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them to the tea. and beg for pennies to the
number of years you are O1d-a charming
opportunity for being more than honest
about your age.
The entertainment can include the show
ing of the earliest photograph of yourself.
A dance Is appropriate at the close, and
some birthday songs.
It is Not
Too early to think of valentines il you are
going to give court to the King of Hearts.
You will need. of course, to decide upon
your king He may get his costume from
costumer's or wear a homemade robe OF
gold color decorated all over with hearts
cut out of crimson velvet six inches long.
He should wear a gold crown ornamented
with shining stones and carry scepter.
There should be a throne. which may be
a large chair a raised platform. The
throne and platform should be covered with
gold paper sprinkled with diamond dust.
All the decorations should suggest st. Val
entine's evening. Therefore pink or rose
should be the color effect. And such de-
vices as Cupid's arrows, hearts, valentines
should appear.
Ask the young women to gown themselves
to represent roses. Therefore some would
wear pink. some white. and so on. The
gowns might further suggest the scheme
by being trimmed with roses.
The young men should wear rose bouton-
nieres. All the guests compose the court.
The entertainment may be opened by the
minuet. danced by the red and white roses,
after which the entire court enters, march
ing two by two. As they march they sing
in honor Of the king. When the first couple
reaches the throne they separate right and
left and turn facing each other. The others
do likewise, keeping the distance between
regular. Last of all comes the king. at
tended by two pages representing Cupids.
The king marches between the columns
and finally reaches his throne When there
he looks smilingly over his court and then
seats himself The pages stand to his
right and left. Then the court. at motion
of the kings scepter, waltz. After this
the entire evening is spent In amusing the
king. He likes songs so they sing. He
likes Rotations. so they recite. All these
must be of the heart. Attractive are the
gardens of love. William Shakespeare; The
Day Dream, Alfred Tennyson; Telepathy,
James Russell Lowell.
At the close of a song the king rises and
waves his scepter. the company ceases en-
Pertaining, the Cupids walk side by side
from the throne and go to a huge black
board. In colored crayons they each draw
valentine. The company do likewise.
When all have finished drawing the king
calls for a dance. After the dance the king
thanks the court. The recession now fol-
lows. the king leading the columns.
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As H0stesS-
The daughter Of the house. whether of1ici-
ating In the absence Of her mother or as
sisting her in the exercise of hospitality,
should be courteous and cordial. Nobody
expects young girl to take leading
share in conversation. 1t is quite enough
If she hold her own agreeably, and, above
all, pay attention to what others are say
ing.
: Few more graceful arts can be imagined
than the girl hostess pouring tea. Here,
with girl friends in the ordinary course OF
conversation. she shows her freedom from
awkwardness or she Iapses into provincial
ism of speech and manner. But she need
not be troubled about herself as an enter
tainer If she possess the proper spirit.
Little by little she acquires the social
ease, lays aside gaudiness. and learns to
perform with elegance the arts Of hospital
ity and entertaining without thinking OF
ones self.
The girl hostess can pleasantly entertain
at an informal luncheon. This may be
served at round or a square table in the
dining COON or at q number of small
tables in the drawing room. The perfec-
ton of~H>iuncheon does not consist in hay
ing q great many dishes or q multiplicity
Of courses. but in seeing that each is abso-
are qNietiy and swiftly changed, are cold or
hot as they ought to be. that the food Is
,appetizing and the whole affair harmonious.
The girl who plays at being hostess in her
fathers house win shine to great advantage
when she takes her place as queen of the
domesticities in her husbands house.
a Musical
Club Of much profit and delight meets
every two weeks at the different houses OF
the members. There are both afternoon
and morning meetings. and the programs
are furnished by the members. At the
morning meetings only women attend. The
afternoon meetings are held once a month.
and are attended by the men members also.
The most difficult thing In the world for
many amateurs is to get into the way of
playing or singing In public without being
too conscious. This club gives the MEM
bers ehance to practice in public appear
ance.
For sweet charity's sake a novel idea is
birthday, teas. This Is the way 1t is done:
Several women club together, form a COM
-mittee. and get some of their friends to
volunteer to donate different things. such
as tea. cake, chocolate. sandwiches. coffee.
Cards are printed at small expense and
sent far and wide to all acquaintances.
These cards. which have a small bag tied
to them with pretty colored ribbons. invite
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let the guest pull the ribbons and get a
bunch of the flowers to take home. The
centerpiece may be composed of punches
put together.
Begin the luncheon with grape fruit. the
halves garnished with red cherries and each
piece of fruit resting on grape leaf. Next
clam or chicken consomme with whipped
cream. with few grains of red sugar on
top of the cream. Afterward. red paper
cases filed with creamed lobster favored
with truffles. Fried sweetbfeads with green
peas may follow and then chops decorated
with red frills: and sweet potato croquets
and currant jelly. The salad may be served
in scooped-out beets and consist of all kinds
of vegetables chopped and mixed, dressed
with mayOnnaise. Cut out fancy figure of
beef to put on top and rest the beet on
green leaves. For dessert get any of the
pretty individual forms in ices sold by any
good caterer and afterward have the bon
bons and fruit-rosy apples and grapes.
Coffee in the parlor comes last of all. For
beverage have chocolate in cups. with
whipped cream, passed with the chops. If
you wish wine, have a claret punch.
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When the

