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New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

who long ago taught them TO regard her as one
OF their warmest and most sympathetic friends.
Unfortunately, as a consequence OF the delicate
and totally unexpected attention shown to them, the
squirrels have precpitated into state of the
widest rivalry and the maddest jealousies. For
getfui OF their New Years resolutions and of the
new leaves that all but the most abandoned had
turned over they to-day fighting neck and
crop TO acquire residence in the new apartment
house. Meek squirrels. too young or too old to
have any teeth. engage freely in fsticuffs, and
bold. bad squirrels who would just as lief bite as
eat, are rapidly developing into thugs and des-
peradoes, all account Of the new apartment
house. Even the feeding OF the baby squirrels and
the education of the kid squirrels being
neglected, while already old family friends never
speak as they pass by and invitations TO play In
one another's yards ignored.
The worst OF IL is that even the professional
peacemakers can way out of the dilemma
short OF wholesale determination. And what would
Central Park be without it's squirrels?
There are two distinct and mutually exclusive
schools Of thought among the friends of the Cen
Usl Park squirrels. One school-and this includes
TIE park officials end empoyes-holds that the
little rascals fully equipped by instinct and in
heritance to care for themselves in all but the
verest spells Of weather. They effer In proof the
met an untimey fate at the hands reckless
a sss or hcyes5;s are occasionally found. no corpse
ever been discovered within the park confines.
styled the leaders OF the other school which num
sens among its followers many kindhearted per;
1sue sprtes Of the glade and upland 10 them the
teeth Il a biring bIizzard or pincbed WITH Hunger
ier ier want of peanut is rresistiby appealing They
square deal even TO the length Of erecting apart
r,ent t, houses for them and sending them out
1T is Of Mrs ssges greatest delights to drive
West Dive. or near McGog,ns Pass and the East l
DIIiye e feed her little pets from her hand.
= Aoughna'i. secretary 70 Commissioner Herman.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
PRETTY TEA APRON.

The materials needed for tea apron are a mans
large handkerchief about eighteen inches square.
two yards of inch wide lace and yard OF white
ribbon about three-quarters of an inch wide
Take the handkerchief and measure from one
corner nine inches down each side. Cut this
point off. See Figure I. This point is going 70 be
the pocket After the point has been taken off hol
low It out little. (See Figue p Take in a few
darts and hem the top. Next sew the lace on
smoothly rufslipg It a tiny bit the corners
When the lace has been sewed on cut the ribbon in
two and sew It on. This part of the apron is now
finished
Now comes the pocket. Take the corner that has
been cut of and cut Il in two. tSee Figure 81
Hem the edges, using the already hemmed side for
the ton Of the pocket Now the lace on ruftiiEg
il a little After the lace has been sewed on sew
the pocket on right Cf the apron, the tor OF the
pocket coming evenly in line with the right corner
The apron Is finished. tSee Figure - The
fetal cost is about - cent
HELEN r. MLEAN (age 15).
No. 299 Church street. PouShkeepsie ~ Y
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
|o,,7e 6)ays of the 6Uorld

Court costumes" in one corner. similar
fntimation. Court costumes naturally afford
almost limitless opportunities for gorgeous ap-
parel, for when no particular period is named
the whole field of history is open for selection.
Some hostesses. however. state the date OF the
clothes their guests are supposed 10 wear as, for
instance Eighteenth century court costumes +"
Even in such the guests have much lati-
tude. for they present themselves as his
torical personages of different countries
Fancy heads with ordinary evening clothes are
popular. ard the old headdresses of France are
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

The squirrel colony OF Central Park was thrown
into state OF the greatest excitement New
Years Day by the presentation of what even the
Oldest settler declared unhesitatingly to be the
finest gift in its history. The gift is other
than superb rustic apartment house, designed TO
accommodate three families and equipped with a
veranda as Hospitality broad that of seashore
hotel, roof garden modelled after that Of the
Presbyterian Hospital and open-air gymnasium
that vies with any operated by the Borough of
Manhattan.
The squirrels Immediately bestowed the freedom
OF their city upon General and Mrs Charles c.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
THIS WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Things to Think About.-The prize winners and
their prizes in this contest Huldah A. Green
ing. fourteen years DID, No 80 West Main street
Middletown, n. Y, Tribune fountain pen. and
Stoddard p johnston, eleven years old, No. 146
tain pen.
Jingle.-The best two original four-lned 1inges
on the year were contributed by Hazel f.
Porter. fifteen years old, Hull street Bristol. Conn.,
who wishes interesting book, and Charles SUIT
nft, South Amboy, n j.. an interesting book also
neatest and best two original drawings done
by Nora Nelson. fifteen years old No. 1927 55th
street, Brooklyn, who asks for a Tribune fountain
pen, and Raymond Morris. fourteen years old. No
237 Washington street. Bloomfield, n j., Tribune
fountain pen.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
FOR COSTUME PARTIES.

