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Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
Mrs. RooseveIt,s Only Club

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt has accepted
the office of honorary vice president Of
the state mothers assembly of New
York. In letter to Mrs. II. RI. Merrell
of Syracuse, president OF the assembly,
she said that 1t was contrary to her
custom, but sre was glad to accept the
office. Mrs. Roosevelt belongs to no
club but the Mothers club.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

With $SOOOO0O locked up in City
Treasurer Workman's strong box, and
no deficit in the city's finances, why
is it. that Mayor McAleer favors the
issuing of bonds to build a city Jail?
Must we have bond issue for every
little expenditure? If so, there is
something wrong with our municipal
system
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
Fur and Gold Lace

Some OF the plainest pieces of fur are
the loveliest, although quality has moth
ing to do with the question of trimming.
Your most exquisite piece of sable may
have its bit of gold braid glinting in
among the soft brown hairs, while n
much less effective piece may be abso-
lutely untrimmed.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
BED IN WINTER TIME

In winter get up at night
And dress myself by candle light;
And then I'm off To see the play,
And have to go to bed by day,
! watch, with others of my age,
The shOw-girls tripping on the stage;
With other Children of the Vine
1 spend the night In pouring wine.
And does il not seem strange TO you,
When all the sky is clear and blue,
That I should like TO see the play
And have 10 80 10 bed by day2
Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

The Redlands Citrograph estimates
the citrus fruit crop of that district at
31oO cars and the probable shipments of
the entire crop in the southland at 25,-
600 cars. Growers are receiving higher
prices this season, a fact which they
attribute to a smaller output but which
the buyers say is due to better and
ripper fruit.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
In Anticipation

Right fast, the day approacheth,
The time, it draweth nigh,
When fun and foolish frolic,
viii have to be passed by.
Get out thy resolutions,
And polish up thy swear;
Twill be a solemn moment,
When galnst 'em we declare!
The drink, the game, the betting,
The lobster and soubrette;
Tho pipe and the cigarro,
And, too, the cigarette!
oh, when the new year dawneth
We Will be Good--oh, say!
Wen swear off in the morning
And keep IL ono whole day.
w. H. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

The official count of the vote cast
in New York city for mayor was COM
pleted yesterday as follows: For Nc
Clellan, Democrat, 22S,397; for Hearst,
anti-Democrat, PA, 929, giving to Mr..
Mcclellan clear and unquestionabIe
plurality of 346S No comment on the
hullabaloo raised by Hearst is neces-
sarv.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

Wouldn't it be well for the express
companies to hire a few extra wagons
and men, and deliver few thousands
of the Christmas packages they have
on hand? Another Christmas will be
along in a few months.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
Printing All the News

Two farmers went into a newspaper
office the other day and kicked because
the paper didn't print all the news.
That night those very two farmers
were caught stealing coal from the
Santa Fe railroad and were arrested.
The next morning they called at the
same newspaper Office bright and early
and asked the editor to suppress the
story-Kansas City Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

If the city council insists on creating
the office of inspector of reinforced
inspect. We don't want any more
special legislation such as the council
gave the public in the case of the
meter inspector.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
Blind Hymn SINGER Not Needy

Fanny Crosby, the blind hymn writer,
says that she is not in distress, having
Issued a card to that effect and the so
called autobiographies for which con
tributions are asked on that plea arc
sold contrary to her desire. She is !,
very active old lady of Sc years, and
every week delivers lecture in some
part of the country. She\ is in very
comfortable circumstances.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
Favors River Bed Plan

The report Of Chief Auble contained a
section in which he recited the disad-
Nantages under which the city Jail
labored by reason of being overcrowded.
In a verbal report he said that prison.
ers were frequently required to sleep
on the iron floors of the Jail without so
much as blanket for protection and
added that IL some means could be
found to take the chain gang out of
the city jail these conditions would be
alleviated.
THAT is not the only thing to con-
sider," said the mayor. 1--WE are COM
PEELED to carry these prisoners through
the streets in wagons when taking
them to and from the places where we
make them work, and our citizens
should not be compelled to witness this
disgraceful sight every day. The city
owns large tracts of land near the out
skirts of the city especially in the
vicinity of some of our parks, where
corrals could be built and the chain
gang kept. We could easily establish
these corrals in the river bed and keep
most of the chain gang at work on the
sand and gravel"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
Massachusetts Clubs

