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The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
Sncietv Norrndnrs.

It costs so much now TO keep up with
the smart set, and IL is worth so little to
most people, that lew. indeed, are the
persons of moderate means who dream
Of entering the arena. And there is a
real lack of any means TO the desirable
end Of pleasant cOmpdniOnship for a large
number Of refined, agreeable weil-bred
people who have "turtle-soup tastes but
a muttOn-brOth pocket and who have
neglected to be born milliOnaiTes.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
Eggs and Bacon

Capt. Grant had been a good deal an
nOyed by the general Untrustworthiness
OF the ordinary male servant on ship. and
noted that on the Swedish steamers ply
ing IN the Baltic the domestic service
was done by women. So he adopted the
system himself. and Is delighted with the
result. He got an able Swedish woman
caterer, who was a good housekeeper. He
paid her well. He gave her carte blanche
except that she was always 10 have
bacon and eggs" She engaged a corps
Of pretty, brisk, tidy Swedish girls. as
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
BaItimore Girls.

baltimore GIFTS.
Now will anybody just put themselves
to the trouble of imagining what the ire
mendous effect would be of shipping a
set Of Baltimore beauties, American beau
ties of any kind, on one of our lines?
Think how enchanting they would be In
uniforms, and peasant caps. and eoquet-
fish apronsl Think what tips they would
get at the end Of every voyage, Think
with what gratitude and tenderness TWEEN
ty-dollar gold pieces would be pressed
into their rosy palms! Think how the cap
tain, the crew, and ali the male pas
sengers would be thinking all during the
run-how 20 proposei Why, It is simply
ideal! The only thing that would be
troublesome would be that fresh set
would have to be engaged each time, at
both ends Of the line. And what charm
would Be given to travel! 1t is delight
ful enough already, goodness knows. and
much too tempting to the lmpecunious,
but under this regime nobody-no man,
that is, will ever stay at home, and the
number Of bachelors who will be seized
by nervous prOstratiOn and require i'm
peratively sea voyage, and nothing but
a sea voyage, win make interesting sta
tistics, certainly.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
The RenI Cain.

And what have we really gained by it?
The average girl and boy spells abom-
inably, and can't write a decent Eng
fish note, or read aloud with expression.
proper phrasing, or intelligence, a page
Of Prescott or Irving, and what does
all this smattering OF ologies and isms
amount TO? And what is its value? Il
is very extensive. but perfectly super
fetal. and as no education is worth any
thing that does not fit people for the life
they have got TO lead, 1t Is worth mighty
little. Most of it IS promptly forgotten
as soon as the children leave school.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
A ChrerfunI Wife.

A wife with a merry heart and a sweet
disposition Is d great help TO a busy pro-
fessional man. He gets so many layers
of sensibility ground of him in his daily
tussle with the world for bread and but
ter that il is an act Of piety and charity
for his wife TO meet him with a cheerful
bit Of innocent fun, and a pretty gown
with rose in 1t helps matters just as
much after the fateful words have been
spoken as during the courtship, too
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
ESTHER REBEKAH LODGE.
Committees Arrange for Anniver-
EaFy Celebration.

Esther Rebekah Lodge, No. 5, ]. 0. o.
T.. held its regular meeting Monday even
ing. The Rebekah degree was conferred
and other business Of Importance was
transacted.
It was decided to celebrate the second
anniversary Of the Institution Of the lodge
at its regular meeting 10 be held April
p The details will be announced later.
The entertainment committee has made
extensive arrangements for an entertain
ment and dance 10 be held In .he audito-
rum of Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday.
March 10. for the benefit Of the Odd Eel
lows Home.
The regular meetings OF the lodge are
held on the second and fourth Monday
evenings Of each month. Visiting mem
bers arc cordially invited.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

Now that election talk is in the air, 1t
may be interesting to recall some of the
clever replies 10 candidates-retorts
courteous and discourteous.
In the days when Sir Charles GaYan
Duffy was very prominent in Victorian
politics. there was sitting in the PaVlia-
ment Of Melbourne a very wealthy but
ignorant butcher. Gavan, as chief secre-
tary. was deprecating the position taken
by the butcher, who was the leader Of
the opposition, whose conduct was" he
declared. worse than that Of Nero"
WHO was Nero?" asked the knight of
the cleaver, unfortunately.
The honorable gentleman ought TO
Know replied Gavan, delighted TO see
his opportunity. Nero was a celebrated
Roman butcher" 1t was not at all gen
erous of him. There are better things
than clever speeches that cut ike a knife.
Silence before the man who had not had
his opportunities for becoming highly ed
ucated would have better become a gen
tleman: but Sir Charles scored off bat
he ought TO have been ashamed TO use.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
The Big :.