With the carnival season so near at hand.
fashionable maids and matrons turning their
attention TO fancy dresses. for Shrove Tuesday
always brings a number Of costume and domino
parties Instead of Columbnes hobnobbing
with Kings. Marie Antoinette dancing with a
Jester, and Charlotte Corday with Harlequin. it
is considered very much smarter TO have some
definite plan for the costumes of ones dance
and to convey the suggestion in a delicate way
in ones invitations These now bear the legend
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
SIMPLE CANDLEsTICK.

Cut a piece Of seven-eighths OF an inch planed
nine or whitewood into block four inches square
Then cut another block three inches square leav-
,s, strip in the middle OF side one inch wide
and three and one-half inches long. White TINS
cut another block two inches square. and tasten
the three blocks with glue with brads so that
The centre of comes above the centre OF the
other. In the centre OF the top bore hole the
size of a common candle inch and half deep
The edges may be smoothed off with sandpaper
and the whole thing stained or painted green or
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
A NEW YEARS MOTTO.

New Years Day has come again
This is the day. you know,
When resolutions I'LL the air
AS thick as fakes of snow.
I talked il over with father to-day.
And he suggests plan
BY which he thinks can euro my faults
BY the time / am a man
! am not TO try them all at once.
But take them one by one.
No matter II II takes a year
One fault to overcomei
"PrOcraStination'' was the word
think he used to-day.
He says II Is my greatest fault;
That must not delay
To root IL out So now. you see.
I've made a New Years VOW
I'll not procraStinate again.
My motto: do IL now"
M. L. Chamberlain. In Youths Companion.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
BROOKLYN WOMAN HoNoREp.-

At the recent trennial convention OF the Worlds
Woman's Christian Temperance Union IN Boston.
Miss Elizabeth W. Greenwood, OF Brooklyn, Worlds
Evangelist, was chosen the representative OF tho
nfty-eight auxiliary nations, to preach the sermon
which listened to by thirty-five hundred peopls
in fremont Temple. BY request this sermon will
be repeated at the Mission Rooms. No. 100 South
Monday, January T. at p. m From 80 TO o'clock
exercises appropriate TO the year will be held
Miss Serasti CaliSperi, of Athens, Greece; Mrs.
Seberry and Mrs. Anabe. of Brooklyn. and others
will participate in the service The will close
with social hour and afternoon tea
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

A neat needle book can De made OUT or Two piece.
y - T''uooard 0x0 inches These should be covered
with cotton wadding then with red s,Ir~ 80
joined by two bows OF ribbon On tba -,1,,
,s.iu cover place three different sized pieces o.
uius! l0r the needles. On the left hand cover IN
,ne nanIe put strip OF red silk for the scissor
49, :" oe stppec through On the upper right hand
corner pun strlp or red silk. and also one ON m.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
DIAMOND.

1t Dicks time for practising his music les
SON. He sat down and looked it and noticed. 10
his disgust. that IT was marked q. Now Dick
ddn't like 10 play softly, but CD IL marked and
% II must be. After moment the % made him
think Of 90. Perhaps the cook would give him
some Il he asked her politely, and he thought he
needed some II he going do anything SO con-
trary TO his inclination to play softly. He
70 the kitchen and the cook did give him a large
piece. When he had eaten il he back to the
90 and played his lesson through very carefully
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
STITCHES.

