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The Washington times., 1908-05-11
THE FASHIONABLE STRIPE
Bv MAY mANToN.

Stripes are being extensively
worn just now in all materials.
whether they be Of silk, OF wool
or OF cotton, but they are pecu-
liarly attractive in soi..e OF the
simple wash fabrics such as the
one illustrated. They suit the one
piece shirt waist peculiarly v ali
and altogether make an exceeo-
ingly attractive summer gown.
The model. however. is one OF the
available sort and can be utilized
for striped materials. for plain
and for figured. Its essential
Characteristic is TO be found IN its
extreme simplicity and In the
small amount Of labor required
for the making. The waist Is
made with the sleeves and body
portion in one. so requiring little
fitting and meaning few seams.
while the skirt is OF the plain
sored circular sort and can be
trimmed with the band or left
plain as liked. In addition to be-
ing used together to make a gown
sa0h IS we'll adapted to separate
use.
For the medium size viii be re-
quired, for the waist, 81 yards OF
material "A. 2lz yards =, "a yards
A. inches wide; for the skirt, s..
yards q, 81 yards q, or 1 yards
- inches wide If there is neither
figure nor nap. 6ss yards "a 81
yards 2. or 5iz yards A inches
wide viii be needed, however, II
there is figure or nap with addf-
tional material for the fold &C
Cordiug to width.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11
"GHOST FLOWERS" THE FAD;
LOOK LIKE SHADOWS
OF BLOOMS

'Ghost flowers are among the latest
fads- This latest form of flower paint
ing is done with water cOlOrs without
the addition of sizing to prevent the
colors running. Fichus and the borders
of evening gowns look almost as If the
colored shadows of the flowers had
fallen upon them
One luxury" shop I'm town Is show
ing a pink rose gown of white Chiffon.
with beautiful shadOwy clusters Of La
France roses. There is also a vista
ria frock" of purple wiStaria. Para
soils are decorated with etherCal-looking
sweet peas Fans may be mad 10 match
the evening dresses.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11
FIRST THIMBLES WERE WORN
ON THUMB BY ENGLISH
HOUSEWIVES

The thimble was originally called a
thumbbeH by the English because worn
on the thumb. then a humble. and
finally its present name II was a
Dutch invention. and was first glass
and pearl.
Thinbles were formerly made only OF
iron and brass. but in comparatively
late years they have been made of gold.
silver. steel, horn. ivory, and even glass
and pearl thimbles are seen bound with
gold and with the end OF gold.
The first thimble introduced into Siam
was Q bridal gift from the King 10 the
Queen; il is shaped like a lotus bud,
made OF gold. and thiCkly studded with
diamonds arranged 20 spell the Queens
name.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11

compleXioned women. Even the deeper
blues seem 10 have no tinge Of purple
This spring. and curiOusly enough. the
violet OF the season has taken on a blue
tihge IL isn't the least bit aggressive
and many women who never wore vfolet
gowns before will find il one of the most
attractive colors Of the season.
Black and White Popular.
There's a great deal of black and
white to be worn this spring-almost
more than for seasons past. We are
making own after gown IN both checks
and .Strll s Three-plece suits Of black
and white C.ecloed wool are especially
chic. The me e striped silks are TO
be much used 81. a. trimming also.
Except FOR this Il nde0cy to the mag
pie effects, I might say hat the color
effects Of the season VII. ~ in one
tone Hats will match gowns. or at
least shade into shem. It's quite an art
70 develop a costume all IN shades Of
one color, but it's especially easy this
year in the browns. because feathers.
straWs, and silks are being made when
blend quite beautifully into one an
other. With every shade OF tan i'm
aginable being put into the spring shoes.
handsome resdy-made straw shapes
ready 10 be trimmed. and gloves in
every color from palest Champag ue 10
deep seal brown. it's easy enough for a
woman 10 get dress which blends with
them ali.
Many women are having their boot
tops made Of the cloth OF their early
spring gowns. and the dyer art, which
is such an aid TO dressmskers' art the
last year or TWO. can always III in
where material IN the desired color
cant be found
The Washington times., 1908-05-11
IT Is DECREED THAT

The crowns Of hats shall be very high.
Flowers are 10 be much used in spring
millinery.
Chrysanthemums, tulips. and dahlias
81 all be popular in hat trimmings.
Women shall wear waistcoats
Sash ribbons shall be worn with tub
frockS
The Washington times., 1908-05-11
TOUCH OF COLOR.

a Washington matron introduced a
color scheme into her blouse the othe.
GAY. Il was 9 tailored affair of heavy
white linen. very elegant IN weave. bui
made up without a particle OF trimming
The cuffs were fastened with q Ions
bar pin IN which was a big shining
lade stone. 4 hat trimmed with jade
Colored ribbon crowned the picture. Al
another time she wore white linen
blouse with big white lace roses worked
In relief upon ii.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11
WOMAN AND HER BEADS.

