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The Washington times., 1905-06-12
To Clean Mirrors.

Whiting mixed to a cream in aIcoho,
may be used to cleanse mirror surfaces.
To clean gilt mirror frame brush off
every particle Of loose dust. then wet II
u little space at a time with alcohol ap-
piled with came1's hair brush. Rub
off the alcohol before 1t dries with clean
soft silk cloths or fine flannel. The soil
should come with II. SO change the cloth
often
If there are breaks or rubbed places
ir. an ornamental frame FIJI up with
plaster wet extremely soft with white OF
egg. shape quickly, let set. then smooth
over with plaster newly wet to a crea M
IN teptd water. When the outer coat Is
fully dry gid either by pressing on gold
leaf or painting with gold paint Only
the finest frames are worth the genuine
gold leaf The same treatment annljaS
to picture frames.
Pictures themselves are best cleaned
by rapid Wiping over with O. cloth wet
In alcohol and afterward another outctr
wash with weak white soap suds They
must be patted. not rubbed. dry with
soft towels Nothing powerful enough
either chemically or mechanically 10 At
tack varnish and coiors ought ever RI
touch q canvas
If a mirror is badly blurred resiIyeriny
is the only genuine cure. Partial blur.
ring may be mitfgated in several WAYS
and scratches made almost Invisible
Take out the wooden back wipe Off the
silvered side quickly and carefully with
cloth wrung out Of warm water Re
sure to wiring it dry and follow It with
a patting from q soft hot towe; ~
the best silver paint. cover, and leave
to dry. Or the scratches may be ba cked
With square OF silver or tinfoil, with a
drop of white glue at each corner.
The Washington times., 1905-06-12
SOME NUT RECIPES
1t Is Surprising How Staple an Article
Of Food Nuts Are in Some Countries.


Nuts-Are generally considered indi-
gestible. but there IS a class of writers
on dietary matters which teaches that
most nuts are wholesome If not mixed
with certain other kinds OF food
In German hospitals, it Is said, the
peanut Is used as a staple article OF
food, and cooked much as dried beans
or peas would be. Flour is made from
the nuts and used in China and Ger
many for bread or cakes. We have not
gone quite so far as this. but believers
in a nut diet must be greatly cheered
by the fact that the sale OF nut meats
has taken Its place as an industry and
by the recognition OF nuts in the prepa-
ration of many dishes where they were
once not dreamed OF.
Nuts added to most salads are an
Improvement thereof, and. unless they
must be blanched, they are little or no
trouble to prepare, especially If the nut
meats are bought all ready for use.
brown bread thtckiy buttered and
spread with chopped and sailed nut
meats, make delicious change. The
nuts may be chopped with a chopper
or run through a meat mill A little
grated cheese may be added to the nuts
II the combination is liked. In some
cases the nuts are ground fine. mixed
with little mayonnaise sauce spread
on a slice of bread, covered with a let
tuce leaf and then with the second half
of the sandwich. Nuts added to a
minced chicken sandwich makes; an i'm
proved variety of the old standby.
Nuts are used in many cakes, and a
nut pie is a dainty dessert. A rich
crust should be made and the pan lined
with it A cup of nut meats. chopped
fine. IS beaten into mixture made of
two beaten eggs. half cup of powdered
sugar. a tablespoonful of wine. a pinch
OF salt and few drops Of lemon Juice.
in a brisk oven. When cold heap a
meringue or whipped cream on the pie
and serve Immediately. The pies are
best made small, natty mans being used.
Is. favored with nut meats that are
stirred in just before the last moment
of freezing Try this with coffee or
bisque cream, and see how delicious the
result
The Washington times., 1905-06-12
AFASHlONABLE GOWN
That Is Just the Thing for a Swell
DiHner.

