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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

sponges. are natural product, they are
so rarely of perfect shape and quality
that the choice specimens bring large
prices and are usually designated as
extra choice" Next come the .frsts,"
which are of imperfect shape but of
good texture. while the seconds" are
those of awkward shape and coarse
texture An American Zimocca or Ba-
hama hard head sponge is usually sold
by stationers, while the Bahama reef
sponge-soft. fine and velvety. but not
especially durable-is to be found at
a toilet counter. West India velvet
sponges, although of coarse, open tex
ture, are considered very desirable for
the face, but a Florida Sleeps wool
sponge is one of the best for general
bathing, as its fiber does not become
soggy with use. Another type of bath
sponge which is soft and springy comes
from Mediterranean waters. Turkey
silk sponges, which are best of all for
the complexion. may be recognized by
their almost perfect cup shape and the
1exibility of their texture.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

most important principle is to hold the
racket tight. If it is loosely and care
lessly held. no good stroke can ever
be made 1t must be held at the ex-
IRENE end and the firm grasp must
never for an instant be forgotten. With
a beginner this tight hold often makes
the muscles of the forearm feel
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

n ED cedar enters largely into The
IL dressing room accessory furnish
ings Of the young girl who appre-
GATES the Importance OF taking good
care or her wardrobe. II the red cedar
PED box is not so long as the skirts OF
her worsted gowns she closes the
placket and places II fatty against the
center of the front breadth, which must
be kept perfectly smooth. If the re-
ceptacle is so short that the skirt
must be twice double a roll OF tissue
paper placed between the folds keeps
the garment. from wrinkling.
For worsted sweaters and flannel
blouses the safest storage place is a
moth proof red cedar shirt waist box.
For lingerie blouses, however. the
daintiest receptacles are the sfx-sec-
toned shirt waist cabinets OF white
enameled wood lined with dark blue
paper. while flower and feather
trimmed summer hats may be put away
in white enameled wood hat cabinet
fitted with several chintz covered hat
boxes.
Some of the most useful boxes OF
wood and chintz include a hat compart-
ment and waist drawer fitted with
an accessory section. or similar ma
terials are the five drawer utility cases
for the dressing table and the work
cabinets, having an upper portion com
posed of three brass handled drawers
and daintily lined lower section fitted
with all manner OF sewing implements.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

q LUNCHEON set suitable for a
A young girls entertainment includes
center piece and six plates. finger
bowl and tumbler doylies. 1t is made
of fine lawn squares and finished with
an inch wide hemstitched border
headed with a slender vine OF embroid-
cry in white. green, Delft or rose.
Batiste embroidered in a tulip or
violet pattern in heavy nuns stitch or
worked in allover spray designs broken
by Cluny medallions makes an attract
i've looking luncheon set Or the Va
lenciennes butterfly medaHions may
be applied to the edges and centers Of
a number of French linen squares OF
the requisite size.
Substantial looking luncheon sets are
made of white butchers linen embroi-
dered in round medallions and finished
with fine scalloping, or the linen may
be stamped in oak leaf pattern and
done in natural colors with rice braid
ing.
scauoping also edges the thistle,
shamrock and rose patterned fine dam
ask luncheon sets, initial marked in
all white. as well as those quaint sets
made from Java prints in blocked and
cretonne designs These latter, how
ever. are only suitable for a luncheon
given at a simply furnished summer
camp.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

the arm must be kept straight and
the ball hit while it is below the level
of the waist line. OF course, 1t Is
struck much higher in the air in vol
leying. but few girls succeed in volley-
ing well and they should not try to
use that stroke often. except in doubles
when playing at the net.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