Another teacher had been engaged for
three years in imparring Bible history to
her class and had told her children all
about the visit Of the Queen Of Sheba TO
Solomon. Now. dear" she said. insin-
uatingly. tell the bishop about the great
queen that went 10 see the wisest king
that ever lived-you remember, Annie.
Ii began with a great big S
Thus prompted the child grew confident
and smilingly said: Yes, / know II
was the Queen Of Spades" She, probably
heard more of bridge whist at her house
than the Bible.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
Professional Chance

There was once an Aberdeen NJ. d. who
carried home a roast goose TO the wife of
his bosom, but he forgot that # was on
the seat of his dOg-cart and sitting on it.
found his goose a jelly when he got
home. You couldn't miss a chance 10
sit on a quack." said his bright little wife,
could you, dear?"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
In sunday school.

When the bishop comes. in an EpiscO-
pal parish, complete idiocy almost seizes
the scholars and in other churches tle
poor dears distinguish themselves by the
most remarkable replies ever framed. On
one occasion prize scholar from a strict
family Of church people, the pride Of
her teacher ordinarily, was asked by the
bishop what the Epstles we're
"They are the wives of the Apostles,
sir" she cried out, eagerly.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
suspieIons Wiven

The deep and dark suspicious that have
long filled a wife's bosom when men
spoke Of business in New York. r
or the lodge" are nothing compared 10
the pangs that viii rend her when her
Charles says, My dear / am perfectly
broken down. And nothing is going To do
me any good but 10 20 round the world by
sea There is nothing like the sea for
setting man up again, and making
him all over again."
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

At a bye-election in a rural village in
England a military Tory candidate was
advocating hogsing for the army, and his
rival exclaimed: How perfectly disgrace
full" Defending himself. the orator de-
clared that It was no disgrace TO be
logged, I've been fOgged myself. And
it was for telling the truth. too"
And it cured &c, nav doubt, was the
comment of a rustic in the crowd.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
DIR. Fftchctt.

1t is related that Dr. Fitchett when a
member of a colonial parliament, replied
to an eccentric member who was making
a speech on education and advocating the
most absurd things possible in the way
of a school, ending with this phrase:
I've got one this minute in my eye.
NO, Mr.. Taylor; no. Only one pupil
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

courteous and polite and attentive as
French dancing master. and forthwith
his ship became floating hotel under
Miss Petersen. Everything is dellciously
cooked. Everything is faultlessly served
Everybody Is delighted! They even speak
English. ne says, like a duchess'-the
gifted creatures.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
A Clever Retort.

There is the very best retort ever
made at an election. which the subject
of the schools led me away from. It
is the best bit OF repartee uttered in pub
lie in recent years. The Duke of Leeds.
then the Marquis of Camarthen, con-
tested the Brixton constituency some
years ago Though really a man of TWEEN
ty-five he was extremely boyish in ap-
peaTance. and on the eve Of polling. TO an
outdoor crowd OF electors, he invited
questions. With the utmost gravity q
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
About Languages.

A friend calls my attention, apropos Of
the discussion in last weeks column about
languages, TO very courteous retort
given by sister to young medical stu
dent In Edinburgh. It seems that a pa
tent was brought in from the West
Highlands who spoke very little English,
and as the student knew Gaelic perfectly.
the chief house surgeon asked for the de-
tails of his Illness. The Sister on duty
listened attentively 10 the strange and. to
her ears, harsh sounds. That's an awful
language she said; "a terrible language,
you are talking 1T is d grand old
tongue, madam. 1t was spoken by Adam
and Eve in the Garden of Eden" said
the student. Was 1t, now?" said the
Sister. a big jolly Irishwoman. well I
suspect that is the reason they were
turned out Of IT,"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
WINTER RESORTS.

The Atlantic City Office of The Washington Herald located in
the Bartlett Building of Atlantic and North Carolina
nues where advertisements be inserted regular office
H. S. Wallace special representative
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
Gould Well Do without 1t.

From the Richmond Times-DsIatch.
II we are going to exclude cheap aHer
labor. why not go q step further and for
bid costly alienist labor.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
GOSSIP ABOUT GOWNS
Little Changes Made in the
Styles for Easter.
SOME INNOVATIONS SHOWN
Washington Growing In Favor with
New Workers Because Of Its Indif-
ference 10 Whims of Fashion me.
CreeI One of the Best GOwaed
Women Ina the Diplomatic Circle.