Fine net as a material for handsome
dinner gowns appears to gain in favor
week by week Among a group OF i'm
ported models arrived within the last
few days Is one made of the material
in the shade Of blue known as Alice and
trimmed most deliberately with real old
time blonde lace. The skirt was just
the simple full one gathered at the belt.
but made over chiffon, which In turn
hangs over thin silk SO giving extremely
airy, fairy-like effect. while the trim
ming is bouffante ruches with lace be-
tween and above. extremely wide and
in two colors, white and blue, to match
the net, the blue overlapping the white
and the two together giving the most
exquisite color effect. The blouse Is
very full, very soft with a shallow yoke
of white lace that Is unlined, below
which Is bertha of the net deliberately
trimmed with lace in two colors and
which does not extend to the center
front. there being an empiecement Of
the lace beneath the edges of which
in half length, very full and soft. just
o mass of puffs with lace frills at their
lower edges, while at the waist is a
wide soft girdle Of silk, which termi-
mates in long sash ends at the back.
But the final French touch Is found
in tiny little fiat bows of real laven-
der velvet ribbon, which are placed here
and there on the bodice and held by
circular rhinestone buttons, after a
manner that Is quite impossible to de-
scribe, but which means that peculiar
something which we know as Partisan
air and which only the Frenchman
seems able to achieve.
Another Modish Style.
A aecond gown Of a similar sort is
also of blue. but the pale tint which be-
longs to the sky on warm day. and is
combined with white net deliberately
embroidered and enriched by applique of
lace. The skirt in this instance is quite
novel and Is very full with a founce at
the bottom, above which are narrower
frills, each one being edged with a band
half inches in width, which serve both
as a protection to the filmy chiffon and
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Flovers Queens LoUe.

Queen Alexandra is a great lover Of
violets and lilies of the valley. and Is
fond of wearing them.
The once radiant but now sorrowing
and desolate Empress Eugene was also
devoted TO yiolets. the Bonaparte flower.
That lady Of uncertain temper, the
Dowager Empress of Snina, detests all
poor specimens of flowers. especially Of
the royal chrysanthemum, and used TO
have superb plants IN her grounds The
autocratic lady was constantly scolding
her gardeners because the colossal
''chrysants'' they raised were not large
enough to content her, and once re-
marked that horticulturtsts ought to find
some way TO make flowers and fruits
grow simultaneously on all trees
King Edward has recently adopted the
carnation for buttonhole
The Washington times., 1905-06-12
NOVEL SMALL PURSE BAGS
That HOLD TOILET ARTICL ES
Newest Cases for Money Contain Many Of the
Conveniences of Dressing Table.

Bags that women will carry this sea-
son are not only a delight to the eye,
but are equally useful. Those charming
little vanity" bags are a temptation
&c even the plainest woman to improve
her appearance. Under the simple guise
o. a purse the very latest Of them con-
tain ''ali the comforts OF a well APP
pointed toilet table, as an enthusiastic
customer phrased 1t the other day, when
viewing some Of the latest inventions in
this line.
The American manufacturers have
gone the French one better in its I'M
prDvement There is new design, just
out, which. when closed to carry in the
hand, It Is simply impossible to believe
that it could hold SO much in SO small
q compass. There Is q pair Of opera
glasses OF the finest French make that
At into a special compartment, and be-
side 1t IS q little cut glass flask for
smelling salts or whatever one chooses,
and a little box slips into fitted strap
on the other side. Then there is a
change purse. a bill fold, a card case
and a mirror and powder puff. The
whole thing Is lined with dainty MORE
silk. and the marvel of 1t all is that the
>ize Of the closed bag indicates no more
than the usual woman's purse
Bags to Match Gowns.
Those who can afford it are having all
of the summer costumes matched in
bags OF many and various kinds There
IS simply not a leather of any kind that
IS not fashionable. There are some ex-
quisitely. soft ooze calf skins that take
dye beautifully, and the soft raspberry
reds, rose pinks, mauve. and violet
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tones, as well as greens and browns
are charming.
For women of business there are
capacious bags that. will hold any
are not too bulky. These are also fitted
with a notebook and a pencil, and the
vanity necessaries are included In these
as Well as in the more frivolous produce
tons.
Patent Leather Smart.
Shiny patent leather bags are in the
extreme Of the vogue as an accountant
ment to the white frocks of the summer
time Since the touch Of color is de-
u.anded as a relief to the white gown.
patent leather Is intended to assist in
carrying out this scheme. a soft, cool
green, with ormolu mountings, is very
modish. and patent feathers in shades
OF red are likewise attractive, while
those Of violet are carried by women
who have not even a hint or suggestion
OF mourning about their appearances
Black patent colt skin is shown at one
exclusive shop. with a belt and hat
fashioned from the same pelt There
are several shapes in the hats-the fiat
sailor, the roll brim sailor. the tricorne
and even Napoleon being shown. The
bag has all Of the vanity fittings and
an opera glass as well. and the outfit is
intended Cor automobile touring pur-
poses.
And one must not omit mention of
those dainty little beaded bags that are
positively bewftching in their oId-time
fragrance These follow the fashion,
able lines and are mounted in ormolu,
solid silver. and plated metals of va
rious kinds. Then there are bags OF
hand painted kid and suede, and others
With hand-patnted panels. with the most
exquisite work IN iridescent spangles
covering the rest Of the bag, which is
often of uncut velvet-a recent resurrec-
ton for such purposes.
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Without Character.

