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The Washington times., 1906-04-12

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs D. L.
Engei, OF S25 Twenty-hrst street, was
temporarily remodeled into a rethskeIler
last evening to accommodate the thirty
guests ASSEMBLED in honor of the
twenty-frst birthday anniversary Of
their son, Lawrence y. Engel. Signs
with clever remarks about the host and
each guest ornamented the wall. and
unique features of interest and decora-
ton were the infant picture and COS
tune. boyhood photograph. and short
trousers, and a likeness and costume
Of Mr. Engel of tocSy. with signs of
''babyhood," ''boyi5ood." and man
hood adjoining eacn. After singing and
dancing. the guests were served with
dinner in the dining room, decorated
IN evergreen, pretZels. sauseges, etc.
many clever toasts heuS given, and a
presentation speech was made by
Arthur q. NeWmyeT, when Mr. EnGei
was presented with the diamond ring
that a few OF his friends gave him.
Those present were: Samuel ]. Stein
berger, David Posne~. Howard Sig
mund. Arthur G.. Newmycr, Edgar
Kaufman, Marcus BuInstein. Morris
Stern, Moe A. Raer, Alvin l. New
myer, Archie d. Engel. Robert Cissel.
Barney. Klawans, Steven Coster, Harold
Levi. Bertram Rice. OF Baltimore: Col
die Sigmund. Gilbert Bensinger, Milford
Stern. William Notes. Philip Brown,
Herman Silver. Louis Noes, David
Miller, and Milton Kr0nheimer.
The Washington times., 1906-04-12

Mrs Gustave Schwab. OF New York
arrived in the city yesterday for few
days visit. Mrs. Schwab is staying at
the New Willard.
The Washington times., 1906-04-12

Mrs Harry Harris left Washington
Yesterday afternoon for several weeks
visit TO her parents at Hot Springs, Ark.
The Washington times., 1906-04-12

The counselor OF the British embassy,
who was accompanied by his wife, Lady
Susan TownIey, on a tour of inspection
of the British consulates, in the princi-
pal Southern States. will return TO their
home in this city today
The Washington times., 1906-04-12

= The Argentine Minister and Nine. Por-
tela will leave Washington for New
York early next week. where they will
spend several days. They will then go
to Mexico. to which country SignOr Por-
tela is accredited as minister.
The Washington times., 1906-04-12

General Greedy IS expected 70 arrive
In. Washington April 81. and will remain
until after his daughter. Miss Adola
Greedy and the Rev. Charles Lawrence
Adams. of East Hampton. Mass, are
married, April "a.
The Washington times., 1906-04-12

The monthly meeting ot Dolly Madison
Chapter. D. a R.. was held at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. A A. Thomas. 1914 Twelfth
street, Tuesday evening. Mrs. Job Bar
nard. regent Of the chapter. presided
The meeting was opened by an present
singing. The Stsr-Spangled Banner -
and concluded with America" After
the transaction of business the guests
were entertained with a program con-
sisting OF plano solos by Mrs. Anderson
and vocal selections by Miss Dietrich A
paper on Independence Hall was read
by Miss Catherine B. Barlow. chapter
historian: a sketch of Edmund Burke
was presented by Mrs BasSett- and a
paper entitled "a Summer Holiday in
Scotland by Miss Hooper An enjoy
able repast concluded the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Westinghouse
who spent some time in Washington this
spring at WIZARDS. yesterday sailed for
Europe After a few weeks in Europe
they will return 10 this country later
in the summer and go TO their Lenox
home.
The Charge d'Affaires Of Norway and
Nine Hauge are in Newport. where they
viii select a cottage for the coming sum
mer season. They Will return here for
the Eastertide
The Washington times., 1906-04-12