r OR summer room a most fasci-
mating box to hold fancy shoes
and slippers can be made of light
wood covered with cretonne and linen.
To make the box unique, have it hex
agonal shape, which any carpenter can
do, and have cover to fit, fastened at
the back with small hinges.
Design the covering of the sides of
the box in panels, selecting French
cretonne which lends itself to the idea,
the prettiest new ones being those that
have figures of girls and of little Gu
pids on them. Cut the material to get
the figure exactly in the center of the
panel; and then on the next panel of
the box put linen of color to form an
artistic contrast to the cretonne- AL
ternate this way until the box is COW
cred, finishing the edges of the two
materials with strips of fancy linen
braid, which heightens the panel eff
feet
The cover should be padded slightly
then covered with linen, ornamented
with a large centerpiece of the figured
cretonne, which is sewed to the
linen before the linen is tackled on the
cover The edge of the cretonne CEN
terpiece is covered with linen braid to
match the panels on the box. and when
finished the proud owner has verita-
Bile piece de resistance.
~ ECAUSE worsted sweaters have
recently been so vastly improved
- in fit and texture they are more
/ 4 ever in demand by girls who go
in for simmer sports.
Twenty-six inch coat sweaters of
soft, elastic wool have shaped sleeves
and practically a full fashioned body
without seams or joints BY new
process of knitting the garment is
nonelastie at the waist line, while
above and below that point it is as
elastic as other garments of its kind.
Rib knitted golfing coats with plain
worsted face waistcoats and cuffs are
collarless, rather long at the sides and
sweaters are single breasted, slope
gradually away from the hips and are
bordered with contrasting shade Of
color.
~ UTCH collar pins developed in rose.
green or Roman gold are in va
riety of jeweled fancy shapes as
well as in large ovals conferred with
canoes or hand painted medallions.
faI
of gun. gold. silver or baroque pearl.
serve as a base for lion, tiger. monkey
and elephant heads some of which have
jeweied eyes and tongue.
Turquoises are set in oval gilt metal
frames of directoire pattern, in oblongs
surrounded with rhinestones and in
semidiamond shaped pieces framing gilt
metal dragons, the latter open mouthed
and in the act of catching a pearl riv-
eted above in the turquoise.
Empire pins show porcelain medallion
heads against cobalt blue or dark
green background framed in rose I'm
ished metal.
Pearl wishbones and punches of
grapes combined with gold. silver and
green enameled leaves. varicolored Per-
sian enamel with semihligree and gold
rope decoration, and filigree finished in
antique gilt, framing a feldspar cameo
head topped with an Egyptian head
dress, are among unique Dutch collar
pins.
The latest collar pin is triple looped
double end bow made of strip metal
stamped, colored and sheen finished to
perfectly simulate taffeta ribbon.
= EW of the schoolgirls who habitu-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

II HE second principle is to keep
away from the ball. All beginners
and some comparatively good play
ers get too close to the ball. 1t is harder
to teach girls to keep back far enough
and wait long enough to make the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

The only way of ever learning to
spell is by keeping a dictionary
always at hand and consulting this
whenever there is doubt about any
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

= EW of the schoolgirls who habitu-
ally use sponges for one purpose or
another comprehend the terms ap-
piled to the various qualities. As
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

T UTOMOBILE dressing pouches are
u rapidly superseding all kindred re-
ceptacles. as they not only hold an
amazing amount of luggage but may be
crowded into a surprisingly small
space. They are made of tan or stone
gray waterproof moire, leather lined
and strap handled. of khaki rubber
proof material. English pigskin. patent
leather. russell or black, alligator and
genuine walrus skin.
Grain feathers of various kinds of
finish are employed for combination
bags which have a lower portion adapt
ed for holding skirts and an upper
section supplied with cold cream, boz
racic acid and soap receptacles, as we'll
as compartments for brushes and mani
cure tools.
While club. kit. Oxford and Glad
stone bags in real walrus skin are
deemed exceedingly smart. they are
rather difficult to handle. whereas the
oblong shaped leather lined wicker
dressing bags are wonderfully light of
weight. capacious and the very latest
device for holding motoring luggage.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

n EFQRE. beginning to play one
IL should be correctly and conven-
= iently dressed The skirt must be
quite short and notsvery- heavy. The
best material is a rather stiff duck
fer. a soft skirt that hangs in around
The legs VIII Interfere very much with
the movements: Any kind of a loose
shirtwaist may he worn and the only
other necessity is rubber soled shoes.
These = should fit comfortably. being
neither toe tight nor too loose. If one
has weak ankles. high laced shoes are.
a help. .hlit most players use low ones
Very thin stockings should never be
worn; they wear out almost immedi-
ately and are not nearly as. comfort
able as. thick ones.
For the game itself the first and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-01

strained but it. will grow easier with
practice.
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girls Of today have tried; some
have succeeded and others have be-
come discouraged. The cause of the
latter state Of mind is often that they
have just picked Ii up carelessly, with
no real effort to learn the game. Now,
tennis may be. a source OF much enjoy
meat TO pretty poor players, with the
one condition that the two players are
evenly matched But there is such in
hnitely. greater pleasure in playing
well that it is worth while for any
girl to take the trouble to learn the
principles OF the same. keep them in
mind and practice them energetfcslly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-13
THE WHITNEY.

