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CARE IN CUTTING


cut carefully around each scallop. and
YOU will then allow around the circular
outline OF the bag half-lnch seam,
50 that you may. after baSting II to-
Sether with the two right sides turned
outward. sew 1t in a very narrow seam.
and then turn and seam ii again. Where
seam and scallop join there should be
few retaining stitches taken.
You NAV follow the above directions
for the second bag. except in doing its
embroidery. This design also should be
traced upon both sides of the bag. /
cannot recommend the paper-doll theory
In anything except that fascinating toy
without back. This conventional de-
sign has been made for solid overland
over embroidery, and il will look very
much handsomer If this idea is adhered
TO- the portions having first been
In doing this work some thought
should be put into il in order that the
over-and-over stitches in going around
fully toward their common centers
The circles are intended for either eve
let stitch or solid. while the round s~ot
forming the heavy center of the design.
and the diamond-shaped spot beneath
II, should be worked crosswise from
side To side.
These bags are usually made of heavy
white linen and embroidered In white,
whether intended as shopping bags for
the white linen frock or for very dainty
and washable fancy wOrkbags. Col
ored linen however. could be used most
fascinating1y for the workbags. Can
you not see these designs developed in
dull blues. greens, browns and even in
the richest of cerise reds? 1 can. In
the event of your selecting any of these
shades, the ribbon must match the bag,
and the embroidery cotton would natu-
rally be shade lighter or darker. There
Is perfect combination of light green
linen with black floss and black ribbon,
quite 100 attractive to miss; and again,
ha 1.ssip for he 40
upon an ecru linen and brought to p
perfect harmony in the peacock colors
dull blue and n curious peacock green.
by working outward from the gold eye
which should. In that case. form the
center of the design a touch of heavy
black in the solid spots indicated by the
small circles will add just the richness
that is needed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

And now the nut-brown maid with
her fairer-haired sister may share all
OF those tones varying from sky-bue
to sea-green if she promise to avoid
their brighter hues.
Bright violet belongs alone to the clear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
NENW!r
EMBROIDERED


u DON'T like to be a bearer Of bad
tidings to the busy. but if you will
turn to the calendar you will see
for yourselves that. for the en-
broiderer at least, Christmas is almost
here The number of intervening weeks
will seem TO fly past on wings of wind
TO the woman who still anticipates nu-
Inerous handmade gifts for her friends.
Don't. if YOU have time a-plenty and
TO spare consider the making of a few
little gifts a burden. The feeling they
carry with them should be ample re-
ward for whatever time and effort have
been spent upon them. Nothing that you
can buy in the shop. no matter what its
intrinsic value. will go out to your
friend or mine weighted with the same
message of love as the little thing we've
made Just for her.
To begin with the butterfly bag:
The design should be traced upon back
and a front of linen large enough to
hold the Shape here shown. This is a
true wallachian design, and will be
found perfect in every detail for that
well-known stitch-from the body of the
butterfly to its wing portions, and from
the leaves to the separate circles below.
The single lines alone will require an
outline stitch. The small slots are eye
lets for the drawstrings-which should
he ottoman ribbon--and the scallopS are
10 be worked in the usual way, padded
first with soft UNFINISHED cotton.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-31
TIE pAY.