When the
Nursery brood is unCtessed and in bed the
lights turned low, the room quiet for the
night, the mother or nurse or older sister or
the kind auHtie who is still TO be found in
some fortunate houses, should have a little
fund of stories on which 10 draw for the
small listeners pleasure before they en-
bark in the train for dreamland.
Fairy stories are always enjoyed by chill
dren. and the literature of fairyland is not
far to seek. The old fables of La Fontane
or Aesop are also always delightful, as we'll
as tales from "Gullver's Travels and the
old Greek and Russian mythology and the
Morse saSas.
Imagination is active in little children
and occasionally. at least. one meets a
mother who does not understand the chiIds
world. having forgotten her own early days
and their Illusions or who is afraid that
fancy and its imaseries will lead her chill
dren into deceit. While the most exact and
rigid truthfuiness should be practiced i'll
our dealings with children, and while they
themselves should be panstakingly taught
to shun equivocation and every form of
lying, still we need not fear to let imagina-
tion give them pleasure. Imagination is
one Of the noblest of faculties and at the
root OF al! invention and scientific progress
and discovery.
The children Of themselves early learn to
discriminate between the real and the false
They early learn to discover the truth
wrapped up in the husk OF the story Our
fairy lore is older than civilization. The
same stories with variations have in all
ages and cimes been taught and told to
children. They have their origin in the
needs and the heart OF the race. Children
thrive on fairy stories, and are the better
able To- grasp other literature If early fed
these.
Children In
Hospitals are often the victims OF their
parents risfortunes or neglect. willful or
otherwise. Sometimes the tendency to i'll
ness is inherited. the child is badly born, of
line of inebriates of vicious ancestors.
and disease lies in wait to pounce on II at
the first opportunity. Oftener. for the de
struction of the poor in their poverty The
mothers cannot take proper precautions
They mast go TO work. leaving their little
ones to the care OF inexperienced and heed
less Older children, and there ensue dread
full calls and hurts by fire and in other
ways. One maryeis at the self-restraint.
the goodness of these little ones, who far
surpass in fortitude the petted children of
happy homes, whose courage puts to shame
that OF many adults In similar circum-
stances.
hospital FOR children. II is a good place to
take the children from comfortable homes
TO sec. They win enjoy getting together
some gifts, some old toys and new. some
pictures and sweets and fruit 1t will early
inculcatc IL them the habit of thinking of
others
The youLE girl who wishes to put her ta!
ents and accomplishments and her leisure
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A Red Luncheon

A Red Luncheon-
For college girls at home for a vacation
should be an attractive entertainment. The
color-red-must be carried out in all the
decorations and furnishings. The luncheon
must be suggestive of the holiday season
Here should be the scheme of the en-
tertainment:
Have at every corner bunch of red carna-
lions. Tie the bunch with a bow of bright
red satin ribbon. Also have place cards
with painted punches of carnations on
them On the table may be candies burn
ing under red shades. a centerpiece of
brilliant red carnations with maidenhair
ferns, corner vases or the fern alone, and
dishes of bon bons-the marrons, red cher
ries, red peppermints-small cakes with red
icing. and two or three finger rolls at every
cover tied with red ribbon. If you prefer
it, you may have the centerpiece of any
red flower and red ribbon going from it to
each place, and at the end of ---e luncheon
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Avoiding the Insult.
Business Girl. in the Pilgrim