Miss Charlie Scott. a pretty Mississippi
girl Of the senior class at Fairmont
Seminary. will leave Washington next
week to attend the reunion Of Confed-
crate veterans at New Orleans. having
been chosen as sponsor for her native
State. Miss SCOTS home is at Rose
dale. Miss. and her father is a candidate
for governor of the State.
The committee in charge of the com
plimentary ball to be given by the en-
ployees of the Navy Department at the
Washington Navy Yard. the evening of
Easter Monday have made all the final
arrangements and expect their dance TO
equal any of the kind given at the yard
this season. Music will be furnished by
the United States Marine Band.
Mr. and Mrs. Cuno II. Rudolph are
still in Mexico. and will spend the
Easter holidays at Lake Chapala; the
mecca of the wealthy and fashionable
Mexicans at this season.
One of the most novel and delightful
entertainments given here in some
time will be the loan exhibition under
the auspices of the National Society Of
Colonial Danes OF America in the
District of Columbia for the benefit of
the jamestown memorial The historic
Octagon at the corner of New York
avenue and Eighteenth street is being
gotten ready for the loan exhibit of CO.
lonial things and the program provided
for each day
Beginning with Tuesday. at 10 a. m.
and lasting until p. m. each day dur
ing Easter week, rare treat will be
given visitors in the view of colonial
furniture bric-a-brac. jewelry, cloth
ing. dishes. mirrors. and hundreds OF
valuable articles which bespeak the DAYS
of our forefathers.
Mrs Beverley Kennon of Tudor
place. GEORGETOWN, a descendant OF
the Washingtons. whose house IS one OF
the rarest historic spots In America.
will lend a case filed with interesting
things. Mrs. Roswell Randall Hoes has
a Monroe exhibit, and among other
things. the suit worn by James Monroe
when. as American minister To
France, he was presented at court in
Paris in 1874. Mrs John Chopper Is also
arranging an interesting collection. and
Mrs. George Appleby. of is Lafayette
square. will also contribute an interest
ing collection along colonial times.
The special program arranged for
each day of the exhibit will begin at 5
o'clock. and prominent women will pour
tea from o'clock all during the after
noon.
Patronesses for the affair are:
Mrs Cox. president of the National
Society OF Colonial Danes of America;
Mrs. Kenuon. president of the National
Society of Colonial Danes I'm the Dis
trict of Columbia; Mrs. Murray Addi-
son. Mrs. Nger of Michigan: Mrs.
Blair. Mrs. Arthur T. Brice, Mrs. G. w
Brown, of South Carolina; Mrs. u. q.
The Washington times., 1906-04-12

The following Washington people are
visiting in New York today: Mrs o.
p. Austin. g. y. Brady, A. Browne, S.
Cohen. Mrs. A. b. Cooper, s. f. Hay
den. p. MaurO Miss c. A. Parker, b.
]. Ross, E. p. Thomas. W j. Throp.
Miss G. Van Ginkel. J. W Woodland.
r. Dean, DR.. J. Halliday, Z. A Joris-
sen. y. A. Kessler. c. n. McCOlOch.
Mrs. r A. S. Percin. r. S Ritten-
house. J. A. Rose, 3. T. Snyder. w. f.
linden. Mrs. R A. Harlow. J. W John
son, c. A. Keigwin. ". H Nettleman.
and L Walsky.
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

chiffon broadcIoth chifony than ever When
the color is dark the style is fairly plain; when white
delicate the style is elaborate and sometimes the
skirt is a trihe Tonger, in the fame. styles.
Those heavy hdnlespun-lookng silks that were worn
a little last summer have been made for women TO
take Florida Egypt: and this is hint that they
viii be wholly "outre" this
And just word of styles that viii prevail, no
matter whether with princess Empire:
Sleeves will They will be made in
thousand waysof lace friIs and ruffes: with cuffs
and wihout-but whatever else they they will be
short.
In embroidered dresses the waists and embroidery
viii be lifted the throat form yoke the yoke
and collar being one without dividing lire; and in
some cases. where handmade lace embroidery forms
the yoke, the collar will entirely omitted
or merely limited at. This style, however requires
peculiarly fresh skin pretty throat that it may
be confined TO quite young and girls
1t is quite likely that this will the
delicate coors revived that white will have
yield little of its supremacy Indeed, raspberry
threaten an immense vogue-prObabIy following in
the footsteps of red, which stormed and the
whole of America to its standard only two short
winters ago. Apricot and the pastel of green
and blue with white, likely to be good.
The Washington times., 1906-02-18
Ideas in Lounging Robes
and Dressing Sacques

