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The Washington herald., 1908-03-16
FROM WOMAk'S
POINT OF VIEW

This is just the time when shabbiness
begins 10 show itself In hats and gowns,
and the weli-dressed woman is doing her
best 10 repair the damage OF wear She
is having her hats freshened with new
trimmings or buying new shapes in the
latest style and having ribbons and vel
vets and buckles laid away when head
wear OF another season was ripped 10
pieces, put into condition for mid-season
wear
Possibly she delayed the purchase OF a
new costume till the mid-winter mark
down sale. and is rejoicing in a freshness
that her friends with other methods lack.
She is having new waist OF two made
that she may have the latest touches OF
fashion-she was wise enough 10 limit
her earlier supply for just this reason.
With a new belt. fresh neckwear and
gloves. she is prepared to bear the closest
inspection.
watched a crowd OF young women ex-
aiming a box Of scraps, as one OF TIE
party called them, on a bargain counter
at a frst-class shop. There were odd
pieces OF embroidery for inserting. and
motifs Of every description from machine
made squares at cents, 10 hand-em-
broidered circles and diamonds at SO
cents. and these girls were laying in a
stock for underwear and neckwear A
glance made them acquainted with the
possibilities Of the lot and their cheapness
made large purchase possible.
II one can get into the habit OF keep
ing a limited supply OF everything. and
making additions when they are needed.
It will be found that trouble and care are
Guilty IL keeping track Of articles. and a
chance OF recovering them before the
memory gets treacherous. A business
woman who IS having her first experience
with large house and two maids Is now
applying business methods 10 housekeep-
ing; heretofore she has shared the popu-
lar belief that there is deal OF unfavor-
able loss in TIE maintenance OF home.
There has been loss in her home
amounting to actual waste because she
has trusted too much to the girls. who
were evidently badly trained Articles
put into the laundry basket have never
come Up with the clean clothes. and such
things as dust cloths and dish towels
were allowed to stray away forever. She
began with a generous supply of good,
strong kitchen linen and hemmed squares
of cheesecloth for busting, but when she
got around TO the task of taking an in
ventory not a trace of the dust cloths
could be found. and the towels were a
shock 10 her. They had been used about
the range.
Then she investigated her other kitchen
furnishings. and found hardly a whole
article among them. Wanton careless
ness had mutilated them beyond redemp-
ton. Now she keeps a record OF every
thing she buys. and knows just how
everything is treated On Sunday she
makes two laundry lists from the con-
tents OF the basket kept upstairs. one Of
which is given 10 the girl who does the
laundry work The second girl Is re-
duired to pass her a list OF the table
linen done on Saturday. and both lists
are verified after the washing and ironing
are done. Naturally. she keeps her sup
plies limited. even her body linen being
subject 10 restriction.
BETTY BRADEES.
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Six sizes-32 to "a inches, bust measure.
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THE HOLMHURST.

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Write for booklet CORA BENEDICT TAYLOR.
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THELoRAINE

81 Charles Place and Reach. suany roo-ns o.,
looking the sea. Hot and cod "a water bsthS )
perior table. Booklet CHAS. z WAGNER
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EFWeI AREnH Ocean End KsntuSky Ave- opea
20 street level Booklet Coach. = 4 BONIEACE
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I've got an old brown merino shall
fix up. l guess l can afford some trim
mings'
I've been a-knocking. and no one
heard me" said Mrs. Slo-um. pU ting
in her head. Il couldn't help hearing.
and I'm glad, l was 81 worried /
couldn't rest easy in my mind till II
said I'd do suthin ] don't know what
but I've got TO make up some way"
''That's real coed Of you. Mis- SIo-
cum answered Miss Pratt and as
was saying
A knock at the door interrupted
them
There's the last one" said Miss
Virginia grimly. \ fash Of surprise
passed over Mrs. Perkins face as she
entered upon seeing the others.
Il wonder if | don't know what
you're talking about" she said gayly
about Scraps? thought so. Now.
