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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10
PARIS FASHIONS
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS. August %. 1905.
The season at the watering places Is fast
coming to an end. and soon "toute Paris"
win be at home, quite ready for the COM
ing seasons gayety. Great preparations
are being made for the approaching season.
which promises to be one of marked &C
tivtty and devotion to social pleasures The
functions proper VIII begin with the YER
nissage. The beautiful costumes worn
will be models for the world TO follow. The
gowns. hats and wraps to be worn at the
salon are marvels Of beauty and elegance.
Materials are far richer than ever before.
even when gowns were made by fairies as
golden as the sun, as sivery as the moon
and glittering as the stars" Paillettes
and spangles of every hue viii sparkle in
all places where they can be used, on
wraps millinery and robes for receptions,
dinners. balls. operas and spectaces. On
rich velvets, satins and velutinas fine cut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10

like suggestion IL carried out in the figure
A line of Jet goes around the upper edge OF
the corsage. and the swallows. in fight
with spread wings. are outlined with q few
minute Jets.
At the ball Miss Mays second ball gown
is a heavy pale pink satin with equare-cut
corsase and a deep point at the lower 'front.'
with very short sleeves. The short. box
plated skirt has around the bottom clus-
ters OF deeper pink grapes embroidered
with pastel tinted vines Joining them
iron on the corsage front and border at
the top In the back. Each short sleeve
shows cluster of them, and half dounces
of pale pink tulle fall at the back. Each
side of her couture, which remained I'M
altered. is cluster of pink grapes with
green leaves.
In the wedding scene Miss May as the
bride wears princess robe of white lib
erty satin having line of pure white
marguerites appllqued around the end Of
the round cut: this extends down the CEN
ter from top to hem. and also stimulates
a belt 1t has a C curt train Of cloth OF
silver. a tulle veil falls at the back and
a short one at the front over high
coronet Of orange blossoms.
In this scene also Lady Caterham Is re-
splendent In a trained robe OF bright mac
taffeta with a trailing skirt trimmed with
two narrow ruchings eight inches apart.
1t has coat to match. trimmed rounded at
the front, not long, but close-f1tting, and
this Is bordered with ruchings and the top
large and towering toque in lilac and a
huge lilac bouquet indicate a redundant
nature.
Here, too. one Of the wicked step-sisters
Is In Mephistopheles red in chiffon and
cloth. with hat of the same hue.
These a very few of the wonderful
creations. The gowns of the French
Gibson girls. however, must not be passed
over. All are gowned alike in ciel blue
taffeta, with full plain skirts and have
pointed bodices The chiffon scarfs that
form the corsage tops drape the bodices
and form not only girdles. but sleeves, and
are the unique feature Of these frocks.
First the scarf Is draped about the upper
edge Of the corsage to the center front !;
the ends are then crossed and carried to
the waist line. drawn faulty around the
waist to the back, where 1t IS fastened;
the two long ends then continue down the
back say, thirty inches, where 1t Is wound
around it just above the elbow. the short
remaining ends being carried over the top
of the arms and draped In under the Shout
der straps. Sprays Of pale pink roses are
caught In the top of each sleeve and larger
loose sprays are fastened in the center OF
each corsage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10


