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The Washington times., 1904-07-29
pIAZZA FURNITURE.
Porch Now More AlluIing Than the
Parlor

The fad for outdoor life has stimulat-
ed the manufacturers in placing various
novelty furnishings on the market TO
meet the demands of those who make
their piazZas and lawns attractive and
comfortable.
Potted plants and ferns, of coarse;
there can't be too many of them.
The small watering pot is now made
of such decorative design that it be-
comes an ornamental as we'll as useful
addition TO the porch outfit.
Convenient little stands TO hold the
omnipresent summer novel and maea-
zine should not be forgotten in furnish
ing the porch.
Fine figured mattings may be used for
fabricating handy catch-alls. which are
bound with leather or braid. and are
! sure to be useful adjuncts when hung
! within convenient reach.
A bamboo folding screen with panels
of painted mating is appropriate where
a screen is desired for the porch.
Then there is the afternoon tea. one
of the most delightful features Of Torch
| life. to be thought of.
| The rolling tea table is preferable, par
! ticularly where the veranda is large. a
new style is of admirable designs on the
barrow order and of wicker, painted
| green.
For trays nothing could be better ihan
those OF wood with brass handles.
Lacquered ware also recommends Itself
as in harmony with the inexpensive "p-
pointments of the place.
1t is well to ignore ones daintiest
china in serving tea on the porch. Have
the tea service in keeping with its sur
roundings There is comfort, too in the
thought that 1t is no serious matter II
any of it happens to get broken
Brittany china, which is now enjoying
such popularity, would be the right
thing in the right place. SO also would
| be Japanese ware, 1udlcioulSy selected
The swinging wooden cranes are a
novelty which might properly be intro
duced into the porch. They have pen
dant chains of varying lengths terInl-
mating In large hooks stems are sup
posed to hang from these, but they
! could easily be utilized for other pur'
! poses.
AS for cushions and pillows. though
! their name be legion, there Is always
some nook into which they can be MADE
TO mt. Above all, let their coverings %
of fitting texture, never elaborate things
OF SIX or satin, which have no place
! on the veranda. With the many at
tractive cotton goods put on the market
| nowadays. such as English chintze
| Morris cottons, India prints. japanese
cottons. cretonnes. denims, canyases anc
| gfnghams, there IS no excuse Tor uslne
ugly or unsuitable coverings on the sum
mer cushion.
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
A Welcome Guest.

If you possess a tender conscience to-
ward your hostess, show 1t by never TAX
ing any liberties I'm her house with her
belongings, her servants or her children
To become welcome guest you must
be keeniy Obseryant OF family habits and
little preferences. Come down very,
promptly to meals. and because you
have owlish tendencies don't make the
household smother its yawns while II
heroically attempts TO entertain you
Never disDlace chair. book, or lamp
without carefully replacing II just where
you found 1t.
Don't leave your sewing. crochet work
novel or tennis racket lying about, as
knew one nice. careless girl TO do in a
house where the hostess was peculiarly
tidy. Miss Blank eventually left her
bag of golf clubs near doorway. where
the host stumbled over them in the dark
and hurt his knee severely. Her balls
of wool lay in sofa corners half the time.
or IN a tangled mass on the parlor floor,
and she appropriated 10 her own use a
] big deep chair in the chimney corner
J that was the special property, pride.
and solace Of the hosts elderly and
/ rheumatic sister.
| She meant TO harm. Of course. but her
careless disregard Of the particularities
| OF others rendered her peculiarly unWel-
come TO her hostess and all the family
| in which she visited. They were as glad
TO see her go as was another hostess 1
/ knew. who invited young man friend
/ or her husband 10 stop over the week
/ end in her dainty little home. The
young man friend was good Fellow
at heart but the charming guest room
/ he occupied for two days was a wreck
when he left it He had tied the fresh
muslin window curtains into hard knots
/ in order to gain more light upon his
shaving glass; he had dropped hot ci-
| gar ashes on the embroidered bureau
/ cover and burned two big holes there
1 in Trying TO move about the room IN
I the dark. he overturned a vase OF flow
ers and ruined a pretty rug. and he
/ coolIy scratched his matches on the
wall Finally, he dragged a dainty
/ chintz covered chair, out upon the
night ia the rain
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
MUMMY FIGURES
IN DIVORCE CASE
Wife Says He Is Worth Two Thousand
Dollars and She Wants
Half His Value.

