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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
The Lunar Prophet

IF maid wishes to know how many years it
L will be before she will marry, she is advised
to look at the first new moon of the new year
through a silk handkerchief that has never
been washed, making use of this invocation;
New moon new moon l hail theei
New moon, new moon, be kind to mel
If | marry man, man marry me,
Show me how many moons 1t shall be.
The number of moons the maid sees through
the handkerchief-the threads multiply the
vision-tell her how many years it shall be
before she will marry Another method is to
look at the first new moon of the new year in
a mirror The number of moons seen in the
glass tell the number of years before marriage.
In Devonshire, England, the young girls
have a curious custom. When they first see the
first new moon of the new year, they sit down
on a ste, take off their shoes and stockings,
and run to the next stile in their bare feet.
If fortune is kind on their arrival at this
stile they will find between two of their toes
a hair, which will be of the same color as the
hair of the man they are to wed.
A bachelor has the right to claim kiss and
a pair of gloves, as a reward from the first
girl that he meets while walking under the
new moon, providing he announces the new
moon first. Unfortunately, this pleasant Gus
tom prevails only in rural districts of England.
If the first love kiss is given and the first
love VOWS are spoken under the light of the new
moon, it is said that Dan Cupid will see that
the love thus plighted shall never be blighted.
Alas! that so many proposals are now made
by gaslight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
AS a Mischief Maker

pYRON'S poetry, filled with the spirit of
- youth and love, contains some beautiful
lines upon the influence of the moon upon the
human heart. Here are two stanzas from
Don Juan"
The sun set, and up rose the yellow moon:
The devils in the moon for mischief; they
Who called her ehaSte methinks, began too
soon
Their nomenclature; there is not day,
The longest, not the twenty-first of June,
Sees half the business in a wicked way
On which three single hours of moonshine
smile
And then she looks so modest all the while
There is a dangerous silence in that hour,
A stiffness, which leaves room for the full soul,
To open all itself without the power
OF calling wholly back its self-control;
The silver light which, hallowing tree and
tower,
Sheds beauty and deep softness 0 'er the whole,
Breathes also to the heart and DER it throws
A loving languor which is not repose."
Lovers have never cared, and never will
care, how the scientists describe the moon
1t may be burned-out world, the corpse upon
the road of night" folded feecily in her
winding-sheet of cloud. The problems of
its relation to the solar system, its age, and
composition will be left to be worked out in
laboratories To lovers it will always be both
an aid and inspiration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
The Moon and Lovers

FROM the time when the first pair of lovers
L looked upward and saw the silvery disk
floating through the dark mystery of the
skies, the moon has been favored by those
who would a-sweethearting go.
There appears to be some marvellous al
chemy in moonlight, which acts upon the
tender hearts of youths and maids, and rem
ders them unusually susceptible to the wiles
of the delightful god of love; and many
the quaint customs and the curious super
stitions, which show how strong is the belief
that the moon and Cupid have entered into
copartnership for the undoing of bachelor men
and maids.
Walter Scott, in "The Heart of Midlothian"
has one of his characters give voice to this
when she utters the following invocation:
"Good-even, fair moon, good-even to thee!
prithee, dear moon, now show to me
The form and the features, the speech and
degree,
OF man that true lover of mine shall be-"
The new moon, especially the first
moon of the new year, is the best beloved by
lovers; and is supposed to have remarkable
powers of divination in all things relating
to the future doings of Cupid. In certain
parts of England it is the custom of maidens,
on the first appearance of a new moon, to go
outdoors, and, looking up at the moon, say
the following rime:
New moon, new moon, | hail thee!
By all the virtue in thee,
Grant this night that | may see
He who my true love will be-"
Having said this, the maidens go to bed
feeling assured that before morning they will
see their future husbands in their dreams.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07
he EVENING TIMES, aFAND FORKS, n u.

