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The evening world., 1908-12-21

case where lack OF clothing kept two
children from attending school. The
rather OF the family was out OF work
ana the mother took IN washing by the
DAY. In this way she was able 10 meet
the rent payments and supply meag-e
food for her little ones, but It was i'm
possible to send them to school In the
clothes they had on their back. They
were in a dreadful condition. We sup
pied them with an outht, and now they
ara bright pupils in one OF the public
schools
"A thousand cases OF this kind will
be remedied by The Evening World.
Their Christmas gift TO the school chill
dren will not only bring Joy on Christ
mas Day. but the benefits OF It will be
felt throughout the new year"
An Evening World reporter visited
the place where the boys clothing was
distributed to-day. The little ones, &C.
compenied by woman agent OF the
Charity Organization Society, were
there. sometimes as many as twenty
to thirty at a time, their little faces
eager with anticipation OF the gift that
was waiting for them.
There was little Tony, for instance, a
small chap who said he was sixteen
years old, but looked to be nearer
twelve. Tony, according TO the woman
agent OF the Charity Organization So
ciety. who was experimenting the dis
tribution, was father Of a family of
five, his mother being a widow who
cleaned windows for a living.
hope TO get my working papers
soon. and then I'll get work and help
mother" Tony corflded to an Evening
World reporter. You see. Ill set work
much easier If nave a nice suit. Please,
sir can | have long pants? I've been
Wearing long pants for two years, and
"a IKE 20 have them in my new suit"
a heavy blue serge of good cut, with
long trousers, vest and doubled breasted
coat. Each little fellow selected hts
own suit. having his Caoice Of the gray,
black or tan. all OF the best materials
and cut in various styles.
The evening world., 1908-12-21
A CHRISTMAS
DINNER SUGGESTION
Treat Your Folks TO an Uncommon
y Fine Cup Of Coffee.

When the bell rings for your
Christmas dinner you will be called
upon 10 satisfy the eager expecta-
tons OF those who have come to look
upon this event as the GROWING
feast Of the year-the time when
every one INDUCES their tastes to the
limit OF their pocketbooks.
Everything that Is served must be
Tar better than ordinary II the an
uupations OF those who sit al your
tabIs are 10 be realized. You have
tried TO get the youngest, tenderest
turkey that ever came TO market,
and every detail Of the dinner will be
carefully planned and anxiously cared
Tor. SO that everything served will
represent your best culinary skill.
You Will have worked hard to have
everything just right.
As a matte' OF personal pride you,
will try to serve things that you are
unaccustomed to prepare. for the
usual dishes would not make
Christmas dinner.
On top of all these good things
surely you will not serve an ordinary
cup OF coffee. 1t would not do TO
risk ending your dinner with a dis.
appointment, for every one will ex-
pect something extra good from
start TO finish.
Ask your grocer for can of
Hotel Aston Coffee and prepare 1t
according to the Hotel Astor recipe
which Is in every tin.
This is exactly the Same blend of
coffee as was originated and is al
ways served at the Hotel Astor.
IL Is sold by ali good srocers, and
is always in alright tins-never In
bulk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08

To dress becomingly and smartly Is
much less dimcult task for very thin
woman than for q stout one, because
though the modiste can make wonderful
changes in the appearance Of stout
figure. they cannot eliminate the flesh
while for the slender type. by judicious
arrangement they can give easily an I'M
preston of plumpness.
Some of the obstacles a short woman
encounters in selecting a suitable ward
robe are these: If too plainly dressed,
she is apt to be insignificant. while If
grotesaue. And the point. of course, in
successful costuming is to secure pleas
ing medium.
With this type Of woman the first es-
sential is to preserve the height while
maintaining a suggestion of breadth.
In this point she differs from the very
tall class. who may center all efforts to-
ward creating width as a means of de-
creasing height.
AS short skirts tend to take away from
the height, the skirts of the thin. short
figure should be made as long as can con-
veniently be worn on the street, and even
longer in the house.
Trimming as a rule should be arrang-
ed lengthwise when it is Of a contrasting
figure. Self-tucks or little self-ruff1es
on the bottom are often effective. An
other stylish arrangement. especially for
evening gowns. is to trim the skirt length
wise. but make the starting point just
below the line of the hips, taking the
trimming down each seam. In this way
the hips are mot cut up" but are
brought into prominence. which is quite
necessary for the exceedingly slight per-
son.
Slender women should wear the princess
and empire models with short trains
when convenient.
Empire Frocks Give Height.
The short waist of the empire frock will
give length better than any other fash
ion, as height is reckoned by the Length
from the waist line.
For instance, if two persons. one long
wasted. the other short are exactly the
same height. the latter will appear 10
be the taller of the two; hence the reason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
HEAT LEADS TO SUICIDES.
Two Men Die at Baltimore BY
Strangling Themselves.


