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The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
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able 10 understand -and-Oh. well, You u
be able 20 tell what the score is. which
Is the chief point after all. +"
Thank YOU so much Homer" Mrs.
Justwed replied meekly, that is very
kind. ! an perfectly willing 10 admit
that a baseball game Is better than a
dlnner-if am able to understand
sufficient about il this afternoon 10 in-
terest me. II you'll just be patient with
me I know I shall Ike II"
And when the door had closed on the
departing fan Mrs. J. was fairly doubled
up with mirth.
Perfectly hopeless 70 expect you 10
understand the-the-hne points OF the
gamer she chortled and as many Of
Jae plays rs ] think you are able to
understand" Oh. my. Oh. my! You
poor. dear, silly old egotisrical gOosei
-what-a-long tan oGS cat has
gOt!''
That afternoon. after insisting thai
she don the smallest hat in her wardrobe
Mr. JustWed and Blossom started for
the ball park Much 70 Mrs. Us amuse-
ment, Homer-dear tried his best to ex-
plain I'm words Of one syllable that there
are nine men on each side and that eaca
batter has either four balls or three
strikes while NJ Dat-unleSS ne lltS the
ball. etc. Point by point the funda-
mentals OF the great national game were
set forth IN the most patrOniZing man
ner- Not that he Intended 20 be patron
izing! Not at all, But II did seem such
4 bore TO have 70 explain the yery rudi-
ments Of what every boy able 10 talk
knew all about,
AS they entered the grandstand the
players were already on the field warm
ing up In praetice-
''Oh. Homer" cried Mrs. J.. "isn't Il
q shame, I'm SO sorry we're late!
really didn't know I kept you waiting.
Mr.. Justwed smiled indulgently and ex-
planned that the game hadn't started yet
as the players were merely pracucing.
'sPracticingT' echoed Mrs. j. why
that seems foolish. Didn't you tell me
they are all PROFESSIONALS Then why do
they need practice? Besides, why do
they waste ali this time3 ! should thlhk
they'd begin the game right away, 50
that You men could get home 10 your
dinners all the earlierl''
At which Mr J. with difficulty re-
pressed large and bOisterous Outburst
OF mirth-
AS tie first batter stepped up 10 the
plate Mr JustWed hastily reviewed the
four-baIls-t -three-strikes proposition FOR
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
Summer Gossip at Hotels.