IL HII-E Empire and princess styles and the
Nv varied fashions the most famous Louis
have all been struggling dominate
styles, Empire and princess ideas have quiet
1y Incorporated themselves loungng robes. with
the prettest possible results long robes
jackets-not separate affairs but reality part
whoe-show utterly treatment robe ideas
which seeming bizarre and extreme add Won
derfully the flowing lines And some of
the pretties of dressing sacques trimming
posed in lines which hint boieros tiny
particularly pretty example of the many adapta-
ions of Empire style shown n sketch. Black
velvet ribbon makes the high belt. dnishing in two
rosettes which the funess just little That is
the only trimming, except for trimming deep
abot of the Of. left unlined
so that it may drOop ruffes which hint of stiff
ness body" would destroy.
Dozens of chalHs chaIlis is
of satisfactory materials used for
making robes wrappers. and breakfast
jackets. challis will launder almost well
stun, reliable everything this year
be. yet gives just the little necessary touch Of
If you can get the bordered challis. you've
your robe the piece without the trouble of
thinking ways do it Or that border taken
of and deep, original collar shaped
full ruheke breteles proves just thing
deep jabot rufes which droop so pretty from
the elbow sleeves.
There's wash siIk-not the China silk. nor
of those pretty little japanese sIks-wth cords
stripes q ground color. only pink
white and Is Of types silk. something
like peau lie sole yet with subdued lights Of
spite weight pernaps because of ito it
launders as China it. by the
after 1T perfectly laying thin bit of muslin be-
tween iron and silk 1t will like
which up spendtdy-a point mighty well worth look
ng into unless you're Of those mortaIs who
The Washington times., 1906-02-18
Paris DEGREES Plain, Soft WeayeS of Silk

T HOUGH it early for Paris very definite
on the subject Of styles, she has indicated most
definitely one two very important things.
One of these is that she is going plant,
soft of silk, exquisely veilings silk
wool as light air Illuminated by warp of color,
perhaps, covered with small flower designs that
could never have back Dresden" but are
welcome spring in the French
With everything there viii be abundance of
lace-Alencon, real baby C1ny Mechln. and Irish
crochet in styles. And where the Iaces leave off
eu'broideries Observation-Disclosures that actually rival
real laces in their claim your attention, because OF
their exquisite beauty.
If you stick TO the princess idea of dress, you
scarcely go wrong-if there is any confidence to be
placed in signs-fOr Paris is doing everything she
20 reduce hips and invent undercotfes that Will make
princess fashions possible.
There are underclothes-three pieces in one. draw
skirt and corset cover-to reduce the the
hips, the antagonisto of all characteristics
the princess styles
Fine shrrings at the waist the hips and about
the waist above much used when the dress is Of
chiffon meteor, surah satins, Of any of those
qusite siis that under the of clair de lune
For walking suits broadcloth is still first, Paris
having taken It into her head that broadcloh be
made as satisfactory for summer winter. And SO
The Washington times., 1906-02-18
Pumps Are Lower, With Adorable Bows

really very little trouble keep in order than
black
In place of the rather higher pumps of year
ribbon ties" evidently of the family,
but boasting sx) great eyelets through
which ribbon tie in longer bow than
last year boasted.
These ribbon ties. by the way, bid fair 20 almost
entirely suppant low shoes.
Patent leathH- and metal (as the dull-fnish
leather called) fight for supremacy. Both tre
mendously popular for pumps, and Doh improved
by that prim little bow of leather.
Colors bid fair to have certain prominence. but
white far away popular,
single formidable rfvcal.
That IS. yeti For nobody knows whether, by
we're '1xnee-deep In june" Fashion won't
have decided give startlIngly new thing In
the way of fascinating footgear
Tips absent from most OF the shoes There's
very pretty bit Of style in the long uubroken vamp
Contrary to grown-up styles. child shoes re-
main the broadtoed square-loohlng that
fashion and common sense agreed to support
four years aga
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

never have thing after The frst freshness d
taken off
Among thin stufs which lend themselves to the
making such exquisite negiigees are those
Suisses. white with the tiniest Of flower wraaths
scattered them. wreath composed perhaps. of
six blossoms done in pairs Of three coors CP a14
Oriental figure be embroidered two coorss
designs kept small unobtrusve figures not
let the three embroidery startling.
Don't be persuaded into making lounging robe OF
aIIwhiteits either 'nightgowny in enects
and hard which worse, Dressing
sacques different very pretty things, dainty
anything could be- coming in the inexpensive
white o which there S great variety.
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

Both big and little hats seen, but none of
medium size.
Every Parisienne wears an ornament of some de-
scrpt1on her hair every an affair. es-
pecialy the opera. Small roses
with sweeping Paradise. SEEN while very young
girls affect single pink rose, as apparently
thrust careessy into the hair and allowed droop
almost upon the forehead at one side
One of the latest fads Is the wearing Of white lace
sleeves sheer black evening gowns. such as those
OF of mousseIine de sole.
Some Of the most fashionable taken
to wearing delicately tinted and bows
with evening gowns at the opera.
The Empire style has brought the plain skirt into
favor: for the long, slim effect allow
elaborate trimmings, although it demand en-
broideries and applications
ing with tho ripplng
Tiny gold aTtest
dark, rich hats
Velvet is first favorite this dressy oc-
cssions. and 1t is ss soft and supple chiffon
The Washington times., 1906-02-18
French Fashion Notes

