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The Washington times., 1905-08-09

with the passage of the first of sum-
uaer. thin froCks that a month ago Were
crisp and dainty have become dingy and
bedraggied, and many girls TO whom
money is 4 consideration are confronted
bv the problem OF either spending
large amount and sending their gowns
to the cleaners. or else turning them
over TO incom~etent laundresses. which
proba bly, means destruction. and certain
" means loss OF beauty.
Yet II she will take the pains. a girl
who has had no experience with laundry
work may 10 her own frocks so that
they VIII seem as new. or II she does
net wish TO do all OF the work she may
wash and let a Iaundress iron the
gowns. Strange TO say. washing the
easier part OF the process, is more apt
tc be bungled by a laundress who win
iron = frock exquisitely.
One way OF cleaning thin frock is
by giving IL a gasolene bath in which
hss Eeen dissolved a cup or soap suds
made with white soap. Gowns are
uluneed into this. carefully squeezed
under the liquid. then shaken and dried.
requiring no ironing.
This is the process known as dry
cleaning but the objection 10 It is the
odor that remains for weeks atterWard
ing with soap cor substitute ana
water.
The Color to Be Considered.
The color of the frock has something
ia do with the way of laundering it.
White washes best, being free from the
danger Of fading and requiring no spec
ial attention beyond the rest or the
weekly wash Pinks and reds are also,
a. "A rtIle easily washed. needing very
Ia1IfFIfE
fala blues are perhaps the most haOIe
10 fade Wash silks, as rule, are very
servfcea BILE and satisfactory, Tor the ma
Iority Of them wear well and WASH very
EASILY though much less expensive than
tafefa and wear three times as long.
they should of course, never be boiled,
bat treated much as musHns or me
prints. Tinted or patterned wash goods,
such as uuslins, dilnities. French cali
Goes. &c. must never be boiled or even
put in boiling water. as heat has always
a fading tendency. II very mnch sOlled
they need a little boraX-
The Use of Soap Paste
Reds. pinks and yeilows do not fade SO
easily as greens and light blues, for
which reason patterns containing the
TWO latter colors require especial care.
They should not be rubbed in washing.
nor should any muslin OF patterned
goods. as is spoils the surface: simply
squeezing with the hand, more as one
wculd treat soft woollen goods, with be
found sufficient For this reason soap
paste should BE used instead OF soap
This paste can be made with any Of the
standard soap powders Enough should
Ee poured into the water to make nice
lather and the dresses washed, one
piece at time, as quickly as possible.
Ibis win be found an excellent method.
Another very good way Of washing
black dresses, muslIns and lawns esnec-
tally. is In sweet milk. They should be
The Washington times., 1905-08-09
Pzefty Wmdow DraperIes.

window draperies made in imitation
of Cathedral glass are more elaborate
and beautiful than ever Big flower de-
signs are being used as well as the
smaller conventional pattern. and par
ticularly noticeable one has q green
DonDies with long straight stems and
conTentionalized leaves. Another was
practically the same design with pink
flowers, and a ROmanesque design out
lined in black on d brilliant red back
ground was among the newer styles.
Very pretty curtains are OF thin ecru
material on which there is border ii
Persian colOrs. the neutral tone OF the
BACKGROUND bringing out the colors TO
the best advantage
The Washington times., 1905-08-09
SILK UNDERWEAR NOVELTIES.

Elaborate underwear OF @ilk mesh,
which, on account OF its light weight,
IS particularly adaptable for summer
wear, is offered at prices that are not
at all high when one considers the quail
ity, The daintiest corset covers and
chemises are seen IN pale pink and
light blue, as well as white; they are
trimmed with lace. and are beautifully
embroidered in designs similar 10 those
seen on hand embroidered muslin un-
derwear, the embroidery silk matching
perfectly the shade OF the garment
The Washington times., 1905-08-09

