchinson in the British
amateur championship tournament and
will play the finals against Blackwell.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-03

~ EItTINN IENTI y
At Detroit
New York......... o o o @ o 3 0 o 2-5
Detrnit............. % % 3 4. o. % o. !
Batteries Putnam and Eleinow; Kill
liam and Wood.
At Cleveland
Bostau......... o 0 o O d. . . o o.
Clryeland. o o o o J. 6
Batteries-DiHeen and Farrell Hess and
Bems
At Chicago
Washngton....... 2'I OlOlI o II
Chicago. .......... I . 90 Is
acknowledgements and Drill; Walsh
and Mcfarland
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-03
London 10 Uonor Curzon.

LONDON, June 3.--The freedom Of
the city of London will be conferred on
Lord Curzon in recognition Of his serv-
ices as viceroy of India.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
LETTER WRITING
Letter Whiting Etiquette That Should
Be Rigidly Observed.

Do not write long business letters.
Brevity is the key to a busy mans at
tention.
Do not write brief letters Of friendship.
IL the correspondence has become mere
~ perfunctory, it Is better to end it.
Avoid writing over the head Of your
correspondent. Simplicity is the perfec-
ton OF every art
Never use words with which you are
not familiar. Often the placing of such
In Il sentence makes an otherwise good
letter ludicrous.
Always use unruled paper, of fine tex
ture. Avoid a pronounced color. White.
or the pale tinted stationery, Is always
in good taste.
Under no circumstances send half a
sheet Of paper. even for the briefest
note.
Use only black Ink Especially avoid
red. II is unlucky. Never write letters
with n lead pencil.
Never write OF another anything which
you would not wish him to see. It is
uncharitabie; moreover. the written
word admits of no palliation.
Do not write OF personal or other i'm
portant matters to strangers or ordinary
acquaintance. You may regret having
knowledge Obtains.
Do not all your letters with lengthy
excuses Tor your silence. IL you have
been guilty of negligence. give your rea-
son for IL, IL you have one, and make
dignihed apology for your remissness.
Never begin your letter with the state
ment that you have little time for CORE
spOndence. We should always have time
for the discharge of the sacred Obliga-
lions OF friendship.
Do not offer advice unless you are
asked for II, and should you have oc-
CASTOR to admonish your friend, let 1t be
done gently and lovingly. The written
word often seems harsher than that
which is spoken.
In conclusion, write briefly OF your own
concerns, especially Of your troubles
evince a kindly interest in all that ap-
pertains to the happiness Of your CORE
spOndent, and let the spirit Of optimism
manifest itself IN all you say.
Do not send an important message on
a postal card, and never use them for
notes of invitation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
\ FATAL RING

The widowed Empress of RUSSIA, when
toward the close of 1891 she was looking
through the drawers Of a desk that had
only occasionally been used by her nus
band, happened TO find a peculiar-Iook-
Ing ring, consisting Of a heavy band OF
sold, in the center of which was set an
extraordinarily beautiful opal, hanked
by two diamonds or the finest water Ii
was contained in an envelope on which
Alexander III had written that the ring
was one which had been worn by his
father on the little finger Of his left
hand.
When that unfortunate sovereign was
blown TO pieces by the nitroglyeerin
bombs of the Nihilists in 1881 his entire
left hand was shattered with The excep-
ton Of the little finger, which remained
intact with this ring on IL, the rings
worn on the third finger being destroyed.
Alexander III took IL from MS father S
torn and mangled hand. placed il in the
envelope and hid IL away in the drawer
where IS was found by his widow after
his death.
Empress Marie. not thinking that there
was any ill-luck attached TO the ring
took II with her 10 Copenhagen on the
occas Of her next visit to Denmark IN
the spring Of 1885, and left II there in
charge OF her mother, who died in the
same year. Finding Il among the effects
OF the dead Queen of Denmark, the En-
press took II back with her to Russia
and presented il to her second son
afterward, quite alone by a roadside
near THIS in the Caucasus, created such
a sensation. CuTiOusly enough this ring
has disappeared since that time, and was
not found among the grand dukes be-
longings after his death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
GlOH9 AUay Clothes.

