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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
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Creamed Beans-Soak a cup of dried
lima beans over night, drain and cook
in boiling salted water until soft. but
still whole. Drain; add three-fourths
of cup Of cream, season with butter,
salt and pepper, re-heat and serve.
Lamb Balls-Chop meat quite fine,
season with salt and pepper. add one
egg, form into balls; have saucepan,
with water at the boiling point-water
must not be boiling-drop the balls into
the water and cook at the boiling point
only twenty minutes; serve with to-
mato sauce. slssisltlyl
Sandees-Chop some beef or mutton
very fine; chop one green pepper, add it
TO the meat; season with salt and pep.
per- mix n little gravy with 1t; butter
escallop dishes or shells, fill them two
thirds full with the mixture; spread
over mashed potato that has had a
little cream added to it: brush over
with melted butter and brown in the
oven.
Salad Dressing-Beat three eggs un-
til very thick, add one cup of cream
and beat well; rub two level table.
spoonfuls of mustard in little cold
milk or some Of the cold cream, add
one-half cup of vinegar and one level
teaspoon of salt; put one-fourth cup OF
butter in the double boiler. add the
creamy mixture and cook until CREAMY;
II 1t cooks too long, it will separate;
stir constantly while cooking; this is
a delicious dressing and will keep
weeks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
PROMINENT PEOPLE

The Gear has given $4,000 to sufferers
from the Neva floods.
King Lewanica, ruler of Basutoland.
Is educating several of his many sons
In England and Australia.
King Alfonso of Spain is about to
start on a tour of Europe. visiting all
the principal courts on the Continent.
Great White Bear. great-grandson
Of Tall Tree. once chief of the Crows,
Is bugler in the United States Navy.
Edwin Warfeld, Governor elect of
the State of Maryland. has been every.
thing from farmers hired man to q
banker.
Captain Alfred Johnson, who was the
trst man to cross the ocean in a small
boat in 1876, is still living at Glouces-
ter. Mass.
Pope Plus Y. is suffering from a
sequence of cold contracted Mt Ven.
Ice before his election TO the papal
chair.
President Loubet will resume shortly
his study of astronomy. An pbserva.
tory is being built on the grounds of
the chateau which the President re.
cently pUTcHuseu.
King Christian of Denmark was
handed his appointment as General in
the German Army by the Kaiser's
Aide-de.Camp. Major General Won
Moltke, q nephew of the great strate.
gist.
1t is said that the widow of the
late Max O'Rell will return to the
stage. She was once well known in
comic opera as Beatrice Gresham.
Major T.. III. Ellis. of the British
War Office, has been commissioned
to examine the military surveys in
Canada for the purpose of bringing
them up to date.
DR.. Lorenz is said to have received
an offer of $4,000 to reduce the con-
genital hip dislOcation of the small son
of brewer In the United States, the
name not being given.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06

as may be, but always give the un.
broken lines that mean effect Of
height. This May Manton one is made
of champagne colored voie, and shows
the panel overlald with deep pointed
garniture of cream colored lace. but
all of the seasons soft woods and silks
IRE equally appropriate.
The skirt consists of the front gore
and circular portions that are shlrred
to form n yoke and again TO give the
effSct of Il deep. graduated iiource. The
shirrlngs over the hips are held in
place by means of n foundation yoke,
those as flounce depth by means Of a
strap that is cut to the exact width and
length. At each side of the front gore
are tucks that are stitched to founce
depth, left free below.
The quantity of material required for
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
The Latest rads In Hsir Ornaments.

To-day the fashionable girl coils her
hair low on her neck. and II is espe-
cially with this style of coiffure that
she needs some dainty ornament rs a
finishing touch for the top of the coll.
The very latest novelty of the moment
Is graceful feathery spray in the
form Of an open pond lily and bud.
At one side of the coil the lily and the
bud nre caught. while at the other side
Is q smaller bud and leaf.
Another odd little hair ornament
which is pretty and original in effect,
yet very simple to make, is Of braided
strands of satin ribbon. wide enough
TO make two-inch band. which is only
long enough to Just outline the top of
the coil. while at either side 1t Is
finished with little silk tassel
Hair nets are being worn again, and
the girl who has light hair has her net
studded with bits OF shining Jet, while
for evening wear the clever dark
haired girl has some threads OF gold
interviewer with the mesh of her net
Woman's Home Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Needle Work Notes.