is carried out in quotations for the daisy
cards, samples may he found in these:
The moon is q silver pln-head vast.
That holds the heavens tent-hangings
fast.
Alger.
Doth the moon care for the barking Of
a dOg?-BurtOn.
The moon 10 DkS
On many brooks,
The brook can see no moon but this.
That, orbed maiden. with white fire
laden,
Whom mortals call the moon.
Hail, paIld crescent. haII,-Mulock.
There is a flower a little flower
with silver crest and golden eye
InaL welcomes every changing hour,
And weathers every sky.
And open pastures. where you scarcely
tell
White daisies from white dew.
Mrs. Browning.
The daisy,s for simplicity and unaf-
- Tuesday. named for the heather god
RUS, brings many possibilities Of deco
ration.
It's flower is the violet. and it's sen
timent, faithful. The violet Is the fay-
Oflte hover OF so many folk that the
t. Z uesday entertainment should find
IdFor- For the center decora ton of
the table may be built a throne Of vio-
lets and on the top should be seated
small heathen god. In its hands will
ne caught IS many narrow ribbons of
violet as VIII equal the number OF
guests. At the other end Of these rib
Dons VIII be caught small images bear
ing In their hands the names of the
guests, and these may be used as place
cards.
The Washington times., 1905-08-09

Il bachelor of his degree, and forces
him TO study philosophy by means OF
curtain lectures.
The Washington times., 1905-08-09
HOW TO SWEEP.

Stand with the broom rather behind
you, partly facing 1.-THE brush farther
back than the tip of the handle. Used IN
this way you will find that the dust rises
no higher than the brush; that, In fact.
little rises. but is gradually moved TO
one central point where 1t may be easily
gathered into the dust pan. Swept in
This way even a dusty room may be per
fectlV tfdfed without discomfort to any
person who may be obliged TO remain in
it during the process
The Washington times., 1905-08-09

Il bachelor of his degree. and forces
him TO study philosophy by means Of
curtain lectures
Thursday is the day of Thor, god of
thunder
The flower is the burdock. whose SEN
timent Is beware" and both these
ideas may be woven irtO the general
decorative scheme. The big burdocIt
leaves, familiar TO most Americans, may
be arranged in a low mound or loose
bouquet, from which rises red lantern
the trainmen's signal for danger. Car
rying out a green and white color
sCheme-aside from the iantern-the
burdock leaves may be used for doiiies
ht the covers have tiny green umbrellas
for place cards.
Friday is named for the marriage
goddess. FTea.
The flower is the orchid, which comes
In many cOloTs and which will form a
particularly beautiful decoration. \
wedding wreath or bell OF the orchids
may be dropped over the table and tiny
wedding bells. wells, or bouquets may be
Used for place cards This entertain
lneut is especially pretty for a bride,
although all brides shUn Friday as q
marriage day. The sentiment of the
day is -'favoTite." something OF a para
doN. since Friday is considered the un-
lucky day of the week-the one about
The Washington times., 1905-08-09

Wednesday is the day favored of the
gods. Down in the history OF marriage
days II has gone as the best day of
all, and II is the day Of Wooden. that
old ruler of VaIhalla king of the gods
story
His flower Is the monkshood. the
azure7EClored flower which is helmeted
and hooded as If ready for the fray
OF church or state. The flower is not
generally obtainable and for this reason
only The hostesses of the lands where
the monkshood is d growth may carry
| the idea in detail. For the table deco
ration the service. of course, should be
in blue From the chandelier haDns a
monks hood filled with the flowers SO
arranged that they sJTaggIe out upon
! the cloth and are scattered about For
the place cards hang at each cover
small monks hood filled with the flow
ers and holding the card upon which
Is written the name and the quotation
which bears the message Of chival
quotations may be toasts and NAV be
gay or sober. For instance:
Were,t the last drop in the well.
As | gasped upon the brink
Ere nay fainting spirit fell
'ris to thee that 1 would drink
Byron.
Here's to the preUiest,
Here's 70 the wittiest,
Here's 10 the truest OF all who are
true.
Here's to the neatest one.
Here's TO the sweetest one,
Here's to them all In one
Here's to yOu.
Woman-The fairest work Of the great
author. The edition is large and no
man should be without a copy
Here's To the maiden of bashful fifteen:
Here's to the widow of fifty;
Here's 10 the Haunting extravagant
Here's to the housewife that's thrifty.
Sheridan.
Woman-A mistress Of arts. who robs
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23
BLESSING THE WATERS.
Unique and Solemn Annual Cere.
mony ON the River Neya