There are 300 clubs in Massachusetts,
representing 10000 women A confer
ence Of presidents was held last week in
Boston.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

Employees of Willie Hearst are to
furnish him with a banquet this even
ing. He should raise their wages in
acknowledgment of the compliment.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

Net cost bringing water to city. .S26,6 ,649,G ,Gc9
Mr.. Olmsted considers that it will
be almost necessary to build a muni-
cipal railroad $50 miles long through
the Mojave desert and the water lands
in the Owens valley and to erect muni-
cipal cement plants. He declares that
a good quality of Portland cement can
be obtained near Owens lake and Mo-
jaVe. His estimates include figures for
this work. He says:
with these features the cost will be
stupendous-without them it would be
staggering"
He concludes his report as follows:
"There are no engineering impossi-
bilities in the scheme. 1t is well worth
while The water is good and there is
enough of it twice over for million
people. The total cost will almost re-
turn in glory which will be ours for
having the ability to foresee and the
courage to execute the greatest NUM-
cipal work ever undertaken by the
hands of men,"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

New Yorkers last year spent $4,000
600 in five-cent street car fares, exclu
sive of as much or more in ten-cent
and Communication fares. That's going
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
Our czar

Car Cannon has the call on Nicholas
His subjects haven't yet braced up and
asked him for conslitution.--NeW
York Evening Mail.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
Do Not loss the Baby

Tossing a baby is dangerous. Many
a child has been attacked with convul-
sions because of being tossed Move
the baby gently up and down. 1t will
aid in its digestion.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

Captain Taggart, of whisky drinking
and divorce fame, is in Peoria. Prob
ably wanted to be near the base of
supplies.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

Scotty is still alive. So is his press
agent. 1t could not be expected that
the latter would permit so good a thing
as the former to get away while the
coin holds ont
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
Population of Los Angeles 2OI,249

Christmas day was about as tame
as Christmas eve was lively. But it
was a sight happier.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

However, it is to be hoped the sultan
of Sulu didn't take to drink again when
he heard the news from Alice.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

Consuelo of Marlborough must have
an awful pull in England. She has sue
ceeded in popularizing the empire gown.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

The District of Columbia wants {
whipping post. What, when 1t already
has the Washington Post?
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

A paper pattern OF this garment can
be obtained by filling In above order
and directing 1t to The Herald's pat
tern department. 1t will be sent post
paid. within three days. on receipt OF
price,
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

Will the hair cut go with that refined
football! If so, we're for 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

Woman's fright over mouse is often
only display of good understanding.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

, 'Rastus-Whuffer dat chile cryin?
Mrs. R.-C'ase dey amt no chicken
in dat Noah's ark!
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

will kick because they haven't the same
kind of wings some other woman has.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
Pi-LineS and Pick-UpS
The Inevitable

To swap: One dozen handsome ties
A flowing scarf ne'er could knot
score of pairs of slippers and
A shotgun--for I've never shot!
curling tongs piano throw"
a pipe-also, L never smoke
Some punches of cigars, and such,
Perhaps sent to me for joke.
book of poems-several-
Verses, of all things, detest-
broken vase, a Smashed-in hat,
And Il job lot of all the rest
These things sent me by those who
owed
Me Christmas gifts of duty-kind!
Come, take away this truck, and thus
Relieve my sight and eke my mindi
Evelyn Nesbit now Mrs. Thaw looks
coldly on the use of her picture in a
sausage advertisement. And well she
may; what heterogeneous society sau-
sage is!
One more New York man wants to
lose money badly. He pays $4,000 for
u stock exchange seat.
Palm-Was it a bitter dose?
Pepper-Yes, he made me swallow my
own words!
The church people of Pasadena are
opposed to ragtime. Who blames 'em?
Every fifth voter in New York is an
American. In another generation New
York will be the metropolis of Europe
also.
That man in Pittsburg who started a
fad by wearing IL pink shirt with his
evening clothes should have picked out
another city for his exploits. All shirts
look black there after half hours wear.
We Editors Cold Feet
Please send or bring us some cash;
we need it badly. We are freezing and
will take wood on subscription
Ducktown (Tenn.) Gazette.
It's "everything works but the
brakes nowadays, sometimes, eh?
Isn't it surprising how many hotel
guests own jewels-after fire?
A New York family gave it's cook
ened to resign?
How thankful Plat must be, while
everyone else is swatting him, that Mae
Wood has so obliterated herself!
When some women get to heaven they
will kick because they haven't the same
kind of wings some other woman has.
'Rastus-Whuffer dat chile cryin'?
Mrs. R.-'C'ase dey amt no chicken
in dat Noahs ark!
Womans fright over a mouse is often
only display of good understanding.
In the army there is always room at
the top, but Leonard Wood usually is
in it.
A Kansas City man was arrested
Sunday with ten bottles OF beer under
his coat. He hadn't had time to get it
under his vest yet.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
No Bonds Asked at Present