A. parior. more than any other room in
the house, must lack both beauty and
ntness. The utilities are more or less
sacrificed in a drawing room. The n,,re-
~ social side of life is supposed to find
us expression here, the social utilities
relating only to the higher needs Of man
Gnd not TO his everyday needs like CAT
ing and sleeping.
Icod taste, decorum fitness, the subor
dination Of whims to proprieties must
all be considered for the room which &c
set aside for meeting ones fellows. The
guest and the comfort Of assembled Wis
ftors are always 10 be considered In tbe
arrangement Of every bit Of furniture
Cfie chair Is put near the door. where
tae stranger can easily find 1t. and ono
other where two or more may sit In
friendly counsel A book, a magazine
and paper cutter are left under a
lamp for those who choose to entertain
themselves.
The purpose OF the room and the cheer
ana welcome 1t must give are never to
De forgotten; and as one grows in taste
and knowledge this purpose is expressed
with more and more charm
Parlor walls and ceilings are of tho
first consideration. then floors. then
W"huo"S- Inc gaze OF the paeserpy
must be avoided In draperies. vet no
beautiful view must be excluded a
desk or even a writing table has no
place In a formal reception room. bnt
has in a parlor which the family uses
Sofas. by common consent, belong in
either room; so do chairs, pictures
bronzes, marbles, bric-a-brac of high or
der, palms, flowers and few books.
There are comparatively few elaborate
reception rooms In this country for the
~. q 10 a yafA nOta IT,
ing TO our rooms homelike quality
Whatever Is really part OF US, what
ever we love Ia for US to express Love
books. love music, love hospitality. and
you VIII know better than anyone can
teach yon hnw to express these in your
pariOr.
The Washington times., 1905-06-12


1t is not difficult to find something nret.
w They are the Powered nets which
are shirred over plain silk And there
dre the inquired silks. the lovely pompa-
dour patterns, and all the array of beau
tifuI howered fabrics which are i'm
pressed into doing service in the sum
mer sunshaCa line.
Working Ones Own Sunshade.
Inc woman who wants something
very handsome and very inexpensive
can step into a shop and purchase a
pongee sunshade in the pongee color
PIE can take this and have it stamped
IN an English eyelet embroidery pattern
Or she can work III the old-fa shfoned
way, which is really the best.
>. one can get a paper pattern and apply
work 1t over: There must be eyelat
hcles punched in the pongee. and the
eEntire work must be Performed In the
same manner as petticoats were en-
broidered generation ago.
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IN SWEEPING
busting and Arranging Is the Real
Work of the DAVIS Cleaning.


J The prepe-tion OF the room and the ar
ransement os the furniture and other
articles after it has been cleaned are
more work than the manipulating Of
| the broom and duster. Bric-a-brac and
fancy art cles should be busted or wiped
carefully and removed to another room
Scft cheesecloth or q silk handkerchief
| makes AT. excellent dust cloth.
Pieces CT furniture and chairs which
are easily moved should be busted and
placed in an adjoining room. Stuffed
furniture should be beaten with a rat
tan beaten, E1le dust from the folds and
tufting removed with a pointed brush
that comes for the purpose, resembling
a painters brush, and the surface then
carefully brushed with a hand broom.
Large piece, OF furniture that cannot
be remossd should be carefully and
closely covered with busting sheets.
Care for the Bed First.
In sweeping bedrooms the bed should
first be busted, then made and covered
over with a large sweeping cloth.
Rugs should be swept and placed over
the clothesltne outdoors for the air to
! freshen. Portieres should be unlocked
from the rings, brushed and shaken
outdoors. Muslin or lace draperies at
the windows should be lifted and re-
moved with the pole from the support
ing brackets and the dust brushed OF
shaken from them
The windows should be opened and
the blinds busted. If the windows need
washing this should not be done until
after the sweeping. when the paint is
wiped
Cover the broom with a soft cloth and
brush the walls, cornice. ceilings tops of
doors and windows, or use long
q fHElys III rCfA flN,.
the pictures and cover them over with
cloths.
To Sweep Carpet.
a Brussels or nap carpet should Se
swept with short, light. even strokes,
with the grain for the first stroke. then
across it for the next, and so on over
the carpet, brushing around the edges
and in the corners with whisk broom.
To sweep a room without raising dust,
scatter bits Of dampened paper over the
carpet. After sweeping allow the dust
to Settle for five or ten minutes, then
pet lightly. thus removing all the dust,
after which it may be wiped UP with a
damp cloth which has been wrung out
as dry as possible from water to which
q few drops OF ammonia have been
added
Wipe off all finger marks and spots
from the woodwork, polish the mirrors,
and If there Is a fireplace. wash up the
hearth, rub off the ironwork with a cloth
dampened with kerosene. Polish the
brasses and replace the furniture.
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THE FASHIONABLE DINNER COAT.


