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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-27
MARATHON RUNNER
TELLS OF METHODS

III. success as a Iong-distance runner
has. said Doraudo Pietri TO an IN
terviewer, depended largely upon my
fathers business. ana not, as many
have supposed. on any extraordinary
feat Ct endurance. In the first place IL
may be Vel 10 mention that as q enid
J was extremely delicate, and but for
the devoted attention OF my mother
should never have lived 10 compete Tor
the great Marathon race was born
al Corresgio. a small town IN northern
Italy. Here ] rema ned Cor twelve
years, when MY father moved his fam
uy To q place about twenty miles away.
called Carpi. where he opened his sec
CEd confectionery business.
Unfortunately. however. his business
made no progress. and owing 20 dnan-
ciaI difficulties 1 had 10 discontinue my
education al the high school and assist
in the shop Little did I realize at the
time that these unhappy circumstances
woulC be the means OF leading me 70
compete III Tie Olympic games al The
Franco British Exhibition. and make
my name known in I'VE continents
This is how il all came about
ny fathers shop was situated about
two miles from THE house where We
lived, and II used 70 be my duty 20 go
and open the shop al $50 O'Clock in or
der TO eaten the early customers II
this were NOT done my father lost "a con-
siderable portion OF his weekly takiags.
FOR, strange TO say, he did more busl-
ness al that hour than all The rest Of
the day This necessitated my arriving
at the shop punctually. But I had q
weazness-common 10 many boys in
Italy and this Cou Itry- OF not beng
{ eble % get up at he required .lmes
thus when Z was lat, 7 had 90 run Ile
two miles 20 make ID time
Al first. or course. II came somewhat
( OF a strain 20 me. bCt IS my faJhct- was
rather strict I was compelled 10 keep
up the pace In the course az time
found that my strength and wind were
/ improving so much shat I couiG cover
tire distance practically without exer-
7 ton. But. while an this was good 1rac-
/ tice. I did not begin 20 train se-lotlsly
until four years ago. - JUS after I
had turned eighteen In Italy sports
are equally as popular as they are in
England. and nearly every boz Is 8
member Of the local athietIc societies
Z Elt IN most cases the best athletes
( specialize in certain feltGre
| So ut the age mentioned I joined he
I local society and took up running a.
/ my specially. Every day after being in
I the shop for twelve hours. I used IL 20
/ out for practice AT FIRST 1 COVERED
I q bout three miles each afternoon Then
/ Creasing the distance every now and
/ then.
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gowns AT an establishment on Fifth
avenue as early as nsid-August- We
are ali crazy about tuile gowns. and
are al having the most extreme mod
els made on the sly. Those who are
brave as well as beauteOus Will eslIy
them first. Certainly the Empress
Josephine" who is Mrs II A. g. Tay-
Tor. will adhere 10 the Empire style.
Ia Paris bOtn the Americans and the
Pa isiaus have already worn The
gowns OF tulle. AT an evening garden
party. for example. On foated a fas-
ciI.ating creature in "a costume % sii-
ves moonlight satin. over which pale
gray tulle WAS draped and knOtted.
Swathiug the bust and both hips and
knees very tightly. There were knots
on the shoulder. on the hips. and on
one ankle. the skirt being raised ~
that a silver slipper showed At the
other side the gown ended IN a long
trail of tulle. and one arm was draped
with the tulle white the other was
bare. Diamonds. canoes. and pearls
are used 10 catch the draperies. The
tuIle IS really lacked" 20 the satin by
the yard. IS seldom sewed together.
and never hemmcd
40 wonder We are all so excited In
regard 10 the gowns on the first opera
night OF course, al the first Ham
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used rather sparingly. For Instance
II you have an evening gown cut out
N-shaped. the little modesty-piece az
the bottom OF the Y should be Of gor-
geous embroidery. The other DAY I
saw primrose satin with barbaric
embroideries OF massive gold and sill
yeri also an emerald green tuIle vetied
in chiffon with a coat Of sparkling
Jet. and "a c0pper-cOlOred chifOn laid
over satin. and from the busz al
around hung a firing OF crystals that
fell 10 the ankles
one can manage. however. on but
little money. 70 be dainty, even dan
ger0Us. when one goes 10 "a ball There
are sweet little frOcks OF coarse white
net. trimmed only with wide bands OF
soutache braid applied il graceful de-
signs
And SAY. did you ever hear OF that
wonderful gown worn by a southern
belle during the war? She was aw-
fully poor. so white carleton was her
only wear She was going 10 a
moonlight garden party where there
was % be a dance on the lawn, and
she I0nged 10 look lovely, so what 90
you think shef did, Aided by her
lusmmy, she went out and caught bas-
ketluls OF lightning bugs. or as some
people cali them. hre-hies. Then INFO
the wide dOuuces. made OF white tarle-
ton doubled, handouts OF fre-Gies were
sewed By the chuckiius nanny That
night when the pretty girl danced on
the lawn. she needed no spanglesA nor
any diamonds. for the dre-lies flashed
through the carleton and no one re-
ceived so many Elances. / read all
about il iu a book by my friend. Ane-
lie Rives. and she told me cOnhden-
TALLY that This gown was a fact, not
fabrication on her part. II ChOlly
proves sJiugy III have 10 think OF Just
such ways 10 fix up my frOcks-
Bat just the same there viii be no
hre-dies on mel
Gala lilies VIII be worn in the hair
and also as corsage bouquets. It was
Miss Edith Deacon who started this
fad I'm New York Perhaps she knew
OF a historical reason, but this 1
cannot ind Everywhere she goes one
sees her VITA three stir Gala uies.