Unique and Solemn Annual Cere.
mony ON the River Neva.
Nidwinter in St Petersburg each year
sees a unique and solemn ceremony
called ''the blessing of the waters" a
chapel of ice, richly decorated with or
naments from the palaces and churches
and dedicated to ST. John the Baptist.
is erected on the frozen surface of the
river Neva. The river is then called
the Jordan, and religious services are
conducted in the temple by the metro
politan or high priest of the national
church, attended by the emperor and
all his court. The ceremony is in mem
DRY Of the baptism of Christ and is
supposed to be a safeguard against
dangers from foods as we'll as to bepe-
fit those who make their living on the
sea.
A hole is cut in the ice in the center
of the floor of the chapel. From this
the people are baptized by sprinklins
by the priests, and the faithful mem
bers of the Greek church go in vast
crowds to get their share, while reli-
gious devotees often plunge into the
ice cold food through the hole. If they
catch cold and die, as they often do,
heaven is secured for them. On the
evening before the ceremony devout
churchmen make crosses on their
thresholds to prevent the evil spirits
that are driven from the water from
taking refuge in their houses Chicago
News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23
fRONCLAD VESSELS,
The First Ones Seem to Have Been
Built by France In 1855.

The First Ones Seem to Have Been
Built by France In 1855.
The idea Of protecting ships by means
Of armor appears to have originated
in the United States, but the French
We're the first to adopt it. Five floating
batteries were constructed in France
with oak sides eight inches thick, pro-
tected by armor four and three eighths
inches thick. In March, 1866, the first
Of these. the Tonnante, mounting six
teen guns, was launched at Brest, and
the other four were all launched in the
same year. These vessels were first
used at the bombardment Of Kinburn
in the Black sea on the 18th October,
1855. Two English vessels-the Erebus
and Terror-were at once built on SINH
lar lines, but did not arrive at Kinburn
till the Oath Of October, too late to take
part in the bombardment.
The results Of this experiment were
SO satisfactory that the French govern
ment fitted a wooden frigate, then
building, with armor Of the same thick
ness, and in November, 1859, the first
1ronclad frigate, La Gloire Of 5000
tons displacement and 800 horsepower
was launched-Pearson's Weekly.
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FIGHTING OXEN.
The HottentOts Trained Cattle to
Charge Riderless Into Battle.

When the Dutch first settled at the
Cape they found that the original Hot
tentots owned large herds of cattle,
which they regularly rode and trained
to act as guardians Of their other cat
tie and their camps. So admirably were
these animals trained that they used
to charge before the tribesmen in bat
tie, apparently without riders, though
there may have been mounted leaders.
An old writer named Kolben says:
Every Hottentot army is provided
with large troop of these war oxen,
which permit themselves to he govern
ed without trouble and which their
leaders let loose at the appointed mo-
ment: The instant they are set free
they throw themselves with impetuos-
lty upon the opposite army. They
strike with their horns, they kick, they
rip up and trample beneath their feet
all that opposes them. They plunge
with fury into the midst Of the ranks
and thus prepare an easy victory The
manner in which these oxen are train
ed and disciplined certainly does great
honor to the talent Of this people,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23
THE USE OF JEWELRY.
1t Is Something Moro Than a Love of
Pretty Trifes.

1t Is Something Moro Than a Love of
Pretty Trifes.
Even in its modern form when orna-
ment has been left almost wholly to
women it is something more than a
love Of pretty tritles. On the persons
Of the female members of his family
the man loves to see the display of the
wealth which in these days is power,
and, if modern taste will not allow it
in himself, it is still indulgent to his
vicarious display of it through his
women. So far as women themselves
consciously aid and abet in this asser-
ton Of power, SO far they may claim
to he acquitted from the charge of
sheer vanity. Women Of families who
have become recently rich love most
to display their jewelry, and it may be
there is not SO much vanity as asser-
ton in it of their claim in virtue of
wealth to be respected and honored.
Those women who have undisputed
claims to distinction exercise more dis
erection, and their chief displays are on
those occasions when it is congruous
to emphasize their social power and in
fuence. Thus to the end we have the
close connection between ornament and
money which has existed from the be-
ginning. London Saturday Review.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23
Why Is Il?

