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MRS. CLAUDE A. SWANSON,
Wife Of Governor Swansea, of Virgin;i

dor and Mrs, Bryce, the Assistant Sec
Rotary OF War and Mrs. Robert Shaw
Oliver, Miss Foraker, Miss wetmore.
and Prince Koudachef. OF the Russian
embassy.
The Minister from Chile and Nine
Cruz Will have as their guests at lunch
con today Lieut.. Col. William Carol;
Rafferty, and Mrs. Rafferty,.
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K. /. 5aIwin. Ray B.sGordon. John A.
Dunbar. w ATusser, ~. IT. Hotel
George c. Furbeshaw, T. I.awton fur
beshaw. r. E Landlord, r T. BrickeT
Laur@nce P. Smith. D. Aiken Hart, z.
f. GOss, Fred Kimmsn, and J. 5. Trot-
ter
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Mrs. Harry May and Miss Isabel May,
Of washington, were the guests com
plimentary TO whom Z. NJ Lockwood
entertained at q farewell dinner at HOT
Springs, Va, Thursday evening Mrs
May and Miss May have been guests az
Hot Springs for several weeks, and re-
turned TO their home yesterday
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viii return to washington with their
parents.
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Mrs John R. Walker, of Kansas City,
No. who has been the guest fer sons
time OF her brother and niece, former
Senator and Miss Cockrel Of Missouri. IN
their home on + street. las gone "a
Norfolk for a short visit. rom wheTs
she will 90 70 her home
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The Merrymakers Club VIII hold their
last. Open-air outdoor dance Of the sea
son Tuesday evening at Chevy Chase
Lake.
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Mr.. ana Mrs. Albert NJ. Freeman and
their little son, CARL. viii leave Wash
ington next Friday for an extended trip
through the west, stopping on their re-
turn at Sioux Falls, 5. D., Ar- + rec
mans home. They viii be absent from
Washington several months
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Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Foster wiz
leave Washington. June 8. for Prince
ton, where they viii attend the CON-
mencement exercises. They are taking
keen interest in these exercises. mas
much as their grandson, John Foster
Dulles, who is not only the youngest
man, but the vaIedictOrian OF his class.
After the commencement at Prince
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Foster viii 90 10
Yale, where Mr.. Foster viii deliver en-
address to the Yale law graduates Mr.
and Mrs. Foster VIII then go 20 their
country place, Henderson HarbOF, Tor
the remainder Of the summer.
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Mr.. ana Mrs. Perry Belmont will leave
Washington this afternoon for New
York, from where they viii sail on We'd
nesday. on tie Lusitania, for England
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DR.. and Mrs. Palmer entertained the
Cherrydale Euchre Club in their home
saturday evening. Among their guests
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General and Mrs. Corbin viii be hosts
today at a large breakfast at their
home, Highwood, at Chevy Chase. in
honor OF Miss Juliette williams and Jo-
sepn Leits-, who will be married June
IN
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Miss Merriam, daughter Of Maj Gen.
Henry c. Merriam, retired. who spear
the winter at the Burlington, sailed re-
Gently with a party Of schoOlmates, un-
der the chaperonage OF a teacher from
Bryn 8Iawr. for a tour IN Europe .or
the summer months
General Merriam returned this week
from Spokane, Wash, where lie has
spent some time.
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Mr. and Mrs. Martin 5. Decker, OF
Albany, formerly Of Washington, are
spending a lew days in their home, on
BNtmore street
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Miss Sophie Cohencious and Miss Err
null COhencious, OF the Whitney Park
road, left Washington recently for New
York and Atlantic City, where they will
spend about a month.
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CECIL RHODES
SCHOLARSHIPS

The Rhodes scholarship was founded
bv Cecil Rhodes. who died at Cape
Town. South Africa March D. 1862. lie
directed in his Tili. dated July ]. 1893,
that part OF his fortune. estimated at
SO. 600. on. should be applied to the crea-
ton of a fund for the support OF a Ger
tain number II scholarships covering a
three years course ut the University
o. oxford He directed that the seIec-
tiOu of the recipients of this gift should
be made, two from each state and Ter
ritory of the United States or 100 IN all;
fifteen from Germany, and from one TO
nine from each Of the British colonies.