I've got a plan. Suppose we make
up scrap bag for her and fill it and
hang it on the door so she can find it
Christmas morning. \ good many of
the others will help"
Miss Adelaide sat up in great ex-
element
ooh, Mrs. Perkins" she cried chow
do you think Of such things? she will
be so pleased" Miss Adclaidc's simple
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ter, the cashier of the village bank,
who had loved her since the very day
on which he might do so legitimately
and who had told her so as quickly
thereafter as decency would permit.
At the time Rossiter's declaration
had not impressed Janet profoundly,
nor had she at any subsequent period
found her persistent admirer more en-
crossing than the business Of brick
making. Until she should, she assured
herself and everybody else who
preached the subject, it would be folly
to make any change in her way of liv-
ing. She admitted. to herself only.
that John was man among a thou
sand, and it was not at all disagree
able to have him fond Of her. She had
demonstrated, however, that she was
abundantly able to look after her own
interests, and that fact alone should
entitle her to immunity from such n
sentimental position as that which
John seemed anxious to have her oc.
cupy. She liked him well enough. Lut-
The time came when Janet believed
that she hated him. 1t was the da,
when she learned that he had given ~
his position at the bank and had CT.
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y,
everybody wondered what
would become of Janet-pretty, ire
sponsible Janet, his young wife. She
had been Armitage's wife since her
eighteenth birthday. He had not made
up his mind to marry until he was
past fifty.
Although he was sufficiently alert as
to the main chance in business deal
ings, Armitage had not been marked
ly successful in his ventures. The
year before his death he discovered a
promising bed of fire clay on a piece
Of land which he owned on the out
skirts of the village, and he made up
his mind to exploit it to his own ad-
vantage. He had little ready money.
and he mortgaged his real estate to
the limit to obtain the means to float
the enterprise. Before it began to
yield an appreciabIe return he was
beyond the need of it. II was prom
Using undertaking all CroSskilI admit
ted it-but that did not restrain her
friends from wondering as TO the prob
able future Of Janet.
They had not long to speculate. The
day after the funeral Janet told Tom
Mastcrson. her father. who was at
least ten years the junior Of her late
husband, that she intended to devote
all her energies to the development of
the brickyard. Tom knew from past
experience that it would he frultIess to
object. but he did and in the course of
the argument which followed became
so earnest in his opposition that he
was led to apply 90 his daughter an
epithet against the use of which the
Scriptures are notably explicit.
I'm not a fool she disSentcd
proudly, and now that have,a chance
I'm going to demonstrate the fact
Janet did demonstrate il, and the
way She did it was a revelation. In
less than two years after She assumed
control of the brickmaking business it
became so profitable that she was able
to pay off all the Indebtedness. Then
she proceeded to enlarge tile plant and
tn improve the quality of her product
Almost before she realized it she had
a most gratifying credit at the VILLAGE
bank Owing to the superior nature
of her product the demand for Janets
wares became greater than she cou,d
supply. The man whom she employed
as superintendent turned out to be.
verttable treasure, and under his lrn-
est and clever management there ex-
listed the most perfect harmony be
tween the small army OF Italian l,rick
makers and their capable employer.
Before she was thIrty-fv Janet had
become the village magnate. prosperi-
ty and the outdoor life had done great
things for her, Site had developed into
noble woman, freed from th. trivial
tiles which had been a pare of her
girlhoCd and endowed with chat com
pleted comelinesS which is never with,
In the grasp Vr the very young. S.
she seemed 20 everybody who kncW
her and morE, especially to John RosSi-
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not be quite forgotten.
Just some little thing to show it's
Christmas" she prayed, and a bright
star shone down, like one of Gods
beautiful promises, aud she lay there
content.
She never heard the five smiling old
ladies creep softly up to her door; she
did not see until morning the i'm
mense bag labeled "a Christmas
Scraps-bag." Then she was almost
overpOwered.
81 don't know what to say" she
cried, only I'm so happy"
She dressed in her new clothes and
visited each room, where she was re
ceived with admirlng looks. The old
ladies' saw no more the awkward girl
with her peaked face and rough
short hair. They had worked for her
they loved her, and-it was Christmas
day!