Of all enterprises drawing visitors to
Oc0nomowoc and welcoming the car
nival visitors from other towns. These
society folks may have felt proud of
selling beer but wait until the w. C.
T. U. start after them.
Beatrice Fairfax says that love at
1S- Is half the time only physical dis
order. Old-timey people used to dose
their children with castor oil when
puppy love symptoms appeared.
Miss Vivien Dinnie has issued in
vitations for $3.50 o'clock dinner par
ty on Wednesday evening compliment
tary to the Misses Kitty, Gertrude and
Myrtle Mooney, who are guests here.
Covers will be laid for thirty and dane
Ing will be the order of the evening
after the dinner.
Mrs. Corey is detached from
worthless husband and adjusted to
fine, fat bunch of alimony.-Houston
Post. And with this to back her will
not go begging long for another hus-
band does she want one.
The old friends of Arthur H. Rounse.
Vile, son Of DR.. and Mrs. A. P. Rounse-
Vile of Larimore, N. D., will be pleased
to learn that he will, in company with
his charming young wife, visit Grand
Forks the coming week after a few
days with his parents at Larimore.
Arthur was formerly with the second
National bank here, but is now located
In Arizona. While in the city Mr.. and
Mrs. ROunseville will be the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank DeCamp.
zee
Il have lived for various occasions
for eight weeks on nothing but milk
and a few prunes," says Ella Wheeler
wilcox. We have never doubted for
moment that prunes constituted an
important part Of Mrs. Wilcox's diet,
says a mean masculine writer.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Howe came in from
Conway for the druggists convention
and are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Quistgard.
1t is good time now to get some of
the pretty thin summer materials for
party and evening dresses next fall
and winter. They are being material
ly marked down in price and yet
though designed especially for sum-
mer are quite appropriate for many
little dances and functions during the
cold season.
Miss Myrtle Mooney of Detroit,
Mich, is the guest of Miss Vivien Din
ME.
1t is not we'll to make up many more
OF your real nice waists that are in
tended for day wear with short sleeves,
for short sleeves are sure to go out
of fashion as soon as the cool weather
comes. The long sleeves of the new
coats, too, except those for very dressy
wear, indicate the departure of the
short sleeve with the warm weather.
Mr.. H. H. Bateman, the druggist
from Cooperstown, is here for the
convention and shaking hands with old
acquaintances. He was formerly
resident here.
The black velvet ribbon band is
again worn at the throat, sometimes
fastened either at the back or front
with an old-fashioned brooch, and
again tied at the side with loops and
ends hanging to the shoulder, and such
becoming fashion to all.
The odd style of drawing the hair
down loosely over the ears after part
ing in the middle, quite in the fashion
seen in daguerrotypes back in the fif-
ties, is one of the very latest modes
of hairdressing, and Is quantity be-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07

coming to some faces, yet there are
others that should not attempt it.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Halliday of
Darlington are guests at the Dacotah.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Matchan from
Minneapolis are at the Dacotah.
. . q 90 80 . = . . o . 900 .
STATE SOCIETY. .
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A pleasant occasion Thursday even
ing was the celebration of the 5Oth
anniversary Of the wedding of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Maurer at Jamestown. A
company Of friends, members of the
M. r. church and the G. A. R., assemb-
led at the house of Mr.. and Mrs. Maur-
er and took occasion to congratulate
them on the event that happens to few
partners in domestic life. There were
several appropriate souvenirs of the
occasion left as reminders of the flight
OF years. May Of value in gold and
silver from their children and grand
children, the G. A. R., NJ. E. church
and numerous old friends
The occasion will long be remember
ed by the family and marks pleasant
AiiSoSOuS pOSL lOT MI. anu MIS-. MAUI.
er.
Mesdames Matthias Olson, E. X. NV
hire and E. Meldahl were hostesses at
delightful reception Friday after
noon at the residence of the former at
Valley City, from 2 until 6 o'clock. The
affair was given in honor of Mrs. John
Bergreen. of Tacoma, WASH, and about
one hundred ladies called during the
afternoon. r Investments were served
on the pretty porch of the Olson home.
and those who assisted in serving were
the Misses Clara Mortrude, BERTHE and
Clara Saunders and Clara Myhre. 9th
ers assisting in receiving were, Mrs.
NJ. E. Mason and Miss Amanda Moe.
Sweet peas we're used in decorating.
the lunch tables being gay with the
same flower.
Cards have been received announce
Ing the marriage of Mr.. John Gage
Alice to Miss Pearl Perrie Townshend.
at Washington, July 20. They will
be at home to their friends at PA
Fifth street N. E., after August 18TH
Mr.. Alice is nephew of Mr.. ]. R.
Gage and was resident of Bismarck
for about two years before going to
Washington.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07
srRIcrLY GERM pRoor.