nreyious evening. she tells what So-and-
So told her and a certain friend OF an
other So-and-So once told friend Of hers
Will discuss their clothes and the way
they dress their children. She writes TO
her sister vuItures IN other cities TO ind
out what they can tell her about the dif-
ferent people AZ the hotel And she rolls
any Information she may obtain under
her tongue as 4 choice morsel and de-
lights in retailing 1t to her own crew.
Let one OF the guests be q trifie thought
less in her conduct Innocent though Il
be, and she makes a mountain of slu-s
and insinuatiOns out Of the mOiehill or
indlscretion. She is always wondering
II SO-and-SO is really happy with her hus-
band, OF If the husband really loves bis
wife And she keeps track, 10 the best
OF her ability. Of the mail Of the other
women. II a woman so much as init
mates that she can't understand why she
hasn't heard from her husband In the
city In the past two days, the gossip i'm
mediately retails that delectable IA 20
her crouies and embelliShes il with the
additional information that the husband
has either had a quarrel with his wife
about money matters or must be having
g high old time in town while his wife is
away. She Is always wondering why
such-and-such man ever married such
and-such a woman and vice versa. In
fact. she pokes her talon nose into every
thing that doesn't concern her. and her
scent for scandal IS impeccable.
The young people at the hotel are under
her evil eye from sunrise TO snnset-and
she has them engaged or separated a
dozen times a day. None of them escape
her Criticism-though she pretends 10
their faces 10 think them the dearest and
sweetest Of girls.
There is but one way Of dealing with
the summer resort gossip and that is 10
avoid her as one would the pestilence
Though this may anger her and bring
down upon you the darts OF her forked
tongue. II Will at least narrow the pos
slbilities Of her lies and duplicity by elm
mating her ch8nces 10 quote you directly
Cut her outwardly and consistently and
avoid even z semblance OF friendship with
her. She is wolf In sleeps clothing
and the wider berth you give her the bet
ter for you
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The next batter knocked a long hy TO
left field wnere & was promtly caught
Would HOmer-dear please tell her why
a man was called ''Out- when be had
knocked that little bit OF a ball such
long. long disrancef Wasn't Il perfectly
wonderful how far that bah would 90?
Was Il made OF rubber7 And WIS the
theft -erthe bat also OF rubber?
Mr. Justwed gazed at her hopelessly.
Such foolish questions, Could IL be pos
slble that there were in these United
States people living who were 50 wO-
fully Ignorant on the subject Of BASEBALL.
Was every woman 50 hopelessly at sea
on the subject as Blossom,
When the home team came 10 the bat
II started things Immediately. The first
man "up" laced out pretty bunt along
the third base line and beat the ban by
Just the fraction OF a second
simultaneously With The Umpire's deei-
SION the exclamation: ~Safei'' escaped
Mrs. Justweds lips But Homer was up
and shouting. so be failed 20 note that
enlightening fact.
In few minutes the home team had
a msn on third and another on second.
Ihe batter sent a hot grounder 20 short
Top and the runner on third started for
the pate. The short stop handled the
bali cleanly and sent II straight into
the catcher's mitt-a mile ahead % the
runner Seeing that he had no chance
OF reaching the plate, the runner turned
and tried 10 regain third base Naturally
the third bascman and The catcher kept
the ball going between them. gradually
closing IN on the runner
The crowd Nas on It's feet yelling Ike
mad. Mr. JustWed had both arms waving
and was shouting Ike crazy man Mrs
Justwed was sitting meekly and quietly
in her seat-but intent upon the play.
Suddenly the third baseman threw the
bail 10 the catcher, Who 70 the surprise
OF al muRed it-and the runner reached
the plate.
BUt the triumphant shrieks of the fans
were changed 10 hOwls OF dismay when
the Umpire declared the runner out
For moment the cause Of bis decision
was inexDlicable.
A dispute began on the field immedi-
ately.
Now wouldn't that jar your yelled
/ Homer. why Is he Out:"
''Robbe- How much did they pay
vout-' shrieked Mrs JustWed. ablaze with
excitement "He didn't interfere with
the throw Blind IN one eve and can't
see out Of the other. they ought 10
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
Large HGtpins.

n He hatpins OF this season are large
and attractive, and the assortment
- contains ali sorts OF gay cOl0rs Rhine
stones and pearls are the most popular
among the imported pins and are also the
rage IN Paris. The favOFIte designs are
the spike and club, which are valued at
the shops according 20 their size. The
latest Partisan novelty Is the Navette.
lozenge-shape set with 8 pink denizite
These pins are intended 10 be worn IN
pairs and four are considered none too
many for a large hat. The Jet remains
very fashionable IN spite OF the fact that
II became so popular IN the spring that Il
vas predicted II would drop from vogue.
The jet pins are considered a large part
Of the trimming for black hats. and are
sometimes In the bah and butterfly pat
terms Older women show a preference
for gunmetal pins, and this assortment is
large. the shapes being balls. twists and
cubes
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
Household Linen.

EA OW is the best time to replenish the
linen closet or to purchase -the new
, 4 supply. and the hot, leisure hours
give plenty Of time for the marking.
Many housewives are often perplexed as
10 how 10 mark the linen when they can
not afford 10 have II embroidered or can
not spare the time to do il themselves.
There are many ways Of doing the mark
ing The styles Of letters change each
year. and it is impossible TO lay down
hard and fast rules regarding this point
FO. the common tableclOth, which Is
10 be used every day, the initials are
three and one-half to four inches high.
although wnen single monogram IS
used they are much larger The napkins
nre marked with the same kind OF let
ters, but are only from one to two inches
high. Sheets have monOgrams from four
10 fOur-and-One-half inches high and the
pillow cases and holsters have the same
letters, but just half the size The mark
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Mr.. JustlUed at the Ball Game.

have fin-canned you long ago. Talk 20
him. Tommy! Talk 10 him. Don't you
care II be does put you out Of the game,
Wei pay your fine. Slug him. XIII him.
Don't stand for
And Mrs Justwed stopped short as
she caught a glimpse Of the face Of the
aStOnishc1 Mr.. JHstWed regarding her as
one who can't believe his own ears
Not only had she seized upon the only
point upon which the Umpire eould pos
sibly have based his aReisiOn-that the
runner had interfered with the third
baseman when he threw the ball-but
here she was shouting az the Umpire IN
the most approved fan lingo.
'B loss sOmr be gasped. "hOw-hOw-did
you knOw-that-
Talk 10 him, Tommy. Don't let him
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

