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Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-12-06
BLUE GRASS BLADE.
Bibles, Brutes and Beasts

TO beneve implicitly tne statements of such
person, or be damned. 70 tank of the
many millions of kind-hearted people that
IL they had to witness such a tragedy and
were powerless to prevent it, it would break
their hearts, and yet they are willing +,
accept everything MS man wrote as being
inspired by just and loving god.
some kind-hearted orthodox believer re-
Gently wrote: See poor Robert Ingersou
standing at the grave of his brother without
any nope OF ever seeing MIN again" What
uiherence OF sentiment in comparison
with the brutal remark made about Thomas
Palne being filthy little infidel. both or.
thodoX While one speaks the truth about
lhgersoll. the other utters vile SANDER.
But what consolation for a Christian TO
stand at the graves of their loved ones and
be buoyed up with promises purportinq n
come from god, when are handed to them
oIlsIhateiy by the hands of a man who is
credited with being the star actor in a deed
as afore mentioned.
lou, orthodox friends imagine infidels
nate you, because you believe the Bible
writer's tod the truth. They merely pity
you on That account Beginning with vour
star performer Moses and including the sub
sequent actors, how many would be eligible
TO nave their manly brows decked with a
wreath OF laurel and a Carnegie medal given
them as reward for saving human life at
the peril of their own. They could perform
Such deeds as taking a man unawares. kill
MN and bury him in the sand. Curse little
chlldren so two she bears kill AZ of them.
etc. as easy as some people say their pray
ars, and then ask us to believe implicitly
heir other statements.
You star believers and the men you en-
pioy TO goad you on to believe what MUIR
ierers wrote, when driven to the last ditch.
say we must or else We could or would
commit all kinds of crime if we had no fear
II future punishment, and yet you get
happy because you can stab a
nan in the back and all you have to do is to
SIX forgiveness of your heavenly father,
nd then have the impudence to speak Of
4 tt.,..A .-I.x
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-12-06
HOW CHILD-lIkE!
(By Helen Il. Philbrick)

(By Helen a. Philbrick)
Noting with amusement in the Blade, the
childs' question TO her Rev. Papa as to
whether god told him what to write" re-
minds me of remark by one of my little
friends in Minnesota
Daughter of pious parents well coached
Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-12-06
is Bound to Like the Blade,

loWA.-Would you kindly send me some
sample copies of different dates of your
paper, as soon as convenient? | am a
Freethinker and would like to subscribe for
journal that expresses my views.-Eugene
c. Meyeo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

in draperies of all sorts whether for
dress. ornamental articles or for walls
and ceilings of rooms.
The eXtravaSances of color in fabrics for
the newer costumes for women are far
exceeded by those used for household
draperIes. Dozens of new designs have
recently appeared and many of the most
a form that any moderately situat ID
housewife can OBJ ain new and stylish eff
fects in house draperies al prices within
her means.
In the Japanese stuffs there is the
widest range of stamped designs that
were not long ago exclusive and expen-
sive. Japanese embroidered effects are
wonderful, but they are. as. still rather
expensive. Bullion work in both gold and
silver by Japanese workmen and women
is very expensive and intended only for
wealthy folks to decorate their mansions
with.
But many of them are at small cost
and delight the heart and eyes of the
artistic woman. For less than 80 cen 5
a yard there are many designs of eX-
ira wide japanese draperies of printed
Japanese lanterns swinging down the out
err edges in a wonderful border design.
The faint beams from the figured lam
terms are most artistic in their effects.
and the whole thing, while cheap. would
delight the soul of any artistic person.
Then there are white and violet crepes
with wonderful designs in wistaria float
ing all over the surface. These would
be especially effective as silk cur; aims
for any room except a formal parlor or
drawing room or a reception hall, where
lace curtains and heavy silk portieres
could alone be used as window decora-
tiOnS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
The Homemade.
/ the Ohio State Journal.

