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The Washington times., 1905-03-26

those which go to the making up G

those which go to the making up OF
a perfect hand.
But, besides these he adds. "the
band should have certain quality
which can only be described as mag
netic. There are magnetic hands just
as there are magnetic faces. Unless
there is magnetism in a hand it Will not
be beautiful. There is q great deal in
q touch. Some hands thrill you when
they touch you"
The countess, the owner of the most
beautiful hands in Paris, possesses all
of these good points and a great many
others besides.
Her hands are white like marble.
They are smooth and perfect in tex
ture
The fingers taper and the palm is
plump.
The fingers are graceful and the third
finger curls a little
The nails are almond shape and the
color of a rose leaf,
Her wrist is small and there are nc
bones visible.
And her hands are perfectly kept.
Not long ago an American girl re-
porter called upon the countess in her
apartment in the Bois de Boulogne
said: 'I will tell you frankly the OBJ
ject of my visit. I came to ask you
about your hands I want to see them
1 am told they are the most beautiful
hands ir Paris
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Handles Hands Like Babies.

She was rinsing the handkerchief out
in the most approved fashion Her hands
were bare and they were pink with the
exertion. Very soon she dried them and
sat down to talk with me- You see,
am an Industrious American woman,
said She
But, madame I replied, your
hands. Will they not suffer from the
operation. See. the skin in beginning to
turn purple, and the palms are wrin-
kled- You will surely 1n1ure them be-
yond repair
''She laughed heartily. oh. you are
mistaken said she. My hands are used
to hot water, and they are not injured
by contact with soap
That evening | saw her at a recep-
tfon with rings covering her fingers.
But they were drawn and dry looking,
and they were still red. They were far
from lookil., like marble. and 1 could
have sworn that no one admired them.
My own hands, on the contrary, were
| like living marble. 1 wore but one
handsome ring on each hand. I had not
the heart to spoil the symmetry of my
fingers. / knew that my hands were my
| main beauty.
Now. If this American woman had
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
By MARIAN MARTINEAU.

" HE prettiest hand In the. world
belongs to Mile Marie de Castel-
lane. a member of the famous
French family of that name, and
enc of the reigning beauties of Paris.
The duchess, who gets her title through
the dethroned royal family, long ago
dropped the family crest and went upon
the stage. where she is known by an
other name. She is today considered one
of the most beautiful women in city
famed for its beauties.
The duchess boasts hand which is
admired for its many beautiful qualities.
the most famous Of which is its smooth
ness. Her hand is absolutely fascinat-
ing in its color and evenness Of texture.
1t looks like marble and to the touch it
is cool and firm and smooth precisely
like marble. It has that almost angelic
tint which is peculiarly the tint of
marble.
There are smooth hands which are
hard as rocks, but the hand of this
famous French beauty is feminine and
soft But the skin is firm and very
smooth. There is not bone visible and
the flesh is even and fine. II is the hand
Of a marble statue, yet the hand of a
living woman, perfect in color, texture
and shape.
The fascination of a hand that is per-
feet in color is one that cannot be
denied The stage women recognize this
and they paint their hands white, dip
ping them in liquid cream and after
ward in powder to make them look the
more marbiesque. They try to have
hands which look as though sculptured
out of stone. The hand. seen from the
wrong side OF the footlights, must be
firm In appearance, even, smooth and
digntfed.
Undignified hands are twitchlng hands,
hands that are uneasy, hands that are
always fiddling with something, hands
that are always on the move. Such
hands can never be admired. for they
are restless. and though the restless
moving hand may sometimes be pretty,
1t is never the stately, dignified hand.
The hand of the beautiful countess Is
perfect in its shape. A perfect hand
: according to Pierrot, a sculptor of pret-
: ty hands. must excel in these respects
named in order according to merit:
First, in smoothness or. quality The
skin must be perfectly even like marble
Second. in color, which should be ac
cording TO the style of the complexion
white, cream, brunette or olive. 1t car
also be pink or rosy, but never, mus
(; 1t, on any account be req.
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Treats Them as Though
They Were a Couple
of Babies.
They Are as Smooth as
Marble and Clear
as Cream.
Tips Are Well Modelled
and Not a Single
Bone Shows.