When some veteran soldiers in May, 1866. laid
flowers upon their fallen comrades graves. ana
when two years later May 80 vas formally
designated as the date on which that pious ceTe-
mony should annually he performed, the thought
WAS entirely one of sad and affectionate regard
for the dead. and the day was called Decorat ton
Dav to signify It's primary and dominant func-
ton We may he sure that So long as any OF
the Civil War veterans survive that estimate
will not be neglected, and we hope and expect
that it never will be entirely overlooked
It is however inevitable that the character
Of this DAVIS observance should change in
large measure as that of every other holiday
has changed. Thanksgiving Day and Christmas
nay. for example. which are two Of the most
widely kept. have in great measure lost their old
significance for the multitude and il Is probable
that not in n thousand Of those who make
the Fourth Of July time Of danger and dis
tress gives 4 rational thought to the origin or
the meaning of that holiday. To state these
facts is not to justify them, but merely to recall
tendencies which seem to be irresistible. How
ever, we are by no means sure that measure
of change in at least some Of the observances
is not commendable. even in those Of this present
day. It would be impossible, and It would not
he desirable il it were possible, to regard the
personal losses of the Civil War now, after the
lapse of forty-four years, with all the profound
sadness and sense of bereavement which were
most fitting at the time when this commemOra-
ton was begun
There is a much more than nominal signif
Cance in the change of the days name which
has been effected in recent years. As Decora-
tion Day its reference was entirely 10 the dead.
As Memorial Day it recalls 10 mind not only
the dead. hut lso the results which were at
tained through their death It is still a day
on which TO remember with tempered sadness
the multitudnous bereavements of those four
years. But il is also a day on which TO re-
member the results of Liberty and Union, one
and insep8rable." which the nation received
through that colossal sacrifice, and these are to
be remembered with rejoicing and exultation
Nothing could he more deplorable than wanton
desecratiOn of the day. but it is commendable
after this lapse Of years to view it IN the broad
perspective Of history and TO make it a memorial
of ends as well as of means, Of the gains Of the
war as well as Of its losses. Such a view of
Memorial Day need not conflict with the most
tender and solemn sentiments. while IL should
greatly promote a patriotic spirit of determina-
ti0n TO preserve unmarried the national results
which were secured at 50 great cost.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-31
KEEPING PROBfHEN

Sens tor Joseph W Bailey seems 10 have as
sumed sort Of censorship of Democratic opin-
ION and laid il on his conscience to ractify the
errors which smaller men than he have made in
outlining tariff policy for the Democratic party
lie boldly says that the programme drawn up
by the Mills Morrison n-CarliSle-Cleveland-W Wilson
school, programme which enabled the Deno-
cratic party 10 control the House of Representa-
lives from 1855 TO 1889 and from 1891 TO 1895.
and on which in 1892 the Democratic party
wen its most decisive national victory since
anie-bellum times-was vitiated by hypocrisy
and false pretence. The distinguished Demo
cratic statesmen who called themselves tariff
reforIners were. according to Mr. Bailey's no.
ton. both deluding themselves and attemptinc
TO delude others Here is the Texas Senator's
frank description of the ''bunco game" which
they were trying 10 play on the Democratic
party and the country:
II IS true, and we make nc concealment Of Il
make no explanation OF il. exCept to state
the fact. that AT that time the Democratic uarty
did advocate the doctrine Of free raw materials
The Democratic party did not d party be-
nearly ali OF them. In our Southern country wa
were told that il we would agree to take all the
burden OF OF the manufacturers raw material I
he would agree 10 relieve US Of some of the bur
dens imposed upon when we purchased his
finished product; and TO that proposition We
tlelaea our support but u never convinced our
Judgment. II WAS not only an absurdity but u
was the Erossest absurdity that any set Of men
ever attempted TO impose on any other set Of
n1en IN tfe history OF American politics.
There Was never anything more absurd and
unjust IL MAS indcfensible then: 1t is indefen-
sible nov: and in my judgment no real Demo
cTsr VII ever again attempt 70 defend II as a
policy Of the Democratic party.
Mr. Bailey says that the tariff record of the
Democracy for the last twenty years has been
one of i'll concealed dupiicity. lie is encouraged
hv what omens We know not. to predicr tina [
fhe people viii revolt against the tariff re-
vision policy Of the Republican party and in
trust the task of real revision 10 himself and
fhe other Democratic Senators who have heep
oonspcuously aiding the Finance Committee in
nullifring the reductions made in The Payne
bill and making that measure. far as rates
CT duty are concerned, a practical re-cnactment
New-York tribune., 1909-05-31
LAWS AND TETOEN.