At weddings the brides stockings are
being embroidered with her favorite
flower, tiny seed pearls being intro
duced between the silk work.
Red cushion covers in artistic ORR
entail colorlngs and designs are shown
just In time for all furnishings and
are excellent for covering old pillows.
An attractive gift is made of the
ordinary wooden coat and skirt hang
ers, which are neatly wound with rib.
bon or covered with silk and are plenti.
fully sprinkled with sachet powder.
A beautiful table cover of ecru linen
had for its ornamentation a very con-
ventional border of grape design, the
leaves wrought in rusty browns with
touches of green, and the fruit in dull.
gloomy purples.
A lovely tablespread and quite above
the ordinary was made of a square of
old rose linen, lined with pale green
sateen of fine quality. Over the sur.
face OF the spread were scattered
creamy tulips, full sized, wrought in
running stitches. as were also the green
leaves.
A beautiful form of needlework not
very well known is Prisma embroidery.
The work has the appearance of very
heavy old tapestry. The stitches are
half an inch long and perpendicular.
The working material is rich, loosely
twisted silken cord, and the canvas
q coarse kind called railroad canvas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
A TIP to Young wives.

The wife who tries to keep alive her
husbands love for his mother. not
only in his heart. bnt in outward OBJ
servance as well. in the end serves her
own interests better than theirs. The
boy who loves his mother and sisters,
and who is always thoughtful and
tender with them. will be a good hus-
band nine times out of ten. The love
of the many comes with the love of
one, and just as truly as he loves his
sweetheart better because of his
mother and sisters. he may love them
better because of her.
The poor, heart-hungry mother who
stands by with brimming eyes, fear
full that the Joy of her life may be
taken from her. will be content with a
little IL she may but keep IL for her
own. 1t is only little while, at the
longest, for the end of the journey is
soon. but sunset and afterglow would
have some of the rapture of dawn IL
her sons wife opened the door Of her
thoughtless young heart and said, with
true sincerity and wells of tenderness,
-comev-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06

belts, round belts, pointed belts all are
worn and width is made TO depend
largely upon individual needs. The
four May Manton designs here shown
somewhat wider at the back. narrower
At the front. so forming the lines that
are best liked and most generally be-
coming. Number one is made of peau
lie cyngc and is made pleated at the
back, where 1t is held in place by strips
Of bone, and passed through ring at
the centre front, the ends being cut to
form points. Number two gives n
pointed effect at the front and round
at the back. The material is taffeta
simply stitched. The round portion and
the pointed one are separate and are
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Dress handkerchief.

Handkerchiefs for dress occasions
are smaller than usual this season.
Tiny squares are finished with frills
of Valenciennes or embroidered with
initial corners: and yet there Is moth
Ing in such good taste MS plain fine lin
en- batiste worked with II monogram.
Fashion again permits the handker-
chief to be carried in the cuff of the
sleeve when occasion does not permit
of the elegant handbags.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
EXCITING Pastime.

william Nelson Cromwell, repre-
sentative of the French Panama
canal commission. recently called on
President Roosevelt in Washington.
Mr. Cromwell is something of a
sportsman. and during the interview
he told the President sporting anec-
dote. Some years ago." he said,
II spent week in Germany shooting
small game. To O. German acquaint-
ance | happened to remark that |
preferred to shoot in Africa. because
there was a spice OF danger in the
sport there. 'Ach,' said my friend.
you like a spice of danger NIT your
sport. ah? Den you go out shoot.
ing nit me. De last time I go I
shoot mine bruder-in-law in the Leg" "
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06

.ome too common. as its price puts 1t
beyond the reach of most purses. The
material is so light in weight and so
soft in texture that half yard can
easily he crushed In the palm of ones
hand. II comes in all the new shades
and is especially lovely in mauve and
purple tones.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Th "Gibson Girl" Pose.