TACOMA, July 2S.-Aecording to a re-
port brought here by Alaskan miners a
wonderful cave filled with the mummi-
fed bodies Of Indian giants has been
discovered on an island in Prince VII
liam Sound. They say the mummies
are the remains OF a prehistoric race Of
Alaskan Indians, and that :hc cave IS
guarded day and night by the tribe Of
Indians now inhabiting the desolate
island
The miners say that the bodies are
wrapped in cloths and dried grass and
that they appear to be preserved exact
~ as Were the ancient Egyptians.
Mrs. F. II. Baldie. OF this city, asserts
that her husband. whom she is suing
for divorce, is in possession Of one Of
the mummies from this wonderful cave
4 The mummy is not the correspondent In
the case, but figures simply as one Of
her husbands assets. She says II is
worth $500. and she wants him TO pay
her half that gum
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
TABLE LINEN.
A Cafe Known by Its Linen as Man
By His Company.

On the continent of Europe the table
napkin is charged TO you, put down In
cold pencil on the check brought by the
waiter-2 cents in our money. whatever
it may happen TO be in centimes or
pfennigs.
This, at first blush. appears TO be bru-
tai. Many wall Of indignation has gone
up from American travellers abroad be-
cause of the injustice Of it; but when
all Is said and done, In most all big
cities, though IL is not itemized. the
napkin is paid for. just the same. the
price Of the dinner deciding it's quality
and frequently its presence
For example. one goes to the highest
priced hotel in the city and the napkin
borders upon the splendid About the
size of an infant tablecloth. il fiaunts
itself. OF damask, emblaZoned with the
monogram of the hotel IN letters OF
cleaning whiteness, il serves TO daz-
zlc.
Aside from which. it is laid courteously
across the lap Of an obsequious waiter,
whose dress suit matches it in grandeur.
# not In color. The glistening damask
Of the tablecloth does match.
Go to a hotel a trifle less expensive,
and the linen is Of a lower quality, not
quite so extravagant as TO width and
cxpansiyeness. a shade less glistening.
the monogram neither so elaborate nor
so large
Go TO third-rate hotel. and the linen
is impossible.
1t is the same with the restaurants.
The price you pay decides the quality of
the linen, its crispness, its shine. Pay
less and the gloss is gone. Likewise,
occasionally, the napkin.
PatroniZe a cheap restaurant. and the
napkins are piled up beside you on the
table They are there for you to take
your choice, but there is little choice.
They are all alike. badly ironed. bulgy
of hem and unhealthful. No obsequious
waiter. No flourish of laying IL care
fully over your gown. Courtesy and
beauty are 10 be paid for; else you go
without I,
Go 10 a still cheaper restaurant. The
napkin shrinks. In some places TO such
degree that you hardly notice II at all.
At the restaurant Of the marble table
you find a napkin Of exceeding small
ness. A cheaper place yet. and as likely
as not you come upon the paper nap
kin, which may be considered worse
than no napkin at all.
Still cheaper, descending to the wood
en- table, where men sit IN their shirt
sleeves and smoke, and the napkin dis
| appears entirely, as II. along with CIV
| ilization and its twin sister. cleanliness
| IL had never come into existence
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
Nel0 CRemiseffeS.