with long. straight stems standing Up
right and thrust into the corsage- Il
her tears should fail they would drop
right into the Gala lily cups. Mrs
Benjamin Guinness tshe was BriGget
Buckley. Of IreIand) also wears three
stir Gala lilies as a cOrsage bouquet
with her evening gown She Is one
OF Mrs. John Jacob AsIOr's Chuus, 50
Gala lilies are correct
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overskitI that has a long silk fringe.
Another OF London smoke" tulle is
only slightly direcJOire in lines. Paul
ines sweet face will rise above the
London smoke" like a red rose thac
lifts its head above an English fog.
Cholly thinks Pauline is lovely. too,
but I'm not a bit jealOus-only Of that
flirty Polly de Peyster. VINO is com
ing home from Ireland next week. She
has been wearing Tbr.ad-so ! heard
from "A friepd-a gorgeous Greek gown
OF flame culOr touched with gold Real
y, II Cholly IS as devoted TO her as
he was this spring recourse to divorce
viii be the only dignihed procedure
on my part.
The empire princess models are often
mistaken for the directoire models.
which are, however. draped far more
closely around the ankles. The empire
princess models. like many Of the d.
rectoire gowns. are made or soft,
lustrous satin called drap directoire.
lust such a gown is the one IN illus
tratiOn F. You may read the details
in the description. II was designed
abroad for Miss Alexandra Carlisle.
who played in THE Mouusc" Miss
Carlotta NilIson also wears a yellow
satin gown OF this sort. They are Sc
verely plain with the trimming only
on the shoulders or above the waist
Miss Carlisle's costume was copied by
a society girl. but she wears with IL a
girdle OF canoes clasping the body be-
low the bust and falling in long ends
20 the knees. With this she wears
cameo bracelets.
The canoes were worn in France dur
ing the Directoire period that followed
the Wild days Of the revolution and also
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diers. and their ideas in dress are now
seen in our outdoor cOstumes-those
consisting OF Jacket and skirt.
long winding scarf Of chiffon viii
be a poetic accessory 10 the evening
gown On some OF these al each end
there is a mammoth black butterfly
rleasuriug a fun yard from the tip
of one wing 10 the other.
In back on some OF the gowns the
cOrsage : cut 50 shOckiugly low that
the shoulder blades Of the angular
woman viii be wing-like In effect.
Flesh-eolored tulle outlines the corsage
and the result at first glance fairly
takes ones breath away. for the gown
appears to be cut out twice as much
as II actually is Then I must not for
get 20 tell you that there are heath
enish embrOideries, both Egyptian and
Byzantine. al OF gorgeous coiors, but
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later during the Consulate and the
Empire period. after Napoleon. who
was OF the Consulate. had arisen in
all his glory and power. These canoes
that will be used TO clasp the Devil
dering tuue gowns Of the Directoire
period this season Will give employ
ment TO cameo cutters. who have not
practiced their art for fully twenty
years None Cf the younger men
among the jewellers understand the
work, So the graybearJs are busy.
For many years there was little or
no work for cameo cutters
The directOire gowns viii OF course.
be the sensation of the season. TulIe
and chiffon VIII swathe the figure and
there Will be few flying ends. Mrs.
Reginald Vanderbilt has a stunning di-
rectoire evening gown Of black net
laid over satin Of robins egg blue, and
Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden has a Gre
clan gown OF black satin with flame
colored draperies flying from the shout
ders. II will be drol. however. II
some Of the girls in the Four Hun
bred decide 20 adopt The directoire
styles. So many of our tan ~Ameri-
can Beauties" are six feet high and
two feet fat-very fat on the floor.
Just picture one Of their slippered
feet emerging from a tulle gown. for
they are short on one side Cthe frocks.
I mean and have long side tran or
train OF tulle. as it were-or. as il viii
be. rather
We are terribly excited over our
evening gowns for Hammerstein opera
begins on November .. and we SHALL
rush into town 10 give him support.
princess Alice Mrs Nicholas Long
worth. was buying directoire evening
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merSteiu night. the b.. ectOire gowns
VIII be mild eXpe riments. When we ap-
pear at che other house. the Metro
politan. where the diamond horseshoe
circle, composed o. The parterre boxes.
makes a show unsurpassed. the true
American attitude toward The direc-
toire gowns win be revealed
on figure J. t,.eUe is a siuuous ar
rangemeut OF a -ery wide scarf-the
scarf We discussed several weeks ago
and I'm figure A YOU see the lines OF
the much-discuSsed directoire style.
For the debutantes who must be de
mure instead Of daring. no matter
what their natural inclinations are.
there are dainty lace gowns trimmed
with garlandS OF roses much like the
pretty frock in Illustration B. Other
sweet. simple dancing dresses are
made OF painted chiffons that have big
pink roses through which run love
knots and ribbons Of baby blue. On
others thee are immense purple and
yellow orchids and often there are
black polka dots arranged I'm pyramids
circling the hem and rising IN points
surrounded by the gay flowers.
Artificial roses will again be used
to decorate BAH gowus-but. while
think Of it, be sure TO wear wild
grapes I'm yo1,r hair. Mrs. Edmund l.
Baylies has 10 .ge pink roses circling
the collars Of her opera cloak every
year, and they are also used as a trim
ming on her gowns They are snuggIed
into the white tulle wings that stand
out on each Of her shoulders (she sits
higher fha n any other uroYrar Al +t,.
opera. When a satin skirt is slit or
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-27