In discussing the report City Attorney
Mathews said:
"The people will not be asked to vote
bonds until the present surveys now
being made are completed and have
been passed on by IL board of disin-
terested experts. We have not asked
the people for anything but the $1,5OO,
600 bond issue which has already been
awarded. No actual estimates have
yet been made and none can be made
until the surveys are completed"
The tabulated estimates of cost in
Mr.. Olmsted's report are as follows:
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

In the army there is always room al
the top, but Leonard Wood usually il
in it.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

A Kansas City man was arrested
Sunday with ten bottles OF beer under
his coat. He hadn't had time to get it
under his vest yet.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27

How THANKFUL Plat must be, while
everyone else is swatting him, that Mae
Wood has so oblit Grated herself!
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-27
Ye Editors Cold Feet

Please send or bring us some cash
we need it badly. We are freezing ant
will take wood on subscription
Ducktown (Tenn.) Gazette.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

Embroidery, IN one form or another
from the English and Danish and Nor
wegian cut work. which has taken the
world of art needIewomen by storm TO
the crude d. signs and crude colorings Of
Eastern races, has found its way into
almost every article OF dress this sea
son.
Most of the new blouses have collars
attached, so that the fever for separate
stocks. which mas ragged fieTcely for
several years, has abated. Their sequel
is the new embroidered! belts got up
in hundred ways.
H&fd&nger materials FFardanger work
too-nake the foundations of fully half
OF them; linen, of all weights and col
ocs. the rest And the kinds or work
they are embellished with include every
popular style OF embroidery
Heavy. corl On braid, with a mesh
something Ike canvas, is treated with
Hardanger work IN motif-like designs :
OF is embroidered in dali blues and
greens and reds-Bulsar;an fashion; or,
perhaps, IS simply attached to buckle
and worn plain
The three designs pictured are easily
worked and extremely effective The
single motif-tne design al the top-is
applied three times ac-oss the back of
the belt, one motif exactly in the middle
and one on each side. It should be
heavily outlined in odd rich shades of
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

several coiors. except fer the dots in
the center. which should be embroidered
solid and then outlined in contrasting
color.
The second design. blocks laid on each
other, IS outlined in three shades of a
color, the lightest being used for the
upper squares and for the ones nearest
the front The motif directly in back
and one side Of the belt are shown.
The third design IS worked in outline
stitch. except for the dots--liIe the top
motif. The design shown is complete
for tire back and one size.
IS the designs are the exact size 70,
reproduction, ii is only necessary to
trace off the pattern. reversing the trac-
ing when applying the design to COM
piete the belt.
Be sure 10 use wash embroidery silks
or cottons, as the material used in the
belt washes splendidly. And use a rath-
er heavy thread-it should stand out a
little, instead OF sinking into the braid.
a. the finer threads do.
Rroderie Anglsise makes some of the
loveltest belts. either n conventional
bringing together Of round and long
eyelets into effective designs, or in
dover designs. with petals made ot eye
lets.
An occasional broderie Anglaise belt is
made up over q pale color. which shows
through the eyelets-somethlng in the
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