The modern woman finds pleasure in
decorating her person with juggling or
naments and beads. At this moment
the bead craze is taking a particularly
strong hold upon Us. Bead-trimming IS
being rapidly advanced TO an art. and
makes q pretty and fascinating employ
ment for dainty finfgers. Man is always
impressed # he sees a woman manipu-
latirg woods or silks or beads. and with
def fingers and a few bowls of gIisten-
ing beads girls will find they can make
exceptional havoc
The Washington times., 1908-05-11
COATS

They are long.
They are short.
They are square.
They are getaway.
They are open OF closed
They arc tight or very bsggr.
ihey may have collar or they may
not.
They may be plain - quite buried an
der quantities Of trimmings.
Yet do not Tor one moment ina gjue
that a modish coat IS easily achieved.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11

'i-N'i'' III 'ilS hHS Ali'S where DUST mas
collected.
Hair pillows are nice for baby's crib
or buggy. They can be washed in the
hottest OF water ard dried By artificial
means, and no damage IS done them.
A small piece of window glass will be
useful for holding the leaves apart on
a cookbook. and one can read the recipe
az not soil the book by too much
handling
Water in which rice has been boiled
may be used for starching old lace,
choice handkerchiefs, etc. It gives q
soft and dainty stiffness which adds a
charm TO the appearance.
To remove tea. coffee. cocoa. OF choco-
late stains. soak in cold water iirst
then place the stain over bowl and
pour boiling water through it. holding
THE tea Kettle at a height 10 Insure
force.
# a bedstesd creaks at each move
rIent of the sleeper, remove the Stats
and wrap the ends OF each in newspa-
per before replacing il. This viii prove
a complete silencer.
To remove cream spots from embroid-
cred ceuterDieCes or dOilies- dampan the
spot with household ammonia, then lay
fresh piece IF biotting paper over il
and iron lightly This treatment viii
remove any grease from white goods
Brooms should always hang when not
in use. Have a hole bored through the
handle four inches from the end and
large enough to slip over an ordinary
nail When left on the floor a broom
soon loses its shape and viii not do good
work.
Place pulverized pumice stone between
the layers OF q folded piece of soft
muslin and stitch around the edge 10
keep the powder from sDtlling. Wipe
Iamp chimneys or window panes with
this drv cloth. and they will b. clean
and sparkle almost instantly. Enough
powder VIII remain IN tEe cloth 20 be
used many times.
To keep iron sinks and iron kettles
smooth ana free from rust. never use
soap I'm cleaning them. Wash them in
the water in which DOtotoes have been
boiled. using a well-boiled potato to rub
any spot which may have become rough
or rusted, afteTward rinsing clean with
very hot, clear water BY cleaning IN
this way they VIII always be smooth
and free from rust.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11
HOW TO SEW.

When sewing, If you want a fresh
Piece of cotton. thread your needle be
fore cutting from the spool and begin
working at the end just severed. You
will then use the thread the right
wav and II viii not be continually
getting into knots.
Never sew with a bent needle It IS
out of the question TO do good work
with it, and never pin the work 20 the
hem. ST. we'll back in your chair. keep
YOUR back straight and hold the work
nm to YOU. instead of bending over 20 it.
These little hints are important, as they
insure far less fatigue.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11
Careful Rug Cleaning

with modern appliances and personal at
fention. we can guarantee satisfaction
I'm cleaning and securing ali rugs and
carpets We make specially of taking
Up, cleaning. storing and laying; will be
pleased TO call and make estimate.
Phone West ~. Plant Ord & y Y ave.
ConCers Carpet Cleaning Works.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11
If You Want Your Children

80 GROW up with strong bodies and ac-
tive minds let their daily diet include
Schneider's Malt Bread. Special meth
ods OF mixing and hiEh-grade materials
are responsible for its exceptional nour-
ishing value Give the grocer a standing
order for Malt" Bread &c loaf.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11
EMPIRE GOWN REAL THING,
BUT STYLE is MODIFIED