The scholarships are awarded on marks
only three-tenths whereof should be
given 10 a candidate for his literary
and scholastic" attachments, the remain
der being FOR his love of outdoor attn
letics and sports, his strong. manly quail
tiles. such as courage, generosity. and
KINDNESS and for high moral character.
and especially for ambition to serve and
LEAD In large public affairs There will
be examinations in 1870, 1911 1913, and
1914, and 50 on emitting every third
year. The examinations are not COM
petitIve, but qualifying. Inquiries as To
particulars by intending candidates may
ne addressed to any college. TnfOrma-
ton about Oxford, lis colleges. and
course of studies should be addressed
TO +. J. Wy}e. oxford, England.
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THE ART OF PROPER INTRODUCTONS

introductions made between young
ladies themselves. An elderly lady. as
a general rule. shakes hands wiki d
girl introduced TO her with the idea of
being cordial and kind. not 20 say con-
descending, and girls generally shake
hands with each other in place Of
bowling az mountaineering formed
by them have not the momentum that
attaches 10 those Of older ladies: be-
sides. a greater readiness 10 make
friends Is the privilege and character
istic or youth.
Men take very much the same view
as regards Introductlons as do WON
en-that Is 10 SAY IL an introduction
is made by a relative Of the man in
PRODUCED the men would shake hands
and not merely bow. This holds
good where intimate friends are con
cerned; they almost rank on the foot
ing OF relations, and a cordial recep-
tion is given TO an Introduction thus
made. When casual introducuons are
made CT necessity rather than of in
tention men d. hot shake hands
When I think yog nave met Smith"
or Il think you know Mr. Smith is
said-the one by n host and the other
by a hostess-noth!ng further is re-
quiTed from either than a bow and
n smile Of acGuiescenCr, aCcenting the
Introduction. and disclaimer is not
expected If Mir. Smith is not actually
known. The uncertainty is an eX-
cuse for making the introduction
one Of the points upon which some
Of our correspondents are not very
clear is with regard TO rising from
their seats on being introduced. This
question does not trouble men. as
they are usually found standing. or
they are brought up to d person to be
introduced. and even if a poor man
ventures upon sitting down for a few
moments at an at-hOme JT before
dinner IS announced, he springs to
his feet with guilty alacrity when
any approach is made in the matter
Of intro ducing him TO a fellow guest
Win ladies it is otherwise. TheF
90 not rise from their seats either Al
an dt-nGme or before dinner is an
bounced or after dinenr, or when cali
ing people are introduced to them or
when they themselves are introduced
Hail an exception occurs. ii is true,
at crowded at-homes, when to rise
and talk TO the lady introduced is al
most a necessity. There is no vacant
seat for her 10 take, and, therefore. if
both do not stand conversation is "a a.
deadlock for the few FIRST conven-
tionaI remarks made by either are
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~ HERE are certain points con
nected with intr0ductions which
are got always clearly grasped
by those introduced to Judge
from the questions which now and
again reach us on the subject The
situation is so mOmentary there is
little OF no time for reflection. any
more than when crossing a street be-
tween a street car and an automobile.
when the decision lies between going
forward or stepping backward At the
crucial moment of being introduced
comes the opportunity Of doing one OF
two things and Of being satisfied or
dissatisfied with the decision made
Rules, however wise they may be.
cannot be made TO mt every cIrcum-
stance of social life, and, broad as
they are, they yet are open to many
exceptions and if you cannot exactly
drive coach and prses through them,
as in the case Of so ne Of our laws and
regulations, YOU may get around them
by taking advantage of the aforesaid
exceptions How to act on the occa-
sion Of an Introduction is determined
almost entirely upon the reason for
its being made, and by whom and to
whom the person is thus introduced.