- OR bungalow design shown in this
E issue is 40 feet wide and 4s feet
deep. It was designed for a warm
climate. finished without plastering
or back plastering the partitions
covered with Compo boards. the hnish
throughout in natural pine Built without
a basement, the main floor feet above
the grade with openings for afr and ven
tilation underneath The main cornlce is
wide spreading: the outside Is covered
with wide drop siding. The estimate OF the
cost built in this manner it $500 If
the house should be plastered through
out, q good basement underneath. the
cost would reach 5000. This bungalow
has very jaunty appearance, The
projected windows with seats In the din
ing-rOOm and nviDg-roOm add much TO
the beauty. The piazza Is at one corner
and Is 10 feet square, coming under the
main roof. The floors nre OF hard pine
or Washington fr. There are two main
ehimneys with three frepIsces.
On the second floor. in the central por-
ton OF the roof, there are two good
rooms, the remaining portion being used
for storage purposes OF amusement room
The finish OF the exterior Is IN dark
stain on the natural wood, using q good
shade OF brown; the trimmings castings
TO windows, cornices. piazza. columns.
etc. are white and the shingles 0t the
roof stained either red or green,
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
On the Vacation.

RNE OF the first things 70 be thought
Of IN preparing for the journey and
" the vacation Is the travelling bag
which. By the way, must contain every
thing & woman may need Il. travel The
latest travelling bag IS a whole dressing
room condensed into one small CON-
partment. Almost everything used on
the dressing table is crowded into the
BAG. and a great many things found upon
the usual bathroom shelf These are 1T
ted neatly and compactly into ivory cases.
stored IN bottles with ivO-y tops OF held
81 place by cloth or leather loops fl the
travelling bag
The bag Is almost square. deep, and has
plenty Of space for the greater portion OF
the things needed II IS also very light
and can be easily carried, being not near
II as large IS the average suitcase and
more convenient than the usual satcheL
The bag contains everything needed IN
the morning toilet, such as ammonia. toll
et water. soap. peroxide Of hydrogen, al
cOhol for cleansing OF spots and stains
on the neck and face. scrubbing brushes.
wash cloths powder, hles and orange
sticks. brillantine. combs and brushes. e
small box Tor pins and iewelry and a
small travelling clock. which has a great
deal 10 De with the toilet. The smelling
salts should also never be forgotten. as
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
Walking AS An Exercise.

"FHEN the average nan reaches the
age OF 90 be just about becomes
~ an expert IN the line Of polishing
chair seats. and very few look upon the
task o. Edward Psyson Weston. the aged
pedestrian. except 10 remark that the Old
man Is 6 craak and probably does not
realize what be is doing.
But Weston IS now 40 years OF age. and
he has crossed the Continent in ais walk
ing tour. zone the worse FOR the exercise.
but on the other hand his health Is much
improved He is hale and hearty. while
other men much younger than he have
become Invalids on account OF q lack OF
exercise. Physicians say thar walking Is
one OF the best exercises, II not the best,
that can be obtained. Almost every muscle
in the body is put into play By a good
brisk walk.
Taken IN moderation any form Of exer-
else Is beneficial. but there Is nothing
better than walking IN the fresh air
Every man who thinks be has not time
TO take a walk is mistaken and IL the
long run he VIII find that the exercise
prolonged his life TO a certain extent. No
exercise causes the muscles 10 become
fabby. On the other hand long walk
each Thursday. say. does no good One
must take the walk each day. walk 70
the Office down town each morning being
very beneficial Once in the habit OF
walking increased good health VIII soon
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
TheSeason's S Bathing Girl.