Some Of the pretty new chemisettes
are made III white linen with stitched
pleats front and back. and collar in
bias bands Of the linen held together
with thorn" stitch. says the 'Delin-
Gator" Others have single box pleats
between which are strips Oe embroid-
cred linen. All these bOdices are worn
with high collars and no stocks. the
collars being trimmed like the blouses
themselves.
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
The Duchess of Norfolk.

There IS something very attractive in
the appearance OF the Duchess OF Nor
folk She Is II medium height. with
good features. biue eyes. and soft brown
hair. simply arranged in a knot low
upon the nape Of the neck. Pale blue is
her favorite color and pearls the most
desirable gems in her eyes. says House
Chat" OF them she possesses q neck
lace consisting Of three rows. each pearl
absolutely perfect as to size .ld color.
The Duchess of Norfolk Is the elder of
Lord Herries' two daughters and heiress
to the Scotch barony OF Herrie5
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
HEIR TO A FORTUNE
WEEDS FACTORY GIRL
Father Insists He Shall Earn His Own
Living and Housekeeping
Plant Must Wait.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. July 29.-Fran-
els Edgar TalcOtt. son Of James TalcDtt.
vice president Of the American Hosiery
Company. ana heir to a fortune Of SlO,-
900 900. married. June 30. in New Britain,
Miss Ada Blierly, aged twenty-three. a
pretty shop girl
Up 10 the time OF her marriage. the
young woman was employed in the fac
tory OF the Parker Shirt Company
While opposed TO the marriage. II Is
stated that the young mans father has
not taken any steps TO disinherit his son.
but insists on his earning his own liv-
ing
Young Talcott came to this city to
learn the knitting trade. He started 10
work in the sorting room OF the mill. He
thus became acquainted with Miss BliCr-
ly's father, by whom he was introduced
10 the daughter.
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
Mrs. Letters RubIeS.

Mrs. Levi Letter owns some of the
finest rubies in the world. At the time
Of the sale of the world-renowned
Borghese rubies, which are probably
the finest In the world. there was great
competition among would-be owners OF
them. 1t was known that Queen Vic
toria greatly desired them. but so did
Mrs. Levi Z. Letter. Of Chicago. and
when the hammer fell at the highest bid
II was known that she had bought
the precious baubles for the sum Of
$3.50. O00 says Home Notes"
The rubies were worn by Mrs. Letter
at the Delhi Durbar last year.
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

william /. Walsh. q. and Genevieye
h O'Connell. p. both OF Baltimore.
Seymour o. Smith. %, Wheaton. Nd.
and Annie X. Windham. 20 Burnt
Mills. Va
John p. Riddle. 81, and Lottie NJ.
Kenney II. Walden. p. and Susie Z.
Williams. 81
Fred Wightman. p. and Daisy Baker,
Dennis Miles. p. and Hattie Reed, ..
Charles Butcher, 45. and lola Barnes.
Is
Carl J. Rastrup, %, and Katherine G.
Curtis. 20, both Of Richmond Va
Daniel y. Graeff, 81. and Susie A
LongWOrth "a
Beverly Reynolds. 81, and Bessie Clay.
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
Vogue for Small Tables.

There is an increasing tendency. when
giving q luncheon, dinner or supper par
ty. To place the guests at a number Of
small tables in preference to utilizing a
large one. This is Ereatly due to the
king. who is said to prefer this mode of
dining, and II is now the established Gus
tom at the court suppers, says Home
Notes" The huge tablets which used 70
seat forty or fifty guests are rapidly be-
ing placed on one side. society hosts and
hostesses following in most instances
the royal example.
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
Keep Cool.

II you would be well in warm weather
heed the following rules:
Moderation in eating and drinking.
Pure air out OF the house and within it
Keep every vital organ in constant
working order
Take regular exercise every day, in all
Weathers-
Sleep only from six TO seven hours,
going to bed early and rising early.
Daily baths. cold one day, warm the
next
Regular work and mental occupation.
Cultivate placidity, cheerfulness, and
hODefulness.
Strengthen the Will in carrying out
whatever IS useful.
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
Go to Berlin to Study,
Sisters Wed NObLen1en
Miss Nellie Is to Become the Countess
EuIenburg This Fall.