That Mr. G. ID. Gibson and other
fashionableartists are responsible for
the atrocidis attitudes affected by
young woIen" was the theory pro-
pounded by Mrs. Ayres. a professor in
the UniverAty of Syracuse, before the
recent Assembly of Mothers in that
city. ut VIII take thousands of gym
nasts and Instructors" she added. ''to
undo the ell effects Of "the Gibson
pose. brlmfq Of self-consciousnes and
ungularity.1
Upon Gu sorry examination there
might seemto be truth IN this indict-
ment. ReaI@Cibsoa ytrls" ere impos-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06

Among the newest ribbons are broad.
soft fine weaves in taifeta, Liberty sat
in. and the most exquisite brocades.
Some are in solid colors, ana others
printed in the lovelest of floral de-
signs; while the brocndes and metallic
weaves are perfection In textiles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Shirred Skirt.

Full length front panels combined
with shrred sides and backs make
some of the most fashionable and be-
coming skirts of the season. The PAN
els are varlously made of the material
or o lace and can be plain or trimmed
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
smar Touches For Gloves and scarrs.

fnhH lOutntN 1ioNtr anu SNhriss
That there is no problem in dressing
that THE smart girl cannot solve is illus
trated by the newest evening glove.
Every kirl has been inconvenianced by
her long glove slipping down just when
she didn't wish it to, for the too-wide-
at-the-ttp glove is an old, old source of
worry. but Ii does not exist any more.
The smart girl cuts deep V in the top
OF her bng evening glove. sews little
silk eyelhts to either side, and then pro-
ceeds I'd lace it up. Sometimes she
uses silk cord of Just the same shade
the give, and then again silver or
gold cord the ends of the cord are usu-
ally finihed with little tassels, and
they may be of silk. gilt or pearl beads
or chenille. The glove laced in this
way is sue to stay in its proper place,
and the lIcing adds to, rather than de-
tracts from, its good looks.
The new filmy scarfs of shaded chlf-
fon and fimred silk gauze will be found
very useftlto the girl who plans to go
out bit this winter. They are long
enough aHl wide enough to-be used as
a substitute for hood, besides having
two stole ends. They are also pretty
to throw oer the shoulders at an even
.ng affair when one is not dancing.
They conn In all the loveliest shades
You can imagine. Some are plain. and
some are flowers scattered. while the
Gaintiest ne finished with an edge of
soft maralput. -Woman's Home Com
panion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
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A New Interial.

A new silk material is called iron
crepe. and resembles crepe de chine.
It is said to wear we'll. and to wash
perfectly. Such fabric ought TO be-
come very popular II IL retains its
beauty after washing it would be an
ideal material for infants coats and
bonncts.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06
Exercise For the Busy Housewife.

If woman is too busy to take a
daily walk outdoors she should seek to
get as much fresh air and healthful ex-
ercise in her home as possible.
Hold the body erect. the weight rest
ing upon the balls of the feet, the chest
active and thrown back, before an open
window or door while inhaling deep
draughts of fresh air. This should be
done several times day.
In sitting at the machine, table or
desk incline the body from the waist.
Do not hunch the shoulders or bow the
back.
Ifsthe eyes become tired rest them
for few seconds. either by closing
easily or changing the direction and
angle of vision by looking off from the
work.
A swaying of the body (from the
walsh backward and forward and to
the right and left will rest the muscles
of the waist and back.
For a few minutes lie fiat upon the
back. relax the entire body, become
passive in mind and calm in spirit and
you will rise renewed woman.-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06

About seventy railroads have adopt
ed the Western pass agreement. which
will take effect January / next. to-
regulate and draw Lines closer on the
issuance of free transportation. The
object is to prohibit as far as Is pos
.sible annual and trip passes and sps
cial tickets OF al kinds.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06

10 Illinois belongs the distinction OF
being the greatest whisky-making
State In the Union.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-01-06

New York City.-The demand for
belts is increasing. At the moment the
tendency is toward the wider sort, but
almost everything Is correct. Crush
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