ELVET ribbons are used to a very great ex
tent at this moment for the trimming of hats
in bows ruchings, and rosettes
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

EW pumps already shown. and just a
M little different from those of last yeaar-that
y little, however, eloquent of the changes of
styles
shoes gain in favor-the pumps show that change.
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

Pumps cut e little lower than they last
year-why. nobody knows. For last years high pump.
with the bit of elastic hidden away under the bow,
holding the shoe snug the foot. the com
Portable form ever made; and the slip a
little
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

Tan shoes promise be d good deaI-for that
mater they've been all winter to certain ex-
hardly likely that this will so
great a furore made over
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

But the bows adorable They're just funny
little affairs of leather-the that makes the
punp-made in two small bunched-up loops But they
give the neates trimHnest little finish imaginable
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

Both big and little hats are seen but none o
medium size
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

great a made them last.
But white, White promises 10 be more popular than
ever in spite everything said last
year white will be made of bucksbtns
leaving canvas O the ribbon ties.
In Coored crushed calf of the pretuest of the
many pumps The soft, pretty green of buckskin
has a lighter these, in tan there's
nothing quite it violet softened into
charming by the almost mysterious softness Of
The curiously treated leather
One exquisite blouse was with yoke all
over vaIenciennes lace. of the front
broidered chrysanthemums kind the curly
petas) which threw graceful buds and stiff stems and
leaves up a way that emphasized both
lace and embroidery.
Another embroidered with great nodding roses,
the heart each bit of Valenciennes lace in a
design which like delicate continuation of that
of the embroidery.
insertions carry the idea of flowers en-
heavily. insertions of lace which
help design chrysantIenums with lace ceners
conventional leaves with tinypatterned inseE,
tion softening the effect OF the heavy eHaRgedeEy.
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

Tiny gold some of the smartes
of the dark, rich hats
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

One of the latest fads Is wearing white lace
sleeves black evening gowns such as those
OF net or of rnousseIine de sole
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

Velvet is first ravorite this for all dressy oc
Gssions and 1t is ss soft and as supple as chiffon
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

Following the trail of the dantly colored stufs
which gradually being taken up of
loveIest of summer dresses are pumps Of pink
blue in delcate-alnnost pastel-shades.
OF course, they're an CONFERENCE.-The goes al
most without saving. But it's equally they
fGscfnatng bits of footgear anything
vented for a long while.
Nobody has devised way Yet clean them salts
faetcriiy at homei unlike the wine ones. which are
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

" HILE Empire and princess styles and the
NV varied fashions Louis
have all been struggling dominate
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
G. A. r. At BOONE.
Charles A. Clark Of Cedar Rapids is
.... Commander,

Charles A. Clark Of Cedar Rapids is
... Commander.
Boone.-The Iowa G. A. R. encamp-
ment elected officers as follows:
Charles A. Clark of Cedar Rapids, ie-
partment commander; P. D. Swick Of
Thomas Graham of DEBORAH, junior
vice commander; DR.. J. H. Hutchins
of Hampton, medical director: Rev.
Jesse B. Bartlett of Shenandoah, chap
lain; Gen. Granville M. Dodge of New
York City, delegate at large; A. F..
Haradon Of Marshalltown, alternate
delegate at large.
The biggest parade in the history Of
the state G. A. R. encampment of
Iowa marched through the streets of
Boone under the direction of Capt.
E. B. Woodruff. Between 5000 and
$500 were in line. A crowd of 10000
delegates and visitors thronged the
streets all day. ...ga.
At night campfires were held in
the tabernacle in the park and in the
opera house, the former presided
over by Senator Allen of Nebraska
and the latter by Col. D. J. Palmer.
Addresses were made by Commander
Harper, General Weaver, Col. Chas.
A. Clark, the newly elected COM
mander, and Major Rathbun of Mar
ion. The report of Adjutant General
Newman gave the information that
Iowa is entitled to twenty-three dele
gates and one delegate at large to the
national encampment at Minneapolis
this year. He read a report showing
that there were 11.728 members in
good standing in the G.. A. r. of the
state.
During the past year and half S91
have passed away.
Finances Of the department of Iowa
are in excellent shape.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
Tho Worlds Athletes.