A Business Girl, in the Pilgrim.
When your business life throws you with
men who are SO gross that they cannot
learn from a woman's manner that she de-
sires only frank business relations, and.
your straightforwardness
one hangs over your typewriter some day
and tells risque story. don't look unutter-
ably shocked, but instead say with a little
puzzled expression: II don't just under
stand what you mean" And say it with an
air that precludes all attempt at explana-
ton. l venture to say If you manifest
great stupidity along lines you do not want
such man to know you understand, you
will soon be relieved of his efforts in the
line OF conversation. The wisest way To
show that certain subjects are offensive Is
to pretend cleareyed. simple. straightfor-
ward, modest innocence when the remarks
are addressed to you personally and TO be
monstrously deaf when they are made In
general Even the densest. most tough
hided. ribald joker in the land will soon tire
of talking to you and you will have accom-
plished your purpose without any dramatic
announcement that you arc a lady" Re
member that she who is lady does not
need to tell 1t: no one can insult you unless
you accept the insult.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
SHONTS CHAUFFEUR
STILL UNF OUND
Mr.. CaVerly's instructions
to Surrender Dis
obeyed.

III give Bell until Monday or Tues
day to return 10 Glen Echo for trial.
II he does not put in an appearance by
that time / viii apply to Governor War
field for Tequisition papers and bring
hiII 20 Maryland for trial on charge
of assault and violating our speed law. q"
Thus spoke Mayor John Garrett, OF
Glen Echo. last night. in speaking OF
the case OF Vivian Bell, chauffeur for
Mrs. T. p Shonts, who is accused Of
having operated an automobile at rate
OF forty miles an hour in the Mary land
town week ago last night.
Mayor Garrett said he had requested
President Cayerly Of the Washington
AutomObilists' Association, TO prevail
upon Bell to return, but the chauffeur
did not obey Ar. Caverly's Instructions
Every other means OF getting Bell
out to Glen Echo for trial will be ex-
hausted before ! apply for the requisi-
tiCn papers" said the mayor; but that
step viii be resorted 10 unless he re-
turns within the next few days. The
case is an aggravated one Bell not
only ran the machine at a speed exceed
ing our limit by thirty miles or more.
but tried TO run over Town Marshal Col
Inns. This practice on the part Of Wash
ington autoists cannot be encourag ed
by lis -
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
HUSBAND HITS HER.
WIFE DROPS BABY
Conclusion of Brain Is Con-
sequence to
Child.

Suffering from conclusion of the brain.
little Nellie Ernest, the eightcen-mOnths-
old daughter OF Mrs Annie Ernest. of
1908 Half street southwest. is in a seri-
Gus condition as the result Of an attack
alleged 10 have been made on Mrs. Ern-
est by her husband, Silas.
Ernest is a prisoner at the Fifth pre-
cinct police station on a charge Of as
sault. He viii be held until the extent
of the child's injuries have been deter
mined.
According to the police, the couple
have not been living together for some
time. Last night the woman was re-
turning TO her home about o'clock,
when she met her husband N VI street,
between First and Half street south
west Ernest had been in hospital and
was only recently discharged. He had
not seen his wife for some time.
When they met last night words
passed between them, and Ernest, it is
said, struck his wife, knocking her to
the pavement. Dropping the infant from
her arms, Mrs. Ernest fell, crushing the
child as she struck the walk
DR.. F. r. Richardson, Of 4O4 Seventh
street southwest. was summoned, and
recommended that the infant be taken
TO a hospital. When the ambulance
from the Casualty Hospital arrived. Mrs.
Ernest refused to allow Nellie to be
taken away.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
Slayer of Charles T. Smith
Sentenced to Hang
May "A.
The Prisoner Removed to
Fredericksburg TO Await
Execution.
Jury Deliberated on the
Case Less Than Half
an Hour.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. VA. MARCH s1

George Midgets. alias William John
son, colored, charged with the brutal
murder OF Charles +. Smith. was con-
viCted Of murder in enc first degree late
this afternoon. Midgets was sentenced
By Judge Barley 10 be hanged in the
jail yard here on May q next. between
the hours of a. m. and Il m.
The case was given to the jury at AS
p. m. and at SIP the members returned
and rendered their verdict
The murder OF Charles T. Smith. son
Of Lieut. James Smith, Of the Alexan-
dria police force, was committed in
King street, opposite the old fair
grounds, on the night of October 20, 1906.
Afidgets had assaulted Policeman Mich
olson and was being arrested by Po-
Hceman Garvey, when Charles Smith
came up and placed his hand on Mid
gets shoulder Midgets turned and fred
his pistol at Smith, killing him instant
". He escaped and was not captured
until March ], when he was arrested
by the police OF Harrisburg. Pa
During his trial GIidgets has been
guarded by Company L. Seventeen Vir-
ginia Regiment
Midgets under guard Of the State
troops was taken to the train and re-
moved 10 Fredericksburg. where he will
be kept in jail until the time for his ex-
eCutiOn-
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
MoNTAKA's SAPPHIRE MINES.