"Wh0 said the empire gown was
deadg' asked one or Boston's best
known costumers. 'It's very much alive,
though IN modified form; but irs being
developed In such materials and Ia such
a generally becoming shape that it's
sure 90 nave q new lease Of life.
This new empire. as one might call
Z. hts like a princess ia front In fact
= ought 10 be ugued the empire
princess. F7rom the front view one would
almost think St was princess gown.
speaking OF tub dresses. have you
noticed that linen is being quite ousted
by the new piques2 These cotton reps
come IN exquisite colorings-all the tints
that tie linen ever had, in fact but
they have a vast advantage in not
c-umpIing so easily. There's no saving
a linen gown from the tub just because
us colored and d0esnu soil. for with
one wearing # IS crumpel beyond any
repair short OF a fresh laundering
That's why the reps are getting 50
popular Another rival OF the linen suits
viii he the ratahs and Oriental silks OF
all kinds. which make such charming
summer suits
Three-piece Costumes.
All OF these materials viii be de-
veloped in chic little three-piece cos
tunes OF skirt, jumper. and japanese
coat. The coats have the three-quarter
sleeve ia one piece. with the body OF
the coat and the fronts are cutaway.
as a rule. Later on J1ey will be made
in more and more h,underable styles.
which am clever needl=woman who can
fl herseI. TO gowns viii have no trouble
in making, but at present most Of the
coats show Innings OF some sort.
'The real spring colors? If you can
wear brown. 90 by an means have AT
least one gown in the new wood shade.
u is q b!y darker tFan the color which
we have been accustomed TO call wood
shade. and has graenisn tingle. which
makes II very rich and handsome in the
cloths which have q lustrous finish.
"Elues are quite IN the front rank,
and many gowns viii be developed in
the new foreet-me-uot color. It's espe-
ciaIly effective on gOlden-haired, light
The Washington times., 1908-05-11
LOCAL MENTION.
Pies That Are lust Right.

You'll readily appreciate the superior
Celiciousness of Holmes Genuine Home
made Pies. Made in the real home way
OF the best ingredients. AL faVOTite
kinds delivered direct, 34c. Homemade
Mix Bread. Sc. Holmes Bakery. LIST and
u ets. Phonos Iincn. lao and 1tM.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11

Carpets, Taken Up, Cleaned, and Stored.
Lowest prices. Z. p. HinkeI & Co. lSS
Maine ave sW. Phone Main POPS
The Washington times., 1908-05-11
INTERESTING HINTS FOR
PERUSAL OF THE
HOUSEWIFE
FOR

Weak soapsuds or aqua ammonia vii
clean bronze statuaTy or bronze orna
ments In the fine lines where dust ma,
collected.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11

IS Different Kinds-Each the Most
Delicious Pie YOU ever ate-Crispy
Crusts distinguish the Connecticut Pie
Co Pies
The Washington times., 1908-05-11

Nourish away. wrinkles lines and blem-
ishes WIN satin skin cream and powder.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11
Fancy Norway Mackerel, Fat and

" mite DC. Breakfast Hominy &c pkg. (
lis Cal Prunes. 25ci , lbs. Evap Peaches.
2jC, 5 cans Corn. DE, , cans Sifted Peas,
Zoe; cans Tomatoes. sc 18th and II SITS
lie. and J T. D. Pyles' u other stores.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11

Hair pillows are nice for baby's crib
or buggy They can be washed IN the
hottest Of water and dried By artificial
means, and no damage IS done them.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11

Water in which rice has been boiled
may be used for starching old lace.
choice handkerchiefs, etc. 1t gives a
soft and dainty stiffness which adds a
charm TO the appearance.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11

\ small piece of window glass will be
useful for holding the leaves apart on
a cookbook. and one can read the recipe
az not soil the book by too much
handling.
The Washington times., 1908-05-11

To remove TEA. coffee. cocoa. or choco-
late stains. soak in cold water first,
then place the stain over a bowl and
pour boiling water through it, holding
the tea Kettle at a height TO insure
force
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21

