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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

For centerpieces and scarfs grass linen
worked with Chinese embroidery is unusu-
ally dainty and pleasing.
An extreme fashion in Paris is for the
wearing of realistic jet snakes and bats
as millinery ornaments.
Many fancy ties are being worn just
now; bead ties and braided ties with bead
ed tassels are very pretty.
The hair is perfectly parted on the side
just new. with a big chignon of soft,
feather curls at the back.
Loose effects are denied to gloves. No
wrinkles are allowed They must be tight,
neat and closely buttoned.
Grapes are used as millinery trim
ming, and are iridescent colorings, chiefly
green, they are very beautiful.
There is curious furore just now for
mother-of-pearl with evening dress. 1t
lights up exquisitely.
Persian stripes are feature of some
of the new shirtings for men. They have
either white or very pale background.
Shirts seem to be growing narrower
than ever before, so that unless the ma
terial is quite substantial they are liable
to look skinny.
Many of the new hats are trimmed with
quilis-in punches of five or six. in diff
ferent shades of color, or in as many
colOrs.
Metallic sauze is being employed more
and more by the dress designers. and is
go beautiful that 1t deserves a perpetual
place among fabrics.
TUNES of embroidered net or chiffon
with a skeleton waist are being worn
with satin skirts and gowns and are COM
ing into great vogue,
1t seems TO be an established rule that
the now very much modified directOire
gown shall be richly trimmed down one
side, II not on both sides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

large hat that seemed all crown. and 1t
is an accepted fact that what Bartet
wears in a modern piece will surely be-
come very modish, and that quickly.
To philosophiZe a moment. what welrd
things women wear nowadays. 1t is NOT
only that all sorts OF new colors seem
to have made their appearance lately
such. for instance. as natter biue, VINE
color. elephant gray and the like. though
these are puzzling 10 the uninitiated-but
art has. or thinks it has. improved on ma
ture to such a degree that we have blue
roses. black daisies. green carnations ana
lots of other impossible flowers among tne
most ordinary millinery decorations In
fact a blossom is made the color It's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

the oven until ready to serve. Others
prefer their broled haddie served with
sauce tartare. In this event 1t is spread
with lemon juice and butter or olive oil
before broiling. then mashed with sauce
tartare. made by seasoning mayonnaise
with chopped pickles and minced red and
green peppers. Still others like their
finnan haddie baked in equal parts milk
and water for twenty minutes, then
drained and spread with butter. while
others think that no way is SO good after
all as the haddie parboled for fifteen
minutes in hot water. then faxed and
served au gratin with equal quantities of
white sauce. Put the fish in buttered
baking dish or individual ramekins. cover
with the sauce, top with buttered crumbs
and brown in a quick oven.
Goldfish croquettes are simply Goldfish
balls egged. crumbed and fried in deep.
hot fat. At a popular hotel restaurant
they are served with slices OF crisped ba-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

Paris has new skirt. known as the
reasonable skirt. The back is furnished
with two plaits, which give a certain
fullness where it is most needed
The big hat hangs on in spite of all
the attractive FERNS Of headgear that
have been designed to replace it, and
still is predominant in dress effects.
White edgings for waistcoats are having
a tremendous vogue this season and mer
are wearing them not only with dark
suits, but with light ones Well
The new pepper and salt" feathers are
much worn il conjunction with toque
of sorrel green velvet. this color COM
bination being much favored just now.
One of the late winter favorites with
motorists in England is the knitted tur-
ban with long Shetland veil attached for
tying over the ears and around the throat
There is a new skirt made upon drec-
toire lines which is partially divided. but
which is so carefully hung that when
walking the division is not evident
Big, round Eton collars will probably
hold their own all through the spring
They may be made of plain linen or
decorated with squares of lace set in.
Many of the imported gowns are trim
med with silk-covered cord that is very
effective and necessarily somewhat eX-
elusive, since it cannot be bought in the
shops.
Some effective cloth gowns. simple
enough for walking costumes yet smart
enough for paying calls, are being made
in close but not tight-fitting robes.
Shaded plumes are in high popularity,
and the old-fashioned navy blue feather.
flecked with red, yellow and a variety of
other tints. also has special claim to con-
sideration.
Polish folk fashions are having a strong
effect upon coiffures and millinery in
Paris. and hair ornaments as we'll as hat
trimmings show traces of barbaric beauty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