Olympic games" in which the win
ners are youths from America, Aus
tralia and Canada look like . very
new thing, but there Is really nothing
new about the success Of the outlying
districts in these classic contests. 1t
was quite a common thing in the an.
cient day for athletes from the outly'
ing Hellenic states and the colonel
to take the prizes, and the conditions
that made victories for greater Greece
In those days are precisely the same
as those which win the laurels fos
Sheridan. Steering and Asty to-day
That is to say. it is the pioneer who
has in him the spirit Of the champion
and the tradition of overcoming. II
is the new country" that gives the
hope. the eagerness, the elasticity tho
makes great athletes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
KENNEDY FOR CONGRESS.
Named in First District on One Hun
dred and Third Ballot. ~

Named in First District on One Hun
dred and Third Ballot. |
Burlington.-Hon. Charles A. Ken.
nedy of Montrose, Lee county, was
nominated by the First district con-
gressional convention on the 1O3d bal
lot, after Hon. c. A. Carpenter of
Louisa county had withdrawn from
the race The final vote stood Ken.
nedy sc IL, McCoid AZ IL. On We'd
nesday 100 ballots were taken without
success.
The first two ballots on Thursday
morning were practically the same as
those during the deadlock. Then the
withdrawal of Carpenter was an.
nounced and on the 103d ballot Louisa
county divided her vote, seven to Ken.
nedy and five to McCoid. Des Moines
gave each remaining candidate IL IL
votes. Henry transferred one of her
Carpenter votes to McCoid and two
to Kennedy; and Washington gave
two of her Carpenter votes to- McCoid.
and seven to Kennedy. The nomina.
ton was made unanimous on motion
of Washington county. u
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08

{ IOWA STATE I
/ NJ w S Event. ), R.e.a.
Occurrence Throughout the commonweaith
Joe" TRloo IS DEAD.
Well Known Writer Passes Away .
Homo In Rockford.

Well known Writer Passes Away at
Homo In Rockford.
Des Moines.--"Joe" Trigg. the
Farm Philosopher" Of Iowa, one OF
the best known agricultural writer's
and experts in the United States.
died at his old home in Rockford at
1886 o'clock yesterday morning. after
an illness extending over several
months. The cause Of Mr.. Triggs
illness and death was an affection Oh
his nervous system, which Drough'
on slow paralysis and ultimately ner-ii
vous prostation.
At the time of his death Mr.. Trigg;
was editor of the Weekly Register OF
this city. and resided at 923 Filth
street.. Since last spring, however,
when he was first taken sick, he had
spent most of his time with his son,
Paul Trigg, editor of the Grinnell
Register, at Grinnell, and his son.
Frank Trigg editor of the Rockford
Register, at Rockford.
Joseph s. Trigg was born In Eng
land over sixty years ago. When
young man he came to America ana
ever after made his way in the world
and educated himself. He enjoyed
practically no advantages Of educa-
tional instruction in his boyhood or
young manhood. Mr.. Trigg enlisted
in the Union army from Minnesota
and served during the civil way.
Afterwards he settled in Rockford,
where he purchased the Register,
which he operated until his son took
charge. $40
Mr.. Trigg's "Essm Philosophy at
tracted attention all over the coun-
try and his services were sought by
the American Press Association, which
for years used his weekly letter In
country newspapers throughout the
west. In this way Mr.. Trigg's repu-
tation as an agricultural writer and
expert received its greatest impetus.
About one year ago Mr.. Trigg came
to Des Moines as editor Of the Week
ly Register. ri"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-08
PADEREWsKps BELLBoy.
Musical Youth Made q Hit with W.
Great Pianist by Playing
His "Minuet,n

Rosamond Johnson, Of Cole & John.
son. composers OF that once popular
song, under the Bamboo Tree" ona
held a position as bellboy in Youngt
hotel in Boston. This place, says Sue
cess Magazine; he once nearly lott
through taking the liberty Of playinj
Paderewski's "Minuet" for the lfsat
pianist. Paderewski, who was Say.
ing at that hotel, had rung for q bell.
boy, and young Johnson answered H.
call.
Being so fond Of music, he made
bold to ask the great composer and
pianist to play the 'Minuet" for him
Paderewski could not understand Eng
lish then, and the boy thought from
his gesticulations that he wished him
to play 1t. So he sat down at tns
piano and commenced playing. PAD
erewski's manager happened to enter
the room just then, and, enraged a.
the bellboy's presumption, threw MIN
out of the room and went directly %
the management and had him DIS
charged.
As soon as he learned what mao
been done, Paderewski, who had peen
pleased with the lads playing, sen! !!
for the manager Of the hotel ana nss
Johnson reinstatod r. his position. ~ Y