Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-02

"Those Roosevelt boys" remarked we'll
known citizen to a Star reporter the other
day. certainly make the most of their OPP
portunities for pleasure. You know, there
Is a large fountain in the Presidents grounds
south Of the White House. Well | was
walking in that vicinity on one of the warm
days last week. when l saw sight that IN
terested and amused me. Two of the Presi-
dents boys rushed across the lawn from the
mansion in bathing suits OF the scantiest
type, and, mounting the iron ran OF the
fountain dived in among the gold fish ana
aquatic plants. The water was rather coiu,
but those youngsters didn't seem TO mind II
q little bit. After swimming around IKE
porpoises for a few minutes and indulglng
In a splashing battle the smaller boy climbed
out of the basin and ran into the White
House. with his brother In close but futile
pursuit. 1t was a hot day, and l envled
them their big out-of-door bath tub. The
rest OF us cannot enjoy decent swim until
the bathing beach opens for the summer,
unless we go down to the river and run the
chance of being arrested for bathing in
public
AS soon as the girl settled into the seat
OF the open car it was perfectly evideat
TO the occupants OF the car, attracted by
her pretty figure and fresh daintiness. that
she was in perturbed state of mind. She
held letter in her hand rather nervously.
. the penmanship of which was plainly mas
culine. Entirely oblivious to her surround
ings, she drew the voluminous contents
from the envelope and proceeded on what
was evidently q second reading. Her lips
moved as she scanned the words, and once
or twice she blushed. There seemed to be
some trouble, however, for an expression
of doubt chased awar the smiles. and
finally she settled herself into a state of
gloomy abstraction. Suddenly she raised
her head and seemed hyphotized by some
object Oh the front seat Her eyes were
fairly fascinated. Her color rose. Reach
ing far she leaned over the back of the
front seat and bounced upon a single, lit
tie faded flower Some people bent on a
Decoration day trip had occupied the seat.
AS she Strengthened up again, everybody
IN the car saw that the flower was a
daisy. the prophetic marguerite Rapidly
she plucked of petal by petal while we all
waited to see if the fellow loved her or not
Some one almost shouted when the last
petal fell. but she knew nothing Of it.. That
petal had settled all questions and she
tucked the letter away with an air of pos
session that settled the case for the man
and for all OF the spectators.
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Fashion is a tickle god" said a we'll
known jeweler of this city q few days ago,
and no one is SO fully aware of that fact
is Is the man who dispenss trinkets for the
ornamentation of the fair sex. Only few
years ago 1t was common experience to
have ladies crowd to our store bearing their
old Jewelry TO be exchanged for up-to-date
ornaments. Bracelets especially seemed TO
be tabooed by the fair sex. Many other
forms OF gold ornaments were brought to
us. AS a rule the people who had these
things t. dispose of asked to have them
melted down and made into other forms.
Thousands of these rare old pieces actually
found their way into the melting pot, but l
will not say the same gold was in the trim
kets that were secured in exchange.
Now all this is changed. The old jew
elry has come into vogue and discarded
bracelets and other ornaments that were
cast aside are being brought out and treas
ured as the choicest pieces with which to
enhance the beauty of the fair sex Many
a woman today regrets having disposed OF
her old jewelry. My advice to any one hay
ing jewelry that has gone out Of fashion is
10 keep it and some day the cycle of fashion
viii bring IT back into high favor again
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A group OF soldiers were discussing sew
eral features OF Arlington last Memorial
day when the party was joined by Mai. c.
T.. Pierce. chaplain at Fort Myer. II falls to
his lot TO conduct services over many of the
soldiers who are buried there, and he is in
pretty close touch. therefore, with the ne
cessiJes Of the cemetery.
"A crying need at Arlington said the
major, is for mortuary chapel. This
need becomes more apparent each recurring
year as the list OF burials here increases. At
this season of the year. when the trees are
in bloom and all nature is smiling there
does not appear to be any particular neces-
sity for the chapel, as the obsequies can be
very we'll conducted in the open. But in
the dre0r winter months. when the snow
files. the roads are covered with an icy man
tie and the temperature Of the afr Is blood
chilling. the need for the chapel Is indeed q
crying one, and some action should be taken
to provide for such a structure"
Major Pierce related several Incidents at
soldier burlals in the dead Of winter when
those IN attendance urged him to cut short
the ceremonies owing 10 the bitter cold at
that time prevailing.
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II heard a good joke on Chief Clerk