With Easter just four weeks off. and
all that it implies in the way of millinery.
there IS very little change in the hats
and gowns one meets day by day. al
though the high priestess Of fashion pro-
claims many coming innovations Many
of the Easter brides are receiving con-
signments from New York or Paris. show
ing almost radical changes In skirts and
sleeves, while the best of our own modistes
have ali their spring models ready for the
early buyers who are taking advantage
Of the Iull IN social affairs to give their
undivided attention 20 the proper selec-
ton Of gowns and hats, shoes. parasols.
and everything else needful in any known
locality where fashion gathers, from the
swamps Of Florida to the rocky shore OF
Mount Desert.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
The Classes.

Il would DO the rich children among
us lots Of good 10 each have a trade
and equip them for possible change OF
stations in cutting off coupons. when cut
of from their last coupon. There is
nothing on earth as helpless as a rich
youth or girl who has no special knowl-
edge OF any business-nothing, Then for
rich people our public schools are not
satisfactory unless they are either very
Indifferent parents or very mean ones.
They are not. in point Of thorOughness
and accomplishments, satisfactory. A
good foreign goveTness, a good tutor in
any Continental town would impart more
French. German. Latin. history, mathe-
mates, and music mot TO speak of the
riding-masteTs, fencinE-masters. and other
teachers OF specialties) in one year than
could be got here III five, al our public
schools, or, indeed, most OF our private
ones. If the Commissioners would offer
d prize for the best written, spelled, and
expressed English letter, or French one
the most scholarly treatise in Latin, or in
mathematics. they would soon be con-
WINGED Of this. \ big one yearly for
the best loaf OF bread would save the
country-lots OF dyspepsia
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

One Of the handsomest Worth creations
brought 90 Washington in the present
season, and cleverly initiated by several
American makers. is worn by Mrs Fred
erick Benedict, who is always beautifully
and appropriately dressed. This gown is
in black velvet. with skirt and jacket
bodice, but with SO many Individual
touches OF the Partisan artist as to be
totally unlike the ordinary jacket suit
The skirt Is circular with a demitrain
trimmed in three tWo-lnch bands OF
heavy black SILK, which are placed their
own width apart, but midway between
hem and belt. Instead OF about the foot or
the hips as in less exclusive costumes.
The bodice follows the accepted Eton
lines. except that the fronts are very
narrow and laid over wide bands Of white
satin, which are slightly narrower than
the bottom and embroidered in exquisite
shades Of dull red and olive. This opens
over a fitted bodice Of princesse lace. The
sleeves are Of lace. and end at the elbow
They appear 10 be simply two deep ruff
flcs Of the same lace that forms the front
4 very effective decoration at the top Of
the sleeves is q cap of silk Of a deep
raspberry shade, which is one Of the pre-
vailing tones Of the embroidery on the
waistcoat. This cap has the appearance
Of soft but very rich ribbon. possibly
nine or ten inches wide, drawn through
the velvet aTmhole and resting on the
lace There is no trimming on the back
Of the velvet jacket, except a band Of
black silk. The girdle is Of black silk,
made in soft folds
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

are guests al the Marlborough lenheim.
where they Will remain for a part Of the
Lenten season.
Mrs B. r. Howard, Of Washington. is a
daily promenader on the Boardwalk. and
is a guest at the Brighton.
DR.. :. ". GoIdsborough and Mrs. Colds
borough. Of Baltimore are at Haddon
Hall for a brief vacation
Miss Mary Bridge. of Baltimore. Is reg
istered AZ the ChalfOnte, where she will
remain until Easter.
Gen. Rufus SaXtOn and Mrs. SaxtOn. OF
Washington, are recent arrivals, and are
registered at the Dennis.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

Mrs. William Alden Smith. wife of the
junior Senator from Michigan. is fully
maintaining her reputation as one of the
best dressed women in the Senatorial cir
Gle. Mrs. Smith is wearing for her more
ceremonious visits a very smart creation
of brown and gold and white the brown
tones being fine silk net, which forms the
shirt and part OF the bodice, which has
as its foundation a creamy white silk.
The skirt is made with a slight fullness
OF net at the waist. but with the silk
fitted smoothly over the hips. About the
bottom of the skirt, 10 a depth OF more
than half a yard. runs a border Of open
work embroidery. composed OF gold
threads and lace with artistic touches of
narrow brown velvet ribbon. The bodice
is OF the net with hreteles of brown vel
vet. the latter being in several pieces of
velvet ribbon held on the shoulders by
handsome ornaments of gold embroidery.
The girdle, under which skirt and bodice
join, is one of the features of this very
well-made gown, being Of tiny pleats Of
the net, held back and front by a double
row of small gilt buttons.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

worlingman inquired, Does your mother
know you are outg'
Yes, said the marquis, "and if she
lives till s o'clock tomorrow night, she
VIII know I am in" and in he went, too.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
Tln MHaEna.

