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The Washington times., 1906-04-01
The Cleaning Process.

DO your ripping with the sharpest
sort OF a knife-there's less strain upon
the material than doing it in the time
honored way with scissors, or by pull
ing the thread from alternate sides OF
the seam.
Clean every spot off no matter how
small or shadoWy il may seem. Spong-
ing with any of the well-known clean
ing agents. such as gasolene, naphtha
trick, although If the material is badly
wash tiff II is kind or color that will
wash Even i'm this case. try to remove
the worst of the spots before wetting it.
And. If the edges show signs of fraying
badly. overcast them roughly before
washing
Use soap bark instead OF soap even
upon delicate fabrics. rubbing it upon a
spot or badly sOiled place exactly as you
would soap upon muslin. Rinse thor
oughly, but don't wiring the water oft
but squeeze the cloth between youl
hands until no more water comes from
st.
Hang by laying the material over a
line in the shade. without using clothes
pins, which are almost bound to stretch
the breadthS or pieces out of shape
Hanging il so that it is almost double
the sides balancing. as far as weight IS
concerned, is much the better way
Press when il is almost dry or II II
dries before you are ready for il. damp
en- the muslin through which YOU press
IL and use Only a moderately warm
iron, but press heavily upon II. and see
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that every part Of the cloth is made
perfectly smooth.
Hang IL over clothes horse until il
dries from even the little steaming
that the hot iron in contact with the
dampened muslin is bound TO cause.
Then your material is ready 10 be cut
out.
All this seems like a roundabout way
OF getting results. but il tells wonder
fully in the general look of the gown.
China SILK and pOngee may be washed
in soapy water and iToned upon the
wrong Sde-whiCh may be the original
right side IL the dress is to be turned
Cotton stUffs are rarely worth making
over Starch and frequent washing make
cotton stuffs so tender thai the work of
remaking is. practically wasted.
In cutting. pay the strictest attention
to getting the lines just so. II the old
pattern doesn't quite allow for the deep
seams Of the new-the slant of the
shoulder. for instance. varying ever SO
Httle-mark the seam after the new pat
tern with chalk or pins. instead of trust
ing TO your eye to allow for that differ
ence- You can't be too careful about the
fit and set
Press every little while. whenever a
seam is ready-there's nothing that tells
so directly upon cloth things like care
full tailoring. and the beginning aud end
of careful tailoring is pressing.
The Washington times., 1906-04-01
EASTER CARDS

IT. HERE are so many other trifies
10 send TO ones friends at Easter
that the Easter card. strictly
called. might almost be said TO
have gone out. were IL not for the fact
that the stores are full of them-lovely
ones. too-which is proof positive the
other wav.
ore thing is certain. though: he LoS'-
card as an Easter token is largely in
the lead-just as il was at Christmas
and for valentines. The only change is
one of symbols: and we have postcards
adorned with weird-looklng hares and
chickens in every conceivable occupa-
ton and attire.
This does not mean that the ordinary
Easter card is quite in the background
Indeed. IL is not. but is more ludicrous
and fanciful than ever before
There are several distinct novelties.
one of them being a rooster that flaps
his wings and crows: another large
gray card containing a saucer. spoon,
and tumbler with three paper eggs that
can be lifted in and out.
Cards Of the real Easter type are I'M
usually artistic this season. and the
necessarily hackneyed use of the lily
has actually been put into new forms
There are also a number of faScinat-
ing little place cards for dinners and
luncheonS. A particularly attractive
series was one of different German chill
dren girls. and boys, playing with
Faster eggs. These cards were quite
small. but the coloring was exquisite.
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A LITTLE SERIES OF WHY'S