Preparations are being made 10 work
the sapphire mines at YogO gulch ex-
tensiVely- YogO dixie, which is in Non
tana, Is four miles long and il is esti-
mated that the workable rock will an
proXlmate 100000 cubic Yards While
the stones found there aret cofnpara-
lively small, they are UNUSUALLY bril-
liant, without flaws, and Of beautiful
tints- Their shape Is generally of such
character that the culls, or smaller ones.
are well suited for bearings Of watches.
and for this purpose they need little
cutting
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
CLYDE FITCHS CRITICISM.

Clyde Fitch in a kindly letter 70 a
young and unknown playwright said:
4 liked your play, I thought il pTOmis-
ing. but in the first act you initiated
Ibsen- In the second you initiated
PIneTO and in the third and fourth YOU
initiate Barrie. This viii never dc,
Imitation in art is always bad. II sug-
gests the shabby who as he slipped Il
glass Of beer looked in the mirror be
hind the bar and muttered to hims elf:
Here I am wearing a railroad presi-
dents shoes, the trousers of a Senator.
the hat of a millionaire banker, the vest
of a Newport society leader and an
ambassadors coat and yet in spite Of
all l look like a tramp
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
0 COSTLY FOR ANY MAN.

of the members Of the British
IN were talking about the late
of Persia.
neB5 The shah was in London,
q ,g6ung man, The amused him
al 4 dinner party at q ducal resi-
iu Park lane By appraising the
~ of the ladies present in terms
heeD. Thus for q blonde countess
aid he would give 1,2oo sheep; for q
slim baroness he said he would
300 sheep, for a press Of middle
he said he would give 30 sheep. and
on. Finally the shah came 70 the
utiful Mrs. Willie James. every
" waited in anxious silence TO hear
old heather state her value IN
zen for she IS thought 20 be the
,sf beautiful woman in London. The
s6 looked at Mrs. James tenderly.
! shook his head and sighed. This
a.. ne said, IS out or the question.
.iti7e- 1 nor any other man in the
rid owns as many sheep as she IS
lrth.'
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
snment Employees
Store TO Be Mutual
About S250,000 Capital, and Ninety
or Cent of Profits Will Go to
Stockholders.

meHt Of Agriculture; Col p. F. Chase,
Pension Office. DR.. n. NJ. White, Deputy
Commissioner Of Fisheries; Capt. A. 3.
White. Land Office, and }. d. Biddis,
Navy Department.
IN Mr. Tyree's statement he says that
it is the idea of the guild to run the
department store on a purely mutual
basis. Market prices viii be charged for
goods, and 30 per cent of the profits are
to go to the Government employe stock
holders. The remaining 10 per cent is
10 go toward a sinking fund.
II is proposed that the department
store be centrally located, and the CAPT
tai stock will be in the neighborhood Of
S25O,Gh
The guild expects 20 have the entire
capital stock subscribed for among the
5000 Government employees Of the Disc
trict.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
Policeman Fatally Hurt.

James F1nks. a special policeman at
the Southern Railway yards was run
over and seriously injured at the Union
Station about 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Finks was attempting TO board the
train called the annex, which carries
employees to and from the Potomac
yards. when he slipped and fell beneat tn
the car. His right arm was cut of at
the shoulder and his right leg was cut
on about the knee. He also received
some severe scalp wounds. He was
brought 10 this city in the ambulance
and taken to the Alexandria Hospital.
where he was attended by DR.. W. NJ.
Smith. His condition tonight is critical.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
FIRE FROM LAMP EXPLOSION
DESTROYS GARFIELD HOUSES

Fire last night completely destroy
ed two frame dwellings occupied By
colored people in Garfield, D. c, dam
age $4,000. and did $500 damage to a
third house The fire. caused by the
Sxplosion Of lamp, started in the
nome or James Johnson. The flames
spread TO adjoining houses, occupied
Dy Cornelius Gray and Samuel Cook
An alarm was turned in from box 953
but as the nearest engine house is two
miles away, the flames had gained
considerable Roadway before the ar
rival Of the department.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
BOOM DAYS IN ITALY.

