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The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
SOME NEW AUTUMN HATS.

a rise OF quiIls IN either end This trim
ming lends itself 70 more artistic ad-
justmert than the sitter kind.
Single large wings II several oolors and
a foot and a half high are the newest
things in fancy feather: others show an
ostrich stem with cu-led short cocks
feathers on either side, and there are
guinea fowl wings with incrustations Of
green pIuraage on them II al these
mentioned the colors range through
countless shades Pigeon shades are min
sled with peacocks'. golden pheass1ts
with cockztoos. while blues and grays.
pinks and purples- in every variety. are
shaded and combined 70 make harrno-
Nous whole. A taUpe gray with fan
tasv Of bronze green running into pea
/ cock IS extremely good Morocco brown
trimmed with deeper and lighter browns
and black IS lovely
/ Among rare spec5alties are the ernbroid-
cries in high relief used OF the wide
brtns when TO drape-y and few feather
ornaments are employed These are beau
1 tifully worked BY hand
4 dainty little gold bow and tasseIs is
I being used 70 finish of the stem OF tht
1 novelty. and the long gull of paradise
/ and cross aigrertes-
I Among the new flowers this season are
+ huge chiffon roses IN peacock blue. ex
/ cuisite pinks and rich yellows- Dahlial
in faded eighteenth century hUes Wit
} cream hearts Tulips. also dull II tone
. tied I'd with Wild grasses. and bunchel
Of autumn leaves still in sober colors
The newest thing n ostrich feather
4 shows q fringe OF aigrettes up 70 III
stem from end 70 end C0lored aigrette
nearly all show a tail OF paradise plurnes
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
Summer Acquaintance

The summer acquaintance IS Ike
new shoe-she needs careful testing BE-
fore accepting.
What seems pure goId IS often washed
brass: and It is harder 70 tel the true
rilx II people than IN metals
Slownsss in friend acquiring means less
dumping later. Il Is easier 70 cultivate
acquaintance than 10 drop It
Fine garments Go not always cover fine
characters. \ clever woman II seeking
new friends VIII not bank OF what can
5e bought
There Is 4 broad line between acGua-nt-
ance and friendship, DO not let II Be TOO
quickly overstepped
Reticence IS an admirable sumner a1-
iunct- II saves many regrets for mis-
/ placed confidence
Rapid acquaintance IS as uncertain as
( fruit buying Il is too often worthless
{ from over-Tipsness.
L is better TO be hard 70 know than
( too easy ExciusiveCess quite as often
means cool Judgment as snobbishness-
The rushed friendship usually has the
l lack OF lasting qualities OF most forced
! growtfs-
Going slow on friendmaking need not
/ inscessitate pryilg into the bank account
and social position Of the casual ac-
quaintance- Many q good friend has
neither.
Better 90 home with no acquaintance
Khan with wrong ones Solltariness mas
be lonely. Il is not communicating
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27

Fraa Vogus-
TIE new hat shapes are covered with
cacre-1fre. velvet, ottoman. liberty, or
--os-e 4 favo-ite model IS large in the
h-f-, narrowed slightly over the face
and low N the crown The new crowns
Of The beaver hats-are full Ike those Of
the old English beefeater. the briuas are
either very wide OF very narrow Some
have 10 briu at all Beaver hoods. felt
ro5;-s- platezux. and soft telc Shapes,
with beret crowns are the best noVellies
Of The season. and are mostly of the toi-
lowing coIors- Brown. running from gold
en 70 tobacco. the puppies from bright
royal 10 the deepest plum; the grays are
less versatile and keen well between mole
and smoke. Two-toned beaver shapes
are very good. such as a rich wine-col-
ores beaver with under brim OF darker
plum. OF vice versa Emerald green and
blue. either navy Or pastel, come among
/ the less popular but permissible colors-
On many Of the beaver hats one large
{ bird makes tHe whole trimming IT
share II IS not unlike a stork. long neck
/ peerinz head. ou-stretched- pliable wings
/ one Of which IS wider open than ths
other. The bird IS poised On the crown Z
little 70 one side. the left wing 10 be car
/ ried along the front Of the brirn-
/ Another new trimming Is the feathe'
] collar. q tight band Of feathers edgec
/ with sp5ky Quills n a close str!ght !ln'
which stick ID close and level all srouns
! the crown and above il.
Another good effect is made BY tw'
elongated. pliabie. wavy wings. ending il
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
NeW CraDdt InVeHted.