NEW YORK, September o. 1890
GorRcousness In gowning on the stage
roooha- tie cii,,ax In The Catch of the
-. 81. -, 49,. -, go. rms from
season. ana the gown saLlu' i'i''
the subdued gray frock or MISS Hu'','
Mays Initial frock to the vivid scarlet
GOWN crowned with a huge red halo hat On
tho t,o,,,, 80 tho ta1ree. and most grcnadier-
t''e ",'u " Wv -,
Ike OF the Hlpsoh HF!S-
The afternoon tea scene In the hrst act
and the ball and wedding in the second
give annie opnortuDt,v for beautiful sar-
-, -. -, Etc ,,.,,,,,-.,,nitfes have
toi IA 'iit'''' anu '''''D =,
been made the most OF. Inc Hi"S"n gins
long Of limb and scant Of flesh, numbering
a dozen ranging from ashen blonde through
-, -, - tho troO, and black
e''u'' 1T. ~ in
locked contingent Io''c ''''''''7 "a
colors a. pronounced as The women them-
selves Their hats are large not 10 say
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mo- nus 80 =. -.
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ua Itii''''u 'i'' WI '''' NV
tHcS'INc-
mere Is an oIGh'u gown al ono enu ~. %
the ''ipSph sHI me ana q ctTu4!'al ho W..
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hpltaIal.1e :, ne iaNe,i .iS Buy - as
aSsuil'ns as II II pehu,iiu'' - - ~ NIu,
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but is dra"h closeiy over d usiI louiiaa 1
tloh' inc tlo"W length Sc'h.Hg P1 57I
sleeves are trimmed WIN the Iuiie- eGsgu
puHS ana so IL the p3ulce az w pu US
Al1e, t"e tu'ct u an 'hcS iu'''lr7H on"
pGtHnEs being OF large iuch'7- me laE
ehdeF nat trimmed WIN Hl"INe o5 ,d
UPS ana mowers Is ratHer pVd' IN si 49,,
with low crown, h1VlnE us " ~ - IN ~
pressed u'"h AZ 'ic pi'"' - To-.
showing the HEht brown mar anu low
ponpdnoNr' ana theh sweeps nor "aru d'iu
downward over the tace
Inc S"Wh AT the "tnet en-" o. ne me Is
blazing scarlet chinon ana SIM WIN
long cinslnE INES ana hHI% S-t''gs' anu
fAe nat Is an eNasEerattu ''1I'. ~ -, -
poppy gown the slrl WIN htr pr"iii ii ',,
chh Jet n!a'k htIr anu n,tu,,''" -, ;,t' -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10
white bird of paradise plume sweeping
backward from the left front.

white bird Of paradise plume sweeping
backward from the left front.
Mrs. Hollis H. Hunnewell, lunching the
other day. wore a dull. rather dark-blne
pongee trimmed with Persian embroidered
bands in lighter and also dull blues. the
bands being about an inch and q half
broad.
The skirt had a few deep side plaits
that were stitched down fat from the
waist line to the hip line. and there were
released. each having a short. tightly point
ed Swapping. say. three inches long. OF the
lighter blue embroidery slanting down
across the top OF each released platt-
The plaits were perhaps three inches wide
and some fve or six inches apart at the
top. The skirt was round length. The
Elton coat came to tho belt line. and band
of the Persian embroidery carried out tho
belt idea. The Elton. however. was really
more OF a bolero. with neck well cut out
and bordered with the light blue trimming
The sleeves were OF elbow length. and nared
plaits. While outlining the figure, the whole
top gave tho effect of being cut from one
long piece that was shaped to the outlines.
The embroidery. of course. bordered the
sleeves.
A large. nat. dull-blue chip hat had wings
in blues and lavenders arranged fatty on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10

Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt, jr.. has
among her smart run-about costumes one
in fine why white serge with hairlines
of black outlining tiny checks. The round
length skirt has a few scant p!aits at The
top and at the bottom band perhaps
seven inches wide of the goods Is laid
around the edge as a finish. with line OF
black braid or piping an eighth OF an inch
wide at It's top.
The Eton coat has a bias band Of the
material around its edges. and this IS
finished on both sides with black to match
the skirt band. The sleeves. OF a little
more than elbow length. and the same
width at top and bottom. are also finished
with the piped bands. A number of large
black buttons on lapels and at the back OF
the coat form the only additional decora-
ton With this costume Mrs. Vanderbilt
wore the other day large black hat tilted
a bit over the brow. and having a large
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10
Pretty Petticoats.

