Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-23

What may be regarded as change Of
some significance In domestic service. that
is, II 1t is at all prevalent. occurred the
other day in the experience or a mousse
keeper She had secured a woman from
one Of the employment agencies to do iaun-
dry work. Everything went along smooth
~, and the amount done. as well as the
quality, was well up to the average Ihere
was no complaint on that score. and PROB
ably the woman would have passed along
as one of a number in the daily service of
The family had it not been for her action
near the close of the days work
She was ironing shirt waist ana nao IL
about half done when she looked at the
clock and saw that 1t was O'CLOCK AT
once she folded the garment up as IL was
and tossed IT In the basket with the remark
that Il was 5 o'clock and the END Oh her
days work. and she was gong 10 supp
which she accordingly did
The housekeeper was somewhat nonpiuss-
ed when she heard of this unexpected com
plicaton, i'll its rigidity OF the houls VI a
days work. and wondered what hsta pe.
come of the time for which she paio anu
which was put into ironing one-half OF the
shirt waist and which, or course "oui"
have to be done over,
officials of the government departments
resolve many interesting communications
official business. The senders are often Cd
scure persons who have something smart 10
say or something queer to show, and VINO
In many cases do not give their addresses.
Secretary Hitchcock of the Interior De-
partment received this week what appeared
TO be a belated valentine from man VIZ
gave no address. 1t was homemade, paint
ed upon an ordinary sheet OF foolscap pa
per The design was elaborate and the col
ors gaudy. In spite of the gaudiness. now.
ever. It was not OF the comic variety, pue
rather of that kind which makes you thlnk
of little angels and birds and pretty now
ers-in fact 1t was nearer Christmas cara
than a valentine
What purported TO be a verse was on the
bottom IL referred to the seriousness OF
life and stated that all must die. or some
thing equally as profound as that.
The Secretary turned 1t over TO his pri-
vate secretary, Mr.. Scott Smith, and the
latter handed II to his stenographer win
instructions to frame suitable reply. Miss
Maciarlahd. the stenographert Is stu con-
sidering what to dc about 1t.
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Have you ever heard that pretty and
simple composition on loves military
ruIes?" asked an author of another the
other day. You haven't? Well here 1t
is: Pages Csweet) sixteen to forty (per-
haps) of Lies Book. Captain Cupid, COM
rnanding man. private. and woman. daugh-
ter of the regiment.
Fall inl love with some amiable and
virtuous young woman on the first OPP
portuuity you have
Attention. pay TO her, assiduously and
respectfully. -,
sRight face, popping the question like
a man, and she will accept you,
Quick march, 20 the parents ana ask
their consent 900
through the service of holy matrimony.
HALT! and reflect seriously for few
months which you must devote TO your
"Risbt about facei from the haunts you
freuuented when single, and prefer your
own home. IT, ,.,,o,, tn
gether, and don't let her walk three Steps
ahead OF or behind you
"Rreak OF! billiard playing, betting and
staying out late at night If you Wish TO
have a happy home.
A local shoe dealer was discussing Styles
Of footwear with the artistic coDpier the
other day. when the talk turned TO tan
shoes and who was responsible for their
introduction
81 understand" said the dealer, that the
tad originated in cultured Boston with an
actor who Is known as Frankie the QUICK
change man. II is said that ne mao a
mania for wearing many dinerent hlti nus
and colors OF clothing, ranging from sne
one day he visited q MASSACHUSETTS, snoe
factory and saw pair OF shoes III the oi'
inal tan c0tor. before they hau Deen coIot co
hiacb Tuey were made that way for some
purpose of the manufacturer, VINO was cotl-
d,cting a series of experiments. lie at
once determined to have pair OF the yer
low shoes, and he had a pair made. anu
wore them in public with Win, h on and ne the
tan shoe fad was on But 1t Is salo u o'
going out now. =.
rhs cobbler. who had been listening at
tentively to the narrative. said:
.spard YOU are dead wrong about thaI
BOSTON fellsr inventin' the tan snoe.
served in the southern army curing me
civil war and / want to tell you that the
first yellow shoe was worn by the con,eu
e-ete soldiers near the close of the conn CT.
Jaather was mighty scarce, and what we
couId get OF II went Into shoes mighty
quick. / tell you. And In those strenuous
times we didn't have time 70 PANT the
SHOES black or dye 'em. so the boys just
wore them in the tan color. I've seen q
whole company OF Johnnies stepping along
with their yellow shoes and gray SUITS, anu
/ tell you. they looked mighty me.
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A strange story Is being told OF the
daughter of a well-known resident of
Georgetown, which sounds rather odd. The
daughter Is married and lives out In q
western city The father was recently Sc
rIously in aud an operation was performed
on him His condition was such that only
the faintest hopes Of his recovery were en-
tertained. The daughter was sent for and
arrived in a short time.
The father was in bad condition when
she arrived After a few days a change
for the better was noted. Evidently the
daughter did not relish this change, since
abe was almost confident that her parent
would not survive. The father had little
balance OF over 81 900 in bank. besides own
ing the house IN which he lived. The
daughter had her mind on thu share she
thought she would be entitled 10. II her
father got well the distribution OF the
property would be delayed. and this idea
was not relished. When II was known that
the father would get well the daughter was
vexed and she wanted a settlement. She
made the proposition to her father that
she be given her share. as he was not
going 70 die The old man got good and
mad and told the daughter something in