For the masses it is too impractical.
II does not Mt them TO manage their
homes and get their bread by skilled
labor, 50 that cur country is filed with
seamstesses and taiiors who can't sew
properly, cooks who can't turn out a
decent meal. housemaids with souls
above busting and cleaning, nurses who
are almost as fatal to babies as autOmo-
biles. blacksmiths and wheelwrights
Iocksmiths and Dlastcrcrs, paperhangers
and suJuemas0ns, who, in Europe, would
starve for lack of a job. and so on all
down the list
The amount of room at the top in the
home occupations and trades of this
country is something appalling. Our jans
our alIlshouses. our insane asylums, our
saloons are fun of unsHlled laborers,
grown desperate from making the great
fight without 4 proper education. Nine
millions of farmers, for instance, are
taught nothing at school about quality
of soils, choice Of seeds. rotation Of
crops, love of nature, markets for their
produce, railway facilities, and the
proper way to pack and ship their
cereals, fruits, milk vegetables, and pOui-
try. IL IS only one case in point. There
is work for all as yet in our blessed
country, thank God. somewhere. Why
don't we put our school appropriations
into skilled labor for the masses?
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

Other recent arrivals: Mrs. C. p. Black
burn and Mr.. and Mrs. John FiGdlay, OF
Baltimore. Mr.. and Mrs. I. +. Inge OF
Washington; ". a, Seebold- Of Washing
ton: b. Levy. Mrs. Levy, and Ars. A d.
Levy, of Baltimore: NJ. g. Ecchs. OF Bal
timore; r. G.. Ballentyne, Of Washing
ton. @. W. Lovington and Mrs. Loving
ton. Of Baltimore; 4. G. Casey. of Balti-
more, J. G. Liftwich. of Baltimore, Mrs.
Andrew Hare OF Baltimore. Master Hare
and Miss Hare. Samuel Stiuson, Of Havre
de Grace; I. L. Deviue OF Baltimore
Mrs. Henry J. Coke. of Washington; Miss
Helen Coke, John T. TuthilI, Of Baltimore.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
EXCURSIONS.
TroIleY q kensIngton

Via Rock Creek Bridges and PARKS the Zoo CHEVY
Chase Circle and Lake. Every visitor 60 Washington
should see these beautiful suburbs. Cars every Is
minutes from 18th st. and - y. ave, Round tip
tickets &c. az fussell's. lfE y. Y ave noT-f
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

From the point Of view of New York
simple in its style OF dress, with a su-
preme Indifference to the latest wrinkle
In cut or material, and wears its gar
ments all season long without any apol-
ogy, which, perhaps is the reason Wash
ington society IS always restful to New
Workers. aud Washington is each year
becoming more desirable as a place of
residence to people Of taste and discrimi-
nation Ia the pleasure Of living.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

Although frst-class modistes and tailors
are multiplying in quite the same pro-
portion as millionaire winter residents,
and It IS no longer necessary to 90 even
as far North as Baltimore 10 be prop
erly and quickly QUILTED for any season
or condition. It is to New York and TO
Paris and Vienna, that the average Wash
lngtOn woman looks FOR the straws which
show. how fashions wind is blowing and
the advent Of such a famous beauty as
Miss Maxine Elliott. IN a black tailor
made suit, At an afternoon tea becomes q
matter OF interest.
Mrs Goodwin, as her hostess introduced
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

Mrs. Preston Gibson, Of Chicago. who
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Thomas Mel
son Page, IS wearing a becoming visiting
costume of dark green velvet made with
great simplicity the skirt being untrim-
med and just escaping the ground. and
the coat almost Of the three-guarter and
a half-htting variety, once the favorite
mode of Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. With
this suit Mrs. Gibson wears a large
round hat Of light pink felt. trimmed in
roses, in which she looks extremely
youthful and pretty.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

Mrs T. De Witt Talmage is wearing a
gray velvet visiting gown with several
distinct features. notably the very well
trimmed skirt, which has a succession of
narrow ruchings in velvet and chiffon,
which alternate from the hem TO well
above the knees The bodice Is also very
smart, with the velvet cut away back
and front, but not In the conventional V
shape. Indeed, the bodice might almost
be described as of point lace with Il corse-
let Of velvet, the upper portion from the
bust line to the throat being of lace with
long tab-like extensions to the belt. both
back and front. The lace is particularly
handsome. and put on smoothly over
white satin. Mrs. Talmage's hat Is a
French creation in white and gray, which
carries out the elegance Of the gown.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
HOTEL RALEIGH.