STHlCILY GERM PROOF.
The .Atissptic Baby ad the Prophylac-
We're playing in the garden when they
They looked upo the Creature with
It wssns 5! sinfecsed and 1T wasn't
Sterilixed.
They Ss ssi 9, i b, was Mcrobe and Hot
sand odd degrees;
They ~ frHss It in freezer that was cold
And washed In permanganate with car
In sSipsaSsttsd hydrogen they STEPPED
They trimmed its risky whiskers with
They donned their rubber mittens and
And 'lected It a member Of the Fumi-
gated Band.
There's not a Micrococcus in the garden
where they plays,
And ti eaes im SsK; hi. ration, from q
Hygenic Cup.
The I Funny end the Baby and the Pro-
-Woman's Home Companion.
Mrs. T. r. Bangs and Mrs. Jeffrey
G. LIE Beau will entertain at cards
on Saturday at the .i home of the former.
Miss Anna Fuller has returned to
her home at Larimore after a visit
with her brother Mr.. w. E. Fuller and
his family.
A fashionable wedding will occur
on Wednesday at Langdon when Miss
Vera ALERT, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. D. ALERT, will be welded.
One of the Valley City papers chron-
fcles feminine stag dance few even
ings ago at which about thirty-ave of
the young ladies were present with not
a man in sight. They all claim they
had a good time but we doubt 1t. They
der what is the matter with the Valley
City men that the ladies of the place
should desire to give party and ex-
clude them. Imgaine lot of young
women Waiting and two stepping
around the dance hall with each other,
and coming home and saying they had
good time!
One of the society events of the
summer season which, while of an in
formal nature, is always anticipated
: with pleasure is the annual tennis
dance given at the club house of the
Town and Country club. 1t will be
held this evening and members of the
club have made every preparation to
make the visitors here to attend the
tournament welcome. The dance hall
and banquet room have been prettily
decorated and during the dance this
evening, refreshments will be server.
The following prominent society ladies
are patronesses of the occasion: Mrs.
r. D. Campbell, Mrs. Gowran, Mrs. H.
M. Wheeler, Mrs. Geo. B. Clifford, Mrs.
w. L. Wilder. Mrs. Guy Corliss, Mrs.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07
PLAYS OF COMING SEASON.

o o o o o o o o o o o o o . o o . o
Union Press Association report for
August z, 1906:
Mrs. LIE Moyne in Browning's "Pip-
pa Passess."
Miss Mary Mannering in Lady Bet
ty," by Mrs. Rida johnson Young.
John Drew in Pineros His House
in Order"
Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Ell
lott in Bernard Shaw's Caesar and
Cleopatra"
James X. Hackett in "The Walls of
Jericho" by Alfred Sutro
Miss Lena Ashwell in "The Shula-
mite"
Miss Blanche Bates in Belasco's
"The Girl of the Golden West"
Henrietta Crosman in "All-of-a-Sud-
den Peggy"
Elsie Janis in "The Vanderbilt Gun"
Lew Fields company in THE Or
child"
Thomas W. Ross and Florence Rock
we'll in Popularity"
E. s. Willard in Colonel New
cOmbe."
Virginia Harmed in "The Wooing of
Eve" by Hantley Manners.
James T. Powers in "The Blue
Moon" an English extravaganza.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07