There are two ways of giving away
old things, moral and immoral. Those
who are guilty Of the latter are the
people who use the poor as a sort Of
garbage barrel, something in which TO
dump everything that is useless. They
are the people who give 10 their wash
eTwoman old ball frocks and soIled
white satin slippers and things too rag
geo Ior any human being to make use
Of they are the peOple-it seems in
credible, but 1t is true-who carefully
cut or all the buttons on any garment
that is 10 be given away and never
think OF mending anything. With such
persons giving IS not a virtue. but a
convenience They feel they can rid
themselves OF much rubbish and vet
obtain reputation for charity. a raw
OF illumination on this subject was OBJ
tanned by one woman on seeing a busy
house mother darning some old stock
ings. 1 must get these finished" said
the latter. II want TO send them down
10 Mrs. mentioning a pensiOner) to-
day " GU don't mean to say YOU darn
the stockings you give awayi' exclairn-
ed the visitor. Why, of course / do"
was the reply. They are generally
too busy or too careless to do il them
selves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
AN INDOOR HAMMOCK

For the summer room hamock is one
Of the most comfortable and ornamental
pieces Of furniture" that anyone could
devise. II is a perfect resting place for
the weary, and sometimes when sleep
would be impossible on a sofa or in
bed. the cool. flexible hammock viii give
rest and ease.
The ideal hammock that IS to be an
ornament as well as a comfort is OF
strong silk net. very wide and LONG
enough 70 lie at ease in The color
should be In harmony with the room
indian red IS good choice as It Is
harmonious with almost everything
4 piece Of Oriental drapery may be
thrown over one end and used as a
Slumber robe when desired. Have three
or four dOWn-filled cushions covered
with soft cretonne or silk for the in
side.
In order TO put up a hammock in the
average room carpenters services are
usually necessary. He can tell where II
IS best 70 screw IN the rings for the
safety OF the walls and the users of the
hammock. II the walls are crumbIy or
weak one does not wish to deface them
by putting in the hooks, wooden up
rights can be fastened TO the floor and
10 the required height on the walls. and
can be carved or painted at will. In a
small room, when not needed, the ham
mock can be unslung and dropped to
the floor.
As a maker OF space in cramped quar-
ters the hammock is boon and bless
Ing. In a certain uptown fiat II does
duty as couch and bed, thus leaving
room for the piano. without which the
owner would be deprived Of one of her
chief relaXatlOns in a life Of hard work
and much study
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
A RoYaiLoUe Story.

When Gloucester House. the residence
OF the late Duke OF Cambridge, is de-
molished, a private staircase will be laid
bare 10 which a pathetic story attaches.
As everyone knows, the Duke OF
Cambridge, as young man, fell in love
with Miss Farebrother, an actress with
whom ne contracted a morganatic mar
riage. and most people viii agree that
nothing did him greater credit than the
way he always treated her. She was
the love of his life, and her sons were
the comfort OF his old age, says Home
Notes"
AS the royal assent had never been
given 10 their marriage, IL was impos-
sibie for Mrs. Fttz-George to live with
the duke at Gloucester House Her
residence was in Queen Street, to which
a private staircase from the dukes bed
room gave access. BY this stairca So
the duke would leave his room by night
and return to il in the early morning
No one else was allowed to use the
staircase. The key was a golden one
which he wore on his chain, and up to
the time when he took 10 his bed In his
last illness the duke would himself un-
lock the door every morning and lock il
again at night. His wife had died wears
before, but this act aad become TO him
a sort OF sacred ceremony.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
DENIES BEING BRUTAL
TO DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
Mrs Brennan Says She Was Fond OF
Woman Who Attempted Sui
eide at Norfolk, Va.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 9.-Mrs. An.
ME Brennan, mother-in-law Of Mrs
Josephine Founder. who attempted "a
commit suicide in Norfolk. Va. SUNDAY
denies that she had ever treated her
daughter-in-law cruelty.
Mrs. Brennan. who lives at 431S Can
ton Avenue. Manayunk, said that Mrs
Founder had resided with her for some
time after the marriage with her son
George Founder. who is gunner's mate
OF the United States cruiser Topeka
and that she had been very fond Of her
daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Brennan thinks Mrs Founder
attempted 20 end her life because she
mad not received a letter from her hus-
Dand for some time. and was tempo-a-
MY deranged from brooding over the
disappointment.
Mrs; Founder shot herself in the
SttUI,uIder. infiicting a flesh wound. and
VIII recover. anu
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
CARE OF THE HAIR.
Every Woman Should Have Her Own
Hair Brush.


