The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-26
NEW ANSWER
NEAR CLOSE
Puzzle Set Next Week
VIII Hare Only One
Solution.

There could be so many answers to
every number Of Miss Mannakee' s
Mystic Wardrobe" complained a dis
tracted contestant shortly before the
contest closed yesterday, while she was
yet struggling with hel indecision con-
corning No. 5, "A river. a 100 square
meters, a consonant." OF course more
than one answer would fit each num-
Der of the wardrobe. Were this not so
there would be little credit due those
VINO reach the correct solution.
Contestants displayed deal of anx-
iety throughout the day yesterday. They
plead for Just a hint here or a hint
there concerning some number upon
which they were stuck" and declared
that they would certainly go crazy be-
tween the heat and solving the Mystic
Wardrobe. but always the declaration
came in a voice full Of laughter and fun.
How Mrs. Riekert
Solves the AnsErers.
Here is now Mrs. r. F. Rickert, 1900
Ninth street northwest, solved the
Mystic Wardrobe:
Part Of the body, a dog. a leader
Handkerchief
a military attendant. an official gar
ment Of professional NEW ardrobe.
An animal, a small stream-Beaver.
One of an ancient tribe, a measure, a
gTain-CraVat (Cree, old tribe of In
dians)
a river, 100 square meters, a conso-
nant-W ater-proof Grain coat.)
A tract Of low ground-Low quarters.
Exclamation, foundation of happy
ages-GlOVe.
Trivial fur of a beast-Petticoat.
a band, to join-T1e.
An nvelope-Wrapper.
To sfrikn-RRIf
An infants morning dress, a cats ex-
| preston of observation-disclosures
Crosswise, tegument---2
a support, taVernS-Stockings.
tody of troops, ciiques-Band.
/ A vegetable, a prefix, sea-fowl-
Pantaloon.
To embrace, present indicative plural
/ of the verb to be-Corsets.
/ To supply. participal suffiX-Cloth-
To hang, TO make 8 mistake-suspen-
A promontory-Cape
Subordinate, merchandise-U n r
a narrow tract of land, an obligation
Neck Tie.
A bird, part of a weapon-Stoek.
| A letter of the alphabet, proposition
Hat
a sufhx. a shade of color-Chemise.
! The act of cleansing the body, a gar
/ ment which If one letter we're omitted
would mean TO pilage-Bathing Robe.
Originality
Shown III Answers.
I Is this a correct soiztion? Or do you
/ agree with other answers published
early in the week? Or did you depend
upon only your own judgment for your
/ solution? The tendency this week has
/ been toward originality. In every case
I .g-I -fr.c
me that the contestant ha6 no f''re'
/ knowledge of the solution and we II
/ no way connected with Miss Mannakee
In addition TO this there have beer
many voluntary letters telling me thai
answer Of no one else this week, which
is a VS. thing.
There viii be either Mystic Ward
/ robe or a Mystic Menu next week There
/ will, however, be another puzzle, and
/ each answer TO the new puzzle can b6
but one thing. There will be no chance
for any one 10 say to me: There could
/ be so many answers TO each number
/ OF the puzzle for each number of The
new puzzle has but one possible answer
! and when YOU have gotten that one yOJ
1 will know il 4 don't think it is as HARD
| as former puzzles. The fact is. I have
/ next weeks contest Subject, but have
| made one myself, and ] have so mucf
: consideration for YOU during this warn
I weather that I have made the cOmins
| contest an easy one.
/ Watch for il in the Sunday eyelinE
/ edition of The Times.
VIRGINIA TEMPLE.