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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28

ESIGNS for thin summer gowns
are always interesting. for.
- where a heavy winter ma
teriai may be trimmed with al
most any fabric and texture. sum-
mer gowns must retain their rather
simple appearance. and this natu-
rally places a limit on both cut and
adornment. Then again. in winter
the half-dressy gowns are not SO
necessary. Winter dresses are mostly
divided into two classes. street and
evening gowns. and. while one natu-
rally prefers to own a few house and
theater dresses. they are not abso-
lutely Indispensable. But in summer
there are garden parties and fetes.
afternoon teas at home and at clubs.
tournaments. races and different fes-
tive occasions. and for these nice.
semi-dressy. graceful. long and cling
Ing frocks must be on hand.
Soft materials best lend themselves
TO the long. sweeping lines Of the
present fashion; so batiste. sheer
linen. soft lawns. silks. muslin and
voiles are all much worn this season.
while the introduction Of cotton wolfe
has done much toward the popularity
Of the style.
A gown Of pale rose linen is finished
at the waist with a round girdle of
black satin and a band Of the mate
rial, while the satin Is also used to
finish the collar. Heavy cluny lace Is
used on the bodice. and 1t gives the
whole dress a sort Of best" look. The
hat is composed mostly Of a series Of
ruffies in lace and tulle. and Is trim
med with thin ostrich plumes In pale
rose pink
A gown in blue batiste IL trimmed
with valenciennes edging, while the
girdle Of blue satin in a darker tone
hangs quite below the knees on the
right side. Cluny lace could be used
instead of valenciennes. or one might
even have yoke and sleeves Of q ring
dotted net in white or cream. Tho hat
Of blue straw is trimmed with plumss
to match.
A gown Of bordure wolfe In white 10
finished with cravat and girdle Of
black satin, while round rhinestone
buttons serve to make the general
appearance Of the gown more dressy.
Failing a bordure voile-which Is par
ficularly desirable. for it makes
further trimming unnecessary-the
frock might be Of good. fine muslin,
with the bands of cluny or Irish lace.
The hat worn with the costume IL all
black with a long feathery quill.
These gowns are all Of them well
adapted to the trailing summer girl Of
song and story; any one IS intended to
wear in the evening where the con-
ventional evening dress is inappro-
pirate. The lines OF the gowns are
all long and quite straight. which
make them specially desirable for
the maiden who 1nclines toward
plumpness. Then. too. 1t has been the
attempt of the designer Of the gowns
to give the length OF waist and skirt
the fullest advantage. so the short
girl will find that they add height
and grace to her figure.
1t is well when one has a short
WASTED figure not to wear a black
belt with light costume, for 1t merely
calls attention to the defect The CIR
dies can be made in just the same style,
but let them match the material Of tho
frock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28

Tor negligees. and the best quality OF
olmity Is 40 cents. while the 2S-cent dim
1ty may well answer all requirements.
Inc designs are various. the material
IL OF good quality and the price Is rea-
sonable.
Simple One-Piece Frocks.
HARMING tub dresses. made Of a
~ good quality Of dimity or batiste,
are for sale at little cost. At this time.
when almost all dresses are made on the
one-piece plan. it Is easy to buy ones
dress ready-made provided that the
waist line and the collar come some
where near fitting.
Most of the little tub frocks are trim
med with bands of valenciennes inser-
ton and few more expensive ones
have trimming Of real torchon, which
Is a very pretty lace and one that wears
well. They are made with collar or
to wear over little guimpe. which may
DO bought separately or made at home
Pinks and blues are favorite colors. al
though white remains always the best
selection for summer clothes.
II one cares to copy these dresses at
home, il Is an easy thing to take an Or
binary shirtwaist pattern. fit it slightly
'closer at the waist line than do the
usual waists and make the skirt on some
simple seven-gored skirt pattern. They
may then be joined together with a band
Of insertion in place Ct q belt and the
dress is finished. OF course. 1t is neces-
sary that the skirt. as well as the
blouse. be fastened down the back. or
else both may close at one side of the
front.
A princess gown. which fits tightly to
below the hips. Is q little difficult for
even the most expert seamstress TO
Hats for Midsummer.
INGERIE hats are making their ap-
l. pearance. now that the hot weather
has come. ana they are really Of most
attractive shapes. Some Of them are
made OF double ruching. one of which
stands Up. forming the crown Of the
hat. while the other falls down over the
hair. A band OF white ribbon encircles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-28