BALTIMORE. July s.-Two tragedies
resulted from the intense heat that beat
down upon suffering humanity yesterday
before the storm cooled off the atmo-
sphere. In both instances the victims
were men. who, apparently temporarily
insane because Of the heat. committed
suicide by strangulation. The first case
was that of James j. Walsh, a black
smith, thirty-eight years old, residing at
925 Boyd street. who was found dead in
the second story of his home with a
strap drawn tightly about his throat. The
other victim was Mr.. Aloysius Schaffer,
sixty-fiv years old of 3409 Foster avenue.
a well-known character Of Canton. who
was found dead. hanging to a bedpost in
his home.
Walsh was found at an early hour in
the morning. Walsh was man of great
strength, and after running the strap
through the buckle. he tugged at it until
he lost consciousness and death resulted.
walsh Is survived by his widow and
four small children-Joseph Ella, Mary
and John.
Mr.. Schaffer was found by members Of
his household hanging by a piece of rope
to one of the posts Of his bed in the sec
ond-story back room of his home. AS
usual. Mr.. Schaffer. who was employed as
street-cleaner. went to his work yes
terday morning. but about o o'clock he re-
turned. complaining of illness and retired
to his room.
Mrs. Laura Herget, who occupies the
same house. thought nothing further of
the affair until about IL o'clock. when
she called for Mr. Schaffer to come to his
dinner NO answer was received, and
becoming uneasy after repeated calls she
went to his room and was Mortified to find
him hanging with rope drawn about his
throat and his face purple.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
: WOMEN AID IN RESCUE.
Boy Also. Helps Save Two Persons
From Drowning.

NEW YORK July S.-Two women. two
men and a boy showed equal heroism in
rescuing Mrs. Henry E. Warner and Mrs.
Thomas H. Hapkirk from drowning In
Grayesend bay yesterday. Mrs. Warner,
whose husband is manager of Schubert
theater; Mrs. Hapkirk. whose husband is
connected with the American Steel Foun-
dry Company; Mrs. c. T. Williams, whose
husband is of the Cargo Equipment Com
pany; Mrs. William Bullock. whose hus-
band is a New York dramatic critic; Mrs.
William Gibbs and Miss Hazel Bloom are
staying at the Hotel Bensonhurst.
The men. as good husbands should.
had gone TO business yesterday. when
Mrs. Gibbs and Miss Bloom, who can
swim. suggested to the other ladies that
they teach them the natatorial art.
So all six put on bathing suits and
went in the bay. After splashing around
they went TO rest on jetty that runs
out seventy-five feet. Seated twenty feet
from the low jetty's outer end. they
greatly admired a big ocean steamer that
passed close in.
But the steamer kicked up swel1s that
swept Mrs. Warner and Mrs. Hapkirk
off the jetty in deep water.
In second Mrs Gibbs and Miss Bloom
plunged after the two struggling women,
and all four were in a desperate fight.
cannot swim. rendered promptest aid they
could by running along the jetty toward
shore and shrieking for help at the top
of their fine lungs. Their cries were
heard by J. Macy Mills, guest at the
Hotel Bensonhurst; Wallace Miller of
SD street and 21st avenue. Bensonhurst,
and q boy. fifteen years old. who was
quickest of ALL
The boy seized Mrs. Warner and
dragged her to shallow water after Mrs.
Gibbs had released herself from her des-
perate grasp. Mills and Miller swan
to Mrs. Hapkirk. and. tearing her from
Miss Bloom, said to that brave young
woman
ashore?'
Sure" said she tersely.
And they did save Mrs. Hapkirk. who
lives at No. III West 4Sth street, New
York. Miss Bloom and Mrs Gibbs, who
: had gone to Mrs. Hapkirk's aid, too,
swan ashore. Dr. Earl H. Mayne Of
Bath Beach was called to the hotel and
treated the six. some for immersion.
some for nervous shock. and brought
them around all right. The boy who
saved Mrs. Warner, modest as brave dis
appeared without even giving his name
Mrs. Warner was searching for him
last night to reward him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
COMPLEXION NECESSITIES
FOR SUMMER OUTINGS