on your fancy work or cooking. have
not tried II. you feel chaErIned 10 think
that Mrs. SO and So could tell you Of
II Why Because YOU are interested
in that line and you have posed as a
success IN that particularly chosen
work.
1t seems a shame that most OF us do
have TO be silent and look wise when
literature is talked OF. This reminds
me of a story. \ dinner was given 10
several clergymen. one OF whom was
50 interested IN politics that he insisted
upon talking on and on upon that sub
ject, much 70 the annoyance OF the rest
Finally the highest dignitary of the
party said: John. If YOU do not stop
talking politics we will talk theology
and then you will be leftr
To my mind il would not have hurt
TO talk little of both
Some one calls on you to pay one OF
those duty calls, and you dread IL be
cause you know of no subject you two
have in common Why Because
neither OF YOU is educated 10 many
things-better start laying in a stock
of ideas,
We won't all study. il is not in our
line. but we can get out and broaden
our views Don't just do one thing all
the time because Won know how TO do
that well Your brain Will get one
sides. and people will call you dull-and
II children are taught what TO look
fer. as young people they Will know
why they look. and their old age
will be spared many useless regrets
Suppose you We're a maid and had to
sit in "A lonely kitchen and wait 20 an
swer doOrbell2 The four walls would
look gloomy But II you started study
ing something which would raise YOU
above that position, may be some day
Sou would be answering letters instead
OF beli$. or. better still YOU might have
a mail yourself. / have seen this happen
Unfortunately. Il is just this denied
class that is hungry for knowledge
We who have every advantage do not
take It. a'KVhy2'' We reason that our
social position VIII carry US through.
and 50 we go on leaning on that fragile
reed. and. when the glamour OF our
youth is pass. instead of flowers
bound with the cord OF memory which
we have culled from another mans
garden. we see bu. as the fields we
have passed and by which we have
not stopped.
Gather We flowers while We may,
Old time is still a-hying.
S. II. T.
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Don't Grow One SIDED.

Girls are apt to crow over their par
ents because today there are better
advantages; and good parents always
deny themselves to give their children
the chances which were not possible
for them. But parents should try 10
keep pace with their children just as
wives should strive to step along with
their husbands. Why In that way
you will find companions in Your home.
AZ you are not much OF a reader.
books seem dry. and the nlost-talked-Of
your friends talk books, while you
have to keep silence. is no shame 10
you-yOu have not posed as literary.
But let some one speak Of the latest
wav Of emhroiderinC. or Of a new
recipe. and If you, who pride yourself
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THINGS FOR DUMMIES TO BRING

and quack, happing-winged rOoSters. in
Vulnerable doWny peeps sprinslnS from
the most remarkable shells. and gay
feathered pigeons share the honOrs of
This Eastertide with darkies in big yell
low hats perched on sliced water melons
and negro babies on egg automobiles
As for the eggs themselves, they are
to be found i'm every size and shape,
from the tiny cOlored candies 10 great
paper and silk covered structures that
rival the auk's: and in every material
y God. china, paper. and hand-painted
satins
long cotton ears: others. from which
peep cunning baby faces and still others
concealng infants. who lisp papa and
mamma" when you pull string.
Many attractive china figures are used
i'm connection with eggs that are 10 be
filled with candy; in fact. that is the
important mission Of ali the new Easter
faVOrs Some OF these figures are Ger
man Swiss. japanese, Eskimo. and
American girls and boys supporting eggs
in panniarS from their shoulders. or
carrying them in their arms. or leaning
sainst them for seats.
Cats. dogs rabbits lambs. babies.
doves, and cupids in china, all have the
same function of egg candy boxes
What every child would love are YER
liable little ccops OF wooden Stats with
chickens and ROSTERS inside, which crow
when the door of the coop opens.
A fascinating novelty is three plaster
eggs from which stretch little chickens
Justify singing Easter carols from note
book
A big green locomotive, with funny
engineer. is another taking toy for the
Easter hunt.
Mothers should remember in arrang-
ing the hunt that quantity rather than
quality pleases the average child There
fore Il is well to gather together n num-
her of cheap gifts and baskets rather
than one or two handsome ones.
The Washington times., 1906-04-01
Use. Sodpbzrk in Raceof3Sz

IT. HE woman who can make things
over without having the finished
piece patiently proclaim its hum
bic origin. has a valuable asset
10 her fortunes For making over. like
the great American problem OF making
dollar do the work of two. is a task
which requires rather more than the
average ability To solve successfully.
The wise woman is she who Consid-
ers the future making over when she is
buyinG materials for a new gown or
suit. and. IN consequence, chooses ma
teriaiS which have no up and down 10
buying little more than the pattern
actually needed to lay aside for the
rainy day of remaking.
II You are buying with the certainty
OF remaking before you. don't indulge
in hght-colored Voiles and the rest Of
the loosely woven dress Stuffs. Choose
something which is firm in your hand.
with a close weave and not too smooth
finish. Noiles can't be washed. nor
dyed. nor even cleaned with any de
gree OF satisfaction: and the very pro-
cess OF ripping apart results in str ,tch-
ing
Henriettas and cashmere and serges-
any Of the closely woven class of tex
lures. IN fact may be given quite Wig
orous treatment. not only without in
jury. but with good results.
Don't stint work upon getting things
ready-in that one point lies much OF
the secret Of success. See that every
bit of the material Is clean and as near
~ Ike new as possible before YOU start
IN with scissors and tape measure and
mysterious paper patterns.
The Washington times., 1906-04-01