the hat. dividing the standing ruching
from tho falling one. These hats are
trimmed sometimes with little bow Of
lace. sometimes with a white plume and
sometimes with snow-wshite aigrette
which droops gracefully over the head.
Other hats are made Of white net,
bound with a bias band of fine muslin.
The muslin also encircles the crown and
forms bow a little toward the back on
the right side. This Is quite novelty in
the lirgerle hat line. and one that Is ex-
tremeiy satisfactory.
Speaking of hats. a very novel produc-
ton OF the season is large mushroom
sailor In black straw, which seems TO be
quite the most popular hat among the
younger set. IL is undoubtedly very eff
fective for ali informal occasions and it
tones tr we'll with any plain tailored
suit. while. at the same time. the huge
black frame is most becoming to the
face.
The Newest Rufus.
g ONE very remarkable neck rufus are
- shown where the frillings are very
full and Of silk tulle in white. black or
khaki. They ara made also in the exact
tone of the gown. forming a sort of col
larette for the costume.
Some of these rufus haze a draping of
soft taffeta in front to form a cravat.
and they are tied in the back with
big bow OF ribbon to match the tulle.
Then there Is neck ruff Of ostrich
which Is quite different from it's relation
of other years. At present it has no
ends whatever and simply encircles the
throat. fastened In the front with a
cluster Of artificial flowers.
A Variation Of the Merry Widow.
IN CASE the Merry Widow sailors are
! not quite large enough. many young
girls have run broad ribbons over the
top. across the brim Of the hat. and
tied them into a large bow under the
left ear. This gives the effect of the
most enormous dimensions, for the long
line Of the ribbon across the gigantic
width of the hat. combined with the
angle at which the ribbon meets under
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Miss Mary7Iadcn has just been cho-
sen member Of the senate of the new
Dublin university. Another woman Is
on the council Of the new Belfast uni
versity.
Mrs, Sarah Bryant is one Of the
smartcst old ladies' IN Stonlngton, Me.
Although ninety years Of age. she WIS.,
It's her ncighbors daily and can sew
and knit better than many younger
people.
Miss Grace O'Connor Of Irolyoke.
Mass, has passed the examination
conducted by the state board of phar-
macy and Is believed to be the only
woman IN that section Of the state
who holds the honor Of being n regis.
tered pharmacist
AS a memorial 10 her late husband,
Samuel Matshak. his widow. Mrs. Ray
Matshak, has given the money neces-
sary to equip department for sur
gical ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mt the
Vanderbilt clinic Of the College of
Physicians aud Surgeons Of New York
city.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor Of New York
has taken Mrs Adair's home on Cur
zon street, London. for the season
The Adair house II one Of the most
commodious in Mayfair. 1t has a
spacious ballroom decorated In Louis
Seize style. and the other furnishings
are magnificent.
Mrs. ElbrldGe Claiborne Is the first
woman to east vote at the annual
election Of the directors OF the Trades
league Of Philadelphia. She Is n Wild
ow and conducts thriving real estate
business In Philadelphia. Her voting
excited considerable comment, though
her right was not denied.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

In the trousscau Of bride there is n
fetching little Dolly Warden hat hav-
ing crown # dotted bun tulle shrred
into mob shaped crown over n brim
Of yellow horschalr, and under the
brim. which curls over the hair, is In
serted one of the new Parislan rufiies.
otherwise known as the Lawrence frill
because 1t Is seen in some Of the por-
traits done by Sir Thomas Lawrence
OF the old time English beauties The
frill is Of spricGcd yellow net edged
with n narrow border of yellow lace.
A scarf of soft yellow ribbon sprayed
with tiny dark rcd rosebuds is wound
carclessly around the base Of the
crown. and one end is carried down
over the front brim, the other at the
back. and the ends meet and are tied
In n loose bow without ends under the
scooped left side above and back OF the
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
HORSE SENSE.
Some Sensible Advice In Regard TO
Collars and Their Use.