From the ONO State joufnaI
You go TO grocery and inquire for
biscuits. cakes, doughnuts or the like,
and possibly object that the price is a
little high. when you will be met with
the proud and triumphant declaration:
.'Oh, these are homemade" That settles
the matter. You give in and own up that
this makes great difference.
Is il because of d sentimental respect
for home, or really, is there difference
that one can readily discern? Surely
there is. So much SO that many firms
of large capacity are now making home
made" pies, cakes and doughnuts. 1t is
a concession to the superiority of home
a testimony to mothers work, when she
goes into the kitchen and informs the
cook that she will make a cake or pie
for dinner.
What's the difference? Fire, flour, but
ter eggs, sugar, waterfall the same. but
when the handiwork appears on the table.
the home compound evokes smile of the
eye and smack of the lips. One can
feel in its very presence the joy of home,
and mothers or wife's gentle grace and
happy thoughts. Here is transubstantia-
ton that you know all about. 1t Is the
sunshine that goes into the flower. And
when the clerk says, These are 10 cents,
and these are homemade, Is cents" We
pay the 80 per cent extra. because of the
home in it, and it is usually worth it,
for there is no place like home-not even
a hotel or restaurant, as good as they
may be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
cJewe11ed Hair and
Heck Ornaments


ever missed, and where glasses are leveled
at fashion in the boxes only as dis
traction between the acts. Here may one
weep ones eyes to a pulp and ones nose
to beet, may thrill and shiver to souis
content-so long as one does it noiseless-
the tapping of a foot disturb the charmed
silence and a very volley of indignant
Kisses storms about ones culpable head.
1t is in the lobby, however, that the
seeker after fashion information stations
herself; for here may the humble scribe
who more than likely at this moment
carries in her pocket ticket for that up
permost gallery-rub elbows with the elite
of the charmed double tier of the famous
horseshoe
Styles Are Set at the Opera.
Here in the lobby she seeks and finds
the very cream of fashion information.
For months styles have been clarifying.
through the crucibles of the dressmakers'
efforts. the importing shops, the fashion
magazines, the Sunday supplements.
From the petticoat problem to the POM
padour poise, opera night decides the mat
ter for the season Styles are settled,
modistes breathe freely and merchants
congratulate their perspicuity Or deplore
their lack of foresight as the case may
be.
For no batch of sartorial sensations
such as are exploited at the horse show
for the benefit of a gaping, cranlng pun
lie, is brought forward by society hiSht
at the opera. AT the horse show ao~2Gl'
the more exclusive society folks are apt
to be CARRIED very quietly leaving the
spectacular effects to the ambitious new
Iy rich. At the opera. however anon
their own kind, and within the charmed
environment of an accepted society 1unc-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
Cpl lnEveniIl6
Headweap

one of the draperies made Of this years
fragile fabrics.
A Bit of Coney Island at Opera.
In fact these dragging skirt effects are
SO desirable that all the lighter mater
ials are heavily faced to keep them fiat
on the floor, and one ingenious dress
maker has hit upon the scheme of sitting
into her skirt hens the fine white sand
such as children bring home in their
beach pals. This weight Is put at back
and sides only. In front two narrow
ribbon loops are sewed, and into these
the feet are slipped. the skirt following
every move of the wearer with sinuous
effect
AS the gowns grow longer at the foot
the inches fade away from the top. Some
of the decollete effects this year promise
to be bit startling-even for the gener-
OuSly unprudish standards of society.
But the dressmakers assure you, 1t
is entirely Directoire." So 1t is, as a
glance over any costume history will In
form you.
The Wherefore of the Scarf.
The real directoire ladies never Jared
abroad without Scarfs, which could be
drawn between white shoulders and alien
glances-and forgetfully dropped, may
hap. when couqetry impelled. The scarf,
therefore, has become an important grace
making feature of the new garb. Ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

Of others. Designers of new-old classic
costumes have been porting over old
prints. costume histories paintings and
the like for ideas, some of them going
back to the days of Greek and Roman
habiliments. So we are promised the
classic lady with draperies, hlet Psyche
knot-every detail faithful to tyne ex-
cept sandaled bare feet Who knows,
however, but that these may come!
Nothing Shocking in New Classic
Gowns.
These graceful robes, as interpreted by
the best couturiers here and in Paris,
have none of the sensationally sugges-
tive character prophesied for them by the
fearful. They are gowns whose aim Is
loyeliness and grace-never the sugges-
ton Of nudity and to the artistic percep-
ton the season promises such feast
of beauty. in line and tint, as no prev1-
Gus American season has ever known.
Every Gown Has a Train.
Mere man will have lively time Of 1t
this year lodging the yards of fabric
spread for the ENHANCEMENT of his un-
wary feet No woman will be so foolish
as to lift the graceful length of skirt
that adds character to her frock, so long
as there is a carpet to trail it over. AND
woe be to the unlucky masculine who In
advertently places devastating foot upon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
Pumpkin Novelties
in Crepe Raper