Every time the hair is washed the
comb and brush should be treated like
wise. OF course, every woman should
have her own hair brush. for her ex-
elusive use. exactly on the same basis
as the tooth brush. People do not re-
alize how easily dandruff is communi-
Gated from one person 10 another. which
IS one reason why the brushes at the
halr-dressers should never be allowed on
the hair. There are special brushes be-
ing shown now In the department stores.
and although they are more expensive
Ihah the ordinary brush, they certainly
are great Improvement They are made
OF very heavy coarse. but perfectly
smooth bristles of the finest quality
ana selection Being set far apart, there
Is no difficulty whatever in cleaning the
Drusn thoroughly with soap and water.
But no matter what kind of brush IS
USED. 1t should be washed whenever the
lalr IS. or more often. being rubbed thor
oushIy with the same soap used on the
halr, then rinsed in a strong solution Of
boraX, and held in running water unftI
entlreIy free of soap and bOrax. II dried
IN the sun ii will retain its sweetnfss
and freshness until the next washing
day comes around
Did you ever try corn shucks to-
cleaning combs? The shucks can he
tasken from the corn we are now getting
from the market almost daily. and dried
Tor future use. To cleanse the comb
nave some one take hold of one end Of
the Shuck and you hold the other. Then
with the shuck tightly stretched be-
tween You two. press the teeth of The
comb through the shuck so that the
hDers VIII get in between the teeth. BY
pressing hard and rubbing the comb IN
ana down, II viii be thoroughly cIcansed
in few minutes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
THE HOME ITS PROBLEMS IND INTERESTS
ROPE SHIRRINGS.
Skirts Now Being Trimmed in a Novel
Way.

Rope shirring is by no means novel
~. but il is being treated in a novel
way. Rope shirrings are set around the
hips and finished with the uarrowest
little frills. These friIs are really too
narrow to be called ruffies. They are.
as their name asserts, SIMPLY friils.
They are no more tAan quarter or
half an inch wide and they are made Of
lace or of very narrow ribbon. Some
times the tiny friII is a silk friE on the
bias. single or double.
Another fancy is to set rope shirrings
around the skirt half way down. just
about at the knee line. These rufies
are very full and are hemmed upon the
bottom edge. Sometimes they are
doubled and they are also edged with
lace This makes a charming trimming
for the skirt, If one is not too stout to
wear ruffles But even the stout woman
is contracting n taste for them.
In these days. when so much interest
centers in the skirt and when the styles
in skirts change so rapidly, it is nice TO
know that one can take the necessary
precautiOn for being in style for at least
one season to come. And this can be
done by trimming the skirt in one OF
two or three ways-rufHes, lace bands
or box plating.
The latest advices from Paris state
that the new fall dresses of cloth and Cf
silk are trimmed around the foot with
ruffies that graduate a little toward the
back. being slightly wider at the middle
of the back breadth
And again one notices that skirts are
trimmed with flounces that are straight
all the way around. They never grow
wider, nor do they narrow. They are
the little straight ruffles that were once
so much worn and which are revived
again in all their delicacy and prett-
ness. They are hemmed on the lower
edge and frilled on the upper.
To continue the skirt subject, there
can be mentioned a very fun skirt,
which for actual beauty and general
utility combined cannot he beaten. Its
material was berege and its color a
seal brown. Half a dozen rope shir-
rings confine the hips. Then the skirt
hangs very full. And around the foot
1t is trimmed with three wide bands Of
point de Flanders lace.
The fad for trimming cloth skirts with
lace, which started out as a temporary
one, is becoming permanent, and the
cloth gowns of fall will DE lace trimmed
and lace ruffied.
Valenciennes lace is the preferred va
riety for summer gown garnlture-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
FLEW TO RESCUE
OF DIVORCED HUSBAND
Raving Maniac Will Be Cared for by
Woman Who Left Him on
Account of Cruelty.

