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Some Spring Cakes.

Violet Cake.-Warm quarter, OF pound
of butter with a quarter of pound or SUI
gar, beat the mixture briskly and add four
well-beaten eggs, four ounces Of -four, two
ounces of finely ground rice. few drops
Of flavoring and a teaspoonful OF baking
nowder. stirring well. If too stiff add very
little milk. Grease a square or oblong CAKE
tin. line 1t with buttered paper and put In
half the mixture Scatter over this some
chopped candied orange peel and glace
cherries: cover the fruit with the remain
der of the mixture and bake In moderate
oven. When done set the cake on a sieve
to get cold, put on thin layer OF almond
icing and cover this with sugar lcins;
When set decorate the top with crystalized
violets. 20 .o
large eggs in butter, -four and sugar. SIt
the flour beat the eggs well and add ABOUT
a Tablespoonful of milk. Cream the butter
and sugar and add the milk and eggs alter
nately with the -four till all are mixed
stirring in the flour as lightly as possi PIE
a teaspoonful Of baking powder. Pour the
mixture in a well-greased tin and bake IN
a hot oven half an hour. When done turn
out the cake to get cold Cover with yeiloW,
tinted icing and decorate the top with small
nieces of slace pineapple. Procure some
faffodils,- cut the stalks short and arrange
them closely together In oordef ro n'ne 9,
the cake lust before 1t Is served placing
them SO that the flowers just project above
Crocus Cake-Cream quarter of pound
ne butter with the same Of sugars beating
them together thoroughly with wooden
snoon. Mix teaspoonful Of baking powder
with six ounces of -four. add a pinch OF SAT-
md stir it into the butter and sugar al
ternately with two well-beaten eggs, ad-
ding first an egg. then part Of the -four.
second egg, then the rest Of the hour Chop
anelv two ounces of glace cherries, two
ounces of candied orange peel, the grated
rind of a lemon and few drops of vanilla.
MIX all well together and bake in greas-
ed tin in a moderate oven. When cool ice
with sugar icing. and when this Is almost
sat cover the surface with finely chopped
pistachio nuts. sticking in here and there
small outstanding blades Of cut angelica.
with tiny pieces of glace orange In their
midst.
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SHOW SPRING COLORS
New Gowns Have Hues and
Blends of the Blossoms.
ODD IDEAS FOR SKIRTS
A TENDENCY NOW FOR THE
STYLES OF THE SIXTIES.
Proper Modes for Elderly Women
l..
ODD IDEAS FOR SKIRTS
Proper Modes for Elderly Women
"A Word About Wide
Belts
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star


NEW YORK, March 81 1904
Spring. the shepherdess of sweet modes.
is certainly enthroned as far as the shops
are concerned. Jonquil and buttercup yell
lows distinguish her gentle sheep. anemone,
vfolets and snowdrop, combinations of
green and white.
These hues and blendings are shown in
cotton and wool textures whose inexpen-
siveness often astounds the questioner. A
cotton yelling of a sort of granite quality,
displayed In soft mauves, tans, grays and
other shades. sells at 10 cents the yard.
This material is charming and a modish
dressmaker who sees its possibilities is buy
ing vast quantities of it, 1t is her inten-
ton to build the gowns over cheap silk and
trim them with narrow ribbons and velvets.
A charming frock already fashioned of
the cotton yelling is in a dull sage green
with a narrow brocaded ribbon employed
upon the bodice. The odd skirt is shirred
at the sides with three deep tucks heading
and bordering the founce. A fiounced cape
crossed surplice fashion, marks the body,
which is gathered full under a fitted girdle
A second toilet is of rose yelling, and the
sleeves of the pair clearly demonstrate
the future and inevitable return to crino-
line, or crinoline effects.
In the days of hoops, big scoop bonnets
and side 'poufs," sleeves were virtually as
they are now. To a less degree perhaps
the outer ones flowed in the same way over
underpuffS as diaphanous and as meltingly
coquettish as those of the present moment.
The same square slipper bows now being
used ornamented corSages and the panels of
skirts: and here and there is seen a shaped
sash very like the longer peplum tails of
ancient times. Wherefore, since frills, too,
are in-the full gathered floppy things of
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bands The undersleeves are of plain white
null, and three big ivory buttons are used
on the front of the waist.
A frock of very feminine nature is of pale
brown aeolienne with trimmings of brown
ribbon velvet The skirt has three deep
shaded flounces, horizontal strips of velvet
going from the top one to the velvet girdle.
The main feature of the waist. whose yoke
is of pure white lace, is bertha trimming
which, beginning at the side fronts of the
bodice, runs down tile complete length of
the sleeve.
A Violet Tanne Belt.
A gown in straw-colored yelling Is trim
med with gothic lace In the same shade
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Dyspepsia