Motifs OF embroidery framed in bits OF
lace; strips. separated by lace strips
or the delicate foundation used as a
setting for either embroidery or lace
there are countless styles TO pattern
after
One iof the easiest corset covers 10
make is the wide edging that comes
already combined with lace The cor
set cover is nothing but a strip of
this, gathered at the waist Iine-per-
haps shaped slightly under the arms.
and with wash-ribbon for shoulder
straps.
Dimity of the rosebud variety-onIy
the buds must be tiny and the quality
OF tie dlmity eSGuiSite-makes pretty
covers: and the dimities with pin-point
dots and small rings of a pale color
are very pretty combined with 4 lace
which has dots for its design But
all-white is. of course, more satisfac-
tory.
Handkerchief linen, batiste and Per-
sian lawn make the loyeliest Of these
although the less expensive lawns make
up into exceedingly pretty corset COW
ers ana chemiSes, and launder almost
as well.
The French trick of sewing tiny cas-
lngs of the material the chemise is
made of around the low-cut neck as "a
change from the hand-worIsed eyeiets
or the lace beading usually inset, is
being copied. among d lot of other
variations; but the sewing must be done
as exquisitely as If It We're embroidery.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

valenciennes lace of some simple, uIl>
obtrusive pattern. 1T viii so with any
cne of your blouses@without seeming
like misfit.
And have it long The long. sweeping
lines are always more graceful, and
nothing is much prettier than the trans
formation of the morning girl .<who has
been wearing a shirt waist suit. with a
short skirt. a severe little hat, and tan
Shoes into the dressier mortal all g,sce-
full lines and soft fluff
OF course, if you can invest in as
many clothes as you Ike, and find it
hard TO compress your summer outfit
into less tnan three. trunks-this talk is
not for you You've probably gowns for
every occasion. But it's the girl with
few clothes who must choose carefully
who can't afford to correct mistakes,
and so daren't make them
The embroidered batistes-pink or
blue or lavender of the palest tints-
can be matched in plain batiste. and
make up the daintiest sort of a summer
dress.
Have at least one long white skirt
III your outfit-long enough 10 trail just
a little; or have the one pretty white
dress you're going to treat yourself to
made with a long skirt.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

way the white kid belts are stamped out
III great eye!ets and made up over a
colored silk
This color effect is got at in Hardan-
ger by doing the work with co!ored cot
ton
Blind embroidery IS used probabl
most OF all. Sometimes the edges are
scalloped; sometimes they are hem
stitched. and sometimes they are just
hemmed-by hand, OF course. and here
and there Is 4 suspender and belt en-
broidered to n1atcil-t,Ie suspenders but
tonins on TO the nelt N front and back
Very few belts have The embroidery
running all the way round. 1t is usual
ly decoration for the back the front
left plain except for the buckle And
the buckles worn with these handmade
belts are as a rule s:Enple-the small
harness buckles Of brass next in favor
to the mother-of-pearl buckles that
everybody is wearing.
With colored linen Suits belts of the
same color are often embroidered, but
usually in ey-eIet designs. II is almost
an iTnpossibilty To match linen shades
exactly in embroidery coJtons. If the
fade differently. Bat the eyeiet designs
unnouceable. 9s thew show the white
of the blouse through
But belts that match the skirt tend TO
shorten the waist tand re all after
long waistsD. so that white wins by Il
great ma iOritV
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
The Summer Work of Mdkind Linderie

IN -RHAPS the most popular kind
- CT summer fancy work is the
making OF exquisite bits OF lin
gene, done, of course, entirely
bJ hand Some of the pieces American
girls turn out rival the most Beautiful
of those brought from the city most
famous for their manufacture-Par
Sheer. cobwebby bits of linen-fine
enough to make a handkerchief of-have
their edges deftly rolled and whipped,
with almost invisible stitches to the
rolled edges of embroidery Or to the
strong little threads which border lace
insertion
Fashions follow -fashions-though
remotely German valenciennes lace,
used so freely for bTouses and summer
dresses, is used in preference to the
lighter. finer French esh even for
lingerie this year. And broderie An
fglaise, which has wandered over every
sort of thing. from sheer blouse to
broadcloth evening coat. Is lavfshly
used.
/ Hand embroidery-the sort that shows
OFF single false stitch-is best liked
for these bits of ddintiness. But some
machine-made embroideries are to be
had. almost as delicately executed if
without the stamp of individuality that
hand-work always bears.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Don't Have All Your Skirts Short