As a result Of the Legisla lures work this year
about 600 laws have been placed upon the
statute books. Sixty OF these being merely re-
enactmcnts 0f consolidated statutes. about J4O
new laws have been made. This total appears
10 be about the average. Last year the Legis
lature passed J24 laws and in 1907, 764. Of this
years output more nan 800 enactments were
'thirty-lay bills - called OF these the Legis-
laTure left 900 for the Governor TO consider.
fact which gives some conception of the speed
with which the hopper works in the last days
of the session. OF the go the Governor weeded
out nearly 30 for rejection Two hundred Of
them are So unimportant that they can be dealt
with together in one omnibus communication.
The veto is a most important part Of law
making. Excessive as is the body of new stat
more Without that exercise Of the Governors
prer0gative this state would have at least LOCO
new laws every year. If seems in general to be
Wisey exercised. for veto is very rarely CON
Gemned, and n message of rejection often gives
greater satisfaction than any affirmative law
making. For example. Governor Hughes's veto
Of the veterans pension bill was regarded by
the people as more valuable public service
than any single act of lawmakng Of the recent
session.
The applause which vetoes receive is one Of
the contradictions Of American popular psychol-
ogy. No other nation has such passion for
lawmaking the United States. Yet we doubt
if anything pleases an American more than TO
read that the number of bills vetoed by an ex-
ecuti7e exceeded the number approved by him.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-31

Of the Dingley law. Preparing 10 dlscnarse
function which it IS difficult 10 imagine 'ne
country's being foolish enough to lntrust 10 an
opposition which has shown its lack of unity
and intelligence as startlingly as the Dehlo
cratic minority in Congress has in the last siA'?
days. Mr. Bailey is reported as warning MS COZ
leagues that tbev must he careful at this juno
tlIrc to make no promises which are ho' s'S
ceptbe of being redeemed This is bis warning;
To Senators who think it Democratic virtue
to proclaim that they are free traders pN'
( the question. Suppose should come int"
mower At the next election suppose thdt .
great change in public sentiment "ouiu eleNa
our candidate TO the Presidency, return MAJOR
ity 10 the House Of Representatives and give Us
control OF this body Does any man l!ndgIuc
+5at W cou1d keep free trade pledge? No, sir.
Obligated by the necessities OF the government
a. y ,,-o,,I7 he 20 raise a vast sum of money.
y,-n 1yciIld ba compelled TO resort 20 COLLECTIONS
through the custom houses. and ! warn Demo
Gratis who allow their Imagination ana -hel.
emotion to take possession OF tnelF JUG. Js
into ,ao,yer and are unable to fulfil the rash
promises which they make 10 the people.
In this passage Mr.. Bailey has certainly al
lowed his imagination and emotion to take pos
session of his political judgment Why should
the people he gUllible enough to be Interested
I'm any tariff promises which the Democratic
Marty may hereafter make? We are assured
h the Senator that the promises made by the
Democracy from 1880 to 1894 were fraudulent,
n mere trick to catch votes BY favorinS the
imposition of d duty on articles which the last
Democratic national platform declared should
be admitted free Mr.. Bailey and a large ma
iority Of the Democratic party in the Senate
have stamped the latest official professions OF
the Democratic party equally the product OF
chicanery and deceit. Who will believe in the
next pronouncements Of the party after so
many demonstrations Of incurable bad faith!
Who could be certain after the revelations made
I'm the present tariff debate that anything which
the Democratic national organization might
clfbIy promise would have weight with its lead
ers when they had been intrusted with power IN
Congress? The Democratic party. after ex-
hibitfnC itself so scandalously as an orgaDlza-
ton whose pledges have never been sincere, *
I'm no position 10 ask vote Of confidence from
the country Its faithlessness ms political or
ganization is admitted. It's credit with all in
telligent voters is dead.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-31

side the metropolitan limits, where the Track Is
subjected to exceptionally hard usage the ne"
rails showed less wear in six months than the
ordinary steel rails did in four. 1t - evident
therefore, that remarkable combination OF
safety and durability has been secured at an III
crease in cost which is said 10 be only = toh
Other railroads are making experiments OF the
same kind but the Central is credited WIN nav
ing taken more pains than any Of them
The Improvement thus effected emphasizes 'ne
fact that steel which is well suited to one class
of service is not necessarily fit for all others
Special study is apparently needed TO secure the
most perfect adaptation TO each use 10 which
the metal is put The highest degree OF success
moreover. depends on both complicated mecnam-
cal operations and elaborate chemical analysis
For instance the Central seems to have dlS-
covered faults in the older methods or roHlus
rails and also 10 have found that the addition
of titaniun renders a change in the usual per
centage Of carbon desirabie-a modification tne
more curious because the tltanium does 01oL
seem 10 remain in the finished product, DuI 10
eliminated with the Stag.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-31
MONEY AND BUSINESS.