- HE bathing girl OF 1900 has made
her entrance at every ocean re-
sort. lake, watering place and at
~ even the smallest swimming pools
in the inland cities. where the cool
ocean breezes are unknown And Il can
not be said that the styles IN bathing
suits ever changed as rapidly in a twelve
month as they have daring the past few
years
A girl. clad IN the flannel bathing suit
OF a decade ago. would probably create
O decided impression II she were 70 ap-
pear a. one u the seaside resorts when
bathers claimed each and every corner
where the water was not too deep and
not too shallow. The flannel bathing suit
Is gone never 20 return. SJk aud al
paca. cut IN more stylish modes. first
took the place of the flannel in the baggy
shapeless patterns. and now the bathing
suits are even more changed.
The latest decided change IS probably
due wholly 70 the ultra modes Of Bom-
ems attire, for with the tub gown and
the direct0ire come the tub bathing suit
and the directoire swimming costume.
and even Paris insists that the bathing
suit be kept IN harmony with the other
dresses. 'he gowns worn every where The
latest models. dlsresarding the talk they
create. .sre probably the best bathing
suits ever worn By women. for they al
low swimming with less Effort and the
diving Is very easily accomplished on
account Of their close fitting
The fashionable attire . the ocean IS
now made up OF satins. silks Of various
kinds and tafetas. The new direetolre
bathing costume IS very high waisted,
the slip worn over bloomers, and eccen-
tric figures hardly look well IN them
Red and blue furnish the greater POr-
tion Of the cOiOrs worn They are made
with short shirred bodice, beited very
high up. with n black embroidered belt.
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Blossoms benefit.
strike" called bis nibs. the Umpire.
Robert" yelled a man IN front OF
her.
Mrs J. was puzzled.
~I should say he Is q rObber," she tx
claimed finally. 'how caG that Umpire say
ne struck at the ball when l didn't see
him even move his batl'
There was lust a trace Of irritation IN
Mr. Us manner as he explained the
point.
"He doesn't have 70 hit az it, Mr.. J.
insisted, II II comes over the plate It's
strike anyway How stupid, When he
sees that its coming over the plate why
then doesn't he bit ~ That's silly. 2"
Again Mr.. 5ustwed explained this time
hngriir
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

Two long strips OF black embroidery run
from the shoulders 10 The hem OF the
garment. This forms q shoulder band
from under which emerges a short tight
sleeve, which IS alse embroidered IN
15lack and soutached In a black satin
braid II Is low-necked Ike al the bath
ing suits
The latest suit IS loose about the waist
and Il Is not beited. ma king Il ell the
better foF swimming. Many show the
popular draped effect which IS so preva-
lent in the summer fashions IN a suit
Of black satin the goods IS draped across
the shoulder and fitted at the SIDE. where
Il is fastened with buttons Of q large
size Checks and stripes of al sizes and
kinds are also in favor with the bathers,
and much OF the Scotch plaid effect IS
seen The full bl0omer IS a thing Of the
past and the tights OF close-htting knick-
ers have taken their place, the latter
being generally OF knitted goods and TT
ted carefully at the hips. similar 20 the
bathing suit itself
The coming Of the peach-basket hat has
also bad its effect upon the bathers. as
the bathing bonnet has assumed more
attractive shapes and designs this SUM-
mer- The tam o'shanter IS much larger
than IN years heretofore. The latest is
a Quaker bonnet, made OF waterproof
six. generally China six II Is made
over q light straw frame and trimmed
with choux and bows Crepe de chine
and China silk can both be procured
waterproof now, this being done By 4
late process. The material comes In al
colors and IS generally selected % suit
the bathing costume
New bathing shoes, which look q great
deal Ike ballet slippers, have appeared
and many women bathers are wearing
them. as the feet look much smaller II
shoes than 81 stockings The shoes are
OF satin OF silk and are fastened OF with
six rlhh0nS.
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Senators Use Snuff.

n Ne Of the most peculiar things n
the Senate Chamber. st WASHINGTON.
" is the suuf box Many men are of
the opinion that the days OF snu1 Is over.
driven out By cigars. Cigarettes and the
pipe, but such is not the case One snu1-
box is al the right OF the Vice Presidents
chair. and another is at the left. The
boxes are Convenient % the doors opening
into the Senate Chamber from the corrl-
dor close 10 the marble room. The suuI-
boxes have been there for many years ard
one might think they were no longer used
but such IS Dot the case. The boxes are
filed regularly By an attendant and some
OF the older senators stiu ind much use
for the snuI
The use OF blotting paper n the Senate
Chamber Is recent, and before II was used
various methods were adopted 20 dry fix.
One OF the Oldest was the sprinkling Of
sand over the written page. One OF the
odd things IS that this method has not
entirely gone out Of use. many OF the
older senator's SIN having their small box
OF me sand The desk OF each senator
has a small sand duster. One Of these
busters resembles a pepper box. having
small holes through which the fue white
sand is busted and allowed 70 dry o. tie
ink
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