Pretty underskirts are universal in Paris.
Even when a woman L. walking about tho
streets without a hat she stiu wears a
pretty skirt. and the friIls-or volants aux
jupons. as they are called-are most fas-
cinating and useful to boot. Some OF the
prettiest are In spotted net, with two or
OF ribbon on II. This II q great economy,
for 1t is always sust at the bottom that
silk skirts got 20 dirty. With the volant1
aux jupons all that II necessary u to keep
on renewing the f-1Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10

fectly fair and to do what Is best for tho
good of the whole.
Unless she does not shrink from extra
work and from taking pains. a girl would
much better decline this honor. If she does
accept Ii she must pay the price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10

His Case.
From the Philadelphia Press
Tess-"He dosen't really care for her"
Jess-"Don't you believe it,
Tess-"Well. he told me the very thoNga
Of her makes him sick.'
Jess-"Yes; lovesick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10

shore. A girl who has charm steals into
ones heart. She may be a gentle mouse OF
a girl. demure and quiet, or a merry breeze
like girl, coming indoors with the swing of
the wind. but her charm, If genuine. will
belong to her personality and be part OF
her
have country girls. A good deal of II de-
ponds on being free from self-absorption.
No girl who is thinking much about her
self ever has charm. Homely girls often
have 1t and pretty girls miss 1t, so you see
1T does not need to go with a roseleaf skin
and dimples. But Amy wouldn't be chosen
as class president If the other girls had not
been impressed by her charm.
Still another excellent quality, and one
that a leader always has, is force. With
out force nobody can hope to lead. Most of
US are followers. Only here and there
springs up the girl who leads
It is never by bluster or vehemence, by
over emphasis and self-assertion or by any
display of arrogance and bad manners:
that a girl becomes leader. Force or
character is a flame within the soul mat
shines out IN daily conduct.
A weak girl takes the color OF the last
person who talks with her. Why, you may
ciating by her infections, her tones and her
net phrases. AS for opinions. the weak
person may think she has them, but IN
reality she has only prejudlces. which are
very different.
But should you ask me what attribute In
a girl will help her to be most successfully
president of her class. 1 think / will pick
out this beyond every other. She must
have what we call initiative That is. she
must be able to suggest new lines to strike
out in new paths, and to convince the other
girls that her ideas good. girl who
Is a slave to system, who cares principally
how things look, and Is In terror about
what people will say, is not a girl with
Initiative.
She must not be a coward. either Not
long ago a school play was to be presented
The rehearsals were over, the evening had
arrived, and the spectators were there But
one girl who had an important part in the
first act at the last moment refused to go
on the stage because her gloves were too
short. She sulked and pouted. Her gloves
did not reach the elbow. Another girl. in
fected by her behavior, discovered that her
shoes had not the right buckles. There was
EAnor stood there in rebellion. And the
class president was sent for. Katharine
she said, not elegantly. but positively, shut
up!' "Elfnor, go on with your lines. They
are waiting for your Both girls obeyed at
once. They recognized the accent Of au-
thority.
Girls. whoever else fails or succeeds she
who takes q front rank and Is conspicuous
must do the latter. She cannot fall. She
must succeed. The president of her class
must win the favor and confidence Of her
teachers. and must not be afraid to take q
firm stand when occasion requires and to
so act that her class Is proud OF her.
She must learn little bit Of parliament
tary law. so that in meetings she shall take
the chair with ease and grace This will
help her to engineer q meeting well, and
she must not have private ends when she
does this. but must endeavor to b per-
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The Class President.
BY MARGARET E. sANGsTER.