Baron Won Euchtritz. Four years ago
Miss Nellie went to Berlin to visit her
sister, and TO study music and art. Like
her sister. she also studied love.
The Lyle girls are not wealthy, but
their beauty and accomplishments have
made them welcome guests in the best
society at home and in Germany. They
have been special guests Of the Emperor
on state Cc.aFiOns-
The religious ceremony VIII be per
formed by an Episcopal rector, and the
state wedding will be gorgeous ia its
appointments. Mrs. Lyle Is with her
daughter, and will remain IN Berlin Until
after the wedding.
The Washington times., 1904-07-29

DELAWARE. July 29-The engage
ment Of Miss Nellie Lyle. youngest
daughter OF James r. Lyle. Of this city.
10 Count Botho Eulenburg. OF Berlin,
Germany. has been announced
The wedding Will take place during
the early fall. Count Eulenburg Is
twenty-six years OF age. and wealthy.
His father is an official in the Kaiser $
court.
Mr.. Lyle sent his elder daughter, Miss
Viola Lytle. to Berlin to study music
and art. Upon the completion OF her
studies Miss Viola became the wife Of
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
DIVORCED So YEARS
BEFORE SHE KNEW IT
Mrs. Ann Given Learned in 1901 of Order Grantee
Against Her in 1843-Court Sustains Decree

granted the libelant. her husband. was
resident Of Ohio. and. therefore that
the local courts were without proper
Jurisdiction.
Judge Porter ruled against the di-
Norcee OF slXty-One years ago on every
point raised. and the decree issued in
1913 will stand
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
Concert at Smithsonian Grounds.

The Engineer Band, Julius Hamper,
chief musician. will give a concert at the
Smithsonian grounds this evening at
1880 O'Clock. The program:
March, "Our Columbia Forever"
Cham bers
Overture. "Orpheus" .Ofrenabach
Duet for two comets. kindred
t9gAAS Ellen berg
Principal Musician Wintermyer and Mn.
sician Phillips
Waltz, Thousand and One Nights"
Strauss
Selection. The Fortune Teller"
Herbert
Vision .. Won Tgfoo
plantation Echoes ................ Coates
Medley overture, 'Bedelia" ........ Sutton
'Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoes
Remedy-The Best In Existence.

+. NJ. Wood, manager OF the White
County News" Beebe Ark, is n rep
resentative Southern business man, who
does not hesitate In expressing his good
opinion OF a well-knoWn remedy He
says: at gives me pleasure 10 recon-
mend Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. having used II my
self and in my family with the best re-
suits In fact / believe IL TO be the best
remedy OF the kind In existence" Sold
BY all druggists.
The Washington times., 1904-07-29

PHILADELPHIA. July 29.-Divorce
granted February .. 1913.
Petition 10 annul the decree filed No
yember Il. 1902
Petition denied July Is. 1901.
The above is the curious chronological
record OF enc OF the most peculiar pro-
eeedings known 10 the local courts. be-
ing no less than divorcee's attempt 10
set aside the decree divorcing her nearly
sixty years after 1t was granted.
Refuses to Annul.
Judge Porter in the superior court.
rendered the decision refusing to annul
the original divorce decree, and, Incl
dentalIy, sustaining the legitimacy Of
the birth OF d number of children and
grandchildren born to the plaintiff in
the original action as the result Of two
marriages following his divorce from
his first wife
William Given and his wife. Ann. We're
married in 1898. In the fall Of 1910 Mrs.
Given. who was suffering with poor
health and being unable TO perform ordi-
nary household duties. went home 70
live with her parents. For two years
her husband importuned her to return
10 the home he had provided, but she
declined to do so. IN the following
year he moved to Cleveland. Ohio, OBJ
tanning the decree OF divorce on the date
named
The Washington times., 1904-07-29
Not Properly Served.