is of coarse lace or net dyed to match.
Lingerie dresses are to be much worn
so cheer up. You won't have to throw
away last years gown. only you must
make the elbow sleeves into a tight fit
ting cap and then join to this under
sleeves of insertion and embroidery.
For the Nervous Woman.
The nervous woman should learn how
to spare herself. A woman of this type
who understands herself thoroughly re-
fuses to keep any small objects, such as
laces. ribbons. etc. on the ground that 1t
tires her TO look after them. She gives
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

ing small hats are made as coquettsh as
possible They are either one solid mass
of sequins topped by two jetted a1grets or
else combination of erin covered with
Jet balls and built a good deal on the
ioreador turban shape
The fad of the moment IN millinery
trimmings is the white gardenia lts
waxy pallor has eclipsed all the brighter
blossoms. 1t is becoming to blond ana
brunette alike. and when placed on
black fur turban TO hold in place WHITE
ajsret the effect is stunning.
Every second woman you meet III oih
ayen,,e wears one of these small gardenla-
trimmed hats and white blossom In her
stole to match.
An inspection of the advance STOCK OF
smart shoemaker shows me that tan Doots
,re to no worn as much as ever this
ypring. The smartest are all of leather,
instead of having cloth or suede tops. II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

~ON'T object that your duties are SO
insignificant; they are 10 De reeh-
- oned OF infinite significance, ana
alone important TO you. Were 1t but Inc
more perfect regulation of your apart
ments. the sorting away of your clothes
and trirkets, the arranging OF your pa
Whatsoever thy hand hndeth 10
do. do il with all thy might, and al
thy worth and constancy. Much more IL
,o,r duties are of evidently higher, WIDER
scope: if you have brothers sisters
father. q mother weigh earnestly "hat
claim does lie upon you. on behaif Oh
each. and consider it as the one thinS
ncedful 10 pay them more and more nom
cstlv and nobly what you owe.-Thomas
Carlyle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

wearer wishes ii to be. without any refer
ence to the probabilities or to natures
scheme. Such is the plant of mere
man. an acquaintance of mine, who was
pointing out to me that lace. fur and
flowers were often mingled in a most UNI
natural fashion on the same hat or even
ing frock. For my part continued this
male critic. the old ways OF each kind
for each season seemed the most appro-
priate-fowers and lace for summer.
feathers and fur for winter My dear
obiector, nature was travestied then i'll
another fashion. which you have now
forgotten. And that's all the difference
between then and now.
CATHERINE TALBOT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

is limited that much as possible high
leather boots will be worn all summer.
This is according to the Partisan ideal.
which sees nothing artistic in the laced
low shoe so dear to the American heart
or still less in the pump, with its UNI
calmly way of stretching out at the sides
and spelling the appearance of a pretty
foot The Parisienne nearly always
wears high boots; but, then. she has not
our warm climate to contend with.
Everything in the tailor-made line is to
be hipless this spring so do not be led
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

make money. 1t is not in the nature OF
the sex. ..
And we can teach our girls the dlehitS
AND hearty of the home and how to keep
II 10 the best advantage in every way.
We are doing more good to the Worlo
in that way than if we flood 1t with PAD
poetry and worse acting.
| may be old-fashioned. but | CONFESS
haven't much sympathy with any kind OF
ambition that breaks up the home, espe-
csalIv if there is a child in it. If WON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

Eft touueS are all
the rage here in
New York. and you
see every one but
old ladies wearing
them.
Now. that's odd.
for from time i'm
memorial the jet
toque or bonnet has
been the badge OF
old ladyhood.
But these glitter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

As fish is called upon Ia play the lead
ing roll in the dietary of most people at
This season, suggestions for varying ITS
service may be timely and welcomed. III
one j. observing Lent IN spirit as We'll
as is letter. he may feel called upon TO
.ScieH the eNtravag giant FISH dinners. where
terra pin pompano, green turtle soup with
entrees of oyster crab or caviarS furnish
quite as luxurious living. as anything else
lie could devise These. however, are
not for the most OF US. who find our
selves quite content with the humber
cod haddock behring's and their near OF
kin.
F'innan haddie is simply our old friend
tie haddock in his Scottish dress. the
smoke rom a peat fire. Not that the
smoke is always peat, however. nor the
fish always haddie for in New York, At
least large proportion of the chefs and
marketmen substitute plain cod for had
dock while it still retains its more Illus
tr,ous name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
PARIS, February 6. 1909