y 80 y. y X q, - x
Amy is president Of her class! Amy Isn't
the oldest girl in It, nor the prettiest, nor
the best dressed, nor even the one of best
scholarship. Ruth has higher marks, Edith
has finer clothes. Florence is the class
beauty, and-Phebe is probably the girl with
the largest number of birthdays. While we
are young we esteem 1t cause for con-
graduation that we are nearer twenty than
somebody who Is only fifteen If We are
eighteen We are proud of the distinction.
Only as time. the thief of so many happy
things, steals away our pride in our yeal s,
do we try to hide them. You girls at school
are all beautifully and plissfully young.
bless your dear hearts. and you need not
try to conceal the fact.
A girl / knew once happened by chance
to see a sentence about her in a letter
not meant for her eyes The letter said:
Theodore is very young. and her appear
ance indicates II" Though Theodore had
apple-brown in her cheeks. and eyes like
stars and a mass of chestnut hair with
gltnts of sunshine threading IL, she cried
when she found that people thought she
looked young. She wanted to look oldl
Poor little Theodore!
Why Is girl chosen as class president,
why Amy rather than Sue. or Rachelf
Well, girls, probably for two or three
reasons. A girl who is thus honored by
tho sufYrages of her mates is a popular per-
son. she has not gone around with chip
on her shoulder. She has never made enc
mics by unlucky speeches. She does not
make fun of her friends. nor indulge In wit
at their expense This Is on the negative
side of the question.
On the affirmative side the popular girl
has lost no opportunity to do little kind
nesses at the right moment. She speaks
Cordially of the absent. She performs
GRACEFUL services graciousiy. She Is In the
nui'lic eye, more or less, and people know
where they can ind her. II asked TO DO
anything obliging. she~does II without
The popular girl has troop OF friends.
tera i,se she Is friendly. Every one can de-
rend on her not to make stupid mistake.
and to say the proper word IN the proper
Mace. She possesses tact.
To the average girl tact Is a better gaIt
than good looks. or great learning. IL
makes a girl quick to understand people.
and Il makes them like her. A girl who
has tact always helps other people TO pc
at their best and that Is much finer than
to be brilliant and snowy in ones own
character.
The president OF the class generally is
girl with charm. Amy has had charm
from her cradle. What Is 1t? How shall
It be explained
Dear girl. 1t Is impossible to define charm
In set terms. It II the perfume OF flower.
1t is the sweetness OF the violin. it is the
soft simmer OF the moon. 1t Is the sigh
OF the surf when last II breaks upon the
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Another smart shepherds plaid in cream
and brown had the background cream and
the dividing lines of medium brown. The
skirt. which just cleared the floor. was cut
on the bias. There was a double box plait
in the front. and in the back shallow ones
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-08-09
KoREA,s PLEA FoR LIFE.

In the midst of peace preparations between Japan
and Russia little Korea is getting ready to present her
claims as an Independent country and to appeal to the
United States for moral sympathy and support.
China's demand that no disposition be made of Man
churia without Chinas consent is being recognized by
the impartial world as legitimate and fair. Will the
benevolent powers lend the same moral support to little
Korea?
will the high tribunal of international justice permit
Japan and Russia to make peace terms involving a divis-
ion between them of territory that never belonged to
either?
Korea is now, through the fortunes of war, prac-
tically under Japanese protection, and no one except the
Tokyo government and it's peace ENJOYS knows what
Japan intends to propose to Russia with reference to that
kingdom. The ENJOYS say, however, that they will de-
mand as the price of peace more than Japan caimed at
the beginning of the war.
1t is interesting at this iuncture to turn to the state
ment which Japan issued to the world on February s,
1904, twentyfour hours after her declaration of war, and
summarizing the futile negotiations with Russia. With
reference to Korea, Japan had demanded of Russia:
"A mutual engagement to respect her independence
and territorial integrity"
Throughout the diplomatic negotiations that pre-
ceeded the rupture Japan persistently protested against
Russian occupation of Manchuria as a threat against
Korean independence. The integrity of Korea was one
of Japans chief contentious, directly and indirectly, from
first to last.
Much has happened since, and Korea has passed
wholly under Japanese control and moral suzerainty.
Korea's right to independence may look different to
Japan now.
But does it look any different to the impartial world?
II Korea appeals to the United States to save her from
being sacrificed in a war that it not her own and from
which she has already intellectually suffered, will the APP
peal to this libertyloving and fairminded republic be in
vain?
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-08-09
eEAuTIFY THE BACKYARD.

