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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22
EARLIEST LEADER
SEES CAUSE LOST
Don Jaime, Spanish Pretender,
Would Willingly Give Up
Fight.
MAY BECOME A GENERAL.
VIEWS WITH SATISFACTION NE
EQUATIONS LOOKING TO END
ING OF LONG WAR WITH CROWN
PUBLIC WITH HIM.

Madrid, Nov. 21.-I have been able
to ascertain that negotiations have
been in progress for the nomination
of Don Jaime an Infante of Spain and
to appoint him honorary captain gen
eral of the Spanish army, but the re-
suit of the negotiations are as yet I'M
known.
1t seems Don Jaime wishes to visit
and remain in Spain without restraint.
He feels personal sympathy for King
Alfonso and inwardly thinks Carlism
a lost cause. The negotiations, there
fore, meet with his approval.
The suggestion is holly discussed in
political circles. Rejecting the Pre-
swer, high government officials merely
allege that they know nothing of the
matter, but refrain from denying its
possibility. Moreover Don jaime in
his last letter in reply to questions on
the matter by Carlist partisans, was
silent on. the point, but the subject
will be cleared up on Monday. when
a deputy will interpellate the govern
ment.
Public opinion is In favor of receiv-
ing Don Jaime back into the fold, for
thus the menace OF Carlism to the
present dynasty would cease. A prom
inent grandee told me that by its at
tairment Senior Maura would achieve
a most important action in favor of
King Alfonso.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22
Truf6 and
Quality

appeal to the Well-Inforrned in every
walk of life and are essential to permanent
success and crcditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one Of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it deanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
parts are known TO and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co, only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22
PLAIN CIVILIAN
IS MRS. TAFT
Always Well GoWned, But Is
Never Extravagant in
Dress.
DOES OWN MARKETING.
NEVER HAS HAD PRIVATE SEC.
RETARY OR HoUSEkEEPER-
UNLIKE OTHER WOMEN SHE
SEEKS NO BARGAINS.

Washington, Nov. 21.-In the mat
ter of clothes the next mistress of the
White House is woman of the plain
type. While Mrs. Taft is always well
and usually handsomely gowned, her
clothes are never the first thing which
attracts the attention of the stranger.
Her taste runs to the lain cloth and
rich silks. She is emphatically not
the tailor-made. silk-lined woman.
Her favorite colors for the street are
brown and gray and for evening wear
ping. almost invariably.
She has never appeared in an i'm
ported gown. She has had a number
of evening gowns made of the fasci-
mating flimsy Philippine fabrics.
which she brought back tothe states
with her after her long residence in
Manila And yet she brought only
what she might have actual need of In
the near future. According to her
thrifty nature, she purchases only
what she can see use for. Mrs. Taft
has never been wealthy. Her money
is always spent judiciously
Mrs. Taft patronizes always the con-
sentative establishments. Good value
for the money is what she looks for
first in shopping. She rarely goes in
to the cheap stores, except for unim-
portant articles. which careful women
know how to buy. During her resi-
dence in Washington she has done her
purchasing mainly in the shops along
F street When in Cincinnati, she
buys there. She has been known to
patronize the tailor in Baltimore who
sometimes makes gowns for Mrs.
Roosevelt and Mrs. Metcalf. and she
also patronizes the Sisters of St Rose
industrial school in Washington, who
are famous for their handmade
French underwear.
Hats Not Always Becoming.
1t is in her hats that Mrs. Taft is
somewhat lacking, as she often gets
unbecoming ones She has not ap-
peared in Washington in large hats.
they run in fashion to the Eng
lish or walking styles. OF gloves she
wears six and quarter. Mrs. Taft
has one falling In wearing her clothes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22