One Of the new pieces of neclOwear
which has Just been arranged BY a man
uiIliner- who caters 10 the smart set II
New York. is made of printed linen
The ground work is OF dull ecrU and the
printed flowers are very small IN quaint
pinks. blues. yellows. and here and there
q touch OF green
The lie IS made il the form q q one
inch neckband. which gees around the
base Of the collar and Is bound with extra
narrow black silk RIBBON
This hooks at the back In front there
are two loops and four ends of different
3 lengths. all cut about an inch wide anc
bound with black ribbon
The bow Is securely fastened 70 the
front OF the neckba1d. and it IS worn
around shirt waists Il VIII be very smart
as a finish to soft stocks 20 put on
I blouse frocks Of voile and striped flannel
+ for early autumn
The price Of one Of these little cravats
al this mlliner's IS S. but he is charging
I for the idea more than the material used
The linen IS $ q yard. but it IS exceed
inEly wide. and 10 one had thought %
using IL for such Al accessory
{ Clever women who have seen one and
have been able 20 fnd the linen are nov
making these az home az the price ot 2.
cents apiece. counting all materials.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

For the roast OF cold larh course. serve
an egg salad sprinkled with minced El:at
leaves.
green pepper cut in rings or minced
IS tasty addition 70 almost any vege-
table salad
When ali the other changes have been
runE On the salad repertoire make cream
cheese into balls. roll them n powdered
nut meats. and serve them with nayon-
naise on lettuce leaves
For e little supper dish an appet-zing
ash salad may serve as the piece de re-
sistsrce. Remove two or three Yarmouth
b!oate-s from q can. skin and bone them.
and cut them into pieces. NIX with tEera
pisces q celery and dress with oil and
vinegar or usyoulaise.
4 salad of sliced ard diced c-cumbsrs
and diced tomatoes served II ~-4-lrros'
boats on lettuce leaves aH6 aressed vltl
rnayonnaise IS q siEl.-Iy and tasty asta-r
I For eaon guest allow half a peeled c2-
E cumber-the cucumber cut IN halt across
not lengthwise-and scoop out place "
/ the center for the fui1g. Or small cl
curbers nav be used and the cucumber
/ - cvt i- half lenEthwise and be SCOPE,
7 ont in the center Of the cut side
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
THE WISH BOOK

Au ingenious woman who IS fond Of
music and art has made an interesting
wish book, which she calls The Noon
beam
It's plan IS based on the superstition
that wishes made when seeing the new
moon VIII be granted
Il IS a charming little Conceit. and has
Just that symbolic touch that every per
son wishes It is gotten Up in an artistic
way. with a number Of Illustrations rep
resentng scenes in which the moon ap-
pears
Each page has a border illustrated with
fancIful and symbolic designs In fact.
the spirit Of superstition is brought into
play on every page Of the book
On the pages are spaces fo- each day
| Of the year. in which vishers are to write
their most precious desires. signing their
names beneath
( There are also pages for common. every
I Gay wishes Quotations expressing sen
tinents about the moon or omens fol
good are inscribed for every month Of tbs
wear
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
SUITS FOR LITTLE BOYS.