Everybody knows how the wheels of
railroad car are fastened to the axle
They are shrunk on-that is, put on
hot and allowed to shrink in cooling SO
that they are practically a solid piece
with the axle. These cars go around
curves, and it will be observed that the
outer rail covers a great deal more
ground than the inner one, so that to
turn the curves and finish even the out
side wheel must Of necessity travel
considerably faster than the inner one
Yet it is fixed solidly to the axle and
cannot make fraction of a revolution
more than the other one, yet the axle
remains intact, and the curves are pass
ed with nntiring regularity. Why is it ?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23
{ CHINESE TRADE GUILDS.
They Pass on All Disputed Questions
Of Labor and Food

They Pass on All Disputed Questions
of Labor and Food.
The laborers in China work long
hours, and their meals are supplied by
the employer. Their food consists of
rice, partaken Of twice a day, with now
and then few vegetables or pieces of
salt fish or pork as relish. Tea is also
furnished to them in unlimited quaint
ties. They begin work as soon as day
light appears and continue until be-
tween 8 and o'clock at night, the re-
cent Introduction Of kerosene oil length
ening their hours Of labor. The work
man eats and sleeps in the shop where
he is employed.
Not only do the male workers have a
trades union Or guild of their own, but
SO also have the employers To these
guilds are referred all disputed ques-
lions of labor and food, which, as a
rule, are amicably settled. The opera
t1ves seem to take it for granted that
their employers can properly claim ev-
cry moment of their time from early
morning until night unless about thir-
ty minutes set apart for each meal of
rice and vegetables be excepted. When
the two guilds fail to arrive at salts
factory settlement of dispute the en-
ployers simply close up the shops.
Canton boasts Of over seventy trades
guilds. These guilds have fine halls
and spacious courtyards, where their
! members meet daily and discuss the af-
fairs Of their respective trades and
other matters.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23
MARSHAL NEYs DEATH.
The Ds.natic End of the Brave
French Soldier.

French Soldier.
Ney refused naturally to place him.
self on his knees and to allow his
eyes to be bandaged. He only asked
COmmandant Saint-Bias to show him
where he was to stand He faced the
platoon, which held their muskets at
'.the recover" and then, in an attitude
which l shall never forget, SO noble
was it, calm and dignifed, without any
swagger, he took off his hat, and, prof
iting by the short moment which was
caused by the ABUNDANT de place hav-
ing to place himself on one side and to
give the signal for firing, he pronounced
these few words, which heard very
distinctly, "Frenchmen, I protest against
my sentence, my honor At these last
words, as he was placing his hand on
his heart, the defamation was heard.
He fell as if struck by lightning. A
roll of the drums and the cries of give
lie roir' by the troops formed in square
brought to close this lugubrous cere-
mony.
This fine death made q great i'm
preston Oh me- Turning to Augustus
de Ia Rochejaquelin, colonel OF the
grenadiers, who was by my side and
who deplored, like myself, the death
of the brave des braves, said to him,
''There, my dear friend, is a grand les
son in learning to die'-:'The Empire
and the Restoration General Roche
cnO11art
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23
STORY OF "LAS MENlNAS."
How One of Velasauez's Notable Pic
turea Came to BE Painted,


tures Came to BE Painted.
The story of LA Nleninas'' is that
Velasquez was painting a portrait Of
the Spanish king and queen (who sat
where the spectator is when he looks
at the picture). Their little daughter,
the lnfanta Margarita, came in with
her maids Of honor, her dog and her
dwarfs and accompanied by her duen-
ma and a courtier. The little princess
asks for drink Of water; a maid Of
honor hands it to her with the elabo-
rate etiquette prescribed by the formal
tiles Of the most rigidly ceremonious
court in Europe. The scene presented
so charming picture that the king de-
sired Eelasquez to paint it. The artist
has included himself in the group at
work upon a large canvas Oh which it
is supposed he was painting q portrait
Of the king and queen when the inter-
ruption occurred. The reflection of the
king and queen appears in the mirror
at the end Of the room, and the cham
berlain, Don Jose Nieto, stands outside
the door drawing the curtain. The
scene is, indeed, represented with such
wonderful realism that a famous
French critic said Of it, $50 complete
is the illusion that, standing in front
of Las Meninas,' one is tempted to
ask, Where is the picture?' '-St. Mich
O1aS
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23
Old Cake Pan.