taken the trouble to protect her hands,
all would have been different. The
French woman, who is equally indus
trious, and who thinks it a sacrilege to
let any but her own hands handle her
priceless laceS, would not dream of
touching her hands TO hot suds without
first putting on rubber gloves. Or, lack
ing these, she would afterward rinse her
hands well in warm water softened by
DoraX. And then, she would immedi-
ately rub them with cold cream. She
would rub a good hand emollient into
them, and would not think of exposing
them to the air for hours afterward.
"A French woman handles her hands
like two babies She keeps them warm,
she never lets a chill creep over them;
she does not expose them to drafts /;
she would not think of letting them go
out winter or summer without suitable
protection; she shades them from the
sun and dust in the summer. and from
the wind and snow in winter.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
POLKA DOTS IN Wells
Are Not as Injurious as Believed to the
Eyesight.

Polka dos in wells don't injure the
eyesignt.- Every now and then something
happens to upset old beliefs For in
stance, pipe man said recently that 1t
was not true. that a meerSchaum bowl
heals itself instantly of a pin-prick,
perfumery man said perfumery was not
made OF flowers, but of the synthetic
odors of coal tar, toilet articles man
denied that the best bristles are ever
set close in a hairbrush; a rubber man
SAID that comparatively few automo-
biles used more rubber IN tires than
all the bicycles; and now comes the lat
est masculine authority who rudely up
sets that favorite bugaboo of polka dots
in wells iniuring the eyesight-
'tAt least" he said, mot in ordinary
conditions; and, ss at all. certainly not
TO any greater extent than the same in
jury would be caused by the ordinary
netting. And III tell you a secret. II
polka dots did hurt the eyes. but lent
beauty to the faae, women would wear
them ANYHOW. You see, you couldn't de-
stroy the woman in her. even by the
menace of blindness What VIII the
styles be in the spring? 1 don't know,
except that every color in yelling VIII be
worn. and the general tendency to high
colors will be the feature Everything
is in high colors abroad, ana IN aii
lines of Wornen's wear the rule will hold
good here The truth OF the business IS
| that fashion is Kaleidoscope, changing
| SO fast that before one style Is fairly
| in another, treading on its heels: has
showed it out. That's where the dealer
/ loses money.
Speaking of STYLES, what has become
| of the ALFRED grip =,
| "Oh. she is still with US. There Will
be creations in femininity In red hat,
! crl0. chr GTaCE hosiery
| everything to match. The redbird In
blonde makes a very swell picture
| Which. incidentally, the redolrd IN
| blonde generally seems to realize.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
HOW THE VERY TALL GIRL
MAY LEARN TO BIZ GRACEFUL

shorter sister, and by trimming them
round and round. instead of from the
waist to the hem.
Stripes are absolutely tabooed but spots
are not, though they and plaids must be
most carefully chosen; in other words.
the bizarre must be avoided by the pos
SCISSOR of undue height Flounces are
always a safe choice, especially for even
Ing frocks, and waved bands of velvet, set
round and round the skirt, with quiltings
or f-ills between each, are possible, and
often most effective. The tall woman
should triumph now, for she can wear
The tnree-Quarter directofre coat. which
Is absolutely detrimental to the little
woman's beauty. But she must not wear
short jackets; they make her look gro
tesque. Neither are boleros and Eton
coats 81 safe choice. They are best left
c,lt of her sartorial scheme.
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To Dress the Hair.

With regard to her coiffure it is un-
necessary perhaps to say that saucy lit
tie curls or classical coils should not be
piled on the crown OF the head. Nor
should her millinery be of the lofty per-
suasion. Understand me well, please:
am not one of those who recommend a
hairdressing scheme in which the crown
of the head is as fiat as that of Dutch
doll, nor do I advocate mats that are ut
terly devoid of an outstanding plume or
blossom.
Those modes tell their own secret too
plainly, and what the tall girl wishes
to do is not to advertise her inches. but
to suppress Just a few of them. She will
advertise them should she stoop and
poke her head forward. SO she should
invariably stand erect. totally unasham-
ed of her superior height. and deter
mined to make it expressive of grace.
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Like a Piece Of Marble.