RTISTIC and liter
airy evenings are not
the only ones that
captivate us this
season. g m a + t
Parisienne hostess
es are entertaining
their guests with a
new game - con-
cOurs de cuisine
which consists in a
trial of skill or sci
ence in cooking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

MUST "AMOUNT TO SOMETIING.'
away promptly all small presents which
are of no use to her--of course. She does
this in such a way that the donors never
find out-and she has her clothes made as
simply as possible. without any of the
fluffy accessories that so many women
wear themselves out adjusting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

Connoisseurs in haddie say to wash the
fish thoroughly, but not soak 1t. Wipe
dry and broil over q clear fire or under
the gas flame. Place on hot platter
and dress with a quarter cupful each
melted butter and not milk, and keep in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21
- EARLY SPRING JUVENILE STYLES FROM PARIS


late. and the more considerate part OF
those in charge of her is TO make pro
vision for her to enjoy herself comfort
abiv.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-07
PROBLEM SIMPLY SoLvED.

The order of Admiral Taussig apol-
ishing the 9 o'clock navy yard gun has
get TO be rescineded or overruled,
say the citizens Of Norfolk.
Loud explosions ct gunpcwder ja-
the nerves the nations martial defend
ers. according to Admiral Taussig.
The Daily Press suggests a happy
solution of the problem-one so simple
that 1t is TO be wondered that a
brighter intellect tLan ours had not
sooner evolved Il.
Let the gun BE- fred every night at
3 O'Clock. bu; first let &C piece be
equipped with the Maxim's muffling
apparatus.
The people will not hear the report.
II is trre. But the main point
sought. as we understand the situa-
ticn, is the maintenance of perfect
quiet in the Norfolk navy yard at >
p. m. an hour at which every honest
naval officer Ct high rank is presum-
cd to have conned his nighties. said
his prayers and found in slumber re-
lief from the arduous duties of the
day. inseparable from a naval officer
land billet
The safely OF the naticn rcouircr
that the nerves OF cur swivel chair
warriCrs be rot shocked.
The men and the bows aboard the
United States ships e war are not
complaining about the pcwdcr concus-
sions. ssut they do not cent The
water fighters domicHed On dry land
arc the only real things.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-07
PHOEBUS SCHOOL WILL
CLOSE ON JUNE 10Th
Interesting Program viii be HenderN
ed bv the Punis in the Nationai
Soldiers Home Theatre.

The Phoebus Graded School VIII
hold Is commencement exercises IN
the theatre at the National Soldiers
Home IN thursday evening. June lOth'
and the graduating class is arrang'
ing a very coed program FER the CLOS
ing exercises.
Mr.. James Mitchell, the chairman
of the Phoebus School board, con-
ferred with Colonel Thomas 7. Knox
the governor, yesterday and made
arrangement for sthe use OF the Home
theatre.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-07
The DOMESTIC Science Exhibit.

There will be an exhibition in the
domestic science department of the
Hampton High School today between
IL and l o'clock. Miss Elsie G Car
ing, who has charge of this depart
ment will have her classes in domes-
tic science serve lunches preparatory
to taking in the Field Day exercises NJ
Hampton Park. All of tine friends and
patrons Of the schcol are invited TO
attend the exhibition. The Hampton
Ugh School was awarded one of the
appropriations for i.ns department b.
the state board and thus far the
work has been characterized by sue
cess.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-07

No person has ever been author.
lied 10 demand o. receive money OF
any other consideration or promise.
beyond that q faithful discharge Of
duty. with the Uaitcd States Geoiori-
cal Survey
This Is a statement made bv The
Director o. the Survey. written in an
swer TO an inquiry a. 20 whether ono
D. p. Ccble had been authorized n
hirc assistants for Alaskan service
and &c require a dcrosit Of SIS from
each - . guaranty that be- would
stay with TIE work throughout the
tcason.
The name of the Uaifed stats
Government l. occasionally used "a
obtain mercy aader faiso prcfcuscs
In The FEDERAL rzmifcation - - *
tersiyc AID inicfrciatcd that The risl
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-07

ike Senator Bacon OF Georgia. and
Congressman Glass OF Virginia. re-
nounce allegiance 10 the party's plat
fern after they have been elected TO
Office, and disregard the interests OF
a majority OF their constituents.
. Some call this progressive Demo-
crazy" Why use the longer name
when the enc word, Republication"
contains fewer'letters and means the
same?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-07