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The FAD THIS SUMNER IS
y pARASOL FOR EVEPY GOWN
Th, Smart Summer Girl Will Have Sunshades
Made of Her Gowns Material

We .re all to be shepherdesses this
summr; so says some fashion writer
with asense for the artistic. She means
we ar to carry iong-handied parasols
to math our Powered gowns. Whether
ne ali wear gowns printed In flowers
or suEhades with prominent crooks. the
fact remains we must have paraSOlS. and
plenty Of them.
A ceyain woman who is noted for her
beautyand charm has always been ex-
ceedingy fond Of the various shades
Of laTeder. With her violet spring
costum, this season she has chosen an
elaborae parasol.
Her fist spring costume will show a
parasol III In lovely white satin. with a
great b.I orchid embroidered upon one
OF its nnels. This orchid, which is
large AM handsome. deep IN tone and
with stem trailing splendfdly all over
the panel Is put on by hand ard is very
cunnir ol'; wrought into the satin. The
parasol has no frir or ruffle around the
edge. butts embroidered with the big
purple orAid. and that is all.
AnotherSery pretty woman will car
~ a paraol worked in the purple and
lavender zones. II IS made OF heavy
cream coared tafeta and upon one
panel ,heB is embroidered splendid
big wiste4a vine-such a very hand
some Wind The colorS shade from a
pale vfoletinto very deep purple, and
the wisteka which consists OF several
punches. b tied with a purple ribbon
The rfbbof Is appliqued upon the panel
and IS worked around the edge In the
prettfest possible manner.
The para5ols this season show great
absence of friIIs. They are embroidered
and trisd in MANI ways nd 6ut 1.-THE there aI is
few founces around the edge. There Is
a tendency toward the plain parasol.
and q liking for the one that Is plain
except for fits embroidered panels.
In French Eyelet-
One of the most strtktngly elegant
sunsaades sof the season-it Is called a
sunsinade IN the English shops--is made
OF white anen embroidered In the Eng
fish eyeiet embroidery. This openwork
extends all around the outer edge Of the
ia rasol. and is worked IN white. while
the ground work of the parasol ts
pale green linen. This II very handsome.
very snowy. ana very becoming; u Is
can be worn with linen gowns, and Is
very chic with an embroidered dress.
Long Handles.
All tho new handles are very long, and
one has an ample chance to decorate the
handle with long floating streamers OF
ribbon or with handsome satin chou
Perhaps the latter is the neatest for city
wear. and 1t Is the ornament that wears
the best. An elaborate rose colored chou
was fastened to long-handled sun UNI
brelia made of cream satin with pale
pink roses stamped upon 1t.
Not all OF the lowered parasols are
hand-embroidered for there is a decided
fancy for the printed fabrics. and these
come In such very charming designs that
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to give needed weight and dignity to the
skirt. Above these there is an elaborate
arrangement OF the net with the en-
broidery and lace. which brings the
trimming well up TO half the length of
the skirt. but it is IN the white bands
that the special feature lies. The waist
again shows the shallow unlined yoke
OF net, that being the almost universal
style Tor gowns OF the sort, and includes
sleeves which are entirely of the whit
net. made IN such a manner that they
can be taken out and the gown worn
without them.
The Washington times., 1905-06-12

FOR COUNTRY USE
Novel Ideas in Observation-Disclosures
0esigns-Antique il. Demand.