Since 1888 this increase and increasing ratio has
steadily continued. The figures for the present time
cannot be obtained, but the evidence places the
beyond doubt In Princeton. for instance
say sixteen hundred Students outside of the thco-
logical section three hundred twenty-five are mem
bers OF the Bibe-study class of the Young Mems
Christian Association, and six hundred siNty-eight
undergraduates members of that association.
The crowds which attend the religious services an
attendance which IS entirely voluntary leave no
doubt of the dominant in the college life Even
more significant IS the annual conference at North
field Massachusetts,
In my day at college this conference would have
been impossible and would have been regarded as
absurd idea. ANY undergraduate who pur-
posed buckle down Bible study in vacation
would have been looked upon as eccentric if not
aberrant
Nov there annually gather at Mortified eight
hundred from all the colleges in the country. to
spend twelve days in hard serious study of the Bible
And they come mark YOU, from non-theoOglCal uni
vcrsities. The sessions occupy the mornings and
evenings The afternoons are devoted to baseball.
They pay their own expenses and last year Yale
alone seventy men. They represent the best
element mental and physical. in their respective
institutions The Fourth of July Is always a great
event and the contest Of college yels in the evening
last year long-continued and inrepdly sustained
Then they marched out to the largest bonfire l ever
This IS merely the relaxation however originally
suggested by Mr.. Moody, from twelve OF the hardest
days study in the course OF their year
This excellent result of is due largely to
the branch of the Young Mems Christian Association
which for twenty years has been active factor
in all college life Its work the bringing OF college
men belief in Christ has been conducted with great
zeal and discrimination, and has been amply aided
by financial endoWmcnts. Its buildings. such
the Howard Houston Hall of the University OF Penn
svlvana Murray Dodge Hall at Princeton, Dwight
Hall at Yale Jcssup Hall al Williams and Earl Dodge
Hall at Columbia, are some OF them magnificent and
all of them highly attractive The local secretary,
has charge of the work in each college IS care
fully selected. and is usually student who has
athletic honors and gained popularity in his college.
He IS empowered engage the best speakers in the
country and in all ways make interesting and attrac-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

Coming now to the Sundav-schoos the figures
equally good. In lo73 there in the United
States lI4o5:5o' pupils OF evangelical churches
To establish the relation between this number and
the total number of Children in the country who
OF the proper age for Sunday-schoo teaching IS
difficult for various The Roman Catholic
Churches do maintain Sunday-schools everywhere
The same IS true with q single exception as far as
| know, of the Jewish churches, The total number
of children of pubc-schoo age in the United States
OctWcen five and eighteen years. is twenty-five million
three hundred thousand The Roman Catholics and
Jews number ten millions and represent twelve per
cent of population, and their children in this
aggregate number say three million which, sub
tractcd from the total leaves nineteen millions
of children in the public schools and eleven millions
in the Sunday-schools
This proportion is far from exact but to establish
it exactly IS impossible. Actually attending the
public schools there are according the United States
Board Of Education, only 1900. 36I children ACtu-
ally attending the Sundayschools are over eleven
Millions though many of these are not vet OF
public-school age And this does not include
the children Of Roman Catholic and Jewish par
entage
a clearer idea may be obtained from the State
of New-York, in which there are OF Sunday-school
pupils under eighteen years of age. S4S.QQI The
total number of children OF Pubic-schoo age in the
State Is I.6Sa.- From this TO obtain the true
Si1nday-schOol proportion. must deduct the num-
Der Of Catholic and Jewish children whose religious
rarfing does not include the Sunday-school, and a
fair estimate of these is one-hth In Greater New
York the Catholics are as one to four in the total
and the Jews as to This leaves
eight hundred thousand Sunday-SChool pupils
in total of one million three hundred thousand that
may he reached by Protestant Sunday Schools, and
the true proportion is probably larger than this The
IMPORTANT fact that the children of the nation
growing up under religious influences which steadily
broadening.
An persons who are interested in the moral
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

swept the deck, to speak, in questions of
religion
From this low average. however, the increase
OF Trofesscd Christian believers was not only steady
throughout the century. but the ratio of increase
steadily rose. most significant fact. found that
finally In 1855 student of every ten in Har-
ward was a church member. In Williams the pro-
fessed believers numbered one-third-onc in every
three In Amherst the professed believers were seven
out Of every ten in Yale, out of approximately TWO
thousand students, five hundred eighty were evan
gelicaI church members.
The colored American., 1904-04-02
THE ANfPHIONS ENTERTAIN DIS
TINGUISHED GUEST.