The picturesque melodrama. The
Rocky Mountain Express, from tao
pen OF Robert Williams. viii be onered
In the Whitney for one week. conf
mencing tomorrow afternoon. The
piece ~ distinctly western, the entire
action being laid near the foot OF the
Rockies The story In main concerns
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-13

principal character IL in the keeping
OF Margaret Monat. well known to De-
troit play goers for her excellent work
with Mary Mannering, and with Robert
EdesOn in "Strongheart." Miss MoHat
has the role OF a telephone operator
In the Hotel Breslin, New York, and
as special scenic equipment Will DO one
OF the strong points OF the production,
IL is-hclteved the whole viii resemble
n musical comedy OF the f1rst-class
boiled down 10 20 or 90 minutes.
ono Of the interesting features on
the bill "a tho FIRST professional ap.
pearance OF Henrietta II Blanke n
musician and composer. who won her
spurs with Jerome Remick in Detroit,
and then was claimed by the Big street
OF New York. Miss Blanke viii sing
her latest. and what sho calls hsr
greatest SONG, "Honeyland."
a Night with the Poets IL one OF
those dreamy classics introducing both
songs and poetry, and featuring some
or the gems Of James Whitcomb Riley
Charley Case. the man who talks
about his father, and meanwhile twlrls
n strins with his myers, will mako
his FIRST appearance In a long time.
Wilbur Mack and Nelia Walker will be
practically new 10 Temple audiences
IN their new skit called n musical nirta-
ton. DurinE the action OF the skit
n s.I Msoa az 4i:s Wake. w'lI sins
psl Burke and hi. schol girls. ,n
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-13

discovered In the first act as waiter
in o swagger London hotel. To punish
. snobbish lady he undertakes to i'm
personate the Archduke Sebastian. OF
Pomerania- His Improvisation Il per
feet and the plan TO punish the snob-
bish lady works like clockwork until
the supposed pseudo -archduke spoils
everything by falling in love with his
victims pretty daughter. Then comes
the denouement. and just as the sup
posed imposter Is about to be turned
over to the police. he throws off his
disguise and proves that he really IS
the prince he has been presenting 10
fmpersonate. A little complicated, chr
But II 10 very amusing. and Mr.. Maug
ham knows exactly how To manage his
complications.
The title role fits Mr.. Drew like a
glove and there are other well drawn
characters for Miss Rose CoEhlan. Miss
Mary Boland. Miss Adelaide Prince.
Miss Grace Henderson. Edgar l. Dav-
export, Crank Goldsmith. Mario Mater
oni. -. Soldene Powell, and Edwin Nj
cander.
Detroit will have it's first inspection
OF Frank Daniels as a star under the
Guidance OF Charles Frohman on
Thursday evening. Feb. s. when the
quaint and delightful comedian Will ap-
pear at the Detroit Opera house in
Hook OF Holland" It's settings. as the
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-13

scenes laid IN California and called AZ
MaRdalena Bay" During the action
there IL a review OF the United states
fleet. The hostile vessels appear and
a battle starts. II comes TO an end
tCOntinued on Page Five)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-13

the attempts OF an fastener TO gain
possession OF western girls heritage
by marriage He IS blocked by the en-
glneer OF the Rocky Mountain EX-
press" who is In love with the girl
Plans are laid 10 wreck the train on
which the hero Is eng neer. abduct his
sweetheart and steal large shipment
OF gold. The hold-up Is successful but
in the getaway comes the big climax
the flight and pursuit ON one locomo-
tive IS the abductor and the girl and
on the other the lover. Both engines
tear across the stage, rocking and
swaying. belching forth smoke and
sparks with their masters. grim and
silent standing at the throttles.
Matinees will be given daily except
on Wednesday.
AVENUE.
Something new and modern. from the
pen OF Roger lmhof will be one OF
the bright features OF the Empire show
in tho Avenue theater, Sunday after
noon. II Is a new burlesoue with
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-13
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE.