- HERE Is scarcely a summer resort
be It IN the country, mountains
or seashOre-that isn't hardened
- and bIighted by that most deSpica-
BILE OF all women-the gossip. And
generally she isn't alone She is certain
to fud several OF her kind wherever she
goes FOR the summer. II she does not.
she soon makes gossips OF the women she
selects as the recipients Of her catty re
marks about the other people in the hotel.
She neglects her own affairs so that
she may pry into those Of the other
guests, and she tells what she discovers
and what she does not discovers the
gospel truth. Ever alert for anything
that IS none Of her business she watches
the other people Ike a hawk and miscOn-
Strues what she sees into fabricatiOns Of
the most villianOus sort. She is a listen
er, an eaVeSdreppeT- Fragments OF con-
versation caught here and there are twist
ed and turned and distorted into CHASTITY
tales that sometimes wreck homes, de-
stroy happiness and besmirch a wOmans
honor Nothing Is too small or innocent
for her 10 overlook. Everything that hap
pens is griSt for her unclean mill Herself
liar and a decelyer, she takes il for
granted that all others are the same. and
she looks for the bad In everyone she
meets-nOt the good.
You can see her on the veranda OF 4
morning, with one or more OF her kind
beside her, tearing the regulations OF
those about her to pieces Ike a yulture
over Its prey. She talks in whispers and
she grows suddenly quiet when others
approach-unlesS they be her own kind.
Even then, she may change the subject
Of conversation for the chances are she
has been talking about them. She IS
friendly 10 every0ne-anG t.ue 20 no one.
hypOcrite herself. she looks for the
same quality IN others and laughs at
the sincere innocent woman who believes
her friendship true.
There Is but one subject UDOn which she
can eOuverse-peOple. An abstract, ims
personal subject is Of no interest 10 her
But she can talk for hours about those
around her-and she is forever and a day
quoting them. with a most wonderful dis
regard for the verify OF her statements
After she has told each individual OF her
own l-inl what she has gathered since the
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

WF It hadn't been ladies' day at the
ball park and II Mrs. Justwed had
not been. complaining so the past week
"a about Mr. Us being late for dinner.
Homer-dear wouldn't have taken her
to the game. But It was. and she bad
complained and he did.
Il want 10 take you 90 the game with
me this afternoon Mr. J. explained, as
he left IN the morning for the bank.
Just 10 show you how interesting II IS.
or course, II IS perfectly hopeless TO
expect you 70 understand the fine points
OF the game. but ! think you will be
sufficiently excited to see that a fellow
simply can't leave even II his dinner is
whiting for him I shall explain as
many Of the plays as I think you are
The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

IA OW, I haven't got a word to say
W against the baseball fan" remarked
Mr A. Good Fellow, as be swung
q aboard the car for the ball park
and squeezed in beside an old
friend. for I'm one OF EN- myself. es
you well know. But l do want 10 regis
ter a gentle protest against these wise
guys, these Mr. Know-t-alls who lay
down the law as to how the team ought
20 be run and knock everyone when the
team is losing.
You know how it IS. Bo; they've got
an explanation of Just why the team IS
hitting the down grade, and all sorts or
dope 70 show why II should not be II
this were only done, they argue. or II
the other change had been made month
azo. why then so and so would be the
case. There is a certain place have
heard tell OF. Bo. hotter than the inside
OF q dozen Turkish baths rolled into one.
and they say II is paved with good inten-
tions and Ifs / have one, and only one,
reason for possessing curious and NOR
hid curiosity 10 see the inside OF It. and
that is-to count the ntfnber Of disgrun-
tied wise-guy baseball fans there engaged
in LAYING the aforementioned paving
blocks.
Honest. 30. sometimes It gets on my
nerves. Went out 10 the game yester-
dav and sat next 10 one Of them He
knew all about baseball Yes, STREE I,
What be didn't know about the great na-
tional game couldn't be found in any rule
book. and, 70 hear him tell it, all the
magnates we're in the habit Of consulting
him about their ineups. This same ball
came high-brow had another OF like cali
her with him, and the way they tore OF
single, double and nome run knocks with
THAR little hammers, was lesson IN bat
ting the stuf1ng oct Of every or any old
thing.
.sThey started In on the manager. He
WAS irving 70 run the team too much,
tbev claimed. and he was hopelessly kill
Inc ali the natural ability Of his players
nv making them live up 70 signals Not
10 minutes later cne Of the players tried
~ stretch double into three-bagger. and
these wise-gazabos turned right around