the reporters are counting the pearls
that top each spike Of ones tiara.
You know I have crown exactly
like that of Mrs. John r. Drexel: the
pearls can be unscrewed and sky
blue Persian turquoise inserted. / Just
went 20 bed and cried and cried, and
stayed there two weeks (the way my
aunt did when she wanted a seaIskin
sacque: we are all so delightfully."- fem
mime in our family until Charley
bought me a screwable tiara. Our
house was at skies and sevens. and
he had some dinners TO give for brok-
ers from London-thOse jolly chappies
who give the American women such
good tips about the market. instead OF
useless compliments.
But how ] rur on So. back To
gowns, ] must tell you that besides
the empire (see the Illustration c and
read description you may wear pure
princessc model, the empire and prin-
cesse model combined, or the start
ling directoire, which is modified or
unmodifed, mode 'r immodest, ac-
cordi1g to your g. rsls and your fig
ure. You have fou. styles from which
10 choose.
Why. YOU know. my friend. Miss
Betsy Brownface. with whom Cholly
and 1 recently went shopping? Bless
your hearts, All YOU girlies who de-
light in a short dancing frock fluffy
at the hem and that is closely fitting
and imagine II will be out of stylet
Why BETSY. just the other day. bought
the most bewitchinC pTincesse gown
for evening that / ever saw, II is en-
broidered In opalescent paillettes with
silver flashing here and there, and
from one of those little bolercs hangs
a long fringe of pure crystals. 1t is
something like a princesse gown that
Mrs. Alfred Wagstan wore, when, as
Blanche Shoemaker. she went to her
first big dance. It was covered with
duH ivory-like spangles; she looked
like a snow queen that night.
And take the case OF blithesOme lit
tie Pauline FreGericks, the actress
Very few Of her gowns will be direc-
tOire in style one will be OF mig
nonette-green satin with a tunic or
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-27