As 4 change from linen and duck white
poplin IS used for suits for little boys
They are made in sailor style. the large
collar being Of blue or red linen braided
with white soutsche-
Tie Russian blouse style is also widely
used n poplia with the back quite plain
and the boomers narrow and short.
Small boys have stopped wearing the
large baggy bloome- under the blouse
The bov is now considered more stylishly
dressed when they are Just fuu enough q
wrinkle and short enough 10 show the
knees.
One OF the prettiest designs that has
been used this summer for these blouse
suits is cut in surplice fashion The
surface is plain. without Plalts, and The
1T Is rather snug
The fronts are cut 10 open in a deer
V: the edges are bound with coloret
linen OF a tinted colored embroidery The
fronts are crossed at the belt which is
OF white kid. run through small slide:
Of the material
II pale lavender such suit IS mos
attractive on a 5-year-old boy
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
Some Scientific Dots.
- res,- i Ave days long in tibet

The week Is five days long in Tibet
Australian mines employ 12o.ooo men
a171ause is forbidden in Russian the
aters-
The gates ot jerusalem are sun o''ss-
az night.
Good beet root Yields an average OF
z Per cent Of sugar
The penpotnt production Of Birmingham,
England. is Z2l.000.O65 Per week
The population Of this country increases
one and half millions per year
The death rate of Russia IS the highest
n Europe Il is Al per loo per year
/ A statue ot Lie5lg is 70 be erected IN
I iDarustadt. where he was born, IN ls-s-
Asia a-i Africa have about 10000
I IChristisns and 81. 10000 non-Chrlstlalls-
/ OF al the gold IN the possession OF
man 90 per cent IS in the shape OF com
/ The japanese porcelain industry is hurt
5v the lack OF American and Chinese o.
GERS.
In rvsnty-three years Of Atlantic
sreaning the Britannia burned $1,000 IONS
OF coal
shizuolza. in japan. Is 10 have Sloooo,'
5r1 hvdroelectric plant for the nanuIac-
ltgre OF paper goods
British India has ss.sl2 miles Of tsle
e-a-a and cable wires. which are WORKED
AT a very nice profit
TIE Argentine Republic contains nnor'
horses than any other country. the pro
portion being about 1-2 20 every 30 or n
ipopula-iOn-
Next 10 mining the greatest industr-
Of south Africa is sugsr-growiag- Tn
: amount OF money invested in this 2
p $4,000. The production of the p-esen
{ year IS estimated ar 5000 tons. with
2 valuation Of about SO per ton
81 During the progress OF the Narseiile
20 International Electrical Exposition reSu
2 |-1~ ccr-unicsr.on VIII be maintained Q
O wireless biography wiki station 9
2 the TOP of the Ei1el Tower and also VII
2 a government station on the Meclte--aI
y can
2 There has been = pest OF eels along u
2 northern coast Of California and the VA
7. i-a-5or was such q serious one that
= threatened 10 interfere with The operate
z of the plant Of the Snow Mountain PoV'
s COMPANY. The sels piled Up II the Po7
e =--ho-se fl such manner that Il W
y feared that the machinery would be p
p 0u- Of commission There seemed 70
no v-av of getting r.d of them until ele
-trlc.a-s sunk a large ueshe1 piece oI y!
! netting in the canal where The eels co.
| e-ezated and when K was vel cover
| several thousand volts were turned III
!t The eeIs were then gathered Up al
49, -s-1a5 away and buried. Several WACO
loads Of them have been killed by q
means ALREADY. according 20 the accoCl
D. The fish commissioners are particular
interested IN this method OF destroyL
OF eeis. as. they are one Of the greatest c
s-roye-s OF young trout known
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
The Day of Embroidery.

There Is no chance of embroidery going
out. Il IS % be more IN fashion than
ever. L is used on biousss. On trocEzs-
On satin evening gowns. and On al the
accessories
There has never been 2 tine when the
average woman embroidered as much and
Is well as she does now AL over The
land the work IS going on. from t-e VII
Iags porch 70 the city 5oudoir-
There does not seem to be any end &C
II So much Is demanded that the sup
plv Is soon exhausted Women have
dr.fted far from the table cover and the
bureau scarf They make yokes and
sleeves. bands for gowns drape-y for
bodices-
Every kind o. design IS used Inose
who can manufacture new ones are
zrseteE with enthusiasm L IS often a
: wonder 70 many that girls who ca1 DO
this work are not taking 4 Up -oT
means OF living
I Hundreds ot them 90 the embroidery
/ without rnuch financial success because
: they can't 90 II fast enough 70 make
ANYTHING out OF it. but Il they would
+ crete beautiful new designs and sell
them for a good price they would be
surprised a. the income such work brings
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27