In her petition to set aside that de-
cree. filed only two years ago, Mrs.
Given alleged that she was never served
with a notice Of the application for a
divorce; that she never learned OF the
issuance Of the decree until September,
1901. and that when the decree was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-27
3.WYTHEV1LLE, VA.

Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.)E S
4 4 WlYTIIEV1LLI1, VA. Nov, c6.-A1rs ],
Baldwin Ransom OF Staunton who was
the guest OF her sister, Miss Brown. at
the Wythevlle Seminary, returned home
on Monday. 5 ia
Mr.. Charles MacAlister Joined Mrs, Mac
lAltster in Baltimore this week whence
they Will sail for Europe.
Admiral Parks. Of Norfolk. Is in Wythe-
VILE directing the work on his Summer
home, Which is being erected in West
lWythoyllle.
oral weeks in Washln st on and charlottes-
Mrs, ". IS. sayers and little daughter
are visiting relatives IN Norfolk,
Miss Ellen Brown spent Thanks
giving day with friends In Stanton.
\ Miss sue Wright. 2of Waynesborp. ts
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. Lambert, at
Miss Gibboneys,
called home this week by, the death OF
+ nor father, Mr.. w. w. Rich. Ss
Mrs, Waller IS. Poagc, and her mother,
Mrs r :. Riddick, left yesterday to visit
friends In Richmond, -, !, So
vile Seminary, Is spending q few days
at her home In Bristol. 7
MISS Willis Jprdan has gone TO Green-
vile, South Carolina, Where sha Rll1 snead
the winter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-27
CAROLINE COUNTY.

Especial to Tho Times-pispatch.)
BOWLING GREEN, VA, Nov, 26-,rhe
Daughters of the Confcderacy will hold
a bazaar here, commencing on the 9Th
of December. and win last a week. The
object is to raise money to assist In
erecting monument here to the Confed.
crate soldiers of this county,
John Brown, who assists ]. P. Davis at
his wood yard had his hand painfully
cut by the saw on "Wednesday, and on
Thursday J., p. Davis. tho proprietor, had
his hand painfully cut by the saw. which
tore the bone out Of his forefinger.
Mr.. Jack Palmer, OF Richmond. spent
Thursday with T. y. Gill In a hunting
trip.
Miss salle Bert. after spending seyc-
cral weeks with Miss Caroline G. Broad
dus. LETT on Saturday for her home at
Wayerly 5
Willie Borum and Roper Rains, who arc
Intending school In Richmond, spent
Thanksgiving with their parents here.
Professor A.. 3. Chandler. Jr., and his
wife. OF Richmond. are spending several
days at tho home OF Mr.. A, b. Chandler.
Major r. o, Psatross and s., w. Broad
dus, who have been attending the CON
ference In Lynchburg. have returned
home.
Mr.. A. 3. Chandler prominent lawyer
here, who also does some farming. raised
At the rate OF eighty bushels OF corn TO
the acre.
Mr.. John IT, White made on twenty
three acres OF land LEO bushels OF corn,
an average OF fifty bushels TO the acre
George r. Lord and wife, Of New Jer-
sey, are registered at the Lawn Hotel.
Or, John w. Winston, of Washington.
Is spending several days with his sister,
Mrs. II. A. coghllL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-27
BoTET0URT COUNTY. .
Roads in Beautiful Condition.
The Wheat Growing.
fspecIal 10 ME ,Ymcs.pispatch.,