of detection is great. and such oper-
atoms are usually short-lived, as in
this case The offender. Coble. came
to Oakland. Cal. from Vancouver, B.
c.. with his unique scheme for OBJ
tanning money from young men who
would be attracted by an offer OF a
good position and trip to Alaska. His
plans were rather carefully laid He
hired an Office at Oakland, forged
letters of authorization in Director
Smiths name, had letterheads and
blanks printed, and even engaged
steamship births TO Alaska to lend
color to the scheme. Thirty men an
swersd his newspaper advertisement
for Geological Survey assistants TO go
to the Territory at $50 a month and
found" but unfortunately for him. one
of the thirty was an astute member OF
the Oakland detective force. Coble
was all ready TO receive the deposits
when the Oakland authorities inter-
fered They had telegraphed to the
Office of the Survey in San Francisco
and to the Director at Washington.
and as a result CT the information
received. Mr.. Cobie was transferred
to the citv jail where he is at present
awaiting the action of the Federal
grand jury and is facing a probable
sentence of 81 200 fine or three yeors'
Imprisonment or both His arresr
was almost timely, as it appeared that
on the following day he would have
collected the money and departed for
Mexico.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-07
HOW THE SENATORS WORK

AS showing the power OF Repub'
lican stand-pat or upward revision
list senator to influence action upon
the various paragraphs OF the tariif
bal now pending in the United States
Senate and illustrating the doubts
and uncertainties which beset the
senators themselves as 10 what they
have or have not zone, the follow
ing extract is reproduced from the
Congressional Record:
Mr.. Lcdge-'Mr. President, l was
called from the senate chamber when
paragraph II was disposed Of de-
sired TO have 1t passed over"
/ Several Senators-"lt has been"
Mr.. Lodge Il was told 1t had not
been"
The Vice Paragraph II
has not been passed over. The
senator fIrm Massachusetts now asks
that il be passed over.
MIR. Lodge Ge Ire TO have IL
passed over
Mr.. Penrose-"The senator from
New Jersey asked to have it passed
over"
Mr. Lodge he chair has Just
stated that 1t has not been PASSED
over"
The Vice President-"The junior
senator from New Jersey requested
that e. be passed over. ana after
wards withdrew the request"
Mr.. Lodge-"As say. | was absent.
and | desire to have it PASSED over.
| should have asked that it go over
II | had been here. Therefore | ask
that the vote by which the paragraph
was agreed to be reconsidered and
that il shall then be passed over.
The Vice Without OBJ
lection that order will be entered.
No objection is beard. The para
graph is passed over"
II is not stated what commodity
paragraph II relates to. But il is safe
to assume that II is very important
and that New England interests are
therein vitality concerned. Otherwise.
the senator from massachusetts, would
NO: have been SO much interested.
Yet no one of CUR $500 a year
men appeared to know definitely what
disposition had been made OF para
graph II.
The vice president probably after
consulting the s,encgrapher's notes.
ascer.ained that paragraph II had not
been passed over Then no objection
being heard by the presiding officer.
the paragraph was recalled and passed
over, to receive treatment at the
a later day.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-07
PHOEBUS HONOR PUPILS.
List of the Distinguished Children fol
April In the Schools.

April In the Schools.
Below is given The honor rCT OF
the Phoeibus Graded School for April
1909:
First Grade-Ella kitchie, Kathleen
Kitchin, Percy Vernon. Lee Grand
Tennis, Melvin Tennis, Mearl Pearce,
Bernard Tholl and Mamie Clark.
Second Grade-Gladys Craig and
ezra Rothweiler.
Third Grade-Dcra Dare, Katherine
Butler. Corinne Nelson, Bessie Pen
ny, Hattie Powers and Nora Powers.
Fouth Grade-Lilias Turney, Susie
Schneider, Rose Edwarus, BAelah
Burge, Maggie Hanf. Ida Sheetz, Ed
ward Driscoll and Horace Mingee.
Fifth Grade-Mildrcd Brown, John
Driscoll Anne EngleJert and Mar
guerite Gear.
Sixth Grade-Emma Edwards.
Seventh Grade-Grace Giddings,
Edgar Mingee and S~anton Bertschey.
Eighth Grade-Elmer CLARK. Annie
Dorsey and Marguerite Bertschey.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-07
NATURE TELLS YOU.
As Many Newport News Reader
Knows Too Well.