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BEFORE SPRING CLEANING.
Preliminary Work That Should Be
Done-How to Wash Blankets.

Uone-doW to WASH Blankets.
From the New York Tribune.
1t is the confusion In house cleaning that
works such terrible disaster. It is not that
men object to having house cleaner-a
fact they have been accused of from spring
to spring-it IS rather that stheya object
to seeing it look dirtier. ls-
Naturally, house cleaning seems much
worse to men than TO women, because the
woman who is working in the midst of the
chaos sees some meaning in the dust and
confusion, and she has confidence that some
time peace will be restored; but to most
men it is just meaningless, nerve-racking
confusion, and it seems to last half the
year.
There are ways, however, of lessening the
burden of house cleaning. One is method
Probably the greatest help Is, to get lot
of necessary work out of the way before
one actually begins cleaning the rooms.
Get the blankets washed and put away
from the moths Sort out wooden under
wear, wash 1t and pack it. Get together
winter dresses and furs and pack them in
tar or camphor, and see that the heavy
winter draperies are folded away, protect
ed from moths. Next, take bed spreads
and thin curtains and pretty linens and do
them up and put them away until after
the house is cleaned. And, as last help
full step take day to clean bureau draw
erS and closets.
An excellent way of washing woolens
and blankets is to Use borax in the water.
It keeps wool from shrinking and colors
from streaking, and not only cleanses
thoroughly but antiseptcally, SO that one
may have the comfortable feeling that she
is not putting away hosts of microbes to
accept her hospitality during the quiet
spring and then come forth to read her
garments during the summer. All wool
blankets are the cherished home of UNI
grateful germs, and borax is their deadly
enemy.
The following is the best possible modern
way Of washing blankets and fine woolens:
Fill a tub full of warm water. Add two
large tablespoonful of borax and enough
white soap to make a good suds. Throw
a blanket in and squeeze 1t gently. do
not wiring with the hands, and by no means
should board be used, else the feecy sur
face will nat into hard little Jumps and the
blanket be ruined. Rub between the hands
gently end send thor ough a rubber wringer
into a second tub of water of the same
temperature, and with borax and soap ad-
ded Each rinsing water must be OF the
same temperature, and even the last must
contain borax and little soap. Dry QUICK
ly in the sun. When thoroughly dry fold
smoothly and place under weight for q
day or two then wrap in clean paper (hrst
sprinkling with borax to keep moths away
and place In a chest until time to use.
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with a lace band. The bishop sleeves are
finished with cuff of the lace over silk.
A shell-pink crepe de chine would be most
becoming to a ten-year-old tot whose
shoulders are well rounded. The round
yoke is dispensed with, and the bertha is
shawl effect in chiffon. with fagoting above
the hens. The three-quarters sleeves of
crepe de chine are flowing and pointed, and
filed in with flounce of chiffon to match
the collar.
An Elton suit for a girl of twelve Is of
sage green Sicilian CLOTH trimmed with vel
vet bands in a deeper shade. The circular
skirt is laid in the tucked or plested effect
so desirab BILE for slender girls. Its only trim
ming is bands of velvet stitched in double
rows above the hem.
The jacket is the popular Monte Carlo or
box pleated Elton, with box pleats back
and front, and a quaint long collar effect