Even the locale has something to do
with it. and thus variety of issues
are raised. upon which an instantane-
Gus judgment has 20 be given The
mind has TO trave, with lightning IA
pidity over the ground To arrive at
correct course of action; but the mind
does not always respond TO the caii
made upon it, il hesitates, and acts
not upon the outcome Of reflection hut
upon the spur of the moment
The received rule is not TO shake
hands. but merely TO bow, on being in
troduced; bUt this under certain cir
cumstances would not meet the case;
1t would disappOinr the one intrcduc-
ing and the one introduced. For in
stance. If a relative OF the former is
the person introduced a bow would be
a very chilling response to the intro
duction made; 10 snake hands. on the
contrary would be the correct thing
TO d. and both persons should offer
at the same moment this cordial recos-
milton.
On the other hand, ii a casual intro
duction is made without any preredi-
tatiun. and those introduced are .otal-
ly unknown 10 each other. an exchange
OF bows Is all that is required from
them
Among the exceptions of not bowling
only on being introduced come in the
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this slipping have been tried, but 50
far I have failed 70 find anything
which really stops 1t.
White shoes viii always be worn
with aIl-~hite costumes. The makers,
approaching this. have produced very
charming white shoes for warm
weather wes= Buckslzin Is probably
the ideal material. showing 10 advan-
tage as IL does the perforated foxing
SO fashionable. Narrow black patent
leather trimmings are applied with
discretion on white suede and kid
shoes for wear with friny frocks.
Wonderfully daring combinations OF
leather are seen at the smartest boot
makers II seems as though for once
they had decided TO throw conserva-
tism aside Thus in an establish raent
where many women Of the "450' choose
their footwear ] was shown a slip
per OF black patent leather, the toe
sirewn with vivid blue polka dots! A
beautifully cut slipper. also or black
patent leather. had a high tongue and
heel OF brilliant scarlet satin-a quaint
conceiL
Colored suede slippers with strap
pings or black soutache braid across
the toes are seen. SLIPPERS Of metallic
cloth In lovely shot colOrings Of silver
and rose and gold and green make an
ideal accompaniment 20 summer
dancing frocks, but their price is pro-
hibitive for the average woman.
After wearing low shoes and cob
webby silk stockings for walking in
spowstOrTns OF course IT'S perfectly
consistent that when the Thermometer
approaches the hundred mark women
should suddenly take TO boots. So,
no doubt, your not be astonished
when I assure you that high shoes viii
be worn BY the Ultra-srnart woman
this summer.
Boots CT suede, the daintiest. with
buttons OF pearl, in shape OF gray
and white and all the mOdfsh colOrs.
Will be found in her boot closet White
kid boots with black soIes and heels
ere sure 10 Re there. for they are only
TO be found at exclusive makers. and
therefore VIII not be in danger OF be-
coming common"
OF course, there must be stockings
TO match each pair OF shoes, for,
whatever We may do in the future.
we have not as yet taken up the
French woman's dearly loved flesh
colored stockings The only ex-
ceptiOn Will be IN the stock
lngs worn with lew tan shoes.
Then. IN imitation OF her brother. the
up-to-date girl VIII wear navy blue
stockings.
Colonial shoes OF suede in gray and
neutral tints have big hand-chased
silver buckles. To wear with them
come belts mado Of the same leather
with buckles to match,
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Continued from Second Page)
won the maximum, and were paid with
the swiftness and precision which
characterizes the fulhllment Of the OBJ
legations OF the bank.
Again came the invitation to play.
and both staked upon the black, while
PasouaIe. noticing his friends good
fortune. also threw 12,OOO francs upon
the cUuleur.
"Quatre, sinq. rouge perd ct couleuI
gagner' was CruzeFs announcement
g. few seconds later, the excitement at
the table becoming intense when ii
was noticed that all three had won the
maximum.
CRUEL was playing swiftly, when
Madame Severine approached me
hastily, saying
There IS some mystery here. Have
those cards counted
/ glanced at the chef de partie,
whom I saw puzzled because all the
high cards were black, and waited.
Again the game was made, and a
third time the trio won; then, as the
chef bent over to CRUEL, Madame de
Courier rose quickly, gathered up her
winnings, and left.
Noticing this, whispered a word 10
the chef de partie, who stopped the
game. and ordered me to conduct Cru
eel to the bureau. which at once did
TIE cards we're at once counted. and
il was discovered that there were thir-
" cards in addition to those supplied
tn the table that morning!