w s-ss r.: s:.: :. Amos Amos: .z:: ss: II: II; Il
committed is that of having
every skirt in your wardrobe short, in
stead of having an occasional long one
for high days and holidays And an
other mistake even more often encoun-
tered is the wearing of several tall
ored skirts with exquisitely embroici-
cred blouses. the excuse being that they
are both white, and 50 should be all
right
They are not all right. by a great
deal. Short skirts belong, by the very
nature of things, to the less formal side
of things: and embroidered bIouses-
this, of course. refers TO the more elab-
orate blouses. not the simple little ones
that belong, by rights. to mornings and
walking suits-to Il rather more formal
side.
Separate skirts. of batiste or handker-
chief linen OF about the same weight as
the materials your best" biouses are
made Of combine with those blouses
into the prettiest little white dresses
And if YOU keep the s,z- IT fairly plain,
trimming it only with tucks. or with
flowers, or perhaps with just a little
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

woman revels in placing each perfect
stitch.
The other stitch. which we call
French seed-stitch." and the French
call grains of sand makes even more
unusual ones; there are fewer people
doing it, so many stitches must be
placed to get the delicate effect, and SO
much time is apparently lost.
chemisettcs and collar and cuff sets
with cuffs decper/than evcr-are being
made now for Christmas giving. and the
same work is applied TO table linen.
Some ambitious embroiderers are even
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

pieces making all the trimming that is
used on the blouse
Hardanger work is used now mostly
for table doilies and centerpieces, al
though an occasional wonderful appn
cation of it to blouse is still used
one enthusiast making herself Il blouse
and hat to match of it
Among the little things-the gifts that
are hardly more than the old-time
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

and the long, lazy summer days are all
the pieasanter Whiied away with dainty
work and thoughts of Christmas and
The friends the work is for. There's
nothing in the world more appreciated
than hand-work-ft can't have been got
In hurry, careless last-minute gift.
The exquisite chemisettes. made of a
bit Of linen, lifted out OF the class Of
linen by the fairylike traceres which
wander over them and resolve them
selves into Il get but beautiful design,
are too expensive for most of rs to in
dulge very freely in. One. the simplest
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

~ OAfEWHERE tucked away in the
bureau Of that prodigy whom the
rest of us long to believe purely
mythical, the girl who is always
ready for every occasion, are the first
of her Christmas gifts, carefully laid in
tissue paper. with some delicate, sweet
smelling powder as accompaniment.
It's not a bit too early to be about It.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

applying The more delicate forms of the
work on handkerchiefs, buying the plain
sheer handkerchiefs, ready hemstitchcd,
and decorating the corners.
In Ia bic IneE-Centerpieceg and nap
kins and the small table covers that are
hardly more than large centerpieces-
Hedebro work is newest. II Is a sort OF
cross between Richelieu and lace work
buttonholing and lace stitches combined
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

linen in shape. Between the scallops of
the edge run tiny buttonholngs made.
iac,--fasffion by casting stitches across
and back and working over them for
foundatiou.
Exquisite blouses are made of Hede-
bro work but it is at its prettiest for
table linen.
IN table linens. TOO. novel form
OF dra wnworh is very good with the
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

tiniest of squares succeeding each other
until a design is worked ont in the
same sort OF squared lines that cross
stitch and filet-net work show
Richelieu work for the deep cuffs and
collars is very popular-just button
holing and cutting out for design. with
the too open spaces held firm by but
tonholed threads
Lace work-what may be its last form.
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

for lace work has had an unprecedented
popularity for its latest form
BrugeS II is the color of Old-very
old%lace. deep and rich in tone. and is
done something like the finer RenaiS-
sance lace. Yet is indescribabiy differ
ent-
Girdle and collar and cuff sets of linen.
to be made up with = shirt waist or
blouse. are very popuIar-the three
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

The work is done by buttonhoIing
around bits shaped like the old jewell
work designs, and is Cui out carefully
the opening filled in with the prettieSt
Of the lace stitches, those that are firm
and close used more often thal the
loose lgce stitches that cant hold the
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

priced s14-and was
Yet the broderie
ich made il beauti-
and the material
adkerchief linen. eX-
II too small to have
in the cost The
I'VE been duplicated
!. and the work have
Your true needle
The Washington times., 1905-07-16

Christmas card-are pincases. Those
| with heads silhouetted with black wa
| tcr7eolor paints ON 4 background of ,.oI-
ored linen. with hlacS-heated pms stuck
around the edge. make mighty useful
and acceptable gifts. They are the sort
of extra ones pl,