A-Drohe Evening White UBid Having Silver sPnss
and Sl
Over the Chiffon There Are Dp Black MOueHne de Iue
B-A Grlnh Evening Fk with Skirt Having Three Founoe and GHanled with
Artificial Pink Roses. Similar Flow Forming the Corsse
Can Evening Style
Leaves Key IN Long Crdn tsndF Falling
Left Side RCd MouEne Shoulder
tn LET
DA DHeoOl Costume with Skirt of White MoueHne
with Vide TuH DnPene Eggplant Color
Tule from Which Hang Egyptian, Are
EmbOdens and IN Ornaments to Which TausA Are Attached
ga Pale in orandP
Hangs and the rsamo,J
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mes. no one may know the true girth
Of her waist. but somehow every one
does know when a woman wears an
empire model just how much waist
there is below. Mrs. Willie X. VAN
derhilt. sr-. always bends over I'm a
manner most graceful when she enters
her box az the opera Her gown may
be Of rather loose empire style, but
somehow the enhancing lines below
are seen, even by people without the
eye that has an x-rdy keenness.
But every time lovely Mrs. Willie
finds an excuse for that graceful
stoop. adorabl creature though she
IS. Choly eternally keeps his opera
glasses focused on young Mrs. Cor
ncius Vanderbilt. jr. who wears such
e stunning diamond ornament in the
back Of her head. It is a band. the
ends Of which lie just above her ears
and I'm back Of her wavy hair, hang
wistar ia-shaped diamond ornaments
graduating IN length. When she turns
her shoulder blades 20 the audience
thew can see all these ornaments. I
think size IS so shrewd. for between
the acts etiquette dictates that one
must turn ones back TO the opera
glass battalion-iust when they and
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THOUGHTFUL.

Grandfather" began Jimmy. as he
gazed thSughtfully al the aged MANS
shining head. why don't YOU tel volfr-
SELF 3 hair-raising story 2''-Judge.
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TT HEN doctors disagree. alas
NM for the patient. When
" " dressnlakers disagreS. hur-
rah for the customer! Thus
say we all OF US who have any degree
Of cIeyerness. for when the dressmak-
ers disagree there is hope for any
figure.
And both big authorities and little
authorities disagree this season. Pa
Quin has declared himself in opposition
70 the closely fitting directOire model.
and upholds the graceful empire style.
Even Elizabeth White land no one
can call her a little authority in either
meaning OF the word says that disa-
greement exists. She gives US permits
sion, we poor worms of the four hun
dred. whom she imagines are fairly
writhlng In our sheath gowns. 10 take
advantage OF the disagreement and
wear what we choose Nov she is on
the lecture platform spreading the
glad tidings IN many cities. She gives
advice authoritatively and buoyantly
TO all the timid little dressmakers
born with pins in their mouths instead
of a silver spoon. The poor lady who
weighs so much that her heert Is
heavy. too, is now feeling more cheer
full. In an empire gown, so she mag
The evening world., 1908-11-18
BURGLARS AGAIN
At MOUNT KISCO;;
LEAGUE TO GUARD
Broker Fuller Latest Victim,
and New Workers Up There
Banding as Vigilants.

Broker Melville f. Fuller's country
home, near Mount K!sco. was broken
into early to-day nv burglars. VINO Sc
cured money ana iewelry and got away
with their plumber in safety.
Mr.. Fuller, who is a member Of a
Stock Exchange house. said to-day that
some OF the servants heard a noise in
the kitchen and when they wen; DOWN
stairs noticed window open and on in
ycsdgation found a jimmy and a Goa;
button. which must hay been torn off
in a nasty exit by :he robbers. Nh
Fuller Immediately notified tie l1,al
pCli.e and also ne Sheriff and the Dis
trIct-A Attorney OF Westminster County.
Robberies and murders nave been ire
quent in that section of Westchester
County recently, and New Workers. VINO
live in the locality are forming Vigil
ance League to guard their property.
Among the residents in the Mount
Kisco ucighbornood are the Borden
Harrlmans, Moses Tlylors. Bishops,
Jays, BoIssevaiuS. Fullers, Buffers. Rob
ert Van Coriandt. Col Fred Foigl. Col.
Leonard and Richard Harding Davis
The evening world., 1908-11-18
HOSPITAL FIRE
STARTED BY DRUG
ROOM EXPLOSION
Doctors at Roosevelt Have
the Fire Out Before the
Engines Arrive.