The countess smiled and extended one
of her lovely hands. 1t lay upon the
lap of the American girl like a piece
of marble, cool, perfect in shape, lovely
teyond description.
The American girl gasped. "Teil me-
perfect
The Frenchwoman smiled again my
perfect hands," said she, "are mine by
inheritance My mother had perfect
hands and so had my grandmother. My
great-grandfather. one of the family Of
French royalists, had the most perfect
hands in Paris. He was rs famous for
his hands In those days as is King Leo
pold Of Belgium in these days. His hands
were so handsome that they were mod
eled again and again.
But I did not rest when l found NY
self the possessor Of perfect hands.
went to work on them TO make them still
more perfect, and 1 think I succeeded
in getting them to a degree of perfec-
ton which I could not have attained
without hard work and much patience.
For one thing. / gave them attention
every day. I did not neglect them,
thinking to shape them and soften them
all at once, I worked on them persist
entity.
American women have ugly hands
They are a nation of poor hands. This
is due to several causes, one Of which is
their industry. The American woman is
proverbiaIly Industrious. She works and
| works and her hands get worse and
worse.
yet hard work does not make the
| hands ugly. My mother, who in thG
later days. after trouble came to the
| family fortunes, earned her living per,
| forming upon the piano, had lovely
| hands. The hands OF Paderewski are
femous and the hands of Liszt were
sculptured many and many time. No
work does not mako the hands hare
and shapeless unless you want them II
be so.
American women have restless, un
easy hands, and they have hands which
show hard work. An example will Illus
trate this well.
! Not long ago l called upon a lad,
| who lives In very fashionable part O
Paris. She Is an American woman an,
she follows the example of the peopl
| of her race. 1 found her doing a litti
| laundry work She was washing a fin
llace handkerchief. IT cost $780, said she
The Washington times., 1905-03-26

When mother sees her daughter sud-
denly shot up in height until her alti-
tude reaches six feet or thereabouts'
she signs profoundly, for she knows that
many difficulties will beset the girls fu-
ture. Her character need not suffer; IN
point of fact tall women are usually full
of resources and cIeverness; morever
they arc social successes just as often
as tiny women are. But TO look we'll
and graceful there are many sartorial
pitfalls they must avoid, nay, even the
furniture with which they are surround
ed offers chances to them OF stultify-
ing their elegance, and 1t is In these
directions that failure lies.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26

Of the thick variety are always somber,
and there seems 20 be no reason why
they should swathe ones head when
ever the rain falls. Besides. such wells
tend TO make a woman look older. Blue.
warm brown, and even white and tan
wells of chiffon or silk are in better
taste. Shoes, if old, should be as care
fully biackened in rainy weather as
though the skies We're blr,e. Rubbers
viii protect them, and the tops will not
then look unsishtly. In fact, the whole
idea is simply this: try to dispel the
gloom of weather conditions by your
personal appearance This does nor
mean that cheap ard I7:msy waists of
light color, which have had their day
Of 'Cress-up'' service, sneuId ever be
Worn during office hocrs; but it does
l'sStl IledE tiat tieIe @ Is no necessary Tor any
simply because 1T s raining
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Sensible Skirt.

1t is supposed that the short skirt
will be of some mixed material which
has sufficient weight of body to stand
a few raindroDs. The rest depends
merely on the length of the garment.
If the skirt is cut ankle length there is
really no excuse for bedraggled hem.
The rainy-day skirt should be as care
fully looked after and thought out as
any other gown in ones wardrobe.
Pretty bright plaids are excellent
"cheeryfiers" on dull days in the office.
Indeed, ones prettiest blouses may De
worn on such days without in the least
injuring them, although many women
start In at the hat and wear their
frumpiest clothes right down TO their
boots In unpleasant weather.
A small hat or toque with close fit
ting trimming is the best for wear on
such occasions. Feathers look never So
despondent as on rainy days. and loose-
ly arranged trimming Is sure to blow
into an unt!dy appearance Black wells
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Lamps and W5cks

To make a lamp give a good light
wash the burner once a week in a hot
solution of soda, a teaspoon of soda
to a pint of hot water
To clean a lamp chimney, hold it
over the steam of a kettle and polish
dry inside and out with a newspaper 3
Lamp ChimneyS are made much
stronger if when new they are covered
with cold water, set over the fire and
the water let come to a boil
amps should be emptied and washed
out once each week
A short wick is poor economy A
short. dirty wick causes poor light and
the light is no brighter for sewing a new
wick onto the end of the old dirty one
A wick is often better trimmed when
the burnt portion is rubbed off than
when It is trimmed with the scissors
To allow lamp to burn out Injuries the
wick and it is hard to shape again.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Kenhlahng ihe Sick Room