John Drew will play his annual en-
gagement In the Detroit Opera house.
Feb. Is, 16 and IL, with Wednesday
matinee, presenting Jack Straw" the
comedy by w. Somerset Maugham, In
which he has just completed a most
the Empire theater, New York city
Jack Straw is a clever satire on
snobbishness. It's leading character IS
an eccentric Pomeranian prince. who IS
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-13

title indicates, are Dutch, and tho
oconio artist and costumer. as we'll az
the oomDoser and iibrettist, have been
Glvqn the opportunities for quaintness
- Esatment The songs Of Hook OF
80 Snsy were nrst hoard on Broad;
III saS yss % goed; The mqsiS Of
s; :sst ai.s :Is sI:'i ~.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-13

story OF Sallie Hook. daughter OF a
rich Amsterdam dietiller. who Is deeply
smitten with a little bandmaster OF the
mounted artillery, The bandmaster has
rival in the captain OF his company
The cry begins on the banks OF the
ZuYder Zee. IN the wind-mtlly and
quantity gabled town OF Arndyk. and
then moves TO the distillery In Am
sterdam. whore dainty Miss Sallie and
tho doughty bandmaster win out In
spite OF the Vaccinations OF the cap
tain and the stern opposition OF Papa
Hook.
Adeline Gcnee. the famous dancer
from the Empire theater. London, who
has sucoe eded IN captivating theater-
goers OF every American city she has
visited this season. IS 10 be seen In
Detroit for the first time the week OF
Feb %. in the Detroit Opera house
in J.. Ziegfeld. Jr's greatest musical
comedy triumph, The Soul kiss
which bears the distinction OF having
played in New York an entire season
10 capacity business. a great deal has
been said and written concerning Mile.
Genee. who is heralded as the only
dancer I'm the world. During her en-
gageuent here she will present four
OF the most popular advertisements OF
her repertoire.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-13
LgCEUM.

In the Lyceum theater next week.
commencing tomorrow afternoon, Co
han * Harris Will present that excel
lent actor. Thomas r.. Shea. in a new
play by Henry Irving Dodge, entitled
The Counsel for the Defense" The
story tells OF criminal lawyer who
kills a man that insults the woman he
loves, but who IS now the wife OF an
other. The husband is accused OF the
crime and confesses. believing he per-
pertrated the crime while under the
influence OF liouor. The wife comes
to the lawyer. who puts up very pc
culiar defense. pointing out that cir
cumstantial evidence r. as strong
against himself az against the accused.
but frees his client. There is another
woman involved-the mistress OF the
suspected man, who has borne him q
child In one OF the strongest scenes
OF the play the wife and mistress meet,
and the latter tells her story 10 the
former not knowing who she Is. In
the last act the lawyer confesses, but
unbelieved by his friends, and tho
wife OF the other man and an old serv-
mt save him from making the confess
ion believed. In The Bells" and DIR.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" Mr.. Shea II thor
ouRhly at home and needs no introduce
.tion TO the Detroit public.
The Counsel for the Defense" viii
be presented Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. and wednesday
matinee: The Bells" Sunday matinee
and night, Monday night and Saturday
matinee; "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
Friday and Saturday nights.
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rs WLOCAL PLAYHOUSES 81

school DAYS" will be another act on
the musical comedy order. win MI
Rurke's dancing a feature. The josef
It's a foreign risley act. Will close tho
show proper and the excellent comedy
Juggling act OF Grin Will open. the
MooreOscopa pictures viii prove OF
more than ordinary interest. ono week
later, William Rock and Maude Full
ton, the latest craze I'm vaudeville, viii
make their first appearance In Detroit
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-13
TEMPLE.