Fire starting from an explosion in
the drug room in the basement OF
Roosevelt Hospital at l2.lO o'clock this
morning sent n volume Of smoke all
through the administration building OF
the hospital The smoke soon began to
seep into the wards where the sick
were asleep, and the windows were or
dered closed.
The fire was discovered by John Bal
ley. night clerk. who notified the
doctors. and they in turn called atten-
dants and nurses. The latter were sent
to the wards TO keep the patients from
excitement.
Drs Ingleson, sutton. Csrtnell. Smith,
Blakely and Mills quickly connected
the lines OF hose with the stand pipes
in the hall OF the hospital and in a very
few moments the two streams were
playing on the burning drugs and -he
woodwork in the basement. In the neal
time the engines and hose wagons had
arrived from half a dozen stations but
could discover no fire.
Supt. John r. Grimshaw said that
the fire hA4 been caused by a can v.
oxygen retorting. He placed the dam
age at 500.
The administ ration building, where
the fire occurred, is four-story build
iug, and there We're about seventy -nVe
patients on the upper floors. Supt.
Gr.mshaw went among them, assuring
them there Was no danger. There was
no panic.
The evening world., 1908-11-18
TAILOR DIED BY GAS.
No Customers Came to IiornbIuth
md His Money McItch Nvny.

1sidor Kornbluth tailor, thirty-elght
years Old, was found dead ~ his wifi"
to- day. The end Of tube connected
with gas fixture wa in his mouth Tn.
couple have two children and moved
into No. 81 LenoX avenue three days
ago Kornbluth fitted IN a little shop
in the basement and displayed sign,
au. no customers came, ana all tie
money the man rad saved vas sHea:
on food.
Tine tailor told several uelgitors o.
ms straits and spoke oil su.a..e. lie
had been Gsgd az Loug wa.u u7 wife
INVENT INFO tae hi-c-aa -.l found I.5
boIy or the floor
The evening world., 1908-11-18
MAY FORM NEW BANK.
Minority Stockholders of the North
America Have Radical PIun.

At a meeting of the stockholders OF
the National Bank OF North America
to-day II was voted to raIify the agree
ment between the Institutions officers
and the Assets Realization Company,
which provided to pay that company
$4,000 commissions and fees for fur
nishinc the money 10 pay off depositors
OF the 'ank and liquidate its assets.
The announcement was made that the
question of forming n new bank is IL
the hand of committee representing
the minority stockholders.
The evening world., 1908-11-18
Girls Coat SPECIAL at SIS

Warm Coats for swapping Winter weather. Quality
and economy combine to make them we'll worth noting by
mothers of girls from to IA years old. OF American
chew in navy and Copenhagen blue, brown, red and
green; double breasted full length and buttoning to the
neck.
The evening world., 1908-11-18
A Fine Group of Women's Suits
At Stirring Savings

SPECIAL PRICE, TOMORROW, $780,
but made to sell for far more. The smartness
and good looks of these Suits linked with that
small price sure to make great buzz in the
Su Section Of striped worsted, three-quarter
length coat, cutaway in ront back semi fitted,
sik-lined skirts gored and button trimmed.
Sizes 81 to 40. $3.50.
The evening world., 1908-11-18
What's the An.
sWer?

Here's a riddle
that's caught I h e
town: IF a mystic
rious Black Bag is
worth risking six
lives for when it is
closed and locked,
what is its value
when it is at asst
opened" II Il go
Ing to be opened"
in next Monday $
Il V g II IN < World.
Don't miss it.
The evening world., 1908-11-18
Holiday Hints of Toilet Goods

Select before the December rush and you &c, fine
choice. buy in comfort and just small prces-no,e
these SPECIALS
At soc, instead of 75c-N-kel Shaving Sets nickel
base porcelain cup; swinging bevel in. Miro. and
good Shaving Brush
At soc, instead of 75c-Powder Puff Boxes silve-
plated floral design pretty bowshaped glass bottom
At s5c each, regularly 5oc-Nickei hlving Mirrors:
standing, swinging; Magne side pfi on The
other. Exceptionally clear refectors.
At ST. Pair regularly s1.5oGcnuine Ebony Military
Brushes, concave bac~s. rows Of 81 II bTis,les
At lSe-Fancy Perfume Bottles glass figured design
TO initiate deposit silver.
NAMAKER
e. Eighth to Tenth street