II woman would keep her skin in
fairly good condition in the summer there
are some toilet necessities that she must
take with her when going away for va
cation. For instance. borax is absolutely
necessary for the bath because OF the
hardness of most water, that If not soft
ened really Injuries the complexion. or
course. too much borax would harm very
dry flesh, but the woman whose skin Is
oily will find that borax water dement's
her complexion. However. bottle Is not
as easy to pack when travelling as is a
box: therefore it is better carried In pow
der form On arriving at the destination
solution may be made by putting some
water in bottle and then ADDING as
much borax as the liquid will dissolve A
little of this may be poured into the basin
when washing, and the water will be
much improved. When the skin Is really
greasy the solution, full strength, may be
wiped over forehead and nose. washing
The lower part Of the face should not be
touched with the borax full strength.
Spirits Of Camphor Refreshing.
Spirits Of camphor should be included
in this going away list Of articles. 1t is
astringent and useful in cases Of extreme
perspirat alton. After bathing it may be
wiped under the arms and over the chest.
also on the face If desired. but every other
day Is often enough to use 1T as a. COM
plexion wash. A teaspoonful Of it mixed
with about ten drops of glycerin makes a
soothing and bleaching application for
sunburn and is beneficial for face and
arms.
Plenty of some pure body powder Is
needed. Nothing is simpler than this to
make, for several sticks Of orris root are
put into a box Of precipitated chalk or
rice power. and then the case is closed
tightly for several weeks. 1t will then
be perfumed and ready for use, but the
orris root must remain In.
Cold cream in some form or another Is
more necessary than any other article If
sea bathing is to be INDUCED in. the face
should be literally rubbed with cream and
the finger tips about the nails similarly
treated. II is an old truth that salt wa
ter is very drying to the skin, but 1t cam
not cut through the cream. Therefore
the external application forms perfect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
protection that can be washed of in warm
water after the swim.

protection that can be washed of in warm
water after the swim.
Another requisite Is toilet water Of re-
freshing odor. 1t may be used in place Of
water as a cleanser and is most soothing
after a bath. Violet vinegar is one of the
best for this season. for 1t has tonic prop
critics as well as being delicately scented.
A woman should carry her own soap
wherever she may go, even though it be
visiting. The precaution Is not a reflec-
ton upon that provided. but means SIM
ply that the kind which agrees with the
skin naturally should always be used
This matter of soap rs one requiring
careful selection, and each person should
have his or her own piece. No two MEM
bers Of a family should use the same. for
it then becomes direct agent for carry
ing any impurities. If there Is the least
feeling Of tightness OF the complexion
after washing with soap it means that
that used is not the quality the skin
needs. One that is too greasy will. leave
sticky sensation even after thorough
rinsing. The idea that CASTLE soap is
good for every one is an error. 1t has a
very bad effect. producing wrinkles in
some skins by overdrying them. To give
a general rule for selecting a soap is as
impossible as it would be to try to match
colon never having seen the shade. Ex-
perimenting alone can find the right
brand, and. once discovered, it must be
ever present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
&VdNENklADtR3
FASHIONABLE COSTUMES
FOR TALL, SLENDER WOMEN
Should Reject All Dark, Plain Fabrics and Choose
P1aids, Checks and Figured Goods.
'or the short woman adopting the empire