over the shoulder This collar Is trimmed
with stitched bands of velvet. and the same
trimming is used on the cuffs.
Crushed Silk Belts.
The belt is crushed girdle OF silk to
match the cloth, and the blouse worn with
this is of sage green dimity. trimmed with
lace. The lace jabot and sleeve rufles give
the final touch of dressiness as they peep
outside the simple Jacket.
With this dress is worn hat of rough
straw trimmed with sage green ribbon and
white roses with silvery green foliage.
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Trimmed Hat.
ings of frogs are seen on some Of the first
spring street gowns. The solder textures
shape these-French cloth, serge and home
spun-and numbers of the skirts are cut to
escape the ground all round. Very large
lets and for others, while some wash leath-
er gloves imported for practical use are
heavily braided, as are the dressier ones.
New Glove Trimmings.
The skeleton stitching at the back of
gloves once admired has been in a great
measure superseded by this wide embroid-
cry. 1t covers a large portion of the hand,
and gives the glove very stylish and ele-
CANT look.
The wide belts likewise continue to be adj
mired, but there is danger of these reach
ing the point where eccentricity begins and
beauty ends. Some have even got there al
ready, giving the wearers, with their UNI
necessary width, divided, patchwork look.
No belt should exceed five inches in depth,
and then it is preferably of the crush de-
scription, so as to fit into the figure.
But fitted belts even of this width are not
advised for thin, ungraceful forms, these
giving such figures a wooden and stiff look.
And If madame's waist is of the sort that
requires ignoring, so to speak, she had bet
ter stick to the belt whose narrow band is
scarcely observable. To have 1t black Is
likewise more SHINING than to have 1t in
color.
Charming effects are seen for the dame OF
middle age, and since they partake of the
softness of the day they are likewise
juvenatng. Soft silk and gauzy satins are
seen In beautiful silvery grays, with deli
cately yellowed laces to set off the bodices.
The antiquated tendencies of the moment
the undersleeves, cape, collars and wide
skirts-go well with these toilets de Moyen
age; and when the wearer is older still, a
genuine grandmamma, the same points
suit her well.
Gray and White Lace.
A lovely old darling. indeed. Is the grand
mamma of the moment, and the best of her
| bonnets suggest nothing more practicable
| than a Powered headdress. One fiat bonnet
of gray chip has side falls of gray and
white Chantilly and wreath of white roses
with gray-green leaves.
| All the pelerine and fiat scarf effects of
| the day will be worn by middle-aged women
| and old ladies, and they will often be made
| in the same material as the toilet. Gowns
| in plain yelling are seen with fitted shoulder
| capes, whose shaped stole ends are gather
ed into the waist. A ruching of the ravcled
wolfe or one of silk may border this all
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cheviot or dark green is effective with bands
of Bulgarian embroidery for the girl who
is growing fast and will look well in rich,
forid trimming combina tons.
A Party Dress.
dainty party dress for the functions
bound to follow on the heels of Easter is
of white crinkly albatross. The skirt is
shirred into the regulation 1880 yoke and
the five-gored skirt is laid in inch-deep
tucks, in groups of two. The bloused waist
has a round yoke of Irish point ali-over.
from which falls the 1880 shaped bertha of
albatross, lined with white silk and edged
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round: or 4 NAV be edged with nsa folds