Ventilation is the great cry Of doc
tors nowadays. and some enterprising
manufacturer has put on the market
a window ventilator which admits air
without creating a draft, and which
can be turned to account as a fly screen
In summer. Air Is admitted through
a wire netting, and a slopins piece of
wood prevents its entering with too
much directness. This ventilator is
adjustable to any size window.
The Washington times., 1905-03-26
Trimming AROUND.

The faults they commit In their choice
Of attire are Just as glaring. A dress
maker who provides one of the tallest
girls In society with her admirable toll
cites takes two inches away from her
apparent size by giving her skirts that
are much wider Though they do not look
so), in proportion, than those of her
The Washington times., 1905-03-26

and I will not intrust it to laun-
dress
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phere.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-06-28
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!
BY KATE AL ExANDER.

much did you get for it," What
kind of an investment would that
be-" How are the stocks today?'
"Who won in that last real estate
deal?"
Always money, money, money!
Do you announce the death of a
friend, the query, How much
money did he leave?" is the first
thing to greet your ears. Sorrow
for the dead, and sympathy for the
living, are both secondary to the
Importance of whether he died rich
Do you speak Of a marriage, the
first question is. did she do well?"
Always money, money money!
Is child born into the world,
"Was it born with a silver or gold
spoon in it's mouth?" is the first
thing asked. And, according to
the answer, predictions for its fu-
ture are either rose or gray.
Always money, money, money.
Men have died for it, lied for it,
became criminals for it-every-
thing but remained honest for it,
And yet these shining words of
the Holy Writ have not been blot
ted from the book which men love
to proclaim their guide and sOlace:
"a good name is rather to be chos-
en- than great riches, and loving
favor rather than silver and gold"
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Near the Soldiers home at Santa
Monica, California, stands a giant
sycamore tree with a history almost
as momentous and interesting as that
of the Charter Oak. A huge, gnarly.
weatherscarred forest monster, it is
over 20 feet in diameter at its base
and stretching out great, leafy
boughs a hundred feet on either
side
No one knows the age of this
sycamore, though Indian legends have
it that about 500 years ago the tree
was brought, a slender saplng, by
a band of northern Indians, who
planted it and lived beneath Its even
spreading shade for many genera
tions, until the conquering pale face
drove them off.
When Father Junipero Sera,
founder of the California missions,
and his band of Franciscan friars
made their way along the coast from
San Diego northward, the little COM
pany found grateful shelter from the
| sun beneath this sycamore and, abid-
| ing there for many days, inscribed
| the cross of their order upon it ard
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NOTICE TO CREDIToRs.