Aprons are a very necessary feature OF
the small girls wardrobe. for unless she
is a very unusual little lady she viii soil
her pretty frocks with wonderful celerity
IL they are not efficiently protected The
apron shown is one Of the newest and
most approved designs. and VIII be as
popular with the little maid as with her
mother. The front fullness IS arranged
in a series OF box pIeats- while that az
the hack IS gathered evenly al the neck
edge q narrow edgiEg being used as
finish for nec< and armholes- The front
Of the apron falls IN loose folds below
the tucks. while ths back IS adjusted with
tie strings Lawn. hatiste. or natnsook
may be used for making the apron. p.
Yards OF 54-inch goods being required foI
{ the medium size. No. 4s15. S sizes. 3 70 Il
years.
I This pattern may be obtained 6y In
{ closing 10 cents 10 the Pattern Depart
nent. The Washington Herald, "a FIT
tenth street northwest, giving num5e
600 and size wanted
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
BITS OF SENTIMENT.

Men who mary for looks seldom get
good cooks
Holidays are more pleasant IL colten-
plarion than il fact
People with pePPe-y temPe-s are not
the salt OF the earth.
a girl thinks e man IS brave because
he 5sa't afraid % swear
But for cur so-r0ws we should be IN
able 10 appreciate our Joys
A lot OF men strive fo- fame because Of
the money that goes with g.
\ nan IS always willing 10 confess
faults that he thinks he hasn't
TIE only way a young man can make
his money last IS 70 make % first
4 sugar-coatsd Pill is one Of the few
things thar successfully combine pleas
are with business
When a nan argues with woman i
seems that he doesn't know what he :
talking about-fron her point OF view
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
NEW IDEAS IN PETTICOATS.

pstricoat materials. and even crepe IS
made Up into pettcoats- though rs ten
dencv 10 stretch makes II less desirable
than frmer siIken stu1s-
Dainty French petticoats Of China silk
in white and light tints are made up after
the fashion az certain French petticoats
in lawn, pongee, &c with embroidered
founoes whose bottoms are scaIloPed and
burtonholed- Some Of these very soft silk
models are most elaborate. the embroid-
erv covering almost the entire founce,
but others have only the embroidered
edge and some simple embroidered de-
sign. such as graduated dots. for q bor-
der
A frlIl Of lace Is usually set under the
scaIIoped edge and the hounce IS set on
the pe-ucCat with shirring. the SIX being
so fine and soft that such fuilness shows
~ awkward line under the dress skirt
Other pettlcoats OF China silk. less eX-
psusIve. but rather more preteutious and
C-sre effective In q way less elegant thar
I that iust described. have deep hounces
T formed Of alternating hands of lace Il
se--ior and silk. the width of the s.lE
I bands graduating from vide az tne
I founce bottom 10 narrow az It's top 4
I frEI Of lace finishes the bottom OF tn'
{ souncs. and this shaped fou1ce IS JOINED
7 smoothly 70 the perucost under wid.
T fancy lace beading thr5ggH w1-e1 sat':
. ribLC- IS run
Z the outer skirt VIII permit this RIO
bon may BE tied in a big soft bow az III
side. but many OF the new skirts are dis
figured BY even 50 soft a BIT OF fullnes
Z q this bow on the petcicoat
I L.eep-shaPed hoUnces % very coarse siii
h'st net are set on carefully nttea relti
coats OF soft silk and the hlet Is then OK
7a-s.tsd By tiny ruchings Of valen
I cie1nes lace or silk applied fl fanciful de
s5zus. Sometimes motifs OF heavy lac
are set into the Glet and bordered 10y u
. rInute ruchinEs. which also forEl scro5
designs or the plain net
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
Hand-embrOidered RuffLeS.