round: or it may be edged with ha3 folds
or with a short fringe.
Sleeves for these elderly toilets ate not
exaggerated. They follow prevailing eff
fects without OVERRIDING. the tendency even
being to fall short in point OF size and
elaborateness.
Many pretty and graceful fqrihg }leeves
are seen with three or more narrow Aruffles
bordering them. Such styles naturally ac-
company undersleeves, whose deadly hite-
ness is sometimes relieved by pipfngsiof the
gown texture. Lace undersleeves are some
times treated in this way with pipfngs Of
panne or velvet.
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Loves Young Dream.

From the New York Weekly.
Jones-"A penny for your thoughts. my
dear.
Bride-"Please don't disturb me. darling.
I am working at such problem. 1t makes
my head ache"
eat least, tell me what 1t Is about.
at was wondering how we could spell our
name II we got rich.
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pinks that harmonized perfectly with the
tan in the cloth. The belt was of suede
leather. The hat to be worn with this
dainty combination was of tan-colored
straw, with a wreath of tiny pink rosebuds
and blue forget-me-nots combined, to match
perfectly with the tints in the embroidered
bands.
These embroidered bands are a feature in
the spring trimmings. with stitched bands
of velvet coming a close second. Dark red
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honored memory-it stands to reason that
fashion will be cultivating its look If she
does not come to the cage of the sixties.
Already skirts. and wash skirts particu-
larly have assumed a width that might
well accommodate the smallest of the wire
structures once worn. But as yet they only
hang with full limpness, with something
Of that generous amplitude which makes
the pictured ancestress such plump dar-
ling.
Old Time Prettiness.
With the tremendous return to these soft
and antiquated prettinesses. new muslins
and cotton textures of many sorts are in the
unstiffened weaves their lines require. The
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Her Theory.
From Puck.

From Puck
Uncle Abner-"some OF these almanacs
they're publishin' nowadays don't pretend
to tell you what the weather IL goin' to BE-
Aunt Eliza-"Dont they? Well, s'pose all
the best weather prophets has got Jobs on
the papers"
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For Summer Full Dress.

The toilets designed for summer evening
use are rarely beautiful. One of these.
writes another foreign fashion chronicler,
is gown in a sort of a crepe de chine
which is yet almost gauze thin. This Is in
the faintest shade of azure, with shirrings
and some deep tucks by way of trimming.
The little round body has tucked null
CAMP, from which, back and front, fall
four box pleats to simulate a jacket. An
elbow-length box-pleated fiounce forms the
sleeves, and under them are high puffs of
white null, unlined and of an incredible
width
A more splendid toilet is OF new text
ure, described as rose-leaf satin gauze.
Wild-rose pinks are shown by this ma
terial. which is trimmed with a deep
French lace overlaid with pinked ruchings
of silk
The short sleeves of all evening frocks
are ideally lovely, being, as they are called
veritable CONNECTIONS. Failing in doubled
frills above the elbow, in wide fiounces be-
low it, the spirit of these arm COZ rings
is pre-eminently feminine. In truth, with
their ribbon knots and silk ruchings and
artificial flowers-for some gauzy ones are
delightfully."- garlanded-they give a soft
ness to the whole toilet
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and has deep belt of violet panne.
Looking upon many of the simpler i'm
ported frocks, one understands why it is
that the French woman is the best gowned
in the world. For two things, she requires
always the latest touch and for summer
colors as delicate as those of flowers. Som
berness, unless black achieves 1t, she
abominates; and If 1t is otherwise right,
ribbons may be the sole garniture of her
little wool costume
A correspondent writes from Paris: ut
is marvellous how inexpensively the usual
Partisan dresses. Little dressmakers-un-
known makers who fashion costumes for
Sc and SS-do their gowns, and three-franc
modistes their hats. The smartest of the
new frocks are of an angelic simplicity
wide tucks and immensely deep hens being
the points of a number of fetching wolfe
toilets. Many straw hats in coarse basket
weaves are decked with satin fruit, looking
good enough for a king and selling in loose
sprays at five francs.
''Enfin, red-in a faded rose tint-is to be
the summer caper, and your sunshade Qn-
FAINT umbrellas they really are) is very
swagger when 1t is in the stuff of your
gown"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
EXACTLY so.

The New Mexican's information
from san Miguel county IL that Coun
cilmen elect John = Clark and DaviC
G. Winters will ACT for the best in
terests OF the territory at large ant
their constituents during the sessions
OF the coming legislative assembly
They are republicans and will b,
found on the republican side OF IN,
honse--New Mexican.
The New Mexican's information Ii
correct. The conncilmen from thit
county are republicans and they vii
be found ever yigilant In the Interest,"
of their constituents and the territory
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15
EMO NOT YET.