~ nee there was girl of eight
cen. who WAS placed in a
" class of children about ten
and twelve years OF age. For
the first few weeks she was looked
upon as a dummy" as the children
called her. but soon her quiet dignity
commanded respect -Why2" She
made them feel what she was-a brave.
bright young woman. The rudiments
of her education had been neglected
while she had gone on mastering the
more weighty problems OF life. How
many Of US could go back 10 our pri-
mary lessons?
DID YOU eVe- ask yourself why"
some people studied even when they
were old2 Perhaps you thought. oh,
they are book worms But there is "A
decided difference between the person
who reads 10 improve his mind and one
who dives into all kinds Of literature
simply for diversion. The first knows
what TO look for. the second sometimes
stumbles over something of value
When we are old We sigh and wish
We bad applied ourselves when we We're
young That is foolish why: for
when YOU realize how little you know,
that is the time YOU are ripe TO gain
knowledge. Some of our greatest lit
erature was produced after the writer
had reached the age of so. which goes
to snow that the mind is active when
the Body is sometimes feeble
The Washington times., 1906-04-01

Her fashions have kept pace with her
advancement in every other line IN
stead Of the sOmber Srays and blacks
she once wore like a uniform, she wears
grays and blacks indeed. but In ma
terials which are as fun ~ STYLE and
character as the other kinds lacked
them. The whole range Of violet shades
are called into service for her. and those
silvery blues which seem created espe-
cially for her. 10 say nothing Of soft
shades Of almost every other color, with
a world of dignity and distinction in
their very quietness.
But it is in her hats and bonnets that
the greatest change in her fashions IS
made manifest. Instead OF wearing the
same bonnet for several seasons. per
haps. or one SO Ike the last that one
might well be forgiven for thinking II
the same. she gives as much care 20
choosing and planning fascinating head
gear as she had before
The older wOman's bonnet Tor this
Easter is lovelier than ever an Easter
before saw it. ranging from the quiet
est OF black with never a touch of
white TO relieve II, yet shaped so clev-
erly that. It's style is style and trim
ming in one) 10 the ARREST tOGues Of
white roses and maIine or tulle-ths
whole crown made OF roses. and the
brims 0f that soft. becoming nun could
be called a briml of the tulIe banked in
a snowy heap
Like the hats for the younger women
the most supple, airy straws are used
Unlike hers, many OF these tOques are
} "ma6e hats" instead OF the shapes 50
popular with the younger generations.
and horsehair and hemp straw are high
in favor
Plenty of flowers are used, but mostly
/ the smaller kinds: moss and button
roses. helioJrOpe-anything small and
compact. or which Will form into cIus-
tiers; and forget-me-nOts set of a pale
blue toque. practically Untrimmed other
wise except for loops OF the horsehair
braid. "a nothing else can
i AiSrettes are wonderfully popular
beth the straight kinds and those THAI
droOp-jUst a little after the fashion Of
/ the paradise aigrettes which every wo-
man is in love with.
Jet and cut steel are both used. and
the prettiest of palette work done with
the tiny glittering jet spangles is fascj-
mating.
OF course. lace Is used a great deal
made of rich Irish crochet. or perhaps
gust the crown OF the lace. the brim
made oC tuIe, white or black, 10 furnish
a contrast
An occasiODai-Very occasional-toque
has a thread OF gold or silver woven ir-
regularly through the braid Of which II
is made. but what is in much better
favor Zone might almost say, in better
| L ste). are the straws Of the color Of
real straw. refined and lightened until
! they glisten like the SOftest Of gold
Tiny straw buttons are used a great
deal and a treatment Of straw threads
which is almost like an embroidery IN
the way long loops are combined 10
form a fioWer-Shape.
Soft. vide ribbons are crushed 10 form
bows and folds about the crown. and 20
do the modified massing at the back
which is the nearest approach 10 the tilt
10 which the older woman'S hat comes.
Even for those real old bOnnefs. the
cLes with strings, tie wider SILK ri0-
! bCns are used almost entirely
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~ that happy day when eggs are
found in wonderful nests and
the bunny brings the most de-
nghtful gifts
oh, the precious Caster eggs. the only
KIND that never STILES. though old as
Easter itself-older indeed since we
know the Jews and Persians used them
IN their spring festivals to typify reviv-
ing nature. 1t is not strange they have
endeared themselves to every child dur
ing long generations.
But the modern boy and girl certainly
have the best of their ancestors in
Easter joys. The Old-fashiOned Calico
colored Speckled eggs which seemed so
glorious TO childish eyes scarce twenty
years back would be utterly scorned by
the up-to-date yOungster with all the
marVels OF the tOymaker'S art TO fur
nish him marvellous new Easter gifts
each year
There are Dummies in strange attire
sailor boys. school teachers i'm goggles,
clowns with cymbals astride a drum,
ing their bilIies, and even Uncle Sam
and John Bull Dummies
Not exclusive in his occupations is
Master Bunny. for we find him drawing
a little Eskimo Sledge. or up in the
basket OF a balloon. or as chauffeur in
automobiles that really run.
There are Dummies in long fur gar
ments from which peep baby faces:
rocking horse Dummies, Dummies drawing
great green water carts. and Yet other
bunnies dressed in gorgeous pink wom-
ems ball gowns. or in festive striped
trousers. blue Waistcoat, green tie, red
coat. and rakish high hat.
Then there is the fruit rabbit. with
pineapple trunk. pear upper body. rad
ish arms. bean ears. grape leaf and
fruit cap: and yet other rabbits with
pumpkin lantern heads.
Yellow ducklings that nod their heads
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TO KEEP RIBBONS