The shopping section of Broadway
has been moving rapidly uptown dur
ing the past few years ad has crowded
out number of hotels and theaters.
It's nothren limit now is Herald
square, at least this is the location of
the furthest uptown big department
store. Here at Thirty-fourth street
too is the most crowded spot in the
city or in the world. BY careful COM
putation more than 100000 persons
pass here every day when this num-
Der will be still greater when the new
Pennsylvania terminal is completed
and the tunnels under the North and
East rivers meet near by.
Above Thirty-fourth street extends
1.-The Rialto,' THE Great White Way"
champagne alley to quote few of
the pet names New Workers have Civ
en- to their favorite stretch of Broad
way. This is the region of hotels and
restaurants and theaters. Longacre
square is the capital of this gay prin-
cipality. Less than a century ago the
cows pasturing on the peaceful acres
of the old Astor farm were almost its
only tenants. Now the great mass of
brick and stone which forms the new
Hotel Aston stands on the site of the
old farm house, twenty theaters are
within stones throw and famous res
taurants are grouped all about. More
money is spent every day within the
space of these half dozen blocks for
food, drink an amusement than in any
like area in the world. Longacre
square is the core Of the evening life
of the metropolis, where the lights
fash brightest. where the crowds of
pleasure seekers are thickest and
where all that is typical of the gay.
careless, fashionable life is most in
evidence. Following Broadway's up
town course onward one passes block
after block in the region about the
lower end of Central park given over
almost entirely to the automobile in
dustry. Gasoline alley" it is called
in the local vernacular. Still further
north is the region of the great apart
ment hotels. the homes of those resi-
dents of the city who are among neith-
er the richest nor the poorest. extend
ing block after block in structures of
towering height for several miles.
Where the street begins to mount the
heights that form the northern part
of Manhattan it enters upon another
phase, passing great institutions, the
lofty arches of the Cathedral of ST.
John. the halls of Columbia university,
and further up the College Of the city
of New York. Open places begin to
appear. There are private residences
as well as apartment houses. Broad
way here overlooks the sordly Hudson
and the Palisades on the Jersey shore.
and along this part of the course from
the upper heights to the northern end
e the island at Spuyten Duyvil will
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Her skirts frequently do not set"

Her skirts frequently do not set"
well. II
Mrs. Taft and her daughter are both
careful buyers. In doing Christmas
shopping. they rarely are guilty of purl.
chasing useless trifles They 90 about
months before the holiday week, and
by the time other Christmas shoppers
are beginning to think of buying,
their gifts are bought and carefully.
put away. carefully labelled. awaiting
the suspicious day. In this respect,
Mrs. Taft is much like Mrs. Roosevelt.
only that Mrs. Roosevelt does much OF
her gift shopping in the jewelry stores.
while Mrs. Taft is more apt to look in
the department stores or notion shops.
While both Mrs. Taft and Mrs.
Roosevelt frequently visit the shop
ping district. one must know them PERI
sonally to recognize them. so unosten-
tatiously do they go about ii. Instead
of dashing up to a shop in carriage.
they walk briskly along the street ac-
companied usually by some favored Z
friend. always choosing the morning
hours. when the crowd is not so large.
KNOWS Just what She Wants.
AS buyers. Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs.
Taft, are unlike. for the latter always
knows exactly what she wants and
can see at glance how nearly an art 4
icle can answer her purpose. She needs
no advice except occasionally that of
her daughter. Mrs. Roosevelt rather
prefers to consult some one else's taste
and judgment
The Taft household is dominated by
the mistress of Ii except when the
master of it is In 1t. As matter OF
fact he does not dominate it then. but
only thinks he does. II is only the clev-
er woman who create that delusion.
Mrs Taft does her own marketing.
She has never had social secretary
nor housekeeper. nor has she done
her household buying over the teie-
phone except in emergency.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22

Women of the town of Kranich-
field. which lies partly in Wemar and
partly In Meningen. Germany. have
sent petition to the governments
OF both municipalities asking that
something may be done to regulate
the closing hours of the drinking
houses. They complain that after
their husbands have been turned out
OF the public houses which lie in Wei
mar they eros the street to Meinigen,
where the closing hours are much
later.
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K0d01For Indigestion.
= Relieves sour stomach
paIpitasion fths heart. Digesh what Jon aat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24

eress as a gift from Mr.. J. Pierpont Nor
gan. They are a catalogue of Mr.. Nor
ean's private collection of miniatures,
which is one of the finest in existence.
complied at his request, by G.. Z. Will
hanson and privately printed. There was
a roval edition and an edition de luxe,
the former being presented TO the Presi-
dent of the United States, the Queen OF
England and crowned heads in Europe,
the latter being distributed among great
libraries and museums. OF the edition
de luxe only twenty copies We're printed
and of these the Library OF ooASlesa
volumes are number IL.
Less bulky than the celebrated BOOK
of Jade published by the late Heber
Bishop these books are still full large and
weiehty They are bound in white vel
lum, with hand-hammered, oXldlzed Sill
Yer corners central Shield, and clasps on
which have been wrought the monograms
OF the leading artists whose WORKS are
alluded to in them. Inside the covers OF
the first and second volume are set nVe
miniatures, arranged like the nFe OF
hearts surrounded by elaborate lfacery,
fooled in gold, in the crushed leVant
which serves as facing, frame and back
ground These are fac-simlles III color
and the painting of the ten represent, II
is said, no less than fifteen months labor
on the part OF expeTl iiiLhldt ists.
Each volume is printed on velium and
sumptuously illustrated by thirty hand
colored fac-similes and more than twice
as many reproductions in tint. In the
royal edition, it is understood. the fac
sin1iIes were made on ivory and set In
the page, but those in the edition de luxe
arc nainted on eellum the full page IN
size Credit for the engraved plates IS
given in the introduction TO the first vol
ume, by Mr. Williamson. TO Haiiett
Hyatt of oxford street, London, VINO
took all the photographs that were used
and superintended the making OF all the
band-colored fac-similes. Every care was
taken to insure the perfection Of work
manship as well as accuracy in result.
Only the most expert mlnlaturlsts were
emnIoyed and everything was arranged
SO that they might work under the most
favorable conditions. The painting was
done, it Is said, in an alright room in
order that no particles or DIRT should
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ART NOTES.