She went to the room Of Miss Vir
ginia and Miss Adelaide last, because
her visit there was to be the most i'm
portant and most thrilling Of all.
Miss virginia, how can thar,
you" she fatcred t"uching tn
brooch. YOU felt &c BE- v1en y,,.
thought you had lcat it."
Miss VIRGINIA kis cd Eor .iely bu.
there was a strange G"iror n hc-
voice.
at wasn't lost; It was orl- ra3 acid.
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very IluCn. Lei
the poor child have it. lit seems as
If we're housebreakers."
Perhaps 'twoud be better to tell
Miss Baker and let her look" answer
ed Miss Virginia irresOlutely Her
usual pride had quite deserted her
and she wavered visibly Mrs. Perkins
suddenly darted ahead.
Goodness me! ! never see sech a
pack O towards. 'Tain't as If she was
one Of us. She's nothing but serv-
ant Amt we got a right to examine
our servants rooms for stolen goods,
door violently.
'Twouldn't take us long to look,
at any rate" she said. 1.-THE room
Amt bigger than twopenny bit Now
Miss Pratt, you feel In those clothes.
Mis- Slocum, you take the bed and II
Miss Virginia will take on drawer
I'll take the other And there's AIDE
aaide"-
There don't seem to be any room
for me, and I'm only I'm the way. My
head aches too. guess Ia better go
back"
adelaide" said her sister.
There's that b1g under the bed,
Miss Adelaide" said Mrs. Perkins
sweetly, 'if you'd jest as soon take
that" Miss Adelaide submitted meekly.
The room had space only for a cot
bed, small bureau, a chair and a cor
ner washstand. There was row Of
hooks behind the door and on these
hung Scraps meager wardrobe each
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ing I'm SORRY YOU'RE
"Oh" answered SICK. MISS ABE.
Miss A d la ide LAfDE.'
humbly. She felt conscious of her in
feriority. She never thought" There
was a knock at the door. and Miss
Pratt entered.
Flows your head, Miss AdelaideT"
she asked.
'It's some better. thank you"
"Was your toast hot?"
81 guess twas. didn't notice"
There was silence n moment Sud.
denly Miss Pratt burst out: 81 don't
know how to say it, but I feel down.
right ashamed OF this afternoon. The
idea Of that child, poorer than any
church mouse trying to be giving Us
something! IL jest can't stand It
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article droopi~g forlornly. as if instinct
with the pitifUi loneliness Of the girl
Miss Pratt's ample figure rs she stood
before tie garments searching in the
jockets and hens made them seem
by contrast only Gcie led shadows
Mrs. Slocum was poking around the
mattress. her sEectacies pushed high
on her anxious forehead Miss AIDE
laide dropped Gown by the other side
of the bed and rested her head against
the pillow.
Her thick snuff colorcd Wig had slip
ped and showed few thin gray hairs.
but her misery was s." real rs quite to
nvershadow any humor in the situa-
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Then she saw John Rcssiter coming
along the river load on his way UP
the mountain. If il had annoyed her
20 see how s.rcng ana handsome Bep-
20 was growing il was even more dis
turbing 10 discovc- that her arch enc
my had lost something Of his old time
erectnesS of figure and Iightness Of
step. She even faucied that he was
looking worn and that he was less
particular in his personal appearance
than usual. As he passed the house
he saw Janet and raised his hat 20
litely. She bowed frigidly in return
and called out sharply to Beppo:
Close those windows. It's frigh
fully chilly in herC!~
Beppo closed tn I'm. himself OIL 4
inside. He advanced slowly, with tt
most theatric and unnatural progre.
sion. now and then half turning
shake his clinched fist in the directio
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Scraps
Christmas
BY FRANK II. SWEET.
Copyright. 1885,. by +. =. Sweet.
T was i'm the Old Ladies' home.