Temple patrons will next week see
for the first time Awake at the
Switch" the latest comedy TO make
New York sit up and take notice. The
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

1t might be supposed that consolidation of the three prin-
cipal street railway systems of Omaha into one organization
simpliIed the problem of financing identification and other m
provements. This was true only in a measure. Immediate
advantages were almost nullified by other conditions affecting
city, state and nation,
The eight years preceding the TranS-Mississippi ExpoSi-
ton constituted the most disheartening period in the entire
street railway history of Omaha. A brief recital of general
facts will make this statement clear, even to those who cannot
verify it by personal knowledge.
This city, from the final collapse of the real estate boom
until the Trans-Mississippi year, was vertically in the slough
of deSpond." Business slackened, factories closed down, firms
went bankrupt, people moved away, fortunes in land and other
property were lost, the unemployed grew great in numbers and
dire in necessity, and the incomes of those lucky enough to re-
tain incomes we're seriously diminished.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14
The Pre- Exposition Period

the fad of 1896. The bicycles we're used for several years
by men, women and children as a common mode Of transport
tation.. Demands of the city for paving between and outside
of the rails increased in volume and added materially to in
vestment costs.
1t is almost needless to say that during this time there were
no profits, real or imaginary, in dividends or otherwise, Neither
was the company able to establish a depreciation fund to pay
for renewals. 1t was hard to make necessary betterments and
maintain the existing property.
Tracks and rails, suitable for the horse cars we're unavail-
able for the heavier electric cars, and a 45-pound girder rail,
bonded, was submitted. The horse cars we're too fral to hold
the heavy motors and mechanism of the electric cars. A few
Of the better ones we're remodeled, but the remainder was
scrapped and sold for Junk prices-less than $40 a car Some
of the cable trailers we're converted into trolley cars, but the
grip cars could not be changed over because of their pecu-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

liar construction.
In addition to electrifying the
system, the company made material
extensions of lines, built the car
house at Twenty-Fourth street and
Ames Avenue, started to vestibule
all cars for the protection of motor
men, practically reconstructed the
entire track and roadway, and took
over, electrified and operated a
number of small suburban horse
car lines These lines included the
following:
Metropolitan Street Railway C~ompany-Incorpo-
rated January 5, 1891, by John A. Creighton, John A.
McShane, W.. A. Paxton, E. S. Rood, w. G. Albright,
E. A. Cudahy and T. j. Mahoney. The company built
a small line in South Omaha An old financial state
ment shows that from November %, 1891, to September
80, 1892, the road lost 1868 in operating expenses.
Metropolitan Cable Company of ~Omaha-Organ-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

lied by Kansas City people in connection with land company. 1t built the original line in Dun
dee and operated it by horses
Benson and HaL@n Heights Railway This was a horse car lines giving half hour service
between Fotyifh and Gran streets and Benson It was built by E A Benson as a private
venture in conn@tonw with his real estate interests and vase operated alta l@f Um te start When
teb burden became oh heavy for Mr. Benson he tans6Tedu the property to teO maha street Rail
way Company. 1t conhnud to be a money Tf fora number ofyems
The ouhwesHn Street Railway Compmy-The cmpany bulta small horse car line on
West Ieavenworh street ando operated it in cmnechonw with 1al estate interests Like oherou out
lying inst was Improbable from the start
During the period of financial depression, elecrihcahon. reconstruction
city which had spread out vr an immense area considering the size of its
population.
The Tans-Mi@isippi Exposition, as is we'll known, was great success
n retored omaha to Its progressive course. The OmahaS Street Railway
Company contributed its full share towards this success in handling the people
to and from the Exposition and about the city, besides subscribing literally to
the enterprise.
By the exerion of determination and heavy expenditures the company
placed itself in good condition for transporting the crowds which visited
Omaha in 1898. The principal routes used to haul passengers to and from
the Exposition were by way of North Twenty-fouth Street and through
Sherman Avenue. These lines we're looped in the business district and al
excellent service provided. The Dodge line cars we're u direct from the
railroad tatonS to the grounds
1t was the general verdict that the company acquitted itself cedtably
during the Exposition and assisted materially in the convenience and comfort
of visitors and also to give them a good impression of the city.
The revenue of the company in 1898 was moreth than twice as great as
that of the preceding year. For the first time in the local street railway bust
ne&-3O yeaS-there was a surplus in the treasury greater than the immediate
financial demands
G. w. WATTLES, President,
Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.
Qas hsnumet Neat Sunday WIZ Outline Briefly Tho Development up to the Presently