arrival in this country of
Dante Gabriel Rossettfs ia
nous painting. "Mnemosyne-
The Lamp OF Memory" has
caused no small stir in the art
world at large. and that 1t was procured
Nv Mr. Y G.. Fischer of this city and may
possibly remain in Washington perma-
nently are matters for congratulation.
This picture, which may truly be ranked
with the great pre-Raphaelite's most i'm
portant works. was soId orlslnahy 70
Frederick Is. Leyland and hung for sew
eral years in the famous Peacock room
decorated by Whistler, now the property
OF Mr. Freer of Detroit and included by
him in his gift to the nation. 1t was the
only picture thus honored. Moreover, in
1SS3 though a modern painting, 1t was
included in tine exhibition of old Mas
tiers" held in London and in 1906, after
ii had passed into the ownership of Mr..
William Conno, 1t was sought for the
Royal Academy's winter exhibition 1t is
still in its original frame, one which was
designed for ii by Rossetti himself. and in
raised letters on the base are inscribed
the title and these lines:
Thou flst from the winged chalce of the soul
Thy lamp. Memory. fire winged TO its goal.
The painting represents a woman hold
ing a torch in her right hand and a lamp
in her left, both of which are lighted and
show heliotrope-colored flames Doubt
less ii was painted from Miss Siddal,
Rossetti's favorite model. afterward his
wife, for 1t is essentially her type though
il is so localized that 1t is by no means a
portrait. Face and figure are both turned
directly toward the observer The back
ground which shows only behind the
head, is a bit of partially clouded sky.
The hair which is black and massed is
parted low on the forehead, throwing the
eyes, which are big, thoughtful and pa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24

trait of Daniel Boone. in terms appealing
to the American youth. The life of the
great backwoodsman is narrated with
vivid and dramatic power, and yet the
historical outlines OF his exciting ad
ventures on the frontier at no time be-
come indistinct. The book Is well illus
trated with an exceptionally handsome
frontispiece In color.
WILLIAMS OF WEST POINT. BY Hugh
Army. New York: D. Appleton & Co.
Lieut. Johnson has undertaken in this
book to convey to the boys an idea of
the old code of the West Point cadet
corps. He feels that much of the criti-
cism directed against the Military Acad-
envy under that code governing the con-
duct of cadets was unjust because of
the public misunderstanding of the pur-
pose of the unofficial rules governing
the conduct of the youthful soldiers. He
has drawn his Incidents from the lives
of different cadets without attempting
any accurate chronology.
CANTON & CO.. A STORY OF CHICAGO
COMMERCIAL AND SOCIAL LIFE.
BY Arthur Jerome Eddy, author of
Tales of a Small Town" Illustra-
tions by Thomas Fogarty Chicago:
A. C. McClurg & Co.
The fierce pulsations of Chicago's COM
mercial life are felt by the reader of this
stirring story of the mid-western
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24

that Defines final choice was the wiser
one.
PEGGY AT SPINSTER FARM. BY Helen
NJ. Winslow, author of Literary Bos-
ton of Today" Illustrated from
photographs by Mary G. Huntsman.
Boston: L. c. Page & Co Washing
ton: Woodward & Lothrop.
Around slender narrative theme Miss
Winslow in this book writes delightful
story of life on the farm. giving the ex
periences of an unmarried woman who
seeks in the country an opportunity to
maintain herself and live calmly in COM
munion with nature. There are numer
Gus vivid character sketches which show
the authors keen perception of human
ity 4 happily ending romance appeals
to the sentimental reader effectively The
main interest of the book. however. rests
in its practical suggestions of the best
ways and means of running a productive
patch of land.
DANIEL BOONE -BACkWOODSMAN
BY c. II. ForbesLindsay, author of
John Smith. Gentleman Adventure
err" illustrations by Frank McKer
nan Philadelphia ]. B. Lippincott
Company.
Mr.. Forbes Lindsay has already con-
tributed a valuable book for boys de-
scribing the career of Capt. John Smith
In this work he presents lifelike por-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24