van calls her "She had Cleopatra head!
never saw anything SO tormenting'y beauthu
One is attracted by her consummate beauty one
is repelled by her odious manner! Eyes So SO
soft-not soft eXactly-the expression very un-
like the insoent expression of her mouth MT
Norton rather tidgeting around her. much
nleasanter IMPRESSION of the famous beauty is
given in her own letters printed in this volume
Fanny Kembe was in her lovely youth friend
of Mrs Sullivan and continued that friendship
to her daughter Barbarina. Fanny was
charming in Beatrice writes the former 10 her
husband-"her countenance her acting charm
ing There is morsel too much wriggle' just
confess: but when one owns to the wriggle one
has not another fault to find, and every other
merit" And she concludes after seeing Fanny
at home: II think if she could not act, one
would like her for her sake as companion
| wish you had been at the play last night
Fanny is prettiest when she is sad. Her sad
face from her gay is bewitching. She says
she likes acting comedy best, but she can't do
II II &c so much more difficult The old Bar
barina LADY Dacre, wrote in after years to her
granddaughter: Fanny, when acting Juliet, was
in the midst of all the pasteboard and scene
shifters and everything most destructive to IL
lusion with Romeos who turned her stomach
no wonder with her imagination and all the ct
ceteras stated that she felt disgust, and, poor
thinc. few to Butler for refuge-Into what a
fire out of such a tri1e of frying pan! Ae
powers." We may note that there are here a
few winning letters written to these friends by
Fanny during her married life in America Win
Pierce Butler.
When the young Victoria was crowned MrS
Sullivan was in the Abbey and sent home a long
ocount of the ceremony. With their coronets
on their heads she says all the peers looked as
if they had their night caps Oh:
one very old peer, Lord Role. who was sup
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21

on "reminiscences of the venerable Marchioness
Lady Grey repeats a story which is still told
'the standing joke of the great county lady
driving to the Hoo with her four horses-the
positions in we'll fitting feathers and boots:
They caught in a sharp storm of rain. and
the horses We're put up When the time came for
going home the carriage duly ordered but did
and. there seeming to be some mysterious hitch,
of the gentlemen went out to Investigate mat
ters. 1t found that the poor Positions.
having incautiously taken off their wet leather
breeches now found it impossible to struggle into
them again, and were at their wits ends to ex-
temporize any riding costumes for the journey
home.
Lady Dacre permitted few of her letters to
survive but what glimpses we have of them
show a v orOus mind and a fascinating sense
Of humor. The most picturesque letters Of the
collection were written by her only child Mrs
Frederick Sullivan. the mother of Barbarina,
Lady Grey, and the original, in her childhood. of
Hoppner's engaging portrait. These letters are
full of lively interest in men. women and lit
erature. This busy clergyman's wife managed
to find l little leisure for authorship and among
her admiring friends were the cleverest men in
English society. Many of the celebrities of the
earlier half of the last century appear in these
epistles. Mrs Norton Ghe possible Diana Of
the Crossways') was one of them "Splendidly,
magnifcentIy. furiously beautiful" Mrs. Sulli-
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21

ported to the steps. tumbled down, ana tnere wa.
a rush to help him. The Queen got up from ner
throne and darted to the top step TO save DIE
mounting. The old fellow perseyered. and dld hs
homage and there heartfelt burst for Inc
dear Queen, who always combines youthful rem
mime girlsh gentleness. and conSideraticn ios
discretion. l cannot say how young, innocent.
simple and meek she looked she stood by tho
Recognition chair when the Archbishop preSented
her to at first the 'Cndouhted sovereign OK
these realms to be recognized by began to
cry. and could cry over her at any moment of tho
twenty-four.
Next day our letter-wrter met the royal girl
driving, "in white chip bonnet, very pretty
and neat, smiling and looking pleased and
happy. She was quite pretty girl, with pecu1-
lar, sweet and intelligent countenance-' Not all
the personages appearing in this volume leave SO
pleasant impression. Gertrude Sullivan sets
down in her journal, for example, a saying OF
Sydney Smiths which was more tart than jusf:'
Some having asked WestmacOtt why
among his figures he had American, he an
swered that the costume would be so like tho
English as to make distinction. Distinction
said Sydney Smith. Make some one presenting
the American with bill and him sinking away
behind the barrels"
Smiths brother "Bobus'' one of Lady
Dacre's friends, and there are some charming
letters from him there. Bulwer LyttOn also was
at his best as her correspondent, and there are
tfcally sentimental letters from Miss Milford
Most interesting of all the journals OF Ear
barina Grey when on her travels.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
BAB ES ZCHEYLA."
Ct work