Wher the kidneys are sick.
Nature tells YOU all about H.
The uIinc Is raturcs calendar.
iifrsqncrt o. too frequent actioL.
AIRY urinary trouble tells Of kidney
Ills.
Deans Kidney Pills cure all kidney
lis
Newport News pcople testify TO-
this.
Ms II. Z. Horton. living at 1910
45th St. Newport News. Va, says:
Nj Horton suffered from kidney
complaints for some time, his Kidneys
Icing affected no doubt by the fumes
from the tGrpeutinc much OF which Is
used IN his work. His back gave
him considerable trouble and there
was a pain through his Ioins. His
kidneys were also disordcred. the
sccretions being irregular in action.
Deans Kidney Pills we're finally
brought TO bis attention and he pro-
cured a box a; the Allen Drag Store.
They did him q great deal Of good
and ! have since heard him praise
them on many occasions. tFrom
statement given Jan. Il. 1881
CURED TO STAY CURED.
On Aug. %. 1907. Mrs Horton con
Armed her previous statement saying:
The cure Doan's Kidney Pas e.
fccted II Mr.. Horizons case In I9o7
has. proven permanent and Il gives
ne pleasure 20 confirm my former
statcmcst al this tine
/ For sale by an dealers. Price ~
Gents. Poster Niibgrn Co. Buffalo.
Now York. sole agent for the United
stairs
Rcmrmicr he -Doan's-and
take no ofher.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-07
Major stone Ordered Home.
INV Associated Press,

WASHINGTON. d. c.. May g.
Major W. P. Stone. of the coast ar
tillery corps. now commander of the
artillery district of Mobile. has been
ordered home preparatory to retire
meut from active service. and granted
a leave of absence for four months.
Major Stone will be retired at his
own request after thirty years of ser
vice.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-07
HEARST is pEE.LieHTED.


William Randolph Hearst is about the
happicst individual in the United
States over the way things are going
in the national legislature.
With a degree of shrewdness ana
foresight which few gave him credit
for. Mr.. Hearst declined TO head the
Independence party ticket 1908 be-
cause he know that the new organi-
zaticn was foredoomed to cut but
small figure In that campaign. lie
believed that his opportunity would
come in 1912, and for that campaign
he preferred to save himself. Re-
membering 1894 and ...e so-called DEM
ocratic tariff bill turned out b. the two
houses OF Congress, which came so
near to being Republican protective
measure that President Cleveland de-
ciined t. approve II with his sigma
ture ard allowed the act to become
law by default. Mr.. Hearst. 1t is rea-
scnable TO believe. foresaw that the
tariff history made by the Democratic
majority in 1894 wouid be repeated
by the Democratic majority in 1909
allowing that the party might win
at ahe polls in 190S-or bv the Demo
cratic minority III Congress. assum'
ing that the Republicans would sue
coed. as they did
The willy New Yorker. it is further
to be assumed, scanned the future
ard pretty accurately gagged the form
of tariff revision that the Sixty-first
Congress would give TO the country,
Democratic high pr5tectionis,s Join
ing with Republican high protection
lists. and the avalanche Ct popular in
dignation which would follow.
Probably Mr.. Hearst further reason
cd that. in as much as outraged con-
srmers would find themselves be-
aween the devil ard the deep seq when
they confronted the problem CT pun
ishing one of the great political par
ties without rewaruing another OF
nearly equal cu.pabliity. they natur-
ally would turn for relief to any ihirc
organization which hss ha~ no part
In increasing the cost of living tc the
masses of the Feop'c.
One hundred and two Of the III
Democratic members Of the House OF
REPRESENTATIVE voted. in enc instance
or another. either in favor of contiru-
ing the present Dingley rates or G: tn
creasing the same
One sfer another. Democratic scna-
tors have spoken in the same be-
half It is reported. whether reIIab-
ly OF not we do not kucw. thar tho
tive Virginia senators will lend their
s1pPor. 10 shc restoration 4 the Ding
Icy rates upon lumber. thus MAN.
tanning the existing conditions witch
allow the great lumber combination
e sen al their own prices the sim
Der required By the builders Of bones
The father Ct the Independence par
" may have reckcncd wisely rcE1rd-
ing the North. Fast and wcst-sae
Republican s'roneh1sds Of 4he CON-
Try.
However. the Daily Press believes
that Nr. Hearst missed his guess 20
Oar A. the s,uth Is concerned. Thers
Is nothing wrcnE with the Democratic
party nor With Il last national Plat.
form.
Evcryth;ng r. wrong with the chcs
en- representative Of ne Democratic
pariy Who support ~ principles van,
soliciting Support ~ TIE polls and -ho