One day Miss Virginia went To
her SiStCr with Il Storm fn.n

One day Miss Virginia went To
Il her sister with a stern face.
Adelaide" she said. where :
my gold PIN"
Have you looked in your best dress.
Virginia? You might have left it
there"
Il never did such a thing" answered
her sister, but I'll look"
She went to the closet Just as Mrs
Slocum and Mrs. Perkins entered the
room. With her head among the
dresses she did not hear them.
NO, it aim here, Adelaide" She
called.
What amt? What's the mattcr?"
cried Mrs Perkins, looking from Miss
Adelaide's frightened face to Miss
Nirglnia's grim one. "Have YOU lost
something's
Il can't find my pin" she said cold.
ly. Il suppose I've mislaid it. THAT'S
all"
Miss Virginia, you don't mean yol.
can't find that gold pin. Here come.
Miss Pratt. Miss Pratt, poor Nj.
Virginia has lost her gold pin. Least
ways she says she's lost 1t. bu, there's
other things besides lOSings."
Miss Virginia looked quickly at her
sister, Miss Adcaides eyes were
round and frightened.
What do you mean" she faltered.
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She rose and ~ | tELL loNN-
Miss Pratt and RIGHT ASHAMED
Mrs. Slocum followed the hint.
Miss Virginia looked after her iron
icallv, but Miss Adelaide's joy was not
to be QuencEed
"She will he so happy she kept
saying.
Suddenly her sister rose and went to
the medicine box.
I'm going to give you some inter.
Adelaide she said. Il don't want to
be kept awake all hours. if she will be
so happy"
Miss Adelaide sank back quietly. but
her eyes were like two dim stars
among the pillows. Suddenly she heard
an exclamation.
did you cut yourself. Virginia? I
always said that broken glass was
dangerous"
Miss Virginia dropped white and
spcechleSs into the nearest chair.
'"0h, what is the matter?' cried Miss
Adelaide, pushing away the clothes to
get down 10 her sister.
You lie still. came In a stern voice
from the chair
Miss Adelaide crawied back and lay
there trembling In 4 minute Miss
Virginia came over to her.
ITS the pin" she said quickly. II
must have dropped II there Sunday
night when | went to the box for your
cough drops"
ooh. Virginia" easped her sister.
I'm so glad. I'm so sorry-that poor
child
Miss Virginia im3erruptcd her
Il guess | know that rs well as you.
I'm going to gSce her this pin for
Christmas"
AS Christmas day drew near Scraps
found herself in a strange kind of
fairyland. The rooms were decorated
with holly and greens. the air Was full
Of secrets, and strangest and best of
al, everybody was so gopd to her.
In those few days of kindness the
girl seemed to blossom out. The old
restraint was banishcG and never re
turned. Love crept inte her heart and
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Mrs. Perkins nodded triumphantIv,
'Then." she said impressivelv. ..it
must either be in the room or have
been taken out.
"Of COURSE" she added softly "thara
amt but one person would tourh If
l think the best thing would be to set
tie the matter now. Suppose we-iusr
we fve-go to Scraps' room and look
l always did suspect the girl"
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looked out Of
her eyes, and
the old haunted
| o ok fed for .
ever.
She crept into
her little cot
Christmas eve
with a happy
heart. She had
left her little
gift t eac h
door.
She felt that
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the corridor till
they came to the
door of Scraps
room. 1t was
closed. Then for
the first time
they rea liz e d
what they were
doing. Miss AIDE
| a i'd e put 3
trembling hand
on her sisters
arm.
Come away,
Virginia. 'Tain't
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ton. She put out
h er haHd and
touched the old
bag and then
drew it back as if
it had burnt her.
Her sister looked
at her and frown
ed.
1T its locked"
pleaded Miss AID
elaide.
Il was wonder
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was to be bought.
But no explosion
came.
~ you amt
angry, are you?"
asked Miss AIDE
laide pleadingly.
81 haven't said
| was, have II"
returned her sis
ter. 81 was think
fnnp
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''G HAVE COME To OFFER YOU A CHR1
MAS GIFT

MAS GIFT
of the fast recediug figure Of the II
who was beginning to ascend
mountain.