e 74.lE Especial to The T1mes-Dtspa tch) " k
BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS, VA, Novem-
since tho memorable storm Of Sunday,
18th instant. we have had a succession
of ballny Indian summer" days. Can 1t
be that the elements wish to impress
upon the superstitious minds, that thir-
teen Is an unlucky number? !
The county roads In this section were
never in finer condition than at present;
they are compare lively free from rocks.
ruts and hills, much to the delight and
comfort OF those who travel over them.
Twelve months ago an experiment was
made on Il very muddy section Of the
turnpike. by giving 1t q coating OF about
six inches Of Stag from the cement works.
AT first It. was quite rough. but In less
than a week 1t had settled down and
since then we have a firm. solid roadbed
over which the school children amble and
frolc, like rabbits on q frosty moonlight
night. Before this improvement was
made, the children had to take to the
fields in passing this section.
The protactcd drought caused great
uneasines to the farmers who had sown
wheat. as 1t rested in the dry soil without
dampening nourishment so long, but the
recent warm showers have caused the
1leluS 10 We CoNC!cu VIII! 81 6'SCH e"AAo
that presents q plasng appearance ee
that presents pleasing appearance and
gaddcns the heart OF the hard working
toilers of the soil.
Tho wife OF Mr.. Henry swartze Of this
place, Is at the point Of death, caused
by a paralytic stroke.
In letter from Colonel Spaight Of
Texas. referring to the unveiling of tho
Confederate monument at Fincastle he
alludcs to the subject as follows: 'The
number OF soldiers sent TO the field by
Botetourt county. In proportion to hel
population, Is n revelation to me. and
ought to be worn as q. crown OF glory by
their descendants through all time"
No other interior county In the Com.
monwealth can boast OF TWO monuments
TO her Confederate heroes, and all &C.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-27
OLD POINT { COMFORT.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
OLD POINT COMFORT, VA, Nov e.
Many OF the guests who were at the
hotels, went home for Thanksgiving, con-
sequently the holiday week at Old Point
was father quiet. Football was the all
absorbing topic Quite a number Of en-
thusiasts went to Richmond on THURSDAY thur
and the post is almost deserted by the
officers. as so many have gone or 70 me
aArmy-Navy game in Philadelphia.
U Last Saturday evening Governor Ben
jamin B. Odell, Of New York. and Mrs
Odell gavc a dinner at the ChamberliIn1,
at which their guests were: ,Adm1ra! MI
liam e. Wise. u. s. n, retired, and Mrs
Wise; General Joseph Farley. y. s: Al.
retired, and Mrs. Farley. and Colonel
and Mrs. Ramsey D. Potts. Of Fort Mon
roe.
h. On Tuesday evening, in the ballroom
Club gave It's second cotllllon Of the sea
son,
On Friday afternoon n large card party
was given at the Sherwood TO aid IN pay
town Exposition, which has been sub.
scribed to by the Hampton Roads Golf
and Country Club. It was IN charge OF
Mrs. Herbert Woodhn, Miss Laura Mitch
ton. The guests Of the afternoon were
from Newport News, Hampton Fort
Monroe. and the hotels. E5
BIZ Guests now at the chamberlain include
Mr.. and Mrs w. J.StWallsworth. New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. ". Clifford Brown
Portland, Ne; Mr., and Mrs. ". ?, Jane anne
son. New York: Mr.. and Mrs. ". G..
Mun1m, Louisville, Ky; Mr.. and Mrs. n.
P. Fuller. MI, and Mrs. Granville T.
Hawes New York: Mrs William II. Call
lallan, washington; Mr.. and Mrs. George
ii. Risley. Mrs. J. NJ. Houston. New
York; DR.. and Mrs. G. s. Gore. Balti-
more: Mr.. and Mrs. l.. v. Southland, New
York; MIR. and Mrs. j. ". Graham, DEN
Miss Helen Gray. Atlanta; Mr.. L. f..
Campbell, Miss ~. G. Campbell, Denver;
Rev. and Mrs. w. b. Green, Bridgeport
Ct; Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Phillips, Miss Elise
Phillips, New York: Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
"; Miss Plunkett Miss WarrInoE Pitts
field, Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Saun-
derson, New York. g'