Now that we are 20 have refaes a. the
wrists. as well as down the fronts OF
bI1-ses. there Is quite a revival OF TIE
handmade ones Fine muslin, handke--
chief linen. and the oId-fashioned tea
tinted bat.ste are the fabrics used
The latter Is especially dainty and goes
vel with the Old World look of al TIE
new trimmings
Women are making these during the
55la hours for use or the first autumn
e-5cks TIE material Is bought by the
ward. then cut into strips two and four
inches wide
The edges are either scalloped and BUT
-,-rorsd IN conventional fashion OF they
are heuued and the embroidery pu'
above. This embroidery Is done IN me
! French designs. showing small baskets
I cf flowers. OF il classic borders
The former IS very new and arJistlC
vrren. the tiny flowers are done in faint
-oI,rs6 floss. One set of RULES on Old
yellow batiste has baskets IN the Frencl
I form. with the turned-down ends done It
The color OF the foundation
/ The tiny blossoms tunloling out are i
+ faint lavender. pink. blue. and spT!n:
green This can be copied on "hll'
/ foundation
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27

ber Of pieces handled During July OF I
the present year there were l0l,z4z fewer
-isres 10 reach the dead letter ONCE than 1
during the corresponding month OF last !
wear There were stil sSS,SeS pieces tnat (
did -each this ulorgue Of the mall, now
ever which argues that there ls SUI
plestv Of room for Improvement Fourth I
Assistant Postmaster General De GraW IS
stiu fzhting Tor better addresses and
s+fIl irving 70 persuade writer's 70 put
their own name and address on the out
side OF their mail. and 70 the growth OF
this practice he attributes the decrease
OF the business Of investigating the oesd
and sending 70 the potter 5 nelu % MAJ
dom those which cannot be 1oentlIae1
II the people continue for the next NJ
ten years 10 Increase their patronage OF
the mails as rapidly as they have IN the
nasr seven years. the receipts would then
amount 10 over half g billion dollars a
wear. They jumped from S65.o5oV1o n
/ 1880 70 Sl02 10000 in 1900, and from tnat
/ 70 5000. 600 in 1907. The postal estao-
IIsbment Of no other country in the world
sro7-s hair as great gains IN the business
handed. Yet the American system IS be-
hind. some Of the others IN many things
ssnacisuv IN the match of parcels post
and postal savings banks While the
6nanca commission is abroad studying the
I currency systems Of the leading european
3 nations IL is prObaole thdI Lley VIII aLso
study the postal bank question 4ne
whole world recognizes Inat naolts OF
saving fnsrilled into the hearts OF the
moor constitute the best insurance there
can be against poverty Sociological sta
Itistics tend 10 the conclusion that there
are but few people who have not spent
enough idly and Uselessly 10 have KEPT
them from even needing the aims OF theiI
felloV-men The postal savings bank
principal mission is 10 lead the poor te
save and through that agency 70 laIse4S
bsnish poverty
! tCorrisht. 1ss b Frederic :. Haskin-)
TO-morroyv-Catech the Far
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27