According TO Madame Severine's
statement it appeared that the con
spiracv had been very carefully
worked out. and that Nina de Courier
and her two confederates. having Gre
ated a confusion. Remenyi had at that
instant slipped unnoticed into Cruzel
hard a pack Of prepared cards TEen'
when all became again tranquil, the
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lost iH the general buzz going on
around: also il is awkward and I'M
graceful for a Isdy 10 bend over one
seated for the purpose of saying a
few pl3titUdes introductory re-
marks" or remarks following upon
intruduCti0us. have too often a melan-
ChOly ring of cOmmonplaCeness about
them ana are distinctly trite. How
can they be otherwise?
To venture out OF the commonplace
into originality would be suspicious
OF eceentricity, and no one wishes 10
be con sidered "A little odd.
Before and after dinner, when In
Productions are made between ladies,
il is to those seated near TO each
other. ana therefore there would be
no occasion to rise, as there might be
at an at-home- There is no question
of a lady rising from her seat when
man is introduced to her, unless that
man is her host, when she should rise
and shake hands with him, or a cIer-
zeal dignitary-a bishop for instance,
If opportunity allows of It, and on
semi-ofdciaI occasion.
Introductions often have to be made
at afternoon calls. supposing that two
or three callers only are present and
the hostess feels that she must render
talk general by making some kind of
introduction. direct or indirect. as she
thinks best
The ladies thus introduced remain
seated and bow. They do not shake
hands. even under the exceptional
conditions previously referred TO, but
they would at once join in the talk
that passes for conversation, and on
deuarture would shake hands with the
relative i'm question after having
shaken hands with the hostess end
having expressed pleasure at meeting
this near reiative-mother or sister, or
wh0msoever she may happen TO be
Iutroductiuns between callers made
under enforced circumstances have
not much bearing on future acquaint-
ance. Those introduced pass so short
q time in each others company and
know practically nothing Of each
others surroundings that they are
uncertain whether at future meet
ings they ought 70 recollect that such
fntroductions have taken place, and
whether they should bow or forget
Actually il would be correct to how
if the opportunity is given to do SO,
but unless the wish To Eestow raccr-
milton Is mutual il is Of little avail 10
endc1vor to enforce il: it would not
be a ,rth the having il grudgingIy
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least "farcy" shoe has a trimming
or strips OF perforated holes. and from
them 10 the satin evening slipper. in
set with lace, hand embroidered and
stUSde1 with imitation Jewels. there
are only changes rung on the form Of
oTnamentation-
Tan shoes are again TO the fore-and
sensibly. for they have proved the
coolest color Ties, designated by va
rious names-ColoniaI, Garden. &C
cording 70 the maker-are cut veyy low
on the toe in front and fasten with a
wide ribbon threaded through one or
two eveiets. or else they have a ton
que OF leather and buckle Of metal
Shoes made with a seam down the
center and held together with three
little straps and buckles are partic-
ularly smart and becoming to the foot.
Occa sionally. only two buckles are en-
ployed. but the center seam is the
thing that gives slimness and individ-
uaIIty 10 this model Heels are no
longer exaggerat teddy high, even on
dancing shoes. The rather straight
Cuban heel is found on most shoes
destined for daytime wear.
p new shade OF buckskin and suede
is likely to prove acceptable as nov
city for informal wear II is Of ex-
actIy the same shade as the yellow
chamOis gloves we have ali been wear
ing. and IS usually fashioned with q
high tongue and large leather-covered
buckle. With outing dress OF brown
linen and chamois gloves. these shoes
are charming.
Copenhagen blue and dun violet
suede shoes are found already II oom-
plete costumes OF those shades, and
very fascinating they are, for t4ey
are cut on slim lines and make the
foot look attractlvely small.
Cravenetted cloth is a novelty shoe
fabric imported from England It
claims TO be wet-resisting and easily
cleansabIe. and is made up in several
good models. sometimes having a
slight trimming OF leather OF the same
shade. This cloth comes in all the
new shades. which Is a recommends
ton to the woman who realizes the
value OF having footgear which ex-
actly reproduces the tone of her gown.