In the superior court OF the state
of Washington in and for Spokane
county.
S. j. Travis. plaintiff, VS.. II. c.
Sandbrink and l.. E. Wattam, CO.
partners doing business under the
firm name and style OF The Sand
brink Piano company, defendants.
Notice Is hereby given that i have
been duly appointed receiver for the
defendant herein, +. c. Sandbrink and
l.. f. Wattam, co-partners doing bust
ness under the firm name and style
of The Sandbrinl Piano company, and
that all persons having claims
against said co-partnership are re-
quired to present them to me for al
lowance at my office at No. G11-12
The Rookery In tho city of Spokane,
Spokane county Washington. within
sixty days from the date of the first
publication of this notice or they will
be forever barred.
Date of first publication of this
notice, June IL, 1908.
JOHN SALISBURY, Receiver.
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blessed the tree when at last they
journeyed on their way.
When this became known, Indians
and MeXicans attached to it super
stitious power for good and many
sick and halt and blind and otherwise
oppressed made pilgrimages to the
valley of the Holy Sycamore, hoping
to be cured. A number of remark
able cures are said to have occurred,
as result of passing night be-
meath the tree.
In the dark days of the civil war
the Holy Sycamore saw it's first
tragedy for 10 men were hanged
from it's limbs, it is alleged, for
sympathizing with the Union cause.
AS the result of this the religious
pilgrimages were abandoned and the
tree began to be Stunned, especially
by Mexicans, 80 of whom in the un-
settled years that followed the war
were hanged from it's limbs for
horsestealing and other crimes by
| vigilance committees.
The tree is in excellent condition
and bids fair to add several centuries
| to it's already ripe age.
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taking is to shorten tn line by 40
miles and to. lessen the grade about
1000 feet. 1t is estimated that the
cost will be over $25, 100000.
There are to be five tunnels in all,
the main one five miles in length.
On account of the long stretch, it will
be impossible to use coal engines for
the hauling of trains through the
tunnels because of the poisonous
gases that are apt to accumulate.
Electric or compressed air engines
will, therefore, be substituted for the
steam.
When these great tunnels are COM
pleted 80 miles of snowshed, which
! now cling to the mountain side and
wind about it in a tortuous trail, will
no longer be needed for, starting at
| a short distance northwest of Bonner
| Lake the train will leave the wild
rugged scenery through which it has
been running for miles and plunge
| directly into the side of the noun
| tain. Then for miles right through
the heart of the Sierras, the train will
dash along, coming out into the open
air only long enough to catch Its
breath, then back again into the next
tunnel which will burrow it's way
through tons of granite.
The last tunnel will bring the train
out at the foot of Blue canyon, on
the American river, and from there
it will follow it's presen, course
The final surveys are now being
made by party of engineers camped
on Bonner lake. The construction
of the tunnel will be carried on as
fast as possible.
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teresting races ever seen on the Hud-
son.
The regatta committee had every
thing in readiness before noon today.
Every convenience for the thousands
of spectators had been arranged. The
West Shore observation trains were
waiting below Highland station, the
flags had been fixed on the bridge;
ferry boats were busy carrying pros
pective spectators from this city to
the other side of the river, and many
yachts were getting in place about
the finish line.
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ence of opinion regarding the result
of the contest today. There are many
who hold that the victory of the Salt
City eight last year was little more
than "huke," and that there is little
chance of its repeating the trick this
year. Others are of the opinion that
Syracuse is composed of first class
material and will give the Cornell
crew a hard tussle for the decision
even though it fails of victory. With
Syracuse out of the calculation Cor
nell remains the decided favorite as
in past years. Wisconsin is some
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lumbia is hardly expected to finish
better than third and Georgetown is
counted on to come in about the same
as in previous regattas.
Unless something unexpected pre-
vents, the six senior Fights will take
to the water as follows:
Cornell-Bow, Stowell; 2, Barton;
8, Bosch; 4, Dods; S, G. w. Foote;
6. Fernow; Z; w. Lee; stroke, E. T.
Foote.
Columbia-Bow, Pierrepont; 2, Cor
nell; 8, Boyle; 4, Post; 5, Whitwell
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Brown; G, Stevenson; Z, Taylor;
stroke, Gleason.
Georgetown-Bow, Lusk: 2,Baches
3, Neil; 4, Stanley; 5, Brennan; 6,
Hayden; Z, Graham; stroke, Barber
Perfect weather prevailed. Thirty
thousand persons, it is estimated
crowded the bluffs of the Hudson
Reports from all six crews say the
oarsmen are in the pink of condition
Cornell was a strong favorite up tC
the start of the race, with Syracuse
second. Columbia, Wisconsin. George.
town and Pennsylvania likewise ha(
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MRS. HOFFMAN
WAS AFRAID OF
HER HUSBAND

Katherine Hoffman, who is suing
F. w. Hoffman for divorce, in an af-
fidavit filed this morning says that
her husband may destroy her prop
erty. She also tells a story of being
greatly frightened by his threats,
fleeing to her neighbors for protec-
ton. Judge KEENAN, granted re-
straining order prohibiting Hoffman
from interfering with his wife or her
children, and granting the relief
prayed for in the affidavit.
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a good following.
Cornell won the four-oared race,
Syracuse second, Pennsylvania third,
Columbia fourth, Wisconsin fifth;
time, 1915 LIS.
Referee Ustis announced at 1920 an
official revision of the decision and
Syracuse is declared winner, time
10:15 2-5, which is II seconds under
the best record for the course. Cor
nell is given second place.
The freshmen eight-oared race was
won by Cornell, time 9:35 2-5 SYRIA
cuse second. Columbia third, Pennsyl-
Vania fourth.