Candlesticks for country homes are
| IN great demand just now, when people
are preparing to leave the city for the
summer months, and they realize they
| must supply the lack Of gas or cleo
tricity. Lamps. of course are necessary.
| but candlesticks absorb the interest of
| the mistress OF country home. for she
Is searching either for the old Sheffield
! plate OF for novel oddities. and both
kinds are hard to find.
| The old style candlestick, with the
| plain round platelike bowl for the candle
(, drippings, a short bobash or cup in the
center for holding the candle and scis-
| sors like shutters is the most popular.
The scissors fit in a square hole just be-
| meath the bobash that contains the
| candle, and the extfnguisher. a conical
shaped bit of metal OF the same ma
| terial as the candlesttck, rests, when not
| bowl. These candlesticks are bringing
| large prices, SIS, SIS, and $50, because
they are antiques and are difficult to
purchase.
To Use on Table.
! The candlesticks patterned after the
Corinthian pillar, with the bobash neat
| ly placed in the top Of the column and
OF similar Colonial type, are good for
use on dining room and hall tables
| OF the oddities in candlesticks, a ring
tail monkey. made In brass in the old
Assyrian art style. without perspective.
| is the most unique. His long tail is
| curled around the cup for the candle
and Is thrown high above his back,
while his front feet are raised as if to
strike at an enemy who would make q
| light. His hind legs, held close to a
small pedestal or square block, on
| which he crouches with his body in a
shape, are used for handle. Monkey
| candlesticks are inexpensive, costing
| about So or 3.50 apiece
Russian Enamel.
! Russian candlesticks of enameIed cop
per are unlike the designs of any other
| country They have the height of the
| colonial pattern, but the resemblance to
styles we know ends there These are
made in the form of q triangle, the
three sides of thin sheets of copper that
give g heavy, substantial look which we
| do not expect to find in candlestfcks.
The enamel in either red or blue is
burnt on with a brown coloring that
gives the candleStick an Oriental an
pearance. These sticks would just fit
| IN brown and green dining-room with
Delft ware on the table, or in den
| furnished in the Dutch style, for they
are more like Dutch designs than Rus
| sian ideas. The japanese candlesticks
are very simple, like the antiques so
valuable now. But the bowl Is very
deep and looks like swell soup bowl
It is absolutely without decoration, ex-
| cept some simple scroll work cut
d, through. The more modern patterns
| have. bowl like the antte.t.eg and a
metal candlestick inside II ygaich the
candle Is placed, and IS Z burns is
pushed UP by an automatic s,Ning. With
| this patent candle the hew dripless can
die is used. The flame from this candle
| is more like Jet of gas. and is very
practical. but is not to be thought Of
by those who want original designs or
antique candlesticks for their country
homes
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-19

Imagination cannot picture what
would happen if that devil city, the
Chinese Shanghai, were able to organ
ize its forces sufficiently TO pour over
into the French settlement and thence
into the Municipal Corporation. For
tunately there is no chance of anything
of the sort happening. The present
outbreak will probably result in further
concessions to the foreigners.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-19
The Eruption
In SaVaii

IL
such familiar with the Island rather than
volcanic eruption such picture from erupons
1t also certain from the descriptions that
similar in kind to the outbreak Mauna 1900 than
pahoehoe flow similar to that of the lava flow seriously
threatened Hilo in 1881.
they formed carried miles by notion
points out flow No who phenomena
OF an IA How on large scale fail recognize the description
According to the accounts brought by the Ventura
which in entire accord with previous accounts flow
already covered thirty square miles, probably
e than the covered by the lava flow
The stream of lava said be twelve mde 1t has created
range OF mountains of which said be 1900 high
though this OF merely conjecture estimate But
the statement that lava being thrown times air
the most remarkable of all Making this for oves
mate still the phenomenon is wonderful must be Alto
gether over-powering.
The German government of Samoa something in the way
OF scientific study this outbreak though the of that COLONY
are limited and all that ought be direction has not
been possible 1t surprising that other governments have not
trained scientific observers there to make observations
IS not so lar Distant has ample intelligent
ornamental affairs and has doubtless heard magnitude and felt
the importance OF the outbreak 1t might expected that the
United States Coast and Geodec Survey taken ND the
Is not within the scope and field Bishop Museum to send
observers there report on the subject And institution
add greater u to its achievements sending proDerv
equipped expedition to Savaii? i
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-19

Perhaps it is worth while to note that
the interesting article on the Banana
Industry in Governor Carriers report
by leading banana grower, states that
the lack of transportation facilities is
one of the principal difficulties to be
contended with. 1t appears, however,
that money is being made by the grow
ers even though lot of fruit rots