for the short woman adopting the empire
mode.
If drapery defines the shoulders and
the sleeves are puffy. breadth Is obtained
as well.
For street wear the pleated skirt un-
trimmed is decidedly the best choice the
coat either short or very long: Half or
three-quarter lengths will not be becom-
ing.
Hats too large will seriously detract
from the height of the figure, so that II
the little woman would look her best at
ner full height she must avoid the
merry widow shape.
The conventional sized sailor. trimmed
fairly high may be chosen. An entire
black hat should not be worn unless by
compulsion. A black hat trimmed with a
light color will be correct because the eye
is carried beyond the face by the gay
tint
When an all-black hat is used the
height appears to stop at the face. SO for
this reason a tall, thin figure will find a
large all black hat the most becoming
piece of headgear she can wear.
Tall Women Should Wear Checks.
She, too. should reject all dark, plain
fabrics and choose plaids. checks and fig
ured goods of any kind except vertical
stripes. Her gown must be fashioned on
the fluffy order. Flounces. frills and
furbelows will become her as a decora-
ton for a skirt, waist sleeves. or even
hats. Horizontal effects should prevail
in the costume of the thin, tall woman.
Coats may be half or three-quarter
length. and the present loose model with
wide fancy sleeves is exceedinly desir-
able. The hats for this type may be as
large as the wearer pleases If trimmed
with waving plumes. masses of flowers
or large fiat bows. There are positively
no restrictions in regard to her choice OF
wells.
Flowing lace. chiffon with large dots.
are all for the tall woman If she chooses
Dark colors should not be worn by the
thin woman generally. but she may select
from the following list: White, cream,
pale blue. pale yellow, pale green. pale
pink. mauve. red. old rose. copenhagen
and japanese blues. pale olive green.
golden brown, gray. famingo. turquoise
and pinky fawn. OF course the selection
should be modified by what is considered
individually becoming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
DIAMOND IN A CHEESE.
Woman Finds Valuable Ring il
Eleven-Cent Purchase.

NEW YORK. July S.-Fritz Weber. a
grocer in Bloomfield N. j., sold eleven
cents worth OF cheese to a woman Gus
toner yesterday. A few hours later the
woman returned to the store and ASKED
Mr.. Weber II he had lost a diamond ring.
He replied that he had not, for he never
owned one.
The woman then produced a ring set
with three glistening stones. which she
said she had found imbedded in the
cheese he had sold her. She was happy
when told that the grocer did not own
her find, which, she said, would enable
her to take a needed vacation.
It Is believed the ring. which is val
ued at $1,000, got into the cheese at the
factory Weber could not be induced to
give the name Of his lucky woman Gus
TONER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
Trimming Hats.

The fashion Of trimming the hats on
the right rather than on the left side Is
gaining favor. though it cannot be said
that the arrangement is generally be-
coming. Nodding plumes or tips are
graceful but the heavy bow Of ribbon.
with short closely packed loops. is decid-
eddy the opposite in effect.
There is heaviness about 1t suggestive
Of anything but good taste, and not infre-
quently the wearer is positively dowdy-
looking In consequence, flor this style Is
only suited to very few faces. Most
women need the aid of clothes that will
not detract from a good appearance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
ADMIRAL DRAKE AT HOSPITAL.
Will Undergo an Operation for an
Internal Trouble.

BALTIMORE. July s.-Rear Admiral
Franklin jeremiah Drake. retired. of the
United States Navy, a resident of Wash
inston. D. c., is patient at the Johns
Hopkins Hospital, where he will shortly
undergo an operation for a serious in
ternal trouble. The operation will be
performed by Dr. Hugh H. Young of this
city. The patient spent quiet day yes
terday.
Rear Admiral Drake was born in New
York and was retired December 10, 1906
after forty years of service in the navy.
He has resided in Washington since his
retirement. at the Farragut apartments
During the Spanish-American war he was
ordnance officer at the Mare Island
navy yard, California
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
COW TAKES THE CAKE.
Animal Crazed by Sun Had Owed
into Farmers Pantry.

WATERBURY. Conn.,. July S.-One of
the cows in the herd of Gus Daniels went
sun mad yesterday. jumping fences in
the blackberry belt, chasing the other
cows and timid bull and winding up
in the pantry of the house. which she
entered through the open door of back
kitchen.
She lay exhausted for a time. and when
her fury was over the COW devoured a
batch of newly baked bread and an angel
cake which Mrs. Daniels had just made
for a raspberry supper of the Temperance
Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
EMERALD SODA.
Children Flavor Homemade Bever-
age With Paris Green.

WATERBURY, Conn, July S.-The three
children of William Brown of Russell
street-Wi-iam seven years old; Annie.
six. and Otto. two-found paris green to-
day and made soda water with the pretty
powder. They prepared a weak solution
and took a few sips.
Their economy in the use of the poison
leads to the opinion that all may re-
cover, though it looks doubtful in the
case of Otto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
John Barrett Ill at Denver.