metropolis. dealing with its industrial and
social aspects. The characters presented
may perhaps be recognized by Chicagoans
as having their prototypes in real life.
ard some OF the incidents are undoubtedly
drawn from the happenings of that busy
center. In John Canton. ST.. is shown
the figure of strong. self-reliant hustler
in the world of affairs. He hates his
enemies bitterly and stops at nothing
to punish them. Blood is as nothing to
dies without forgiving one OF them who
a wife. John Canton stands for the
crude. physical force. coupled with bust
ness brains. which has wrought wonder
full results in the American industrial
field.
FAUST: Freely Adapted from Goethe's
lips and J. Comyns Carr. New York:
The Macmillan Co. Washington:
BrentanOS.
Two years have elapsed since Mr.
Stephen Phillips wrote his Nero" Now
comes Faust a dramatizaton In English
of Goethe's poem. 1t is free adapta-
ton. and although ii has had numerous
predecessors in the field of public favor,
il is easily one of the most striking pres
entations of the immortal work. While
the rendering IS free, much of the Phillips
version is a genuine translation of the
original. The body of the poem is in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-24

in the Mennonite field. The interpola-
ton of an excursion into the Mennonite
country is unfortunate in It's effect, for
1t serves to throw into relief the COM
parative unreality OF the Westport folk.
THE BINDING OF THE STRONG. A
Love Story BY Caroline Atwater
Mason. New York: Fleming H. Re
veil Company.
1t is an interesting coincidence that
this book is published just as Cambridge
University is celebrating the tercentenary
of Millions birth. For the story pur-
ports to be the love history of the poet.
1t is claimed that the author has not de-
parted from the most painstaking histor-
ical fact. The hopeless passion of the
great man for Define Davies carries in
terest with 1t. This interest the author
has enhanced by a dgnified and graphic
treatment. Much use, In familiar con-
versation. has been made of Miltons
prose writings. While this indicates the
endeavor of the writer to keep close to
the truth in her deineation of character.
the result is somewhat deadening. No
stretch of imagination can make of Mil
tons IatiniZed. Sonorous, ponderous
prose style, noble though be many of the
passages. convincing contributors to
dinner table conversation The effect is
to make him depressing a companion
as his light headed royalist wife thought
him, and to convince the ordinary reader
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ANNE OF GREEN GABLES. BY l.. NJ
Montgomery. Illustrations by NJ A.
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THE FOREST RUNNERS; a Story Of
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PRINCESS WISLA. BY Sophie SWEET.
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The Gift of the Morning star"
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Practical Hygiene for Schools BY
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A JOURNEY OF JOY BY Amy r.
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SIDNEY At COLLEGE. BY Anna Cha
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thetic, into heavy shadow. The mouth
shows the characteristic full, red lips,
and the face in outline Is rather delicate
and refined. The bare shoulders, however,
and the left arm, which likewise is bare. in
dictate a large frame. and the hands. too.
are large and strong rather than merely
beautiful. strange type surely, one
must confess-not charming. and yet APP
pealing 1t is not merely for his original
ity of conception, though, that Rossettl
is esteemed great but on account of his
coloring. Many of his pictures are in sub
ject almost extensively home,y, but in
color they are ali luscious This is unde-
niably true of the "Mnemosyne." Of the
watercolor 'Lilith," recently acquired by
the Metropolitan Museum, New York. il
has been said (as Fromentin said of
painting by Van Eyke al Bruges) that the
color harmony seems to have been built
on a golden foundation, it is so rich and
glowing. and SO indeed, 1t appears here.
The flesh seems 10 be illumined. and the
shadows, while heavy, are transparent
and limpid The green of the robe gives
the keynote of the scheme and to this are
tuned the blues and browns and violets.
which with wonderful ease accommodate
themselves to their special functions.
Perhaps all may not admire Rossetti's
style and yet none can fail to recognize
his genius. He was, 1t will be remem-
bered an extraordinary character-one,
the most gifted, of remarkable family.
His father was a native of the province
of Abruzzi; his mother also an Italian.
He, however. was born in London in ISIS,
where his father, then a political exile,
had taken up residence. and the greater
part of his life was lived in England. He
was precocious child, a brilliant youth,
carefully reared. wonderfully stat!!ous
and as regards conviction, extremely in
dependent. After finishing his college
course he entered the Academy in Lon
don with the purpose of studying art, but
the course of instruction there seemed to
him dry and tedious. the road to accom-
pllshment too long and tortuous, and he
soon left to go pupil to Ford MADDOX
Brown. Again, however, he was not sat