THE new. soft ribbons need a lot
Of care 20 make them last we'll
in spite Of their wonderful sup
pleuess, which pretends to make
them well-nigh imperishGbIe That
very quality makes them crush into
the stringiest sort Of things unless the
CreaSes are smOOIhed our. II not after
every wearing, at least every little
while
Mailing tubes Of stim pasteboard.
covered with silk over a lining Of cot
ton batting. in which has been sprink-
led generous supply Of the delicate
perfume YOU affect in everything make
attractive forms upon which the rib
bon may be rolled and fastened at the
ends-with pins driven firmly into the
padding. Roll the ribbon rather tight
ly-pulling il out evenly is the best
possible antidote to the slow poison OF
daily wearing
Dolls rolling-pins are used for the
same purpose. but the mailing tubes
ara just as satisfaction
White ribbOns-satin. MESA line
louisine. and the rest Of the satiny
kinds-which have become soiled NAV
be washed in tepid water in which
soap-jeny has been dissolved Stretch
them out upon a board to dry-an
ironing board covered with clean white
muslin is splendid for the purpose-
piuning the ends firmly so as TO stretch
the ribbon beyond the need for press
ing. If possible
The other kinds-gros grain. taffe-
Ia, and the like-ShOuld be stretched
out upon a clean board In first place
and sponged with boraX water until
clean
II pressing proves necessary. Law a
cloth over the ribbon before Il is quite
dry, and press with a moderately hot
iron II the ribbon should dry before
YOU find time to press IL. dampen the
cloth you lay over IL. and press as be
fore.
The Washington times., 1906-04-01
SHIELDS

UNI the WOmdu VINO does Tot
have to wear shields. Doctors
may lament constitutional weak
ness. but most of us would be
inclined TO run the risks of debility for
the comfort entailed.
Shields being a Necessary evil il is
fortunate that the makers are daily i'm
proving them. Time was when heavy.
diSagTeeable stockinet prevailed TO
crowd an armhOle and been generally I'M
pleasant. Now they come in the most
delicate silk and finest rubber. war
ranted to both wear and wash As for
sizes. shields can be had the size OF
young sheets or so tiny that they are
adaptable To a sleeveless gown
One Of the most difficult questions to
the shield wearer is TO protect the front
of her gown without being compelled tc
wear mammoth combinations OF rub
Der This trouble has now been OBJ
waited by "A shield shaped something
like the prov of an Old-faShiOned boat,
very high and shallow and curYing in
front and dipping 10 the back.
This form fits well into the armhole.
and does not wrinkle. though il should.
of course. be tackled here and there
along the edges
BY the way in putting in n shield
when one Is In too great a hurry to use
needle and thread. the very tinicst
safety pins are found most convenient.
In washing shields two things are es-
sential. Do not rub the soap 1n the
shield; dip them into a thick late ier in
stead. rinsing well, and dry II EN- in
the sun.
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six. still the greatest woman viOlinist in
the world, and that other famous woman
OF Sixty-fve, whose canvases fairly
glowed with life, and that Yet older
woman who held great fortunes in her
grasp and jussled with them like a very
master Of hnance-the older woman has
gained a place Of honored recognition
The Washington times., 1906-04-01