"a Little Contest for a Sewing Party)
What stitch Is:
Hard to live with? Gross stitch)
A part OF coughr (Hemstitch)
A part OF a window? (Blindstitch)
Is found on a fowle (Featherstitch)
Is fish and something every one hast (Hes.
ringbone)
Is made of many links? (Chain stitch)
ls not forward? (Backstirch)
Is useless without key? Q>ockscteh-)
Repeats itself? (Over and over stitch-(
For a prize for the best answers give q uSSY
leather sewing case. fitted with needles and snreo8
What Eat
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

at her country home Long Island I have be-
come thoroughly converted to that view of femi-
nine character.
Mrs. H. was at the time engaged Of
her new books, and after breakfast the first
morning OF my stay excused herself for leav-
ing me alone for while. and locked herself
up in the library for two hours. Then she let
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

in and read me the finishing chapters. on
which she had been busy. The room was filled
with tobacco smoke, and the desk beside
her were the butts of a dozen cigarettes.
yes, Blanche. a whole dozen. FOR I counted
them. That doing pretty well don't you
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

Things Scotch are so popular nowadays that
IL Is not bit unlikely another winter will see
the Introduction over here of Highland dances.
They have found their way into soma of the
splendid homes OF Americans on the other side,
and one Of our titled women. whose husbands
estate is in Scotland. is said to be taking lessons
OF famous old piper. 1t is quite the thing
aIter dlnner in some OF these fine establish
ments Tor the women of the household to dance
reefs and Hinss. and some of the men have even
mastered the intricacies of the sword dance.
But If the bellies and beaus of New York
snould take up these ancient dances the modern
orchestra Will be OF no to them. They
Will nave 70 bring over piper or two or borrow
one from some Scottish society to skirl Hey
Johnny Cope-' The Reel of Tullochs" and
other SURFING tunes, for they never could dance
strathspeys TO the modern two-step music.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
A LITERARY SMOKER

Il used TO doubt the imputation laid TO women
that they never can do anything in moderation
and always rush 10 extremes" remarked Miss
F. to her vis-a-vis at luncheon the other dav
in a big restaurant, but since visiting Mrs H
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
THE NEW ENVELOPE.

Lined envelopes are the newest thing for MI
lady's escritoire. Be it not supposed that they
are ruled; such barbarity would not be toll
Grated by the woman of fashion but a delicately
tinted biue, pink or mauve paper shaped like
tie envelopes, slips into them, and as the latter
are very thin this lining imparts a charniny
suspicion of color. The note paper intended for
Just few lines. carries out the same idea
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
HEADS AND TAILS

I am IN unfortunate character in Nicholas
Ntckleby." beheaded l an Irish boy; beheaded
again am Jewish boy Curtau me twice and
myself.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
HoeU TO 6g1ir O Prize.

prize.
Be sure 70 write side OF the paper only
when writing letters and stories.
Al drawings must be in black ink on white paper.
contests close on January 10. age is considered
In awarding prizes Address your answers and let-
ters to Little Men and Little Women, New York
Tribune, New York.
PRIZE JINGLEs ON THE NEW YEAR.
The old, old year Is dying;
We hear the chimes last call;
They seem to say, best they may.
Happy New Year to you all
Hazel. T.. PORTER (agcd 15)
Hull street. Bristol. conn.
The bells ring merriF, sweet and clear.
To welcome in the glad New Year;
And may il bring to thine and thee
Good health and much prosperity.
CHARLES SUTLIFF,
Box 13l, South Amboy, \. J.
The best swimmers oftenest drowned, and
the best riders have the hardest faIs.-Chnese
proverb, IN Home Notes.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

The woman who had just purchased a trans
formation had rather disagreeable experience
the first time she wore it TO church Happen
ing to bow too low at one point of the service
her hat slid off. carrying her wig with 1t and
exposing the little wisp of hair which was all
that left of her natural crown Of glory and
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

lower left hand to hold the needle ca.A. ~
the front cover embroideF pair OF scissors srS
spool. MADFIINF, CiEtrsE .ESrz 1s'0.s ~ ana ,a
NO 20 Waverly avenue. Newark n y
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY JANUARY g 1907