F. w. Wilder. Mrs. ]. B. Wineman.
Mrs. T.. N. Barnes, Mrs. E. j. Lander,
Mrs. Houghton. Mrs.. w. X. Nash.
Mrs. L. Robertson, Mrs. Alvin Robert
son, Mrs. James Dinnie. Mrs. 8. H.
Irwin. Mrs. +. 8. Sargent. Mrs. C. F.
Templeton, Mrs. w. H. Burr, Mrs. G.
R. Jacob, Mrs. w. H. Bates. Mrs. VIM.
Bulge, Mrs. A. F. Burrows, Mrs. H.
Bronson. Miss E. Abbott. Miss M. Bur-
Lesson. Mrs. A. p. Clifford, Mrs. ].
Ogren, Mrs. F. M. Wilson. Mr.. Liver
man is chairman of the arrangement
committee which insures careful at
tention to every detail.
Dame Fashion takes curious whims.
Her newest is when she asks us to
wear long dog skin gloves on the
street now with our thin dresses. Yet
they are really the new and quite the
correct thing In the effete east.
Mrs. P. A. Valentine, wife of Chi
cago's millionair grain dealer and
next to Mrs. Potter Palmer, the most
prominent social light in the west, is
filling the role of dispenser of lager
beer at the Oconomowoc festival and
International carnival, where all So
ciety has tossed Formally to the winds,
says one of the Chicago papers.
The most conspicuous and greatest
village, presided over by Mrs. Valen-
tine, and in German peasant costume
of red and black, with long flaxen
braids and quaint head dress. &
Mrs. Valentine is especially proud
Of the fact that she had procured a IL
cense for the sale of beer and liquors
and reported the sale of 200 barrels of
lager within two hours after the open
ing of her booth.
Mrs. Valentine expended more than
$4,000 on the German village, but the
liberal patronage indicated that the
sum will easily be repaid to the good
roads fund, for which the profits are
intended.
The beer was served In small stems
by young society women attractively
dressed as German barmaids.
Mrs. Lawrence Fitch and Mrs. P. A.
Valentine, with the committee in
charge of the arrangements, worked
like farm hands at harvest to make
the festival success and their efforts
were literally rewarded.
Former Controller of the Currency
James H. Eckles, as barker for the
French theatre, of which Mrs. Eckles
was in charge, made more noise than
a hired man. His Spiel" however,
was ornate and dignified.
The festival was arranged by the
women of the Oconomowoc colony.
With an aptly alliterative setting
forth of the wonders behind the
green doors, scores of visitors flock
ed into the theatre.
After the mayor had been introduce
ed by Mrs. Lawrence Fitch, chairman
of the carnival committee, he made
short address expressing his approval
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07
Information Bureau.
GBy Marion Harland1

l wonder how many dressmakers.
know that perfectly even tucks NAV
pc made by placing tapeline between
the folds of the fabric and pulling the
tapeline along as fast as the tuck is
sewn. And If paper is laid on the
machine, any muslin or chiffon or
mousseline de sole can be stitched by
placing the cloth over the paper and
stitching through both. The paper is
easily removed afterward, and the fab
ric will be perfectly smooth.
BY holding yardstick in the hand
or tying it to stick and resting the
stick on the floor, the most uneven
skirt can be hung absolutely straight
by measuring from the floor the num-
Der of inches required for the skirt to
escape from the ground. A large pin
can be stuck in the yardstick at the
correct height, and will serve as
guide.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07
Fashion Hints.

Some smart white costumes show
touches of yellow and pale copper at
collar, cuffs and vest.
Dresses of fine linen crash in a light
shade of gray. trimmed with silk braid
to match and white chemisettes, are
notably pretty.
Other gray gowns have brilliant
touches of cardinal, burnt orange and
parrot green, with yellow lace.
The checked and striped mohairs
make extremely attracting bathing
suits, with braid and button trimmings.
Puritan Fathers hats, they call
those high crowned models which are
SO fashionable when trimmed with a
tulle scarf and an enormous rose in
front.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07
Peach Padding.

Take 6 large peaches, pint of flour,
1 egg. 1-2 teaspoonful salt, 3-4 cup of
milk, butter the size of an egg, large
,teaspoonful baking powder.
Rub flour and butter to q cream.
then add the salt and baking powder.
Pare the peaches, cut them in halves.
and take out the pits. Beat eggs until
very light, add the milk, pour both in
to the flour and give thorough beat
Ing and pour into a creased baking tin.
Have your batter about one inch thick.
Put each peach over this, fill the pit
hollows with sugar and bake in q
quick oven for 30 minutes. Serve hot
with cream and sugar sauce,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07
Ethel Barrymore in "Alice-sit-by-
tho ECirn