knight Adkin IN The Spectator.
SoIidly buded and firmly founded
BY the Copper Smiths Street is a gateway wide,
Where tossing aloft their jets of marble,
The uainarets guard il either side.
Fszr overhead in the utternost ether
The great stars burn in a velvet sky
below the bazaars lie hushed and silent
And the Pickering torches flare and die
Sill is the street Remote and lonely
The gate holds guard DER the sleeping town
PM the scayenyer dogs at its doors are busy,
For their feast was laid ere the night shut down
Yellow and white and gray and dappled
Scorched and scalded and cropped OF ear,
Like ghouls obscene they scurry and gather
~ Afreets that thTong round a kafflr's bier
sing aloud through their yelping Glamour
TEhat IS the call hear them cry?
-Ye are the Masters, o men, who desIlse US;
But nevertheless-Ye die Te die
y. sTnite ye starve US, ye slay and torture,
Yet spit If ruf1e your garments hem,
But when Death lays hands your Lords and
rulers
We make our meal on the bones OF themt
T5frber 10 US come the fair and noble
T-rrirs u no galloped in steel and gold,
The Mameluke slave and the Frankish traitor,
F5otbead r11ffier and statesman cold
The hands ye kissed and the hearts ye cher-
ished.
And the feet that spurned you, helpless lie.
Tre Image of God Is oerthroWn and broken
J. ne Jaws Of the DOg-Ye die Ye die
skuthore Note-F9 Bah es Zuweyla Is 2 gate
C CAIRO where criminals and state prisoners were
!, ed their bodies being left to the pariah dogs.
L IS sun supposed by CareneS 20 be haunt
and they avoid II after dark
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21

te tumble out without his perceiving it. My
grandmother used to say there was traol'loh
that the laborers would run after MN Crying
out Sir Chaloner, Sir Chaloner, here is one OF
,,our children: YOU have dropped it in the road!
Irnon which he would take the child, replace II
in the head or elsewhere, and drive on quite
undisturbed' Barbarina was the most brlllah'
Of his three daughters and fully Justlhed ms
careful training. She was an artist OF genuine
ability no mean poet, and her correspondents
Thought that her letters rivalled those OF
SeyignA Her granddaughter finds the secret oi
+ba+ excellence in the fact that she wrote Just
what came uppermost, and thought hothIhs 'oo
.,o.n and trifing to be put down, that her
letter was a bit of herself" She was an eAcei-
lent French and italian scholar and her poetic
.raneIations were admirable. She was Wlllal d
fanous horsewoman and continued her riding
into old age There is a story at once comical
and touching of a ride she took in her later
-. ,,;+t, old Lord Iynedoch, a lifelong friend
of the family:
While on visit 70 the Hoo, and at the II time "a a.
w W M It'll, blind he went out riding with Lazy
Dacre and unattended by servant l- % har com
sir Ttas hind They rode over Codlcote heattil;
and the rough sTonlG i on ne a gorse bush with a
tyraned ankle while her horse gallopep oiia IN too
Sl5i - naied to her companion; he was 700
1fi7 m he able to find her, and she was 700 % ueSi
10 hear his agoniZed injuries aS boree af The
being The arrival Of her nd search pary sal
"a fnrtb and finally both the an1icled nero hii"
isrojpe iiaeu were conveyed in safety home again
.x.;,,ate Of Lady Dacre's who lived not far
g., che Hoo and one who had the same love
60 ,,oreae was old Lady Salisbury She was a
,,,,oint 5e,re on hunting days. riding with
ION, at her side who, people SAID got SO
.r in thf. chase that he encouraged MS "io
,oist,ees TO come along and take leaps WHICH
were quite alarming, but which she was '''
,,i,a 10 do more than acquiesce in D"eilhs
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
IN THE LAST CENTURY.
Letters and Journals of an English
Family.
FAMILY CHRONICLE Derived from Notes
and Letters Selected by Barbarina. the Hon
Lady Grey, Edited by Gertrude Lyster. Svo
pp. S44. E p. Dutton & Co.

n derived from Notes
and Letters Selected by Barbarina- the Hon.
Lady Grey, Edited by Gertrude LySter Syo
pp- S4a 4. Z. Dutton & Co.
This chronicle Of Victorian days is modest in
its pretensions and is not especially abundant in
anecdote. Yet it may well become lasting bit
of social history for the sake of its picture of
three generations of delightful English women
women who fully employed their uncommon in
tellectual gifts and accomplishments, yet who
found time 10 shine in society and to be In the
truest sense the beloved goddesses Of home,
sources of happiness and kindness to all about
them. II is worth while TO celebrate this type.
The first of the three. Barbarna, Lady Dacre,
was the daughter of clever, rather eccentric
baronet Sir Chaloner Ogle, who was ready to
forgive his little girls any childish crimes, We
told, the production Of copy of verses.
Lady Grey describes him absentmindedly
driving about the country repeating poetry,
and declaiming aloud. his children being allowed
to scramble about the carriage and occasionally