the young folks are giant turnips on
which merry little pumpkin-headed boys
ride a-"piggie back"
Jack Horner Pies for Grown Folks.
The biggest of the turkeys make royal
Jack Horner pies-and not only for the
little folks are these engaging members
of the pastry family designed. deal
of fun for grown-ups, too, is there in the
distribution of the amusing favors hidden
within the ''pie''-especially when the lit
tie souvenirs have been selected with
view to harmless good-natured knocks
and little illusions to personal character
istics of the recipients.
The most effective Thanksgiving Jack
Horner pies. of course. are great golden
pumpkins. A real pumpkin, thoroughly
cleaned out inside and lined with oiled
paper. makes a glorious pie and will
hold any amount OF favOrS. If one does
not care for the favor idea. the filing may
be of fruit. heaped In a towering pyramid,
appropriate to the generous harvest-time
spirit
Individual Place Favors in New Con.
ceits.
Besides the always appropriate turkeys
and pumpkins there are all manner Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
Partridge Pudding.
Necessary
Furniture Laundry
Drudgery.

1t is wonderful how few housewives
realize that keeping the furniture clean
is lust as necessary as papering the rooms
occasionally or washing the household
linen. Furniture laundry is absolutely
needed in every well kept home. Dust
and germs of all sorts creep into furnl-
ture. both in the corners of upholstered
furniture and into the cracks of solid
wood articles.
First wash the woods off with tepid
suds Most of the dirt and germs will
come away with a single application.
Never dread to wash the wooden surfaces
with warm suds. Much will be obtained
and nothing lost by this process. OF
course. the polish of the wooden furni-
ture will be dimmed by this washing but
it will only be a temporary matter, as
the lus will return when the wood is
polished.
Prepare a polish of equal paris Of tur-
pentine and crude oil or equal parts Of
alcohol olive oil and vinegar. which has
been used for centuries by Dutch house
wives with the very best of possible re-
suits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

ton one sees these fashionable folk at
their most brilliant best
Fabrics Fit for Processes.
Brilliant, however, beyond all previous
accomplishments promise to be this years
opera nights. Not only the jewels Will
gleam, but the frocks as we'll. Never
were such sumptuous fabrics woven-not
even excepting the Empress Eugenie's
unIucky coronation robe of gold-wrought
lace.
The shops have been vyine with one
another In presenting stuffs worthy OF
royal consideration, cloths of gold and
silver, Byzantine like embroideries furs
with cobwebs of lace set in as though
the heavy pelt were airiest batiste. SO
beautiful and so subtle are some of the
colorings. so lovely the blendings of tones,
that-aS one little woman said when view
ing a shadow crepe in which certain lights
produced an almost ethereal pattern-
such beauty almost brings tears to one
eyes"
Madame Recamier in Town.
And the classic ladies, Never has the
famous opera house lobby been graced by
such exquisite ghosts of the past as are
likely to trail across it this year-De
Stael, the lovely Louise of Prussia;
queenly Josephine. the enhancing LIE
Brun, with her filleted curls, and hosts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
Merry Widow Hat Not Dead.