DEW Err. Col. July S.-John Barrett
of Washington. director of the bureau of
South American republics. is i'll at the
home of John w. Springer in this city.
1t was rumored yesterday that he was
threatened with typhoid. This report was
denied, and ii was stated that the ex-
pectation was that he would be out with
in a few days. as he was merely suffering
from q cold.
Mr.. Barrett came to Denver to attend
the democratic national convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
The Cockney Dialect.
From London Truth.

From London Truth
Laudable in motive as Is the proposed
campaign for the reform OF the Cockney
dialect. it has lost cause" written
across it almost as plainly as. say,
phonetic spelling or loving your neighbor
ard. and there il no standard OF vocal
ksound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
AGAIN PLEADS FOR FIRE MAINS
CHIEF BELT URGES HIGH-PRES-
SURE SERVICE.
Eouipment of Washington Would
Then Excel Any City in
World, He Asserts.

Following the action of Commissioners
Mcfarland yesterday in pointing out
the necessity of the installation OF
much discussed high pressure fire
mains in the downtown business sec
ton, where confagration hazard Is
greatest. William T. Belt. chief of the
fire department, issued a statement last
night in which he explained the prac-
teal side of the h4ghpressure service.
Both Commissioner Macfarlapd and
Chief Belt drew their object lessons
from the series Of three large fires
Monday night. which held the entire
fighting strength Of the fire department
in action for several hours and during
that time left almost the entire resi-
Dental section of the city without pro-
lection.
Chief Belt has advocated the high
pressure system for at least a decade.
BY repeated tests from the one high
pressure hydrant in the District. 18th
and L streets, he has shown that the
system which is in successful operation
in several other large cities would be
just as effective here.
Less Than 81, GOO, 900 Needed.
The high pressure pipes covering the
area bounded by LIST. 18th. and I
streets northwest could have been laid
ten years ago at a cost not to exceed
$500 600 Advance in price Of materials
and of labor has been So marked that
the same work could not be done today
for less than $75O.OOO. This has been
the appropriation the Commissioners
have asked from Congress for several
years past.
pressure system is that six hydrants alone
would more than double in effectiveness
the entire District fire department. OF nine
teen steam fire engines. said the chief.
And. then, toe. we would have the ad-
vantage OF retaining the usefulness VI Tie
fire stations.
cat present, when a company is In sew
ice, it's house is practically dead. The
district it is supposed to serve is without
protection.
steam fire engines would be sent to other
parts of the District. In each of their
present houses would be placed three or
four specially constructed hose carriages,
each capable of carrying 1,SOO feet of
hose.
lone alarm would result In only one
wagon from each house going into service,
thus leaving the other apparatus and men
available for another alarm in their own
or any other section.
Would Be Best in World.
I'm Washington the first cost would be
the only cost of high-pressure system Of
fire mains. The mains would be supplied
by gravity from the Fort Reno reservoir.
and no costly pumping stations would
have to be installed and maintained as
in many other cities.
If Congress should see fit to appropri-
ate the money, and we should secure this
great adjunct to our department. I would
feel perfectly safe in saying that no other
city in the world would excel the National
capital In the equipment of its fire fight
ing forces.
The system desired for Washington
could be operated by the department no
matter how large the conf1agration At
a conservative estimate 1t would be capa-
BILE Of throwing eighty effective streams
of water at one time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
New Midshfpmen.

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. July S.-The follow
ing candidates were admitted as nidship-
men yesterday: Ralph s. Parr, Kansas:
Harold Dodd. Washington. d. c.; Will
liam g. Hogg. Washington. D. c.: Walter
g. Delaney Pennsylvania, and Ingram C.
Sowell Tennessee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
The Business Woman.

From Modern Business.
The woman in business Is now an ac-
copied fact. and the stubborn prejudice
which she had to encounter in the early
stages of her uphill fight has almost en-.
tirely disappeared. She is now recog-
nized as an essential factor in the great
machinery of commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-08
The Feminine Question.

Inc FEMININE QUESTION.
From Sporting Life.
She has no friends to speak Of
Good heavens, What does she talk
About