The backyard is everywhere in evidence; indeed, it
often represents every bit of available outdoor space that
the home commands, and the pity of it is that so many of
these places are given over to neglect, says the July De-
lineator. The Objectionable feature of the barren back
yard is not confined TO city homes alone.
Many back yards are not easily treated. The angu-
larity of their boundary lines, added to the restricted
area, excludes the bold grouping of trees, %shrubbery and
plants so useful in broad stretches of ground, and to
achieve the same effect on a smaller scale the home gar
dener must resort to bold plants like the stately ricinus,
imposing cannas, caladiums and giant lupins.
In smaller space there may be yinedraped porches,
trellises and fences and quaint and dainty effects. A
single stately ricinus in a rear corner. a group of cannas
there or in an angle of the dwelling if sufficiently large,
will prove effective. The smaller spaces may be utilized.
The hOneysuckle is a constant blOomer in ali but north
positions. The remainder of such an angle, if sunny,
might be filled with moonpenny dases with fine effect
and flowers all summer, or with Hly-ofthe-valley or for
getmenots if shady. All are suited to city yards.
Trenises are among the most useful as well as the
most ornamental adjuncts of the back yard, If not Of all
yards. They may be fashioned of lattice work of cross
wise strips of wood or Of a stretch Of wire fastened to
side strips of pine and painted some neutral color or in
a harmonizing shade of green. They may be made self
supporting by means of a doublestake base, strong and
of sufficient length to sink to a depth Of two feet in the
ground.
Trellises commend themselves to the householder
who does not own the grounds, being easily and legally
moved as a piece Of furniture if not attached TO fences
or buildings.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-08-09
COMPARISON OF AMERICAN
AND GERMAN LAB0RER
Arizona Re pubhoai

Professor Werner Sombart of Breslau, Germany, has
been investigating the manner in which American work
ingmen live with a view to comparing their condition
with the condition of Germans of me same class. The
returns are all in favor of the Americans, and the publ
cation of Prof. Sombarts conclusions in Ds Leben, Ber-
lin, is calculated to cause a rush of Germans to Amer
lea. Prof. Sombart was amazed at the homes of Amer
lean workmen, their bath rooms, meals, cleanliness, etc.
The German speaks of the neatness of American
working girls, their good clothes and their general APP
pearance< of good living and sound health. How far
ahead. even of some German society ladies, in style and
elegance" he says. Then Professor Sombart Institutes
some comparisons. He says:
According to the reports of the American labor de
partment, the average workingman's family lives in a
dwelling place of five rooms. This may be an abnormal
housing condition, but certainly the average number of
rooms enjoyed by American workers is not under four.
while in Germany the average is two. For this abundant
satisfaction in the way OF housing the American work
mar pays absolutely no more than the German for small
er dwellings. He moreover pays a comparatively small
part of his wages for it. Above all, the American eats
more meat than does the German workman; fruit is lib
orally consumed, and enormous quantities of sugar are
eaten. Bread and fruit are used normally. There are
fewer potatoes, eggs, milk and vegetables eaten, but but
ter and lard in large quantities"
That certainly is a good showing for the American
workmen. To be two and three times as well off as his
German brother in the same occupation, and for the fact
to be admitted by a German student, is a feather that is
have known it all the time. And we are glad our foreign
friends are coming around to an understanding of the
situation. They have been a long time coming, but they
have arrievd at last.
The American worker is better off than the worker
in any other country under the sun. However, that is not
a sufficient reason why he should be entirely satisfied
with his condition. One beauty about this country is that
the toiler of today may be the capitalist of tomorrow.
He may be more than a mere capitalist, he may be a
useful, public spirited citizen.