The guests of the Hamilton Hotel.
corner 14th and K Streets. which in
cludes Hon. VIM. P. Frye, Hon..J. D.
Bowersock, Hon. w. P. Brownlow
Hon. ]. P. Conner, Hon. A. B. Oar
ragh, Hon. Chas. w. GiIIet. Hon. Geo
Howell, Hon. J. J. Jenkins, Hon. Thos.
B. Kyle, Hon. Chas. E. Little6eId
Hon. J. H. Skull, Hon. w. I. Smith
Hon. ]. H. Southland, Hon. M. J Wade
Hon. Olin H. Young, Hon. Chas. H.
knight and others with their families
were rendered a concert Saturday
evening by the we'll known Amphion
Glee Club, Prof. J. Henry Lewis
director, and the program was en-
Enthusiastically received. In fact the
club received a great ovation. The
club was represented by Messrs. Wal
ter Brown, Chas. A. Champ, VIM. De
Long, J. B. Wake T, J. H Walker,
Phillip Green and J. H. Washington.
Mrs. E. V. Jarvis served as accompan-
ist.
This is the first of a series of SINH
lar affairs which are given by the
AmphiOns each year, and at which ad-
to is greatly in demand by
the most distinguished people resid-
ing here.
The program included the seIec-
tions which have made the Amphions
famous, and also several selections
which are of this seasons production.
The colored American., 1904-04-02

The present organization comes up
to the standard of those seen in this
city during other seasons. The
variety work is placed in the hands
Of people who are able to entertain
by the sheer force of their talent. The
chorus was strong in number and
voice. The latter part of the per
formance was featured by selections
from grand opera. They were effect
lively given, and in justice to the or
ganization let it be said the music
was the best that has been heard in
Columbus since RED Feather" Per
haps one should make an exception
Of "The Fortune Teller. Exchange.
The colored American., 1904-04-02

He prophecied that great catas-
trophe would befau that citv and
said it would be within the next five
years The recent great holocaust in
the city OF Baltimore came in on
scheduled time, according to DR..
Jones prophecy. DR.. Jones is a man
fifty years old, of fair education. and
is in great demand as a revivalist and
and is what is known as copper-color-
ed
coIored.
Unlike most men who claim tho
power of divinity. Rev. Jones is
not cranky, and is rational in his
conversation on all topics He will
make known his prophecy for the ma
tional capital in a fe wweeks.
The colored American., 1904-04-02
BLACK PATTI AT THE EMPIRE IN
MAY.

Black Patti and her company sp-
peared at the High Street Theater on
Monday afternoon to a crowded house,
for a three days engagement. The
house was packed to the doors, and
the old adage always room for one
more" miscarried upon this occasion.
Undoubtedly it was the largest house
of the season at this theater. 1t
evinced the fact that there is yet con
siderable magnetism in the notes of
Black Patti. 1t also demonstrated the
fact that the clientele Of this play
house can appreciate a good attraction
when it comes its way
The colored American., 1904-04-02
PROF. DU BOIS IN MILWAUKEE.

Milwaukee, Wis, Special.-Prof. W.
E. B. Du Bois, of Atlanta University,
was in this city yesterday. He ar
rived in the afternoon and was met
at the depot by a committee of pro-
fessional men, and escorted to Ply
mouth Church, where he lectured on
''The Development of the People," and
attended a reception. After the lecture
at Plymouth Church he was the guest
of honor at the A. M. E. Church,
where he was rendered a public ban
quet.
The following program of toasts
was arranged: Race Signal Lights"
Walter H. Hawkins; ''The Duty of the
Press Sheldon NJ. Minor; ''Dentri-
iciency," DR.. Clifton A. Johnson; ''The
Salvation of the Physical Man. DIR.
A. L. Heron; "Our Guest" Atty. VIM.
Il. Green: response Prof. W. E. B. Du
Bois. Toastmaster Rev. H. w. Jane
son. The evening was a pleasant one
and enjoyed by all. Prof. Du Bois
comes to wisconsin under the auspices
of Pres. Van Hise, of the University of
wisconsin. at Madison, and he left
early this morning for that city, where
he will lecture this afternoon