General speculation in securities shows a
marked falling off in interest on the part Of the
public. but in spite of the absence of an active
inquiry prices remain at a high level with the
general tendency in favor OF better figures
Stocks have not yet reached range that repre-
sents fictitious values, but in the greater num-
ber Of issues quotations fully measure the i'm
provement that has taken place in the position
Of the country's industries. and show return
that does not encourage investment operations
SO-called second grade bonds on the Stock Ex-
change and issues offered by bankers fo.
the account Of the railroads find ready buvers
and from all indications this movement will
gain in strength just as long money con-
tnues easy, while it is not improbable that the
same factor viii induce further speculative ac
tivity in shares notwithstanding the great ap-
probation that has taken place in the market
since the low points established in the panic If
1907 Current reactions arc followed bv in
creased buying. chiefly borrowed money
none. operations At the moment representinr in
great part loans on speculative account in the
stock and commodity markets The leading
railway shares showed an average price AZ the
close Of the last week of 1851, against 1s5 o5
New-York tribune., 1909-05-31
IMPROVEMENT IN STEEL B4yTs

How the New York Central Company has sue
ceeded in solving problem that has perplexed
many railroad managers is told in a recent issue
Of 'The Iron Age" The company made search
for rail which would not be so brittle as to
break in cold weather aud yet he hard enough 10
Withstand the wear OF traffic. The end has
been attained by the adoption OF new regula-
lions IN regard TO rolling and by the addition
OF minute quantity of titanium 10 the molten
steel Just before the metal is cast into ingoTs.
onl> about one-twentieth Of per cent Of tita-
mum was employed. TO he more precise. ~
pounds Of an alloy. onetenth Of which was
fianium. were added 10 SIS tons Of steel
81 rails Of this composition many fhouSopd
tons wore laid by The Central last spring and
summer and only four rails broke durin. tho
ensuing winter. Moreover, al a cross over in.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-31

There are ways to save money which PhiIa
delphia may not have learned Some vyouId
waste dollars coined from the sweat of the ta1-
payers by digging holes in the ground and call
ing them subways. Others would improve sani-
tary conditions or throw the money avav on
hospitals. New York. however. has learned 10
exercise the most rigid economy in dealing with
uhimportant matters OF this nature. and there
lore "heh the valuable services of city en-
ploye become still more valuable II is aIwavs
found that the money is available for an in
crease in remuneration. We commend tbesa
points to the careful consideration Of PhiladcI-
phians and trust that the suggestions viii no
received in the sweet helpful spirit I'm which
they are offered
New-York tribune., 1909-05-31
STUDYING DIR. RosEyBERGER's Plan

81 CDlIAL I'm IOsSI-F u f1ft'Tflth = = As-aN.
In paper contributed to The American Jour
nal of Medical Sciences" last February. Or.
Rosenberger. of Philadelphia, expressed the hope
that discovery which he believed he had made
would permit the detection OF tuberculosis ear
lier than would otherwise be feasible. He
thought that the germs of the disease could be
found In the blood before they attacked any
particular part of the body. In the article
which suggested that new method Of diagnosis
might thus he afforded a novel way Of testing
the blood. original with DR. ROsenberger, was
outlined.
With a view to getting light on the Phiadel-
phans doctrine. two physicians connected with
the Mount Sinai Hospital in this city. DIR. L. r.
bernstein and DR.. G. A. Fried. instituted expert
ments Of their own. They report tie result
briefly in The New York Medical Journal
Tests were made of the blood OF ten patients in
whose sputum bacilli had been found. The mi
croscope did not reveal any germs during the
half hour devoted to direct examination. how
ever. and it was impossible to discover any
signs Of disease in guinea pigs inoculated with
the patients blood.
1t would be premature at present 10 draw
conclusions from the work Of Drs. Bernstein and
Fried. The number of cases which they investi-
gated is small. and it is conceivable that in
other hands the experiments might have told
a different story. No final verdict will be iusti-
fed until many other scientists have followed
the example of the Mount Sinai Hospital pysi-
clans The more abundant the testimony the
better. and the burden Of proof certainly rests
ON DR. Rosenberger, not on the doubters In
the mean time Drs. Bernstein and Fried have
put their professional brethren and the public
in general under an obligation. There would
never be the least progress in medical science
or any other department Of human activity if
new theories were not studied by competent and
disinteresed judges Careful inquiry into the
correctness OF an unpromisins doctrine IS more
creditable than the hasty assumption that II Is
erroneous
1t is not easy 10 exaggerate the importance Of
finding out definitely whether DR.. Rosenberger
s right or wrong. Success in curing cOnsump-
tion depends largely on the early detection of
the fact that it has begun its work. Any i'm
prOvement on existing methods Of diagnosis
would unquestionably save great many human
lives Moreover this disease affects cattle as
well mankind. and with the present system
OF testing animals for tuberculosis there is much
dissatisfaction. Were it feasible to learn
whether cows infected or not merely by
taking small quantity Of blood from their
veins, the method would prove q blessing of
almost incalculabe Importance to the dairy
farmers Of the world.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-31
Il 4muSementS.