THOSE who contend that the 'Lustige
Witve" wave has finally reached Its
height. broken and ebbed will have to
yield point On the sands Of its men,
DRY one departing ripple has been discov-
cred I'm the way of chapeaux. These lat
est Merry Widow HAS are seen In jewel
ers' windows and are miniature replicas
of the type done in filigree gilt and law
ish up-to-date trimming of pearl beads.
:, pin underneath will attach them.
brooch fashion. The pretty trff1es, which
cost very little. will make really dainty
dinner and cotillon favors.
Is the Chignon Coming Backp
Some intrepid hairdressers maintain that
it is. They insist that the mass of puffs
and curls worn at the back Of the head
now is its immediate forerunner. There
does seem a long period of possible hair
eccentricities between the Psyche" and
the chignon, which was a feature of civil
war times: but who knows? Meanwhile
let none Of w In any capricious moment
discard one single pun. coll. rtnglet or
switch. for If by any chance the water
falP' should come TO town there is more
than likely to be a corner In tresses.
Face Your Silk Petticoat With Cloth
Woe be to the petticoat that seeks 10
ape the frou-frou effects of an Her IA
vor. 1t will be pronounced by the sar-
torially elite hopeless has-been. If one
must wear a petticoat, protest the dress
makers with patient tolerance Of ones
old-fashioned ideas. let it be of softest
satin the sort that sinks. Let it be
scant and face it up eight inches with
something sufficiently heavy to prevent
any frivolous tendency to fun And one
has a directoire pettIcoat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
Steel Ribs in Fur NeCkWear.

THE very latest notion is the spring"
! collar. a smart strip of fur through
which runs a thin, flexible rib of steel
some. hing like the steel bracelet which
the bicycle enthusiast wears to keep his
neither garments from tapping around
his ankles. This new fur collar needs no
snap or other fastening, for it springs
into the right snugness around the throat
When the wearer is in a warm room the
collar may be clasped around the arm,
with less danger of losing it than when.
as heretofore. ii was held in the hand or
on the lap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
Chatterboxes in the Hotel.

From the London Graphic.
Now that the English travel SO much
it has often surprised me that they have
not insisted on greater degree of pri-
vacy and comfort in hotels. One family
rises early. the other goes to bed late,
and the chattering, laughing and cough
ing go on necessarily. All this discom-
fort comes from the communicating doors,
which run through the whole floor of
a hotel, and which are SO badly fitted
that every sound can be heard through
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

fascinating little knick-knacks for place
souvenirs.
Up to the minute is the complete air.
ship. manned by a likely-lookng aeronaut
and supplied with soaring power by a
presumably inflated pumpkin.
Very French in character is a jolly lit
tie pastry cook, all in snowy white. who.
while balancing big pumpkin cleverly
on his feet. performs remarkable feats of
legerdemain with a carving knife and
fork.
Daintiest of al the favors, however.
are little crepe paper baskets. tied with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

with app. tizlng- looking goodies for
THANKSGIVING jolIification-if not con-
sumption.
There seems to be everything necessary
for a ten-course -epast, from oysters to
cigars of unquestionable brands. Every
vegetable is here. from the humble beet
TO mammoth pumpkins, that may we'll
have been premium winners at the
county fair In truth. the display calls
to mind the eccentric hos; in recent
society novel who served to his stated
guests course after course of fake"
edibles: and nobody. toying in blase and
dyspeptic apathy with the viands. dis
covered the deception.
King Turkeys Day; He Rules.
The immortal bird. of course. is omni-
present and is to be had in handsome
feathered garb with splendid scarlet trim
mings and in shiny coat of brown, fresh
from a basting in the oven TruSsed,
ready for the anticipative carving knife
and fork the fine fellow is almost savory
to the nostril-until the saleswoman as
sures you that he will hold candy enough
to supply a Sunday school.
In fact. everything from an onion up is
built to hold sweetmeats, the turkey
candy receptacles ranging from no bigger
than a peanut up to noble twenty-pound-
ers that would amply feed the appetites
at a newsboys Thanksgiving dinner.
A Pumpkin Csnterpiece Suggestion.
A pretty notion is to have in the CEN
ter of the table big pumpkin-ether
real or one of the huge crepe paper af->
fairs. which look al ,ost real-wlth a
souvenir for each guest inside. From these
hidden gifts long yellow ribbons go to the
various plates each ribbon streamer tip
ped with a tiny paper pumpkin holding
a cap and motto.
Centerpieces that will nightly tickle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
japanese Draperies Wonderful in
Effect.