The closely padded, i'll fitting. soft
collar means suffering and shortens
the life for the horse.
Years ago | gave M the hot. sticky
pad," said an Intelligent farmer, "and
have used only the close fitting. hard
leather collar. which we have cndeav-
ored to keep clean. This clean collar,
with Il good washing of the shoulders
noon and nights has generally suiliccd
TO keep them FREE. from soreness Still.
during the constant use Of the riding
cultivator In our c0rnliclds the nccks
sometimes get sore. caused 10y the
weight and the moving of the collar
across the skin at each step of the
horse We are all inclined to use col
lars too large for the horse. Much
pains should be taken In the nrst fit
ting of the collar. and II 1t is thorough
ly soaked and placed on the horse
while still wet ii will usually shape IL
self to the shoulders. Another thing.
We try to avoid n too low draft The
way double harnesses are usually made
all the weight comes on the horses
necks, and there is constant tend
cncy 10 lower the draft even until il
comes nearly to the point Of the shoul-
der. This should hc overcome as far
rs possible. The draft should lie high
enough tn insure an even hearing the
entire length Of the shoulder. and nci
ther should the girth hr bucklcd tight
enough to cause any draft on the top
of the neck. In fact, girth is unnec
eSsary and need never hc used except
where the traces are attached 10 the
load above n right angle tn the horses
shoulders. Steel collars are in use near
us, and | am going I" try pair this
spring. Il think the principle Is right,
and they strike me as being very con
vcni,nt."
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
Stand Up Straight.


The semiprinccSs frocks so fashion
able this season demand good figure
and carriage TO sustain the long. grace
full lines. AS the tall. slender woman
is prone to droop her shoulders she
should train herself to stand well and
gracefully. which means throwing out
the chest forward and upward flnttcn-
ing the back and holding the shoulder
blades In their proper place. The
weight Of the body should fall upon
the hips, and to gain this there must
be a definite curving In Of the small
Of the back. The woman who has
been I'm the habit Of resting on one
hip or leaning against the nearest OBJ
Ject to assist In her support will Mt
first find It difficult to stand correctly.
for the muscles have become weak
encd but will power and patience will
accomplish wonders. and the result will
cause surprise and intense satisfaction
In the improvement Of the figure.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

An icenaking machine has been In
vented at Grassc, France. The impOr-
tant feature Is II cylinder In which the
chemicals are seuicd thc latter not re-
quiring renewal and lasting as long as
the machine itself and which, revolv-
ing In water, produces the Ice. 1t can
also produce cold air. II has no joint
piece, no pressure gauge, no suction or
regulating valve and no pipe, tap or
circulating pump. II requires nc
steam for fuel and viii work in water
reaching even ll3 degrees F. II saves
0s per cent of cooling water and ~
per cent Of motive power as compared
with any other freezing system known
II does not require TO DE fed with
chemicals.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

at will not he many years" says
clergyman of the city. before bells for
church use will hc almost unknown.
Even now, when n church sires
something to answer the purpose Of
the bell the trustees do not buy b Us,
but tubes, some made of he'll IN al,
others of composite Of several t.
ais. The metal tubes nrc hung in a.
pies and struck with n hammer. I v
give clear, full note, Just like a | |.
only more resonant. They never
with cold or heat and. what is III
greater recommendation, never get It
of tone. There Il chime in the city
with one or two bells SO horribly out of
tune that they set peoples teeth on
edge Such discorl IN n chime OF
metal tubes would hc unknown, and,
besides. the tone Is So much more
agreeable than that of the bell that any
one who ever hears the two cannot
fail 10 prefer the tube II sounds like
a great organ pipe. So that when one
of these chimes is played the impress
sion IL that Of huge organ far up in
the sky."-Nrw York Times.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
New Use For Carborundum.