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a sTHaHRR A-c-S-N Vaudeville
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BTJOC-2l5-S -S0--A Geutlsrnan rom MISSISSIPPI
BIANET-E So is .l5--Fclas of The DsT-
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s-aETNC,-2.35 l5--Fiavana-
udeEflis
CoNFY TSi.A -DreaTnIand Luna Park and B-igh-
Beach PARA
DALT'S-2.15-S The Climax
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ENPIRE-s :I5--N1's. Every Woman knows
GsTETY-2-15-e SpTre House Next Door
CARR -2e-s-co-T'e Man from NeNico-
fAFKETT-2 20-S .2o--The Narrow Path
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HERALD sofa ARt--2-{5-S- 1.-THE Beauty spol
ErPPoDRONE-2-S-Spo Days-Batte II the
Skies-Bro BaIiet-CircUs
ETCDSON-s-i5-The Third Degree
KNICKERBOCKER--2: --2:l5-s -l5-The candy shop
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NJ ADTSOE SO. GARDEN Bowling ToIInaT1ehl
MAXINE ELLIOTT'S2 the Blue , 9l21Ss 2+,,
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New-York tribune., 1909-05-31
THE WORLDS sW1FTEsT FIGHTING SHIP

THE UORIT'S SVTFTEST FIGHTING SHIP.
That the battleship cruiser Invincible could
develop a marvellous speed has been Suspected
for several months What sounded like fairy
tales were told of her official trial last year but
as the British Admiralty, doubtless for good
reasons declined to confirm them, there has
been some uncertainty about her ability 10
travel This no longer exists. during run
from the vicinity of Edinburgh 10 Portsmouth,
distance of fully four hundred miles she steamed
at a rate exceeding twenty-eight knots ana at
times did even better.
Exactly how 10 designate the small group or
vessels 10 which the Invincible belongs was for
a time uncertain. Though the speed for wnlch
they are designed led at first to the adoptloI
of the name 'armored cruiser" their offensive
armament rendered them different from other
ships hearing that title Their guns are ali Oh
one size and are as big as the Dreadnoughts s
Though each has only eight guns. their broad
side fire is fully as powerful as the Dread
nought's Besides. their displacement IS prac-
ticaIv as great as that of the pioneer onecalibre
gun ship. Hence with conspicuous proprety,
if has been decided TO call them "battleship
cruisers
The first nf these vessels to so into commits
sion was the Indomitable. which brought the
Prince Of Wales 10 Quebec last year. This
"battIeshin cruiser" easily crossed the ocean at
a mean speed of twenty five knots. and threat
ened to rob the Mauretania and the Lusitania or
their laurels The Infexible. another vessel or
the class promises Mt least to equal the first,
but the Invincble has made new record. As
the fourth the interchangeable, is still on the
ways no opinion of her qualities can be formed
1t is not unlikely that she will surpass the gov
ernment requirement Of twenty-five knots. and
she may prove a match for the one which has
lust given such a fine exhibition Of her powers.
The British Admiralty programme this year
does not provide for more "battleship cruisers
but the omission can hardly be regarded as pro-
phetic. Germany having planned 10 add several
TO her navy, besides the slower DreadnouGhts.
it is possible that England may decide to build
more in the future. Still. when the IndefatiSa-
bic is ready, she doubtless will be within
year England will have can have OH short
notice, a squadron Of unparalleled efficiency for
both offence and defence.