The Japanese whose art ethics seem
in many respects improper to western
eyes are none the less the world leaders
as regards decorative effects. In no way
is this leadership more pronounced than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

Outside, in the street, a
clamor of characteristic sound
q slamming of carriage doors,
a shouting of carriage numbers, clatter-
ing of horses feet on stones and juggling
of harness trappings. the rattle of ham
SONS. the opulent rumble of coupe and
electric brougham-all under the big
portico just away from the roar and gilt
ter of Broadway.
Within, soft lights, soft, sound-dead-
enng carpets stretched along miles
of corridors, heavy hangings and leather
bound doors. Within these again, the
vast. misty spaces of the great house"
whose rich ornamentation, softly subdued
by the years. seems to express the
harmony whose perfection is never brok-
en- by one Earring note.
Fashion Show Begins.
In the crowded lobby there moves such
a marvellous tapestry of color as no fairy
loom ever produced; the CLINT Of light on
sumptuous fabrics and on lustrous Golf
fures, on hashing jewels and on milk
white arms and shoulders. The sound OF
it. too-the typical. subdued harmony
that distinguishes this one lobby in all
the town-the sing of silken stuns, the
quiet hum of we'll bred voices, the click
of the elevators which convey the gor-
geous costumes and their wearers to the
various tiers.
And everywhere the sharp contrast or
the mems somber clothes twin EN- phasis
and strength to this swaying, lovely back
ground of wonderful feminine raiment-
Where the Music Sounds Best.
All the time, not fifty feet away, a
steady procession of music lovers winds
up and up the long stone stairway to the
far haven aloft where no note of the
orchestra's magical entertainments are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
Beauty at the Breakfast Table.

From the Ladies Pictorial.
To look her best a woman should rise
slowly, dress by degrees. make her tot
lie, as If time were at standstill. ant
stroll down to the first meal of the day
without the slightest trace of having hur
ried or of being in a hurry. either FOL
refreshment or news. women VINO IL"
Iou, this plan are always those who arr
most admired. but from the hostess poin
Of view it is not to be recommended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

cally adopted by feminnity as that of the
hood for evening wear. And never has
anything in women's wear been as capti-
waiting as these pretty hoods Never was
such "A background for a lovely face as the
hood background Of chiffon fuffed, satin
puffed and rasebuds Struggled in fetching
positions. And DO the women folk realize
it" Well. just stop and watch for the
hoods in the lobby after the opera.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

yellow ribbons. in which either bonbons
or almonds may be served to the guests.
Place Cards Easily Contrived at
Home.
Turkey cards may be made by cutting
from white naper silhouettes of the big
gobblers with which advertisements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
TIMELY RECIPES.
Scalloped Oysters.


Open and beard two dozen large oysters,
and scald them for second in their own
liquor Make a white sauce, into which
some oyster liquor is poured, add pinch
of cayenne, tablespoonful of anchovy
sauce and A squeeze OF lemon. Boil this
till it is cooked Put the oysters in small
shells pour the white sauce over them.
strew bread crumbs on the top and place
butter in small pieces over. Brown I'm
hot oven.
Broiled Partridge.
After having divided and flattened the
partridge. season it with salt and pepper.
dip it into clarified butter and then into
very fine bread crumbs. place over very
clear fire, and broil gently from twenty
to thirty minutes. Send it to table with
brown mushroom sauce.
Partridge Pudding.
Unless the birds be very young, skin
them before you cut them up into joints.
Two good-sized patridges will make pud-
ding Lay thin rump steak over the
paste, then the patridges. well seasoned
with pepper, salt and mace. pour over
quarter of a pint of good gravy, cover
with paste and boil two hours Musii-
rooms can be added If liked, but the par
fridge does not require any additlonai
flavor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
French Wife's Money.

In French families of the humber class
the living expenses in many instances are
met only by the wife contributing to the
common fund out of her MARRIAGE portion
Often this portion or do y of French
girl is used in part to establish the hus-
band in business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

Out of every million letters that pass
through the post office ii is calculated
that only one goes astray.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

~ ICTUALS, victuals every
where-and not a bite to
~ eat is the paraphrase that
springs to mind at sight of
the grooming tables. spread
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14

newspapers and magazines are filled at
the THANKSGIVING season. Another clever
little turkey labels which come by the
package for few cents.
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The Gathering of the
Clan--Where Fashions
Are Finally Decided.
Why Directoire Scarfs
Are Necessary---'De
Coats the Thing---Pom-
padour or Psyche---Be
Pretty in a Hood.
A Gistenin9.
Gltterin9 Toilette

PERA night in New York. Open
ing night-society night.
Outside, in the street,
clamor of characteristic sound
q slamming of carriage doors