THE older woman has been a reve-
lation To as these last few years.
Time was when the line which
divided TIE young woman from
the old woman was the dead line OF
hope. when one who passed il was quiet
" laid aside. forced 10 be content with
the leavinss OF the younger woman
fun and frolic and advancement
These last few years have seen a
radical change. The older woman has
set her face toward a far. free country,
following hard on the trail blazed by
the younger women tsome OF them mere
girls) who We're no less pioneers be-
cause the unknown country into which
they pushed their way-ia which they
endured mental trials and nardships
equal 10 the physical strain Of life when
the West was first pOpulated-was the
field OF business.
And since two or three older women
have accomplished great things in the
World-like that famous woman OF sixty
The Washington times., 1906-04-01

Gather We flowers while We may,
Old time is still a-hying.
s. II, T.
The Washington times., 1906-04-01

r. ASTER. to most children, means
~ that happy day when eggs are
found in wonderful nests and
the bunny brings the most de-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-07-05
GIVE THE NAMES AND THE
FACTS,

The Democratic machine press
charge that certain persons connected
with the Republican State organiza-
tion Is selling offices for money.
The Tar Heel joins the Democratic
machine press in repeating this
charge, but they do not give names
and facts. We believe that both of
them are lying, but If they have
any facts on which to base the
charge, and If there is any cor
ruption connected with the or
gsnization, then we are In favor of
giving names and facts and purging
the corruption out.
We challenge the Tar Heel and
and its Democratic assistants to give
the names and the proof. They owe
this to the organization, to them
selves. and to the State, and If they
don't do 1t they deserve to be branded
In the strongest terms.
Again, we say, give the names
and the facts.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-07-05

Hot weather and hot politics ia
making Raleigh an exceedingly
warm place these July days. Wake
County Democracy has its full share
of candidates and nearly all of them
are Singing mud at each other.
Josephus Daniels Is trying to beat
Mr.. Drewry for the Senate in order
to get In his man. He has used all
kinds of tactics against Drewry, but
fearing he would not win out, Dan
iels has returned to his first love
and trotted out the "nigger" ques-
ton, and is charging Mr.. Drewry of
connudling with the negro In poll
tics several years ago. But if you
rob Josephus Daniels of the negro
you rob him of his only campaign
argument. He does not know how
to G. nduct a eampsixn without SLAM
der, abuse and Misrepresentation.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1906-07-05
,telr effort. 10 doinge are they

their efforts 10 doings Are they
appealing to voters TO join the party
and acting 50 Is to induce them to
come? No. They are doing ex-
actly TO the contrary they are abus-
Ing the new recruits To the party
aud trying TO drive them out OF 1t.
l.. this not true? Will any one
claim that Mr.. Blackburn and his pa
per have done or said one thing cal
culated 10 bring men into the party ?
Then all Of his fair talk Ia made
simply TO deceive as many patriotic
Republicans as possible.
IL Mr.. Blackburn was State Chair.
man he would, If we can Judge by
his actions. upqucstionsbly use all
the machinery Of his party for his
personal ends confined TO the Eighth
District, and the result Of his policy
would be TO reduce the party TO q
small patronage machine, to about
the size of his Tar Heel Club.
J Everyone knows that the bulk oil
Mr.. BIackburn's following is the
lawless element In the "Moon Shine
County, and that the few patriotic
Republicans who have been misied
by his insincere talk are kept By
him to the front to call attention
from the bulk Of his lawless force
and to give an appearance Of re-
spectability.
On the other hand, all who know
Judge Adams know that his one
aim and ambition as State Chairman
is to make North Carolina perma
nent Republican State. If this II
true, then should not every patriotic
Republican rally to his support ant
thus extend an invitation TO th'
great mass of independent voters o
the State to join in the fight for Re
publican success and continued pros
perity?