Etuel barrymore IN Altce-Sit-by-
the-Fire."
William Gillette in "Clarice."
William H. Crane in THE Price Of
Money" by Alfred Sutro.
Arnold Daily in The Monkeys Paw"
and other plays.
Otis Skinner in 1.-THE Duel"
Mrs. Fiske in Langdon Mitchelrs
THE New York Idea"
Tyrone Power in Marie Corellfs
"Barabbas."
William Norris in "The Strenuous
Life"
Robert Drouet in "The Measure of
a Man." by Cora Maynard.
Francis Wilson in 1.-THE Mountain
Climber"
Miss Viola Allen in ;Cymbeline."
Miss Hilda Spong in Lady Jim," by
Harold Heaton.
Robert Edeson in "Strongheart."
Herbert Kelley and Effie Shannon In
THE Daughters of Men," by Charles
Klein.
Miss Rose Stahl in "The Chorus
Lady," by James Forbes.
Miss Maxine Elliott in "Her Great
Match"
Miss Grace George in Rupert
Hughes" and other plays.
Joseph and William Winter Jeffer-
son In playing the Came"
Charles j. Ross in 1.-THE Jolly Host. {"
Montgomery and Stone in 1.-THE Red
Mill"
Miss Julia sanderson in "The Motor
Girl" '
Frank Moulan in Pixley and Lud-
ers' "The Grand Mogul."
Fay TempletOn in No. / company
Forty-hve Minutes from Broadway"
Corinne In No. company Forty
five Minutes from Broadway"
Harry Bulger in The Man From
Now"
Miss Eva Tanguay in "a Good Fell
low"
May Irwin in "Mrs. Wilson. That's
All" by George v. Hobart.
Miss Marie Cahill in marrying
Mary"
John E. Henshaw in Captain Care
less"
Richard earle in "The Mayor of To-
kio." and "The Hurdy- Girdy Girl"
Miss Anna Held in "A Paris Model. {"
Raymond Hitchcock in "The Gallop-
err"
JenersOn DE Angels In "A Spring
Chicken"
Frank Daniels in Sergeant Brue"
and Omar"
Edwin Arden in Told in the Hills"
Lillian Russell in "Barbaras Mil
lions" by Paul M. Potter.
Eleanor Robson in new plays by
Rostand, Zangwill and Jerome K. Je-
rome.
Robert Lorraine in MAN and super-
man."
Kyrle Bellew in a play founded on
the life of Molliere.
Wilton Lackaye in "The Law and
the Man." and other plays.
E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe in
repertoire.
David Warfield in "The Music Mas
ter"
Richard Mansfield in repertoire and
one new play late in the season.
Chauncey Olcott in Eileen Ashore"
Ezra Kendall in Swell, Elegant
Jones'"
Miss Maude Feely in "The Illu: I2n
of Beatrice"
Olga Nethersole in several new
plays.
Miss Blanche Ring IN "Miss Dc,lie
Dollars"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07
TWO RECIPES.
Pepper SandWiches.

Chop finely green bell peppers, mix
with few chopped olives and mayon-
naise to make paste. Spread be-
tween slices of bread cut very thin.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07
Daily Thought.

The grand curer of the ills of man
is woman. To doubt the benevolent
power of love is risking to live with
an liberated or corrupt heart-Juli-
cite Lamber
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07
The Danger Line.

Podd-I have finally come to the
conclusion that blondes are far more
dangerous for men than brunettes are.
Purdy-Are they more alluring?
Podd-Well, l can't say as to that;
but blonde hair on a mans coat
stands out like lighthouse.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07

The beginning of good salesman
ship is to find the possible buyer" In
this the "thousand-eyed-want ads" are
useful.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07

Wanted-Agents to take orders,
Good proposition and good commits
sion. Men understanding threshing
machinery preferred. Write for par-
ticulars. Address, ]. E. Sims, General
Manager. Grand Forks.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07

Occasionally woman will allow
her husband to choose the clothes he
wears, but when it comes to choosing
the church to attend or the family
doctor, he takes hers or goes without.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-07

George Vaughan, blind grocer of
Northampton, England, recovered his
eyesight last September through
shock received in coming in violent
contact with a letter box. Now, how
ever. he is fast losing his sight again