The very same cake pan which was
used over fifty years ago to bake a
cake for the wedding of Charlotte Van
Cleve, the first white child born in
Minnesota, was used again last week
to bake the cake for a fashionable
New York wedding at which Miss
Charlotte Heimup Van Cleve, the
pioneers granddaughter, was the
bride, Joseph Wilcox Jenkins was the
groom, and the ceremony took place
Saturday. The cake was made at the
old Van Cleve home in Minneapolis
and forwarded to New York.-Win-
nebagO City Press-News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23
Secret OF Longevity.

A London newspaper has been asking
q number Of very old men for the Sc
cret Of their long life The replies are
of the sort commonly heard. One lives
day in moderation, another because he
has never tasted vine One finds sover-
eign virtue in moderate physical exer.
else; another is convinced that he lives
long because he keeps his body quiet
and his mind active, all of which
means that each man has followed his
natural inclination, never exceeded the
measure fixed by good sense and really
thought little or nothing about it.-St
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23
SHE WAS MISTAKEN.
The Story Of a Ws,nan Who Thought
She Told the Truth.

She Told the Truth.
ever encourage, aid and abet untruth-
fulness," said an elderly attorney at
dinner recently, II can only ask as a
reply: Does any one know what truth
is! Does any man really know when
he is telling it:' had rather curious
case once a few years ago. I won't say
whether it was Il murder or a divorce,
but the clearing Of my client, the de-
PENDANT, depended entirely on his abil-
1ty to prove that when he walked down
certain corridor of certain summer
MOTEL he was accompanied by two per-
SONS. It happened that he was seen by
the housekeeper> Of the hotel, a woman
OF more than ordinary intelligence, and
she insisted that there were three in
the party and not simply two, as the
prosecution claimed. It was impossi-
Die to shake her testimony, and we
carried the day. The housekeeper died
year or so later. heard it through
her priest. He commented on the fact
that she had always taken great salts
faction in the thought that her testi-
mony cleared my client. She was, he
said, and he spoke from a confessors
knowledge, one of the most truthful
persons he had ever met 1 told my
client what the priest said the next
time we met. He smiled
She was lying all the WHILE he
said. She didn't see three Of us, be-
cause there were only two Wash
| ington Post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23
Agreed With Both.

Horace Greeley was the author of a
style in editorial writing which had
been often initiated, but probably never
equaled. During his editorship two
newspapers, neither of which was
friendly to Greeley, became engaged in
a violent alteration. The argument
grew warmer until each paper openly
called the other-a liar. It was the op-
portunity Greeley had been waiting for.
He announced in his paper that "he
had the honor to agree with both of
his distinguished contemporaries.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23
When We DIG Not Care For Japau

When We DIG Not Care For Japan.
When the first embassy from Japan
arrived in Washington member of the
senate rose and said: Mr.. President,
the first ambassadors from the venera-
bic country Of Japan are about to ar
Give. move the senate do now adjourn
to meet and welcome the japanese.
Immediately another senator was on
his feet, not to second the motion. but
to say sharply, 'NIr President, l hum
bly, trust the senate of the United
States of America will not adjourn for
every show that comes along" That
settled it.-From Mrs. Roger A. Pryor's
"Reminiscences
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23
The Difference.

A delegate from Boston to an educa-
tlonal conference in Philadelphia told
of the answer given by a certain pupil
in one of the public schools of the Hub
in answer to a question put by pro
fessor Of natural history.
The question was, what is the diff
ference between biped and quadru-
ped?''
The pupils answer was, "a biped has
two legs, quadruped has four legs;
therefore the difference between a BIZ
ped and quadruped is two legs."-
Woman's Home Companion.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-03-23
A Splitting Backache.

Pains in the back and loins are the
most common symptoms of kidney
troubles. These pains are mostly
caused by over-work, over-exertion
and worriment. Men and women alike
are subject to these pains, but relief
is quickly obtained by using DeBells
Kidney Pills. Price 25 and SOC.
Every box warranted. For sale by c..
A. Jack.
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Dangers of Pneumonia.

A cold at this time if neglected is
liable to cause pneumonia which is so
often fatal, and even when the patient
has recovered the lungs are weakened,
making them peculiarly susceptible to
the development of consumption.
Foley's Honey and Tar will stop the
cough, heal and strengthen the lungs
and prevent pneumonia. La grippe
coughs yield quickly to the wonderful
curative qualities of Foley's Honey
and Tar. There is nothing else "just
as good.'' Sold by G. "A. Jack.