Select patronage.
HOmslike comforts.
Reasonable rates.
fe23-sOt Booklet. H. J. DYNEs
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03

Every night the Boardwalk is irumi-
mated with 10000 electric lamps. which
light the esplanade with the same bril-
liancy that makes il 90 fascinating IN
summer. Piers have started full bands
and big orchesuras for the entertainment
of patrons. Although it is the penitential
season, dancing seems to have many dew
otees in the casinos and on the piers.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
HOTEL RUD OFF

ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY
Directly on Beach; American and EuTupean plans
900 ocean-EeH rooms; lDJ sGites, WITH private SEA
water baths; phones IN rooms; orchestra weekly
social features capacity loJ special spring rates
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
ATLANTIC CITY.
HOTEL M0NTIcELLo

Au4erD ana HlCll-ClaS5 III ETCTT Respect
Grand location, Kentucky Ave. near Beach and
ST attractions New throughout livery comfort.
h0melIEc surroundings. EifeanI r01us With baths
attached Table ana service Of highest standard
steam heated slln psrlors- SPECIAL spring Tatcs-
illustrated booklet A b. KgHOLAI
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
THE new ROMAN. & 81

Spacious OCEAN view rooms en- suite, with baths
electric lights; elevator &c. Booklet. :. J. CO
HEN and ". SChWABE. Props. and Nsrs.
fCS0t
The Washington herald., 1907-03-03
NEW BELMONT s %:s' seas: ave

4 e-story brick steam heat. sun psrlcT elevator.
Special spring rates s. up daily $40 up weekly ".
I =. WARRINGTON. fes-tu, th,s ,S-Sot
The Washington herald., 1907-10-06
NEWS CUT SHORT
FOR BUSY READERS.

Two boys. charged with entering the
uuchru.m of 7 ID Sue1t. in Seventeenth street
acrc arrested and held.
Scholars of the public schools Of the
District viu bald stating carnival. beginning Mon
daT. IN Convention H5i under the direction of the
Teachers Aid Association.
Malachi Harris. a negro laborer. who
was inquired by being bit by a Pennsylvania Rail
road tram near Harmon Station Friday night. died
40 the Emergency Hospital yesterday.
The police were requested yesterday
afternoon % locate Airs Catherine Andersen. sixty
five years Of age who has been missing from her
home 8t sls South Capitol street, since septem-
Der O.
While playing n front Of his home yes
tsrday afternoon Josie Shattica. two years Of ase,
the son Uf d. Sh1ttIco Of 1914 North Capitol street
northwest vas bitten on the wrist hy a stray deg
The Child was taken % his home and the dog
TUNED over TO the UoundmAster.
AS the result of recent collisions be-
tween street cars and street sweeping machines John
T. Twohey. superintendent Of the street cleaning
department. has. upon request Of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. asked the coutrac-
tors % provide lanterns flT their machines.
NAfter having the young man arrested
because 81 mis- failure 20 return a pm that he had
borrowed. Miss Minnie T. Alusser, nurse at one
0f the local hospitals declined TO prosecute her case
against Nelson Steele ia the Police Court yestcr-
day. and allowed the deieudan to be released.
To facilitate the payment OF labOrers
and Owners Of teams. Engineer Commissioner Morrow
yesterday ordered that on and after October Is such
accounts he keIt on one PAYROLL though still charged
quEes duplication Of pay rolls which is considered
unnecessary.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-06
LOCAL MENTION.
EXCURSIONS TO-DAY.

To Fort Monroe Norfolk, Newport News, and all
points south-Norfolk and Washington night steam
ers every evening in the year at So. and day
steamer daily at a. m.
To Mount Nenon-Stesmer Macalester daily. 10
a. N. and go p m. from Seventh street wharf
Chesapeake Beach-See time table
To Rock Creek Bridge. Geological Park, Chevy
Chase. and Kensington-Cars from Fifteenth street
and New York avenue every fifteen minutes
To AleXandra-Fery steamer Lackawanna every
hom aud half from a. m. to p. N.