-
called upon for suggestions for them. Ships /
uny full rigged schooners. are arranged in the
waves and puffs or white wig. and baskets of
flowers aGd fruit are disposed in like manner
Then there arbors of tinsel foliage and
spangled flowers that highly effective gor-
geous birds with iridescent plumage. and giant
butterflies Of gold and silver paillettes, which
spread their wings across the imposing pompa-
dour of madame's coifure. Powder and patches,
OF course. so with these bizarre head ornaments,
and rouge follows In their train
All this gorgeousness is denied the male
guests, who must content themselves with
enormous Louis XIV wigs made up of volumi-
nous curls that lcok like white organ pipes or
else the braided of Colonial days
The old fashioned black domino has made way
for the pretty gay colored affair with mask to
match At q recent dance young
one Of pink satin trimmed with swansdown.
and another appeared In domino of nacre blue
taffeta. Her hood was trimmed with quilting
of blue tulle and blue marabout tips. and around
her neck she wore immense Pterrot ruche of
tulle. Her mask of blue satin.
But While. already stated, definite
scheme in the matter of dress is looked on with
special favor these days, 1t should not be i'm
out Of fashion. for such is not the case. par
tcularly with very young folks. Night" rep
resented by black or dark blue tulle. spangled
with silver stars and crescents, will always be
popular. and there are those who never tire of
gypsies Vatican shepherdeSses, Tyrolean peas
ants. clowns. Red Riding Hoods and Indians
gorgeous with paint and feathers. At
Of the holiday dances this year a young girl
made q sensation as Looking Backward" She
did not do the backward looking, but those who
saw her did. for her costume was worn with
the back part IN front
SECRET OF THE SyLPH- LIKE FIGURE.
Mark nay Words said Mrs B. a friend
whom she was bringing home in her automobile
to luncheon the other day after a mornings
shopping and dressmaker visits I'VE shall soon
be buying undergarments well
outer from the fashionable couturiere
who. longer content to remodel figures
| is beginning to insist upon providing the where
withal 10 accomplish this. And when the fast
approaching day arrives 1 shall simply have to
go into bankruptcy.
For the longest time Bessie VS. vanishing
embonpoint has been puzzling me-" continued
| comfort to gaze her sylphlike proportions
! and note my own substantial ones. She goes to
| Miss J. for her frocks. you know, Miss j.
| was IN unusually communicative mood to-
| day l asked her the secret. Without even re-
| plying she handed corset cover of heavy
| linen. hand embroidered. Seeing that I was still
her wonderful underwaist. which is cut in
such way that IT not only supports bur
holds back the bust better than any corset I
have seen. II fits without a wrinkle and-we
! left order for a dozen. which means two
less hats for me this SPRING
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
SCOTCH DANCES

think so-six an hour7 Show mo tho college
boy who has a finer recordr'
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
Things TO Think Abouf.

am glad that's over" and ran OF to SNOWFALL his
chuIn, who lived next door.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
DOUBLE ACRoSTIC.
HandftUork Corner.
NEEDLE BOOK

dark brown. CLEMENT Z LEWIS l.1a -,
Vanderbilt Hail. Conn. 49,
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

Although the young Queen OF Spain sat
through her first bullfgnt with great apparent
composure. even though horse was torn to
pieces before her box. the ordeal is said to have
been a terrible Her brother Prince Alex-
ander. is quoted saying: II hope Ena will
not have to see another She would be sure to
make fool of herself. as she could never bear
to a rabbit killed"
New-York tribune., 1907-01-06

An English peeress complains that as long as
her milliner is paying her maid a commission
everything the former turns out suits your
ladyship' or is most becoming. my lady" with
the result that her ladyship is sent out looking
a fright If she tries a new shop and the for
manly or a commission to the maid is omitted
nothns Is ever right; the stuff is bad, the color
is wrong. IT does not quite hang or fit or it's
D2dly cut or sewn or a little common, or very
expensive In fact. she has no peace or comfort
OF any KIND and feels as If she were not fit TO
De seen All this may be foolish" she admits
especially when one knows the cause but one
can never be quite sure whether the girl is
speaking from her heart or her pocket There
seems to be a remedy for most things and so T
suppose there is for this. but confess 1 do not
see it.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-10-30
Special Chazcsry Term of Court

a special term of Circuit Court is
being held today before Judge Har-
rison, for the purpose of hearing
the Chancery case of Page Milling
Company vs.. Shenandoah River
Light and Power Corporation.
The Milling Company, through
their attorneys, ask for rnanda-
tory injunction to prevent the con-
tinuous violation of contract to
furnish regular power, the bill
averring that power is furnished
so irregularly as to cause very in
furious results in the running Of
the Mill.
a large number of attorneys
and prominent citizens from Luray
and Front Royal are here today in
connection with the case, since It's
transfer to the Clarke County Cir
cut Court.
1t is expected that the case Will
be completed todayon the plea for
Injunction.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-10-30
Thinks Bryan VIII Be Nominated.