NO more Neyair moEsfr' he hiss
mysteriousiy.
Janet was, Speechless with aStoni.
ment, She was familiar with the la,
heroics, bug really this vas somethi
oat of the ordinary.
Dis nignt-a." continued Beppo il
s{billant whisper, he InuS'-a die"
Nov, what do you mean?" Jal
demanded sternly, with the eyid
intention of getting at the bottom
the matter. Sit right down iu Il
chair and tell me wfthout any III
nonsense"
For u reply Bcppo drew his hi
across his throat gad gurgled sugs
lively.
Janet was beginning to be seriou
alacmed She knew that the. you
ster was emotional to the yegge of
surdity and THAI he was not g,
pended upon ia an emergency. 49,
oad discovered that he had a passion
for eXaggerateu, but it seemed to l.er
that there must be something real
about this.
"Beppo," soe commanded in i tone
that left no. alternative do as [ tell
you
Thus brought to terms, the young
Sicilian whispered 5ale of contem-
plated assassination and robbery that
would have been yeritahle boon to
one Of the operate maeStri of the last
generation. Three men of the noun
tain gang, he declared, had plotted TO-
murder and rob John Rossiter on t.
very Christmas night. knowing IT,.
he would be alone In his Office on the
mountain. Beppo gave all the details
CT the dastardly business with T.
most ingenious eXplicitness and Sc
ed to expect Janet to share his EN-
siasm over the removal of her eneu
Janet did not stop to sift tue
ter. 1t was sufficient for her tina
man she loved was threatened
danger which she might avert.
ing Beppo, she feigned satisfactiC
the prospect of so soon being ri
her enemy and sent the boy to the
lage ON an errand. AS soon as he
out Of sight she left her house am
gan to ascend the mountain as gu
as she could
Half an hour later she stood a
open door of Rossiter's cabin and
to face with its occupant
Janet" he asked her doubt
"are YOU actually here"
Yes she returned brcathlessl,
without looking at him at all. Il
come To offer you Christmas gif
He looked at her amazedly, bu
not speak.
i have come to offer you your
Il don't Understand; really I d
Janet" he said helplessly.
Then she told him Beppo's sto
He heard it to the end witt
word of comment. When she hi
ished lie sighed long and deeply.
Il a.: ii 'nDointed." he said,
cui.Dus l,tle quaver in his vol,
am Disappointed in my Christina
ent ! hoped thought perh
mi 1t be something better"
What is better than lifeY'
You are-far better" he de
audaciously.
Janet knew that the long {
was ended. and the knowldr
the weight from her heart.
IF you really believe anyth
that sort. John she began.
81 forgot to tell you that Their
word of truth In your preciou
pos story" John said as they We
scending the mountain "Wh,
very men he named are in the
lookup at the present nome
much holiday, you know sa
az | came up from the train. I
all good workmen, and I'm the
] shall go down and pay the
and get them out Of limbo"
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Mrs. + @ r kin $
gave a quic k
glance Il 7 o Il Il d
the circle and
o W ere d b er
voice.
81 mean" she
said, "ain't you
often S h ow d
I h 1t pin to
Scraps"
Yes"
And amt she
admired it,"
Yes" admit
ted Miss Ade-
laide in a low
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old face, wrin-
killed. as it was,
looked like that
of a happy child.
Mrs. Perkins
flu ttercd con
scioUSIy. q
thought YOU Il
like it, she said
But you must
be tired dear
Miss Adelaide, so
We won't stay. |
jest put my head
In TO tell YOU"
She rose. and
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John Rossiter's
Christmas
Present.
By GEORGE Z. PICARD.
Copyright, 1906, by C. H. Picard.

z a YHEN Allen Armitage died.
MAJ which he did suddenly
" W on his siXtieth birthday.
eXerYbndY wondered What
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HVI SISIVT VIII 4 STtTI IdEp.
Adelaide" she said. IVY here
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