WATERBURY. Conn, Aug. 9.-Touch-
ed by the plight Of her divorced hus-
band. Ernest W Rev, lately agent OF
the White Entertainment Bureau. in
Boston, who has been taken 10 the aims
house here a raving maniac. his wife
has come 20 his rescue from New York.
Thank God. you found me-" she said
70 the physicians. as she threw her arms
about her husbands neck. Get Ernie
out OF here into a comfortable place as
soon as you can. He shan't suffer while
I'm on earth"
Kew went mad IN a boarding house
Friday night and was taken 20 the aims
house IN a strait jacket There a card
pearlng the address OF his wife was
fed
won't live with him." she declared,
Dut ~ always take care OF him"
mrs. Rev divorced Rev several years
ago Tor cruelty. She Will place him In
an institution The doctors say he may
recover under treatment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
Girl Will Be Buried
In Her Wedding Conn
Death After an Operation Puts an End TO a
Pretty Love Romance in New York

with pictures of the happiness he said
was in store for them. His presence
seemed TO infuse hope in her and she
told the doctors that she felt she would
not disappoint her friends. who were
looking forward TO her brilliant wedding
When the end came Gibson sat beside
the patient. who was unconscious, and
smOothed her forehead
he collapsed when the doctors told
him that mis- intended bride was dead.
The body Of the dead girl was removed
TO her home at 40 West 10th Street
She will be buried in the elaborate we'd
olng gown prepared for her as a bride.
The dead girl was accounted one Of
the wealthiest heiresses in Harlem. She
was twenty years old and handsome
blonde. She had her own yacht. horses.
and carriag es.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
HOTEL ETIQUETTE
Rules That Should Be Observed at
Summer Hotel.

Summer etiquette Is not so rigid that
one might experience difficulty in OBJ
serving the rules. and "A great many
things are overlooked where they would
not be in winter For the benefit Of the
girl who is stopping at large hotel in
some fashionable watering place a few
might be rehearsed, says the ''Philadel-
phia Record
1t is very impolite TO wander of for
hours at a time with the handsomest
man and not give the other girls a
chance Summer flirtatiOns are simply
for the time being. and when a hotel
is left at the end Of the season so is the
man and all other acquaintance which
one might have made. Not to be pres
ent In the dining room at meal time is
also another breach of mannerism, and
one which is impossible TO overlook in
the fact that n young woman would
venture in the dining room with a soiIed
frock or waist. Although the very
strictest Of people say that under no
conditions should a young lady and
man go swimming together. this is not
always possible TO observe, but the very
best Of behavior is absolutely neces-
sary. Moonlight nights are. of course,
very romantic and all that, but one
must not allow sentiment to Overbalance
the properties.
When a girl is engaged and her
fiance is present at the dance in the
ballroom at night, IL might be stated
that she should, TO be very proper.
dance with him once or twice. There
is very often more men than young
ladies at the summer hotel, and there
one should think of others and give all
an opportunity. Decollete is not worn
at the informal dances which are given
probably once in a season. One of the
larger hotels will give a formal ball
which might be graced with the display
of beautiful arms and shoulders 9th
erwise it must not be worn.
Under no circumstances should we'll
bred young woman overlook the COM
fort and good times of one less FORUM
ate than herself. that is in the line of
dresses, and very often this person is
equally as good hammered and as well
dress part when they depart on their
vacation. and in truth, they are little
more sensible. To be sure, the modern
girls have been heard remarking that
the rules of etiquette are becoming
more and more strict. and as the sum-
mer is a time for frivolity, why must
there be any form about il But as
every girl wishes 10 be remembered as
that refined and handsome girl, when
she leaves, she must be put out n little.
Perhaps. who knows, you may return
TO the same place the subsequent sum
mer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Her fiance hold
ing her hand, Clara Sulzer, the only
daughter OF the late Herman SulZer. of
Harlem, died here in the German Hos
pital as the result Of an operation for
appendicitis.
She was 10 have been married to VIII
liam Gibson on September at ST. An
drew's Protestant Episcopal Church.
Such devotion and solicitude as was
exhibited by Gibson is not often seen
around a hospital sick bed. Although
the condition Of his promised bride was
critical almost from the start. Gibson
insisted upon being permitted TO stay
at her bedside night and day.
In her lucid moments he cheered her
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
FAMILY At PICNIC,
GIRL browns HERSELF
loud Not Recover From III Health Co
She Leaped Into a
CisteIn.