Hon. James Hay, of Madison.
Congressman from this District. is
in Frederick County this week de-
livering speeot IS in the interest of
the Democratic ticket, and in an
interview with press representa-
tive said:
| would like to see the nomina-
tion 90 to John w. Daniel" Mr..
Hay said, but it is my belief that
Mr.. Bryan will be the nominee.
Bryan is a wonderfully strong man
with the people. In my opinion.
he's the strongest man the Demo-
Gratis could put up to make the
fight. know he's defeated
candidate, but / believe he is the
logical man"
DO you think Mr.. Roosevelt
viii run againl"
mo, do not believe So" ,dr.
Hay replied. i believe that
either Taft or Cannon will be the
nominee of the Republicans"
The tariff is the real issue" Mr..
Hay said, and the Democrats
should make their fight principally
on that, President Roosevelt talks
about breaking up the trusts. He
knows that the trusts could not
exist if 1t were not for the tariff;
that ,he tariff is the mother Of the
trusts The Democrats should
make revision of the tariff their
h4t,le-ery.''
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-10-30
Death Of Miss Mary Millions

Miss Mary Milton, a member of
one of the oldest families of this
section, died at DR.. fuckers Hos
pital Friday afternoon after a long
illness, aged 79years. Herhealth
bad emgradually failing for time
time, and short time ago she was
taken to the Hospital in the hope
that her life might be prolonged,
but her enfeebled condition.
coupled with her age, operated
againts her and death resulted.
The funeral was held Monday
morning at II O'Clock from the
Berryviile Presbyterian Church.
the pastor, Rev. ID. ii. Scanlon,
officiating, after which interment
was made in Green Hill Cemetery.
She is survived by one sister.
Miss Florinda Milton, of Winches-
ter, and one brother, Mr.. W. T.
Milton, of Berryville, and large
connection of relatives.
Miss Milton was a native of
Clarke county, and all her life had
been spent here, where she known
far and wide for her sweet diSposi-
tion, loving kindness to those in
need and distress, and the beautiful
and blameless character of her life.
She was true and gentle lady.
with all that implies, and her char
acter will long be held up as AL
Example for emulation by the young
ladies Of this community,
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-10-30
HOW THE MOON LOOKS.
Queer Variance In Impressions as tc
the Same Object.

Queer Variance In Impressions as to
the Same Object.
l asked my men to compare the size
of the full moon to that of some OBJ
Jet held in the hand ut arms length.
+ explained the question carefully and
said that they were to describe an
object just large enough when seen at
arms length TO cover the whole. moon
My list of answers begins as fllows:
Quarter of dollar. fair sized canta-
loupc; 1T the horizon. large dinner
plato; overhead, dessert plate; my
watch, six inches in diameter, silver
dollar. hundred times Is large as my
watch. mans head. fifty cent piece,
niue inches in diameter, grape fruit,
carriage wheel, butter plate, orange.
zen feet, two inches, one cent piece,
schoolrOom clOck,-a pea. soup plate.
fountain pen, lemon pie, palm of the
hand, three feet in enough
10 show again the overwhelming man
ifOldnesS of the impressions received.
To the surprise of my readers per-
haps it may be added ut once that the
only man who was right was the one
who compared it to Il pea. It is most
probable that the results would not
have bcNn different If I had asked the
question on q moonlight night with the
full moon overhead. The substitution
of the memory image for the immedi-
ate perception can hSrdly have I'M
paired the correctness of the judg-
mentS- II in any court the size OF a
distant object were TO be given by
witnesses. and one man declared it rs
large as Il pea and the second as large
as lemon pie and the third ten feet
in diameter it would hardly be fair to
form an objective Judgment till the
psychologist had found out what kind
OF q mind was producing that esu-
mate. - Professor Hugo Munsterbers
in McClurc'S