Carborundum, the artificial substi-
tute for emery, which is said to rival
the diamond in hardness, is now EN-
plOyed because Of Its extraordinary re-
sistance TO heat as a coating for the
interior OF furnaces. Finely powdered
and made into paste, 1t Is applied with
a brush. like paint, TO the brick lining.
1t ia said that layer only two MILL
meters thick will protect the bricks
from the effects Of tie highest temper.
ature that Is ever produced in ordinary
furnace combustion. Carborundum IL
itself n product Of the electric furnace,
being composed Of silica and carbon
fused together in the presence Of salt
and sawdust.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

Woman Is always a puzzle to man,
20 the men say. Here comes Dr.
Thomas Claye Shaw, an eminent Eng
lish psychologist, declaring that man
is also a puzzle to woman. But after
all is said there Is In reality very little
minds. One may be complimentary to
or may largely replace the other, and
the doctor afflrms in no halting Ian
guage that In suitable conditions OF
education and environment the alleged
inferiority Of woman disappears. Just
at this time the pronouncement Of DIR.
Shaw must come as a bombshell in
the camp of the opponents Of the suf-
fragettes in England.
All OF the peculiarities Of woman's
mental makeup, II there are any. this
authority accounts for as a matter OF
peculiar development. As to the 40
called mental faculties, which may
now be sharper and now duller in wo-
men than In men. I'VE cannot prove,
either from anatomy or psychology,
that any one OF these faculties is or
should be greater or less In women
than In men," The prominence given
by woman to dress. the doctor says.
is easily accounted for. 1t is not mere
vanity, but due perhaps to Inherited
tendencies, and their feelings and
A.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
CHOICE MISCELLANY


Sir Eyre Massey Shaw. FOR thirty
years the head Of the London FIRE bri-
gndc, who recently went through an
operation which cost him his remain
ing beg, is seventy-eisht years Of age.
AS Captain Shaw Lc won the devo-
ton OF oil the men under him by his
solicitudc for their welfare and his
klndlincss. The following characteris-
tic story is told of him:
During fire n fireman was so terri.
bly, injured that. late though 1t was Mt
night. IN immediate operation was
necessary. On recovering from the
anaesthctic which had been admins
tered the patients first words were:
"lIas the governor been TO inquire
for me YETI
The hospital officials gently hintcd
that as 1t was nearly midnight proba-
bly, Captain Shaw would not be able
TO come. But the fireman knew the
governor" better than that
few minutes Inter Captain Shaw
came in full evening dress Injured
and in agony though he was. the fire
man struggled to salute his beloved
chief.
II transprcl later that Captain
Shaw had hurried away from n society
function To comfort this suffering unit
Of his force.-London Globe.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
Il the Sun Had Other Color

An English astronomer declares that
fhe following amazing results would be
possible # the sun were some other
color: II il were blue, there would be
only two colors IN the world, blue and
black. II II were red, then everything
would be red Hnd black. In the latter
case snow would he red. lilies red,
black grass. Llack clear sky and red
clouds. There would be n variety,
however, n the sun were green. Things
that are nov yellow would still re-
main that coloS. but there would lie no
reds, puppies. orange or plnks aud
very few of ,lr,ar cherry hues that
make the worIi So bright and pleasant,
The Temperature Of this earth would
be very much changed
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
Costumes For Week Ends.

The girl who expects to run down to
the shore for week ends during the
summer is now busily figuring out
what will I've n practical tailor made.
1t Is no easy problem to find n ma
tcrial that IS light in weight, does not
crease easily, yet will admit of the
best lines. 1t Is easy to say: "Oh, buy
n ready made linen. Such n suit is
cheap and saves trouble"
That Is true. But these suits lack
Individuality. The thousands upon
thousands of summer girls who start
Off freshly starched on week end
jaunts and who get off the train rum
pied and wrinkled are object lessons
that make the few discerning ones
consider carefully their preparations
and buy their vacation clothes with
greater Judgment.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