Nine women out OF ten stiu wear a pet
ticoat under even the most Dlrectoire OF
frocks but IL Is a humhled and chastcncd
pat-ieoat. 2 garment self-e1acing, noise
less. fashioned OF soft material, mere
ghost Of its former aggressive self.
The lingerie petticoat must have no
starch to-day. Its upper part must be
fitted closely. its founce must be set on
with little fat tucks instead OF shtrrl-=;.
or 50 cuc and shaped that il joins TIE
skirt without fuIlness- L must not be 100
ample either, this petucoat houncs, and
IL must fall IN the softest Of folds around
the feet. affording a support 10 the bot
tom Of the dress. yet not forcing Il out-
Many OF the new French lingerie petit
coats dispense with the under support
and its narrow friIl. having merely a
5eep single founce set as smoothly as
possible upon the body of the skirt. and
I the sofrest OF lingerie materials are used
/ for the purpose instead Of the crispeT
lawns. but these. OF course. are the eX-
irene models. and the ordinary wash pet
] -f-oat for wear with long skirts IS much
IKE that OF vester-year. only more close
X, fitted and always laundered witho-'
starch
WIZ the -ise OF the limp petticoat tai-
feta has lost its UndispCted supremacy
as petricoat six To be sure. the tafleta!
themselves have sotte1ed wonderfully
during the past few years and a gooc
chiffon tareta does not have the crack
ling rustic once coveted q now "a
h1oed-
Loreover a vast majority o. the ready
made petticoats are fashioned Of raftet'
ard viii co-tlrue 20 be made from tha
material but other silks have entere'
into the pstt.coat field and are hnc-nI
B. ready acceptance among women fastid
. 55usiv rnodish- The soft satius are eS
. csedinEIy popular. sUrah IS used oy n
manufacturers china silk is rated anon
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
HANDY BOTTLE HOLDER.

A Convenient way to keep bottles Of
Aavoring extract where they VIII not be
knocked over and broken, as IS 50 often
the case when they are kept in the
kitchen cupboard. IS 70 nail 2 narrow
strip Of wood OF the inside Of the cup
board door. not quite the width Of the
door. supported al each end by small
block. making the width Of the space be
tween the strip and TIE door the width
Of the bottles.
Another strip OF wood. about one inch
square. IS nailed one and one-half inches
below for the bottles TO rest upon
slip the bottles between the door and
the upper strip Of wood, with the Iabel
side our- and you have a perfectly safe
place &c keep them
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
Venus ReveRged.

From the CEicago News
Long after the visitors hour in the art
gallery the statues engaged IN conver-
satton-
say. vene.~ called Neptune's daughter,
tell Us the truth. How did you lose
your arus?"
You won't breathe 1t TO any one?"
asked Venus
You don't mean to say that woman
would tell a secret, do you
well. III tel you I was trying TO get
ny hands over my Merry Widow hat &c
attaca the hatpin. and my arms snapped
Of"
And tre statues laughed 80 hilariously
that Mars awoke from his nap and
{ grabbed his spear
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
Naming Girl Babies.

Quaint and unusual Christian names
were a short time ago z fad in smart so
eiety. and the old-fashioned flower gar
den was ransacked in order TO provide
girl babies with unusual eOgnOnens- The
craze reached Its height in Diamond Jubi-
lee year. and II was then that Lady An
gela Forbes. the youngest Of that beaUt-
ful group Of sisters headed by Lady War
wick. christened her eldest child Mari
gold Five years later followed another
little daughter. on whom was bestowed
the noble and Roman name Of Flavia
When viii the day OF Prudence. Con
stance. Faith. and Hope returne
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
PoNGEE AND CLOTH

The early autumn will see fashion for
combining cloth and pongee that IS odd
and effective. The heavy, dyed pongee
viii be used and the cloth. trimmed with
sourache. will match IL
The style that is coming out is for a
skirt Of pongee finished with a six-inch
band OF cloth, and then q coat OF cloth
finished with turnover cuffs and collar OF
/ pOngee-
When sou1ache IS used. It is Of the same
shade and is put on IN star design, which
is stylish substitute for the classic
border
The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
TO SAVE THE Polish.

Tie home 6ressnaker who does not
own a special sewing table IS often com
PEELED 20 use her diuing-rooln table Tor
cutting ana basting. 20 the damage OF
the polished surface
The next time YOU sew, put the felt
over your table then turn the extra
leaves UPSIDE down OF top OF Il Your
sewing viii not suffer. and the table Will
be saved.
In default Of a table q floor may Be
used for cutting out, though somewhat
hard on the dressmaEer who is not uP
n the modern methods Of physical cul-
ture.
II the floor be carpeted. a sheet should
he spreas hut a hardwood surface is eX-
ceuent II carefully wiped up.