The Kansas City Journal takes the
following interesting view OF the dem
ocratic party concerning the possible
demise Of which there Ii now consid.
cradle concern in these United
States:
The democratic party Is a very old
organization the Oldest political
body the country ever had. other
parties have sprung VI, flourished
for a time, decayed and died, or been
merged into newer ones bearing DIFF
ferent But the old party
which dates It's origin back TO Thorn.
as Jefferson has remained-at least,
Ia name. lis principles have changed
many times. and decades have elapsed
since It's founders would have recog
nized II as their handiwork. In view
of the fact That for forty years, with
the exception of two four.year terms
II has been out of power, this Il a re-
markahle record But every party
must sooner or later have an end,
and Just now the question naturally
suggests Itself why this would not
be an appropriate time for the demo,
cratic party TO don It's shroud and
cease from troubling. II can scarcely
expect ever to be nearer death than
1t ia at this moment without sue
cumbing.
But nevertheless the democratic
party Is not likely TO go out OF ex.
istence yet awhile. PROSTATE and
lifeless as 1t IL, there Is a value In Its
name thar viii be preserved and kept
for future use. Mr.. Bryan realizes
this. and while he proposes to make
radical changes In its policies, he
makes no suggestion Of a change Of
name. The other day when states
In all parts Of the union were going
republican by enormous matorities
there was n corner OF the country
which quietly took its habitual place
In the democratic column With scarce
ly a struggle. The south, as usual.
voted the democratic ticket because
It was the democratic ticket, o be.
cause II represented the southern Q n
timent on any living issue. As long
as the south continues to do this the
party which does business as the op.
position to the republican party will
not abandon the name democratic.
And, after all, there could not be a
more appropriate name for a political
organization In a country under popu.
lar government than democratic par
ty. As long as there must be two
parties, those who work together for
the overthrow Of republican rule
might a. well call themselves demo
Gratis as anything else.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-11-15

seIf-restraint during the coming year.
else we may easily be led into a repa.
tition OF the reckless ventures which
brought us disastrous panic conditions
throughout 1903.
As for the stock market, the cleo
ton has been highly stimulating, spec
~ulation having broken out into almost
record-breaking proportions. The pros.
poets are that this activity will con-
tinue for some time to come, with
sharp fluctuations and unusually good
opportunities for quick traders. Pri.
ces are high enough for most of the
active shares on their merits, but
the speculative furore Is aroused and
cannot be checked until 1t has ex-
hansted itself. Big banking interests
who have plenty of securities to sell
and more to follow @ inclined to
check any too rapid advance and are
equally intent on preventing any SER
ions breaks. The Investment demand
is excellent, as proved by the heavy
movement of bonds, which. though
partly speculative, shows a steady
absorption into strong boxes. Jan.
uary disbursements are not far dis.
tant. and with these In view the mar
ket Is in little danger at the moment
from home influences. Money may
rule somewhat firmer and gold ex-
ports continue. but crop funds will
soon return. and there Is nothing in
the localmonetary situation to warrant
concern. The weakest point in the
outlook is the var between Russia
and Japan, with its consequences in
other financial centers. Should there
be no further friction between Russia
and Great Britain there is still the
disturbing effect of heavy war loans
which must soon be financed. Both
Russia and Japan are knocking at
the door, and several hundred mil
liens OF new bonds will soon be on
the worlds markets. One-half OF the
Japanese loan, or about $20. 600. 0o0.-
will be offered in New York.
where. on a I or Z i-2 per cen basis.
II viii be readily taken, As the win.
ter approaches hostilities may be TEN.
porarily suspended after one more big
battle, aud should the Japanese sue
g G In driving Russia out of Man.
churia and capturing Port Arthur. as
now seems likely. there is no reason
why thereafter China should not pro.
tect her own territory from Russian
Invasion and thus relieve Japan Of
that burden II would seem as. IL
peace cannot be far distant, for inter
national opinion. which the ntago
lists cannot afford 10 entirely ignore.
Is steadily rising against the wanton
destruction of life and property which
the war involves. Great Britain and
@f
the United States are already rising
in protest against the folly of further
slaughter When peace arrives. and
after The period OF exhaustion is over.
We may look for an era OF progress
and prosperity in the Orient the equal
Of which has never been experienced
In that part OF the world. In that re-
viva! the United States will take no
minor share; hence the satisfaction
that President Roosevelt's election
means no change in our foreign pol
lev.
An active and irregular market may