II = proper and natural 20 THINK
about some unusually impressive me-
mortal to Abraham Lincoln, the one
hundredtis anniversary Of whose birth
b 10 have q hitting celebration next
February. Among the worlds nation
al heroes Lincoln holds a unique place.
He was a benefactor Of his race and
Of his era, hut was cut down before
he saw ths end Of his work or had
time to realize what 10 meant to the
nation. II a monument shall be need
ed to keep alive the memory Of Lin
coin among coming generations OF
Americans II should be one to recall
the peculiar greatness OF the man and
the peculiar nature and Importance Of
his work 1t may be OF marble or Of
bronze, a shaft, a hospital or a school,
but whatever its form It should teach
the people who are not to know with
out learning what Lincoln was and
what he did.
knowledge OF George Washington
comes to American boys and girls al
most with the A b Cs. He was the
first great American and can never be
displaced from that position as an an
swer to the most natural question to
come to the American mind. lie was
the father and the founder of this re-
public. 1t is not n matter for surprise
to chance upon n monument or tablet
inscribed TO Washington In any ont OF
the way place. But with Lincoln there
n q story, one that grows on the
mind and the feelings. His memorial
should be one to make the novltlate
eager to learn more of that great man.
The suggestion has been made to
construct a memorial highway from
Washington to the site Of the battle Of
Gettysburg. seventy-two miles distant
from the capital. In time this might
become another Appinn Way, as cele-
brated as the first great Roman road.
especially II monuments and tombs
and other memorial structures should
be set up along It's course. A mere
road used for the ordinary purpose OF
travel might In time lose its siGnlh-
cance as a memorial. 1t would be
good road, Of course, and the better 1t
proved in this respect the weaker the
impression It would he likely to make
as a landmark of national history.
Lincoln's great work was wrought in
Washington. and probably the grand
est words he ever uttered were spoken
on those 'dread heights Of destiny"
Cemetery Ridge. Anything to recall
Lincoln at Gettysburg and to suggest
the slgnificance Of his being there and
saying what he did at that place at
that time could not be amiss as the
nations grandest memorial to the saw
ior of the rpDnhlIc
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23
How Steel Melta.

Experiments withN crucible steel fur
mace have demonstrated that steel melts
from the center instead Of from the eX-
tcrlor In other words. the inside be-
comes n liquid, while the outside re-
mains solid up to "A certain tempera'
ture, when II, too. melts, BY withdraw
ing the melting pot at the proper TIM
the pieces Of steel. while retaining Their
shape, will show one or more small
openings through which the melted in
terior has flowed to the bottom OF the
crucible. The cause II this phenome-
non Is the presence Of the oxide upon
the surface. which re ciuires n greater
melting point than does the interior
where no oxidization can occur.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

Professor a. Herschel In the Quar-
terly Journal of the Royal Meteorolog-
ical society for October last describes
the extraordinary effects produced by
lightning In the midst Of an open moor
in Northumberland. A hole four or
Eve feet In diameter was made in the
a dozen burrows extended on all sides.
Pieces Of turf were thrown In various
directions, one three feet In diameter
and q foot thick having fallen seventy
eight feet from the hole. Investiga-
tion showed that In addition to the ef
fects visible on the surface small holes
had been bored in the earth radlatlng
from the large excavation.
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

I'm never frightened in the daFk,
Though / am very small:
| never sit all scared and hark
For ogres In the hall.
But when my prayers are said
l have one awful dread
That something waits to grab my toes
When / get into bed!
try to think Of pleasant things
Each time ! get undreased
And how each day no evil brinGs
II children do their best.
But the thought comes In my head
As I'm turning down the spread
That something's going TO grab my toes
When climb into bedi
And when there's nothing more 70 do.
With bedclothes open wide.
II makes me shiver through ana
through
A-trying 10 decide
Which foot shall so ahead,
Cause I'm sure I'd tumble dead
II something ever grabbed my toes
As got into bed!
: Burgess Johnson in Hsrpers Msgs EinA
The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-23

A French scientist, NJ. Berth, In
dealing with the subject of coast ero-
sion mentions that the island Of Jer-
sey once formed part of the continent
OF Europe. He has also brought to
light the interesting fact that there
still exists an ancient charter 10y which
q certain abbey WAS compelled tu fur
nish the necessary plank for conlnu-
nicating with the island from the main
land at low water. The extent 10
which the sea has encruAchcd on the
land is evident from the fact that the
Journey from the mainland of France
TO the island by steamboat now takes
an hour