II is no longer necessary for an Ital
ian to come to New York 10 make
money. The home country is enjoying
a boom The state railways show an
increase Of S7.5O0,OO0 in business for the
first year OF their operation. although
the new rate card was not put in use
until November. All the Italian ship
yards are busy. The iron mines OF
EIba. which drew NapOleon's interest
when he was the keen king OF the isle
are to be allowed 20 put out $4,000 tons
OF pig iron. They hold a government
lease. The government surplus last
year was over S12,500,O0O IN the first
eleven months imports increased BY
some Is per cent Cotton mills re SUD
plying prints and piece goods TO Tur-
key, 10 South America. where Italian
emigrants buy them, and 10 Africa
New York World
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
; CUBS ARE TO BE
AS LUXURIOUS As MEMS

luxury to be provided and in
u membel- ship fees-S150 initia-
500 annual dues-the Colony
ne constitutes a departure in
slsterhood affairs It is pos
a woman 20 belong TO five or
be- ordinary Gibbs in New York
not more than 500 n year
this time Inc most complete To-
station of the club idea 10 the
the fair sex Ia s been found N
mans University Club. whose
Ia Twenty-sixtl street provides
Oufort and more than few eX-
al facilities for over COO mem bers
NV guests.-New Eork world.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
BOY ARRESTED
THROWING STONES

ION, eight years old, Of So
northeast, was struck on
u night by a stone thrown
owden, o0lOred, thirteen. OF
northeast. SnoWden was
Policeman Dawson, Of. the
net. and VIII be given a
the Juvenile Court Monday
e Of assault. Clayton was
y injured.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
Funeral Of Mrs. Driefus

The funeral of Mrs. Nellie z. Driefus.
viii be held from her home in Commerce
street tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
The funeral services viii be conducted
by the Rev. Father Kelly. Of st. Mary's
Church.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
DOMESTIC SERVANTS FORM UNION

Domestic servants At Wellington, New
Zealand, have formed a union. and de-
mand that their work on Mondays,
Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays shall
cease at 7;30 il the evening, on Thurs
days and Sundays at in the afternoon,
and on Wednesdays at 10 p. m. all do
Iaestics to be home by 10 o'clock ex-
cept on Thursday. when they may stay
out till midnight
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
PUBLIC LANDS ARE
NOW RE-DISTRI

The new commissioner of the
Laud Office announced last n
he had reorsanized the field r
force and had redistricted Z
land territory The lines hav,
changed that the divisions +
enlarged. The chiefs have bee
With greater authority. The
held responsible for the wor
respective divisions and viii +
20 can FOR reports respecting [
OF lcca! land offices and the
the Surveyors General.
Harry II. Schwartz, who
assisting IN the prosecution
cases in the Montana distric
made chief of the special Sc
ion, with headquarters in u
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
A MILLION DIVORCES.

IL IS figured that for the twenty-year-
period from 1877 70 1905 the applications
fled for divorce throughout the country
reached the total Of 100. 900. and proF-
ably on these applications about .60O. 90
divorces were granted. In the twertv-
year period from 1867 10 1885 the number
Of divorces secured was s2S OOO.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
LOCAL MENTION.
Have You &c aMilkD Bread7

You can solve the bread problem to
your entire satisfaction By having
Holmes genuine homemade Milk
Bread delivered fresh from the oven 10
your table every day. The most delicious
and most nutritious bread that's made.
and il is absolutely clean. Only SC loaf.
Homemade Pies, all favorite kinds. 20c.
Holmes Bakery, 1st & Z SITS. Phones
L. i440 and 14Al.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
RUN INTO By HORSE
DRIVEN BY MRS. R. L. H0XlE

Mrs. Charles II. Underwood. OF 1891
Park road northwest. was run into and
knocked down on q street northwest.
yesterday afternoon by a horse driven
by Mrs. Hoxle wife Of Gen. Richard L.
Hoxie. l. S. A. Mrs. Underwood was
only slightly injured, and was driven 10
her home by Mrs. HOXie.
The Washington times., 1907-03-31
POSTAL COMPANY MAKES
NEW WAGE INCREASE

NEW YORK, March sO-The Postal
Telegraph Gable company today an
nounces an increase in the wages of its
in each case viii be graded according
10 the length of service. efficiency and
responsibility Of the position. The in
crease Is to take effect April 1. This
Is IN addition to the 10 per cent Increase
which was given to the operators. traf-
nc chiefs. wire clerks, assistant chief
operators and managers on March /