CARLISLE, Pa, Aug. s.-Miss Ella
Gross. Of Kollertown, mis- co,,,-t,.
drowned herself In "a cistern near her
home. HeI
MSS Gross was TOO i'll to attend tbe
INDUSTRIAL picnic. but expressed "a wish
that the other members OF the fanU,,
90. saying that she could very wei take
Upon their departure Miss Gross clad
70 them, left IL where IL couId aa1{f'
De found and plunged into the cIstern;
In her note she explained that 81
had long been in poor health, and. being
informed by her physician that she
could not recover, resolved to e1d s 1lIi
the trouble by drowning herself.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
Orr Good Word "Honle.

What is home for? Peace.
What do many of us make it?
A place for relating trials.
A place for displaying tempers.
A place for being disagreeable.
A place for dispute.
A place for haste
A place for fault-inding.
A place for fretting and worrying
a place for tears.
A place for snarls.
A place for growing.
a place for swearing.
A place for suiking.
A place for meanness, such as none
but a home companion would forgive:
for ugliness such as none would inflict
upon q stranger
Place opposite this: Home. a place for
rest. for cheer, for warmth, for COM
fort. for forbearance; a place for peace,
repose; a place where the soul may ex-
tend toward q nobler, better life: Home
The word itself comes from the San
skirt 'ksema.' meaning abode, place OF
rest security.
Sometimes blessings come TO us dis
guised as misfortunes..
Patience Is a gift of experience
Sarcasm is a sword without a handle
He who yields IL must have a care that
he himself be not cut.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
An Ideal Kitchen.

There is not a particle Of heat from
coal. wood. or g47 In it.
All the cooking utensils, stoves and
ether appliances are run by electricity.
Whirrips electric Fans send cooling
drafts of air all about the room
Breakfast Is cooked on a small electric
stove or lamp.
a chatting dish does for suppers. lunch
cons and the like.
An electric tea kettle bOils the water
for the coffee.
Waffles. griddle cakes. and lots Of
other good things are easily made on
special irons for the purpose.
Milady herself can step out In such a
Kitchen and whip up some dainty dish
without getting at all heated up in the
process.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-09
LITTLE CHILD TORN
FROM MOTHER IN COURT
Women Obliged to Use All Their
Strength to Undo Her Fren-
zied Grasp.

READING. Pa, Aug. Sweeping
Historically and clinging 10 her four
year-old daughter Florence, Mrs. John
g. Hoffman made a sensational scene
in court
Judge Endlich decided the contest OF
the Hoffmans for the possession Of their
daughter in favor Of the father
Scarcely had the decree been pro-
nounced when the mother ran forward
and took the child IN her arms
II took the strength Of two women
70 take the girl away.
Mrs Hoffman's mother was among
those arTayed against her. No one re-
manned 10 sympathize with the mother
after the child had been taken away.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-05-18
RUSSIAN TROOPS DEPART

Newchwang, May 18.-In confirma-
tion Of recent Associated Press dis
patches the Russian evacuation of this
city has been comple ted. Nothing re-
mains but the destruction Of the gun
boat Sivouch. which it is expected will
take place shortly.
The Russian troops marched out in
perfect order, General Kondratsvitch
leaving with the last regiment. The
Associated Press correspondent has
received exclusive information from
the highest Russian authorities that
the Japanese advance will be resist.
cd at Haicheng, whence the Russian
forces will fall back upon Liaoyang,
where they will make determined
stand, with q fighting strength there
available of 10000 men. } s%5
H defeated no stop will be made at
Mukden, but the retirement will be
continued to Thieling, q town at the
head of navigation formative craft on