Nowadays the woman OF abundant
dress allowance has shoes 10 match
every costume but this is an i'm
possibility for all women However,
IL a little care and fcrethought is ex-
ercised in choosing the summer supply
of shoes a very good effect can be
obtained with a moderate number OF
shoes.
Pumps have earned for themselves
rather a black eye, for women have
grown tired OF the eternal slip-sliD
at the heel and the consequent wear
ing out of numberless pairs or stock
inEs Various methods Of preventing
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SECRETS OF MONTE CARLO

players had placed down the miximurn,
confident Of success.
The hunchbaCk was arrested down
in the COndamine half an hour later.
and both were. in due course. tried
before the Tribunal al Monaco, SEN
fences Of two years imprisonment be
ing passed upon them. Against Pas
quale nothing conclusive could be
proved; while Nina de Courier, IN
genious always. succeeded in gstting
clear away with her winnings, to-
gether with the two Ioud-voiced men
who had demanded change for a thou
sand francs at the instant she had
allowed her gold to tumble from her
hand.
Six months afterward. however. I
received a letter from Madame Sew
crime. dated from ). Petersburg, stat
ing that the woman who had so Glow
erly planned the fraud, had been ar
rested IN a suburb OF Moscow, and
had been banished to Nerchinsk, IN
Siberia, as a dang srous Nfhnist.
Prior to this incident the cards ussd
at trente-et-qufTaEte could be pur-
chased at the statioHer's in the Gal
ieIis OiaILes H. Du- ever SINCE lzaS
greatest care las Eeen exercised in
order &c render sim lar fraud impoz-
sible Bash night the used cards are
counted, verified, resZTaugsd IN their
original raoks, and placed IN en-
velopes, caring the date on which
they were 'sed. and the signatures of
the ta:Iieur and chief OF me service.
For i've years they are preserved, and
afT5rWsrd burned.
Man.r have bsen the attempts made
from time to time upon the bank. but
certainly none was more daring than
that siEGa 'eti by Nina de Courief'a
cascade &C gold.
Copyright. E0s. By ". G. Chapman.)
Copyright in GseAt Rs'tain and the United
States. BY William La OueuxD
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PATERNAL SENTIMENT.

Nv SON. I Ike to think his voice
VIII rumble down the Nations halls.
I Ike to dream and see him there
In stdteSman'S robes the peoples calls
In thuud' rous volume praising him
The very dream of this enthraIls
I like to fancy him in trade.
A man Of vim and iron will
4 Master IN his field of toll
And towering like the topmOst hin
Above his foes-such thoughts as this
Fair seem to make my being thrill
NV son. I Ike TO think-but there.
How idle is this dTeam-a lest
I $ pose he'll join the Legion that
ROams here and there IN aimless quest
or Join some saGebuSh base ball leagua
And bat 200 like the rest
Buffalo News.
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given. and it would be worse stin
were it withheld
Some people have short memories
for faces. ard others are shorts ghJ-
ed, and both these drawbacks have to
be reckcned with when expecting
recognition from a person TO whom
one has been thus. introduced.
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Claiming Slipper Of Patent
Leather with Scarlet Satin
Tongue and Heel.
Grading. One of the Fads of
the Season. Is Found Adjoining
Slippers.
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D-Black Patent Leather Is Often
Combined with Colo-ed Leather.
Boots Of White Canvas with
Black Soles and Heels Are Con-
sideTed Good Form FOR Wear
with Linen Frocks.
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H-Mules Of Satin with Ribbon
Embroidery and Bow.
Slippers Of Black Have Colored
Polka Dots on the Toes.
Brown Patent Leather Boots
with Suede Tops.
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A-Smart Walking Shoe Of 7 an
Suede with Three Buckles.
B-Cravenetted Cloth. in All the
Fashionable Colors. Is a Novelty.
C-Shoe of Patent Leather with
Pointed Toe Cap.
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w OMAN. that coquettish be
NM ing, is displaying even
more coQuetry than usual
In her foot covering this
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Copyright. EOs. By ". G. Chapman3
Copyright IN GeAt Rs'tain and the United
States. BY William La OueuxD
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-13
Truth and
Quality

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laxatives i the fact that it ~cleanses,
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reAr effects and without having to increase
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It acts pleasantly and naturally and
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